JJAB Meets June 26
JJAB News:
The Juvenile Justice Advisory Board’s next meeting is 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 26 in Building #1, Camino Entrada Road, Pajarito Cliffs Site.
Note the date change. This is one week later than the typical schedule.
The public is welcome to attend. Read More
Bandelier Seeks Public Comment on Draft Transportation Alternatives
Atomic City Transit shuttle bus picking up passengers recently at the Bandelier National Monument Visitor Center. Courtesy/BNM
BANDELIER News:
The National Park Service (NPS) is preparing a Transportation Plan/Environmental Assessment (plan/EA) to improve transportation conditions in Bandelier National Monument.
More than three decades of studies and workshops have documented transportation and congestion management challenges in Bandelier National Monument, including traffic congestion at the monument entrance and a lack of adequate parking in Frijoles Canyon. Read More
UNM-LA Files Resolution For Special Election
UNM-LA Executive Director Dr. Cedric Page, center, and UNM-LA Advisory Board Chair Dr. Stephen Boerigter filed a resolution with Los Alamos County Clerk Sharon Stover this morning to officially record the special election for the college that will be held Sept. 17 in Los Alamos County. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
UNM-LA Executive Director Dr. Cedric Page and UNM-LA Advisory Board Chair Dr. Stephen Boerigter filed an election resolution this morning at the Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office to officially record a special election set for Sept. 17 in Los Alamos Read More
DPU Charter Review Committee Meets Monday
COUNTY News:
The Department of Public Utilities Charter Review Committee will hold its next meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 17 in the Training Room of the Community Building.
The public is welcome to attend.
OBITUARY: Lorna Hamilton Cooper March 3, 1936–June 9, 2013
LORNA HAMILTON COOPER March 3, 1936–June 9, 2013
Lorna Hamilton Cooper, a resident of Los Alamos for nearly 40 years, passed away Sunday June 9, 2013.
She was born March 3, 1936. She was the beloved child of Philip and Georgia Goss, and mother of Preston Cooper, Erika Cooper Gorman, and Linsday Cooper. She loved her grandchildren Ethan and Kelsey Prueitt, Dane Van Buren, Layn Biddle, Rigel and Andromeda Cooper, and Kyle and Grace Sackman. She raised Layn for several years and missed him every day after he moved to Alaska.
Lorna was a talented painter and photographer until her disease robbed her Read More
Tres Lagunas Fire Update – June 11
Courtesy/SFNF
Tres Lagunas Fire Update – June 11
Acres: 10,237 Cause: Human Start Date: May 30, 2013; Containment: 70 percent; Location: 10 miles North of Pecos; Fuels: Timber; Total personnel: 783 and Terrain: steep, rugged.
Summary
Today’s Actions: Mop up, backhauling of equipment, and fire line rehabilitation will be the focus of today’s operations. Mop up includes extinguishing or removing burning material near containment lines, felling snags, and trenching logs to prevent rolling after an area has burned. Firefighters will continue to improve existing fireline and build Read More
Jaroso Fire Update – June 11
Courtesy/SFNF
Jaroso Fire Update
Time/Date Reported: June 10, 2013 at 1:45 p.m.; Location: Espanola Ranger District within the Pecos Wilderness, approximately six miles southeast of Borrego Mesa; Legal Description: T19N, R11E, Sec 1; Cause: Lightning; Fuels: Fire is burning in mixed conifer, heavy dead and down fuels with pockets of bug-killed trees.
Note: There is a 1,300-acre area of downed timber caused by a wind event six years ago directly south and east of the fire that is of concern because of additional fuel for fire to consume quickly.
Size: 360 acres, according to infrared mapping, Read More
U.S. Chimpanzees May Be Recognized as ‘Endangered’
Flo, 55, is is the eldest surviving chimp in Alamogordo. Courtesy photo
APNM News:
Proposed Rule Affirms Public Outcry and New Mexico Leadership for Chimps
ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service today released a proposed rule to classify all chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) as endangered.
Under the Endangered Species Act, this would end the current ‘split-listing’ which allows chimps in captivity in the United States to be sold and bred for use in biomedical research, the entertainment industry, and the exotic pet trade.
“This long-awaited ruling shows the intrinsic value of chimps Read More
Dirty Players Wanted for High Mountain Mudfest 2013
COUNTY News:
Registration in underway for the 9th Annual High Mountain Mudfest Mud Volleyball Tournament, hosted by the Los Alamos County Recreation Division.
The Adult Coed Competitive Tournament starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 20 at the North Mesa Mud Pits.
Teams must have 6-12 players, 18 and older, with at least four women per team.
