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Free LPGA/USGA Girls Golf Clinics Through Oct. 6

Photo by Elena Perez
 
Photo by Elena Perez
 
GOLF News:
 
The Los Alamos County Golf Course is hosting free golf clinics for girls ages 7-17 every Saturday 11 a.m. to noon through Saturday, Oct 6.
 
“My heart swells to see children at the golf course, particularly girls, and boy, can they really smack it,” said Mhairi Mckay, clinic organizer and LPGA Pro. “The girls High School golf team has been helping out which is fantastic. We’ve never seen so many girls at the golf course, we love it and hope it’s just the beginning. And thank
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LAPS Reminder Of Safety Policies For Events

LAPS News:
 
The Hilltoppers open the 2018 sports season with a varsity football game versus Española this Friday. Game time is 7 p.m. and gates open at 5:30 p.m.
 
Saturday, the LAHS volleyball team will host Bloomfield High School and the girls’ soccer team will play against Santa Fe Prep at Sullivan Field.
 
With the start of fall sports in Los Alamos, and increased safety and security measures, we want to remind everyone of the “No Re-Entry” policy, which applies to all Hilltoppers events. Fans, including students, who enter the field or gym after purchasing a ticket or showing
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PEEC: Discoveries Of NASA’s Kepler Mission Saturday

Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
Explore the stellar discoveries of the NASA Kepler Mission at the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium with Joyce Guzik this at 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 25 right after Bear Festival.
 
The NASA Kepler spacecraft, launched in March 2009 into an Earth-trailing orbit around the Sun, has so far discovered more than 2,000 planets around other stars. It also has examined brightness variations for hundreds of thousands of stars, revealing many new variable star types and providing data for researchers to infer the size, mass, age and interior structure
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Udall, Heinrich, Luján Announce $1.48 Million For Los Alamos Electric Buses

CONGRESSIONAL News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján announced that the Department of Transportation has awarded Los Alamos Atomic City Transit $1.485 million through the Low or No Emission Grant Program to purchase new zero-emission battery electric buses to replace the City’s existing diesel fleet.

Atomic City Transit offers transit service in both Los Alamos and White Rock, ADA complementary paratransit, and a shuttle service to Bandelier National Monument during peak visitor season.

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Chamber Of Commerce Announces Partnership To Form Los Alamos Early College and Career Academy

CHAMBER News:
 
The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce announced it is partnering with Los Alamos High School to form the Los Alamos Early College and Career Academy (LAECCA). UNM-Los Alamos serves as the higher educational partner with LAECCA.
 
Recognizing that a skilled and appropriately prepared workforce is essential to the economic vitality of Los Alamos and the region, collaboration between local educational and commercial institutions is necessary. The LAECCA and the Chamber will connect students to employment settings in the community to help them develop effective 21st
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Robotics Night At Bradbury Science Museum Features Sumo Bots 5-8 p.m. Today!

BSMA News:

Local robotics groups will demonstrate their robots to the public 5-8 p.m. today, Aug. 24 during Robotics Night at the Bradbury Science Museum, 1350 Central Ave.

This free event is brought to you by the Bradbury Science Museum Association (BSMA) and generously supported by New Mexico Bank & Trust. Visitors will have an opportunity to see the robots used by organizations such as Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos County Police Department and the University of New Mexico at Los Alamos. There also will be an opportunity to visit with school teams from elementary to high school Read More

‘House Of Hope’ Mission Team Serves Tea Saturday

Time for tea! Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church will host its annual Tea and Fashion Show Saturday. Courtesy photo

 

By Lynn M. Finnegan
TOTH

The china is being unpacked and the aroma of sweets and savories is starting to waft from the kitchen. It’s time to get out your hat and gloves and bring your appetite! Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church will host its Annual Tea and Fashion Show 2:30 p.m., Saturday.

This fundraiser for the church’s mission team, will also feature musical entertainment and a silent auction.

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Meow Wolf & Elitch Gardens: One-Of-A-Kind New Ride

 
MEOW WOLF News:
 
DENVER, Colo. Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park announced today that the park will be partnering with new neighbor Meow Wolf to bring an innovative, alluring and sensational new ride to Denver in 2019.
 
Meow Wolf’s Kaleidoscape will be a never-before-experienced attraction that takes guests on a densely immersive and fully interactive adventure. Riders who journey on Kaleidoscape will be transported to other-worldly motion, deep sound, wild color and interactive challenges that—if well-played—may just save the day.
 
This intriguing attraction
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