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The public is invited to the Breast Cancer: The Numbers That Really Matter and Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome Seminar sponsored by the Los Alamos Council on Cancer and celebrate, learn and inspire. The free community program will be on Thursday. Dr. Eric Bernstein, oncologist with the Northern New Mexico Cancer Care at Los Alamos Medical Center and Dr. Kathryn Zerbach, with Los Alamos Surgical Associates will be presenting. The program will be held, 5:15 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 2200 Diamond Drive, with a light supper followed at 6 p.m. with the seminar.
Dr. Eric Bernstein will present the basic epidemiology for patients with breast cancer. He will discuss the changes in breast cancer mortality relative to other cancers over time and what factors may influence the incidence and mortality in breast cancer. Absolute risk reduction will be explained, as well as the importance of this number in making treatment decisions. The relationship between pathologic findings and risk recurrence will be reviewed along with historical data. Dr. Bernstein will explain the differences in chemotherapy and hormone therapy and their role in risk reduction of breast cancer. Finally, he will discuss online tools such as Oncotype Dx and Adjuvant Online in making treatment decisions.

One hundred and forty chess players gathered in Albuquerque March 30 for the 2013 New Mexico Elementary School State Chess Championships. Four State Champions were crowned – K-6 Individual, K-6 Team, K-3 Individual, K-3 Team; Aspen Elementary won the competition in each of these categories.
The K-6 Aspen team of Victor Popa Simil, Henry Poston and Dimitri Lopez took first place, followed by TISA Charter School of Taos in second and Manzano Day School of Albuquerque in third.
The K-3 Aspen team of Phillip Ionkov, Ming Lo, and Andy Corliss took first place, followed by the Albuquerque teams from SY Jackson Elementary and Double Eagle Elementary.
For individual honors, there was a 3-way tie for state champion in the K-6 division – Victor Popa-Simil (Aspen), Henry Poston (Aspen) and Aaron Lawrence (Montessori of the Rio Grande, Albuquerque).
Aspen Elementary swept the K-3 individual honors with Phillip Ionkov in first, Ming Lo in second and Andy Corliss in third. The Aspen team is now off to Nashville Tennessee in an attempt to defend their National Championship victory in the Blitz competition a year ago. 

April 7-13, 2013

For information, call the Betty Ehart Senior Center (BESC) at 662-8920, the White Rock Senior Center (WRSC) at 662-8200 and “Day Out” (adult day care, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.) at 661-0081. Reservations must be made by 10 a.m. for daily lunches.

Betty Ehart

MONDAY

8:30, 10 a.m. Tax preparation

8:45 a.m. Cardio

11:30 a.m. Lunch: Orange chicken

A great opportunity is available April 27 at the 2013 Los Alamos Dog Jog, a $20 reduced fee microchip clinic.
Veterinarians from Animal Clinic of Los Alamos have donated their time and expertise to implant the microchips and Friends of the Shelter is very appreciative of their participation. 
The fee includes the registration of the microchip to a database that can be read by shelters and veterinary clinics throughout the United States.
No sign up is required ahead of time, just stop by Chamisa School in White Rock from 9-10:30 a.m. The clinic is open to the public, even if you aren’t registered for the Dog Jog.
 The best reason to have your animal microchipped is the improved chance that you’ll get your animal back if it becomes lost or stolen. Disasters where animals become displaced, you leave your pet with a sitter and the animal escapes, dogs that run away during thunderstorms or 4th of July fireworks, auto accidents, these are all times when your animal can become lost.
 A microchip is a small, electronic chip enclosed in a glass cylinder that is about the same size as a grain of rice.

The following restaurant inspection reports were provided by the New Mexico Environment Department.
Santa Fe

The Bitter End, 7 Caliente Road
Date Inspected: March 29
Violations: None.
Status of Establishment: Approved. No follow up required.

Trattoria Nostrani, 304 Johnson St.
Date Inspected: March 22
Violations: None.
Status of Establishment: Approved. No follow up required.

