BELC To Host Day Camp For Youth July 28-Aug.1
BELC News:
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church (BELC) will host a week-long Day Camp for youth, Monday, July 28 to Friday, Aug. 1.
Designed for children entering Pre-K through 5th grade (in the fall), this camp is “a joyful and faith-filled experience”.
Youth entering 6th grade are invited to participate as junior counselors.
This year’s camp theme is “Cross Fit” – a fun play on fitness culture, with a spiritual twist.
Campers will explore Christian principles like commitment, community, overcoming plateaus, and transformation, all rooted in Scripture.
Camp Schedule & Cost:
- 9 a.m.
Bucks & Doe Nibble On Leaves Near Canyon Drive
A pair of bucks and a doe nibble on leaves growing on trees and plants, Monday evening, near the west parking lot of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church on Canyon Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Public Review, Comment Period Begins For Wetland Assessment Addendum To LANL Waterline Replacement
DOE/NNSA News:
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is proposing new construction at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). This wetland assessment evaluates potential impacts to wetlands from implementation of the proposed waterline project, identifies alternatives to the proposed project, and allows for meaningful public comment.
The waterline replacement project would install two 12-inch water lines along an alignment from Technical Area (TA) 48 to Pecos Road on the east side of Technical Read More
Wednesday Nights On The Range July Dates
Republican Senators Call For Improving Reading Instruction Using Science-Based Approach
NMSR News:
ROSWELL — Following a presentation to the NM Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) on early literacy efforts in New Mexico schools, Sens. Candy Spence Ezzell and Ant Thornton called for New Mexico to provide key interventions to students who are not yet reading at grade level.
One key intervention is the universal adoption of curriculum based in the science of reading, thus ensuring that students receive phonics instruction proven to teach them to read. Once this research-based reading approach is implemented statewide, the Senators then suggested that students still Read More
Los Alamos Historical Society Trinity Site Tour Registration Open For October Excursion
LAHS News:
Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to walk in the footsteps of history during the 80th Anniversary Excursion to the Trinity Site, Oct. 17–18, 2025! This immersive, two-day experience offers a powerful journey through the landscapes and stories that shaped the atomic age.
Whether you’re a history enthusiast, geology buff, or just curious about the world-changing events of 1945, this is your chance to see it all firsthand. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore history where it happened.
Register today and be part of this unforgettable journey!
This Week At Los Alamos Farmers Market
Supreme Court Affirms Felony Murder Convictions In Kidnapping And Killing Of Two Albuquerque Teenagers
COURTS News:
The state Supreme Court today affirmed the first-degree felony murder convictions of Stephen Jay Goldman, Jr. stemming from the kidnapping and killing of two Albuquerque teenagers in 2018. Click here to read the nonprecedential decision in State v. Goldman, S-1-SC-40100.
Goldman was sentenced in 2023 to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment, which requires him to serve 60 years in prison before the possibility of parole. Read More
Amateur Naturalist: The Curious Sphinx Moth
Picture 1 provides an overall view of a white winged sphinx moth. Photo by Robert Dryja
Picture 2 The wings are spread about five inches wide. The tongue is extended so it can be pushed deep into the tubular flower to reach its nectar. Courtesy photo
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
A variety of insect life appears with the arrival summer. Insects can have unusual and interesting facets to their lives. The white winged sphinx moth is one example. It is a relatively large moth, ranging from 2 ½ to 3 ½ in length. Its wings have a geometric color pattern. A broad line extends the length of a wing. This broad line is Read More
FEMA Claims Offices Closed Friday, Saturday For 4th Of July
FEMA News:
SANTA FE — The FEMA Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Offices in Mora, Las Vegas and Santa Fe will be closed Friday and Saturday, July 4 and 5, in observance of Independence Day.
The helpline also will be closed Friday and Saturday. All three offices and the helpline will resume their regular schedules on Monday, July 7. You can leave a voice message on the helpline any time at 505.995.7133 and your call will be returned during business hours. You can also call the Advocate’s Office at 505.995.7129.
The Claims Office is committed to meeting the needs of people impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Read More
Adobe Theater Presents Tennessee Williams’ ‘Small Craft Warnings’ August 1–17
THEATER News:
The Adobe Theater presents Tennessee Williams’ SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS Aug. 1–17. An expansion of Tennessee Williams’s earlier one-act play, “Confessional”, Small Craft Warnings centers on a motley group of people gathered in a seedy coastal bar in Southern California. It is a kaleidoscopic pastiche of monologues delivered in a spotlight by each of the characters as the action around them becomes frozen and muted. Through them they reveal their loneliness and the emptiness of their existence.
