County Sends Letter Supporting Manhattan National Park
Los Alamos County has sent a letter of support for the proposed Manhattan National Park to three congressional leaders.
Clear HERE to view the letter.
For more information on the status of the potential Manhattan National Park, read the newsletter story from the Atomic Heritage Foundation:
Free Shuttle Service Transports Visitors to Bandelier
Benches and canopies have been installed in a parking area on Rover Boulevard near N.M. 4 in White Rock for visitors to park their vehicles and wait in the shade for Atomic City Transit to transport them to Bandelier this summer. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
BANDELIER News:
A free shuttle service operated by Atomic City Transit is the only way in which visitors will have access to Bandelier National Monument this summer through November, Park Superintendent Jason Lott said.
Visitors should park in the designated lot at the intersection of N.M. 4 and Rover Boulevard in White Rock.
The Read More
Los Alamos Daily Post Launches ‘Social’ Page
Check out the new “Social” page on the Los Alamos Daily Post!
We are now showing the Post’s Tweeter and Facebook feeds. On the Post’s Tweeter feed you will find retweeted stories that are of interest to Los Alamos.
Retweets are small story blurbs from around Los Alamos, the state of New Mexico and beyond.
The staff of the Los Alamos Daily Post selects only stories to “retweet” that are likely to be of interest to past and present Los Alamos citizens.
You can click on the links within the retweets to view the full external stories that are described.
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Clark & Kendall’s – Weekend Preview – May 31, 2012
The Los Alamos Daily Post's events calendar webcast, "Clark & Kendall's Weekend Preview." Carol A. Clark and Greg Kendall co-host this weekly program, which previews each upcoming weekend's events scheduled for Los Alamos, White Rock and beyond.
To compile the list of events, the Los Alamos Daily Post checks the event calendars found in the right hand sidebar and we sample the posters on the front window at Aspen Copies. We cover events that are of interest to the general public.
Here is our raw calendar information:
Friday, June 1st Bluegrass at Ashley Pond – Read More
New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program Recognized by U.S. Department of Commerce
LANL News:
The New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) program, a collaboration of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Sandia National Laboratories and the state of New Mexico, received the 2012 Manufacturing Advocate of the Year award from the Manufacturing Extension Partnership under the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The award was presented this month at the 2012 Manufacturing Innovation conference in Orlando, Fla., for “commitment to the business growth and transformation of U.S.–based manufacturing through work in the manufacturing sector.”
The NMSBA was specifically Read More
Early Voting Ends Saturday!
2012 Primary Election Information:
Los Alamos County Bureau of Elections is reminding registered voters that Early Voting will end on Saturday.
Until then, votes can be cast from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today through Saturday, June 2 at the Los Alamos Community Building, 475 20th St. or White Rock Fire Station #3, 129 N.M. 4.
Absentee Voting In Person will also end on Saturday.
Until then, votes can be cast from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Friday, June 1 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday June 2 at the Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office, 2451 Central Ave., Suite D.
For more information, visit https:////www.losalamosnm.us/clerk/Pages/Elections.aspx Read More
Quantum Computers Will Be Able to Simulate Particle Collisions
NIST News:
Stephen Jordan. Courtesy/NIST
Quantum computers are still years away, but a trio of theorists has already figured out at least one talent they may have.
According to the theorists, including one from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), physicists might one day use quantum computers to study the inner workings of the universe in ways that are far beyond the reach of even the most powerful conventional supercomputers.
Quantum computers require technology that may not be perfected for decades, but they hold great promise for solving complex problems.
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LANL Scientist Selected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Jaqueline Kiplinger of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Materials Chemistry group has been selected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC.)
The Royal Society of Chemistry is Europe’s largest professional and academic society for chemistry and traces its roots to the Chemical Society of London, established in 1841.
Fellowship is awarded to nominees who have made sustained outstanding contributions to the advancement or application of chemical science or who have demonstrated excellence in the chemical science profession.
Research achievements
Kiplinger is internationally Read More
New Mexico Receiving Nearly $1.6 Million for AmeriCorps Jobs
The AmeriCorps grant comes from the Corporation for National and Community Service and will fund more than 282 positions in areas such as education, health and wellness and youth service programs. Los Alamos Man in Afghanistan Calls for Support
Photo by Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti
Editor’s note: Local veterinarian Bob Fuselier, is in Afghanistan representing the Afghan Sister Villages education project. The project includes Los Alamos High School students communicating by computer with students in an Afghan school. Fuselier is seeking support to build a school in a second village. Fuselier’s colleague, Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti says, “Education is the key to fight terrorism, the darkness of ignorance, to build bridges, to go forward hand in hand … without education it is difficult to build bridges, Read More
Summerfest and Pajarito Punishment at Pajarito Mountain this Weekend
Celebrate the start of the summer season at Pajarito Mountain Saturday June 2.
The New Mexico Brewers Festival is noon to 5 p.m., featuring 15 New Mexico microbrewers and live music 1-5 p.m. with the Blue Hornets.
Lifts will run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for hiking and biking.
Atomic City Transit is providing free shuttles 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.running every 30 minutes from Sullivan Field at Los Alamos High School.
For more information on Summerfest, go to www.skipajarito.com
Pajarito Punishment Downhill Race is also this weekend on the mountain.
