Lifestyles

Home Country: We All Must Do Our Share

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 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

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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

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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

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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