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PEEC: Birding At Los Luceros Historic Site Saturday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 3, 2019

Join local birder Joe Fitzgibbon and PEEC July 6 for a birding trip to Los Luceros Historic Site. The group meets at 6:15 a.m., at the Los Alamos Nature Center for this outing. Registration is required and space is limited. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Spend this Saturday, July 6 birding at Los Luceros Historic Site near Alcalde with local birder Joe Fitzgibbon.

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center partners with Los Luceros Historic Site and Fitzgibbon to host these walks quarterly. Event attendees will meet at 6:15 a.m., at the Los Alamos Nature Center and carpool to

SFI: ‘Swarm Engineering Across Scales’ July 9

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 3, 2019

Andrew Lincoln Nelson, Robot 18 (2008) from the series entitled ‘The Living Machines’. www.nelsonrobotics.org

SFI News:

Santa Fe Institute (SFI) Community Event: “Swarm Engineering Across Scales” with Sabine Hauert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at the Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe.

Birds do it, bees do it. Even ants and fish in the sea do it. When certain individuals group together, they create a “swarm intelligence”— a collective brain capable of solving complex problems, which would be insurmountable for an isolated individual.

On The Job In Los Alamos: Artist Paul S. Torres

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 2, 2019

On the job in Los Alamos Monday is traditional contemporary digital artist Paul S. Torres of San Ildefonso Pueblo with his work now available at the Secret City Kitchen on the UNM-LA campus, 4000 University Dr. His prints (8×10 and 13×17), cards and logos are available framed and unframed. For information, visit medina.torres.23@gmail.com or call 505.423.2985. Torres also works at Secret City Kitchen, which will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the 4th of July holiday. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Jazz Project Completes 1st Summer Camp

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 2, 2019

Los Alamos Jazz Project middle school students performing June 21 in the pavilion at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/LAJP

Los Alamos Jazz Project high school students performing June 21 in the pavilion at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/LAJP

MUSIC News:

The Los Alamos Jazz Project completed its first ever Summer Jazz Camp June 21 with two big band performances at the pavilion in Ashley Pond Park.

The first set was performed by a group of elementary and middle school students, followed by a second set performed by high school students. Both groups opened

Free Hunter Education At Camp Wehinahpay Aug. 9-11

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 2, 2019

Courtesy/NMG&F

NMG&F News:

New Mexico Department of Game & Fish is offering a special hunter education camp where youth can receive hands-on training and earn their hunter education certification free of charge.

The camp is open to youth ages 10 and over who are accompanied by a participating adult. It will be conducted the weekend of Aug. 9-11, at the beautiful Camp Wehinahpay Boy Scout Camp in the Sacramento Mountains east of Alamogordo.

Participants are responsible for their own camping gear for this opportunity, but Friday dinner through Sunday

LAPS: Online Registration For 2019-20 Now Open

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 1, 2019

LAPS News:

Now’s the time to register students for the 2019-2020 school year. Online registration is open on the Los Alamos Public Schools’ (LAPS) website.

All returning students must complete the online enrollment process.

For all students who attended LAPS last year: complete the Returning Student Application (This is for students who currently reside in Los Alamos County or are an approved out-of-district student.) Families must provide two proofs of residency when registering their student.

If your child previously attended a Los Alamos Public School and you have moved out Read More

Enchanted Evening 2019 Features Women In STEM

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 30, 2019

Bradbury Science Museum Director Linda Deck served as master of ceremonies at the at the Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails at the Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails (GSNMT) annual fundraiser, Enchanted Evening, Saturday evening at the Sandia Resort in Albuquerque. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Dr. Jennifer Harris specializes in biosecurity at LANL and was the keynote speaker GSNMT annual fundraiser Saturday at Sandia Resort. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By CAROL A. CLARK

Los Alamos Daily Post

caclark@ladailypost.com

Bradbury Science Museum Director Linda Deck Read More

Teachers Union: Salary Agreement For 2019-2020

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 30, 2019

AFT News:

ALBUQUERQUE — After months of negotiations, the Albuquerque Teachers Federation (ATF) announced a tentative agreement with the Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) on raises for certified employees.

“While contract talks continue on other terms and conditions of employment, I am proud to say that all APS educators we represent will return to work next school year with significant salary increases. I am particularly pleased that we were able to negotiate a level of equitability in raises for all of our employee groups beyond what the state legislature specified.” ATF

On The Job In Los Alamos: Presenting Grief Support

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 30, 2019

On the job in Los Alamos: Annette Gates MEd OM of Golden Willow with Founder/Director Ted Wiard Ed.D LPCC CGC introducing grief support information during a program June 27 at Rivera Family Funeral & Cremations of Los Alamos at 1627 A Central Ave. They discussed the dance of the limbic and frontal lobe and the emotional guidance scale detailing upward and downward spirals. These programs are held periodically to help people grieving the loss of a loved one. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More

County: 2019 Zero Waste Champions Of The Year

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 30, 2019

COUNTY News:

To promote recycling and zero waste in the community as well as to encourage more businesses to participate in the recycling program, the Los Alamos County Environmental Services Division and the Environmental Sustainability Board sponsored the Zero Waste Champion of the Year award.

This award was previously known as the Business Recycler of the Year Award; however, the award program was expanded to include other sustainability initiatives such as water and energy conservation and overall waste reduction.

To become eligible, an organization is nominated

State Program Trains 2,300 Workers At 70 Companies

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 30, 2019

NMED News:

SANTA FE ― A start-up that helps retailers compete with Internet sellers and a company that builds unmanned solar aircraft are among the firms awarded job-training grants in June, said Economic Development Department Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes.

