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Cone Zone: Week Of Sept. 4, 2023

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COUNTY News:

Public Works Projects:  

Los Alamos County Public Works’ staff manages the projects listed in this section through contractors.

For more information, email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150 or visit the “Projects/Public Works” link.

Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Please note the below information is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.

Loma Linda Road Improvements Project

Albuquerque Asphalt Inc. will not work Sept. 4 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Work will continue Read More

Scenes From Cowboy Breakfast Today At Posse Lodge

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A line of hungry people wait outside the Los Alamos County Sheriff’s Posse Lodge this morning for the monthly Cowboy Breakfast at 650 North Mesa Road. The breakfasts are held the first Sunday of each month and benefit different non-profit organizations. The fee for breakfast, which is $10 for adults and $5 for children younger than 10, gets patrons an all-you-can-eat breakfast. Sunday’s breakfast benefits the Sheriff’s Posse, the stewards of the historical lodge at 650 North Mesa Road. The Posse is a non-profit organization supporting the community since 1951. In addition to hosting the Read More

Posts From The Road: Mr. D’z Route 66 Diner In Arizona

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Night Reflection: The colorful exterior of Mr. D’z Route 66 Diner reflects in the street following a rain. The diner in Kingman, Ariz. is a favorite for locals and visitors who travel through the area on Historic Route 66. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Soda Bar: The soda bar area inside Mr. D’z sits in the area where gas pumps stood for almost 50 years when the building was a gas station. The property was purchased by Scott and Roy Dunton and remodeled into a retro style diner, which opened in 1992. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

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Fr. Glenn: Tempted With Jeremiah

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

One thing that thwarts people from coming to faith is the perennial question: “Why do bad things happen to good people? If God loves those who are faithful to Him, why is that?”

It’s a question with no easy answer, though we know that hardships, difficulty and misfortune DO occur to just about everyone—those with faith, or not. The Biblical book of Job’s whole theme is that evil can strike even the best person. Jesus affirms this: “… those eighteen upon whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem?  Read More

New Mexico State Police Investigate Road Rage Shooting

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NMSP News:

Isleta – The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau was requested to investigate a shooting Aug. 31, 2023, on Interstate 25 northbound south of Isleta.

Investigations Bureau agents learned that at around 2 p.m., a NMSP officer conducted a welfare check on a vehicle on the shoulder of Interstate 25 around the 209-mile marker. The officer quickly learned that a road rage incident had just occurred, and someone had been struck by gunfire.

Agents learned that two vehicles were involved in some kind of altercation while driving north on Interstate 25. The two vehicles Read More

New Mexico Sets 2022 Visitation Record: 40.8 Million Trips

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New Mexico Tourism Department News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico set a visitation record in 2022 with an estimated total of 40.8 million trips, surpassing the previous record of 39 million trips set in 2021.

Of the estimated 40.8 million trips to New Mexico in 2022, 16.7 million were overnight trips, representing a 5.8 percent increase from 2021. 

One of the biggest shifts in type of travel for 2022 was the increased share of business travel. Roughly 9 percent of all overnight trips to New Mexico in 2022 were for the purpose of business travel. In 2021, 5 percent of all overnight trips were for the purpose of Read More

Children Of Saint Job Give Blankets To Sombrillo Residents

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Children of Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church crocheted and assembled blankets for the residents of Sombrillo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Courtesy/Fr. Theophan

Children of Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church hand out blankets to the residents of Sombrillo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Courtesy/Fr. Theophan

By Father Theophan
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church
Los Alamos

For the past few weeks, the children of Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church have been putting their faith into practice. During Sunday School, moved to Wednesday evenings Read More

New Mexico State Police Conduct Traffic Operation On Interstate 40 Alongside Arizona DPS

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NMSP worked alongside Arizona DPS between Gallup and Holbrook, Ariz., Aug. 25 to keep that stretch of Interstate 40 safe from dangerous driving and to prevent traffic crashes. Courtesy/NMSP

NMSP News:

GALLUP — The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) worked alongside Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) between Gallup and Holbrook, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2023, to keep that stretch of Interstate 40 safe from dangerous driving and to prevent traffic crashes.

During this 10-hour operation, NMSP officers issued 59 traffic citations. No vehicle crashes occurred during this operation. This partnership Read More