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Council Unanimously Passes Immigration Proclamation Celebrating Contributions And Just Treatment Of Immigrants And Refugees In Los Alamos County

 

Members of the Los Alamos County Council listen as some 20 residents take turns expressing passionate views on the proposed immigration proclamation ‘Celebrating the Contributions and Just Treatment of Immigrants and Refugees in the County of Los Alamos’, which Council ultimately passed 7-0 during Tuesday’s meeting in Council Chambers. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Residents line up to express their view on the County’s immigration proclamation Tuesday in Council Chambers. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

County Councilor Pete Read More

2017-2018 Public Lecture Series Begins At SAR Sept. 14

Dr. Melissa Cefkin
 
SAR News:
 
SANTA FE  Images of a future world with driverless cars have fueled popular imagination for decades.
 
Think “The Jetsons” or Minority Report. But what might the future hold for the everyday experience any one of us has as we move from place to place?
 
Anthropologist Dr. Melissa Cefkin kicks off the School for Advanced Research (SAR) 2017-18 Public Lecture Series, Designing the Future, with Walk, Don’t Walk: Everyday Interactions with Self-Driving Cars at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14, 2017, at
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Scenes From UNM-LA Welcome Back Day

Students gather on the steps of the kiva during the “Welcome Back Day” barbeque at UNM-LA. Photo by Nancy Coombs, UNM-LA
 
UNM-LA News:
 
UNM-Los Alamos Student Government hosted a “Welcome Back Day” Tuesday. Students gathered near the kiva to celebrate the second week of classes with hotdogs, games and socializing.
 
UNM-LA students had a chance to relax with hotdogs, drinks and chips provided by the Student Government.  Photo by Nancy Coombs, UNM-LA
 
A student asks UNM-LA Student Government Advisor Kateri Morris a question while collecting a hotdog. 
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Top Campsites For Last-Minute Labor Day Weekend

COMMUNITY News:
 
Labor Day is just a few days away, and public campgrounds, hotels, and Airbnbs are almost fully booked up, creating fierce competition for the last available spots.
 
Enter Hipcamp [https://www.hipcamp.com/discover]—a startup that solves this problem by creating new campsites on beautiful private lands such as nature preserves, farms, and ranches. Hipcamp has just compiled a list of their top 100 unbooked campgrounds across the nation under $100. 
 
HIPCAMP.COM‘S TOP LABOR DAY CAMPGROUNDS UNDER $100

 
Each campground linked
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Chamber Business Breakfast At UNM-LA Sept. 13

CHAMBER News:

  • Talk Targets 2018 Healthcare Benefit Plans

 Business owners and human resource managers will find the Wednesday, Sept 13 Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast particularly informative. Anne Sperling, President and CEO of Vanguard Resources, will be discussing the healthcare benefit options for 2018.

The Chamber Business Breakfasts are sponsored by the LANL CPO’s office and attendance at the breakfasts is a benefit of Chamber Membership.

Sperling’s presentation will include correctly setting up and implementing benefit plans, issues with the State of Read More

Tips To Keep Bears Away From Your Property

Black bear. Courtesy/NMDG&F
 
Two bears climb a tree recently on Villa Street near Aspen School. Photo by Nancy Johnson
 
By AMOS SMITH
Corporal – Albuquerque Supervisory District
N.M. Department of Game and Fish

“I have a bear visiting my property and getting into my trash and birdfeeders.” This is how most phone calls regarding bear activity start. And believe me, there have been plenty of them in recent weeks and I anticipate many more in the weeks to come. 

I have heard many residents say they have seen more bears this summer in town than in recent years. This is not Read More

Some Newborns Not Getting Screenings; Interventions For Hearing Loss & Critical Congenital Heart Disease

CDC  News:

About one in 500 infants are born with CCHD, which includes the more severe forms of congenital heart disease (CHD).

CHD is the most common type of birth defect and accounts for more than 30 percent of all infant deaths from birth defects. Point-of-care screening can help identify many infants with CCHD before they go home.

Newborn screening, a public health program that benefits 4 million U.S. infants every year, identifies conditions that can affect a child’s long-term health or even survival. Besides laboratory testing of dried bloodspots for dozens of conditions, which Read More

Scenes From Boy Scout Troop 122 Court Of Honor

Boy Scouts and family members recite the Scout motto at the Boy Scout Troop 122 Court of Honor Thursday at First United Methodist Church at 715 Diamond Dr. in Los Alamos. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

‘Scouts and scouters’ gather for a group photo Thursday at the Boy Scout Troop 122 Court of Honor. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Eagle Scout Ethan Aulwes is honored for receiving his Eagle Palm Award during Boy Scout Troop 122’s Court of Honor Thursday at United Methodist Church. Also pictured are his mom, Sheila McClees and Dr. Robert McClees. Read More