Bishop’s Lodge Buries Time Capsule
Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resort & Spa, 1297 Bishop’s Lodge Road in Santa Fe, hosted a celebration Friday to commemorate its 95-year anniversary as a resort approaching in 2013. Bishop’s Lodge Managing Director Richard Verruni presents opening remarks at the site where the time capsule will be buried. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
At Friday’s ceremony, former Santa Fe Mayor Larry Delgado prepares to place his pocket knife in the time capsule that commemorated Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resort & Spa’s 95-year anniversary. Mayor Pro Tem Rebecca Wurzburger Read More
Pete Domenici Endorses Jim Hall for HD-43
PETE DOMENICI
ELECTION 2012 News:
Former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., came out this morning to endorse State Rep. Jim Hall for House District 43.
“Like me, Jim Hall has fought daily to protect Los Alamos National Labs. He has fought for LANL as a community member, a city councilor and now as a state representative. I’m proud to endorse Jim Hall for state representative,” Domenici said in a news release.
JIM HALL
Hall thanked Domenici for his support of the labs and of his campaign saying, “We all owe Sen. Domenici a debt of gratitude for all he has done for our labs. Without him, Los Alamos would be Read More
Hilltopper Volleyball Wins 3-1 at Espanola to Secure District Title
Claire Stewart and Allyssa Tedder block at net. Photo by Alan Kirk
Brianna Montano with kill. Photo by Alan Kirk
Danielle Ortiz and Allyssa Tedder work on return pass. Photo by Alan Kirk
Samantha Fenner hits kill shot from middle. Photo by Alan KirkLetter to the Editor: Don’t Let ‘C.A.V.E. People’ Torpedo Future
By William T. SellersSometimes one simply has to step outside the immediate “box” of one’s perspective to see the bigger picture of what’s really at stake.
In his seminal work, Civilisation, the great British historian Kenneth Clark details the vignette of a decaying ancient city perched high above a river valley for protection, one that had long outlived its earlier dynamism, and now was suddenly confronted with the immediate danger of a barbarian horde camped out in the valley below.
As the indolent citizenry pondered their impending fate with some Read More
Local Vehicle Rolls Off Cliff
An unoccupied Toyota Sequoia rolled off a cliff from the driveway of a home on Solana in Los Alamos at 7:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. No one was injured by the incident. It took the driver of a wrecker about two hours to position the vehicle for removal. “Amazingly, the car was driven away from the scene,” a witness told the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Nina Thayer
Photo by Nina Thayer Read More
Hilltoppers Crush Espanola Valley 56-6
The Los Alamos High School boys varsity football team was victorious over Espanola Valley 56-6, Friday Oct. 26 in Espanola. Read More
Chamber Biz Breakfast: LANL Cost Model Changes
CHAMBER News:
The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce will hold a business breakfast event from 7:30-9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 1 at the UNM-LA Building 2 Lecture Hall.
The topic is Los Alamos National Laboratory’s recently implemented cost-model changes and the potential impact on its subcontractors.
AARON MENEFEE
Aaron Menefee, LANL’s Budget Officer, and Doug McCrary, the head of LANL’s Acquisition Services Management Division, will deliver presentations about these changes, which occurred Oct. 1, and answer questions from the audience.
DOUG McCRARY
A light breakfast will be available. Read More
Road Work Closing Myrtle Street Next Week
COUNTY News:
The Eastern Area Phase 2 Project is inching toward completion.
RMCI will begin paving Monday, Oct. 29 on Myrtle Street, followed by 9th Street, Canyon Road and 5th Street.
Paving operations should be completed on or before Friday, Nov. 2, assuming there are no weather or mechanical delays.
Work is anticipated to start at 8:30 a.m. each day and the County is asking residents to refrain from parking vehicles in these street in the active construction areas.
RMCI staff will be on hand to assist motorists with vehicular access while paving is ongoing; however, there may be delays, especially Read More
Column: Two Reasons Governor Supports Jim Hall
Two Reasons Gov. Susana Martinez Supports Jim Hall: Last Sunday Susana Martinez travelled to Los Alamos to support Jim Hall to be re-elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives.
In her speech she described how Hall worked to reform taxes so that construction and manufacturing companies could recover from the economic recession, and how he supported a “no social promotion bill,” and made sure that the initiative was fully funded.
Reforming the business tax system to allow businesses to thrive in New Mexico
“We’re Read More
Letter to the Editor: Charter Vote is Turning Point in Los Alamos History
By Ellen WaltonProtecting citizen home rule in Los Alamos begins with the voter. You have before you four ballot questions for Los Alamos County charter amendments, and a very serious decision to make about your home rule government.
A vote of “yes” to these amendments will move us towards an impenetrable central government; a vote “no” will preserve the rights that were fiercely fought for by citizens who considered the original charter of 1967.
