Pastor Granillo: Imaginary Friends
By Pastor RAUL GRANILLOMy three-year-old son, Isaac, has an imaginary friend named Zappy. Zappy is well known in our family, and once even took a place at the dinner table. Isaac often tells us about the things Zappy says and does. Sometimes Isaac even blames Zappy for the mischief he gets into. While we don’t tolerate Isaac putting the blame on Zappy, we don’t worry too much about him having an imaginary friend. After all, Isaac is already noticing that Zappy can’t do a lot of the things real people can do. I am certain that Isaac will soon outgrow Zappy just as I outgrew my imaginary friend Read More
Summit Garden Club Meets May 2
SGC News:
The Summit Garden Club hosts its May meeting at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 2 at the home of Laurie Hixson, 307 Potrillo Dr., in Pajarito Acres in White Rock.
The meeting will start with a short talk on gophers by “Gopher Andy,” Andy Espinoza. In addition, each May the club meets to assess its activities during the past year and to discuss its projects for the coming year.
Included among the Club’s many projects are refurbishing and maintaining gardens at the Bandelier National Monument and the creation of the White Rock Community Garden (across the highway from the Visitors Center). Read More
Arborist Laural Hardin Talks About Trees Sunday
Arborist Laural Hardin answer tree questions at PEEC Sunday. Courtesy photoPEEC News:
Selecting the right tree for one’s yard and the best location to plant it has more impact on the landscape than one might realize. Understanding what the tree needs to thrive and whether it may cause future plumbing problems can save home owners time, stress, and money down the road.
Join Laural Hardin 1:30-3 p.m. Sunday, April 24 at the Los Alamos Nature Center to discover the important questions to ask when shopping for a tree and learn how to select the right tree for the right place.
Hardin is a Read More
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Streak the Skunk practices the art of puppy camouflage. Courtesy photo
By Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.Over the many years with birds and dogs and rabbits and a skunk in Los Alamos, I came to respect their intelligence, which I now believe has been vastly underrated, especially when it comes to food and sex. That’s why I found great delight when PBS ran a special called “Natural Born Hustlers.”
The Bower Bird with his fancy tunnel, decorated with carefully selected goodies in hope of attracting a female, is one example. I hadn’t realized that some of those Read More
Abe Dispennette: Invest Locally
By ABE DISPENNETTE‘The Caveman Of Atomic City’ Shows At Guild Cinema In Albuquerque Saturday
microMike. Courtesy photo
New Grief Group Begins Meeting Sunday April 24
COMMUNITY News:
A new Grief Group will begin meeting at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 24 in the lounge of the United Church of Los Alamos at 2525 Canyon Road.
Facilitator will be Kathleen Logan will facilitate the group.
Contac the United Church office if planning to attend at 505.662.2971. Read More
Pastor Granillo: The Spirit Filled Temple
By Pastor RAUL GRANILLOThe Spirit Filled Temple.
It happened that when the priests came from the holy place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD. – 1 Kings 8:10-11 NASB
You can find all kinds of things at churches these days. You can find old people or young people, liturgical worship or free worship, hymns or contemporary music, expository or motivational preaching, Read More
Boutique Air Terminates Contract With County
Boutique Air. Courtesy photo
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Airport Manager David Ploeger announced today that he received a letter Thursday evening from Shawn Simpson, CEO of Boutique Air, terminating Boutique’s contract with the County to provide air service from Los Alamos to Albuquerque.
Boutique and the County entered into a contract last November to provide three flights a day between the Los Alamos airport (LAM) and Albuquerque Sunport (ABQ).
The letter came after conversations between Simpson and Ploeger about low passenger counts for the commercial airlines service and the need Read More
Today Marks Final Winter Farmers Market
LAFM News:Mesa Public Library Hosts Travel Writer Ray Bartlett April 16
Ray Bartlett. Courtesy photoLos Alamos Jewish Center Hosts Annual Community Passover Seder April 23
LAJC News:
The Los Alamos Jewish Center will hold its annual Community Passover Seder at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. The event is open to anyone interested in attending.
The Seder is a ceremonial dinner filled with rituals designed to celebrate the Jewish people’s exodus from Egypt. The Seder, which is Hebrew for “order,” ushers in the week of Pesach in which Jews refrain from eating Chametz. The celebration of Passover commemorates the miraculous delivery of the Jews from years of slavery, ultimately culminating in the birth of the Torah, the Five Books of Moses, Read More
New Sign Installed At Los Alamos Golf Course
A new sign was installed last week in front of the Los Alamos Golf Course on Diamond Drive and features the Cottonwood on the Greens restaurant. Golf membership is not required to dine at the restaurant, which is open to the public 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Sunday. Breakfast is served 9-11 a.m., lunch is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner is 5-8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. A brunch buffet is served 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. The bar is open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Seattle’s Best Coffee is served 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Sunday. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Don Villa’s Restaurant Opens In White Rock Monday
Owner Geronimo Villa of Don Villa’s Restaurant intends to offer a distinguished taste in food that nobody else has when he opens his restaurant for business at 6 a.m., Monday at 11 Sherwood Boulevard. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Don Villa’s Restaurant opens for business at 6 a.m., Monday on Sherwood Boulevard in White Rock.
Owner Geronimo Villa named the eatery in honor of his great grandfather Don Geronimo Villa. He was the patriarch of the family and now that position has fallen to Villa. He will serve Northern New Mexico cuisine Read More
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Smart Design With Suzette: Laundry Room Design
Laundrey room with colored appliances. Courtesy photo
Smart Design With SuzetteA laundry room is a space that exists to get a big job done. It surprises me that laundry room design doesn’t receive more attention. This column talks about smart laundry room design and how these design elements support the activities that go into doing the laundry.
Design Layout
A well-designed laundry room layout should….
- Be designed so that it’s easy to get laundry in and out of the washer and dryer, or have easy access to a clothes hanger (inside or
