Amateur Naturalist: October, The Artistic Month
By BOB DRYJA
Los Alamos
October is a good time for uplifting walks, knowing that the winter months are not too far away. A physically uplifting as well as an emotional walk is possible by hiking up one of the slopes of the nearby Jemez Mountains. The slopes set the stage for what can be seen.
The Pajarito Mountain provides a good setting. Its peak is at 10,400 feet. Its eastern slope drops to about 7,400 where it begins to level out on a mesa top. This is a vertical drop of 3,000 feet over a horizontal distance of four miles. There is another 500 foot drop over another five miles to the eastern end of mesa top. Read More
Shin: It’s Voting Day! Your Vote Is Your Voice
LISA SHIN
Chair
Republican Party of Los Alamos
Election Day for our local school board is today, Tuesday Nov. 7, and I urge residents to exercise their constitutional and civil right to vote! This election cycle, I have heard people say, “I do not have kids in the school system, so I will not vote.” However, as County Clerk Naomi Maestas has aptly said, “By participating, we ensure that our schools reflect the values, aspirations, and needs of the entire community, thereby creating an environment conducive to growth, learning, and success.” By voting, you have a say in how your tax dollars Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Nov. 7, 2023
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
The kokanee salmon snagging season opens Saturday (Nov. 11) at Heron Lake State Park. Back in the 1980’s and 1990’s snagging season became a social event. Anglers would mark their calendars. Crowds of them would li e the shores of the lake trying to impale the salmon with big treble hooks. The daily limit on salmon was generously increased to 12-per-day.
During that time, strong snowpack and reliable monsoon rainfall kept New Mexico’s reservoirs full. The high water levels benefited the fisheries like kokanee salmon. The kokanee did so Read More
Lyons: Vote ‘Yes’ On The School Bond Initiative
By DAVE LYONS
White Rock resident
I am writing today to urge everyone who has not voted early or absentee to please go the polls this coming Tuesday, Nov. 7 and vote “Yes” on the School Bond initiative.
The arguments in favor of the bond have been well stated on these pages previously, so I won’t recap in detail. But, I would argue that this is a critical vote for the future of Los Alamos and will be a strong indicator of the kind of town we want to be in the future. Education is all about the health and vitality of a community and whether there is support to ensure the next generation can get the education that Read More
All Shall Be Well: Pay Attention With The Eyes Of Your Heart
Clergy from left, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Associate Rector Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Courtesy photo
By Pastor Nicolé Raddu Ferry
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Los Alamos
I must confess that for the first time since we began writing these articles-sharing our prayers, thoughts, hopes, reflections, and invitations as leaders of faith with this community of Los Alamos-the words “All Shall Be Well” caused me to pause. For you see, our world has great pain, injustice, division, and blindness to what we can do for “All [things to] Be Well.”
And so I wonder: Read More
Posts From The Road: Tree Sculptures In Galveston, Texas
Gulf Titans: A detailed sculpture illustrates titans in the Gulf of Mexico. Included are a sword fish, dolphins, fish, and a clam shell. This carving sits in the front yard of a Victorian house in Galveston’s East End Historic District. The district is lined with Victorian style houses and many of the houses are over 100 years old. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Pod of Dolphins and Mermaid: The sculpture at this house on Ball Street shows a pod of dolphins and a mermaid. The dolphins are said to represent the children and the mermaid represents the mother of the family. This was a favorite Read More
McQuiston: Time To Fall Back (And Check Smoke Alarms)
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
This weekend marks Daylight Savings time when we “fall back” an hour.
A general rule of thumb is to replace the batteries in your smoke detectors when Daylight Savings Time ends and begins (unless you have a special detector – more on that below).
In addition to replacing your batteries, here are some guidelines that are smart to follow when checking/testing smoke alarms:
- Smoke alarms should be maintained according to the manufacturer’s instructions, so look over and keep the instructions.
- Test smoke alarms at least once
