‘Friday Night Dining’ Seeks Volunteers
COMMUNITY News:
Friday Night Dining, which offers fine dining for low-income senior citizens and the homeless in Española Valley and Santa Fe County, is looking for volunteers.
The organization serves 50 diners. It has two volunteer chefs that prepare the meals, but 19 volunteers are needed to work as waiters, bussers, kitchens helpers and dishwashers at each dinner.
The next dinners are June 26, July 31, Aug. 21 and Oct. 23. Meals are held at Valley View United Methodist Church on Spruce Street in Española. The food that is left is served to the homeless the next day.
Volunteer hours:
- Waiters
Wedding Announcement: Bryson Ballew & Hailee Ballew
Bryson Ballew formerly of White Rock and Hailee Ballew were married on June 13, 2026, surrounded by family and friends. The couple said that they look forward to their future together. Courtesy photo Read More
Rehabilitation Project On US 64 In Taos To Begin June 23
NMDOT News:
TAOS — Travelers in the Taos/El Prado area may experience traffic delays as a roadway rehabilitation project on US 64 is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, June 23.
The project will span from milepost 253.1 (Hail Creek Rd.) to milepost 253.7 (Camino de la Placitas) and is expected to take seven working days to complete, weather permitting. This structural pavement treatment involves removing the current asphalt layer and replacing it with new pavement to improve road conditions and extend roadway life.
Construction will take place Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. During Read More
LALT To Present ‘The Proposal’ & ‘Overtones’
LALT News:
Los Alamos Little Theatre (LALT) announces a play reading and auditions for a twin bill of one-act plays that will open LALT’s season: “The Proposal” by Anton Chekhov and “Overtones” by Alice Gerstenberg. Ken Milder will direct “The Proposal” and Emily Stark will direct “Overtones”.
The play reading, open to anyone interested in reading or listening, will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at the Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nectar St.
Auditions will be held at the PAC at 6 p.m. Friday, June 26, and 2 p.m. Saturday, June 27. Persons interested in auditioning will be asked to fill out an audition
Obituary: Mary Keefer Bard Nov. 11, 1924 – June 13, 2026
MARY KEEFER BARD Nov. 11, 1924 – June 13, 2026
Mary Keefer Bard, born on November 11, 1924, in New York City and a proud Registered Nurse, lived a life of extraordinary depth, love, and purpose. She raised her three children in Los Alamos, New Mexico alongside her beloved husband Richard, building a home filled with warmth, strength, and tradition. In her later years, she made Albuquerque her home at Montebello Senior Living, where she embraced a vibrant new chapter – finding joy, friendship, and community even after the profound loss of Richard, her husband of 69 years.
To some she was Mary, Read More
Engaged: Zealand Walterscheid & Jordan Rodenkirk
Zealand Walterscheid and Jordan Rodenkirk announce engagement. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Jeff and Karen Walterscheid of White Rock, New Mexico are happy to announce the engagement of their son Zealand Kohl Walterscheid to Jordan Larae Rodenkirk, daughter of Vincent and Angela Rodenkirk of Strawberry, Arizona.
The bride to be is a graduate of Grand Canyon University and is employed as a Registered Nurse in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Her fiancé is also a graduate of Grand Canyon University and is employed with Abbott Labs.
The couple were engaged in the Gardens at the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, Read More
UPDATE: NM 4 Closed Truck Route Has Reopened
Traffic Alert:
UPDATE: LOS ALAMOS COUNTY NM 4 Road closure has ended. Please drive safely.
Due to a motor vehicle accident on N.M. 4, the Los Alamos Police Department has closed the road between East Jemez Road (Truck Route) and Rover Boulevard.
Motorists are advised to seek an alternate route.
The closure is anticipated to last two hours. A follow-up message will be published when the road has been re-opened.
Read MoreLos Alamos Faith & Science Forum: ‘Saved By The Spirits: Did Religion Rescue Paleolithic Humans From Extinction?’ By Dr. Nels Hoffman June 24
Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum News:
The Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum 2026 Summer Series Presents ‘Saved by the Spirits: Did religion rescue paleolithic humans from extinction?’ by Dr. Nels Hoffman at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church (TOTH) at 3900 Trinity Drive. A light meal will be served at 6 p.m.and the forum will be recorded and streamed here.
All hominin species, except for one, have gone extinct. Even a successful species like Homo erectus, who persisted on Planet Earth for more than one and a half million years, is no longer around. Genomic Read More
FBI: Crownpoint Man Sentenced For Strangling A Woman And Attacking Tribal Police Officer With Taser
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Crownpoint man was sentence to 42 months in prison for strangling a woman and attacking a tribal police officer with a taser.
