Tuesday, July 1, 2003

KIWANIS and Los Alamos County 4th of July Fireworks

The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos and Los Alamos County will again sponsor the annual July 4th celebration at Overlook Park in White Rock. Festivities begin at 3 p.m. and include games for the kids and adults, a dunking booth with Los Alamos County councilors and other dignataries, food and drink venders, political pundits and candidates and information booths by local organizations. A fireworks display begins at 9 p.m. Kiwanis plans to fire 756 rounds this year. A $3 donation per person is asked at the entrance gate to cover the cost of fireworks. Families of four or more are $10 at the gate and automobiles with four or more people are $12.

Music begins at 3 p.m. with disc jockey Sam Kendricks leading the activities. The Hill Stompers, Los Alamos' community marching band, will play old favorites throughout the day and evening and the Los Alamos Community Winds orchestra will perform patriotic music. From 7 to 8:30 p.m., South By Southwest will perform. Local veteran's organizations, along with a contingent from JROTC, will officially open the festivities at 9 p.m. with a flag raising ceremony to the accompaniment of Valarie Delgado's medly of patriotic songs . The flag raising will be preceded by remarks from State Rep. Jeannette Wallace, R-Los Alamos, Sandoval, and welcoming remarks from Los Alamos County and Kiwanis.

A special treat this year will be The Order of the Thistle Pipe and Drum corps from Albuquerque and Santa Fe. This bagpipe group will play at the entrance gate from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Family picnics are encouraged. Charcoal or propane fires in grills are authorized; no open fires please. As at all public functions, dogs/pets are discouraged on the field, but if you must, bring a scoop and disposal bag. Kiwanis will provide American flags to the first 1,000 children attending the day's activities. 3D glasses to enhance the fireworks experience will be for sale, as will red, white, and blue glow strings, commemorative T-shirts, and other patriotic fare. From 4 to 6 p.m., children are encouraged to visit the fireworks firing area accompanied by an adult.

To arrange for organizations to have a booth or to participate in some other way, contact Don Landry at 7-3627, Sandra Landry at 5-6346 or Katherine Guidry at 662-6721.

Updated 7/1/03

Dahl Wholesale Supply to close Los Alamos office

Dahl Wholesale Supply, the Laboratory's Just-In-Time Subcontractor for plumbing products, will be closing their Los Alamos facility effective Monday, June 30. They will support the Laboratory from their Santa Fe facility located on 1000 Siler Park Lane. Their telephone numbers, points of contact and delivery requirements will remain unchanged having minimal impact on Laboratory customers.

For questions, contact Dave Martin of Dahl Wholesale Supply at 662-2600 or Florence Serna at 5-7008.

Updated 6/27/03

IACUC Zoonosis workshop on July 8

The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee are hosting a Zoonosis workshop for all animal handlers at the Laboratory. The workshop is from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on July 8 at the TA-43 auditorium.

For more information, contact Shayna Whitaker at 672-2288 or Laura Marsh at 5-6092.

Updated 6/26/03

Tour de Los Alamos on July 12 and 13

The 31st annual Tour de Los Alamos will be held on July 12 and 13. The public is invited to ride the 27 mile citizens race/tour around the Lab on Sunday, July 13. $15 pre-entry fee. Medals to top finishers in each age category. Free T-shirts and water bottles to first 200 entrants.

For more information, go to http://tourdela.home.mindspring.com/ online, pick up flyers at the Chamber of Commerce, YMCA, or County pool or write to bcl@lanl.gov by electronic mail.

Tour de Los Alamos is a Lab sanctioned organization.

Updated 6/25/03

Computer Corner news

Just-In-Time for all COMPAQ products and miscellaneous brands of parts, monitors, scanners, printers, drives, memory, software, accessories and more -- more than 20,000 items from Computer Corner.  

Brands like: NEC/Mitsubishi, Epson, Viewsonic, Sony, Palm, Compaq, Kingston, Targus, Microsoft, Symantec and more.

For more products and information, go to www.compcorner.com online, call Adam Warren at (505) 228-2005 or write to awarren@compcorner.com by electronic mail.

Updated 6/24/03

EAP survey

The Employee Assistance Program, part of Occupational Medicine (HSR-2), is a confidential counseling service available to all employees who work at the Laboratory. Employees can use EAP services to address any issue that impacts quality of life.

