All Shall Be Well: Return To Me
Clergy from left, Deacon Amy Schmuck, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill and The Rev. Lynn Finnegan. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
By Deacon Amy Schmuck
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church
“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity. Joel 2:12-13 (NIV)
This article marks the third Sunday of the Christian season of Lent, Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise Over Bryce Avenue Church
Daily Postcard: The sunrise colors the sky early Monday morning over Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church at 333 Bryce Ave. in White Rock. The church was founded as Sangre de Cristo Covenant Church in August of 1975 and renamed Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church in 1985. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
Cone Zone: Week Of March 24, 2025
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Public Works staff manages the projects listed in this section through contractors. For more information, email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the County Projects page at https://lacnm.com/pw-projects. Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones.
Please note the information below is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.
Bathtub Row Reconstruction Project Updates
Construction crews with TLC Plumbing & Utility have resumed this project, which is a partnership Read More
The Family YMCA’s Annual Gala Celebrates 70 Years With Platinum Theme
A couple of young members check out the climbing wall at The Family YMCA. Courtesy/YMCA
Scene from The Family YMCA Annual Gala in 2024 at La Fonda on the Plaza. Courtesy/YMCA
YMCA News:
The Family YMCA invites the community to attend its Annual Gala April 26 at La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe. This special evening marks the YMCA’s 70th anniversary, celebrating seven decades of impact with a platinum-themed night filled with gratitude, fun and community spirit.
Guests will enjoy a delicious dinner, with choice of steak dinner or vegetarian, and have the chance to bid on exciting live and silent Read More
Posts From The Road: Oceanviews
La Jolla Coastline: We enjoyed a sunny but cool day as we walked the coastline pathway in La Jolla, Calif. The views, the sounds, the smells of the coast we wonderful. The scenes as we walked were continually changing and always beautiful. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Napping: We first spotted sea lions and seals as we passed the Children’s Beach area which has been claimed by the sea mammals. A short distance farther we say this “herd” or “raft” of sea lions and seals mostly minding their own business and snoozing as they listened to the crash of nearby Read More
Fr. Glenn: Promises Made, Promises Kept
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
New York bishop Fulton Sheen had a very popular television show back in the 1950s called “Life is Worth Living”, in which he expounded on the Christian—more specifically, the Catholic—faith. One of his more famous phrases was “There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate The Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongly perceive the Catholic Church to be.” Unfortunately, with the increased secularization of society and the embracing of some values which are opposed—sometimes diametrically—to Christian beliefs, both of those number Read More
All Shall Be Well: You Are NOT Alone
Clergy from left, Deacon Amy Schmuck, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill and The Rev. Lynn Finnegan. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
By The Rev. Lynn M. Finnegan
Associate Rector
The Episcopal Church of the Holy Faith
In the documentary series, Alone, ten individuals are taken to a remote wilderness and challenged to survive as long as possible using a limited amount of survival equipment.
With the exception of medical check-ins, the participants are isolated from each other and all other humans. The audience follows their wilderness outing via self-produced Read More
NMDOT Developing Aesthetics Masterplan For Roadways
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) invites residents to contribute to a visionary Statewide Aesthetics Plan that will shape the visual character of our roadways for generations to come.
This comprehensive initiative will establish design guidelines for bridges, interchanges, sound walls, rest areas, and landscaping throughout New Mexico’s highway system. Your perspective is valuable in ensuring these elements authentically reflect our state’s unique character.
“The aesthetic treatments we implement are powerful expressions Read More
County Reports Increased Traffic On Truck Route
COUNTY News:
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) alerted citizens today that the Pajarito corridor was closed and traffic would be congested on East Jemez Route (truck route) this afternoon.
A water transmission line burst due to a manufacturing defect near the intersection of Pajarito Road and TA-18. Since this is Los Alamos National Laboratory property, DPU Water Production crews will not be dispatched.
There is no interruption of water service so far to White Rock customers. Stored water is being provided from an alternate tank and will continue until the line is repaired.
Direct Read More
NM Garden Clubs District II 2025 Spring Meeting March 14
GARDEN CLUB News:
Members of Los Alamos Garden Club (Los Alamos), Summit Garden Club (White Rock), Floral Designers Garden Club (Santa Fe) and Angel Fire Garden Club (Angel Fire), are looking forward to March 14.
On that day at Cottonwood on the Greens, the Clubs, all members of New Mexico Garden Clubs, Inc., will host the NM Garden Clubs District II Spring Meeting, “Celebrating Nature”. This meeting will be the last in the two-year tenure of Los Alamos resident, Kersti Rock, as District II Chair.
In conjunction with the meeting, District II will host a National Garden Club Small Read More
Santa Fe Pro Musica To Present Baroque Holy Week Concerts In April
Volin and leader Stephen Redfield will perform Heinrich Biber’s Rosary Sonata XV, ‘The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary’ April 12-13 in Santa Fe. Coutesy/SFPM
Santa Fe Pro Musica News:
This April, the Santa Fe Pro Musica Baroque Ensemble—the Southwest’s premiere historical instruments ensemble—will present a reverent Holy Week program commemorating the Virgin Mary.
