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Our Lady of the Woods to Host Two Events

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OLW News:
 
Our Lady of the Woods (OLW) is holding two events next weekend: First Friday Pagan Dinner, 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2 and Samhain Sabbat, 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4.
 
First Friday Pagan Dinner
 
Everyone’s invited to join OLW members for dinner at the Pyramid Cafe in Los Alamos at 6 p.m. Friday. Anyone interested in paganism, Wicca or OLW is welcome.
 
What a great way to learn about OLW and enjoy a delicious meal. These informal dinners are held the first Friday of every month.
 
Directions to the Pyramid Cafe: In Los Alamos located in the same lot as the Smith’s
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Heart Smart Poster Contest Winners Named

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FAMILY YMCA News:

The Family YMCA and Los Alamos Heart Council co-sponsored a Heart Smart Poster Contest for children in grades K-6th. 

Posters were judged on originality and healthy message depicted and winning posters were displayed at the Los Alamos Health Fair. 

The following students won prizes for their posters:

K-3rd grade

1st Place-Heidi and Wendy Sheppard

2nd Place-Sarah Taylor

3rd Place-Ryan Worley

4th Place-John Worley

4th-6th grade

1st place- Sarah Worley

2nd place-Eliana Rodriguez

3rd place-Paulina Burnside

4th place- Maarla Duffield

 

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‘Deadliest Day’ for Child Pedestrian Fatalities

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STATE FARM News:

 

Two Decades of Data Reveal Risks Beyond the Candy

Kids have a greater chance of being fatally injured by a car on Halloween than any other day of the year, including the Fourth of July and New Year’s Day.

State Farm®, the nation’s leading auto insurer, teamed up with research expert, Bert Sperling of Sperling’s BestPlaces, to better understand the risk kids face as they take to the streets in search of treats.

Sperling’s BestPlaces analyzed more than four million records in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) from 1990 – 2010 for children 0-18 years of age on Oct. Read More

Letter to the Editor: Rotary Expresses Gratitude

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By Linda Hull, president
Rotary Club of Los Alamos

The Rotary Club of Los Alamos would like to thank the community for its generous support of our recent flower bulbs fund-raiser to support our annual end-of-year financial awards to Los Alamos High School seniors. 

Through the hard work of a dedicated Club committee and the interest of our many customers, we also collected numerous donations of bulbs purchased for the new LAHS Memorial Garden, which is being designed and built through collaborations among our Rotary Club, Los Alamos Public Schools, Oasis Landscape, and Los Alamos Landscaping.  Read More

American Legion Post 90 to Host 2012 Veterans Day Ceremony

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AMERICAN LEGION News:

This year’s Veterans Day community celebration will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 at the American Legion Post 90, 1325 Trinity Dr.

All Veterans, their families and friends, as well as the general public are invited to attend. The local theme is “Honoring the Vietnam Veteran.”

More than 3 million men and women served in Vietnam, and more than 58,000 made the ultimate sacrifice.

Veterans Day is a National Holiday to thank and honor the 23 million living Veterans who have honorably served their country in both wartime and peacetime. 

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YMCA Offering CPR and Babysitters Training

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FAMILY YMCA News:

Red Cross Babysitters Course

The Family YMCA is taking registration for the Nov. 16 and 17 session of its American Red Cross Babysitters Course.

The course is designed by the American Red Cross to prepare youth with training in babysitter safety, basic child care, safe play, first aid and critical emergency skills, essential professional, leadership and care-giving skills, and how to manage real-life problems.

The session takes place 4-8:30 p.m. Nov. 16 and 1-5:30 p.m. Nov. 17.

Participants must be aged 11 through 17 and complete both days of the session in which they register Read More

No Vacancy at Animal Shelter!

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ANIMAL SHELTER News:

The Los Alamos Animal Shelter is filled to capacity and needs the public’s help.

Friends of the Shelter will be out in downtown Los Alamos 10 a.m. to noon Saturday to show community members the dogs available for adoption.

The dogs will be on display first at 10 a.m. at Pet Pangaea, then walk downtown to where Halloweekend festivities are going on.

They’ll be walking around Fuller Lodge and the Starbucks and Ruby K’s area before moving down toward the swimming pool.

Look for the dogs wearing “adopt me” vests and bandanas. Read More

Rio Arriba County Becomes Teen Center Partner

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Students work on computers after school at the Teen Center in Espanola. Courtesy photo

FAMILY YMCA News:

Española – Rio Arriba County committed $15,000 of support through a contract for teen programming to the Española YMCA Teen Center effective Oct. 1.

“We are very glad to count Rio Arriba County as our partner for youth,” said Y Teen Center Director Ben Sandoval. “Since the center opened in 2007, the county has provided funds for smaller, program-specific objectives. This $15,000 will help support the skill-building classes, the mentoring activities, and the prevention and intervention Read More

Trick or Treat on MainStreet Halloweekend Begins Friday!

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CHAMBER News:

The Los Alamos MainStreet’s Annual Trick or Treat on MainStreet will be 4-6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26 with an estimated 3,000 people gathering in downtown Los Alamos. 

Local businesses and organizations will open their doors and set up booths along Central Avenue and down Main Street to give out treats to the community’s trick-or-treaters.

The Hillstompers will perform, New Mexico Dance Theater will have a street dance at 5:30 p.m. followed by Hallo-wiener dog parade around 6 p.m., which begins at Ashley Pond.

In addition to the festivities along MainStreet:

  • The YMCA will
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No Tricks, Just Treats at Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast Saturday

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A local witch invites the community to the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos annual Fall Pancake Breakfast 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, coffee, juice and milk, with seconds available until the food runs out. The witch featured here, is one of two witches who will fly through the dining room between 9 and 9:30 a.m., distributing wrapped candy to children attending the breakfast. Tickets, available at the door, cost $6 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and $5 for children. Courtesy photo Read More