Los Alamos Police Set to Host ‘Prescription Drug Take Back Day’ April 27
Courtesy/DEA
LAPD News:
Det. Sgt. Oliver Morris and his team at the Los Alamos Police are set to host a “Prescription Drug Take Back Day” between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., April 27 in the east parking lot of Los Alamos Medical Center, 3917 West Road.
The local event is being conducted as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s national “Prescription Drug Take Back Day.”
This is a great opportunity for citizens who have accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs, to safely dispose of those medications.
In the four previous Take-Back events, DEA in conjunction Read More
Applications Open for Jennifer Marie Fleming Memorial Scholarship
LAHS News:
The Jennifer Marie Fleming Memorial Scholarship fund is offering a $1,000 one-time scholarship to a student who will graduate this spring from Los Alamos High School.
The award will be given to a student who possesses a strong sense of individuality and has demonstrated good character and a commitment to service and the welfare of fellow students.
The applicant must follow and encourage a drug and alcohol free lifestyle among his or her peers.
Additional information and application forms are available at the Career Resource Center at LAHS and must be postmarked by April 8. Read More
Los Alamos County Fire Stations Significantly Reduce Energy Usage as a Result of Energy Conservation Competition
Los Alamos Fire Department Flyer: An example of one of the fliers posted in the participating fire stations to promote energy conservation. Courtesy/LAC
Fire Energy Competition Scoreboard: The scoreboard that was posted in each fire house, from early in the competition. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
After a six-month fire department energy conservation competition that approached the heat and intensity of a five-alarm fire the winner is … Fire Station 4!
Fire Station 4 on Diamond Drive near the Los Alamos County Golf Course, reduced its electricity usage an average of 30 percent per Read More
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Comet PanStarrs Makes Appearance in Los Alamos
Pajarito Astronomer Club President Steve Becker sets up his telescope to view the comet PanStarrs. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.comBy KIRSTEN LASKEY
A large group of people lined up on the soccer fields at Overlook Park Sunday night. A telescope was being set up and sets of binoculars were pointed at the horizon. The sun was slipping away and the sky grew darker. The show was about to begin.
The Dark Night series will not officially kick off until April, but Sunday, the Pajarito Astronomers and the Pajarito Environmental Education Center hosted a special event to see the PanStarrs comet. Read More
Fuller Lodge Transformer Installation Set For March 16-17
DPU and County Facilities crews conduct preliminary work Monday afternoon for the installation of a new transformer on the Fuller Lodge grounds to correct a long-standing problem with the main power feed to the building. Photo by Carol A Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A Clark/ladailypost.com
COUNTY News:
This weekend, March 16-17 Fuller Lodge, the adjacent Art Center, the Community Building and Ashley Pond Park will be without electricity as County crews begin the first phase of major improvements planned for Fuller Lodge over the summer.
Department of Public Utilities and Facilities Read More
SFI Seminar: On the Foundations and Philosophy of Info-Metrics
SFI News:
SFI Seminar: On the Foundations and Philosophy of Info-Metrics
Thursday, March 14 at 12:15 p.m. in Collins Conference Room at the Santa Fe Institute, 1399 Hyde Park Road in Santa Fe.
Amos Golan of the Department of Economics, American University
Abstract: Info-metrics is the science and art of quantitatively processing information and inference. It crosses the boundaries of all sciences and provides the universal mathematical and philosophical foundations for inference with finite, noisy or incomplete information.
Info-metrics lies in the intersection of information theory, Read More
Lauritzen Nominated for Excellence Award
Chamisa Elementary School Principal Deborah Smith, left, and Bernadette Lauritzen during the school’s recent 45th anniversary celebration. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board selected Bernadette Lauritzen as its nominee for the 2013 New Mexico School Board’s Excellence in Student Achievement Award.
Superintendent Gene Schmidt said Lauritzen’s nomination was sent to the New Mexico State School Board Association because she has made a significant impact in student achievement for the Los Alamos schools.
“Not only is Bernadette known for her many volunteer Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Feb. 28 To March 6, 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.
ROWENA MACDONALD
Feb. 28 at 3:10 p.m. / Police arrested Rowena MacDonald, 46, of Los Alamos on Trinity Drive on an outstanding warrant from the State of Missouri.
LARRY BOBO
Feb. 28 at 2:47 p.m. / Police arrested Larry Bobo, 37, of Los Alamos near Diamond Drive and Ridgeway Drive and charged him with driving without headlights, driving with an obstructed windshield and DUI.
2013 Quality New Mexico Learning Summit Set for April 22-23
QNM News:
Quality New Mexico will host its annual Learning Summit April 22-23 at the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque.
Bill Wadt of Los Alamos is chair-elect of Quality New Mexico and co-chair of its educational initiative New Mexico Excellence in Learning.
“The goal of the Learning Summit is to get people interested in the idea of improving education in a Systemic way,” Wadt said.
Quality New Mexico Chair-Elect Bill Wadt
Wadt announced the primary speakers for this year’s Summit.
“We were able to get Terry Holliday, the Commissioner of Education for Kentucky, to be a keynote Read More
‘Fair Pay for Women Act’ Heads to the Governor’s Desk
STATE News:
SANTA FE – House Bill 216, the “Fair Pay for Woman Act”sponsored by Rep. Brian Egolf (D-Santa Fe-47) received concurrence Sunday from the House to amendments added by the Senate.
HB 216 cleared the New Mexico Senate Saturday with a vote of 31-2 and with concurrence now heads to the Gov.ernor’s desk.
There has been wide-spread and bi-partisan support for the “Fair Pay for Women Act,” a key piece of legislation in the session.
“Today we have taken a major step in bringing wage equality to the women of New Mexico,” Egolf said. “I am excited that my colleagues in the Senate joined the Read More
Community Broadband Network Business Plan Presentation Tuesday
COUNTY News:
Tuesday March 12, Los Alamos County Council will hear a presentation on the Community Broadband Network project; a last-mile, open-access, fiber optic network project under consideration by Los Alamos County.
The project team will focus the presentation on the business plan and its recommendations, including a proposed increase in gross receipts tax to finance the project.
Digital copies of the presentation and handouts are available at the Los Alamos County Council website under the Agenda and Minutes section.
In addition, an Open Forum is available at www.losalamosnm.us Read More
Luján Celebrates Women’s History Month
Women of 1913. Courtesy photo
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement in recognition of Women’s History Month, which is celebrated during March.
“Owing its roots to a protest by female factory workers over working conditions more than a century ago, Women’s History Month is an opportunity to reflect on the extraordinary contributions that women make in all facets of life. It is also a time consider the progress that women have made across history and examine the steps we can take to ensure that all women Read More
Column: Are Female CEOs The Only/Best Role Model For Women?
Are Female CEOs The Only/Best Role Model For Women?Recent news brought to us stories of two prominent female executives of Internet companies, whose decisions and publicity have stirred up some debate and reflection on women’s lives within and outside organizations.
Sheryl Sandberg’s book, “Lean In,” a semi-autobiography cum new feminism manifesto, offers women advice on how to advance in the corporate world by mostly evoking those dormant internal strengths.
Sandberg is the current chief operating officer for Facebook. Marissa Mayer, the (fairly) Read More
New Mexico House Fights for Public Schools
STATE News:
SANTA FE – The News Mexico House of Representatives passed two bills Sunday aimed at protecting New Mexico’s public schools.
House Bill 460, “School Management Contracts & Charter Boards,” sponsored by Rep. Mimi Stewart (D-Bernalillo-21) passed the House with a vote of 34 to 33.
House Bill 392, “Public Education Commission as Independent”, sponsored by Rep. Mary Helen Garcia (D-Dona Ana-34) passed the House with a vote of 37 to 27.
There has been a recent outcry regarding the Public Education Department’s (PED) action to overrule the Public Educations Commission (PEC) Read More
Comet Pan-STARRS Now Visible
Comet Pan-STARRS is now visible. This photo was taken at 7:52 p.m. today with a Nikon D600, ISO 3200, 300 mm, f/4 lens, and 1/20 second exposure, looking west from Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA. Easy target with binoculars … just above where the sun sets. It will be climbing higher each night. It was visible for about 45 minutes. Photo by Glen Wurden Read More
United Way 2013 Recognition Night Honors Organizations and Individuals
United Way officials thank Los Alamos youth leader Morrie Pongratz who along with his wife Cheryl Pongratz have been high-level United Way supporters for many years. From left, Morrie Pongratz, Valerie Martinez of Del Norte Credit Union, United Way Executive Director Kristy Ortega and United Way Board President Robert Trapp. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
United Way officials thank Katy Korkos, representing the Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation Golf Tournament, which raised more than $8,200 for United Way. From left, Katy Korkos, Valerie Martinez, Read More
Community Invited to Los Alamos Daily Post First-Year Anniversary Celebration!
LOS ALAMOS DAILY POST News:
Thank you Los Alamos for your incredible support of the Los Alamos Daily Post!
Your local online newspaper will celebrate its first-year anniversary Wednesday March 13.
To commemorate this exciting milestone, we invite the community to drop by the meeting room at the Dixie Girl Restaurant in downtown Los Alamos anytime between 4-6 p.m. Wednesday to help us celebrate our first year of operation.
Join us for cake, meet the news team and let us personally thank you for helping make the Los Alamos Daily Post the 2013 Small Business of the Year! Read More
More Details on Missing Hiker Found in Bandelier
BNM News:
Search and rescue teams found the missing 34-year-old Texas woman around 12:30 p.m. Saturday in good condition on the Ancho Canyon Trail on Department of Energy land at Bandelier National Monument.
The woman had hiked to the Upper Falls on the Falls Trail Thursday.
Although hiking to the base of the Upper Falls is prohibited, the woman wanted to search for treasure featured in Forrest Fenn’s book “The Thrill of the Chase.”
After realizing she could not hike down to the base, the woman returned to her car. On Friday, she parked at a gate on Department of Energy Land and hiked down to the Rio Read More
