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Magistrate Court Results For Thursday, March 23

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 25, 2017 - 3:51 pm

COURT News:

Ashley A. Garcia of Hernandez, accused of shoplifting, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and duty to give information and render aid, in connection with a March 9 incident at Bealls Department Store will remain in jail until her May 11 preliminary hearing on previous shoplifting charges.

Garcia, 23, appeared before Magistrate Judge Pat Casados Thursday for her first appearance on the March 9 case where she and another woman, Stephanie Garcia, allegedly struck a pedestrian with a vehicle outside Bealls and fled the scene. A statewide warrant resulted in Ashley Garcia’s Read More

County Hosts Community Brainstorming Session

Submitted by Kirsten Laskey (ladp admin) on March 25, 2017 - 3:10 pm

Members of the public give input on how to lower driving speeds by Mountain Elementary School during a public meeting hosted by the County Public Works Traffic and Street Division Wednesday night at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Traffic and Streets Division Manager Daniel Erickson leads the public meeting on traffic calming Wednesday night at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY

Los Alamos Daily Post

The Los Alamos County Public Works’ Traffic and Streets Division and members of the public brainstormed Read More

Road Closure: US 64/87 Between Clayton And Raton

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 25, 2017 - 3:07 pm

NMSP News:

New Mexico State Police closed US 64/87 between Clayton and Raton for several hours Friday due to hazardous driving conditions.

It is reported that certain ares had three to four foot snowdrifts covering the roadway.

Officers and tow trucks removed stuck and stranded motorists and the New Mexico Department of Transportation cleared the roadway.

UNM-LA: Parenting Workshop Targets Bullying

Submitted by Chris Clark on March 25, 2017 - 2:46 pm

Presenter Barbara Coloroso explains the difference between teasing and bullying. Photo by Nancy Coombs, UNM-LA

Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA

Barbara Coloroso engages the audience with her humor and real life examples. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA

UNM-LA News:

UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) and the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board (JJAB) brought bestselling author Barbara Coloroso for a return engagement March 18 at Parenting University.

Parents, grandparents, school district personnel and other community members listened attentively

Demonstrations At White Sands Missile Range Support Trinity Downwinders April 1

Submitted by Chris Clark on March 25, 2017 - 2:37 pm

CCNS News:

The community is invited to join the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium at two White Sands Missile Range entrances during the Trinity Site open house Saturday, April 1 to support those who have been negatively affected by radiation exposure from the first atomic test there July 16, 1945.

The Army opens the Trinity Site twice a year for people from around the world to visit the radioactively contaminated site, https:////www.wsmr.army.mil/PAO/Trinity/Pages/Home.aspx

Beginning at 7:30 a.m., the Consortium will gather at the

Special School Board Meeting And Executive Session

Submitted by Chris Clark on March 25, 2017 - 1:58 pm

Governor Orders Flags At Half-Staff In Honor And Mourning Of U.S. Air Force Major Andrew Becker

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 25, 2017 - 1:55 pm

STATE News:

SANTA FE — Governor Susana Martinez has issued an executive order for flags to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset today, March 25, 2017 in honor and mourning of U.S. Air Force Major Andrew Becker.

Major Becker and his crewmates Capt. Kenneth Dalga and Capt. Frederick Dellecker were killed in the line of duty March 14, 2017.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 2017-009

FLAGS FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF IN HONOR AND MOURNING OF U. S. AIR FORCE MAJOR ANDREW BECKER

WHEREAS, U.S. Air Force Major Andrew Becker was killed in the line of duty along with his two crewmates on March

‘Forest Your Health’ Hosts Hike On SFNF April 8

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 25, 2017 - 1:45 pm

Window Rock Trail. Courtesy/SFNF

SFNF News:

SANTA FE – The health benefits of outdoor recreation will be the focus Saturday, April 8, when the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) and El Centro Family Health Clinics sponsor a hike on the Window Rock Trail as part of a health initiative called “Forest Your Health”.

Forest Your Health promotes healthy habits by encouraging community members in the Española area to hike, mountain bike and ride equestrian along area trails. The biannual Window Rock hike is an 8-mile roundtrip trek to one of New Mexico’s largest rock spans, a “window” weathered out of an Read More

U.S. Senate Vote Threatens Consumer Data Security

Submitted by Chris Clark on March 25, 2017 - 1:34 pm

NCL News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate’s vote Thursday to repeal the Federal Communications Commission’s broadband privacy rules is a disappointing step that threatens to make consumers’ data less secure. At a time when data breaches routinely expose consumers to identity theft and other fraud, according to advocates at the National Consumers League (NCL), it is extremely disheartening that the Senate would seek to obliterate strong consumer data security requirements.

John Breyault, NCL’s vice president of public policy, telecommunications and

LACC Presents Dr. Peter J. Lindberg Talk April 13

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 25, 2017 - 1:33 pm

Letter To The Editor: A Better Health Care Payment System

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 25, 2017 - 1:27 pm

By TED TRUSKE

Albuquerque

It’s strange that a five second sound bite, “I will kill Obamacare” can drive national policies. Finally President Trump admits, “health care is complicated”. So GOP members contort themselves to make magic happen, so far unsuccessfully. They dispute the CBO’s numbers because they’re not happily magical.

Why doesn’t the public have whatever health plan Congress has? If it’s good enough for Congress we in the public could live with it.

In 2010 T.R. Reid wrote a best seller called “The Healing of America”, one would expect that members Read More

EM, UKAEA Expand Collaboration On Robotics

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 25, 2017 - 12:45 pm

Acting EM Assistant Secretary Sue Cange and Rob Buckingham, director of the Center for Remote Applications in Challenging Environments, shake hands after signing the Statement of Intent. Courtesy/DOE-EM

DOE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Energy Office of Evironmental Management (EM) and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Agency (UKAEA) have agreed to further collaborate to develop and apply robotics to nuclear decommissioning tasks.

Representatives from EM and the UKAEA earlier this month signed a new Statement of Intent (SOI), providing the framework for exchange Read More

FBI Seeks Special Agents With Diverse Backgrounds

Submitted by Chris Clark on March 25, 2017 - 12:28 pm

FBI News:

At a recent event in Houston sponsored by the FBI’s Diversity Agent Recruitment Program, potential employees with varied backgrounds learned what it takes to become a special agent.

To read more, click here.

Daily Postcard: Signs Of Spring At Ashley Pond

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 25, 2017 - 12:20 pm

Daily Postcard: Spring is in the air and trees are blooming Sunday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Trisha Ancell Read More

County Says Goodbye To Deputy Manager Bosshardt

Submitted by Kirsten Laskey (ladp admin) on March 24, 2017 - 11:02 pm

Los Alamos County hosted a reception Friday afternoon to say farewell to Deputy County Manager Brian Bosshardt. After almost seven years working at Los Alamos County, Bosshardt will be moving to Bedford, Texas, to work as its city manager. He starts his new position in April. His final day with the County is March 31. From left: Brian Bosshardt’s wife, Marie Levie, Brian Bosshardt, Legal Assistant Melissa Salmon and Assistant to the County Manager Linda Matteson take part in the reception. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More

Luján On Postponed House Vote On Trumpcare

Submitted by Chris Clark on March 24, 2017 - 11:01 pm

CONGRESSIONAL News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) issued the following statement after House Republicans delayed a high profile vote on the Republican health care repeal bill when the legislation failed to gain sufficient support to pass the House:

“President Trump and Congressional Republicans hatched a bill in a back room and tried to slip it through the House with no hearings before anyone – even members of their own party – were able to understand the details,” Lujan said. “And when those details did come out – the fact that this bill strips

Obituary: Mary C. Brooks Jan. 9, 1926 – March 19, 2017

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 24, 2017 - 10:03 pm

MARY C. BROOKS Jan. 9, 1926 – March 19, 2017

“Someone Special”

Mary C. Brooks, age 91 of Los Alamos, NM died March 19th at Palmilla Senior Center Living in Albuquerque, NM of natural causes.

Mary was born on January 09, 1926 to Norman and Ruth Carls of Allegany, NY. After graduating from Allegany High School and acing her chemistry regents, she attended Syracuse University and majored in Chemical Engineering.

She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1948 and met her soon to be husband Thomas Brooks. They were married at Hendricks Chapel on the campus of Syracuse University. Read More

Meet Freeride Champion Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Ulrich

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 24, 2017 - 5:54 pm

Freeride Champion Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Ulrich takes the lines less traveled. Courtesy photo

By MAIRE O’NEILL

Los Alamos Daily Post

Charlotte “Charlie” Ulrich, a ninth grader at Los Alamos High School, has been invited to ski at the North America Junior Freeride Championships April 5-9 at Kirkwood Mountain, Calif. Ranked third in North America in the 12-14 year-old female ski category, she is in her second year of training and competing with the Taos Winter Sports Team and has been sponsored this season by Head-Ski.

Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Ulrich

Ulrich began skiing at Pajarito Mountain Read More

Richard Atencio Charged With Stealing From LANL Heads To First Judicial District Court April 3

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 24, 2017 - 5:42 pm

Staff Report

Richard Atencio, 53, of Espanola is slated for a plea hearing in First Judicial District Court April 3 on larceny and tampering with evidence charges in connection with property he allegedly stole in 2015 from Los Alamos National Laboratory.

The criminal complaint, filed in Los Alamos Magistrate Court in April 2016, indicates that the value of the property was more than $2,500 and less than $20,000.

Police records indicate Los Alamos Police Cpl. Jack Casias received a telephone call Sept. 29, 2015 from LANL’s Security Investigation Team stating that a larceny had occurred at the Read More

Letter To The Editor: Protest GOP Healthcare Bill

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 24, 2017 - 4:45 pm

By CHARLES SMITH

Santa Fe

The congressional Republican healthcare plan will be a disaster for working families. Their plan will take health care away from 24 million people across the country and impose painful taxes on working people.

Thank you. Read More