Lena Ziele Wins Los Alamos County Fair Pie Contest!
COUNTY News:
Congratulations to the winners of the Los Alamos County Fair Blue Ribbon Homemade Pie Contest, held on Saturday, Aug. 12, and an appreciation to all who entered the contest.
Judges had a great time tasting the entries and quite a challenge in choosing the overall winning pie.
The winners of this year’s Blue Ribbon Homemade Pie contest are:
- Grand Champion overall pie – Lena Ziele, Apple pie;
- Reserve Grand Champion overall pie – Joan Stockam, cherry pie; and
- Third Overall Champion – Sherre Wedel, strawberry/raspberry pie.
This year’s judges included:
- Los Alamos County Councilor
Las Cruces Rock And Roll Americana Band Dusty Low Headlines Summer Concert Friday Night At The Pond!
Dusty Low. Courtesy photo
By Sancre Productions:
The 2023 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series presented by Toyota of Santa Fe will bring in a Las Cruces band that performed in 2021 in the COVID-19-Shortened season in White Rock.
There were not many attendees due to the pandemic, but the people who did show up had a blast and saw just how talented this band was with their originals and awesome covers. Come on out on Friday for the FREE show!
Across the sun-drawn sands of the Southwest, a group of modern-day troubadours has formed. By combining alternative country influences with dashes of folk, Americana Read More
New Mexico Supreme Court Provides Guidance On Law Enforcement Authority During Traffic Stops
New Mexico Supreme Court News:
Supreme Court provides guidance on law enforcement authority during traffic stops
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court today clarified the authority of law enforcement officers to expand the scope of their investigation during a traffic stop to ask a passenger in a vehicle for identifying information such as a name and a date of birth.
In a unanimous opinion, the Court concluded that a Clovis police officer had the necessary “reasonable suspicion” of criminal activity to ask about the identity of a front seat passenger in a vehicle stopped because of a broken Read More
LANL: Guidance For Tourists Visiting Los Alamos
The Bradbury Science Museum in downtown Los Alamos. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory, the town and the county — have received unprecedented tourist attention thanks to the movie “Oppenheimer”. But the Laboratory is a unique place with special restrictions, many of which visitors have never heard of.
Here’s a list of common questions and what to know before you go:
Can I get a badge? I want to tour the Lab!
While we appreciate your enthusiasm and understand why you’d want to tour such an interesting place, Los Alamos National Laboratory is a working national security laboratory Read More
Black Feather Fire Update: Weather Temporarily Moderating Behavior Of Blaze
Fire Information Update:
The Black Feather Fire, burning approximately 9 miles south of Gallina on the Coyote Ranger District, on the San Pedro Parks Wilderness, near the Peñas Negras Trail on the Santa Fe National Forest, remains at 2,198 acres consumed as of this morning and 0 percent contained. The fire is burning timber, brush and understory.
Highlights:
Rains, high humidity and cooler temperatures are contributing to a reduction in fire behavior, allowing crews to continue to improve containment lines and enhance long-term strategies for the Black Feather Fire. Southwest Area Incident Read More
Los Alamos Battle Of The Badges Blood Drive Aug. 24-25
Blood Drive News:
Los Alamos Battle of the Badges Blood Drive is 11. a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday Aug. 24 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25 at First Baptist Church, 2200 Diamond Drive.
Go to Vitalant.org/donate and use Blood Drive Code AB174 to sign up, however walk ins are welcome. Read More
Obituary: Kenneth Alan Kozacek Jan. 4, 1950 – July 25, 2023
KENNETH ALAN KOZACEK Jan. 4, 1950 – July 25, 2023
Kenneth Alan Kozacek went to be with the Lord Jesus on July 25, 2023. A remembrance will be held on September 9 at 11:00 am at Christ Church, 1213 Don Gaspar Avenue (At Cordova Road), Santa Fe, NM 87505.
Ken was born on January 4, 1950, to Floyde (Bill) and Josephine (Jo) Kozacek in Denver, CO, and lived in the Aurora area for 60 years, where he retired as a Maintenance Supervisor. After encouragement from his son Adam and daughter-in-law Adrienne, Ken decided to move to Los Lunas. Not long after settling in Los Lunas, Ken met Marlene Williams, and after Read More
Caution: Last School Year LAPS Recorded 230+ Incidents Of Cars Passing School Buses With Red Lights Flashing…
LAPS News:
Last school year Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) recorded more than 230 incidents of cars passing school buses when the red lights were flashing and the stop arm extended, according to LAPS Transportation Director Keith Rosenbaum.
The first day of school for Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) for the new school year was Aug. 9. School buses are sharing the road with drivers commuting to work, as well as parents dropping off students at school and high school students driving themselves to school.
The LAPS Transportation Department would like to remind drivers in Los Alamos and White Read More
Leonard: Seven Important Keys In The Pursuit Of Happiness
By LAURA LEONARD
Doctor of Chiropractic
Los Alamos
The quest for happiness is and has always been a fundamental human aspiration. While the path to happiness is as unique as the individual seeking it, there are some key principles backed up by research, anecdotal stories, parables and life experiences that form the foundation of a fulfilling and joyful life.
Positive Relationships
We are born as social beings. The connections we make with family, friends, partners and pets shape our sense of emotional well-being. Positive relationships offer a safety net of support during life’s Read More
Scenes From Los Alamos High School Class Of ’83 Reunion
Members of the Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Class of ’83 gathered recently for a 40-year reunion photo at the Los Alamos Golf Course. Courtesy/Alan Brown
Scene from the LAHS Class of ’83 reunion. Courtesy/Alan Brown
By ALAN BROWN
The Hook Up Santa Fe/Phoenix
The class labeled as “outrageous” began their 40-year reunion Friday, July 28 with the traditional meet and greet at Ashley Pond.
