Los Alamos Police Blotter: Oct. 4 to Oct. 10, 2012
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.
Oct. 4 at 6:38 a.m. / A 13-year-old Los Alamos girl reported that she was to victim of extortion by someone attempting to expose her. The matter is under investigation.
PEGGY MYERS
Oct. 4 at 2:47 p.m. / Police arrested Peggy Myers, 59, of Los Alamos at 15th Street and Central Avenue and charged her with driving on a suspended or revoked license.
Oct. 5 at 2:30 p.m. / A 70-year-old Los Alamos woman reported Read More
Letter to the Editor: We Deserve Better – Vote NO on Charter Amendments
By Robert Pelak
I recently participated in a League of Women Voters forum to express my opposition to the four proposed amendments to the Los Alamos County Charter that are on this year’s election ballot.
The Los Alamos Daily Post recently published a letter from Kyle Wheeler stating that, at that forum, I said that “the way the Charter Review Committee grouped the items makes sense.” I am writing this letter to explain that the above statement is
an exaggeration of my comments. I do not support the way these amendments have been grouped and I oppose the tremendous toughening Read More
Experience Pasión de Tango at LALT Thursday
Alp Findikoglu and Paula Couselo-Findikoglu tango. Courtesy photo
By Bonnie Gordon
Thrill to one of the most fascinating and sensual dance styles in the world when Pasión de Tango comes to Los Alamos Little Theatre at 7:30 p.m Thursday, Oct. 18.
Pasión de Tango will showcase Santa Fe tango performers and instructors Alp Findikoglu and Paula Couselo-Findikoglu and the Bailo Tango Dance Group as well as the music of the Alejandro Ziegler Quartet from Argentina.
The show is produced by Graciela Cainelli. The music and dance will intertwine to show tango’s complexity, depth, elegance and sensuality. Read More
Column: The Hogwarts School of Management – Part II
Column by Elena Yang
I continue on the course of Hogwarts’ teaching on power. I highly recommend that you read the passages substituting fictitious names with real names in your work environment. To what extent do the descriptions parallel your experience?
Part II
III. Then, there is the purely bully power.
Bully power is embodied in Draco Malfoy and his cronies. Of course, one could argue that Voldemort was a bully too; after all, a bully strikes fear in the victim.
However, Voldemort was extremely skillful and intelligent in applying his skills to manipulate, to strike, to conquer. Read More
NNSA Holds Radiation Emergency Training in Denmark
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Participants from five countries took part in a National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) International Training Course on Consequence Management (I-CM) last week in Denmark.
The training was hosted by the Danish Emergency Management Agency.
“The training was part of NNSA’s broader effort to build and enhance nuclear emergency management systems worldwide,” said NNSA Associate Administrator for Emergency Operations Joseph Krol. “The international course provided commonly accepted methods in addition to lessons learned by NNSA responders in Read More
Olions Perform Musical Comedy Murders of 1940’s
Los Alamos High School students Charlie Herman and Haley Henson. Photo by Sopahn Kellogg
The Olions have decades of history at Los Alamos High. This fall the thespian club is presenting a play, Musical Comedy Murders of 1940’s and it is happening this coming weekend.
Tickets are $9 each and the show will be presented at 8 p.m. Oct. 19, 20, 26 and 27 with a matinee at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20.
All five performances are in the new Black Box – third floor of the new LAHS building.
Interviewing some of the cast members I asked them a little about the musical Read More
Ruby K’s Cupcake Decorating Fest Helps Nonprofit
Children concentrated intensely on their decorating technique at Ruby K’s first Cupcake Decorating Fest Saturday. Photo by Mandy MarksteinerThe event raised $105 for Family Strengths Network (FSN). Ruby K’s hopes to raise even more money for FSN during its Scary Cupcake Decorating Contest
Day Journeys to the Middle of Nowhere: An Adventure in Corrales
Travel Column by Kirsten Laskey
To say this place is centered in nowhere may be a bit of a stretch. It actually nips at the heels of one of those major sprawling communities that are located everywhere.
Still, when my parents and I drove into Corrales via Bernalillo recently, we were certain we had arrived but not entirely sure where.
Corrales and Bernalillo may tread on each others’ toes but driving down a road lined with trees that create a dappled pattern of sunlight and seeing horses roaming through pastures in the small town of Corrales, it is hard to believe that minutes away is a huge collection Read More
Letter to the Editor: Vote ‘Yes’ on Charter Ballot Questions
By Kevin HolsappleAmongst the various elective office contests and ballot questions on the slate for November’s election are four local Charter ballot questions deserving of your attention and affirmation.
Café Scientifique Looks at Ethical Hacking Oct.18
CAFE SCIENTIQUE News:The New Zealand-based Megaupload site has millions Read More
CONE ZONE: Week of Oct. 15
COUNTY News:
Public Works Projects:
For more information about the projects listed below, e-mail lacpw@lacnm.us, call 662-8150, or visit the “Projects” link at www.losalamosnm.us.
