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April/May 2013, Volume 7 Issue 3

YOUTH IN LOS ALAMOS

United Way Youth Team • Activities for Youth Young Business Leaders • Teacher Inspires Students to Excel

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Essence Interview with Cory Geyer.........................5 Youth Activities Abound....................................................7 Kite Festival Comes to LA................................................9 Local Teacher Inspires Students............................ 11 Outstanding Youth Business Leaders............. 13 LA Teens Value Trail ........................................................ 15 United Way Youth Team Contribute .............. 17 Calendar of Events

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Editor’s Note I think what this issue of the Essence tells us is not only that our kids are our future, our kids are also our present.

We don’t have to wait for them to assume some role in the far future, they are stepping up and doing it now.

Right now, young people are showing amazing leadership in Los Alamos and White Rock, and pointing the way for the rest of us. In the last few weeks alone, our young people have won awards for science and dance and wrestling and gymnastics and art and basketball and scholarship and community service.

And they are also doing their schoolwork and helping around the house and taking care of pets and helping with young siblings …. and dealing with serious issues. In the last few months, they’ve had to face the loss of classmates and contemporaries, along with the more orderly, but no less painful, passing of grandparents and other relatives. It’s no easier for them to navigate issues of drug and alcohol use or mental health problems now than it has ever been. They have family responsibilities, school responsibilities and community responsibilities. There’s no such thing as a sheltered childhood.

The business community is called on each and every day to support one thing or another- and local businesses are proud to give them support, whether it be for Little League or robotics. Our kids are showing great initiativelet’s continue to do all we can to support them.

A.D.A.P.T & Recover Assets In Action Bob’s Bodacious BBQ Bilingual Montessori School Blue Window Bistro CB FOX & CB FOX Kidz Los Almaos County Government Los Alamos Co-Op Market Dance Arts Los Alamos Del Norte Credit Union Los Alamos Family Council Los Alamos MainStreet Farmers’ Market Family Strengths Network Family YMCA High Mesa Institutes -- The Hive Hampton Inn & Suites Juvenile Justice Advisory Board - LA Karen Wray Fine Art

Katy Korkos Member services, Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce

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On the cover: Lindsay Roach on her way to one of her tables during the United Way Hamburger Night fund-raiser.

Above: The costume clad United Way Youth Team pose outside the Hill Diner last October.

Photos by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com

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Essence interview with Cory Geyer Photo by Eric Dowdy

Essence: Tell us about growing up in Los Alamos.

Cory Geyer: My parents lived in White Rock when I was born, but when I was very young they moved to La Mesilla. I continued to attend school in White Rock though as an out-of-district student. Our family spent a good bit of time in the car going to and from White Rock and Los Alamos for school and my Dad’s coaching responsibilities. My big memory of that commute is my parents insistence that we ‘read something’ during the drive to make sure we were making good use of the time. I read a lot during the trips and came to prefer fiction.

My dad is Bob and my mom is Leslie Geyer ... my brother Brian is a junior and my other brother Alex is a fifth grader. Dad has coached a lot of wrestling and football over the years.

After a few years of this, the Los Alamos Schools were going to need to reduce out-of-district students so my parents made the decision to move back to White Rock so we would be able to continue to attend the schools here.

I really like living in a tight-knit community where everyone seems to know everyone else. People are honest ... people are smart ... there is a great variety of outdoor recreation ... it’s beautiful.

Essence: We understand you’ve been involved in sports. How did that come about?

Cory Geyer: I’ve been a wrestler and a football player and I enjoy other sports as well. I think I was a real hyperactive kid ... I had massive energy that I had to find an outlet for so sports turned out to be a great fit for me.

Essence: Do you have a favorite memory of growing up here?

Cory Geyer: I’d have to say a favorite memory is riding my bike around White Rock with my friends. I call them ‘bike rides to nowhere’. We would invent routes and loops, explore the hidden little walkways between streets and neighborhoods, and ride both the streets and trails. Later on, things like wrestling tournaments, movie nights at the Reel Deal, Home Run Pizza nights, and hanging out at Gordon’s Friday night concerts became big things.

do here. What do you think of that?

Cory Geyer: A lot of things aren’t necessarily directed just at youth so you have to be creative to work to weave together the things there are to do into interesting and fun activities. If you are creative about it, there’s plenty to do.

Essence: How does volunteerism factor into things for people your age?

Cory Geyer: In my case, volunteering has always been something I’ve been involved in. My Dad would volunteer us when we were younger to help people who needed it ... whether it was yard work or helping someone with moving something.

It made an impression on me that you have a duty to help someone who needs it.

I’ve also seen people who set great examples. Mike Lujan, who is a key person in Santa Fe Junior Wrestling, is someone like that. He’s the biggest volunteer I’ve ever seen ... always pitching in to help not just in his own community but with kids throughout the area. Santa Fe Youth Wrestling is about working with kids starting out in wrestling and helping them see if they like it ... it’s not a competitive thing. I think Mike started all that. It has inspired me to get involved in volunteering to help with younger kids at YAFL (youth football).

