Mountaineers Celebrate The Year’s Adventures Dec. 14
Lana Martin will speak about ‘Hiking the Fisherman’s Trail in Portugal’. Fishermen’s Trail is an extensive network of stunning hiking trails throughout southern Portugal featuring magnificent scenery, excellent weather, and affordable accommodation. She followed the incredible Atlantic coastline all the way from Porto Covo to Lagos. Courtesy/LAM
Back side of Annapurna from Manang. John Sarracino will speak about the Annapurna area, past and present. In 2022, he returned to the area where he was a Peace Corps volunteer in the 1960s. He and companions took jeeps most of the way and then Read More
DHS Announces REAL ID Enforcement Extended Until 2025 Due To Lingering Impacts Of COVID-19
SUPU News:
SANTA FE — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Monday the enforcement of the REAL ID Act will be extended again for 24 months – pushing the implementation date to May 3, 2025.
DHS is citing the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for the extension, stating: “REAL ID progress over the past two years has been significantly hindered by state driver’s licensing agencies having to work through the backlogs created by the pandemic.”
This announcement comes 6 months before the previously set deadline of May 2023.
“It has been 14 years since the original Read More
Traffic Camera Installation At Trinity Intersection Dec. 8
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County has announced that traffic electricians will be installing new traffic cameras at the intersection of Trinity Drive on the southwest corner of the intersection at Diamond Drive.
Work will begin 8 a.m. and run through 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8.
The turn/accel lane leading from west Trinity Drive heading south onto Diamond Drive will be closed. Vehicle traffic will need to make a right turn at the intersection onto Diamond Drive.
Northbound pedestrian traffic (on the west side of Diamond Drive) will need to cross at the crosswalk at West Road at Diamond Drive, and cross Read More
Ark Hosts Holiday Christmas Program Dec. 19-23
UCLA Thrift Shop Thanks Community For Generosity
‘Everything Christmas’ sale organizers Zena Thomas and Norma Puckett
UCLA News:
Organizers of the United Church of Los Alamos (UCLA) Thrift Shop “Everything Christmas” sale held Saturday morning thank the community for its participation.
“The sale was a high success, and all proceeds go to charities located in Northern New Mexico,” Zena Thomas and Norma Puckett said.
The Women’s Christian Service Society of the church wants the generous people and friends in Los Alamos to know that “thanks to their support many will have a better Christmas”.
Located on Canyon Road across from the Nature Center, Read More
Los Alamos County Biennial Community Survey Mailed To Select Households Today
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County, in partnership with its contractor National Research Center, kicks-off its biennial Community Survey.
More than 2,500 postcards were dropped in the mail today, Dec. 5, to randomly selected households throughout Los Alamos and White Rock. Recipients are invited to partake in this survey online, or if preferred, wait for a paper copy to follow.
The survey aims to provide a comprehensive picture of citizen perspectives on community livability.
While the County has been regularly conducting community satisfaction surveys for almost 30 years, in 2020 it moved Read More
Los Alamos Rotary Hears From Mission Possible Members
Addie Murphy, right, U.S. Coordinator for Mission Possible, a faith-based non-profit serving Eastern Europe, explains field operations and support organizations as Mission Possible administrator Joy Ecklund joins Murphy at the podium during a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. Photo by Linda Hull
By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
“Our founder was inspired by Brother Andrew, a Dutch missionary, who smuggled Bibles into the Soviet Union, sewn in the linings of coats,” began Addie Murphy and Joy Eklund, referring to the work of Mission Possible when they Read More
Fiber Optic Work On West Road & Fairway Begins Dec. 7
County News:
COUNTY News:
Under contract with the Los Alamos County Information Management Division, Bixby Electric Inc. will install fiber optics in the County rights-of-way on the southeast side of West Road, between Diamond and Fairway, and the south side of Fairway at the West Road intersection heading west approximately 300 feet.
This work supports a project to bring fiber optics to the Los Alamos County Ice Rink.
Construction will begin Wednesday, Dec. 7, and may continue through Saturday, Dec. 10.
Traffic impacts should be minimal, as crews will be working 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the road Read More
Curbside Winter Market At Fuller Lodge Parking Lot Thursday
Posts From The Road: Monterey Peninsula
Pacific Grove: Late afternoon light skims the rocky shore and ocean at Pacific Grove, Calif. The coast of Monterey Peninsula around Pacific Grove is very unique, beautiful and photogenic. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Moonrise: An almost full moon rises above the rocky sea shore at the Pacific Grove Marine Gardens State Marine Conservation Area in Pacific Grove, Calif. where visitors can enjoy fantastic ocean views, coastal flowers and many tide pools along some very rugged and rocky coast line. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
Fr. Glenn: The Good Sheepdog
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
There was a heart-touching story the other day about a sheepdog who fought off a pack of coyotes to protect his flock, in the process “dispatching” eight of them. That’s a tough and dedicated dog! While his breed is mentioned in the article, he looks like a Great Pyrenees, which is a powerful breed often sought for its powerful protective instinct when protecting its charges.
