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Rotary Club Holds Bulb Sale Near CB FOX

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Brian Newnam, right, and Mike Lippiatt of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos volunteer at the Club’s annual bulb sale in front of CB FOX in downtown Los Alamos today. Proceeds from the bulb sale benefit educational efforts for youth. Contact the Rotary Club to purchase bulbs at 505-662-7950. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

Beverly Forker purchases a bag of each type of flower bulb from Rotarians Mike Lippiatt, left, and Brian Newnam during today’s annual bulb sale in front of CB FOX in downtown Los Alamos. Carol A. Clark /ladailypost.com

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Police Investigate Collision at Trinity and Diamond

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Los Alamos Fire and Rescue crews work to remove the driver from a car involved in this mornings accident. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Firefighters help lift a driver from her car following an accident near Trinity Drive and Diamond Drive today. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

By Greg Kendall

A two-car collision occured at approximately 11:15 a.m. today, at the corner of Trinity Drive and Diamond Drive. 

The driver of a small black vehicle told the Los Alamos Daily Post that he had been driving behind a red car at the corner of Trinity Drive and Oppehiemer Street Read More

Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview Sept. 14, 2012

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Courtesy/NBI
This week’s preview is sponsored by www.fyila.com

Beowulf: Special film presentation of the heroic, epic poem 
5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13 Upstairs Rotunda at Mesa Public Library
https://ladailypost.comcontent/special-poetry-gathering-film-performance-beowulf

STEM Student Day 4-7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics)
Kids 13–17 years old
Locations:
4 p.m. at Little Theater Madame Curie Performance
5 p.m. at Bradbury Science Museum (pizza for all! Presentation from Mars Rover Scientists, Fire Science Read More

BREAKING NEWS: NADG Pulling Out of Trinity

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Update 9/12/12 – 2:44 p.m. – Comment from Grubb and Ellis added

A NADG concept drawning of the exterior of a Smith’s Marketplace. Courtesy Photo

By Greg Kendall

In a surprising announcement this morning, Los Alamos County Councilor Vincent Chiravalle reported to KRSN AM 1490 morning show host Nancy Coombs that North American Development Group (NADG) has requested that the Trinity Site development project be legally transferred to the property development arm of Kroger. 

If the transfer is approved, NADG would no longer be the developer of Trinity Site, instead Read More

Encore Summer Concert Friday at Ashley Pond

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Concert goers pack Ashley Pond this summer. Courtesy Photo

By Russ Gordon

We’re back for a fun-filled weekend. “Ha Ha,” you say. No, it’s the truth! Friday Sept, 14, we have an encore summer concert. LA MainStreet asked us to participate in their Next Big Idea: A Festival of Discovery, Invention & Innovation.

Here’s what we have: 7 p.m. Friday, we’ll be back at Ashley Pond for a concert with Stephanie Hatfield & Hot Mess plus Bill Palmer’s TV Killers, two excellent rock bands from Santa Fe.

Hot Mess is an indie rock band playing mostly original music with a great drummer and loud guitars. Stephanie’s Read More

LANL Study’s Tree Death Climate Change Connection [VIDEO]

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Los Alamos National Laboratory News:

What are the exact physiological mechanisms that lead to tree death during prolonged drought and rising temperatures?

These are the questions that scientists are trying to answer in a Los Alamos National Laboratory research project called SUMO.

SUMO stands for SUrvival/MOrtality study; it's a plot of land on the Lab's southern border that features 18 climate controlled tree study chambers and a large drought structure that limits rain and snowfall.

Scientists are taking a wide variety of measurements over a long period of time to determine Read More

Got Apple Trees? Participants Wanted for Local Experiment

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By Richard Nebel

We have tried raising apples without using pesticides for more than 25 years in Los Alamos. We haven’t been very successful.

The primary problem we’ve had is with codling moths. Almost every apple we have produced has worms in it.

However, this year we have a noticeably improved apple crop. This was especially true with our early apples. 

We still have some worms, but there aren’t as many of them as in years past. I’m curious if other Los Alamos  residents have noticed this as well.

Initially, this struck me as being a little odd. We had a mild winter last year so winter kill Read More

Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: Sept. 6, 2012

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This week’s preview is sponsored by www.fyila.com

Bird Banding Talk 7 p.m. Thusday, Sept. 6 @ PEEC
Have you ever wondered what exactly scientists do when they study birds? Dave Yeamans will talk about local bird banding with photos, stories and movies of ornithologists at work.

Film, The Biggest Story Problem @ Bradbury Science Museum 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7
The Biggest Story Problem is an independent documentary film examining the sudden drop in math scores and competency seen as students in the U.S. transition from primary to secondary schools. The documentary interweaves the story Read More

Los Alamos Singletrack Assoc. Hosts First Time Trials

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LASA News:

The Los Alamos Singletrack Association (LASA) held its first mountain bike time trials Wednesday evening. A course was setup northwest of the Diamond Drive/San Ildefonso Road roundabout. LASA plans to hold more Wednesday evening time trials. For information, contact Scott Weiss at 661-4499. Visit the group’s Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/LosAlamosSingletrack.

Randy Flores on the time trail course Wednesday evening. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

Marcus Leibrecht moves along the route of the time trail course Wednesday evening. Photo by Greg Read More

Redbook Names Albuquerque and Santa Fe Among ‘Most Romantic Date Destinations’ in America

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Staff report:

Redbook magazine has released its list of the “Most Romantic Date Destinations” in America and Los Alamos has three of them in its own back yard … or just a day’s drive away. 

Redbook’s list:

  • The Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York
  • St. Augustine, Fla.
  • Top of the Rock, New York City
  • The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.V.
  • St. Petersburg, Fla.
  • Harvest Inn, Napa Valley, Calif.
  • Albuquerque, N.M.
  • Pittsburgh, Penn.
  • Newport, RI.
  • Santa Fe, N.M.
  • Rincon, Puerto Rico
  • Sedona,
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