LACDC Hires New Executive Director
New LACDC Executive Director Scott Randall
LACDC News:
The Board of Directors of Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation (LACDC) announced today the hiring of Scott Randall as the Executive Director of LACDC effective April 1.
Randall will succeed Kevin Holsapple who announced last November that he would be stepping down from the Executive Director position effective in April.
“We were very pleased with the candidate pool,” said Board member Bill Wadt who led the search team. “We received 15 applications in response to what was a local and national search. Following multiple screenings
Council Calls for Further Research on Community Broadband Network Project
Project Manager Estevan Gonzales, left, and IT Manager Laura Gonzales, center, presented an informational update on the Community Broadband Network project to County Council March 12. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff report
Project Manager Estevan Gonzales, left, and IT Manager Laura Gonzales presented an informational update on the Community Broadband Network project to County Council at the March 12 work session in White Rock.
At the conclusion of the work session County Council provided direction to County staff to conduct further research on items such as project Read More
Valles Caldera: Elk Hunting Lottery Closes March 20
Courtesy/VCNP
VCNP News:
The Valles Caldera National Preserve is one of New Mexico’s premier elk hunting locations with between 2,500 and 3,500 elk occuping the Preserve for breeding, calving and foraging.
Hunts on the Preserve are designed to pay homage to man’s oldest relationship with animals by providing the public with a hunting experience that otherwise would be prohibitively expensive.
At the mandatory hunt orientation session, hunters will be assigned a hunting unit within the Preserve. These hunting units are 3-6,000 acres in size and are comprised of forest and grasslands. Read More
Luján on President’s Visit to Argonne National Lab
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – New Mexico Congressman Ben Ray Luján, a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Co-Chair of the Science and National Labs Caucus, released the following statement on President Obama’s visit to Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois.
“Over the past few years, the United States has made progress toward a cleaner energy future that is better for our economy, our environment, and our security. However, with gas prices continuing to squeeze families across the country and the growing impact of climate change, significant work remains to build Read More
Emergency Exercise Planned March 21 at LANL
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory is conducting an emergency-preparedness exercise Thursday, March 21 … it is only an exercise.
The Lab routinely conducts emergency exercises to test the preparedness of emergency response and other LANL personnel who would respond to an actual emergency.
The majority of the exercise is on LANL property and shouldn’t affect the public.
Signs will be placed outside the Los Alamos Medical Center alerting the public that an exercise is under way.
LANL employees in affected facilities will be notified before the exercise begins and when Read More
Kendall: 2013 – A Fuller Lodge Oddity
New electrical boxes have been installed in front of Fuller Lodge on Central Avenue. View facing west from the bronze statues of Oppenheimer and Groves. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
New electrical boxes in front of Fuller Lodge on Central Avenue. View facing east. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost
As part of an electric upgrade project Read More
Food on the Hill: Spaghetti Pie
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comIf you are going to freeze them for later I have found that if you put a layer of Plastic wrap in the pie pan or ramekins, after they are frozen, you can take them out of Read More
NIST: Through The Looking Glass
Futuristic touchscreen. Courtesy/NIST
NIST News:
In the 2012 movie, “The Avengers”, Tony Stark, aka Ironman, uses a 3-D hologram to manufacture weaponry.
And although many movie-goers thought this was pure fantasy, the scene’s similarity to next generation manufacturing is much closer than most of us imagine.
Both Apple and Samsung are battling for 3-D screen dominance, but Disney (yes, Walt Disney) announced last year that its research and development department created “swept frequency capacitive sensing” that makes virtually any material Read More
Letter to the Editor: Why Los Alamos Needs a Full Indust-Tech Incubator
By Bill SellersOn its way to the Governor’s office for a signature is freshman Carl Trujillo’s bill #401a, which stipulates an incentive for the State Investment Council to deliberately seek out and invest in [NM-based] companies arising from the technology transfer efforts of our national labs.
Girls and Boys All District 2012-2013 Teams
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LAHS News: Girls Basketball All District 2012-2013 1st Team All District |
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| Ashley Sorenson | 12 | Capital |
| Lauren Quintana | 12 | Espanola Valley |
| Ashlyn Trujillo | 9 | Espanola Valley |
| Erin Kirk | 12 | Los Alamos |
| McKenzie Logan | 11 | Los Alamos |
| Sabrina Cabbage | 10 | Santa Fe |
| Kayla Herrera | 10 | Santa Fe |
| Jackie Martinez | 10 | Santa Fe |
| 2nd Team All District | ||
| Rachel Darnell | 10 | Bernalillo |
| Deanna Lopez | 11 | Bernalillo |
| Selena Gonzales | 11 | Capital |
| Alexis Lovato | 8th | Espanola Valley |
| Amber Logan | 10 | Los Alamos |
| Selena Valencia | 12 | Santa Fe |
OBITUARY: Arthur Nelson Cox October 12, 1927 – March 12, 2013
ARTHUR NELSON COX
Arthur Nelson Cox, noted astrophysicist, author and editor, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died peacefully in his sleep Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Santa Fe. He was 85.
