Carol A. Clark

Friends Of Los Alamos County Libraries Hold Sale

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FRIENDS OF LOS ALAMOS COUNTY LIBRARIES News:

The Friends of Los Alamos County LIbraries in Mesa Public Library on Central Avenue, is running a sale for 50 percent off of everything in the bookstore.

The sale is just in time for any last minute gift shopping. The sale will run through Christmas Eve, Sunday, Dec. 24. The store will be closed Christmas Day, Monday, Dec. 25.

Open seven days a week, 52 weeks a year and entirely staffed by volunteers, the bookstore gives all its proceeds to programs, services, special events and additions to the collections at all three libraries in Los Alamos. Besides Read More

Obituary: James ‘Jimbo’ Hutton II Feb. 24, 1967 – Nov. 27, 2017

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JAMES ‘JIMBO’ HUTTON II Feb. 24, 1967 – Nov. 27, 2017

James “Jimbo” Hutton II was born February 24, 1967 in Los Alamos, New Mexico. He unexpectedly went home with the Lord on November 27, 2017.

Jimbo is survived by his parents, Jim and Marcia Hutton of White Rock, his beloved son Kyle, of Los Alamos, Marion, the mother of his son, Kyle/s girlfriend, Alegra Martinez, his aunt and uncle, Bob and Lillian Apodoca, and countless cousins and friends.

Jimbo was preceded in death by his grandparents, Celina and Emilio Lovato, Clyde and Aletha Hutton, and many other aunts and uncles.

Jimbo was a very kind and Read More

Reservoir, Access Road Closed Beginning In January

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COUNTY News:

Pedestrian access to the Los Alamos Canyon Reservoir and surrounding areas west of the Ice Rink off West Road will be closed in early January through the summer of 2018. 

The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities will construct a new 10-inch non-potable water pipeline from the reservoir along the reservoir access road and connect to the townsite’s non-potable water system.

Department officials warn that construction crews with heavy equipment will be utilizing and working on the single dirt road rendering it and the surrounding area unsafe for hikers and/or cyclists. Read More

Santa Fe National Forest Holiday Closures

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SFNF News:

SANTA FE – All Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 25 and Monday, Jan. 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Forest offices will resume regular business hours Tuesday, Dec. 26 and Tuesday Jan. 2, respectively.

Also, the SFNF Supervisor’s Office at 11 Forest Lane in Santa Fe will be closed 8 a.m. to noon Thursday, Dec. 21 for maintenance.

Cut-your-own Christmas tree permits are still available at SFNF offices through Friday, Dec. 22 and select vendors through Saturday, Dec. 23. Fourth-graders with an Every Kid in a Park pass are entitled Read More

Texas A&M Representatives Meet With Local Leaders On LANL Managing And Operating Contract

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Texas A&M representatives meet with Los Alamos community leaders and Regional Coalition of LANL Communities staff Friday morning at La Cocina Restaurant in Espanola. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos County Council Chair David Izraelevitz, left, chats with Assistant Vice Chancellor Scott Sudduth of Texas A&M University’s Office of Federal Relations and Senior Advisor Diane Hurtado for Strategic Initiatives at the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Friday in Espanola. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

 

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South Korean Journalists Badly Beaten In China

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RSF News:

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) blames the Chinese government for Thursday’s incident in which two South Korean photo-journalists trying to cover their president’s official visit to Beijing were badly beaten by Chinese security agents. The incident is symptomatic of a decline in the situation of foreign journalists in China.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s visit to China, which began Dec. 13, was supposed to help defuse geopolitical tension between the two countries.

But tension within the visiting delegation rose Thursday when the South Korean journalists accompanying Read More

Scenes From Wreaths Across America At Santa Fe National Cemetery Saturday Morning

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Hundreds of people braved cold temperatures Saturday morning to participate in the annual Wreaths Across America event at Santa Fe National Cemetery. Los Alamos National Laboratory employees, in partnership with Los Alamos National Security LLC, Centerra-LA (the Lab’s protective force contractor), Berardinelli Funeral Home, the International Guard Union of America Local 69, and Los Alamos National Bank raised $11,500 to sponsor 1,150 wreaths of remembrance for the ceremony. The Wreaths Across America initiative coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Read More

Attorney General Balderas Announces $57 Million Clean Energy Jobs Package As Part Of Sagamore Wind Project

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Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
AG News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Thursday, Attorney General Hector Balderas announced that he has reached an agreement with Southwestern Public Service Company, Western Resources Associates and Collation for Clean Affordable Energy on a $57 million jobs package as part of the Sagamore Wind Project.
 
The agreement will foster and expand skilled construction and environmental job opportunities throughout the State. The jobs package that was agreed to and filed today will help to develop local, clean energy businesses and provide opportunities
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