New Mexico Energy Conservation & Management Division Launches Site To Accept Sustainable Building Tax Credit Applications
Director Louise Martinez
EMNRD News:
SANTA FE — The Energy Conservation and Management Division (ECMD) of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) has launched a website to accept applications for tax credits from residents who take steps to make their homes and businesses more energy efficient.
The Sustainable Building Tax Credits were updated in 2020 through amendments to state statutes governing personal and corporate income taxes. The legislation governing the personal income tax credit includes provisions that offer extra incentive for making Read More
La Vista Church Hosts Low Sensory Trunk Or Treat Oct. 31
COMMUNITY News:
La Vista Church of the Nazarene is hosting a special needs friendly Trunk or Treat event, 5-7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31 for low sensory fun and non-food treats at 15 Grand Canyon Dr. in White Rock.
All are welcome:
- Teal Pumpkin: non food treats and lollipops;
- Low Sensory Costumes optional;
- No upper age limit; and
- Non-scary.
A calm, friendly environment Non-special needs siblings and friends are invited, too! Read More
Canyon Road Reopens To Traffic 3 PM Today!
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Public Works Department has announced that TLC Plumbing and Utility has reached substantial completion on the Canyon Road Reconstruction Project and the roadway and sidewalks will reopen 3 p.m. today, Oct. 24 to traffic.
New roadway striping begins Tuesday, Oct. 25, and is anticipated to be completed Thursday, Oct. 27. Motorists are asked to use caution around the striping crews. To avoid incurring any paint damage to your vehicle, do not attempt to pass the striping truck.
Atomic City Transit and Park and Ride will adjust their routes accordingly now that the Read More
Father Theophan: Goth Christians
The Six Psalms being read at Saint Tikhon’s Monastery. Courtesy/Fr. Theophan
By Father Theophan
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church
Los Alamos
Someone once asked me, “Did you wear all black before you became a priest?”
Yes. Yes, I did.
I grew up in the late eighties and early nineties. Some who know me better, might say that I never grew up at all. Elementary school, for me, took place in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama in a small, private, Christian school (evangelical). My father was the headmaster; my mother, the librarian; and my grandmother was the lunch lady. My two brothers and I couldn’t Read More
Water Leak Temporarily Closes Streets Near 34th And Urban
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Utility crews are addressing an emergency water leak near 34th Street and Urban Street.
Due to workers on scene repairing the leak, 34th Street will be temporarily closed to thru-traffic and is expected to reopen by 4 p.m. today, Oct. 24. Read More
Posts From The Road: San Juan Mountains Colorado
Colorful San Juan Mountains: The beauty and color of the San Juan Mountains in southwest Colorado is some of the most spectacular scenery in the country. Shown is a red and yellow colored peak, which reveals the rich mineral content of these mountains. In the bottom center of the photo, two vehicles can be spotted as they travel through the area. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Stunning Scenery: Stunning scenery is seen in every direction as you travel through the San Juan Mountains. Shown are a few of the roads that traverse through these magnificent mountains. Most roads are dirt and rock Read More
Fr. Glenn: The Goodness Of Humility
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Phones, phones. Everywhere phones. And the ubiquitous selfies—social media awash in selfies, videos of self, comments from self, etc. Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, etc., etc. Pride, or bids for attention? Not all, of course, but likely some of both.
Pride is highlighted in a parable of Jesus, in which an arrogant religious leader takes “… up HIS position [in the Jerusalem Temple] and spoke this prayer to himself (!)” …O God… I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity …” How Jesus phrases the parable is interesting, framing the man as worshiping the self. “Aren’t Read More
All Shall Be Well: That To Which We Cling
By DEACON CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
ELCA
(a.k.a. Cinema Cindy)
In his 1940 book “The Problem of Pain”, Clive Staples “C.S.” Lewis wrote:
If the first and lowest operation of pain shatters the illusion that all is well, the second shatters the illusion that what we have, whether good or bad in itself, is our own and enough for us. Everyone has noticed how hard it is to turn our thoughts to God when everything is going well with us. We ‘have all we want’ is a terrible saying when ‘all’ does not include God. We find God an interruption. As St Augustine says somewhere, ‘God wants to give us something, but cannot, because Read More
Local Businesses, Organizations And Individuals Make New Trailer Possible For American Heritage Girls And Trail Life Troop NM1412
Another view of the American Heritage Girls and Trail Read More
Interfaith Los Alamos Refugee Winter Coat Drive Underway!
Scene of resettled refugees in New Mexico receiving winter coats during a previous annual Interfaith Los Alamos coat drive. Courtesy/ILA
Scene of a resettled refugee in New Mexico receiving a winter coat during a previous annual Interfaith Los Alamos coat drive. Courtesy/ILA
Interfaith Los Alamos News:
Once again, Interfaith Los Alamos is sponsoring a winter coat drive for refugees recently resettled in New Mexico.
