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How the Hen House Turns: Turkey Is Rude, Every Morning
How the Hen House Turns: Turkey Is Rude, Every MorningYou’d think turkey would know me by now. I’ve had her nearly 12 years and raised her from a chick. At least I watched the White Silkie, Ms. Fluff, raise her after the second bear attack. I’ve been bringing her lay pellets and cracked corn for a long time. I let her raise a couple chicken chicks after she set for four weeks. I bring her apple cores and give her a bite of sandwich when we have lunch on the back porch.
So why does she get all huffy and trill at me every morning now? Has she gone wild Read More
LAVNS Hosts Community Memorial Service Sunday
LAVNS News:
Each year the Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service (LAVNS) holds an annual Community Memorial Service to honor those loved ones who have died. LAVNS would like to invite everyone in the community to the 18th annual memorial program.
A simple non-denominational service is held with a ceremony of flowers, when family members and friends have an opportunity to briefly remember their loved ones and place a flower into a memorial vase. Flowers will be provided by Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service.
This year, the memorial will be held 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3 at Fuller Lodge. Light refreshments Read More
‘Annie’ on Stage in Taos
Annie and the orphans rehearse for their upcoming performance. Courtesy photoStaff Report:
What’s the matter? Chaos in the federal government and strife in the Middle East got you down? Or you just managed to pay the propane bill, and suddenly the car is busted again? Are your troubles leaving you with a colorless gloom, casting a shadow on your day and leaving you wondering how, oh, how
can you possibly go on?
The answer is this: Annie, the wonderful, heartwarming musical with its message of hope. The cast of more than 70 Taos performers has been rehearsing since August, and will belt out the familiar Read More
Council Approves Appointment of New Police Chief
Dino P. Sgambellone
The County Council unanimously approved the appointment of Dino P. Sgambellone as the new police chief of the Los Alamos Police Department.
Sgambellone assumes his new duties next week and will receive an annual salary of $135,600, which is slightly below the midpoint salary range for the police chief position.
He also will receive 40 hours of leave time to move his family to Los Alamos from Ohio where he worked for a local police department for 22 years, the last three as chief of police.
Council Approves Historic Preservation Ordinance Changes
County Associate Planner Dan Osborn briefs Council before it unanamously approved changes to the Historic Preservation ordinance that insure identification and protection of individual historic structures and historical, cultural, and archaeological sites. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost Read More
Council Approves Newly Structured Gas Rate
Manager Bob Westervelt, Department of Public Utilities – Finance/Administration, answers questions before Council unanimously approved an amended ordinance relating to gas rates. Based on the variable nature of the cost of gas, including the cost of transportation, Council approved a consumption charge broken into a fixed and variable component. The fixed consumption charge is established based on the budgeted operating and capital expenditures not covered by fund balance. The variable consumption charge will be calculated monthly based on the cost of gas. A page on the DPU Read More
Council Approves New Surveyor of Los Alamos County
Council approved 6-0, to appoint Jason Romero, left, standing with Philo Shelton, as the new Surveyor of Los Alamos County. Romero is a graduate of Los Alamos High School currently living in Dixon. He replaces Ralph Alared who retired several months ago. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Council Declares November ‘Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month’
Monica-Amit Misra of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network expresses her appreciation to the Los Alamos County Council for declaring November ‘Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.’ Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Explaining that she wanted to put a face to someone who lost their life to pancreatic cancer, Monica-Amit Misra of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network gave County Administrator a photograph of her mother, who died from the disease, to pass around to the Councilors. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
County Granted Presidential Disaster Declaration
Wearing his hat as Los Alamos County Emergency Management coordinator as opposed to acting police chief, Philmont Taylor announced at tonight’s County Council meeting that Los Alamos has been granted a Presidential Disaster Declaration for last month’s flood damage. A Presidential Disaster Declaration is an action by the President, pursuant to the Compact of Free Association, to make U.S. federal funding available for emergency relief and reconstruction assistance. Taylor explained that the County will now begin the process. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Sarov Sends Gifts to Los Alamos County
County Council Chair Geoff Rodgers holds a statue of Saint Seraphim of Sarov, a Russian ascetic who lived at the Sarov Monastery in the 18th century, and is considered a wonder-worker. Officials from the Sister City of Sarov presented the statue alonq with Russian candy as a good will gesture to Rodgers, County Administrator Harry Burgess, Fire Chief Troy Hughes and Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider during their trip to the Sisiter City last week. The contingent returned to Los Alamos Saturday and presented the gifts to the County during this evening’s Council meeting in Council Read More
Update on Condition of Los Alamos Trails
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Open Space Specialist Craig Martin has completed his assessment of trail conditions following the Friday the 13th storms.
