Los Alamos Community Encouraged to Take Branding Survey
COUNTY News:
Help shape the direction Los Alamos County will take in promoting itself to potential residents, visitors, and businesses by taking the Community Survey issued today by Los Alamos County at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LosAlamosCountyNM.
Designed by the County’s branding consultant North Star Destination Strategies, the Community Survey is open to all members of the community, takes as little as 10 minutes and must be completed and submitted in the same session (limit one completed survey per computer IP.)
The information is collected anonymously and presented in an Read More
LA County Summer Concert Series Starts May 17
By RUSS GORDON
The LA County Summer Concert Series is set to begin May 17.
This will be the Series 24th year and it’ll be our best. We’re hoping to go to print with the concert fliers in the next two weeks.
Almost all of the acts can be found on “Google” and “Youtube.”
Here is the schedule:
5/17 Overlook Park What Made Milwaukee Famous Indie-rock from Austin, Texas Los Alamos County Kite Festival
5/24 Ashley Pond Red Elvises Siberian rock- LA’s favorite band! KRSN AM 1490
5/31 TBA Los Pinguos Argentina’s great traditional & folk-rock band 6/7 Central & Main Warren Hood Band alt-rock, alt-country Read More
Los Alamos’ New Air Service Takes Off Today / Exclusive Video!
New Mexico Airlines' Cessna Caravan. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Friday April 5, New Mexico Airlines and the County Airport manager hosted media tours and flights of the Cessna Caravan airplane that will fly between Los Alamos and Albuquerque beginning today, Monday April 8.
Cost for the round trip flight including taxes is $97.99 per person.
New Mexico Airlines Director of Operations David Jones told the Los Alamos Daily Post that he has been flying the Caravan for 13 years and loves this type of plane.
"It keeps me home every night. Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: March 28–April 3, 2013
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.
March 28 at 11:53 a.m. / A 70-year-old Los Alamos man reported that someone damaged his property in the 100 block of Bonnie View Drive. The estimated loss is less than $1,000.
SUZANNE WILCOX
March 30 at 10:27 p.m. / Police arrested Suzanne Wilcox, 44, of Los Alamos near Granada Drive and Meadow Lane and charged her with headlights required, DUI, criminal damage to property and resisting/evading/obstructing Read More
Council Holding FY-14 Budget Hearings April 15-17
COUNTY News:
Beginning Monday April 15, the Los Alamos County Council will hold budget hearings on the proposed FY-14 budget.
Hearings will continue Tuesday and Wednesday April 16-17.
Times and topics proposed for discussions are:
Monday April 15, 7 p.m.
- Budget Overview
- Long Range Financial Projection
- Elected Officials’ Budgets Discussion
- General County Operating Budgets Discussion
Tuesday, April 16, 7 p.m.
- General County Operating Budgets Discussion, continued
- Utilities Budget Discussion
- Outstanding Items
Wednesday, April 17, 7 p.m.
- Outstanding Items, continued
- Possible Adoption
Pet of the Week: Mildred the Lab Mix
SHELTER News:
Mildred is ayoung lab mix with a bundle of energy. She has a wonderful time running around the dog park, and despite her small size, enjoys the company of large dogs more than small dogs.
She is a very sweet girl who wants to please everyone.
Mildred and other adoptable pets are available at the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, (505) 662-8179.
Visit the Friends of the Shelter website at www.lafos.org for information about volunteering, adopting and donating.
Also check out the Petfinder page for photos and to learn more about the adoptable pets at http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/friendsoftheshelter.html Read More
Groves Portrait Now Permanently Displayed in Los Alamos
The Los Alamos High School NJROTC presents the nation’s colors at the Betty Ehart Senior Center during a community celebration of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s 70 years of service. Highlighting the event was the unveiling of the official military portrait of Gen. Leslie Groves donated to the Los Alamos Historical Museum by the Groves family. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladilypost.com
Listening to Los Alamos WWII Historian Nancy Bartlit, from left, LANL Director Charlie McMillan, Los Alamos County Council Chair Geoff Rodgers and Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant, commander,Los Alamos Animal Shelter Helps Santa Fe With Space Issue From Dog Hoarding Case
Jacinta Leston with 5-year-old Bandalario and 4-year-old Poncio Saturday at the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter. The male Chihuahuas were transferred from the Santa Fe Shelter recently to make room for 48 dog hoarding victims. Contact the Los Alamos Shelter to adopt Bandalario or Poncio. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Ruby, a 2-year-old pit bull and Heath, a 3-year-old shepherd mix take time out from playing to eat treats Saturday at the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter. Ruby and Heath transferred in from the Santa Fe Shelter. Contact the Los Alamos Shelter Read More
Letter to the Editor: Roundabout Announced on Day of Jokes
By JOEL WILLIAMSAfter six years of County-caused delay, the state will now begin to redo N.M. 502, if only for the segment from Knecht Street to Canyon Road.
