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Frederick Reines Work At Hans Bethe House

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Robert Reines stands next to his father’s Nobel Prize medal in the Hans Bethe House. Photo by Todd Nickols
 
Frederick Reines/Courtesy photo
 
By HEATHER MCCLENAHAN
Los Alamos Historical Society
 
The only Nobel Prize won for work done at the laboratory in Los Alamos is justly on display in the Los Alamos History Museum’s Hans Bethe House.
 
The world’s top physics prize was awarded to Frederick Reines in 1995 for the discovery of the nuetrino, a subatomic particle produced by the decay of radioactive elements. They are called neutrinos because they are neutral—lacking
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Labor Management Relations Board Meets Monday

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COUNTY News:
 
The Labor Management Relations Board meets at 11:30 a.m. Monday, March 12, in Room 110 in the Los Alamos County Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave.
 
The meeting is open to the public.
 
AGENDA
I.   Call to Order
II. Public Comment for items not on the Agenda
III. Business – Hearing on PPC-2018-001 The Board will hear arguments, deliberate, and take action on the question of sufficiency regarding PPC2018-001 pursuant to Section 3.4 of the LMRB Rules and Regulations. The Board reserves the right to close the hearing to the public pursuant to §10-15-1(H)(3),
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Sipapu Hosts 15th Annual Cardboard Derby Saturday

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Courtesy/Sipapu Ski Resort
 
SIPAPU News:
 
VADITO ― This Saturday, Sipapu Ski Resort hosts its annual spring competition, the 15th Annual Cardboard Derby, Sipapu’s most popular family-friendly competition. Saturday, March 10, guests race their hand-built cardboard vessels down the mountain for a chance to win one of dozens of great prizes.
 
Guests build their own vessel using only cardboard, duct tape, string or twine, and paint. Then they race down the mountain on Saturday for a chance to win prizes. With more than $1,500 in prizes from
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Bandelier March Activities For Year Of The Bird

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White-throated swift. Courtesy/NPS
 

BANDELIER News:

 
This is the third month of the worldwide Year of the Bird, and the staff at Bandelier chose white-throated swifts as the bird of the month.
 
So far the swifts haven’t returned to Frijoles Canyon, but they could show up any day! One day the sky is quiet, and the next day there are suddenly small birds whizzing around, looking for insects. Besides the swifts, there will soon be violet-green swallows also animating the canyon skies.
 
The theme for March is pollinator and native plants. The park is hosting a day for
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Los Alamos Historical Society Lecture: Thomas Romero On Sustaining Culture And Traditions Tuesday March 13

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Thomas Romero

Los Alamos Historical Society News: 

Thomas Romero, executive director of the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area, will present “Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area: Sustaining Culture and Traditions” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 at historic Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos.

Romero will discuss the work of the Heritage Area, which covers the area of Taos, Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties. He will focus on the work of the organization over the last four years in creating sustaining partnerships with other cultural organizations. He will discuss the Heritage Area’s Read More

Livy Snyder Of Los Alamos Awarded Peggy Guggenheim Museum Internship In Venice, Italy

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Livy Snyder of Los Alamos has received a Peggy Guggenheim Museum Internship. Courtesy photo

EDUCATION News:

Livy Snyder of Los Alamos has been awarded the highly competitive Peggy Guggenheim Museum Internship in Venice, Italy for Fall 2018.

The Peggy Guggenheim Internship Program engages students in the daily operations of a museum by engaging with staff members, educating public visitors and participating in museum projects. The internship culminates in the participant delivering a seminar based on their research during their time at the museum.

Snyder grew up in Los Alamos and is attending Read More

LANL: Small Business Supplier Forum March 12

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LANL News:
 
Los Alamos National Laboratory is hosting a Supplier Forum March 12 at Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave., in Los Alamos.
 
The Los Alamos National Laboratory Small Business Program and representatives from LANL’s procurement organization will present the following free information sessions:
  • Small Business Program overview;
  • Understanding Ariba e-Sourcing;
  • LANL’s Basic Ordering Agreement process;
  • Construction Projects- the RFP process; and
  • Upcoming Business Opportunities.
 
Submit RSVP and inquiries to business@lanl.gov
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Friends Of Bandelier Announces Dorothy Hoard Stewardship Award 2018 Recipient John Hogan

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John Hogan presents a fire ecology talk to students. Courtesy/The Friends of Bandelier
 
John Hogan demonstrates the best technique for coring a tree. Courtesy/The Friends of Bandelier
 
By TERRY FOXX
The Friends of Bandelier

The Friends of Bandelier have chosen John Hogan as the 2018 recipient of the Dorothy Hoard Stewardship Award.

The award is given annually to someone who has contributed to the health and well-being of our landscape and community. Dorothy, the founder of the Friends of Bandelier, died in March 2014, and the award is a legacy to her passion and care of the place she Read More