The EAP constructed a survey to better understand factors influencing workers use of the EAP and the data collection period for the EAP confidential study has begun. Thanks to all employees who received the anonymous survey, completed it and returned it to HR-WDA. For those of you who received the survey and have not yet returned it, please take a few minutes to do so. The information will be help us to understand how EAP is viewed across the work force and how concerns about confidentiality are impacting or may impact our workers.

Updated 6/24/03

CDC public meeting on July 9

A public meeting of the study team for CDC's Los Alamos Historical Document Retrieval and Assessment Project is from 5 to 7 p.m. on July 9. Agenda items will include discussions by CDC and ENSR of the status of the project-information gathering that has been underway at the Laboratory for over four years, but is not nearly complete. CDC will discuss the outlook for completion of "Phase 1" information gathering and the possibility of work beyond that at Los Alamos. There will be time for public input, questions and comments.

The meeting will be at Northern New Mexico Community College, Joseph Montoya Building- Lower Level, Room AD-104, Española Campus, 921 Paseo de Oñate, Española.

For more information, contact Phil Green at 404-498-1717 or write to prg1@cdc.gov by electronic mail or Tom Widner at 510-748-6700 ext 6788 or write to twidner@ensr.com by electronic mail.

Updated 6/23/03

Family Resource Center events

• Toddler Support Group, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Wednesday (July 2)
• Infant Support Group, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Thursday (July 3)
• Red Cross Babysitting class, 8:30 a.m. to noon, July 15, 16 and 17 and Aug. 12, 13 and 14, Cost: $30

All events are at the Family Resource Center; 1990 Diamond Drive. For more information or to register, call 662-4515.

Updated 6/30/03

CNM North Mesa Riders needs volunteers

Challenge New Mexico North Mesa Riders, a horseback riding program for physically and mentally challenged community members, needs volunteers for the 6 p.m. class on Tuesday's and at 5 and 6 p.m. on Thursday's. No horse experience necessary. Folks who like to work outdoors, enjoy animals, and want to make a significant contribution to children and adults in our community are needed. For more information, contact Sue Bargeloh at 7-8036.

CNM North Mesa Riders is planning to host a week-long horseback day camp for children who face physical and mental challenges. Several items are needed to complete the new facility. The following items are needed (a tax receipt from the 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization can be provided): strong, mid-size to large wooden or metal table; metal, plastic or wooden chairs; microwave oven that works; medium-sized TV that works; VCR that works; large water dispenser, similar to those used on picnics (not a bottled water dispenser); saw horses and blanket or quilt stands; garden canopy/patio tent or outdoor patio table with umbrella; anything that would help with art projects; used games (board games, outdoor games, puzzles); and standalone metal, wooden or plastic closets with doors that close, suitable for storing horse and therapy equipment.

To help the CNM North Mesa Riders with work projects, contact Sue at 7-8036. Most project work will be done in the evenings or on weekends. We need warm bodies who can use basic tools (hammers, saws, rakes, etc). to help us with several construction projects at our facility. Time commitments will vary per project, generally four to six hours per project. Sodas and snacks provided.

Updated 6/19/03

Integrity Networking Systems news

Integrity Networking Systems Inc. Xerox demo printer for sale. Experience the incredible ease of use and the stunning image quality when you purchase the Phaser 8200 Solid Ink Printer. The single-pass printer prints up to 16PPM, has 128MB memory, 10/100BaseTX ethernet, and automatic two-sided printing. One year on-site warranty included. Call Litita Romero at 505-294-7747 for special demo pricing. All Xerox printers available on the Laboratory Just-in-Time contract.

Integrity Networking Systems has a Phaser 6200DP Laser printer demo unit for sale. The 6200 prints 16PPM, has 128MB memory, 10-100BaseTX ethernet, and automatic two-sided printing. One year on-site warranty included.

Single-pass printing technology, a powerful processor and plenty of meomry easily puts the PHASER 7300 at the top of its class. The Phaser 7300DT LED Tabloid color printer prints 30PPM in color and 37PPM in black. This printer comes with 256MB memory, 10/100BaseTX ethernet, and automatic two-sided printing. One year on-site warranty included.

For more information, call Lititia Romero at (505)294-7747. All Xerox printers available on the Laboratory Just-in-Time contract.

