A Day To Appreciate Veterinarians And Animal Shelters—Invaluable To Our Community
COMMUNITY News:
June 18 is Veterinary Appreciation Day and the Los Alamos Animal Shelter has a great safety net to help them accomplish their daily work. Paul Sena is the Manager of the local shelter and utilizes many community partners for the benefit of our furry friends.
“Veterinarians are essential to keeping our shelter animals healthy and thriving. Through established agreements, we’re fortunate to work with several veterinary providers,” Sena said. “The Animal Clinic of Los Alamos provides compassionate care for everything from routine checkups and vaccinations to emergency Read More
34th Annual Santa Fe Wine & Chile Festival Dates Released
Wine pouring at 2024 Wine & Chile Festival. Courtesy/SFW&CF
SFW&CF News:
SANTA FE — The countdown to one of the Southwest’s premier culinary festivals has officially begun: ticket sales begin today for the 2025 Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta, Sept. 24–28, 2025 and are now available at santafewineandchile.org.
Drawing more than 4,500 food and wine enthusiasts each year, the Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta is known for selling out its most anticipated events. This year, for the first time, tickets are launching earlier than ever—allowing guests to plan their Santa Fe Read More
Deferment Of Corrective Action Activities For Solid Waste Management Added To Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, this email is to notify you that new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.
All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.
For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.
- Deferment of Corrective Action Activities for Solid Waste Management Unit 50-009 at Material Disposal Area C under the 2016 Compliance Order on Consent, as Revised in 2024
https://ext.em-la.doe.gov/GovFTPFiles/api/GetFiles/GetFile?fileName=EMID-703847_EMLA-25-BF247-2-1_MDA_C_Defer_Ltr_061825.pdf
Santa Fe Animal Shelter And Veterinarian Services—Caring People Watching Out For Animals
Maxxine came into the Santa Fe shelter with a broken femur and a broken spirit that almost required amputation. Community donations helped to pay for her surgery and rehabilitation and now she will go on to live a full life. Courtesy photo
Vet staff help an adorable puppy. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
All veterinarians and their staff work hard, but those that tend our furry friends at animal shelters have boundless compassion that some may never know and others could never comprehend. The Santa Fe Animal Shelter’s Animal Hospital is a full-service facility with two clinics (internal and external), Read More
Stansbury Opposes Trump Cuts To Vital Veteran Programs
U.S. CONGRESS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) joined New Mexico state lawmakers and community leaders for a veteran’s town hall to answer questions directly from veterans on issues that impact them in light of the Trump administration’s cuts to the VA, and attacks on our service members by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
The Congresswoman joined New Mexico State Rep. Debbie Sariñana (D-Albuquerque), New Mexico State Sen. Harold Pope Jr. (D-Albuquerque), and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Frank Smith.
Rep. Sariñana and Sen. Pope both served in the U.S. Air Read More
Los Alamos County Receives Its First Electric Cart Fleet
COUNTY News:
In an effort to follow the Los Alamos County Sustainability Plan and reduce its carbon footprint, Los Alamos County Golf Course has received a new fleet of golf Carts, which are 100% electric. To help celebrate this milestone, the Community is invited to symbolically view the switch from gas to electric and to view the new fleet at 9:30 a.m., Friday, June 20.
Refreshments will not be provided, but feel free to stick around to tour the carts and their storage area, the new water feature off the back patio, and view the driving range up close, and then grab some lunch at Cottonwood on the Greens, Read More
RGA Statement: A Contrast Of Records In Virginia
RGA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Republican Governors Association (RGA) released the following statement on the Virginia gubernatorial election:
“The general election is officially on, and the contrast could not be more clear between Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears’ record of commonsense leadership alongside Governor Youngkin versus Abigail Spanberger’s failed record in Washington. While Winsome Earle-Sears is ready to axe the Car Tax and the Tax on Tips, Spanberger will continue to protect illegal criminals over Virginia families and oppose commonsense tax cuts – just like she Read More
Go Behind The Scenes At Bandelier With Natural Resource Interns’ PEEC Presentation July 1
Bandelier National Monument’s Natural Resource Management interns, Vanessa Luviano and Mykah Gallher. Photo by Kristen O’Hara
PEEC News:
Discover what it’s like to work behind the scenes in one of New Mexico’s most iconic landscapes at a special event hosted by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) at the Los Alamos Nature Center. At 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 1, Bandelier National Monument’s Natural Resource Management interns, Vanessa Luviano and Mykah Gallher, will present an engaging talk about their experiences as emerging conservation scientists.
