Carol A. Clark

Deacon Closed at 15th Monday, Nov. 12

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Monday, Nov. 12, the Eastern Area 2 project contractor will be working to install a valley gutter across Deacon at 15th Street.  

Assuming the weather cooperates, the valley gutter will be excavated and concrete should be placed by the end of day Monday.

Once the concrete is finished off, the contractor will place a steel plate across the intersection and reopen the intersection.

The fresh concrete will need to cure for five days. Depending on the weather received over the weekend, the work may be delayed until Tuesday.

Those needing access to Deacon should enter Deacon from 20th Street during Read More

Column: Analytical Failures in the 2012 Election Results with Implications for Other Topics of Importance

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Thoughts from a – hopefully – Enlightened Skeptic
By Ralph E. Chapman

To listen to the pundits before the election you would think that anything could have happened last Tuesday when we all went to the polls.  

The mainstream media was emphasizing just how close the election was going to be and that Mr. Obama was potentially in grave danger of becoming a one-term president.

If you listened to the conservative pundits you were assured that good, as they define it, would win out over evil; some suggested it would be a rout with Gov. Romney getting over 300 electoral votes.

As an aside, I find it interesting Read More

Karen Wray Fine Art Grand Opening is Nov. 16

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Watercolor artist Secundino Sandoval looks through paintings at his Los Alamos home. Courtesy photo

By Karen Wray

Karen Wray Fine Art is delighted to announce that we have moved to a wonderful new location in Los Alamos, and would like to invite the community to our Grand Opening from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16.

Our new address is 1475 Central Ave., Suite 125, at the southwest corner, ground floor, of the Community Bank Building. 

Photo: Karen Wray and Tinkerbell

This is also our gallery’s Holiday Art Show, so we’ll have ornaments, cards, prints, pottery, jewelry, sculpture and paintings Read More

Breaking News: Hilltop House Hotel Goes Into Foreclosure

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Hilltop House Hotel. Courtesy photo

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

The financially troubled Hilltop House Hotel at 400 Trinity Dr., has gone into foreclosure.

Court documents obtained by the Los Alamos Daily Post indicate that Los Alamos National Bank filed for foreclose proceedings on its mortgage with the hotel Oct. 19.

Defendents named in the case include the Hilltop House LLC, Hilltop House Hotel Inc., Ronald Selvage, Hilltop House Spa LLC and Kim Selvage.

Attorney James Jurgens filed the civil complaint in Los Alamos District Court for “debt and money due, for foreclosure, Read More

Fake Online Banking Security Alert Advisory

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LANB News:

Los Alamos National Bank DID NOT send out a “security alert” email that arrived in people’s In Boxes this morning.

LANB Chief Technology Officer Paul Cook said the email is fake and has a fake address.

“We never send out an email asking customers for their email and password – we would never do that,” Cook said.

Cook advises anyone receiving the email to simply ignore it and delete it.

The bogus email sent to local addresses this morning is as follows:

Online Banking Security Alert

Dear Customer,

During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and Read More

Pinon Elementary Students Run Hurricane Sandy Fundraiser

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Pinon Elementary School students help the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Photo by Stephanie Rittner

PINON ELEMENTARY News:

Students at Pinon Elementary School in Los Alamos wanted to do something to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Classes discussed ways they could help. Teacher Stephanie Rittner said, “After a quick discussion with the Red Cross, we all decided that collecting money would be the quickest and most efficient way to get help to the victims.”

Photo by Stephanie Rittner

In one day, sixth grade students made Hurricane Sandy “help awareness” posters, Read More

Valles Caldera Trust Identifies Visitor Center Site / Final Environmental Impact Statement Released

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VCT News:

Jemez Springs — The Valles Caldera Trust (Trust) has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Public Access and Use Plan (PAUP.)

The plan aims to expand visitor access while preserving the natural and cultural resources of the Valles Caldera National Preserve.

In June of this year, the Trust opened a 60-day public comment period on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that featured six public access alternatives.

A total of 125 written comments from agencies, pueblos, organizations and individuals were submitted.

The DEIS was revised Read More

Letter to the Editor: Vaccines – Do the Rights of the Many Outweigh the Rights of the Few?

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By Tina Schueler
Los Alamos

In response to recent concerns voiced about vaccine rights, this is a case of the rights of the many vs. the rights of the few. 

Vaccines only work to preserve the general population if “herd immunity” is achieved, when vaccines are administered to a high percentage (85 percent.)

With fewer parents vaccinating their children whether due to personal choice, safety concerns or greater awareness of the health risks to a susceptible child, this high percentage is not being met in some areas and outbreaks have occurred. 

Our medical community is rightly concerned Read More

Udall to Participate in WIN Forum at Intel

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ALBUQUERQUE – Friday Nov. 9, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall will be the featured guest at a Women at Intel (WIN) forum in Rio Rancho to discuss the importance of providing women and girls with skills to succeed in the workforce.
 
At Intel Corporation, Udall will meet with senior staff and participate in an open forum hosted by Women at Intel Network (WIN), an employee organization.
 
He will emphasize the importance of encouraging more women and girls to enter into the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM.)
 
Saturday Nov. 10, Udall will have classified meetings
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