Lifestyles

County: Road Closure On 20th Street At Central Avenue & Sidewalk Closures On Central May 3-5 

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COUNTY News:

Under contract with the Los Alamos County Information Management Department, Kelly Cable will be repairing fiber optic infrastructure this week.

Beginning Tuesday, May 3 through Thursday, May 5, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., crews will be working along Central Avenue between 15th and 20th streets.

Work will impact southbound vehicular traffic on 20th Street only.

The southbound lane on 20th Street at Central Avenue will be closed to motorists. Detour signage will be in place to route vehicles away from the construction zone. In addition, sidewalks at the southwest and southeast corners Read More

Home Country: Isn’t It Hard To Catch Fish Without Water?

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Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES

It was just one of those things. It didn’t really mean Marvin Pincus had lost his mind.

Consider this yourself for a minute. Marvin had opened the mail that morning and in it was the Fenwick glass fly rod he’d ordered. Oh, it was used, of course. But there’s a feel to a Fenwick that only a man dedicated to a life of using dry flies can appreciate.

Marvin had broken his ankle the previous week and was temporarily in a wheelchair. It was his right ankle, so he couldn’t drive down to the creek. And there, in his hands, was the Fenwick. He put it together, attached a reel and some four-weight Read More

Posts From The Road: Lake Watson And Granite Dells

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Man of Rock: The boulders that form an island in Watson Lake appear to look like a man of rock standing proudly looking across the water. The balanced rock on top forming the head and the vertical granite boulders form the body, arms, and legs. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

Located just four miles north of downtown Prescott, Ariz. are the Granite Dells, which contains thousands of granite boulders and two lakes, Willow Creek Reservoir and Watson Lake. A portion of the Granite Dells and Watson Lake make up Watson Lake Park, one of the most Read More

Fr. Glenn: Confronting Imperfection

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By Fr. Glen Jones:

Saw a cute joke in a magazine the other day: “A celebrity is someone who works hard their entire life to become famous and then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.”

We do tend to love notoriety and attention … or at least think we do. But often becomes too much, and the notables again seek refuge in blissful anonymity. Many of us older folks remember the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana—she glowing and admired by millions. And yet, after many ups and downs in her life, Diana ended up dying while fleeing the spotlight. And as any celebrity finds all too soon, one thing people Read More

State Police Sobriety Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols In Counties Across New Mexico In May 2022

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Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to not drive impaired. Courtesy/NMSP

NMSP News:

State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols; and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during May 2022. 

We are bringing awareness to the community to reduce the number of impaired driving-related crashes and fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.

State Police Sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols are helping to change society’s attitude Read More

LRG Hosts First Tuesday Breakfast May 3

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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 May 3 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 breakfasts and pastries.

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

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

NMDOT Distributes $20 Million To Regional Airports Including $1.9 Million To Los Alamos

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NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) Aviation Division will award $20 million to 11 regional airport projects, including $1.9 million to Los Alamos, that will benefit existing facilities and create new infrastructure benefiting both commercial and general aviation, as well as local economies.

The airport projects will be supported through two funding sources. During the 2021 special legislative session, $10 million was allocated from the American Rescue Plan Appropriation (APRA) funds for statewide regional airports.

In addition, during the Read More