Azazo Rycyling Announces New Hours
Business News:
Azazo Recycling, LLC has new hours. The business will be open until 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 7:50 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday. Monday and Tuesday will stay the same.
Azazo Recycling, LLC can be reached at 505-500-0569 or general@azazorecycling.com. The company’s new website will be available June 22 at azazorecycling.com.
Stop by and bring your e-waste and non-ferrous materials to 3540 Orange St. #LV1, (behind Los Alamos High School.)
Public Invited to Comment on STIP
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE – The public is invited to comment on the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s implementation of the 2014-2017 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP.)
The program will serve as the new four year plan for the state’s federal aid highway program.
The STIP contains proposed road and bridge projects and is required by federal regulation. Projects on the list are on federal and state highways (roads with I, U.S. or NM designations.)
The NMDOT has posted the 2014-2017 STIP on the internet asking for public comment until July 18, 2013. In addition, the NMDOT Read More
Breaking News: Los Alamos Police Chief Wayne Torpy Announces His Retirement
Los Alamos Police Chief Wayne Torpy. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos Police Chief Wayne Torpy announced his retirement today.
“My doctors tell me I’m not going to fully recover from my stroke so I’ve decided it’s time for me to retire,” Torpy told the Los Alamos Daily Post moments ago. “My effective retirement date will be sometime in early fall to allow the County time to conduct a search for a new police chief.”
Chief Torpy suffered a stroke several months ago and underwent open heart surgery a few weeks ago. Read More
No Los Alamos Police Blotter Today
No Police Blotter Today
Due to staffing issues at the Los Alamos Police Department, the Los Alamos Daily Post has been unable to obtain the weekly press report from the department and as a result, will not be publishing the Los Alamos Police Blotter in today’s addition of the newspaper.
The Los Alamos Daily Post will publish the Los Alamos Police Blotter as soon as the Los Alamos Police Department returns to normal staffing and is able to furnish the information. Read More
Hummingbird Hatchlings Didn’t Survive – Webcam Has Been Taken Down
The Los Alamos Daily Post launched a live streaming webcam June 12 of a hummingbird nest built inside the porch of a residence in Los Alamos. Unfortunately, the two hatchlings inside have died overnight. The webcam was removed this morning. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com Read More
Local Officials Participate in Smart Communities Summit in Tokyo
From left, Yasuhiro Shimizu of NEDO, Dr. Abraham Ellis of Sandia Laboratories, Dr. Sotoshi Morozumi of NEDO, Greg Fisher of Los Alamos County, John Arrowsmith of the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities, Shawna Cummins and Steve Cummins of the DPU and Kenichi Suzuki of NEDO. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities Manager John Arrowsmith presenting a talk to an international crowd May 29 at the Smart Community Japan 2013 Summit held at the Tokyo Big Site. Courtesy photo
Deputy Utilities Manager Steve Cummins and Utilities Manager John Arrowsmith in front of the Tokyo Read More
Los Alamos Opera Guild Presents Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Concert June 30 at Fuller Lodge
Yang: Change – When is it a Metamorphic One…
Change: When is it a metamorphic one? And when is it an inevitable evolutionary step?Whenever a new manager comes on board, she wants to make some “changes” to demonstrate that she is in charge and her ideas will bring something new and energize people under her changed structure.
Many a managers want to do this regardless whether changes are necessary. Yet, “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” The joke for incoming manager/CEO is, “same tree, different monkey.” Real changes are of transformative nature where the core of being, be that an organization, a group, or Read More
BBQ, Chili, Swinging Country Music June 22
Los Alamos Students Take In Berlin
Twenty-four graduating seniors from Los Alamos are touring Europe on an educational trip of a lifetime. Here they are taking their first subway ride in Berlin. Photo by Lynn Ovaska
Students visit the Berlin Wall. Photo by Lynn Ovaska
Students pose at the Brandenberg Gate. Photo by Lynn Ovaska
Visiting the Holocaust Memorial. Photo by Lynn Ovaska Read More
Thompson Ridge Fire: Minimal Activity Expected Today as Crews Continue Rehab, Mop Up, Perimeter Patrol
Photo by Kristen Honig/Valles Caldera Trust
Thompson Ridge Fire
Acres: 23,903; Start date: May 31, 2013; Cause: Downed powerline: Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve; Containment: 80 percent; Fuels: Mixed conifer and Ponderosa pine; Terrain: Steep, rugged; Resources: 7 crews, 12 engines, 12 water tenders, 2 dozers; Total personnel: 526 and Available air support: 3 helicopters.
