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Posts From The Road: Sawtooth National Recreation Area

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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

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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’

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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’

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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