Macek: Existence Of Snakes Depends On Humans
By JAN MACEK
Los Alamos
World Snake Day is celebrated every year on July 16 to raise awareness about the different types of snake species and the important role they play in maintaining ecological balance.
Perhaps you missed the articles last year that stated, “One-fifth of all snakes, turtles, and other reptiles face extinction. More than a fifth of all reptilian species — over 1,800 — are threatened with extinction, and 31 species have permanently vanished already, according to a new study in the journal Nature.” https://www.vox.com/2022/4/27/23040966/snakes-turtles-lizards-reptiles-extinction Read More
Daily Postcard: Juniper Hairstreak On Barranca Mesa
Daily Postcard: A Juniper Hairstreak butterfly sips nectar from a Black Eyed Susan and appears not at all bothered by insects buzzing around the yard of a residence Saturday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
Ozment: Utilities Assistance Needs Real Change
By CAT OZMENT
Los Alamos
Utilities assistance is not glamorous, but it matters, especially when rates are increasing nationwide and in Los Alamos Our local, donation-based Utilities Assistance Program (UAP) is a good start, but it is underused by people who qualify, and donations have decreased in the last few years for a variety of reasons. On Wednesday, July 19, 2023, the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) will consider modifications to the program that are wholly inadequate to the needs of the community.
This LTE asks the community for two possible actions:
1) Email BPU bpu@lacnm.us and Read More
Local Area Students To Compete At World’s Largest Rodeo
LAHS’s Wacey Trujillo competes in Goat Tying. Courtesy/Ronda Trujillo
Escalante High School’s Monte Faulkner competes in Tie-Down Roping. Courtesy/Julie Carter
COMMUNITY News:
Stetson Wacey Trujillo of Los Alamos High School, Addison Tixier of Jemez Mountain High School and Monte Faulkner of Escalante High School, local youth rodeo competitors have qualified to compete at the 2023 National High School Finals Rodeo following the New Mexico High School Rodeo Association’s state finals in late May.
Trujillo, Tixier and Faulkner have earned a position on the New Mexico state/provincial Read More
Alamogordo Police Officer Shot During Foot Pursuit
Dominic De La O charged with attempt to commit 1st degree murder.
NMSP News:
ALAMOGORDO – In the early morning hours of July 15, 2023, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau was requested to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Alamogordo involving the Alamogordo Police Department (APD).
NMSP agents learned that at around 2:30 a.m. today, an APD officer initiated a traffic stop on a Honda passenger vehicle driven by Dominic De La O, 26, of Alamogordo for driving with no headlights or taillights. De La O fled from the officer and crashed into a light pole at the intersection Read More
U.S. Army Units Mobilize To White Sands Missile Range For Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise
519th Military Battalion arrives at White Sands Missile Range. Photo by Bethany Huff/U.S. Army North
Military News:
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE — Demonstrating their rapid deployment capabilities, various Army units across the continental United States quickly assembled at the White Sands Missile Range July 9-14 to participate in an emergency deployment readiness exercise.
This exercise evaluates the units’ ability to deploy quickly and efficiently, ensuring the U.S. Army’s preparedness for global operations.
The units alerted and deployed included Task Force 51, U.S. Army North’s Read More
New Mexico Economic Development Department Shares Quarterly Updates Including On Los Alamos County
EDD News:
SANTA FE — Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes has announced that the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) updated its quarterly economic summaries for the state of New Mexico and each of the 33 counties with the most recent data on business and consumer spending, economic growth, and employment.
The data is posted quarterly on the agency website and available here.
The most recent summaries from the third quarter of the fiscal year 2023 – January, February, and March of 2023 – include data sourced from the New Mexico Economic Development Department, New Mexico Department Read More
Atomic City Quilts Shares Knowledge At 3-Day Sewing Camp
Atomic City Quilts owner Shelly Kuropatwinski assists girls who took part in a 3-day quilt camp, which wrapped up Wednesday, July 12 in the quilt shop at 1247 Central Ave. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladaily.post.com
Atomic City Quilts owner Shelly Kuropatwinski with girls who participated in a 3-day quilt camp, from left, Grace V., Nixyn M., Viviana G., Mary-Beth K. and Austin S., show off Christmas stockings they created during the camp. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Sewing classes are disappearing from school Read More
Huang: To Lead Campaign For ‘Cluster Munition Free World’
By ZHEN HUANG
Los Alamos
When we hear somebody say or do something out of “common sense”, we instinctively would ask millions of rational “whys”. But in reality, oftentimes we are obsessed with what we love or hate to hear or see, and are very much driven by a one way channel of thinking to arrive at our preconfigured conclusion.
In the case of “sending cluster munitions to Ukraine”, we have seen two divided responses:
- A. Support as long as it might help Ukraine to win the war at any cost; and
- B. Oppose since it will create everlasting nightmares for Ukraine people.
I don’t know if anyone ever thought Read More
County-Pajarito Astronomers Dark Night At Spirio Soccer Fields At Overlook Park Tonight!
Pajarito Astronomers News:
Los Alamos County Parks, Recreation and Open Space Divisions have partnered up with the Pajarito Astronomers for the Dark Night program.
Anyone with an interest in star gazing and the chance to look through a telescope is invited to come out to Spirio Soccer Fields tonight, July 15, at Overlook Park in White Rock.
