Bulletin Board

National Day of Prayer event Thursday

A gathering in observance of National Day of Prayer is scheduled for Thursday. The activity takes place in the upper parking lot south of the Vehicle Access Portals at the intersection of Jemez Road and Diamond Drive. Internal Inquiries (SAFE-2) has authorized the gathering by In One Accord Ministries. It shouldn't affect operations of the Vehicle Access Portals or access into and out of the park-and-ride commuter dropoff and pickup area. The activity is scheduled to begin about 11 a.m. and continue into the early afternoon. Lab employees planning to participate in the event can park on the south side of the upper parking lot.

For more information, write to Donna Martinez at donanez@lanl.gov by e-mail.

Updated 5/5/09

Wellness Center classes

The following classes are available at no cost to Laboratory employees.

• Weight Loss/Management Support Group: M.E.A.L., Mindful Eating, Active Living - Drop in to this support group to obtain help in achieving and maintaining weight loss goals. No registration required. Every Tuesday from 11 to 11:45 a.m. through June 24. Facilitators: Phyllis Webb, Marta Gentry Munger, and Linda Lambert
• Injury Prevention Classes: Ongoing classes. No registration required. RN/health fitness specialist Phyllis Webb and health/fitness specialist Linda Lambert teach these classes.
  • Walk & Talk - Take an outside break from your workday and improve your spirit, mind, and body as you walk the forested trails next to the Wellness Center. The walks are lead by health/fitness specialist Phyllis Webb who can answer questions concerning activity for health and fitness. Meet in the Wellness Center stretching area. 11:30 to 11:55 a.m., Wednesdays through June 24
  • Lower Body Express - Improve your balance and core stamina while increasing lower body muscle tone, endurance, and flexibility. This 30-minute workout focuses on low back, abdominal, hip, and leg muscles to boost total body stability and functional fitness for active living. 12:30 - 1 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays through June 24, Wellness Center Room 121
  • Upper Body Express - This short, half-hour class helps maintain and improve range of motion and muscle tone in shoulders, back, and arms. Noon to 12:30 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays through June 24, Wellness Center Room 121

Classes are held in the Wellness Center Room 106 unless otherwise noted. For more information and to register, click here or call the Wellness Center at 7-7166.

Updated 4/28/09

Volunteer opportunities

The following are volunteer opportunities from the Community Programs Office (CPO) to consider:

• The sixth grade academy at Pojoaque needs volunteers for their science fair on May 7 in the Frank B. Lopez gymnasium on the SGA campus. Judges will be asked to score up to 14 student projects, but simply to look over the science fair presentation boards and abstracts that students will bring and set up in the gym, and to complete a score sheet. No student interviews will be required. Judges should show up around 9 a.m. For more information, contact Joe Matteson at 455-2234 ext. 1355 or thebiologyguy@la-tierra.com by e-mail.
  
• Sombrillo Nursing and Rehab needs visitors and volunteers to spend time with their residents. Activities could (but are not limited to) playing a musical instrument, reading, story telling, or even reading mail to residents or helping them write a letter. For more information, contact Katie Ballmann at 662-4300.
• University of New Mexico, Los Alamos needs a volunteer to come and perform repair/calibration of analytical balances. For more information, contact Oksana Gerlits at 662-5919, ext. 603 or at ogerlits@unm.edu by e-mail.
• Laboratory employee volunteers are needed for the 2009 robotics, rocketry, and tie-dye program designed to introduce and teach Northern New Mexico Indian pueblo elementary school students to science. Employees can work with students in kindergarten through sixth grade. No special skills are required and participation will be directed by activity leads with volunteers working as a team. Click here to see a schedule. Contact Barbara Tenorio-Grimes at 5-5121 or brimes@lanl.gov, or Ron Wieneke at 5-0269 or ronwieneke@lanl.gov for more information.
• The second Annual Santa Fe Renaissance Fair is September 19 and 20 at El Rancho de las Golondrinas living history museum. Call 428-2347 for sponsorship and volunteer opportunities.
• Open Hands provides essential services to assist the frail elderly, the disabled, or the economically disadvantaged to live with dignity and independence. Volunteers are needed with their Adult Day Service program, which include administrative assistance, minor landscaping, information technology services, performers and lecturers, event coordination, and fundraising. For more information, call (505) 428-2365 or (505) 428-2320. The Adult Day program is located at 2976 Rodeo Park Drive East in Santa Fe.

