Scenes From Opening Of Two New Art Shows At FLAC
Kristen Honig poses by her photographs Friday evening during the opening reception for the ‘Traveling Pants Show’ at Fuller Lodge Art Center (FLAC). Her show, ‘Earth’s Extremes: Fire and Ice’, is on display in the Portal Gallery at FLAC and includes photographs she took at various forest fires and on trips to Iceland and the Atlantic. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Kristen Honig, right, visits with Diane Stoffel in front of a photo Honig shot at the Thompson Ridge Fire. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Laura Canvelas-Tobbes of FLAC welcomes visitors to the opening of the ‘Traveling Read More
Luján Introduces Bill To Prevent Child Abuse And Neglect
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Family Strengthening Infrastructure Act Friday to make essential investments to correct the imbalance between prevention services and foster care services in America by increasing funding for Titles I and Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA).
CAPTA has been critical in preventing and addressing child abuse and neglect. CAPTA’s Title I state grants support state child protective services systems in responding to maltreatment, Read More
Daily Postcard: Large Bumblebee Spotted Sipping Nectar
Daily Postcard: A large bumblebee is spotted recently sipping nectar from a Rocky Mountain Bee Plant blooming at a residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
Another view of the bumblebee sipping nectar recently from flowers on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
Chandler: Calling On County Councilors To Defeat Ordinance 02-317 … The Downtown Pedestrian Overlay Zone
By GEORGE CHANDLER
Los Alamos
Editor’s note: Local resident George Chandler sent the following letter to the Los Alamos County Council this evening calling on them to defeat Ordinance 02-317, the downtown Pedestrian Overlay Zone.
To: County Council
From: George Chandler
Date August 8, 2021
Re: Aug. 10 hearing on ordinance 02-317, downtown Pedestrian Overlay Zone
Attachments: Decker Parish Sabatini (DPS) memo of 5-26-21 (link).
Dear Councilors,
The Town Hall organized and run by Councilors Reagor, Derkacs, and Scott last week reinforced and illuminated most of the points I made in previous Read More
Scenes From Smokey Haze Blanketing Los Alamos
Hazy smoke fills the sky as the sun begins to set as viewed today from Canyon Road. The hazy sky in the Los Alamos area comes from smoke blowing in from wildfires burning around New Mexico and Arizona. Visit the New Mexico Environment Department website for tips to protect heath: Link. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
View of the smoky haze early this evening heading east on the Main Hill Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
View of the sun rising this morning in a hazy sky over White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Skolnik: COVID-19 – The World Has Changed And We Must Urgently Change, Too
By RICHARD SKOLNIK
Los Alamos
We are living in a new world of COVID-19, compared to where we were in most of 2020 and 2021 to date.
The good news is that an overwhelming share of our eligible citizens have been fully vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19. Over the last several months, we had very few new infections in Los Alamos County.
The bad news, however, is that the daily average number of infections in Los Alamos County has increased dramatically in the last few weeks. The daily average for the two weeks ending August 6 was 10.8 cases, per 100,000 people. The daily average for the two Read More
Scenes From Bone Orchard Summer Concert At Pond Friday
Little boys feel the beat as Southwest Americana band Bone Orchard performs Friday evening at Ashley Pond Park as part of the Los Alamos County Summer Concert series. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
A crowd gathers to hear Bone Orchard perform at the summer concert Friday evening at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Bone Orchard serenades the crowd Friday night at the pond. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Bone Orchard jams onstage Friday night at the pond. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
New Mexico Emergency SNAP Benefits Extension Continues
HSD Deputy Secretary Angela Medrano
HSD News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits will continue to receive the maximum amount for their household size for the month of August, announced the New Mexico Human Services Department.
“HSD is committed to helping New Mexicans who are struggling during this time of economic instability,” HSD Deputy Secretary Angela Medrano said. “These additional SNAP benefits will continue to provide food to many New Mexico families in need.”
The emergency assistance will increase a household’s Read More
Macek: Neonate (Baby) Snake Season Will Soon Be Upon Us
A baby garter snake just born (a half hour old). Photo by Jan Macek
By JAN MACEK
Los Alamos
Baby (neonate) snake season will start any time now and will continue until early to mid September.
So please know that bull snake and coachwhip babies and other species are being hatched from eggs. You also may see female live-bearing snakes such as garter snakes and rattlesnakes seeking a place to give birth. Baby rattlesnakes will not have developed rattles yet but will have what is called a “button” at the end of the tail. Every time the youngster sheds, it will develop a rattle.
All neonates will seek shelter, Read More