Sandoval County Small Business Development Center Receives Excellence and Innovation Center Award
Melanie Martinez and Ted Trujillo with the New Mexico Small Business Development Center Service Excellence and Innovation Center Award. Photo by Delores TrujilloThe Sandoval County Small Business Development Center (SCSBDC) has received the New Mexico Small Business Development Center Service Excellence and Innovation Center Award from the United States Small Business Administration (USSBA.)
The formal announcement was made by John C. Woolsey, district director of the USSBA, New Mexico District office located in Albuquerque. The award was presented Read More
Create a Wildflower Meadow at PEEC
Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Gail Haggard of Plants of the Southwest will come to Los Alamos at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 13 to create a wildflower meadow near PEEC’s new Mud Kitchen, and participants can watch and learn.
Have you wanted to have a profusion of wildflowers in your yard but aren’t sure how to go about it? Haggard will share tips about how to seed an area to create that beautiful effect. She’ll also discuss which seeds work best, when to plant, and how to care for your flowers.
Plants of the Southwest has been in operation in Santa Fe since 1976 and Haggard has been working there since it opened. Read More
Registration for Dog Training Starts June 10
Kalem Smith and Bantu do agility training. Courtesy/Carl Necker
LADOC News:
Registration for the next session of dog training classes offered by the Los Alamos Dog Obedience Club (LADOC) will begin June 10.
Classes this session include Puppy Kindergarten, Basic Manners, Intermediate Agility, Recall and Competitive Obedience, and will begin the week of July 8.
Class schedule, registration guidelines and registration form will be available on the LADOC website at https:////ladoc.dogbits.com/ and at the LADOC building at 246 East Road, Los Alamos.
Registration is first-come, Read More
A View From the Stacks: Volunteers Make it Happen
Column by BERNADINE GOLDMANLos Alamos County Library is very lucky to be able to draw on our diverse and talented community to reap the benefits of a very active volunteer program.
Our capable and dedicated volunteers support the library in so many ways! Here’s what our volunteers do:
- Shelve books
- Tutor students
- Clean and resurface audio and videodiscs
- Mend books
- Send books out on Interlibrary Loan
- Create indexes (we’re working on a project to index the obituaries in the Los Alamos Monitor
- Maintain library history scrapbooks
- Select
Pajarito Mountain Is Back Better Than Ever!
Pajaorito Mountain Ski Area in summer. Courtesy photo
Pajarito Mountain in the winter season. Courtesy photoBy KIRSTEN LASKEY
- Pajarito Mountain Offers Fun Both Summer and Winter
Times have not been easy for Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. A string of mild winters caused low numbers of purchased season passes and shortened ski seasons and the Las Conchas Fire damaged two of the ski area’s chair lifts.
This rash of bad luck has not dampened enthusiasm for the ski area, however. It continues to be a community asset and everyone is encouraged to come out and see this local gem for themselves.
Proof Read More
Pet of the Week: Bingley the Lap Cat
Bingley the cat. Courtesy photo
SHELTER NEWS:
Bingley is a gray and tan long-haired cat with a soft coat.
She took a few days to figure out that the cat room isn’t a big scary place, and once her friend Wickham comes out for some attention, Bingley isn’t far behind.
This sweet girl would make a great companion for someone looking for a lap cat with lots of love to give.
Call (505) 377-5389 for more information about Miss Bingley.
All adoptable pets are microchipped, spayed or neutered, and brought up-to-date on vaccinations. Dogs are checked for heartworm.
The Los Alamos Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, Read More
NM Delegation Introduces Bill to Protect Special-Ed Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of the New Mexico Congressional Delegation have introduced a bill to protect New Mexico’s future special education funding.
This week, the Department of Education ruled that New Mexico underfunded its share of the cost of educating students with special needs for the state fiscal year 2011. It determined New Mexico did not meet its financial obligations for special education spending by $34 million.
Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), states must maintain their share of special education spending through a “maintenance of effort” Read More
Detective Makes $25 Million Demand Against Los Alamos County – Council Files Legal Action Requesting He Return to Work
Stage Set for Tonight’s Concert in Downtown Los Alamos
Concert Promoter Russ Gordon and his roadies prepared the stage Thursday for tonight’s summer concert, which starts at 7 p.m. next to the downtown Post Office at Central Avenue and Main Street. Tonight’s show features the tremendous swing, jazz, folk, country, bluegrass and rock fiddler from Austin, Texas, Warren Hood and his outstanding band. If it rains a little that’ll be great. The show will go on and we’ll celebrate. If it should rain a lot, we’ll still celebrate and hope that it’s bloody pouring in the Pecos and the Jemez. Dress appropriately becauseColumn: BRAIN Main Resource in Los Alamos
Column by Liviu Popa-SimilI agree with all the facts presented in the column: ‘How Los Alamos and Little New Mexico Can Help Feed the World’ by William Sellers (June 1, 2013 ladailypost.com):
- Earth population by March 2012 > 7 billion;
- Food a security issue;
- Fresh water abundance started to be a main concern and a problem too – desalinization technology may help – but not too much; and
- DOE funded SMRs.
