Second Virtual Forum On Local Policy With Democratic Candidates For Los Alamos County Council Tuesday Sept. 1
Shelly A. Wiemann, CFP Passes Securities Exams
By SHELLY A. WIEMANN, CFP
Wiemann Wealth Strategies
Financial Advisor, Raymond James Financial Services
Raymond James and Wiemann Wealth Strategies are excited to announce that Shelly A. Wiemann, of Los Alamos, has passed the series 9 and 10 general securities sales principal exams.
She is now a General Securities Sales Supervisor, also known as Branch Manager at Wiemann Wealth Strategies, 2101 Trinity Dr., Suite T, in Los Alamos.
Wiemann established the company earlier this year, an independent wealth practice aligned with Raymond James Financial Services. She already holds series Read More
Daily Postcard: Signs Of Autumn Creeping Into View
Daily Postcard: A Virginia Creeper is showing fall colors Thursday in White Rock. Virginia Creepers remain attractive through the summer and in the autumn turn bright purple or red before falling off the vines. It is one of the earliest vines to color in the fall. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Battle Of The Badges Blood Drive Underway Through Friday
The Battle of the Badges blood drive is taking place until 6:45 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church in Los Alamos at 2200 Diamond Dr. Walk-ins are always welcome and vote for the Police or Fire Department and receive a free T-shirt. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
McQuiston: Identity Theft … One Subject You Don’t Want To Learn At College
ALLEN McQUISTON
The Jemez Agency
As students head off to school this fall, they need to stay vigilant against the scams, schemes and tricks of identity fraudsters.
Student identity theft is on the rise, all around the world. Like most predators, identity thieves like to target the young and the elderly.
That’s why college and university students frequently become victims of identity theft.
Consider these statistics:
- 19 percent of all identity theft complaints in America are made by people ages 20 to 29.
- 49 percent of all suspected identity fraud cases in Canada have a victim aged 18 to 34.
- There’s
New Mexico Governor: Revised Emergency Public Health Order; Preparation For Limited Re-entry To In-person Learning
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham during a press conference this afternoon outlining a new emergency public health order and preparation for a limited re-entry to in-person learning next month. Screenshot/LADP
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state health and education officials this afternoon provided a public update on the state’s COVID-19 response and recovery efforts, outlining a new emergency public health order and New Mexico’s preparation for a limited re-entry to in-person learning next month.
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New Mexico’s gating criteria – a measurement of the public Read More
Chart 166: COVID-19 In New Mexico Aug. 27
Change in number of diagnoses during a two week period by county. The percentages indicate change in number of diagnoses for the two week period ending Aug. 26 compared with the two week period ending Aug. 12. Counties with less than 20 diagnoses are not shown. Figures for Los Alamos county and the state of New Mexico are highlighted. Los Alamos had 0 positive tests over the past two weeks, compared with 7 in the preceding two week period. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-NaimNew Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 24,920 With 9 More Deaths And 12,446 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 190 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 24 cases today that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update announces 9 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 53 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 16 new cases in Chaves County
- 5 new cases in Curry County
- 20 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 9 new cases in Eddy County
- 2 new cases in Grant County
- 4 new cases in Hidalgo County
- 8 new cases in Lea County
Snyder: The Other Los Alamos That Touched Our History
Eastern plains, San Miguel County, New Mexico. Photo by Sharon Snyder
By SHARON SNYDER
Los Alamos Historical Society
When Ashley Pond Jr. founded the Los Alamos Ranch School in 1917, the road from Santa Fe to the school passed through the tiny village of Buckman, situated on the east side of the Rio Grande.
Buckman was a mail stop for the Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge railroad, and nearby homesteaders and the people from the ranch school crossed a rickety wooden bridge over the river to visit the Buckman post office. The inconvenience prompted A.J. Connell, director of the school, to request Read More
Carbon Free Power Project Advances To Next Phase
An image describes how the carbon free power project would operate. Courtesy image
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County’s Carbon Free Power Project (CFPP) will advance into the next phase.
The motion to approve continuing the project passed 5-2 during Tuesday night’s County Council meeting. Councilors Randall Ryti and Antonio Maggiore opposed the motion.
With this approval, the project’s next phase includes a financial commitment from the County totaling $1,046,849 to prepare the Combined Operating License Application (COLA), according Read More
Nurses With Heart: Free Online Home Care Classes
NHHC News:
Nurses with Heart is in the heart of the community and in the heart of the internet, as health and safety opportunities move online, while offering in person care as well.
Nurses With Heart Home Care provides both personal and medical care in one’s own home. They have professional and trained caregivers who assist with bathing, grooming, light meals, light housework, companionship and transportation. Their team follows COVID-19 safety precautions, and are licensed by the New Mexico Department of Health.
