Multi-Faith Collaboration In Remembrance Of 9/11
Courtesy/Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
SPIRITUALITY News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The Albuquerque congregations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have partnered with the Corrales Seventh-day Adventist Church and the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church to perform service during the month of September in efforts to remember those who sacrificed their lives and well-being Sept. 11, 2001.
The Church of Jesus Christ is doing this in conjunction with 911day.org to help further their goal of “inspiring unity and millions of acts of kindness and service for Read More
Liddie’s Traditional New Mexico Dishes: Dill Pickle Chips
Spicy Spicy Dill Pickle Chips. Photo by Liddie Martinez
Video of spicy dill pickle chip preparation. Video by Liddie Martinez
By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley
This late in the summer we have cucumbers by the buckets and are actively giving them away to any willing recipient and making pickles by the barrel most weekends. Cucumbers are one of those very giving plants that are prolific in their yield and easy in their manner. You don’t have to be a horticulturalist or a gherkin professional to grow cucumbers in New Mexico and execute a batch of pickles. Be aware that 2-3 plants will yield enough Read More
Fresh Fruits This Week At Los Alamos Farmers Market
Home Country: Not A Good Day For Ol’ Windy
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
Hi there, Pard. Yep, it’s me, Alphonse Wilson, the one they call Windy.
But this ain’t pertickler a good day for ol’ Windy. Fact-a-matter is, if I was to study how to do that depression stuff? This’d be a good day to start.
Ya see, it’s what’s called an annual-versary of a sad time fer me, and I thought I might repercussion it to you today, so’s mebbe you won’t have to have your heart broke, neither.
It was the flat-out tail end of love, ya see. After all them months together, too. Hey, I allus figgered we’d be together for … well, life. Oh we had good times. Watchin’ stuff on the teevee, Read More
Coblentz: Mindfulness Practices For Times Of Transition
This week, meditation teacher Kristine Coblentz, shares a few thoughts as she gets ready to share her love of meditation with the Los Alamos community at Yoga with Jacci’s studio. Courtesy photo
By KRISTINE COBLENTZ
Los Alamos
Fall is in the air. Our rhythms change as the days become shorter and impact how we navigate the routines of work and school and everyday life. Seasonal transitions can be challenging and result in extra stress and worry. Here are two simple practices for when life feels overwhelming, or equally important, for pausing to soak in the positive.
Box Breathing can help settle Read More
NMDOT And Partners Encourage Safe Rides Home Over Labor Day Weekend
NMDOT News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation and its partners are promoting a safe ride home program to combat drunk driving in New Mexico.
Since 2018, NMDOT has partnered with Bernalillo County, the City of Albuquerque, Cumulus radio stations and Uber to provide nearly 27,000 safe rides home by supporting the “Take a Ride on Us” program for people living in the Bernalillo County metro area.
This Labor Day, the program offers 1,000 participants living in and around Albuquerque an Uber credit of up to $10, two rides per person beginning noon Friday, Sept. 2 through 3 a.m. Read More
Leonard: Lack Confidence? Gain It Now By Embracing Life’s Struggles
By LAURA LEONARD
Doctor of Chiropractic
Los Alamos
I was suffering from writers block today and decided the best way to cure it was to go for a mountain bike ride. This led me to an ‘ah-ha’ moment as I decided to roll through a personally dreaded section of rocks, which have taken me down a couple of times. Not fun and quite painful to say the least. Today’s attempt yielded success. I rolled through the jaws of death quite smoothly, letting out a loud ‘woohoo’ to celebrate the occasion.
The ‘ah-ha’ moment came with the realization that it’s the ability to persevere through life’s bumps and negative experiences Read More
Atomic City Transit Closed Monday Sept. 5 For Labor Day
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Atomic City Transit regular scheduled bus service will not operate Monday, Sept. 5, in observance of Labor Day.
Bandelier Shuttle service will continue to operate with 20-minute service Saturday, Sept. 3, through Monday, Sept. 5.
Regular Atomic City Transit service will resume Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Due to staffing shortage, Route 2M will be suspended Tuesday, Sept. 6, through Friday Sept. 9. Peak service for Route 1 and Route 6 also shall remain suspended until further notice.
For additional information, call the ACT office at (505) 661-RIDE (7433) or use the ACTracker Read More
NMDOT Receives Additional Federal Transportation Funds
Transportation Secretary Ricky Serna
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) received $61,180,940 from the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) annual August redistribution, which provides additional funding to states as part of the “use-it-or-lose-it” by the end of September process.
When certain federal transportation funding remains unspent before deadlines, the funds revert to a federal pool and are redistributed to other states.
New Mexico has a proven track record for maximizing its federal funding and successfully launching infrastructure Read More
Seventy Seven School Backpacks Delivered For Refugee & Asylee Students – ‘Thank You Los Alamos!’
