PEEC Amateutur Naturalist: Turkey Vultures Return to Los Alamos Ice Rink
PEEC Amateutur NaturalistThe Mission of San Juan Capistrano is known for swallows returning each year.
There even is a website dedicated to this event.
Turkey Vultures are one of Los Alamos’s earliest returning birds, but they’re not quite as endearing as the swallows.
Turkey Vulture. Photo by Bob Dryja
Four Turkey Vultures were seen migrating through the area or returning to their roost high in a tree near the Los Alamos Canyon ice rink on March 16, 2013.
The road by the ice rink forms a loop and heads up the north side of the canyon. A parking area at the top of the canyon Read More
COUNTY LINE: April 10
LOS ALAMOS COUNTY News:
Budget Season Begins
The County Council will hold budget hearings Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week to review the proposed FY14 budget with County staff. All meetings begin at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers (inside the community building) and you can read the budget on line here:
https:////www.losalamosnm.us/news/Pages/2014BudgetSeason.aspx
Have you registered for Clean Up Los Alamos Day yet?
It’s the tenth annual clean up event and many groups and organizations have already volunteered to pick up litter in areas across Los Alamos and White Rock on Saturday, Read More
Roger Wiens, Elizabeth MacDonald Join Great Conversations!
Roger Wiens will guide a Great Conversation April 28. Courtesy photo
LAPSF News:
Great Conversations is an afternoon of delicious appetizers and desserts and an in-depth conversation with a subject area expert.
This is the 4th Annual Great Conversations hosted by the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation.
It will take place 2-5 p.m., April 28 at Los Alamos High School in the new building.
This is the fifth in a series about the conversations that will take place.
Roger Wiens: Satisfy your “Curiosity” about Mars!
Roger Wiens is the principal investigator of the ChemCam instrument Read More
County Branding Survey to Allow Multiple Responses Per Computer
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County has directed its branding consultant to change the settings on its community survey — https:////www.surveymonkey.com/s/LosAlamosCountyNM — issued April 9 to allow multiple people to submit responses using the same computer.
This change was made based on feedback from recipients regarding potential issues associated with limiting responses to one per IP (Internet Protocol) address—the numerical label assigned to each device participating in a computer network.
The chief concern is that security filters may result in dramatically limiting Read More
What is the Red Flag Warning Program and What Does It Mean?
COUNTY News:
WHAT IS A RED FLAG WARNING?
A Red Flag Warning is issued by National Weather Service (NWS) to call attention to critical weather conditions that may result in extreme fire behavior.
Critical weather conditions include: sustained winds, low relative humidity, high temperatures and high fire danger. A combination of any of these conditions must occur simultaneously for three or more hours across any portion of a fire weather zone.
WHEN AND WHY IS THE RED FLAG FLYING AT CARSON NATIONAL FOREST AND OTHER AGENCIES OFFICES?
A red flag will be flown only when the NWS has issued a Red Flag Warning Read More
Local Storm Blankets Area With Snow
Snow from Tuesday’s storm blankets trees and birdhouse on Walnut Street. Photo by Robert Beberniss Read More
OBITUARY: Scott Alan Irving Nov. 27, 1969-March 23, 2013
Scott Alan Irving Nov. 27, 1969-March 23, 2013
Scott Alan Irving (aka Dreddlokk Scott) was born Nov. 27, 1969, Thanksgiving Day, at Williams AFB in Mesa, Ariz.
Scott passed away March 23, 2013, due to complications from an asthma attack.
He was an exceptional athlete who played tennis and soccer in high school in Colorado Springs and was an avid skier.
Scott even played tennis with then-governor Gary Johnson.
He graduated from Los Alamos High School in 1987 and from NMSU in Business Administration and Hotel Management in 1994.
Scott worked at the Hill Diner, the ski hill, Sombrillo, the El Dorado Read More
Udall Statement on President’s Budget Request
U.S. SENATE News:New Living Treasures of Los Alamos Unveiled!
New Living Treasures of Los Alamos from left, Lee A. Builta, Rosmarie H. Frederickson and Craig Martin. Photo by Jim Gautier
Living Treasures of Los Alamos News:
It is once again time to invite northern New Mexicans to celebrate the contributions of those who have so greatly enhanced life on the Hill.
Living Treasures of Los Alamos will honor Lee A. Builta, Rosmarie H. Frederickson and Craig Martin at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 21 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center, 1101 Bathtub Row.
The public is invited to attend the ceremony and reception, sponsored by Los Alamos National Bank.
Lee A. Builta. Photo by Read More
Money IQ: Required Minimum Distributions
Money IQRequired Minimum Distributions (RMD)
Several months ago in Money IQ, the focus was on retirement savings, specifically what IRA Savings Plan was best suited for you in reducing your tax bill.
