Dining

VCNP Seeks Food Vendors For 2024 Summer Season

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Visitors talking with a ranger about wildlife during the 2023 Valles Caldera Fall Fiesta. Photo by C. Lycopolus/NPS

VCNP News:

JEMEZ SPRINGS – The National Park Service is looking to expand visitor services at Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) this year by working with local food vendors to offer different New  Mexican cuisines.

Currently, there are only light snacks available at the park. This makes it difficult to provide a comprehensive visitor experience, especially to out-of-town visitors arriving at the park in the middle of the day.

In addition to meeting basic visitor needs,  Read More

On The Job In Los Alamos: Erika Marquez At Viola’s

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On the job in Los Alamos this afternoon is waitress Erika Marquez at Viola’s Restaurant. She has worked at the popular eatery for 15 years and said today, ‘The owners are so nice and so is everyone I work with … it’s like family  … and I love our customers they are really nice, too!’  Viola’s Restaurant is open 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Monday through Friday at 1360 Trinity Dr., and has been serving customers in Los Alamos since 1988. Founded by Viola Jaramillo, the restaurant is now owned and operated by Belinda and Ronnie Jaramillo. To see Viola’s menu, click here. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Scenes From The 2024 Family YMCA Gala

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New Mexico Consortium CEO John Engen, left, and Los Alamos State Farm Agent Lou Santoro, right, and his wife Pat are honored with a standing ovation from the crowd for their generosity after YMCA CEO Chris Daniels, second from left, announced that both Engen and the Santoros donated $25,000 to the YMCA in support of its community programs. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Representatives from the Chairman’s Roundtable including LAMC, N2MIS, LANL/Triad, Los Alamos Daily Post and N3B. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Representatives from Champions of Youth including Century Read More

Pajarito Mountain Offers Mother’s Day Brunch At Cafe

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PAJARITO News:

Pajarito Mountain kicks off the summer season May 12 with a very special brunch for Mother’s Day, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the cafe.

On the menu:

 

  • Hearty Breakfast plates
  • Spicy Breakfast Burritos
  • Down Home Biscuits and Gravy
  • Luscious Strawberry Cheesecake French toast
  • Sweet Blueberry Pancakes
  • Gourmet Quiche

The following weekend the cafe will open for the summer May 18. The downhill mountain bike park will open June 1 with the annual Summerfest party on the hill. 

The Pajarito Mountain Cafe is expanding its hours for a longer lunch on weekdays, dinner on Saturdays, and brunch and Read More

Laboratory Retiree Group First Tuesday Breakfast May 7

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LRG News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in at the Laboratory Retiree Group (LRG) monthly breakfast social, between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 7 at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Dr.

LRG will pay for coffee and tea. Individuals will pay for their breakfast and other drinks.

Contact sgirard@losalamos.com or 505.672.3497 for more information about this breakfast.

For more information, visit the LRG website. Read More

Tesuque Casino 3-Day Chili Championships June 21-23, 2024

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Tesuque Casino News:

The challenge is on! Tesuque Casino will be the site for the ICS International Chili Society 2024 New Mexico State Chili Championships and Southwest Regional Chili Championships June 21-23, 2024.

The winners of the championships go directly to the World ICS Championships. Santa Fe resident Donna Foley, the 2023 World Champion for Texas Red Chili is entered in the  cookoff.

Tesuque Casino will host an all department Chili Championship on Friday, June 21 to get employees involved. Also, a Northern New Mexico News Media Championship will be held the same day.

For entries Read More

Masonic Breakfast To Benefit Folds of Honor April 20

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Community News:

Pajarito Lodge #66 and Los Alamos Chapter #63 Order of Eastern Star will hold a waffle breakfast 7:30-10:30 a.m., April 20 at the Masonic Lodge, 1400 Sage Loop, to benefit New Mexico Folds of Honor.

Breakfast tickets are $10 each and include waffles and “all the fixings” … sausages, bacon and toppings.

Contact Eastern Star Secretary Teri Roberts, la63secretary@gmail.com, or 505.470.3951, for tickets. Tickets also will be available at the door.

About Folds of Honor:

Folds of Honor is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides educational scholarships to the Read More

Scenes Of Pajarito Riding Club Visiting Pig & Fig

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Members of the Pajarito Riding Club in White Rock saddled up Saturday morning despite the cold and wind to ride to Pig & Fig at 11 Sherwood Blvd. for some pastries and coffee. The riders are Antonya and Alyssa Sanders, Nancy Ambrosiano, Lena Lopatina, Laura Mullane and Deirdre Monroe. For those interested in learning more about the club, email pajaritoridingclub@gmail.com. Courtesy photo

Scene from Pajarito Riding Club members in White Rock outside Pig & Fig where they visited Saturday morning for some pastries and coffee. Pig & Fig’s owner and chef, Laura Crucet, center, came

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