Begging the question: What makes a good protector or provider? Is it not one who cares for one’s charges as one’s own, with the same care with which the owner of the flock would give?
As we progress in this Advent Read More
WRPC Provides Sacred Space Dec. 18 For Those Struggling
And All Shall Be Well…
Clergy from left, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Assistant Rector Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Courtesy photo
By Pastor Nicolé Raddu Ferry
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Los Alamos
Advent: “The fact of an event happening, an invention being made, or a person arriving.” “The period of four weeks before Christmas.”
My favorite time of any day is the pre-dawn moments before the light comes. I light candles and open the blinds waiting for that amazing sun to come up over the Sandias. Author and Spiritual director Ruth Haley Barton described it this way: “The world is Read More
Scenes From 2022 Creche Show
Scene from the 2022 Creche Show today at the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints at 1967 18th St. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Members of the Rigg family including, from left, Lauren, Lori and Jody check out the creches on display during the 2022 Creche Show today at the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints at 1967 18th St. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Scene from the creche show. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Sister Roberson, left, and Sister Richards check out the creche show. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Scene from the creche Read More
Sirphey Announces Special Parade Hours 4:30-7:30 p.m. Today
MADD New Mexico Hosts Candlelight Vigil Dec. 8
MAAD New Mexico News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Mothers Against Drunk Driving ® (MADD) New Mexico and will host A Candlelight Vigil Thursday, Dec. 8, in honor of those lost or injured to impaired driving in New Mexico.
The Vigil is part of MADD’s annual campaign to kick off a safe 2022 holiday season and celebrate 35 Years of the Designated Driver. MADD encourages everyone to show their commitment to keeping themselves and our communities safe by displaying a MADD Tie One On for Safety red ribbon or magnetic decal on their vehicles and by always choosing a non-drinking, unimpaired driver.
To learn more about Read More
Electric Work Begins Near Los Alamos High School Dec. 5
Map showing area where the Electric Distribution Division of DPU will be replacing a failed underground power line at Canyon Road and 39th Street beginning Monday, Dec. 5. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
The Electric Distribution Division of the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) will be replacing a failed underground power line at Canyon Road and 39th Street beginning Monday, Dec. 5.
Signs warning motorists and pedestrians of the work will be placed near the corner and the sidewalk and shoulder will be closed along Canyon at the Gold Street Apartments building on that corner.
While scheduled Read More
United Church Thrift Shop Hosts Christmas Sale Dec. 3
Coming up 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, The United Church Thrift Shop annual EVERYTHING CHRISTMAS SALE will again fill Graves Hall with lightly used and like-new items related to Christmas—trees, ornaments, clothes, decorations—all things Christmas. The prices simply can’t be beat, and all proceeds support outreach and relief in Northern New Mexico. Plenty of parking west of the church at 2525 Canyon Road. Signs will direct customers to Graves Hall. Elevator accessible. More information about the Thrift Shop and the historic United Church can be found on the website. Courtesy/United Church Read More
Central Avenue Drive Pad Construction Begins Dec. 5
COUNTY News:
Starting Monday, Dec. 5, contractors for Los Alamos County will be constructing drive pads at 1216 and 1407 Central Ave.
Motorists are asked to use Trinity Drive to access 1407 Central (Subway).
Motorists are asked to use the entrance on Knecht Street to access the following businesses:
- Shannon Corporation;
- The Karen Wray Gallery;
- Los Alamos Daily Post;
- Atomic City Quilts;
- David’s Barber Shop;
- Mesa Top Games and Toys & L.A. Bootery; and
- Boomerang.
This work is expected to be completed by Friday, Dec. 9.
Drivers and Pedestrians are asked to use caution while in the construction Read More
Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Pecan Pie
Pecan Pie freshly baked in the oven. Photo by Liddie Martinez
Video: How to prepare Pecan Pie. Video by Liddie Martinez
By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley
Holidays call for dusting off those baking dishes and breaking out the family recipes. Our home was always the place where extended family gathered to celebrate, share stories of old, seek advice, connect with old friends, share musical talents and feast. It is a time-honored tradition that my husband and I now have the honor of hosting for our family.
When all my nieces and nephews were still young, I used to make everyone’s favorite pie for Thanksgiving Read More
