Lifestyles

Expert Food Safety Tips For Thanksgiving & Holiday Season

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VIRGINIA TECH News:

Meals at Thanksgiving and other holidays serve as great social occasions for catching up with family and friends — and for the sake of all gathered, the culinary delights on the table should be not just delicious and visually sumptuous, but also safe.

Melissa Wright, director of Virginia Tech’s Food Producer Technical Assistance Network, and Alexis Hamilton, assistant professor of food processing microbiology, are both faculty members in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Food Science and Technology. They shared holiday Read More

New Mexico Economic Development Dept. Announces Grant Opportunity For Marketing Outdoor Recreation Ventures

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ORD News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico Economic Development Department Acting Cabinet Secretary Jon Clark has announced a new grant opportunity that has been released by the Outdoor Recreation Division (ORD) to assist with marketing outdoor recreation ventures.

The pilot program is run by ORD, a division of the Economic Development Department, and applications will be open until Dec. 31, 2023.

The objective of the Outdoor Marketing Grant is to expand opportunities for participation in the outdoor recreation industry. The grant will support communities’ and eligible nonprofits’ investments Read More

Priedhorsky: Generosity And Gratitude In This Holiday Season

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Courtesy/UCLA

By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Board President
Unitarian Church of Los Alamos

As the holiday season closes in, what are the Unitarians thinking about? Unitarians certainly do not all believe the same things. The vision statement of the Los Alamos church begins “We celebrate diversity of belief and seek unity in action.” Congregants are a mix of many beliefs, or none at all. But we have a great deal in common, as we come together to bring justice and compassion to our congregation, the community, and the world.

The church’s theme for November has been Generosity. This is indeed an apt theme for Read More

Posts From The Road: Thanksgiving Turkey And Giving Thanks

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Crossing the Road: While driving around and enjoying the scenery at Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge, we came upon this flock of wild turkeys as they marched their way across the road in front of us. We stopped to watch their actions and movements. They did not seem phased by our presence and continued their journey across the road. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

What’s Up: A nearby distraction got the immediate attention of three wild turkeys at our campsite in Palo Duro Canyon State Park. We visited the park on our first RV journey in December 2015. The turkeys did not seem bothered by our Read More

More Electric, Hydrogen And Hybrid Passenger And Commercial Vehicles Coming To New Mexico Starting In 2026

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NMED News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Thursday, the Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) and the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board (AQCB) adopted advanced clean vehicles rules after a joint public hearing.

Their independent approval of these rules ensure New Mexicans and New Mexico businesses will have access to a wide variety of electric, hybrid and hydrogen passenger and commercial vehicles in the coming years. These types of vehicles are known as zero emission vehicles. The coordinated package of rules will significantly increase consumer choice for New Mexicans by assuring Read More

New Mexico True Officially Enters San Francisco Market

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Demonstration of New Mexico True advertising in Los Angeles International Airport. Courtesy/NMTD 

Demonstration of New Mexico True advertising in San Francisco International Airport. Courtesy/NMTD 

NMTD News:

The New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) launched its Winter 2023-24 campaign Monday, Nov. 6,  headlined by the introduction of New Mexico True into the San Francisco market.

In addition to streaming and digital channels targeted towards prospective travelers throughout the local market, the San Francisco campaign will specifically feature airport out-of-home placements

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Fr. Glenn: So…It’s All About You?

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By Fr. Glenn:

Selfies…selfies…selfies. Everywhere selfies. A momentary visit to any social media site will result in a bombardment of people’s pictures of themselves—often in ridiculous or compromising photos simply aimed at garnering a few (or a lot) of “likes”—a cultivation of egocentricity as never before.

It’s very dangerous, too, in many ways, and possibly not more so than in young people’s dependence on accumulating views/likes for a (false) feeling of self-worth, as if a gazillion anonymous views/likes really means anything worthwhile at all. Lots of articles refer to that dependence Read More

White Rock Presbyterian Church Labyrinth Open To Community

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The newly built labyrinth at White Rock Presbyterian Church. Courtesy/WRPC

White Rock Presbyterian Church held an official ribbon-cutting and dedication last spring for their new labyrinth. Courtesy/WRPC

WRPC News:

The labyrinth is an ancient spiritual tool, found in almost every religious tradition and can be used as an embodied way of connecting with the divine, centering oneself and focusing one’s mind in in prayer. 

Last Spring, with the help of a small group of high school students from Menaul School in Albuquerque, the folks of White Rock Presbyterian Church (WRPC) were able to construct Read More

All Shall Be Well: An Attitude Of Gratitude

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Clergy from left, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Associate Rector Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Courtesy photo

By Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb
ELCA

Is it just me or are other people annoyed that Thanksgiving gets short shrift this time of year? Because Halloween sells candy and Christmas is the busiest buying season of the year, our national day of thanks, stuck in between those two commercial seasons, gets little attention. Is it so difficult for us to show some gratitude, at least once a year? 

People of faith are encouraged to thank the divine for the blessings Read More

Manhattan Loop Road Closure At SE Entrance Nov. 20-24

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COUNTY News:

Franco’s Builder, working under contract for Los Alamos County Traffic and Streets, will close the Southeast entrance to Manhattan Loop (off Canyon Road) for concrete work.

Weather permitting, work will begin at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 20.

Local residents can access the Northwest end of Manhattan Loop to avoid construction.

The work will begin daily at 7:30 a.m. and end by 4 p.m. The closure will remain in place until Friday, Nov. 24.

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