There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court documents, March 18, 2025, Jason K. Thompson, 40, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, attempted to strangle Jane Doe. Law enforcement responded to the domestic violence call and attempted to take Thompson into custody.
During a struggle with a Navajo Nation Police Department officer, Thompson grabbed the officer’s taser and deployed it against him with the intent to injure him. Read More
More Scenes Of 2026 Pride Festival In Central Park Square
Scene of the 2026 Pride Festival presented on Saturday June 12 on the lawn in Central Park Square by the LA Pride Collective. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com
Scene from the 2026 Pride Festival Saturday June 12 on the lawn in Central Park Square. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com
Scene from the 2026 Pride Festival Saturday June 12 on the lawn in Central Park Square. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com
Scene from the 2026 Pride Festival Saturday June 12 on the lawn in Central Park Square. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com
McQuiston: When The Monsoon Rolls In … Tips For Getting Your Home Ready Before The First Big Storm
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
The sky is clear all morning. Then around 3 p.m. the clouds start stacking up dark over the mountains, the wind kicks up, and 10 minutes later it’s coming down sideways. Hail is ticking off the windows and the street out front is already running like a creek.
If you’ve spent a summer in northern New Mexico, you know the drill. The storms are loud and dramatic, and they can do real damage in about the time it takes to finish a cup of coffee.
Monsoon season officially started in mid-June and runs through September. The good news is that Read More
Double Rainbow Fills Sky Over Los Alamos
A double rainbow fills the sky over Los Alamos viewed on Sunday from Los Pueblos. Courtesy photo Read More
Luján Issues Statement Commemorating Juneteenth
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement commemorating today’s Juneteenth:
“As our nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we must remember that the promise of freedom was not extended to all Americans in 1776.
“More than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, informing more than 250,000 enslaved people that they were free.
“Juneteenth marks Read More
Daily Postcard: View Of Milky Way Over Cerro Pedernal
Daily Postcard: An enhanced view of the Milky Way over Cerro Pedernal taken late Thursday night June 11 near Abiqui Lake. Photo by Steve Bublitz Read More
Scenes From Mosaic Mural Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
The community came out Saturday to snip the ceremonial ribbon on Los Alamos County’s newest piece of art, a mosaic mural installed on the exterior wall of the Justice Center, facing Trinity Drive and Oppenheimer Drive. This particular piece of art is unique in the County’s collection because the public had a hand in creating it. A three-day workshop was held June 5-7 at Mesa Public Library during which the public was invited to create the different panels that make up the mural. The workshops and murals design was led by Austin-based artist J Muzacz and his team. Courtesy/LAC
Scene following Read More
Española City Councilor To Attend NALEO Emergency Management Technology Summit
Sam LeDoux
Española City Councilor
ESPAÑOLA — Española City Councilor Sam LeDoux will attend the NALEO Institute on Technology & AI in Emergency Management from June 23-24 in Bentonville, Arkansas, where Latino elected and appointed officials will examine how technology and artificial intelligence can strengthen emergency preparedness, response and decision-making.
LeDoux said the summit comes at an important time for small and rural communities, where emergency management demands continue to grow while many communities face shortages in emergency personnel.
“Small cities Read More
Los Alamos Is Addressing Its Wild Side
Los Alamos County and its contractor are working on a plan to address local wildlife issues. Courtesy photos
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Bears rummaging through trash cans, deer’s antlers getting entangled in holiday lights and mountain lions preying on household pets are all issues that are commonly heard in Los Alamos.
The question is, what can be done about it?
Los Alamos County is starting to work on the answer; during the June 9 County Council meeting, representatives from the contractor, Environmental Solutions and Innovations (ESI), laid out its Read More
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100+ Women Who Care–Los Alamos Thanks Sponsors Including Enterprise Bank & Trust For Annual Support
The 100+ Women Who Care–Los Alamos Steering Committee includes clockwise from top left, Ellen Specter, Diana Martinez, Janet Lovato, Carol A. Clark, Angie Bratton and Jen Wetteland. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
Since its founding in August of 2015, 100+ Women Who Care–Los Alamos has gathered generous local women together for quarterly philanthropic dinners, to listen to the needs of three non-profits centered in Los Alamos, and to select one nonprofit to receive their donations.
Our quarterly sponsors make
Planning & Zoning Commission To Meet June 24, 2026
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Planning & Zoning Commission is scheduled to meet 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave.
The meeting is open to the public in person and for convenience, the following Zoom meeting link and/or telephone call in numbers may be used for public viewing and participation:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81885706651
Or Telephone:
Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 719 359 4580 or +1 253 205 0468 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 444 9171 or +1 669 900 6833 Read More