Daily Postcard: Early Morning Scene Near Golf Course
Daily Postcard: The early morning scene recently of the sun breaking through the trees and shining over a wooden bridge near Los Alamos County Golf Course. Photo by Pastor Nicolé Raddu Ferry Read More
Six Los Alamos National Laboratory Physicists Elected 2020 Fellows Of The American Physical Society
Six LANL physicists elected American Physical Society Fellows, top row from lef, Luis Chacon, Andrea Favalli and Ralph Menikoff. Bottom row from left, Andrea Palounek, Nicolai Sinitsyn and Blas Uberuaga. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Six Los Alamos National Laboratory physicists have been elected Fellows of the American Physical Society this year. The Lab’s 2020 APS Fellows are Luis Chacon, Andrea Favalli, Ralph Menikoff, Andrea Palounek, Nikolai Sinitsyn, and Blas Uberuaga.
“I’m pleased to see six members of our technical staff recognized through their election as Fellows of the American Read More
Secretary Of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, Attorney General Hector Balderas Issue Voter Protection Advisory
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver and Attorney General Hector Balderas issued an advisory today to all New Mexicans, reminding them of their right to participate in a free and fair election and providing critical information about the upcoming general election.
“New Mexican voters should be informed, and they should be confident that their elections are safe, secure, and free from intimidation,” Attorney General Balderas said. “Secretary Toulouse Oliver and I will ensure that the electoral process is conducted openly and securely, and my office will hold Read More
Los Alamos National Laboratory Post-Doctoral Student Eun Joo (Sarah) Park Wins Hydrogen And Fuel Cell Award
Eun Joo (Sarah) Park of Los Alamos National Laboratory is honored for her work on high-temperature fuel cells. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Eun Joo (Sarah) Park has won the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Office post-doctoral award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office for her work at Los Alamos advancing fuel-cell technology.
Fuel cells are a clean technology that cleanly and efficiently produce electricity from the chemical energy of hydrogen or another fuel, with water and heat as the only byproducts.
Park’s Read More
NMPED COVID-19 Update: 7 Staff And 8 Students Test Positive In New Mexico Public Schools In Last 24 Hours
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department announced today 15 new positive cases of COVID-19 (7 staff members, 8 students) in the last 24 hours.
Rapid response has been initiated, and all pertinent information has been verified with the schools and school districts.
The following new cases have been reported:
NMPED COVID-19 update:
Confirming 15 new positive cases across New Mexico’s public schools
Seven staff members, eight students tested positive
SANTA FE – The Public Education Department on Oct. 15 announced 15 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 672 New Cases, Total Now At 34,958 With 1 New Death And 19,457 Patients Recovered
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 672 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 37 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update includes 1 new death in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 303 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 37 new cases in Chaves County
- 6 new cases in Cibola County
- 17 new cases in Curry County
- 89 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 26 new cases in Eddy County
- 5 new cases in Grant County
- 3 new cases in Hidalgo County
- 28 new cases in
FBI Warns Americans Contributing To Charities During COVID-19 Pandemic … Scammers Want Your Money
FBI News:
Many Americans want to help during the COVID-19 pandemic by contributing to charities, but the FBI is warning that scammers also want to help—they want to help themselves to your money.
Nationwide, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies have received reports of scammers fraudulently soliciting donations for individuals, groups, and areas affected by COVID-19. They are leveraging the COVID-19 pandemic to steal your money, your personal information, or both. Don’t let them.
Charity scams often occur when a scammer poses as a real charity or uses the name of a real charity to get Read More
PED Hires Asst. Secretary Of Indian Education Lashawna Tso To Lead Identity, Equity & Transformation Division
Lashawna Tso
PED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) has hired a new assistant secretary of Indian education.
Lashawna Tso begins the position this week. She served most recently as legislative chief of staff in the Navajo Nation Office of the Speaker, where she supported policy development and reviewed intergovernmental issues.
At PED, Tso will lead the Indian Education Division, which directs state policy on effective implementation of the Indian Education Act, including significant and meaningful collaboration and communication with Native communities Read More
Blue Raven Theatre And Teatro Paraguas Present 3X3
Eric Devlin and Amber Devlin. Courtesy photo
David McConnell and Talia Pura. Courtesy photo
TEATRO PARAGUAS News:
Blue Raven Theatre and Teatro Paraguas present 3X3 Three new plays by Talia Pura live on ZOOM at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. $10 suggested donation. Link to register here.
3×3, containing elements of drama and comedy, these plays explore human relationships, which tend to be complicated and messy in families. Each play contains three characters, and three is always a crowd.
Talia Pura is an award-winning writer based in Santa Fe. Her plays have been seen here, as well as Read More
‘Library Conversations’ Virtual Gatherings Oct.15 – Dec. 17
LIBRARY News:
“Library Conversations” is a continuing series of virtual gatherings for adults offered by the Los Alamos County Library System.
The latest series began at 7 p.m. today and runs through Dec. 17, with a break at Thanksgiving. The conversations vary from horror to novel writing to music to poetry.
Within the series is a mini-series with adult services librarian Elizabeth Rivera leading discussions of short stories of new Lovecraftian or cosmic horror available freely on the Internet.
