LAPS Party for Retiring Teachers & Staff is May 10
LAPS News:
Nineteen teachers and staff will be honored for their years of service to Los Alamos Public Schools at a retirement ceremony next month.
The 2011-2012 LAPS retirees goodbye party is set for 4-6 p.m., Thursday May 10 at Fuller Lodge.
Those retiring include Luis Aguilar, Michael Baxter, Anell Crews, Ann Daley, Shirley Graziano, Margaret Guthrie, Loretta Hupke, Jose Martinez, Lynette McLean, Suzanne Melton, Kay Nease, Dana Salmond, Phillip Sena, Kathryn Thomas, Diane Toups, Fernando Trujillo, Judith Uhrich, Amy Vierra and Jane M. Ziehmn.
Police Win Money for Special Olympics during Benefit Basketball Game
Los Alamos Police were up 37-29 at half time in today’s exhibition basketball game against Espanola Police but the final score ended at Espanola Police 71, Los Alamos Police 65. The game was played in the gymnasium at Northern New Mexico College in Espanola and raised $288 for Special Olympics. “It was a great game that raised money to benefit a very worthy cause … we had a good crowd and everyone had a good time so it was a very successful event,” said Los Alamos Police Chief Wayne Torpy, adding that next year’s game will be played in Los Alamos. Cell phone photo by Wayne Read More
Local Police Up 37-29 Against Espanola Police at Half Time in Benefit Basketball Game
Los Alamos Police Lt. Jason Wardlow Herrera, #9, during half time in the benefit basketball game between Los Alamos Police and Espanola Police taking place now at Northern New Mexico College in Espanola. Check ladailypost.com a little later for the final score. Cell phone photo by Wayne Torpy
Los Alamos Police Sgt. Monica Salazar, at right, during half time in today’s benefit game. LAPD has designated the Special Olympics as the recipient of proceeds raised from this game. Check ladailypost.com a little later for the final score. Cell phone photo by Wayne Torpy
Los Read More
Hanford Bus Shuttles Congressional Folks
A vintage Hanford bus, as well as being on display at a local museum, is used to ferry visiting congressional folks during visits. Photo by Kevin Holsapple Read More
County Concludes Brush and Bulk Item Collection in Townsite
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County has concluded its Brush and Bulk Item collection service for the Los Alamos townsite.
Disposal of any material remaining at the curb in the townsite is the responsibility of the home owner.
This weekend, (April 28-29) there is free disposal at the County Eco Station in order to help residents beautify the community and prepare for wildfire season.
Also, a special pickup can be arranged at a charge of $65 per hour by calling 662-8163.
White Rock collection service has begun, but is running more than a week behind schedule due to the high volume of residents discarding Read More
Jr. Hilltopper Basketball Academy Summer Camps Announced
McKenna Places in Top 3 in Bandelier Photo Contest
Photographer Arin McKenna with her award winning photo received an annual park pass and a Bandelier movie for her second place win in the Bandelier photo contest. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Local County Reporter Arin McKenna came in second among 33 photographers and artists from across the United States who submitted 96 entries in the 2013 Bandelier Annual Pass Photo and Art Contest.
During an unveiling event of the winning entries at Fuller Lodge Friday night, McKenna, who writes and photographs for the Monitor, won an annual park pass along with a copy of the award-winning Read More
Muni Complex Crane Shines Above Construction Site
A tall crane lined with white lights towers above the Municipal Complex construction site along Central Avenue Thursday evening. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com Read More
Language Access Specialist Certificate Program Earns Creative Award for U.S. Copyright
From left, Lisa Kuuttila President and CEO of STC.UNM; Paula Couselo, Director of NMCLA; Dr. Cedric Page, Executive Director of UNM-Los Alamos. Photo by Bonnie Gordon
By Bonnie Gordon
Paula Couselo, director of the New Mexico Center for Language Access (NMCLA) was the recipient of a 2012 Creative Award for U.S. Copyright from the University of New Mexico, for the innovative Language Access Specialist Certificate Program.
The award was presented to Couselo at the 2012 Annual Creative Awards Reception hosted by STC.UNM Wednesday April 25.
The mission of STC is to Read More
Hilltopper Softball Team Drops Two Games to #2 Piedra Vista 3-9, 16-6
Ari Larkin gets a hit. Photo by Alan Kirk
Rachel Anaya hits a single. Photo by Alan Kirk
Danci Smith makes play at Short. Photo by Alan Kirk
Ari Larkin makes a catch at left field fence. Photo by Alan Kirk
Emily Lucero gets a hit. Photo by Alan Kirk
Los Alamos seniors recognized, from left, Alyssa Van Anne, Rachel Anaya, Aimee Gutierrez, Emily Lucero, Ari Larkin and Monica Teter. Photo by Alan Kirk. 
