County Horse Show July 7 at Brewer Arena
LOS ALAMOS COUNTY RECREATION News:
Courtesy/LAC
The Los Alamos County Recreation Division will present the Los Alamos County Horse Show at 9 a.m., Saturday July 7 at Brewer Arena.
Horse Show registration forms are available at the Aquatic Center or www.losalamosnm.us/rec.
All registration forms must be returned to the Aquatic Center. The deadline for pre-registration is 5 p.m., Thursday July 5.
Pre-Registration: $5 class entry per participant (by July 5.)
Late Registration: $8 class entry per participant (after July 5.)
Family Registration: $30 per family. Families are three or more Read More
Volunteers Needed Now for Y’s Firecracker Fun Run & Children’s Parade
FAMILY YMCA News:
The Family YMCA needs volunteers to help with its Independence Day Firecracker 5K Family Fun Run and Children’s Parade on July 4.
Sign up to help at the YMCA or call 662-3100 for more information.
Registration fee for Runners is $20 in June, $30 in July, and $10 for youth 12 & Under.
Canyon Road will be closed from 15th Street to Central Avenue from approximately 8:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. July 4 for the Family YMCA’s Independence Day Firecracker 5K Family Fun Run.
There will be traffic control on 15th Street from Iris Street to Canyon Road and on Canyon Road from Central Avenue to Los Read More
Heather McClenahan Speaks at Washington, D.C. Hearing in Favor of Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Gary Petersen and Colleen French from Hanford, Cindy Kelly of the Atomic Heritage Foundation, Heather McClenahan of the Los Alamos Historical Society, and Carl Aiden from Hanford in the Longworth House Office Building after the hearing on the Manhattan Project National Historical Park bill today. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos Historical Society News:
The House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 5987, a bill to establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Park today.
Co-sponsored by Congressman Doc Hastings from Washington, Ben Ray Lujan Read More
Youth Businesses Stand Ready to Serve
LACDC News:
This was a fantastic year for the Youth Business Grant Program (YBGP) of the Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation (LACDC.)
The Youth Business Grant Program is a summer program that encourages young people in the communities of Los Alamos, Jemez Springs, Espanola and Pojoaque to open and run their own business.
The YBGP selected its 2012 recipients from a record 25 applicants.
YBGP awarded 18 grants, up to $400, to help youth ages 13 to 19 start a summer business.
There were 12 recipients from Los Alamos and six from Espanola.
The goal of the program is to help young entrepreneurs Read More
Extreme Drought Forces Fireworks Cancelation, Celebration Will Go On
KIWANIS & LAFD News:
Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos, in consultation with the Los Alamos Fire Department, in consideration of the dangerously dry conditions embracing Northern New Mexico has decided that a fireworks display will not be included in this years 4th of July Celebration Event at Overlook Park.
All other activities, including Atomic City Transit to the park, will go on as planned.
The public can still enjoy all of the typical July 4 festivities at Overlook Park including music by the Nomads and Community Winds, a display by the Habanero Skydivers Read More
Los Alamos Site Office Takes Fire Prevention Measures
NNSA News:
As a result of the region’s high fire potential, the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Los Alamos Site Office (LASO) has imposed fire prevention restrictions on the government-leased Sportsmen’s Club property in Los Alamos to match those for the Forest Service, Park Service, and the Los Alamos National Laboratory property.
“We are very concerned about the severe drought and weather conditions that are affecting the southwest,” LASO Manager Kevin Smith said. “We just can’t afford to take a chance right now on causing a fire that could rapidly spread to other areas.”
In Read More
Bestsellers at Otowi Station: Week of June 17-23
Best sellers for the week of June 17-23:- Wonder, R. J. Palacio
- The Housekeeper and the Professor, Yoko Ogawa
- They Say I Say: the Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, Gerald Graff
- The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls
- The Green Glass Sea, Ellen Klages
- Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Marc A. Meyers
- Los Alamos Trails, Craig Martin*
- Fifty Shades Freed, E. L. James
- Founding Brothers: the Revolutionary Generation, Joseph J. Ellis
- Rand McNally Road Atlas, Rand McNally
Pool Closed Friday 7-11 a.m. for Maintenance
WALKUP AQUATIC CENTER News:
From 7–11 a.m., Friday the pool will be shut off for servicing. Short Course Early Bird Lap Swim will be available from 5 a.m.7 a.m. Courtesy photo Read More
Hall Weighs in on Supreme Court’s Health Care Decision
By Rep. Jim Hall
House District 43
I am currently in Washington, D.C., attending a conference for state legislators on Medicaid put on by the non-partisan Council of State Governments.
The primary focus of the conference has been how to address the ongoing, large increases in Medicaid costs on state finances.
Today’s decision by the Supreme Court makes these issues even more timely and important.
The predicted growth in New Mexico Medicaid before the Court’s decision was an increase in New Mexico Medicaid enrollees by between 172,000 and 212,000 at a yearly cost increase of between $350 Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Law
In a 5-4 majority, the U.S. Supreme Court, moments ago, announced that it upholds the Obama Administration law that requires most Americans to get health insurance by 2014 or pay a financial penalty.
“The Affordable Care Act‘s requirement that certain individuals pay a financial penalty for not obtaining health insurance may reasonably be characterized as a tax,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the court’s majority. “Because the Constitution permits such a tax, it is not our role to forbid it, or to pass upon its wisdom or fairness.”