Shihumi Reamenya
Date Inspected: March 22
Violations: None.
Status of Establishment: Approved. No follow up required.

Starbucks at Target, 3550 Zafarano Road.
Date Inspected: March 15
Violations: No paper towels hand wash area.
Status of Establishment: Approved. No follow up required.

Allsup’s #307, Agua Fria and Morningside
Date Inspected: March 22
Violations: One high risk violation — improper storage. 4 moderate risk violations — contaminated equipment. 4 low risk violations — storage and ventilation and lighting.
Status of Establishment: No follow up required.

On Monday, the kindergarten through the sixth graders unofficially celebrated the end of SBA testing and the countdown to spring break with a parade.
A variety of masks were created while working with local artist and teacher, Thelma Hahn and Renee Mitsunaga, for an upcoming celebration.
On Thursday, from 5-7 pm, a White Rock Multi-cultural Fair will take place at Chamisa with performances and displays from all around the world, presented by students, parents, friends, neighbors, staff, and community members.
The 5th and 6th graders at Chamisa and 4th and 5th grades at Pinon have studied Carnival celebrations around the world with, artist-in-residence and former LAPS Art Teacher, Thelma Hahn.
Funding for the six week, artist-in-residence program for White Rock schools, came through a LAPS Fine Arts Grant.
“This project perfectly integrated into another event sponsored by the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation called “Around the World in White Rock”- Multicultural Fair,” said Mitsunaga. “Thelma Hahn was wonderful to observe and work with in our classroom. She showed her love for teaching and art through her instruction and interactions.”
Mitsunaga benefited from Hahn’s instructional strategies and insight into the pedagogy of art.

 The Los Alamos Cooperative Market is hosting its first wine and food pairing class on Saturday in the Co-op’s Café. 

There will be two 75 minute classes; at 1:30 p.m. and at 3 p.m. 

Vivác Winery’s Marketing and Publicity Director Michele A. Padberg, a certified executive sommelier, will teach the basics of wine and food pairing in a relaxed setting so attendees can feel free to explore different taste sensations. 

Experience five different Vivác wines, all using New Mexico grapes, paired to local, regional and international cheese, beef and dark chocolate. 

Learn what to look for when pairing wine and food and how to describe the flavor sensations. 

Buffalo Thunder Resort will host a walk to benefit high school students at Pojoaque for their 2nd annual after prom fundraising event.
For just $10 for adults and $5 for youth, the Walk to Stop DUI is a 5K, noncompetitive walk geared toward businesses and their employees, family members and individuals to raise funds through pledges. Walkers collect pledges from family, friends, and co-workers and all monies raised support the Santa Fe County DWI Program’s mission to stop Underage Drinking and Driving Under the Influence of drugs and alcohol. This event is sponsored by the Santa Fe County DWI Program and Santa Fe County Public Safety Division (Sheriff’s Office, Fire Dept. and Dept. of Corrections).
This walk begins at the Buffalo Thunder Resort on Saturday. Registration is from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m.
“The money raised will go towards the purchase of doors prizes such as laptop computers, flat screen TVs, Nooks, gas cards, digital cameras,” said Victoria De Vargas, a coordinator for the event.
They also hope to raise enough to provide students with complimentary photos and frames for each participant and to purchase breakfast burritos for the Post Prom Party for Pojoaque High School. For more information, check their website at santafecountynm.gov under hot topics or call 995-6529. 

This year on April 7, World Health Day, focuses on high blood pressure, one of the many chronic diseases that are increasingly common around the world. 

The World Health Organization reports that one third of adults worldwide have high blood pressure, and one in ten adults worldwide have diabetes. These diseases are already well known in the United States, where high blood pressure affects 31 percent of American adults. However, the highest levels of hypertension now occur in many African countries, where more than 40 percent of adults are affected, but where the money and infrastructure needed for treatment are most lacking.