Staff Report

Smokey the Bear Visits Wildfire 2013 Event at Fuller Lodge

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Smokey the Bear greets guests at the Wildfire 2013 event at Fuller Lodgen Saturday. Photo by Karen Kendall/ladailyposttest.ortizaudio.net

Staff report

Community members turned out for Saturday’s Wildfire 2013 event at Fuller Lodge.

The Los Alamos Fire Department sponsored the annual event in partnership with several local agencies including the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Valles Caldera National Preserve, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos County Emergency Management, Interagency Wildfire Management Team and National Weather Service.

The purpose Read More

Lansing Details LANL’s New Security Initiative

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Conceptual image of “Split Road” Option. See link to power point presentation below for full description of the three options under consideration. Courtesy/LANL
 
By KAREN KENDALL
First Vice President
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos

Mike Lansing, associate director for Safeguards and Security at Los Alamos National Laboratory spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos Tuesday lunch meeting March 19. 

Lansing, who is starting his fourth year at LANL, discussed the “game plan for the future of the ‘large intestine.’”

He said his team must balance supporting the mission of Read More

The Pain Free Athlete: Shin Splints Can Occur in Seasonal Transition

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Jessica Kisiel

 

The Pain Free Athlete
Column by JESSICA KISIEL
 
Shin Splints Can Occur in Seasonal Transition

Transitioning from skis to running shoes can be painful.

When skiing, our foot is connected to a long board and never makes contact with the ground. In running, the foot is free to move on its own and comes in direct contact with the earth.

How the foot interacts with this surface can make the difference between a pain full or pain less run.

The functional design of the foot is to strike the ground on the center of the heel, roll to mid-stance and push off over all fives toes.

The big Read More

County Line: March 8

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COUNTY News:

Remember … Daylight Saving Time begins 2 a.m. Sunday – SPRING your alarm clock forward one hour!

Council Meeting Tuesday

It’s a Work Session in White Rock (7 p.m. at Fire Station #3 on N.M. 4.) What’s on the agenda? The discussion is likely to focus on the business plan for the proposed Community Broadband Network. https:////www.losalamosnm.us/gov/Pages/PublicCommentForum.aspx or download the agenda for Tuesday night here: https:////www.losalamosnm.us/gov/council/Pages/default.aspx

Looking for volunteers

The Police Department put out Read More

Council Creates DPU Charter Review Committee

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From left, Councilors Fran Berting, Steve Girrens, David Izraelevitz and Council Chair Geoff Rodgers in Council Chambers discuss the DPU Charter Review Committee during this evening’s County Council meeting. Print Screen Photo

Staff report

With a series of motions, the Los Alamos County Council appointed five people to the Department of Public Utilities Charter Review Committee.

The new DPU Charter Review Committee members are David Powell (DPU Board Member), Councilor Steve Girrens, Susan O’Leary, Kirk Christensen and Ed Birnbaum.

The Committee is tasked with looking Read More

Council Approves Fire Administration Move to 999 Central

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Fire Chief Troy Hughes answers Council Council questions about the new lease. Print Screen Photo

Staff report

County Council approved a new lease for Los Alamos County Fire Administration at 999 Central Ave. effective May 1.

Councilor Rick Reiss recused himself due to being a party to the lease. The Fire Department has been at its current location in the TRK Building (195 East Road) since 1994.

Reiss is the managing member and has a 25 percent ownership interest in 999 Central Ave.

Both the County Procurement Code and the New Mexico Governmental Conduct Act recognize that conflicts of interest Read More

Picture Perfect Photo Show at Mesa Public Library

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A large crowd gathered Monday for the Los Alamos Photographers’ Show at Mesa Public Library Gallery. Photographs will remain on exhibit through March 29. The Photo Club meets 7-9 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month in the upstairs meeting room of Fuller Lodge Art Center. Meetings offer photo-sharing on optional themes by attendees. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailyposttest.ortizaudio.net

Co-Chair of the Los Alamos Photography Club Doug Coombs shows his photos of Bosque del Apache. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailyposttest.ortizaudio.net

Los Alamos Daily Post photographer Greg Kendall shows Read More

County Line: March 1

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COUNTY News:

Council Meeting Tuesday

What’s on the agenda? They’ll be meeting at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers and discussing purchases needed to re-establish composting capabilities in Pueblo Canyon, as well as a possible lease of space at 999 Central Ave., to house the Fire Administration staff. Download the agenda: https:////www.losalamosnm.us/gov/council/Pages/default.aspx

White Rock residents – last chance to comment on the White Rock A-19-a Final Concept Plans!

If you missed the public meeting last Monday, that’s OK! Review the plans online using Open Read More

Community Invited to Co-op’s 2nd Anniversary Party Saturday

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CO-OP News:

The Los Alamos Cooperative Market is celebrating its 2nd Anniversary Saturday, March 2 and the community is invited to the big event.

The “Heart of the Community at the Edge of Town,” 95 Entrada Dr., is throwing a party with cake, music, youth activities, chair massages and much more!

Most events are scheduled 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with food sampling, deep member discounts and gift bags for people who buy a new, renewed, or upgraded membership Saturday.

Co-op members will save 10 percent on regular priced items all day.

The Los Alamos Co-op is now a drop-off point for glass recycling Read More

Arrowsmith Presents Smart Grid Talk to Kiwanis

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Utility Manager John Arrowsmith discusses the Smart Grid Project. Courtesy photo

Staff report

Department of Public Utilities Manager John Arrowsmith spoke to the Los Alamos Kiwanis Club at its lunch meeting Tuesday, Feb. 19.

Arrowsmith presented an overview of the NEDO PV Smart Grid project. Everyone wants renewable power, but the challenge is that solar is available 24 percent of the time, wind 30-40 percent of the time and hydro 30 percent of the time, he said.

It is still necessary to have traditional power sources for the times when the renewable power can’t be generated, Arrowsmith said. Read More