This concert features Baroque flutist Kim Pineda in Vivaldi’s “La Notte” Concerto, violin and leader Stephen Redfield in Heinrich Biber’s Rosary Sonata XV, “The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary,” and vocalists Read More
‘Chimayó: A Tradition Of Faith’ Exhibition Opens Saturday April 12 At New Mexico History Museum In Santa Fe
Arrival at the Santuario de Chimayó, 1996. Courtesy/Sam Howarth, Palace of the Governors Photo Archives Collection
Offerings at the Santuario de Chimayó. Courtesy/Catherine Trujillo, New Mexico History Museum
NMHM News:
SANTA FE — More than 30,000 people walk miles up narrow roads in Northern New Mexico each year in search of blessings or miracles. The exhibition, Chimayó: A Tradition of Faith, opens Saturday, April 12 at New Mexico History Museum (NMHM), and is a snapshot into the rich history and enduring spiritual significance of the annual pilgrimage to the Santuario de Chimayó.
The Read More
Home Country: Simulated Seafood
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
Willoughby breezed through the valley the other day. He lives in the capital city, but whips on through here about once a month, and each time he comes he has new things to sell.
“Do you suppose,” said Bert, watching Willoughby’s van pull into town, “he sells all of it each time and fills everyone’s orders, or just doesn’t sell any of it and has to try new things?”
If we were to ask him, of course, it would ruin the speculation, which is one of our favorite things to do around here. Willoughby, despite his advancing years, leaped out of the van and went into the Soup ‘R Market to Read More
Posts From The Road: California Or Bust
Pacific Ocean: After traveling from Colorado it was a joy to see the Pacific Ocean after crossing the desert and southern California mountains. The reason for this trip was to attend a RV Rally but it is perfect timing for us to travel and enjoy the change of scenery and weather. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Sail On: San Diego has many marinas along the shores of San Diego Bay leading out to the Pacific Ocean. We enjoy walking the shorelines and viewing the thousands of boats along the way. Shown is a sailboat as it leaves the marina and trolls toward the open waters. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com Read More
Fr. Glenn: The Examination
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
“An unexamined life is not worth living.”
Probably this is one of the best-known sayings attributed to Socrates and recounted in Plato’s “Apology”, relating Socrates’ defense against the capital charge of impiety to the Greek gods and corrupting youth. Yet it remains a phrase as relevant now as it was over 2,000 years ago. Socrates was explaining why he could not abandon his philosophical inquiries, even when threatened with death.
Now, as most of us Christians have entered into the Lenten season, that phrase becomes rather a description of our self-reflection, and yet also Read More
All Shall Be Well: Nietzsche, Nazis & An Inconvenient Gospel
Clergy from left, Deacon Amy Schmuck, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill and The Rev. Lynn Finnegan. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
By The Rev. Mary Ann Hill
Rector
Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church
Next Sunday, March 16, I will be in Germany for the 80th anniversary of the fire-bombing of Würzburg. Ninety percent of the city was destroyed in 20 minutes, and I had family members among the 5,000 people who perished in that bombing. Every ordinary German family eventually suffered under Hitler, and that doesn’t even begin to touch the suffering inflicted on the Read More
Mesa Public Library To Host Author Talk With Deborah Jackson Taffa On Award Winning Memoir ‘Whiskey Tender’
Author Deborah Jackson Taffa
COMMUNITY News:
Mesa Public Library will host national bestselling author Deborah Jackson Taffa, 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9 in Los Alamos.
Taffa will discuss the importance of the region’s literary voices, educating the next generation of storytellers, and read from her award-winning memoir “Whiskey Tender”.
Taffa is the director of the MFA CW Program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. Her memoir “Whiskey Tender” was a finalist for the 2024 National Book Award, as well as a longlisted title for a 2025 Carnegie Medal of Excellence in Nonfiction. The memoir Read More
Los Alamos Public Schools Celebrates Native American Culture In Classrooms And At New Mexico State Capitol
Students representing the Los Alamos High School Native American Culture Club participated Feb. 7 in American Indian Day at the New Mexico Legislature. Pictured in front of the Roundhouse from left, Ramon Romero, Davis Vigil, Juan Diego Lopez, Evan Allen, Hailey Duran, Sawyer Burnette, Dyami Shorty, Marcos Shije, Quentin Nickols, Rowan Mowrer and Caleb Moss. Courtesy/LAPS
Traditional belt and rain sash weaver Cris Velarde spoke recently to students in Piñon Elementary School teacher Stephanie Rittner’s art class as part of their unit on weaving. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Eleven students Read More
Support Group For Those Taking/Considering Weight Loss Drugs Monthly On First Wednesdays At Unitarian Church
Dr. Elena McAtee and Certified Health Coach Kate Cleveland will tackle navigating life on weight loss drugs with a support group at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos
Health means a lot of things to a lot of people, but sometimes when searching for the answers, the noise is too loud to hear them. The local duo of Dr. Elena McAtee and Certified Health Coach Kate Cleveland will tackle navigating life on weight loss drugs with a support group.
The meetings are 11 a.m. on the first Wednesday of every month at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos. Light refreshments Read More
RTD Proposed Route Change Public Hearing March 7
NCRTD News:
The North Central Regional Transit District (The District) is proposing a series of bus route modifications designed to improve mobility and connections following a period of service reductions implemented in 2021 due to staffing shortages as a result of the Pandemic.
To better serve Blue BusTM riders, the District proposes to suspend the 500 Tribal Combined and restore the original individual routes which it replaced. This change will improve connectivity and ensure more direct access for tribal communities and restore service to Los Alamos.
New Proposed Route Structure: Read More