I’ve been part of National Honor Society at school. Mrs. Black is our adult leader. A requirement of NHS is community service projects so we get involved in a number of things here. Whether being wait staff at the Rotary Crabfest, helping out with the Self Help Empty Bowls event, or other community projects you’ll find volunteers my age all over. Volunteerism is something that everyone values, but it’s not always an easy choice to get involved. When you do get involved with someone who really needs that help, that’s when it is best. When someone really needs the help, the impact is greater.

Essence: So what’s ahead for you after graduation, Cory?

Cory Geyer: I am going to attend the Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT. It has a small town feel there, a lot like here. I really liked that their application process was all about merit. Also, they have the highest percentage of pilots from their graduates among all of the service academies and something I’d really like to do is fly.

Essence: The conventional wisdom has been that there isn’t a lot for kids to

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PEEC’s Earth Day a Celebration for Young and Old Alike

Now in its 13th year, the Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s (PEEC) Earth Day celebration is a popular community event for all ages. This year’s celebration will take place on Saturday, April 20th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at PEEC, 3540 Orange Street. The theme this year is Dig Nature. Read on to find out why!

PEEC’s portal and lawn will be filled with booths from community groups that enjoy and protect nature and the environment—they dig nature! There will be plenty of hands-on activities, including the stream table, “Walk Like a Wolf,” and the grand opening of PEEC’s Mud Pie Kitchen (Dig Nature!). Everyone’s favorite entertainment group, The Clan Tynker, will be back to amaze the crowd (and make them laugh till it hurts) and the wonderful local Hill Stompers will play tunes to get everyone on their feet and dancing. PEEC will also be showing the 3-D film from the Underground of Enchantment exhibit about Lechiguilla Cave (Dig Nature!), which is being brought to Los Alamos by the Friends of Mesa Public Library. There will be lots of other information tables, giveaways, and delicious food to buy.

Park at the High School and ride the free Atomic City Transit shuttle to PEEC. Finally, join PEEC and the Reel Deal Theater on Sunday, April 21st at 6 p.m. for a FREE Earth Day showing of Dirt! The Movie, narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis.

PEEC also offers other opportunities for youth to get outside and enjoy nature, including four summer outdoor adventure programs, a Kids’ Summer Gardening class, and free Nature Playtimes every Monday (except holidays) for kids ages 0-5 and their caregivers.

PEEC’s summer outdoor adventure programs, Nature Odyssey, for students entering grades 4th-6th, Living Earth Adventure Program, for students entering 7-8th grades, and Medicine Hawk’s Summer Survival Basics, for adults and families with kids ages 12 and up, are unique opportunities for young people to learn in nature’s classroom with talented and enthusiastic environmental educators. With classrooms ranging from the riverbeds and canyons of the Rio Grande Valley to the headwaters of the Jemez River on the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these programs are a wonderful way to explore the diverse ecosystems and cultures of Northern New Mexico.

Finally, this summer will see the return of PEEC’s Summer Family Evenings. Every Tuesday evening in June and July PEEC will offer a fun program for families, including live animal visits, and talks and activities. These are offered free to PEEC members and at a low cost to nonmember families.

Dig Nature with PEEC! Enjoy the fun on April 20th! Come learn about our canyons, mesas, mountains, and skies throughout the year.

YMCA Healthy Kids Day

In support of helping families keeping children physically active, The Family YMCA will be hosting a Healthy Kids Day, on Saturday, April 27. A variety of free family-oriented activities will be held throughout the day. Scheduled activities will be listed on the Y’s website by mid-April.

The Y hosts Healthy Kids Day as an educational outreach because studies show that children gain weight two to three times faster during summer vacation than during the school year. Research also shows that summer learning loss is often experienced by elementary-school-age children during the summer months. Healthy Kids Day is meant to provide the motivation and education families need to get a jump on the summer for staying active.

Los Alamos Youth Food Project Gears Up For Summer Los Alamos Youth Food Project (LAYFP) plans activities for all ages to participate in this summer; the activities range from camps and Farmer’s Market booths to a Farm to Table dinner.

LAYFP offers two different gardening focused camps. Both camps are based out of The Family YMCA. The first camp is “Garden Leadership” and is designed for youth ages 11-17. The Garden Leadership camp will build leadership skills while linking the garden to energy, water, soil, animals and more. The second camp is iCARE about Gardening, which is a two-day extension of iCARE Camp. iCARE about Gardening is for youth ages 5-11. Youth will explore the environment around their community with opportunities to connect compost, soil, worms, bugs, birds, plants, healthy food, and climate at their own pace.

In addition to camps, LAYFP will have a monthly presence at the Farmer’s Market. Visit the LAYFP booth for youth activities and recipes using seasonal ingredients. LAYFP will host a Farm to Table benefit dinner highlighting seasonal food grown in the Los Alamos community. The dinner will benefit the Farmer’s Market youth programs.

LAYFP is a service learning organization with an emphasis on gardening. For more information, please search “Los Alamos Youth Food Project” on Facebook, visit www.layouthfoodproject.wordpress.com, or call The Family YMCA at 505.662.3100.

