Lunchtime Meetings Benefit Local Eateries
Katy Korkos of the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce chats with County Administrator Harry Burgess, left, and Councilor David Izraelevitz Friday in the aisle of the Pyramid Restaurant in the Mari-Mac Shopping Center. Korkos was celebrating a birthday at a nearby table and Burgess and Izraelevitz were leaving the restaurant following a lunch meeting. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Mesa Library: Metal Menagerie by Richard Swenson and David Trujillo
Local artist Richard Swenson with his larger than life ‘running man’ piece at Audobon Park in New Orleans. Courtesy/MPL
LIBRARY News:
Metal Menagerie: Scrap Metal Sculpture by Richard Swenson and David Trujillo
Mesa Public Library Art Gallery Jan. 16-Feb. 27
Public Reception 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16
Metal artisits Richard Swenson and David Trujillo are Los Alamos neighbors, friends and fellow sculptors of fantastic forms.
Their delightful rabbits; prancing, stylized horses; plunging and cavorting wild hogs; giraffes; whales; sinuous dragons; armadillos; porcupines, not to Read More
‘Katie’s Law’ Bill Clears Senate – Goes to President
Katie SepichWinter Solstice at Ashley Pond
An Ashley Pond goose heralds in the winter solstice. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Ducks and geese at the nearly frozen Ashley Pond during winter solstice. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
The County has laid the groundwork for construction of an ADA compliant pathway at Ashley Pond. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Pouring cement is the County’s next step in creating an American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant pathway from Central Avenue to Ashley Pond.
The local nonprofit organization, LA Walks, obtained funding for the pathway’s Read More
‘Tis the Season … for E Books!
LIBRARY News:
Many choices exist these days of smart phones, tablets, laptops, e readers and other devices and Los Alamos County Library System has expanded its services with audio books and eBooks available for instant download to any of these devices from the library’s website.
Best-selling and classic titles are available anytime, anywhere from your library … find out how to download FREE e books and audio books to your device.
To make it fun and easy, the library is offering a series of ‘how to’ clinics to help patrons get started enjoying reading and listening to books wherever they Read More
Pet of the Week: Remy the Lab/Shepherd Mix
Remy
FOS News:
Remy is a spayed female, lab/shepherd mix with a red coat. She is good with big dogs but does not care for cats or small dogs.
Remy is a gentle, shy creature that will respond to love and patience. She would love a home where she will get lots of exercise. She would make a wonderful hiking or running partner. She has some crate training.
TheLos Alamos Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, (505) 662-8179, has a great selection of on-site adoptable pets and others are currently off-campus in foster homes.
Visit the Friends of the Shelter website: www.lafos.org, for more information about volunteering, Read More
Hundreds Pay Tribute to Speaker Ben Lujan
Former Sen. Steve Stoddard of Los Alamos, State Auditor Hector Balderas, Ray Powell, Santa Fe Mayor David Coss and nearly all New Mexico representatives and senators joined hundreds of people at the State Capital Building Thursday to pay tribute to Speaker Ben Lujan who lay in state in the rotunda. Photo by Karyl Ann Armbruster
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan with his family greeted hundreds of mourners who came to pay tribute to his father. Photo by Karyl Ann Armbruster
Dist. 43 Representative-elect Stephanie Garcia Richard shares memories of the Speaker with State Auditor HectorClark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: Dec. 28
This week’s preview sponsored by www.fyila.com
Warm Water Weekend at the Aquatic Center, Sat. Dec. 29 and Sun. Dec. 30
New Year’s Eve Celebration at Valles Caldera National Preserve 5-8 p.m.
Make your reservation. Tickets include: Snowshoeing, XC-Skiing, Fireworks, Bonfires, Food, Door prizes, and more! Call 1-866-382-5537 or https:////www.vallescaldera.gov
Los Alamos Little Theater Presents: Frost/Nixon Written by Peter Morgan.
Opening 8:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4-19 and 2 p.m. Sunday Jan. 13
The Blue Window Bistro will Read More
Khalsa Reviews ‘Jack Reacher’
Theatrical Release Poster
The movie Jack Reacher delivers what I expected after seeing the trailer on TV: Action. Don’t expect too much more than that, or anything too complicated here, and there are some definite holes in the plot development.
But we see the usual Mission Impossible Tom Cruise, intense and serious. Despite showing his age, Tom can still deliver in the fight scenes.
We have some hand-to-hand Read More
DWI Planning Council Meets Jan. 10
DWI PLANNING COUNCIL News:
The Los Alamos County DWI Planning Council Meeting is set for 8:30 a.m., Jan. 10 in the Los Alamos Police Department Training Room, 2500 Trinity Dr., Ste. A.
The meeting is open to the public.
AGENDA:
Call to Order
II. Approval of minutes from previous meeting: 12/11/2012. (Minutes are available upon request by contacting the Los Alamos Police Department Records Division @ Police-Records@lacnm.us or 663-1741)
III. FY14 Allocation of Distribution Funds (Request/grant for LDWI Distribution Funds is due to the State in February 2013)
IV. Coordinator’s Report
V. Read More
Column: New Gun-Control … Just Another Fool’s Folly!
