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Posts From The Road: Mission San Xavier Del Bac

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Mission Exterior: Mission San Xavier del Bac is a beautiful Spanish style mission just south of Tucson, Ariz. The mission has a white exterior, which makes it easily visible for miles in the Arizona desert. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Mission Interior: The ornate interior of the mission shows off many artifacts and art work. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

 

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

Mission San Xavier del Bac is a historic Spanish Catholic mission located just south of Tucson, Ariz. on the Tohono O’odham Nation San Xavier Indian Reservation.
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N.M. 502 Roundabout Construction Begins Again

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Map of the N.M. 502 Roundabout construction project. Courtesy/LAC

NMDOT News:

The New Mexico Department of Transportation and Star Paving Contractors are resuming road work on N.M. 502 in Los Alamos between Knecht Street and Tewa Loop.

Work should be complete in the winter of 2020.

The $10.8 million project will improve a nearly one mile stretch of N.M. 502 and reconstruct the existing intersection at Central Avenue with a roundabout to improve traffic flow.

The project will include roadway reconstruction, earthwork, curb and gutter, ADA compliant sidewalks, concrete retaining walls, Read More

Letter To The Editor: LA Taxi Provides Needed Service

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By CAMILLE MORRISON
White Rock

I no longer drive so I take LA Taxi to the airport or to doctor’s appointments in Albuquerque. 

I take the Rail Runner to Albuquerque when I visit friends. The taxi takes me to the train station in the morning and back home from the train station when I return in the evening.

The bus doesn’t run on weekends so I take the taxi when I go someplace that is not within walking distance of my house. Cindy (LA Taxi owner Cindy Capelli) and I have become good friends. She provides a service that is needed in Los Alamos.

Take the taxi and leave the driving to Cindy or one of Read More

Traffic Alert: Emergency Utility Work At Trinity/Oppenheimer

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COUNTY News:

Emergency repairs to a sewer force main are underway by Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities sewer crews.

(A force main is a pressurized sewer pipe that conveys wastewater in a situation where gravity sewage flow is not possible. Pumps or compressors push the sewage through the force main from lower to higher elevations or across landscapes where deep excavation is not feasible.)

At 10 a.m. today, March 9, crews began working in the intersection of Trinity Drive and Oppenheimer Drive. The construction zone is situated on the south side of Trinity in the center of Oppenheimer Read More

Posts From The Road: Ft. Union National Monument

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Wide View: A wide view from a distance shows a portion of the ruins of Ft. Union. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Framed: Wagon wheels add interest to the wall of a row of buildings which were used for supply distribution. Wagons and an old cannon are a part of the fort today. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

Ft. Union National Monument is about 28 miles north of Las Vegas, N.M. It is situated on grasslands near the eastern foothills of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains in Mora County.

The fort became a National Monument in 1954 and is operated Read More

Crack Sealing On San Ildefonso Road Begins March 9

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Traffic Alert:

Los Alamos County Public Works Traffic & Streets Division will begin a pavement preservation project on the North Mesa.

Crews will be crack sealing on San Ildefonso Road from the round-a-bout to Sioux Street.

Work hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Work is anticipated to be completed in early April, weather permitting.

A flagging operation will be used to move vehicles safely through the work zone. Vehicle traffic is urged to slow down and obey all traffic control devices.

Los Alamos County Public Works is committed to the safety of the traveling public and thanks Read More

Top 100 Places Around The World To Watch Sunsets

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Lensbest has released a study that for the first time uses a data-driven approach to collate and determine the best spots around the world to watch a sunset. Courtesy/Lensbest

Lensbest News:

A survey of travel journalists from across the globe reveals the top 100 sunset-viewing spots, as well as honorable mentions for 400 further locations.

  • Santorini, Greece, was the most nominated place to view a sunset worldwide, followed by Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA and Mykonos, Greece.

  • The United States was the most commonly nominated country worldwide for sunset-viewing spots, with

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Leave The Driving To Los Alamos Taxi Service

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By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

Need a lift? Los Alamos Taxi is at your service. Serving Los Alamos since 2013, Los Alamos Taxi and its sister business, New Mexico Wine Tours, now have a bus, two vans and a minivan ready to take groups large and small where they need to go.

“We go to the Albuquerque Airport pretty much daily,” owner Cindy Capelli said. “We offer shared rides when they are available to cut down on the cost.”

The cost for one to the airport is $160, but that gets a lot cheaper when split two or more ways. There’s plenty of room for luggage, too.

“We’re the Read More

Los Alamos Medical Center Prepared To Detect, Protect, Respond To Any Novel Coronavirus Exposure

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By JOHN WHITESIDE
CEO
Los Alamos Medical Center

Los Alamos Medical Center is committed to providing the highest quality care and ensuring the safety of our patients, employees, providers, volunteers and visitors.

We are continuing to work closely with New Mexico Department of Health and following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ensure our hospital is prepared with the appropriate plans to detect, protect and respond should anyone in our community contract or be exposed to the novel coronavirus (COVID–19).

Additionally, we are reviewing our facility’s Read More

Los Alamos Police Department Launches Traffic Enforcement Efforts Focused On Accident Related Violations

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LAPD News:

Starting now and continuing through the summer, the Los Alamos Police Department will be conducting traffic enforcement, focusing on accident related violations to include seat belt enforcement.

There also will be random DWI checkpoints throughout the county during this time frame.

The public can help reduce the risk of vehicle crashes by adhering to posted speed limit signs, allowing enough room between them and the vehicle they are following and driving with caution when roadways are wet.

Also, officers will be on the lookout for impaired drivers for the next few months. To report Read More