LANL: New Issue of 1663 Magazine Available
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LANL News:
- Using Twitter videos to teach computers to see
- Genomics advances 10 years after the human genome project
- New cyber security technology to protect Los Alamos and other networks
- High-temperature superconducting material confirms new phase of matter
- … and more
Click here to get your science and technology fix from Los Alamos! Read More
Governor Launches Heroes to Highways Program to Help Returning Veterans
STATE News:
- Governor’s Program Eases Transition to Civilian Workforce for Qualified Veterans
SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez announces that the new Heroes to Highways Program, helping returning veterans obtain New Mexico commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) more easily, will officially start today, Wednesday Dec. 11. Heroes to Highways will recognize military transportation credentials to help veterans, as well as Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve personnel, obtain employment in the civilian workforce. Qualified applicants will need only to take the CDL knowledge Read More
County Assessor Celebrates 82 Years
The Los Alamos County Assessor’s Office staff celebrated County Assessor JoAnn Johnson’s 82nd birthday today at the Municipal Building. From left, Appraiser Marty Martinez, Chief Deputy Assessor Joaquin Valdez, County Assessor JoAnn Johnson, Senior Assessment Specialist Betty Martinez and Appraiser Apprentice Curtis Valencia. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
From left, Betty Martinez of the County Assessor’s Office with Patti Teegarden and Ermilinda Martin of Title Guarantee who were out distributing holiday treats around the community today Read More
Rotary Flash Mob Descends on Fusion Multisport
Los Alamos Rotarians staged a flash mob at Fusion Multisport in downtown Los Alamos this afternoon surprising owners Brad and Rose Nyenhuis. The spontaneous event was an opportunity for the Rotary Club of Los Alamos to welcome the couple to town and wish them well in their new business endeavor. From left, Hal Davis, Nancy Cerutti, President Jim Nesmith, Brad Nyenhuis, Rose Nyenhuis, Anna Caspersen, Antonya Sanders and Wendy Schmidt. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Q&A: Talking with Chief Dino Sgambellone
Community members and County and LANL officials stopped by a reception Monday evening in Council Chambers to welcome new Police Chief Dino Sgambellone and wish him well. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
County Administrator Harry Burgess, left, and Fire Chief Troy Hughes greet Police Chief Dino Sgambellone at Monday’s welcome reception in Council Chambers. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Firefighters stopped by Council Chambers Monday evening to welcome new Police Chief Dino Sgambellone to the community. From left, Capt. Steve Saiz, Guaje Pine Cemetery Wreaths Across America Ceremony
Courtesy/WAAIowa Radio Station Reports Identity of Los Alamos Plane Crash Victims
Burrs and the pilot, Mike Fjetland of Harmony, Minn., left the Algona Airport in Iowa last week on a vacation.
Fjetland also died in the crash, according to news reports.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators are on scene today looking for evidence.
NTSB Collecting Evidence at Scene of Los Alamos Plane Crash
Los Alamos Firefighters at crash site Dec. 8. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Staff Report:
The Public Information Officer for the National Transportation Safety Board responded to a request for information this morning from the Los Alamos Daily Post about the single engine plane, which crashed early Sunday near the Los Alamos County Airport.
“(An) Investigator is at the scene looking for perishable evidence such as cellphones and GPS devices and collecting facts and evidence,” Eric Weiss said. “There will be no finding of probable cause during this early phase Read More
Letter to the Editor: Coyote Forces Campus into Shelter-In-Place Mode
Tom Hill
Community Rep.
Pinon Advisory Team
Thanks for the picture of the limping coyote in White Rock. He and a more able bodied buddy, have been hanging out in the mornings for some time in the area. They seem pretty unfazed by humans when I’ve encountered them outside my home on the way to work.
These two guys have also been a nuisance at Pinon Elementary School. Several times the campus has been placed in the Shelter-In-Place mode because of their presence on the playground.
Efforts to have them displaced have met a lot of bureaucratic blind alleys. It’s a real problem.
