Library Safety Improvement Project Underway
Construction to improve safety in front of Mesa Public Library is underway. The roadway between the two library parking lots is temporarily closed. Handicapped parking access will be moved to the Betty Ehart Senior Center next week to allow the contractor to work on the north side of the project area. Handicapped parking at the Senior Center is accessible from Bathtub Row. Pedestrians are urged to use the provided pedestrian pathways and to watch for construction activity. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The roadway between Mesa Public Library’s two parking lots is temporarily Read More
Light Work on Knecht Street Thursday
Repairs were made to a tall streetlight on Knecht Street near Central Avenue Thursday afternoon. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
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Today is National Kids to Parks Day
BANDELIER News:
Color Explosion Underway at Pajarito Greenhouse
Pajarito Greenhouse owner Dave Fox gives his flowers, plants and vegetables a cool drink Friday. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Friday afternoon customers were snapping up flowers, plants and vegetables available in wide varieties at the Pajarito Greenhouse. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Pajarito Greenhouse has provided the community with well-rooted, hardy plants in pots as well as gardening supplies for 18 years.
There are 234 combinations of plant species and colors packed into the Pajarito Greenhouse’s 3,600 square feet of display area. Read More
Sunrise at the Kite Festival Night Glow!
Sunrise at the Kite Festival Night Glow at Overlook Park in White Rock Friday evening. The Kite Festival is in full swing today. Photo by Jim Lujan Read More
LANL Public Information Meeting May 22
LANL News:
The public is invited to attend a meeting regarding a permit modification to the Los Alamos National Laboratory Hazardous Waste Facility Permit.
LANL is hosting the meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22 in Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave., in Los Alamos.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS), have submitted a Class 2 permit modification request to modify the LANL Hazardous Waste Facility Permit.
The modification supports increases in container storage capacity at the permitted units known as RANT located at TA-54-38, West Read More
LAHS Track & Field Team Competes at State Meet
Photo by Tanner Johnson
Photo by Tanner Johnson
Photo by Tanner Johnson
HILLTOPPER News:
The Los Alamos High School Track and Field Team is participating in the State Meet in Albuquerque this weekend.
Results so far:
| 100m | 12 | Dustin Lamar | 11.05a | NM | Rio Grande | |
| 200m | 12 | Dustin Lamar | 22.60a | NM | Rio Grande | |
| 400m | 11 | Tristen Foley | 50.04a | NM | Rio Rancho | |
| 800m | 12 | Alonzo Chavez | 1:58.24a | NM | Mora | |
| 1600m | 12 | Alonzo Chavez | 4:25.96a | NM | Mora | |
| 3200m | 12 | Sean Reardon | 9:28.74a | NM | Los Alamos | |
| 110mH-39″ | 12 | Dustin Lamar | 15.44c | NM | Rio Grande | |
| 300mH-36″ | 12 | Stephen |
Stakes Removed in White Rock and Reconfigured to Say No Well Drilling!
To express opposition to the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities’ proposed water well drilling plan in White Rock, someone removed survey stakes overnight and reconfigured them to read No Drilling! Courtesy photo Read More
SAN: Enjoy it, This Only Happens Once a Year…
SAN 2012 rubber ducky speed competition. Photo by Sal Zapien/ladailypost.com
YMCA News:
Los Alamos has a rich, public night life once a year, and local adults are being asked to be a part of it. Each year, volunteers help at a community-wide, downtown celebration for Los Alamos High School graduates known as Senior Appreciation Night or SAN.
Graduates tell us the event is the highlight of their year, and volunteers tell us it is a great time and they enjoy the festivities. SAN is in need of 13 community members or parents who are up for a few grins to help chaperone a few events with 2 or 3 hour shifts that Read More
Hundreds Attend Season’s First Summer Concert
John Hughes with Bear, his 5-year-old Pomeranian at the first Gordons’ Summer Concert of the Season Friday at Overlook Park in White Rock. Several hundred people turned out to hear Indie rockers ‘What Made Milwaukee Famous” from Austin, Texas, kick off the 24th year of the concert series. Look for a gallery of photos from the concert later this weekend in the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Local photographer Skip Wecksung finds a unique vantage point between two roadies to photograph Indie rockers ‘What Made Milwaukee Read More
LAHS Hires Ainsworth as Boys Head Golf Coach
HILLTOPPER News:
Anders “Andy” Ainsworth has been hired as the Boys Head Golf Coach for Los Alamos High School.
He takes over for Ann Stewart (who was hired as Head Girls Basketball Coach.)