- Saturday, June 2, Practice Day and Summerfest:
- Registration:
East Road/NM502 Gas Line Replacement and Reinforcement Begins this Week
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES News:
Gas line replacement and reinforcement work on East Road/NM502, from Tewa Loop to Airport Road, begins this week with most work confined to the shoulder of the roadway.
Drivers in the area are asked to use caution while this work is underway this summer.
Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fire Grows to 170,272 Acres
NEW MEXICO STATE FORESTRY News:
Raging fire is visible from Forest Road 141. Photo by Steven Meister, Mt. Tayloyr Hotshots. Courtesy/USFS Gila National Forest
The Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fire has grown to 170,272 acres, which makes it the largest fire in New Mexico history. Last summer’s Las Conchas fire burned 156,293 acres.
The fire has continued to spread in all directions as it remains active on more than 95 percent of the perimeter.
Firefighters are working on the line around the fire to provide the buffer needed to minimize the spread.
Burnout operations on the north side of the Read More
Bluegrass to Surround Ashley Pond Friday
Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum. Courtesy/LASCS
By Russell Gordon
I was listening to the music of Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum today thinking about what I’ll write for this article.
They both grew up in the 60’s.
Tom was more of a rocker and said that he started listening to more and more Folk and American roots music after driving home to Connecticut following the infamous Woodstock Festival of August 1969.
Laurie started listening to the same in high school and college. I read that she really loved the music of the Dillards, the Greenbriar Boys, Ralph Stanley, Bill Monroe and Doc Watson.
Before I sat down Read More
H.E.L.P. Provides Rides to Medical Appointments
By Carol A. Clark
The Los Alamos Lions Club created a program that has become a lifeline to local residents without a way to get to their medical appointments.
H.E.L.P. is filled with volunteers who drive Los Alamos residents to medical appointments at Los Alamos Medical Center as well as to doctor offices throughout the County, in Espanola, Santa Fe and all the way to Albuquerque.
“The Lions Club formed the H.E.L.P. program in 1982,” said Barbara Croley, affiliated with the Lions Club since 1963. “It varies of course but our volunteers drive 20 to 35 patients a month to their Read More
Book Signing Tonight: Scott Ortman and “Winds from the North”
Mesa Verde rockshelter dwelling site. Photo by istockphoto.com
SFI News:
Despite a century of research, no consensus exists on how, or if, the abandonment of Mesa Verde and the formation of the Rio Grande Pueblos are related.
In “Winds from the North: Tewa Origins and Historical Anthropology” (University of Utah Press, February 2012), SFI Omidyar Fellow Scott Ortman proposes a compelling solution to this problem through and investigation of the genetic, linguistic, and cultural heritage of the Tewa Pueblo people of New Mexico.
Ortman will give a brief overview of “Winds Read More
Renovations Close 37th Street Play Lot
LOS ALAMOS COUNTY PARKS News
The 37th Street Play Lot near Villa Street is closed for the next two weeks so that the Los Alamos County’s contractor, LA Landscaping & More, can make renovations to the park.
Renovations include:
- remove the sand safety zone material in the designated play areas and replace with engineered wood fiber, bringing the safety/fall zone into compliance
- add a merry-go-around with fall/safety zone material and borders (similar to the one at Community Park or North Mesa Park)
- replace the asphalt entry walk with concrete and an approach that is not as steep as the
Friends of the Shelter Pet of the Week
LOS ALAMOS ANIMAL SHELTER News:
The Los Alamos Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, (505) 662-8179, has a great selection of on-site adoptable pets just waiting for their forever home.
Others are currently off-campus in foster homes.
Visit the Friends of the Shelter website: www.lafos.org, to obtain information about volunteering, adopting and donating.
Also check out the FOS Petfinder page for pictures and to learn more about adoptable pets.
https:////www.petfinder.com/shelters/friendsoftheshelter.html
All adoptable pets are spayed or neutered, have their shots and come microchipped. Read More
Quality New Mexico Accepting Applications for 2012 NM Performance Excellence Awards
QUALITY NEW MEXICO News
Quality New Mexico is accepting applications for the 2012 NM Performance Excellence Awards. The awards, which will be awarded next spring, include:
- Piñon Recognition, commitmentto performance excellence
- Roadrunner Recognition, progress toward performance excellence
- Zia Award for Performance Excellence, best-in-class results
Organizations wishing to participate in the awards program must send in an intent to apply form by June 15. It can be obtained at www.qualitynewmexico.org.
Applications are due on July 20.
The New Mexico Read More
Kiwanis Tuesday Lunch Meeting Schedule
KIWANIS CLUB OF LOS ALAMOS News:
The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos meets each Tuesday, noon to 1 p.m., at the Masonic Temple, on Sage, near the intersection of 15th Street and Canyon Road.
Speakers and topics are occasionally subject to change because of illness, conflicts or weather.
June 5-John Bass, photo/video manager at Los Alamos National Laboratory, will share recently discovered film footage showing key members of the Manhattan Project.
June 12-Dr. Paul Daly will speak on his recent experiences serving in Iraq and Kuwait.
June 19-Melinda Fuller of Del Norte Credit Union will discuss Read More