Volunteers from the Pajarito Astronomers Club will be present with telescopes starting about 8:30 p.m. until at least 11 p.m., and as late as midnight if there is continued interest.
Sunset is at 8:23 p.m., so it won’t be dark until about 9:20 p.m. However, Read More
Greater Chaco Coalition Calls For Stronger Protection Efforts In Response To Congressional Hearing
SIERRA CLUB News:
COUNSELOR, NM — Responding to a Congressional hearing by the Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resource, the Greater Chaco Coalition (Frack Off Chaco) reaffirms its unwavering commitment to safeguard the culturally significant Greater Chaco Landscape.
The Coalition is voicing its concerns over the proposed bill that threatens to nullify the Biden administration’s administrative withdrawal, and hinder the progress made through the Honoring Chaco Initiative.
Addressing the controversy surrounding H.R. 4374, the Greater Chaco Read More
Archbishop Daniel To Make Annual Archpastoral Visit To Saint Job Of Pochaiv Orthodox Church July 21-23
Archbishop Daniel. Courtesy photo
By Father Theophan
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church
Los Alamos
July 21 through the 23, His Eminence, Archbishop Daniel, ruling hierarch of the Western Eparchy of the Ukraianian Orthodox Church of the United States of America will be making his annual archpastoral visit to Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church and Los Alamos.
During his time here, Vladyka (a term of endearment for a bishop, literally, “Master”) will tour the town, lead church services, and get to know his parishioners better. Anyone who wants to speak with him one on one will be given that opportunity. Read More
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Appointed To National Governors Association Executive Committee
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
From the Office of the Governor:
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Friday was named to the National Governors Association’s Executive Committee after a vote by her peers.
“States get more done when we work together,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said. “I am honored to have the opportunity to serve the people of New Mexico and the nation at large in finding solutions that move all of us forward.”
Gov. Lujan Grisham will serve a one-year term, which may be extended during the association’s 2024 annual summer meeting.
The other eight governors on the committee: Read More
ScienceFest Play Crawl: STEAM For Adults July 15
Los Alamos MainStreet & Creative District News:
The public is invited to participate in a new ScienceFest event Saturday, July 15, 2023.
From 6-8 p.m. Play Crawl: STEAM for Adults will be activating Central Park Square with math games, engineering and art activities, science experiments, root beer floats, beer, raffle prizes, and trivia for ages 18 and up.
“We felt it was important this year to offer activities targeting a variety of ages and interests. We think of this event as a counterpoint to our incredibly successful family-friendly & youth-focused, Discovery Day, which took Read More
Board Of Public Utilities To Meet July 19, 2023
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Board of Public Utilities will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 in Council Chambers and virtually on Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public.
Find the agenda to this meeting here.
Find the link to this meeting here.
Webinar ID – 885 1588 5437 Read More
Mega Hiring Event At Intel’s Rio Rancho Facility July 28
Rio Rancho Event Center. Courtesy/EDD
EDD News:
RIO RANCHO — Intel in New Mexico is working with the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions and the New Mexico Economic Development Department to host a MEGA Hiring Event, providing numerous growth opportunities for individuals interested in joining the semiconductor manufacturing sector.
The event will take place 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, July 28 at the Rio Rancho Event Center, at 3001 Civic Center Circle NE.
In 2021, Intel announced a $3.5 billion expansion in New Mexico, enabling the manufacturing of cutting-edge semiconductor packaging Read More
FBI: Albuquerque Man Gets 6 Years For 9 Bank Robberies
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced Thursday that Evan Lemmon was sentenced to 80 months in prison and order to pay $24,875 in restitution.
Lemmon, 29, of Albuquerque, pled guilty to nine counts of bank robbery Feb. 9, 2023.
According to court records, over a five-month period from Sept. 28, 2021, to March 7, 2022, Lemmon committed a spree of nine bank robberies in Albuquerque, each following a similar pattern. Each time, Lemmon would enter Read More
Daily Posted: Spotted Towee On Stump At Bandelier
Daily Postcard: A spotted towee scans the area from its perch on an old tree stump in late June in Bandelier National Monument. Bandelier is offering bird walk programs throughout the summer. Check the website weekly for schedules and meeting times. Sign-ups are required so call 505.672.3861 to sign up. Photo by Sally King/NPS Read More
State Covering Bill For First Responder Radio Service
DoIT News:
SANTA FE — At the direction of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the state will pay monthly subscriber fees for radio service for federal, local, and tribal first responders.
The decision comes following the failure of a bill in the last legislative session that would have reimbursed public safety agencies for the cost of the subscription.
The statewide system is managed and operated by the state Department of Information Technology.
Senate Bill 409, sponsored by Senators William Burt and Brenda McKenna and Rep. Joshua Hernandez, would have reimbursed first responders from Read More
Blue Ventures Draw Massive Crowd To Summer Concert
Los Alamos Summer Concert headliner The Blue Ventures draws a massive crowd tonight to Ashley Pond Park. The Blue Ventures de Louis Sanchez, an Española group, breaks record crowds wherever they perform and it appears their performance tonight in Los Alamos is no exception. This group is the literal definition of ‘familia’. Louis Sanchez (manager) is the father of eight children, all of whom play or have played with the group the last 10 years. ‘The music is what has kept our family so tightly knit together,’ Sanchez said. ‘We have lived and breathed our music through two generations.’ The group Read More