By B. ZerkerNew Gun-Control … Just Another Fool’s Folly!
For the last few days, I’ve been hearing the endless cries of, “We need more gun-control!” “Ban those evil semi-automatic military assault-weapons! Nobody needs those for hunting!” “Ban all high-capacity magazines,!” etc., all of them now permeating the airwaves in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., tragedy.
I’ve also heard the statement in the past, and I’m paraphrasing, that our Second Amendment’s guarantee that a citizen’s “right to keep and
‘Los Alamos Friends’ Hosts New Year’s Eve Open House
LOS ALAMOS FRIENDS News:
Celia Browne will be hosting a New Year’s Eve open house for the new social club, Los Alamos Friends, at her home on Arizona Avenue.
The event starts at 6 p.m. and will run until midnight or later. There will be food, wine, punch and treats; anyone attending can bring a bottle of wine or a dish to pass but it’s not required.
Anyone interested in Los Alamos Friends is welcome to join … for information on the group, visit https:////groups.yahoo.com/group/los_alamos_friends/ or call Celia Browne at 695-5788.
About Los Alamos Friends: Read More
Urgent Search for Missing Cat on Barranca Mesa
A light brown, long-haired male Himalayan cat similar to this photo got out of his home last night, Dec. 27 … Cascabel on Barranca Mesa. It’s an indoor cat and the owner is sick about it. Time is of the essence to find this missing cat due to frigid temperatures. Call 412-1588. Read More
White Rock Visitor Center Shatters Attendance Record
The White Rock Tourist Information Center opened to the public Sept. 28, 2012. File photo
By Carol A. Clark
Since opening on N.M. 4 in early fall, the White Rock Tourist Information Center Complex has been packed with visitors daily, shattering previous attendance records for the White Rock facility as well as the Los Alamos Visitor Center at 15th Street and Central Avenue.
A monthly report compiled by the Meeting and Visitor Bureau shows 2,398 people visited the White Rock Tourist Information Center from its official opening Sept. 28 through the Sept. 30 month end. This is a marked increase from Read More
NNSA Awards LANS Additional Contract Year
Courtesy/LANS
LANS News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan issued the following memo Friday, Dec. 21 to all employees regarding a recent NNSA evaluation of Lab performance:
MEMO
As a premier national security laboratory, we are held to very high standards for safety, security and mission performance – and rightly so.
These expectations are reflected in NNSA’s evaluation of our performance for Fiscal Year 2012, which we received last week.
While we fell short in some areas, I can report that NNSA gave us a final score of 80 percent and – I’m very pleased to say – did award Read More
NNSA Conducting Radiation Survey Over Washington
Courtesy/NNSA
NNSA News:
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will be flying a helicopter over portions of Washington, D.C., between Dec. 27, 2012, and Jan. 11, 2013.
The purpose of these flights is to measure naturally occurring radiation in the Washington, D.C., area.
The radiation assessment will cover approximately 70 square miles and NNSA will complete the assessment using a helicopter equipped with remote gamma radiation sensing technology.
The helicopter will fly in a grid pattern over the areas, 150 feet or higher above the ground surface, at a speed of approximately Read More
Column: Deadly Weapons in the Hands of Loons, Part II
Deadly Weapons in the Hands of Loons, Part IIWell, the Bushmaster .223 caliber civilian assault rifle (i.e, a military spec rifle designed to deliver high rates of automatic fire in battlefield conditions, slightly modified to only fire semi-automatic but still capable of several rounds per second and often equipped with high capacity magazines) used to execute 20 elementary school students and six of their teachers made the news again this week, and this time much closer to (my) childhood home.
As reported in the NY Times Read More
‘Tis the Season for Parking Lot Accidents
Parking lot accident. Courtesy/State Farm
STATE FARM News:
- State Farm Offers Tips for Driving and Parking this Holiday Shopping Season
About 20 percent of all vehicle accidents happen in parking lots, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Though these low-speed collisions are rarely serious, they can be costly, time
DEA Publishes Proposed Regs for Pill Disposal
DEA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Disposal of Controlled Substances in the Federal Register Dec. 21.
The proposed regulations seek to implement the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010.
According to the 2011 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health, more than six million Americans abuse prescription drugs.
That same study revealed more than 70 percent of people abusing prescription pain relievers Read More
LANB Signs Agreement With Regulators
LANB President Steve Wells
LANB Signs Agreement With Regulators
By Carol A. Clark
Los Alamos National Bank officials signed an agreement Nov. 30 with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, (OCC), resulting in changes to credit underwriting and administration.
LANB President Steve Wells explained during an interview this morning with the Los Alamos Daily Post that this is a regulatory matter having no effect on bank customers.
“We are well capitalized, we have strong liquidity and this agreement should have no impact on our customers,” Read More
