Posts From The Road: Sawtooth National Recreation Area
Sawtooth Mountain Range: A view of a portion of the Sawtooth Valley and the Sawtooth Mountain Range are seen from the Bethine and Frank Church Overlook Viewpoint where visitors get their first panoramic view of the Sawtooth Mountains and the Sawtooth Valley. The overlook is located near the Galena Summit on the Sawtooth Scenic Byway. The headwaters of the Salmon River are near this viewpoint but it is a small stream. The river increases in size by the time it reaches Stanley, Idaho, just a few miles farther north. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Ranch and Boulder Mountains: While driving Read More
Fr. Glenn: Silk Purses And Sows’ Ears
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Wow. Apparent assassination attempt on former president Trump yesterday (July 13). I think the last one was against President Reagan by John Hinkley Jr. back in 1981 just a couple of months after he was elected, and then Pope John Paul II’s assassination attempt a couple of months later. Much more will come out about this in the next few days. It would be hard to deny that Trump’s getting up and vowing to continue the election fight right after getting shot was pretty dang impressive—reminiscent of when Reagan quipped to his wife Nancy in the hospital: “Honey, I forgot to duck.” Read More
All Shall Be Well: ‘Alternate Merge’
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 The Rev. Mary Ann Hill
Rector
Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church
One my biggest frustrations where I used to live was the evening traffic. There were many stoplights and traffic often backed up for miles. Consequently, I spent years of frustration, wondering why NOBODY in that town knew how to “zipper merge”.
What is zipper merging? It’s simply taking turns. Theoretically, if drivers use both lanes Read More
Update: Canyon Road Reconstruction Project Warranty Work
COUNTY News:
TLC Plumbing and Utility will complete the final portion of warranty work on July 15, for the Canyon Road Reconstruction project.
The warranty work will repair two water valve concrete collars that have become loose and pose a safety issue. Traffic cones will be placed over the concrete collars to allow for the concrete to cure. The traffic cones will be removed by the end of the day July 19.
Until cones are removed, the western driveway of the Aquatic Center and the driveway to Canyon Village Apartments will be restricted to right-in and right-out traffic movements. Vehicles exiting Read More
United Church Hosts Compassion Camp Sundays In August
UCLA News:
WHAT EVERY LIVING THING NEEDS: Shelter, food, water, air, and community—all are themes of The United Church Compassion Camp. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Sunday in August, lunch will be provided, and Campers of all ages will explore what every living thing needs—and discover ways that needs can be met with compassion while celebrating the gifts of God’s creation.
Together, all ages will dive into Scripture, learn new music, create an altar-scape, practice yoga, do some forest bathing, serve members of our community in need, try our hand at poetry, tell our faith stories, share lunch, Read More
Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum 2024 Summer Lecture Series Presents Ritual, Religion And The Scaling-Up Of Society: Insights From Anthropology
Courtesy/Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum
Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum News:
Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum 2024 Summer Lecture Series presents Ritual, Religion and the Scaling-Up of Society: Insights from Anthropology by Dr. Nels Hoffman Tuesday, July 16.
The evening begins with a light meal at 6 p.m. at SALA Event Center followed by the lecture at 6:30 p.m.
Anthropologists tell us that, until quite recently, most humans lived in small communities of less than a few hundred people, in which almost everyone was related to everyone else. Larger communities tended to be unstable, Read More
In-Person Car Seat Inspection In Los Alamos Saturday
First Born Program News:
The First Born Program of Los Alamos is hosting the New Mexico Department of Transportation Traffic Safety Division (NMDOT TSD) and Safer New Mexico Now for an in-person Car Seat Inspection Clinic.
The clinic is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 13, at the Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center, 1101 Bathtub Row in the lower parking lot.
This free educational clinic provides parents and caregivers instruction on the proper selection, installation and use of their car seats from nationally certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPSTs).
At the clinic, CPSTs will spend Read More
Atomic City Transit Detours Friday July 12: Routes 1, 4C, 6C
Map indicating bus stop closures and stops on Trinity and Oppenheimer that can be utilized. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Due to a temporary closure on a section of Central Avenue, Atomic City Transit Routes 1 and concert service 4C and 6C will be detoured 4-9 p.m. Friday, July 12.
Route 1 will detour inbound to the transit center down Central Avenue left on 15th Street, right on Trinity Drive, right on Oppenheimer Drive and back onto Central Avenue.
Whtie Rock Route 2C will come up the Main Hill (N.M. 502) into Los Alamos and drop off/pick up on Trinity Drive near the Justice Center and continue to White Read More
NM State Police Issue Over 2,700 Traffic Citations & Arrest 37 Drunk Drivers During Independence Day C.A.R.E. Operation
NMSP News:
During the 2024 Independence Day holiday, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) participated in the Combined Accident Reduction Effort (C.A.R.E.) operation across all roadways within the state.
The goal of the traffic initiative is to increase motorist safety and reduce the number of crashes through a strong law enforcement presence.
Because of the increased volume of traffic during the holiday, NMSP increased its patrol presence during this initiative on roadways throughout all State Police districts on the busiest travel days of the Independence Day weekend, specifically Read More
Robinson: Priest Miscalculates In Removing ‘Apache Christ’
The ‘Apache Christ’ by Franciscan Friar Robert Lentz. Photo by Sherry Robinson
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
The Catholic Church stumbled badly.
