Spy Drone Test Conducted on Secret Mesa Top Near Los Alamos
Drone helicopter. Photo by Dave Yeamans
Drone’s test pilot, left, and runner. Photo by Dave YeamansUS, International Partners Remove Last HEU from Vietnam, Set Nuclear Security Milestone
Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) removel in Viet Nam. Courtesy/NNSA News
A Vietnamese commander gives instructions prior to departing in a convoy carrying highly enriched uranium. Courtesy/NNSA News
NNSA News:
VIENNA, Austria – The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), in a joint operation with the Russian Federation, announced today the successful removal of 11 kilograms of highly enriched uranium (HEU) from the Dalat Nuclear Research Institute in Dalat,
Goats Gathered at PEEC’s Summer Family Evening
PEEC Summer Family Evening baby goat meet-up included a mother goat and babies brought to the event by Jessie Ross of Gypsy Mountain Ranch and Debbie Wood of Second Bloom Farm. Ross and Wood discussed goat care and how they use goats’ milk to make cheese, lotion and soap. Photo by Felicia Orth/PEEC
The smallest black goat visiting PEEC for the Summer Family Evening baby goat meet-up is just one week old. Photo by Felicia Orth/PEEC
Photo by Felicia Orth/PEEC
Photo by Felicia Orth/PEECBattle of the Bands July 4 at Overlook Park
COMMUNITY News:
This week the Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series will be at the Thursday, July 4th Kiwanis Fireworks Spectacular event at Overlook Park in White Rock.
Music for the July 4th festivities includes a Battle of the Bands.
3 p.m. Boo Koo – a Los Alamos roots-reggae-Americana and rock band, Scott Beguin-drums and percussion, Peter Young-guitar/vocals, Greg Mechels-bass.
(3-5 p.m. next to the bandstand – join the crowd for the “Thrill of the Grill” Chicken Challenge Cook-off between Police and Firefighters!)
3:30 p.m. State Road Four – Read More
Ashley Pond Excavation Work Continues
Excavation continued Tuesday at Ashley Pond as part of the renovation project underway this summer. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com Read More
Beat the Heat With Warm Water Weekend
Community members are invited to cap off the upcoming holiday with a Warm Water Weekend at the Aquatic Center. Courtesy photoDK and the Affordables Live at Pajarito Brewpub Saturday
Regional Coalition of LANL Communities Meets July 19
The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities will hold its regular business meeting 9-11 a.m., July 19 at the Pueblo of Ohkay Owingeh Conference Center, Highway 68, two miles north of Española.
For more information: https:////regionalcoalition.org. Read More
Thrill of the Grill Cook-Off July 4 at Overlook
School Board Meets July 9 and 11
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos School Board will hold its Regular School Board meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 9 at the Los Alamos High School Speech Theater.
The agenda for the meeting will be posted at the district office, 2075 Trinity Dr., the Thursday before the meeting.
If special accommodations are required, notify the secretary to the superintendent 72 hours before the board meeting at 663-2233.
The Board has scheduled a Special School Board meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday, July 11 at 2075 Trinity Dr., Suite V to discuss the Los Alamos Middle School and Aspen Elementary School construction projects Read More
Final Portable Classroom on the Move
Portable classroom. File photo
LAPS News:
One more of four portables is on the move from Clovis to Los Alamos High School.
Once all portables are staged at LAHS, Los Alamos Public Schools will begin moving them to Aspen Elementary School July 8-9.
These four portables will be the core of the temporary campus at Aspen to allow construction to commence.
LAPS asks the public to bear with this inconvenience while the transport of the portables takes place.
Los Alamos Firefighters Collect Donations for Families of Granite Mountain Hot Shot Crew
LAFD News:
The Los Alamos Fire Department is collecting donations for the families of the 19 firefighters in the Granite Mountain Hot Shot crew who tragically lost their lives Sunday, June 30 in the Yarnell Wildfire in Prescott, Ariz.
