Mountaineers Present ‘Antarctica: A Bucket-List Destination’
Melissa Bartlett and Bill Priedhorsky up close with an ice chunk in the southern-most wilds of the world. Courtesy/Mountaineers
Melissa Bartlett’s drawing of a chinstrap penguin. Courtesy/MountaineersThe February meeting of the Los Alamos Mountaineers features a trip report from the Southern-most wilds: Antarctica, the Falklands, South Georgia and Tierra del Fuego at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19 at Fuller Lodge. The lecture is free and open to the public.
The presentation will be given by Bill Priedhorsky, longtime LA Mountaineer and outdoor trip Read More
Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter Peter Mulvey in Concert Friday
Singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey will be in concert at the Unitarian Church Friday. Courtesy/UCLAUNITARIAN CHURCH News:
The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos will host critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey for an all-ages concert 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21.
According to the Boston Globe, “Peter Mulvey is all substance, which is his style.”
Mulvey honed his skills in the subways of Boston and on the streets of Dublin, and for the past 20 years has made his living touring the country with his guitar skills and poetic songwriting style. His recent album, “The Good Read More
Healing Hands: Managing Stress with Massage
Healing Hands: Managing Stress with MassagePain and stress management are two of the most common reasons to seek therapeutic massage. Dangers of stress include blood pressure and stress triggered enzyme production. (See https:////www.massageadvancer.com.)
A licensed massage therapist (LMT) has several tools to help release stress in the body, lower blood pressure, and ease chronic pain. These tools include myofascial trigger point therapy, hydrotherapy, and reintegration. Therapeutic massage allows the body to reset by calming the mind to the degree Read More
Column: Good Nutrition Essential for Seniors
By KEN HENDRICKSEditor’s note: This is the first in a series of columns by members of Los Alamos Community Health Council, seeking to educate the community about existing resources, issues, and emerging health concerns.
Healthy eating is essential for people of all ages, but for many seniors, a well-balanced diet is the key to feeling their best. In fact, nutrition experts consider good nutrition to be the first line of defense in the fight to stay healthy.
According to research conducted for the local caregiving company Home Instead Senior Care, 62 percent of Read More
Los Alamos County Airport Hosts Information Table in LANB Lobby Feb. 20
New Mexico Airlines’ Cessna Caravan. Courtesy/NMA
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Airport Manager Peter Soderquist will have an information table set up 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday in the lobby of Los Alamos National Bank at 1200 Trinity Dr.
Peter Soderquist
He will hand out flight schedules for the new commercial airline service being offered between Los Alamos Airport (LAM) and Albuquerque’s International Sunport. Last April, New Mexico Airlines began offering daily flights at a cost of $49 each way, and Soderquist is reaching out to community members and visitors to increase awareness Read More
Community Invited to All You Can Eat Crab Fest
ROTARY News:
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos cordially invites the community to its 5th Annual Crab Fest, an all-you-can-eat crab and prawn family-style dinner, Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Knights of Columbus Hall.
The cash bar opens at 5:30 p.m.; dinner, catered by Blue Window Bistro, will be served at 7 p.m., and the event includes music, as well as silent and live auctions. Tickets are $50 each; reserved tables of 10 are $500.
Proceeds benefit local student awards and the purchase of outdoor picnic tables and benches for Los Alamos High School. Tickets may be purchased at Blue Read More
How the Hen House Turns: Chicken Brains Are Not Simple
How the Hen House Turns: Chicken Brains Are Not SimpleThe human brain has been called the most complex object in the universe. It deserves that title because its 86 billion neurons each can have as many as 10,000 connections to other neurons.
Also, neurons are supported by at least three types of glial cells—astrocytes that provide oxygen and nutriens, oligodendrocytes that provide a myelin insulation, and microglia that act as nursemaids. Check out Science News Nov. 30, 2013.
By comparison, suns and galaxies are relatively simple, with billions of Read More
Food on the Hill: Easy as Pie Buttermilk Pie
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comExplore Patagonia with Los Alamos Guide
A lakeside lunch stop in Patagonia. Courtesy/Guanaco Adventures
Hiking amid snow-topped peaks. Courtesy/Guanaco AdventuresBetsy Raichur grew to love Chile when she served as a Peace Corps volunteer there in the 1980s. While visiting the spectacular Torres del Paine National Park, she found a job as a research assistant collecting data for a project conducted by Iowa State University to study the guanaco, a threatened species related to alpacas and llamas.
During her eight-month project, Raichur became friends with Oscar Guineo and Read More
Free Beer Co-op Event Sunday
Courtesy/LABC
LABC News:
Members of the Los Alamos Beer Cooperative Board will be on hand at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 9, in the Co+op cafe to talk about their progress, vision, Member Loan Program and ways to get involved. Light refreshments will be served at this free information session.
The Los Alamos Co+op Market can be found at two locations: 95 Entrada Dr. and inside Fusion Multisport on Central Avenue across from CB FOX.
