Colorado Peak Fire Captured Across the County
Colorado Peak Fire shot Wednesday from Overlook Park in White Rock. The fire was reported at 2:36 p.m. Wednesday in the Española Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest; approximately 10 miles northwest of the Santa Fe Airport and had grown to 360 acres as of the last report issued Wednesday afternoon. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The Los Alamos Daily Post will publish the next update on this fire as soon as it is received from the forest service, which should be soon. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Colorado Peak Fire shot Wednesday from Pajarito Acres in White Rock. Photo Read More
Canyon Rim Trail: June 5, 2012
PAJARITO RAMBLER…
Column by Nina Thayer
Bone dry. Los Alamos is bone dry and there are only a few wildflowers to be found.
But I will gladly share a “secret trail” and the wildflowers I found there this morning.
A friend and I are both recovering from recent knee replacement surgery, so we strolled at a leisurely pace the lovely new Canyon Rim Trail that parallels N.M. 502 entering town.
We parked at the eastern trailhead immediately across the road from the Coop. There is no sign but one turns right (south) into the paved parking lot between two yellow and black striped poles. Read More
Colorado Peak Fire – Evening Update
SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST News
Colorado Peak Fire
Evening Update
Fire Name: Bear Springs
Time/Date Reported: 2:36 p.m. on Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Location: Española Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest; approximately 10 miles northwest of the Santa Fe Airport
Legal Description: T17N, R7E, Sec 30
Cause: Unknown, under investigation
Fuels: Piñon/juniper, slash and brush. The Caja del Rio plateau has open, patchy vegetation.
Size: 360 acres
% Contained: 0
Resources Committed: 156 personnel including: 3 Type 1 crews, 4 Type 2 crews, 3 engines, 2 Type 1 helicopters, and 2 dozers.
Today’s Read More
Bear Springs Fire: Firefighters Execute Successful Burnout Operation Today
SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST News
Bear Springs Fire
June 6, 2012 – 9 p.m.
Summary: The relatively low intensity burnout tactic used today was very successful, leaving no significant pockets of unburned fuel and no spot fires. Residual spot fires from last night’s operations were detected and suppressed. The burnout was very clean, resulting in little to no impact to natural and cultural resources. At times, smoke was voluminous due to burning in heavy fuels, but areas with lighter fuels produced very little visible smoke.
Enough progress was made today that some crews will be released tomorrow, Read More
Breaking News: Fire 8 miles south of White Rock
This fire is now visible from Los Alamos.
Santa Fe National Forest Fire Management Information
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Below is fire information regarding the Colorado Peak Fire that was discovered today. The fire is located in the Caja del Rio on the Santa Fe National Forest between Cochiti and Santa Fe.
Today residents from north of Albuquerque to Santa Fe will see smoke. Fuels on the ground are dry due to the lack of moisture and are creating a fair amount of smoke. The Colorado Peak Fire is at 50 acres and moving north. Firefighters and a helotanker are entroute.
Colorado Peak Fire, Espanola Read More
Ideas Sought for White Rock Visitor Center’s Artwork
The “Strange Trio” sculpture by Tommy Hicks may be moved from Ashley Pond to White Rock. Courtesy photoPete Amahl Trio Plays Downtown Friday
Greg Abate jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer. Courtesy
By Russ Gordon
Things are happening this summer in Los Alamos. You haven’t noticed? Well, just follow me a minute.
The Friday night concerts have been having great crowds. Our first show was May 18 at the Kite Fest and we had about 600 folks out there.
The Red Elvises concert on May 25 drew around 2,500 people and last week’s Laurie Lewis bluegrass/folk concert drew about 1,500 folks. OK? We got more.
Last Friday was the start of what is called on Facebook as “Los Alamos Friday Night.” Check out the site.
Some businesses are staying open late Read More
Strong Kids Classic Honors Ed Griggs
FAMILY YMCA News:
As part of the Family YMCA Annual Campaign, its 2012 Golf Tournament is set for a 1 p.m., Shotgun Start/Scramble Held at Los Alamos Golf Course Saturday, June 9. Registration is now full for this year’s event.
The Family YMCA’s third Annual Strong Kids Classic Golf Tournament has changed its official name to the Ed Griggs Memorial Strong Kids Classic to remember long-time Y friend and golf community member, Ed Griggs.
“Ed was a great man and we are so pleased to have the opportunity to honor him in this way,” YMCA Executive Director Linda Daily said.
Matt Schmidt, Read More
Bear Springs Fire June 6 Update
SFNF News:
Firefighters hope to gain the upper hand on the Bear Springs Fire with burnout operations today.
The fire, which began at 6:36 p.m. June 3 is burning in the Jemez Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest, six miles northeast of Ponderosa and six mile southeast of Jemez Springs.
