Carol A. Clark

LAHS’s Chloe Keilers Represents New Mexico At National Youth Science Camp

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Cloe Keilers of Los Alamos in class at National Youth Science Camp. Courtesy/NYSC
 
EDUCATION News:

CHARLESTON, W.V. – Chloe Keilers of Los Alamos High School represented New Mexico receently as a delegate to the 2015 National Youth Science Camp® (NYSC).

Keilers joined 100 other top high school graduates representing the United States and eight other countries at the prestigious three and a half week program.

The NYSC, in the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia, integrates scientific programming with opportunities for delegates to explore music, art, and the outdoors.

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Bodil Brandow Honored For Service To Self Help, Inc.

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Self Help, Inc. Executive Director Ellen Morris Bond, left, presents a retirement gift to Bodil Brandow. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Self Help, Inc. volunteers and board members gathered at the home of  Deb and John Gill recently to honor Bodil Brandow.

Brandow is retiring from eight years of volunteer service to the nonprofit organization.

Self Help Executive Director Ellen Morris Bond presented gift to Brandow at the farewell event.

 
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Transparency, Financial Preparedness Can Help New Mexico Avoid Becoming The Greece Of North America

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By Paul J. Gessing, President
NM Rio Grand Foundation

Despite (or perhaps because of) the latest bailout, the nation of Greece remains deeply-troubled. The crisis has manifested itself due to Europe’s single currency, the Euro. Greece cannot pay its bills, but because of the Euro, it cannot devalue its currency either. So a series of bailouts and “austerity” measures have been imposed.

This is a quick synopsis of the Greek situation, but what are the parallels for New Mexico? For starters, in July of 2011, The Economist magazine noted one interesting parallel when an article “Greek Americans” Read More

Op-Ed: We Need Wet Water, Not Paper Water

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By Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino
D-Bernalillo

I’ve been a New Mexico state senator for 11 years. When I first ran, it was because as a retired social worker my background in health planning, mental health care and children’s services seemed like a way to make a contribution in shaping state policies in those fields. I quickly realized, however that most of the time I’d be voting on issues far removed from my fields of interest.

Ill prepared to cast informed votes on tax policy, insurance underwriting, gaming compacts and other crucial matters I knew little about, I had to undertake crash courses to fill Read More

LA High School Girls Soccer Tryouts Begin Aug. 10

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Los Alamos High School girls soccer team members. Courtesy/LAHS

SPORTS News:

Los Alamos High School Girls Soccer Tryouts begin Aug. 10

All girls interested in trying out for the high school teams need to report to the LAHS auxiliary gymnasium at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10. This is a mandatory meeting for anyone planning on trying out for the Girls Soccer Team. Also, anyone planning to tryout must have their physical completed and have registered on Family ID.

Tryouts will begin immediately following the meeting so bring running shoes.

For more information, contact Head Varsity Girls Coach Gary Read More

Obituary: Franchesco (Chesco) Valdez July 18, 2015

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FRANCHESCO (CHESCO) VALDEZ July 18, 2015

Franchesco (Chesco) Valdez, 41, a resident of Los Alamos entered Heavens gates on Saturday, July 18, 2015.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Valentin and Fermina Valdez; maternal grandparents, Keith and Pinky Kelley and aunt, Karla Kelley-Zimmerly.

Chesco was a very loving husband, father, son, brother and friend. He was a very generous, kind, patient and humble man. He adored his wife so much and loved her and his kids with all his heart.

He was an exterminator for The Bugman for 21 years and loved his job. His customers admired him Read More

Sewer Line Replacement Underway On Rim Road

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities’ contractor began work last week to replace a sewer line at the far east end of Rim Road. 

The existing steel sewer line is visible at the mesa’s edge and drops down into Pueblo Canyon. Crews will remove this line and install a new line underground that will extend to a manhole at Graduation Canyon. 

Work is primarily located at the project footprint at the top of the mesa at the end of Rim Road and the bottom of Graduation Canyon where the directional drilling will take place. At times work may occur on adjacent county land at East Park Read More

LAHS Grad Anne Chamberlin Siler Completes Residency

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Anne Chamberlin Siler

COMMUNITY News:

Anne Chamberlin Siler, the daughter of Barbara Chamberlin of Santa Fe, and David D. Chamberlin of Los Alamos, recently completed her residency training at St. Mary’s Family Medicine Residency in Grand Junction, Colo.

She was honored with the Capstone Scholarship Award, Pediatric Rotation Resident of the Year, and Resident Teacher of The Year.  

Chamberlin Siler is a graduate of Los Alamos High School and Lewis and Clark College. She received her M.D. from Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Ore.  

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Four LANL Projects Are R&D 100 Award Finalists

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A team uses the PipeLIBS tool, which can quickly assess the condition of a pipe. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Finalists include X-ray imaging, pipe corrosion, data handling and damage-detection software

Four Los Alamos National Laboratory projects have been selected as finalists for the 2015 R&D 100 awards, which honor the top 100 proven technological advances of the past year as determined by a panel selected by R&D Magazine.

The Los Alamos finalists are:

  • LARS: Lab-scale Asynchronous Radiographic System;
  • PipeLIBS: A Self-Contained Elemental Analysis Tool for the Oil Industry;
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Research Promising For Bomb Proof Planes

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Dr. Andy Tyas is leading the research on a bomb-proof lining developed by an international team of scientists. Courtesy photo

SECURITY News:

A bomb-proof lining developed by an international team of scientists, including academics from the University of Sheffield, has successfully contained blasts in a series of controlled explosions in the luggage hold of a Boeing 747 and an Airbus 321.

The Fly-Bag, which lines an aircraft’s luggage hold with multiple layers of novel fabrics and composites, was tested under increasing explosive charges on disused planes last week at Cotswolds Read More