Letter to the Editor: Won’t Be Held Hostage
By STEVE ABELNWe are currently looking for investment property and have discovered that the only county in the U.S. so far that does not give information on cost, sales and history is Los Alamos.
Our local realtors are holding us hostage from what is public information across the U.S.
I personally will boycott them and do my own work. Read More
Los Alamos Lacrosse Registration Feb. 18
Valles Caldera Honors Presidents Day With Free Activities All Weekend
Winter on the Valles. Courtesy/VCNT
VCNT News:
JEMEZ SPRINGS — Free hiking, snowshoeing and cross country skiing will be offered to visitors of the Valles Caldera National Preserve this weekend in honor of Presidents Day.
Beginning Friday and running through Monday, Presidents Day, all day use permit fees will be waived for listed activities. Equipment rental and guided events fees will remain.
If snow cover permits, visitors will enjoy access to miles of groomed trails or be able to blaze their own trail over the 5,000 acres of the Valle Grande. The Valle Grande trail, Coyote Call trail and Read More
Letter to the Editor: Domenici Says Right-To-Work Bill Good For New Mexico
I am writing in response to those who oppose the proposed right to work legislation. While I respect those who oppose, they are flat out wrong on this issue.
The truth is, passing right-to-work legislation would be good for New Mexico’s workers and our economy. But unfortunately, some politicians are trying to turn this into a partisan battle even though a majority of Americans support it.
It’s not hard to see why.
At the heart of this issue is the freedom of choice. In New Mexico, our workers can be forced to join a union or financially contribute
Los Alamos Small Business Workshop Feb. 25
I-25 Southbound Lane Closure Until 3 P.M. Today
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) will be completing road pavement assessment today on the I-25 southbound lanes from mile marker 265 to mile marker 267 near La Bajada Hill.
There will be a one lane closure on the I-25 southbound lanes until 3 p.m. and speed will be reduced to 55 mph.
Drivers are urged to proceed with caution through the work zone, observe traffic control signs and reduce speed to the posted limit. Updates on this project will be posted on the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s road advisory website www.nmroads.com. Read More
MTPD Launches Advanced Permit Verification System
Members of the New Mexico Operating Permit System Team. Courtesy/MTPD
MTPD News:
The New Mexico Motor Transportation Police implemented a “soft launch” Thursday of its new oversize/overweight permitting system.
This system, named “New Mexico Operating Permit System” (NM-OPS) was built for the Motor Transportation Police Department (MTPD) for the purpose of allowing the commercial trucking industry to self-issue nearly all of the required permits on-line.
This new system will facilitate permit ordering and operations at all New Mexico ports of entry and online, provide constant construction Read More
Coro Does Gershwin March 6-7
Courtesy/CDC
MUSIC News:
Coro de Cámara, a chamber group featuring singers from Santa Fe and Los Alamos, presents ‘S Wonderful, ‘S Marvelous: An evening of Gershwin greats.
Jazz musicians, multimedia presentations and narrators accompany this swing through memorable tunes from the Gershwin brothers, taking place at 7 p.m., March 6 at Trinity on the Hill, 3900 Trinity Dr. in Los Alamos and at 7 p.m., March 7 at the Center for Spiritual Living, 505 Camino de Los Marquez in Santa Fe. No ticket price. Donations accepted.
The program includes numerous hits from the Gershwin’s Broadway Read More
Kitchen Makeover Revealed At American Legion Breakfast 7-11 A.M. Sunday
The kitchen makeover at the American Legion Post is complete and ready to go and the community is invited to check it out 7-11 a.m., Sunday at 1325 Trinity Dr. The Legion will offer periodic breakfasts and dinners to the public but will not host these events on Posse Lodge Sundays or the Elks dinner pay day Thursdays. Courtesy/ALP 90 Read More
YDI Receives $1.5 Million For Early Head Start
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
CONGRESSIONAL News:
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., has announced that Youth Development, Inc. was selected to receive $1.5 million in early childhood education funding that will provide opportunities for 80 young children to attend Early Head Start.
YDI earned the Early Head Start Expansion and Child Care Partnership grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The money will be used to train child care staff in the principles of Early Head Start services. The money also will pay for 80 slots to serve infants and toddlers ages six weeks to three Read More
Los Alamos Golf Course Opens Saturday
Los Alamos County Golf Course. Courtesy/LAC
With the mild weather we’ve experienced over most of the winter and with most of the snow currently gone from the course we are planning to open this Saturday.
Golf shop hours will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with our first tee time at 10 a.m. We’ll close the range at 3:45 p.m.
