White Rock Presbyterian Church Serving Thanksgiving Dinner
Ruby K’s Announces Winter Hours
Ruby K’s Bagel Cafe at 1789 Central Ave., is changing its hours for the winter: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. Ruby K’s also has introduced new menu items including mini pies in pumpkin, apple and cherry. Visit rubykbagel.com/menu. Courtesy/Ruby K’sEurope 2014 Selling Coffee Again!
Image designed by student traveler Caroline Schramm
LAHS News:
Interested in supporting educational travel? Buy some fresh-roasted, organic, Fair Trade coffee and help more than a dozen Los Alamos High School graduating seniors see historic sights in Europe next June!
For 15 days, the group of 2014 Los Alamos graduates will learn through the power of visiting actual historical sites in six different countries, including Anne Frank’s house, Versailles, and Stonehenge. Local guides will give them behind-the-scenes tours of the cities of Amsterdam, Heidelberg, Munich, Venice, Read More
Arborist Speaks on Aspens in the Urban Landscape
Courtesy photo
PEEC News:
Local certified arborist Laural Hardin is a popular presenter at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC). She has spoken on several topics related to local tree species and their care in the urban landscape. Hardin returns to PEEC at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20 to discuss aspen trees.
Many homeowners have or want to have aspen in their yards. This talk will cover many of the challenges property owners face when aspens are put in the urban setting. Some of the topics to be discussed include aspen disease and pest issues, as well as root systems and expected life Read More
‘Yoga For A Healthy Back’ Workshop Nov. 24
Staff Report
Do you have chronic back pain? Yoga may help. Dr. Laura Vanderberg, yoga therapist and experienced registered and certified teacher, is offering a two hour workshop 3:30-5:30 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 24 at Mesa Elite Fitness/CrossFit Los Alamos on DP Road, entitled “Yoga for a Healthy Back.”
According to the National Centers for Health Statistics, low back pain is the leading cause of disability in American workers under the age of 45.
In 2012, the University of Maryland Medical Center Health information website indicated that 60-80 percent of the U.S. population report having low back Read More
Food on the Hill: Clam Chowder
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comSolo Traveler: When Romance Dies
Beds in stowed position on a Thai train. Photo by Sherry Hardage
Beds come down for the night. Photo by Sherry Hardage
Solo Traveler: When Romance DiesTrain travel ─ is there anything more romantic? Well, Paris maybe. Better yet, train travel to and from Paris!
There is a website, The Man in Seat 61 created by a fellow whose love affair with trains goes back to his childhood. His site features descriptions, schedules, fares, and even videos of just about every passenger train in the world.
I read about the trains in Thailand and wanted to ride the one from Bangkok to Chiang Read More
Annual Crèche Show Dec. 6
Note: Drop crèches to be displayed in show at the church between 8 a.m. and noon Dec. 6. Crèches must be picked up 4-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Send an email to LACrecheShow@gmail.com. with the number of crèches and any special set-up requirements.
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Community Wishes Denise Lane Farewell
From left, Rose Corrigan, Merry McIntyre, new Dixie Girl owner Victor M. Medina, former owner Denise Lane and Lori Heimdahl Gibson Friday at a farewell event for Lane. Lane is moving to Albuquerque with her husband Mike after several decades of living and operating restaurants and selling real estate in Los Alamos. She sold the Dixie Girl Restaurant to Medina and his wife Patricia Thursday. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Mary McInerny with her husband Dan Saxton at the banner signing table set up for Denise Lane Friday at the Dixie Girl Restaurant. McInerny and JJ Maier organized Read More
Tour Top Open Houses This Weekend!
REAL ESTATE News:
Tour the top open houses scheduled for this weekend throughout the area!
The Los Alamos Daily Post features a weekly section highlighting the open houses throughout Los Alamos, White Rock, Jemez Springs and Santa Fe. Photographs, details and a map depicting the location of each open house are included in this weekly section.
Click on the map to read details about the featured homes. Print out a copy of the map before heading out to tour the open houses or pull up the map on a smart phone or ipad from the road! Click on the Real Estate Section “red button” near the top of Read More
Fitness Column: Body Mass Index-Helpful or Useless?
Fitness ColumnBody Mass Index (BMI) is a commonly used tool to estimate the amount of fat on a person’s body. For decades the term has been used by health professionals and trainers when assessing an individual’s fitness level. A person’s BMI depends on two things: their height and their weight.
