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LA County Summer Concert Series Starts May 17

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By RUSS GORDON

The LA County Summer Concert Series is set to begin May 17.

This will be the Series 24th year and it’ll be our best. We’re hoping to go to print with the concert fliers in the next two weeks.

Almost all of the acts can be found on “Google” and “Youtube.”

Here is the schedule:

5/17 Overlook Park What Made Milwaukee Famous Indie-rock from Austin, Texas Los Alamos County Kite Festival

5/24 Ashley Pond Red Elvises Siberian rock- LA’s favorite band! KRSN AM 1490

5/31 TBA Los Pinguos Argentina’s great traditional & folk-rock band 6/7 Central & Main Warren Hood Band alt-rock, alt-country Read More

Los Alamos’ New Air Service Takes Off Today / Exclusive Video!

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New Mexico Airlines' Cessna Caravan. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

By GREG KENDALL
Los Alamos Daily Post

Friday April 5, New Mexico Airlines and the County Airport manager hosted media tours and flights of the Cessna Caravan airplane that will fly between Los Alamos and Albuquerque beginning today, Monday April 8.

Cost for the round trip flight including taxes is $97.99 per person.

New Mexico Airlines Director of Operations David Jones told the Los Alamos Daily Post that he has been flying the Caravan for 13 years and loves this type of plane.

"It keeps me home every night. Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: March 28–April 3, 2013

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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.

March 28 at 11:53 a.m. / A 70-year-old Los Alamos man reported that someone damaged his property in the 100 block of Bonnie View Drive. The estimated loss is less than $1,000.

SUZANNE WILCOX

March 30 at 10:27 p.m. / Police arrested Suzanne Wilcox, 44, of Los Alamos near Granada Drive and Meadow Lane and charged her with headlights required, DUI, criminal damage to property and resisting/evading/obstructing Read More

Council Holding FY-14 Budget Hearings April 15-17

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COUNTY News:

Beginning Monday April 15, the Los Alamos County Council will hold budget hearings on the proposed FY-14 budget.

Hearings will continue Tuesday and Wednesday April 16-17.

Times and topics proposed for discussions are:

Monday April 15, 7 p.m.

  • Budget Overview
  • Long Range Financial Projection
  • Elected Officials’ Budgets Discussion
  • General County Operating Budgets Discussion

Tuesday, April 16, 7 p.m.

  • General County Operating Budgets Discussion, continued
  • Utilities Budget Discussion
  • Outstanding Items

Wednesday, April 17, 7 p.m.

  • Outstanding Items, continued
  • Possible Adoption
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Pet of the Week: Mildred the Lab Mix

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SHELTER News:

Mildred is ayoung lab mix with a bundle of energy. She has a wonderful time running around the dog park, and despite her small size, enjoys the company of large dogs more than small dogs.

She is a very sweet girl who wants to please everyone.

Mildred and other adoptable pets are available at the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, (505) 662-8179.

Visit the Friends of the Shelter website at www.lafos.org  for information about volunteering, adopting and donating.

Also check out the Petfinder page for photos and to learn more about the adoptable pets at https:////www.petfinder.com/shelters/friendsoftheshelter.html Read More

Groves Portrait Now Permanently Displayed in Los Alamos

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The Los Alamos High School NJROTC presents the nation’s colors at the Betty Ehart Senior Center during a community celebration of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s 70 years of service. Highlighting the event was the unveiling of the official military portrait of Gen. Leslie Groves donated to the Los Alamos Historical Museum by the Groves family. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladilypost.com
 
Listening to Los Alamos WWII Historian Nancy Bartlit, from left, LANL Director Charlie McMillan, Los Alamos County Council Chair Geoff Rodgers and Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant, commander,
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Los Alamos Animal Shelter Helps Santa Fe With Space Issue From Dog Hoarding Case

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Jacinta Leston with 5-year-old Bandalario and 4-year-old Poncio Saturday at the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter. The male Chihuahuas were transferred from the Santa Fe Shelter recently to make room for 48 dog hoarding victims. Contact the Los Alamos Shelter to adopt Bandalario or Poncio. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Ruby, a 2-year-old pit bull and Heath, a 3-year-old shepherd mix take time out from playing to eat treats Saturday at the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter. Ruby and Heath transferred in from the Santa Fe Shelter. Contact the Los Alamos Shelter Read More

Letter to the Editor: Roundabout Announced on Day of Jokes

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By JOEL WILLIAMS
Los Alamos

After six years of County-caused delay, the state will now begin to redo N.M. 502, if only for the segment from Knecht Street to Canyon Road.

I am sure the experienced state designers will produce a fine working design from the conceptual one.

It was appropriate that NMDoT’s press release, which indicated that the County Council’s desired roundabout at Central Avenue be included, should be made on April Fool’s Day – a day of jokes.

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