That charter was defeated, mostly because the petitioning requirements for referendum, recall, and initiative were considered Read More
Unusual Artists Work at Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery
Art connoisseurs will encounter the most unusual artists at work at Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery in the southwest, ground-level corner of the Community Bank Building at 15th Street and Central Avenue. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
YMCA Offering CPR and Babysitters Training
FAMILY YMCA News:
Red Cross Babysitters Course
The Family YMCA is taking registration for the Nov. 16 and 17 session of its American Red Cross Babysitters Course.
The course is designed by the American Red Cross to prepare youth with training in babysitter safety, basic child care, safe play, first aid and critical emergency skills, essential professional, leadership and care-giving skills, and how to manage real-life problems.
The session takes place 4-8:30 p.m. Nov. 16 and 1-5:30 p.m. Nov. 17.
Participants must be aged 11 through 17 and complete both days of the session in which they register Read More
NNSA Memo Reveals TA-55 Security System Problems
A sample of surveillance cameras. Photo by Hustvedt (wikimedia commons)
Staff Report
A report came out this morning that a new $213 million security system at Los Alamos National Laboratory has major problems that will delay the system’s implementation.
The new security system was undergoing final “commissioning” tests when several serious problems were discovered, according to the report published in the Albuquerque Journal.
The security project is managed by Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS), which operates LANL for the National Nuclear Security Read More
Movie Review: Midnight in Paris
Editor’s Note: Midnight in Paris will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1 in the Upstairs Meeting Rooms at Mesa Public Library.
Movie Review By Elizabeth Wasilewska
Midnight in Paris – a 2010 comedy written and directed by Woody Allen – begins with a series of snapshots of Paris: rainy streets, cafes, cobblestone pathways.
This sequence mirrors the movie’s overall tone: a romantic, cheery wander through an artificial but charming Paris.
The character who wanders the most is Gil (Owen Wilson), a writer on vacation with his fiancee, Inez (Rachel McAdams), and her Read More
LAEN Hears Pros and Cons of Charter Changes
Los Alamos County Council candidate Kristin Henderson speaks in favor of the four proposed Charter Amendments during a presentation to members of the Los Alamos Entreprenuers Network gathered at The Hive in White Rock Thursday morning. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LAGRI member Skip Dunn spoke against the proposed Charter Amendments. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Florida’s Sen. Marco Rubio Campaigns for Heather Wilson
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., spoke in support of senatorial candidate Heather Wilson who shares the podium with Albuquerque Mayor R.J. Barry Wednesday at Tiguex Park near Old Town. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
A crowd of some 300 people cheer as, from left, Albuquerque Mayor R.J. Barry, Gov. Susana Martinez, Heather Wilson and Sen. Marco Rubio take the stage Wednesday for a Wilson political rally in Tiguex Park. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By Carol A. Clark
ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., campaigned for Republican Senate candidate Heather Wilson Wednesday Read More
No Vacancy at Animal Shelter!
ANIMAL SHELTER News:
The Los Alamos Animal Shelter is filled to capacity and needs the public’s help.
Friends of the Shelter will be out in downtown Los Alamos 10 a.m. to noon Saturday to show community members the dogs available for adoption.
The dogs will be on display first at 10 a.m. at Pet Pangaea, then walk downtown to where Halloweekend festivities are going on.
They’ll be walking around Fuller Lodge and the Starbucks and Ruby K’s area before moving down toward the swimming pool.
Look for the dogs wearing “adopt me” vests and bandanas. Read More
County Line: Plenty of Treats on Main Street
COUNTY News:
Plenty of Treats on Main Street
Today is the annual “Trick or Treat on MainStreet” extravaganza – so don your Halloween costume and head downtown for all the fun from 4-6:30 p.m.
Check out the County Recreation division’s Pumpkin Splash and Halloween Carnival on Saturday at the Aquatic Center! For details, link here:
https:////www.losalamosnm.us/rec/Lists/Recreation%20Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=230&RootFolder=%2Frec%2FLists%2FRecreation%20Calendar
Council Meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers
What’s on the agenda? Read More
NNSA Conducts International Training in Nevada
NNSA News:
LAS VEGAS – As part of a joint commitment by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to enhance international emergency management systems, the NNSA and IAEA are conducting an International Radiological Assistance Program Training for Emergency Response Port/Customs (I-RAPTER P/C) course.
The training is being conducted this week at the Radiological Nuclear Countermeasures Test and Evaluation Complex (RNCTEC) at the Nevada National Security Site, with classroom training held at the National Atomic Testing Read More
Letter to the Editor: Intent Was to Correct Any Short Comings
By Mike Wheeler
Several years ago I and my fellow councilors passed a non-partisen motion to appoint a citizen committee to review the county charter since several petitions had been brought by citizens but were found to be illegal.
Our intent was to correct any short comings that may impede citizen input to the council. Our appointed committee included several citizens who brought the problem petitions to the council.
Now three years later, Los Alamos can vote on needed amendments that clarify and simplify the county charter.
The proposed amendments should help citizens who wish to petition Read More