LANL: Federal Budget Sequestration Update
Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan sent the following memo to all LANL employees today regarding the sequestration action looming tomorrow:
Charlie McMillan
SUBJECT: Federal Budget Sequestration
We are now hours away from March 1, the day federal budget cuts are scheduled to take effect in an action called “sequestration,” and I wanted to keep you posted on where things stand here at Los Alamos.
We will be in business as usual here tomorrow and next week. I will be at work and you should plan to be as well.
What remains uncertain is the final budget reduction Read More
Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: Feb. 28
This week’s preview sponsored by www.fyila.com
Author Speak Series features Slim Randles 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 at Mesa Public Library
Slim Randles is a veteran newspaperman and outdoorsman, and was a registered outfitter and guide until someone made the mountains steeper. Both his novels and non-fiction books are based on rural living, and he has also been an award-winning columnist for the largest daily newspapers in Alaska and New Mexico.
First Friday Forts 3:30-5 p.m. Friday, March 1
Come to PEEC and get building! On the first Friday of every month, join other kids who like building Read More
Hill Diner Closing Doors For Good Saturday
Hill Diner staff surround owner Denise Lane for a farewell photo Tuesday. From left, Erubiel Martinez, Caroline Padilla, Denise Lane, Patti Wills, Brian Delgado, Rhiannon Abeyta, Jonah Bucher and Chef Daniel Escarcega. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Owner Denise Lane met with the Los Alamos Daily Post to announce she
Zia Realty Group Buys Los Alamos Properties
Three local real estate companies have become one as Zia Realty Group owner James Chrobocinski, center, purchases Los Alamos Properties effective Friday, March 1, from owner David Horpedahl, right. Chrobocinski purchased the real estate division of REA Jan. 1 from owner Pearl White, left. In combining the three companies, Zia Realty Group now has 19 agents serving Los Alamos and White Rock. Read the full story in Friday’s Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Lippiatt Joins LACDC as Meeting and Visitor Bureau Manager
New Meeting and Visitor Bureau Manager Mike Lippiatt in the Los Alamos Visitors Center this morning. Photo by Katy Korkos
De Colores Hosts Benefit for Cindy Geoffrion
Hilltopper Girls Down Capital in District Tournament 57-33
Anna Scott takes a shot. Photo by Alan Kirk
Hilltopper News
The Los Alamos Hilltopper girls basketball team bested Capital in District Tournament 57-33 Tuesday.
After Tuesdsay’s victory, the Los Alamos Hilltopper girls basketball team will face the Española Valley Sundevils in the semifinal round of the District 2-4A tournament tonight.
The Sundevils and the Hilltoppers have each won one of two previous matchups.
The winner of tonight’s game in Española, will advance to the district tournament championship game.
Kianna Zerr and Mckenzie Logan fight Open Mic at De Colores Kicks Off Friday
Jonathan Dowell with his dulcimer. Courtesy photo
Staff Report
Blues & Brews Open Mic Night at De Colores kicks off at 6 p.m. Friday, March 1.
Your host is Jonathan Dowell and his Magic Mountain Dulcimer.
All the regulars will be there and new musicians are always welcome to jam. Everyone is invited to join the fun and hear the music.
De Colores Restaurant is located at the entrance to Los Alamos on the Main Hill Road.
For more information, call De Colores at (505) 662-6855. Read More
ACCT’s ‘The Little Mermaid, Jr.’ Raised Nearly $1,000 for Student Actors
Chef Louis (Nic Gonzales) and his helpers prepare to cook Sebastian (Daniel Sarrao.) Courtesy photo
Sebastian (Daniel Sarrao) left, Ariel ( Kim McKinley) and Flounder (Jordan Bailey) contemplate ‘human stuff.’ Courtesy photoAtomic City Children’s Theater and Los Alamos Public Schools’ Middle Schoolers presented “Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Jr.” last weekend.
The students had been working on this play since before Christmas. Many current 8th grade students have been participating in ACCT since 5th grade, so Read More
Northern New Mexico Leaders Highlight Dangers of Sequestration for New Mexico’s Economy
RCLC News:
The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities announced today the endorsement and unanimous support of Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard’s House Memorial 71 that recognizes the critical importance of New Mexico’s National Laboratories and DOE facilities to the state’s economic welfare and the dramatic negative effects that sequestration will have on New Mexico’s economy.
Los Alamos National Laboratory alone has close to a $3 billion impact on the state’s economy each year and supports more than 24,000 jobs in Northern New Mexico. Read More
Column: Finishing the Job of PRC Reform
Finishing the Job of PRC ReformThe Public Regulation Commission (PRC) touches the lives of every New Mexican who pays a gas, electric, or landline telephone bill, or buys home, auto, or health insurance, among many other things.
Unfortunately, the PRC has had a troubled history ever since it was created about 16 years ago.
