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Pet of the Week: Gracie the Cocker Spaniel

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Gracie. Courtesy/LACAS

SHELTER News:

Gracie is a senior female cocker spaniel who was rescued off the street and brought back to health by a good neighbor.

Los Alamos County and Friends of the Shelter have completed Gracie’s health treatments. She would be a good companion for a quiet family.

The Los Alamos Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, (505) 662-8179, has a large selection of on-site adoptable pets and others are living off-campus in foster homes.

Visit the Friends of the Shelter website: www.lafos.org, for information about volunteering, adopting and donating.

Also check out the

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Burst Pipes Most Common in Mountain Towns

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STATE FARM News:

New Mexico is bracing for colder temperatures during the next few days with the possibility that many areas of the state will experience temperatures in the below the 20 degree mark- during the night time hours. Many areas of the state face a hard freeze.

When the outside temperature drops below 20 degrees Fahrenheit, water pipes in homes with little or no insulation are likely to freeze and break.

Messy and expensive water losses from burst frozen pipes are more common in mountain towns but all residents have the potential to be caught off guard by a sudden drop in temperatures,

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Cindy Eaton to Chair Relay For Life

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Cindy Eaton. Courtesy photo

ACS News:

The American Cancer Society has selected Cindy Eaton to serve as Event Chair for the 2013 Relay For Life® of Los Alamos.

Eaton was selected because of her past experience on the Relay committee. She was the event chair a couple of years ago, and has a great working knowledge of the event. 

“Cindy brings leadership and organizational skills with a passion to fight against cancer. The American Cancer Society is truly blessed to have Cindy come back on board as Event Chair,” said Gloria Martinez, Event Manager for the Relay For Life of Los Alamos. 

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LWVLA and AAUW Host Annual Legislative Preview

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Annual legislative preview in Fuller Lodge Wednesday. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

LWVLA News:

Some 50 people turned out for the League of Women Voters of Los Alamos and the American Association of University Women’s annual legislative preview in Fuller Lodge Wednesday, Jan. 9.

Los Alamos legislators including Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard and Senators Carlos Cisneros and Richard Martinez shared their views on the upcoming session.

Also, Dick Mason of Health Action New Mexico and Marcela Diaz of Somos Un Pueblo Unido addressed issues of health care and immigrant concerns. Read More

Rotary Prepares for 4th Annual Crabfest

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Rotarian/Auctioneer Mike Lippiatt

ROTARY News:

Rotarian Mike Lippiatt demonstrates hidden skills as an auctioneer during Tuesday’s Rotary Club meeting at the Dixie Girl on Central Avenue.

Lippiatt incited a bidding frenzy over a New Mexico Magazine Calendar, escalating the final bid tendered by Rotarian James Chrobocinski of Zia Realty Group to $26.

The calendar is loaded with southwest photographs, which match the decor of Chrobocinski’s new offices on Trinity Drive.  

Lippiatt will team up with Rotarian/longtime auctioneer Jill Cook to conduct a live auction extravaganza Read More

Community Invited to UNM-LA Dedication of Jeannette O. Wallace Lecture Hall Sunday

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Courtesy/UNM-LA

UNM-LA News:

The community is invited to pay tribute to the memory of longtime Legislator Jeannette O. Wallace from 12:30-2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13 in room 505 (Building 5) at UNM-Los Alamos.

In honor of her long service to the Los Alamos community and tireless commitment to education, the faculty and staff of UNM-Los Alamos are privileged to dedicate UNM-LA’s newest lecture hall in her name. The dedication will take place at 1 p.m.

The long time community leader died from illness in April 2011. She was serving her 11th term as a New Mexico State Representative, which she had won at Read More

Kiwanis Announces Upcoming Speakers

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KIWANIS News:

Kiwanis meets each Tuesday, noon to 1 p.m., at the Masonic Temple, on Sage Street, near the intersection of 15th Street and Canyon Road.

Upcoming Programs

Jan. 15 … Becky Wechsler Oertel, daughter of the late Jay Wechsler, will speak on the long-term effects of fire in the forest.

Jan. 22 … Katherine Gauntt of the Walkin N Circles Ranch in Edgewood, will speak on the ranch’s program of horse rescue.

Jan. 29 … Committee Meetings.

Feb. 5 … Kiwanian Pat Soran will speak on Project Eliminate, a joint project of Kiwanis International and UNICEF that is aimed Read More

Fuller Lodge Art Show: ‘Show Some Class’

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ART CENTER News:

 

Celebrate Adult Learners – This display of student work includes work from any students who have participated in art classes at Fuller Lodge Art Center over the past year or work from individuals in art groups that meet at the Art Center or Village Arts. The public is invited to meet the artists at a reception from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26.
 
Call for Artists: We Who Are Clay – Working in clay is a tradition in many cultures, and New Mexico has had a long standing relationship with the medium. Join the Art Center in an effort to interpret and reinterpret
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