Carol A. Clark

Final Vote Cast in 2015 Election … Results Soon

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Longtime Los Alamos resident Susan Krohn is the final voter to cast her ballot at 6:58 p.m. today for the 2015 School Board Election in the Vote Center at the Municipal Building. Check back with ladailypost.com for results and reaction from the candidates as the votes are tallied within the next hour. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com ladailypost.com

Poll workers complete their duties this evening as the 2015 School Board Election comes to an end at the Municipal Building. From left, Student Clerk Erin Kennison, Presiding Judge Michael Sanchez, Election Judge Fred Brueggeman and Election Read More

Four Hours Left To Vote In Today’s Election!

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Los Alamos voter Caroline Mason receives her ballot from student election clerk, Cullen Windle, today at White Rock Fire Station 3. Photo by Presiding Judge John Puckett

ELECTION News:

As of 1 p.m., today, 156 voters cast ballots at the Municipal Building in Los Alamos and 24 at White Rock Fire Station 3 – officially driving the total in this election to exceed the 421 votes cast in 2011.

Polls close at 7 p.m. today and live streaming of the results will begin no later than 8 p.m. on the clerk’s web page. Read More

Chamber Honors The Finishing Touch 35th Anniversary

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Chamber Manager Nancy Partridge, right, recognizes The Finishing Touch owner Cheryl Sowder on 35 years in business and as a Chamber member. Courtesy/LACC 

CHAMBER News:

With a degree in interior design, a background in custom home design and construction and no retail business experience, Los Alamos natives Cheryl Sowder and her husband Joe Brophy bought the paint side of Netuschil Paint and Glass from Tom Netuschil in 1979. Netuschil retained the glass portion of the business, and Sowder added flooring and window coverings to her product mix at The Finishing Touch.

She soon realized Read More

Letter to the Editor: Do The Research … Then Let Legislators Know What You Really Think

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By Dr. JESSICA MCCORD
New Mexico Educator

A wise man once told me that people vote for politicians as they do in well-funded popularity contests. It is questionable that the current and impending actions of some policymakers represent the wider public’s interest, and it is difficult when some view election or re-election as unbridled support for their stance on important issues in our state.

There are many people in New Mexico who feel like they have no voice beyond the voting booth, myself included. I continue to have serious concerns about the current state of our education system and how it Read More

It’s The Thinking, Not The Drinking! Effective Underage Drinking Prevention Talk At Smith Auditorium Thursday

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Tracy Juechter

COMMUNITY News:

Tracy Juechter, MA in school counseling, will be giving a demonstration of the Alcohol Literacy Challenge (ALC) underage drinking prevention program 5:30-6 p.m., Thursday at Duane Smith Auditorium.

The ALC has been proven to reduce underage and binge drinking in six published studies. The program challenges a person’s expectancies (i.e., beliefs) about alcohol by teaching that most of the good effects of drinking are caused by the mental associations a person has with alcohol, rather than the actual chemical effects alcohol causes in a person’s body.

Come Read More

OBITUARY: Mabel Clara Nelson Young Jan. 29, 1916 – Jan. 29, 2015

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MABEL CLARA NELSON YOUNG Jan. 29, 1916 – Jan. 29, 2015

Mabel Clara Nelson Young, born January 29, 1916 in Lander, Wyoming and passed away at home in La Madera, NM on her 99th birthday, January 29, 2015, surrounded by her family.

Mabel spent most of her childhood in the Bay Area of California. She started playing piano with a dance band in high school, and continued to make a living this way into her twenties. In 1938 she married Irvin Henneker. Two years later their only child, Carol was born. Carol was the light of her life. Sadly, she was widowed when Carol was just six. They left their home in St Louis, Read More

Paula M. Glover Joins RE/MAX Of Los Alamos

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Paula M. Glover

RE/MAX News:

Paula M. Glover has joined RE/MAX of Los Alamos. She brings with her 21 years’ experience in the real estate and lending industries, a comprehensive understanding of the real estate transfer and financing process, and a strong network of professional contacts. 

Glover is a licensed Title Insurance Agent and has been with Stewart Title since 2002. She served as the division president for both the Los Alamos and Santa Fe markets managing residential and commercial transactions. Prior to the title insurance industry, Glover served as a loan officer Read More

Bandelier Seeks Written Or Online Comments On Possible Fee Changes

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Ancestral Pueblo cavates in Frijoles Canyon, Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy/NPS

BANDELIER News:

Bandelier National Monument is seeking public comment on possible increases in the park’s entry fees. 

Snow limited the number of people attending the public meetings earlier in the month, but there is still time for anyone interested to submit comments by mail or online. 

Current entrance fees, which allow re-entry into the monument for up to seven days, are $12 per private vehicle or motorcycle and $6 per person/bicycle. These fees date Read More

UPDATE: Board of Public Utilities Seeks Future Energy Resources Committee Members

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UPDATE: Board meets Thursday, Feb. 19.

COUNTY News:

Members of the Board of Public Utilities voted at the Jan. 21 meeting to form an ad hoc citizens committee to form recommendations to the Board concerning the energy future for Los Alamos County. 

The BPU is inviting citizens and businesses who are interested in participating to complete an application to fill four positions on the seven member committee. The application deadline is before 5 p.m., Feb. 10.

Two residential customers, one residential customer with on-site solar generation, and a commercial customer will be selected Read More

President’s Budget Request For National Parks Includes $3 Billion For Conservation, Preservation, Recreation

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BANDELIER News:

President Obama’s budget request for fiscal year 2016 – the centennial year of the National Park Service (NPS) – includes $3 billion for the bureau’s critical conservation, preservation and recreation mission.

This provides a boost of $432.9 million toward the NPS’s essential programs and operations. The NPS was established in 1916 to administer America’s national parks, monuments, and related areas. In 2016, its 100-year anniversary, the system preserves 405 areas, 23 national scenic and national historic trails and 60 wild and scenic rivers.

The budget proposal would Read More