Warm Hearts Yarn Announces Upcoming Classes
WHY News:
Warm Hearts Yarn at 35 Rover Blvd. Suite D in White Rock announces its upcoming classes.
Weekly Stitching Group: 4-7 p.m. every Wednesday – this is a great time to get help, inspiration, and visit. Beginners are welcome to this free group!
Ear Flap Hat Class (great for adventurous beginners): this is a two-session class: Thursdays, March 7 and 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Class fee: $25/participant, includes pattern Instructor: Stephanie Hagelburg
Block of the Month Club: second Saturday of each month starting April 13, 11 a.m.-noon
Fee: $30 includes kit and instruction (there are only Read More
Perch Paperie Extends Hours; Adds New Classes
Perch Paperie News:
Now shoppers will have more time to get crafty at Perch Paperie. The store is extending its hours!
Perch Paperie will now be open M-F 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Perch Paperie has lots of fun classes coming up this month.
New classes are added all the time, so be sure and visit Perch Paperie online at https:////www.perchpaperie.com/ or click on the Perch Paperie ad on the Los Alamos Daily Post to find out the latest.
Paper Straw Pinwheel kids class: 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, $7, all ages.
CD Case Sticker Book: 1-2 p.m. Thursday, March 7, $7, all ages, withFood on the Hill: Pesto
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comIngredients:
4 oz. fresh basil leaves, stems removed and cleaned
2.25 oz pine nuts
6-8 cloves of garlic
½ cup (or more) olive oil
1/3 cup Parmesan/Romano cheese
Directions:
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Clean basil leaves in a salad spinner, if you have one. If you don’t, you can clean them under running water before you take them off the stems. Dry them well.
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comIn a food processor, put the pine nuts and the cloves of garlic
Hunter Education Class in Los Alamos March 16-17
NMG&F News:
There are several spaces remaining in the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Hunter Education class scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, March 16-17 in Los Alamos.
All course registration is conducted online at https:////www.wildlife.state.nm.
Jeff Favorite Brings ‘The Gospel of Mark’ to the Stage
Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com“The Gospel According to Mark,” a dramatic one-person performance by Jeffrey Favorite at 7:30 p.m. March 8-9 at Trinity on the Hill
Demolition Underway at New Beginnings Church
Demolition crews were tearing down the fire damaged New Beginnings Fellowship Chapel at 112 East Road Friday. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Staff report
A morning fire destroyed the chapel of the New Beginnings Fellowship Church at 112 East Road in Los Alamos last July 4.
The blaze left a burned out shell of a building. One firefighter was injured battling the flames that had traveled up into the building’s rafters.
There were unusual circumstances surrounding the fire and a state fire marshal was called in to investigate the cause.
Last August, the fire was ruled Read More
Column: Are You a Closet Contest Enterer?
Are You a Closet Contest Enterer?Are you one of those? You know, a person who partakes in that guilty pleasure—a contest enterer?
Will you admit it in polite society? Probably not. When the topic raises its ugly head at a cocktail party, you are the one to steer the conversation to something safe, something like the latest Kardashian sighting.
Anything to divert attention from your hidden pleasure.
Ashamed of this aspect of your behavior? Don’t be. You are simply another victim in a society of victims—the victim of what behavioral psychologists call intermittent reinforcement. Read More
Writer Christina Nealson will discuss her ‘Wild Encounters’
Author Christina Nealson
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Almost every day, there seems to be a new product that promises to make life better. But what if life could be profoundly changed without techno-gadgets and beyond the commercialized world?
Author, blogger and traveler Christina Nealson believes it can be and the way is simple and free. Just walk out the door and into nature.
She will discuss just how this profound impact can be created during her talk, “Wild Encounters: The Sacred and Profane,” from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, March 3 at Mesa Public Library.
Her discussion of the sacred in nature will address human Read More
Jewish Communities of NNM Present Yom Limmud
Courtesy/JCNNM
Staff Report
The Jewish communities of Santa Fe, Los Alamos and Taos will convene from 1-4:30 p.m. March 10 at St. John’s College for Yom Limmud: A Day of Jewish Learning, Arts and Culture.
The celebration will begin with a keynote by visiting scholar Dr. Alan Morinis, “Change Yourself, Change the World: The Jewish Spiritual Tradition of Mussar.”
Each attendee will have the opportunity to choose two workshops from a number of offerings.
