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Shuttle Service To Bandelier Begins Thursday May 17

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One of the Atomic City Transit shuttle buses that will carry visitors from White Rock to Bandelier National Monument May 17 to Oct. 17. Courtesy/NPS
 
BANDELIER News:
 
It’s been a very busy spring at Bandelier National Monument. So busy that there’s just not enough parking in the Frijoles Canyon parking areas near the Visitor Center! 
 
Shuttle service starts back up Thursday, May 17. As well, the Bandelier Visitor Center hours will lengthen, 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. and the Los Alamos County White Rock Visitor Center hours are 8 a.m.- 6 p.m.
 
The shuttles
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Los Alamos Farmers Market Opens 7 a.m. Thursday

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Los Alamos MainStreet News:

The Los Alamos Farmers Market is 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17 at the parking lot on Central Ave., between Mesa Public Library and Fuller Lodge.

The Los Alamos Farmers Market was started in 1970 and is a great place to buy local foods and other goods and to support local growers and producers. For more information, contact Cindy at talacook@windstream.net or 505.929.6579.

Follow the Los Alamos Farmer’s Market on Facebook.

Los Alamos Farmer’s Market is a Los Alamos MainStreet program and is part of the Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation (LACDC). Read More

Scenes From ‘Math is Fun’ Event At Pinon School

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A group of students work on a mathematic game during the ‘Math is Fun’ event this morning at Pinon Elementary School. Teacher Lana Martin said the sixth grade students organized the event and set up different stations to teach their younger peers math skills in a fun and entertaining way. Stations included three-dimensional tick-tack-toe, fractals and square bubbles. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com 

Angelique Schappert, left, and Arinna Martinez create designs using mosaic tiles during the ‘Math is Fun’ event this morning at Pinon Elementary School. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More

Environment New Mexico Is Working In Los Alamos And Elsewhere To Take On Waste That’s Killing Wildlife

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ENM News:
 
Environment New Mexico is deploying dozens of door-knockers this summer, including in Los Alamos, to help educate New Mexicans about the plastic waste that is killing our wildlife.
 
“Nothing that we use for a couple of minutes should pollute our waterways for centuries,” said Sanders Moore, director of Environment New Mexico.
 
Polystyrene — the stuff we call styrofoam — is one of the worst kinds of plastic waste, often used for cups and food containers. Americans throw away an estimated 70 million polystyrene cups every day. About a third of that plastic
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Explore Ancient Astronomical Myths And Discoveries With Paul Arendt At Los Alamos Nature Center

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Paul Arendt presents a talk Friday in the planetarium. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The community is invited to join Paul Arendt to discover ancient ideas and myths that early cultures created to explain the patterns and behaviors of the sky. This planetarium show is 7 p.m. Friday, May 18 at the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road.

Arendt also will examine how Babylonian and Greek astronomers determined specific properties of the Earth, Moon and Solar System. He will explain astronomical theories that originated in the Western World up to the time of Newton.

Arendt has a Ph.D. in Physics Read More

LAPD And Community Members Honor Law Enforcement Officers Killed In Line Of Duty In 2017

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Los Alamos police participating in Tuesday morning’s ceremony honoring law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty, from left, Cpl. Pete Garcia, Det. Joey Robinson, Det. Matt Lyon, Cpl. David Randleman, Sgt. Daniel Roberts, Deputy Chief Jason Wardlow Herrera, Chief Dino Sgambellone, Cmdr. Oliver Morris, Det. Ryan Wolking and Sgt. Chris Ross. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos police saluting the flag Tuesday morning, from left, Chief Dino Sgambellone, Deputy Chief Jason Wardlow Herrera, Cmdr. Oliver Morris, Sgt. Chris Ross, Det. Matt Lyon and Read More

LAPD Law Enforcement Wives Place ‘Thin Blue Lines’ On Vehicles

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Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone thanks members of the LAPD Law Enforcement Wives group, from left, Jessica Randleman, Kateri Morris, Kim Roberts and Elizabeth Lyon. The wives placed a temporary ‘thin blue line’ on vehicles for community members allowing them to show their support and appreciation of local law enforcement. Not pictured is Melissa Weiss who also stopped by to help. More than 60 people stopped by, many expressing their gratitude for LAPD staff. The event was in honor of Police Appreciation Week, May 13-19. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

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Matt Davenport Receives 2018 Brown Award From NMT; Named 2018 Engineering Student Of The Year

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Matt Davenport receives the 2018 Brown Award Saturday from President Stephen G. Wells at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro. Courtesy photo

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

Los Alamos High School alumni Matt Davenport has received the 2018 Brown Award at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro.

Davenport, who graduated with a with a degree in chemical engineering, received a plaque and a $1,000 prize at Saturday’s commencement ceremony. He also was named Engineering Student of the Year for 2018.

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