Lifestyles

Posts From Abroad: Van Gogh Museum In Amsterdam

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Van Gogh’s ‘A Self Portrait’ photographed Tuesday in the Vincent van Gogh museum in Amsterdam during a tour by local area residents Liddie and Rick Martinez. Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter  among the most famous and influential in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created approximately 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life. Born: March 30, 1853 in Zundert, Netherlands – Died: July 29, 1890 in Auvers-sur-Oise, France. Photo by Liddie Martinez

Van Gogh’s ‘Butterflies And Poppies’ hanging Read More

Atomic City Transit Announces Service Updates

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Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Atomic City Transit Route 2M will be reinstated starting Monday, Oct. 23.  

In addition, a Dial-a-Ride service will be implemented before the regular bus service begins for the day.

Dial-a-Ride will operate 5:15-6 a.m. and 6:30-9 p.m., Monday through Friday, and is open to the general public.

Call 661-RIDE (7433) to schedule your trip. Dispatch will take calls beginning at 5 a.m. and will only accept requests for same-day service. Dial-a-Ride is an “origin to destination” service operated primarily curb-to-curb.

Also, beginning Nov. 6, the Range Road area on Route Read More

Los Alamos County Ice Rink Parking Lot Closure Tuesday … Oversized Load Transport Wednesday

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Image of Los Alamos County Ice Rink parking lot detailing closure locations. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos Public Works Department will close the ice rink parking lot at 4 p.m. Tuesday through 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 to install a temporary chiller. This is a slight logistic change from the Oct. 16 date the department reported last week.

Additionally, an oversized load carrying a crane and equipment for this project is scheduled for Wednesday morning that could slow traffic on N.M. 502 and Trinity Drive.

The temporary chiller repair will ensure optimal ice temperatures throughout Read More

New Mexico Governor Announces Plan For EV Tax Credits

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The Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Post file photo

From the Office of the Governor:

  • Issues executive order transitioning state fleet to ZEVs by 2035 

ALBUQUERQUE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today her intention to pursue tax credits for electric vehicles during the upcoming legislative session.

The governor made the announcement during her Symposium on the Future of Transportation in New Mexico. In addition, the governor signed today an executive order directing the state fleet to transition to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by 2035.

“The fact of the matter is that consumers and dealers Read More

Home Country: Gas Station Gun Shop

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Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES

The sign in front of the gas station says “Unleaded, 3.39, special on Colt .357 Magnum, six-inch barrel.”

Visitors here in the valley do a double take when they see Vince’s sign there at what we all know as “the gas station gun shop.” That’s because Vince doesn’t believe in being deprived of his passion while earning a living. His passion: guns. His living: pumping gas.

We had all known of his passion for many years. He is the perennial president of the local rod and gun club, plans nearly all their annual spaghetti feeds to raise money for targets. If you want to go hunting, Read More

‘The Gospel Of Mark’ Returns To TOTH After 6-Year Hiatus

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Scene from Jeff Favorite’s one-man storytelling of the Gospel of Mark. Photo by T.K. Thompson

Scene from Jeff Favorite’s one-man storytelling of the Gospel of Mark. Photo by T.K. Thompson

TOTH News: 

After a six-year hiatus, Trinity on the Hill (TOTH) Episcopal Church is bringing back Jeff Favorite’s one-man storytelling of the Gospel of Mark.

The performances will be 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4. The doors open for refreshments and coffee 30 minutes before the performance time. Performances will take place at Trinity on the Hill, 3900 Trinity Dr.

In Read More

Posts From The Road: Ranches, Farms And Country Roads

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Hotchkiss Farmland: Farms and fields of green cover the arid desert landscape in an area of Hotchkiss, Colo. The North Fork of the Gunnison River flows through the area providing resources for the farms and ranches. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Mountain Ranch: When traveling across Kebler Pass Road from the west one travels through a canyon along the Anthracite Creek before climbing quickly into the higher elevations of the route. This mountain ranch sits in the canyon and can be seen from Kebler Pass Road from viewpoints along the way. The fall colors frame the beautiful setting of Read More

Fr. Glenn: Never Say Never

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

One of the best-known verses in the Biblical book of Ecclesiastes is: “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; and there is nothing new under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). Or, for a more flippant contemporary phrase, “Wash. Rinse. Repeat.”

As we’ve watched the tragic events occurring in Israel unfold over the last week or so, we who are a bit older can’t help thinking: “Huh; I’ve seen THIS movie before.” Scale can be different, methods somewhat varied, but it seems an unending cycle of: War. Tense ceasefire. Rearm. Wash, rinse, repeat. Except Read More

U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández Endorses Proposed Excise Tax Ballot Measure To Support Affordable Housing

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U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández

STATE News:

SANTA FE –– U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) has announced she is endorsing Santa Fe’s proposal for a high-end excise tax to provide a reliable mechanism to fund the city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

The upcoming ballot measure, recently approved by the City Council, gives Santa Fe voters the opportunity to create a permanent revenue stream to address the city’s housing needs, from building more affordable housing to providing mortgage and rental assistance, to increasing programs to assist Santa Feans who need it to access shelter Read More