Art In Public Places Board Seeks Input On Fire Station #4 Artwork Theme
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County’s Art in Public Places Board invites you to take a quick survey on the proposed theme for the public artwork planned for the new Fire Station #4: https://lacnm.com/FS4_survey. The survey will be open until midnight on June 21.
The Art in Public Places Board—partnering with the Los Alamos Fire Department and the Public Works Department—is developing a theme that will guide the selection of an artist for the project. The proposed theme centers on the community’s relationship with wildfire and highlights how Los Alamos prepares for, lives with, and recovers from Read More
Life After 50: CommUNITY Giveback
Patriotic cards donated by Cathy Walters for C’YA’s ‘Mail for Troops’ and ‘Vets with Pets’ programs. Community members can drop off cards or coloring pages at C’YA’s ChamberFest booth on Saturday. Courtesy/ C’YA
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
Champions of Youth Ambitions
Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) will celebrate 12 years this week, with what expects to be a momentous year ahead … well 18 months is more like it. We’ll start with an appearance at Los Alamos ChamberFest with a celebratory CommUNITY Giveback this Saturday!
Our June 6 debut is called the CommUNITY GIVEback, Read More
Customer Care Center To Have Limited Operations Thursday Mornings In June
COUNTY News:
The Customer Care Center will be operating in a limited capacity every Thursday in June from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. The reduced operations are so the Customer Care staff can attend team building training.
In-person transactions at the Customer Care windows in the Municipal Building will be handled as normal. The Customer Care phone line 505.662.8333 will not be answered during this time, please leave a message. Phone messages and email requests will be handled when staff return in the afternoon.
Customers needing urgent assistance, such as emergency water shutoffs, should call 505.709.0139. Read More
Library Bookstore To Hold Bag Sale Saturday During ChamberFest
FLACL News:
The Friends Bookstore will be holding a $5 bag sale from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Saturday, June 6 in the lobby at Mesa Public Library!
This is in cooperation with our county Chamberfest, we’ll have several bookcarts filled with fiction, nonfiction, and young adult genres for you to choose from and even provide you with a bag.
The Friends of Los Alamos County Libraries (FLACL) is a 501(c)3, providing essential funding for our community libraries since 1978 and scholarships going to high school seniors since 1995. We’re open 7 days a week and staffed entirely by volunteers, stop by, pick up some Read More
Denish: The Best 250 Anniversary Celebration Is Just Outside Your Door
By DIANE DENISH
Corner To Corner
diane@dianedenish.com
We are moving into those “lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer … those days of soda and pretzels and beer.” Those lyrics come from an old Nat King Cole song that ends with the wish that summer could always be here.
Summer has always carried that carefree feeling. School is out, temperatures rise, and people head outdoors for baseball games, picnics, concerts in local parks, and pickup basketball games. Some kids attend day camps, some help on the family farm, and others line up for the latest Minions movie. Teenagers look for their first Read More
SummerFest At Pajarito Mountain June 6
PAJARITO News:
SummerFest is this weekend at Pajarito. The band Sunbender will be playing and beer from Boxing Bear and Blu Dragon Breweries will be flowing. Food will be available for purchase at the cafe and event goers can take the shuttle from Sullivan Field.
Come take advantage of one of the few opportunities to enjoy the ski hill during the summer amid the construction! Read More
Secretary Of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver Provides Primary Election Day Information
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Today is Primary Election Day and Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver is providing the following information for voters and media outlets.
As of today, more than 181,900 eligible voters have voted in New Mexico’s 2026 Primary Election, including more than 18,500 voters not registered with a qualified political party. This is the first year independent voters can participate in the state’s primary election without updating their voter registration.
Semi-open Primary
New Mexico has semi-open primary elections, effective July 1, 2025. This means that: Read More
Many Offerings At Los Alamos Farmers Market June 4
Forest Service Debuts New Recreation Mobile App
USFS News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — To kick off Great Outdoors Month, the Forest Service is launching a new, single visitor-information mobile app, National Forests and Grasslands, now available for download as visitors plan their summer trips to recreation sites across the National Forest System.
For the first time the app provides the most complete and accurate collection of Forest Service recreation sites that has ever been made available to the public, along with important planning tools like critical safety alerts, closures, amenity details and more.
“Due to the sheer size and remote Read More
State Police Checkpoints, Saturation Patrols Across State
NMSP News:
State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols; and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during June 2026.
We are bringing awareness to these events to reduce impaired driving-related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.
These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the right decision Read More
Robinson: Data Centers Can Work For Local Communities
By Sherry Robinson
All She Wrote
© 2026 New Mexico News Services
Can we have a rational discussion of data centers?
I was hoping this could happen in Socorro, where New Mexico Tech has agreed to consider participating in Green Data Center. Who better to look at the proposal than a place full of scientists and engineers?
