Statement from Gov. Susana Martinez
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Gov. Susana Martinez issued a statement Saturday night following the shooting of law enforcement officers in Albuquerque. According to reports, a gunman ordered a citizen to call police and when they arrived – he opened fire – wounding two Albuquerque police officers and a Bernalillo County sheriff’s deputy. All three law enforcement officers were hospitalized with gunshot wounds. The gunman died at the scene.
Governor’s statement:
“I spoke tonight to Chief Banks and Sheriff Houston to offer my unwavering Read More
Los Alamos Launches 20 New Businesses Since June
Staff Report
Los Alamos County has issued 20 new business licenses since June:
SCRIBBLE WORKS, LLC
ALMOND CONSULTANTS, LLC
CATENA COMICS
DAN JUDGE, LLC
QUIVIRA CLEANING
ROBERT Read More
MOWW Hosts Cowboy Breakfast at Posse Lodge
MOWW News:
The community is invited to join the Military Order of the World Wars for a Cowboy Breakfast 7-11 a.m., Nov. 3 at the Los Alamos Sheriff’s Posse Lodge, 650 North Mesa Road.
The breakfast includes a variety of pancakes, sausage, bacon, eggs, juice and coffee. Proceeds from the breakfast, above breakfast cost, are used to provide support for the MOWW Chapter 229’s high school scholarships awarded to outstanding Los Alamos High School senior JNROTC graduates and the MOWW sponsored Sunbelt Patriotic Youth Leadership Conferences, Inc. held in New Mexico for New Mexico high school juniors Read More
Los Alamos Golf Course Entrance Temporarily Closed Beginning Oct. 28 … Use Maintenance Entrance Off San Ildefonso Road
The public must used this maintenance entrance off San Ildefonso Road for about two weeks, beginning Monday, Oct. 28 while work is underway on the main parking lot off Diamond Drive. Courtesy/LAGC
LAGC News:
Beginning Monday, Oct. 28, the main parking lot and ENTRANCE will be closed to the Los Alamos Golf Course so that the Clubhouse/Community Building contractor can continue important site work.
This week they have tied in utilities to the new building along with island work and new curbing. During the next couple of weeks they will be milling this lot and working to get it paved before Read More
Udall, Heinrich, Coalition of Senators Call for Extension of Open Enrollment
U.S. SENATE news:- As technical glitches persist, Senators urge HHS Secretary to push back health insurance exchange enrollment deadline
Coyote Roams Around East Gate Road
This coyote was spotted walking slowly around the area of East Gate Road Friday morning. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Rose Chocolatier and Decadent Table Host ‘Pop Up’ Events
RC/DT News:Rose Chocolatier Artisan Marguerite Rose McClay and Decadent Table Owner/Chef Lisa Kratzer will have a “Pop Up” in their kitchen store front at 4710 Quemazon 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2. McClay and Kratzer have teamed up to sell their favorite delectables straight from the kitchen.
Stop in and select some of the finest dark chocolates available in town. Or, if interested in fancy cakes and pastries, Kratzer will be featuring her famous Trifle as well as several of her other popular desserts.
Come meet the chefs and their helpers and put in orders for the holidays. Or just buy something
See Autumn Constellations at Final Dark Night of 2013
PA News:
The Pajarito Astronomers will hold the final County-sponsored Dark Night of 2013 at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at Spirio Soccer Field in Overlook Park.
Weather permitting, the public is invited to come out, wander among the telescopes and star gaze. The planets Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus will be visible. There will be a tour of the autumn constellations, and there will be telescope views of double stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies.
The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Viewing will end before midnight. Call Steve Becker, 662-3252 Read More
Los Alamos and Sarov Officials Meet as Part of Sister City Program
From left, Los Alamos Fire Chief Troy Hughes, County Administrator Harry Burgess and County Council Chair Geoff Rodgers meet with leaders of Sarov, Russia. Courtesy photo
From left, LASSCI Board Member Paul White, interpreter Tatiana Klimov, Los Alamos Fire Chief Troy Hughes, County Administrator Harry Burgess, County Council Chair Geoff Rodgers and at far right, Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider, meet with leaders of Sarov, Russia. Courtesy photo
A delegation of Los Alamos leaders is meeting in Sarov, Russia, the Sister City of Los Read More
Two Los Alamos Businesses Garner New Mexico 20/20 Awards
NNM20/20 News:
SANTA FE – The most recent class of high-growth companies honored with the Northern New Mexico 20/20 Campaign awards include:
- Don Quixote Distillery; and
- GeoEnergy Monitoring Systems.
Both Los Alamos businesses were among eight New Mexico businesses recognized.
The Regional Development Corporation of Española launched the campaign in 2012, which aims to develop at least 20 companies who are on track to double their workforce and/or revenues before the year 2020. Key partners in the Campaign are Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Bank, the Regional Economic Read More
National Forensic League Recognizes Hilltalkers
LAHS News:
Los Alamos High School Principal Sandy Warnock congratulates Margo Batha, Janet Newton and the LAHS Hilltalkers for earning significant recognition by the National Forensic League. Students earn points and degrees in the NFL honor society based on competitive and service related activities – ranging from the Degree of Merit with 25 or more points to the Degree of Premier Distinction with 1,500 or more points.
