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Today's News

  • Boys basketball: ’Toppers dominant in second half

    BERNALILLO — On paper, Tuesday night’s boys basketball game was foreshadowed to be a thriller.

    But in the second half, the Los Alamos Hilltoppers slammed that book shut.

    Los Alamos traveled to Bernalillo to take on the Spartans, a dangerous and motivated opponent which, just three nights before had stunned the Capital Jaguars. A win over the Hilltoppers and the Spartans would have a share of first place in what’s shaping up to be a wild District 2AAAA chase.

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  • Hockey: LA wins on road over Eldorado, 5-1

    Following an emotional win Friday night in its showdown against Santa Fe, the unbeaten Los Alamos Hilltopper hockey team traveled to Albuquerque to face the Eldorado Eagles on Saturday.

    Although it was a little rockier of a road Saturday, the Hilltoppers came away with a 5-1 victory.

    In contrast to the disciplined effort Friday at home, the Hilltoppers were hit with several first period penalties and were forced to play shorthanded for much of the early part of the game.

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  • Council to discuss letters of interest Tuesday

      After having received 11 letters of interest for the vacant council seat, County Councilors will discuss possible action on filling the councilor vacancy. If all goes well on Tuesday, a new councilor may be appointed. However, if more discussion and time is needed, it’s possible than an appointment could be put off until Feb. 3.

      Also on Tuesday night, councilors will proclaim 2009 as the 60th Anniversary of Los Alamos County. In addition, Feb. 6, 2009 will be designated as Tafelmusk Day and will kick off the yearlong anniversary celebration.

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  • Board enacts school weapons policy

    School board members recognize that the presence of weapons in school creates unacceptable risks for injury and death and allows a climate that undermines the schools’ educational purposes.

     

    “The safety of all children is important and we can’t have one child compromise that,” said Board President Steve Girrens in a follow-up interview Saturday.

     

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  • County marks 60 remarkable years

    This year, Los Alamos County marks the 60th anniversary of becoming a county.

    Claiming status as a county sounds like such a simple thing, but, in truth, there was nothing simple about it.

    Many of the “rights” that today’s independent-minded Los Alamos County citizens consider basic – voting in elections, owning a home with dependable utilities, having a County Council with real power – came agonizingly slowly, in a long, complex series of crises and decisions that reached to the very top of American government.

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  • Vote for the future

    Dear Editor,

    I can’t believe that people who have been educated in some of the finest schools in our country are arguing about whether to support a school bond in Los Alamos – home to one of the finest national labs around!

    Of course we should support the school bond. And I say this as an absentee landlord who would pay higher taxes without reaping the direct benefits of this bond issue.

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  • Oppenheimer documentary airs Monday

    “The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer,” a program of special interest to the Los Alamos community, will be broadcast Monday night at 9 p.m. on KNME, Channel 5.

     

    The 2-hour special, part of the Public Broadcasting Service series, “American Experience,” features Academy Award-nominee David Strathairn, who played Edward R. Murrow, the pioneer broadcaster, in “Good Night and Good Luck."

     

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  • More piles burns to be conducted

    The Los Alamos County Parks Division and the Santa Fe National Forest will continue maintenance burning in Bayo Canyon from Jan. 27 through 31.

    Burning is set to begin on Jan.27 around 9 a.m., depending on the ventilation conditions. Burning will continue as conditions permit through Saturday.

    About 350 piles were burned last week. Another 300 piles are located in Bayo Canyon between Barranca and North Mesas below Venado, El Conejo, Kachina, Obsidian Loop, and Deer Trail.

    After Saturday, no additional burning will take place until early March.

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  • Sirens sound Sunday evening
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  • Bilingual Montessori achieves new success

    Since opening Bilingual Montessori School in June, Odalys González Fernádez has experienced many accomplishments in less than a year. Not only did she fulfill her dream of operating a school, but enrollment has climbed up to 30 families.

    Today, González Fernádez is heading to the Capitol Building to be recognized for a new accomplishment.

    She is one of 20 Small Business Development Center clients to earn a 2008 success client award.

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