Couples Gather at Friday’s Summer Concert
Jeannie Bridge dances with her friend Frank Krawczyk. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Firefighter Cari Mace with her boyfriend Jon Shroyer. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Dr. Merry McIntyre with her friend Louie Martinez. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
A couple snuggles against the evening breeze. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Cindy and John Hollabaugh share a dance. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
A couple of Paula Nelson fans. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Ron Crotzer dances with his daughter Sarah, 11. Photo by Carol Read More
Yang: (Sometimes) Ignorance Is Bliss … Unless It’s By Design
(Sometimes) Ignorance Is Bliss … Unless It’s By Design First, an update on the previous column, a fantasy regarding goats and bureaucracy. It could be real!
Washington Post had a story about a magician, his rabbit and bureaucracy (link listed below.) The magician had to file a “Rabbit Disaster” plan to satisfy an antiquated rule of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Evidently, the magician’s license was contingent on his rabbit rather than on his skills. My column was a pure fantasy, but maybe it was not so far-fetched?!
Today, I want to tie “compartmentalization” and “ignorance.” Read More
Tour Four Stunning Taos Homes Aug. 3
LJGCT News:
TAOS—The Los Jardineros Garden Club of Taos is showcasing four stunning homes to the public, all of which are energy efficient and surrounded by low water landscaping, during their 2013 Garden and Home Tour 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3.
The properties run the length of Taos, each demonstrating that concern with the environment and sustainable land use can go hand in glove with landscaping beauty.
One of the houses, designed by owner Alan Powell, is Taos’s only Platinum Leader in Energy and Environmental Design. The 2,500 square-foot home meets LEED’s stringent specifications: Read More
The Cone Zone: Week of July 22
COUNTY News:
Public Works Projects:
For more information about the projects listed below, e-mail lacpw@lacnm.us, call 662-8150, or visit the “Projects” link at www.losalamosnm.us. Please slow down and use caution as you travel through these construction areas.
White Rock Milling and Paving Operations:
Milling is scheduled on the following streets: Mimbres north and south of Meadow, Lejano, Isleta, Hacienda, Granada, Futura, Ensenada, Delicado, Chiquita, Bandolina, Altura, Alhambra, Balboa, Sierra Vista, and Cañada Circle. The contractor will begin milling on Mimbres today, Read More
Julie’s Helpers Memorial Scholarships Awarded
Valentina Dawn Chee, left, and Celine Yazzie Olson are the recipients of Julie’s Helpers Memorial Scholarships for 2013. Courtesy photoStaff Report
Before her passing from a brain tumor in December of 2009, Julie Meadows and her family got all kinds of practical help from friends, the community and fellow church members, organized as “Julie’s Helpers.”
Launched in May 2011, the annual Julie’s Helpers Memorial Scholarship Fund seeks to provide the kind of practical help that Julie would have been proud of. Wife, mother of two young sons, respected LANL staffer, Read More
Kiwanis Awards Christina Moore the Jeannette O. Wallace Scholarship
The Los Alamos Kiwanis Club presented Christina Moore with the Jeannette O. Wallace Scholarship in memory of longtime Kiwanian and State Rep. Jeannette Wallace. Christina will be attending Maclester College in St. Paul, NM and will study International Studies. From left, Christina’s mother Tammy Moore, her father David Moore, Christina Moore, Terry Wallace, son of Jeannette Wallace and Kiwanis President Don Casperson. Christina was selected because of her strong leadership in Key Club, a Kiwanis program for students, Natural Helpers and her work with her church. Kiwanis meets Read More
Unleash Your Inner Cowboy on Wild West Weekend
A young buckaroo gets up close and personal with a lasso. Photo by Cheron Bayna Ryan
NMHM News:
SANTA FE—Immerse yourself in cowboy culture Aug. 9-11 at the New Mexico History Museum’s Wild West Weekend, a special event celebrating the exhibition Cowboys Real and Imagined.
Cowboy musicians and poets join trick ropers, saddle makers, silversmiths and more to provide three days of hands-on fun for the whole family. The events are free; the exhibition is by regular admission (Sundays free to New Mexico residents, Friday evenings free to everyone, children 16 and under free daily.)
“We’ve seen Read More
Los Alamos Under Weather Alerts
NWS News:
The National Weather Service has issued the following alerts for the Los Alamos area:
- Flash Flood Warning in effect July 21, 04:19 PM MDT until July 21, 06:15 PM MDT
- Flash Flood Watch in effect until July 21, 10:00 PM MDT
- Flood Advisory in effect July 21, 03:49 PM MDT until July 21, 05:45 PM MDT
Extended Weather Forecast:
- Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.
- Monday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon.
Weekly Sustainability Tip: CFLs Use Less Electricity, Save Money and the Environment
Weekly Sustainability Tip:
CFLs Use Less Electricity, Save Money and the Environment
Save money by switching out incandescent light bulbs for compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs).