This unique Read More
County Launches Financial Transparency Tool ‘Open Books’
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County’s Finance Division has launched Open Books, an online platform designed to give residents an interactive and user-friendly way to explore how taxpayer and enterprise funds are budgeted and spent.
The Open Books portal is now live and can be found at losalamosnm.us/OpenBooks, located under the “Government” and “Transparency” section of the County website. The platform features interactive charts, graphs and summaries of County revenues, expenditures, departmental budgets, vendor payments and payroll records. Users can filter data by fund, Read More
Discover The Secret Lives Of Pollinators In ‘My Garden Of A Thousand Bees’ Screening At PEEC June 23
Martin Dohrn filming a bumblebee hovering over a dandelion. Photo by Martin Dohrn Passion Planet
PEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC), in partnership with Bee City Los Alamos, invites the community to a special free screening of the acclaimed documentary My Garden of a Thousand Bees from 6–7 p.m., Monday, June 23, 2025, at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium.
This event is generously sponsored by Los Alamos Technical Associates (LATA), a longtime supporter of community education and environmental stewardship. Admission is free, and families are welcome Read More
Taking The First Step Toward A Gubernatorial Run: Why Open Primaries Matter
By DAN RODRIGUEZ
New Mexico
I’ve taken a small but significant step toward running for governor of New Mexico by officially registering with the Secretary of State. As I weigh the decision to fully enter the race, one issue continues to keep me up at night: New Mexico’s newly enacted open primary law.
Thanks to legislation passed in the 2025 session, New Mexico voters who are not affiliated with a political party can now vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary elections. The law states: “A voter who has declined to designate on the voter’s certificate of registration a party affiliation Read More
SFCC Announces Winners Of 2025 Student Art Awards
Public viewing the work at SFCC’s May 2025 Student Art Show exhibition. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College’s Art on Campus announces the winners of the 2025 Student Art Awards. “The awards recognize outstanding creativity and artistic skill seen in artwork created by students in SFCC art classes,” Director of Art on Campus Linda Cassel said. The cash awards are supported in part by Santa Fe Community College Foundation.
Dean of the school of Liberal Arts and the School of Arts, Design and Media Arts James (Jim) Wysong, Ed.D., announced the award winners at student Read More
SBNM’s Access To Justice Fund Grant Commission Sets Record $1.9 Million Of Grant Funds Awarded
SBNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The State Bar of New Mexico’s Access to Justice Fund Grant Commission (“the Commission”) awarded $1,900,000 in grant funds to 14 civil legal service organizations for the 2025-2026 Fund cycle. Another consecutive record-breaking year, this marks an increase of approximately $400,000 over grant funds issued for the 2024-2025 Fund cycle.
The mission of the State Bar of New Mexico’s Access to Justice Fund Grant Commission is to be the financial steward of the New Mexico Supreme Court’s Fund for Access to Justice. These funds are generated pursuant to Supreme Court rule Read More
James Zola Best Predictor In Weekly Pace Race
Courtesy photo
Courtesy photo
ACRR News:
James Zola was the top predictor in the weekly pace race held on the paved path adjacent to State Route # 4 starting at Pinon (Rocket) Park in White Rock. He was 1 second off his predicted time. Other accurate predictors were Eric Anderson with a 7 second differential; Hal Marshall recording a 21 second difference as well as the first-place finisher in the 1-mile distance at 9:43; Zeke Wilmot at 30 seconds off; and Felix Candia with a 51 second differential.
