Registration: 8th Grade Washington Spring Break Trip
Registration opens for this year’s annual 8th grade spring break trip to Washington, D.C. This trip is available to Los Alamos Middle School and home school 8th grade students.
The trip is a private trip and not school sponsored.
Sign up online at www.worldstrides.org using ID Number 173688 or call 1.800.468.5899 using the same ID Number.
Lauritzen: Life After 50 … The Future
This week our nest is officially empty! The last baby bird arrived Friday at New Mexico State University.
Sunday, we took another to ENMU. We now have a UNM Lobo, ENMU Greyhound and NMSU Aggie.
We came home and celebrated with filet mignon, creme brulee and toasted with sparkling cider. NO, WE DIDN’T! One of us wept silently off and on, while hugging our dogs.
Don’t worry, it is what we raised our children to do and they will be wonderful. My parents would be so proud to know the first in their family to attend college now has three children in college. Read More
ACT Presents Transportation Program To LARSO
Los Alamos County’s Atomic City Transit bus. Courtesy photo
LARSO News:
Los Alamos County’s Atomic City Transit will join the Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization (LARSO) Wednesday to discuss its transportation programs.
Transit Manager Annette Granillo will talk about Atomic City Transit services available to the community. The teams will share the similarities and differences of the programs and requirements for use.
Direct questions prior to the event to ACT at 505.663.1770 or the senior center transportation office at 505.662.8922.
This presentation is free and open to the Read More
County Extension Presents Food Preservation Classes
Fr. Glenn: Lifting The Burden
By Fr. Glenn Jones
As anyone who has managed and supervised people will tell you, there are always those who require more attention and seem to consume an inordinate amount of the supervisor’s time. A common phrase in the military is: “You always have the ten percent”—the ten percent of the people who take up ninety percent of your time. Oddly enough, it most often IS about ten percent.
All of us have probably worked with such—the contrarian, the “less-than-motivated”, the narcissistic who requires everything be centered upon himself/herself, right now! … the uncooperative, the volatile, Read More
Posts From The Road: Sculptures In Borrego Springs
Two horses scuffle as one of the horses stands high on its rear legs. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Scattered amongst the desert at Borrego Springs, Calif. are metal sculptures, which were created by California sculpture artist Ricardo Breceda.
The sculptures
Introducing First United Methodist Church
New minister Rev. John W. Nash of First United Methodist Church in Los Alamos. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
First United Methodist Church at 715 Diamond Dr. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
NMDOT Partnership Provides Affordable Transportation
APA: Majority Of Adults Stressed By Mass Shootings
N.M. 502 (Trinity Drive) Road Closure: Monday Aug. 19
Courtesy/NMDOT
NMDOT News:
- Los Alamos Roadway Reconstruction Project
Santa Fe – New Mexico Department of Transportation District Five and Star Paving Company continue roadway reconstruction on N.M. 502 from mile post 1.257 to mile post 2.053 in Los Alamos.
Starting Monday Aug. 19 – N.M. 502 (Trinity Drive) will be CLOSED between DP Road and Central Avenue.
The closure will be in effect 24 hours a day for the next two weeks. The closure is necessary to facilitate the crossing of the following utilities:
- 8” water line;
- 10” sewer line;
- 4” gas line;
- 12” water line; and
- electrical and communication
Crews Continue Work On Diamond Drive Project
Crews continue work on the Diamond Drive project including pouring concrete Thursday near the intersection at Canyon Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Cone Zone: Week Of Aug. 19, 2019
COUNTY News:
The Public Works/Traffic Division provides the latest updates on the following projects:
Diamond Drive Paving
Star Paving is wrapping up manhole adjustments and will be pulling the steel plates on Diamond Drive between the Omega Bridge and the Sandia/Orange Intersection by early next week, completing this road work in front of the high school.
Milling and paving operations from the Sandia/Orange intersection northbound continue during daytime hours Monday through Friday and may include Saturdays. Work in this area includes completion of manhole adjustments as well as applying Read More
‘An Afternoon In Provence’ Tickets Still Available; Wine And Food Plus So Much More
Preview auction items on the event website. Courtesy/LAPSF
LAPSF News:
Tickets are still available for “An Afternoon in Provence”, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 at the Pig + Fig Café in White Rock.
The fundraising event is put on by the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation and Pig + Fig Café as part of A Taste of Knowledge, which raises money for all Los Alamos Public Schools.
Tickets to “An Afternoon in Provence” are $60 and can be purchased at www.tok.givesmart.com.
While the five wine and food pairing stations are the stars of the show, they are not the only attractions. The event will feature silent
Visit This Weekend’s Top Open Houses
REAL ESTATE News:
Tour the top open houses scheduled for this week throughout the area!
First Home Framed In Mirador Subdivision (A-19-A)
The first home is framed Wednesday in the Mirador Subdivision (A-19-A) under development along N.M. 4 in White Rock. The developer is Site A-19-A-1 Acquisition Group LLC with Principal Adam Thornton, a Los Alamos native, his RayLee Homes partners and their representatives. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Another angle of the first home framed Wednesday in the Mirador Subdivision (A-19-A) under development along N.M. 4 in White Rock. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
This Week At Los Alamos Farmers Market
Road Striping Underway On Diamond Drive
Road striping underway on Diamond Drive. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Lauritzen: Life After 50 … Day Out
How The Hen House Turns: Willy The Amazing Dog
School Starts Thursday … Motorists Urged To Be Extra Cautious In School Zones And Crosswalks
LAPD News:
Los Alamos Public Schools is starting its 2019-2020 school year Thursday, Aug. 15.
This means school buses and numerous juvenile pedestrians and bicyclists will be out on sidewalks and roadways before and after school.
Please be extra cautious in school zones and around crosswalks. Remember to obey traffic laws regarding school buses and speed regulations when school zone signs are flashing: Do not pass school buses with flashing lights and stop arms extended out.
The Los Alamos Police Department will be out in full force monitoring school bus routes and school zones to ensure the Read More