What’s next?
Retirement and Required Minimum Distribution (RMD): The IRS mandates that an individual is subject to a Required Minimum Distribution from Traditional IRA Savings Plans or other retirement plan savings (Roth IRAs excluded) once one attains age 70 and ½.
Definition: RMD is the minimum amount an IRA owner must withdraw from their retirement account Read More
Fight Breast Cancer at Run for Her Life April 14
Runners race for the finish line during the 2012 Run for Her Life. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comPut on your running (or walking) shoes. At 9 a.m. Sunday, April 14 the Los Alamos Chapter of Hadassah, the Los Alamos Jewish Center and Atomic City Roadrunners will present the third annual Run for Her Life.
The event is a 5K and 10K race in Los Alamos to raise awareness and funds to fight breast cancer.
This is the only race specifically targeting breast cancer to be held in Los Alamos. This year, 1.3 million people will be diagnosed with breast Read More
MISSing Angels Bill Signed: Momentous Day for Grieving New Mexico Families
SANTA FE—New Mexico joins 33 other states in changing the way stillbirths are treated. Gov. Susanna Martinez signed HB658 into law April 4, 2013.
The MISSing Angels Bill, as it has commonly been known in other states, establishes a Certificate of Still Birth to be issued by the Bureau of Vital Records to families upon request after a baby is stillborn.
Unlike other states, New Mexico’s bill also changes the reporting requirement to follow the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control.
Since 1980, New Mexico has been reporting fetal deaths at 500 grams. The new reporting requirement Read More
Column: A Gathering of Heroes
A GATHERING OF HEROESAs a former member of the elite American Special Operations community, I became accustomed to daily interaction with extraordinary people who had undergone a most intensive examination and evaluation process to identify those individuals who would seek out and address dangerous situations in the interest of American safety and security.
I learned that one could grow casually familiar with astonishingly unique people.
It was not until I entered the civilian world where I met another group of astonishing Read More
Los Alamos Community Encouraged to Take Branding Survey
COUNTY News:
Help shape the direction Los Alamos County will take in promoting itself to potential residents, visitors, and businesses by taking the Community Survey issued today by Los Alamos County at https:////www.surveymonkey.com/s/LosAlamosCountyNM.
Designed by the County’s branding consultant North Star Destination Strategies, the Community Survey is open to all members of the community, takes as little as 10 minutes and must be completed and submitted in the same session (limit one completed survey per computer IP.)
The information is collected anonymously and presented Read More
New Mexico Consortium Launches Volunteer Program
NMC News:
Volunteer recruitment open houses and information sessions are scheduled for later this month
The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) invites community members who are interested in volunteering to attend one of the upcoming open houses and information sessions.
Dates are scheduled for Thursday, April 18, 2-2:30 p.m., and Tuesday, April 23, 5:30-6:00 p.m., at the NMC offices at Los Alamos’s Research Park, 4200 West Jemez Road, suite 301.
The NMC engages volunteers and interns in its research programs in positions ranging from administration to technicians to researchers.
Volunteers Read More
LA County Summer Concert Series Starts May 17
By RUSS GORDON
The LA County Summer Concert Series is set to begin May 17.
This will be the Series 24th year and it’ll be our best. We’re hoping to go to print with the concert fliers in the next two weeks.
Almost all of the acts can be found on “Google” and “Youtube.”
Here is the schedule:
5/17 Overlook Park What Made Milwaukee Famous Indie-rock from Austin, Texas Los Alamos County Kite Festival
5/24 Ashley Pond Red Elvises Siberian rock- LA’s favorite band! KRSN AM 1490
5/31 TBA Los Pinguos Argentina’s great traditional & folk-rock band 6/7 Central & Main Warren Hood Band alt-rock, alt-country Read More
Romero is Tops in Weekly Pace Race
Roy Cope braves Tuesday’s snow for the weekly pace race. Courtesy PhotoWhite Rock Sky Shows Calm After Storm
View looking east on Bryce in White Rock early Tuesday evening following a stormy day filled with rain and snow. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Did Carmen Say Yes?
An as yet unknown person has popped the question to someone named Carmen through this message painted on the White Rock rock … the question is … did Carmen say yes? Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Script Analysis Workshop at LALT Sunday
LALT News:
Los Alamos Little Theatre will host a Script Analysis Workshop on Sunday, April 14. The workshop will be taught by Shep Sobel.
“The workshop is based on the premise that a great play is built on a strong skeleton – or structure – and that examining the play with a mind to articulating the details of that structure can inform the choices of the playwright, director, design team, and actor,” said John Gustafson, president of the LALT Board of Directors.
“We will endeavor to ‘take the x-ray,’ if you will, of Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons” as an example of the process, but what we’re really Read More
