Utility Tree Trimming In Denver Steels
Tree trimming underway this week in Denver Steels. Courtesy photo
DPU News:
Allied Tree Services, under contract with the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities, will return to the Los Alamos Denver Steels neighborhood this week to trim trees from around power lines.
Crews will remain in the area for approximately three to four days.
According to DPU officials, the tree trimming effort is to reduce power outages by removing branches and trees that are either too close to power lines or pose a risk of falling on power lines. Trimming trees coupled with an aggressive operation and maintenance Read More
County Council To Host Work Session Tuesday
COUNTY News:2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. STATEMENT REGARDING CLOSED SESSION June 19, 2018 Closed Session Motion
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
6. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS
Monday Update: Drying Trend Poses Risk To Firefighting Effort On Valles Caldera National Preserve
VCNP News:
Although the much-needed rain aided the firefighting efforts on the Valles Caldera, it was short lived as a drying trend is predicted for the next week.
With an increase in temperature and lowering of humidity, roads and vegetation are drying, which may contribute to higher fire activity. The fire is still at 495 acres. The interior of the fire perimeter area is still burning and smoldering.
Sunday’s reconnaissance flight indicated multiple spot fires on the northwest perimeter of the fire. Firefighters will continue work today strengthening hand line on the steep and rocky Read More
CANCELED: County Council Closed Session June 19
COUNTY News:
DOE/NNSA: Radiological Assistance Program Marks 60 Years At Forefront Of Nuclear Response Effort
NNSA Associate Administrator Jay TildenWASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) marks 60 years of the Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) this month.
The Atomic Energy Commission established RAP June 10, 1958, as the Nation’s primary radiation safety specialists in the event of a radiological incident.
“Since its inception 60 years ago, RAP has been a unique national asset that provides experts in support of public Read More
LANL Responds To Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Reports On Plutonium Facility
Technicians work in the pit manufacturing area of the Laboratory’s plutonium facility located at TA-55. Courtesy/LANLLos Alamos National Laboratory spokesman Matt Nerzig responded this morning to two recent reports filed by Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board on-site inspectors at LANL’s Plutonium Facility in May – one identifying skin contamination on a craft worker’s hands and the other process deviations.
May 14, a work team declared a potential deviation when the total mass of nuclear material listed for a glovebox
CIR: ‘Future Of The Koreas’ Panel Discussion June 28
Jandi KimLANL Major Subcontractors Consortium Issues Call For Proposals
LANL MSC News:
The LANL Major Subcontractors Consortium (LANL MSC) is issuing a Call for Proposals.
2018 Request for Proposals
The LANL Major Subcontractors Consortium (LANL MSC) is a collaboration of Los Alamos National Laboratory major subcontractors created in 2004 to strategically align and pool resources in support of economic development projects in the Northern New Mexico counties of Rio Arriba, Los Alamos, Mora, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Taos and the Pueblos located in these counties. Read More
HSNW: Drone Swarms…
Drone swarm illustration. Courtesy/Defence.pk
HSNW News:
Civil engineers observe how flying insects avoid collisions, to help devise safe, self-regulated systems for drones and driverless cars. “Many types of animals swarm or flock or otherwise move in coordinated ways,” says a researcher. “No individual animal knows what every other animal is doing, yet somehow they move cohesively as a group.”
Anyone who’s seen a flock of starlings twist and turn across the sky may have wondered: How do they maneuver in such close formation without colliding?
“Many types of animals swarm Read More
You Are Never To Young Or Old To Be An Entrepreneur
By NICHOLAS SEETHow old do you need to be to be an entrepreneur? 20? 30? 40? What about 10? Or 60?
This week, I taught eight middle-schoolers, one high-schooler and my mother to be entrepreneurs. They completed a Business Model Canvas, came up with company names like GoldLeaf and Childlike Wonder, built products, marketed them, and made a 50 percent profit on their homemade wares, which they sold Saturday in front of Ruby K’s at 20th Street and Central Avenue.
I’ve been an entrepreneur since I quit my day job at Deloitte Consulting and hit the startup trail back in 2000. It took me Read More
3D Printing Taken To Next Level At NOMCON
The final six-foot tall crowdsourced 3D-printed sculpture of ‘We the Rosies’ will be displayed at the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe for all to see. A six-inch clay sculpture was first created by Baltimore, Md., artist Jen Schachter, then 3D scanned and scaled up to six feet by the ‘We the Builders’ initiative, founded by Todd Blatt. Courtesy photoFBI: Man Robs Albuquerque Bank, Possibly Flees In White U-Haul Van
FBI News:Rotary Speaker Honors Smith’s Pharmacist Katie Fry
Nathan Ruby, executive director for Friends of the Children of Haiti (FOTCOH), recently spoke at the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. He described the nonprofit’s work to provide life-saving medical support and education to the Haitian community at large at their clinic in Jacmel, Haiti. Ruby traveled from Illinois headquarters to acknowledge the exceptional volunteer work of Smith’s Los Alamos Marketplace pharmacist Katie Fry, who travels regularly to Haiti to dispense medications with FOTCOH. Fry was recently nominated at the national level for the Smith’s Community Read More
Col. Darian J. Padilla Takes Helm As New Defense Threat Reduction Agency Site Director At Kirtland AFB
Col. Darian J. Padilla‘Ignite Los Alamos’ Draws Overflow Crowd
The first ‘Ignite Los Alamos’ event took place at Los Alamos Makers Saturday, June 16. The event drew a full house with overflow outside. A diverse group of 11 speakers took on the challenge and shared their stories, insight and expertise. Teen videographer Sam Crooks recorded the event live. Courtesy/Los Alamos Makers
After the ‘Ignite Los Alamos’ event, LANL engineer Conrad Farnsworth relaxed outside Los Alamos Makers, surrounded by his supporters. Courtesy/Los Alamos Makers
The inaugural ‘Ignite Los Alamos’ event attracted an eclectic group of speakers. Videos will later be Read More
Udall Secures Major Funding For Indian Country In Interior Appropriations Bill
U.S. Sen. Tom UdallBear With Cubs Spotted On Camino Encantado
A bear and her two cubs spent time Saturday in the backyard of a home on Camino Encantado in Los Alamos. Photo by Cindy Boone 
Photo by Cindy Boone 
Photo by Cindy Boone Balderas: Deadline For New Mexicans To File Claims In $142 Million Wells Fargo Settlement Extended
Attorney General Hector BalderasDaily Postcard: Stormy Skies Viewed Sunday Morning
Daily Postcard: Stormy sky viewed Sunday morning looking west from the Los Alamos County Airport. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Sunday Update: Rain Provides Relief … Keeps Fire On Valles Caldera At 495 Acres
Rain aides firefighters in keeping blaze at 495 acres overnight on the Valles Caldera. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
VCNP News:
Saturday’s rain aided firefighting efforts and kept the San Antonio Fire at 495 acres on the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
The lightning-caused fire is burning within the northwest area of the Preserve. Fire activity was moderate with spots of creeping flames and smoldering timber. The historic cabin within the fire perimeter and the weather station and natural gas pipeline near the fire remain intact and unaffected by the fire.
The Albuquerque Read More