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Today's Features

  • ‘Bomb’ author gives free talk at Author’s Speak Series

     

    Steve Sheinkin, award-winning author of “Bomb: The Race to Build- and Steal- The World’s Most Dangerous Weapon,” will give a free talk on Thursday, May 23, at the Mesa Public Library of Los Alamos, as part of the library’s Authors Speak Series. The event will take place at 7 p.m. in the upstairs area. The book follows the history of the atomic bomb, integrating Los Alamos within its pages. This will be the author’s first time visiting Los Alamos. 

    Sheinkin, who has written several other titles for young adults, will spend the day talking about his book to middle school and high school students, as well as host a pizza party for teens at 5:30 p.m. at the Mesa Public Library. 

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  • People In the News 05-15-13

    Amanda Mercer, a junior at Los Alamos High School, was honored as Rotary Student of the Month for April. Mercer is the daughter of Nancy Jo Nicholas and David Mercer and sister of Emily.
    The Rotary Club of Los Alamos selects one student each month of the school year to honor as a Student of the Month.
    In addition to high school seniors, high school juniors are now eligible for the recognition. Students are nominated by their teachers and chosen on the basis of their academic achievement, extra-curricular activities and their service to the community.
    An outstanding student, Mercer is a member of the National Honor Society, as well as Key Club, the high school service and leadership organization sponsored by Kiwanis International.
    In addition to participating annually in science fair competitions, Mercer serves as a student representative on the Board of Directors of the Pajarito Environmental Education Center and is president of the LAHS International Club.
    Mercer has found a place in her life for sports, particularly running.
    She has participated in the Jemez Half-Marathon, the Caldera Half-Marathon, the YMCA High-Altitude Half-Marathon and the Bolder Boulder 10K race every year on Memorial Day in Colorado.

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  • Be There 05-15-13

    Today
    The Juvenile Justice Advisory Board’s next meeting will be 6 p.m. in Building 1, Camino Entrada Road, Pajarito Cliffs Site. The public is welcome.

    Fall highway cleanup at the Valles Caldera. 5 p.m., volunteers will meet at Ponderosa Campground, carpool to the stretch of road at the Valles Caldera. Bring work gloves, garbage bags will be provided. Any questions, call 662-2368.
    Thursday
    State chairman of the New Mexico Republican Party, John Billingsley will speak 7 p.m., in room 220 on the UNM-LA campus. All members of the Republican Party are invited.

    Lunch time concert with the M.A.D. Hatters horn trio. Noon at Fuller Lodge. Free, public is invited to bring a sack lunch.

    Cleanup along State Road 4. 5 p.m., at the Ponderosa Campground to carpool to Pajarito Group’s stretch of road at the Valles Caldera. Bring gloves and water. Trash bags will be provided. For more information, contact Ilse Bleck at 662-2368 or ibleck@yahoo.com.

    The Democratic Party of Los Alamos’ will show a short video by Bill Moyers’ followed by a discussion. The meeting is 7 p.m. at UNM-LA, Building 2. All Democrats are encouraged to attend.

    Los Alamos County DWI Planning Council meeting, 8:30 a.m., Los Alamos Police Department Training Room, 2500 Trinity Dr., suite A.

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  • Let’s go fly a kite this weekend

    Looking back at your childhood, what memories come to mind? Having family picnics at the park? Running through an open field with your friends? Gazing at the sky making shapes out of the clouds? How about attending the Los Alamos Kite Festival?
    For the 16th year, the Los Alamos Arts Council presents the Los Alamos Kite Festival on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the soccer fields in Overlook Park in White Rock. Children of all ages are welcome. Whether you build a kite, fly a kite, enjoy a picnic with family and friends, or just take in the artful scene, this is community tradition not to be missed.
    Thanks to the generous funding from Los Alamos National Bank, the Kite Festival will continue to be a free event.
    The Kite Festival weekend kicks off 7 p.m., Friday with the Summer Concert Series. Kite artists will be on the field with their kites on display and a night kite fly demonstration. In this event, small lights are attached to the kites before they are launched into the night sky. It is an amazing light show over White Rock.
    The main festival is held from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The day includes music, food, kite-building workshops for kids, and a lot of kite flying.

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  • In honor of the fallen

    This year’s Memorial Day community ceremony will be 11 a.m., May 27 at Guaje Pines Cemetery. This year’s theme is “Remembering those who have lost their lives for their country and a special remembrance of Vietnam.”
    Memorial Day is a national holiday to thank and honor more than 1,258,000 Americans that have given their lives for their country during wartime and conflicts around the globe defending freedom and way of life. More than 58,000 died in Vietnam and some 1,600 remain Missing in Action in Vietnam. At least 42 million citizens have served in the United States military during times of conflict.
    This year’s speakers include four living heroes and residents of Los Alamos who all served in Vietnam during the height of the conflict. They include Leland Lehman, Nick Mezins, Ed Miller and Dennis Hawley.
    American Legion officials said it would be an honor to have the community turn out for the ceremony at Guaje Pines. Lunch and socializing to remember the fallen will be at the conclusion of the ceremony at the American Legion Post 90, 1325 Trinity Drive.

