LA Cares Celebrates 25 Years Of Service!
Los Alamos Cares celebrates 25 years of service to Los Alamos County residents who qualify for the food pantry and all residents in need of rent and utilities assistance. Food distribution is the second Thursday and Friday of the month at Bethlehem Lutheran Church on North Road in the Gibson Fellowship Hall. LA Cares has more than 50 volunteers serving more than 70 families. For more information, call 505.661.8015. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
State Standing Up Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women Taskforce
Destinee Alexis AtencioThe FBI, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Tesuque Pueblo Tribal Police continue to investigate circumstances surrounding the death of Destinee Alexis Atencio whose body was found June 22 near the Camel Rock formation in Tesuque.
Atencio, 21, was last seen by a relative sometime in May in Santa Fe. Authorities believe she may have been dead for at least a couple of weeks before her body was found. The cause of death is pending an autopsy.
She is described as a Native American female, 5’6” Read More
Senior Centers Host Presentation On The Five Wishes
The White Rock and Betty Ehart Senior Centers will each host a presentation on The Five Wishes.
The presentations, done in conjunction with Tim Rivera of Rivera Funeral Homes and Jenn Bartram of Final Wishes Known, will take place at each center.
The purpose is to foster discussion for those who need a boost to create such documents. Often many find the process time consuming or financially limiting, and these events hope to solve both issues.
“After all the years of meeting with families under what could be described as the worst day of their Read More
Santa Fe Holds 3rd Annual Overdose Memorial Aug. 28
SFOM News:
Recovery Santa Fe, the Friendship Club, Santa Fe Prevention Alliance, Berardinelli Family Funeral Service and Santa Fe Recovery Center will host the third annual memorial commemorating the 26 people who died from accidental drug overdoses during 2018.
The memorial is 4:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Old Church Courtyard, 417 Agua Fria St. at the corner of Guadalupe and Agua Fria in Santa Fe.
The purpose of this memorial is to provide a space and time to gather and publicly acknowledge loss.
“Even one person lost to drug overdose is too many,” Read More
Local Members Attend International Women’s Forum
International Women’s Forum (IWF) members from Los Alamos, Linda Deck, Nancy Bartlit and Carol A. Clark attended the organization’s 3rd quarterly meeting Saturday at CHRISTUS St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe. CHRISTUS St. Vincent CEO Lillian Montoya is a member of IWF and hosted the 4-hour event, which included a program on women and aging. Dr. Trent Sensiba, Dr. Lily Love and Dr. James Green presented talks as part of the program. From foreground center, Montoya, Bartlit, Sandra Evenson visiting from Washington, and Deck, who serves as board secretary for IWF. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Fr. Glenn: Au Revoir, Little Dove … Too?
By Fr. Glenn Jones
What is it about babies? To see them in distress strikes to the very core … the very fiber of the core … of the heart. To see them in distress sounds the instinctive primal tocsin: “Save! Protect!!”
One of the saddest (and most difficult) duties of priests and ministers is to try (most often vainly) to comfort parents with a little one in medical distress. Such was the case the other day when called to Pediatric ICU at Presbyterian Hospital.
Of all persons to request a presence there was none other than the commanding general of the New Mexico Army National Guard—kudos to him for his concern Read More
Udall, Heinrich Introduce Resolution To Save Pre-Existing Condition Protections
U.S. SENATE News:American Red Cross Response To El Paso Tragedy
From the American Red Cross:
EL PASO – At this time our team is on the ground, focused on supporting the community, and will not be providing interviews related to the tragic shooting in El Paso.
Our hearts go out to all those who are affected by the tragic shooting in El Paso, Texas. The Red Cross is working in close coordination with emergency officials to provide comfort and support now. The Red Cross is supporting the family assistance center and mobilizing mental health volunteers.
Over the coming days, the Red Cross will continue to coordinate closely with local officials and community partners Read More
Health Commons Opens In Los Alamos
During a tour Wednesday with local officials and media, Andrea Sandoval of the Las Clinicas del Norte opens the door to the newly remodeled Health Commons, formally known as the Public Health Office at 1183 Diamond Dr., Ste. D. The new clinic was made possible by the joint effort of Los Alamos County, New Mexico Departent of Health and Las Clinica del Norte. The Clinic will offer full services for family planning, immunizations, mental health and primary care and services that the former Public Health office provided. Services will be available to teens and patients who may not have insurance Read More
HSD Encourages Medicaid Presbyterian Health Plan Members To Report Any Suspicious Activity
HSD News:Health Commons Opens In Los Alamos Thursday
COUNTY News:
The Health Commons will open for business Thursday, Aug. 1.
The Health Commons is designed to serve the community’s health needs, under contract with Las Clinicas del Norte and the State Public Health Office.
The Health Commons offers a multitude of services for all ages and schedules at 1183 Diamond Dr., Suite D in Los Alamos (across the street from Los Alamos High school, southwestern end of the building).
For more information, visit the Los Alamos County Social Services Website: https://www.losalamosnm.us/government/departments/community_services/socialservices Read More
Balderas Charges Albuquerque Nurse Practitioner Alleged To Have Caused Deaths Of Three Patients
Attorney General Hector BalderasSanta Fe Animal Shelter Blood Drive Aug. 4
Pentagon Announces PFAS Task Force To Address Contamination At Military Bases
EWG News:Governor Establishes Fitness And Wellness Initiative For More Than 17,000 State Employees
Lichthardt: Children And Diet – Dealing With The Selective And Stubborn Eater
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By JORDAN LICHTHARDT, RDVendors Sign Up Now For Los Alamos Health Fair!
HEALTH News:
The Los Alamos Heart Council and the Los Alamos Medical Center are pleased to announce this year’s Los Alamos County Health Fair to be held Sept. 28 in Griffith Gymnasium at Los Alamos High School, 1300 Diamond Dr.
Any party interested in becoming a vendor at this year’s fair may obtain information, instructions and an application form by clicking here. Read More
Six Reasons To Avoid Restaurant Pepper Shakers
Tabletop condiments, such as the pepper shaker, can have a bacterial count as high as 11,600 microbes. Courtesy/HealthiGuideWith so much to fear in life, who would suspect that the unassuming-looking pepper shaker sitting on every restaurant table is a haven for germs?
The fact is that the pepper shaker, along with the salt shaker, Parmesan cheese dispenser, and napkin holder, may be laden with germs. It can be so much a part of the backdrop of the table that it can cease to register with restaurant patrons and workers alike.
Here are several Read More
Balderas Urges FDA To Partner With States To Protect New Mexican Consumers Of Cannabis-Derived Products
Attorney General Hector BalderasLauritzen: Life After 50 … CEO Carolyn Moore Of Nurses With Heart
CEO Carolyn Moore of Nurses with Heart. Courtesy photo
