Council Enters Closed Session to Discuss Bid Protest
Council Chair Geoff Rodgers, right, and Vice Chair David Izraelevitz join four other councilors in voting to go into closed session to discuss the Smart Meter bid award protest heard this evening by Council. Councilor Steve Girrens was absent. Print Screen Read More
Council Continues Hearing Appeal of Smart Meters Bid Award
Attorney Wayne Bingham begins questioning County staff in tonight’s Smart Meter bid award protest hearing. Print Screen photo
Assistant County Attorney Dan Gonzales, left, objects to a line of questioning by GEW attorney Wayne Bingham at right. Print Screen photo
Staff Report
Los Alamos County Council tonight is continuing, in its capacity as a quasi-judicial body, the hearing related to the protest appeal by GEW Mechanical (GEW) of a bid award for Smart Meters to Landis + Gyr (“L+G”.)
Council Chair Geoff Rodgers opened this evening’s meeting advising the attorneys Read More
School District Faces Budget Balancing Act
LAPS Chief Financial Officer John Wolfe, left, and Human Resources Director Gerry Washburn present their findings to a meeting of the the Los Alamos School Board focusing on the 2013-14 budget. The meeting took place May 9. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost
The audience, many of them teachers, listen as John Wolfe explains the proposed 2013-2014 LAPS budget. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypostThe Los Alamos School Board met May 9 to get input from the public on the proposed 2013-14 budget.
The District faces a budget shortfall. Although Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: May 3–May 8, 2013
LAPD News:
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.
May 3 at 2:31 p.m. / A 64-year-old Los Alamos man reported that he was the victim of larceny in the 100 block of La Vista. The estimated loss is less than $2,500.
May 3 at 5:03 p.m. / Police charged a 13-year-old Santa Fe boy near Oppenheimer Drive and Central Avenue with receiving stolen property, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was referred to the juvenile Read More
Bestselling Author Anchee Min Brings Her Story to Los Alamos May 19
Anchee Min. Courtesy/Bloomsbury PublishersIn 1994, Anchee Min made her literary debut with a memoir of growing up in China during the Cultural Revolution. Red Azalea became an international bestseller and propelled her career as a successful, critically acclaimed author.
Twenty years later, after the publication of a number of well-received historical novels set in China, Min returns to her own story.
Her memoir, The Cooked Seed, published this week, tells the story of her immigration to America. Min is touring to promote the book and will Read More
Library Drive-up Book Drop Out of Service; Handicapped Parking Temporarily Moved to Senior Center
COUNTY News:
Due to the ongoing library improvement project, the drive-up book drop is out of service and the handicapped parking will be moved this week to the Betty Ehart Senior Center to allow the contractor to work on the north side of the library driveway.
The library will remain open during the construction and provide full service as usual, maintaining regular hours and offering the usual abundance of summer programming.
Patrons returning library materials must park and walk the material to either the external book drops adjacent to the main entrance, or inside to the book drop at the circulation Read More
Los Alamos American Legion Riders Participate in Massing of Colors
Members of the Los Alamos American Legion Riders participated in the Massing of Colors with the Military Order of World Wars at the New Mexico Bataan Memorial Saturday, May 11, from left, Ken Nadeau, Scott Wilkinson, Dave Bullock, Dave Demello and Randi Moore. Photo by Louis RosochaWork Underway in Rendija Canyon
COUNTY News:
The County is taking precautionary steps this week in sending Public Works crews into Rendija Canyon to blade the unimproved road that runs along the bottom of the canyon to make it passable for possible vehicular emergency access.
During the Cerro Grande Fire in May 2000, residents may recall that this road was used to evacuate motor vehicles with homes in northern Los Alamos County to help expedite the evacuation.
The actions are being taken only as a precautionary measure, as part of pro-active steps being taken for safety of the public during this active wildfire season, due to Read More
Sixteenth Annual Kite Festival May 17-19
Los Alamos School Employees Honored
Carolyn Torres, third grade teacher at Chamisa Elementary, was chosen Los Alamos Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made during a celebration Thursday at Fuller Lodge. The LAPS Foundation awarded $500 to Torres for her achievement. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon
Candidates for Teacher of the Year included (not pictured in this order) Jan White, Andrea Determan, Lynn Ovaska, Barbara Jo Wrobleski-Mullis, Jane Rust, and Catherine “Kati” Steinberg. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Eileen Jaramillo, who works in maintenance, facilities and custodial, was chosenForest Announces 2013 Season Open Recreation Sites
Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
- Forest announces 2013 season open recreation sites; Asks public to help keep forest clean
SANTA FE – Forest recreation specialists are currently busy preparing 54 campgrounds, trail heads and picnic areas for the summer season across the Santa Fe National Forest.
