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Money IQ: Easy Access to Your Money When Traveling

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Money IQ
By Missy Galle

Easy Access to Your Money When Traveling

Whether you spend the day shopping, take a road trip, or travel around the world, you expect to have access to your money when you need it.

In this week’s edition of Money IQ, I will provide you with a few tips that will ensure that you can easily access your funds at any time.

If you are planning to withdraw cash at ATMs while on travel, you will need to know your PIN.

It’s a good idea to verify the PIN a couple of weeks before you depart, so your bank can have a new PIN or a PIN reminder sent to you if you don’t know it.

When using ATMs outside your bank’s Read More

Karen Wray Fine Art Opens at 15th and Central

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Jean Uher and Karen Wray of Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery hang one of Wray’s Oils in the new gallery space at 15th Street and Central Avenue. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com

 

The new Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery has a dedicated space for Wray’s easel in the studio area for conducting workshops. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com

 

Karen Wray Fine Art Gallery officially opened today in its new location in the southwest corner of the Community Bank Building at 15th Street and Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com

 

 
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LANB Adds Los Alamos Trust Officer

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LANB News:

Dara L. McKinney has been promoted to Trust Officer at Los Alamos National Bank, and will work out of the Los Alamos office where she will be focusing on trust and probate administration, estate settlements and agency services. 

Prior to joining LANB in January 2009 as In-House Counsel in the Legal Department, McKinney was in private practice for 13 years with a focus on estate planning, probate and trust work. 

She spent her first years with Moore & Golden, P.A., and then practiced with P. Reid Griffith, P.A. (later became Griffith & McKinney, P.A.) and finally Read More

Register for Ruby K’s Halloweekend Yum Run

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RUBY K’S News:

The eighth annual Ruby K’s Yum Run is Oct. 27 starting at 8 a.m. with a 5K run/walk and a 10K trail run/walk and at 9:30 a.m. with a 1K fun walk/run.

The event begins and ends at Ruby K’s Bagel Café at 20th Street and Central Avenue and all profits benefit LA Cares.  

This year’s run/walk is included in local MainStreet Halloweekend activities. Los Alamos Rotary Club, a supporter of LA Cares, is partnering to assist with the event. 

Entry fees are $15 per person for the 1K (or $35 per family); $30/person for the 5K AND 10K (or $90/family). 

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‘Flowers by Gillian’ Opens at KRSN

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KRSN AM 1490 Station Co-owner Gillian Sutton designed all of the floral arrangements for the tables at the United Way Youth Team’s “Taste the Sky” fundraiser at Los Alamos County Airport earlier this month.

Sutton was a local florist for more than 15 years before buying the radio station in 2005.

She recently placed a large floral cooler in the KRSN studio at Diamond Drive and Arkansas Street and launched “Flowers by Gillian.”

Sutton now creates custom floral designs to order and delivers locally.

Contact Sutton at 663-0012, 663-1490 or flowersbygillian.net. Read More

Pajarito Mountain Snow, Ullr Fest, Beer Co-op Debut

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By Greg Kendall

Pajarito Mountain Snowmaking to be Limited

Snowmaking will be limited at Pajarito Mountain this season as last year’s water collection proved lack-luster with disappointing snowfall totals and low water density in the snowpack, said Pajarito Mountain’s Clay Paris. 

The new water retention snowmaking pond at the top of the ski hill has been repaired, however, the pond remains at a low water storage level due to the lack of a good spring runoff, Pajarito Mountain General Manager Tom Long said. Long told the Los Alamos Daily Post that the snowmaking pond is “good to Read More

Science Education Solutions Awarded $2.6 Million Grant

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District announced Wednesday that Science Education Solutions of Los Alamos will receive a $2.6 million award from the National Science Foundation. 
 
Science Education Solutions, owned by Michelle Hall of Los Alamos, is active in a wide range of programs to help learners of all ages discover and understand the world through science, will use the funding to enhance science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education with high school students.
 
“Educating students in the STEM fields is vital
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JetBlue President to Speak at Quality New Mexico Learning Summit

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QUALITY NEW MEXICO News:

The public is invited to attend the 19 annual Quality New Mexico Learning Summit April 22-23 at the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Albuquerque.

David Barger, president and CEO of JetBlue will be the keynote speaker at the event.

Barger founded JetBlue in August 1998 as president and chief operating officer and was named chief executive officer in May 2007. He assumed the additional role of president in June 2009.

JetBlue began operations in February 2000 from its base at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and serves 71 destinations across the U.S., Caribbean, Read More

Money IQ: Protect Yourself From Phishing Scams

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Money IQ
By Corrie Hanavan

Protect Yourself From Phishing Scams

As technology becomes more advanced, so does the importance of protecting your personal information. With the downturn in the economy, identity theft and fraudulent activity has increased significantly. 

There are many ways that scammers try to obtain the information necessary to either steal your identity or your account information.

One technique is by phishing, pronounced “fishing,” through emails. This column will help you learn ways to identify phishing scams and what to do if you are subjected to a scam.

Phishing Read More