Passing The Torch To New LAPS Superintendent
Outgoing LAPS Superintendent Gene Schmidt, center, receives a plaque thanking him for his service to the District from School Board President Jim Hall, left, and Vice President Matt Williams at Tuesday’s School Board Meeting. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Incoming LAPS Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus, left, receives a Hilltopper Licence plate formerly owned by outgoing Superintendent Gene Schmidt and the keys to the Los Alamos Public Schools from School Board President Jim Hall. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comSOC Contract Negotiations Underway With LANL
SOC image. Courtesy/SOC
Negotiations are going down to the wire as the contract for SOC LLC to provide protective force services to Los Alamos National Laboratory ends April 25.
SOC LLC was awarded a three year contract in 2010 with two one-year extension options at a total value of about $251 million.
LANL spokesperson Kevin Roark said in a statement to the Los Alamos Daily Post: “While we still are hoping that SOC-LA – the protective force subcontractor for Los Alamos National Laboratory – can resolve this labor situation, in anticipation Read More
New LAMC Emergency Room Physician Group Accepts Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Los Alamos Medical Center. Courtesy/LAMC
LAMC News:
Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) at 3917 West Road has partnered with Emergent Medical Associates (EMA) to provide physician management services for the Emergency Department.
Emergent Medical Associates is a leading comprehensive episodic care management firm providing a broad array of services to patients and clients through the management of emergency rooms, urgent care and wound care centers. EMA is an in-network provider for Blue Cross/Blue Shield health coverage.
“EMA’s arrival in the community is a great step Read More
County Website May Be Down Intermittently Saturday
COUNTY News:
Each month, the County’s Information Management Division designates one Saturday for maintenance of servers and/or network systems.
This Saturday, there are some updates and maintenance operations that will be conducted on the Internet, which will affect the County’s website at www.losalamosnm.us.
Citizens can expect steady or intermittent down time as required by the maintenance operations. Work should be completed within one day.
The County apologizes in advance for the inconvenience. Read More
This Week At The Reel Deal
By JIM O’DONNELLThis Friday we are opening Women in Gold starring Helen Mirren, Katie Holmes, and Ryan Reynolds. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 also opens this Friday. Furious 7 and The Longest Ride will hold for another week. It Follows and Home will end this Thursday
Poster for ‘Woman in Gold.’ Courtesy/Reel Deal Theater
WOMAN IN GOLD is the remarkable true story of one woman’s journey to reclaim her heritage and seek justice for what happened to her family. Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann (Mirren), Read More
Engage In Great Conversation At LAPSF Fundraiser
LAPSF News:
Great Conversations is an afternoon of delicious appetizers, wine and desserts with conversations led by one of 12 interesting and knowledgeable leaders on a subject.
All of the conversation leaders are locally or regionally known and are volunteering their time to support K-12 public education in Los Alamos.
The event raises funds to support the professional development of teachers, which is provided on an annual basis by the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation. The sixth annual event is 2-5 p.m. Sunday, May 3 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center.
This is the first in a series Read More
First National Rio Grande Announces $25,000 In Charitable Contributions
First National Rio Grande and First National Santa Fe President Michelle CoonsKiwanis Club Presents Books And Breakfast May 2
KIWANIS News:
The Los Alamos Kiwanis Club is presenting a Books and Breakfast event to support Rio Arriba Independent Libraries (RAIL) including:
- Embudo Valley;
- Truchas Public Library;
- El Rito Public Library; and
- Pueblo de Abiquiu.
Books and Breakfast is 7-11 a.m. Saturday, May 2 at Betty Ehart Senior Center. Sparky the Fire Dog will be at the breakfast to mingle with diners.
The Los Alamos Kiwanis Club is providing the breakfast free to the public in exchange for donations of books or cash to support RAIL.
Needed are books for all ages, new or used books on any topic suitable for a public library. Read More
MOWW Commander-in-Chief To Visit Los Alamos Chapter
Capt. Debra Kash, USAF Retired, MOWW Commander-in-Chief
MOWW News:
Capt. Debra Kash, USAF Retired, MOWW Commander-in-Chief (CINC) will visit the Major General Franklin E. Miles Chapter 229 of The Military Order of the World Wars and will be guest speaker for the Chapter’s June 17 dinner meeting at the Los Alamos County Research Park.
The Major General Franklin E. Miles Chapter 229 of The Military Order of World Wars in Los Alamos announces Captain Debra Kash USAF Retired, MOWW Commander in Chief (CINC), will be the guest speaker at the Chapter 229 June Dinner Meeting during her visit to Chapter Read More
Backyard Poultry Workshop And Tour May 9
4-H News:
Saturday, May 9, Los Alamos Team 4-H will be hosting a Backyard Poultry Workshop and Tour.
The Workshop starts at 10 a.m. in the Meeting Rooms at Mesa Public Library. Speakers will include a cooperative extension agent to talk about raising backyard chickens, a representative from Los Alamos County to talk about the rules for keeping backyard chickens, and Pet Pangea to talk about supplies.
At 11:30 a.m., maps will be handed out by Los Alamos Team 4-H in the Mesa Public Library lobby showing which backyards and stable lots will have hosts for the public to tour their poultry setups. Attendance Read More
How Corporate Tax Loopholes Compromise Our Future
By DONALD SIMONSON, Ph.D.The notion of “paying it forward” is a popular one, and while we may not think about our income taxes as a form of paying it forward, that’s exactly what we’re doing.
