Lifestyles

Atomic City Transit Route 3 Service Suspended Remainder Of Today

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Atomic City Transit Route 3 service was suspended beginning at 11:35 a.m. and for the remainder of today due to a shortage of staff.

Service to Entrada Drive, Bus Stop #570 Entrada Drive and Camino Entrada and Bus Stop #571 Entrada and Camino Entrada will be serviced by Route 1 with on-request service.

Customers wishing a pick-up from these locations should contact the administrative office at 505.661.7433 to request the service.

ACT apologizes for the inconvenience this may cause its customers. Customers utilizing Route 3, are asked to use regular service Route Read More

Scenes Of Evacuation Underway At Ruby K’s Bagel Cafe

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Scene of an evacuation underway this morning at Ruby K’s Bagel Cafe at 1789 Central Ave. Deputy Police Chief Oliver Morris told the Los Alamos Daily Post that firefighters are on scene investigating the source of a strange odor, which caused the evacuation. Check back as more details become available at ladailylost.com. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Ruby K’s Bagel Cafe owner Ruby Alexander speaks with a firefighter this morning inside her eatery Central and 20th where an investigation is underway into the source of a strange odor permeating the area. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

Museum Of International Folk Art Hosts Discussion, Performance Of Sámi Folk Music From Nathan Muus Sept. 18

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The Museum of International Folk Art celebrates Community Day on Museum Hill Sept. 18. Courtesy/DCA

MIFA News:

Join the Museum Hill partners in celebrating Community Day on Museum Hill Sunday, Sept. 18! 

FREE all day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Enjoy a variety of family-friendly activities, panel discussions, music, and performances at Museum Hill Partner sites. Find a full schedule here.

As part of Community Day, Museum of International Folk Art (MIFA) welcomes Nathan Muus for a talk and performance 1:30 – 3 p.m. Muus is a Sámi American writer, musician, and Joiker, who has been involved Read More

Memorial Service: Loring Cox, Jr. FBC-Los Alamos Sept.14

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Loring Cox, Jr. April 24, 1919 – Dec. 29, 2020 

COMMUNITY News:

Memorial Services in celebration of the life of Loring Cox, Jr., a recipient of Los Alamos’s Living Treasure award, proud veteran and a founding member of First Baptist Church – Los Alamos will be held 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.14, at the church at 2200 Diamond Dr. Read More

NMDOT: National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week

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NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — Sept. 18-24 is National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week.

The campaign focuses on the importance of properly securing children in an appropriate car or booster seat. To support the event the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) will sponsor Car Seat Inspection Clinics, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 as part of National Seat Check Saturday. 

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) motor vehicle-related injuries remain a leading cause of death for children ages 15 and younger. Using car seats decreases the risk of Read More

Posts From Abroad: Various Locations Around Iceland

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Posts from Abroad: A view from behind a waterfall recently outside of Vik, Iceland called Skogafoss. Los Alamos Daily Post reporter Kirsten Laskey is visiting the country. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

A cave called Grjotagja viewed recently near Lake Myvatn in Iceland. The water is heated and the site of a scene in the Game of Thrones. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

A ‘city’ scene from the Seydisfjordur in Iceland. According to Rick Steve’s guide book, the rainbow street is regularly repainted and often by high school students. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More

Los Alamos Mountaineers 70th Anniversary This Weekend!

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Mountaineers News: 

In celebration of the Los Alamos Mountaineers 70th Anniversary members of the club and community are invited this weekend to participate in a number of daytime activities including hiking, mountain biking, canyoneering, backcountry GPS navigation and AVI gear demo.
To sign up for any of these activities, go to mountaineers.org.
Festivities also include a gathering 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 at Urban Park. This is a great opportunity to learn all about the Los Alamos Mountaineers Club.
Club members will share food, stories and mountaineering skills. Importantly,
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Cone Zone: Week Of Sept. 12, 2022

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COUNTY News:

Public Works Projects: 

The projects listed in this section are being managed by County Public Works staff through contractors.

For more information, email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit “Projects/Public Works”.

Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones.

Please note the below information is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.

Projects:

 

Canyon Road construction project. Courtesy/LAC

Canyon Road Reconstruction

Phase 2 of Canyon Rd construction is underway and includes Read More

Kiwanis Hosts Dennis Gill Speaking On Alaska Adventure

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Guest speaker Dennis Gill spoke at the Sept. 6 Kiwanis meeting about his recent trip to Alaska. Courtesy/Kiwanis

By BROOKE DAVIS
KIWANIS Club of Los Alamos 

Dennis Gill was the speaker at the Sept. 6 Kiwanis meeting.

He shared photos and highlights from an extensive trip through the inside passage of Alaska that he and his wife, Opal Lee took last summer.

They started their journey in Juneau and looped through the Alaska portion of the inside passage, visiting many towns and points of interest along the way. They traveled on a small American Cruise Lines ship which carried only 120 people and had Read More