Summary: For the third consecutive day, fire activity was restricted to unburned fuels within the interior where a total of four acres have burned since Friday. Minimal fire activity is expected today Read More
SFI Colloquium Hosts Two Seminars This Week
Tullis Onstott
SFI News:
The Santa Fe Institute is hosting two seminars this week. The first, by Princeton scientist Tullis Onstott will explore “Life in Earth’s Deep Biosphere: From Bacterial Finches to Bactivorous Meiofauna.”
The talk is 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 18 in the Noyce Conference Room at the Santa Fe Institute, 1399 Hyde Park Road in Santa Fe.
For more than 10 years, scientists have been exploring this subterranean desert down to depths of 5 km and finding within it oases inhabited by very tenacious life forms. At depths ranging from 0.6 to 1.5 km, a surprisingly diverse community Read More
Taiji in the Park Has Moved
TAIJI News:
Taiji in the Park has been moved to the lawn behind Fuller Lodge due to constructions at Ashley Pond.
The times are still the same. The group meets 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays, 8-9 a.m. Thursdays and 10-11 a.m. Saturdays.
The community is invited to these free events. For more information, contact instructor Kok Heong McNaughton at 920-6808 or kokheong@comcast.net Read More
Pet of the Week: Marmaduke the Brindle Pit Mix
Marmaduke the Dog. Courtesy photo
SHELTER NEWS:
Marmaduke, the brindle pit mix, exhibits loads of energy.
Shelter volunteers have been working on helping Marmaduke learn how to walk on a leash. He just wants to go, go, go. One of the volunteers has been putting a doggy backpack on him, and he loves it, so he would probably be a good hiking dog.
He seems to get along better with female dogs, particularly submissive female dogs. Marmaduke just shines when he’s away from the shelter, so we know how nice he will be in a home of his own.
All adoptable pets are microchipped, spayed or neutered, and brought up-to-date Read More
NM Delegation Introduces Bill to Improve Tribal Education
CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON– Friday, June 14, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, along with Reps. Ben Ray Luján, Michelle Lujan Grisham, and Steve Pearce announced they have introduced legislation to improve tribal education and preserve Native American language in schools.
Graduation rates for American Indians and Alaska Natives are less than 50 percent – lower than the graduation rates for all other ethnic groups in the United States. The Building Upon Unique Indian Learning and Development (BUILD) Act would remove barriers that tribal leaders often encounter in teaching Read More
Hive Hosts Mini-Sumo Robot Construction Class and Contest
HIVE News:
A mini-sumo robot construction class ending in a mini-sumo tournament is being sponsored by The Hive.
General contest rules are available at https:////www.robotroom.com/
Specific rules or variations for this contest will be posted at www.pelowitz.com/contest.
The construction class and competition are free and open to all. Class will be limited to no more than 20 participants. Register with Dave Jones (ferljones@yahoo.com).
For the class, a mini-Sumo robot kit must be purchased by the class participant and brought to the first class. Help every step of the Read More
Hey Kids – Join the Tennis Fun
Courtsy/LATC
Courtsy/LATC
Tennis is the second most popular sport in the world, and for some concrete reasons.
Tennis season is primarily played in the summer and played by all ages and skill levels. Players of all ages chase the summer to compete and have fun. Secondly, the sport is challenging and with anything challenging it is highly rewarding.
Finally, tennis is life-long, you can start as many professionals and non-professionals do at age 5. This is not necessarily a time you must start and that is the beauty of Read More
Oh Hail! Friday’s Storm Blankets Los Alamos
Hail shreaded the garden at Earl Hoffman’s home in Los Alamos Friday. Photo by Earl Hoffman
Hail covers the sidewalk and street at the Cam and JoAnn Campbell residence on 35th Street Friday afternoon. Courtesy photo
Hail covers Diamond Drive at about 1:45 p.m. Friday near the Los Alamos Golf Course. Photo by Ryn HerrmannNMDOT: Delivery of 910,000 Lb. Transformer to Cause Roadblock Tuesday
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Transportation, State Police and Motor Transportation Police will be working together to coordinate the transport of a 910,000 lb. transformer for Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative, Inc.
The transformer will be driven on a 20’ x 290’ trailer from Santo Domingo Pueblo to Chili (north of Espanola) beginning Tuesday, June 18 and arriving at its final destination the next day. The transport trailer will take up two lanes along the route and will travel at speeds varying from 5 to 30 mph.
The transport will begin Tuesday at 9 p.m. Read More
BAER Team Assembled To Assess Fire Damage
SFNF News:
Rehabilitation of fire damage will be addressed by the Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team.
Specialists of different disciplines will work with the various agencies and pueblos affected by the Thompson Ridge Fire to assess damage and recommend actions to protect the burned area and mitigate hazards.
A BAER team is established for all fires greater than 300 acres. The BAER team leader is typically selected by the Forest Supervisor in late spring, at the start of the fire season. This leader initiates action when the fire is about 60 percent contained. After quickly evaluating Read More