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Every Tuesday in June and July, we will be offering “History Adventures at Fuller Lodge,” a program conducted at 10:00am and then again at 11:00am. The program is designed for an audience of kids aged anywhere from pre-K through the early years of elementary school. Each week, we will partner with a different organization to read out loud together a children’s book related to the theme of the week and follow it up with a hands-on activity connected to that theme. Each of these partnered themes relates to the history of Los Alamos, such as science, art, or the environment. Each program will last about an hour.

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The Los Alamos Kite Festival

By Mandy Marksteiner Spring is the best time to fly a kite in New Mexico. The winds are strong, cool, and predictable.

The 16th Annual Los Alamos Kite Festival will be on May 17th, 18th and 19th at Overlook Park in White Rock.

The kite flying will begin on Friday, May 17th from 7-10 p.m. It is the opening night of the Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series. Kite artists will come to give a lighted kite display and there will be a kite night-glow.

The festival will continue through May 18th and 19th from 12-5 p.m.

There will be kite-making workshops for kids from 12-2 p.m. on both days. “We have a kite kit that we use,” explained Marlane Hamilton, Executive Director of the Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC). “The kids can color and design the kites, get a fly line attached, and receive a free t-shirt courtesy of Los Alamos National Bank (LANB).”

There will also be a kite hospital, kite vendors, plenty of food and music by the Hillstompers. If the wind is strong enough (kites fly best when the wind is 4-12 MPH) they will send up a kite big enough to hold a bag of candy. Once the kite is up they will release the candy for the kids.

In addition to flying homemade kites, the festival gives people the opportunity to show off their unusual kites. Last year someone brought a fish kite the size of a small boat.

“It is such a fun event,” said Tiffany Hinojosa who is the Project Operations Manager at LANB, and the President of LAAC. “It’s great for kids. There’s no TV, no iPod, just good old fashioned fun.”

Himojosa started working at LANB, where employees are encouraged to volunteer in the community, in 2001.

She started volunteering for the Kite Festival because she thought it would be fun. “Originally, I just volunteered,” she said. “Then I was nominated to be on the Los Alamos Arts Council Board and then I became the chair of the committee to plan the Kite Festival.”

The Kite Festival began in 1997. During the past 16 years the Los Alamos Kite Festival has grown into a weekend packed with activities, music, food, stunts, crafts, food, and kites.

In late April, the Kite Festival Committee goes to schools to get kids excited about the festival. They go to fourth grade classrooms, teach the history of kites, the

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science of flight and what it takes to take flight.

The classroom lessons are based on a booklet published by the American Kitefliers Association, called Kites in the Classroom, by Wayne Hosking. Growing up, Hosking made homemade kites out of brown paper, flour paste, and his mother’s old stockings. He wrote, “Not surprisingly most of these early creations were not very successful.”

Years later, his interest in kite flying was renewed and he studied kite aerodynamics, design and materials to make kites that can really fly, and enjoys teaching what he learned. He wrote, “Most students are too busy having fun with their kites to realize that they are learning.”

Kites can be made from trash bags, foam plates, paper bags and almost any kind of paper. The sled kites that the children make are easy to put together and fly well.

The volunteers also learn things they didn’t know: “I never knew that in the middle ages, kites were used as a tool of measurement,” said Hinojosa. “Han Hsin, a general from the Han Dynasty in 200 BC, few a kite over a castle to see how far away it was. Standing at a distance he was able to fly the kite over the perimeter walls of the castle, reel back the kite and used the string to measure the distance to the castle so that they could dig a tunnel.”

After the volunteers teach the kite curriculum, the students build and decorate a kite. At the end of the day they get to take their kites outside and fly them.

Walt Mitchell, a kite vendor from Lubbock Texas, has not only been a kite-flying participant, but has contributed to Los Alamos’s Kite Festival for several years. Some of his highly engineered kite designs can take up to 100 hours to make.

“Last year was the best year ever, and the weather played a big role in that,” said Marlane Hamilton, Executive Director of the Los Alamos Arts Council. “We built over 600 kites in two hours on Saturday.”

“We don’t collect money; the event is sponsored by LANB. It’s one of the big things they do for the community. Without the support of the bank we couldn’t afford to do this,” said Hamilton.

“This is good old fashioned fun for all ages,” said Hamilton. “People come from all walks of life. Older people come to watch the kids. Everyone enjoys the fresh air. When the kids have their kites they all have a smile on their face.”

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Kite-Flying Throughout History (from Kites in the Classroom)

1752

Benjamin Franklin used a kite to prove that there is electricity in lightning.

1827

George Pocock used kites to fly a horseless carriage.

1847

Ten-year-old Homan Walsh flew a kite and aided the construction of a suspension bridge across the Niagara River.

1899

The Wright brothers used kites to test their theories for the first airplane.

1907

Dr. Alexander Graham Bell flew a man-carrying kite made of over 3,000 tetrahedral cells.

1939

The Gibson Girl Box, Garber’s Target Kite and Saul’s Barrage Kite were all used in WWII.

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Local Teacher Inspires Students to Excel

By Carol A. Clark Kathy Boerigter moved to Los Alamos with her husband Steve in 1993.

“What I like most about Los Alamos is all the great kids that live here,” she said.

