Los Alamos Family Council CountUP! Week 16
By JORDAN REDMOND
Executive Director
Los Alamos Family Council
As a not-for-profit organization, Los Alamos Family Council relies upon a variety of funding sources beyond fees for services and contracts.
A major component of LAFC’s annual revenue stream is our generous donor base. A critical part of that donor base are the 16 donors who utilize the LANL employee payroll reduction and matching program to make their donations.
LAFC has 16 donors who use payroll deduction to make their donations. LANL matches 50 cents for every dollar donated through payroll deduction – making this donation Read More
Amateur Naturalist: A Hint Of Spring Arriving Is In The Air
What species of tree is this? The buds are dark brown to black in color. It will be a few weeks before its leaves will help identify it. Photo by Robert Dryja
A maple tree with its distinctive red colored buds is starting its spring growth. Photo by Robert Dryja
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
There has been about a foot of snow fall during the past three weeks. Drifts of up to two feet have been encountered while hiking along canyon slopes. The night time temperature has dropped well below freezing.
However, the peak day-time temperature has been into the mid-forties. There are sunlit areas where the snow Read More
C’YA: Director’s Choice Recipients Tallman, Lovetts
Director’s Choice recipient Charles Tallman with his daughter Kathy Landschulz. Photo by Deb Minyard
C’YA Executive Director Bernadette Lauritzen, left, with Director’s Choice recipients Dr. Tom Lovett and Dr. Frances Lovett. Photo by Deb MinyardC’YA Executive Director
Last week Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA), announced the name of the Spirit of the West winner of the annual Community Asset Awards.
This week we take a look at the second highest award, the Director’s Choice. Two were selected from the 37 names submitted for the nomination.
This year Read More
McQuiston: Catalytic Converter Thefts Return To Popularity
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
As if the last two years haven’t had enough problems, it appears to have also caused a drastic increase in catalytic converter thefts.
You may wonder what the pandemic and the catalytic converters have in common, but to law enforcement and claims professionals, this is not the first time they’ve seen a spike in the costly crime.
The last significant increase was during the recession in 2008. When the economy struggles, crimes go up, and many cities across America have seen an increase in the reported thefts by 300 percent. Denver has Read More
RIEK: What’s And How’s On Home Care Agencies
By JENNIFER RIEK
Business Development Manager
EGIS Complete Care, Inc.
HOW to start and WHAT questions to ask when it comes to selecting a vetted, reputable and honorable Home Care agency.
Below are some thought provoking questions/steps to consider, which should help you divide and conquer the big task:
Quick Questions to ask when selecting Home Care Agency:
- What type of Home Care services do you need? I.E. Non-Medical or Medical
- What are the type of services do you need? (I.E. bathing, grooming, meal preparation, errands, medication management, housekeeping, laundry, transportation
PAC 8 Community Media Center: Feb. 25 – March 3, 2022
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for Feb. 25 – March 3:
Friday, Feb. 25, 2022
- 6 a.m. Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. The Tom Hartman Program
- 11 a.m. County Council Replay 2-22-22
- 3 p.m. Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. Los Alamos Senior Center – “Wake up and Move with Natalie”
- 7 p.m. Global
Gessing: Session Could Have Been A Lot Worse
By PAUL J. GESSING
President
Rio Grande Foundation
The 2022 30-day legislative session could have been much worse. It is no secret that we at the Rio Grande Foundation have disagreed with most of Michelle Lujan Grisham’s major efforts as Governor. She surprised many of us in her State of the State speech when she proposed elimination of the Social Security tax in New Mexico.
After three years of ruling as a hard left “progressive”, the Governor’s change of tune heading into the 2022 session was notable. Is her move solely due to her impending reelection? We’ll never know, but it is a welcome shift. Read More
