Community

Museum Hill Hosts Free-For-All Community Day Celebration Sept. 25

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MUSEUM HILL News:

  • Numerous Activities Planned for the Whole Family on September 25, 2016

SANTA FE – The Museum Hill Partners of Santa Fe announce their third annual Museum Hill Community Day 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept 25, Admission to the Museum Hill Museums and related activities are free all day.

Comprising the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, the Museum of International Folk Art, the Museum of Indian Art and Culture, and the National Park Service, the Museum Hill Partners work together to draw tourists and residents Read More

Local Business Owners Mentor High School Student Entrepreneurs Through Launch Los Alamos Classes

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Local business experts Patrick Brenner, April Dukes and Mandy Marksteiner are three of five teachers at the new, free Launch Los Alamos classes for teen entrepreneurs. Courtesy photo

BUSINESS News:

This fall, all high school students with business ideas are invited to learn how to turn those ideas into a real business.

Launch Los Alamos is an eight-week crash course in entrepreneurship and business building for teens, sponsored by the Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation. During the program students will get resources to help them put their plans into motion, Read More

Young Life Los Alamos ‘Par 3 Homecoming Hackfest’ Sept. 16

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Young Life’s annual golf tournament is Friday, Sept. 16 at Los Alamos Golf Course. Courtesy photo

YOUNG LIFE News:

Young Life is sponsoring its annual golf tournament, Friday, Sept. 16 at Los Alamos Golf Course – only this year it will be a rowdy Par 3. 

Young Life golf tournament players. Courtesy photo

The course will be unlike any played before in Los Alamos, so participants should get ready to be challenged as well as laugh.

The format is a four-player scramble. The cost is $45 for members for $75 for non-members and price Read More

Daily Postcard: Fawn Feasts On Windfall Apples

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Daily Postcard: This fawn returns from a two week trip to parts unknown to feast once again on windfall apples in the yard of a residence in Los Alamos. The delicate fawn is again accompanied by its mother – the homeowners say they are glad to have the pair eat the windfall apples so they don’t go to waste as there is still plenty in the tree for the family. Photo by Ken Hanson
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Los Alamos Eco Station Collects Fruit For Bears

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COMMUNITY News:

The Los Alamos County Eco Station is collecting apples and other fruit for the two bear cubs orphaned this summer in the Valles Caldera. Dr. Kathleen Ramsay and the Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation are rehabilitating the cubs.

The community is invited to stop by the Eco Station and drop off fruit, 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The Eco Station is at 3701 E. Jemez Road and the telephone number is 505.662-8163.

The bear cubs, known as Valley Girl Read More

Stakeholders Give Input At CIP Public Meetings

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COUNTY News:
 
Pre-conceptual design work and cost estimates are underway for 11 capital projects approved for possible funding by the Los Alamos County Council last March.
 
To continue the public information process, Los Alamos County hosted informational meetings Aug. 31.
 
The County issued email invitations to more than 500 individuals and organizations who had provided comments or emailed feedback over the course of seven listening sessions in March when the initial project list was being formed.
 
Additionally, postcards were mailed to various neighborhoods,
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Pajarito Spanish Dance Alliance Flamenco Classes Sept. 10 Through Nov. 19

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Dance Alliance November 2014. Courtesy photo
 
PSDA News:
 
Flamenco Dance Classes sponsored by the Pajarito Spanish Dance Alliance are 5-6 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 10 through Nov. 19 at the New Mexico Dance Theater studio, 149 Central Park Square. 
 
The level is beginning to advanced and all ages 10 and up are welcome. The tuition is suggested at $10 per class, pay what you can, and the classes will be taught by Ellen Walton and Catalina Rio Fernandez. 
 
Pajarito Spanish Dance Alliance is a 501 (c) (3) organization enabling
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After-School History Wednesdays Begins Sept. 14

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LAHM News:
 
Is your child looking for something to do after elementary school classes get out early on Wednesdays?
 
The Los Alamos History Museum will be continuing History Wednesdays, a free after-school program for students in 1st–3rd grade this fall. Registration is open now and will close on September 9. 

History Wednesdays is a drop-off program in which children will experience engaging, hands-on history activities under the guidance of the Museum Educator.

 
The program will run from 1-3 p.m., Wednesday afternoons, Sept. 14
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Annual 8th Grade Washington, D.C Spring Break Trip

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LAMS News:
 
The spring break Washington, DC trip has been a long-time tradition for Los Alamos Middle School students. 
 
Thousands of students have participated in this tremendous trip. It’s time to sign up for this year’s annual 8th grade spring break trip to Washington, DC. This trip is available to Los Alamos Middle School and home school 8th grade students. The trip is a private trip and not a school sponsored trip. 
 
Sign up online at www.worldstrides.org using ID Number 132736 or call 1.800.468.5899 using the same
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