Boerigter began teaching at Los Alamos High School in the fall of 1997 and currently teaches chemistry, honors chemistry and AP Chemistry.

One of her favorite quotes is from Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do; Excellence, therefore, is not an individual act, Excellence is a habit.”

Boerigter explained that her philosophy of education is to help her students strive to be the best they can be and to demonstrate her leadership by trying to set a good example.

“Each young person has something great to contribute to our classroom,” she said. “Chemistry is fascinating and I would love to help each young person in my class remember their curiosity for exploring and discovering. I attempt to apply the chemistry that we learn to the real world around us, so that the students will see the relevance in their everyday lives. And in this process, they may see themselves as life-long learners.”

LAHS Principal Sandy Warnock describes Boerigter as an “excellent teacher.”

“She makes her class interesting and fun,” Warnock said. “She challenges her students to dig deeper and find their passion.”

“Much of the fun of chemistry is working in the lab with various chemicals and equipment,” Boerigter said.

To assure that her students remain as safe as possible in the lab, Boerigter makes them pass a safety test.

A group of her students from Los Alamos High School recently took statewide honors and will represent New Mexico at the Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl. The team

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took first place Feb. 16 at the New Mexico Regional High School Competition after besting 28 teams representing 14 New Mexican high schools.

Her students answered questions related to astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, math, trigonometry and calculus during the fast-paced, 10-hour, “Jeopardy” style competition. The winning team will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete against top teams across the nation in late April.

Sandia National Laboratories coordinates the annual regional competition for DOE’s Office of Science. DOE created the National Science Bowl in 1991 to encourage students to excel in math and science and pursue careers in related fields.

“Kathy Boerigter is definitely an ‘essential person’,” said Tony Fox of the LANL Foundation.

The LANL Foundation gives academic scholarships to students throughout Northern New Mexico. The students are asked to include with their application letters of recommendation from teachers. “Kathy takes the time to write individual letters of recommendation highlighting each students achievements and successes. They are never rote and always individual,” Fox stated. “One year she wrote seventeen letters of recommendation. I don’t see that very often.

You know the students respect and admire her.”

Boerigter holds a B.A. with a major in biology and a minor in chemistry from Hope College in Holland, Mich., and a M.A. from Bowling Green State University in Ohio in College Student Personnel.

She student taught an undergraduate course in Student Leadership at Bowling Green Junior High School.

Boerigter also previously taught at Brookline High School in Brookline, Mass., from fall 1986 to the spring of 1992 and in Tucson, Ariz., at Amphitheater High School from 1985 to 1986.

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Business Outstanding Future Business Leaders Starting and running your own business is very hard and challenging, as many entrepreneurs know. You have to be an expert on budgeting, marketing, accounting, customer service and much more. The Youth Business Grant offers a unique opportunity to youth, ages 13 to 19, to start and run their very own business. “I would tell everyone to pick a hobby and make it into a job,” states Derek Selvage a 2011 and 2012 grant recipient.

It is incredible the insight these kids have after just one summer of operating a business. David Bustos says it best “I learned that having your own business is a lot of work. Running your own business is not as easy as it sounds.”

Youth Business Grants are issued by Los Alamos Business Assistance Services, a program of the Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation. Each applicant is required to write a mini-business plan and develop marketing materials and a budget for his or her business. A committee of business advisors and business community leaders interview, select and mentor the young business people throughout the summer.

David Jolly, the general manager of Metzger’s Stores, says that what he enjoyed about being a mentor is “being able to spend some time working with them on the importance of the ‘business side’ of their business - planning and record keeping and the like.”

“Los Alamos is very eager to help young people start their business,” acknowledged Derek Selvage in his 2012 final report. These small efforts by local businesses have a major impact on the youth that participate and the community at large. David Jolly mentions “I think this program is important to the community because it recognizes that we have some young people here who are ready to take responsibility and be challenged. The Youth Business Grant is a great resource to encourage them and give them a head start to succeed.”

Last year there were a record number of 25 applications received from youth interested in starting a summer business. The YBG awarded 18 grants for a total amount of $4,509 to help young entrepreneurs start and run their businesses over the summer. Since its inception, the program has helped more than 260 young entrepreneurs learn how to start and run their own business with up to a $400 grant.

Past participants have learned valuable lessons that have helped them in their future endeavors. “Something that I would tell another youth about running their own business is to be proud of yourself even if you fail, because you attempted something most people wouldn’t,” says Adan Casados, a 2012 grant recipient.

Over the years, several recipients have continued to operate and grow their businesses turning it into a career. We are looking for youth to apply for 2013 that have determination, persistence, integrity, hard-working ethics, creativity, adaptability, enthusiasm, confidence, and independence. David Jolly, who reviewed and interviewed the applicants, expressed “I was impressed with the effort and thought the kids had put into their business plans. You could tell they had put a lot of thought into business and were determined to succeed.”