In the dark of night, Father Peter Chudy Sixtus Simeon-Aguinam and his accomplices removed beloved paintings from St. Joseph Apache Mission on the Mescalero Apache Reservation and spirited them away. When parish staff and volunteers opened the church on June 27, they were shocked to find the sanctuary stripped of the eight-foot “Apache Christ,” by Franciscan Friar Robert Lentz, a famed iconographer.
Created in Read More
Home Country: We All Must Do Our Share
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
Each of us, in our own way, smiles on the Fourth of July. We can’t help it. We are the most fortunate citizens of any nation in the world and we know it.
A bunch of us in the valley will be down on the sidewalk watching the parade go by. The bands are nice. The horses are great fun to watch, and the military with their stunning stout vehicles of war are hard to beat. So are we. We’re hard to beat, too.
My favorite part of the parade is when the kids walk by, with a small American flag in one hand and the end of a leash in the other. And that leash is attached to a dog. Not a world champion dog. Read More
NNSA To Conduct Helicopter Aerial Radiation Assessment Flights Over Milwaukee Ahead Of GOP National Convention
Twin-engine Bell 412. Courtesy/NNSA
DOE/NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights over downtown Milwaukee, Wisc., Tuesday, July 9 through Thursday, July 11, in support of the 2024 Republican National Convention.
NNSA’s Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST) aircraft will measure expected background radiation as part of standard public health and safety preparations.
The public may see a twin-engine Bell 412 helicopter, which is equipped with radiation-sensing Read More
Posts From The Road: Beartooth Highway
Beartooth Lake: Ripples from the wind on Beartooth Lake interrupt the reflection of Beartooth Butte, which sits a short distance from the lake. The butte rises 1,500 feet above the lake to an elevation of 10,518 feet above sea level. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Lakes and Vistas: A viewpoint on the Beartooth Highway reveals stunning alpine vistas including several of the 950 plus lakes in the Beartooth Mountains. Also shown are a few of the switchbacks in the highway as it ascends in elevation. In the distance are the Absaroka Mountains. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY Read More
Fr. Glenn: Discerning The Right And The Good
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Saw an interesting story the other day in which the very well-known actor Kevin Bacon (Footloose, Apollo 13, A Few Good Men, Taking Chance, to name a few of his movies) went out amongst us hoi polloi and found that life without the privileges of fame just ain’t quite as easy. This isn’t to denigrate Kevin Bacon, who IS a great actor, but rather makes one reflect upon why so many people look to celebrities for life’s advice when they are often so insulated from the lives of the vast majority of common people.
But such stories and considerations DO elicit the thoughtful question: What/who Read More
Cone Zone: Week Of July 8, 2024
COUNTY News:
Public Works Projects:
Los Alamos County Public Works Department 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. 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
Courtesy/LAC
TLC Plumbing & Read More
Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum Presents ‘Impact Of Moral Foundations Upon Religion And Science’ July 9 At SALA
Dr. Kirk Weisbrod
LAFSF News:
Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum 2024 Summer Lecture Series presents “Impacts of Moral Foudations Upon Religion and Science” by Dr. Kirk Weisbrod, Tuesday July 09, 2024.
The lecture is open to the public and begins with a light meal served at 6 p.m. followed by the lecture at 6:30 p.m. at SALA Event Center.
About the lecture:
Current events indicate that perspectives are becoming more fragmented in politics, science and religion. Recent studies in social psychology, which included more than 30,000 interviews, indicate that intuition (emotions) responds first Read More
All Shall Be Well: Treating Everyone With Dignity
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 Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, M.Div.
ELCA
Faithful Christians claim to live by the tenets of Jesus, especially as they are outlined in his Sermon on the Mount. This sermon, especially as found in the Gospel of Matthew, chapters 5-7, clearly expounds on Jesus’ concept of the life of faith. Honest Christians will tell you, though, that it is not always easy to live according to Jesus’ teachings.
For example, Read More
Scenes Of White Rock July 4th Children’s Parade & Carnival
Members of Trail Life and American Heritage Girls Troop 1412 presented the colors at the Children’s Parade and Carnival and celebration hosted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints July 4 in White Rock. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com 
Following the flag ceremony there was a kid’s bike parade with kids in scooters, wagons and strollers going around the block. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scenes from the carnival with free treats, games and inflatables. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scenes from the carnival with free treats, Read More
Theophan: The Art Of Raku
View of raku firing. Photo by Father Theophan
View of finished plate. Photo by Father Theophan
By Father Theophan
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church
Los Alamos
A few weeks ago, for a friend’s birthday, we hosted a raku party and cook-out. It was pouring rain which dampened the cook-out a bit, but also mitigated the effects of the heat during the raku firings.
“Raku” is a variation of a Japanese ceramic firing technique that consists of preheating ceramic pots, firing them quickly to glaze maturity, and then removing them from the kiln and placing them in a post-fire reduction vessel. Now, granted, Read More
Los Alamos County To Host 4th Of July Spectacular
Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
The 4th of July is this Thursday and Los Alamos County is ready for the event! The 4th of July Spectacular will be held 4-10 p.m. at Overlook Park in White Rock.
The day of entertainment begins at 4 p.m. with the Los Alamos Community Winds, who have been a staple of the 4th of July and feature many of the area’s best classically trained musicians. Then, the afternoon gets going with music from DJ Optamystic.
Headliner Prince Again will take the stage at 7:20 p.m. to bring the house down and get the event attendees dancing and singing to their favorite songs in the huge open space Read More
