IHM Conducts Bags For The Homeless Ministry
One of the bags for the homeless being distributed by Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Courtesy photoBy MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos
When temperatures drop at this time of the year, we become more aware of the homeless in our New Mexico communities when the risk of hypothermia joins the long list of other challenges they face. Since June, parishioners at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church have been putting together bags for distribution to the homeless.
Wording on the bags is a quote from St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, which states, “The Divine Heart of Jesus is an ocean full of all good Read More
Just One Thing To Do This Week: Drink More Water
By MARY BETH MAASSENAs I mentioned last week my new year endeavor is to adopt one new behavior each week that brings me, my family, and the planet a little closer to better health.
Last week I committed to eating less than six teaspoons of sugar each day. I thought this would be a relatively easy way to reduce calories and eliminate an unhealthy food from my diet. Good lord I did not know what I was getting into!
First there is just the math of converting grams to teaspoons (who invented teaspoons and tablespoons anyway?) To make it easier I switched to metric and instead of six teaspoons Read More
Valentine Five Course Gourmet Dinner To Benefit Self Help Inc.
Five course gourmet dinner with wine pairings Feb. 4 to raise funds for Self Help, Inc. Courtesy photo Domino’s Is Open For Business In Los Alamos
Domino’s in the Smith’s Marketplace Shopping Center on Trinity Drive is open for business and looking to hire 20 more employees. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Domino’s General Manager Celesta Lasater Tuesday in the new restaurant was transferred from a Domino’s in Aztec and said that she held a soft opening at 5 p.m. Dec. 30 and the customers packed in ‘like sardine’s. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Domino’s wall menu in new store. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
History of Domino’s
Domino’s is an American pizza restaurant chain Read More
Operation Holiday Home Protection Roll Outs New Toll Free Number
Attorney General Hector Balderas
From the Office of the Attorney General:
ALBUQUERQUE – Anyone facing foreclosure or finding it hard to make their mortgage payments, Keep Your Home New Mexico, a program run by the Office of the Attorney General may be able to help.
Attorney General Hector Balderas has announced that the program has a new toll free number: 1-800-220-0350. By calling this number or by visiting www.keepyourhomenewmexico.org, New Mexicans can get assistance that may help keep them in their homes.
“Foreclosure can feel like a hopeless, scary situation, but the worst thing you Read More
Secret City Kitchen Launches ‘Tapas @ The Tub’
Secret City Kitchen offers a variety of dinners available for pickup or delivery such as this pork tenderloin with fall compote, bubble and squeak and grilled califlower. To find out what’s on the menu this week and to order, visit https://secretcitykitchen.com/familydinners. Courtesy photo
Secret City Kitchen offers a variety of desserts including dulce de leche. To find out what’s on the menu this week and to order, visit https://secretcitykitchen.com/familydinners. Courtesy photoAlert: Black Ice On Main Hill Road!
The scene this morning of the Main Hill Road wth parts of it covered in treacherous black ice. The driver of this car spun out of control on the black ice as traffic continued to speed past him. Courtesy photoCity RockFest Tour Coming To Area Feb. 23
Random Hero performs Feb. 23 at Pojoaque Middle School. www.pledgemusic.com/projects/random. Courtesy photo
Scarlet White performs Feb. 23 at Pojoaque Middle School. www.scarletwhitemusic.com/. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Happy New Year … Make Resolutions Stick In 2017!
YMCA News:
Along with singing “Auld Lang Syne” at the start of the New Year, making resolutions is a tradition for millions of Americans. However, while choosing a resolution is easy, sticking to it can be impossible. A 2014 YMCA of the USA survey found that less than a quarter of respondents kept their resolutions. Many (71 percent) tried, but stated that they fell short of their goals, while 40 percent confessed that gave up within the first few months, even weeks, of the New Year.
This year, The Family YMCA is encouraging community members to give their New Year’s resolutions a boost by creating Read More
Pastor Granillo: Uncommon Peace
By Pastor Raul GranilloNo Cowboy Breakfast New Year’s Day!
COMMUNITY News:
There will NOT be a Cowboy Breakfast at the Posse Lodge on New Year’s Day this year because there were not enough volunteers available to cover the event.
The next Cowboy Breakfast is scheduled for the first Sunday in February. Read More
Smart Design With Suzette: What’s Next?
Courtesy photo
By SUZETTE FOX
Los Alamos
Residential construction leaders have begun predicting green building trends for 2017.
Most homebuyers aren’t looking for a LEED label on a new home, but they are looking for high performance and comfort.
That’s the consensus from builders and other industry professionals who have participated in the Excellence & Building Conference in Texas.
Here’s an overview of insights and trends shared by building professionals.
Energy/Water Efficiency
When homebuyers were surveyed, the tops “must haves” in a home were energy and water Read More
IRS: Time Is Running Short For 2016 Tax Moves
IRS News:
PHOENIX — The Internal Revenue Service wants taxpayers to know they have some time left to make any final tax moves for the 2016 tax year.
“There are many opportunities for taxpayers to legitimately reduce taxes or defer income as the year winds down,” IRS spokesman Bill Brunson said. “A little tax planning now could save you time and money later.”
A few tax items to consider:
- Make Charitable Contributions. Make charitable contributions (cash or non-cash items) on or before Dec. 31. Give to a qualified public charity and keep a paper trail. Non-cash items such as clothing
Just One Thing To Do This Week: Reduce Sugar
By MARY BETH MAASSENI have exciting news to start off 2017 on a good note! I finally won the Powerball! Of course I had been hoping to win the $54 million jackpot, and I only won $6, but it is a start. I had prayed to win, but I guess I was not specific enough, so my bad. It looks like once again the responsibility for my happiness lies within me and not with winning the Powerball. I am not surprised.
I am approaching 2017 with great anticipation of fresh starts and new successes to be had. But somehow I find myself once again championing the same New Year resolutions that I have every year for Read More
‘The Lodge’ Menu Surfaces After 26 Years
Courtesy/Roy Hopwood
Rummaging through a drawer some 26 years after his beloved wife died, Roy Hopwood found a menu from one of the couple’s visits to “The Lodge” restaurant in Fuller Lodge.
“My wife Sharon collected things,” Hopwood said with a smile. “I hadn’t looked in that drawer in a longtime and was very surprised to find that old menu.”
He can’t recall the date he and his wife dined at The Lodge and she received the menu but its cover shows vehicles from the 1950s. Food prices include a prime rib sandwich for 95 cents.
Hopwood explained that he arrived Read More
Scenes From Special VIP Opening Of New McDonald’s Restaurant In Los Alamos This Morning
Julian Garza and his daughter Clementina Garza welcomed guests at this morning’s special VIP opening of their new McDonald’s Restaurant in the Smith’s Marketplace Shopping Center. The restaurant officially opened for business to the public at 10:30 a.m. today. Julian Garza has been in the McDonald’s Restaurant business for more than 30 years and his daughter, who grew up in the business, joined him 25 years ago. The family owns the largest McDonald’s Restaurant in New Mexico, which is in Espanola. Their new Los Alamos restaurant is filled with the most cutting edge technology in the state including Read More
Cold Weather Doesn’t Stop Local Jogger
Cold weather doesn’t stop this jogger from his daily routine Tuesday on Central Avenue. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Griggs: Dateline – Villa Tangara, Panajachel, Guatemala
By DAVID H. GRIGGS, Chaosopher“Come South for Gold and Glory!”
What a tantalizing call to action: “Come south of the border and ride with Pancho Villa, the Liberator of Mexico!”
I was ready for a change. The brutal campaign season just ended in the States. The Wall was going up. My meager Social Security pension fund was about to be looted. And on top of that, winter was thrusting its cold shoulder onto the stage.
“Enlistments Taken in Juarez, Mexico.” Perfect – I was on my way across the Rio Grande, anyway, to build a house in Ciudad Juarez with a group from Read More
Home Country: Impromptu Party
By SLIM RANDLES
It began the way most miracles do: by accident or the hand of God, take your pick.
It might have been the weather, at least partly. For December, the day had been almost balmy and warm. You know, sweaters instead of heavy coats. No mittens in sight.
Then there were Christmas lights on the stores, and that little bunch of Girl Scouts out raising money in front of the Read Me Now bookstore. Jasper Blankenship was inside going through the books to fortify his cabin’s library for winter and sat, listening with a smile to the girls as they laughed and waited for customers that weren’t really Read More
