OBITUARY: Jill A. Mayo (Kave) May 31, 1968 – Sept. 22, 2014
JILL A. MAYO (KAVE) May 31, 1968–Sept. 22, 2014
Jill Mayo of Espanola, N.M. passed away on September 22, 2014 at the age of 46. She was born in Allentown, Pa. on May 31, 1968.
A longtime resident of Los Alamos, she worked as an accountant.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Gilda M Kave. She is survived by her father, Elmer C. Kave, her sister Gina Smith, her brothers Anthony Kave and Dominic Kave, her children, Alissa Dison and Kailee Mayo, and her beloved grandchildren, Shana and Ethan Wallington.
The family would like to thank Jimmy and Dorthy Romero of Nambe and David and Judy Roybal of El Rancho Read More
VFW Hosts Steak Dinner/Horseshoe Tournament Saturday
VFW News:
The Veterans of Foreign Wars will host a Steak Dinner Fundraiser and Horseshoe Tournament Saturday at the VFW (across Trinity Drive from Sonic).
The Horseshoe Tournament is at 1 p.m. and prizes will be awarded.
Dinner is 4-8 p.m. and consists of ribeye steak, baked potato, corn on the cob, coleslaw and dessert. The cost is $16 per person. Hotdog plates for kids are $5.
Proceeds from this event will benefit veterans programs during the holidays. Read More
Bandelier Activities Through October
BANDELIER News:
SEPTEMBER:
9/27 Fee Free Day – National Public Lands Day. One of the Fee-Free Days for 2014 – visitors are welcome at all National Park Service areas nationwide with no entrance fees today (camping and other fees are still collected). The bookstore has a 15 percent discount on all items, and the gift shop will have specials as well. The next Fee-Free Day will be Veterans Day, Nov. 11; it is the last of the seven in 2014.
9/27 Fee Free Day
DOE Issues Statement On LANL Cleanup Work Transition
DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz
DOE News:
Today, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz directed the Office of Environmental Management (EM) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to develop a plan for the transition of legacy environmental cleanup work at the Department’s Los Alamos site from NNSA to EM.
DOE issued the following statement this morning:
“The safe and efficient cleanup of the Los Alamos Site in New Mexico is a high priority for the Department of Energy. The Secretary of Energy has directed the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Office Read More
TALES OF OUR TIMES: A Busy Rig Reports From Mars
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water
The Mars rover Curiosity made headlines when it landed safely on Aug. 6, 2012, and first set to work on the Red Planet. The well-traveled instruments continue bringing news today.
For more than two years, Earth has received Martian chemical data produced by Curiosity’s ChemCam and its rock-zapping laser. The data come by radio and take some 14 minutes to speed over 150 million miles back to earthlings eager to learn more.
We still marvel at the technical wonders that tell us what is on the next planet
Checkout Medevac Helicopter At Health Fair Saturday
Among the attractions at the 29th Annual Health Fair, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, is a medevac helicopter like this one from Classic Aviation. The Health Fair will offer free flu shots for adults, free bike helmets for kids, child safety seat checks, reduced cost blood tests, screenings and health information, lots of giveaways and even a pet adoption event. KRSN radio will do a live broadcast. The Los Alamos High School Swim Team will operate the concession stand serving coffee, fruit and yogurt. Also, plan to drop off and expired or unused prescriptions at Police Department drop-off center Read More
Meet Nicole Dunn Participating In 2014 Los Alamos Artists Studio Tour
Art work by Los Alamos artist Nicole Dunn. Courtesy photo
Art work by Los Alamos artist Nicole Dunn. Courtesy photo
ART News:
This year’s Los Alamos Artists Studio Tour is Oct. 11-12 and the Los Alamos Daily Post is featuring a “Get to Know Your Artist” series leading up to the annual event.
Each of the 16 artists participating in the tour will be showcased prior to the beginning of the tour to allow our readers an opportunity to learn about them and their work.
Meet Los Alamos artist Nicole Dunn:
I became interested in Fiber and cloth from an early age. I still remember the pattern Read More
Millicent Rogers Museum: Fall For Antiques Show And Sale
Courtesy/MWM
MRM News:
The Millicent Rogers Museum in historic Taos announces its second annual Fall for Antiques Show and Sale Oct. 10-12.
Featuring 12 of the finest dealers in Southwestern arts, the show is a unique place to see, experience and buy Native American, Hispanic, cowboy and Western art and antiques. Dealers are coming from California, Missouri, Arizona and New Mexico to participate in this show. Whether searching for a painting by a Taos master artist from the early 1900s or a piece of Fred Harvey company jewelry from the 1940s, there is something for everyone and in every price Read More
How the Hen House Turns—Time to Go Sleeping
How the Hen House TurnsIn winter at night, a flashlight beam is enough to guide the little ducks to the warm Hen House. Lucy goose doesn’t object when they dash through the door and between her legs—probably because she raised them. Lucy gives the chickens some trouble in summer, but Gwendolyn has learned to avoid Lucy, and the hen hops up onto the roost when the goose is not being bossy.
Lucy and Bobbi, the geese, also follow the beam of light into the Hen House for the night. They are the only ones who stay up outside until someone gets there. Read More
Enchilada Dinner Fundraiser For Sheriff Marco Lucero’s Re-election Campaign Saturday
POLITICAL News:
The Committee to re-elect Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero will hold a fundraiser enchilada dinner 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 at the Los Alamos Posse Lodge, 650 N. Mesa Road in Los Alamos.
Advance ticket purchase only, no sales at the door. Tickets can be purchased online at www.reelectsherifflucero.org. You will be e-mailed a receipt for tickets purchased online and your names will be on the list kept at the door.
Agencies around the state and locally have endorsed Sheriff Marco Lucero for re-election. Among those endorsing Lucero are Los Alamos County Councilor Read More
Leaf Peepers Will Fall For Enchanted Circle
Fall foliage near Taos. Courtesy/newmexico.org
TAOS News:
TAOS — Known for its vibrant culture and rich history, Taos and the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway have earned their positions among leaf peepers and national media alike as being one of the top locations in the United States to see an impressive fall landscape dotted with a palette of warm reds, oranges and gold foliage.
In the past month alone, Taos and the Enchanted Circle have topped several “best fall trip” lists in the country including in: Huffington Post (“10 Best Fall Foliage Trips In The U.S.”), National Geographic Read More
SFI Colloquium: ‘A Population Biological View of Immunological Memory and Vaccination’
Rustom Antia
SFI News:
Rustom Antia of Emory University will present a colloquium, “A Population Biological View of Immunological Memory and Vaccination,” at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30 in the Noyce Conference Room at the Santa Fe Institute (1399 Hyde Park Road, Santa Fe).
The event is free and open to the public. The SFI host is Ben Althouse.
Abstract: The ability to remember previous encounters with pathogens and mount a more rapid response on subsequent exposure to the same or a related pathogen is a central features of the adaptive immune system of vertebrate hosts. I will give an overview Read More
Youth Basketball Camp Registration Opens
NNSA Completes Critical Radar Arming And Fuzing Test
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) recently completed an important test for the W88 ALT 370, an alteration to replace the Arming, Fuzing and Firing assembly of the W88-0/Mk 5, a warhead in its third decade of life.
The Critical Radar Arming and Fuzing Test (CRAFT), flown this summer, was designed to test the new joint Air Force and Navy radar in the W88 ALT 370. The CRAFT was the first of several flight tests planned to demonstrate the functional performance of the upgraded weapon system in ballistic missile flight environments. Radar performance Read More
Udall Encourages New Mexicans To Participate In National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
Sen. Tom Udall
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Tom Udall, D-NM, encourages New Mexicans to participate in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day event this Saturday, Sep. 27 and turn in unused or expired medication at designated locations in their communities – dropoff booth in Los Alamos is in the parking lot at LAMC.
He also praised a new U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) policy, similar to legislation he has sponsored, that will enable pharmacies, hospitals, clinics and other authorized collectors to serve as drop-off sites for unused prescription drugs in the future.
Saturday’s Read More
Los Alamos Fire Department Creates New Wildland Division; Promotes Firefighters
LAFD’s Ramon Garcia was promoted Sept. 12 from captain to division chief of the newly formed wildland division. During an interview in his office at Fire Administration Headquarters, Garcia discussed the advantages of the new gas powered chain saws that will be used by his team for mitigation efforts as well as fighting fires. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
J. Wayne Sanchez was promoted Sept. 12 from driver engineer to captain. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Sept. 18 to Sept. 24, 2014
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.
CODY SOWERS
Sept. 18 at 9 p.m. / Police arrested Cody Sowers, 26, of Jemez Springs at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding District Court warrant and arrested him again Sept. 22 on another outstanding warrant.
JESSE ARTEAGA
Sept. 19 at 10:35 a.m. / Police arrested Jesse Arteaga, 18, of Espanola at 751 Trinity Dr., and charged her with shoplifting. The estimated Read More
LANL: Climate, Earth System Project Draws On Science Powerhouses
Computer modeling provides policymakers with essential information on such data as global sea surface temperatures related to specific currents. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Los Alamos teams with climate and high-performance computing groups for advanced climate change understanding
With President Obama announcing climate-support initiatives this week at the 2014 United Nations Climate Summit, the US Department of Energy national laboratories are teaming with academia and the private sector to develop the most advanced climate and Earth system computer model yet created.
For Los Read More
Lt. Gov. Stumps For Dist. 43 Candidate Geoff Rodgers
Lt. Gov. John Sanchez, left, with House Dist. 43 Republican candidate Geoff Rodgers at Tuesday’s fundraiser in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Steven Girrens welcomes guests Tuesday to a fundraiser at his White Rock home for House Dist. 43 candidate Geoff Rodgers, right, with featured speaker Lt. Gov. John Sanchez. Girrens and Rodgers serve on the Los Alamos County Council together. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
NMDOT Issues Reminder About Political Signs
NMDOT News:
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) wants to remind political campaigns about the public safety issue regarding placing campaign signs and posters in state highway right-of-ways.
State highway right-of-ways mean all roads, patrol yards and rest areas owned, controlled or maintained by the NMDOT. The term “road” means the entire width of the right of way, including, but not limited to travel lanes, roadside, shoulder, median, ditches, culverts, ramps, turnouts and easements.
Signs in these areas are a public safety issue because they can impede a driver’s visibility Read More