Updated 6/19/03

Amateur Radio Licensing exams on July 15

The Los Alamos Amateur Radio Club is sponsoring Amateur Radio Licensing exams for all classes of licenses. Exams will be given at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, at the White Rock Training Center. Pre-registration is not required. All applicants should bring a photo ID, a simple calculator and $12 for the ARRL exam fee. License upgrades will require the original and a copy of your current amateur license and any CSCEs for credit. All other required forms will be provided at the exam session.

For more information, contact Kyle Carr, KM5P, at 7-3641 or 661-8967 or write to km5p@arrl.net by electronic mail.

Updated 6/17/03

Volunteer opportunities

Los Alamos Family YMCA Summer Camp
The Family YMCA Summer Camp is looking for Lab volunteers to serve as guest speakers for camp attendees. The YMCA would like to offer 'campers' a guest speaker each week of summer camp (June 2 - Aug. 27). The YMCA welcomes a variety of topics. Speakers will make their one hour presentations between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. Due to the large number of camp attendees (approximately 175) speakers will need to repeat their presentations five times. This can be done either on five consecutive days or one day per week for five weeks. For more information or to volunteer as a guest speaker, contact Kate Stoddard at 663-2316.2.

Los Alamos Family YMCA - Volunteers needed for YMCA 5K Fun Run, July 4th
The Family YMCA needs volunteers to help with its Independence Day Firecracker 5K Family Fun Run and Children's Parade. Anyone interested in helping can sign up at the YMCA or call John Marble at 662-3100 for more information.

2003 Indian Market, Aug. 21-24, Santa Fe, NM.
Volunteers are needed for the Southwestern Association of Indian Arts, the organization responsible for organizing and producing The Santa Fe Indian Market. To see the Volunteer Preference Form along with a job description list for each position, click here (Adobe Acrobat Reader required). If interested in volunteering, return the form to SWAIA by the date indicated at the bottom of the Volunteer Preference Form. The sooner you send in the form, the more likely you will get your first choice for volunteer activities. For more information, contact Sandra Pacheco, Volunteer Coordinator at (505) 983-5220 or write to spacheco@swaia.org by electronic mail.

United Way of Santa Fe County - 28th annual July 4th event
The United Way of Santa Fe County is hard at work again planning the 28th annual July 4th event. This event is always a huge undertaking and United Way relies on the help of many volunteers to make it happen. United Way needs volunteers for a three-hour time slot to help them make this year's event successful. Volunteers will receive a 2003 T-shirt and a ticket for the breakfast.

• Volunteer times on July 3 to setup: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
• Volunteer times on July 4: 6:30 to 9:30 a.m., 9 a.m. to noon and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information, contact Marilyn Perryman, United Way of Santa Fe County Director of Employee and Corporate Giving at 982-2002 or Debbi Wersonick of Community Relations (CRO) Office at 7-7870.

Updated 6/16/03

Family YMCA registering for July 4 Firecracker Run

The Los Alamos Family YMCA is accepting registrations for its annual July 4 Firecracker Run. The 5-kilometer run begins at 8:30 a.m. from the north end of the YMCA parking lot downtown.

Race check-in begins at 8 a.m. and there are several age group categories for men and women. There also will be prizes awarded to the top overall male and female finisher.

Race-day registration is from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. The cost to enter the run is $10 for the first member, $8 for a second family member and $6 for subsequent family members. But family members must register at the same time to qualify for the family discount, according to a news release from the Family YMCA.

The Los Alamos Family YMCA is located at 1450 Iris St.

For more information, contact John Marble at 662-3100.

Updated 5/27/03

Radiochemistry conference July 13-16 in Carlsbad

The 2003 Radiochemistry Conference, sponsored by the Radiochemistry Society, will be held July 13-16 in Carlsbad. The conference includes a one day technical workshop, "Education in radiochemistry: an academic and a public problem," on July 14. Technical sessions are scheduled the following two days.

Details on the conference and workshop can be found at http://www.radiochemistry.org/rc_2003conference.html online or contact Jim Conca of Carlsbad Operations (EES-12) at (505) 628-3934.

Updated 6/23/03

Project management workshop scheduled for July

Doing projects succesfully and delivering results on time and within budget is [one of] the most effective tool for obtaining future funding. On July 8-10, the Leadership Center in Training and Development (HR-TD) is hosting a workshop focusing on individual skill building and the essential elements of project management. These include:

• Building high performing teams;
• Establishing project definitions that are clear and realistic;
• Understanding the detailed steps in project planning;
• Optimizing trade-offs;
• Developing a baseline plan and monitoring procedures;
• Tracking progress and fixing problems;
• Closing out a project.

