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Los Alamos ScienceFest HUGE Success!

Submitted by Chris Clark on July 20, 2016 - 4:18 pm

LACDC News:

Los Alamos MainStreet would like to shout out a big THANK YOU for the wonderful support that the community, volunteers, partners and sponsors offered throughout ScienceFest. It takes a village to make ScienceFest a success!

Currently, staff is collecting data on attendance numbers from programming and percentage of sales increase from last year at this time. We will share that data as well as photos shortly.

Save the date for next year: July 13-16, 2017. ScienceFest will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ranch School!

Again, thank

Auditioning Tenors & Basses For 2016-17 Coro de Cámara Season

Submitted by Chris Clark on July 20, 2016 - 4:13 pm

Coro de Cámara News:

Coro de Cámara is a long-standing chamber chorus based in Los Alamos and Santa Fe. It is dedicated to presenting diverse choral programs of high caliber to audiences in both cities.

We are currently auditioning tenors and basses for the upcoming season. If you have excellent pitch, sight-reading skills, and musicality, please consider scheduling an audition.

To learn more about Coro de Cámara or auditions, please complete the online inquiry form at www.corodecamara-nm.org or leave a message for Artistic Director Nylea Butler-Moore

Letter To The Editor: Thank You For ScienceFest

Submitted by Chris Clark on July 20, 2016 - 4:12 pm

By RICK NEBEL

Los Alamos

This is a thank you note to Suzette Fox, Ryn Herrmann and all of the people who put on Science Fest this year!

We at Tibbar Plasma Technologies had a lot of fun blowing up cans with ping pong balls and showing people our facility. We had a good turnout both days, and we were almost overwhelmed with the number of people who visited our laboratory on Sunday.

I hope that we got to talk to most of you and answer your questions. Thanks again for a fun event and an enjoyable weekend.

Learn Search Engine Optimization This August

Submitted by Chris Clark on July 20, 2016 - 4:10 pm

Mandy Marksteiner and Patrick Brenner team up to instruct a four-part course on the secrets of optimizing your website for search engines. Courtesy photo

EDJ News:

One of the best ways to grow your business is to make it easier for customers to find you online, just by typing in a word or phrase.

Search Engine Optimization increases the odds of potential customers finding your website, by bringing your site to the top of search results. Patrick Brenner and Mandy Marksteiner, two local marketing professionals, will team up to instruct

Jemez Mountains Bear Paw Quilt Guild Annual Show July 22-24

Submitted by Chris Clark on July 20, 2016 - 4:07 pm

YMCA Camp Performance July 26

Submitted by Chris Clark on July 20, 2016 - 4:06 pm

YMCA News:

Please join us for an adventure through the past, as we experience the music of the 1920’s up to the 1970’s at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, at Barranca Elementary School Gym, 57 Loma Del Escolar St. in Los Alamos.

RSVP to Ashley Sullivan at 505.412.5218.

Vance Has Perfect Prediction In Weekly Pace Race

Submitted by Chris Clark on July 20, 2016 - 4:05 pm

ACRR News:

Linda Vance had a perfect prediction and was the fastest female finisher on the 1 mile course recording a time of 10:00 in the weekly pace race held at East Park.

Other accurate predictors were: Lynn Bjorklund with a 2 second error, Lyle Cunningham at 4 seconds off, Paul Pacque with a 14 second differential, and Nikol Strother and Sanna Sevanto tying at 17 seconds off. Nikol was also the top finisher in the 5K race with a time 22:23.

In the 1 mile race 7 year old Billy Strother was the best finisher at 9:03. Philip

MPNHP Committee Meets At Noon Thursday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 20, 2016 - 4:02 pm

COUNTY News:

The Manhattan Project National Historical Park Advisory Committee will meet at noon, Thursday in Room 110 of the Los Alamos County Municipal Building.

The public is welcome to attend all meetings of the Committee. The agenda has been posted on line and can be found at: http://www.losalamosnm.us/projects/council/Pages/mpnhpcommittee.aspx. Read More

Big Cat Tennis Lessons All Summer

Submitted by Chris Clark on July 20, 2016 - 3:53 pm

Lessons will continue to take place throughout the summer until the upcoming school season. Courtesy image Read More

A Mountaineer’s Story: Wild, Edible Plants July 26

Submitted by Chris Clark on July 20, 2016 - 3:52 pm

Jesse and Johanna Boudreau at PEEC’s Earth Day Festival. Listen to their edible wild plants talk Tuesday, July 26 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy photo

PEEC News:

Ever wonder which wild plants are safe to eat? Come to the Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting Tuesday, July 26 to find out which wild plants are edible and which ones are poisonous.

Permaculture experts Jesse and Johanna Boudreau will be leading the talk at 7:30 p.m. at the Los Alamos Nature Center. The Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting will start at 7 p.m. and

‘Daughters Of The West Mesa’ Book Reading At NHCC

Submitted by Chris Clark on July 20, 2016 - 3:49 pm

NHCC News:

ALBUQUERQUE ― The National Hispanic Cultural Center will present Dr. Irene L. Blea for a presentation on and book signing of her novel “Daughters of the West Mesa,” based on the true story of the discovery of 11 female remains and an unborn fetus west of Albuquerque.

