TOTH Invites Community to Christmas Service
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TOTH News:
Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church warmly invites the community to its Christmas Eve Family Communion service. The service will include a musical celebration of Christmas, performed by the younger members of the church, at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24 in the sanctuary of Trinity on the Hill, 3900 Trinity Dr.
Some 15 elementary and middle school aged youth will perform “Archangel Gabriel’s Awesome Adventure,” a musical fantasy by Beth Merrill and Allan Robert Petker.
The composers created this musical from a simple question: if angels are Read More
Blue Window Bistro Offers New Year’s Eve Pre-Party Dinner
The Blue Window Bistro in Los Alamos will host a 5-course New Year’s Eve dinner from 5-9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31. Reservations are required.
A special menu will be served, including three appetizer choices, 3 entrée choices and a complimentary glass of champagne for $60 per person.
First Course
- Blue Corn Blinis with Smoked Salmon
- Oysters Trio
- Maple Glazed Boneless Quail
- Vegetarian Tasting
Second Course
- Lobster Bisque
- Pomegranate and Roquefort Salad
Intermezzo
- Lemon Sorbet
Fourth Course
- East and West Seafood Platter
- Red Chile Marinated Lamb Chops
- Maple Leaf Farms Duck Breast
- Duo of Black Angus
Food on the Hill: Crab Benedict
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comColumn: Align Personal Values with New Year’s Resolutions
By Jessica Kisiel M.S.
Every April in New Mexico, I observe hundreds of people walking many miles on Good Friday before Easter to El Santuario de Chimayo Shrine.
As I scan the crowd it is clear that for the majority of the crowd this trek is the farthest they will walk all year.
Impressed and confused by this annual spectacle I wondered why these people would undertake such a physical task one day each year.
As a wellness coach, I wanted to know their secret. If I could figure out what inspired them to move, maybe I could use the same power to propel my clients off the couch.
A similar change in health habits Read More
Family Council Continues Year-Long Community Wellness Campaign
Dr. Tyler Taylor presented a physical wellness seminar Wednesday at Trinity on the Hill Church. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Community members attend a physical wellness seminar by Dr. Tyler Taylor sponsored by the Los Alamos Family Council. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By Carol A. Clark
Take self-improvement slow and steady. Don’t beat yourself up. Incorporate a couple of healthy habits into your life each month. For 30 days walk more and eat a piece of fruit … these are just some of the physical wellness suggestions that Dr. Tyler Taylor offered to community Read More
Children’s Christmas Bazaar Draws 160 Local Shoppers
Shoppers get busy selecting Christmas gifts for family members Dec. 4 during the Children’s Christmas Bazaar at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church. Courtesy/TOTH
Children take a break from shopping to sign holiday cards for soldiers as part of the ‘Mail for Heroes’ program. Courtesy/TOTH
TOTH News:
This year’s Children’s Christmas Bazaar at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church Dec. 4 drew 160 shoppers, 76 volunteers and a large gathering of parents waiting while their children shopped.
The event also included the signing of 105 cards sent to the American Red Cross for Read More
Stidhams Mark 25 Years at LA Church of Christ
Timothy and Tanya D. Stidham. Courtesy photo
By Linda K. Wood
In 1987, “The Cosby Show” was the most popular program on television, the New York Giants won the Superbowl and a gallon of gasoline cost 89 cents.
In August of that year, Timothy D. Stidham and his wife Tanya, moved with their four children to Los Alamos from Sherman, Texas.
They were to begin what would be 25 years of service to the Los Alamos Church of Christ. Twenty-five years and counting…
The church honored the Stidhams with a banquet at Hilltop House Hotel Friday, Nov. 30. At that time, present and former church members recounted Read More
Holiday Farmers Markets Coming to Fuller Lodge
FARMERS MARKET News:
Foods: Soup mixes, fudge, beans, salsa, cookies, tea breads, sticky buns, coffee cakes, breads, stolen, pizza, red chile powder, jams, jellies, honey and honey sticks, apples, apple cider, green chile powder, pinon nuts, tamales, dip mixes, chile pods, winter squash, vinegars, ginger snap cookies, hand-tossed breads with Read More
Food on the Hill: Rice & Mushrooms
“Food on the Hill” by Sue York
This week’s recipe:
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com- 1 1/2 cups long grain rice
- 1 can beef consomme
- 1 can french onion soup
- 2 small cans of mushrooms (juice from 1can, drain the other can)
- 1 stick of butter
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comMountaineers Share Adventures From at Least Four Continents
Cholatse and Taboche Peaks, both above 21,000 feet, and Ngozumba glacier. About a mile below the peaks lies the village of Gokyo, one of the highest inhabited places in the world. Photo by Don Krier.
MOUNTAINEER News:
The community is invited to join Los Alamos Mountaineers as they celebrate another great year with a potpourri of their 2012 accomplishments.
