Bear Springs Fire Grows to 100 Acres
Three lightning fires were reported Sunday in the Santa Fe National Forest.
The Bear Springs Fire in the Jemez Ranger District is exhibiting active fire behavior with running and spotting and had grown to more than 100 acres by this morning.
The two fires reported in Pecos were contained.
Bear Springs Fire Update:
Fire Name: Bear Springs
Time/Date Reported: 6:36 p.m. Sunday, June 3
Location: Jemez Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest; approximately six miles northeast of Ponderosa and six miles southeast of Jemez Springs.
Legal Description: T17N, R4E, SWNE Sec 31
Cause: Lightning Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: May 24 to May 31, 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.
ROBERT MOORE
May 24 at 9:12 a.m. / Police arrested Robert Moore, 56, of Los Alamos near Agate Street and Aztec and charged him with driving while his license is suspended or revoked.
May 24 at 7:34 a.m. / Police charged a 16-year-old Los Alamos girl on Central Avenue with reckless driving.
LUIS PONCE‑CHITICA
May 24 at 8:42 a.m. / Police arrested Luis Ponce-Chitica, 26, of Medenales Read More
Bun Ryan Honored at JFK Banquet
Bun Ryan. Photo by Karen Kendall/ladailypost.com
By Kristen Lasky
It does not seem to be a stretch to say U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Bernard “Bun” Ryan, a Los Alamos Living Treasure, Pierotti’s Clowns softball player and long-time Democrat, share more than a few similarities.
It’s not just the political affiliation. Civic work, community responsibility and profound impacts are other parallels. Plus, Ryan worked on Kennedy’s election campaign. So it seems fitting that the Los Alamos Democratic Party would honor Ryan with a JFK Banquet Democratic Read More
Fires Burning in the Region
NEW MEXICO FIRE INFORMATION News:
New Mexico Fire Information reports:
Firefighters will be working through the night to contain three small fires started by lightning.
Two of the three fires are near Pecos. The Church fire is one acre and the Cow Creek fire is one-quarter acre. The largest of the three fires is near Jemez Springs.
The Bear Springs fire is two acres. Spread potential for these fires in low to moderate.
“With extreme fire conditions present, it is important that we hit these fires hard and fast to keep them small,” said Lawrence Lujan, Forest Public Information Officer. Read More
East Park Closed for Paving Through June 20
LOS ALAMOS COUNTY News:
County Pavement crews will begin paving the East Park parking lot Monday, June 4.
Paving activities will require the park to be closed from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily for approximately two weeks.
Activity at the site on Monday will be limited to equipment staging as crews prepare for paving. Paving operations are scheduled to begin Tuesday, June 5, weather permitting, and should conclude by Wednesday, June 20.
The East Park pavilion cannot be reserved for events on weekdays, but will be available for use on the weekends.
Temporary access will be provided to the dog park and Read More
Hear the Poetry of Mother Earth’s Stretch Marks Thursday
OTOWI STATION BOOKSTORE & RUBY K’s News:
T. Jackson King, archaeologist, science fiction author, and poet, will read from “Mother Earth’s Stretch Marks” at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 7 at Ruby K’s Bagel Café.
Tickets to the event are $10, which includes the book and refreshments, and will be available at the door the night of the event. Otowi Station Bookstore and Ruby K’s are sponsoring the event.
In a recent interview, King discussed his poetry about the natural world. “I began writing poetry in college in Japan partly as a reaction to the Vietnam War,” he said. “But my year of college in Tokyo Read More
The Y Fights Child Hunger This Summer with Help from the Walmart Foundation
The Family YMCA joins national effort to provide 7 million meals to children this summer, as part of Walmart’s Summer Giving Campaign
Courtesy Photo
When the school year ends, so does free meals for the millions of children in low-income households who depend on them most. This summer the Española YMCA Teen Center is providing free nutritious meals to youth of all ages beginning Monday, June 4. The Center is able to do this thanks to a $7,500 grant from YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) and the Walmart Foundation, and in partnership with the national Summer Food Service Program. The program, run by the U.S. Read More
Images for Fire Gate Poems: Paintings, Prints, Drawings and Photographs
Mesa Public Library Art Gallery News:
Images for Fire Gate Poems: Paintings, Prints, Drawings and Photographs. By Henry C. Finney
Mesa Public Library Art Gallery from June 3-29
Public Reception and Poetry Reading on Friday, June 8 7:00-8:30 PM, A Los Alamos Friday Night Out Event
Henry Finney is truly a Renaissance man: artist, writer, anthropologist, Zen meditation teacher, educator, husband and parent. All of these parts combine in the current exhibition to create a compelling visual and spiritual experience for the viewer.
In 2011, Finney published a book of his poetry, The Fire Read More
Summer Art Classes for Teens Ages 12+
FULLER LODGE ART CENTER News
The following summer art classes are available for teens ages twelve and older. For more information contact: Fuller Lodge Art Center, 2132 Central Avenue or 505-662-1635.
Casey Greenling: Portraits in Clay
Transit of Venus Viewing Options for Tuesday
From 4 to sunset, Tuesday June 5, Los Alamos will be treated to a rare “transit of Venus” when the planet comes so precisely between the sun and the earth that its image can be seen crossing the solar disk.