Lutheran Family Services is currently the only organization licensed by the US State Department to resettle refugees in the state. More than 100 families have been newly resettled Read More
YMCA Fitness Instructor Celebrates 30 Years Keeping The Community In Shape
YMCA Instructor Raj Vaidya recently celebrated his 30th anniversary at the YMCA. Courtesy/YMCA
Raj Vaidya, front row, center, with his fellow exercisers celebrate a birthday. Some people have been attending Vaidya’s class for 25 years. Courtesy/YMCA
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Rajendra Vaidya (Raj) recently celebrated his 30th anniversary as a Los Alamos YMCA fitness instructor.
It all started in 1992 when Vaidya and his wife, Alina Deshpande, moved to Los Alamos. He was offered a director funded post-doctoral position at Los Alamos National Read More
N.M. 502/Trinity Drive Road Closure And Detour Saturday
Hilltop House Hotel demolition underway on Trinity Drive. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
To keep construction crews and the public safe during the demolition of the Hilltop House Hotel, a lane closure, sidewalk closure and detour will be implemented near the roundabout 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 on N.M. 502 and Trinity Drive.
Motorists traveling westbound on N.M. 502 will follow a short detour on Central Avenue and use Knecht Street or 15th Street to access Trinity Drive.
While motorists traveling eastbound can use Knecht Street or 15th Street to access Central Avenue then continue to N.M. Read More
County: Demand Likely To Keep Heating Costs High
Courtesy/LAC
Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
With colder weather ahead and inflation hitting hard, people are concerned about the fluctuating cost of natural gas and how it is going to impact their budgets this winter.
While the details are complex, the overview is simple: it’s a classic story of supply and demand.
In Los Alamos, natural gas customers of the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) have paid a pass-through cost-of-gas rate since 2013. More specifically, they pay a 3-piece charge that includes a standard service charge, a fixed rate per therm and a variable rate per therm. That variable Read More
Lunch & Learn Brown Bag: LA Jewish Center Noon Today!
Rabbi Jack with Torah. Courtesy/Los Alamos Jewish Center
Los Alamos Jewish Center News:
Monthly brown bag “Lunch & Learn” starting at noon today at Los Alamos Jewish Center.
This week on the Jewish calendar marked the completion of the annual cycle of reading the Five Books of Moses, known in Hebrew as the Torah. The holiday of Simchat Torah, rejoicing in the Torah, was celebrated this past Tuesday; it was the final holiday in the series of Jewish fall holidays that began late September with the Jewish New Year.
Learning never stops in Jewish tradition, and Jews worldwide continue Torah Read More
Home Country: Circulational Quandary
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
Just having a cup of coffee with Windy Wilson can sometimes be educational.
Today? Well…
Alphonse Wilson here, just celebratin’ a nice day with poetry.
So, you’re prolly askin’ yourself, how do you go about writin’ a poem Windy? See, you just gotta sling yerself into a artistical mood. You know, like them Dutch masters used to do before they died and got made into cigars. You start out kinda easy and think about lilies and daffodils and leetle fluffy cloudlets that might grow into a storm someday.
Then you throw in a look that a puppy gives you … one a-them looks of love like Read More
County: Power Out In Eastern Area To Pajarito Cliffs Site
COUNTY News:
Power is out throughout Eastern Area down to Pajarito Cliffs Site.
An underground power line was hit on Verde Ridge.
Electric linemen are isolating the damage and should be able to restore power within the hour. Read More
Father Theophan: National Sobor Of The UOC Of USA
Vespers in Saint Sophia Chapel. Courtesy/Father Theophan
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the United States of America convened its 23rd Regular Sobor Oct. 10-15 in South Bound Brook, New Jersey. Courtesy/Father Theophan
By Father Theophan
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church
Los Alamos
Last week, Oct. 10-15, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the United States of America convened their 23rd Regular Sobor in South Bound Brook, New Jersey.
It was presided over by His Eminence, Metropolitan ANTONY and His Eminence, Archbishop DANIEL, and attended by the priests and deacons of the church as well Read More
Sishito Pepper At Los Alamos Farmers Market Thursday
NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator Rose Visits Tajikistan
NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator Frank Rose
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Principal Deputy Administrator Frank Rose visited Tajikistan Oct. 6, met with senior officials, and participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Tajikistan’s Customs leadership at Fotehobod border crossing observing the delivery of newly deployed radiation detection equipment provided by NNSA.
The equipment will help combat smuggling of nuclear and radioactive material at an important international border crossing point.
During the ceremony, Rose Read More
‘National Do Not Disturb While Driving Day’ Highlights Mobile Phone Setting That Saves Lives
Courtesy/NDDC
NDDC News:
The National Distracted Driving Coalition (NDDC) is promoting Oct. 20, as National Do Not Disturb While Driving Day to highlight the continuing danger of using a cell phone while driving and educate the public about a feature that can help drivers avoid distraction.
“Distracted driving claimed more than 3,100 lives in 2020 according to government statistics, and we know this is likely a dramatic undercount,” said Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg of the National Transportation Safety Board. “Technology is part of the problem but can also be part of the solution. Setting Read More
