LAPD News:
The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) is responding to a two-vehicle accident on the Main Hill Road/N.M. 502.
At this time, the main hill will be shut down in both directions.
Please use the truck route (East Jemez Road) until the road is reopened.
LAPD thanks drivers for their patience as they get help to these motorists.
Check back for updates. Read More
Scene on Diamond Drive from winter 2024. Post file photo
COUNTY News:
During the winter months, Los Alamos County’s Traffic and Streets Division works hard to ensure safe travel by plowing snow from designated streets and sidewalks. To enhance the effectiveness of snow and ice control operations, the snow response team would like to remind residents that they also play a crucial role in maintaining clear and safe pathways.
To support this effort, residents are asked to:
General Store: The Red Oak General Store was operated by Lowell Davis’s father. Davis spent many hours in the store and this is where he learned to paint and sculpt. The store was moved to Red Oak II and restored in 1987. The interior has many features of the original store, but also contains several tables that can be used for a meeting or gathering space today. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Blacksmith Shop: The Blacksmith Shop is another Red Oak structure that played a part in Lowell Davis’s early years. The shop was operated by Lowell’s great-grandfather and there is no doubt where Lowell Read More
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
In preparation for the great and final Sunday of the liturgical year next weekend (November 23)—the feast of Christ the King—this weekend in the Catholic Mass we are directed to readings reminding us of the approach of that greatly anticipated climax—not just of yet another liturgical year, but our actual going to God by the end of earthly life, whether by death or the actual promised second coming of Jesus.
That inevitable moment is not something we should dread; if we fear that day, we Christians are either not living right, or we need to get more in tune with the faith that we are Read More
COUNTY News:
Construction activity has slowed for the winter months, so most Cone Zone projects have wrapped up for the season; however, a few remain active.
View current updates and traffic impacts for road construction projects and special events below. Click live links for mapped locations and detailed project information. Active projects will be updated as needed.
Essential services—including mail delivery, trash and recycling collection, and emergency response—will continue throughout each project. Residents and businesses may still experience large equipment and construction Read More
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Transportation Department has announced that beginning Monday, Nov. 17, all regular school bus route services will resume.
LAPS has been able to hire additional bus drivers who have completed all the training and licensing requirements to drive a school bus. Therefore, the district is now able to cover all routes, including those with service for high school students living on Barranca Mesa and North Mesa.
“We are excited to have more drivers on staff to help meet the transportation needs of our students and families,” LAPS Transportation Director Read More
Youth Pastor Keith Lewis and Custodian Cesar Ojeda at The United Church of Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Twenty years ago, the United Church of Los Alamos hired custodian Cesar Ojeda to help take care of not just the buildings, but the entire 4-acre property of native woodland and lawn areas. Ojeda has more than fulfilled his duties of keeping the physical plant and grounds in beautiful shape. He, often assisted by his wife Ana Maria, can be found cleaning floors, helping to set up and clean up for the many events and programs at the church, as well as assisting in the Thrift Shop throughout Read More
Anasazi bean chili and fried artichokes appetizer. Courtesy/NM Junior Foodie
Chef Laura Crucet and NM Junior Foodie. Courtesy/NM Junior Foodie
By BECKY RUTHERFORD
On behalf of NM Junior Foodie
Have you been to Beef and Leaf Cafe lately? They have an all-new menu for fall, and also a great fundraiser going on right now. Menus can be viewed here.
My foodie son and I decided to split some dishes. We started with the Anasazi Bean Chili; slow- cooked anasazi beans, braised beef short rib, in a rich, savory red chile garlic broth. This was a really great chili, classic but with a nice twist from the richness Read More
Frances Matilda Kramer, center, kept a set of poems from WWII. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
In recognition of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II this month, Los Alamos resident John Eklund is sharing poems his mother, Frances Matilda Kramer, received during her time as a member of the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service in the U.S. Naval Reserve during WWII.
Eklund said his mother, a native of Los Angeles, achieved the rank of 2nd Lieutenant J.G. and was stationed at the Pacific Fleet administrative office in San Francisco. The poems, he said, were found after her death. Read More
Morro Rock in Morro Bay State Park in California. Photo by Debbie Stone
By DEBBIE STONE
Santa Fe
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
It’s big, bold and beautiful. And it’s hard to miss. It’s Morro Rock, also known as the “Gibraltar of the Pacific” for its distinctive crown-shape. Standing over 580 feet tall, this formation is ginormous, the size of an island, and it’s a top attraction on the central California coast in Morro Bay.
This State Historic Landmark, which is situated within Morro Bay State Park, has a lengthy geological history, as it was formed about 23 million years ago. It’s a remnant of a once-live Read More