I am sure the experienced state designers will produce a fine working design from the conceptual one.
It was appropriate that NMDoT’s press release, which indicated that the County Council’s desired roundabout at Central Avenue be included, should be made on April Fool’s Day – a day of jokes.
Councilor Kristin Henderson Attends Open House
Los Alamos County Councilor Kristin Henderson with County Information Technology Project Manager Estevan Gonzales with a pilot from New Mexico Airlines in front of the new commuter plane during Friday’s open house at the Los Alamos County Airport. Courtesy photo Read More
Pancakes and Canine Kisses on Sunday’s Menu
JJAB: ‘Opiate Addiction – No Exceptions’ April 17
Community Tours New Commuter Plane at Los Alamos County Airport
The community is invited to stop by the Los Alamos County Airport until 1 p.m. today to check out the new commuter airplane, which begins air service to Albuquerque Monday, April 8. Take a look inside the plane, ask questions and get a few photos with the plane and pilots. Watch for an exclusive video in the Los Alamos Daily Post of an actual flight experience this morning as well as photos from today’s media event at the airport. Photo by Greg kendall/ladailypost.com Read More
Pajarito Astronomers Hosts Dark Night April 13
PA News:
The Pajarito Astronomers will hold a County-sponsored Dark Night starting at 7:45 p.m. (sunset), Saturday, April 13 at Spirio Soccer Field, Overlook Park in White Rock.
Weather permitting, the public is invited to come out, wander among the telescopes and star gaze.
A crescent moon will be visible, as will the planets Jupiter and Saturn. There will be a tour of the winter and spring constellations, and there will be telescope views of double stars, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies.
The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Viewing will end before midnight. Call Steve Becker Read More
County Officials Visit With Los Alamos Housing Partnership Board
Community and Economic Development Department Director Anne Laurent and County Housing Manager Paul Andrus, at center, met in the fourth floor conferance room of Los Alamos National Bank Tuesday evening with members of the Los Alamos Housing Partnership Board of Directors, from left, Karl Hjelvik, Bob Fuselier, Pearl White, Denise Terrazas and Anne Nobile. The group discussed affordable housing issues within the community. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Test Drive New Commuter Plane at County Airport Open House Friday
Courtesy/Cessna
COUNTY News:
Come check out the plane that could be your next ride to Albuquerque!
The Los Alamos County Airport is hosting an open house 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, April 5.
The open house will feature tours of the Cessna Caravan, a nine-seat turbopropaircraft—one of the New Mexico Airlines’ fleet that will be providing commercial air service between Los Alamos and Albuquerque beginning Monday, April 8.
“Once people see the plane and gain an understanding of how reliable it is, they will not be able to resist choosing a $49, 20-minute flight to the Sunport over a two-hour drive and Read More
Los Alamos Historical Sculptures Master Plan – The Details
Oppenheimer and Groves statues on Central Avenue in front of Fuller Lodge adorned with flowers during the 2012 County Fair. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
By Greg Kendall
Los Alamos Daily Post
The Historical Sculptures Master Plan
The Historical Sculptures “Master Plan” proposes 18 bronze lifelike statues representing five eras of Los Alamos History be placed in multiple locations in the downtown Los Alamos area.
The historical eras are the Manhattan Project, Ranch School, Homestead, Cold War and Ancestral Pueblo.
Nancy Bartlit, a former county councilor and past Read More
Summer Concert Series Benefit Dance April 12
County’s Server/Webpage Down for Several Hours Beginning 5 p.m. April 5
COUNTY News:
As part of the upcoming move to the new Municipal Building, the County’s Information Management staff will be bringing down the server that hosts the County’s www.losalamosnm.us webpage.
The server will be down at 5 p.m. Friday and the webpage will be temporarily unavailable for a few hours while the server is physically moved to its new location in the new building.
