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Nurse Sarah Ford Receives LAMC Daisy Award

For her dedication to her patients, Los Alamos Medical Center Nurse Sarah Ford received the Daisy Award during a ceremony Friday afternoon at LAMC. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

From left, Daisy Award Committee Chair Dave Heft, CFO Jim McGonnell, CNO Lisa Wallace and Daisy Award recipient Sarah Ford at Friday’s event. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

LAMC CNO Lisa Wallace congratulates Daisy Award recipient Sarah Ford at Friday’s event. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

From left, Dave Heft, nominees Karen Sunio and Jennifer Long, Daisy Award recipient Read More

National Commander Awards Norm Wilson Of Los Alamos Prestigious Gold Patrick Henry Medallion

MOWW National Commander-in-Chief David Gibson presents LTC. Norman G. Wilson of Los Alamos with the prestigious Gold Patrick Henry Medallion Tuesday at the American Legion. From left, MOWW Commander LTC Gregg Giesler, Barbara Jean Wilson, LTC Norm Wilson and NCIC Gibson. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

MOWW National Commander-in-Chief David Gibson, right, presents LTC Norman G. Wilson with the Gold Patrick Henry Medallion Tuesday. His wife Barbara Jean Wilson is at his side for the presentation. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily
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PEEC: Enjoy A Community Picnic At Los Luceros Historic Site May 20

 
PEEC News:
 
Join the Los Alamos Nature Center, New Mexico Historic Sites and the Amigos de Los Luceros for a community picnic and activities at the beautiful Los Luceros Historic Site. This free event is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, May 20.
 
Families can arrive at Los Luceros anytime after 11 a.m. to enjoy their lunch and explore the property. Families also can participate in a variety of activities, a bird walk and tour of the beautiful site.
 
This event is the second in the Culture and Nature series that the Los Alamos Nature Center is partnering on. The series of events brings
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On The Job In Los Alamos: UWNNM Board

On the job in Los Alamos Tuesday evening in the Chamber of Commerce conference room are members of the United Way of Northern New Mexico Board of Trustees who discussed grant funding requests from area nonprofits and voted to approve $613,578 in grants. The names of the nonpofits selected to receive grants this year will be announced soon. Making the tough decisions, because as always there are more requests than funds available, clockwise from left, President Steve Boerigter of LANL, Past President Valerie Martinez of Zia Credit Union, Manny Valdez owner of State Farm, Fire Chief Troy Hughes, Read More

Meow Wolf Launching New Brand Of Art, Merchandise And Entertainment

Mikey Rae Brings His Beloved, Weird And Fun Characters To Life in Mikey Rae’s Talent Show. Courtesy photo
 
MEOW WOLF News:
 
SANTA FE Weird has always been a thing in New Mexico—part of The Land Of Enchantment’s mystical, artistic and wild, friendly mojo that for centuries has attracted seekers, makers and travelers from around the globe. Whether of the earth, like White Sands, or the stars, like Roswell aliens, New Mexico weird is strange and has staying power.
 
Meow Wolf is the latest in this deep tradition and now one of the most beloved Meow Wolf artists, Santa Fe native Mikey
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Candia, Gehring Tie For Best Predictor In Pace Race

Courtesy photo
 
ACRR News:
 
Roxanna Candia was 6 seconds off her predicted time as well as the first place female finisher in the 1 mile distance with a time of 9:07 along with Mandie Gehring who also had a 6 second differential in Tuesday’s Atomic City Road Runners weekly pace race Tuesday on American Springs Road up in the Jemez.
 
Other accurate predictors were: Zach Medin at 11 seconds off, Aurea Rojas recording a 13 second difference as well as the best female finisher in the 3 mile distance with a 27:13, Travis Gibson at 15 seconds off and the top finisher on the 3 mile course
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Lab Profile: Elena Giorgi … Murder Mysteries With A Twist Of Science

Elena Edi (E.E.) Giorgi

LANL News:

Chimeras, a murder mystery by Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Elena Edi (E.E.) Giorgi, begins on a stiflingly warm day in Los Angeles.

“It was one of those hot summer afternoons,” she writes, “with air made of cobwebs and a glare as sharp as pencils.”

The story’s detective, Track Presius, soon is trying to solve the disappearance of a young woman working for a private genetics lab and is pulled into several seemingly unrelated murders. The science of genetics is central not only to Chimeras’ plot but also to the detective unraveling the mystery’s criminal conduct. Read More

UNM President Garnett Stokes Visits Los Alamos

UNM-LA CEO Dr. Cynthia Rooney, left, presents UNM President Garnett Stokes with a jar created by UNM-LA Art Instructor Barbara Yarnell at a reception this evening at UNM-LA. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

President of the University of New Mexico Dr. Garnett S. Stokes spent today visiting Los Alamos. She met with officials at Los Alamos National Laboratory, toured the town and talked with staff, students and faculty at UNM-LA. UNM-LA held a community reception for Stokes this evening on campus.

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