Daily Postcard: A handsome Rufous Hummingbird is spotted perched on a thin twig at Bandelier National Monument. The Rufous Hummingbird is a fairly small hummingbird with a slender, nearly straight bill, a tail that tapers to a point when folded, and fairly short wings that don’t reach the end of the tail when the bird is perched. Photo by Sally King/NPS Read More
Community
‘Friday Night Dining’ Seeks Volunteers
COMMUNITY News:
Friday Night Dining, which offers fine dining for low-income senior citizens and the homeless in Española Valley and Santa Fe County, is looking for volunteers.
The organization serves 50 diners. It has two volunteer chefs that prepare the meals, but 19 volunteers are needed to work as waiters, bussers, kitchens helpers and dishwashers at each dinner.
The next dinners are June 26, July 31, Aug. 21 and Oct. 23. Meals are held at Valley View United Methodist Church on Spruce Street in Española. The food that is left is served to the homeless the next day.
Volunteer hours:
- Waiters
Wedding Announcement: Bryson Ballew & Hailee Ballew
Bryson Ballew formerly of White Rock and Hailee Ballew were married on June 13, 2026, surrounded by family and friends. The couple said that they look forward to their future together. Courtesy photo Read More
LALT To Present ‘The Proposal’ & ‘Overtones’
LALT News:
Los Alamos Little Theatre (LALT) announces a play reading and auditions for a twin bill of one-act plays that will open LALT’s season: “The Proposal” by Anton Chekhov and “Overtones” by Alice Gerstenberg. Ken Milder will direct “The Proposal” and Emily Stark will direct “Overtones”.
The play reading, open to anyone interested in reading or listening, will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at the Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nectar St.
Auditions will be held at the PAC at 6 p.m. Friday, June 26, and 2 p.m. Saturday, June 27. Persons interested in auditioning will be asked to fill out an audition
Engaged: Zealand Walterscheid & Jordan Rodenkirk
Zealand Walterscheid and Jordan Rodenkirk announce engagement. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Jeff and Karen Walterscheid of White Rock, New Mexico are happy to announce the engagement of their son Zealand Kohl Walterscheid to Jordan Larae Rodenkirk, daughter of Vincent and Angela Rodenkirk of Strawberry, Arizona.
The bride to be is a graduate of Grand Canyon University and is employed as a Registered Nurse in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Her fiancé is also a graduate of Grand Canyon University and is employed with Abbott Labs.
The couple were engaged in the Gardens at the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, Read More
Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum: ‘Saved By The Spirits: Did Religion Rescue Paleolithic Humans From Extinction?’ By Dr. Nels Hoffman June 24
Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum News:
The Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum 2026 Summer Series Presents ‘Saved by the Spirits: Did religion rescue paleolithic humans from extinction?’ by Dr. Nels Hoffman at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church (TOTH) at 3900 Trinity Drive. A light meal will be served at 6 p.m.and the forum will be recorded and streamed here.
All hominin species, except for one, have gone extinct. Even a successful species like Homo erectus, who persisted on Planet Earth for more than one and a half million years, is no longer around. Genomic Read More
More Scenes Of 2026 Pride Festival In Central Park Square
Scene of the 2026 Pride Festival presented on Saturday June 12 on the lawn in Central Park Square by the LA Pride Collective. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com
Scene from the 2026 Pride Festival Saturday June 12 on the lawn in Central Park Square. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com
Scene from the 2026 Pride Festival Saturday June 12 on the lawn in Central Park Square. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com
Scene from the 2026 Pride Festival Saturday June 12 on the lawn in Central Park Square. Photo by Tomás Redondo/ladailypost.com
McQuiston: When The Monsoon Rolls In … Tips For Getting Your Home Ready Before The First Big Storm
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
The sky is clear all morning. Then around 3 p.m. the clouds start stacking up dark over the mountains, the wind kicks up, and 10 minutes later it’s coming down sideways. Hail is ticking off the windows and the street out front is already running like a creek.
If you’ve spent a summer in northern New Mexico, you know the drill. The storms are loud and dramatic, and they can do real damage in about the time it takes to finish a cup of coffee.
Monsoon season officially started in mid-June and runs through September. The good news is that Read More
Double Rainbow Fills Sky Over Los Alamos
A double rainbow fills the sky over Los Alamos viewed on Sunday from Los Pueblos. Courtesy photo Read More
Luján Issues Statement Commemorating Juneteenth
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement commemorating today’s Juneteenth:
“As our nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we must remember that the promise of freedom was not extended to all Americans in 1776.
“More than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, informing more than 250,000 enslaved people that they were free.
“Juneteenth marks Read More