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Chart 160: COVID-19 In New Mexico Aug. 21

Change in number of diagnoses during a two week period by county. The percentages indicate change in number of diagnoses for the two week period ending Aug. 20 compared with the two week period ending Aug. 6. Counties with less than 20 diagnoses are not shown. The statewide figure is highlighted. Los Alamos had 4 positive tests over the past two weeks, and exactly the same number in the preceding two week period. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim


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Two Los Alamos School Board Candidates For District 4 Vacancy To Be Introduced At Forum Monday Aug. 24

LAPS News:

The Los Alamos School Board, with input from staff and the community has received applications from two candidates for a vacancy on the School Board created when Julia Baker stepped down because her family is moving to Spokane, Wash.

The School Board solicited letters of interest in the District 4 position, which must be filled by someone living in the District. They received letters of interest from parent and UNM-Los Alamos instructor Melanie Colgan, who was a candidate for the seat in the last school board election, and parent and former teacher Bethany Scott.

The Los Alamos Public


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Father Theophan: Paralyzing Possibility

Pottery and a lump of clay. Courtesy/Father Theophan

By FATHER THEOPHAN

Rector of Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church

Every artist and writer has faced it as some point in their work: blank page, a lump of clay, a white canvas that seems to stretch on forever. Nothing can be as intimidating as the moment before creation, that moment of no return when an idea demands to be brought to fruition or finally scrapped and mourned as lost potential.

Today in my shop I studied a lump of clay. Pugged (yes, it’s a thing), deaired, and perfectly packaged to remain pliable. It was about ten pounds, give or take, of


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LAPD Thanks Community For Help Identifying Indecent Exposure Suspect Arrested Today Without Incident

Donavin Lymon

LAPD News:

Los Alamos Crime Stoppers expressed appreciation this afternoon to the community for its assistance in identifying the suspect of the indecent exposure case reported Tuesday evening at Rover Park in White Rock.

Donavin Lymon, 18, of Española was arrested without incident shortly before noon today and booked into the Los Alamos County Jail.


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New Mexico Game & Fish: Fishing With Grandparents

David Lopez with his granddaughter Mila Bertoldo and her friend Bao Duong at Cowles Pond near Pecos. Courtesy/NMGF

NMGF News:

Dustin talks about grandparents taking their grandchildren fishing and shares special memories from a few anglers in our state.

Grandparents fishing with grandkids

One of the many neat things about fishing is that it is often a tradition passed down from one generation to the next. Anyone can start or carry on the tradition.

The tradition can continue for hundreds of years. The tradition is not merely the act of fishing but instead has much more to offer in terms of experience


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New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 24,095 With 5 More Deaths And 11,312 Patients Recovered

STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 150 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 24 cases today that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update announces 5 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:

  • 32 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 12 new cases in Chaves County
  • 1 new case in Cibola County
  • 3 new cases in Curry County
  • 14 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 11 new cases in Eddy County
  • 1 new case in Grant County
  • 19 new cases in Lea County

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Update: Medio Fire Burns 610 Acres; O% Contained

SFNF News:

The Medio Fire has burned 610 acres off the Rio en Medio Trail on the Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) between the Rio Nambe and the Rio en Medio, approximately 2 miles north of the Village of Rio en Medio, 2 miles east/southeast of Nambe Reservoir and 5 miles north/northwest of the Santa Fe Ski Basin.

Start Date: Aug. 17, 2020
Cause: Unknown
Location: Rio en Medio Trail, Española Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest
Acres: Approximately 610 acres
Fuels: Dry mixed conifer, ponderosa pine
Containment: 0%
Total personnel: 138

Highlights: The Southwest


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Robinson: Best Practices For Bear Issue

By JAMES ROBINSON
Los Alamos County Councilor

I have been receiving many emails, text messages and phone calls concerning our increased bear activity, and I thought I would share some best practices to get us through until winter.

First, some education.

An American Black Bear this far into the year needs to consume over 10,000 calories a day to build the weight necessary for the winter. Bears are the world’s greatest calorie counters, and easy calories are always the best.

Traditionally, bears would get their calories by eating grasses, berries, acorns and occasional meat sources. However,


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LANL: Searching Mars For Signatures Of Life

Mars Technica is a new, limited-series podcast where experts talk about the science behind the Mars Perseverance mission. Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University

LANL News:

Today, Mars is an arid, dusty, and frigid landscape with an average temperature of minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit—inhospitable to life as we know it.

But it wasn’t always that way. NASA’s Perseverance rover is headed straight for a spot scientists believe was an ancient river delta billions of years ago to search for signs that life once existed on the Red Planet.

A new episode of the podcast Mars Technica will


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Obituary: Lisa Kollman Feb. 26, 1962 – Aug. 16, 2020

LISA KOLLMAN Feb. 26, 1962 – Aug. 16, 2020

Lisa Kollman, of Los Alamos, NM, died at UNM Hospital on August 16, 2020 with her brother and husband at her side after experiencing a tragic fall. She was 58 years old. 

She was preceded in death by her father, Victor H. Kollman, of Klamath Falls, Oregon.

She is survived by her husband, Parks Fields; her mother, Kay Beinke Dunn; and her brother, Jay Kollman, all residents of Los Alamos; as well as her Uncle Jim and Marg of Wisconsin and her Uncle Gene and Jane Beinke of Iowa. 

Lisa was born in Waterloo, Iowa on February 26, 1962. Her parents brought her to Los Alamos


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Obituary: Elaine Costello May 23, 1942 – Aug. 16, 2020

ELAINE COSTELLO May 23, 1942 – Aug. 16, 2020

Elaine Costello, 78, beloved Mother, Grandmother, Sister, and Friend died from complications from pneumonia on August 16, 2020, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Santa Fe, NM.

She was born on May 23, 1942, in Daisytown, PA, and was the daughter of the late Anthony and Helen Stetcko. Elaine was raised in Richeyville, PA and graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry from California University of PA, and a M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Utah.

After meeting her husband Michael in Salt Lake City, Utah, the couple married in 1967 and moved to Belle Vernon,


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Burning Of Zozobra COVID Style Friday Sept. 4

ZOZOBRA News:
SANTA FE – 2020 is without a doubt the most woeful, wearying and worrisome year in anyone’s memory … and Santa Fe is about to do something about that!
Zozobra, first created in 1924 by artist Will Shuster, is a spooky specter who materializes from all the bad habits, faults and failings that human beings accumulate over the course of each year, and every incarnation of this old trouble-maker mirrors whatever anxieties are disrupting the harmony of daily life.
The conjunction of Santa Fe’s most iconic character and COVID-19 is resulting in a momentous occasion Friday, Sept.

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Bandelier Announces Fee Free Day On Founders Day Aug. 25 Marking 104 Year Anniversary Of National Park Service 

BANDELIER News:

Celebrate 104 years of the NPS as entrance fees are waived Tuesday, Aug. 25 at Bandelier National Monument.

Find a park or explore in-park and virtual events hosted by parks across the country.

Get tips to recreate responsibly while visiting parks to keep everyone safe and protect America’s treasures for future generations.  

For more information, contact the Bandelier Visitor Center at 505.672.3861 x 0 or visit www.nps.gov/band.

Aug. 25, 1916 President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation establishing the National Park Service (NPS).

At that time, women across the


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Scenes Of Press Box Installed At Sullivan Field Aug. 19, 2020

Just past day break Wednesday, a large crane from Crane Services Inc. slowly makes its way up Trinity Drive to UNM-LA to position a new press box into place at Sullivan Field. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

The new press box finally arrives after a short side trip to White Rock. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

The 60-foot-long trailer with the 7-ton press box was no match for the narrow winding street into the rear parking lot at UNM-LA, but after many tries the skilled driver and his crew managed to negotiate the street and safely arrive at their destination. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com


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Luján Addresses Navajo Nation Council, Discusses Need For Further COVID-19 Relief In Tribal Communities

U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján

STATE News:

NAMBE — U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) delivered a report to the Navajo Nation Council on the continued efforts by the House of Representatives to address the COVID-19 pandemic and bring further relief to Tribal communities.

While Assistant Speaker Luján works with the Navajo Nation Council often, this meeting was the first time he addressed the full Council.

“I was deeply honored to address Speaker Damon and the Navajo Nation Council. The Navajo Nation has been hard hit by COVID-19, and inaction and incompetence on the part of the Trump


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White Rock Senior Center Hosts Courtyard Concert

The golden, melodious tones of Ken Hendricks of Home Instead and Dale Lipp of Ambercare enhance the ambiance Tuesday at the White Rock Senior Center 25-year anniversary celebration. The Courtyard Concerts have become a regular habit of this dynamic duo. Tuesday’s celebration included cupcakes and a random gift distribution. Local youth Daisy McCulloch contributed hand painted rocks to boost the spirits of local seniors. Spare change is being collected at both senior centers through the end of the month to celebrate the 100th birthday of George Best and pass out goodie bags in his name. Courtesy/LARSO


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17th Annual Clean Up Los Alamos Day Sept. 12

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Environmental Services and the Environmental Sustainability Board invite the community to participate in the 17th Annual Clean Up Los Alamos Day Saturday, Sept. 12.

Clean Up LA Day is where residents and businesses volunteer to pick up litter throughout the County.

Volunteers are encouraged to pick a location around the community to clean up and make beautiful. Locations can range from a favorite park, walking trail or around the neighborhood.

During this event, the County would like to remind volunteers to please follow the State mandated COVID safe practices.


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