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After I’m Gone – Things To Think About Your Estate

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By Paula Roybal Sánchez
Los Alamos Cooperative Extension Home Economist

Settling an estate can be difficult and time-consuming. If you have ever been in the position of trying to find all the papers and information needed at the time of death and for estate settlement, you know how much time and frustration can be involved. 

After I’m Gone – Things to think about your Estate is a program intended to provide you with information to make the process much easier. 

After I’m Gone – Things to think about your Estate, will be presented by Don Davidson, and will be held at noon Friday, Nov. Read More

Letter to the Editor: Rhetoric Makes Charter Changes Sound Draconian

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By Fran Berting
Los Alamos County Councilor

The rhetoric regarding the Charter ballot questions on initiative, referendum and recall is making the changes sound positively draconian!

Let’s look at what the most widely challenged changes actually do.

For Initiatives

1) No change in the percentage of voters needed (so not noted in the ballot question) but a change in the basis for the number of signatures required for initiatives from 15 percent of voters in the last general election to 15 percent of the number of voters in the arithmetic mean of the past two general elections. (Election Read More

Young Pianist Raises Money for Friends of the Shelter

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Presley Gao, 10, presented Sally Wilkins, President of Friends of the Shelter, with a $217 check for donations he received for performing a benefit concert Sept. 8. Courtesy photo

SHELTER News:

Presley Gao began taking piano lessons with Dr. Madeline Williamson on his 6th birthday in 2008.

Today at just 10 years of age, he is performing solo piano recitals more likely found in the repertory of concertizing pianists.

Gao has earned several awards in piano competition, including the Santa Fe Sonata Contest, the District and the New Mexico State Honors Auditions and the Dennis Alexander Piano Read More

Environmental Services Q & A

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Cullet or glass pebbles made from locally recycled glass. Courtesy/LAC
 
Q & A with Tom Nagawiecki
Los Alamos County Environmental Services Specialist

Q:  The Environmental Services Division has been busy over the past few months working on expanding recycling in Los Alamos County, can you tell us about some of the new projects you have implemented?

A:  The biggest program we launched at the end of September was our new glass drop-off recycling program. This program enables residents to recycle glass bottles and jars of all colors at one of our convenient drop off locations: Read More

90 Percent Final Design Meeting for Ashley Pond Nov. 14

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Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

COUNTY News:

  • County Hosting 90 Percent Final Design Informational Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14 at Fuller Lodge

Los Alamos County Parks Manager Dick McIntyre and consultant, Sites Southwest LLC, will present plans for upcoming construction on the Ashley Pond Park renovation project.

The County is scheduled to issue the notice to proceed in February 2013. The project will be sent out for construction bids in late December and the bid is expected to be awarded by Council by late January.

This project was funded by the County Council Read More

Dive-In Movie at the Aquatic Center Friday

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AQUATIC CENTER News:

Tickets: $5

Location: Walkup Aquatic Center

Time: Doors open at 6:30 p.m. / Movie starts at 7 p.m.

Maximum: 125 Participants

It’s not too late to get your Dive-In Movie tickets at the Aquatic Center. Tickets include movie popcorn, treats, complementary Coca Cola drinks, swim admission and more.

It’s movie time at the pool! Join the Walkup Aquatic Center for a theater-like movie IN the pool.

We heat the water up, have a bunch of fun treats, put the float toys out, and have a blast with our favorite characters from Madagascar 3.

Fee includes treats, the movie, and a fun glow-in-the-dark Read More

Early Voting Ends 6 p.m. Saturday

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ELECTION 2012 News:

This is just a reminder that all Early Voting ends at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3.

Voting locations include:

Los Alamos Community Building at 29th Street and Central Avenue;

White Rock Fire Station #3 on N.M. 4; and

Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office at Oppenheimer Drive and Central Avenue.

Nov. 6 General Election Day voting will be at three locations from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. including Los Alamos Community Building, White Rock Fire Station #3 and Trinity on the Hill Church-Kelly Hall. 

Any registered voter in Los Alamos County may go to any one of these locations to vote. Read More

Letter to the Editor: Charter Amendments Deserve Community’s Support

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By Betsy Lucido
Los Alamos

I support the amendments to the County’s Charter. The current initiative and referendum provisions are disjointed and confusing.

The lack of clarity has led to a number of illegal and/or illogical petition efforts that have frustrated everyone.

The Charter Review Committee consisting of John Hopkins, Larry Warner, Harry Ettinger, Morrie Pongratz, Ralph Phelps, Chris Chandler, David Izraelevitz, Richard Dunn and Kyle Wheeler brought a diversity of views and knowledge to the effort.

They proposed these amendments after working diligently to craft clear and Read More

Pueblo Hunting Season Starts Friday: Know Boundaries Before Venturing Into Rendija Canyon

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From left, Pueblo de San Ildefonso Gov. Terry Aguilar and Los Alamos Police Chief Wayne Torpy during a meeting with the media Monday at Police Haedquarters as Pueblo de San Ildefonso Natural Resource Director Stephen Martinez points out new boundaries in Rendija Canyon. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By Carol A. Clark
 
Officials called a meeting with the media Monday at Los Alamos Police Headquarters in an effort to alert the public to the fact that Pueblo de San Ildefonso now owns more than 7,000 acres of previously public lands in Rendija Canyon.

Friday, Nov. 2 kicks off

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Take County’s Broadband Market Survey

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County IT Department is doing a Market Survey asking for feedback on the Community Broadband Network project; a “last-mile” fiber network that will provide open and advanced broadband communications access to all Los Alamos County citizens, businesses and institutions.

As part of this survey, the County is interested in conducting market research to assess demand and interest in broadband services, as well as explore preferences regarding methods of financing the CBN project and willingness to pay for the various costs to install and operate the network.  Read More