Trail Conditions as of Oct. 17:
Due to flooding and construction work on the Los Alamos Reservoir, the road to the reservoir is currently closed.
Floods damaged a section of the Pueblo Canyon Rim Trail near the Los Alamos Cooperative Market. Look for trail detour signs that lead across an entry road to the New Mexico Consortium Building to avoid the damaged and hazardous section of trail.
Floods washed away most of the canyon bottoms sections Read More
Do You Have Affordable Care Act Confusion?
As a small business owner, what do you need to know and what are your options? The Affordable Care Act will provide small business owners the opportunity to offer quality health insurance to their employees at affordable prices. Small business owners were limited by choices, higher premiums, and other restrictions when providing health insurance for their employees. One benefit is that insurance companies will not be able to charge higher premiums for chronic or pre-existing conditions, gender, or age. Small groups will be Read More
NNSA Commemorates 50th Anniversary of First Vela Launch
The Vela-5A/B Satellite in its cleanroom. The two satellites, A and B, were separated after launch. Image/wikipedia.com
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) this month commemorated the 50th Anniversary of the Vela satellite launch, the U.S.’s first treaty monitoring satellite. The purpose of Vela was to monitor compliance with the 1963 Limited Test Ban Treaty, a cornerstone arms control treaty which prohibits nuclear weapons testing in the atmosphere, in outer space and under water.
“The Vela Project is a great success story,” said NNSA Deputy Read More
LANL Invites Community to ‘Cruis’n to Campaign’ Car Show Wednesday
LANL News:
Classic cars and motorcycles spanning seven decades will be on display at the “Cruis’n to Campaign” car show at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the public is invited to attend 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 30.
“Cruis’n to Campaign” is LANL’s 2014 Employee Giving Campaign kick off event and Lab employees and the public are invited to visit the car show, which has nearly 90 vehicles registered, and also meet representatives from United Way of Northern New Mexico and United Way of Santa Fe County. All car show participants Read More
Public Invited to Enjoy Tapas y Vino Saturday
By LINDA HULL“Wine is only as good as the company you share it with, so drink great wine,” quips Mark Johnson, the Santa Fe sommelier who will be leading the wine-tasting and tapas event Saturday, Nov. 2 at Dixie Girl restaurant, 1789 Central Ave.
The Spanish Table is Rotary’s autumn fundraiser and the fun starts at 5:30 p.m. as the first of five courses of tapas, including dessert, will be paired with five different Spanish wines carefully selected by Johnson, who will engage diners with his vast knowledge of wine and food pairings.
The menu features: Read More
Food on the Hill: Pumpkin Waffles
This week’s recipe:
Pumpkin Waffles
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
The evening before:
1 pkg of dry yeast
½ cup of warm (105 degree) water
1 1/8 cups of milk, warmed
1/3 cup of cream, warmed
1 ¼ cups pumpkin
1 stick (1/4 pound) of unsalted butter, melted
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon cloves
2 cups of flour
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Next morning:
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
2 large eggs, beaten
¼ to ½ cup of milk to thin batter
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
In the Evening:
Add the yeast to the warm water and stir until Read More
Local Residents Participate in October Prayer Chain
As part of the National Life Chain’s annual 90 Minutes October prayer chain, more than a dozen Los Alamos citizens prayed from 1-2:30 p.m., Sunday in downtown Los Alamos for the life of unborn children and an end to abortion. Photo by Kenneth Lee Read More
Robert Benjamin’s ‘Salt and Pepper’ Opens Friday at Teatro Paraguas
Tone Forest and Jennifer Graves perform a scene. Courtesy photo
Staff Report
Santa Fe Rep and Teatro Paraguas present Salt and Pepper, a humorous play about maturing by Los Alamos playwright Robert Benjamin.
The play opens Nov. 1 for nine performances. Beth Kennedy Jones directs a stellar and seasoned cast, including Alaina Zachary, Fran Martone, Deborah Dennison, Deborah Hayden, Tone Forrest, Kerry Kehoe, Larry Glaister, Rick Vargas, and Tad Jones.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturday with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Nov. 1-10 at Teatro Paraguas Studio, 3205 Calle Marie. Tickets Read More