Carol A. Clark

County Hosts Recycled Fashion Workshops & Trash Fashion Show

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COUNTY News:

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By Tom Nagawiecki
County Environmental Services Specialist

Nancy Judd, an internationally recognized artist and educator known for creating couture fashion from trash, will host two free recycled fashion workshops in Los Alamos. These workshops will help participants in The Next Big Idea’s Trash Fashion Contest design and prepare garments for Los Alamos’ first Trash Fashion Contest.

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The first workshop, which is geared to people new to sewing and design, will be 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25.  A second advanced workshop will be 1-5:30 Read More

Facebook Reportedly Has Millions of Fake Accounts

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BBC correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones says suspected fake profiles have prompted some marketers to become wary of Facebook adverts. Courtesy/NT

News Technology:

Facebook has said it believes there are now more than 83 million illegitimate accounts on the social network.

In company filings published this week, it said 8.7 percent of its 955 million active accounts broke its rules.

Duplicate profiles – belonging to already registered users – made up 4.8 percent of its membership figure.

User-misclassified accounts amounted to 2.4 percent – including personal profiles Read More

Bobby Keys and the Attitudes Gave a Rockin Show

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A large crowd gathers for the Bobby Keys and the Attitudes concert sponsored by the Los Alamos National Bank last Friday, July 27. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com

Concert promoter Russ Gordon, right, with Singer Julie Stewart of The Attitudes. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos National Bank employees, from left, Eden Weinbrecht, Corrie Hanavan, Jennifer Corpion and Amy Armstrong. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com

Andrea Palounek (left) and Charles Langley take a moment to enjoy the mobiles handed out by LANB. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com Read More

LANL Family Day Delivers Tons of Fun

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Ronnie Bell sings the national anthem at the 2012 LANL Employee Picnic at Overlook Park Saturday, July 28. LANL Director Charlie McMillan stands with his hand over his heart at left. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com

Fun was to be had for all who attended the 2012 LANL Employee Picnic. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com

Players get ready to toss bean bags as part of the fun during the 2012 LANL Employee Picnic. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com

Flavored syrups were flowing as Sno-Cones were handed out all day at the 2012 LANL Employee Picnic. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com Read More

Will Our Grandchildren Live as Well in Los Alamos?

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Column by Robert Gibson

Los Alamos is an extraordinary community. Our quality of life is among the very best in the nation. 

A major component of that quality is our economic wealth, also at the top. Why are we so fortunate? Can future generations enjoy a similar, or better, life here?

Los Alamos is a unique combination of world-renowned science, small town atmosphere, and beautiful natural environment. 

That formula is not for everyone, but it works for most of us. 

The root of our good fortune is the concentration of challenging, important, rewarding work at the Laboratory.  Read More

BREAKING NEWS: Council Vice Chair Ron Selvage Resigns

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Los Alamos County Council Vice Chair Ron Selvage seen here speaking with Chair Sharon Stover during a May 8 Council meeting has resigned his post effective immediately. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Council Vice Chair Ron Selvage submitted a letter of resignation to Council Chair Sharon Stover Thursday evening.

The County is in the process of adding an agenda item to its Tuesday, Aug. 7 agenda for County Council to discuss the vacancy and how to proceed.

Selvage’s resignation comes on the heels of his apology published in the Los Alamos Daily Post Read More

Lone Ranger Movie Shoots Scenes at Valles Caldera

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The Lone Ranger film set stretches along the main road into the Valles Caldera Preserve Thursday. The visitor center is off the picture to the right. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com

A mock Indian Village, complete with Teepees is barely visible in the History Grove of Ponderosa Pines on the far side of the Valles Grande. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com

Johnny Depp as Tonto. Tweet photo

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer tweeted the first official picture of Disney’s The Lone Ranger.

The Lone Ranger’s struggles have been well documented: after shuffling from studio to studio Read More

Tony Chan Brings Home Senior Olympic Gold

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Tony Chan of the Los Alamos Rotary Club with the Gold and Silver medals he won at the Senior Olympics in Las Cruces during two gruling days of table tennis competitions. Chan won the gold in mens doubles and the silver in mens singles. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Dave Jones, steward of The Hive presented a talk to the Los Alamos Rotary Club gathered Tuesday at the Dixie Girl about the unique facility he operates in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Santa Fe CEO John R. Rice, left, speaks with Dave Jones of The Hive in White Rock following Jone’s Read More