Carol A. Clark

New Mexico COVID-19 Sept. 4-7 Update: 2,510 New Cases, Totaling 237,889 With 10 New Deaths And 205,886 Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials announced 2,510 additional COVID-19 cases between Sept. 4 and Sept. 7 in New Mexico.

Los Alamos County reports 7 new cases during the last four days bringing the total to 630 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)

This update includes 10 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

  • 709 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 168 new cases in Chaves
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Chart 503: COVID-19 Update New Mexico Sept. 7

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The bars in this chart show the number of COVID-19 diagnoses in Los Alamos versus date, and the line shows the seven-day average. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
The bars in this chart show the number of COVID-19  diagnoses in Los Alamos by age group for the eight-day period ending Sept. 7. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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Phi Beta Kappa Hosting Picnic At Urban Park Sept. 19

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By ERIC CHISOLM & JOYCE ANN GUZIK
Los Alamos Phi Beta Kappa Association

Sunday afternoon, Sept. 19, the Los Alamos Phi Beta Kappa Association will hold a picnic starting at 1:30 p.m. at Urban Park.

Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest undergraduate honor society in the United States, inducting new members annually into its chapters at colleges and universities across the country. PBK has about 260 members in Los Alamos County (1.5% of the county’s population).

Members of PBK and their families are encouraged to join us at the Urban Park pavilion Sunday the 19; please bring your own food and drink as Read More

Scenes From LANL Workers Protesting Vaccine Mandate

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The New Mexico Freedoms Alliance organized a protest today in response to Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for all employees. A couple of hundred LANL workers gathered today in a Freedom Assembly at Ashley Pond Park. The ‘Call Out’ was a demonstration of how many LANL workers could potentially leave the organization if the rule-makers do not rescind the vaccine mandate, and thereby force many workers off the job permanently. Photo by John McHale/ladailpost.com

Scene of protesters today on Trinity Drive near Ashley Pond Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailpost.com Read More

Obituary: Catherine Sue Partridge Aug. 1, 2021

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CATHERINE SUE PARTRIDGE Aug. 1, 2021

Sue Partridge, 72, passed away August 1, 2021 at her home in Seattle in the presence of those she loved after a long battle with breast cancer. 

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah and raised in New Mexico, Sue and her two brothers were brought up by their parents Ray and Cate Partridge to appreciate nature and the outdoors, spending summers at the family farms in Utah and Idaho. 

Sue excelled in school, graduating from Los Alamos High School in New Mexico, and early on showed artistic talent and an adventurous spirit. This led to a year spent in France during college, studying Read More

C’YA Promotes Assets Month And College & Military Day

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Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) is promoting Assets Month and College and Military Day. Courtesy/LAC

Community asked to make a small donation to C’YA’s Change for Change fundraiser. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
C’YA Founder

The time has arrived for Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) to once again promote Assets Month and College and Military Day.

The bulk of our work is based on the Search Institute’s research on the 40 Developmental Assets. The categories include; Support, Empowerment, Boundaries & Expectations, Constructive Use of Time, Commitment Read More

NMSP C.A.R.E. Operation Over Labor Day Weekend Results In 1,700+ Traffic Citations And 15 Drunk Driver Arrests

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NMSP News:

STATEWIDE – During the Labor Day weekend, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) participated in the Combined Accident Reduction Effort (C.A.R.E.) operation across all roadways within the state.

The goal of the traffic initiative is to increase motorist safety and reduce the number of crashes through a strong law enforcement presence.

Because of the increased volume of traffic during the holiday, NMSP increased its patrol presence during this initiative on roadways throughout all State Police districts on the busiest travel days of the Labor Day weekend, specifically Saturday, Read More

LALT Opens Newest Season With ‘A Wrinkle in Time’

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Suzy Kroeshe, Terry Berry and Valerie Lawdenski perform as Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Whatsit, three playful interdimensional sheet-thieves . Photo by Zack Baker

Back row from left, Kate Obrey, Gloria Galassi and Gabriel Cook. Front row from left, Jocelyne Dolejsi and Jane Hite, playing Meg, Calvin and Charles Wallace. Director Mimi Adams double-cast young actors for these challenging roles. Photo by Zack Baker

By Kelly Dolejsi
LALT

The pandemic has tested, with far too much gravity, Rosencrantz’s famous statement in Tom Stoppard’s play, “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead”, Read More

Obituary: Bryan Lally Aug. 4, 2021

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BRYAN LALLY Aug. 4, 2021

Bryan Lally, 63, passed away on August 4, 2021, after a short illness.

After receiving his PhD from Carnegie Mellon University, Bryan moved to Los Alamos and started his career at LANL in 1992 with the Process Modeling and Control/Process Engineering group.

He had a long career at the lab, spanning several organizations and touching on several important LANL efforts. Bryan was a founding member of CCS-7, which was created to take on the challenge of preparing for the high performance computing platforms used today.

Bryan retired from LANL in 2016, to enjoy hiking, fly Read More