U.S. Army Col. Bob Loy (Ret.) Shares Experience With Operation Tomodachi
U.S. Army Col. Bob Loy (now retired) was the guest speaker at the June 4 Rotary Club lunch meeting at the Dixie Girl Restaurant in downtown Los Alamos. Loy was a liaison officer working at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo when the devastating tsunami of 2011 struck Japan’s shores. During his talk, Loy shared his experiences leading the evacuation in Operation Tomodachi. Loy is married to Rotarian Laura Loy and is the son in law of Rotarians Anne and Hal Davis. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
U.S. Army Col. Bob Loy, retired, now lives in Los Alamos with his wife Rotarian Laura Loy and their daughter. Read More
Learn to Backpack at Bandelier
Bandelier Backcountry. Photo by Sally King/BNM
BANDELIER News:
Join Bandelier staff and the Los Alamos Mountaineers for the second annual Introduction to Backpacking course.
This three part course will be offered Tuesday June 18, Thursday June 27, and Saturday and Sunday July 20 and 21. We encourage anyone who wants to experience Bandelier’s backcountry beyond day hikes to attend. Both beginner backpackers and those with experience are welcome to participate in this exciting event.
Tuesday, June 18: The Los Alamos Mountaineers and Bandelier staff will offer a presentation uncovering
Name Applied to New Muni Building
As the final touches are made to the new Los Alamos County Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave., a worker recently attached letters high above the entrance to the building. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Romero Records Twofold First Place in Weekly Pace Race
Ted Romero leads the pack and was top predictor at Tuesday’s Pace Race. Courtesy photo
ACRR News:
Ted Romero was the top predictor as well as the fastest finisher in the three mile race in the weekly pace race Tuesday in hot, dusty conditions with a bit of smoke from the fires in the area on the sewage treatment plant access road in lower Bayo Canyon.
OBITUARY: Edward Fredric Hammel Jan. 6, 1918–June 8, 2013
EDWARD FREDRIC HAMMEL Jan. 6, 1918–June 8, 2013
Edward Fredric Hammel, 95, a Los Alamos resident for 69 years, died Saturday, June 8, 2013 at home in Los Alamos.
He was born in New York City, New York on Jan. 6, 1918. He grew up in Mt. Vernon, NY. His father, Edward F. Hammel, Sr. was a civil engineer. His mother, Louise Schultz Hammel, was a church secretary, loving housewife and mother.
Edward Hammel graduated from Dartmouth College in 1939 with a major in chemistry. It was at Dartmouth where he also worked as a waiter in Mrs. Rood’s Eating Club, the only one that served women living in Hanover. Read More
Is This Your Dog Trotsky?
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Thompson Ridge Fire 75 Percent Contained
Valles Caldera. Photo by Kristen Honig/Valles Caldera Trust
Thompson Ridge Fire
The Thompson Ridge Fire is now 75 percent contained. The fire started May 31, 2013.
It is burning on the Valles Caldera National Preserve about two miles northeast of La Cueva.
The fire is in steep rugged terrain and is burning mixed conifer and ponderosa pine. The Arizona Central West Zone Incident Management Team, led by Incident Commander Bea Day, assumed management responsibility for the fire Sunday June 2, 2013.
Information
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| Cause | Human |
| Date of Origin | Friday May 31, 2013 approx. 2 p.m. |
Letter to the Editor: Los Alamos Firefighters Saved My Home
By MARIA MOJICAThank you Los Alamos Fire Department for saving my house from burning completely on Nov. 30, 2012.
Los Alamos Students Earn Rotary Scholarships
Los Alamos High School graduate Leia Roach received the $1,000 vocational award presented by Rotarian Brian Newnam on behalf of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos during the Rotary Club’s June 4 meeting at the Dixie Girl Restaurant. She will attend UNM-LA in the fall for a couple of years before finishing college at UNM in Albuquerque. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Proud parents Brad Roach and Anita Roach with their daughter Leia Roach. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Rotarian Ed Van Eeckhout presents LAHS senior Aaron Bao, right, and junior Chip Mielke each with $400 educational Read More
iCare Campers Plant Flowers in Preparation for Saturday’s YMCA Golf Classic
Campers from the YMCA’s iCare Adventures outdoor awareness camp planted flowers at the Los Alamos Golf Course this morning in preparation for the Ed Griggs memorial Strong Kids Golf Classic set for Saturday. The young adventurers were joined by Matt Schmidt, Chair of the Golf Tournament Committee. ‘We had more volunteers this year than ever before,’ Schmidt said. ‘This year we expect to raise around $20,000 to offer scholarships to kids for YMCA programs.’ Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
The iCare campers were assisted by Ev Griggs, widow of Ed GriggsHygea Health Bite: 4 Simple Ways to Stay Healthy at Work
Hygea Health Bite4 Simple Ways to Stay Healthy at Work
Is your office to blame for your muffin top? Trying to be healthy in an unhealthy workplace can be tough.