The “Annual Potpourri Event” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19 at Fuller Lodge will tell of member adventures from as far afield as the Khumbu in Nepal.
During the past year, the club offered 43 official outings, and members had Read More
Annual Creche Festival Offers Artistic Inspiration
Carol Neal’s creche is on display at the Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Los Alamos Ward’s creche festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Bryan and Ellen Spaulding check out the creche festival Saturday. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Mary Barrus looks at the nativity scenes displayed at the Los Alamos Ward. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Sally Cassil donated her nativity scene for the creche festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Lawry and Alice Mann donated their creche for the festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Dixie Girl Brunch Draws Steady Crowd
Dixie Girl servers Victor Medina, left, and Fernando Rodriguez near the Bloody Mary Bar set up as part of the restauraunt’s new Sunday Brunch Menu, which launched Dec. 9 . Owner Denise Lane reported a “steady flow’ of diners throughout the 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. event at the Dixie Girl, 1789 Central Ave. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Live Nativity Christmas Eve At United Church
Courtesy/United Church
UNITED CHURCH News:
The United Church is planning a living Nativity 5-8 p.m., Christmas Eve in the parking lot west of the Church at 2525 Canyon Road, across Canyon Road from the Aquatics Center.
The nativity will be held between a family service at 4 p.m. and a candlelight service at 11 p.m. and the public is invited to attend and interact with the Living Nativity, greet the Holy Family, shepherds and kings and pet the stable animals.
For information, visit www.unitedchurchla.org Read More
Column: I’m Thankful I’m Still on the Course
I’m Thankful I’m Still on the Course. Par 4, No Bogeys … Life with CancerWhat if you were diagosed with cancer? You’d be thankful just to get through it and survive, right? Well, what if you had cancer 4 times? What would be your thoughts? Could you still be thankful? I mean, who beats cancer four times?
When I recently got news of my fourth cancer diagnosis, all I could think of was “how on earth can I go through this again? Why can’t I just beat this?”
Consumed by thoughts of my family, and not being with them, I couldn’t be thankful for anything. Here I am, desperately trying to reach Read More
‘Dixie Diner Sundays’ Start Dec. 9
A crowd fills the bar and dining areas at Dixie Girl Restaurant in downtown Los Alamos during Happy Hour. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
DIXIE GIRL & HILL DINER NEWS:
Denise Lane, owner of both the Dixie Girl and Hill Diner has announced a change in Sunday offerings at the two restaurants.
Beginning Sunday Dec. 9, Hill Diner will not be open Sundays, but the Dixie Girl will be open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for Sunday brunch and lunch.
The special “Dixie Diner Sunday Menu” will include both new items and some familiar Hill Diner favorites. Sundays will include all day Happy Hour and football on the Read More
Community Invited to Physical Wellness Seminar
Celebrate Holiday and Holy Day at TOTH
TOTH News:
Puppeteers will present a short play about the Apostle Paul’s shipwreck called “Trusting in God” at 6 p.m. Dec. 9 at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, Canyon Road at Diamond Drive.
Join us early for a great free dinner at 5:17, then for our contemporary service with puppeteers and our live praise band.
God’s great gift to us, at Christmas and throughout the year, is that He is with us always, even in the darkest hours of our lives.
When we struggle in our lives, God is there. Christians celebrate Christmas as the day God lovingly gave the gift of Himself in human form to us. Since then, we Read More
Local Businesses Light Up The Holidays
A Los Alamos landmark and annual tradition, Los Alamos National Bank, 1200 Trinity Dr., lights up Tuesday night’s sky with its tall rooftop Christmas tree created out of white bulbs and capped off with a shining star. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Lights decorate the trees and posts in front of Ruby K’s Bagel Cafe, 1789 Central Ave., and line the windows adorned with Christmas scenes Tuesday night. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Food on the Hill: Eggnog
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com- Need blender or a fast whisk
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 small pkg of unflavored gelatin
- 2 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1 pkg(qt size)non-fat dried milk powder (1- 1/2 cup)
- 6 egg yolks
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoon rum (opt)
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comOur Lady of the Woods Hosts Two Events
OLW News:
Dec. 7 (Friday) 6 p.m. – First Friday Pagan Dinner: Anyone interested in paganism, Wicca, or learning about OLW is welcome to join OLW members for an informal dinner on the first Friday of each month. Whether you are a beginner, advanced practitioner, or just curious, you are welcome. We meet at the Pyramid Cafe in Los Alamos (click on link to read directions).
The Pyramid Cafe, Los Alamos
Dec. 16 (Sunday) 6 p.m. – Yule (Winter Solstice) Sabbat: The light returns! The new sun king is reborn! The Holly King gives way to the Oak King and we rejoice. Yule is one of the oldest festivals,