Check the website www.losalamos.coop or call the Co+op 505.695.1579 for more information. The Los Alamos Co+op Market, Heart of the Community at the Edge of Town and Downtown. Read More
Free Dinner at Trinity on the Hill Sunday
Marilyn and Paul Lisowski attend a Sunday dinner at TOTH. Courtesy/TOTH
TOTH News:
Yes, you read it right! A FREE community dinner and contemporary worship service! Our yummy and lovingly prepared meal will begin at 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9 at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, followed at 6:07 p.m. with the service and a live praise-and-worship band—come see what we’re all about!
In honor of Valentine’s Day, Mother Alicia Pope will be talking about love and how God’s love is different from human love.
This teaching will explore human love and how that kind of love differs from the love of God. Read More
Solo Traveler: Screwed Up!
Solo Traveler: Screwed Up!Not too long ago, I wrote about money security and how easy it is to lose one’s debit card in machines that “eat” them.
Well, now on a trip through Belize, I made the mistake of not retrieving my card, so I lost it. What a shock that was! But it’s just the sort of thing that can happen to anyone.
A few days ago, I went to an ATM in Ladyville, sandwiched between the bank and the grocery store. It was 4 p.m. I tried to get a thousand Belize dollars. The machine said I didn’t have enough in my account, which wasn’t true. I tried a smaller amount, then an even smaller amount, Read More
How the Hen House Turns: Hunting Dogs as Bird Sitters
How the Hen House Turns: Hunting Dogs as Bird SittersOf course our dogs do not reside in the Hen House. They have a huge pillow bed and a life-sized artificial bear rug to sleep on under my desk-door-resting-on-file-cabinets and a closet devoted to the double-dog-door system husband Don invented to prevent heat loss (into the closet, then outside.)
The dogs’ job is to watch and protect the birds while they’re out in the yard, even now at age 13 ¾, but only when it’s sunny and warm. They do their job effectively, except when the hungry hawks that nest next door Read More
Food on the Hill: Sweet Polenta
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comSteve Boerigter Shares European Adventure with Kiwanis Club
Steve Boerigter at the Leadership Los Alamos exposition Friday at the Betty Ehart Senior Center with a Kiwanis poster and handouts. Courtesy/Kiwanis Club of Los AlamosKiwanis First Vice President Steve Boerigter shared his European vacation with club members recently, projecting a series of photos and describing his experiences with his wife and parents during a trip through France, Belgium and England.
His photos included many of the famous sites in Paris—notably the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs Elysees, the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame Read More
Dixie Girl Renamed The Manhattan Project!
Dixie Girl Restaurant at 1789 Central Ave., has been renamed The Manhattan Project. File photo
Staff Report
A new name has emerged for the Dixie Girl Restaurant following a three-day survey published this week in the Los Alamos Daily Post. Community members cast 1,215 votes to rename the Dixie Girl Restaurant and chose The Manhattan Project by a sound margin.
Restaurant owner Victor Medina. File photo
Final results:
- The Manhattan Project: 439 votes – 36.58 percent
- Los Alamos Bar & Grill: 327 votes – 27.25 percent
- The Summit: 231 votes – 19.25 percent
- Ground Zero: 218
Last Day to Take Rename Dixie Girl Survey – 1,066 Votes Cast So Far!
Dixie Girl Restaurant. File photo
Staff Report
The community survey to rename the Dixie Girl Restaurant ends at midnight today. There have been 1,066 votes cast to date since the survey launched Wednesday and the results so far are:
- Los Alamos Bar & Grill – 282
- The Manhattan Project – 375
- The Summit – 209
- Ground Zero – 200
Here’s your chance to pick from among the top four choices members of the public have submitted to Dixie Girl owner Victor Medina as new names for the restuarant.
Victor Medina and his wife Patricia purchased the Dixie Girl in November from Denise Read More
Creationism Debate Simulcast at Crossroads Bible Church Feb. 4
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CBC BIBLE News:
Crossroads Bible Church will be the location of a simulcast as Bill Nye debates Ken Ham on the question, “Is creation a viable model of origins in today’s modern, scientific era?” The simulcast is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4 in Lower Level #4 – LL4 at Crossroads Bible Church, 97 East Road in Los Alamos.
Leading creation advocate and bestselling Christian author Ken Ham is joined at the Creation Museum by popular TV personality and evolution advocate Bill Nye. Ham, a former science instructor who emigrated to the United States from Australia Read More
Two Days Left in Survey to Rename Dixie Girl!
Vic Medina inside the Dixie Girl. Photo by Carol A. Clark
The first results for the survey launched Wednesday to rename the Dixie Girl Restaurant are in:
- Los Alamos Bar & Grill – 23
- The Manhattan Project – 41
- The Summit – 23
- Ground Zero – 15
Here’s your chance to pick from among the top four choices members of the public have submitted to Dixie Girl owner Victor Medina as new names for the restuarant.
Victor Medina and his wife Patricia purchased the Dixie Girl in November from Denise Lane and they would like the community to rename the restaurant.
Votes will be tallied Read More
