Community Invited to Submit Letters of Interest for Council Vacancy
Los Alamos County Council Chair Sharon Stover announced during Tuesday night’s Council meeting that beginning today, Council will accept letters of interest from community members who would like to be considered to fill the unexpired term of Councilor Ron Selvage, who resigned last week.
His term will expire Dec. 31, 2014.
Applicants must be a registered voter and resident of Los Alamos County, and cannot be employed by the County.
They should submit a letter of interest explaining their background, experience and why they are interested in the position.
Letters of interest must be Read More
Public Comments on Economic Development Fund Program Priorities Before Council Approves Motion
Dave Jones, steward of The Hive in White Rock began public comment with regard to planning and budgeting for 2013-2017 on what is important to business people with regard to the $4 million available in the County Economic Development Fund. The County’s Economic Vitality Administrator Greg Fisher looks on at right. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
President Andy Andrews of the Los Alamos Entrepreneurs Network (LAEN) spoke during public comment. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
County Councilor Harry Burgess listens as President Andy Andrews of the Los Alamos Entrepreneurs Read More
Council Selects Option for Valles Caldera’s DEIS
Director Marie Rodriguez of Natural Resources at the Valles Caldera National Preserve answers questions from Councilors regarding their intent to select a public access and use option for the Valles Caldera National Preserve and to convey via letter from the County Administrator Harry Burgess before the end of the public comment period of 5 p.m., Aug. 14. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Councilor Mike Wismer moved, seconded by Councilor Vincent Chiravalle, that Council select public access and use option 3A or 3B for the Valles Caldera National Preserve and direct County Administrator Read More
Council Approves Removal of Old Unpaid Utility Bills
Outgoing Deputy Manager of Finance and Administration Janet Bettinger looks on as Incoming Deputy Manager of Finance and Administration Bob Westervelt made the case as to why it’s bad for business to carry unpaid utility bills on the Department of Public Utilities accounts receivable ledger beyond five years. The debts cannot be collected because the people responsible are dead, left town or otherwise are indisposed. Council voted to approve allowing removal of those unpaid bills from the DPU ledger. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Council Elects Geoff Rodgers to Fill Vice Chair Vacancy
County Council unanimously elected Councilor Geoff Rodgers this evening to fill the vacancy left by last week’s resignation of Ron Selvage. The vice chair serves at the pleasure of the council and is eligible for election to subsequent terms. The vice chair assists the chair in the performance of the duties of the chair and acts in the chair’s place when necessary. The vice chair also serves on other council committees or boards and commissions. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
County Administrator Harry Burgess removes newly elected Vice Chair Geoff Rodger’s Read More
Council Honors KRSN Owners for State Achievement
Owners David and Gillian Sutton accept a proclamation issued by Los Alamos County Council to honor KRSN 1490AM for its recent award as “2012 New Mexico Broadcaster of the Year.” Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Council Recognizes Individuals Completing Boys and Girls State
From left, Ben Mitsunaga, Cory Geyer and Kyle Partin accept Council’s recognition of individuals completing the American Legion’s New Mexico Boys’ State and Girls’ State program. The trio spoke about their experience and growth while participating in the program. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Councilor Vincent Chiravalle presents special pins to Boys’ State participants from left, Kyle Partin, Cory Geyer and Ben Mitsunaga. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Council Proclaims August ‘Assets Building Month’
Council proclaims the month of August 2012 as “Assets Building Month” in Los Alamos County and presents the proclamation to Assets Coordinator Bernadette Lauritzen as her son passes out cookies to Councilors and staff. The 40 Developmental Assets Program, a program of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board, identifies 40 building blocks that help youth grow up healthy, caring and responsible. The assets are grounded in extensive research in youth development, resiliency, and prevention. They represent the relationships, opportunities, and personal qualities that young Read More
Council Honors Los Alamos Police Chief and Officers
Los Alamos County Council recognized and honored Police Chief Wayne Torpy this evening in Council Chambers for his leadership in keeping the community safe and protesters calm and peaceful during the annual Hiroshima demonstration held Sunday in the townsite and Monday at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Torpy gave the credit for the successful outcome of this year’s demonstrations to his Deputy Chief Kevin Purtymun, his police officers, LANL’s security force and state police. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Deputy Chief Kevin Purtymun is credited by Police Chief Read More
PRC Commissioner Doug Howe Talks Natural Gas
Editor’s Note: The Los Alamos Daily Post has received Commissioner Howe’s presentation slides. You may view them by clicking here (google docs).
