Hannemann’s Music Corner: Living Things
Hannemann’s Music Corner: Living ThingsPet of the Week: Tabby the Maine Coon
SHELTER News:
Tabby is a LARGE, strikingly handsome, very friendly Maine coon cross neutered male about 8 years old.
A former shelter resident who has been in an adoptive home until the family had to move, Tabby is reported to love adults, gentle children, cats and gentle dogs.
He just had a veterinary update, then settled right back into the common room at the shelter. He even brought a shy kitty out of hiding to share the fun.
Tabby has a distinctive orange mustache. He would like his long, flowing coat brushed daily.
Tabby and other adoptable pets are available at the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter, Read More
Forest Announces Release of New Motor Vehicle Use Map
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – Effective Monday, April 15, the Santa Fe National Forest will release the Motor Vehicle Use Map that shows the public where it is legal to drive motorized vehicles on the forest.
The map is a result of work that began over six years ago in response to National Guidelines known as the 2005 Travel Management Rule, requiring all national forests in the country to evaluate their motorized system of roads and trails.
“After years of extensive analysis and public involvement, the MVUM (Motor Vehicle Use Map) displays the forest’s designated network of roads and trails for public Read More
Southwest Jemez Mountains Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project
STATE News:
SANTA FE – The Southwest Jemez Mountains Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project (SWJMCFLRP) will present a monitoring project update Friday, April 12 at Santa Fe Community College.
A complete day of presentations is scheduled 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall auditorium, Room 216.
In 2009, Congress established the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program to fund and encourage the collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration of priority forest landscapes.
In 2010 The Southwest Jemez Mountains Project was among the first selected Read More
First Cone Zone of 2013!
COUNTY Road Construction Update: Week of April 15
Public Works Projects:
Eastern Area 2 Concrete, Paving & Utility Project – Phase 2
Monday, April 15, RMCI Inc. will begin milling Canyon Road between 9th Street and 15th Street. During milling operations, expect flagging operations with minimal delays. Please do not park vehicles on this section of Canyon Road during the milling operations.
Once milling is complete, RMCI will pothole on Canyon Road in order to locate existing utilities; expect flagging operations with minimal delays.
Other Resources:
Construction updates are Read More
Kiva in Alcove House at Bandelier Closed for Assessment
The stonework on the kiva in Alcove House at Bandelier National Monument may have become unstable, so Alcove House is closed today while an assessment is done of the situation. Check back to ladailypost.com for more information on the results of the assessment. Courtesy/BNM Read More
Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard To Hold Town Hall Meeting
STATE News:
State Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard will join with the AARP of Los Alamos to hold a Town Hall meeting 1-3 p.m. Friday, April 19 at the Betty Erhart Senior Center in the classroom (lower level.)
All members of the public are invited to attend the meeting where they will be given a briefing on the recent Legislative session and how it impacts Los Los Alamos and New Mexico.
Questions from the audience will be welcome and attendees will also be able to visit with Rep. Garcia Richard.
Light refreshments provided by the AARP will be served.
Contact Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard at 505-500-4343 Read More
When Disaster Strikes, UMCOR Is There
For UMCOR Team photo: Los Alamos team standing in front of the many boxes they verified: Front row from left, Terry Foxx, Debbie Welker (Angel Fire), Mary McInerny, Don Welker, Audrey Chumley (Santa Cruz UMC), Carol Ann Martz. Back row from left, Valarie Miller, Jan Littleton, Tom Littleton, Holly Kenney, Royce Taylor, Jim Foxx, Harry Martz, Peggy Goldman (LA First UMC.) Courtesy photoWhere there is an acute human need caused by disasters such as fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, political turmoil, or civil disaster Read More
Veterans’ Benefits Outreach in Los Alamos April 25
NMDVS News:
Los Alamos RSVP is hosting a free Armed Forces Veterans Benefits Outreach 10 a.m. to noon, April 25 at Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos.
RSVP gets federal funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service, state funding from the Aging and Long Term Services Department and support from Los Alamos County.
Two Veterans’ Service officers from the New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services (NMDVS) will be on hand to assist veterans and their families with filing for or answering any questions about VA and state veterans’ benefits—ranging from health care needs, mental Read More
Sec Sandoval Painting Benefits Los Alamos Family Council
Renowned Los Alamos artist Secundino Sandoval with Tim Gallegos, the winner of a drawing at the Fabulous Fifties Sock Hop for Sandoval’s original painting.