Employees, retirees, and sub-contractors can register on VolunteerMatch, search for volunteer opportunities, and track volunteer hours. Los Alamos National Security, LLC employees may be eligible for community service for math and/or science related volunteerism. Contact Tom Cordova of the Community Programs Office (CPO) at 5-4400 for more information.

Updated 4/27/09

Wellness Center follows Laboratory operating schedule

If the Laboratory delays opening, has an early release, or closes due to inclement weather or other unforeseen emergency, the Wellness Center follows the Laboratory operating schedule as announced to the rest of the workforce.

Employees and other Wellness Center customers should not come to the Wellness Center when Laboratory management has determined that conditions are such that only essential workers should be at work.

For more information, contact Phyllis Webb of the Wellness Center at 7-7166.

Updated 1/02/08

Recreational equipment available for check out from Wellness Center

Want to play bocce ball, volleyball, or horseshoes? The Wellness Center has these and other recreational equipment available to check out. There is no fee to check out the equipment but it can be used only for Laboratory sponsored events, such as office picnics or outings. The equipment can be checked out for a maximum of three days.

Contact Sue Bachmeier at 7-7166 or 7-6528, or smbachmeier@lanl.gov by electronic mail to check out the equipment.

Updated 10/1/07

Lost and found

To submit a lost and found item, contact the NewsBulletin at newsbulletin@lanl.gov or 7-6103.

Lost: small white and gold heart pierced earring around NNSB/Otowi area on April 30. Contact Dorothy at 5-2593 or dorothyw@lanl.gov. (5/4/09)

Found: prescription eyeglasses in south parking lot of TA-59, Building 1 on April 22. Call Paul at 7-7049. (4/24/09)

Lost: crystal earring in TA-3 area, possibly near Otowi. If found, contact Debbie at 7-3969 or drd@lanl.gov. (4/22/09)

Lost: light turquoise and silver bracelet in SM40 parking lot or building on April 20. If found, call Lisa at 7-2753. (4/22/09)

Lost: magnetic clip shades in the women's restroom by Otowi cafeteria on April 6. If found, call Lisa at 5-3958. (4/9/09)

Found: Chrysler key (brownish/grayish color) in the canyon close to the Wellness Center. To claim, contact Barbara Tenorio-Grimes at 5-5121. (3/27/09)

Found: keys in Otowi parking garage. Call Joan at 5-2942 to describe and claim. (3/25/09)

Lost: light turquoise and quartz earring during the Leadership Summit on March 18. If found, call Bonnie at 5-1850. (3/24/09)

Lost: men's solid gold wedding band on March 18. If found, contact Harve (Neal Harvey) at 7-9077 or harve@lanl.gov. (3/24/09)

Found: pierced earrings in J. Robert Oppenheimer Study Center following Leadership Summit on March 18. Call Denise at 7-2222 to claim. (3/20/09)

Found: small nylon pack with various electrical repair equipment on March 11 on Diamond Drive near the Baptist Church. Call Murray at 699-8264 to identify and claim. (3/11/09)

Found: silver and hematite bracelet in SM30 parking garage. Call Brady at 5-4736 to further identify and claim. (3/10/09)

Found: sunglasses in Physics Auditorium on March 4. Call Rick at 5-0757 to identify and claim. (3/5/09)

Found: ladies reading glasses near T-Division/ADTSC Office, TA-3, Bldg SM-123. To claim, call 7-4401. (3/5/09)

Found: metal frame glasses outside near the table by the S-Site Cafeteria. To claim, go to TA-16, Building 204, Room 169 or call 7-6277. (3/5/09)

Found: set of keys (including Ford key) on East Jemez Road. To claim, call Patricia Lopez at 699-3494 or 7-6111. (3/4/09)

Lost: Star of David pendant (6-pointed, double star) with small blue stones on February 25. Contact Naomi at 7-2165. (2/26/09)

Found: red pen in NNSB on February 19. To claim, call 5-7246. (2/26/09)

Found: bracelet watch on stairs in Otowi Building. Claim at Research Library or call 7-4175. (2/23/09)

Found: sterling silver bracelet on February 5 outside of TA-3, Building 1498 on north side walking path. Call Kendall at 5-1777 to describe and claim. (2/13/09)

Found: ladies prescription glasses with metallic frames, on the road west of Physics Building, east of Wellness Trail. To claim, call 7-8482. (2/12/09)

Lost: brown leather men's bomber-style jacket with black fur collar. Size small. If found, call 5-6482. (2/11/09)