Director Pete Parkin has always had a fondness for Tennessee Williams. Read More
District Court Rules Procurement Code Applied To $1M Contract Between Village Of Angel Fire & Advertising Agency
NMSEC News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A state district court has ruled in favor of the New Mexico State Ethics Commission in a significant decision clarifying that the Procurement Code applies to contracts between government bodies and private advertising agencies for services related to design, brand creation, marketing, research, and consulting. In an order issued June 23, 2025, the Honorable Steven A. Romero, District Court Judge for the Eighth Judicial District Court granted the Commission’s motion for partial summary judgment in the case of State Ethics Commission ex rel. Village of Angel Fire Read More
Business Coalition Unveils ‘Local Procurement Initiative’
Courtesy/LALBC
From the Local Business Coalition:
The Los Alamos Local Business Coalition (Coalition) invites public review and input on its “Imagine: Local Procurement Initiative”, a proposal aimed at boosting the economic vitality of Los Alamos County by encouraging major local organizations and businesses to increase their purchasing from local businesses.
This initiative is one of six forward-thinking ideas detailed in the newly released “Coalition Idea Book” now available as a PDF on the Coalition website. Each idea is summarized in a one-page idea paper.
The “Local Procurement Read More
New Mexico Supreme Court Clarifies How Insurers Must Offer Uninsured And Underinsured Motorist Coverage
State Supreme Court News:
SANTA FE — Insurance companies must offer uninsured motorist and underinsured motorist coverage (UM/UIM) on a per-vehicle basis in New Mexico and disclose the premiums for each of a consumer’s vehicles, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Monday.
UM/UIM coverage protects motorists when the other driver lacks enough insurance to pay for a person’s injuries and damages.
“By offering such coverage on a per-vehicle basis, customers will have the option of purchasing the coverage they can afford rather than purchasing UM/UIM coverage on all vehicles on a multi-vehicle Read More
Step Up Gallery Announces Call For Art: Self Portraits
Courtesy/Step Up Gallery
ART News:
Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library has put out a Call for Art for a very special exhibit it is planning. It’s a show of self-portraits. The show name is “Projection and Confession: Self-Portraits” and runs Sept. 18 to Oct. 18.
“We value local artists and would love to see and show distinctive self-portraits created by local and regional working artists in this exceptional exhibit,” Step Up Gallery said.
The full CFA and application can be downloaded at https://stepupgallery.org/call-for-art/.
This is not a juried show, but Step Up Gallery requests that Read More
Commissioner Garcia Richard Approves Tenth Community Solar Project On State Lands In Otero County
STATE News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard has signed an agreement with Pluma Solar Alamogordo, LLC for a new community solar project on state lands in Otero County following a public auction. It is the tenth lease for a community solar project on state lands that Commissioner Garcia Richard has issued from the initial batch of 45 statewide community solar projects approved by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission in 2023. The project is expected to bring in at least $2 million for Eastern New Mexico University and will generate 5 megawatts of Read More
Los Alamos Extreme Football & Cheer 2025 Season
Supreme Court Rules On Contempt And Sanctions Order Against Albuquerque Attorney
NMSC News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Supreme Court Monday clarified the contempt powers of state courts and their authority to impose sanctions on attorneys under judicial rules governing court procedures.
In a unanimous opinion, the Court concluded that a district court’s contempt and sanctions order against Albuquerque attorney William Ferguson was valid under a procedural rule – Rule 1-011 – intended to deter baseless court filings. That rule provided grounds for the sanctions against Ferguson to the extent that the court’s order “contemplated ‘willful misstatements in documents’ Read More
Oversized Crane Transport On NM502 Through Downtown To Los Alamos Ice Rink July 2
COUNTY News:
As part of the project to install a new chiller at the Los Alamos Ice Rink, a 140-ton crane and one tractor-trailer will be traveling through Downtown Los Alamos on route to the Ice Rink on West Road between 9 a.m. and noon, Wednesday July 2.
Due to its weight the crane and the tractor-trailer cannot cross the Omega Bridge and therefore will be traveling up the Main Hill on NM502/East Rd, then through Trinity Dr. to Diamond Dr. before turning onto West Rd. to the Ice Rink. If needed, the Los Alamos Police Department will provide escorts to the crane on its way up NM502 and travel through downtown. Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: June 30, 2025
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
This past week marked the beginning of our so-called monsoon season. During the middle of the week there were frequent showers. Some areas around Ruidoso in the Sacramento Mountains experienced flash flooding.
The weekend saw the weather turn hot and mostly dry. A similar weather pattern appears to be taking shape for the upcoming week.
Be sure to pack some rain gear when you head out on a fishing trip this time of year.
The State Game and Fish Department stocked sterile brook trout into Placer Creek this past week. Placer Creek flows Read More