The Youth Business Grant (YBG) would like to thank the following companies, organizations, and individuals for their support of the 2012 Youth Business Grant Program: the Laboratory Retiree Program, Plateau Property Management, Neptune and Company, Inc., Rotary Club of Los Alamos, TRK Management, Zia Credit Union, Louisa Stavert, Los Alamos Daily Post, Assets in Action, Los Alamos Monitor, Jessica Haynie, David Jolly, Kim Selvage, Heather Campbell, Connie Proulx, Claire Roybal, Ken Nebel, and Bernadette Lauritzen.

This program would not be possible without the contributions of time, money, and energy from a variety of sources. So will you support the Youth Business Grant? This program relies on the donations from local businesses and individuals. Any and all financial support to help us fund these grants will be greatly appreciated. You can send a check to LACDC Attn: Katie Stavert - YBG, 190 Central Park Square, Los Alamos, NM 87544. For more information regarding the program or to become a mentor, please visit www.losalamosbusiness.com or contact Katie Stavert at (505) 661-4805.

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‘Topper Girls Golf Head to State Tourney The 2012/2013 high school golf season has brought fresh faces and new successes to the Los Alamos High School boys and girls golf teams.

We have seen some of our young men bring their games up a notch or two with Raul Roybal leading that charge. In New Mexico high school golf we get to play in 10 qualifying tournaments with 5 being played in the fall and 5 being played in the spring.

A team, or individual, must earn 3 qualifying legs to get to the state tournament. Raul has earned two qualifying legs and is really working on his game to get his 3rd and final qualifying in. The boy’s team is young as we only have 3 out of 12 boys graduating this year and we have some good talent moving up including sophomore Jonnie Osden, who is showing signs of breaking through and becoming a force to reckon with.

On the girls team the successes have soared this season. The girl’s team earned all three of their qualifying legs last fall, which means they are going to the state championship tournament! The amazing thing with the girl’s team is, all 7 girls on the team have contributed to at least one of our qualifying legs. Emma Haines has led the charge for the girl’s efforts this season. Emma has earned four individual legs herself, while contributing to all of the girls team qualifying scores. The girl’s team is extremely young with just one Senior in Aislinn McDonald, two juniors, two freshman and two 8th graders. So it’s clear to see that we have some wonderful years ahead of us with Bri Sanderson and Emma Haines leading the team next year as our only two seniors next season.

We have realized the driving force behind our successes is the community. Our Los Alamos community and its local business owners have been amazing in their support to junior golf and the high school golf teams. We have so many people that contribute to our fundraising efforts, volunteer during our local high school events and get involved even in the middle of winter when there is no golf on the hill. Without the moral support, financial support and sweat equity that we receive from the community, we would not have the tools needed to realize the amazing achievements we have accomplished.

Our amazing volunteers are, first and foremost, our parents. There is no way to list all our parents here but each of them knows who they are and not only do we thank them for all they do, but also for allowing us coaches the opportunity to work with their children.

Other volunteers include Tony Fox of the LANL Foundation and Lynne Taylor, Martha Buksa, Bill McConaghy, TD Sutton, Jonathan & Tess Dowell of Los Alamos National Laboratory and this list goes on.

At the top of our supporters list is Donnie Torres, Michael Phillips, Steve Wycliffe, Richard Matteson, Dale Harrington, the rest of the golf course staff and crew, and Los Alamos County in general. The amenities that are extended to our high school teams, and junior golfers, are amazing. The youth golfers of Los Alamos, NM are truly blessed to have an entire county offering so much to ensure that golf is available for all who are interested.

And of course there are all the local merchants who sponsor our events and help us move forward financially not only for our immediate needs, but to ensure adequate funding for future generations of young golfers. I could rattle off over 26 local businesses that support our efforts each and every year. It would be unjust to begin naming the relationships we have with local businesses, and then forget just one. All these caring and supporting people know who we’re talking about and we can’t thank each of you enough.

We’re having yet another wonderful season and we thank all of you for your kind and generous support!!!

Local Youth Values Community

By Colin Hemez Few aspects of Los Alamos are as highly regarded as the trail network. Community members value it, and visitors are genuinely impressed by it. Few people in this town do not know where Mitchell Trail is, or what kinds of views can be seen from the end of Bayo Canyon. It should follow, then, that building and maintaining these trails is truly rewarding. And it is.

The Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) and YMCA Earth Service (YES) Corps have been planning, restoring, and creating trails in and around Los Alamos since the Cerro Grande fire. Projects such as the Zipline (2011), Pueblo Canyon Rim (2010), and Tentrocks (2009) trails all owe their existence to these groups.

While YES Corps is a summer camp for students aged 11-17, the YCC offers full time summer employment opportunities to youth aged 14 - 25 in Los Alamos and Española.

Participants of both programs get to spend part of their day in the sometimes hot, sometimes rainy, usually fantastic climate that is a Los Alamos summer. They also gain valuable experience that is difficult to come by in any other program.

I have been a member of the YCC crew for the past two years, and was a YES Corps participant the year before that. Over three summers, I have discovered aspects of myself and my world that I would not have discovered otherwise.

My current interest in bioengineering most likely stemmed from my summer in YES Corps. The same goes for others who have participated in these programs. Fellow YCC crew members talk of studying geology or ecosystem dynamics. Others wish to become forest firefighters and park rangers. All are interests which were piqued by one of the varied activities in which YCC and YES Corps members participate.