The average incandescent bulb uses 60 watts while the average CFL uses 13-25 watts. CFLs reduce fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions. They even last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs!
According to the United States Census, there are about 7,500 households in Los Alamos County. If every household replaced just one light with a CFL, the energy saved could power 401 houses for a week!
Start using CFLs Read More
Clovis Clobbers Los Alamos in Roller Derby Action Saturday Night
Derby action Saturday Night. Clovis wears red, Los Alamos is in silver. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Clovis jammer breaks out of the pack. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
SPORTS NEWS:
Spectators and players braved a thunderstorm as the Los Alamos M’Atom Bombs hosted the Dirty Curry Prairie Dollz from Clovis Saturday night.
Down a player after an injury in the first half, the Bombs fell to the Clovis team 54-45 during the action-pack competition at Los Alamos Ice Rink.
Clovis got out to an early lead, but Los Alamos came battling back to within six points of the Clovis Read More
Rio Grande Turns Into Rusty River
The water flowing in the Rio Grande below Overlook Park in White Rock Saturday afternoon looked more like rust colored mud. A local hiker spotted the interesting sight and contacted the Los Alamos Daily Post to take photos to share with our readers. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Beer Fiesta Saturday at Pajarito Mountain
SFI Lecture Tackles What Tomorrow’s University Must Be
Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University. Courtesy photo
SFI News:
The Santa Fe Institute will host a Community Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 31 at the James A. Little Theatre on the campus of the NM School For The Deaf, 1060 Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe.
The lecture, by Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University, is titled, “New Problems, New Partnerships: What Tomorrow’s University Must Be.” SFI Lectures are free and open to the public. Seating is limited.
In a relatively brief 150 years, human demands on natural systems have, perhaps irrevocably, brought us to an inflection Read More
Udall Advances Two Bills Supporting NM Small Businesses
Sen. Tom Udall, D-NM hosts New Mexico Chamber leaders at a meeting on economic development on Capitol Hill. Courtesy photo
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-NM, Friday announced two bills to help New Mexico small businesses grow in the tough economy and continue to create jobs.
The bills, the Helping Our Middle Class Entrepreneurs (HOME) Act and the Expanding Opportunities for Main Street Act, are the result of Udall’s conversations with small business owners across New Mexico about ways the federal government can streamline contracting and reduce unnecessary red Read More
More Photos From Summer Concert
A large crowd gathered at Friday night’s Summer Concert in Mari Mac Plaza to hear Willie Nelson’s daughter Paula Nelson and her Paula Nelson Band. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Concert Promoter Russ Gordon introduces Los Alamos firefighters who were raising money for the families of the 19 Granite Mountain Hot Shots who lost their lives in the line of duty while fighting the Yarnell Hill Wildfire in Arizona earlier this month. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report:
The Summer Concert Series is presented free of charge to the public by the County of Los Read More
Fun for All at Rio Arriba County Fair
Hannemann’s Music Corner: Ain’t Live Performance Fun
Hannemann’s Music Corner: Ain’t Live Performance FunOkay, for a bit of levity …
In the late 80s to early 90s I was playing a lot in Santa Monica and I worked with some very talented musicians. We were a fairly tight group visiting each other at our various venues regularly during breaks. We traded licks, sat in with one another, borrowed strings ─ “Hey, you got a spare G string?” ─ which in my case was a bit absurd given that I was the only one playing a nylon string guitar and I got to carrying a set of steel strings in my case even though I don’t use them. Read More
Los Alamos Bomb Squad Conducts Joint Training With New Mexico State Police
Members of the Los Alamos Bomb Squad and New Mexico State Police conduct bomb training at Aspen Elementary School Thursday. Commander Jason Wardlow Herrera told the Los Alamos Daily Post that the joint event was a routine training exercise. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Veteran Journalist Helen Thomas Dead at 92
HELEN THOMAS July 20, 2013
Legendary Washington reporter Helen Thomas died Saturday at the age of 92 following a long illness, the Gridiron Club and Foundation reports.
Thomas covered the White House for 49 years, reporting on every U.S. president from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama,
The trailblazer broke many barriers for female journalists during her nearly five decades on the White House beat for United Press International and Hearst newspapers.
Thomas established a number of firsts for women journalists including becoming the first woman officer in the White House Correspondents Association. Read More
Excitement Builds at Friday’s Concert as Smith’s Marketplace Prepares for Tuesday’s Groundbreaking
Marsha Gilford, Vice President of Public Affairs of Smith’s Food & Drugs spoke to the crowd at Friday’s Summer Concert in Mari Mac Plaza. Smith’s sponsored Friday’s concert and Gilford is in town from the corporate office in Salt Lake City, Utah for Tuesday’s groundbreaking ceremony of the new Smith’s Marketplace on Trinity Drive. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Officials recognize local Smith’s General Manager John Roberts including from left, Superintendent Gene Schmidt, School Board President Jim Hall, Councilor Pete Read More