But here we are of divergent opinions:
- DOE’s nuclear funding is more shy than ever; and
- SMR is just a trick to go around a misinformed public opinion, because all the technologies
Letter to the Editor: Don’t Blame Mother Nature For Fires
By Christina E. E. Anderson I would like to take issue with Jared McDonald’s statement that once again “we are under attack with Mother Nature’s greatest criminals.” (June 6, 2013 ladailypost.com)
Boulder, Colo., where I lived in 2003. Twelve homes were destroyed and acres and acres of forest were burned. Some have yet to recover.
Letter to the Editor: Protect Organ Mountains – Desert Peaks
By Kay Ortega
Los Alamos
We are all proud of the characteristics that make us unique; we should have the same pride for the characteristics that differentiate New Mexico from other states.
One such feature is the Organ Mountains – Desert Peaks, a series of mountain ranges in the southern part of our state. This unique habitat provides a stunning backdrop for the New Mexican wilderness and the city of Las Cruces.
Unfortunately, Congressman Steve Pearce’s HR 995 will reduce the amount of protected land and remove protection from this valuable area. Losing these fortifications could open up the Read More
Letter to the Editor: Save Our Ashley Pond Fish!
By Claire Sanders As the construction on Ashley Pond has begun, we have all been told that the ducks will be safe in a temporary home until the project is complete.
A memo posted on the project website June 5, 2013 states that this has already been accomplished by Duck Buddies, even though the ducks were there this morning (Thursday) when I took my kids to feed them. The ducks are lucky to have this group dedicated to their well being.
While at the pond, I asked one of the construction workers if he knew what was happening to the fish; he told me that as far as he knew there were no plans. The pond has Read More
Letter to the Editor: It’s The Posse Shack … Not Lodge
By Chris WeaverJust a note from someone who has lived here for over 50 years and who was a former member of the Sheriff’s Posse: I would be more than happy to donate to the cause if we could return to calling the structure what is historically: The Posse Shack.
That is the name given to the building by the original posse members and if we want this to be a historical site, we should use the original name.
I don’t know if someone who is not familiar with the history decided to “class it up a bit” or if there is a believed upscale appeal in calling it the Posse Lodge, but it’s Read More
Demonstration Garden Fair 9 a.m. to Noon Saturday
LAMG News:
The Los Alamos Master Gardeners will hold a free Demonstration Garden Fair 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, June 8 at the Demonstration Garden, located on the corner of Oppenheimer and Central Avenue in Los Alamos.
Mini-talks will be held regarding gopher management and garden pests. Another feature will be a plant clinic to which visitors may bring ill plants, pesky insects, questions and concerns.
Los Alamos Master Gardeners will be in the Garden to provide information on the different sections of the garden and specific plants.
A plant sale of plants grown by Master Gardeners will be held Read More
Alert: Heavy Police Presence to Limit Public Activity, Travel on N.M. 4 from Jemez Springs to Los Alamos and Highway 126 to Cuba
SFNF News Alert:
Public Advisory: We would like to encourage everyone to limit activity and travel on N.M. 4 from Jemez Springs to Los Alamos and Highway 126 to Cuba due to heavy fire traffic in and around the Thompson Ridge Fire.
Heavy police presence from the Sandoval and New Mexico State Police Departments will be in the area to monitor traffic.
For more information regarding the fire please visit www.inciweb.org or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ThompsonRdgFire. Additional photos and information are available at www.facebook.com/ThompsonRdgFire and www.flickr.com/ThompsonRdgFire Read More
Biologists Rescue Trout Threatened by Tres Lagunas Fire
Game and Fish biologists remove cutthroat trout in Macho Creek threatened by the Tres Lagunas Fire. Courtesy photoPECOS – Fisheries biologists with the Department of Game and Fish and the Santa Fe National Forest removed 49 Rio Grande cutthroat trout from a small creek threatened by the Tres Lagunas Fire this week, ensuring the pure strain of native fish will survive if the fire threatens its watershed.
A crew of 10 hiked two miles up Macho Creek, about three miles southwest of Terrero, and used electroshocking equipment to stun and net the trout. The 5- to 10-inch fish Read More
Wildlife Center Admits Desert Cottontail Baby Number 36
Baby Desert Cottontails delivered recently to the Wildlife Center. Photo by Larry Jeffryes
TWC News:
The Wildlife Center at 19 Wheat St. in Espanola admitted baby Desert Cottontail number 36 for the season last Saturday.
More often than not, the vast majority of young cottontails brought into the hospital for care have either been rescued unnecessarily by a well meaning individual or are the victims of landscaping incidents.
It is very important to remember that we are now in the heat of baby season here in New Mexico, as well as most other areas of the country. Cottontails grow up very fast, leaving Read More
Posts Live from Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Plumbing – The Sublime to the Ridiculous
Posts Live from Van Cliburn International Piano CompetitionWith just five hours remaining before the Cliburn Competition final round begins, I want to turn from pianists and music to a topic of vital concern to every female concert-goer ─ bathrooms.
Fort Worth’s Bass Performance Hall is an admirable venue: lovely to look at, comfortable, with great acoustics. But even the most beautiful performing arts facility can shortchange women when it comes to bathrooms, so I faced my first trip to this necessity with the usual nagging Read More
Udall and Heinrich: Prevent Fires From Downed Power Lines
Downed power line illustration. Courtesy photo
U.S. SENATE News: