Posts From The Road: Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Bonners Ferry: Visiting downtown Bonners Ferry, Id. was an enjoyable and relaxing way to spend the day on July 4th. While several businesses were closed for the holiday most restaurants and some shops were open for the day. Bonners Ferry sits about 25 miles from the Canadian border in the panhandle of Idaho. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Kootenai River: The Kootenai River runs through Bonners Ferry dividing the town into two halves with one half on each side of the river. Shown are boaters on the river on July 4th, a beautiful day in Northern Idaho for the holiday. Seen on the hillside are Read More
Fr. Glenn: Reversing Course
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Sigh.
All around it seems we increasingly see division in our own society, and in societies all around the world. What is that old saying? Divide and conquer? But who is this modern “conquistador”? Another old saying: “We have met the enemy, and it is us.”
But … in some sense this has always been. Since the first proto-human picked up a stick to bonk the other guy on the head, there has been division. In that way we hardly rise above the animals which also fight—often even killing—those of their own kind for territory, resources, rights to procreate, etc.
Yet … we have the ability of Read More
Home Country: How To Handle Washboard Road … Gun It!
Home Country
By Slim Randles
Life is kinda like a corrugated, washboard ranch road, I believe. You give anything enough time and experience and you’ll find that warts and scars and grooves will get worn in it. The down times and the up times can lead to a corrugation in our dirt roads and our lives.
Any good cowboy knows how to handle a washboard road, though. Taken slowly, a pickup truck hits each little dip and rattles its carburetor until it puts a kink in the distributor clamp. It takes forever to get someplace, of course, but it does give a guy time to compose a symphony or a letter to Congress.
There Read More
TGIF: Participants’ Santa Fe Summer Organ Academy Aug. 2
Sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant Ave. in Santa FeCourtesy/FPC
Concert News:
The TGIF concert this week features “Participants’ Recital for the Santa Fe Summer Organ Academy” Aug. 2 at First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant Ave. in Santa Fe.
The community is invited to ejoy the music of these talented organists. The doors to the sanctuary open at 5:15 p.m. and the concert begins at 5:30 p.m. The concert is free with donations accepted.
This is the fifth Summer Organ Academy. The Academy is led by Kimberly Marshall.
First Presbyterian offers weekly recitals 5:30-6 p.m. Fridays. Read More
All Shall Be Well: ‘God Is Faithful, All The Time’
Clergy from left, Pastor Deb Church, Deacon Amy Schmuck, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill, Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired and Pastor Nicolé Ferry. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
By Rev. Deborah Beloved Church
White Rock Presbyterian Church
I recently shared with the WRPC congregation that I have discerned a call to a new thing, and that after five-plus years with them and twenty-five-plus years in the Los Alamos and White Rock communities, I will soon be stepping out of both my role as their pastor and my place in this community, to begin a new chapter in my life. Read More
Interfaith Coalition Collects Backpacks For Refugee Students
Courtesy photo
Interfaith Coalition News:
The Interfaith Coalition is running a campaign to collect backpacks for refugee students in Albuquerque. There are just a few more days to pitch in to this effort. This effort has been organized for five years by the volunteers who compose the Interfaith Coalition.
The students who need backpacks and school supplies are legally settled here by Lutheran Family Services, which has a contract with the US Government to settle and support these refugee families. By attending school, the refugee students can start to rebuild their lives here in the United Read More
Public Invited To Celebrate Pueblo Independence Day At Jemez Historic Site Sunday Aug. 11
Dancers perform at the 2023 Jemez Pueblo Independence Day celebration. Courtesy/Tira Howard Photography
JHS News:
New Mexico Historic Sites invites the public to celebrate Pueblo Independence Day at Jemez Historic Site (JHS) Sunday, Aug. 11. The celebration begins at 7 a.m. with a 13-mile run from the plaza in Jemez Pueblo up N.M. 4 to Jemez Historic Site.
Beginning at 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., visitors will have the opportunity to see traditional Pueblo-style dances and tour Gisewa Pueblo, an ancestral site of the present-day Jemez Pueblo, and San José de los Jémez Mission. The event also includes Read More
Atomic City Transit After School Express Routes Resume Operations Wednesday Aug. 7
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Atomic City Transit (ACT) has announced that its After School Express Routes including Route 7 – North Mesa, Route 8 – North Community, Route 9 – Aspen Area, Route 10 – Barranca Mesa and Route 11 – White Rock Area will resume operations beginning Wednesday, Aug. 7.
After School Express Routes are amended to meet the new Los Alamos Public Schools release times, which are 2:40 p.m. for the elementary schools and 3:30 p.m. for the middle school.
Express Routes Schedule:
- Routes 7 – North Mesa will depart at 3:35 p.m. from San Ildefonso Road and Hawk Drive.
- Route 8 – North
Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary Of Los Alamos To Host Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser For Ruidoso Fire & Flood Victims Sunday July 28
Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary News:
Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary of Los Alamos invites the community to a pancake breakfast fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Sunday, July 28, at Karen McLaughlin Hall of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 3700 Canyon Dr., to benefit fire and flood victims in Ruidoso.
The breakfast includes pancakes (plain, blueberry and chocolate chip), sausage, coffee, juice and tea. A donation of $7 per adult and $4 per child is suggested. A donation box will be available for additional donations. All proceeds from the breakfast, 100%, will go to Ruidoso fire and Read More
Registration Is Now Open For 2024 Los Alamos Knights Of Columbus Golf Tournament
Knights of Columbus News:
The 2024 Los Alamos Knights of Columbus golf tournament will be held at Towa Golf Course on Aug. 10.
