Paul Drakos to Speak at Geological Society Tuesday
GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY News:
Wheeler Geologic Area near Creede, Colo. Courtsy/LAGS
Dr. Paul G. Drakos, Senior Geologist and Vice President of Glorieta Geoscience, Inc. in Santa Fe is the featured speaker for the Los Alamos Geological Society meeting, set for 7:30 p.m., Tuesday July 17 at the Christian Church, 92 East Road, Los Alamos.
Drakos’ talk is entitled, “Soil-stratigraphic framework, timing of recent eolian events, and preservation of archaeological sites on the Pajarito Plateau.”
Stratigraphic relationships and soil characteristics provide a geomorphic Read More
Mesa Public Library’s Authors Speak Series Presents New Mexico’s Centennial Story Teller Joe Hayes
MESA PUBLIC LIBRARY News:
Join Joe Hayes for a family evening of fun and tall tales in English and Spanish at 7 p.m., Thursday July 26 on the lawn at Fuller Lodge, weather permitting, inside if not, presented by Mesa Public Library.
Bring a picnic and come early to get a good spot for this beloved, official New Mexico Centennial storyteller and former teacher with Los Alamos Public Schools.
As Hayes notes, “I’ll tell a selection of favorite stories gleaned from New Mexico’s diverse cultures. I’ve been traveling the state with my stories for more than 30 of the 100 years of statehood, Read More
Cone Zone Update: Week of July 16
COUNTY News:
Public Works Projects:
N.M. 4 Improvements Project
Motorists can expect a relatively open roadway this week with temporary tabs marking driving lanes.
Permanent striping and roadway markings will be placed in approximately two weeks, allowing the latest pavement application adequate time to cure.
As the contractor works to finish up any remaining median or shoulder work, intermittent lane closures can be expected.
The speed limit within the construction area is 30 mph. Please drive defensively and watch for construction vehicles.
Pavement Preservation Program
Crews will Read More
Filippenko will deliver 42nd Oppenheimer Memorial Lecture
OPPENHEIMER MEMORIAL LECTURE News:
Award-winning UC Berkeley astrophysicist Alex Filippenko will deliver the 42nd Oppenheimer Memorial Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, in the Duane Smith Auditorium in Los Alamos.
The lecture, “Dark Energy and the Runaway Universe,” is free and open to the public.
Filippenko has made a career of studying supernovae and using these cosmic beacons to probe the vastness of space.
Filippenko was a member of two independent teams that in 1998 reported, based on observations of supernovae, that the universe was expanding at a runaway pace.
The leaders of those Read More
LAHS’s Holly Erickson Earns $60K at International Science Fair
Los Alamos High School student Holly Erickson at the International Science Fair in Pittsburgh in May. Courtesy photo
By Kirsten Laskey
Los Alamos High School student Holly Erickson and her science project, “Intelligent Self-Assembling System using Robotic Cells” started out on a local stage but ended up on an international one.
Erickson, who will be a senior this year, participated in the International Science Fair held May 13-18 in Pittsburgh.
She competed in the electrical and mechanical engineering division and received a $60,000 scholarship to go to Florida Technical College.
“It Read More
UNM-LA Presents Summer Programs for Kids & Teens
Courtesy/UNM-LA
By Bonnie Gordon
The staff and faculty of UNM-LA are excited to welcome kids and teens to the campus when UNM-LA presents two unique programs for those in grades 4-12 this summer.
UNM-LA will host “University Experience,” from July 23-27. This program is a newly designed and invigorated version of what was once called “Children’s College.”
This program includes two components, the “University Adventures” program for students entering grades 4-7 and “University Explorations” for older students entering grades 7-12.
Seventh graders may select either program, depending Read More
Y Camp to Perfom “Back-To-The-Future” Thursday
A “Back-To-The-Future” performance extravaganz a featuring Y campers will be held at 6 p.m., Thursday July 19 at Barranca Elementary School. The public is welcome to attend this end-of-summer performance and ice cream social. Courtesy/YMCA Read More
Ribbon Cut on North Mesa Disc Golf Course
Los Alamos County Parks and Trails Division Superintendant Jeff Humpton cuts the ribbon to the entrance of the North Mesa Disc Golf Course Saturday. The Los Alamos County Parks and Recreation Dvision held the ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil the newly renovated North Mesa Disc Golf Course. A tournament was held after the ceremony with participants from Los Alamos, White Rock and a few non-locals. Visit https:////www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=4854&mode=ci for a course description and map. The course is free to the public and open year round. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com Read More
Board of Public Utilities Meets 5:30 p.m. Wednesday
DPU News:
The Board of Public Utilities is holding its regular monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 18.
The meeting is at 170 Central Park Square.
The meeting is open to the public.