The firefighters defended Los Alamos and Los Alamos National Laboratory from the Las Conchas Fire of June 2011, and more recently from the threat of the Thompson Ridge Fire in the Jemez Mountains west of Los Alamos.
Visit the LAFD table at the Fourth of July event at Overlook Park Thursday to sign a banner for the families with your condolences, or to make a contribution. Read More
Letter to the Editor: Young Guns Appreciate Support
Kes Luchini; Josh Smith; Jamie Cull-Host; David Smith; and Kayla Tousley (not pictured.) Courtesy photo
By Los Alamos Young Guns
The Los Alamos Young Guns want to thank the following individuals, businesses and clubs that provided donations of ammunition, baked goods and funding to help us participate in the National Jr. Olympics Shotgun Competition June 15-16 in Colorado Springs:
- Los Alamos Sportsman’s Club
- Mom’s Club
- Los Alamos National Bank
- Melissa Smith
- Robert Sanders
- Connie Nestor
- Eran Rendell
- Maire O’Neill
Your support and generosity helped us more than you will ever know. It was Read More
Trinity Site Groundbreaking Set for July 23
COUNTY News:
The community is invited to a groundbreaking ceremony for the Trinity Site Project.
Smith’s Market Place president and executive team will attend the event set for 2 p.m., July 23 at the project site on Trinity Drive in Los Alamos.
Ellen Morris Bond Will Speak at Lunch with a Leader
Ellen Morris Bond
LWV News:
The League of Women Voters Lunch with a Leader will feature Ellen Morris Bond the executive director of Self Help, Inc. at 11:40 a.m. Thursday, July 11 at Mesa Library. This monthly event is open to the entire community.
Bond graduated from the University of New Mexico with a degree in English and then earned her Master of Science in Community Development from UC Davis.
She has lived in northern New Mexico for 35 years. Currently, she and her husband and daughter live in Pojoaque.
Bond became interested in the non-profit service world while working as a Vista Read More
Los Alamos Farmer’s Market Open July 4
Dispennette: Speed Kills
SPEED KILLSAdd another concern to the reason learning to drive is so risky: Speed kills.
In fact, speeding is a primary culprit in a third of fatal crashes involving teen drivers, according to a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). The report was funded through a grant from State Farm®.
“Speeding-Related Fatal Crashes Among Teen Drivers and Opportunities for Reducing the Risks,” authored by Dr. Susan Ferguson, reports that speeding as a contributor in fatal teen driver crashes has inched up over the past decade from 30 percent in Read More
Jake Trujillo Qualifies for Third National High School Finals Rodeo
Jake Trujillo Qualifies for his third National High School Finals Rodeo. Courtesy photo
By JAKE TRUJILLO
I am a graduating senior from Los Alamos High School. This year, I ended up reserve state champion steer wrestler and qualified for my third consecutive National High School Finals Rodeo.
This year we will be traveling to Rock Springs, Wyo. to compete with more than 1,500 contestants from 41 U.S. states, five Canadian Provinces, and Australia. The National High School Finals is the world’s largest rodeo. In addition, I get the chance to compete for a part of the $200,000 total prize
New Mexico Implements Expanded Amber Alert and New Silver Alert Program
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Gov. Susana Martinez has announced the implementation of the expanded Amber Alert parameters and the new Silver Alert Program for New Mexico.
The governor stated that both tools will help law enforcement and case workers keep vulnerable children and seniors safer.
“I have long advocated that we do everything we can to protect an endangered child,” Martinez said. “Before now, Amber Alert statutes required law enforcement to sit on the sidelines when a child was taken by a family member, even when that child was though to be in danger. Now, our state and local police Read More
Food on the Hill: Wilted Spinach Dressing
This Week’s Recipte:
Wilted Spinach Dressing
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comIngredients:
Directions:
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Fry bacon until crisp. Remove and cool on paper towels. Remove one-half of the bacon grease and discard, Save the fond (bit in the bottom of the pan). Whisk in all other ingredients off the heat until mixed well.Heat until thickened.
Note: Serve hot dressing on a spinach salad with mushrooms, sliced eggs, and crumbled bacon.