New Gospel Principles Class Begins Sunday April 19
Salt Lake Temple. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Wikimedia Commons
SPIRITUAL News:
A new “Gospel Principles” class will begin Sunday, April 19, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Los Alamos.
Are you curious about the Mormon faith? Do you have questions about what Mormons believe? Or are you wishing to return to church activity but it’s been a while? Want to take it slowly and start with a gospel refresher?
This free course will provide basic gospel instruction in a comfortable small-group setting where questions and discussion are welcome. Interested community
Waffle Breakfast Saturday At Masonic Lodge
NJROTC News:
The Los Alamos High School NJROTC Boosters Club will host a waffle breakfast fundraiser 7:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Masonic Lodge at 15th Street and Canyon Road.
Tickets are $7 for adults and $3.50 for children under six, and are available from any NJROTC cadet or at the door.
For more information or to purchase tickets, call 505.662.0980. Read More
Backyard Poultry Workshop And Tour May 9
4-H News:
Saturday, May 9, Los Alamos Team 4-H will be hosting a Backyard Poultry Workshop and Tour.
The Workshop starts at 10 a.m. in the Meeting Rooms at Mesa Public Library. Speakers will include a cooperative extension agent to talk about raising backyard chickens, a representative from Los Alamos County to talk about the rules for keeping backyard chickens, and Pet Pangea to talk about supplies.
At 11:30 a.m., maps will be handed out by Los Alamos Team 4-H in the Mesa Public Library lobby showing which backyards and stable lots will have hosts for the public to tour their poultry setups. Attendance Read More
Solo Traveler: Things Or Experiences?
Oaxacan boys create their own fun. Photo by Sherry Hardage
Solo TravelerI was the only child and grandchild in my family for a long time. When I was four and was asked what I wanted for Christmas, I said I didn’t want toys, I wanted Santa to bring me one of his elves so I would have someone to play with. My mother had to explain that elves are “people” and we simply can’t own other people.
Even at four years old, it was clear that “things” were not nearly as much fun as a friend, someone with a mind of their own, someone who could play!
Dr. Thomas Gilovich, Read More
Griggs: Dateline León, Nicaragua March 2015
The Hostel Tortuga Booluda (the Lazy Turtle) in León, Nicaragua. Photo by David Griggs
By DAVID H. GRIGGS
Formerly of Los Alamos
Poetry In The Heart Of León, Nicaragua
As a snowbird fleeing the ravages of the northern winter, I continued south. My next stop in Central America was the comfortable and copacetic colonial city of León in Nicaragua, and I was definitely into “shorts and T-shirt country”.
The hostel La Tortuga Booluda provided a great base for my five day stay in León. The staff was very friendly and helpful, giving directions and suggestions, serving drinks and arranging a shuttle. Read More
Smart Design With Suzette: Easy Spring Decorating
Front Entry. Courtesy photo
Smart Design With SuzetteThis time of year everyone is ready to do some spring-cleaning. I know I am. When spring’s breezes inspire you to embrace the new season, use these decorating ideas to freshen up your rooms.
Decorate the front door
This is a great time to rethink your door color. Add a pop of color. Replace an old welcome mat with a new one. Add a wreath and you’re set.
Colorful doormat. Courtesy photoThink Nature
Gather nature’s gifts and place them in simple containers around the house. Spring branches, Read More
Weekend Drive To Ghost Ranch In Abiquiu
Scene from a Saturday drive to Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu and surrounding area. Photo by Robert Beberniss
Scene from a Saturday drive to Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu and surrounding area. Photo by Robert Beberniss
Scene from a Saturday drive to Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu and surrounding area. Photo by Robert Beberniss
Staff Report
Located at 280 Private Dr., in Abiquiu, Ghost Ranch is a unique combination of natural beauty, paleontology, geology, archaeology, history and art.
For more than 55 years, Ghost Ranch has been a national education and retreat center owned by the Presbyterian Church. At one time Read More
Pastor Granillo: Hard Things
By Pastor RAUL GRANILLOHard Things
I ran into an old high school friend who I hadn’t seen in 20 years. We reminisced about another mutual friend, Mike, who died far too young.
We talked about how everything seemed easy for Mike: getting great grades, learning music, wrestling, socializing, and even getting into the Air Force Academy. It turns out we both felt a bit jealous of him even though the three of us were pretty close.
Looking back I realize that it wasn’t that things were easy for Mike, he just approached things differently than most people. Mike aimed well above normal or average Read More
NCRTD Asks Congress To Renew Transportation Bill
NCRTD News:
The North Central Regional Transit District has joined more than 240 organizations and community groups throughout the U.S. to call for action as expiration of Federal Transportation Bill approaches May 31.
It has been determined by APTA (American Public Transportation Association), without a long-term federal transportation funding bill, NCRTD (North Central Regional Transit District), along with many other transit organizations, could face tremendous uncertainty, and a bill is needed for better and expanded transportation options, and to continue to grow the economy. Read More
Los Alamos Geological Society Plans Field Trip To Quebradas Back Country Byway April 25
Quebradas Back Country Byway. Courtesy/www.newmexico.org
LAGS News:
The Los Alamos Geological Society’s (LAGS) April field trip is planned for April 25 to the Socorro Area, specifically the Quebradas Back Country Byway.
