State Police Participate In MADD Saturation Aug. 24
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 23, 2019
NMSP News:ALBUQUERQUE ― The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) will participate in Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Saturation Saturday, Aug. 24.
NMSP is partnering with the New Mexico Department of Transportation, MADD and other law enforcement agencies in an effort to end DWI. NMSP, Department of Public Safety, NMDOT, MADD and other law enforcement agencies across the state and nationwide, will join forces to announce Saturation at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24.
“If you chose to drink – be responsible; call a taxi, have a designated driver. Together we can all save lives.”
Read More Cimarron To Complete Scenic Byway Project
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 23, 2019
NMED News:SANTA FE ― New Mexico MainStreet and New Mexico Resiliency Alliance announced that Cimarron Alive has received a $12,500 Resilient Communities Fund grant to support the completion of the Scenic Byway Trail project along U.S. 64.
The byway will include historical displays along five blocks that serve as a major tourist attraction and pedestrian access point between Cimarron’s New and Old Town sections. The project seeks to improve the byway’s usability and safety by enhancing the landscape, beautifying the park, and adding a pedestrian crossing, shade structures,
Read More SFNF: Slight Increase In Cueva Fire Behavior
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 23, 2019
SFNF News:SANTA FE ― Outflow winds from a thunderstorm increased fire behavior on the Cueva Fire on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF), adding an additional 108 acres and moderately increasing smoke to the west and south of the fire.
The SFNF took advantage of the lightning-caused Cueva Fire to add low-intensity fire to the ground to reduce fuel loadings and create a more fire-resilient landscape.
Ignitions within the planning area ended one week ago Aug. 15. In the interim, the Cueva Fire has effectively reduced accumulations of woody debris,
Read More NWS: Today’s High Near 82; Tonight’s Low Around 58
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 23, 2019
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 82 with mostly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 58. Courtesy/NWSNew Mexico Public Education Commission Denies Application Of Proposed Los Alamos Charter School
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 23, 2019
The Public Education Commission listens to statements from the board of the proposed Polaris Charter School today at the Public Education Building in Santa Fe. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com 
Proposed Polaris Charter School board members await a decision of the PEC on their charter application. From left, Ken Holmes, Elizabeth Martineau, Bill Hargraves and Robert Gibson. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comBy BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Public Education Commission voted to deny the charter Read More
Three National Park Superintendents Present Status Report To Los Alamos County Council
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 22, 2019
From left, Bandelier National Monument Superintendent Jason Lott, Manhattan Project National Historical Park (MPNHP) Superintendent Kris Kirby, Valles Caldera National Perserve Superintendent Jorge Silva-Banuelos and MPNHP Education Specialist Valerie Glowinski. Photo by Linda Matteson/LAC
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Local three National Parks enjoy a lot of successes; however, the parks also face lengthy to-do lists and many challenges.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park (MPNHP) Superintendent Kris Kirby, Valles Read More
Los Alamos Rotary Welcomes Youth Exchange Student
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 22, 2019
Rotary Club of Los Alamos President Phil Dabney presents Youth Exchange student Gabriel Dufal with a Rotary t-shirt earlier this week on Dufal’s 16th birthday. Cottonwood on the Greens also provided birthday cake for the celebration during the Rotary meeting. Photo by Linda Hull
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos recently welcomed its new Youth Exchange student, Gabriel Dufal of Lyon, France. Dufal will attend Los Alamos High School during the school year and has already participated in several Rotary activities including riding on the Rotary Club’s float in the Fair and Rodeo Read More
New Mexico Transportation Commission Approves $50 Million In Statewide Roadway Improvements
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 22, 2019
NMDOT News:SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Department of Transportation Commission has approved nearly $50 million in Local Government Transportation Funds to improve city, county and tribal roads across the state.
Forty-eight local entities and seven tribal entities throughout the state will see the projects begin in the spring.
Covering communities in every part of the state, the transportation infrastructure projects also include $5 million for safety improvements to U.S. 285 in the southeastern part of the state, a key roadway scheduled for a complete state Department
Read More Harrison Western-Shaft Sinkers Awarded $75 Million Key Utility Shaft Construction Contract At WIPP
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 22, 2019
WIPP. Courtesy/DOEDOE News:
CARLSBAD ― The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) and Nuclear Waste Partnership (NWP) announced the award of a key utility shaft construction contract at the Department’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).
NWP President and Project Manager Bruce Covert confirmed that Harrison Western-Shaft Sinkers Joint Venture has been awarded a $75 million contract to construct a new utility shaft at WIPP. The shaft is part of the Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System (SSCVS), which is key to restoring
Read More LAFRW: 2019 Constitution Day Essay Contest
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 22, 2019
LAFRW News:The Los Alamos Federated Republican Women (LAFRW) is sponsoring its annual Constitution Day Essay Contest.
Students in grades 4-12 who reside in or attend school in Los Alamos County may enter to write a winning essay and win cash:
- $300 high school;
- $200 middle school; and
- $100 grades 4-6.
Constitution Day, Sept. 17, celebrates the U.S. Constitution and the freedoms it protects. The Constitution Day Essay Contest is designed to challenge students to learn more about the U.S. Constitution and to express original, thoughtful ideas in essay writing. Essays will
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