Both programs stress the importance of the community in their missions, and for good reason. A summer of physical labor would be much less rewarding if we knew that our trails would not be used or appreciated by our friends and neighbors. Fortunately, the community is often more excited to walk, run, or bike the trails than we are to build them.

Taking part in the YCC or YES Corps is not limited to the signed­ on members. Rather, the members actively exchange and interact with an excited community, a community that enthusiastically validates the efforts of the groups. This enthusiasm is what drives us.”

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Insight United Way Youth Team Digs Putting Smiles on People’s Faces

By Carol A. Clark The local United Way existed for 50 years before the board had the brilliant idea to create the United Way of Northern New Mexico Youth Team.

Los Alamos High School senior Justin Dunn was recently elected chair of the dynamic board comprised of local high school students.

“I really enjoy being part of the UWYT because of all of the people who are associated with the group. We are able to positively help and support many families in Northern New Mexico who are in need with our fundraisers,” Dunn said. “Also, with these fundraisers, we are able to give back directly to the community. It is a great feeling to be able to see the immediate impacts of the fundraisers within the community and by the smiles on people’s faces.

Dunn explained that for him it is the team itself that is one of the best aspects of being part of the Youth Team.

“We have a tight-knit team that gets along very well and efficiently,” Dunn said. “With ideas flying everywhere, it is a great environment to work in and to accomplish many goals. The teamwork within the group is top-notch.”

Each year the United Way Youth Team has expanded its fundraising effectiveness through innovative events.

The Taste the Sky dinner held on the tarmac at the Los Alamos County Airport in September and Hamburger Nite at the Hill Diner in October have become community favorites. Both events sold out during the 2012 campaign season last fall.

The Youth Team created two new events this year.

Atomic City’s Got Talent - a concert held at the Duane Smith Auditorium that showcased local acts from dance groups to guitar players.

The second event, High Tea on the Hill, was a classic tea party hosted in the main lobby area of Los Alamos High School.

Youth Team members served tea and treats to more than 60 guests and also conducted guided tours of the new campus at the high school during the event.

LAHS student Chip Melky provided music during the High Tea on the Hill.

Soumyo Lahiri-Gupta, a longtime member of the Youth Team, expressed why he continues to serve on the team each year.

“Volunteering in the UWYT is my favorite way to give back to my community. The Youth Team itself is like a family, and it is very enjoyable to work with each member of the team,” Lahiri-Gupta said. “The Youth Team works together, and functions kind of like a factory; we all have separate yet common responsibilities, but if one of us needs any help, every member of the team is willing to lend a hand.”

Lahiri-Gupta explained that the sole fact that a group as large as the Youth Team gets together to have meetings nearly weekly, and works so diligently to give back to not only the local community but also the communities surrounding Los Alamos is a wonderful thing.

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always seem to execute fundraisers that are not only well planned and successful, but also just fun to put on,” he said. “I personally love community service, and it is wonderful how I can do what I love with people who have the same passions and goals as I do.”

The UWNNM Youth Team recently expressed its appreciation to the community and local businesses for showing such enthusiastic support for its events.

In a Letter to the Editor published in the Los Alamos Daily Post, the team wrote: “As the United Way of Northern New Mexico (UWNNM) Youth Team’s fundraising season comes to an end, we would like to offer the community our most sincere thank you for their support.

We could not have such a successful giving campaign without the generosity of individuals and local businesses…”

Executive Director Kristy Ortega of the United Way of Northern New Mexico said that during the latest campaign, the team raised more than $11,000 with direct donations and in-kind contributions. Fabulous 50’s Diner, Denise Lane’s Hill Dinner & Dixie Girl restaurants, J & L Storage, Los Alamos County Airport, KRSN and several other businesses contributed to the effort.

“Getting to know these young people makes me know without a doubt that our future is in very good hands,” Ortega said.

The next UWNNM Youth Team campaign gears up in August. Students interested in joining the team can learn more by visiting www.unitedwaynnm.org.

The United Way Youth Team puts on several successful fundraising events. Hamburger Nite and Touch the Sky being the most popular.

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Events 14 Caving Outing to Alabaster Cave 8 am to 5 pm. Meet at PEEC. PEEC is offering an exciting outing to Alabaster Cave near San Isidro.

4 The Birds of Eastern Australia and Tasmania 7 pm to 8 pm PEEC This program will give a very brief introduction to the distant relationship of Australian songbirds to Northern American songbirds. The bulk of the program will be a travelogue focusing on some of the birds photographed during a threeweek trip through New South Wales, Queensland, and Tasmania.

4 Mesa Public Library FREE Film Series – Whip It. 6 pm to 8:30 pm at Mesa Public Library.

5 Bandelier Civilian Conservation Corps Day. Time TBA. A new website hosting a key selection of photographs from the Bandelier CCC Camp will be unveiled at the Visitor Center. Join a member of the Bandelier Staff for a talk about the historic camp. No additional fee.

5 Mapping Lechuguilla Cave - 20 Years of Exploration 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. At PEEC. Highlights of 20 years involvement in the cave

project and how the map has changed to 136 miles of overall length in 2012.