Over the years, I have been the unhealthy slug in the office and I have also been the annoying healthy one that people loath at parties. This column includes a few of my top strategies for staying healthy without becoming the annoying health nut at work.
Keep a water bottle at work…
Water, in my opinion, is the easiest healthy habit to get into and it has the fastest payoff. You need at least half of your body weight in ounces Read More
Mesa Public Library Bookdrop and Driveway Reopens
The County has reopended the newly remodeled library bookdrop and driveway at Mesa Public Library in downtown Los Alamos. Courtesy Photo Read More
Los Alamos County to Receive $83K in PILT Payments for Police, Fire and Schools
U.S. SENATE News:Recreation Roundup
Courtesy/LACLocation: Golf Course
Date: Saturday June 15
Time: 1 p.m.
Info: Shotgun start, all players welcome.
Get Golf Ready Red Zone Challenge
Location: Golf Course
Date: Monday–Friday, June 17–21
Time: 5:30–7 p.m.
Info: Get your short game in shape with this five lesson series.
Elks Fundraiser Scramble
Location: Golf Course
Date: Friday, June 21
Time: Noon
Info: Shotgun start, all players welcome.
Parent – Child Event
NM Transportation Commission Meets In Portales
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE – The policy making body of the New Mexico Department of Transportation will meet Thursday, June 20 in Portales.
The meeting will be 1:30-4:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at the Portales Memorial Building, 200 East 7th St.
Items on the agenda include:
- Presentation and request for approval of projects to be funded in Fiscal Year 2014 by the Local Government Road Fund Program
- Vote on Amendment 8 of the Fiscal Year 2012-2015 Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP)
- Donation of NMDOT Rest Area Right-Of-Way to the BLM
Time will be allotted for public comment. Read More
Thompson Ridge Fire Behavior Expected To Be Moderate Today
The Thompson Ridge Fire at the Valles Caldera. Photo by Kristen Honig/Valles Caldera Trust
Thompson Ridge Fire
Acres: 23,946; Start date: May 31, 2013; Cause: Downed powerline; Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve; Containment: 60 percent; Fuels: Mixed conifer and Ponderosa pine; Terrain: Steep, rugged; Resources: 16 crews, 42 engines, 33 water tenders, 5 dozers; Total personnel: 885 and Available air support: 3 air tankers, 6 helicopters.
Firefighters took advantage of favorable conditions to conduct burnout operations along the containment line on the southwest flank of Read More
Cultural Elements in Our Historic District
As part of my thesis work for a Masters Degree in Community and Regional Planning in 2001, I created a conceptual plan for the Los Alamos Historic District entitled Historic Pathways: Connecting People to Places Past and Present.
The goal of the plan was to develop a set of ideas and design concepts that could improve the experience of visitors to the historic district. The three main objectives were to: 1. identify the period of origin of existing historic elements; 2. visually define the boundaries of the district; and 3. design a safe and continuous Read More
School Board Offers Guidance on Strategic Plan
Los Alamos Assistant Superintendent of Schools Gerry Washburn speaks at the June 11 meeting of the Los Alamos School Board. Washburn has arranged for Barranca and Mountain elementary schools to participate in a research study of the new math curriculum, Everyday Math. The schools were randomly selected from the three schools using this curriculum. Participating in the study by SEDL of Austin, Texas will save the district aproximately $70,000 in curriculum materials, which are furnished by the company during the two-year study. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Susan Mack, executive Read More
LANL Honors Community Volunteers
A tasty breakfast prepared by Daniel’s Cafe was served to community volunteers being honored at the 2012 Vecinos Volunteers Event hosted Wednesday by Los Alamos Natinal Laboratory at Fuller Lodge. Current and retired Laboratory employees submitted their volunteer hours worked at a charitable organization. Los Alamos National Security, LLC, rewarded those efforts through a monetary contribution to the organizations. LANS contributed $177,450 to 239 nonprofit organizations this year. Since the program’s inception in 2008, LANL volunteers have logged 1.2 million hoursUdall Calls for Independent Probe Into NSA Data Collection
U.S. SENATE: