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FSN to Offer IMPACT Personal Safety 101

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FSN News:

Family Strengths Network will host IMPACT of Santa Fe for two special events in March.

IMPACT Personal Safety 101 and Healthy Relationships will be offered together on one night for people ages 15 through adult from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 19 at the Teen Center.

Seventh and eighth graders can benefit from this important workshop with appropriate content from 6-8 .pm. Thursday, March 21 at FSN.

This class empowers participants by teaching them what assailants look for and how to avoid being chosen as a target.

Students practice awareness skills, body language, and using their voices. Read More

Los Alamos Dog Obedience Club Registration Opens March 11 for Training Classes

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Jennifer Necker with her dog Lorna. Photo by Carl Necker
 
LADOC News:
 
Registration for the next session of dog training classes offered by the Los Alamos Dog Obedience Club (LADOC) will begin March 11.
 
Classes this session include Puppy Kindergarten, Basic Manners, Beginning Agility, Conformation, Competitive Obedience and the paRENT Free Club, and will begin the week of April 1.
 
Class schedule, registration guidelines and registration form will be available on the LADOC website (https:////ladoc.dogbits.com) and at the LADOC building (246 East Road, Los Alamos.)
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Rotary Club Student of the Month for February: Caroline Schramm

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Caroline Schramm. Courtesy photo

ROTARY News:

Caroline Schramm, a junior at Los Alamos High School (LAHS), was recently honored as Rotary Student of the Month for February. 

Schramm is the daughter of Janet and Garry Schramm and the sister of Christopher, Kaitlin, Kurt, Cory and Carson.

The Rotary Club of Los Alamos selects one student each month of the school year to honor as a Student of the Month. 

In addition to high school seniors, high school juniors are now eligible for the recognition. Students are nominated by their teachers and chosen on the basis of their academic achievement, Read More

Let’s Play Ball! Registration Underway for 58th Annual Los Alamos Little League Season

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LALL News:

Registration is officially open for the 58th annual Los Alamos Little League Baseball/Softball season.

Registration is $55 for the first child and $50 per child thereafter. Financial assistance is available.

Register online here or i n person 6:30-8 p.m. today, Tuesday March 5 and Thursday, March 7 at Home Run Pizza.  

Direct questions regarding registration to one of the following individuals:

SCHEDULE: Read More

Los Alamos Ski Patrollers Receive Awards

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Young Adult Patroller Jamboree participants from left, YAP Cameron Guy, YAP Nathan Phillips, assistant patrol director Eric Schaller, patroller Dave Phillips and YAP JoAnna O’Neill. Courtesy photo

Outstanding Young Adult Patroller Nathan Phillips on duty recently at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy photo

YAP News

Nathan Phillips, a junior at Los Alamos High School, received the Outstanding Young Adult Patroller Award for the Rocky Mountain Division of the National Ski Patrol during the Young Adult Patroller Jamboree February 23-24.

Phillips and two other young adult patrollers Read More

Market Intelligence Expert Grace Brill at The Hive Thursday

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Hive News:

Grace Brill, who specializes in Market Intelligence (market research for small businesses and entrepreneurs) and Springboard (expert coaching for companies facing a strategic decision), will present the various services that Los Alamos Connect provides to growth-oriented businesses at Thursday’s brown-bag lunch at The Hive.

Los Alamos Connect is the principal economic development investment of Los Alamos National Security, LLC and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL.)

Its collection of investment, market research, technical assistance, Read More

YCC Job Applications Open Through March 22

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Family YMCA’s Youth Conservation Corps members work on local trail. Courtesy photo
 
Family YMCA’s Youth Conservation Corps members on Trail Day. Courtesy photo
 

YMCA News:

Job applications will be accepted until March 22 from youth ages 14 to 25 for hiring consideration with The Family YMCA’s Youth Conservation Corps. The program will employ up to 45 youth in part or full-time positions for work in the Jemez Mountains and Canyons.

The positions are based in the outdoors improving public footpaths. The Y is hiring local area youth from Pojoaque, Rio Arriba County and Los Alamos in

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King and Queen of Pajarito Mountain Crowned at Skiesta

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King of Pajarito Mountain Steven Calhoun on a recent visit to Red River Ski Area. Photo by Michael P. Young
 
Queen of Pajarito Mountain JoAnna O’Neill at Saturday’s Skiesta. Photo by Glen A. Wurden
 
SKIESTA News:

Two teenagers from Los Alamos were crowned King and Queen of Pajarito Mountain at Saturday’s Skiesta.

Steven Calhoun, 15, won first place in the Rail Jam and Sloppy Slalom events. JoAnna O’Neill, 15, won first place in the Rail Jam, Sloppy Slalom, Giant Slalom and Big Air events.

O’Neill was also crowned the queen at the 2012 Skiesta. Read More

Belisama Irish Dancers Shine at North American Championships

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Kyle Partin, center, wins the Mean Ghrad Award. Belisama Artistic Director Adrienne Bellis is at far right. Courtesy photo
 
Deena Rice, left), Elaina Bossert, center, wins the Ard Ghrad Award. Belisama Artistic Director Adrienne Bellis is at far right. Courtesy photo

BID News:

Belisama Irish Dance traveled to Washington, DC in February to compete in the CRN North American Irish Dance Championships.

Fifteen Belisama dancers competed over three days, and all 15 won or placed in their solo dances.

Top awardees include Kyle Partin, who won the first-place award at Mean Ghrad, and Shannon Read More

Kiwanis Clubs Host Mid‐Year Conference

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From left, Sharon Allen, Katherine Elton, Neha Sadasivan, Audrey Juliani and Don Casperson (not pictured, Esperanza Tapia.) Courtesy photo
 
KIWANIS News:

The Southwest District of Kiwanis held their annual mid‐year conference Saturday, March 2 at the La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe.

Representatives from Los Alamos’ two K-Kids Clubs (Aspen and  Barranca Elementary) and Builders Club  at Los Alamos Middle School were invited to make presentations describing their club’s activities.

Representatives and their clubs are as Read More