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Kiwanis Democratic Candidates Debate [Audio]

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Candidates at right of table, Nathan Hjelm, Pete Sheehey, Ken Johnson and Kristin Henderson listen to a question from Kiwanis member and Teen Center Program Director, Michelangelo Lobato (far left).

Pre-Primary forum at the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos New Mexico recorded May 8, 2012. Los Alamos Council Candidates Kristin Henderson, Ken Johnson and Pete Sheehey. Los Alamos County Clerk Candidate Nathan Hjelm. (22 Min.) Kiwanis will host Republican local candidates at their meeting next Tuesday (May 15th).

 

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Memorial Celebration of Dr. George Cowan’s Life is May 20

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A memorial celebration of Dr. George Cowan’s life and achievements will be held from 1-4 p.m. in the Lumpkins Ballroom of the La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Sunday, May 20. 

Dr. Cowan, 92, renowned scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist passed away at his home on April 20.  

Dr. Cowan, a Massachusetts native, participated in the Manhattan Project and had been a scientist and researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory since 1949. 

Dr. Cowan served on numerous boards in his lifetime and was appointed to the White House Science Council during the Reagan administration.  Read More

Chamber Golf Tournament to Benefit United Way

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On Friday, May 11, the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce is hosting a golf tournament to benefit the United Way of Northern New Mexico (serving Los Alamos and Rio Arriba counties).

The tournament will be a “shot gun start” at 1pm at the beautiful Black Mesa Golf Course. Black Mesa is ranked 4 nationally and are pleased to be able to invite the public.

You need not be a Chamber of Commerce member to play.

United Way’s mission is to engage human and financial resources to improve the quality of life of the people in the communities they serve in Northern New Mexico.United Way reports that 22 local, direct-service Read More

Lunch with a Leader Set for Thursday

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The League of Women Voter’s monthly Lunch with a Leader is set for 11:45 a.m., Thursday May 10 at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) on Orange Street.

Carol A. Clark of the Los Alamos Daily Post is the featured leader. Clark has covered local news in Los Alamos for nearly a decade.

She also produces and hosts the science program, Behind the White Coat, which airs on PAC 8 and UCTV and has hosted the radio program, Safety and Security Matters broadcast on KRSN AM 1490 since 2003. Clark studied journalism with a specialization in print media at UCLA. She has lived in Los Alamos for Read More

A New Nature Center – A Natural Fit for Los Alamos

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Column by Michele Altherr

As Los Alamos considers the merits and possibility of building a municipal nature center, it is worth considering the genesis of the idea and the value that it adds to our community.  

Back in 1999 a large group of citizens gathered in Fuller Lodge to express their interest in a Los Alamos Nature Center. When asked for help in turning the idea into reality, a core group of deeply committed people volunteered.  We began to meet in various homes, some of which were lost months later to the Cerro Grande Fire.  

We were geologists, physicists, artists, Read More

Saturday’s ‘Supermoon’ Shines Above Los Alamos

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Saturday night’s perigee full moon or “supermoon” taken at the old Anderson Overlook was an incredible sight to behold as the moon was the closest and largest of this year to the Earth. Photo by Jennifer Bartram

Saturday night featured the closest and largest full moon of this year.

Astronomers call it a perigee full moon.

The word perigee describes the moon’s closest point to Earth for a given month.

But last year, when the closest and largest full moon occurred on March 19, many people used the term “supermoon.”

The term has been used again for Saturday’s Read More

Come and Get Um … Kiwanis Pancakes Sizzlin on the Grill at Betty Ehart Until 11 a.m.!

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KIWANIS News:

Get dressed and get over to the Pancake Breakfast from 7-11 a.m. today at the Betty Ehart Senior Center, 1101 Bathtub Row. The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos is cooking up a mouth-watering array of fluffy and flavorful pancakes, moist eggs and juicy sausage along with piping hot coffee and chilled orange juice, white milk and chocolate milk. Proceeds from today’s Pancake Breakfast benefit local youth. Founded in January 1948, the non-profit Kiwanis Club is the oldest service organization in Los Alamos. Local members take seriously the Kiwanis International Vision: “Kiwanis Read More

Youth Work Party for Lock-In

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FAMILY YMCA News

The Family YMCA is offering a free lock-in night to youth groups who provide up to 15 youth and adult volunteers for 5-hours during a work party on May 12. The offer is limited, so groups must respond by May 9.

Y facility manager David Clark is coordinating the work that will include landscaping, planting, raking and spring clean-up.  The Lock-In is for overnight use of the Y during closed hours, and allows groups access to most of the facility for games one night during the year. Scout and church groups have used lock-ins in the past and may be interested in this opportunity to
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YMCA Receives Service-Learning Grant

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FAMILY YMCA News

  • Delle Foundation underwrites summer program for youth ages 11 to 17

Youth in the Y’s Earth Service Corps program visit the Romero Farm in Española. Courtesy/YMCA

The Family YMCA’s Earth Service Corps YESC program started in 2001 following the Cerro Grande fire with the goal of providing an opportunity for youth to assist in repairing trails.

The Delle Foundation is a Los Alamos-based foundation started by Helen and George Cowan.

Helen Cowan, who passed away in 2011, was an avid hiker and was a devotee of local trails.

Some issues of damage from last year’s Las Conchas Fire Read More

Barbara Calef Honored by League of Women Voters

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A tribute on behalf of all the members of the League of Women Voters was presented to President Barbara Calef, left, for her leadership and inspiration by Becky Shankland, second vice president during the group’s annual meeting April 14. The League is a non-partisan group of men and women who do civic events for the community and research topics on which they want to take a position. Photo by Karyl Ann Armbruster

The speaker for the event was Steve Laurent who gave a “fascinating speech and answered tough questions from the audience.” Photo by Karyl Ann Armbruster

 

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