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
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
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
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
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
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
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
LAHS senior Orion Henderson
By STU CORLISS
LAHS Swimming Coach
Los Alamos High School senior Orion Henderson was named High School All-America for swimming by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) for his 200 individual medley and 500 free performances at the New Mexico state high school meet on May 15.
Henderson’s times of 1:50.69 for the 200 IM and 4:35.37 for the 500 freestyle handily bested the state meet field.
His two individual wins helped propel the Hilltopper boys to their second straight state team title this past season.
Less than one percent of the 300,000 Read More
Los Alamos High School senior Kelly Wetteland, left, and sister, sophomore Anna Wetteland. Courtesy photo
By STU CORLISS
LAHS Swimming Coach
Los Alamos High School senior Kelly Wetteland and her sister, sophomore Anna Wetteland, who recently moved here from Maryville, Tenn., were named High School All-America by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) for their performances at the TISCA Tennessee state high school meet held April 24-25 in Knoxville.
Kelly finished second at the meet in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.14) to earn All-America status.
The Wetteland Read More
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Do you ever wonder how future generations will look back at us and think: “Wow. They were so rudimentary in their knowledge. How could they have thought that?” We sort of balk at that idea, thinking that our own knowledge—essentially meaning “we ourselves”—is so great that it cannot be exceeded.
But who hasn’t read history and wasn’t amazed at what was once considered truth, such as that bathing was unhealthy, sickness was caused by noxious vapors, the effect of this or that heavenly event, etc. The people of that time likely made the best conclusion they could with their limited Read More