Is the measurement an accurate evaluation of someone’s health? Often, it is not. While BMI can give you an estimation of your level of health and fitness, since BMI takes into account only height and weight, many will not get a true assessment from this number. Read More
How the Hen House Turns: Awareness and Sympathy
Toffee the hen had a brush with death recently – luckily, the story has a happy ending. Courtesy photo
How the Hen House Turns: Awareness and SympathyThey crowded around the stock tank as I lifted Toffee out, a patch of feathers missing from her neck. All of them were there ─ turkey; Lucy and Bobbi, the geese; DeeDee and Scooter, the dogs; the fours ducks; and the two remaining chickens.
They had gathered in response to my cries of protest. Toffee was the victim of another hawk attack, probably, and she was too heavy for the predator to carry off. Read More
Former LANL Security Chief Jack Killeen Launches Retirement With 2,700 Mile Adventure
Jack Killeen arrives at the Mexican Border south of Palomas, N.M., following a nine week, 2,700 mile mountain bike journey from the Canadian Border. Photo by Sonja Killeen
Attracted to the salt, this deer ate Jack Killeen’s glove, the inside of his bike helmet and one of the white arm guards he wore to protect against the sun. Photo by Jack Killeen
It was 3 a.m. and the sound of a large animal outside his tent brought former Los Alamos National Laboratory Security Division Leader Jack Killeen to his feet. When the moon cleared and illuminated his
Brace Yourself … Pajarito Brewpub Unveils Winter Menu!
The Pajarito Brewpub & Grill’s winter menu features new entrées, soup and desserts. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Pajarito Brewpub Executive Chef David Tripp and Pastry Chef Laura Hamilton with their new creations. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comWinter’s upon us and it’s time for comfort food. The new dishes on the Pajarito Brewpub & Grill’s winter menu will make you very comfortable indeed. The Los Alamos Daily Post was invited to sample the new selections Wednesday so we tucked in for some Read More
Residents Collect Shoebox Gifts
WRBC News:
Christmas is arriving early in Los Alamos, as White Rock Baptist Church prepares to serve as a collection point for Operation Christmas Child. Soon, with the help of local volunteers, the site will be brimming with festively wrapped shoeboxes full of gifts.
Through Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas project, Los Alamos residents are helping send shoe box gifts to more than 8 million children in 100 countries suffering from natural disaster, war, terrorism, disease, famine and poverty.
From Los Alamos, the shoebox gifts will be sorted and sent using whatever Read More
Los Alamos Couple Buys Dixie Girl Restaurant
Victor Medina and Denise Lane at the Dixie Girl Restaurant Tuesday. Medina and his wife Patricia officially take ownership of the eatery Friday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Victor Jose Medina, son of the Dixie Girl’s new owners has worked at the restaurant since it opened in 2012. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
After Denise Lane sold Victor Manuel Medina and his wife Patricia a new home last month, she turned around and sold them her Dixie Girl Restaurant. Medina joked with the Los Alamos Daily Post Tuesday afternoon Read More
Learn About Australian Songbirds Today
AUDUBON SOCIETY News:
Australia is often best known as the land of pouched mammals such as kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, wombats and the Tasmanian devil. But for those interested in songbirds, Australia is an equally interesting place.Australia contains songbird species that originated before Gondwana broke apart around 100 million years ago.
Presenter Stephen Fettig will show his photographs from his 2012 trip to Australia at a free talk to the Sangre de Cristo Audubon Society at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 at the Unitarian Church in Santa Fe (at the corner of Galisteo and Barcelona St.). Read More
One Year On the Road
One year anniversary of three-year world tour. Courtesy photo
A TRAVELVERSITY
Introduction by Teralene Foxx
It has been a year since our daughter Kerri and her husband Jason Frazier and daughter Sydney began their world travels. I really appreciate those who have asked me how they are or say they are following their adventure through the Los Alamos Daily Post. And thanks LA Daily Post for following their journey. In Jason’s latest blog, he shares what they have found out about themselves and the world in this last year.
But before getting to Jason’s blog, I would like to answer several questions Read More
Food on the Hill: Mint Fudge
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comDirections:
Combine sugar, salt, butter, milk and boil 6-8 minutes.
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Pour boiling syrup over green mint chocolate and marshmallow cream in a large bowl, beat until chocolate is all melted.
Photo by SueFirst Baptist Church Bingo Tonight
FBCLA News:
Community members 18 and older are invited to attend a bingo game in the gym at the First Baptist Church of Los Alamos, 2200 Diamond Dr.
The event runs 7-9 p.m., today, is free of charge and offers more than $500 in prizes. Read More
