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Annual Battle Of The Badges Blood Drive Aug. 3-4

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Urgent Need: Blood supplies coast-to-coast are dangerously low due to a severe dip in donations leading up to and following the July 4 holiday, prompting a coordinated nationwide call for donors of blood of all types. Forecasting projects a shortfall of 5,700 donations in July and greater shortfalls throughout the summer. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

“Find the hero in you” … Los Alamos residents have the chance to do just that by joining in the 2nd Annual Battle of the Badges community blood drive noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 3 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 4 in the hall at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: July 11

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

As the weather continues to be hot and dry with widely scattered thunderstorms, the fishing in the lakes and rivers is slowing down as the water warms and streamflows drop. This time of the year the best fishing is often to be had early in the morning or late in the evening.

One of the better spots to try would be the Rio Grande. The streamflow has dropped to less than normal from the Colorado state border all the way down to Velarde. Spinners like the Panther Martin are a good choice under the present conditions. Smallmouth bass are starting to hit Read More

‘Secret Pass’ Opens At Bradbury Science Museum

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The Behind the Fence exhibit gives visitors a 360-degree immersive experience of key park properties at the Lab.

LANL News:

The Bradbury Science Museum will open three new exhibits and a video as part of a new experience called “Manhattan on the Mesa.” The exhibits will be dedicated 4-6 p.m., July 14 at a public opening.

“With these exhibits we help visitors to the Manhattan Project National Historical Park experience the park properties at the Laboratory that are not yet open to the public,” Museum Director Linda Deck said.

Manhattan on the Mesa includes:

 

  • A new video, titled
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Northern New Mexico College Hosts El Rito Watershed Conference Friday, July 14

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NNMC News:
 
Northern New Mexico College invites community members, conservationists and interested parties to The El Rito Watershed from the Ground Up Conference, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 14 at Northern’s El Rito campus.
 
The conference is premised on the notion that natural communities are dependent upon their watersheds, which when carefully used and protected, can continuously sustain productive local economies with a high quality of life.
 
The conference features more than 20 local authorities who will discuss various aspects of the El Rito
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Gnarly-branched Pine Tree Falls On Walnut Street

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Neighbors heard a crackle, like fireworks, then a scream … nobody was hurt as a tree fell at about 11:30 a.m. Monday at the top of Walnut Street across from 33rd Street. Neighbors did most of the clean-up with some help from LAPD. The County arrived to put up a sign and drop off traffic cones. Previous complaints (not formal) to the County were made because of the proximity to Aspen School, according to neighbors. The former owner was unable to pay for removal. A professional arborist recently said this neighborhood is a minefield of these gnarly-branched pines. Reports are that the trees get
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IRS: Security Summit Launches ‘Don’t Take The Bait’

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IRS News:
 
PHOENIX ― The IRS today warned tax professionals to increase their computer security and to beware of their inbox – specifically the successful email scams dubbed spear phishing that identify themselves as a friend, customer or company.
 
As part of the Security Summit effort, the IRS, state tax agencies and the tax industry next week will kick off another series in the Protect Your Clients, Protect Yourself campaign called “Don’t Take the Bait.” It’s critical that tax professionals remember they have not just an obligation but a legal requirement
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National History Day Nationals Contest Finalists

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NMHC News:

Sixty-seven National History Day state finalists proudly represented New Mexico at the national competition June 12-15 at the University of Maryland.

Projects from Los Alamos High School, Moriarty High School, Silver City High School, Albuquerque Christian School and Academy for Technology and the Classics in Santa Fe went on to compete in the final rounds of their respective categories:

Sydne Ashford and Miriam Wallstrom (Los Alamos High School) for their Group Website Containment Begins: How the Berlin Airlift Took a Stand Against Soviet Communism; Steven West (Albuquerque Read More

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