Ryan Tatro Making An Impact On The Job, In The Community
Ryan Tatro near the iconic anchor Tuesday afternoon at Enterprise Bank & Trust. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
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By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
Ryan Tatro is a trailing spouse who followed his wife to town in 2005 when she went to work for Los Alamos National Laboratory.
He is making impacts in his work at Enterprise Bank & Trust where he manages a large portfolio of commercial clients and in his volunteer work throughout the community.
“I grew up in the Seattle area and moved to Boulder, Colo., after high school. After Read More
Emotional Healing: Trauma And Grief Fatigue … Impacting Our World Deeply
By DR. TED WIARD
Editors Note: This is an ongoing series by grief specialist Dr. Ted Wiard, dedicated to helping educate the community about emotional healing.
As a collective, we are moving through the phases of healing from loss while trying to establish a “new norm’, while the grief phases are following their natural and normal process.
Usually this process makes sense as that new norm is established, the problem is with this virus, the new norm is in continuous flux, and adapting to the present is ambiguous causing high levels of stress individually and collectively.
In the grief process one Read More
JJAB: Registration Now Open For Dads Of Teenagers Group
Council Chair Scott Provides Update On CARES Act Funds
By CHAIR SARA SCOTT
Los Alamos County Council
Today I’ll focus on providing as much information as we now have regarding the CARES Act funds that the County will receive – understanding that this information is incomplete and County staff are aggressively working to resolve some questions and changes associated with how these funds can be disbursed.
As always, I hope this note finds you, your families and friends well. We’ve been working together to limit the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our community – staying home and always wearing our masks and keeping our distance when we must be out Read More
Recap Of LAPS School Board Work Session Aug. 27
The school board approved a builder for the Pajarito Complex construction project, which consists of removal and replacement of roughly 6,800 sf of window wall with steel frame, stucco and storefront. Rooms will be painted, flooring replaced and conduit for fire alarms provided. The project will be constructed in four phases with anticipated completion in June 2021. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board met Thursday, Aug. 27 for a work session and all board members were in attendance.
In addition, more than 300 parents, students, staff and community members viewed the meeting Read More
Luján Hosts Roundtable With Farm To Table New Mexico
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
STATE News:
NAMBÉ — U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), the U.S. House Assistant Speaker, hosted a roundtable Tuesday with Farm to Table New Mexico and Sandoval County farmers to discuss their efforts to provide healthy, sustainable foods to New Mexicans and how New Mexico is utilizing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs to support local food systems.
Luján worked to strengthen these programs in the 2018 Farm Bill.
“New Mexico’s farmers do essential work, and we depend on them to ensure our state’s food security. That’s why one of my top priorities is making sure Read More
Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Habas Guisadas al Azafran (Stewed Fava Beans With Saffron)
Habas Guisadas al Azafran (Stewed Fava Beans With Saffron). Photo by Liddie Martinez
By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley
Habas (Favas) were frequently found in our pantry and highly desired as a portable snack. My mother toasted the dried beans in a cast iron skillet and we ate them much like piñon, cracking the hard, outer shell and eating the bean inside.
They were a delicious and nutritious snack and portable, like piñon, all you had to do was slip a handful inside your pocket. The beauty of this bean is its ease in growing and versatility in preparing.
Favas are not fussy plants; they are hearty, Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Installing Irrigation At Golf Course
On the job in Los Alamos are workers busy installing the new irrigation system Wednesday as leaves on trees begin to turn yellow at the Los Alamos County Golf Course. Photo by Ken HansonObituary: Marilyn LaForge (Dunlop) Aug. 31, 2020
MARILYN LAFORGE Aug. 31, 2020
It is with great sadness that the family of longtime Los Alamos area resident Marilyn LaForge (Dunlop) announces her passing on August 31, 2020 at the age of 92.
The eldest of three children, she was born to Kenneth and Thelma (Dickens) LaForge in Vassar, Michigan in 1928. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers Gerry and Don. Sadly, brother Don passed away just days earlier on August 26th.
Until health conditions made it impossible, Marilyn relished being in the great outdoors among the pines. She loved the Jemez mountains, spending many happy years Read More
New Mexico Delegation Hails Nearly $3 Million To UNM For Research Into Effects Of Climate Change In Southwest
NEW MEXICO DELEGATION News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) applauded a nearly $3 million grant to the University of New Mexico (UNM) from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research to understand historic climate changes in the arid Southwestern United States, and how the diverse communities in the region responded to shifts in climate and water availability.
The grant will support interdisciplinary research at UNM by investigating Read More
FBI: Harrington Alonzo Gets 10 Years For Assault, Firearms
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Harrington Alonzo, 34, of Pinehill, N.M., was sentenced Monday in Federal Court to 10 years of custody.
