Recreation

Registration Open For Chamber Golf Tournament

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Courtesy/LACC

CHAMBER News:

The annual Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament benefitting United Way of Northern New Mexico is Friday, July 31 at the Los Alamos County Golf Course.

The Chamber Golf Tournament is an awesome opportunity to wrap up your workweek by having fun while raising funds for a good cause. Players can also do a little business networking at the same time. The tournament is a four-person scramble and will feature prize holes, contest holes, and door prizes. Mulligans will be available for a small fee.

Golfers are invited to register to play in the tournament as individuals Read More

Los Alamos Disc Golf Hosts Discraft Ace Race Aug. 8

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DISC GOLF News:

Los Alamos Disc Golf will host the only Discraft Ace Race in New Mexico at 10 a.m. Aug. 8 at the North Mesa Disc Golf Course. This event is beginner friendly.

Details are as follows:

  • Format: Two rounds of 18 holes, one throw per hole per player
  • Course layout: Holes are generally between 180 and 250 feet (55 to 75 meters).
  • Entry fee: $25
  • Player package: The 2015 pack will be announced in July. Last year’s included two identical Discraft prototype discs made especially for this year’s Ace Race, plus a premium Buzzz disc golf towel, Discraft classic sandwich cap, SuperColor
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Bandelier Invites Amateur Photographers To Enter National ‘Share The Experience’ Contest

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Olympic National Park: The ever present force of erosion along the Olympic Coast has sculpted a vast array of interesting ‘sea stacks’ that take all sorts of shapes and forms. This particular set is located at Point of the Arches, and make this area a wonderful backcountry camping destination. By Joey Priola

Yellowstone National Park: Grand Fountain Geyser at Sunset. Photo by Linda Hartzog

Glacier National Park: Sunrise at Swiftcurrent Lake. Photo by Bibek Ghosh

Bandelier National Monument: Alcove House. Photo by Apurva Kulkarni

BANDELIER News:

Bandelier National Monument is sharing the Read More

Los Alamos Trail App Available For Android

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PEEC News:

The next time you’re looking for trails in Los Alamos, make sure to bring along your Android device.

PEEC’s new trail app allows you to search for a nearby trail that fits your hiking criteria. Looking to hike two miles with dogs? How about a snowshoe hike with your kids? The app will tell you your options and exactly where to go. Even better – it’s now available for Android Devices. Get it from the Google Play Store.

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) was founded in 2000 to serve the community of Los Alamos. It offers people of all ages a way to enrich their lives by strengthening Read More

Registration Open For YMCA Youth Soccer Program

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YMCA News:

Registration is open July 15 through Aug. 18 for the Family YMCA’s Developmental Youth Soccer Program for ages 4-5 and 6-7.

Practices and games are two times per week in Los Alamos and White Rock Aug. 24 through Oct 1.

Volunteer coaches and team parents needed. Teams are small (6-8 players) so all get plenty of skills practice and play time.

The cost is $62 or $41 for Y Members. Read More

Fitness Team Forms At Los Alamos Teen Center

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Teens celebrate their first 5K experience July 4, from left, Gabriela Ortiz, Nicanor Gonzales, Kristine Coblentz, Adriana Ortiz, Gina Gonzales, Francisco Valdez and Michaelle Sutton. Courtesy/YMCA

YMCA News:

Los Alamos Teen Center kicked off its new Fitness Team by participating in The Family YMCA’s annual Firecracker 5K Fun Run Saturday, July 4. Team members, including both teens and staff, trained for 12 weeks in preparation for the event.

“Seeing everyone out there being supportive and encouraging you to cross the finish line was very motivating,” said Adriana Ortiz, a rising junior Read More

Candia, Medins, Williams Best Predictors In Pace Race

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On their mark and getting ready to go in Tuesday’s weekly Pace Race on Barranca Mesa and in Bayo Canyon. Photo by David Kratzer/ACRR

ACRR News:

Despite a slight, cooling rain, 45 runners and walkers enjoyed a beautiful evening jaunt for one mile or three mile courses on Barranca Mesa and in Bayo Canyon during Tuesday’s weekly Atomic City Road Runners Pace Race.

Nine runners on the long course had predictions that were off by 30 seconds or less and Roxana Candia was the best predictor for the long course, on which runners ran around Barranca Mesa Elementary School and then down the horse Read More

Valles Caldera Trust Board To Hold Final Meeting

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Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Rourke McDermott

 

VCNP News:

  • Board Will Celebrate 15 Years of Staff Accomplishments During ‘Preserve Days’ Celebration Weekend

JEMEZ SPRINGS – The Valles Caldera Trust (Trust) board of trustees will conduct its final public meeting 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 25 on the Valles Caldera National Preserve.

The meeting will be followed by the annual storytelling jamboree held as part of the Trust’s weekend-long Preserve Days celebration commemorating the 15th anniversary of the passage of the Valles Caldera Preservation Act, which established Read More