A public memorial service for Arthur will be held at the United Church of Los Alamos at 11 a.m. Monday, April 8.
Arthur was born October 12, 1927 in Van Nuys, Calif., to Arthur H. Cox and Sarah Nelson Cox. He was the third of their four children.
He was preceded in death by his younger brother, Donald, his older sisters, Marjorie-Jane and Priscilla, Joan Cox,
OBITUARY: Marion Louise Hay October 13, 1929 – February 15, 2013
MARION LOUISE HAY Oct. 13, 1929-Feb. 15, 2013
Marion Louise Hay passed away Feb. 15, 2013, with family and friends by her side after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Syracuse, New York Oct. 13, 1929.
After many years in Texas she moved to Los Alamos in 1985.
Marion was a member of the United Church of Los Alamos for almost 28 years and was very involved with their Thrift Shop, which raises money for missions supported by the church.
She was preceded in death by her parents Emerson A. and Emily Grainger Hay, and her older brothers Emerson J. Hay and John Albert Hay.
Marion is survived Read More
Artist Monika Kaden’s ‘From Clay to Bronze’ Tuesday
Local Hotel Event Center Project Canceled
PLACE News:
Los Alamos County has canceled the hotel event center project for now.
PLACE, a nonprofit that builds sustainable communities had been working with the Los Alamos community on a catalytic vision to anchor their new Creative District.
The community’s vision was for PLACE to develop a live/work community for creatives (artists, inventors, technologists, scientists and artisan/makers.)
Also included would be a boutique hotel event center, creative commercial and retail space, a restaurant bar with nightlife and new homes for people of all incomes.
Unfortunately, a series Read More
Los Alamos Chamber Member Benefits Revealed
CHAMBER News:
Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce and Los Alamos Business Assistance Services is offering a free seminar titled, “Los Alamos Chamber Member Benefits Seminar” 12:30–1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21 at the Small Business Center Conference Room, 190 Central Park Square.
The seminar is free, but pre-registration is requested at www.losalamosbusiness.com or by calling Melanie at 661-4807.
Chamber membership has so many benefits that it’s impossible to get familiar with all of them in a brief orientation.
Katy Korkos of the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Read More
Cooking School for People with Diabetes Begins April 3
LACES News:
Cooking School for People with Diabetes
If you have diabetes, selecting and preparing foods that are low in sugar, fat and sodium can be a real challenge.
The Los Alamos Cooperative Extension Service, in partnership with the New Mexico Department of Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program will offer a series of free cooking classes for people with diabetes.
Kitchen Creations will meet 5-8 p.m., Wednesdays beginning April 3 for four weeks in the Training Room of the Los Alamos Community Building, 475 20th St., in Los Alamos.
Mary Beugelsdijk, registered Diabetes Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: March 7–March 13, 2013
The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.
Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.
March 7 at 11:30 a.m. / Police charged a 13-year-old Santa Fe boy with larceny in the 2100 block of Hawk Drive. The boy was referred to the juvenile probation officer and released to his parents.
March 7 at 5:31 p.m. / Police charged a 15-year-old Los Alamos boy at 39th Street and Canyon Road with possession of drug paraphernalia. The boy was referred to the juvenile probation officer and released Read More
Udall: 7,000 NM Taxpayers Have Unclaimed Refunds
U.S. SENATE News:‘Sun Sticks & Mud’ at Authors Speak March 28
‘Paquime,’ one of the photographs in ‘Sun Sticks & Mud: 1,000 Years of Earth Building in the Desert Southwest.’ Photo by Steve Fitch
LIBRARY News:
“We Who Are Clay” activities continue with a special Mesa Public Library’s Authors Speak presentation at 7 p.m., Thursday March 28.
Authors Bart Kaltenbach and Barbara Anschel with photographer Steve Fitch will give a slide lecture as part of a much larger community wide effort organized by the Los Alamos Historical Museum.
Exhibits, events, programs and activities will continue throughout March and into April. Read More
NeuroX: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Pop-Neuroscience
SFI News:
NeuroX: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Pop-Neuroscience sponsored by the Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study at George Mason University is set for May 8-10 at Founders Hall on the GMU Arlington, Va., campus.
Perspectives and applications from neuroscience are increasingly being applied to work in other areas, spawning new, interdisciplinary fields of the name “neuroX” where X can be almost anything from ethics to marketing.