The public works that we all depend upon today—roads and highways, schools and parks, telecommunications and electrical grids, even courts and prisons—were made possible in part by taxes paid by past generations.
And the taxes we pay today won’t just go toward keeping these systems and infrastructure in good repair, they will also be needed to plan for our future and address Read More
AAUW Presents Discussion On Human Trafficking In New Mexico April 30
AAUW News:
The American Association of University Women is presenting a discussion of Human Trafficking at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 30 at Mesa Public Library in the upstairs meeting rooms.
Topic presenters are Maria Sanchez-Gagne, director of the New Mexico Border Violence Division, and Lynn Sanchez, the program director for the Human Trafficking Aftercare Program at The Life Link.
This discussion will focus on The United Nation’s Anti-Human Trafficking Protocol, New Mexico state trafficking laws, strategies for raising awareness about this global human rights issue, outreach, and the Read More
Homeschoolers: Learn Art Of Plein Air Thursday
Young artists paint ‘plein-air.’ Courtesy/FLACFLAC News:
This year, an informal group of educators put together a schedule of monthly experiences for families who home school their children.
This month it is Fuller Lodge Art Center’s turn to offer a field trip experience, and they are inviting, not only the students, but their parents as well. Children are invited to come to the Art Center with or without their parents 1-3 p.m. Thursday, April 16.
The introductory part of the afternoon involves taking a quick trip around the gallery to look at the art in the current Read More
Council Greenlights Purchase Of ‘Solar Tree’ Sculpture For Installation In West Plaza Of Municipal Building
‘Solar Tree’ by Eric Thelander. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Arts in Public Places Board Chair Steve Foltyn and Senior Management Analyst Libby Carlsten brief Council this evening on a proposal to purchase and install ‘Solar Tree’ by Eric Thelander. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Arts in Public Places Board Chair Steve Foltyn and Senior Management Analyst Libby Carlsten briefed Council this evening on a proposal submitted by artist Eric Thelander in response to an “APPB Call for Art,” specifically for a Read More
Council Sends Plastic Bag Issue To Environmental Sustainabilty Board For Further Review
Jody Benson demonstrates various types of plastic bags as she explains to Council this evening that the Pajarito Sierra Club and Los ALamos League of Women Voters are not advocating to ban all types of bags – just the ones used at grocery stores and the like. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Citizens line up behind Tyler Jones to take turns speaking for banning the bag or bagging the ban at tonight’s Council meeting. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
A citizen petition was presented requesting Council pass an ordinance prohibiting retail establishments Read More
Leisure Pool Inches Closer To Consideration
Audience members in favor of the leisure pool raise their hands. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Shelby Redondo, one of the original petitioners, speaks in favor of the leisure pool. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
After hearing much public comment and receiving a petition of more than 700 people in support of a leisure pool this evening in Council Chambers, Council voted 7-0 to move the issue forward.
In its motion, Council voted to acknowledge the petition, thank the petitioners for their recommendations and requests, and take action that allows Council to Read More
Los Alamos County Lobbyist Scott Scanland Briefs Council On 2015 Legislative Session
Los Alamos County Lobbyist Scott Scanland briefs Council on the 2015 Legislative Session. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Clerk Sharon Stover joins County Lobbyist Scott Scanland to answer procedural questions related to the clerk’s office, during this evening’s meeting. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.comCounty Council Issues Proclamation Declaring May 2, 2015 ‘Clean Up Los Alamos Day’
From left, Environmental Services Manager Angelica Gurule, Environmental Sustainabilty Board Co-Chair Sarah Terrill and Public Works Director Philo Shelton accept a proclamation from Councilor Rick Reiss on behalf of Council declaring May 2 as ‘Clean Up Los Alamos Day’ in Los Alamos County. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
The Los Alamos County Council issued a proclamation at this evening’s Council meeting declaring Saturday, May 2 as “Clean Up Los Alamos Day” in Los Alamos County.
Environmental Services Manager Angelica Gurule Read More
UNM-LA Spring Enrollment Up 12 Percent
The UNM-LA Advisory Board, from left, Micheline Devaurs, David Sutton, Michael DiRosa, Stephen Boerigter and Michele Hall share a laugh at Monday night’s meeting. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comThe UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board met Monday in the Student Center Lecture Hall on the UNM-LA campus. UNM-LA Dean of Instruction Cindy Rooney had good news to share on enrollment.
Dean of Instruction Cindy Rooney. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Enrollment for the Spring Semester increased 12 percent over Spring 2014,
Workers Apply Exterior Tiles To New White Rock Library
Workers are busy applying tile to the exterior of the new White Rock Branch Library on Sherwood Boulevard and N.M. 4. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
STAFF REPORT
Now that all the glass is installed, workers are busy applying tile to the exterior of the 10,500-square-foot new White Rock Branch Library on Sherwod Boulevard at N.M. 4.
Work also continues on the adjacent Youth Activity Center remodeling project. The White Rock Library/Youth Activity Center is an approved project budgeted within the FY2013 Capital Improvement Program funds. Read More