Several years ago, LAGS planned a field trip to this location, but heavy rains made the road unpassable.
Quebradas Back Country Byway map. Courtesy/www.newmexico.org
The Quebradas Backcountry Byway is an unpaved county road traversing about 24 miles of rugged, colorful landscapes east of Socorro. Much of the Byway includes rolling bench lands that rise above Read More
How The Hen House Turns: Peeper’s Grasshopper
How the Hen House TurnsEarly in Peeky’s setting I had forgotten to candle her adoptive eggs and throw out the infertile ones. Therefore, her only chick was Peeper, who soon grew into a magnificent game cock with razor-sharp spurs on his legs and a tail that soared with iridescent flecks of gold high above his blood-red comb.
The county was hopping with grasshoppers the year Peeper hatched, and, in order to encourage them, we left the grass high around the chicken pen. Every once in a while one hopper would take off in the wrong direction and provide Read More
New Gospel Principles Class Offered … Or Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Mormons But Were Afraid To Ask
Salt Lake Temple. Courtesy/LDS.org
SPIRITUAL News:
A new “Gospel Principles” class will begin Sunday, April 19, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Los Alamos.
Are you curious about the Mormon faith? Do you have questions about what Mormons believe? Or are you wishing to return to church activity but it’s been a while? Want to take it slowly and start with a gospel refresher? This free course will provide basic gospel instruction in a comfortable small-group setting where questions and discussion are welcome.
Interested community members are especially Read More
Sweeten Your Passover With Matzah Brittle
Matzah Brittle. Photo by Dana KlineFor those of us who don’t celebrate the bunny and eggs and religious significance of Easter, but are eating maztah this week instead to commemorate the Jew’ 40 years of wandering through the desert.
The holiday lasts all week and is called Passover – “Pesach” to most Jews.
Here is a recipe to make the leavened-free week a little tastier:
Matzah Brittle
Ingredients:
Gregg Daigle Band Plays Manhattan Project Friday
The Gregg Daigle Band from Albuquerque brings their bluegrass sound back to the Manhattan Project Restaurant on Central Avenue in Los Alamos at 7 p.m. Friday. Courtesy photoLiving Well Los Alamos: Spring Cleaning Your Kitchen
Living Well Los Alamos When we think of spring cleaning most of us think about cleaning the gutters, washing the windows, shampooing the carpets or sweeping the garage.
Don’t forget about the kitchen when you are making your list of things to get done. Spring is a good time to go through your cupboards, refrigerator and freezer to take stock of what you have and to develop a plan to use up or discard any products that may be past their prime.
The following is a sampling of storage guidelines for best quality. While food may be safe after the suggestions below, Read More
Food On The Hill: Pinon Chile Beans
A bowl of pinon chile beans. Photo by Felicia Orth
By FELICIA ORTHI first became aware of Chef Lois Ellen Frank when I watched her cooking demonstration during a Wine and Chile Festival in Santa Fe 25 years ago. She made an exquisite and simple tomato sauce, and the fact that I still remember it so clearly speaks to her profound influence.
Chef Frank, part Kiowa, is a Native food historian, photographer, teacher and culinary anthropologist. You can find her biography, menus and other information on the Red Mesa Cuisine webpage.
We often go with friends to Santa Fe for “Art Read More
United Church Construction Underway On Canyon
Work is underway at United Church on Canyon Road including the installation of metal framing Friday around the new entry into Fellowship Hall. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
United Church construction. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Major construction has entered Phase 2 at the United Church of Los Alamos at 2525 Canyon Road.
Work includes metal framing around the new entry into Fellowship Hall and the vestibule, sanctuary restrooms, coffee bar, new staircase to the sound booth, added parking and a “no-step” entry plaza between the CE Read More
Pastor Granillo: He Is Risen Indeed!
By Pastor RAUL GRANILLOHe Is Risen Indeed!
I love watching movies, especially ones that chronicle the transformation of a character. I do not just like the kind where you initially dislike a character but at the movie’s conclusion they suddenly do something that redeems their moral character. Those are fine but they are so predictable that they are cliché.
No, I really look forward to the movie that does a great job of getting the audience to really dislike a character and then, through revelation of their life and their experiences, you find that your dislike has transformed into empathy. Read More
Family And Friends Celebrate First Night Of Passover
Lydia Coe, left, raises her glass while Alexandra Gordon reads her Haggadah, which guides participants through the Passover ceremony Saturday at the Gordon Family home in White Rock. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
The rtual Passover meal is not eaten. The various foods represent parts of the story of the Exodus. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comDavid Sigeti and Bonnie Gordon of White Rock hosted a Passover Seder Saturday evening at their White Rock home. The Passover Seder is a Jewish ritual feast that marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday
