Work’s Coming Down Homestretch At Starbucks On Trinity
Front view this afternoon of the new Starbucks under construction at 1247 Trinity Dr. Work is coming down the homestretch, exterior walls are painted, landscaping is planted and interior features are taking shape. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Side view of the new Starbucks this afternoon under construction at 1247 Trinity Dr. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Rear view of the new Starbucks this afternoon under construction at 1247 Trinity Dr. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
June Is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month: 5 Ways To Help Reduce Risk Of Cognitive Decline
Alzheimer’s Association News:
ALBUQUERQUE — June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, the perfect opportunity to have important conversations about our brain health.
During this month, the Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging all Americans, including those in this state, to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviors that may help reduce the risk of cognitive decline.
There are currently more than 6 million Americans age 65 and older living with Alzheimer’s disease.
Age is the greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. In fact, 1 in 3 seniors age 85 and older will have Alzheimer’s Read More
Clovis Dairy Forced To Euthanize 3,665 Contaminated Cows
Environment Cabinet Secretary James Kenney
NMED News:
SANTA FE — A fourth generation New Mexico dairy farmer who lost his entire herd as a result of contamination from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is on the path to recovery after receiving assistance from the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED).
Highland Dairy in Clovis is a prime example of how the U.S. Department of Defense failed the communities around Cannon Air Force Base. PFAS-contaminated groundwater from Cannon Air Force Base migrated offsite and resulted in contamination of thousands of cows at Highland Read More
Intersection Striping Project On Diamond 2 AM June 10
COUNTY News:
Traffic and Streets crews will be striping the intersections of Trinity and Diamond and Canyon and Diamond 2-5 a.m. Friday, June 10.
Crews will close lanes intermittently as needed and a flagging operation will be in place.
Pedestrian and vehicle traffic are urged to follow all traffic control devices and slowdown in the work areas.
For questions or concerns about this project, contact Traffic Operations Manager Aaron Park at 505.709.0949. Read More
Atomic City Transit Launches Community Survey
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County’s Atomic City Transit (ACT) launched two short community surveys June 3 through its vendor LSC Transportation Consultants.
One survey is designed to solicit feedback from intermittent and non-users, and the other is for frequent users of the ACT bus services. Transit officials encourage community members to provide feedback on the survey that best describes their ridership before midnight Monday, June 20.
Survey results will assist the staff in updating the 2015 ACT Comprehensive Transit Study. Specifically, the staff aims to use this essential feedback Read More
Atomic City Transit Rte 2M (Main Hill) Suspended June 7-9
Atomic City Transit. Post file photo
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Atomic City Transit has announced that service will be suspended on Route 2M (Main Hill) starting Tuesday, June 7 through Thursday, June 9 due to a staffing shortage.
Bus riders are asked to use Route 2T (Truck Route), which will continue to operate its regular schedule from 5:55 a.m. until 6:58 p.m. Monday through Friday. The County apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.
Call (505) 661-RIDE (7433) for additional information or use the ACTracker to locate bus routes in real-time. For the specific route service schedules, Read More
IHM Yard Sale Saturday June 11 To Benefit Youth Trip
County: Trenching Scheduled Next 2 Weeks In White Rock
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) will replace about 1,500 feet of underground electric line over the next two weeks on Cheryl Avenue and Aragon Avenue.
The work will be done between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays by Parker Construction.
The replacement, starting Tuesday and ending by June 21, will require excavation along Aragon Avenue from Cheryl Avenue to Bryce Avenue and along Cheryl Avenue for about 160 feet from Aragon heading west.
A trench will be dug in the street next to the curb. Traffic barricades and utility work signs will be placed in the vicinity and if necessary, Read More
Los Alamos Farmers Market Thursdays & Saturdays!
New Mexico Tourism Department Seeks To Create Nation’s First Statewide Tourism Exchange
NMTD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) released a Request for Proposal (RFP) May 20 for an integrated tourism exchange platform, which will enable a better travel planning and booking experience for suppliers and customers.
Tourism exchanges are government-supported digital business-to-business distribution platforms that connect suppliers and distributers, as well as intermediaries such as online travel agencies. It then can provide the engagement data from the platform to provide more sophisticated analytics to those intermediaries, as well as local destination Read More
Posts From The Road: Zion National Park’s Kolob Canyons
Initial View: After leaving the visitors center, visitors travel a short distance before rounding a bend in the road giving them their initial view of the Kolob Canyons. The first of several stops allow one to get out of the car and ‘take in’ this magnificent view. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Red and Orange: Another vantagepoint gives visitors a view of the brilliant red and orange canyon walls that rise from the valley floor. Many of the cliffs in Kolob Canyons are 2,000 feet high. The light green spring growth accent the red walls and darker green conifer trees in this view. Photo by Gary Read More
Cone Zone: Week Of June 6, 2022
COUNTY News:
Public Works Projects:
The projects listed in this section are being managed by County Public Works staff through contractors.
For more information, e-mail lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the “Projects/Public Works” link at www.losalamosnm.us.
Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Please note the below information is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.
Sherwood Boulevard and Aztec Avenue
Crews with Star Paving Company will continue road and drainage improvements on Sherwood Read More
Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum’s Ninth Summer Series Kick Off Lecture Draws Full House
An audience member asks a question of Professor Marty Hewlett during his lecture Wednesday at the Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum in Kelly Hall at Trinity-on-the Hill Episcopal Church. Courtesy/LAFSF
LAFSF News:
The Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum (LAFSF) kicked off its ninth summer series to a full house last Wednesday in Kelly Hall of Trinity-on-the Hill Episcopal Church. Professor Marty Hewlett spoke on “Darwinian Evolution: perspectives from science, philosophy, and theology.”
Professor Hewlett began by identifying three ways of seeing and knowing – through science, philosophy, Read More
Fr. Glenn: ‘You are gods!’
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
You know … when you think about it, we human beings are wonderfully made. After all, not only do we live and grow and are animate like all animals, but unlike them, we can think, plan, reflect, discern cause and effect, conduct science, etc. St. Thomas Aquinas wrote that our mental ability is that which makes us most like God (though still infinitely less than Him, of course). And Jesus, when rebuffing an opponents’ challenge, quotes Psalm 82: “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said ‘you are “gods’”? (John 10:34)
We might then remember Rene Descartes’ contemplation of whether Read More
Democrats Gather For Meet & Greet At Pig & Fig Cafe
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Local Democratic candidates from left, County Council incumbent Randall Ryti, Councilor Melanee Hand and Probate Judge incumbent Michael Redondo at the final Democratic Meet & Greet of the 2022 Primary Election season held this morning on the patio at Pig + Fig Cafe in White Rock. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
White Rock Precinct Chair David Schiferl, left, with Democratic Primary Candidate for New Mexico Attorney General Brian Colon, who traveled to town this morning to chat with local Democrats at the Meet & Greet. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief Oliver Morris Running In Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run In Florida
Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief Oliver Morris, front right, running in the Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run Friday in Orlando, Fla., enters Disney World to cheers from the crowd. The 2022 Special Olympics Games take place June 5-12. Courtesy/Special Olympics USA
Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief Oliver Morris, running center right behind the banner, in the Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run Friday as they enter Disney World in Orlando, Fla. Courtesy/Special Olympics USA Read More
County: Cable Work Affecting Traffic Downtown June 6-16
COUNTY News:
CableCom, LLC and 2 Men 1 Cable will replace cable system pedestals in the Los Alamos downtown area Monday June 6 through Wednesday June 16.
Crews will work in the roadway on 15th Street between Central Avenue and Trinity Drive, as well as on Central Avenue just east of 15th Street. Some traffic delays in the area are expected.
Between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., crews will bore on 15th between Central and Trinity on the east side of the street, shifting northbound vehicular traffic to the center of the road and closing the sidewalk to pedestrians.
Additionally, boring on Central east of 15th, Read More
Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser For IHM Youth Friday June 3
An Open Book: Ex Libris, The Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin
By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ
Los Alamos
Note to Reader: This Open Book column is part of my occasional “Ex Libris” series about books that have made a difference in my life. Hope you enjoy it.
After we became empty-nesters, Terry and I would implore our children to go through their bedrooms and help us get rid of stuff. It took a decade, but now we have finally purged all awards, papier-mache sculptures, even random juggling equipment from our home. Preparing for grandkids, however, exempted children’s books from the trash bin. Terry pardoned them all because they became part of “Future Grandparenting Read More
Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Canned Cherries
Canned cherries. Photo by Liddie Martinez
Video showing how to prepare canned cherries. Video by Liddie Martinez
By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley
My husband, Rick, sent me a text asking if I wanted some cherries a couple of weeks ago. “Yes!” I responded. I don’t think that I know anyone who would have said no. One of the things I love about Rick is that he is always thinking of others. On the drive down from the Pajarito Plateau through the canyon and along the pale green river bank, I thought about how lovely it would be to eat a few cherries while watering my plants in the evening. When I got home, there Read More