The cost is $130 per team and the deadline to register 5 p.m. Thursday, July 18.
For more information, contact the Recreation Division at 505-662-8173, via email at lacrec@lacnm.us or visit www.losalamosnm.us/rec.
No SFI Public Lecture Tonight
SFI News:
The announcement of an SFI public lecture this evening, June 11, was in error.
The next lecture is scheduled for Wednesday, June 26.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
-The Santa Fe Institute Read More
50th Anniversary of Equal Pay Act: New Mexico Women Make 79 Cents For Every Dollar Men Earn
Women overall and across ethnic lines continue to earn less than men. Courtesy/U.S. Census
CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the 50th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District is calling for Congressional action to help close the remaining wage gap between men and women.
“When the Equal Pay Act was signed in 1963, women earned 59 cents for every dollar earned by men. Now, women in New Mexico make 79 cents for every dollar earned by men, a discrepancy which affects not only women, but their families as well. While significant Read More
Topper Football Car Wash 9 a.m.-Noon Saturday
Scribble Works Reviews: Now You See Me
Naftali Burakovsky, left, and Lorenzo VenneriNow You See Me
There have been many films centered on the idea of a good magic trick, and although Now You See Me follows a similar structure and formula as many predecessors, it is still a pretty enjoyable ride.Now You See Me is directed by Louis Leterrier,
Food on the Hill: Very Garlic Pasta
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
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Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comMix together Read More
Habitat for Humanity Needs Volunteers
HFH News:
Volunteers are needed to help construct two new Habitat Homes at 8:30 a.m. every Saturday.
No skills are required, only a willingness to help.
Call Yvonne at 614-5853 to RSVP for your free lunch and for more information. You may also call the Habitat Office at 747-2690. Read More
Hannemann’s Music Corner: Get Ready for Session Work
Hannemann’s Music Corner: Get Ready for Session WorkHere’s an option for work in the music profession is session and studio work.
Did you know that New Mexico is the fourth largest producer of films? That means when you feel confident enough, you can see about getting some studio work in Albuquerque.
The job requirements are:
- Be able to play anything and everything. Bach to Beatles – classical (all forms), country (all forms), jazz (all forms), folk (all forms), blues (all forms) — everything (all forms). This means practice playing everything.
- Be able
World Oceans Month Brings Mixed News for Oysters
Oysters at hatcheries in Oregon are showing the effects of ocean acidification. Courtesy/OSU
Pacific oysters, healthy at Taylor Shellfish Farms; will the oysters survive ocean acidification? Courtesy/Taylor Shellfish Farm, NOAA
NSF News:
- Ocean acidification inhibits shell formation, but interventions at hatcheries may offset some effects, scientists find
In World Oceans Month, there’s mixed news for the Pacific Northwest oyster industry.
For the past several years, it has struggled with significant losses due to ocean acidification. Oyster larvae have had mortality rates Read More
Thompson Ridge Fire Update – June 11
Smoke from the Thompson Ridge Fire looking west over Ashley Pond Monday evening. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Thompson Ridge Fire Update
Acres: 21,871; Start date: May 31, 2013; Cause: Downed powerline; Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve; Containment: 50 percent; Fuels: Mixed conifer and Ponderosa pine; Terrain: Steep, rugged; Resources: 20 crews, 49 engines, 32 water tenders, 5 dozers; Total personnel: 1,003 and Available air support: 3 air tankers, 6 helicopters.
Very active fire behavior was observed yesterday within the perimeter and will continue today due Read More
County Staff Settles Into New Municipal Building
Tuesday May 21, County officials from left, Deputy County Administrator Brian Bosshardt, Deputy County Administrator Steve Lynne and Council Vice Chair David Izraelevitz in the reception area of the County Administration offices at the new County Municipal Complex, 1000 Central Avenue. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Comunity Services Director Charlie Kalogeros-Chattan. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Business Operations Manager Karen Kendall of the Department of Public Utilities. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Last month’s move Read More
Posts Live from Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Three Magnificent Performers
Posts Live from Van Cliburn International Piano CompetitionThree Magnificent Performers
Hello from high in the Texas sky.
On day three of the Cliburn Competition finals, Russia’s Nikita Mndoyants surprised the audience with two original cadenzas in his performance of Mozart’s Concerto No. 20. On day four, Ukrainian Vadym Kholodenko went him one better by performing a cadenza that he composed during his nine-hour flight to Fort Worth. (I’m usually satisfied if I manage to finish the in-flight crossword and get a good nap.) His performance of one of Mozart’s happiest concertos Read More