The course is customized for the Laboratory and presented by Erika Jones and Associates. The workshop also will include case studies for participants.

For more information and to register, go to http://www.hr.lanl.gov/TIOCourses/TIOSession.asp?CourseSession=196920014 online or call Harry Thomas of HR-TD at 7-4002.

Updated 5/15/03

Plutonium Futures conference in July

The Plutonium Futures conference is July 6-10 at the Albuquerque Marriott Hotel. The conference addresses scientific and technical issues surrounding plutonium and other actinides and attempts to educate the public and students on these topics.

Registration cost is $450. For American Nuclear Society members, the cost is $400.

For more information, contact Kathy DeLucas of Communication Arts and Services (IM-1) at 5-3618 or write to duke@lanl.gov by electronic mail.

Updated 1/9/03

Employees leaving Lab must attend termination presentation

Employees who are leaving the Laboratory or changing to casual status must attend a benefits termination presentation held by Benefits (HR-B).

The termination presentations are held every Laboratory pay day for University of California Lab employees. Employees who are retiring aren't required to attend a presentation, but rather, they should schedule a meeting with their designated benefits specialist.

The presentations begin at 8:30 a.m. in room P280 on the second floor of the Otowi Building at Technical Area 3. Pre-registration is required. Employees should register on line at http://hrcluster.lanl.gov/TIOCourses/TIOAha.asp?CourseNumber=21013 one to two weeks prior to their last scheduled work day to sign up for a benefits termination presentation.

Employees also must obtain a departure processing form from Staffing (HR-S) before the presentation. This form is available at http://www.hr.lanl.gov/hrstaffing/Terminations/index.stm online.

At the presentation, employees will receive a packet of information about their benefits and savings balances. They will learn about options to continue or convert insurance plans and distribution options for savings funds.

Employees who require a sign language interpreter should write to benefits@lanl.gov by e-mail three days in advance of the presentation they plan to attend. Or call the benefits office at 5-3842 (TDD).

Because of limited parking, employees should plan to arrive early and/or make alternative transportation arrangements, such as using Johnson Controls Northern New Mexico's ride service.

Updated 10/25/02

Lost and found

Lost: Gold band by Otowi. If found, call 5-1672.

Lost: key ring with two keys and two remotes in or around the Otowi Building. If found, write to chdavis@lanl.gov by electronic mail.

Found: Gold wedding band ring found on the fourth floor of the Administration Building on June 12. Call Carolyn or Lucy at 7-5101 to claim.

Lost: pair of wireless glasses in a small blue bag near the Otowi Building on June 13. If found, call Rebecca at 7-7436.

Lost: a silver earring with three stones - top yellow, middle pink and bottom gray (the largest and a prehistoric stone) somewhere between Otowi Building and SM-28. If found, contact Mable at 5-0528.

Lost: lapis tennis bracelet in the vicinity of Otowi Building on June 11. If found, call Lou at 663-5555.

Found: a government key attached to a Hayworth key on a white plastic clip. To claim, contact Felix at the locksmiths office.

Lost: gold and silver chain ring bracelet. If found, write to cross@lanl.gov by electronic mail or call 5-4444, ext 814.

Lost: key ring with two keys (both have colored grips), there also may be a small Smith's card attached. Lost somewhere in the TA-3 vicinity. If found, write to madrids@lanl.gov by electronic mail.

Found: a pair of prescription wire frame glasses in the TA-3 Otowi Building parking lot on May 16. Contact Gerri at 5-6311 to claim.

Lost: key ring with Nissan key and remote. If found, please call 5-5853 or write to psadasivan@lanl.gov by electronic mail.

Lost: Palm Pilot on May 6. If found, write to Al_Eddebbarh@Notes.YMP.GOV by electronic mail.

Lost: keys at TA-3 near HSR-2, set of 3 keys on black pin on fob. Lost on May 12. If found, please call 5-2653 and leave a message or write to djuarros@lanl.gov by electronic mail.

Found: 24" gold chain in Otowi Building. Call 5-8525 to identify and pick up.

Found: ladies multi-stone gold ring in Española. Call Lynne at 7-4847, to identify. Possibly lost a while back.

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