Scenes From Topper Student Bonfire Ignited Tonight
The Topper student bonfire ignited tonight in the Sullivan Field parking lot after the Girls Soccer game against the Santa Fe Demons. It has been two years since the last bonfire due to rainy conditions. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scene from the Topper student bonfire tonight in the Sullivan Field parking lot. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
CB FOX Makes The Switch From Plastic To Paper
CB FOX will be replacing its plastic shopping bags with paper bags. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.comThis Week At The Reel Deal Theater
LAHS Eco Club Proposes 10-Cent Bag Fee
Los Alamos High School Eco Club Co-Presidents Kathryn Laintz, left, and Lillian Petersen discuss the club’s proposed 10-cent bag fee. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Members of the Eco Club. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Plastics, especially single-use plastics, are rather villainous. They do not biodegrade, they contaminate the soil and water, pose threats to wildlife, and cause unsightly litter in public places. Meanwhile, paper leads to deforestation, uses toxic chemicals and Read More
Land Office Hires Renewable Energy Director, Analyst
STATE LAND OFFICE News:
- Commissioner Garcia Richard Awards 7,000 Acre Lease for La Joya Wind Farm Expansion
SANTA FE – The State Land Office has hired two new staff within the first ever Office of Renewable Energy. Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard requested and received funding during the 2019 Legislative Session to create the Office of Renewable Energy in order to help the Land Office reach a goal of tripling the generation of renewable energy on state trust land.
There are currently 17 active renewable energy leases on state trust lands with over 30 pending Read More
Boese Brothers Brewery Opens With A Bang!
From left, Boese Brothers Brewery employees Jonathan Coons, Peter Taylor, Shannon Anderson, Co-Owner Sam Boese and Bar Manager Anthony Flores. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Expectations were blown away when Boese Brothers Brewery opened its doors for business Sept. 7. What was supposed to be just a soft opening featured a packed house and lots of satisfied customers.
“It was great,” Co-Owner Sam Boese said.
The brewery, at 145 Central Park Square, has only be open for about two weeks “but people have been Read More
NMDWS: Zero Tolerance Stance For Underpayment Or Nonpayment Of Wages By New Mexico Employers
NMDWS News:Aamodt Water Settlement Parties Gather For Signing Ceremony At Buffalo Thunder Resort Tuesday
Aamodt Settlement Parties gather Tuesday at Buffalo Thunder Resort for signing ceremony of Aamodt Settlement clause 611(a). Photo by James R. Mountain/valleydailypost.com
Aamodt Settlement Parties gather Tuesday at Buffalo Thunder Resort for signing ceremony of Aamodt Settlement clause 611(a). Photo by James R. Mountain/valleydailypost.com
By JAMES R. MOUNTAIN
Valley Daily Post
Pueblo of Pojoaque – The Aamodt Water Settlement parties took another step forward in the implementation of a settlement agreement Tuesday at Buffalo Thunder.
The parties held a signing ceremony Read More
Public Astronomy Dark Night Saturday Sept. 28
Pajarito Astronomers News:
The Pajarito Astronomers will be holding a County-Sponsored Dark Night starting at 6:45 p.m. (sunset), Saturday, Sept. 28 at Spirio Soccer Field, Overlook Park in White Rock.
Weather permitting, the public is invited to come out, wander among the telescopes and star gaze.
The six planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter (with its moons), Saturn (and its rings), Neptune and Uranus will potentially be visible during the evening. There will be a tour of the late-summer and fall constellations and there will be telescope views of double stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies. Read More
Countdown To Pumpkin Carving World Record Begins!
Los Alamos Arts Council is preparing for the big pumpkin carving event! Courtesy/LAAC
Los Alamos Arts Council is working to make sure its pumpkins meet the Guiness World Record’s requirements. Courtesy photo
LAAC News:
Countdown to the Guinness World Record of “Most People Carving Pumpkins Simultaneously!” is on!
The big event begins immediately at 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 in downtown, Los Alamos.
As of Thursday, Sept. 19, there are only 37 days before the event. Ticket sales are first come, first served!
Tickets are available for purchase now in person at CB FOX, 1735 Read More
Ice Rink Improvements Public Meeting Sept. 25
COUNTY News:
The public is invited to attend a public meeting Wednesday, Sept. 25 at Fuller Lodge to review and comment on preliminary designs for the Ice Rink Improvements Project.
The presentation begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by a question and answer period.
Improvements include a new locker room and restroom and improvements to the existing building.
Residents can provide written comments the night of the meeting.
Public comment will continue to be accepted through Friday, Oct. 4 and shared with the design team.
Those unable to attend the meeting, presentations will be available
B Reactor Tour Offers Up Great History And Technology
Front face of the four-story reactor. Photo by Heather McClenahan
Docent Bert explaining how the reactor worked by using hands-on objects. Bert took an Atomic City tour with Georgia Strickfaden last October and said he loved his visit to Los Alamos. Photo by Heather McClenahan
By Heather McClenahan
Los Alamos Historical Society
As the former executive director of the Los Alamos Historical Society, I twice had the privilege to visit the B Reactor in the Tri-Cities area of Washington.
The B Reactor is where the plutonium for the Trinity Test and the Nagasaki bomb was produced in World War II. The Read More
Lauritzen: Life After 50 … Fall Prevention
LAPS Foundation Says THANK YOU For ‘Taste Of Knowledge’ Fundraiser Record-Breaking Success
Gathered at the LAPSF ‘An Evening in Paris’ fundraiser from left, LANL Director Thom Mason, his wife Jennifer, Barbara and Andy Phelps, Matt McKinley, his wife LAPSF Board President Melanie McKinley, LAPSF oard member Stephanie Archuleta and Jennifer Payne. Photo by Leslie Bucklin
Pig + Fig Café Executive Chef Laura Crucet oversees the main course at the LAPSF a ‘Taste Of Knowledge’ fundraiser. Photo by Leslie BucklinSecretary Of Interior Transfers Jurisdiction Of Five Segments Of Land To Army To Secure Southwest Border
DOI News:NWS: Today’s High Near 76; Tonight’s Low Around 52
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 76 with a 20 percent chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms and tonight’s low around 52. Read More
Daily Postcard: Harvest Moon Over Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: The Harvest Moon early Wednesday morning viewed from Los Alamos. In the Northern Hemisphere, the full moon closest to the autumn equinox is called the Harvest Moon. Depending on time zone, 2019’s autumn equinox for the Northern Hemisphere comes on Sept. 22 or Sept. 23. Source: earthsky.org. Photo by Annis Young
The Harvest Moon setting early Wednesday morning viewed from Los Alamos. Photo by Annis Young
The Harvest Moon disappears behind the horizon as the sky turns a golden hue early Wednesday morning. Photo by Annis Young Read More
Governor Orders Flags To Half Staff For Sen. Cisneros
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday ordered all state flags lowered to half-staff to honor and recognize the memory of Sen. Carlos Cisneros, who died Tuesday.
State flags will be lowered immediately through sundown of Friday, Sept. 20, as part of a public period of mourning.
The governor previously issued a statement about the unexpected passing of the senator Tuesday; it is available here. Read More
Powder Puff Game: Green Jersey Squad Prevails 49-21
The Los Alamos High School Powder Puff game played this evening at Sullivan Fieldbetween the green jersey squad and the white jersey squad senior girls has ended. The green jersey squad prevailed with the final score 49-21. Tonight’s flag football game is part of the Homecoming Week festivities. Photo by James R. Mountain/valleydailypost.com Read More
U.S. Census Bureau Opens Public Comment Period For Proposed Request Of Administrative Records To Build Citizenship Database
CCP News: