Rotarians Present Life Saving AED at Council Meeting
Rotary Club of Los Alamos President Linda Hull, center, with Rotarian Alison Walters and Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider at the podium during Tuesday’s County Council meeting in the Community Building. The local Rotary Club purchased an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for the community from proceeds raised during the annual Crab Fest last month. The AED will be dedicated at 1 p.m. today, March 27, at Fuller Lodge will it will be installed – the community is invited to attend the event. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Applications for UNM-LA / LANL Tech Frontiers 2013 Program Accepted Through April 8
LANL/UNM-LA News:Council Approves Community Building For New Teen Center
Los Alamos Teen Center Director Michelangelo Lobato and County Community & Economic Development Director Anne Laurent address Council on new Teen Center details. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff report
Los Alamos County Council this evening unanamously approved the Teen Center to be located at the Community Building, 20th Street and Central Avenue, and directed County staff to pursue design and development documents for the construction of this project.
During the Phase 2 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) public meetings in May 2012, Council approved a reduced program Read More
FSN Presents Critical Info for Teens and Tweens
FSN News:
While most families appreciate the importance of navigating through the tweens and teens safely and successfully, many struggle to connect with high quality, relevent resouces.
Family Strengths Network focuses on providing such resources to the community and has teamed up with some well respected partners to bring you instructive and fun workshops this spring.
Family Strengths Network will host IMPACT of Santa Fe for two special events in April. IMPACT Personal Safety 101 and Healthy Relationships will be offered together on one night for people age 15 through adult 6-8 p.m., Read More
Trinity on the Hill Hosts Service of ‘The Seven Last Words’
Chimayo Road Cross. Photo by T.K. Thompson/ladailypost.com
This Friday, March 29 from noon until approximately 3 p.m., at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, the Los Alamos community is invited to a unique Good Friday service that features the ministry of six different churches in town.
The service of “The Seven Last Words” is a distinctive worship service of prayer, song and reflection.
During the three hours, priests, pastors, and ministers from Los Alamos’s diversity of Christian churches are each given an opportunity for a seven-10 minute reflection Read More
New Mexico Severe Weather Awareness Week 2013
Los Alamos National Laboratory during a morning rain and hail storm. Courtesy/LANL
NOAA News:
Monday marked the beginning of New Mexico Severe Weather Awareness Week 2013, which runs through Friday, March 29.
To bring awareness to the community, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service released the following information:
What Types of Severe Weather Can I Expect in New Mexico?
- All 33 counties in New Mexico experience severe thunderstorms producing high winds, large hail, deadly lightning, and heavy rains at some time during the year.
- During
Judge Sylvia LaMar Speaks With Local Democrats
Judge Sylvia LaMar with Los Alamos Democratic Party Chair Mike Wheeler and Party Secretary Carlotta McInteer. Photo by Carl Newton
DPLA News:
New Mexico’s 1st Judicial District Judge Sylvia LaMar spoke at the monthly meeting of the Democratic Party of Los Alamos March 21.
LaMar discussed her judicial docket, which includes hearing domestic cases each Wednesday in the district courtroom of the Los Alamos Justice Center.
Before she was appointed by Gov. Susanna Martinez last November, LaMar practiced domestic relations and personal injury law in Santa Fe for many years.
Following Read More
Passover in Los Alamos
David Sigeti leads family and friends in traditional Passover rituals at his White Rock home in 2012. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff report
Passover began at sundown Monday and ends Tuesday, April 2 – chag sameach to our Jewish readers!
In her oral history, Evelyn Litz recalls celebrating Passover at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project: “I remember one year we had Passover there and it was a gigantic room. And we had a beautiful Passover Seder and I think it was led by the Army chaplain but I’m not positive. But it was a very wonderful feeling; yes.”
The eight-day Read More
Sneak Peek at Upcoming Summer Concert Series
The crowd chants along to the Red Elvises ‘Disco Dancer’ last summer. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
COUNTY SUMMER CONCERT News:
By Russ Gordon
This is what we have so far for the Los Alamos County Gordons Summer Concert Series. I think this will be our best Series yet (our 24th.)
Hope to go to print with the concert fliers in next two weeks. Almost all acts can be found on “Google” and “Youtube.”
- 5/17 TBA Kite Fest at Overlook Park
- 5/24 Red Elvises Ashley Pond Siberian rock- LA’s favorite band
- 5/31 Los Pinguos TBA Argentina’s great traditional & folk-rock band
- 6/7 Warren
Signed! Río Grande del Norte a National Monument
New Mexico’s Río Grande del Norte. Photo by Bob Wick/BLMSFI Seminar: Structural Determinants of Scoring Dynamics and Outcomes in Team Competitions
SFI
Thursday, March 28, 2013 • 12:15 p.m. • Collins Conference Room
Aaron Clauset, University of Colorado, Boulder; SFI External Professor will present the seminar, Structural Determinants of Scoring Dynamics and Outcomes in Team Competitions.
