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DNCU Employees Donate $2,000 For Youth Charities

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DNCU News:
 
SANTA FE — The employees of Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU), Northern New Mexico’s hometown financial cooperative, consistently participate in a variety of charity events, and demonstrate a strong level of volunteerism and civic pride.
 
In recent months, the staff has accelerated its charitable giving with the establishment of a special program called DNCU’s Teen Day Tuesdays, which raises funds via employee donations specifically earmarked for local youth causes. Why the youth of northern New Mexico?
 
According
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Vandal Ruins Manhattan Project Sign Overnight

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A vandal has ruined this sign placed near the guard tower at the enntrance to town as part of last month’s annual ScienceFest event. Courtesy photo

Staff Report

A vandal ruined the large sign placed near the guard tower at the entrance of town that depicts the flavor of the Manhattan Project. 

Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation Marketing Manager Ryn Herrmann told the Los Alamos Daily Post that the vandalism occurred overnight and she has reported it to the Los Alamos Police Department. 

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EAA Chapter 691 Annual Young Eagles Event Postponed

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The Blue Flower. Courtesy/EAA

EAA News:

Local EAA Chapter 6 has postponed its annual Young Eagles event scheduled for Saturday at Los Alamos County Airport.

The event will be rescheduled for sometime in April.

Chapter 691 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)  is one of thousands of chapters spread around the world. The EAA organization represents the ‘Spirit of Aviation’ and was founded in 1953 (https:////www.eaa.org/about/chronology.asp).

The chapter is spread across Northern New Mexico; including Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Espanola and Read More

Celebrate National Parks Centennial With Free Lecture Sept. 4

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Dr. Dwight T. Pitcaithley
 
NMHM News:
 
SANTA FE — This year marks the Centennial for the National Park System in the United States.
 
From Carlsbad Caverns to Chaco Canyon, National Parks pepper the terrain of New Mexico and the southwest. Each helps shape our regional history through the land. In celebration of one hundred years of our national parks, the New Mexico History Museum has scheduled a lecture by Dr. Dwight T. Pitcaithley, the former Chief Historican for the National Parks Service, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, in the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium
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SFNF: Prescribed Burn Planned For Española Ranger District

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are planning to take advantage of the warm days and cool nights of September to conduct prescribed burns in the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed and on Borrego Mesa, both on the Española Ranger District.
 
The September window is intended to take advantage of fall weather but is dependent on favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts.
 
The planning area for the Watershed prescribed burn totals 1,800 acres within two to eight miles
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Los Alamos Co+op Unveils New Plans

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Co+op General Manager Tim Morrison and Board Treasurer Karen Kendall discuss new plans for the store during a presentation Tuesday at the League of Women Voters ‘Lunch with a Leader’ at Mesa Public Library. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com 
 
League of Women Voters and guests listen to a presentation Tuesday on the Los Alamos Co+op Market. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com 
 
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post 
  • Membership Is Not Required To Shop At Co+op

New plans for the Los Alamos Cooperative Market were unveiled during Read More

Infinity Wellness Opens In Los Alamos

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Dr. Carmen Solano at her new office Tuesday afternoon at 1460 Trinity Dr., Suite 8. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Dr. Carmen Solano is the healthcare provider at Infinity Wellness, a new premier healthcare center at 1460 Trinity Dr., Suite 8, that delivers functional medicine to Los Alamos and surrounding communities. 

The community is invited to celebrate the grand opening of the practice with a ribbon cutting event at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25 at Infinity Wellness, directly behind Trinity

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SFI Community Lecture: Surprises At Intersection Of Human Emotion And Wearable Tech Aug. 30

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SFI News:
 
SANTA FE ― How will our future computers, robots, and smartphones get the emotional intelligence they need to be truly useful?
 
This talk highlights the adventures behind some of the world’s first technologies that recognize human emotion. Rosalind W. Picard is the founder and director of the Affective Computing Research Group at the MIT Media Laboratory and a pioneer in the field of human-computer interaction.

Seating for SFI’s community lectures is limited and ticket reservations are required. Reserve your free tickets through the Lensic

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