Los Alamos School Of Gymnastics Boys Meet Results
SPORTS News:Obituary: Wayne Wentworth Feb. 20, 1962 – Jan. 1, 2015
WAYNE WENTWORTH Feb. 20, 1962 – Jan. 1, 2015
Wayne Wentworth, 53, former resident, passed away Friday, January 1, 2016 at his home in Carlsbad, NM.
A memorial service is scheduled for Thursday, January 7, 2016, 2:00 PM, at Denton-Wood Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Dennis W. McKinley officiating. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Wayne Wentworth was born February 20, 1962 in Vernon, Connecticut to James Allan and Anita Pearl (Sirois) Wentworth. He graduated from East Hampton High School, East Hampton, CT in 1980. In 1984, Wayne received a Bachelor of Science degree Read More
Kids Concert By Award-Winning Composer Frank Leto Jan. 28-29
NHCC News:Letter to the Editor: Clarification Of Taxing Authority
By RICK REISSI read Mr. Gerald Antos’ letter this morning (Jan. 5, 2016) and was reminded that our tax systems are complex and many people confuse school taxes and County taxes. While I am not going to discuss the continuation of a tax or reduction of a tax, it is appropriate to distinguish where these taxes originate.
First, there is an invisible wall between a New Mexico county (any county) and a public school district. The school district is funded by the State through a complex funding formula. There are few opportunities for the citizens of a county to add to Read More
MPNHP Committee Meets Jan. 12
MPNHP News:The agenda will be posted on the MPNHP page in the Documents column right sidebar approximately 72 hours before the meeting.
The public is welcome to attend meetings of this committee.
Letter To The Editor: ‘Good CO2 Level?’
By JOEL WILLIAMSInternational Shakespeare Center Santa Fe Appoints Two Associate Artistic Directors
ISCSF News:Los Alamos County Earns Another Positive Audit
Auditor Laura Beltran-Schmitz of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, an independent accounting firm, briefs Council this evening on the FY 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report with auditor’s opinions. She said Los Alamos County is a ‘pleasure to come and audit’ and added that the County audit opinion is an unmodified ‘clean’ opinion. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Los Alamos County Council voted 7-0 this evening to accept the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. Councilors commended Read More
County Council Approves Regulation Of Unhitched Trailers Parked In Public Rights-Of-Ways
Council votes unanimously this evening to adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 38, Definitions; and Article VI, Section 38-367 related to long-term parking of unhitched trailers in the public rights-of-ways. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
During this evening’s meeting in Council Chambers, Acting Community & Economic Development Director Paul Andrus discusses issues related to unhitched trailers parked in public rights-of-ways around the community. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Council voted unanimously to adopt Los Alamos Read More
Council Passes Amendment To Nuisances Ordinance
Public Works Director Philo Shelton, right, and Acting Community & Economic Development Director Paul Andrus discuss nuisance issues with Council during this evening’s meeting in Council Chambers. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Associate Attorney Kevin Powers, left, and Acting Community & Economic Development Director Paul Andrus answer questions related to amended the County’s nuisances ordinance. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Los Alamos County Council voted 7-0 this evening to approve Los Alamos Read More
Los Alamos County Council Selects Rick Reiss Chair And Susan O’Leary Vice Chair For 2016
New Los Alamos County Council Chair Rick Reiss
Staff Report
The Los Alamos County Council this evening selected Councilor Rick Reiss to serve as its chair for 2016 and Councilor Susan O’Leary vice chair.
Reiss was appointed by Council Sept. 6, 2012 to fill a vacant unexpired term and elected in 2014 for another term. He is a local small businessman and real estate developer.
Reiss has lived in Los Alamos since 1993. He was raised in southern New Mexico, received his Bachelors degree from New Mexico State University and is married to Deborah Reiss. They have two grown children, Rikki Read More
Governor Introduces FY 2017 $6.46 Billion Budget
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
- Budget Proposal Targets Funding To Improve Public Safety, Reform Education and Create Jobs
ALBUQUERQUE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez announced her Fiscal Year 2017 budget proposal, which continues the Governor’s commitment to responsible budgeting and targets funding toward initiatives designed to keep New Mexicans safe, grow the state’s economy, and reform and improve the education of New Mexico children.
