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New Mexico’s Living Landscapes: A Roadside View

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Photo: William Dunmire

MESA PUBLIC LIBRARY News:

William Dunmire will present a free, 45-minute slide illustrated program that will take listeners on a tour through New Mexico’s six ecoregions and along some of the magnificent state and National Scenic Byways.

Dunmire’s program is part of the Authors Speak Series and a New Mexico Centennial Event.

From grasslands to mountains, deserts to forests, his talk focuses on the wide range of New Mexico’s landscape features.

Blue Gramma grass, apache plume, mesquite and yucca; elk, burrowing owls, and cranes are just a few of the the plants Read More

Pet of the Week is Seren

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FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER News:

This week’s featured pet at the Los Alamos Friends of the Shelter is Seren, a large, two-year-old female Shepherd mix that has been spayed.

She does well with other dogs, enjoys the dog park and enjoys human interaction and is emerging as a sweet dog.

The Los Alamos Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, (505) 662-8179, has a wide selection of on-site adoptable pets waiting for a home. Other pets are living in area foster homes.

Visit the Friends of the Shelter website: https:////www.lafos.org/, for more information about volunteering, adopting and donating and search Read More

East Road Gas Line Tunneling Underway

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The gas line tunneling project near the Crossroads Church on East Road involves placing both a 6 inch and an 8 inch line in separate tunnels. It is cheaper to dig a tunnel for the new gas lines with a $350,000 machine than to do it the old fashioned way by digging a trench. Tunneling doesn’t wreck driveways and sidewalks. This strange machine in the photo bores a tunnel underground for placing the new gas lines. One crew member operates the machine with a support three or four person support team. The pipe extending from the front of the machine is the drill pipe that is connected to the boring bit
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Little Theatre Celebrates Grand Re-Opening

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Los Alamos County Council Chair Sharon Stover, center, high fives Los Alamos Little Theatre Board President John Gustafson following Friday’s ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand re-opening of the building at 1670 Nectar St. Stover and Gustafson are surrounded by the many people who played a part in the facility’s recent renovation. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

For more information on the Little Theater renovation, see prior story http://ladptest2.ortizaudio.net/content/los-alamos-little-theatre-grand-re-opening-sept-14.

 

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Downtown Buzzed with Activities Friday Before Today’s Next Big Idea Festival

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Engineers from Proctor & Gamble give a preview of the CHeAPARRAL 2J-2 Corvette Friday evening as part of today‘s Next Big Idea festival. The Corvette will be on display 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today in the Mesa Public Library parking lot during. Photo by Sal Zapien/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Council candidate Steve Girrens, right, got a tour under the hood of the CHeAPARRAL 2J-2 Corvette. Photo by Sal Zapien/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Councilor Sharon Stover got to sit behind the wheel of the CHeAPARRAL 2J-2 Corvette and rev its engine. Photo by Sal Zapien/ladailypost.com Read More

Local Firefighters Demonstrate Rescue Techniques

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Firefighter Cari Mace and members of the Los Alamos Fire Department gave a demonstration Friday in front of the Bradbury Science Museum for students attending STEM Day as part of The Next Big Idea festival. Firefighters demonstrated how they conduct rescues from car wrecks. STEM Day is designed to stimulate interest and inspire young people from throughout the state about possible futures in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Firefighters participate in The Next Big Idea’s STEM DAY Friday. Photo by Read More

Los Alamos Family Council Marks 50 Years of Service

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Joy Beery, left, and Cheryl Pongratz. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By Carol A. Clark

Today marks a 50-year milestone for Los Alamos Family Council, Inc.

The behavioral health agency at 1505 15th St., Suite C, incorporated Sept. 14, 1962 as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation.

Today the agency is launching a year-long campaign, to thank the community for its support and to focus attention on the importance of personal and community wellness.

“We want community members, organizations and Los Alamos County to know how much we appreciate their support,” Executive Director Read More

Downtown Banners Display Leslie Bucklin Photos

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By Leslie Bucklin

COUNTY News:

New seasonal and Los Alamos welcome banners are being hung downtown on the Central Avenue streetlights.

The old banners were several years old, worn out, and in need of replacing.

A state funded MainStreet grant has helped the County update the banners.

Designed and featuring photographs by Leslie Bucklin, the new banners feature some of Los Alamos’ most notable attractions – summer outdoor activities, historic district, skiing, and community events, as well as stunning area scenery.

By Leslie Bucklin

By Leslie Bucklin

By Leslie Bucklin

By Leslie Bucklin

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