Recreation

Registration Open For 7th Annual Joel Williams Memorial Tennis Tournament Aug. 15-18 At Urban Park Courts

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LATC News:

Tennis season is here, and the Los Alamos Tennis Club (LATC) has announced registration is open for the 7th annual Joel M. Williams Tennis Tournament!

The tournament is Aug. 15-18 at the Urban Park courts and will offer men’s and women’s singles,  doubles and mixed doubles matches for tennis players of all levels.

There will be a competitive Open division for past collegiate and high-level players, and A and B divisions for recreational players. Those who want to play doubles but don’t have a partner will be paired by the tournament organizers. All players will be able to enjoy a BBQ lunch Read More

Get Ready To Hit The Trails During 2024 Los Alamos Mountain Bike Team Season Running Through Nov. 1

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Members of the Los Alamos Mountain Bike Team. Courtesy/MTB

From Los Alamos Mountain Bike Team:

Hey, youth mountain bike riders, this article is for you (and your parents)! It’s time to hit the trails and get ready for the 2024 Los Alamos Mountain Bike Team season (Aug. 1 through Nov. 1).

The Los Alamos Mountain Bike (MTB) Team trains and competes as a cross-country mountain biking team. Cross-country is a specific form of cycling different from road riding, downhill racing, BMX, cyclo-cross, or track racing. Cross-country requires a broad range of skills to ride up and down mountain bike trails. Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: Aug. 6, 2024

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post 

We are entering the “dog days” of summer. Water in our lakes and reservoirs is warm and trout have retreated from the shallows into deeper water.

Streamflows have dropped and water temperatures are rising. It is best to limit fishing to early mornings, evening and even at night. Daytime water temperatures are simply too warm for trout. Even if you practice catch-and-release  the stress of being caught and released is often too much for the already heat-stressed trout.

It is always a good idea to check conditions at the location you are headed Read More

Scenes From 2024 Los Alamos County Rodeo

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Scene from the bronco busting competition during the 2024 Los Alamos County Rodeo held Saturday and Sunday at Brewer Field. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene from the bronco busting competition. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene from the breakaway roping competition. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Augustas Martinez competing in the mutton bustin competition. He won the event on Saturday and Sunday was awarded a belt buckle. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scenes from the mutton bustin competition. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

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Bottomless Lakes State Park ‘Best Of Chaves County’

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Southeast Region Manager Kari Richards, left, Plant Operations Specialist Randall Overmier, Park Law Enforcement Superintendent Jonathan McGary and Park Technician Delbert Yandell. Courtesy/NM State Parks

Approximately 360 people attended the Best of Chaves County awards at the Roswell Convention Center. Courtesy/NM State Parks

New Mexico State Parks Division News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico State Parks Division has announced that Bottomless Lakes State Park was recognized by citizens and the Roswell-Chaves County Economic Development Corporation (RCCEDC) as Chaves County’s Read More

Zola Is Top Predictor In Weekly Pace Race July 30

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Runners prepare for the Atomic City Road Runners weekly pace race Tuesday on the Power Line Point Trail off N.M. 4. Courtesy/ACRR

The group is on the move Tuesday in the Atomic City Road Runners weekly pace race on the Power Line Point Trail off N.M. 4. Courtesy/ACRR

Sean Thomas running with his favorite dog Zoe and finishing first in the one-mile run. Courtesy/ACRR

ACRR News:

James Zola was the best predictor in the Atomic City Road Runners weekly pace race Tuesday on the Power Line Point Trail off N.M. 4. He had a 14 second differential off his predicted time and was also the first finisher in the 3-mile Read More

Golf Course Down To 8 Holes Due To Renovation Project

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Community Services Department announced that beginning Friday, Aug. 2, hole #16 will be closed and the Los Alamos County Golf Course will be an 8-hole course, due to the renovation project.

Additionally, the front 9 is still closed due to grass grow-in and inconsistent watering.

By mid-week of the week of Aug. 4, holes 17 and 18 will close. There will only be holes 10 thru 15 open, making the Golf Course a 5-holes course.

The County thanks everyone for their patience as they make their way further into the Golf Course Renovation Project, knowing that this inconvenience Read More

Next Valles Caldera Volunteer Day Saturday Aug. 10

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Los Amigos de Valles Caldera will hold its next volunteer day Saturday, Aug. 10 at Valles Caldera National Preserve. Courtesy/Los Amigos de Valles Caldera 

Los Amigos de Valles Caldera News:

Los Amigos de Valles Caldera will hold two more volunteer days: Aug. 10 and Sept. 14, and thanks those who assisted at the previous two volunteer days.

Valles Caldera National Preserve needs timber barrier logs constructed to place along roads to protect vegetation and remind visitors to only travel along authorized routes. Los Amigos de Valles Caldera built these during Public Lands Day in 2023.

For the Read More