Food Depot Reaches Milestone Supporting Hunger-Relief
Luis and Frances Atencio. Courtesy/Food Depot
FOOD DEPOT News:
SANTA FE — The Food Depot is grateful and honored for the continued support of the Atencio family, owners of local El Parasol and El Paragua restaurants.
The family recently reached the $100,000 mark of donations to The Food Depot and supporting hunger relief in northern New Mexico.
“Through the extreme ups and downs of the last decade, the Atencio family has continued to give, even during an incredibly challenging time for restaurants and their family business. It especially warms my heart when a long-standing, local business Read More
NMDOT: ‘Motorcyclist Safety Is Everyone’s Safety’
Transportation Secretary Ricky Serna
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) reminds all motorists, Motorcyclist Safety Is Everyone’s Safety.
Summer will soon usher in more roadway travel. Safe motorcycle riding and driving practices from all road users will help reduce the number of fatalities and injuries on New Mexico roadways.
“New Mexico is a perfect place to ride,” Transportation Sec. Ricky Serna said. “The weather is great; the scenery is beautiful, and the roadways are vast. During the past legislative session, state lawmakers officially memorialized Read More
State Police Checkpoints & Saturation Patrols In Counties Across New Mexico In May 2023
NMSP News:
State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of May.
They are bringing awareness to these events to reduce impaired driving-related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.
These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the right decision Read More
County: Utility Bills May Be Delayed
COUNTY News:
The Customer Care Center (CCC) at the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is putting utility bills on hold temporarily while working on a fix to confusing data mapping of the newly adopted natural gas rate structure.
“We’ve had several customers ask us about their gas charges because the calculations didn’t print correctly on their bills,” Deputy Utility Manager Heather Garcia said. “While the totals are correct, the components of those totals are misprinting.”
Garcia said the bills are on hold while CCC works with its billing system vendor on a layout fix. In the meantime, Read More
Bandelier’s Mandatory Summer Shuttle Svc. Begins May 17
Bandelier National Monument’s mandatory shuttle service begins May 17. Courtesy/NPS
BANDELIER News:
Bandelier National Monument (BNM) is beginning its free summer shuttle service to Frijoles Canyon May 17.
The shuttle, which visitors board at the White Rock Visitor Center in White Rock, is mandatory 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily except for those who meet one of the following:
- Has a disability placard displayed on their vehicle;
- Are traveling with pets;
- Conducting park-related business;
- Organized commercial tour groups traveling in their own bus or van.
The shuttles first stop at the Frey Trailhead Read More
Trinity On The Hill Welcomes New Rector Rev. Mary Ann Hill
Rev. Mary Ann Hill
TOTH News:
Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church has announced that the Rev. Mary Ann Hill will be joining the church as its new rector as of May 1.
Reverend Mary Ann was ordained in 2002 after a career at the University of Illinois as an academic advisor to graduate and undergraduate students in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures. She served in several parishes and comes to TOTH after 15 years as rector of St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church in Tulsa, Okla. There, to name but a few accomplishments, she supervised a sizeable church preschool and founded a Latino mission Read More
SFCC Hosts Roadrunner Car Club Porsche Owners For Tech Session Open To The Public May 6
SFCC News:
Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) will host a tech session at the Automotive Technology Center for the Roadrunner Region Porsche Club of America at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 6 on SFCC campus, 6401 Richards Avenue.
Members will drive Porsches to rally at the center. The club and college welcome the public to attend the tour and see the Porsches.
Attendance is free, but attendees are encouraged to email Rob Ryan at robreagan2@gmail.com for planning purposes.
For more information about the SFCC Automotive Technology Center and SFCC’s Automotive Technologies Program contact Director Read More
West Road To Close For Utility Repair Tuesday-Thursday
Map Courtesy/LAC
Map Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
A portion of West Road will be closed Tuesday through Thursday this week for an emergency utility repair.
Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) crews will be repairing a broken non-potable water line in the center of the road. West Road traffic will be stopped south of Fairway Drive down to Omega Road at the overflow Los Alamos County Ice Rink parking lot.
The ice rink, Los Alamos Reservoir and Camp May will be accessible from the west. Anyone wishing to access those areas from Los Alamos will need to drive through the Los Alamos National Read More
Last 2023 Winter Curbside Farmer’s Market For Season!
Mountaineers Talk Features Rock Climbing In The Bugaboos
Jonathan Regele atop the Bugaboos in British Columbia. Courtesy/Jonathan Regele.
By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers
Jonathan Regele will speak about “Rock Climbing the Bugaboos” during the April 25 Mountaineers meeting, which will be held in person and with a hybrid adjunct.