Because we are still in mid-winter, the following restrictions will be in place. Those that use carts will be restricted to paths, sorry but those that usually use a flag to access the fairways to reach their ball will also be restricted to the cart paths.
Sunset Colors Sky Over Pajarito Ski Hill
Sunset Thursday night from the parking lot at the Larry Walkup Aquatics Center looking west at Pajarito Ski Hill. Photo by Scott Bushnell Read More
Is This Your Dog?
This male dog was found Wednesday roaming near Overlook Park in White Rock. He is safe at the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter, where he will be held for five days as a stray. Someone must be missing him, as he is very sweet, gentle and obedient. Contact the shelter at 505.662.8179, for more information. Courtesy photo Read More
SBDC: Los Alamos Daily Post Is Success Client Of The Year And Will Be Honored At New Mexico Legislature
Members of the Los Alamos Daily Post news team from left, Kirsten Laskey, Sal Zapien, Carol A. Clark, Tyrone Nigel Clark (news hound), Bonnie Gordon and Chris Clark gather for a photo Wednesday at the newspaper’s headquarters in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
SBDC News:
The Los Alamos Daily Post has been selected to receive the Los Alamos Small Business “2014 Success Client of the Year” award and will be honored March 9 on the floor of the New Mexico Legislature.
Director Ted Lopez of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UNM-LA made Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Feb. 5 To Feb. 10, 2015
LAPD News:
The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.
Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.
KEVIN HERRING
Feb. 5 at 3:26 p.m. / Police arrested Kevin Herring, 37, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding District Court warrant.
Feb. 6 at 10:35 a.m. / A 64-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that she is the victim of identity theft on Orange Street. The estimated loss is unknown.
RAYMOND MARTINEZ
Feb. 6 at 2:28 p.m. / Police arrested Raymond Martinez, 30, of Los Read More
Heinrich Urges U.S. To Fund DHS, Support DREAMers
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., delivered a speech on the Senate floor this week urging Senate Republicans to pass a clean appropriations bill to fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The House-passed DHS funding bill includes a number of anti-immigrant provisions, including deporting DREAMers. Funding for DHS is set to expire Feb. 27.
“With threats emerging everyday both at home and abroad, casting doubt on future funding for the Department of Homeland Security is a terrible idea,” Heinrich Read More
Senators Sponsor Bills To Protect Young Athletes From Brain Injuries
Sen. Bill Soules
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Sen. Bill Soules, D-Dona Ana and Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Bernalillo & Valencia, recently introduced bills to protect young athletes who suffer concussions and brain injuries. Both bills would strengthen existing measures to protect young athletes by ensuring parents and coaches take the proper safety precautions for their children.
Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez
Soules’ bill would require brain injury training for student athletes. It also mandates that schools provide brain injury information, to be signed by Read More
Deadline For Special Use Authorization On Santa Fe National Forest Feb. 15
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – The Santa Fe National Forest will implement a key change to the process of obtaining a Special Use Authorization.
Starting this year, the Santa Fe National Forest will require all proposals for outfitter and guide services for the year to be submitted no later than Sunday. Proposals received after that date will not be accepted for this calendar year. This date coincides with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish deadline for inclusion in the outfitter pool for state license tag drawings without penalty.
A Special Use Authorization is required when any use or activity Read More
MOWW: Balagna Shares First-hand Experience Living And Working In Los Alamos During Manhattan Project
MOWW News:
At the Major General Franklin E. Miles Chapter 229 of the Military Order of World Wars (MOWW) meeting at 7:15 p.m., Tuesday at Hot Rocks Java Café, Los Alamos Resident John Balagna will present first-hand experience about living and working in Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project.
Balagna worked as a scientist during the Manhattan Project. He will share his experiences during Tuesday’s meeting.
The meeting begins with a social period at 6 p.m., brief business meeting and dinner at 6:25 p.m. and at 7:15 p.m. the talk begins.
The community is welcomed to attend the dinner as Read More
Fisher: Lottery Bill Is A Bad Gamble For Students
By KRISTINA FISHER, Associate DirectorResponsible parents would never gamble with their child’s college savings account. Yet that is precisely what the New Mexico Lottery is proposing to do with the Lottery Scholarship, which serves as the college fund for many New Mexico students from low and middle income families.
The Lottery is attempting to pass Senate Bill 355, which would eliminate the requirement that a minimum of 30 percent of lottery revenues be dedicated to the scholarship fund. This requirement was enacted in 2007, based on a proposal by Think New Mexico. Read More