Los Alamos Victim Assistant: Cycle Of Domestic Violence
Domestic violence often follows a repeating cycle within each relationship. Courtesy/https://dvcc.gov
Los Alamos Victim Assistant:
Did you know, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men in the United States have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner?
Domestic violence often follows a repeating cycle within each relationship. Not every abusive relationship follows this pattern, but many survivors describe their relationships in this way:
Tension building phase
When tension builds in the relationship, victims may feel like they are “walking on eggshells” around the abuser. Read More
Catch Of The Week: Amazon Prime Day Scams
By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
So it’s almost Amazon Prime day; what deals are you excited to snatch up? Just be cautious, and be aware that cybercriminals are just as enthusiastic about Prime Day as the rest of us.
Cybercriminals love to incorporate current events into their phishing scams; it’s a great way to get our attention and get more clicks. Prime Day is the perfect time for the bad guys to launch new, Amazon themed scams. This year Prime Day is happening October 13th and 14th; two days of fantastic deals… last year, it yielded Amazon over $7 billion in sales. It’s a huge event, especially now Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 355 New Cases, Total Now At 33,713 With 3 New Deaths And 18,960 Patients Recovered
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 355 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 37 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update includes 3 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 121 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 10 new cases in Chaves County
- 5 new cases in Cibola County
- 24 new cases in Curry County
- 50 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 6 new cases in Eddy County
- 1 new case in Grant County
- 19 new cases in Lea County
- 2 new cases in Lincoln
LARSO Board Election Ballots Now Available
The Betty Ehart Senior Center on Bathtub Row. Courtesy/LARSO
LARSO News:
The Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization, which operates the Betty Ehart and White Rock senior centers, is running its first election for positions on the LARSO Board during the pandemic.
A ballot is available for members who would like to participate in the election and must be delivered or postmarked by Oct. 16.
Ballots were in the October newsletter, along with biographies on four candidates. Ballots are available from a staff member or via the website at www.losalamosseniorcenter.com.
The Friends of the Senior Read More
New Mexico Fails To Meet Reopening Gating Criteria … Governor Announces Renewed Public Health Regulations, Reiterates ‘More Will Come If Alarming Rise Of COVID-19 Is Not Slowed’
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced this afternoon that the state of New Mexico will implement, and in some cases re-implement, several public health regulations later in the week to stem the alarming rise of COVID-19 illnesses statewide.
The governor also reiterated her stark warnings from recent weeks – as COVID-19 infections have spread rapidly throughout all regions of the state, including an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations – that New Mexico may in the near future be compelled to re-enact even more stringent public health controls Read More
Virtual Town Hall Discussion On Work Search Requirements To Receive UI Benefits & Resources Wednesday Oct. 14
NMDWS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) is hosting a virtual town hall discussion, Wednesday, Oct. 14, in regard to work search requirements for Unemployment Insurance (UI) in New Mexico.
This requirement, which had been suspended due to the COVID-19 crisis, will be reinstated for New Mexicans receiving regular state unemployment insurance, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), and Extended Benefits Oct. 18.
Work search is a federal requirement to receive unemployment insurance benefits. Individuals will continue to receive Read More
JPEC: Your Vote Shapes Our Judiciary
By DENISE TORRES
and JAMES HALL
New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission
Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president emerita of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), may have said it best: “Democracy is not a spectator sport”.
This fall, you can have a voice in shaping New Mexico’s judiciary by voting whether or not to retain one New Mexico Court of Appeals judge and seven district court judges in the First Judicial District, which includes Los Alamos, Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties.
In New Mexico, judges must first run in and win a partisan election, whether they have been Read More
Walkup Aquatic Center Swim Lessons Resume Oct. 19
COUNTY News:
The Aquatic Center will begin offering modified semi-private swimming lessons, for levels 2 & 3, limited to two students per class and where the parent is in the water with their child and the instructor teaches from the deck.
Twenty-five minute lessons will be offered Monday/Wednesday & Tuesday/Thursday for $70 (non-refundable).
- Level 2 Seahorse: Little to no water experience is required. This class introduces children to the water with fun water activities with parent. Class emphasizes safety, floats, glides, rolls, submersion and motor skills.
- Monday/Wednesdays
Sheehey: No On Constitutional Amendment 1
By PETE SHEEHEY
Los Alamos County Councilor
New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 1 is a proposal to take away our right to vote for one of five District Public Regulation Commission (PRC) members and replace them with three members appointed by the Governor from a list provided by a nominating committee.
The PRC is responsible for insuring that the availability and cost of utilities services is fair and reasonable to the rate paying public.
Dark money special interests can more easily exert their influence behind the scenes, if the commission is filled in a nomination and appointment process, Read More
Amateur Naturalist: A Study In Lichen
The vertical canyon walls and a stream in Hidden Valley in the Valles Caldera together provide and hold water vapor, which can then support plants that are different than in more open areas. Photo by Robert Dryja
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
Think about a pot of boiling water on a stove. Bubbles of water vapor can be easily seen rising in the pot to surface. Vapor then cools just enough to appear as steam saturating the adjacent clear air.
Temperatures are in the range of 200 degrees at this point. Now observe a cup of warm coffee or tea. The cup may feel warm when held and steam may not be visible. However, Read More
LAPS, Council Holding Virtual Joint Session To Set Next Steps For North Mesa Housing Thursday Oct. 29
COUNTY News:
The North Mesa Housing Study will move to the next step at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, when Los Alamos County Councilors meet on Zoom with the Los Alamos Public School Board in a joint session.
