Carol A. Clark

Come and Get Um … Kiwanis Pancakes Sizzlin on the Grill at Betty Ehart Until 11 a.m.!

KIWANIS News:

Get dressed and get over to the Pancake Breakfast from 7-11 a.m. today at the Betty Ehart Senior Center, 1101 Bathtub Row. The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos is cooking up a mouth-watering array of fluffy and flavorful pancakes, moist eggs and juicy sausage along with piping hot coffee and chilled orange juice, white milk and chocolate milk. Proceeds from today’s Pancake Breakfast benefit local youth. Founded in January 1948, the non-profit Kiwanis Club is the oldest service organization in Los Alamos. Local members take seriously the Kiwanis International Vision: “Kiwanis Read More

Los Alamos Daily Post’s Candidates Forum Spotlights Council Candidates During Thursday’s Live Broadcast

Part 1 (49 mins):

 

Part 2 (30 mins):

 

County Council Candidates from left, Ken Johnson-D, Roger Waterman-R, Pete Sheehey-D, Marc Clay-R, Vincent Chiravalle-R, and Kristin Henderson-D, at Thursday's Los Alamos Daily Post Forum broadcast live in PAC 8 Television. The forum is now podcast on www.ladailypost.com and will remain accessible on the news site through the November General Election. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

County Council Candidate Roger Waterman-R. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Council Candidate Ken Johnson-D. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Shoppers Turned Out for Season’s First Farmers Market

Plant vendor Sierra Cook from El Rito, peers through her wares at Thursday’s Farmers Market in the Mesa Public Library East parking lot in downtown Los Alamos, which was the first outdoor market of the season. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com

Fresh salad greens and radishes were a hot seller at Mr. G’s booth. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com

Joel Daeschel shows a customer his selection of plants at the Farmers Market. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com

Jessica Martinez explains to Collin Sorah what surprises the menu holds at the Coffee Booth Kitchen at Thursday’s Read More

Grant Homestead Plaque Installed at Guaje Pines

Dignitaries at the dedication of the Grant Homestead plaque during a ceremony at Guaje Pines Thursday. From left, Dorthy Hoard, Isabel “Belle” Grant Hill, Joe Gutuerrez, the chair of the committee and Colleen Olinger. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com

Joe Gutierrez and Isabel “Belle” Grant Hill look over the back fence at Guaje Pines Cemetary. A year around creek used to flow down this arroyo when her Grandfather homesteaded this piece of land. She remembered that the creek even had trout in it back then. Gutierrez is the past president of the Parajito Plateau
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Vehicle Survives Visitor Center Crash

A small dog waits patiently inside the runaway 2000 Subaru Station Wagon that crashed into the White Rock Visitor Center, 35 Rover Blvd., early Wednesday evening while the driver, Clene Cusumano, 25, was inside a nearby Shell Gas Station prepaying for her gas. Courtesy/LAPD

View the Original story here:  https://ladailypost.comcontent/runaway-vehicle-crashes-white-rock-visitor-center

Unlike the Visitor Center, the vehicle sustained relatively minor damage. Courtesy/LAPD

Exterior damage to the White Rock Visitor Center caused by the runaway vehicle that traveled about Read More

Styles N’ Smiles Opens in Downtown Los Alamos

Hair Stylist Susan Williams and Master Barber Trinidad Montaño welcome new clients to the Styles N’ Smiles Beauty Salon now open at 991 Central Ave., in Central Park Square. Photo by Mandy Marksteiner

By Mandy Marksteiner

A new beauty salon – with a twist – has come to town.

“The first salon that I worked at was right next to the beach,” said Susan Williams, a hairstylist originally from San Diego, Calif. “People came in wearing flip-flops and bathing suits. I got to head to the beach after lunch. It was an awesome job.”

Williams brings her casual and fun style to the newest salon in Los Read More

Council Focuses on Six CIP Projects Next Week

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Council will hold two special Capital Improvement Project meetings at 6 p.m., Tuesday May 15 and 6 p.m., Wednesday May 16 in Council Chambers, 475 20th St.

At the May 15 meeting, no action will be taken. The focus will be limited to six Phase 2 projects:

  • Ashley Pond Park Improvements
  • Golf Course Improvements
  • Ice Rink Cover and Improvements
  • Nature Center
  • Teen Center
  • White Rock Civic Center

Because of the large number of projects that must be presented in one evening, there will be no public comment at the beginning, during, or close of the meeting; instead, the County Read More

Cone Zone Road Construction Update: Week of May 7

COUNTY News:
Public Works Projects:
For more information about the projects listed below, e-mail lacpw@lacnm.us, call 662-8150 or visit the “Projects” link atwww.losalamosnm.us.
 
N.M. 4 Improvements Project
Construction continues on the north side. The work zone provides one lane in each direction, with a westbound left turn lane at Rover Boulevard.
Westbound NM4 traffic wishing to turn right onto Pajarito Road will have to obey the traffic signal at the NM4/Grand Canyon/Pajarito Road intersection.
Delays will occur when traffic has to stop for a red light, please allow additional
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LALT performs the world premier of the original musical Cowboy Poet, a C&W Musical

Cast of “Cowboy Poet, a C&W Musical Photo by Minesh Bacrania 

By Bonnie Gordon

What happens when a Cowboy Poet, an impoverished socialite and an ex-con  throw a Gala to benefit Adult Literacy in New Mexico?

What happens when a man must choose between keeping his word and saving face? You’ll find out at the world premiere of Cowboy Poet, a C&W Musical, an original country-western musical written, composed, and directed by Deborah Magid at Los Alamos Little Theatre.

The production features a band headed up by Musical Director Gretchen Amstutz on Read More

Three Seats, Six Candidates, Who Will Best Serve Los Alamos…

The Los Alamos Daily Post is sponsoring a County Council Candidates Forum live from 6-7:30 p.m. today on PAC 8 television (Comcast Cable Channel 8 and streamed online at www.pac8.org.)

The 90-minute Forum is designed to introduce the community to the six candidates running for the three seats coming vacant at the end of this year.  

Marc Clay, Vincent Chiravalle, Kristin Henderson, Ken Johnson, Pete Sheehey and Roger Waterman will speak about their backgrounds, experience and motivations for seeking such an important position in County government.

The candidates also will reveal where Read More