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  • Call for auditions

    Auditions for The Adobe Theater’s production of the country revue musical, “Pump Boys and Dinettes.”
    Noon to 3 p.m., Saturday June 8 at The Adobe Theater. Performance dates are Aug. 2-25.
    Callbacks will be on Monday June 10th as arranged by the Director. Available roles: Four men, two women of all ages and body types
    Must be able to play a musical instrument (acoustic guitar, electric bass and keyboard) a plus. Bring instrument to the audition. A country western “style” song should be prepared, bring sheet music in proper key. There will be readings from the script and improvisational scenarios for each person.
    For more information contact Director Daryl Streeter at 480-0781 or ABQShutterSpeed1@aol.com.  

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  • Be There 05-14-13

    Today
    The May meeting of the Master Gardeners, will host a pot luck with the graduates of the Master Gardener Class of 2013, 6 p.m. in the White Rock Town Hall.

    “Cold War Recollections: A Livermore Underground Testing Perspective” by Robert Kuckuck. 7:30 p.m., Fuller Lodge. Annual Meeting of the Los Alamos Historical Society begins at 6 p.m. with the “Experience Auction” fundraiser, pizza and ice cream party, followed by a business meeting at 6:45 p.m.

    A performance of the 4th movement of the 9th symphony will be part of the High School Choral Program’s evening concert, at 7 p.m. at the United Church of Los Alamos.

    Recent Discoveries in New Mexico Caves, 7 p.m. Two local cavers, James Hunter and Brian Kendrick, discuss recent discoveries they and others have made in Lechuguilla and Fort Stanton caves. Sponsored by PEEC and Mesa Public Library, and presented in the upstairs rotunda at MPL. Free. For more information visit PajaritoEEC.org, call 662-0460, or email Programs@PajaritoEEC.org.
    Wednesday
    The Juvenile Justice Advisory Board’s next meeting will be 6 p.m. in Building 1, Camino Entrada Road, Pajarito Cliffs Site. The public is welcome.

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  • Youth Food Project grows opportunities

    Los Alamos Youth Food Project gives youth opportunities to participate in the food project this summer. Youth can submit entries for a logo and slogan contest, increase their leadership skills in Garden Leadership, or explore the garden and its environment through iCare About Gardening camp.
    LAYFP is a youth-driven initiative. The project name was created and voted on by youth, the project is grant funded by the State Farm Youth Advisory Board and youth have the opportunity to voice their ideas and visions for LAYFP. LAYFP wants to continue youth input by having youth design a logo and slogan.
    The logo and slogan contest is open to youth of all ages. The winner will receive a prize and their logo will be on promotional items such as bags, hats, T-shirts and other items.
    All entries must be submitted by 9 p.m., May 31. Paper entries should be delivered to The Family YMCA’s front desk and electronic entries should be emailed to layouthfoodproject@laymca.org. Email original file and a pdf. All entries should have the contestant’s name, phone number and school on the back of the entry, or in the body of the email.
    The Garden Leadership program (Wednesday afternoons June and July) is designed for youth ages 11 to 17 to build leadership skills through garden-focused projects.

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  • Assets in Action: A typical day in the life of a teen

    When everything seems like it is going to hell in a handbasket, we would say my friend Connie must have been praying for you to have pateince.
    Welcome to May! OK, I’m not sure if this is the same for you, but I must be getting old. It isn’t possible that we have arrived in May again, wasn’t it just last May?
    When things couldn’t seem to get busier, when there couldn’t be more to do, then we have arrived at the final three weeks of the school year.
    My main goal today is to find the kitchen table. You see in some insane notion to get ahead on my filing, I decided to use the kitchen table to assist me to get organized during the task.
    Then life in general happened and alas, the kitchen table has been covered in files for much longer than anticipated, so today is the day!
    My point today is to remind you to inhale deeply and enjoy the final push, or at least to try to do your best.
    I have a great demonstration called, A Day in the Life of a Teen. It takes the audience on a quick trip in what could be an average day for a young person.
    What it ends up teaching you is that you just never know what a typical day holds, but you do hold the key to how you act for your portion of it.

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  • Pop psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85

    Joyce Brothers, the pop psychologist who pioneered the television advice show in the 1950s and enjoyed a long and prolific career as a syndicated columnist, author, and television and film personality, has died. She was 85.

    Brothers died Monday of respiratory failure in New York City, according to her longtime Los Angeles-based publicist, Sanford Brokaw.

    Brothers first gained fame on a game show and went on to publish 15 books and make cameo appearances on popular shows including "Happy Days" and "The Simpsons." She visited Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show" nearly 100 times.

    The way Brothers liked to tell it, her multimedia career came about "because we were hungry."

    It was 1955. Her husband, Milton Brothers, was still in medical school and Brothers had just given up her teaching positions at Hunter College and Columbia University to be home with her newborn, firmly believing a child's development depended on it.

    But the young family found itself struggling on her husband's residency income. So Brothers came up with the idea of entering a television quiz show as a contestant.

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