6 Burnt Mesa Pueblo Hike sponsored by PEEC. 9:30 am to 1 pm. Starts at PEEC. In the 1290s, the Ancestral Pueblo people built several

villages across the Pajarito Plateau of a special design that archaeologists came to call “plaza sites.” Roomblocks were built in a tight square around a plaza with only one narrow entrance. The roomblocks were multistoried, even up to five stories in some places. The intervening years have eroded the pueblos into mounds resembling giant donuts or bunkers. Burnt Mesa Pueblo is the most accessible of these plaza sites. It has been excavated (but backfilled) so that quite a bit is known about it.

7 Calefax Reed Quintet- the Los Alamos Concert Association 4 pm to 6 pm. At Duane Smith Auditorium. The Calefax Reed Quintet

is in great demand worldwide, not least because of its unusual instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bass clarinet and bassoon. The five Calefax artists arrange early music, classics, and jazz to suit their fresh new sound.

7 The Chet Baker-Gerry Mulligan Project 2 to 3:30 pm. At Fuller Lodge. Jazz musicians Jan McDonald, Arlen Asher, and The Bert

Dalton Trio will perform favorites by jazz icons Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan.

9 Los Alamos Historical Society Annual Earth-Related Lecture presents Bandelier Trails: Before and After 7:30 pm to 9 pm.

At Fuller Lodge. The Calefax Reed Quintet is in great demand worldwide,

not least because of its unusual instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bass clarinet and bassoon. The five Calefax artists arrange early music, classics, and jazz to suit their fresh new sound.

10 Enola Gay Pilot: A Grandfather Remembered – LANL at Bradbury Science Museum 5:30 pm to 7 pm. Colonel Paul Tibbets, IV, grandson of the Enola Gay’s pilot, will share personal reminisces of his grandfather’s military career. Colonel Tibbets will also discuss the importance of collaboration between the military and the national laboratories; past, present and future.

11 Los Alamos Farmers Market 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at Fuller Lodge. Produce, meats, cheeses, plants, prepared food items, crafts, and more

from Northern New Mexico. An inviting and colorful community tradition!

13 Old La Bajada Road Hike 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Meet at PEEC.

PEEC’s Janie O’Rourke will lead a hike at Old La Bajada Road. The trail follows a historic roadway up and down the escarpment at La Bajada, a travel route that dates back to the Spanish settlement in New Mexico and Camino Real.

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14 3rd Annual - Run For Her Life - Fight Breast Cancer. East Park 9 am to 12 noon.

17 Natural History of Bats: Masters of the Night Sky 6 to 7 pm. At PEEC. Get an up-close and personal view of BATS with wildlife biologist Debbie Buecher. During the talk, Buecher will give a basic overview of the amazing natural history of bats: flight, echolocation, resource requirements etc.

18 White Rock Family Friendly Film Series 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

White Rock Branch Library and the Friends of Mesa Public Library present movies once each month during the school year and once every week in the summer.

19 Coro de Camara Concert 7 pm to 9 pm. Trinity on the Hill Church. The group’s work is eclectic, ranging from Early Music to the

Renaissance, Baroque and Romantic, while demonstrating equal familiarity with 20th and 21st Century works.

20 Earth Day Festival. 11 am to 2 pm. The Earth Day Festival will

feature booths and displays where community groups will show their earthfriendly products and practices, and provide information about our environment on the Pajarito Plateau.

20 National Astronomy Day - Constellation Tour. 8 pm to 10 pm. At Bandelier Amphitheater. Celebrate the night sky with a ranger-guided

constellation tour and telescope viewing. Participants are welcome to bring personal telescopes but park telescopes are provided.

21–29 National Park Week. Bandelier National Monument.

Celebrate America’s national treasures by visiting your national parks. A variety of activities and events will be offered throughout the week. Visit between April 22-26 for Fee-free days. Local cultural demonstrations will be at the Bandelier Visitor Center on the weekends. No additional fee.

21 Burnt Mesa Hike. Time TBA. Join the Bandelier Trails Program Lead Dale Coker for a hike on the Burnt Mesa Trails. The hike will include off-trail travel, scrambling across the mesa top. About 4 miles, morning, 2-3 hours, bring water, snack, hat, and sunscreen.

25 Authors Speak Series- David Grant Noble 7 pm to 8:30 pm. Mesa Public Library. Davis Grant Noble is a writer, editor,

and photographer living in Santa Fe. He was on the staff of the school for Advanced Research for many years and is associated with the Archaeological Conservancy.

27 Annual Dog Jog 9 am to 11 am. Chamisa School in White Rock. This is the Friends of the Shelter annual fundraising walk and jog- dogs

welcome.

28 Atomic Man Duathlon 8 am start for Little Boy course and 8:30 am for Fat Man course. White Rock.

30 PEEC presents Expedition Caving Basics 7 pm to 8 pm.

Caver Beth Cortright will provide details, pictures, and video of a typical caving expedition where a small team of highly trained cavers spend about one week underground. At. Mesa Public Library.

