Daily Postcard: View Of Former Hilltop House Café In 2005
Daily Postcard: A view of the former Hilltop House Café in 2005 after a remodel. The Café, inside the Hilltop House Hotel at Trinity Drive and Central Avenue was owned by the Waterman family. Photo by Gary WarrenDragonfly Playhouse Daycare Celebrates 1st Anniversary!
Dragonfly Playhouse Daycare recently celebrated its first anniversary with an Open House at their location on the corner of Meadow Lane and Rover Boulevard, 142 Meadow Lane in White Rock. They currently have openings for children 2 – 4 years of age for 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday–Thursday, toddlers 12 months – 2 years of age for 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday–Thursday, and infants 6 weeks – 12 months of age for 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday–Thursday. For more information or to apply, contact Lauren at 505.672.8158 or dragonflyplayhouse@gmail.
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On The Job In Los Alamos: Dr. Seth Felic And Staff
On the job in Los Alamos Thursday at Foot & Ankle Specialists is Dr. Seth Felic with his staff, front row from left, Front Office Co-coordinators Paula Jaramillo and Alexis Duarte and Medical Assistant Lucretia Lucero and back row from left, Medical Assistant Antoinette Lucero, Dr. Felic and Office Manager Lara Black. ‘I’ve worked for other medical practices and in working for Dr. Felic I’ve gained more hands-on experience and now realize how important foot health is … I admire how Dr. Felic is really great in the way he treats his patients,’ Black said. Dr. Felic explained that he chose Read More
New Mexico Counties Taps New Executive Director

New Executive Director Joy Esparsen
NMC News:
SANTA FE — Joy Esparsen is the new executive director at New Mexico Counties (NMC), an organization that serves all 33 New Mexico counties.
Esparsen has worked at NMC for almost 20 years, starting as the executive director liaison and advancing to deputy executive director. She chairs the National Association of Counties intergovernmental relations officials, and for many years has worked on national issues of critical importance to county government.
As executive director, Esparsen will help plan and implement NMC policies, objectives, Read More
Daily Postcard: Fall Is Time To Harvest Sunflower Seeds
Daily Postcard: Fall is the time to harvest sunflower seeds and this hungry pine siskin, a handsome bird in the finch family, is spotted eating the seeds as fast as it can before the homeowner has a chance to remove them recently on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Ken Hanson Read More
EDD Recognizes Seven Partner Organizations For Professional Support And Certification
Representatives accepting Certified EDO Awards at the Governor’s Conference on Economic Development, September 2022. Courtesy/Carlos Pera, MVEDA
EDD News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced today that seven community-based Economic Development Organizations (EDOs) around the state have been recognized for state certification by providing a high level of expertise and technical support to their communities.
Economic Development Deputy Cabinet Secretary Jon Clark announced the first seven Certified EDO awardees at the Read More
Hoffman: Hilltop House History
Hilltop House Hotel before demolition began. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By WENDY HOFFMAN
Los Alamos
Fixing food for firefighters. Housing a film crew. Hosting wedding receptions. Providing a productive venue for corporate meetings. In its venerable history, Hilltop House has done it all.
Its very core – that from which it was visioned and created – is much the same: a conglomeration of efficiency, service, pragmatism, and environmental benefits. It’s all of that plus an incredible combo of entrepreneurial spirit and construction materials.
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Full Stop Tesla Center To Open On Santa Ana Pueblo
PUEBLO OF SANTA ANA News:
It became official Friday: New Mexico residents will soon be able to purchase a Tesla, have their vehicles serviced, or have a vehicle delivered to the new facility that will be located on the homelands of the Tamayme (Pueblo of Santa Ana).
“This is an exciting start to the next frontier of tribal economic creation, diversification, and competitiveness,” said Joey Sanchez, Governor of the Pueblo of Santa Ana. “Tamaya Ventures has executed extremely well on behalf of the Pueblo of Santa Ana to bring a global partner like Tesla to our region. This partnership brings opportunities Read More
New Mexico Cannabis Sales Remain Steady In September
NMRLD News:
SANTA FE—The Cannabis Control Division of the Regulation and Licensing Department on Friday announced that during the month of September, licensed retailers around the state sold over $39 million in adult-use and medical cannabis combined.
In September, adult-use cannabis sales topped moe than $24 million.

The state’s population centers of Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, and Hobbs saw the highest sales numbers, with Sunland Park also posting high sales numbers, rounding out the top five by total sales.

About the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department:
The New Read More
Balderas Announces Prison Sentence For ‘Vampire Facial’ Spa Owner Who Performed Unlicensed Medical Procedures On Individuals Who Contracted HIV
ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas announced Wednesdat that Maria de Lourdes Ramos de Ruiz, a former Albuquerque spa owner who conducted dangerous, unlicensed medical procedures on members of the general public, was sentenced to three-and-one-half years in prison on five felony counts of practicing medicine without a license, to be followed by four years probation and 800 hours of community service.
Ramos de Ruiz was indicted by a Bernalillo County grand jury in April 2021 for performing “vampire facials” and other unlicensed medical procedures on at least Read More


