Piedra Vista seniors recognized. Photo by Alan KirkManhattan National Park Conference Serves Atomic Pretzels
Members of the Energy Community Committee, including several people from Los Alamos, attending a Manhattan National Park conference in Richland, Wash., this week toured the B Reactor in Handford and were treated to an “atomic pretzel.” Photo by Kevin Holsapple Read More
Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview – April 27, 2012
The Los Alamos Daily Post's events calendar audio webcast, "Clark & Kendall's Weekend Preview." Carol A. Clark and Greg Kendall co-host this weekly program, which previews each upcoming weekend's events scheduled throughout Los Alamos and White Rock.
Today's Weekend Preview runs about 16 minutes.
To compile the list of events, the Los Alamos Daily Post checks the event calendars found in the right hand sidebar and we sample the posters on the front window at Aspen Copies. We cover events that are of interest to the general public.
This program Read More
Bandelier Superintendent Addresses Energy Community Alliance Saying Manhattan Project Sites Will Have to be Clear with Visitors
Bandelier Superintendent Jason Lott addresses members of the Energy Community Alliance this morning in Richland, Wash. He cautioned that the park service is in the business of telling stories, and it may tell stories that some in the community don’t want told. That could include Nagasaki and the environmental contamination left by plutonium production, Lott said, adding that the park service also can discredit the bad information that circulates. The Manhattan Project sites will have to be clear with visitors about what they will experience in facilities such as B Reactor before Read More
Police Charge Local Man in Child Molestation Case
By Carol A. ClarkLos Alamos Police have arrested Stephen M. Geisik of Los Alamos and charged him with criminal sexual penetration of a child less than 13 years of age.
Police also charged Geisik, 21, with contributing to the delinquency of a child.
The charges stem from a March 29 report by the child’s father that she asked him three weeks prior if he could take her to the doctor for a birth control prescription. She reportedly told her father that she was concerned that she may be pregnant by a 21-year-old man.
According to the girl’s initial report, she said that Read More
Latest Developments on Trinity Site Project
Courtesy/Los Alamos County
By Carol A. Clark
Work is underway on making contacts and seeking interest from potential additional retail tenants for the Trinity Site Revitalization Project to complement the Smith’s Marketplace store.
“It remains a somewhat difficult retail environment owing to the continuing effects of the 2008 recession, but we do have the positive of the Smith’s Marketplace desire to expand into Trinity,” said Bob Feinberg of Grubb & Ellis New Mexico.
Feinberg is leading the retail recruitment effort for the Trinity Site developer, North American Development Read More
LAPS Hires Assets Manager to Find Cost Savings
LAPS Assets Manager Joan Ahlers. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By Carol A. Clark
Los Alamos Public Schools has created an “assets manager” position in an effort to find cost savings opportunities for the district.
Superintendent Gene Schmidt has hired Joan Ahlers in the new post.
Ahlers was instrumental in negotiating contracts beneficial to the district during her four-year tenure on the Los Alamos Board of Education from 2007-2011.
“The need for this position is something that has been talked about for at least six years,” Schmidt said. “Now it’s more important than ever with Read More
Sheriff Files Proposed Amendment to Charter
Sheriff Marco Valentino Lucero filed in the Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office Thursday a proposed amendment to Los Alamos County Charter 304.3 “Duties of the Sheriff and Police.”
Current Charter Reading:
Duties of the Sheriff, Police department and Peace Officers. The Council shall establish as a department of the County, [sic] a Police Department to be charged with conserving the peace and enforcing the laws of the State and the enforcing the laws of the State and the ordinances of the County. The Sheriff Shall have those powers and duties assigned to sheriffs by state statutes, including Read More
LANL Grounds Crew Begins Fire Prevention Efforts
Los Alamos National Laboratory Grounds and Roads crews work along the truck route this week thinning tree branches and shubbery ahead of this year’s fire season. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Tree and shrubbery branches line the terrain on either side of the truck route as workers thin out area ahead of this year’s fire season. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Springtime 2012: 50 Hikes in the Los Alamos Area
COUNTY News:
Many years ago, Frances Arnold, Carol Carlson and Maxine Ellis created a 50 Hikes trail list for friends who wanted to explore our beautiful mesas, canyons, and mountains. The Santa Fe National Forest later adopted the list as a convenience for visitors.
Despite subsequent publication of a number of hiking books for the area, the list still serves its purpose as a quick introduction to the east side of the Jemez Mountains. As years go by, changing conditions require that the list be revised periodically.
This edition of 2012, updated by Dorothy Hoard and Craig Martin, Read More
Stacio – Pet of the Week
The Los Alamos Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, (505) 662-8179, has a great selection of on-site adoptable pets just waiting for their forever home! Others are currently off-campus in loving foster homes.
Be sure to visit the Friends of the Shelter website: www.lafos.org, where you can get more information about volunteering, adopting, and donating. Also check out our Petfinder page for pictures and to learn more about all of our adoptable pets.
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/friendsoftheshelter.html
Stacio is the Friends of the Shelter’s Pet of the Week
Stacio is a German Shepherd Read More