In late 2011, Think New Mexico published a policy report entitled “Rethinking the PRC,” which proposed a strategy for reforming the agency.
Our report concluded that the PRC’s poor performance was due, in part, to a fundamental structural problem: it Read More
Nature Climate Change Features Los Alamos Forest Research
Burned trees in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico after the 2011 Las Conchas Fire. Photo by Craig D. Allen/USGS
LANL News:
- New print edition of journal tags tree-stress project for cover story
The print issue of the journal Nature Climate Change released this week features as its cover story the tree-stress research of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist A. Park Williams and partners from the U.S. Geological Survey, University of Arizona and several other organizations.
Originally released in a Fall 2012 online edition, the paper, “Temperature as a potent driver of regional forest drought Read More
State House Highlights: Feb. 23-27
STATE News:
On the Floor
- House Judiciary Committee Substitute for House Bills 349, 479 and 31 (Comprehensive DWI Prevention Package), a bipartisan effort on behalf of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Elizabeth “Liz” Thomson (D-Bernalillo-24), Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard (D-Los Alamos, Sandoval, Rio Arriba & Santa Fe-43) and Rep. Tim Lewis (R-Sandoval-60), has passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 63-0. The House Judiciary Committee substitute for HBs 349,479 and 31 aims to help end New Mexico’s reputation as the worst drunk-driving state in the nation. HB 31 sponsored
Y Summer Programs Help Youth Get Outdoors and Learn New Skills
Campers visit with alpacas during a YMCA field trip. Courtesy/YMCA
iCare about Gardening campers tend their plants. Courtesy/YMCA
YMCA News:
The Family YMCA is encouraging parents to help keep their kids physically active and mentally engaged by signing them up for any of the Y’s summer youth development programs.
Registration opens for summer programs March 1, and the registration fee is waived for parents who sign up from March 1 through April 30. The Y offers financial assistance so that no one is turned away for inability to pay.
Registration is also open for next year’s after-school enrichment Read More
LANL Invites Public to Informational Meeting
LANL News:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory Hazardous Waste Facility Permit EPA ID No. NM0890010515
The community is invited to comment on a draft Class 2 permit modification prepared by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and participate in an informational public interest meeting.
The document linked below is a draft Class 2 modification request to change the LANL Hazardous Waste Facility Permit issued to the U.S. Department of Energy and Los Alamos National Security, LLC (collectively the Permittees.)
Due to the New Mexico Environment Department – Hazardous Waste Bureau (NMED-HWB) Read More
A Sweet Concert Fundraiser at Crossroads Bible Church
Comprehensive DWI Prevention Bill Passes House
STATE News:
- HB 349, 479 and 31 merge into One
SANTA FE – The House of Representatives has unanimously passed a comprehensive DWI Package that will help New Mexico clean up its reputation for being the worst drunk-driving state in the nation.
The vote was 63-0. In a bipartisan move, Democratic Representatives Elizabeth “Liz” Thomson (D-Bernalillo-24) and Stephanie Garcia Richard (D-Los Alamos, Sandoval, Rio Arriba, & Santa Fe-43) worked with Republican Rep. Tim Lewis (R-Sandoval-60) and the House Judiciary Committee to consolidate their three separate bills into one comprehensive Read More
Help With The Hard Stuff: Lawyers are Human, Too
Help With The Hard Stuff
Part 2 (of 10) – Lawyers are Human, Too
I said in my last column, “You’re going to the lawyer to help you with solving a complex problem in an increasingly interconnected, unstable, and hopelessly complicated world – something lawyers can be very good at.”
Notice I said lawyers can be very good at it, not that they always are good at it. It’s also true that lawyers can be not very good at helping you solve complex problems.
That’s because lawyers are human, just like everyone else. And, being human, they can be as prone to mistaken assumptions Read More
John A. Andersen Presents ‘Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2010’
LA HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:
The Los Alamos Historical Society is hosting the presentation by John A. Andersen, “Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2010″ at 7:30 p.m. March 12 in Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave.
“Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2010” is a pictorial tour of the peace parks and museums at the locations of the two U.S. atomic bombings of Japan in August 1945.
The epicenters are visited, numerous monuments and shrines are shown, and some impression is given of the groups of Japanese people in visitation.
Local travel arrangements and the reception as a visitor and the Read More
Los Alamos High School’s Kelsee Hurshman Receives President’s Volunteer Service Award
LAHS News:
- Kelsee Hurshman Receives President’s Volunteer Service Award
The 2013 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards recognizes Los Alamos High Scool student Kelsee Hurshman as a recipient of The President’s Volunteer Service Award.
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program recognizes young people across America who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country.
Volunteer activities were judged on criteria such as personal initiative, creativity, effort, impact and personal growth.
Hurshman is a role model for Read More