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Cimarron To Complete Scenic Byway Project

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NMED News:
 
SANTA FE ― New Mexico MainStreet and New Mexico Resiliency Alliance announced that Cimarron Alive has received a $12,500 Resilient Communities Fund grant to support the completion of the Scenic Byway Trail project along U.S. 64.
 
The byway will include historical displays along five blocks that serve as a major tourist attraction and pedestrian access point between Cimarron’s New and Old Town sections. The project seeks to improve the byway’s usability and safety by enhancing the landscape, beautifying the park, and adding a pedestrian crossing, shade structures,
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SFNF: Slight Increase In Cueva Fire Behavior

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Outflow winds from a thunderstorm increased fire behavior on the Cueva Fire on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF), adding an additional 108 acres and moderately increasing smoke to the west and south of the fire.
 
The SFNF took advantage of the lightning-caused Cueva Fire to add low-intensity fire to the ground to reduce fuel loadings and create a more fire-resilient landscape.
 
Ignitions within the planning area ended one week ago Aug. 15. In the interim, the Cueva Fire has effectively reduced accumulations of woody debris,
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Obituary: Chris Hollis Feb. 14, 1937 – Aug. 19, 2019

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CHRIS VALENE HOLLIS Feb. 14, 1937 – Aug. 19, 2019

Chris Valene Hollis passed away in Los Alamos, New Mexico on Monday, August 22, 2019.

She was born on February 14, 1937 and was the only child of Jack and Dalma Hinds King. Chris lived in Lawton, Oklahoma until her graduation in 1957 from Cameron State Agricultural College with an Associates in Arts degree in Home Economics. Following a summer working at Disneyland, she attended Oklahoma State University until her marriage to William Wesley Hollis on December 27, 1958.

Chris and Bill had two children: William Kirk Hollis and Elizabeth Ann Hollis Read More

New Mexico Public Education Commission Denies Application Of Proposed Los Alamos Charter School

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The Public Education Commission listens to statements from the board of the proposed Polaris Charter School today at the Public Education Building in Santa Fe. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Proposed Polaris Charter School board members await a decision of the PEC on their charter application. From left, Ken Holmes, Elizabeth Martineau, Bill Hargraves and Robert Gibson. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Public Education Commission voted to deny the charter Read More

Three National Park Superintendents Present Status Report To Los Alamos County Council

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From left, Bandelier National Monument Superintendent Jason Lott, Manhattan Project National Historical Park (MPNHP) Superintendent Kris Kirby, Valles Caldera National Perserve Superintendent Jorge Silva-Banuelos and MPNHP Education Specialist Valerie Glowinski. Photo by Linda Matteson/LAC  

 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Local three National Parks enjoy a lot of successes; however, the parks also face lengthy to-do lists and many challenges.

Manhattan Project National Historical Park (MPNHP) Superintendent Kris Kirby, Valles Read More

LANL Friendships Last A Lifetime

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In a practice that has occured every month for more than three decades, a group of brilliant retirees from the Weapons Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory gathered Wednesday for lunch and laughter. The group of 18 members ranges in age from the mid 60s to mid 90s. They meet at a couple of different restaurants around town and last Wednesday gathered at the Blue Window Bistro on Central Avenue. From left, Gordon Willcutt, Sheila Shafer, Barry Shafer, Albert Charmatz, Joan Charmatz, Alice Horpedahl and Richard Maltrud. Group members not at Wednesday’s lunch include Burt Banks, George Read More