Watch Los Alamos Compete in FIRST Robotics Competition
The team from Los Alamos competing in the FIRST Robotics Competition in Salt Lake City, had a fantastic day yesterday. People at the competetition were shocked to learn they are a rookie team. To watch the matches in real time, click on the link below.
https:////www.ustream.tv/channel/utah-s-2012-regional-first-robotics-competition
The match schedule is below (Match, Time – all times Mountain Standard):
4 9:51
14 11:01
18 11:29
25 1:38
32 2:34
41 3:46
44 4:07
52 5:03
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Lobos Move On To Third Round While Aggies Are Out At March Madness
The University of New Mexico Lobos have won their second round game in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Lobos, in a closely contested game, beat Long Beach 75-68 in Portland Oregon. The fifth seed Lobos, with a record of 28-6, will move on to the third round of the Western Division Tournament when they take on the fourth seed Louisville Cardinals, with a record of 27-9, in a game scheduled for Saturday at 7:40 PM in Portland Oregon.
Meanwhile, the New Mexico State Aggies where eliminated from the tournament in a defeated by the University of Indiana. The score was 66-79. Read More
Los Alamos Democrats Travel to Martin Heinrich Event in Espanola
U.S. Senatorial candidate Rep. Martin Heinrich, left, with Los Alamos County Councilor David Izraelevitz Tuesday night at a fundraiser at Anthony’s on the Delta in Espanola. Courtesy Photo
Los Alamos Democratic Party News:
U.S. Senatorial candidate Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., addressed supporters from Los Alamos and Santa Fe at a fundraiser at Anthony’s on the Delta in Espanola Tuesday night.
A large crowd listened to the Congressman talk about what can be done to help Los Alamos and the nation.
Los Alamos residents Ann McLaughlin and Bill Wadt attended Tuesday’s fundraiser for Read More
Education Department Secretary-designate Joins LAMS for Pi Day
LAPS News:
Pi-rates Amy Bartlett and Sharon Fogle, math teachers at LAMS, compare notes on how to measure eggs at Tuesday’s Pi Day event. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
New Mexico Public Education Department Secretary-designate Hanna Skandera was a special guest at Los Alamos Middle School for the fourth annual PI Day to celebrate the birthday of Albert Einstein.
Secretary Hanna Skandera creates a mask at Pi Day. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
Skandera expressed enthusiasm for the staff’s effort to celebrate math in such a fun fashion.
Los Alamos Public Schools Board Secretary Read More
Upcoming Rotary Meetings
Rotary Club News:
March 20: Bob Parmenter, chief scientist, will speak about the status of the Valles Caldera, with an introduction by former County Councilor Nona Bowman.
March 27: Los Alamos Public Schools Reading Coordinator Suzanne Lynne will present the program, Teach Like a Champion.
This program focuses on effective teaching methods designed to help all teachers, especially those new to the classroom, with an introduction by Karen Hawkins.
The Rotary Club meets at 11:45 a.m. each Tuesday at Central Avenue Grill. Read More
Local GOP Elects New Officers
Members of the Los Alamos Republican Party. Courtesy Photo
Los Alamos Republican Party News:
The Los Alamos Republican Party elected new officers during its monthly meeting this evening at the Best Western Hilltop House Hotel.
Jordan Redmond was elected chair of the Los Alamos Republican Party, replacing Ron Dolin who resigned last month after serving nearly three terms.
Bill McKerley was elected 1st vice chair, filling the vacancy created when Redmond became chair.
Joe Archuleta remains 2nd vice chair.
Norma Tech continues to serve as treasurer and Mike Weaver as secretary.
The officers Read More
Traffic Control has been Revised on Westbound N.M. 4
Traffic control has been revised on westbound N.M. 4 at the Pajarito Road intersection near White Rock.
The white stop bar pavement marking on N.M. 4 will be moved west approximately 30 feet, clearing the intersection approach to provide a free right turn onto Pajarito Road.
Vertical lane markers have been placed along the free right curve to help motorists maintain their lane.
Motorists intending to turn right onto Pajarito Road are asked to slow down and use their turning signals to indicate their intentions to other drivers.
REMINDER: The speed limit through the construction area is 30 miles Read More
Building a Downtown Creative Community Moves Closer to Fruition
LACDC News:
Following is a trip report from last week’s visit by PLACE representatives:
Welcome to PLACE, and to our first communication about Los Alamos. We will use this communication tool to keep you up-to-date on our efforts to build a new Creative Community in downtown Los Alamos.
We just returned from a very successful site visit. We were there to determine if the necessary ingredients were in place for us to build a successful new multi-use, sustainable community within the downtown, and more specifically, the downtown Creative District.
Here is a very brief overview of our findings: Read More
Working at Church
A worker takes to his knees to plant small flag markers in front of the church. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Community Garden Takes Root
By Kirsten Laskey
An idea was planted in a Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) classroom and through the efforts of community organizations such as the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board (JJAB), has sprouted into a full-fledged program – the Los Alamos Youth Food Project.
