Lifestyles

All Shall Be Well: Longing For Home

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All Shall Be Well
Guest Column by
Chuck McCullough

We drove for seemingly endless miles through the verdant countryside, a couple of small boxes containing the ashes of mom and dad carefully nestled in the trunk of the car. Our destination was the old cemetery, located not far from where we had grown up, where generations of our family lay in quiet repose. Our parents had chosen this resting place years ago.

As I stepped out of the air-conditioned minivan that late summer morning, my senses were Read More

Honor Flight Of Northern New Mexico Invites World War II & Korean War Veterans To Washington, D.C. In June

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HONOR FLIGHT News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Honor Flight of Northern New Mexico is inviting more World War II and Korean War veterans to take a free trip to Washington, D.C. in June.

Deadline to sign up for the trip is Sunday, April 21. The trip is free to veterans and allows them to reflect upon their own memorial as well as others. This year’s trip will take place Wednesday, June 19 through Friday, June 21.

Interested veterans should fill out an application at honorflightnorthernnm.org or call 505.835.1993.

About Honor Flight of Northern New Mexico

Honor Flight of Northern New Mexico is a 501-c3 organization Read More

Los Alamos Golf Course Pole And Netting Project Scheduled To Begin Week Of April 15

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Los Alamos County Golf Course, Courtesy photo

COUNTY News:

Judge Netting Mountain West will begin the Golf Course Pole and Netting Project the week of April 15, pending weather conditions.

This project is scheduled to be completed by early June.

Traffic Impact:

Heavy equipment will be introduced to the site in the first week of the project and remain there until the project is complete. Flaggers will be present to help guide motorists during this transition. Pedestrians on sidewalks will not be affected. Pedestrians who walk the golf course and golfers are asked to avoid the work area and Read More

Biblical Archaeologist To Speak In Los Alamos April 28

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Dr. Steven Collins, PhD

Los Alamos Church of Christ News:

The Los Alamos Church of Christ will be hosting Dr. Steven Collins, PhD, for a lecture open to the community from 9-10:30 a.m. and at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 28. 

Among a varitey of biblical archaeology topics Dr. Collins will discuss is the identity of the Egyptian Pharoh at the time of Moses as well as recent findings at the site of Sodom and Gomorah.

Dr. Collins is among the world’s foremost biblical archaeologists. He is Director of the School of Archaeology at Veritas International University and serves as Consulting Research Professor Read More

Postponed: Diamond Drive Guardrail Repair Project

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Traffic and Streets has postponed the Diamond Drive guardrail repair project that involves a lane closure until further notice.

The materials needed for this project have been delayed.

The County will issue and update once the project is scheduled to resume.

For questions regarding this project, contact Streets Superintendent Daniel Campos at 505.500.7321. Read More

DPU Crews To Conduct Gas Line Repair On Grand Canyon

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Map showing location of gas line repair work scheduled for Tuesday, April 9 on Grand Canyon Drive between Canyon Vista Street and Mesa Verde Street. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Weather permitting, the repair of a gas line in White Rock is scheduled for Tuesday, April 9. Natural gas crews from the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) will be digging up a gas main to fix a service line on Grand Canyon Drive between Canyon Vista Street and Mesa Verde Street.

Traffic will be impacted around the work zone.

The work is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. and may last as late as 6 p.m. Drivers should expect Read More

Travel: Use Explorer’s Spirit When Visiting National Park Of American Samoa

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Village house a National Park of American Samoa. Photo by Debbie Stone

Wave action on the coast of National Park of American Samoa. Photo by Debbie Stone

By DEBBIE STONE
Santa Fe
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Located some 2,600 miles southwest of Hawai’i, the National Park of American Samoa is one of the most remote national parks in the U.S. It takes much effort and time to get here, but intrepid travelers who make the journey will discover untouched coral sand beaches, secluded villages, rainforests, rare flora and fauna, splendid vistas of land and sea and a rich culture.

This park was one of the Read More