As cute Read More
New Golf Course Building Nears Completion; County Seeks Food & Beverage Contractor
A panoramic photo of the new Golf Course Community Building, set to open in Los Alamos in spring 2014, features the building against a magnificent backdrop of the Jemez Mountains, with its large wrap-around deck overlooking the golf course and new outdoor seating options. The County is currently seeking interested bidders to provide food & beverage services at the facility’s dining area with catering for the new community meeting space on the western side of the building. Courtesy/LAC
LAGC News:
Work is wrapping up on a new Golf Course Community Building located on the north side of Los Read More
Temperature Hits 4 Degrees at Los Alamos Airport
The thermometer measured 4 degrees this morning at the Los Alamos County Airport and none of the 71 pilots affiliated with the local airport were flying. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Coyote Spotted Limping Around White Rock
This coyote has been spotted limping around White Rock for months. It was photographed in front of a home the day of the first snow last month at Grand Canyon and Paige Loop, which happened to be trash day so the coyote was likely on the hunt for a quick and easy snack. Photo by DeWayne Williams, owner of Wild Animal Control Read More
NJROTC Wins First Place at Championship Meet
LAHS NJROTC competing at the Area 9 West Academic Fitness & Drill Championship Meet. Courtesy photo
NROTC cadets with their trophies. Courtesy photoNJROTC News:
Saturday Dec. 7, the Los Alamos high School NJROTC took 40 cadets and traveled to West Mesa High School in Albuquerque for the Area 9 West Academic Fitness & Drill Championship Meet.
Leaving LAHS at 6 a.m., they competed in their first event at 9 a.m., the Academic Test, which consisted of 50 naval science related questions with 30 seconds to answer each question.
They then hustled to the Unit Personnel Inspection where Read More
Food on the Hill: Party Meatballs
This week’s recipe: Party Meatballs
Ingredients:
Directions:
Meatballs: Combine all ingredients and mix with hands.
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comForm into walnut size balls and place on baking sheet with short Read More
Students Sell Crafts and Coffee to Fund European Tour
Staff Report:
Los Alamos High School students taking an education tour of Europe this summer are having a Holiday Craft and Coffee Sale in the lobby of Los Alamos National Bank from 1:30-5 p.m. Wednesday.
The 15 high school seniors touring Europe with local teacher, Lynn Ovaska, next summer have used their artistic talent over the past few weeks to make beautiful holidays crafts. Stop by LANB to purchase beautiful ornaments, candles, picture frames, treats, and earrings as well as tasty Fair Trade, organic coffee.
As with past tours, the goal of Europe 2014 is to expand the Read More
Regional Coalition of LANL Communities Meets Dec. 13
RCLC News:
The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities is holding its Regular Business Meeting at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 13, in the City of Santa Fe Council Chambers, 200 Lincoln Ave., in Santa Fe.
For more information, visit the Regional Coalition website at https:////regionalcoalition.org.
The Regional Coalition is comprised of eight cities and counties surrounding the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL.) Founded in 2011, the Regional Coalition works in partnership to ensure national decisions incorporate local needs and Read More
Revised Notice of School Board Meetings
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board will hold a Special School Board Meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 at Los Alamos Middle School, Room 149.
The agenda items are: approval of agenda, presentations, recommendations and information for the Board including a Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) construction update and LAMS Modification Change Requests.
There will be a motion to go into closed executive session in the Los Alamos Middle School library’s conference room for a meeting with the School District’s attorney pertaining to potential litigation involving a contractor’s Read More
Holiday Farmers Market Next Two Thursdays
Santa Fe Pro Musica Presents ‘The Brandenburg Concertos’
Santa Fe Pro Musica performing at the St Francis Auditorium. Courtesy photoSFPM News:
Santa Fe Pro Musica presents all six of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos featuring the Santa Fe Pro Musica Orchestra and Soloists at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29 at St. Francis Auditorium inside the New Mexico Museum of Art (107 W. Palace Ave. in Santa Fe.)Thomas O’Connor conducts.
Tickets are $20, $35, $45 and $65 at the Santa Fe Pro Musica Box Office (505) 988-4640, ext. 1000, Tickets are also available at The Lensic (505) 988-1234, or online at www.santafepromusica.com Read More
Underground Line Failure Causes Power Failure
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities officials reported a power outage affecting 2,200 customers in the North and Barranca Mesas and downtown areas at 10:17 p.m. Saturday, due to an underground failure on a backbone feeder line (TC2) that provides power to the DPU’s electrical substation.
Power was restored within 20 minutes, as DPU’s electric linemen rerouted electricity to safely restore power to the affected customers quickly. LANL and DPU lineman are making preparations for permanent repairs expected to last for several days.
“The repairs to this critical backbone Read More