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Orchard Owner Will Speak on Successful Fruit Production

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Gordon Tooley of Tooley’s Trees will be the featured speaker at PEEC March 5.

PEEC News:

Learn about holistic methods of orchard management at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center, 3540 Orange St.

Gordon Tooley, owner of Tooley’s Trees in Truchas, will talk about the best practices for maintaining an orchard.

Have you ever dreamed about picking beautiful, delicious, ripe fruits from your own orchard? Well, there are a few things to consider first. 

Successful fruit production can’t be confined to managing pests or finding the right fertility Read More

LAHS NJROTC Wins First Place Team Award

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LAHS NJROTC shooters who competed in the Western Navy Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah, last weekend were front row from left, John Gibson and Tessa Snyder. Back row from left Nikita Beloousov, Sam Wolfe, Brandon Frank and Noah Marriott. Courtesy photo

NJROTC News:

Members of Los Alamos High School Navy JROTC shooting team traveled to Salt Lake City last weekend to compete in the Western Navy Championships.

The precision team of Tessa Snyder, Brandon Frank, Noah Marriott and John Gibson beat out the team from Socorro High School in El Paso, Texas for the first place team award.

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Historical Society to Offer Public Walking Tours

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:

The Los Alamos Historical Society will be offering to the public daily walking tours of the historic district.

Start time will be 11 a.m. Monday, March 11, and continue Monday through Saturday for a four-week trial.

As a fundraiser for the Museum, the cost is $10/person, with family pricing TBD. We are looking for volunteers to take a regular slot for our first four-week trial
run, which is intended to catch the Spring Break crowd.

High school and college students are also encouraged to consider volunteering as tour guides.

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Free Workshop Targets Salary Negotiations for Women

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Workshop Facilitator Shelley Rossbach. Courtesy photo

Staff Report:

The American Association of University Women (AAUW), UNM-Los Alamos Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, and UNM-LA Student Government will provide a “$tart $mart” salary negotiation workshop 9 a.m. to noon Friday, March 1. in the Student Center Lecture Hall, Bldg. 2.

To register for the workshop, email Ivette Jimenez at yrdiaz@unm.edu. Registration is not required, but workshop materials will not be available unless participants register. The workshop is free.

The workshop is intended to prepare women to negotiate Read More

Startup Workshop at the Hive Thursday

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HIVE News:

Thinking of starting a business? Want to learn about what will be presented at Startup Weekend Santa Fe? 

Eric Renz-Whitmore, executive director of New Mexico Technology Council, will lead a session Thursday, Feb. 28 at The Hive during this week’s brown-bag lunch. 

The brown-bag will start at 11:30 a.m. and Renz-Whitmore will start his session at noon. As always, there is no charge. 

The Hive invites community members to participate with like-minded entrepreneurs (no need to be an entrepreneur – yet.)

The “Lean Canvas” is Ash Maurya’s adaptation Read More

Rotary Crab Fest Breaks Record

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Rotarians Jill Cook and Mike Lippiatt served as auctioneers at the Rotary Club of Los Alamos’ 4th annual Crab Fest Saturday evening at the Knight’s of Columbus Hall on DP Road. The dynamic dual entertained the sold out crowd and drove the live auction bid total to more than $9,000, shattering the previous record. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Little Prince Crab Lance Metcalf stops by to chat with, from left standing, IAFF Local 3279 President Bert Quintana and Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider and seated from left, IAFF Local 3279 Vice President Danny Archuleta and Fire Read More

Pajarito Reads: Robert Fuselier Explores How Survival Strategies Rooted Deep in the Brain Control our Behavior

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Column by BONNIE GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Robert (Bob) Fuselier may be the ideal person to tackle the subject of his new book, “From Violence to Freedom.”

Fuselier is a veterinarian, which of course gives him a lot of insight into animal behavior and a background in medicine and biology.

Bob Fuselier

He’s also a world traveler, having done volunteer work in Honduras and more recently, in Afghanistan, where he saw how different cultures cope with human behavior. Fuselier also has a lifelong fascination with exploring our spiritual nature and a passionate interest in the brain and how it functions. Read More

Local Scouts Honored at Blue and Gold Banquet

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Den 7 Cub Scouts, with their parents, receive their Bear Badges during the annual Blue and Gold Banquet Saturday evening at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church on North Road. These third graders each completed 12 achievements to earn their Bear Badge. Photo by Jennifer Olsen
Den 7 Scout Leader Jane Johnson is surrounded by Cub Scouts including her grandson Connor Cook in the red vest, during Saturday’s Blue and Gold Banquet. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
A large crowd of Scouts and family members fill the hall at Bethlehem Lutheran Church for the annual Blue and Gold Banquet
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Spring DWI School Begins March 9

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LAFC News:

Los Alamos Family Council is the State approved site for DWI School in Los Alamos County.

The next series of classes is scheduled to start 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9 and continue with two more sessions at the same time March 16 and 23.

The cost for the three-session program is $175 payable at the time of registration.

LAFC, at 1505 15th St., Suite C, offers DWI school four times a year. For more information, visit LAFC at www.lafamilycouncil.com or call 505-662-4160. Read More