This evening’s story is The Adventurer’s Wife by Premee Mohamed; Oct. 29, An Ocean of Read More
Chart 215: COVID-19 In New Mexico Oct. 15
This chart shows the change in number of diagnoses over a two week period by county. The percentages indicate change in number of diagnoses for the two week period ending Oct. 15 compared with the two week period ending Oct.1. The number of new COVID-19 cases statewide more than doubled, from 2,462 to 5,297 in what was the worst two week period since June. The number of cases more than tripled in New Mexico’s largest county, Bernalillo. In Los Alamos County, the number of cases remained the same: four cases over a two week period. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More
Nathan: Please Vote ‘No’ On Amendment 1
By FRED NATHAN JR.
Founder and Executive Director
Think New Mexico
Toward the bottom of your ballot you will find Constitutional Amendment 1.
There are at least three good reasons to vote no:
-The problem it seeks to fix has already been addressed;
-The amendment is being presented in a misleading manner; and
-A mysterious political action committee (PAC) is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to promote the amendment without disclosing the source of that dark money.
Let’s start with that final point. In recent weeks, a PAC called the “Committee to Protect New Mexico Consumers” has sent Read More
‘Jewish Life In New Mexico And Beyond: A Mosaic Of Stories’ Virtual Fall Conference Oct. 24-25
NMJHS News:
SANTA FE — Jewish Life in New Mexico and Beyond: A Mosaic of Stories is the New Mexico Jewish Historical Society’s theme for its virtual 2020 fall conference Oct. 24-25.
Both Saturday and Sunday 2-4:30 p.m. Zoom.com programs will feature two sessions each day, led by noted New Mexicans.
Zoom pre-registration will be required. Contact: admin@nmjhs.org or call 505.348.4471.
The Oct. 24 program includes in Session 1: “The Spanish Flu Epidemic in N.M. and the role of Rabbi Bergman”, led by Naomi Sandweiss and Richard Melzer, followed by Session 2, “The Jewish Catskills: A Summer Place”, Read More
County Engineer Eric Martinez Briefs Council On Projects
County Engineer Eric Martinez
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Road construction projects are moving ahead at full speed throughout Los Alamos County.
During the regular County Council meeting Oct. 6, County Engineer Eric Martinez provided an update on current projects as well as future roadwork plans.
Martinez highlighted numerous projects that are underway throughout the County.
These include the 2020 pavement condition survey. Martinez said that a van traveling throughout White Rock and Los Alamos is using special equipment to assess the condition Read More
Local Playwright Robert Benjamin Brings His Plays Online
A scene from the Sept. 25 performance of ‘Hunker Down’ at Teatro Paraguas performed by Duchess Dale as ‘Bari’ and Don Converse as ‘Kevin’. Courtesy photo
Playwright Robert Benjamin
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
COVID-19 poses many challenges to live theater, but Los Alamos playwright Robert Benjamin has not only found ways to overcome them, he’s positively embraced them.
“The experience, for a small town playwright trying to have fun, has been quite fulfilling,” he said. “Theaters trying to stay in touch with their audience have turned to Zoom.”
And audiences Read More
County: Solicitation Opens For Two Parcels On Trinity Drive
COUNTY News:
Officials in the Community Development Department at Los Alamos County announced this morning that a solicitation has opened for the purchase of two vacant, County-owned parcels on Trinity Drive.
“These parcels were purchased by the County many years ago and the County is hoping to provide an opportunity for interested parties to develop the parcels in support of our established goals for the community,” Community Development Director Paul Andrus said. “We are interested in selling 3661 and 3689 Trinity Dr., land located just east of the medical center.”
These two vacant lots Read More
Autumn Brings Out Beauty Of Bandelier
Autumn brings out the beauty of the area including the road into Bandelier National Monument Tuesday that is covered in gold. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Scott: COVID, Voting, Halloween, CARES Act, Vaccine Prep
By Chair Sara Scott
Los Alamos County Council
I hope this note finds you and your families well. In this note I’ll provide some information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, voting, Halloween, and the status of the local CARES Act funds distribution.
In addition, I’ll note the preparations underway to ready the County for the availability of a vaccine.
In the face of the pandemic, we have continued to come together and show how much we care for each other, our businesses, and doing what we can to make it possible for our kids to get back to school, as appropriate.
But the most recent news in New Mexico Read More
Joe Granville Shares Passion For Design
A recently designed kitchen by Joe Granville at a Quemazon residence. Courtesy/Poulin Design Center
Additional view of the kitchen in Quemazon designed by Joe Granville. Courtesy/Poulin Design Center
Joe Granville
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
Joe Granville is an experienced designer with Poulin Design Center. He resides in Los Alamos with his wife and their 7-and-a-half-year-old son.
Granville recently commented that the November 2017 issue of Dwell magazine featured the personal home of Architect William Ruhl. Ruhl outlined some of the modifications Read More
Teatro Paraguas Presents Volver Volver Volver Live On Zoom
A bruja calls a young man back from the dead in Volver Volver Volver by Portales playwright Leonard Madrid. Watch the performance at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28 on Zoom. Courtesy/Jan Breshears Thomas
Theatre News:
Teatro Paraguas will present a live Zoom performance of Volver Volver Volver, a play by New Mexico playwright Leonard Madrid, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28.
A young man who led a fast and reckless life is called back from the dead by an unknown bruja in Portales, and finds the inner peace, which eluded him in life.
Originally from Portales, Madrid is a playwright, director and actor who has studied Read More