Local Emergency Planning Committee Hosts SKYWARN Spotter Training For Community June 29
The Local Emergency Planning Committee is hosting a SKYWARN Spotter Training presented by the National Weather Service, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29 in Fire Station 3, 129 N.M. 4 in White Rock. This class is open to the public. Courtesy/LEPC Read More
Los Alamos Summer Concert Series: Liver Down The River Kicks Off ChamberFest At Ashley Pond Friday
Summer Concert Series News:
After a record breaking concert attendance last Friday at Ashley Pond Park, Sancre Productions welcomes Liver Down the River to the concert stage this Friday, June 7 in celebration of ChamberFest.
The concert is sponsored by the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce. From the high mountain river-valley of Durango, Colo. comes a five-piece band of musicians called Liver Down The River. The group has their roots in countless river floats, campfires, late night picking and Colorado living. Since its creation in 2012, the band has strived to have nothing but a good time. Their Read More
Former Hilltop House Hotel Up For Sale
After four years of ownership, Atomic City Investments decided to abandon its goal of re-opening the former Hilltop House Hotel and has put the property up for sale at 400 Trinity Dr.
Atomic City Investments Operations Director Kuzi Mutsiwegota told the Los Alamos Daily Post that the property was placed on the market in the first week of May. The property Read More
Jim Billen Trail Naming Ceremony Set For June 28
This map shows the segment of trail being named after Jim Billen starting behind the Jewish Center on Canyon Road and extending to Graduation Point. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Members of the public are invited to the naming ceremony for the Jim Billen Trail at noon Friday, June 28.
A brief ceremony will be held at East Park with Billen’s wife, Mary, and their family sharing remarks about him and his work on the trail, followed by a group hike to the nearby point on the Pueblo Canyon Rim Trail where the newly named Jim Billen Trail begins.
A new sign designating the trail will be installed by the County Read More
Councilors Host Booth At Farmers Market June 13
COUNTY News:
Two Los Alamos County Councilors will host a booth at the local Farmers Market 9-11 a.m. Thursday, June 13.
Market-goers are welcome to stop by and chat with them about current issues, projects or other topics. Read More
Scenes From Library Summer Reading Kick Off
Los Alamos County Library kicks off its summer reading program, ‘Universe of Stories’ with a performance by Clan Tynker Monday evening at Ashley Pond Park. Beside the vaudeville style performance by Clan Tynker, the Community Services Department (CSD) – Library, Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Trails, banded together to present all of the County offerings for summer fun recreation programs. Pajarito Environmental Education Center, Fuller Lodge Art Center and the YMCA also participated in the program. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Scene from the Los Alamos Read More
Council Waives Attorney-Client Privilege In IPRA Request For Emails From Former Sheriff, Councilors…
County Attorney Alvin Leaphart. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
During a special Los Alamos County Council meeting Monday afternoon, County Attorney Alvin Leaphart discusses with County Council potentially waiving attorney-client privilege in order to fulfill an IPRA request for emails between several councilors, County staff and former Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero.
Council approved 7-0 to waive attorney-client privilege and release the emails.
The eight emails were sent in the summer of 2017 and included correspondence between various parties Read More
Los Alamos ScienceFest Features ‘Eureka!’ Discoveries, STEM Learning, Free Chevel Shepherd Concert
Drone Captures Crowd At Secret City Summer Concert
A drone captures the scene of the record-breaking crowd of about 4,000 gathered Friday evening at the Secret City Summer Concert featuring Big Head Todd and the Monsters at Ashley Pond Park in downtown Los Alamos. Courtesy of Leslie Bucklin/LAC Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: May 23 To May 28, 2019
LAPD News:
The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.
Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.
JOSE GARCIA
May 23 at 10:46 a.m. / Police arrested Jose Garcia, 26, of Lubbock, Texas at Sherwood Boulevard and Grand Canyon on an outstanding warrant from another jurisdiction.