Abstract: The outcomes of many team-based competitions are determined by the steady accumulation of minor interactions over time.
Yet we lack a general understanding of their fundamental dynamics and how those dynamics are shaped by a competition’s structure.
We introduce a novel generative model that can directly quantify a competition’s Read More
Food on the Hill: Dipping Olive Oil
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comPuppy Kindergarten Classes Begin April 3
LADOC News:
Photo by Sue Barns
Calling all puppies!
Puppy Kindergarten classes are about to begin at the Los Alamos Dog Obedience Club.
These fun, informative classes for puppies ages three to six months help to start puppies off on the right paw and build a solid foundation for their future.
Puppies learn basic commands and build confidence by playing on agility obstacles and socializing with other puppies.
Puppy raising problems and concerns are addressed in the class, which meets 6:30-7:30 p.m. each Wednesday for six weeks starting April 3.
A few slots remain and the cost for the class Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: March 14–March 20, 2013
The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.
Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.
MOSES SALAZAR
March 14 at 3:45 a.m. / Police arrested Moses Salazar, 27, of Los Alamos in the 3900 block of Alabama Avenue and charged him with battery against a household member and criminal damage to property.
March 15 at 8:45 p.m. / Police stopped a 17-year-old Los Alamos girl for speeding in the 3700 block of East Jemez Road and charged her with possession of marijuana and possession Read More
Nuclear Submarine Officers Visit San Ildefonso Pueblo Home
USS Santa Fe Commander Timothy Poe receives gifts from Deborah and Elmer Torres during Saturday’s Pueblo visit. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
The Red Turtle Dancers perform Buffalo, Butterfly and Rain dances for Commander Timothy Poe in the San Ildefonso Pueblo living room of Doborah and Elmer Torres. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Jerome Trujillo, 5, a member of the Red Turtle Dancers has been dancing since he was 2 years old. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
SAN ILDEFONSO PUEBLO – USS Santa Fe Commander Read More
Registration Now Open for 10th Annual Clean Up Los Alamos Day
COUNTY News:
Residents can now register for the 10th Annual Clean Up Los Alamos Day scheduled to occur on Saturday, April 27.
Log on to the County Clean Up Los Alamos Day webpage to register online or print out a registration form.
Get your group or neighborhood involved in beautifying our community and preparing for wildfire season.
All community members who register to clean up a public space will receive trash bags, gloves and a participation prize.
This year’s participation prize will be shoe bags. The exact date and time of clean up is flexible and does not need to occur Read More
Earth Day Planning Underway at PEEC
PEEC News:
April is just around the corner – time to leave those winter blues behind and get out and explore.
April is also the month to celebrate Earth Day 2013.
This is the 13th year that Pajarito Environmental Education Center has sponsored an Earth Day Festival.
Put April 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on your calendar; plan to come and have fun at PEEC, your local nature center at 3540 Orange St.
The theme this year is Dig Nature. Read on to find out why!
PEEC’s portal and lawn will be filled with booths from community groups that enjoy and protect the environment—they dig nature! Read More
Luján: Evidence Mounting Sequester Already Negatively Impacting New Mexico
Rep. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
SANTA FE – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement Friday on the negative impact that the arbitrary cuts of sequestration are having on New Mexico.
“While the full effect of the sequester is still coming into focus, it is apparent that New Mexico is already feeling the negative impacts of these arbitrary spending cuts. At a time when too many families are already struggling to get by or find work, these deep spending cuts are only going to make this situation worse.
“In recent days Read More
SFI Seminar: Information-Based Physics: — An Intelligent Embedded Agent’s Guide to the Universe
Kevin Knuth.
SFI Seminar
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 • 12:15 p.m. • Collins Conference Room
Kevin Knuth, University at Albany – SUNY, will present a seminar on Information-Based Physics: An Intelligent Embedded Agent’s Guide to the Universe.
Abstract: In this talk, I propose an approach to understanding the foundations of physics by considering the optimal inferences an intelligent agent can make about the universe in which he or she is embedded. Information acts to constrain an agent’s beliefs.
However, at a fundamental level, any information is obtained from interactions where something Read More
Letter to the Editor: Ideas to Attract Visitors
By Sue KingHere are a few ideas that would bring visitors to Los Alamos, no matter what the slogan is:
- Build an affordable attractive rustic lodge with a choice of dormitory or family units, a shared kitchen, gathering places, like a hostel; offering talks, activities, and information on trails, recreation, history, and other attractions.
- Train trail guides and offer themed guided bike or walking trips in the summer and fall, transportation from a central point, and possibly lunch. These could be at several levels of difficulty.
- Provide a package deal for visitors to include reduced