The afternoon will include refreshments and socializing. Tickets are $12 in advance or $18 at the door.
For more information and registration Read More
Pony Club Collecting Children’s Items
Pony Club member Brenna Graham on her horse Bailey at the Las Cruces Horse Trials in November. Graham took 4th in her division. Courtesy/LAPCPONY CLUB News:
The Los Alamos Pony Club is collecting donations of children’s items that the club will tag to sell at the upcoming Little Forest resale.
Contributions are tax deductible and the club is willing to pick up donated items through March 7. The profits will fund club ptrojects. Contact Samara Graham at 662-1617 or Samara_graham@yahoo.com. Read More
Open Mic at De Colores Kicks Off Friday
Jonathan Dowell with his dulcimer. Courtesy photo
Staff Report
Blues & Brews Open Mic Night at De Colores kicks off at 6 p.m. Friday, March 1.
Your host is Jonathan Dowell and his Magic Mountain Dulcimer.
All the regulars will be there and new musicians are always welcome to jam. Everyone is invited to join the fun and hear the music.
De Colores Restaurant is located at the entrance to Los Alamos on the Main Hill Road.
For more information, call De Colores at (505) 662-6855. Read More
A Sweet Concert Fundraiser at Crossroads Bible Church
Learn Vegetable ABCs with Carlos Valdez
Carlos Valdez of the Los Alamos Office of the New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service talks with clients. Courtesy/NMSU Kevin RobinsonPEEC News:
With spring just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about vegetable gardening. Carlos Valdez comes to PEEC at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7 to talk about “Vegetable ABCs.”
This talk is free and open to the public.
The last and first frost used to be the beginning and end of the vegetable gardening season — but not anymore. This program will provide the knowledge necessary for growing food during every month of the year.
Learn season-defying techniques Read More
Orchard Owner Will Speak on Successful Fruit Production
Gordon Tooley of Tooley’s Trees will be the featured speaker at PEEC March 5.
PEEC News:
Learn about holistic methods of orchard management at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center, 3540 Orange St.
Gordon Tooley, owner of Tooley’s Trees in Truchas, will talk about the best practices for maintaining an orchard.
Have you ever dreamed about picking beautiful, delicious, ripe fruits from your own orchard? Well, there are a few things to consider first.
Successful fruit production can’t be confined to managing pests or finding the right fertility Read More
Los Alamos Runner Tackles Marathon Des Sables
Garth Reader running in the Desert RATS ultra-marathon in Utah. Courtesy photoBy KIRSTEN LASKEY
Marathon Des Sables is not for the faint of heart. The ultra-race typically spans 156 miles across the Sahara Desert and features sweltering temperatures well above 100 degrees.
It gets better. racers not only run through this scorching environment, they also must do so with all their supplies strapped to their backs.
Los Alamos resident Garth Reader was intrigued. He was so intrigued that he will be competing in this year’s event on April 7. Reader, a longtime runner, learned about the Marathon Read More
Food on the Hill: Greek Style Chicken
“Food on the Hill” by Sue York
This Week’s Recipe:
Greek Style Chicken
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comIngredients…
Directions…
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comRotary Crab Fest Breaks Record
Rotarians Jill Cook and Mike Lippiatt served as auctioneers at the Rotary Club of Los Alamos’ 4th annual Crab Fest Saturday evening at the Knight’s of Columbus Hall on DP Road. The dynamic dual entertained the sold out crowd and drove the live auction bid total to more than $9,000, shattering the previous record. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Little Prince Crab Lance Metcalf stops by to chat with, from left standing, IAFF Local 3279 President Bert Quintana and Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider and seated from left, IAFF Local 3279 Vice President Danny Archuleta and Fire Read More
Pajarito Reads: Robert Fuselier Explores How Survival Strategies Rooted Deep in the Brain Control our Behavior
Column by BONNIE GORDONRobert (Bob) Fuselier may be the ideal person to tackle the subject of his new book, “From Violence to Freedom.”
Fuselier is a veterinarian, which of course gives him a lot of insight into animal behavior and a background in medicine and biology.
Bob Fuselier
He’s also a world traveler, having done volunteer work in Honduras and more recently, in Afghanistan, where he saw how different cultures cope with human behavior. Fuselier also has a lifelong fascination with exploring our spiritual nature and a passionate interest in the brain and how it functions. Read More
Pancake Extravaganza! Cowboy Breakfast 7-11 a.m. Sunday