FBI Offers $1,500 Reward for Man Wanted in Shooting of Woman on Navajo Indian Reservation
Patrick Lynn Benally
FBI News:
The FBI is offering a $1,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Shiprock, N.M., man wanted for the October 10, 2013, shooting of a woman at a housing complex on the Navajo Indian Reservation.
A federal arrest warrant charges Patrick Lynn Benally, 25, with assault resulting in serious bodily injury; assault with a dangerous weapon; use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of a violence; and offense in Indian Country.
Benally is accused of shooting a woman in the face in Fruitland, N.M. The woman was treated at a hospital, but her identity Read More
Los Alamos YAFL I 6-8 Year Olds Win Chile Bowl Championship!
Young American Football League front row from left, Quinn Boyer, Zack Levine, Tomas Martinez, Joshua Duran, Devin Lopez and Akim Leija. Second row from left, Brandon Page, Jeremiah Martinez-Herrera, Jonah Johnson, Kevin Erives, Jeremiah Hartzol, Cade Van Etten, Jimmie Hicks and Melaki Archuleta. Third row from left, Zach Schwarzkopf, Luke Gonzales, Lucas Maestas, Zach Gonzales, Tyler Locke, Isaiah Hartzol and Jack Fisher. Back row from left, (Coaches) Johnny Smallwood, Reggie Page, Mark Gonzales, Kane Fisher and Tim Locke. Photo by Don Taylor
By Kane Fisher
The Los Alamos X-treme YAFL Read More
Santa Fe National Forest Prescribed Burns Next Week
SFNF News:
SANTA FE—Starting Monday, Oct. 28, fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest plan to conduct several prescribed fires across the forest to reduce hazardous fuels, improve wildlife habitat, and reduce overcrowding of vegetation.
Through hand ignition firefighters will burn slash piles and conduct broadcast burns (burning surface fuels in a mosaic pattern). The start dates and duration of the burns are subject to change depending on favorable burning conditions. Smoke could possibly settle into drainages and valley bottoms at night but should lift by mid-morning. Read More
15th Street Lane Closures Starting Oct. 28
The week of Oct. 28, RMCI will be repairing an existing storm drain that has failed under 15th Street near Nectar. This work will require lane closures and flagging operations.
Work is expected to be completed within the week. The County thanks you in advance for your patience and understanding. Direct questions to the Public Works Department office at 662-8150. Read More
Tour Top Open Houses This Weekend!
REAL ESTATE News:
Tour the top open houses scheduled for this weekend throughout the area!
The Los Alamos Daily Post features a weekly section highlighting the open houses throughout Los Alamos, White Rock, Jemez Springs and Santa Fe.
Photographs, details and a map depicting the location of each open house are included in this weekly section.
Click on the map to read details about the featured homes. Print out a copy of the map before heading out to tour the open houses or pull up the map on a smart phone or ipad from the road!
Click on the Real Estate Section “red button” near the top of Read More
Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: Oct. 25
Pumpkins light up the lawn outside of Fuller Lodge during last year’s Pumpkin Glow. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Sponsored by www.fyila.com
Friday, Oct. 25
Trick or Treat 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 at the Los Alamos Medical Center (3917 West Road)
Trick or Treat on Mainstreet – Halloweekend 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 Downtown Los Alamos
High-Tech Halloween 4 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 at Bradbury Science Museum
Stop by for science activities and demonstrations
Seventh Annual Los Alamos Hallowiener Parade Friday, Oct. 25.
Calling all daschshunds. Come in costume Read More
School Board Hears Variety of Topics
The Los Alamos School Board got its first look at budget estimates for fiscal years 2015-2019 at a Board Work Session Thursday at Los Alamos Middle School. The figures were part of the Strategic Plan Report presented by Superintendent Gene Schmidt. Projections were made for declining student enrollment of two, three and five percent. This year, enrollment declined by nine students compared to this time last year. The Board will be looking at ways to address budget shortfalls in the coming weeks.
Joan Ahlers, asset manager for Los Alamos Public Schools, presented a proposal to developLANL: Nanoscale Engineering Boosts Performance of Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diodes
The quantum dot device structure shown with a transmission electron microscopy (TEM) image of a cross-section of a real device. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Making the light at the end of the tunnel more efficient
Dramatic advances in the field of quantum dot light emitting diodes (QD-LEDs) could come from recent work by the Nanotechnology and Advanced Spectroscopy team at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Quantum dots are nano-sized semiconductor particles whose emission color can be tuned by simply changing their dimensions. They feature near-unity emission quantum yields and narrow emission Read More
Local Bridge Players Achieve Life Master Status
Marge Agnew, left, Ann Marie Graves and Joe Bergstein have achieved Life Master status in the American Contract Bridge League. This photo was taken at a recent Los Alamos Bridge Club party in their honor. Courtesy photoThree Los Alamos bridge players recently achieved Life Master status in the American Contract Bridge League. In a recent regional tournament held in Taos, attended by nearly 600 players from all over the US and Canada, Marge Agnew, Ann Marie Graves and Joe Bergstein won events that enabled them to earn the final gold masterpoints they Read More
