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Los Alamos Police Blotter: Dec. 20 to Dec. 24, 2012

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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.

 

CONNIE LEMON‑SANDOVAL

Dec. 20 at 12:03 a.m. / Police arrested Connie Lemon-Sandoval, 67, of Los Alamos near 38th Street and Villa and charged her with driving without a working tail light, driving without insurance and driving on a suspended or revoked license.

Dec. 20 at 2:29 p.m. / Police charged a 17-year-old Los Alamos boy in the 1300 block of Diamond Drive with possession of a controlled Read More

Growing Older is Not for Weaklings…

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COUNTY EXTENSION News:

Strength Training Program for Women and Men Ages 50 and Older

If your New Year’s resolution is to get into shape and fit – here is the opportunity you’ve been looking for. 

The Strong Women and Men program is a research based strength training program for women and men 50 years of age and older. 

Previously called the StrongWomen and Men Growing Stronger programs, this offering allows for both women and men to strength train in the same class. 

Scientific research has demonstrated that exercise with weights (strength training) will increase strength, Read More

Put Life Back Into Your Life

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Managing Your Chronic Disease
By Paula Roybal Sánchez
Extension Home Economist

Are you an adult with an ongoing health condition? Join a free two-and-a-half hour MyCD Workshop being sponsored by Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization, the Los Alamos Cooperative Extension Service and the Family YMCA. 

You’ll get the support you need, find practical ways to deal with pain and fatigue, discover better nutrition and exercise choices, understand new treatment choices, and learn better ways to talk with your doctor and family about your health. 

If you have conditions such as Read More

Lunchtime Meetings Benefit Local Eateries

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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

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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

Winter Solstice at Ashley Pond

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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!

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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

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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

DWI Planning Council Meets Jan. 10

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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

White Rock Visitor Center Shatters Attendance Record

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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