LAFC News:
This was the seventh year that Sandoval, an early graduate of Los Alamos High School, has donated one of his paintings for the annual LA Family Council fundraiser – the Fabulous Fifties Sock Hop.
He spent most of the evening with us – part of the time he was out back helping Paul Martinez, Youth Activity Center Program Director, cook hamburgers, which were donated by Hot Rocks Café.
Other food donations were received Read More
Hilltopper Softball Defeats Espanola 15-5
Kiana Zerr jumps back from inside pitch. Photo by Alan Kirk
Jodi Thomas beats tag at 2nd. Photo by Alan Kirk
Krysta Salazar hits single. Photo by Alan Kirk
Close play at 1st base. Photo by Alan Kirk
Lucia Fajardo gets hit. Photo by Alan Kirk
Alyssa Mojica gets hit. Photo by Alan Kirk Read More
Udall Statement on Senate Efforts to Reduce Gun Violence
U.S. SENATE NEWS:Local Girl Scout FIRST LEGO League Team Going to World Championship
The Atomic Flying Pickles Team includes Summer Bronson, 12, Evelyn Doebling, 11, Haylee Richardson, 11, Catherine Rousculp, 12, and Lauren Stubben, 12, are all sixth graders at Mountain Elementary School. Courtesy photo
FLL News:
Local Girl Scout FIRST LEGO League Team—The Atomic Flying Pickles—from Los Alamos are heading to the FLL World Championship held in Saint Louis, MO April 25-27.
The Atomic Flying Pickles are a FIRST LEGO League (FLL) team of Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails.
FLL Teams use LEGO Mindstorm kits to design robots that can compete autonomously on a field table with LEGO Read More
State Transportation Commission to Meet in Deming
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE – The State Transportation Commission will meet Thursday, April 18 in Deming.
The meeting is 1:30-4:30 p.m. at the Deming Conference Center, 119 East Pine Street.
The STC determines all matters of policy for the New Mexico Department of Transportation.
The purpose of these meetings, which are held monthly at different locations around the state, is to update the Commission on NMDOT’s activities and to determine how the two groups can enhance New Mexico’s transportation system.
Action items on the agenda include:
- Approval of $50 Million Rolling Taxable Revolving
Regional Coalition of LANL Communities Meets April 19
RCLC News:
Regional Coalition of LANL Communities Business Meeting is set for 9-11 a.m., April 19 at the the Española City Council Chambers, 405 N. Paseo de Oñate in Española.
For more information: https:////regionalcoalition.org Read More
OBITUARY: Benjamin Roy Saunders Jr, 1928-March 24, 2013
Benjamin Roy Saunders Jr, March 24, 2013
Benjamin Roy Saunders Jr, 85, known to most as Roy, passed away on March 24, 2013 with his family at his side.
Roy had recently moved to Colorado, but lived the majority of his life in Los Alamos and White Rock, NM.
Roy was born in Roanoke, VA to Ethel and BR Saunders and attended Roanoke College where he obtained a degree in Physics.
After college, he joined the Air Force and was assigned to supporting the scientific testing of nuclear devices through high speed photography and other assignments.
That work lead Roy to Los Alamos, where he continued to work at Los Read More
Help With The Hard Stuff: ‘Resolve if Possible’
Help With The Hard Stuff
I ended my last column asking you to remember William Ury’s “third-sider” motto, “Contain if necessary, resolve if possible, best of all prevent.”
In that column we looked at Prevent, and the three prevention roles Ury identified as Provider, Teacher, and Bridge-Builder.
This week we look at Resolve. Remember, Uri’s strategy is to catch and handle conflict as early and constructively as possible, to limit its escalation and destructiveness.
He quotes Shakespeare: “A little fire is quickly trodden out, which, Read More
‘Safe Chemical Act’ to Protect Americans Reintroduced
Sen. Frank R. LautenbergTuesday’s Storm Creates Snow Blossoms
Tuesday’s storm left spring flowers near Oppenheimer Drive encased in snow. Photo by Karen Kendall/ladailypost.com Read More
County Releases Muni Building Move-In Schedule
COUNTY News:
The new Municipal Building is nearly completed and the County expects building occupancy permits within the week.
The move schedule has been finalized for staff to start moving into the new building in May.
County staff are working hard as they prepare to move to minimize disruptions to customer service and keep services up and running.
Below is the move schedule by department. Note that the staff may have limited phone and computer services on the actual day of the physical move and the day after the physical move.
The County Clerk and the County Assessor will have a temporary office Read More