Eastern Area 2 Concrete, Paving & Utility Project – Phase 1:
Fifth Street between Myrtle and Canyon remains closed.
Roadway prep work continues on Myrtle between 9th Street and 15th Street. This section of Myrtle is closed to through traffic with flagging operations during the day and two-way traffic at night.
Paving from the middle of the Myrtle Green to 9th Street should occur the week of Oct. 22.
Minor delays Read More
U.S., Russia Partner to Complete Krasnoyarsk Regional Training Center, Reaffirm Commitment
NNSA is responsible for the management and security of the nation’s nuclear weapons, nuclear nonproliferation, and naval reactor programs. It also responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the United States and abroad. Courtesy/NNSA
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Russian Federation Ministry of Defense (RF MOD) announced Friday the commissioning of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Training Center (KRTC) near Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
The KRTC will provide training for personnel who maintain or operate security systems Read More
Talk: 21st Century Science Powered by 19th Century Power Plants
SUSTAINABILITY BOARD News:
Tom Ribe will speak at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 at UNM-LA Building 2, Room 230.
Los Alamos County Environmental Sustainability Board and Los Alamos Sustainable Energy Network are sponsoring the talk and discussion that will overview Los Alamos’s power sources, and urge an update of the electricity supply over the next decade to address climate change.
Los Alamos’ power supply is vulnerable and unreliable and should be produced in Los Alamos, using a combination of energy conservation, green power, and cutting edge nuclear power. Read More
County Line: Apply for Creative District Advisory Committee
COUNTY News:
Editor’s Note: Due to the rain and hailstorm after lunch Friday, the groundbreaking for the new Multi Purpose Covered Arena had to be cancelled. Staff will be working with the project sponsors to see if it can be rescheduled in the near future. Watch for updates next week.
Council Work Session Tuesday
They’ll be meeting in White Rock Fire Station #3 at 7 p.m. – what’s on the agenda? The “Master Career Plan” for the Police Department is likely to garner the most discussion. Download the full agenda here: https:////www.losalamosnm.us/gov/council/Pages/default.aspx Read More
Column: Hope isn’t Enough
By Allen E. WehWebster’s definition of hope is “to cherish a desire with expectation of fulfillment,” but hope is not a plan.
Regrettably, this country’s foreign policy has been largely based on hope during the past three plus years, and it shows.
People can desire this, and hope for that, but without good policies these things can never be fulfilled, and the recent violence in the Middle East reinforces this indisputable truth.
The brutal murder of our Ambassador and three other Americans in Libya by radical Islamists, along with the Read More
Pet of the Week: Houdini
Houdini. Courtesy photo
FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER News:
Houdini is Pet of the Week. Houdini is not a magician, but an adorable black and white spaniel/BC mix.
He recently got a bath and is ready to show off his black and white coat. He is affectionate and sweet with both dogs and people, and would love to accompany his new person everywhere.
The Los Alamos Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, (505) 662-8179, has a great selection of on-site adoptable pets. Others are currently off-campus in foster homes.
Visitor Guides: Friday afternoons 4-6 p.m., volunteers will be at the shelter to give potential
Sunday Talk at Bradbury Describes Manhattan Project Contributions of Jewish Scientists at LANL
Hans BetheFBI Media Alert: Public’s Help Sought in Man’s Death
FBI News:
Dale Johnson went missing for more than a week before his body was found in a mountainous area near Mescalero, N.M., on July 8, 2011.
The FBI and Bureau of Indian Affairs still are investigating the 58-year-old Mescalero man’s death, and are asking the public for help.
Johnson’s body was found in a remote area directly north of the Feast or Ceremonial Grounds on the Mescalero Apache Reservation.
No information about the condition of the body is being released at this time.
Johnson’s relatives reported him missing on June 29, 2011.
Anyone with information about what Read More
New Deadline and Expanded Criteria for Creative District Advisory Committee Applicants
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County announced Friday that the deadline to receive letters of interest from applicants interested in being appointed to the new advisory committee being formed to assist the County and Council in the implementation of the Los Alamos Creative District will have until 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16 (to match the day with date previously announced.)
In addition, the criterion requiring prospective members to “live in either Los Alamos or White Rock” has been expanded to include those who “live or work in Los Alamos County.” Read More
Letter to the Editor: Charter Amendments Clarify and Unify the Process
By Kyle WheelerThe charter amendments on the ballot group the various processes for initiative, referendum, recall, and future charter amendments into more sensible groupings within the charter, so if you want to start a petition to recall an elected official or start some other petition, and these amendments pass, the process for how you do it will be spelled out more clearly within the charter.
The amendments clarify and unify the process. Even Rob Pelak agreed at a recent League of Women Voters Forum that the way the Charter Review Committee grouped the items makes sense.
His objection Read More