What we’ve heard instead is so much hysteria that Congressman Gabe Vasquez urged Socorro County officials to approve a one-year moratorium on the project.
Data centers have become flashpoints all over the country. Nobody wants one because of their potential impacts, and yet they Read More
Pets Of The week: Ashley Ann And Brinda
Ashley Ann treats every day like it already has plans for the two of you. This 8-year-old, 70-pound glamour girl is a live action hair product commercial, and she doesn’t just go on walks—she headlines them. She is a slow-motion shampoo ad wind-in-the-mane moment. Nose to the breeze, tail in constant approval, always checking in to make sure you’re coming too, because you are, without question, her favorite part of any outing. Ashley Ann has a gift for making life feel a little more alive. She’s currently heartworm positive, but that doesn’t define her story or slow her down from finding her person. Read More
Honor The Enduring Strength Of The Diné At Treaty Of 1868 Commemoration At Bosque Redondo Memorial
NMHS News:
FORT SUMNER, NM — The public is invited to commemorate the Treaty of 1868 between the US Government and the sovereign Navajo Nation from 1 – 4 p.m., Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site.
The event includes cultural presentations by Shawn Price (Diné) and the Dineh Tah’ Dancers, who will perform traditional dances in recognition of the resilience of the Diné. Throughout their performances, Price will share stories and the historical significance of the treaty and the influential role of General William T. Sherman and Colonel Samuel Read More
Library Announces 2026 Summer Reading Program: ‘Plant A Seed, Read!’
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos Public Library invites readers of all ages to participate in the annual Summer Reading Program, which launches Monday, June 1, and runs through July 26. The free, incentive-based program offers flexible participation options for all reading levels, interests and schedules. Participants can track reading and activities through Beanstack, an online platform that helps readers stay motivated. This year, adult readers can also record progress in a paper log.
Participants may register in one of four age categories: adults, teens (7th to 12th grades) or youth (early Read More
Luján, Padilla, Cantwell Lead Senate Colleagues In Urging Secretary Lutnick To Halt Elimination Of Vote-By-Mail
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, led 13 Senate Democrats in demanding Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick opposing the Department’s involvement in President Trump’s illegal Executive Order (EO) attacking vote-by-mail and interfering with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).
They also demanded that the Commerce Department halt implementing Read More
Daily Postcard: First Hollyhocks Of The Season
Daily Postcard: The first Hollyhocks of the season blossomed May 25 in Velarde. Photo by Johnnie Martinez Read More
Chappel: Taking A Moment To Thank Community
By JASON CHAPPEL
Candidate
Los Alamos County Council
As we head into tomorrow’s primary election, I want to take a moment to thank the people of Los Alamos and White Rock.
Over the last several months, I’ve had the opportunity to attend events, answer questions, and have conversations with residents from across our communities. Whether you support me, support another candidate, or are still deciding, I am grateful to everyone who has taken the time to engage in the process.
When I decided to run for County Council, I did so because I believe local government works best when it stays focused on the Read More
‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Opens Friday At Elks Lodge
Los Alamos Elks Lodge News:
As anyone who’s ever gone to a live shadow-cast performance of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” can attest, it’s much more than entertainment. It’s way beyond a night at the movies.
Whether considering going for the first time or a long-time fan with props and costume, here’s a chance to “don’t dream it — be it.”
Director Alexandra DiBranco will present “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays June 5, 6, 19, and 20 at the Los Alamos Elks Lodge, 1601 Trinity Drive.
Doors will open at 8 p.m., with the movie starting at 8:55 p.m. The show Read More
LAHS Class Of ’81 Seeks Classmate Info For 45th Reunion
COMMUNITY News:
The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Class of 1981 reunion committee is seeking contact information for individuals who identify as members of the Class of 81.
This contact information will be used for the 45th reunion this year and the 50th reunion in 2031.
The Class of ‘81 45th reunion will be Sept. 17-20 in Los Alamos, and the reunion committee would like to get registration information into the hands of its missing classmates.
Classmates can update their contact information on the class reunion google doc:
- lahs2001reunioncontactinfo.xls
x, which they can access through the
Elks Lodge To Host Annual Flag Day Celebration June 14
Elks Lodge 2083 to host its annual Flag Day Celebration June 14 at 1601 Trinity Drive. Courtesy photo
Elks Lodge 2083 News:
On Sunday, June 14, Elks Lodge 2083 will host its annual Flag Day Celebration. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. and conclude with a light lunch. All are welcome to attend.
Damaged flags may also be brought to the lodge for proper disposal. Prior to Flag Day, flags can be placed in the labeled can outside the south entrance of the lodge.
The history of Flag Day:
On June 14, 1885, in a one-room schoolhouse in Waubeka, Wisc., schoolteacher Bernard Cigrand asked his students to write Read More