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Determining guidelines for historic locations in and around Los Alamos is trickier than you might think.

The Fuller Lodge/Historic Districts Advisory Board met Wednesday to discuss a strategy for developing a set of criteria that would outline the basic requirements needed to label a property or set of properties “historic.”

Board members tossed around the idea of excluding the Bathtub Row Historic District from the criteria, or segregating it from requirements for other properties to ensure its longevity as a Los Alamos landmark.

A local insurance company is giving two ambitious students with a knack for customer service a valuable head start in the business world.

Justin Mazuranich, 18, of Albuquerque and Krista Edwards, 20, of Los Alamos, are currently knee deep in policy reviews and insurance claims, simultaneously answering phones and developing marketing strategies – all part of their daily duties as State Farm interns at Lou Santoro’s agency.

St. Clair – Zelda Geneith St. Clair of Caon City, Colo., 81, died June 28, 2008, at St. Thomas More Hospital. She was born April 15, 1927, in Anderson, Ind., to Paul Loraine and Sallie Irene (Richards) Cheatham. In 1929, the Cheatham family moved to Caon City where Zelda grew up, graduating from Caon City High School in 1945.

Thanks to the generosity of the community, Los Alamos National Laboratory employees and the LANS Match program, grants will be available from United Way of Northern New Mexico (UWNNM) in 2008.

The goal of the grants is to enhance UWNNM’s ability to meet emerging community needs. Grant applications are being sought from 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organizations that seek to develop new capacities to meet an identified need, enhance an existing service or begin a new program.