On the agenda:
- Approval of Modification of DPU rules and regulations regarding the fee schedule for water hydrant meters
- Cooperation on achieving the County’s sustainability goals
- Electric reliability plan update
- Discussion of sewer project costs and ways to fund continuing sewer budget needs
- Discussion on the board’s sewer budget presentation to Council July 24
- Discussion on utilities manager goals
Los Alamos Boasts World’s Newest Rotarians
Rotary President Linda Hull, left, looks on as School Board President Kevin Honnell and Christina Kraemer, who recently returned from a Group Study Exchange in South Africa, are inducted into the local club during a ceremony at Tuesday’s Rotary Club lunch meeting at the Dixie Girl. Rotarian Skip King pronounces Honnell and Kraemer “the two newest Rotary Club members in the world.” Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Taylor Receives Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal
Jacob Taylor, NIST Physicist, Receives Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal for Public Service. Photo by Sam Kittner/Kittner.com
NIST News:
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physicist Jacob Taylor received a Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal (Sammies) for his advanced scientific research, which has potential for advances in health care, communications, computing, and technology.
Presented the award by Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank Sept. 13, Taylor was one of just nine winners chosen from nearly 400 nominees for awards honoring excellence Read More
Every Business Tycoon Starts Somewhere…
Ashley Donny and Dante Cote sell snow cones near the corner of Trinity Drive and Diamond Drive Saturday afternoon. The young entrepreneurs will be selling their flavorful snow cones – grape, orange, cherry and lemon-lime – again next Saturday. Courtesy photo Read More
Board Approves LAHS Bus Loop, Landscaping and Parking Lot Work
Photo: The Los Alamos High School Bus Loop Committee met with the architect July 3 to review options that were presented at Tuesday’s School Board meeting. Courtesy/LAPS
By Kirsten Laskey
Say goodbye to a dirt lawn and a parking lot with helter-skelter lanes at Los Alamos High School.
The proposed bus loop and landscape project were approved at Tuesday’s school board meeting.
The bus loop project, which received a unanimous vote, involves replacing the existing sidewalk along Smith Auditorium and P-Wing with a new six-foot wide sidewalk.
Additionally, a bus loading and unloading Read More
Annual Stoddard Scholarship Awards Announced
Photo: Emily Lucero.
By Karyl Ann Armbruster
How does the Caldera National Preserve relate to the Stoddard Scholarship? Steve Stoddard, a member of the original trustees of the Valles Caldera who attended many meetings to decide the fate of the Caldera, was given a per diem stipend.
Rather than spend that money on his family, he placed it in an account.
By the time all was settled with the Valles Caldera, there was a significant amount of money set aside. Steve and his wife Barbara realized that what they both valued was the work that teachers and nurses do for our community and state.
With that Read More
TOTH’s ‘Pie in the Sky’ Fundraiser Exceeds $500
Lisa Rothrock and Bill Hamilton check out homemade pies in the silent auction during Thursday’s “Pie in the Sky” fundraising dinner at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church. The event was tied to the church’s annual Vacation Bible School underway this week. The dinner consisted of homemade chicken and vegetable pot pies and salad, with ice cream for dessert. More than $500 was raised from the homemade pie-filled silent auction alone. The money will be used for TOTH’s annual Mexico home-building project. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com Read More
DOT Expects Continuing Deterioration of New Mexico’s Roads
- Short Note on Yesterday’s Legislative Finance Committee Meeting
Because of my membership on the House Appropriations and Finance Committee, I was asked to attend the LFC meeting in Rio Rancho Friday as an alternate.
The LFC holds hearings throughout the year on budget issues. Yesterday’s focus was on the condition of the state’s Road Fund.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported that because of increasingly gas-efficient cars, diversion of fees and taxes originally designated for the Read More
Traffic Advisory: Bicyclists Urged to Use Caution on N.M. 4 During Road Work
Bicyclists riding in the vicinity of N.M. 4 and N.M. 501 are urged to use extra caution during chipseal work being performed by crews with the New Mexico Department of Transportation-District 5.
The chipseal project began July 12 and should be completed in two weeks, weather permitting.
Crew Supervisor Eugene Mario Trujillo said motorists and bicyclists will encounter the road work on N.M. 4 northbound and southbound lanes from White Rock to the Sandoval County line.
There may be delays between 5 a.m. to 4 p.m., as well as single lane closures with a flagging operation and pilot car escort.
Drivers Read More
Shinyribs Brought Ashley Pond Crowd to its Feet Friday
The Shinyribs from Austin, Texas performed Friday night at Ashley Pond as part of Los Alamos County’s Summer Concert Series with Concert Promoter Russ Gordon. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Andy Baumer and Shannon Flynn brave the rain to dance to the music of the Shinyribs at the Friday night Gordons Summer Concert. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Ducks glide across the pond as the Shinyribs band plays in the background. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Kev “Shinyribs” Russel. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Dia Winograd, center, Read More
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Concert Sunday at Fuller Lodge
Three Televised Debates to Give Voters Unscripted Opportunity to See Where Senatorial Candidates Stand
U.S. Senatorial Candidate Heather Wilson announced today that she has accepted invitations to participate in three televised debates put on by New Mexico’s three major television broadcast stations.
“By accepting all three of these televised debates during the month of October, prior to the general election on Nov. 6, 90 percent of New Mexicans will be able to see Rep. (Martin) Heinrich and me give unscripted answers to questions about how we will get our country back on track,” Wilson said.
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The KRQE debate will be 6-7 p.m., Thursday Oct. 11 at the KRQE studios.
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