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Today's News

  • George J. (Jim) Loddy

    LODDY – George J. (Jim) Loddy, 64, passed away May 23, 2008, in Pojoaque, N.M. He was born in Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 13, 1943. He was the son of George G. and Estelle V. Loddy, who both proceeded him in death.

    He is survived by a son, Shawn M. Loddy, and his daughter, Sarah Loddy, of La Jolla, Calif.; his sister, Barbara Walters and her husband Richard, of Sand Springs, Okla.; a nephew, Terry Walters and his wife Fiona, of Tulsa, Okla.; a niece, Stacy Moses and her husband Mitch of Sand Springs, Okla.; two grand-nieces; and one grand-nephew.

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  • National Trails Day set for Saturday

    The Los Alamos National Laboratory Trails Working group and the Volunteer Task Force will sponsor the 11th National Trails Day volunteer work party Saturday.

    This year’s project will focus on the reconstruction of a historic switchback on the Deadman’s Trail in Los Alamos Canyon.

    The trail was named by students at the Los Alamos Ranch School after homesteader Antonio Sanchez was killed by a rockfall while building the trail. The rockwork in need of repair has served as part of this important canyon crossing since the trail was built more than 80 years ago.

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  • Public safety officials collaborate with UNM-LA

    A new associate degree program with a concentration in public safety is set to launch in the fall or spring semester at the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos.

    The program evolved through a collaboration between UNM-LA and the Los Alamos Public Safety Association (LAPSA) to develop a pool of qualified applicants to fill a void in the public safety field in the local area.

    LAPSA is comprised of officials from police, fire, SOC, and the emergency management divisions of Los Alamos County and Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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  • DOT releases $1.2 million for bypass

    The Department of Transportation has released $1.214 million for the West Jemez Road Bypass project in Los Alamos.

    The department notified Sen. Jeff Bingaman Friday that money he had requested for this year’s budget was now available for building a road around security checkpoints in the area.

    “The construction of the West Jemez Bypass road will make it easier for residents to get around without having to deal with new security measures associated with Los Alamos National Laboratory,” Bingaman said in a press release.

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  • Hosts needed for Sarov students

    Ten high school students along with four adults from Los Alamos’ Sister City in Russia, Sarov, will be coming to the Hill for a two week visit in July. The Los Alamos Sarov Sister Cities Initiative, a tax-exempt organization created to foster programs of people and information exchange between Los Alamos and Sarov, is currently seeking families with children in seventh through 11th grade to host visiting students.

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  • Civil air patrol to host open house

    His eyes quickly focused on the glowing digits of the clock, which read 4:30 a.m., as he grabbed the ringing handset.

    The voice at the other end of the line said, “Mark, this is the State Rescue Center. A day hiker was reported missing last night in the mountains east of Taos. We need you off the ground at first light, find the hiker and vector in the jet chopper to get him out. Can you do it?"

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  • Hiltoppers know their history

    History holds some fascinating stories and a group of Los Alamos High School students are sharing a few of these tales, from a group of poverty-stricken Pennsylvania miners with criminal intentions to two estranged countries opening up to diplomatic relations through a game of ping-pong.

    These students not only caught people’s attention to these moments in history, but they also won awards.

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  • LACA to present a few musical gems

    The Los Alamos Concert Association presents a “Jewel of a Season” for 2008-2009 five performances by world-renowned artists. Save gas, entertainment money, and see and hear world-class artists in Los Alamos.

    The season opens at 4 p.m. Sept. 14, with a performance by the Jupiter String Quartet.

    The Jupiter String Quartet was recently awarded the Cleveland Quartet Award, a prize, which “honors and promotes a rising young string quartet whose artistry demonstrates that it is in the process of establishing a major career.”

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  • Running: Daniel Romero leads pace racers

    Daniel Romero was a double-winner on the short course at this week’s Atomic City Roadrunners’ pace race.

    The pace race was held Tuesday on the roads in Pajarito Acres.

    Romero finished the 1-mile course 7:23 and missed his predicted finish time by just 7 seconds.

    On the 2.8-mile course, Roy Cope was just 5 seconds off his predicted finish time, followed by Alex Romero (7 seconds) and Katie Bridgewater (17 seconds).

    The fastest finisher on the long course was Alex Romero (18:32) and Ruth Kratzer (23:54).

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  • Baseball/softball: Toppers grab 8 2AAAA honors

    Both the Los Alamos Hilltopper baseball and softball teams grabbed four first-team slots on the 2008 All-District 2AAAA rosters.

    Los Alamos’ baseball and softball teams both finished as runners-up in 2AAAA this season, and both advanced to the first round of the state Class AAAA tournament in 2008.

    For the Hilltopper baseball team, Zach Mang, Eli Pulliam, Michael Helland and Jeremy Kasik were given first-team All-2AAAA nods.

    The Hilltopper softball team placed Megan Burditt, Brianna Radosevich, Ashley Merhege and Stephanie Abney on the first team.

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