Hazard tree inspections, drinking water sampling, and general maintenance to facilities brought on by winter snow are being accomplished so that visitors can once again enjoy their national forests.
However, there will be a reduction in services at some sites. Generally at sites where services are reduced Read More
Yang: You See Banana, I See Potassium … Part II
You See Banana, I See Potassium: Whose reality is more real? Part IIWe take on many roles simultaneously, and different people see us differently. I am a student of management, a watercolor painter, a gardener, a wife, a mother … I can be simultaneously smart and stupid (don’t say that you have never had such an experience), or I can be both compassionate and stingy.
You get the drift. Most managers are complex people, yet, often, they are regarded in a unidimensional image. The 20 people under one manager most likely have at least 10 different images for this manager. An open-minded Read More
Forest & VCNP Enter Stage I Fire Restrictions Tuesday
Smokey Bear. Courtesy/SFNS
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – Despite recent scattered rain showers, the Santa Fe National Forest and Valles Caldera National Preserve will enter Stage 1 fire restrictions at 8 a.m. Tuesday due to extreme/exceptional drought conditions and high fire danger.
The Pecos Wilderness and San Pedro Parks Wilderness areas are exempt from Stage I fire restrictions. Devices solely fueled by liquid petroleum or LPG fuel that can be turned on and off are allowed in areas that are barren or cleared of all overhead and surrounding flammable materials within three feet of the device.
Letter to the Editor: I’m ‘Noisy; Unpleasant Child’s’ Parent
By MANDY MARKSTEINERSearching for Clandestine Graves with Geophysical Tools
Workers examine remains at a mass grave in eastern Bosnia in 2004. Photo by Polargeo
AGU News:
By , National University of Colombia, Bogota and , National University of Colombia, Bogota
Cancún, Mexico — It’s very hard to convict a murderer if the victim’s body can’t be found. And the best way to hide a body is to bury it.
Developing new tools to find those clandestine graves is the goal of a small community of researchers spread across several countries, some of whom are presenting their work on Tuesday, May 14, at the Meeting of the Americas in Cancún, Mexico, a scientific Read More
Jonah Katz Nominated for National VFW Scout of the Year Award
VFW Post 8874 Commander Roger Anaya presenting Eagle Scout Jonah Katz with $100 for winning the Scout of the Year Scholarship at the VFW Post Level. Katz has also won at the VFW State Level and is going on to compete for a $5,000 scholarship at the VFW National Level. Courtesy photo
VFW News:
The New Mexico Veterans of Foreign Wars has selected Los Alamos Eagle Scout Jonah Katz as their nominee for the national VFW Scout of the Year Award.
Annually, the VFW selects three young people — from the Boy or Girl Scouts, Sea Scouts or Venturing Crew — who have risen above their peers in exemplifying the exceptional Read More
Topper Softball Drops Close Game to Los Lunas 8-7 at State
Kristen Christensen beats throw to home to score. Photo by Alan Kirk
Erin Kirk stretches at 1st for close play out. Photo by Alan Kirk
Krysta Salazar tagged out at 2nd base. Photo by Alan Kirk
Krysta Salazar makes catch in Center Field. Photo by Alan Kirk
Aletta Marciano blocks plate for out. Photo by Alan Kirk
Jodi Thomas makes catch in right field. Photo by Alan Kirk
Kristin Christiansen Christensen drops down bunt for hit. Photo by Alan Kirk
Danci Smith tagged out running to 1st base. Photo by Alan Kirk
Happy Mother’s Day Los Alamos Moms!
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UNM-LA’s Santana Garcia-Chang Chosen to Attend Conference for Women Student Leaders
Santana Garcia-Chang spoke to the Los Alamos Chapter of AAUW May 10. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comSantana Garcia-Chang has received a scholarship from the American Association of University Women-New Mexico to attend the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders May 30 to June 1 at the University of Maryland.
She is the first student from UNM-LA to receive this award. The conference will bring approximately 600 college women from across the United States together for the common purpose of passing on the torch of leadership Read More
Fly High at Los Alamos Kite Festival
Musicians entertain the crowd at the 2012 Los Alamos Kite Festival. Courtesy/LAAC
LAAC News:
Looking back at your childhood, what memories come to mind? Having family picnics at the park? Running through an open field with your friends? Gazing at the sky making shapes out of the clouds? How about attending the Los Alamos Kite Festival?
For the 16th year, the Los Alamos Arts Council presents the Los Alamos Kite Festival Friday, Saturday, and Sunday May 17-19 at the Soccer Field at Overlook Park in White Rock. Children of all ages are welcome to come and join the festivities. Whether you build a kite, Read More