Historical Society to Offer Public Walking Tours
HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:
The Los Alamos Historical Society will be offering to the public daily walking tours of the historic district.
Start time will be 11 a.m. Monday, March 11, and continue Monday through Saturday for a four-week trial.
As a fundraiser for the Museum, the cost is $10/person, with family pricing TBD. We are looking for volunteers to take a regular slot for our first four-week trial
run, which is intended to catch the Spring Break crowd.
High school and college students are also encouraged to consider volunteering as tour guides.
The first mandatory training session Read More
Column: How Will Sequestration Cuts Affect New Mexico?
Column by CATHY WIGET KING According to the information put forward on the White House website, Sequestration will cut funding to New Mexico by millions including providing fewer funds for everything from education and military bases to meals for senior citizens.
The total amount of cuts for the entire country is $85 billion.
Here are the details:
Primary Cuts:
MILITARY READINESS (Dept. of Def.): $42 million in cuts from Army base(s) ($32 mil.) and Air Force base(s) ($10 mil.) (National Laboratory cuts were not mentioned.)
EDUCATION CUTS: $6.1 million for primary and secondary Read More
Los Alamos Runner Tackles Marathon Des Sables
Garth Reader running in the Desert RATS ultra-marathon in Utah. Courtesy photoBy KIRSTEN LASKEY
Marathon Des Sables is not for the faint of heart. The ultra-race typically spans 156 miles across the Sahara Desert and features sweltering temperatures well above 100 degrees.
It gets better. racers not only run through this scorching environment, they also must do so with all their supplies strapped to their backs.
Los Alamos resident Garth Reader was intrigued. He was so intrigued that he will be competing in this year’s event on April 7. Reader, a longtime runner, learned about the Marathon Read More
Fines Dropped: LANL 6 Given Community Service
LANL 6 protestors Cathie Sullivan, Wind Euler, Janet Greenwald, Benjamin (Summer) Abbott, Barbara Grothus and Pam Gilchrist. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.comColumn: Fiscal Disaster Zone
Fiscal Disaster Zone
The major contributor to our national crisis is large corporate greed, as in the 200 plus large corporations that pay no federal income tax on their earnings.
Some of these corporations were bailed out by Washington D.C. in 2009 and then in 2010 they decided to “gift” their stupid Read More
LA Mountaineers Climbing School Starts March 26
2012 Climbing School students learning to lead at Gallows Edge near White Rock. Courtesy/LA Mountaineers
2010 Climbing School student starting a rappel at the Playground near White Rock.
Courtesy/LA Mountaineers
LA MOUNTAINEERS News:
Many people learn how to rock climb the hard way. If you ask them how they learned to climb, their answers might include “my buddy, Ernie,” “it was a great day, but,” and “the best thing in my life.”
You may also hear phrases like “but I kept at it anyway,” “after that I went back and bought better (shoes, harness, rope),” and “we didn’t really know what we were Read More
I-40 Eastbound Closed Until at Least This Morning
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico State Police has announced that eastbound I-40 from Tramway to the Texas state line will remain closed until at least sometime this morning. This is due to severe weather conditions in Texas and Oklahoma.
The roads in New Mexico are mainly clear and passable. State Police are keeping the closure in place to accommodate the requests from law enforcement and transportation officials in Texas.
For up-to-date road conditions across the state, call the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s toll-free road hotline at 511 and check on road conditions, Read More
‘Fair Pay for Women Act’ Clears House
STATE News:
SANTA FE – The “Fair Pay for Woman Act” sponsored by Rep. Brian Egolf (D-Santa Fe-47) and co-sponsored by all the Democratic Women Representatives sailed through the House Monday, Feb. 26.
The committee substitute provides clear guidelines and remedies for wage disparity in New Mexico.
It also allows the employer to assert an affirmative defense of good faith and reasonable grounds for believing the act or omission did not violate the Fair Pay for Women Act to avoid treble damages.
The Democrats in the New Mexico House have been committed to equality in pay for women Read More
Council Seeks Public’s Feedback Using Open Forum On Holding Friday Morning Council Meeting
COUNTY News:
The County’s Public Information Officer has posted this new question on the County’s “Open Forum” at www.losalamosnm.us:
“The County Council currently holds two business meetings per month on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. To enable broader public participation, they are considering moving one of their Tuesday meetings to a Friday morning at 11:00 a.m. Do you think this is a good idea? Why or why not?”
During a Council meeting in January, the Council discussed having a different meeting date and time to enable broader public participation in Council meetings.
Currently, the Council Read More
Free Workshop Targets Salary Negotiations for Women
Workshop Facilitator Shelley Rossbach. Courtesy photo
Staff Report:
The American Association of University Women (AAUW), UNM-Los Alamos Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, and UNM-LA Student Government will provide a “$tart $mart” salary negotiation workshop 9 a.m. to noon Friday, March 1. in the Student Center Lecture Hall, Bldg. 2.
To register for the workshop, email Ivette Jimenez at yrdiaz@unm.edu. Registration is not required, but workshop materials will not be available unless participants register. The workshop is free.
The workshop is intended to prepare women to negotiate Read More
Food on the Hill: Greek Style Chicken
“Food on the Hill” by Sue York
This Week’s Recipe:
Greek Style Chicken
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comIngredients…
Directions…
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comStartup Workshop at the Hive Thursday
HIVE News:
Thinking of starting a business? Want to learn about what will be presented at Startup Weekend Santa Fe?
Eric Renz-Whitmore, executive director of New Mexico Technology Council, will lead a session Thursday, Feb. 28 at The Hive during this week’s brown-bag lunch.
The brown-bag will start at 11:30 a.m. and Renz-Whitmore will start his session at noon. As always, there is no charge.
The Hive invites community members to participate with like-minded entrepreneurs (no need to be an entrepreneur – yet.)
The “Lean Canvas” is Ash Maurya’s adaptation Read More
Public Weighs in on County Sustainability / Energy and Water Conservation Plans
Christine Chavez, Water/Energy Conservation Coordinator for the DPU and Tom Nagawiecki, Environmental Services Specialist for the County discuss the drafts of the Los Alamos County Sustainability Plan & Energy and Water Conservation Plan during a meeting Friday. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Department of Public Utilities Water/Energy Conservation Coordinator Christine Chavez and County Environmental Services Specialist Tom Nagawiecki led a public forum Friday to review the drafts of the Los Alamos County Sustainability Plan and the Energy and Water Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Feb. 14– Feb.19, 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.
Feb. 14 at 9:02 a.m. / A 31-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that she was being harassed in the 400 block of Ridgecrest.
MARK HENINS
Feb. 14 at 9:15 a.m. / Police charged Mark Henins, 46, of Los Alamos with harassment and issued him a summons to appear in court.
Feb. 14 at 9:21 p.m. / Police charged a 16-year-old Jemez Springs boy with shoplifting at Smith’s Food and Drugs Center on Central Read More
Rotary Crab Fest Breaks Record
Rotarians Jill Cook and Mike Lippiatt served as auctioneers at the Rotary Club of Los Alamos’ 4th annual Crab Fest Saturday evening at the Knight’s of Columbus Hall on DP Road. The dynamic dual entertained the sold out crowd and drove the live auction bid total to more than $9,000, shattering the previous record. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Little Prince Crab Lance Metcalf stops by to chat with, from left standing, IAFF Local 3279 President Bert Quintana and Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider and seated from left, IAFF Local 3279 Vice President Danny Archuleta and Fire Read More
Ice Rink Officially CLOSED for the Season
COUNTY News:
The warmer weather is resulting in severe melting on the north side of the Los Alamos County Ice Rink and gapping between the ice and the boards.
Due to these unsafe ice conditions, the Ice Rink is officially CLOSED for the season.
Luján: New Report Reinforces Need to Prevent Sequester
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. Congressional News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District highlighted a new report that was released by the Obama Administration that reinforces the need to prevent the sequester’s indiscriminate cuts from taking place.
The cuts are scheduled to begin on Friday, and threaten to harm the economy and result in significant job losses in New Mexico and around the country.
The sequester was part of the Budget Control Act of 2011, which Luján voted against.
“From education to public safety, the sequester’s Read More
Letter to the Editor: N.M. 502 18 MPH?
By WILLIAM C. MEADThe New Mexico Department of Transportation held an open house Feb. 20 to solicit comments on the latest conceptual design for N.M. 502.
This might be the last opportunity for public comment on the major features of the road. I didn’t count, but I’d guess there were roughly 50-75 people in attendance.
That seems like a pretty small sample on which to base a decision that affects everyone in Los Alamos (though less so for White Rock residents.)
I think the single design feature that most determines the nature and quality of the road is the proposed roundabout Read More
Pajarito Reads: Robert Fuselier Explores How Survival Strategies Rooted Deep in the Brain Control our Behavior
Column by BONNIE GORDONRobert (Bob) Fuselier may be the ideal person to tackle the subject of his new book, “From Violence to Freedom.”
Fuselier is a veterinarian, which of course gives him a lot of insight into animal behavior and a background in medicine and biology.
Bob Fuselier
He’s also a world traveler, having done volunteer work in Honduras and more recently, in Afghanistan, where he saw how different cultures cope with human behavior. Fuselier also has a lifelong fascination with exploring our spiritual nature and a passionate interest in the brain and how it functions. Read More
Los Alamos Daily Post Launches ‘Council, Boards & Commissions’ Calendar
LOS ALAMOS DAILY POST News:
The Los Alamos Daily Post announces the launch of its “Council, Boards & Commissions” Calendar.
The new calendar provides a listing of upcoming council, board and commission meetings with links to corresponding websites, agendas, videos and minutes.
Readers may access the new calendar through a button on the bottom right side of the front page of the Los Alamos Daily Post:
To view the new Council Boards & Commissions Calendar click HERE.