Photo: Sylvan Argo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
The program continued to germinate during Tuesday night’s Los Alamos Board of Education meeting as members unanimously approved a memorandum of agreement to provide a piece of land on the middle school grounds for the program’s community garden.
In the general conditions of Read More
School Board Elects New Officers
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Board of Education held an election of officers during Tuesday night’s meeting.
Kevin Honnel was elected president.
Dawn Venhaus is vice president.
Melanie McKinley is the new board secretary.
The remaining two board members include:
David Foster
Judith Bjarke-McKenzie Read More
Heather Wilson Draws Many LANL Employees to Her Town Hall Meeting
LANL employees and others listen to Senatorial candidate Heather Wilson during her Town Hall meeting late Wednesday afternoon at the Hilltop House Hotel. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By Carol A. Clark
A large crowd turned out to hear Republican U.S. Senatorial candidate Heather Wilson speak at a Town Hall Meeting at the Best Western Hilltop House Hotel late Wednesday afternoon.
Wilson spoke of her background and experience before fielding questions from the audience of slightly more than 100 people.
At age 17, she entered the U.S. Air Force Academy and graduated in 1982. A Rhodes Read More
LANL’s Terry Wallace Addresses Workforce Action at Wednesday’s Community Forum
LANL Official Terry Wallace briefs audience members at Duane Smith Auditorium Wednesday evening about the voluntary separation program under way at the Lab. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By Carol A. Clark
Terry Wallace, Principal Associate Director for Science, Technology, and Engineering at Los Alamos National Laboratory conducted the third and final community forum about the Lab’s Voluntary Separation Program (VSP) now under way.
On March 1, the National Nuclear Security Administration approved the plan to reduce the Laboratory workforce by 400 to 800 employees Read More
President Obama Picks Lobos for Sweet Sixteen
The 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, has picked the University of New Mexico Lobos college basketball team to make it all the way to the NCAA’s March Madness Sweet Sixteen Tournament, which begins March 22nd. The Lobos will play Long Beach State tonight (Thursday, March 15) at 4:10PM ET in Portland Oregon. The President went on to predicted that the New Mexico State Aggies would lose to Indiana in tonight’s second round match-up scheduled for 9:45PM ET.
Get more of the story from KOAT 7 Albuquerque. Read More
Wednesday’s HazMat Incident Categorized as ‘Non-emergency Significant’
HazMat and other emergency responders worked near this section of TA-21 at the east end of DP Road Wednesday after a small chemical reaction occurred during cleanup activities. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LANL NEWS:
At about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Los Alamos police and firefighters left the scene of a HazMat incident that began just before noon at the east end of DP Road.
A small chemical reaction in a bottle containing liquid drawn from a 60-year-old cylinder at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Technical Area 21 caused Laboratory officials to call in hazardous material personnel, Read More
HazMat Situation Winding Down
Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief Kevin Purtymun just reported that as of 1:43 p.m. today, the air monitors surrounding the HazMat spill near Enclosure 12 toward the far end of DP Road are registering clean.
“The roadblocks at the intersection of DP Road and Trinity Drive are being removed and placed down around the building involved while cleanup work there continues,” Purtymun said. “The roadblocks were placed at the entrance to DP Road as a precautionary measure until the situation was assessed. The public can now come and go nomally along the majority of DP Road.” Read More
DP Road Residents Ordered to Shelter in Place
Coordinator Philmont Taylor of the Los Alamos County Emergency Management Department just released a reverse 911 meesage ordering all residents along DP Road to shelter in place.
The cause for this emergency is a hazmat leak in Enclosure 12 at TA-21, Taylor said.
DP Road residents are to stay inside and close off all ventilation to the outside until they hear the “all clear” signal.
Check back for more on this developing story.
DP Road Shut Down Due to TA-21 HazMat Issue
DP Road is shut down at about noon today because of some type of hazmat issue at Technical Area 21.
Police are directing drivers away from the intersection of DP Road at Trinity Drive.
There is a report of a small brush fire at TA-21 and police and other emergency responders are on scene.
Check back for more details on this developing story.
Municipal Building Crane Work Put on Hold
Example of a 150-foot crane. Courtesy
By Carol A. Clark
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires a permit on construction cranes any time that they will exceed a 100:1 sloped surface from the nearest point of the nearest airport runway out to 20,000 feet or 200 feet above ground level.
“We are right on the edge of the affected area of the airport,” said Dan Erickson, capital projects division manager. “It’s better to be safe than sorry so we decided to go ahead and apply for a permit to the FAA – we’re hoping it won’t slow the project.”
The County applied for the permit nearly Read More
Brownell’s Closeout Sale Draws Mixed Feelings
Brownell’s Hallmark Owner Steve Brownell, center, shares with customers the website that shows where he is moving to in Kansas once he closes the store. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Brownell’s Hallmark store’s final days are marked with a store sale.
With Steve Brownell’s looming retirement, customers were pleased for the opportunity to purchase items marked down as much as 75 percent but expressed sadness to see a local treasure closing down. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Hallmark Manager Peggy Rustin rings up sales Tuesday Read More