On the 2-mile course Anastasia Davis was the best finisher with a time of 20:40 and Bill Bennett was Read More
Water Quality Report Heading To Mailboxes
COUNTY News:
The 2024 Drinking Water Quality Report from the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is on its way to Los Alamos and White Rock mailboxes.
This annual report, covering calendar year 2024, provides details about water in relation to safety, precautions, contaminants, sources and so on. It also includes a listing of a substances detected and the associated levels.
DPU is required to distribute the printed report through the U.S. Postal Service before July. The report can also be downloaded from the DPU website at ladpu.com/CCR2024. A Spanish version of the report can Read More
Daily Postcard: Hooded Warblers Spotted In Water Canyon
Daily Postcard: A male hooded warbler perched on a branch on Monday in Upper Water Canyon. Last year, hooded warblers nested along the reservoir road in Los Alamos, the first time ever in New Mexico. They’re back, this time in Upper Water Canyon, about 3.1 miles away. The male was first seen June 3, and has been there for more than two weeks now. A female was seen on June 10, but has not been seen since. Hopefully she’s sitting on a well-hidden nest now, and we’ll see her again on June 23, gathering food for her nestlings. Photo by Michael Smith
Another view of a male hooded warbler perched Read More
Obituary: Anna Earlene Caspersen April 24, 1942 – May 6, 2025
ANNA EARLENE CASPERSEN April 24, 1942 – May 6, 2025
Anna Earlene Caspersen, née Earlene Owen Jones, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2025, in Huntington Beach, CA. Anna had a wonderful gift for communicating with both music and words and for serving as a gracious and generous hostess throughout her life. She was fiercely curious, a lifelong learner, a voracious reader of both fiction and non-fiction books, and always eager to share her knowledge and faith with those around her.
Anna maintained an enduring commitment to her community, whether as an elementary school teacher in her younger years, Read More
Sax Atomix To Play At Dinnertime Saturday At Beef & Leaf
COMMUNITY News:
The SaxAtomix will be performing Saturday, June 21, during dinnertime on the patio of the Beef & Leaf Cafe at 3801 Arkansas Ave. The program will feature a mix of music, including big band classics, Latin favorites, jazz standards, ballads, and more. Cafe information can be found at beefandleafcafe.com.
The SaxAtomix are an amateur saxophone quintet comprised of players from the Los Alamos community. The quintet has played together since 2017. The group includes Bryan Fearey, Wendy Keffeler, Adolfo Meana, Joyce Guzik, and Paul Lewis. To learn more, visit saxatomix.org Read More
Los Alamos County Council Unanimously Approves Moving Forward With Cover Structure Over Ice Rink
An example of a mono-slope ice rink cover structure that Los Alamos County is considering for its ice rink. This particular structure is at the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Ice Rink in British Columbia. Courtesy/LAC
BY KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
For years, it has been discussed, brainstormed and campaigned for, but finally the Los Alamos County Ice Rink is approved to get a shade structure.
Council unanimously approved during its regular meeting June 10 to move forward with a mono-slope framed, pre-engineered steel structure. The cost for this roofing is expected Read More
New Mexico History Museum: Southwest History Research Grant Opportunity Now Open
NMHM News:
The New Mexico History Museum’s (NMHM) Fray Angélico Chávez History Library (FACHL) is looking to support research into Southwest history in the fourth year of its Steve Wimmer Southwestern Historical Research Fund.
The fund will provide the selected scholar with a $1,500 stipend, four nights of lodging at the La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe and use of FACHL’s collections to conduct their research.
What: Applicants for the Steve Wimmer Southwestern Historical Research Fund should prepare a letter of interest detailing the questions guiding their research and at least one collection Read More
