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Honor Flight Of Northern New Mexico Invites World War II & Korean War Veterans To Washington, D.C. In June

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HONOR FLIGHT News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Honor Flight of Northern New Mexico is inviting more World War II and Korean War veterans to take a free trip to Washington, D.C. in June.

Deadline to sign up for the trip is Sunday, April 21. The trip is free to veterans and allows them to reflect upon their own memorial as well as others. This year’s trip will take place Wednesday, June 19 through Friday, June 21.

Interested veterans should fill out an application at honorflightnorthernnm.org or call 505.835.1993.

About Honor Flight of Northern New Mexico

Honor Flight of Northern New Mexico is a 501-c3 organization Read More

Los Alamos Golf Course Pole And Netting Project Scheduled To Begin Week Of April 15

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Los Alamos County Golf Course, Courtesy photo

COUNTY News:

Judge Netting Mountain West will begin the Golf Course Pole and Netting Project the week of April 15, pending weather conditions.

This project is scheduled to be completed by early June.

Traffic Impact:

Heavy equipment will be introduced to the site in the first week of the project and remain there until the project is complete. Flaggers will be present to help guide motorists during this transition. Pedestrians on sidewalks will not be affected. Pedestrians who walk the golf course and golfers are asked to avoid the work area and Read More

Postponed: Diamond Drive Guardrail Repair Project

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Traffic and Streets has postponed the Diamond Drive guardrail repair project that involves a lane closure until further notice.

The materials needed for this project have been delayed.

The County will issue and update once the project is scheduled to resume.

For questions regarding this project, contact Streets Superintendent Daniel Campos at 505.500.7321. Read More

DPU Crews To Conduct Gas Line Repair On Grand Canyon

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Map showing location of gas line repair work scheduled for Tuesday, April 9 on Grand Canyon Drive between Canyon Vista Street and Mesa Verde Street. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Weather permitting, the repair of a gas line in White Rock is scheduled for Tuesday, April 9. Natural gas crews from the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) will be digging up a gas main to fix a service line on Grand Canyon Drive between Canyon Vista Street and Mesa Verde Street.

Traffic will be impacted around the work zone.

The work is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. and may last as late as 6 p.m. Drivers should expect Read More

Travel: Use Explorer’s Spirit When Visiting National Park Of American Samoa

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Village house a National Park of American Samoa. Photo by Debbie Stone

Wave action on the coast of National Park of American Samoa. Photo by Debbie Stone

By DEBBIE STONE
Santa Fe
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Located some 2,600 miles southwest of Hawai’i, the National Park of American Samoa is one of the most remote national parks in the U.S. It takes much effort and time to get here, but intrepid travelers who make the journey will discover untouched coral sand beaches, secluded villages, rainforests, rare flora and fauna, splendid vistas of land and sea and a rich culture.

This park was one of the Read More

Posts From The Road: Buc-ees Johnstown, Colorado

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Opening Day at Buc-ees Johnstown was a huge success as thousands of customers crowded the store during the day. The center section of Buc-ees stores is where the fresh food stations are located which are naturally a popular and crowded space as crowds of customers wait to make their lunch or snack choice. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

The newest Buc-ees store in Johnstown, Colo. held its grand opening on March 18, 2024. Thousands of customers visited the store creating traffic jams just to exit the freeway and enter the parking area. Over 400 customers were in line at 6 a.m. to be the first Read More

Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Welcome Over $227,000 For Portales Municipal Airport

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Congressional News:

PORTALES — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) have welcomed more than $227,000 in federal funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to the Portales Municipal Airport (PRZ) for necessary upgrades and long-term development.

This funding was made possible through the Infrastructure Law.

“Local airports connect communities all across New Mexico to tourism, business opportunities, and commercial aviation. They also grow our local economies,” Heinrich said. “I’m proud to Read More

Rutherford: Western Wanderers Visit Magdalena

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Historic Magdalena, N.M. Photo by Rebecca Rutherford 

By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

For spring break I wanted to take my junior foodie somewhere special, with a lot of history, science and great restaurants! After some consideration, I picked Magdalena, NM.

Why would I want to go there, you might ask? 

  1. Tumbleweeds Diner
  2. Kelly Mine
  3. VLA (24 miles away)
  4. Pie Town (50 miles away)

Magdalena is a small village in Southern NM, just about 30 minutes outside of Socorro. All said, it’s about a 3 hour trip from Los Alamos to there.

We drove through Socorro, where we grabbed lunch at El Camino, Read More

LAHS Young Climate Activists Heading To DC In June!

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Los Alamos High School EcoClub leaders have been invited to attend the annual Citizens’ Climate Lobby Conference in June in Washington, D.C. From, left, Arianne Terrones, Samuel Carmer and Charlotte Butcher are fundraising money to help support their trip. Any help is appreciated. Click here to donate. Courtesy photo
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