Regele and his family made a one month road trip during July 2022 up through the Canadian Rockies and over to the pacific northwest. He hired a climbing guide for a 4 day trip to the Bugaboos in British Columbia. While there, they stayed in the Conrad Kain Hut and climbed the Crescent Towers Donkey’s Ears and the Read More
Cone Zone: Week Of April 24, 2023
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County construction news for the week of April 24, 2023.
Public Works Projects:
The projects listed in this section are being managed by County Public Works staff through contractors. For more information, email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the “Projects/Public Works” link at www.losalamosnm.us. Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Please note the below information is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.
33rd / 34th Street Road and Utility Improvements:
Beginning Read More
Posts From The Road: Hill Country Bluebonnets
Bulls and Bluebonnets: In many areas around the hill country west of Austin and San Antonio, Texas various animals graze among the bluebonnets and other wildflowers in the fields. Seen are two bulls standing in a field of bluebonnets staring at the photographer trying to figure out what the guy is up to! Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Boat In the Bonnets: A small boat rests on the shore of a pond near Kingsland, Texas among a blanket of bluebonnets. The granite rocks surrounding the pond add another level of interest to the scene. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer Read More
Fr. Glenn: That Which Cannot Be Killed
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Ever been the object—nay, the victim—of a harmful, yet baseless, rumor?
I’ve recently watched a murder mystery series on PBS: Vienna Blood. In one episode, an antagonist, threatening a protagonist so as to keep him from submitting evidence of a crime, warns that he and his toadies would draft a false and damaging tale against him, warning him: “You can’t kill a rumor. Like a hydra, you cut off one head, and two spring up in its place.”
Probably most of us have been the subject of the rumor mill at one time or another. People love to speculate about the faults of others—very likely so Read More
All Shall Be Well: Creation Care
Clergy from left, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Assistant Rector Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Courtesy photo
By Reverend Lynn Finnegan
The Episcopal Church of the Holy Faith
Santa Fe
When I was in eighth grade, my “reading” teacher began each class with a list of ten words. We then had to use our (paper) thesauruses and produce a list of synonyms for each word. I found the task incredibly tedious.
Today, I am grateful for the tedium! The exercise impressed upon me the power and nuances of words and language. Take the word “dominion”. In a majority of English translations Read More
Visit Open House Scheduled For Saturday April 23
REAL ESTATE News:Video Tribute To Retired LAFD Firefighter Mark Sandoval
Video tribute of Los Alamos Firefighters and Police Officers honoring retired firefighter Mark Secundino Sandoval (July 26, 1961 – March 19, 2023) this afternoon in a special procession from the Elks Lodge on Trinity Drive to Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church on Canyon Road for a Funeral Mass followed by reception in the parish hall. The only child of Secundino and Stella Sandoval, he was born in Los Alamos and was a lifelong member of the community. He graduated from Los Alamos High School in 1979, where he fell in love with golf and found friendships that lasted a lifetime. Ninety-two golfers Read More
Scenes Of Procession For Retired Firefighter Mark Sandoval
Los Alamos Firefighters and Police Officers honor retired firefighter Mark Secundino Sandoval (July 26, 1961 – March 19, 2023) this afternoon with a special procession from the Elks Lodge on Trinity Drive to Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church on Canyon Road for a Funeral Mass followed by a reception in the parish hall. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Firefighters and Police Officers honor retired firefighter Mark Sandoval this afternoon as he is accompanied into Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church for a Funeral Mass. The only child of Secundino and Stella Sandoval, Read More
Handy Tips On How To Prevent Food Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL News:
Benefits of Reducing Food Waste
In the United States, food is wasted across the supply chain from farm to fork. According to the EPA, roughly 96% of discarded household food ends up in the landfill while only 4% is composted.
Along the entire food supply chain, it is estimated that almost 40% of all produced food is discarded with most going directly in the landfill. Wasted food not only costs consumers money (over $218 billion annually), but also contributes to your individual and household greenhouse gas emissions. If you want to calculate your carbon footprint and learn Read More
Vitalant Blood Drive At Bryce Avenue Presbyterian April 21
Society Of Catholic Scientists Hosts Public Lecture April 28
Prof. Stephen Barr of University of Delaware
SCS News:
The New Mexico Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists (SCS) is pleased to invite the local community to a public lecture to be given by Prof. Stephen Barr of University of Delaware, Physics, the President and founder of the Society of Catholic Scientists, on “Is the Universe Fine-Tuned for Life? Anthropic Coincidences and Multiverse Ideas”, at Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Catholic Church at 7 p.m. Friday, April 28 in the Karen McLaughlin Parish Hall.
This lecture will be preceded by a Mass at 5:30 p.m. celebrated by the pastor of IHM, Read More
