Vehicle Survives Visitor Center Crash
A small dog waits patiently inside the runaway 2000 Subaru Station Wagon that crashed into the White Rock Visitor Center, 35 Rover Blvd., early Wednesday evening while the driver, Clene Cusumano, 25, was inside a nearby Shell Gas Station prepaying for her gas. Courtesy/LAPD
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Unlike the Visitor Center, the vehicle sustained relatively minor damage. Courtesy/LAPD
Exterior damage to the White Rock Visitor Center caused by the runaway vehicle that traveled about Read More
Styles N’ Smiles Opens in Downtown Los Alamos
Hair Stylist Susan Williams and Master Barber Trinidad Montaño welcome new clients to the Styles N’ Smiles Beauty Salon now open at 991 Central Ave., in Central Park Square. Photo by Mandy Marksteiner
By Mandy Marksteiner
A new beauty salon – with a twist – has come to town.
“The first salon that I worked at was right next to the beach,” said Susan Williams, a hairstylist originally from San Diego, Calif. “People came in wearing flip-flops and bathing suits. I got to head to the beach after lunch. It was an awesome job.”
Williams brings her casual and fun style to the newest salon in Los Read More
Council Focuses on Six CIP Projects Next Week
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Council will hold two special Capital Improvement Project meetings at 6 p.m., Tuesday May 15 and 6 p.m., Wednesday May 16 in Council Chambers, 475 20th St.
At the May 15 meeting, no action will be taken. The focus will be limited to six Phase 2 projects:
- Ashley Pond Park Improvements
- Golf Course Improvements
- Ice Rink Cover and Improvements
- Nature Center
- Teen Center
- White Rock Civic Center
Because of the large number of projects that must be presented in one evening, there will be no public comment at the beginning, during, or close of the meeting; instead, the County Read More
Cone Zone Road Construction Update: Week of May 7
LALT performs the world premier of the original musical Cowboy Poet, a C&W Musical
Cast of “Cowboy Poet, a C&W Musical Photo by Minesh Bacrania .
By Bonnie Gordon
What happens when a Cowboy Poet, an impoverished socialite and an ex-con throw a Gala to benefit Adult Literacy in New Mexico?
What happens when a man must choose between keeping his word and saving face? You’ll find out at the world premiere of Cowboy Poet, a C&W Musical, an original country-western musical written, composed, and directed by Deborah Magid at Los Alamos Little Theatre.
The production features a band headed up by Musical Director Gretchen Amstutz on Read More
Three Seats, Six Candidates, Who Will Best Serve Los Alamos…
The Los Alamos Daily Post is sponsoring a County Council Candidates Forum live from 6-7:30 p.m. today on PAC 8 television (Comcast Cable Channel 8 and streamed online at www.pac8.org.)
The 90-minute Forum is designed to introduce the community to the six candidates running for the three seats coming vacant at the end of this year.
Marc Clay, Vincent Chiravalle, Kristin Henderson, Ken Johnson, Pete Sheehey and Roger Waterman will speak about their backgrounds, experience and motivations for seeking such an important position in County government.
The candidates also will reveal where Read More
New Mexico on Opioids
Column by Rep. Jim Hall
On May 1, I was one of about 20 legislators — representing both parties and both chambers — selected to attend a conference on opioid drug (e.g., oxycodone, Vicodin, Percocet, hydrocodone) misuse in New Mexico.
Medical professionals and senior state officials also attended. Two quotes from the conference demand our attention.
- “New Mexico leads the U.S. in deaths from drug overdoses, now exceeding deaths from motor vehicle crashes.”
- “Unintentional overdose deaths from prescription opioid drugs have nearly tripled from 2000 to 2009
Barbara Calef Honored by League of Women Voters
A tribute on behalf of all the members of the League of Women Voters was presented to President Barbara Calef, left, for her leadership and inspiration by Becky Shankland, second vice president during the group’s annual meeting April 14. The League is a non-partisan group of men and women who do civic events for the community and research topics on which they want to take a position. Photo by Karyl Ann Armbruster
The speaker for the event was Steve Laurent who gave a “fascinating speech and answered tough questions from the audience.” Photo by Karyl Ann Armbruster
Learn Local Wildflowers with PEEC
PEEC News:
PEEC’s popular evening wildflower walks with Chick Keller are starting again. The first walk with be 5:30 p.m., Thursday May 10. Participants can meet at PEEC, 3540 Orange St., to carpool to the trailhead. The walks are free and open to the public, with no registration required.
Flax (Linum Puberulum). Photo by Jennifer Macke
PEEC will offer wildflower walks once a month from May to September. Participants on these easy walks on local trails learn the names of whichever flowers are blooming that month.
A plant list is always provided, so that participants can remember Read More
Clean Up Los Alamos Day a Great Success!
Photo by County Environmental Services Specialist Tom Nagawiecki
By Tom Nagawiecki
Los Alamos County Environmental Services would first like to thank the other event sponsors that make this wonderful community event possible; Los Alamos National Bank, Los Alamos County Community Wildfire Protection, and Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Santa Fe.
Photo by County Environmental Services Specialist Tom Nagawiecki
For nine years, the residents of Los Alamos County have been coming together to beautify our community and help prepare for wildfire season.