A lightning strike caused the fire, which has burned 400 acres of mixed conifer and ponderosa pine to date.
The fire is 10 percent contained as 190 personnel including four Type 1 crews, three Type 2 crews, three engines, one Type 1 helicopter, three Type 3 helicopters, two water tenders and two dozers battle the Read More
How Voters Ranked Local Candidates
Unofficial vote tallies hang on the window in the lobby of the Justice Center Tuesday night. Photo by Salvador Zapien.
By Carol A. Clark
Voters placed Kristen Henderson on top of the six-person race to fill three vacancies on the Los Alamos County Council, according to Tuesday’s unofficial election results. Henderson, a Democrat and an attorney who works as a Realtor for REMAX received 1,077 primary election votes.
Marc Clay of Los Alamos National Laboratory came in second with 1,061 votes. He is a Republican who coaches middle and high school sports and is a graduate of Leadership Los Read More
Bandelier ‘Get Outdoors Day’ is Fee Free!
BANDELIER News:
Saturday, June 9, will be the first celebration of “Get Outdoors Day,” meant to encourage healthy, active outdoors fun.
Also known as GO Day, it will be a fee free day in National Park areas nationwide.
At Bandelier National Monument, Superintendent Jason Lott will be sponsoring a family hike, meeting at 8 a.m. at the Burnt Mesa trailhead.
Along with Lott’s family, participants will hike out along the established trail and come back on an off-trail return route that is being considered to make the trail a loop.
Trails Foreman and long-time ranger Dale Coker will be part of the group, Read More
Entrants Sought for Science and Math-based Art Contest
CHAMBER News:
A science and math-based art juried competition and exhibit (SMART) will once again be a part of The Next Big Idea festival in 2012.
Artist entries are currently being accepted until the end of July at the www.NextBigIdeaLA.com/smart.
Anyone may enter their art. More than $2,500 in prizes will be awarded.
The inaugural competition last year netted more than 900 entries from throughout the world and prizes winners shared thousands of dollars in cash prizes.
There is an online gallery of art submitted last year on the website.
Science and math-based art Read More
Unofficial Results for the 2012 Primary Election in Los Alamos County
| Unofficial Final | |||
| Dem | President | Barrack Obama | 1,331 |
| Dem | US Senate | Martin Heinrich | 1,099 |
| Hector Balderas | 376 | ||
| Dem | US Rep # 3 | Ben R. Lujan | 1,262 |
Bear Springs Fire Update – June 5 Evening
FIREFIGHTERS PREPARE CONTINGENCY LINES FOR BURNOUT OPERATIONS ON WEDNESDAY
Today, crews prepared indirect containment lines for tomorrow’s activity, which will consist of introducing fire on ridge tops north of the fire, and allowing the fire to back downhill to the indirect containment lines. This tactic, called a burnout, will reduce or remove fuel in advance of the fire front, leaving little or nothing to burn.
The historical Bear Springs cabins have survived the fire thus far, although fire approached the cabins today. Structure protection crews removed fuel around the cabins yesterday, Read More
Los Alamos Daily Post News Team
The Los Alamos Daily Post news team presented up to the minute coverage of Tuesday’s Primary Election live from the Justice Center in downtown Los Alamos.
The team published vote totals as they came in from the Los Alamos County Clerk’s office throughout the evening, streamed video interviews with the candidates and published photos of election night activities on ladailypost.com.
The Los Alamos Daily Post election night news team included from left, Greg Kendall, Salvador Zapien, Bonnie Gordon, Karen Kendall and Publisher Carol A. Clark (seated.) Photo by Sharon Stover. Read More
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For example: TV Networks are predicting Walker will win his recall election in Wisconsin. Read More
Early & Preliminary June 5th Votes Not Including White Rock
| Early Voting Subtotal | June 5th Comm. Center | June 5th White Rock | June 5th Trinity on Hill | Preliminary Total | |||
| Dem | President | Barrack Obama | 578 | 301 | 196 | 1075 | |
| Dem | US Senate | Martin Heinrich | 487 | 238 | 163 | 888 | |
| Hector Balderas | 145 | 97 | 50 | 292 | |||
| Dem | US Rep # 3 | Ben R. Lujan | 561 | 279 | 179 | 1019 | |
| Dem | Judge – Court |
Early Voting & June 5 Community Center Votes
| Early Voting Subtotal | June 5th Comm. Center | June 5th White Rock | June 5th Trinity on Hill | Preliminary Total | |||
| Dem | President | Barrack Obama | 578 | 301 | 879 | ||
| Dem | US Senate | Martin Heinrich | 487 | 238 | 725 | ||
| Hector Balderas | 145 | 97 | 242 | ||||
| Dem | US Rep # 3 | Ben R. Lujan | 561 | 279 | 840 | ||
| Dem | Judge |