The event is free and will take place in the NHCC’s History and Literary Arts Library at 2 p.m., Aug. 6.

Dr. Blea is an award winning academic, and a New Mexico Humanities Scholar, who incorporates her cultural and scholastic knowledge of the people and history of the region to render solid accounts

Robbers Ruin Jemez Camping Trip

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 20, 2016 - 2:23 pm

Robbers break the window of two cars parked near the highway during a camping trip over the weekend in the Jemez. Courtesy photo

After breaking the windows of two vehicles parked Sunday near the highway in the Jemez, robbers steal a variety of items from inside. Courtesy photo

By CANDE ENRIQUEZ

Los Alamos

Last Sunday at about 3 p.m., some relatives and I went camping in the Jemez Mountains and after packing up we headed to the San Antonio water springs in the area. Because the road gets kind of rough going there, we left three of our vehicles close to the highway by the entrance of the springs Read More

Community Invited To Annual GOP Picnic Saturday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 20, 2016 - 2:13 pm

GOP News:

The Republican Party of Los Alamos and the Los Alamos Federated Republican Women invite the community to their annual summer picnic, this Saturday, July 23, at the Ashley Pond Pavilion.

Festivities kick off at 11 a.m. with food, give-a-ways for the kids and a bouncy house.

No politics, no obligations. Just good food and good people. See you on Saturday! Read More

Daily Postcard: Sunrise In Pajarito Acres

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 20, 2016 - 2:00 pm

Daily Postcard: This morning’s sunrise spotted from a residence in Pajarito Acres in White Rock. Photo by Jaret McDonald Read More

Los Alamos County Council Honors White Rock Master Plan Implementation Committee For Its Service

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 20, 2016 - 3:41 am

Past and present members of the White Rock Master Plan Implementation Committee gather this evening ahead of the Council meeting at the White Rock Firestation, where they were honored for their years of service to the community with a reception hosted by the County Council. The committee presented a recap of their work during tonight’s meeting. Their charter ended June 30. Courtesy photo

Members past and present from the White Rock Master Plan Implementation Committee receive certificates of appreciation this evening from the Los Alamos County Council for their years of volunteer Read More

LAFD Seeks Citizen Volunteers As ‘Bi-Stander’ Actors For Aug. 20 CPR Training Exercise At Ashley Pond Park

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 20, 2016 - 3:13 am

LAFD News:

The Los Alamos Fire Department will be conducting CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation) training Aug. 20 at Ashley Pond Park near the concert stage.

This training will include all aspects of a cardiac arrest event, including a 911 call to the Los Alamos Consolidated Dispatch Center from a witness, over–the–phone CPR instructions from trained dispatchers, the response by LAFD, and treatment by LAFD responders. All treatment and care will be administered to a hi-fidelity CPR mannequin, which measures the effectiveness of the CPR being provided. This training will Read More

Los Alamos Alternate Delegate Kelly Benner Shares Scenes From GOP Convention In Cleveland

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 20, 2016 - 2:37 am

Los Alamos resident Kelly Benner is an alternate delegate from New Mexico to the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Courtesy/Kelly Benner

Los Alamos Alternate delegate Kelly Benner with CBS Washington Bureau News Chief / Face The Nation Anchor Bob Schieffer at the GOP Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Courtesy/Kelly Benner

Donald Trump introduces his wife Melania at Monday night’s GOP Convention in Cleveland. Trump officially became the Republican Party’s presidential nominee today after a roll call vote. Trump easily earned the 1,237 delegates Read More

Letter To The Editor: Reminder To All To Be Vigilant

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 20, 2016 - 2:36 am

By TERRY FOX

Los Alamos

Dear Motorists,

This is a facebook entry posted today, July 19, by my daughter who lives in Albuquerque. She and her husband bike to work. Fortunately most of the way is along bike paths but there are still streets to cross and in some places streets to ride. Drivers are incredibly oblivious to what is around them. I think this is a reminder to all of us to be vigilant for cyclists, pedestrians, and motor cycles. We don’t need any more white ghost bikes as a memorial to a killed cyclist. Accept for a second’s difference that could have been our family.

By ERIN CHAVEZ

Meet County Councilors At Farmer’s Market Thursday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 19, 2016 - 11:47 pm

Two members of the Los Alamos County Council will be at the Farmer’s Market 9-11 a.m., Thursday.

The public is welcome to stop by and chat with the Councilors about current projects, topics or concerns. Read More

Jessica Erkkila Of Los Alamos Selected To Compete In 2016 Albuquerque Miss Jr. Teen Pageant Competition

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 19, 2016 - 11:14 pm

Jessica Erkkila of Los Alamos will compete July 24 in the 2016 Albuquerque Miss Jr. Teen Pageant Competition. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Jessica Erkkila of Los Alamos was recently selected to participate in the 2016 Albuquerque Miss Jr. Teen Pageant Competition set for Sunday, July 24.

She learned of her acceptance into this year’s competition when the pageant announced their selections following interviewing in the Albuquerque area. Erkkila submitted an application and took part in an interview session conducted by this year’s Albuquerque Pageant Read More