Venus is small enough that a telescope (equipped with a special filter to reduce brightness) will be needed.
PEEC has such a telescope and will be showing the transit to anyone interested.
A transit of Venus happens only four times every 243 years. However,, the spacing between each occurrence is very uneven.
The last transit occurred in June 2004 – and after this June’s Read More
Las Conchas Fire Order Closures To Be Lifted
Editors Note: The following update was posted to the Los Alamos Trails Group on Facebook by Lynn Bjorklund, Espanola Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest
The Forest Supervisor will sign the revised Las Conchas Fire order sometime on Monday, June 4th. For those of us in Los Alamos this means that the closure will be entirely lifted for Los Alamos County. For the Jemez District, it will be entirely lifted for non motorized travel. Most of the Jemez District Forest Service roads will still be closed to motorized travel. The roads within the Jemez that will be “exempted” meaning Read More
Los Alamos County Library Board Agenda – June 4, 2012
LOS ALAMOS COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD REGULAR MEETING—AGENDA
5:30 p.m., Monday, June 4, 2012
White Rock Branch Library
133 Longview Avenue
1. Call to order
2. Public comment/correspondence (for items not on the agenda)
3. Board Business
A. Review and approval of the minutes of May 7, 2012
4. Chair and Board Members’ Reports
A. Chair’s Report
i. Update on filling of upcoming vacancies
ii. Report on BCC luncheon
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CONE ZONE: Week of June 4
Public Works Projects:
For more information about the projects listed below, please 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
Canyon Rd between East Road (NM502) and the Myrtle Green continues to be closed to through traffic. Residential access to this area will be maintained; however, residents who park on Canyon Road are asked to park off-street or on a nearby side street. Residents can expect flagging operations on Canyon Rd during the day time, and two-way traffic at night. Read More
Algorithms and Complexity for Quantum Computing
Fox and Mountain Lion Coming to PEEC!
PAJARITO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER News
On Tuesday, June 5th, PEEC’s Summer Family Evenings program will kick off with a Taxidermy Museum with animals from Yukon Wildlife Studio. Visitors are welcome to drop in any time between 6:30 and 8:30. The event is free for PEEC members, and just $5 per family for non-members at the door.
Yukon Wildlife Studio was given the body of the mountain lion that killed a local dog on Christmas Eve on North Mesa last year. This animal has been mounted, and will be displayed at PEEC, along with a full-size bear, a beaver, a raccoon, a fox, and Read More
Sidewalk Obstruction Removal Program
By Thomas Roach, Pavement Division Manager, Los Alamos County
Los Alamos County would like to solicit the cooperation of property owners to voluntarily remove vegetation along sidewalks. Invasive weeds will be a problem this summer, so the county asks everyone to pull, spray, or otherwise control weeds and grass on their property and adjacent to sidewalks.
The idea behind this program is to create a clear zone – a clear walking path for at least two people to walk side by side along a sidewalk. Property owners are responsible for clearing the sidewalk that runs adjacent to Read More
County Council to Hold Special Session Monday
LOS ALAMOS COUNTY COUNCIL News:
The Los Alamos County Coucil will hold a special session at noon Monday, June 4 in Council Chambers.
The agenda for the special session includes:
- Public Comment
- Approval of Agenda
- Business
A. Approval of County Administrator’s Selection of Charlie Kalogeros-Chattan as Community Services Director. Presented by Harry Burgess, County Administrator
B. Possible Council Action on Appointment of County Attorney and Possible Approval of Employment Agreement. Presented by Council Read More
Early Voting Officially Ends as Final Ballot is Cast
Christopher Montoya casts the final ballot at 5:59 p.m. Saturday at Fire Station 3 in White Rock officially closing the chapter on the Early Voting election cycle for 2012. Montoya, 20, is a Los Alamos High School graduate, too young to vote in the last election. “It was exciting to be able to vote but I was a little worried because it was so close to 6 p.m.,” he said. Early Voting ended at 6 p.m. Saturday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Christopher Montoya fills out the final ballot Saturday evening just before the doors closed, officially closing the 2012 Early Voting cycle. Read More
ChamberFest Set for Saturday, June 9
LOS ALAMOS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE News:
The second weekend in June features ChamberFest, a community event showcasing Chamber of Commerce member merchants, businesses and organizations.
With food, live music, a car show, fashion show, giant sand pile, bubble pit and other family entertainment, it will be a particularly entertaining day.
ChamberFest will be held in downtown Los Alamos from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, June 9 on Central Avenue between 15th and 20th streets, down MainStreet to the Round-about.
Chamber members invite the public to visit with their booth and learn more Read More
Fire Near Redondo Campground Fully Contained – Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Implemented
A half acre, no structure fire was fully contained Thursday. The fire occured one half mile south of the Redondo Campground. The fire was visible from north of Albuquerque, Jemez Springs, Gilman, Jemez Pueblo and from N.M. 4.
Fuels on the ground are dry due to the lack of moisture and are creating a fair amount of smoke. A fire investigator is also on scene. The fire was in the Jemez Ranger District.
From the New Mexico Fire Information website: (https:////nmfireinfo.com/2012/05/31/santa-fe-nf-valles-caldera-nm-dept-of-game-fish-lands-enter-stage-1-fire-restrictions/)
Beginning Read More