The decision Read More
LATA Leads List of Top Revenue Companies
A Los Alamos field crew member from LATA uses a hand auger to collect environmental samples in northern New Mexico. Courtesy/LATA
By Carol A. Clark
A Los Alamos Company stood out among New Mexico’s top high-tech companies recognized last week for their achievements by New Mexico Flying 40, which annually honors the state’s fastest-growing companies.
Los Alamos Technical Associates (LATA), 999 Central Ave., led the list of Top 10 revenue companies for the second consecutive year.
LATA is a technical project management services company with total revenues of $237.8 million in 2011, which Read More
TK Thompson Explores ‘The Faces of Jazz’
By Bonnie J. Gordon
TK Thompson has been interested in both jazz music and photography since his early teens.
His current exhibit of black and white photographs of jazz musicians plying their trade is titled “Faces of Jazz.”
The exhibit is on display in the Portal Gallery of The Art Center at Fuller Lodge.
The show continues through Aug. 4. An opening reception for “Faces of Jazz” and “Rhapsody in Blue,” the current show in the main gallery, will take place 5-7 p.m., Friday June 29.
“I noticed at an early age that sometimes musicians solo with closed eyes,” Thompson said. “How could they read the music? Read More
Naturalization Ceremony Set for July 4 at Bandelier
BANDELIER News:
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As America celebrates its 236th birthday next week, 15 immigrants will be sworn in as new U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony at Bandelier National Monument.
This 11 a.m. event Wednesday, July 4 is one of more than 40 special naturalization ceremonies taking place across the United States in celebration of Independence Day, and the first one ever held at Bandelier.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Field Office Director Patti JMK Reynolds will administer the Oath of Allegiance to the new U.S. citizens.
Special remarks will be provided Read More
U.S. Marshals Selling Works of Art
U.S. MARSHALLS News:
“Le Homme Endormi” by Henri Matisse, Curtesy/U.S. Marshalls
WASHINGTON–The U.S. Marshals Service is conducting online auctions to sell 245 works of art by Chagall, Matisse, Picasso, Toulouse-Lautrec and other old masters as well as pieces by more recent famous artists.
The items are up for auction at www.txauction.com until July 2.
The pieces of art were seized from several federal court cases and are now forfeited to the government.
Three of the cases involved Marc Dreier out of the Southern District of New York, Justin French out of the Eastern District of Virginia, Read More
Longmire Television Series Filming This Week in Los Alamos and at the Ski Hill
COUNTY News:
This week, Los Alamos residents will see those familiar yellow and black signs guiding film talent and production crews through town to base camps and film sites within the County.
These signs will post the letters “LM”—for Longmire, The hour-long drama series from Warner Horizon Television, which began filming in March of this year in Santa Fe, Las Vegas and the surrounding areas.
Filming is scheduled to begin tomorrow through Thursday at private homes in Los Alamos and at the Ski Hill.
Longmire stars Robert Taylor (The Matrix), Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica), Lou Diamond Read More
Vehicle Rollover Shuts Down East Road
A white van on Central Avenue attempted to enter East Road at about 2:15 p.m. today when it struck a Toyota 4 Runner, causing it to flip over and land on its side on East Road. Police report that injuries of the parties involved were minor and no one needed to be transported to Los Alamos Medical Center. The roadway is opening back up to traffic. Courtesy photo Read More
Power Outage Affects About 300 Local Customers
DPU News:
Power was interrupted to North Mesa beginning at 9:18 a.m., Tuesday according to the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities.
An electric line operations crew caused a brief power outage to North Mesa while preparing to perform a 700-foot, 3-phase cable pull near the base of Pueblo Canyon.
About 300 customers were affected. Power outage status and notifications were provided to customers by 311 Customer Care Center staff and to online customers and cell phones via DPU’s Facebook and Twitter.
Power was restored to the area within about 20 minutes.
The 700-foot underground cable Read More
Heinrich Visits Local Teachers Union Officials
U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, center, visited with Vice President Ryan Ross of the Los Alamos Federation of School Employees and LAFSE President Ellen Mills of Los Alamos at the American Federation of Teachers-New Mexico offices in Albuquerque Saturday. The AFT-NM endorsed Heinrich, a Democrat, who is running against Republican Heather Wilson for the United States Senate seat of retiring Sen. Jeff Bingaman. Courtesy photo. Read More
County’s Summer Concert Series Features Chuck Prophet Friday at the Pajarito Ski Area
Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express play Friday night at Pajarito Ski Area for the County’s Summer Concert Series. Courtesy photo
By Russ Gordon
You should catch the Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series at the Pajarito Ski Area this Friday, June 29.
We’ve had some fabulous concerts this season and this week we’re not backing down.
Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express from San Francisco is an amazing band!
I believe almost everyone will enjoy this show. I say “almost” because Chuck did leave Whittier, Calif., right after high school graduation and hit the road with what was to become Read More
ECA Testifying Today in Washington in Support of Manhattan Project National Historical Park Project
U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filled in at a hearing today for National Parks Subcommittee Chair Mark Udall of Colorado who was fighting wildfires back home. Courtesy/ECA
ECA News:
The Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) will testify today before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, United States Senate, in support of S.3300, a bill to establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico and Hanford, Washington. ECA supports establishing Read More