Lifestyles

Weekend Water Line Work Scheduled On Trinity Drive

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Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Water line work will slightly divert traffic traveling east on Trinity Drive. (N.M. 502) this weekend while water main connections for The Hills Apartments are tied into Los Alamos County water lines at Trinity Drive and 35th Street.

The work is scheduled to occur between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The work will take place on the southern edge of Trinity Drive near 35th Street for about 400 feet. Traffic will be diverted from the eastbound lane closer to the center of the road.

Engineering staff from the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) encourage Read More

USDA Rural Development Increases Grant Fund Limits For Those Homes Damaged By Forest Fires In New Mexico

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Director Patricia Dominguez

USDA News:

ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Director Patricia Dominguez announced today the department will be increasing grant funding to those areas in New Mexico receiving a presidential disaster declaration because of this summer’s forest fires.

“This funding will help offset the cost to repair homes that were damaged by wildfires that we saw ravage our state this summer,” Dominguez said. “The once in a lifetime grant will increase from $10,000 to $36,520 for those elderly low-income residents living in rural Colfax, Lincoln, Read More

Rotary Club Of Los Alamos Hosts ‘Meals Of Hope’ With Kiwanis & Lions Clubs At Crossroads Bible Church Sept. 17

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The Rotary Club of Los Alamos welcomes the community to pack meals Saturday, Sept. 17 at Crossroads Bible Church to help alleviate hunger in Northern New Mexico. Volunteers needed! Courtesy photo

By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos

The community is cordially invited to join the Rotary Club of Los Alamos once again to pack thousands of meals to help alleviate hunger in Northern New Mexico. 

In celebration of Rotary International’s Service week, Sept. 11-17, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos has invited our local Kiwanis and Lions clubs to join us in an even broader community-wide Read More

Learn About Scouting At Open House At IHM Sept. 13

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Local scouts at a recent recruitment event at Los Alamos High School. Courtesy photo

Scouting News:

Interested families of Los Alamos and White Rock are invited to an Open House to see if Scouting is a good fit.

The Open House is an informational night, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the Parish Hall at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Los Alamos.

Representatives from various scout units in Los Alamos will be on hand to answer questions and also connect folks with other scouting organizations that are not Scouts BSA.

In the words of Baden Powell, the founder of the modern Scouting movement, Read More

Posts From The Road: Manito Park And Botanical Gardens

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Duncan Gardens: The Duncan Gardens is the most impressive garden at Manito Park and Botanical Gardens. The formal English Garden is a lush display of manicured grass and a colorful display of annual bedding plants. Shown is a visitor entering the gardens on the left while two gardeners work on one of the beds on the right. A beautiful water fountain is set in the center of the garden. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Flowering Onion: A group of colorful flowering onion blooms stand out against the green foliage backdrop. The flowering onion blooms in May and June at Manito Park and Botanical Read More

Fort Union Hosts First Fort And Arsenal Site Tours Sept. 10

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Fort Union National Monument will host its annual First Fort and Arsenal site tours Saturday, Sept. 10. Courtesy/NPS

NPS News:

WATROUS — Fort Union National Monument invites the public to join their annual First Fort and Arsenal Tours Saturday, Sept. 10.

The First Fort and Arsenal sites are open to the public only once a year, and these will be guided tours only. 

First Fort and Arsenal tours will be departing from the Monument visitor center at 9:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. Reservations are not necessary. Visitors should arrive at the visitor center 15 minutes before start times for an introduction Read More

Fr. Glenn: Laboring For Success

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Fr. Glenn Jones:

Well, here we are at Labor Day again, when many take a holiday from … labor. Hmmm … seems a little strange. Not that I’m complaining. 😉

Of course, Labor Day was founded “to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States.” (Wikipedia). Hopefully our labor contributes to the benefit of not only ourselves and families, but of society as a whole. We labor with the aim of being “successful”.

But that begs the question: What is success?

Of course, many view success as the attainment Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of Sept. 5, 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.

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

Courtesy/LAC

Drive Less Los Alamos! 

Whether you commute to Los Alamos from Santa Fe, Española, or live here locally, Los Alamos County asks you to change your Read More