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Spring Break Activities at the Library Are you looking forward to spring? Better still, are you the parent or caregiver of school-age children looking forward to Spring Break? For those of you with children in the Los Alamos Public Schools, you know that Spring Break is April 8-15. Maybe you have an exciting vacation planned! Or maybe you’re going to be sticking a little closer to home for that week off. If so, the Los Alamos County Library System has a week full of programs just for you!

This year, the library is celebrating spring break in Los Alamos with activities for all ages. From birthday parties for some favorite characters to hands-on games and crafts, library staff would love to see families stop by and have some fun.

All events take place at Mesa Public Library in the downstairs Youth Services area.

Our regular Music & Movement and story time programs for 0-5 year olds continue on schedule during Spring Break.

SPECIAL EVENTS!

• Monday, April 8 – Get your game on! Stop by to play board games like Memory and Operation (or Settlers of Catan and Pandemic for older players!) or a few games on our Wii. (2:00-4:00, ages 5+).

• Tuesday, April 9 – Our monthly meeting of our Teen Advisory Group (TAG) is teens’ chance to see all the latest books first. TAG is from 4:00-5:00 and afterwards teens are invited to stick around for a special screening of THE AVENGERS at 5:30. Popcorn and snacks provided. (Ages 13+).

• Wednesday, April 10 – Join us at a birthday party for Clifford the Big Red Dog! We’ll read a story, make a craft, and have a snack. Wearing red is encouraged. (2:00-3:00, ages 5+).

• Thursday, April 11 - We are hosting a mixed-up birthday

party in honor of Amelia Bedelia , who is turning 50! Celebrate Amelia’s antics at this program. (2:00-3:00, ages 5+).

• Friday, April 12 – Come use our space to make something!

We’ll have the supplies; all we need is your creativity! Come to our Makerspace Crafts & More. (2:00-4:00, ages 5+).

We’re encouraging registration, so call us at 662-8258 or email us at ysweb@lacnm.us to let us know you’ll be here!

We can’t wait to see you and SPRING into fun!

MAY 2013

2 Los Alamos Farmers Market 7 am to 12 pm. Produce, meats,

cheeses, plants, prepared food items, crafts, and more from Northern New Mexico. An inviting and colorful community tradition! At Mesa Public Library parking lot.

2 Mesa Public Library FREE Film Series – Spellbound.

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. End the school year with a totally engrossing

documentary about the national spelling bee!

New England Conservatory of Music and is celebrated world-wide not only for unique use of technology but for refined and luminous performances.

4 Spring Arts and Crafts Fair 9 am to 4 pm Fuller Lodge Lawn.

5 Los Alamos Community Winds Concert Beethoven, Symphony No. 9. 4 pm to 6 pm with Los Alamos High School Choirs and members of the community at Duane Smith Auditorium

8 Early Social History of Los Alamos 5:30 pm to 7 pm At Bradbury Science Museum. Professor Jon Hunner, who serves as Head of the New Mexico State History Department, will lecture on the early social history of Los Alamos. Free and open to the public.

9 Los Alamos Farmers Market 7 am to 12 pm Mesa Public Library. Produce, meats, cheeses, plants, prepared food items, crafts, and more from Northern New Mexico. An inviting and colorful community tradition!

10 Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert 7 pm to 9 pm Spring concert by the Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra. At Crossroads Bible Church.

11 Migratory Bird Day time TBA. The Bandelier Park Biologist, Steve Fettig, will be organizing a county-wide bird count in the park and other parts of Los Alamos County.

16 Los Alamos Farmers Market 7 am to 12 pm Mesa Public Library. Produce, meats, cheeses, plants, prepared food items, crafts, and more from Northern New Mexico. An inviting and colorful community tradition!

16 White Rock Family Friendly Series 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

White Rock Branch Library and the Friends of Mesa Public Library present movies once each month during the school year and once every week in the summer. At White Rock Town Hall.

17-19 Kite Festival Friday through Sunday. White Rock Overlook Park. Pre-festival kite-building workshops and night kite-flight

demonstration on Friday night, music, food, kite-building workshops, and lots of kite flying on Saturday and Sunday. Bring a kite, build a kite, fly a kite, or just take in the artful scene.

23 Los Alamos Farmers Market 7 am to 12 pm Mesa Public Library. Produce, meats, cheeses, plants, prepared food items, crafts, and more from Northern New Mexico. An inviting and colorful community tradition!

23 Authors Speak Series - Steve Sheinkin 7 pm to 8:30 pm.

Steve Sheinkin is the former history textbook writer and current award-winning author of several fascinating books on American history, most recently Bomb: The Race to Build – and Steal – the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon.

25 Jemez Mountain Trail Runs 5 am to 9 am. Starts at Posse Shack in Los Alamos. The JMTR races (half Marathon, 50km, and 50mle) take place in the scenic Jemez Mountains in Northern New Mexico. The course is on technical trails with a substantial amount of elevation change.

30 Los Alamos Farmers Market 7 am to 12 pm Mesa Public Library. Produce, meats, cheeses, plants, prepared food items, crafts, and more from Northern New Mexico. An inviting and colorful community tradition!

4 Borromeo String Quartet 7 pm to 9 pm. The ground-breaking

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