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NNSA Field Office Manager Ted Wyka Reveals Plans To Improve Driver Safety Near Los Alamos National Laboratory

NNSA Los Alamos Field Office Manager Ted Wyka

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

NNSA Field Office Manager Ted Wyka emphasized during the March 19 Los Alamos County Council work session that Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has a “strong safety culture.”

“Safety is always my primary concern,” he added.

As a result, and in response to complaints regarding drivers on the road to and from the laboratory, near misses for vehicular crashes, vehicle accidents and a fatality that occurred earlier this month, Wyka said the NNSA Field Office is spearheading an initiative Read More

Jack Clifford Celebrates 95th Birthday Today!

White Rock resident Jack Clifford’s likeness is featured on the White Rock rock as he celebrates his 95th birthday today, March 28. Clifford has volunteered at the White Rock Senior Center for many years. ‘He is an amazing dad, grandpa and friend to so many in our community,’ daughter Jean Marr said. Courtesy/Jean Marr
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Proposed Floodplain Action For Regional Groundwater Monitoring Well SIMR-3 Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room:

  • Notice of Proposed Floodplain Action for Regional Groundwater Monitoring Well SIMR-3 and Access Road Improvements, Public Comment Period Closes April 5, 2024 (Link)
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Valles Caldera Shares 2023 Annual Report

Black bear wanders through the cabin district at Valles Caldera National Preserve. Courtesy/C. Lycopolus NPS

VCNP News:

Jemez Springs — The National Park Service has shared the 2023 annual report of Valles Caldera National Preserve.

2023 was a year of achievement as the park’s dedicated team worked toward making Valles Caldera the premier national park unit within New Mexico.

Highlights of the year include holding public comment meetings on the long-range plan of the park, removing non-historic debris from the Sulphur Springs thermal basin, having one of our amazing volunteers receive Read More

Gibson: Large-scale Solar Power Is Coming To Los Alamos

By ROBERT GIBSON
Chair
Los Alamos County Board of Public Utilities

By late 2026, the majority of Los Alamos’s electric power will come from the sun! The County recently inked a 20-year deal to purchase power from a large photovoltaic field and battery bank to be built a few miles northwest of Farmington.

Remarkably, the new solar power will cost LESS than the coal- and gas-based power it replaces.

The project, called Foxtail Flats (the County did not name it), is being built near Farmington where it can tie into the electric transmission system formerly used by San Juan Generating Station. That Read More

LAHS Staff Spotlight: Duane Smith Manager Ryan Daly

Duane Smith Auditorium Manager Ryan Andrew Daly. Photo by Andy McBride/ladailypost.com

By Andy McBride
Student Reporter
Los Alamos Daily Post

When we think of Star Wars we may think of the popular phrase, “May the force be with you” and legends like Yoda or Luke Skywalker. Ryan Andrew Daly is a huge Star Wars fan and a legend of his own … and he is the manager of Duane Smith Auditorium (DSA) at Los Alamos High School (LAHS).

Daly was born in Palos, Ill., and raised in Osceola, Ind. Growing up as the youngest of five children, LAHS Principal Renee Dunwoody was the oldest.

Daly went to high school Read More

Santa Fe Pro Musica Announces 2024–2025 Season

Pro Musica News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Pro Musica’s 2024–2025 Season offers a distinguished selection of concerts from September through May.

In addition to their popular String Quartet Series, celebratory Holiday Bach Festival, and Baroque Holy Week concerts, Artistic Director Colin Jacobsen presents a fresh and innovative twist on Pro Musica’s acclaimed orchestra concerts. The Orchestra Series invites five featured artists as both soloists and composers—Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh, Mexican singer Magos Hererra, violinist Colin Jacobsen, Wu Man, pipa, and shakuhachi player Read More

Pets Of The Week: Meet Daphne And Persian

Daphne is simply ear-resistable. This dog is a good egg looking for her hoppily-ever-after home. This 2-year-old, 53 lb. confection of perfection just graduated from 8-weeks of training in Española Humane’s Paws in the Pen program at the State Penitentiary of New Mexico. Daphne’s expressive eyes and smiley face will melt you into an actual puddle of love. She has bloomed with her training, is friendly with everyone, and loves to play with other dogs. Apply for Daphne on the Española Humane website so they can schedule a meet and greet Daphne goes home potty, leash and crate trained with a whole Read More

Governor Approves Historic $1.3 Billion Budget Boost For Higher Education Initiatives In New Mexico 

STATE News:

          • Landmark funding includes tuition-free college, loan repayment programs and enhanced educational opportunities statewide

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has approved a record $1.3 billion to support higher education statewide in FY25, a nearly 4% increase from last year that includes expanded funding for proven tuition-free college, loan repayment programs and workforce initiatives.

“Under Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s visionary leadership, New Mexico is steadfast in its commitment to fostering accessible and equitable education for all,” Higher Education Read More

New Mexico Businesses Receive State Job Training Funds

F5 Theming plans to use its first-ever JTIP funding to hire and train an art director and a scenic artist to meet current and growing production demand. Courtesy/F5 Theming & Design 

EDD News:

SANTA FE — The Job Training Incentive Program Board approved awards to five businesses in March to assist with the workforce training of 70 trainees and two interns, Acting Economic Development Department Cabinet Secretary Mark Roper announced Wednesday.

The Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) is a powerful state tool to assist companies in hiring and training New Mexico residents. Funds become Read More

FBI: Woman Faces Federal Charges For Murdering Sons

FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE – A woman is facing federal charges for murdering her two young children on the Isleta Pueblo. Mariah Zuni, 32, of Isleta Village, has appeared in federal court for an initial appearance and will remain in temporary custody pending a detention hearing, which was scheduled for March 27, 2024.

The criminal complaint alleges that on March 21, 2024, Zuni used a bread knife to slit the throats of her 5-year-old son and 9-month-old son in their residence on the Isleta Pueblo.

If convicted of the current charges, Zuni faces life in prison.

U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez, Read More

Santa Fe Film Festival Celebrates 24 Years

SFFF News:

The 24th annual Santa Fe Film Festival (SFFF) will take place April 25-28, and is set to provide an exhilarating experience for moviegoers, boasting an impressive line-up of films from notable filmmakers and welcoming esteemed honorees.

More than 100 features and short films will screen throughout the festival weekend, chosen from thousands of submissions, with most filmmakers confirmed to attend.

The 501(c)(3) non-profit festival organization again brings together a unique collection of feature and short films, championing those that make a difference, living up to its Read More

Sgt. Chris Ross: A Los Alamos Police Officer’s Story

Ofc. Chris Ross

By Andy McBride
Los Alamos Daily Post
Student Reporter

When we think of police, we usually think of these big crazy people who  chase you down on the highway for speeding. We think of our laws, we might also think that they are all fat because they go to the doughnut shop.

Well, this officer’s story might make you start judging differently. He is your everyday officer one may see on patrol or around town. His name is Sgt. Chris Ross and he is in charge of the School Resource Officers (SRO) at Los Alamos Public Schools. Ross was born and raised in San Diego, Calif., and grew up within a large Read More

LACA To Present Canellakis-Brown Duo April 21

LACA News:

The internationally lauded Canellakis-Brown Duo – pianist Michael Stephen Brown and cellist Nicholas Canellakis – will be presented by the Los Alamos Concert Association (LACA) in recital at 3 p.m. MST Sunday, April 21 at the Duane Smith Auditorium, 1300 Diamond Dr.

This concert will feature an eclectic program of classic and rarely-heard chamber music repertoire as well as the Duo’s own compositions and arrangements.

The Washington Post called the Duo “a pair of adventurous young talents who play with their antennae tuned to each other.” For up to fifteen years, the Duo has been Read More

Heinrich, Kennedy Lead Introduction Of Bipartisan Legislation To Restore Wetlands And Migratory Bird Habitat

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, and U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Wednesday led 10 Senate colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) through 2028.

The legislation would also increase authorized annual funding for the program to $65 million.

NAWCA was originally enacted in 1989 to provide federal matching grants —in partnership with funding from state and local governments, private industry, and non-profit organizations—to Read More

Laboratory Retiree Group First Tuesday Breakfast April 2

LRG News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in at the LRG monthly breakfast social between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m., Tuesday April 2 at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Dr.

LRG will pay for coffee and tea and individuals pay for their breakfast and other drinks.

Contact sgirard@losalamos.com or 505.672.3497 for more information.

More information about the LRG can be found here: website. Read More

Council Proclaims Friday ‘National Vietnam War Veterans Day In Los Alamos County’

Los Alamos County Councilor Randall Ryti presents a proclamation designating March 29, 2024 as ‘National Vietnam War Veterans Day in Los Alamos County’ to Linda Carol Alt, chapter regent of the Valle Grande Chapter of National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution during Tuesday’s council meeting. Courtesy/LAC

Staff Report:

Los Alamos County Council presented during its meeting Tuesday night a proclamation designating   March 29, 2024 as “National Vietnam War Veterans Day in Los Alamos County”.

Councilor Randall Ryti read the proclamation:

WHEREAS, the Vietnam War was officially Read More

PAC 8 Community Media Center: March 29-April 4, 2024

PAC 8 News:

PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.

For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.

PAC 8 Television schedule for March 29- April 4:

Friday, March 29, 2024

  • 6 a.m. Democracy Now! – Live
  • 10 a.m. The Thom Hartmann Program
  • 11 a.m. County Council Meeting Replay 3-26–24
  • 3 p.m. Democracy Now!
  • 5 p.m. PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
  • 6 p.m. A Chat with Glendora
  • 6:30 p.m. White House Chronicles
  • 7 p.m. Chamber
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Wizard Karaoke Helps Everyone Become Rock Stars

Wizard Karaoke Co-owner Mike Stearns, left, and Disc Jockey Eli Madrid aka ‘Betty Malefique’ host karaoke night recently at the American Legion in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Mike Stearns has done it all – disc jockey at radio stations, sports reporter and publisher at newspapers, a Naval religious programmer, Methodist minister and now karaoke business owner.

Stearns opened Wizard Karaoke in 2019 but then hit pause during the pandemict. Now that the pandemic has subsided, it is time to turn up the music.

Stearns and his team Read More

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