The County’s consultant, Dekker Perrich Sabatini (DPS), will join the CDD project team to present the North Mesa Housing Study, a document first drafted pre-COVID pandemic and after several public workshops or open house meetings to discuss draft concepts for building homes on land just east of Los Alamos Middle School on North Mesa.
The purpose of the joint session is to gather feedback on the updated Read More
Rotary Thanks Volunteers For ‘Meals Of Hope’ Support
Volunteers at the ‘Meals Of Hope’ event in September packed 40,036 servings of rice and beans being distributed to those in need by LA Cares in Los Alamos and The Food Depot in Santa Fe. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
By LAURA GONZALES
President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos wholeheartedly thanks all volunteers from Los Alamos County and neighboring communities for the overwhelming response to last month’s “Meals of Hope” project.
Special thanks go to Crossroads Bible Church for hosting and helping. Additionally, we would like to thank Boy Scout Troop 22 for Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Oct. 13, 2020
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
Now is a great time to plan a fall fishing trip.
The colors of fall are at their peak, with aspen and oak displaying their rich golds and reds. The temperatures are comfortable, with warm days and cool nights.
Streamflows are low throughout Northern New Mexico. Fall is the time that brown trout begin to spawn and the larger fish are more active during the day. It’s a good time to catch a trophy brown trout.
Try to limit the number of brown trout you kill, as these are wild fish and the population depends on natural reproduction.
The State Game and Read More
DEA: Second Largest Southern Border Meth Bust In History
DEA News:
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa commercial facility Friday seized more than 3,100 pounds of methamphetamine, fentanyl powder, fentanyl pills, and heroin as part of the second largest methamphetamine bust along the southwest border in the history of the CBP, based on information developed by DEA, working jointly with HSI.
“This massive seizure is a testament of what law enforcement agencies can do when we combine forces – prevent over $7 million worth of deadly drugs from entering our country; thus saving countless lives from addiction Read More
Chart 213: COVID-19 In New Mexico Oct. 13
This chart shows the overall COVID-19 risk in New Mexico by county. The nonprofit organization Covid Act Now monitors daily diagnoses, infection rates, testing positivity, ICU headroom and contacts traced. The overall COVID-19 risk is based on these five metrics. Map: mapchart.net. Source: covidactnow.org/us/nm/. created by Eli Ben-NaimObituary: Louis William Cutler Aug. 23, 1932 – Oct. 9, 2020
By LOUIS WILLIAM CUTLER Aug. 23, 1932 – Oct. 9, 2020
Louis William Culter was born in Three Oaks, Michigan to John and Mary Culter. He was the youngest of five children.
Growing up Lou liked to play basketball, go fishing, enjoy the outdoors around Lake Michigan. After high school Lou joined the airforce and was stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he met his wife of 48 years, Dolores Gomez.
Lou and Dolores moved to El Rancho, New Mexico in their early years of marriage where he was warmly welcomed into the Gomez family. He formed a strong bond with his in-laws, brothers Read More
Daily Postcard: Pockets Of Golden Aspen Above Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Despite the high winds Sunday morning, which blew most of the leaves off many aspen trees, a few pockets of golden aspen are discovered in the hills above Los Alamos. Photo by Ken Hanson
Pockets of golden aspen discovered Sunday morning in the hills above Los Alamos. Photo by Ken Hanson
Pockets of golden aspen discovered Sunday morning in the hills above Los Alamos. Photo by Ken Hanson Read More
Leger Fernandez Calls For Community Dialogue, Shared Respect After Protesters Dismantle Obelisk In Santa Fe
Protesters today tore down the Soldier’s Monument, shown here in 2012 in Santa Fe Plaza. Courtesy/wikipedia.com
From the Teresa Leger Fernandez Campaign:
SANTA FE – Democratic nominee for New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District and former Vice Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Teresa Leger Fernandez issued the following statement on the obelisk in the Santa Fe Plaza being torn down today:
“My campaign has always been about love and building a New Mexico for all. I know there is pain, but violence is never the answer,” Leger Fernandez said. “We must come together as a community Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 389 New Cases, Total Now At 33,362 With 4 New Deaths And 18,791 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 389 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 37 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update includes 4 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 130 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 19 new cases in Chaves County
- 13 new cases in Curry County
- 83 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 21 new cases in Eddy County
- 1 new case in Guadalupe County
- 13 new cases in Lea County
- 16 new cases in Luna County
- 11 new cases in
LANL: Seven Los Alamos Scientists And Engineers Named 2020 Laboratory Fellows
The 2020 Laboratory Fellows: top row from left, Tanmoy Bhattacharya, Christopher Fontes, Vania Jordanova and Thomas Leitner. Bottom row from left, Ralph Menikoff, Joseph Martz and John Lestone. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Seven Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) scientists and engineers have been named 2020 Laboratory Fellows: Tanmoy Bhattacharya, Christopher Fontes, Vania Jordanova, Thomas Leitner, John Lestone, Joseph Martz and Ralph Menikoff.
“Recognizing the Fellows of Los Alamos National Laboratory is one of my proudest responsibilities. To be a Fellow is to be a leader at