The most recent grants went to seven companies to train 52 workers in areas from chemistry to electronics and tech assembly to solar installation.

The June awards are the last of the 2019 Fiscal Year for the Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP), one of the top employee-training programs in the United States.

NMA: T.I.M.E. Exhibit At UNM-LA July 1 – Aug. 31

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 29, 2019

NMA News:

SANTA FE ― New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and UNM-Los Alamos present T.I.M.E. – Temporary Installations Made for the Environment exhibit, July 1 through Aug. 31 on the Los Alamos campus.

New Mexico artists were invited to create temporary artworks inspired by the natural landscape, artistic and cultural heritage and history of innovation in the community of Los Alamos. A committee of Los Alamos community members selected the theme of Aha! and five artworks based on this theme.

Installations will be on display at various locations

Nature On Tap: Jon Hayes On Bird Conservation July 1

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 28, 2019

Jon Hayes from Audubon New Mexico will discuss the conservation of birds in New Mexico at Nature On Tap 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 1 at projectY cowork Los Alamos. Courtesy/LACD

CREATIVE DISTRICT NEWS:

The community is invited to join Jon Hayes from Audubon New Mexico for a presentation on the conservation of birds in New Mexico at Nature On Tap 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 1 at projectY cowork Los Alamos.

Hayes will discuss the unique avian diversity found in the Land of Enchantment on species assemblages of three different habitat types:

Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands;
Riparian Forests; and
Grasslands.

Car Wash Underway Today & Saturday At Sullivan Field

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 28, 2019

A car wash is underway until noon and again 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. today with the same hours Saturday in the parking lot at Sullivan Field. Cars cost $8 and trucks cast $10 and all proceeds go to support the volleyball program at Los Alamos High School. Courtesy photo

Scene from the car wash underway until noon and again 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. today with the same hours Saturday in the parking lot at Sullivan Field. Cars cost $8 and trucks cast $10 and all proceeds go to support the volleyball program at Los Alamos High School. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene from the car wash underway until noon and again 1 Read More

Los Alamos Hilltopper And Second Lieutenant Kyle Partin Returns Home An Air Force Pilot

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 28, 2019

Second Lieutenant Kyle Partin of Los Alamos standing in front of a T-1. Courtesy photo

T-6. Courtesy photo

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN

Los Alamos

He started as a Chamisa Cheetah, ended up a stellar NJROTC Hilltopper and now Second Lieutenant Kyle Partin returns home as a newly minted Air Force pilot.

Partin attended Texas Tech University as a mechanical engineering student and ROTC cadet. His schooling involved leadership training opportunities and developing skills needed for military life. While ROTC was a necessary experience in order to earn a commission, Partin

UNM-Los Alamos Campus Closed July 4-5

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 28, 2019

The UNM-LA campus will be closed Thursday and Friday, July 4-5 in observance of Independence Day. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA

UNM-LA News:

The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) will close Thursday and Friday, July 4-5 in observance of Independence Day.

There will be no classes or activities and buildings will be closed.

In addition to the federal July 4 holiday, UNM President Dr. Garnet Stokes approved Friday, July 5 as a holiday in recognition of UNM employees. Last April, Stokes announced “The efforts of our faculty and staff are much appreciated,

Los Alamos Deputy Fire Chief; Fire Marshal Complete National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 27, 2019

Deputy Fire Chief Steve Dawald

LAFD News:

The Los Alamos Fire Department congratulates Deputy Fire Chief Steve Dawald and Division Chief-Fire Marshal Wendy Servey on their graduation from National Fire Academy (NFA) and completion of the Executive Fire Officer Program (EFO).

Division Chief-Fire Marshal Wendy Servey

NFA’s Executive Fire Officer Program is a 4-year program that provides senior fire officers with a broad perspective on various facets of fire and emergency services administration. The courses and accompanying research examine how to exercise leadership when dealing Read More

PEEC: Watch ‘Interstellar’ And Explore The Science Behind The Film June 27-28

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 27, 2019

Watch ‘Interstellar’ tonight at the Los Alamos Nature Center. The movie is part of the nature center’s Suds & Shows summer movie and beer night series. Beer and wine are available from Pajarito Brewpub starting at 6 p.m. and the movie starts at 7 p.m. Guests are welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy outside before the show. Then, join Peter Polko at 6 p.m., Friday in the planetarium to explore the science behind the film. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Watch “Interstellar” this evening in the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium for PEEC’s summer movie series “Suds & Shows.”

How University Of Arizona Guided Men To The Moon

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 27, 2019

Moon samples collected by the Apollo astronauts a half-century ago hold answers to questions that weren’t even on scientists’ minds at the time, as new technological tools provide insight into some of the oldest mysteries about the moon, the earth and the solar system.

UA News:

TUCSON, Ariz. — Only a handful of people were seriously studying the moon when President John F. Kennedy announced in 1961 that Americans would walk on its surface by the decade’s end.

Among them was a small group of researchers at the University of Arizona.

The UA team imaged

Kiwanis Club Supports Local Robotics Team

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 26, 2019

Kiwanis Club President Philo Shelton presents a $600 check to Rita Bronson for ‘The Quadrumaniacs’, a local robotics club competing in July at the Mountain State Championship in Fairmont, W. Va. Photo by Don Casperson

By CHARMIAN SCHALLER

Los Alamos Kiwanis Club

Los Alamos Kiwanis President Philo Shelton presented Rita Bronson a $600 check from the club June 25 to support “The Quadrumaniacs, First Lego League Team 146” comprised of seven Los Alamos students competing July 11-15 at Fairmont State University in Fairmont, W. Va.

The team includes three boys and four girls. Read More

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