Pino Fire Appears To Have Met Resource Objectives
The Pino Fire is burning five miles south of N.M. 4 and six miles east of Jemez Springs. Screenshot/ladp
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – The lightning caused Pino Fire is now estimated at 4,313 acres. The fire is burning on Santa Fe National Forest’s Jemez Ranger District, five miles south of N.M. 4 and six miles east of Jemez Springs.
This fire has been highly visible for the past few days as it has been managed to improve forest health. Through a combination of hand and aerial ignitions, low-intensity fires have been used to reduce excess fuels. These actions should moderate the risk of future high-intensity Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Aug. 28 to Sept. 2, 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.
Aug. 28 at 7:16 a.m. / A 24-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that someone burglarized her home on 39th Street.The estimated loss is unknown.
CANDIDA BORREGO
Aug. 28 at 8:17 a.m. / Police arrested Candida Borrego, 33, of Los Alamos near Diamond Drive and North Road on an outstanding warrant from another jurisdiction.
MARION LOOPE
Aug. 28 at 11 a.m. / Police arrested Read More
Bathtub Row Hydrant Painting
Los Alamos artist Zena Thomas paints the fire hydrant on Bathtub Row as part of the competition underway around the county. The winner will be revealed during ScienceFest. Courtesy photo Read More
Meet PEEC Volunteer Natali Steinberg
Featured Volunteer Natali Steinberg. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Natali Steinberg has been giving her time to PEEC for nearly 10 years, and she’s seen many changes along the way.
From the early days in the current building, to planning for the move to the new Los Alamos County Nature Center next spring, Natali has served as a docent, board member, gardener and more. While Natali seems perfectly at home in northern New Mexico, PEEC learned that Natali has spent most of her life in Colorado, raising her family and enjoying the outdoors.
PEEC sat down with Natali to learn more about her love of nature, Read More
Comedian Joan Rivers Dies At Age 81
Joan Rivers
Comedian Joan Rivers has died at the age of 81.
Rivers was undergoing surgery on her vocal cords Aug. 28 at a clinic in New York City when she stopped breathing and had to be transported to Mount Sinai Hospital.
Her daughter Melissa announced that her mother passed away peacefully at 1:17 p.m., today surrounded by family and close friends. Read More
Flamingos Land On Arizona Street
Flamingo flock on the lawn at 2995 Arizona St. Courtesy photoCOMMUNITY News:
A traveling troupe of pink flamingos were sighted in front of Ian and Amy Albright’s home at 2995 Arizona. They were there to acknowledge a terrific exterior home renovation that the Albrights finished this summer.
The house has been re-sided by Chaparral Materials in a handsome, two-tone sage green HardiePlank. The house color is enhanced by new black shutters and crisp white trim.
The flamingos are part of an impromptu home recognition campaign being conducted by Paula Barclay, realtor with RE/MAX Read More
Artful Celebration At Municipal Building Sept. 11
Calling All Pinon Elementary Alumni!
PINON News:
If you attended Pinon anywhere from 1964 to present day, please join us as we celebrate 50 years dedicated to the love of learning.
Several events are being held Friday, Sept. 19 to celebrate Pinon’s birthday. You are welcome to participate in a dunk tank at our annual field day, a cookie reception/birthday party prior to dismissal or to walk alongside our celebratory birthday float in the homecoming parade.
If you are interested in any of these events and would like to show off your Pinon pride, contact Whitney Holland (w.holland@laschools.net).
Go Panthers! Read More
Freshmen Parent Night At LAHS Sept. 8
NIST: Experts Defend Operational Earthquake Forecasting
Damage from the August 2014 earthquake in China’s Yunnan province. Courtesy/NIST
NIST News:
After the devastating 2009 L’Aquila earthquake in Italy, critics suggested that operational earthquake forecasting (OEF) is ineffective, distracting, and dangerous.
In an editorial published in the Seismological Research Letters, experts defend OEF, arguing the importance of public communication as part of a suite of activities intended to improve public safety and mitigate damage from earthquakes.
In an editorial published in the Seismological Research Letters, experts Read More
LANL: Turning Algae Into Energy In New Mexico
Screenshot/LANL Video
Screenshot/LANL Video
LANL News:
There are hundreds of thousands of different algae species on Earth. They account for approximately half of the net photosynthesis on the planet, yet they have not been used in any kind of a large scale by humanity, with just a few exceptions. And yet, the biomass is easy to transform into useful products, including fuels, and they contain many other natural products that have high value.
