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  • Ten ways to engage in summertime brain exercise

    School dismissed for the summer Friday and graduation for Los Alamos High School seniors was Saturday, but students still have options: They can stagnate in front of computers and television sets or get busy working out their minds and bodies.

    Mesa Public Library offers a broad spectrum of youth services available this summer.

    “We have a fantastic summer reading program,” said Assitant Manager Bernadine Goldman. “The national theme for this summer is, ‘Catch the reading bug’ and the teen portion is called ‘Metamophisis.’”

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  • Donelle Maurine Carson Hawthorne

    HAWTHORNE – Donelle Maurine Carson Hawthorne, 89, a resident of Santa Fe, N.M., passed away Thursday, May 22, 2008, at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Santa Fe, NM. Mrs. Hawthorne was born July 5, 1918, to Grant Ernest and Gladys May (Keith) Carson of Benton, Iowa. She graduated from Albuquerque High School in June 1935 and had attended First Christian Church on Broadway during this time. Upon graduation, she attended a Christian college in California before returning to Albuquerque to attend the University of New Mexico.

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  • David John Fellers

    FELLERS – On May 21, 2008, David John Fellers passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones. David was born Feb. 7, 1978, he spent 30 years spreading his love and his joy for life. David was born with cerebral palsy, but despite his physical limitations, his enthusiasm for life and his positive energy touched and inspired everyone who knew him. Without ever hearing or saying a word, he truly taught us that happiness comes from the inside.

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  • Airport Basin: Project jets along with council approval

    Council's 60-percent design phase approval for the Airport Basin project at its meeting May 15 allows the county to take advantage of the current building season to accomplish critical infrastructure work.

     

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  • Next stop, the real world

    Amidst boisterous applause, flashing lights, and the proud gazes of friends and family, the 2008 graduating class of Los Alamos High School took the stage Saturday morning at Griffith Gym to receive their diplomas.

    The ceremony began with a performance by a crisp sounding LAHS commencement band, the advancing of the colors by the NJROTC color guard and a couple of comical speeches delivered by student speaker Desta Shelley and teacher speaker Jonathan Lathrop.

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  • Erminio Martinez seeks change at the Roundhouse

    Retired judge Erminio Martinez joins a slate of three Democrats seeking the District 6 Senate seat representing Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Taos.

    Martinez was born in Taos and has lived there all of his 65 years of life. He stopped by the Monitor Thursday to discuss his candidacy. "If the people of District 6 extend me the honor, the privilege, the faith and the trust – I will work my heart out to have an inclusive and transparent government," he said.

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  • Casa Mesita on track to regain active status

    The Casa Mesita Group Home will be turning on the lights again and Los Alamos Family Council is also getting some needed help for the remainder of the year from a statewide funding source.

    Officials from ValueOptions New Mexico presented a $100,000 check to Casa Mesita to support the organizations campaign to resume operations, perhaps as early as this summer.

    Also on Wednesday, A $9,500 check went to Los Alamos Family Council.

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  • LAPS approves 2008-2009 budget

    The Los Alamos Public School Board of Education approved the 2008-2009 budget, citing concerns over decreased enrollment and discussing ways to relieve increased costs for food services during its special board meeting Thursday.

    In an attempt to make up strong financial losses caused by rising insurance rates and a drop in enrollment, School Board President Steve Girrens and other board members suggested “opening the doors” to out of district students.

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  • A fine regard for the visible world

    SANTA FE – When two artists cross paths in a provincial desert, the coincidence may barely register on the busy world. But decades later, the first acquaintance between giants of American art offers an illuminating way to look at each of them, their relation to each other and the similarities and differences in their extraordinary artistic contributions.

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  • Diamond in the rough

    Focused efforts are underway to minimize the impact Diamond Drive Phase II has on area businesses, commuters, bicyclists and pedestrians. Council voted 6-to-1 Tuesday in favor of retaining a split-phased traffic signal at the intersection of Diamond Drive / Arkansas Avenue / 38th Street while road construction affects the area’s ebb and flow.

    Council Vice Chair Robert Gibson voted against the motion.

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