Kirsten Laskey (ladp admin)

Letter To The Editor: Give Duties, Funding Back To Sheriff

By Concerned Citizen
Los Alamos

I would like to thank the County Council for the reconciliation of the Sheriff’s duties and funding. There seems to be a debate of how much funding the County should return to the Sheriff’s Office. It seems that individuals responsible for trying to drive out this elected position are now in charge of determining what the Sheriff’s duties should be. This seems to be a bit of a conflict of interest, a pick and choose as you will, of those obligations the Sheriff has to the citizens of Los Alamos County. 

George Chandler raised some interesting Read More

NMDOT Announces Update To State Rail Plan

NMDOT News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Transportation recently announced the development of an updated state Rail Plan. The 2018 Rail Plan will describe the current state of New Mexico’s rail system, articulate a strategic vision for the future of the rail system, and identify projects and funding sources to support that vision.
 
The contract to complete the Rail Plan was awarded in April. The Department anticipates that the development of the Rail Plan will continue for eighteen months, concluding in the fall of 2018.
 
In order to support the Rail Plan’s development,
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Stanford’s Wallstrom Is Superfly

Los Alamos High School alumni and Stanford student Rachel Wallstrom is part of her college’s ultimate Frisbee team. Courtesy Photo ​

Stanford’s ultimate Frisbee team, Superfly. Courtesy Photo​

By RJ Montaño
Los Alamos Daily Post

Ultimate Frisbee isn’t something that comes to mind when you hear the name Stanford. It wasn’t even a known possibility for the six-year letterman for the Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Cross Country team and 2016 LAHS Alum Rachel Wallstrom when she first stepped foot on the Palo Alto Campus.

“I first came across their table at the activities fair during Admit weekend. Read More

LAPS Transportation Department Celebrates End Of School Year

Los Alamos Public Schools Transportation Department celebrates the end of the school year Wednesday. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

The Los Alamos Public Schools Transportation staff honor retiring LAPS bus drivers John Stam, second from left, and Dianna Doughty Wednesday at LAPS Transportation. Also pictured are Chris Smith and Keith Rosenbaum. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Ernie Evans, left, and Jeff Sandoval play darts during Wednesday’s LAPS Transportation potluck. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com 

From left: Read More

Opera Guilds Host Concert June 18

Courtesy image
COMMUNITY News: 

Los Alamos and Española Valley Opera Guilds invite a the public to a concert at 2:30 p.m. June 18 at Fuller Lodge. The concert will feature apprentice signers from the Santa Fe Opera. Punch and cookies will be provided after the concert. The performance is free to guild members and there is a suggested donation of $10 for non-members. Memberships will be available for purchase and donations will be accepted.  Read More

SCAM ALERT: AG, HSD Warn About New Mexico Medicaid Program Phishing Scam

Attorney General Hector Balderas

STATE News:

  • Callers pose as employees of the New Mexico Medicaid program

Santa Fe – Today, Attorney General Hector Balderas and Human Services Department Secretary Brent Earnest issued a joint Scam Alert to warn New Mexicans about a new scam that involves callers claiming to work for the New Mexico Medicaid program while phishing for personal and financial information. The solicitors are calling individuals several times a day and asking for their name, Social Security Number and Medicaid number. Medicaid recipients should never provide personal information Read More

County Hires New Library Manager

Eileen Sullivan
 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
​Los Alamos Daily Post
 

Los Alamos County has a new Library Manager, Eileen Sullivan. She will begin her new position July 3.

 

Sullivan takes over from Steven Thomas, who resigned in March to take a job in Seattle. She said she is excited to take the helm of a library system that exceeds national benchmarks and is among the stellar libraries in the state.

 

The library system not only earns top marks nationally and state-wide, but also locally.  A recent citizen survey revealed that 89 percent of the community uses the libraries and Read More

Los Alamos Native Offers Aid, Assistance To Refugees

Los Alamos Native Ariana Rowberry volunteers at two refugee camps in Greece. Courtesy Photo

 

By KIRSTEN LASKEY 

Los Alamos Daily Post 

 

Ariana Rowberry, a Los Alamos native, was working in the Middle East Directorate in Washington, D.C., when she decided to take some time off before going to law school this fall. Motivated to gain firsthand exposure to some of the policy issues that her directorate worked on, she decided to volunteer at refugee camps in Greece.

Rowberry spent February through April volunteering at two camps: Ritsona, a camp north of Athens primarily Read More

Griggs: Dateline Oaxaca … A More Leisurely Visit

Two rappers gesticulating and insulting each other to music in El Llano Park. After a particularly good zinger, the crowd would laugh and applaud. After each round, the crowd would vote for their favorite rapper. Photo by David Griggs

A roaring lion at the entrance to Parque Juarez (El Llano) in Oaxaca, Mexico. Photo by David Griggs

 

By DAVID GRIGGS
Foreign Correspondent
Los Alamos Daily Post

Three days in Oaxaca was not enough, so this year I stretched my visit to two weeks. Hostel Don Nino at 804 Pino Suarez was once again my base of operations. A bunk in a dorm cost about $10, and included a hot Read More

PEEC Receives Funding To Get People Outside

New Belgium Brewing has donated millions to communities where they brew and/or serve their beer, a list that includes Los Alamos.​ Courtesy Image

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC), operators of the Los Alamos Nature Center, recently received two grants to help get people outside. One funder, New Belgium Brewery, makers of Fat Tire Ale, is a long-time supporter of the nature center, while the second, the Clif Bar Family Foundation, is a new supporter of the center.

Clif Bar Family Foundation will support PEEC’s popular Passport to the Pajarito Plateau program. Read More