PRC Commissioner Doug Howe discusses Natural Gas At Mesa Public Library Wednesday evening. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
By Greg Kendall
District 3 PRC Commissioner Doug Howe presented “Focus on … Unconventional Natural Gas: Boon or Bust?” to a full Mesa Public Library conference room audience Wednesday evening.
The talk was sponsored by the Sierra Club and the Los Alamos Sustainable Read More
Bobcat Lounges Poolside
A bobcat lounges poolside at a home on Barranca Mesa Thursday evening. Photo by Bob Westervelt Read More
Mutual Respect Framed LANL Protest
Los Alamos Police Chief Wayne Torpy shakes hands with a protester during Monday’s demonstration at Los Alamos National Laboratory, marking the 67th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Despite any differences that may exist between demonstrators and authorities, an air of mutual respect permeated the annual event. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief Kevin Purtymun calmly chats with protesters from left, Benjamin (Summer) Abbott, Catherine Euler and Cathie Sullivan who are three of the six protesters who eventually were arrested Read More
2012 County Fair & Rodeo Kicks Off Thursday!
Courtesy/LAC
2012 County Fair & Rodeo Event Schedule:
Thursday, Aug. 9
- Indoor Exhibit Check-in (Carlos Valdez) (505) 662-2656
- Mesa Public Library 2-6 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 10
- County Classic Open Pool Tournament (505) 662-8920
- Ehart Senior Center 8 a.m.
- County Fair Exhibits @ Mesa Public Library 5-8 p.m.
- Viewing for Disabled 4-5 p.m.
- Summer Concert @ Ashley Pond 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 11
- Festival & Fair @ Ashley Pond 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Arts & Crafts Fair (Nancy Coombs) (505) 662-1635 @ Fuller Lodge 9 a.m.
Community Called to Count Butterflies Saturday
Monarch butterfly. Courtesy photo
By Kirsten Laskey
Did you know that the Monarch butterfly migrates? This small creature, with its delicate orange-and-black wings will traverse the North American continent from Mexico to Canada.
It’s a journey that spans many generations of this particular species of butterflies.
The natural world that lies just beyond your doorstep is full of fascinating facts and stories, if you just take the opportunity to step out into it.
And the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is offering a chance on Saturday, Aug. 11.
PEEC’s Butterfly Count will Read More
‘Food on the Hill’: Congo Bars
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com- 2/3 cup butter(softened)
- 2 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 6oz chocolate chips
- 6 oz butterscotch chips
- 3 2/3 cup flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup sweetened coconut
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comDOE Awards $62 Million in Contracts to Accelerate Development of ‘Extreme Scale’ Supercomputers
Sequoia, an IBM supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California, was on June 18, 2012 named No. 1 in the TOP500, a list of the world’s fastest supercomputers. Here, Sequoia is installed in LLNL’s Terascale Simulation Facility in April 2012. Courtesy/LLNL
DOE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Under an initiative called FastForward, the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have awarded $62 million in research and development (R&D) contracts to five leading companies in high performance computing Read More
Once a Year Breakfast for School Retirees is Aug. 15
SCHOOL RETIREES News:
With the many cars, buses and pedestrians headed to the Los Alamos Public Schools by 7:50 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, a large group of school retirees will be just getting ready for their “First Day of School.”
Since the 1970s, school retirees have celebrated the start of each new school year with a delightful breakfast and much camaraderie at the single yearly meeting of that organization.
Retirees will meet from 9:30-11 a.m. at the Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, 3900 Trinity Dr.
A catered breakfast featuring individual green chile quiche, fruit and juice, Read More
Workers Dredge 15th Street
Workers dredged beneath 15th Street near Central Avenue last week. The roadwork is now complete with 15th Street newly paved and open to public traffic. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LANL Sets Waste Shipping Record for Fourth Consecutive Year
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory has set another record for shipments of transuranic waste in a single fiscal year. Here, the Laboratory’s 172nd shipment leaves the Laboratory on Aug. 2, headed for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Lab has sent 172 shipments so far this year; aiming for 200 by Sept. 30
For the fourth consecutive year, Los Alamos National Laboratory’s TRU Waste Program has shipped a record number of transuranic (TRU) waste shipments to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M, for permanent disposal.
The Laboratory’s 172nd Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: July 27 to Aug. 1, 2012
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.
July 26 at 10:38 p.m. / A 46-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that someone burglarized her vehicle parked in the 100 block of La Mesa Circle. The estimated loss is unknown.
DONAVEN VANWIJKWEIJER
July 27 at 4:09 p.m. / Police arrested Donaven Wanwijkweijer, 18, of Los Alamos on Trinity Drive an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant.
ADA MARTINEZ
July 29 at 5:12 a.m. / Police arrested Read More