Ainsworth served as a volunteer this past year and is a math teacher at Los Alamos Middle School. He was an assistant golf coach for the Men’s and Women’s Golf Team at Western New Mexico from 2008-2010, and has been a boys and girls basketball coach (both assistant and head) and an assistant volleyball coach at Coronado High School.
Los Alamos Athletics looks forward to having Coach Ainsworth Read More
Subway Opening Soon in New Location
The Subway formerly housed behind the Bradbury Science Museum is opening soon across Central Avenue in the old Don Taylor Photography space. More details coming next week in the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Shyanne the Siamese Mix Seeks Serene Abode
Rotary STARS Trivia Competition To Support Youth Fitness Program
STARS News:
A newly-formed satellite group of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos called STARS (Service to All Rotary Satellite) will hold a fundraising event 4-7 p.m. Sunday, June 2 at the Dixie Girl Restaurant.
The theme of the event is “Are You Smarter than a Fourth Grader?” and all members of the community are invited to join. The evening’s events will include a trivia quiz competition that will be fun for all ages, as well as an all-you-can-eat pasta buffet with salad, drinks and dessert.
Funds raised at the event will benefit a program to provide four weeks of swim lessons to all fourth graders in Los Read More
Library Gallery Presents ‘New Work’ by Meg Kremer
Untitled piece by Meg Kremer from the upcoming show of her work. CourtesyLIBRARY News:
The Upstairs Art Gallery of Los Alamos Mesa Public Library presents New Work by Los Alamos artist Meg Kremer. The show opens to the public Monday, June 3 and runs through June 29, with an artist’s reception at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 9.
The exhibit is a selection of elegant and evocative drawings and prints from a project started in November 2011 and ending in January 2013.
“The work is the result of a disciplined process producing one or two drawings a day,” Kremer said. “Each piece focused on the discovery of line and Read More
Clean Up Los Alamos Day 2013 Results
A group of kids play ball on the litter-free lawn of Ashley Pond Thursday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.comThe 10th Annual Clean Up Los Alamos Day held Saturday, April 27 drew more than 500 participants.
The massive effort helped beautify the community and prepare for wildfire season. Los Alamos County Environmental Services would first like to thank the other event sponsors that make this collaborative community event possible: Los Alamos National Bank, Los Alamos County Community Wildfire Protection and Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Santa Fe.
The following Read More
‘Sun, Sticks and Mud’ Wins Book Award
Photograph by Steve Fitch from ‘Sun, Sticks and Mud.’ CourtesyStaff Report
Sun, Sticks and Mud by Bart Kaltenbach & Barbara Anschel with photographer Steve Fitch won a gold medal for Architecture from the Independent Publishers Book Awards for 2013. It was published by La Sombra Books.
The Independent Publisher Book Awards were conceived in 1996 as a broad-based, unaffiliated awards program open to all members of the independent publishing industry. The awards are intended to bring increased recognition to the thousands of exemplary independent, university, Read More
Saturday is Kiwanis Aluminum Collection Day
KIWANIS News:
Between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos will be collecting aluminum at Sullivan Field. Kiwanis buys the aluminum from the public at 30 cents per pound or 35 cents per pound if over hundred pounds.
Kiwanis recycles the collected aluminum and proceeds go to their scholarship fund. Just look for the blue tent on Saturday at Sullivan Field.
Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: May 17
This week’s preview sponsored by www.fyila.com
Los Alamos Kite Festival Friday, May 17 through Sunday, May 19 Overlook Park
Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series featuring “What Made Milwaukee Famous.” 7-10 p.m. Friday, May 17 at Overlook Park Soccer Field. Kite Festival 12 – 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Children of all ages are welcome to come and join the festivities. Whether you build a kite, fly a kite, enjoy a picnic with family and friends, or just take in the artful scene, this is a community tradition not to be missed.
Stones in His Pockets 7:30 p.m. Friday, May Read More
Los Alamos IT Specialist Named Federal Employee of the Year
Jerry Massee
NNSA News:
Jerry Massee, a member of the Los Alamos Field Office Cyber Security Team, recently earned recognition as New Mexico Federal Employee of the Year by the New Mexico Federal Executive Board.
Massee, a Santa Fe resident, provides oversight of the Information Technology (IT) and Records Management (IRM) programs at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The two programs account for $250-$300 million of the lab’s $2.1 billion annual budget.
“Oversight of LANL’s technology and records systems is a huge responsibility that we take very seriously,” said Geoff Beausoleil, Read More