Los Alamos National Laboratory, as part of the New Mexico Consortium — comprised of New Mexico’s major research universities, the Lab, and key Read More
Barranca Elementary School Principal and Staff Take ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Wednesday Afternoon
Let It Pour: Folks at Barranca Elementary School took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Wednesday afternoon. Barranca Principal Brad Parker, gray shorts, was challenged by Barranca Secretary Kelly Saeger, black dress, who also challenged Barranca staff members. Courtesy photo
Barranca Elementary School Secretary Kelly Saeger took the ALS Challange and also challenged Barranca Principal Brad Parker, right, and staff members Wednesday at the school. Courtesy photo Read More
‘Tower of Magic’ By Local Playwright Tess Light Opens Friday
Felix (Scott Reynolds) takes in the view. Photo by Steve Wolfel
Solstitia/Sue (Katrina Koehler) spends time with her brother Quartus (Tyrrell Cummings). Photo by Steve WolfelFor most of us, our lives are filled with routine. It usually involves getting up at about the same time every day, going to work, coming home and eating dinner, unwinding after a busy day and going to sleep.
This routine is repeated and repeated day in and day out. We try to find things to do that we enjoy, but how many of us really try to fulfill our dreams? There are a select Read More
Andrea Multari New LANL Foundation Communications Officer
Andrea Multari
LANL FOUNDATION News:
The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation has announced that Andrea Multari has joined the nonprofit as communications officer.
Multari has worked with the Foundation for 10 years as contract graphic designer promoting its First Born, Inquiry Science, Scholarship and Grants programs, and will expand her role to include media relations, press releases, web development and social media.
In addition to contract work supporting nonprofit, small business and corporate clients with graphics, advertising, brand development and marketing, Read More
Community and Historical Society Discuss Sixth Episode of WGN’s Manhattan
Richard Feynman chats with Robert Oppenheimer and a couple of other scientists back in the day at Los Alamos. CourtesyLAHS
LAHS News:
As WGN’s Manhattan series continues, there was another great audience on Sunday for the Los Alamos Historical Society’s viewing of the sixth episode.
The Los Alamos Historical Society would like to send out a special thanks to this audience who contributed a lot of the information in this press release, thank you! The Society has collected some of the questions and discussion points heard on Sunday. Our bulletin board in the Museum is updated, and these points Read More
Achieve Master of Public Administration From UNM in Los Alamos … Learn How at UNM-LA Sept. 9
National Child ID Kits Available Free at Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast Saturday
John Arrowsmith shows off National Child Identification Kits available free at Saturday’s Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast. Courtesy/Kiwanis ClubParents: Go to the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center and pick up a free identification kit for each of your children while enjoying a good, inexpensive meal.
Normally, an American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) National Child Identification Program kit costs $7.50, but the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos has purchased them in bulk and will be providing Read More
Chamisa’s Adelaide Jacobson Attends Robotics Academy At Carnegie Mellon University
Chamisa teacher Adelaide Jacobson is among those who participated in the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Academy. Courtesy photoLAPSF News:
Funded by a Professional Development Grant from the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation, Chamisa Elementary School teacher Adelaide Jacobson joined a diverse group of educators from around the United States, Indonesia, Ireland, Madagascar, Qatar and Viet Nam for a week in July at the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Robotics Academy in Pittsburgh, PA..
Of the 24 “teacher students” in the course, Jacobson estimates that about 75 percent teach Read More
PEEC ‘Flyometer’ Reaches 90 Percent
Board member Selvi Viswanathan moves the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) ‘Flyometer’ to 90 percent, as Marketing and Communications Coordinator Laura Loy looks on. Courtesy/PEECPEEC News:
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center “Flyometer” is now at 90 percent. It measures how close PEEC is to reaching its goal of raising $1.2 million to fund indoor and outdoor exhibits and a professional planetarium projector for the new Los Alamos County Nature Center.
The new center, which will open next spring, is a public-private partnership between the County and PEEC. The Read More
Letter to the Editor: Strictness Lacking Stringency
By RICHARD SAUNDERSThe last few weeks have shown Los Alamos to not be the quiet little village many often seem to claim it is. Sadly, our Magistrate Court judge has seemingly done very little to help local law enforcement keep what safety we have in place.
One example of the failure of our Magistrate judge to protect this community is her dealings with Steve Porter. Granted, the man is innocent until proven guilty, but clearly our Magistrate judge is loosing whatever effectiveness she may have once had with our local criminals.
Judge Casados released Mr. Porter on bond, Read More