This allows their medical staff to fulfill doctor’s orders, provide wound Read More
State Of The Arts: The Ethereal Abstracts Of Marianne Hornbuckle Explore The Universe
Marianne Hornbuckle at her Pojoaque Valley home and studio. Photo by Bonnie Gordon/ladailypost.com
‘March of Spring’. Courtesy/Marianne Hornbuckle
By Bonnie J. Gordon
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
Marianne Hornbuckle has been on the artist path since second grade.
She “went straight” as a young adult, choosing teaching English, raising children and living a conventional life in suburban Houston. But the call of art was strong and once she picked up a brush, she was soon working as a full-time artist.
Thirty-seven years ago, Hornbuckle moved to her home in the Pojoaque Read More
New Mexico State Police Holding Sobriety Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols In Counties Across State In September
NMSP News:
New Mexico State Police (NMSP) will be conducting sobriety checkpoints; saturation patrols; and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of September 2020.
NMSP is bringing awareness to these events in an effort to reduce alcohol related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.
These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving.
Note: Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the right decision not to Read More
Investigation Reveals Lightning Sparked Medio Fire
Medio Fire progression map. Courtesy/ SAIMT
MEDIO FIRE Update:
After a thorough investigation at the point of origin, fire investigators have determined that the Medio Fire was caused by a lightning strike Monday Aug. 17.
The Medio Fire has now consumed 2,939 acres off the Rio en Medio Trail on the Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) between the Rio Nambe and the Rio en Medio, approximately 2 miles north of the Village of Rio en Medio, 2 miles east/southeast of Nambe Reservoir and 5 miles north/northwest of the Santa Fe Ski Basin.
After multiple days of challenging work Read More
Martin: Working Together For Change
By KATRINA MARTIN
Los Alamos County Councilor
Here in Los Alamos I am lucky to live in a safe community. I trust our law enforcement, and in my personal experience I have only ever found the police to be courteous and professional.
However, I recognize that for many Black Americans and other minorities, their experiences of law enforcement are affected by a long history of racial injustice and bias that persists in unequal treatment.
In the wake of shocking and unconscionable episodes of police violence caught on film, this summer brought forth a nation-wide movement to address the grievances Read More
Bear Hangs Out In Tall Tree Near VFW On Deacon Street
A bear hangs out in a tall tree next to the VFW Wednesday on Deacon Street before climbing down and sauntering off down the road. Photo by Luke Gonzales
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Traffic Alert: Mobile Office Transport On Diamond Friday
COUNTY News:
Crews from Los Alamos County Traffic and Streets Department, working in conjunction with local police officers, will assist in the transport of an over-sized mobile office through Los Alamos 9-10 a.m. Friday.
The transport company will be moving the office from the Los Alamos High School onto Diamond Drive, across Los Alamos Canyon Bridge (Omega Bridge) and down N.M. 501 (East Jemez Road) to N.M. 4.
Motorists should be cautious around this oversized load and expect minimal delays along the route. Read More
Y Afterschool Program Gearing Up In Hybrid Manner
The Y Afterschool News:
The Y’s Afterschool program has taken baby steps to bring back the “fun” for families and children in-step with Los Alamos Public School’s phased reopening plan.
The Y’s Childcare Coordinator Janine Morales said that once hybrid learning begins, the Y will provide afterschool care also in a hybrid manner.
“In our best effort to keep everyone healthy and safe, and in conjunction with the school’s rollout, we will keep children in the same two-day set ‘pods’,” Morales said.
When the hybrid Afterschool Program opens:
- The Y will provide after-school care on Monday &
Latest View Of Canyon Walk Apartments On DP Road
Latest view Wednesday of Canyon Walk Apartments affordable housing on DP Road. Photo by Ed Birnbaum
Workers smoothing the fresh concrete pumped over from a concrete truck parked alongside for the floors of the next Canyon Walk affordable apartments being constructed Wednesday on DP Road. Photo by Ed Birnbaum Read More
AG Balderas: Criminal Charges Filed Against Former Farmington Police Officer Accused Of Battering Student
Attorney General Hector Balderas
AG News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Attorney General Hector Balderas announced Wednesday the filing of multiple criminal charges against former Farmington Police Ofc. Zachary Christensen for multiple counts of battery and one count of felony child abuse.
These criminal charges stem from an incident occurring Aug. 27, 2019, in which then Ofc. Christensen allegedly battered and abused an 11-year-old girl at Mesa View Middle School.
“We must uphold the law and ensure that New Mexico’s school children are protected, particularly those who are most vulnerable,” Balderas Read More