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A Mountaineer’s Story: Temples, Tigers, & Tak-Taks

Join Melissa Bartlett Aug. 23 as she reveals her unique experiences in Thailand. Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
Los Alamos Mountaineers host a presentation Tuesday, Aug. 23 by adventurer Melissa Bartlett detail her month-long trek through Thailand.
 
The Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting will start at 7 p.m. and cover information about upcoming outings and Bartlett’s talk begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
 
In 2015, Bartlett hopped on a bus in Southeast Asia. Determined to cover the
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Marr Best Predictor In Weekly Pace Race

Runners in Tuesday’s weekly Pace Race on the Burnt Mesa Trail in Bandelier National Monument off N.M. 4. Courtesy photo 

Runners head up the Burnt Mesa Trail in Tuesday’s weekly Pace Race. Courtesy photo 

Local runner William Strother, 7, is Tuesday’s top  finisher in the 1 mile pace race with a time of 10:18 on the Burnt Mesa Trail. Courtesy photo 

ACRR News:

Jackie Marr was the top predictor at 3 seconds off her predicted time in Tuesday’s weekly Atomic City Road Runners Pace Race on the Burnt Mesa Trail Read More

Talk On Societal Needs At projectY Includes Free Pizza

BUSINESS News:

Free pizza and a presentation on societal needs starts at 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22 at projectY in Central Park Square.

You have a business. You want to start a business. You have a product. You have a potential product. You have an enabling technology. You have an idea for a product.

Who needs it? Why is it needed? Is the need known or does it have to be established? Is the product physical, mental, informational or a service? What can it do, enable, or enhance?

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Unitarian Church: ‘Songs For A Summer Evening’ Friday

UNITARIAN CHURCH News:

The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos is presenting “Songs for a Summer Evening,” a concert celebrating the grand opening of its new building. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19.

Quartetto Enérgico will play works by Haydn and Mozart. The quartet features Rachel Hixson and Lee Harvey on violins, Kathy Gursky on viola, and Jim Knudson on cello. Sopranos Jess Cullinan and Nora Cullinan will sings works by Mendelssohn, Barber and Gordon, featuring Samuel Barber’s “Knoxville: Summer of 1915.” Nylea Butler-Moore and Cindy Little accompany on Read More

Rotary Interact Students From Los Alamos High School Welcome Exchange Student Ida Mattila From Finland

Rotary Interact students from Los Alamos High School welcome the Rotary Club of Los Alamos’s new exchange student, Ida Mattila, second from right, from Finland. From left, Mikayla Hanawalt, Interact Club President Faith Koh, Mattila and 2016 graduate Leslie Thalmann. Koh and Thalmann both traveled abroad in 2014-15 as Rotary Youth Exchange students to France and Belgium, respectively. To learn more about Rotary Youth Programs, contact Club President Rob Metcalf at 670.8336. Photo by Rob Metcalf Read More

Registration Open For Fall Classes At UNM-LA

Students find the small class size one of the keys to their success at UNM-LA. Photo by Nancy Coombs 
 
UNMLA News:
 
Fall classes at the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) will begin on August 22.
 
Registration is open, and there is still available space in most classes. UNM-LA offers academic classes and academic programs in a variety of subjects to help students who are interested in increasing their knowledge, improving their skills, entering the workforce, or transferring to four-year degree programs.
 
In addition to
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Scenes From Friday’s Summer Concert At Ashley Pond

Emily Gimble belts out a song at the Summer Concert Friday evening in the Pavillion at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
On air. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Pat Boyer and concert promoter Russ Gordon share a dance. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Kathy and Steve Boerigter are all smiles as they dance under the stars at Friday’s Summer Concert at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Passing through. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
What have we here? Photo by Bonnie
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