Lifestyles

Crosswalk Painting At NM 4 & Grand Canyon Friday

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COUNTY News:

Traffic and Streets crews will be painting crosswalks and street symbols Friday, July 29 at the intersection of N.M. 4 and Grand Canyon Drive in White Rock.

Work will begin at 4 a.m. and should be completed by 9 a.m. Friday.

Vehicle traffic is urged to slow down while approaching the intersection at all entrances and follow all traffic signs and flaggers.

There will be temporary lane closures in place as vehicles proceed through the intersection.  

For questions regarding this project, contact Daniel Blea at 505.662.8113. Read More

Lohmann: After Fire & Flood, Ash Chokes Acequias In Northern New MexicoM

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A burned truck near the burn scar of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire. Photo by Patrick Lohmann/Source NM

By PATRICK LOHMANN 
Source New Mexico

Grace Vigil peered through the blinds of her mobile home near Mora last week and, seeing the wall of water rushing toward her, realized how few options she had. 

To her left was Cañoncito Creek, which had swelled over its banks, growing large and fast enough to carry trees and debris at high speed. To her right was the flooded acequia, also impassable. Between them, a small garden, a pile of sandbags and, crashing down the valley, a 4-foot wall of water that Read More

LRG Hosts First Tuesday Breakfast Aug. 2

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LRG News:

Fully vaccinated Los Alamos National Laboratory retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in 8:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2 at the Laboratory Retirees Group (LRG) monthly breakfast at Morning  Glory Restaurant, 1377 Diamond Dr. across from Los Alamos High School.

Morning Glory serves full breakfast and pastries.

Retirees buy their breakfast; LRG will pay for coffee or tea.

For more information, contact sgirard@losalamos.com or call 505.672.3497. Read More

Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum Presents: Interactions With The Divine – A Statistical View By Dr. Chick Keller

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Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum presents a lecture at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Interactions With The Divine – A Statistical View by Dr. Chick Keller. A free dinner is served at 6 p.m.in Kelly Hall at 3900 Trinity Dr. Courtesy/LAFSF

Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum News:

This lecture asks the question whether science can elucidate aspects of interactions with the Divine, which involve a reaction. Does God answer prayers, are miracles still happening, does God allow Satan to possess people, are near death experiences spiritual or just the brain shutting down, etc.

To study these and other questions Read More

Posts From the Road: Columbia River

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Columbia River: A view of the Columbia River is seen from a higher viewpoint in Oregon, which shows both sides of the river and the surrounding landscape. This view is looking toward the east from a point east of Portland, Ore. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

River and Islands: The Columbia River is seen from the Vista House viewpoint. This is a view looking westward, which shows several islands that dot the river near Portland. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

The Columbia River is more than a border between two states in the Pacific Read More

Fr. Glenn: Dye In Water

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Probably every budding young scientist has been fascinated in putting drops of food coloring in a glass of water and watching it spread throughout—diffusing until evenly distributed throughout the whole volume. Perhaps thus began in many the beginnings of scientific curiosity.

Now, early in the Bible’s Old Testament one finds quite a bit concerning cleanliness and uncleanliness of food, objects, etc., especially in the book of Leviticus which outlines much of the early Jewish moral and ritual laws. Certain foods were deemed unclean to eat, pork perhaps the best known Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of July 25, 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, please e-mail lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the “Projects/Public Works” link.

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. 

Canyon Road Reconstruction

TLC Plumbing and Utility, under contract with the Los Alamos County Public Works Department has begun the Read More

Attorney Explains How Mega Millions Lottery Winners Can Protect Themselves

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PPR News:

The Mega Millions lottery was up to $630 million after no winner matched all 6 numbers Tuesday.

“I’ve represented in lawsuits 6 lottery ‘losers’ who lost their winnings to various investment scams and whoever wins tomorrow’s drawing will immediately be deluged with offers from financial planners, scammers, friends and family to invest,” Attorney Andrew Stoltman said.

The curse of the lottery losers is very real. Unfortunately, these instant millionaires often lack experience with managing money and basic investing skills, making them perfect targets for scammers.  

Here Read More

Portion Of White Rock Visitor Center Parking Lot Closed July 25-29 To Prepare For County’s First Level 3 DC Fast Charging Station For Electric Vehicles

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County has announced that a portion of the White Rock Visitor Center parking lot will be closed Monday through Friday, July 25-29, to prepare the area for the installation of the County’s first Level 3 DC fast charger for electric vehicles.

While the 65-kW charger has not yet been delivered and will be installed at a later date, a Department of Public Utilities (DPU) contractor will be trenching in the parking lot to install electrical conduits and placing a concrete pad in preparation for the charger installation.

This is the first Level 3 charger in Los Alamos County. There Read More