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Talk: 21st Century Science Powered by 19th Century Power Plants

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SUSTAINABILITY BOARD News:

 

Tom Ribe will speak at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 at UNM-LA Building 2, Room 230.

 

Los Alamos County Environmental Sustainability Board and Los Alamos Sustainable Energy Network are sponsoring the talk and discussion that will overview Los Alamos’s power sources, and urge an update of the electricity supply over the next decade to address climate change.

 

Los Alamos’ power supply is vulnerable and unreliable and should be produced in Los Alamos, using a combination of energy conservation, green power, and cutting edge nuclear power. Read More

Pet of the Week: Houdini

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Houdini. Courtesy photo

FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER News:

Houdini is Pet of the Week. Houdini is not a magician, but an adorable black and white spaniel/BC mix.

He recently got a bath and is ready to show off his black and white coat. He is affectionate and sweet with both dogs and people, and would love to accompany his new person everywhere.

The Los Alamos Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, (505) 662-8179, has a great selection of on-site adoptable pets. Others are currently off-campus in foster homes. 

Visitor Guides: Friday afternoons 4-6 p.m., volunteers will be at the shelter to give potential

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New Deadline and Expanded Criteria for Creative District Advisory Committee Applicants

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County announced Friday that the deadline to receive letters of interest from applicants interested in being appointed to the new advisory committee being formed to assist the County and Council in the implementation of the Los Alamos Creative District will have until 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16 (to match the day with date previously announced.)

In addition, the criterion requiring prospective members to “live in either Los Alamos or White Rock” has been expanded to include those who “live or work in Los Alamos County.” Read More

Letter to the Editor: Charter Amendments Clarify and Unify the Process

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By Kyle Wheeler
Los Alamos

The charter amendments on the ballot group the various processes for initiative, referendum, recall, and future charter amendments into more sensible groupings within the charter, so if you want to start a petition to recall an elected official or start some other petition, and these amendments pass, the process for how you do it will be spelled out more clearly within the charter.

The amendments clarify and unify the process. Even Rob Pelak agreed at a recent League of Women Voters Forum that the way the Charter Review Committee grouped the items makes sense.

His objection Read More

Hellacious Hailstorm Hits Los Alamos Pummeling Private Planes

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Hail damage to one of many planes tied down at Los Alamos County Airport, which received the worst of a torrential hailstorm that struck Los Alamos about 2:30 p.m. today. Photo by Julie Habiger

Close up view of hail damage to one of many planes at Los Alamos County Airport this afternoon. Photo by Julie Habiger

By Carol A. Clark

Marble sized hail pounded the community today around 2:30 p.m., falling especially hard at Los Alamos County Airport causing damage to a number of private planes.

“I have never seen hail like that in my life and I’m not afraid to say that it was frightening,” Read More

County Hires Junior Attorney and New Planner

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County news:

Kathryn Thwaits has been selected to fill the newly created position of Junior Assistant County Attorney in the County Attorney’s Office, 475 20th St, Suite D. Her starting salary is $72,665.

Thwaits worked during the last four years as general counsel for the New Mexico Personnel Office.

Prior to that position, she worked as an attorney for the District Attorney’s Office in Espanola. During that time, she spent a day or two each week working at the courthouse in Los Alamos.

Thwaits lives in Los Alamos and has for several years.

Daniel Osborn of Denver has been hired to Read More

Letter to the Editor: Proposed Charter Amendments Appropriately Packaged

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Councilor David Izraelevitz
 
By David Izraelevitz and Mike Wismer
Los Alamos County Councilors

Among the many important decisions facing us as a community this November, is the issue of several proposed amendments to our County Charter.

Much has been written about the process by which these amendments were composed, aside of whether each is a good idea or not.

In a subsequent column we will discuss the merits of each proposed change, but here, let’s talk about the process itself, and specifically logrolling, because we want to correct some erroneous comments in this area.

Logrolling Read More

Get Ready for the Big Picture: New Patron Internet Computers at Mesa Public Library Coming Soon!

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MESA PUBLIC LIBRARY News:
 
One of the most used services at Mesa Public Library for locals and visitors alike is the free access to online computers in the Reference and Youth areas.
 
Coming in mid October, this service will be upgraded to provide an even better experience.
 
Why are the computers being upgraded? According to Gwen Kalavaza, Electronic Services Manager for Los Alamos County Library System, “The new computers will be faster, monitors will have larger screens, there will be enhanced security features, the computers are flash drive compatible, and a brand new
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Authors Speak Features ‘O’Keefe Stories’ Oct. 25

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Author Margaret Wood. Courtesy Photo

MESA PUBLIC LIBRARY News:

Authors Speak Series presents “A New Mexico Centennial” Event with Margaret Wood – O’Keeffe Stories, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 Mesa Public Library Upstairs Rotunda.

Georgia O’Keeffe is one of the world’s most well-known and beloved artists.

In 1977, Margaret Wood began a five-year stay as companion and caretaker to then 89-year-old Georgia O’Keeffe.

There were no sign posts in the village in those years, and few markers for a young woman managing the complex role as companion to a woman of O’Keeffe’s Read More