The Governor’s $6.46 billion budget proposal, which represents an increase in recurring state spending of 3.7 percent (or $228 million), can be Read More
Lujan Grisham Supports Executive Action To Prevent Gun Violence
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement in response to the President’s executive action today on gun violence prevention:
“Albuquerque experienced a 53-percent increase in murders last year, and clearly, gun violence played a role in many of those tragedies. That startling statistic doesn’t include accidental shootings, suicides, domestic violence and many other instances involving gun violence. We must act to stop gun violence.
“I welcome the President’s executive action on gun violence, Read More
Mesa Library Screens ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Thursday
Movie poster for ‘To Kill A Mockingbird.’ Courtesy photo
Review by KELLY DOLEJSI
The classic, triple-Academy-Award-winner “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1962, not rated) will screen at 6:30 p.m., Thursday in the upstairs meeting-room theater at Mesa Public Library.
The story, essentially of an African-American man charged with raping a white woman in 1930s Alabama, is seen through the eyes of 6-year-old “Scout” (Mary Badham), whose father, Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck), has agreed to defend the accused. Tom Robinson (Brock Peters) and his family face constant Read More
Letter To The Editor: ‘Learning Dishonesty By Example’
By CHARLES BAYFIELDUNM-LA Offers Free High School Equivalency Prep Classes
Students find many opportunities available to them once they earn their HSE. Courtesy/UNM-LA
UNM-LA News:
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos’ (UNM-LA) Adult Basic Education office is offering free New Mexico High School Equivalency (HSE) prep classes beginning Monday, Jan. 11 and running through Wednesday, May 4.
UNM-LA Adult Basic Education (ABE) Program Coordinator, Jane Clements, Ph.D. says, “We’re very pleased with the response we’ve received for this class in the past few months and are hoping that more students make the choice to enroll for this upcoming session.”
The New Mexico Read More
Overnight Snow Spells Morning Greeting At Overlook
Visitors were greeted by this unique bench this morning at the dog park at Overlook Park in White Rock following Monday night’s snow. Photo by Kathy Clifford Read More
Arctic Islands Film And Presentation Part 1 At Nature Center 7 p.m. Today
Stephen Becker of Los Alamos aboard the National Geographic/Lindblad Explorer. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Enjoy the beauty of the Arctic Islands, only recently opened to eco-tourism, from the comfort of the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.
At 7 p.m., today in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium, Stephen A. Becker will show a film and share stories from his three week National Geographic voyage to West Greenland and the North Canadian Islands. This is the first of two events revealing nature in this remote part of the globe.
Part 2 of this event is 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, in which Read More
State Police: New Year’s Enforcement Activity
NMSP Chief Pete N. Kassetas
NMSP News:
New Mexico State Police officers were busy this New Years holiday.
From 6 p.m. Thursday night until 6 a.m. Friday morning, officers were out in force to ensure the safety of the citizens of New Mexico, as well as those traveling to and from New Mexico.
Below is a breakdown of the enforcement activity:
- 31 – Total Crashes Investigated
- 0 – Number of Fatal Crashes
- 4 – Number of Alcohol Related Crashes
- 0 – Number of Commercial Motor Vehicle Related Crashes
- 0 – Number of Fatalities
- 0 – Number of Unrestrained Fatalities
Temporary Road and Area Closures Announced On Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – The Santa Fe National Forest has issued a temporary closure order for many roads and areas on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District restricting the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), two-wheel and four-wheel motorized vehicles. Snowmobiles are not prohibited by the order.
The closures have been implemented to protect natural resources and infrastructure, including wildlife, watershed and roads, and to ensure public health and safety during extreme soil moisture and heavy snowfall periods.
The closure order is in effect until April 9, 2016, unless it is rescinded Read More