MARK D. HENINS
May 25 at 9:20 a.m. / Police arrested Mark D. Henins, 52, of Los Alamos at 3700 Canyon Road on an outstanding District Court warrant and an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant. Read More
Champions Of Youth Ambitions Support Local DWI Planning Council Efforts To Prevent Underage Drinking
Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) supported local DWI Planning Council efforts to prevent underage drinking on this graduation weekend by placing stickers on alcohol containers with reminders that purchasing alcohol for minors is a crime. The DWI Planning Council also put forth funding for Senior Appreciation Night, which took place Saturday night. Courtesy photo
Courtesy photo Read More
Scenes From Hawk-To-Topper Shaving Cream Battle
Each year the Los Alamos County Parks and Recreation Department hosts the Hawk-to-Topper event at Urban Park providing students with food, fun jumps and a much needed dousing by the Los Alamos Fire Department following the students all out battle with shaving cream. The annual event marks the transition from Los Alamos Middle School to Los Alamos High School. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Talk about a fun time! Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
They got me good! Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Hold on I missed a spot! Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Great memories! Read More
County Utility Work On Quartz Begins Monday June 10
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities electric crews will resume the Quartz Street project to replace electric lines and improve the neighborhood’s electric reliability beginning Monday, June 10 and continuing through mid-August.
The project was placed on hold over the winter season.
Through traffic along Quartz will be restricted during the work day with traffic detoured to Rim Road. Full access to Quartz will be restored by late afternoon as crews wrap up.
Crews will work in small sections in the roadway to excavate, install conduit and then backfill the open trench. Read More
Los Alamos Senior Housing Forum June 17
More Scenes From Big Head Todd At The Pond
A record breaking crowd covers the lawn at Ashley Pond Park Friday evening for the second Secret City Summer Concert of the 2019 season, featuring Big Head Todd and the Monsters. Next week the summer concert features Liver Down the River. From Durango, Colo., this five-piece band of musicians came together in 2012 and has its roots in countless river floats, campfires, late night picking and Colorado living. Their music is a blend of original and improvisational compositions from the high peaks of bluegrass, the deepest pockets of the funk, and the outer reaches of space. Photo Read More
Coco Screens At Mesa Public Library Thursday June 6
LIBRARY News:
Coco (2017, rated G, 1 hr., 45 min.), an animated comedy and adventure film directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. at Mesa Public Library Thursday, June 6.
A boy named Miguel loves music and dreams of emulating the famous singer Ernesto de la Cruz. Miguel’s family earn their living as shoemakers and won’t allow anyone to play music.
Miguel learns what is behind this ban as he discovers his family’s history. He travels by accident into the world of the dead and meets his idol and the town’s hero, the now-deceased musician Ernesto de la Cruz. Miguel learns Read More
Los Alamos League Hosts State Convention
Dist. 43 Rep. Christine Chandler explained the ups and downs of the 2019 legislative Read More
More Scenes From Big Head Todd And The Monsters Underway At Ashley Pond Park Pavilion
Scene early this evening as a massive crowd begins to gather to hear Big Head Todd and the Monsters at the Ashley Pond Park Pavilion. Big Head Todd and the Monsters are a rock band formed in 1984 in Colorado. The band has released a number of albums since 1989 with their 1993 album Sister Sweetly going platinum in the United States. Members include Todd Park Mohr, Brian Nevin, Jeremy Lawton and Rob Squires. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
The sun begins to set as the second summer concert of the season gets underway this evening at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com Read More
Massive Crowd Gathers For Big Head Todd And The Monsters Concert Underway At Ashley Pond Park
Big Head Todd And The Monsters Headline Secret City Summer Concert At Ashley Pond Park Tonight!
MUSIC News:
Big Head Todd and the Monsters will be the featured act at tonight’s Secret City Concert. They’ll take the stage at 8 p.m. at Ashley Pond Park Pavilion.
The band turned 30 this year, right now they’re less about celebrating stability than volatility, in the form of their eleventh studio Read More