This year we had around Read More
Shuffleboard Senior Olympic Results
Don Dudziak (front) and David Bullock (back) compete in Air Gun pistol competition last Wednesday. Final results will be announced after air gun competition is completed with the rifle event this Wednesday. Courtesy Photo- Wednesday, May 2 ,LASC 9-11 am; Air Gun (rifle: standing & supported): David Bullock, Don Dudziak, Ann ReVelle
- Wednesday, May 2 BESC at noon; Talent (solo reading): Inez Ross
- Saturday, May 5, Sullivan and Mesa Fields 8-11 am; Track & Field: Mary Billen, Margaret
An 11-Year-Old Protagonist in a Little Known Chapter in American History
OTOWI STATION BOOKSTORE News
Barbara Wright, author of the critically acclaimed novel for middle readers, Crow, will sign her book Friday, May 4, at 5:30 at Otowi Station Bookstore. She will visit Mountain and Barranca Elementary Schools and Los Alamos Middle School earlier that day.
The thought-provoking novel and its memorable cast present an unflinching and fresh take on race relations, injustice, and a fascinating, little-known chapter in American history, the race riots of 1898 in Wilmington, North Carolina,through the eyes of the 11-year-old narrator, Moses, a likeable, credible Read More
Celebrate Spring at the 45th Annual Spring Arts and Crafts Fair Saturday
Courtesy/LAAC
By Marlane Hamilton
Join regional artists at the Los Alamos Arts Council Spring Arts and Crafts Fair.
The fair will take place from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 5 on the Fuller Lodge lawn.
The Los Alamos Arts Council has presented its Spring Fair every year since 1967.
Featuring nearly 100 of the finest artisans in New Mexico, the Arts and Crafts Fair offers both traditional and contemporary art forms.
All of the items displayed are handmade or handcrafted.
Enjoy items that include pottery, weavings, clothing, wood-working, jewelry and more, while enjoying the pleasure of being Read More
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the Community Winds and Los Niños de Santa Fe
By Bonnie Gordon
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the Los Alamos Community Winds and their special guests Los Niños de Santa Fe by attending “Cinco de May – Celebrating a Century of the Music and Dance of Mexico and New Mexico,” at 7 p.m., Saturday May 5, at Crossroads Bible Church.
“I saw Los Niños de Santa Fe perform at the Museum of International Folk Art and it was a wonderful experience,” Winds Director Ted Vives said. “This seemed like a perfect opportunity to do something together.”
The performance has been selected as an Official New Mexico Centennial Event.
“We want Read More
Los Alamos Daily Post – Candidates Forum Live on PAC 8 at 6 p.m. Thursday
John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon participate in a 1960 presidential debate.
Tune into PAC 8 (on Comcast cable TV channel 8 or online) 6-7:30 p.m., Thursday May 3 for the live “Los Alamos Daily Post – Los Alamos County Council Candidates Forum.”
All six council candidates, including Pete Sheehey, Ken Johnson, Kristin Henderson, Marc Clay, Vincent Chiravalle and Roger Waterman will answer questions on a range of critical topics.
This forum will afford local citizens an opportunity to learn where each candidate stands on the issues.
The broadcast will be digitally Read More
Runaway Vehicle Crashes into White Rock Visitor Center
Police arrived at the scene of an accident in which an unoccupied vehicle rolled away from the Shell Gas Station at Rover Boulevard and N.M. 4 at about 5 p.m. today, picked up speed through the adjacent parking lot and plowed into the White Rock Visitor Center. According to police, the driver went inside the station to prepay her gas. Her vehicle is a manual transmission that apparently popped out of gear and rolled southbound across the parking lot, struck a canopy pole near the entrance of the tourist information center, jumped the curb and pushed in a portion of the glass and wall area of the building Read More
Police Charge Main Hill Road Speeder
Los Alamos Police arrested the driver of a vehicle seen speeding down the Main Hill Road Tuesday night.
Officers stopped Aaron Victor D. Lopez, 25, of Espanola at 10:11 p.m. before Anderson Overlook and administered a Field Sobriety Test to him, which he failed, according to police.
Lopez has been charged with DUI, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and speeding.
Police issued criminal citations at the scene to two passengers riding in the vehicle, Julia Gonzalez-Marquez, 19, of Espanola and Daniel Cruz-Chafino, 19, of Espanola.
Gonzalez-Marquez is charged with Read More
LAYL Students Mentor the Younger Set
Older and younger students share a fun-filled day together through the Los Alamos Youth Leadership program. Photo by Karyl Ann Armbruster
LAYL News:
Los Alamos Youth Leadership (LAYL), a longtime program of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board, sponsored an event for elementary age students last Saturday, April 28 at Los Alamos High School.
LAYL members were the “big brother and sisters” to local elementary school students.
The students played tag games, made art projects and seed planters, ate, decorated with sidewalk chalk, interacted with police officers and played with Read More
Sixty-five Students Receive Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund Scholarships
LAHS senior Scott Carlsten received the top award, which provides $7,500 in financial assistance. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Scholarship campaign began Tuesday for 2013 scholarship awards
Sixty-five students from seven Northern New Mexico counties are recipients of Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund scholarships, funded through more than $500,000 in donations from Los Alamos National Laboratory employees and the company that manages the Laboratory.
Los Alamos High School senior Scott Carlsten received the top award, the platinum scholarship, which provides $7,500 in financial Read More
Bandelier Seeks Public Input on Management of Tsankawi Unit
At Tsankawi you can hike the same trails used by the Ancestral Pueblo people. Photo by NPS Photo by Sally King
BANDELIER News:
Bandelier National Monument is initiating a planning effort to improve resource protection and visitor understanding of the unique Tsankawi Unit.
The resulting decisions will provide guidance and direction for managing visitor safety, accessibility and resource protection for the next 10 years.
“We invite everyone who is interested in the future of Tsankawi to participate in the 30-day scoping period,” said Park Superintendent Jason Lott in a news release. Read More