In January, Alonzo pled guilty to charges of assault with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country, using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and possessing and discharging said firearm in furtherance of such crime.
According to Alonzo’s plea agreement, he committed this crime April 24, 2019 in Cibola County. Alonzo unlawfully assaulted a Navajo Nation police officer by shooting at the officer with a semiautomatic handgun. The officer Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: At Seeking Chameleon
On the job in Los Alamos recently is owner Catherine Richmond who opened Seeking Chameleon in 2015 at 35 Rover Blvd. in White Rock. Richmond is seen here with a piece from the Pretty Angel line by Laura Solano, a local vendor who offers a variety of unique fashions at affordable prices. There is much to discover at Seeking Chameleon including antiques, resale, vintage, jewelry, and pendants, beads and charms for crafters. Richmond said she is seeing many mother and daughter shoppers coming in to explore her large inventory of crafting treasures. COVID-Safe practices are in place at the store. Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: For Sept. 3, 2020
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports & Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
This year’s monsoon season has not been a generous one. Streamflows are well-below normal and reservoir levels have been steadily dropping all summer long in New Mexico. Fortunately, we haven’t had a particularly bad wildfire season.
The recent Medio Fire that filled the air with smoke and was readily visible from Los Alamos burning in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains north of Santa Fe was cause for some concern. It received some welcome rainfall and firefighters appear to be gaining control of it.
The Medio Fire burned 3,721 acres and Read More
Daily Postcard: Corn Moon Setting West Of Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: The full ‘Corn Moon’ setting early Wednesday morning west of Los Alamos. Normally, the September Full Moon is the Harvest Moon. The Harvest Moon is the Full Moon closest to the Autumnal Equinox, which will be the Full Moon Oct. 1 this year. Source: farmersalmanac.com. Photo by Marc Bailey
Y Announces Appointment Of New CEO Chris Daniels
Chris Daniels
Y News:
The Family YMCA’s Board of Directors has announced the selection of Chris Daniels as the new CEO for the organization.
Daniels’s selection comes as a result of former CEO Rob Wilkinson’s family relocating.
Daniels brings a wealth of experience to the Y. His association with the Y began in February 2014 when he was hired as the Finance Director. In October 2018, he was promoted to Director of Operations and Finance. Chris has served the Y’s as Acting CEO since March, providing valuable leadership through the closing and re-opening of the Y during the pandemic.
“I can’t think Read More
Scenes From Canyon Walk Apt. Construction On DP Road
Workers at the Canyon Walk Apartment Complex this morning pumping cement and smoothing out the foundation for the next building on DP Road. Photo by Ed Birnbaum
Workers at the Canyon Walk Apartment Complex this morning on DP Road. Photo by Ed Birnbaum
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New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 25,612 With 3 More Deaths And 13,180 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 154 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 27 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update announces 3 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 24 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 3 new cases in Catron County
- 24 new cases in Chaves County
- 1 new case in Colfax County
- 5 new cases in Curry County
- 33 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 13 new cases in Eddy County
- 1 new case in Grant County
Folks 55 And Older Invited To Virtual Social Hour Sept. 8
COMMUNITY News:
New Mexico Senior Olympics and Health Promotion invites those 55 and older to participate in a free virtual event to encourage seniors to be active during the COVID-19 stay at home health order.
New Mexico Senior Olympics and Health Promotion offers 14 individual sport activities, all modified to participate from home.
Participants must complete and agree to the Liability WAIVER prior to getting started. Stay at Home Challenge participants will submit results monthly and be entered in a drawing for $100 Gift Card.
Consult a physician before starting any physical fitness Read More
Stolen Vehicles Lead NM State Police To Chop Shop Probe
Johnny Lopez
NMSP News:
LOS LUNAS – During mid August, New Mexico State Police recovered six stolen motor vehicles in Los Lunas.
The vehicles were reported stolen from the Albuquerque and Valencia County areas.
During the investigation, State Police officers learned several stolen motor vehicles were seen entering and leaving a residence at 37 Carmel Road in Los Lunas.
Martin Jaramillo
Officers recovered three stolen motor vehicles near the area of the 
residence. Three of those stolen motor vehicles were recovered by officers after they were found abandoned. Two other stolen motor vehicles Read More
Chart 172: COVID-19 In New Mexico Sept. 2
Diagnosis: COVID-19 diagnoses per 100 residents by country. Shown are the top 20 countries in the world, with the United States and the state of New Mexico highlighted. Countries with populations less than one million are not displayed. Source: New York Times. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
Deaths: COVID-19 related deaths per 10,000 residents by country. Shown are the top 20 countries in the world, with the United States and the state of New Mexico highlighted. Countries with populations less than one million are not displayed. Source: New York Times. Created by Eli Ben-Naim