Mohammed Monir, LFS head of education programs, and Kate Massengale, Interfaith Los Alamos volunteer coordinator, prepare to unload school backpacks just arrived from Los Alamos. Courtesy/Interfaith Los Alamos
Farid Sharifi, director of LFS, right, and Mohammad Munir, head of education programs, stand in front of storage racks filled with newly arrived school backpacks from Los Alamos, ready to be distributed to refugee and asylee families arriving in Albuquerque. Courtesy/Interfaith Los Alamos
Interfaith Los Alamos News:
Aug. 24, thanks to the generosity of many folks in Los Alamos, Read More
Unitarian Church To Host Community Iris Swap Saturday
Courtesy photo
Unitarian Church News:
- What: Community Iris Swap
- When: Saturday Sept. 3, 2022, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Where: Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, 1738 N. Sage St., Patio
Mask optional. Everyone must sign in with contact information.
Now that the irises have finished blooming and have had all summer to grow and store up energy for next year’s blooms, it’s time to divide them.
Dig out some of the rhizomes and clip the leaves down to ~6-8”. Use permanent marker to write down the variety of the iris on a leaf (if you know it), or just the color.
Participation is free.
For more information, please text Read More
Home Country By Slim Randles: Missing Guv Reeve
Home CountryLooking around at all the yard signs and hearing politicians tell us on television what a lying crook their competition is, I have to admit I miss Guv Reeve.
Guv had a real first name, but I sure don’t recall it now, because this was back in the 1960s and 1970s in the high desert of California. He had his first name legally changed to Guv so everyone would know what he was all about. Every four years, he ran for governor. I worked for the Victor Valley Daily Press in Victorville, which is just 30 miles from Barstow, where everyone’s car breaks down on the way to Vegas.
The other folks Read More
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $12.5 Million In Funding For Two Projects In New Mexico To Modernize Transportation & More
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg
USDOT News:
Today, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced that the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded $12.6 million to support two projects in New Mexico from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program to help move forward on projects that modernize roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports, and intermodal transportation and make transportation systems safer, more accessible, more affordable, and more sustainable.
This year’s total allocations nationwide include Read More
Laboratory Retiree Group First Tuesday Breakfast Sept. 6
LRG News:
Fully vaccinated Lab retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in 8:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, at the Laboratory Retiree Group (LRG) monthly breakfast at the Morning Glory Restaurant, 1377 Diamond Dr. across from Los Alamos High School.
Morning Glory serves a full breakfast and pastries.
Retirees buy their breakfast; LRG will pay for coffee or tea.
For more information, email sgirard@losalamos.com or call 505.672.3497. Read More
Council And County Staff Discuss Options On Traffic Issues Caused By Canyon Road Construction
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
With Canyon Road closed for its construction, traffic has overwhelmed Trinity Drive. Cars crawl while frustrations accelerate. Solutions to the bottlenecks were discussed Tuesday during the Los Alamos County Council meeting.
Council Chair Randall Ryti motioned to direct the County Manager to develop an interim four-lane plan for Trinity Drive that meets the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s (NMDOT) requirements and to further direct the County Manager to develop a plan and implementation for restriping Trinity Read More
Posts From the Road: Old Mission State Park
Old Mission: Mission of the Sacred Heart stands on a hill overlooking the Coeur d’Alene River, which runs nearby. The mission was constructed in 1850-1853 by Catholic missionaries and members of the Coeur d’Alene Indian Tribe. The Old Mission is the oldest standing building in Idaho today. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Mission Interior: The interior of Mission of the Sacred Heart is simple but beautiful. The aged wood floor leads to the altar area of the mission. The altar, carvings and much of the interior decor was crafted by Father Antonio Ravalli who designed and supervised Read More
Fr. Glenn: The Humble Will Be Exalted
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Not infrequently you’ll see persons very actively lobbying for this or that deceased person to be declared a saint. But the person is a saint or not; our lobbying for such does nothing for his eternal condition. Some such activists might protest: “So that our town/region/state has a declared saint!” Well, if the intent is to have an example from “one of their own” persons can look to so as to realize the very real achievability of holiness, it is a good thing. The danger, however – as has happened often in the past – is boasting about “having” a local saint, vicariously basking in the Read More
All Shall Be Well: What Is ‘The Reign of God’?
Clergy from left, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Assistant Rector Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Courtesy photo
By Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb
ELCA
(a.k.a. Cinema Cindy)
“Mary Magdalene” in the 2018 film of the same name (on Netflix), describes to Jesus what it felt like when she and her brothers would hold their breaths, as long as they could underwater. Immersed, floating, surrounded, and embraced by calm… “Is that what it feels like to be one with God,” she asks him? This Jesus responds with a gentle smile, “No one has ever asked me that before.”
We hunger to be
NMSP: Fatal Crash In Roosevelt County
NMSP News:
ROOSEVELT COUNTY — At around 4:30 p.m. Aug. 10, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) responded to a motor vehicle crash on N.M. 88, near Portales.
The initial investigation indicated that a 2004 White Lincoln, driven by Minnie M. Corbin, 89, of Portales, was traveling eastbound on N.M. 88.
For unknown reasons, the vehicle traveled into the westbound lanes and shoulder, striking the rear-end of a Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative (RCEC) Freightliner Bucket Truck. The truck was parked on the shoulder as an employee worked on an electric pole.
Corbin was pronounced deceased on the Read More
