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  • Interns look to make a splash in business world

    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.

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  • Taking the tour: local cyclists gear up for the 36th

    The New Mexico cycling community is in for a treat.

    The Roadrunners Cycling Club will host the longest-running bicycle race in the state July 20: the 36th annual Tour de Los Alamos.

    The 27-mile open highway race that traverses the Hill and White Rock is a “beautiful and challenging course,” as one local volunteer organizer puts it.

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  • Zelda Geneith St. Clair

    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.

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  • Dugald 'Dug' Albert Pinyan

    Pinyan – Dugald “Dug” Albert Pinyan, 82, born in Holtville, Calif., passed away Wednesday night June 18, 2008, in Los Alamos, N.M.

    Dug graduated from Pacific Union College with a B.A. in 1949,and from the University of Washington with an M.A. in biology and undergraduate studies in both chemistry and microbiology in 1952. He went on to graduate from the United States Army Command and General Staff College as a Major in 1971 and continued his education toward obtaining a Ph.D.

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  • United Way announces request for 2008 grants

    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.

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  • LANL scientist chosen for elite fellowship

    President Bush’s 2008-2009 class of White House Fellows includes David Loaiza, technical staff member at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

    The president announced the 14 appointments this week, each selected by the president’s Commission on White House Fellowships, to participate in one of the nation’s most prestigious fellowship programs for leadership development and public service.

    The group, narrowed down from nearly 3,000 applicants, includes a cross-section of medical, education, business and science technology professionals.

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  • Ellen Kraus

    KRAUS – Ellen Kraus, a resident of White Rock, N.M., died June 25, 2008, after a long battle with ovarian cancer. Ellen was born in New York City, N.Y., and became a draftswoman for Esso Standard Oil. In 1963, she moved with her family to Los Gatos, Calif. Ellen and her husband retired to Sweet Home, Ore., in 1984, where they worked a 44-acre ranch. They moved to White Rock in 2004.

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  • Spotlight on Los Alamos: From wild to mild – One trainer's mission

    “From Wild to Mild” is the mission of local horse trainer Joslyn Pretz.

    She has only two-and-a-half months left to tame and ride the once-wild Darwin, a Nevada mustang she adopted from Paul’s Valley, Okla., in hopes of taking home the top prize at the “Extreme Mustang Makeover” (EMM).

    EMM is a nationwide training competition scheduled to be held in Ft. Worth, Texas, later this year.

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  • Arms Control Group honors Domenici

    In honor of his many contributions to arms control efforts, about 30 members of the Los Alamos Committee on Arms Control and International Security (LACACIS) gathered at the Central Avenue Grill Monday to honor retiring Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M.

    Several members commended the senator for his dedication.

    “When you say ‘The Senator’ in Los Alamos everybody knows who you mean,” said Randy Erickson, deputy division leader of the Los Alamos Decision Applications Division.

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  • Sneaking employment search under the radar

    An innovative new website allows job hunters to keep employers and others in the dark about their employment seeking activities. The Naples, Fla., corporation, QuietHire.com Inc., is designed to protect applicant identities. This anonymity allows job candidates an opportunity to potentially be discovered by corporations all over the world.

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