This is a charity tournament that supports scholarships for high school seniors in Northern New Mexico.
Last year’s tournament recognized Deacon Don Lucero and his many contributions to the Community of Los Alamos, the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church and our Nation for his many years of service with the Department of Energy.
The annual “Tee it Up for the Future” tournament raised more than $10,000 last year thanks to loyal sponsors and players.
Registration Read More
NCRTD Blue Bus Awarded $9.2 Million In Federal And State Grants For Headquarters Expansion
Rendering of $10.5 million expansion design of Jim West Regional Transit Center in Española. Courtesy/NCRDT
NCRTD News:
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) Blue Bus this week announced it has been awarded a $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Grants for Bus and Bus Facilities program.
Together with a $1.8 million matching grant from the State of New Mexico, a total of $9.2 million is now available for the District to implement the second and final phase of its plan to improve its Jim West Regional Transit Center headquarters and operations facility Read More
Cone Zone: Week Of July 22, 2024
COUNTY News:
Public Works Projects:
Los Alamos County Public Works’ staff manages the projects listed in this section through contractors.
For more information, call 505.662.8150 or visit the “County Projects” link and select “Public Works” at https://lacnm.com/pw-projects.
Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones.
Please note the information below is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.
DP Road Phase II Reconstruction Project Update
TLC Plumbing & Utility work 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday Read More
Posts From The Road: Greycliff Mill In Greycliff, Montana
Orchard and Grounds: An orchard grows next to the main building a Greycliff Mill in Greycliff, Mont. As the orchard matures fruit harvested will be used in products made at the facility. The grounds are well maintained giving visitors a pleasant area to walk while taking a break from their travels. The main building on site, seen on the left, is where visitors can order a snack of baked goods and coffee bar or enjoy a lunch made with freshly grown or made ingredients including the breads. The timbers used in the building were moved from a barn dating to 1760 in upstate New York and reconstructed in Montana. Read More
Fr. Glenn: Obligation
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
One of my pet peeves—as it is for many, I would surmise—is people driving slowly (or at least relatively slowly) in the left lane, especially on the crowded interstate. We often see people mouthing words such as: “Please, sir/madam; would you be ever so kind as to move over to a lane to the right?” … or perhaps some more colorful variation thereof … waving an almost fingerless greeting as they are finally able to pass. After all, simple community vehicle operation courtesy obliges us to take other drivers into account.
Another thing that priests and ministers in particular have Read More
All Shall Be Well: A Rule Of Life
Clergy from left, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill, Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
By Pastor Lynn Finnagan
Associate Priest
The Episcopal Church of the Holy Faith
Santa Fe
“The news is so terrible these days. I think I need a Rule of Life. Can you help me?” I received this telephone message recently. When we spoke later, my friend shared her concern about the agitation the daily news was causing her. She had read about having a personal Rule of Life and wanted to know more. My friend was on Read More
Relax And Recharge At Salish Lodge & Spa
Salish Lodge & Spa with a view of the top of the Falls east of Seattle on the Snoqualmie River between Snoqualmie and Fall City, Wash. Photo by Debbie Stone
River View room. Courtesy/Salish Lodge & Spa
By DEBBIE STONE
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
Perched on a cliff above famed Snoqualmie Falls and surrounded by a lush green forest, award-winning Salish Lodge & Spa is as Pacific Northwest as it gets. This picturesque backdrop has an immediate calming influence, which continues once you step inside the restored landmark building with its stunning historical architecture.
Salish Lodge Read More
Fr. Theophan: The Anti-art Of Icons
The icon of Saint Seraphim of Sarov. Courtesy/Fr. Theophan
By Fr. Theophan
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church
Los Alamos
When the weather turns cold, and the water in the slop bucket starts freezing over, I turn my creative attention to iconography, which I can produce in the warmth and comfort of the house.
We’re still a few months away from that this year, but one of my half-finished icons is staring at me from the shelf in the dining room where I keep them. I find myself yearning for the cold weather and the excuse to begin again and finally finish it.
Iconography, the depiction of Jesus Christ, the Read More
LAF&SF Presents Talk By Dr. Andrew Newberg July 23
Dr. Andrew Newberg
LAF&SF News:
Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum 2024 (LAF&S) Summer Lecture Series presents “Neurotheology Brain Mapping during various mental states – prayer, meditation, religious and mystical experiences” by Dr. Andrew Newberg Tuesday, July 23 at SALA Event Center. A light meal will be served at 6 p.m. and the lecture begins at 6:30 p.m.
Newberg is the director of research at the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health and a physician at Jefferson University Hospital. He is board certified in internal medicine and nuclear medicine. Newberg has published Read More
Home Country: Skiping Along On The High Spots
Home Country
By Slim Randles
Life is kinda like a corrugated, washboard ranch road, I believe. You give anything enough time and experience and you’ll find that warts and scars and grooves will get worn in it. The down times and the up times can lead to a corrugation in our dirt roads and our lives.
Any good cowboy knows how to handle a washboard road, though. Taken slowly, a pickup truck hits each little dip and rattles its carburetor until it puts a kink in the distributor clamp. It takes forever to get someplace, of course, but it does give a guy time to compose a symphony or a letter to Congress.
There Read More
Cone Zone For Week Of July 15, 2024
CONE ZONE:
Public Works Projects:
Los Alamos County Public Works’ staff manages the projects listed in this section through contractors.
For more information, email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the “County Projects” link and select “Public Works” at https://lacnm.com/pw-projects.
Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones.
Note that the information below is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.
DP Road Phase II Reconstruction Project Update
TLC Plumbing & Utility Read More