Saturday the 29th they had their choice of four-day activities, a golf tournament, a hike to Canada Bonita, a screening of Oppenheimer and a class trip to Spanish Market at the Santa Fe Plaza. Saturday night the Read More
New Mexico Environment Department To Permanently Close Deming Field Office Due To Lack Of Appropriated Funding For Building Leases
NMED News:
DEMING — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) will permanently close its field office Sept. 30 at 405 E. Florida St. in Deming.
The Department is committed to excellence in customer service to all New Mexicans. To that end, NMED’s priority is retaining all current employees while recruiting new employees for current vacancies.
The closure of the Deming field office was necessitated by operating budget constraints. NMED is evaluating the closure or consolidation of additional field offices due to the lack of appropriated funding for building leases.
Starting Oct. Read More
New Mexico’s Circus Wise Fool Coming To Albuquerque
WISEFOOL News:
SANTA FE — For more than 20 years Wise Fool has been sharing the magic of the circus arts with Northern New Mexico. Wise Fool’s new professional production, ReUnite, will be shared Sept. 2 at at PopeJoy Hall in Albuquerque.
The show successfully delighted and engaged audience members in Santa Fe in May when Wise Fool offered the show to the community four times in their very own studio. The show dazzles audience members with circus feats while engaging in an important conversion. This was Wise Fool’s first new production since the pandemic.
Tickets to the show are on earlybird sale Read More
FBI: Smith Lake Man Pleads Guilty To Second Degree Murder … Faces Life In Prison
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 Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, have announced that Josiah Alan Smith, 29, of Smith Lake and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pled guilty in Federal Court to second degree murder.
Smith will remain in custody pending sentencing which has not been scheduled.
According to court documents May 17, 2021, Smith shot and killed the victim, identified as John Doe, at a residence near Church Rock, New Mexico, on the Read More
LANL: Oppenheimer’s Science Beyond The Manhattan Project & More
Science: Oppenheimer’s science beyond the Manhattan Project
What about J. Robert Oppenheimer as a scientist stands out after all these years? Mark Paris, a theoretical physicist at Los Alamos, takes a look at some of the high points in a column for Physics Today, tracing Oppenheimer’s important contributions to the emergence of quantum theory. Oppenheimer achieved influential work in the spectral properties of molecules, offered an understanding of cosmic rays and neutron stars, and predicted what would come to be called ‘black holes’. Much of that work came while founding the leading Read More
FBI: Tsayatoh Man Pleads Guilty To Being A Felon In Possession Of Firearms & Ammo … Faces 10 Years In Prison
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 Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, have announced that Rumaldo Peshlakai pled guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.
Peshlakai, 43, of Tsayatoh, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
According to court documents, Sept. 23, 2021, Peshlakai and Jane Doe were involved in a domestic dispute at a residence in Tsayatoh. Read More
Highlands University To Host 10th Annual Painters Exhibition
Clouds, View from the Studio, painting by Joel Greene. Courtesy/NMHU
NMHU News:
The 10th Annual Painters Exhibition will open Sept. 10, 2023, at Kennedy Hall on the New Mexico Hghlands University (NMHU) campus, and will run through Oct. 31. This year’s invitational show will feature 41 artists and 123 paintings. An opening reception will be held 4-7 pm., Sept. 10.
Artist Joel Greene, who has shown work in previous Painters Exhibitions at NMHU, is the 2023 exhibition’s featured artist.
“I am really impressed by his use of color and the way he uses value and texture to depict the New Mexico landscape,” Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Aug. 14, 2023
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
The stocking of rainbow trout by the State Game and Fish Department slowed down this past week. Only two locations were stocked with catchable-size trout in Northern New Mexico. There will likely be an uptick in the amount of stocking in the next two weeks before the Labor Day weekend (Sept. 2-4). The last three-day holiday weekend of the summer.
Big-game hunting started this month with the opening of rifle season for pronghorn antelope. Sometimes referred to as “speed goats”, these beautiful animals are unique to North America and actually Read More
Bear And Cub Spotted At Bird Feeders On Barranca Mesa
A bear and cub are spotted at two bird feeders Sunday in the front yard of a residence on Barranca Mesa. They tore down one feeder and ate its seedy contents after which momma bear attempted to rip down the other feeder. Photo by Lee Weinland
A bear and cub are spotted munching seeds Sunday in the front yard of a residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Lee Weinland Read More
MOWW To Host Dr. Glen McDuff Talking About Navy Nukes At Meeting Tuesday At Los Alamos Research Park
MOWW News:
The Military Order of the World Wars monthly meeting is Tuesday Aug. 15 in Room 203A at the Los Alamos Research Park.
The speaker is Dr. Glen McDuff talking about Navy Nukes. The U.S. Navy was instrumental in the development of atomic weapons from the very beginning. Navy participation in the Manhattan Project at all levels of science and engineering was crucial to the success and the ending of WWII. Naval officers commanded the combat missions to both Hiroshima and Nagasaki and a Navy Commander became the first director of Los Alamos after the war. Contributions to the nuclear weapons Read More
Rotary Club Of Los Alamos Welcomes Youth Exchange Student From Mallorca, Spain To Ride In County Fair & Rodeo Parade
From left, Rotary Club of Los Alamos President Tim Bullock, student Joan Gurrera, Rotarian Jim O’Donnell and his grandaughters prepare to participate in the 2023 Los Alamos County Fair and Rodeo Parade Saturday on Central Avenue. Gurrera is a Youth Exchange Student sponsored this school year by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. He is from Mallorca, Spain and attending Los Alamos High School. Photo by Linda Hull Read More