Lifestyles
Heinrich: Federal Guidance On Home Electrification Rebates
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Electrification Caucus, is welcoming the U.S. Department of Energy’s announced guidance for State and Territorial Energy Offices on the implementation of the Home Energy Rebate Programs, which Sen. Heinrich secured in the Inflation Reduction Act and was based on his Zero-Emission Homes Act. Specific guidance on implementation for Tribal energy offices is still forthcoming.
“This federal Read More
Posts From The Road: The Lakes Of Grand Mesa
Island Lake: Kayakers and boaters enjoy an afternoon on the water at Island Lake on the Grand Mesa. Island Lake is one of the largest lakes on the mesa. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Photographers: A couple enjoy photographing the scenic Island Lake on the Grand Mesa. The entire mesa is a haven for photographers with more than 300 lakes, gorgeous scenery and an abundance of wildlife. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
In our travels around Colorado, one of our favorite destinations is the western slope town of Grand Junction and the Read More
Fr. Glenn: Real Value
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
People certainly have varying ideas of what is truly valuable these days. Most people would point to family and friends first of all, I think, for what is life without love and fellowship, which we crave above all other things?
After all, wealth makes one comfortable and may enable many worldly advantages, but with it often come false friends, treachery, theft, etc. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it.” (Proverbs 15:17), and “Wakefulness over wealth wastes away one’s flesh, and anxiety about it removes sleep.” (Sirach 31:1)—both of these Read More
Cone Zone: Week Of July 31, 2023
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 at https://lacnm.com/pw-projects.
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.
Barranca Road Mill & Overlay Construction
Public Works has contracted with Albuquerque Asphalt, Inc. Read More
Laboratory Retiree Group First Tuesday Breakfast Aug. 1
LRG News:
Los Alamos Laboratory Retiree Group (LRG) retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in at the LRG monthly breakfast, between the hours of 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1 at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Dr.
Retirees buy their breakfast; LRG pays for coffee or tea.
Email sgirard@losalamos.com or call 505.672.3497 for more information. More information about LRG can be found at their website. Read More
All Shall Be Well: Written On Our Hearts
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
33But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, “Know the Lord,” for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord… (Jeremiah 31:32-34b, NRSV)
Humanity Read More
State Police To Hold Checkpoints & Saturation Patrols In Counties Across New Mexico During August
NMSP News:
New Mexico State Police (NMSP) will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of August 2023.
NMSP is bringing awareness to these events to reduce impaired driving-related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.
These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make Read More
Ark Child Development Center Hosts Summer Fair Aug. 5
Ark Child Development Center will host a Summer Fair for the community, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5 at First United Methodist Church, 715 Diamond Drive. Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Kevin And Melinda Albright Announce Morning Glory’s Final Day Of Business Is Saturday
After a little more than 22 years of serving Los Alamos residents freshly baked doughnuts, savory breakfast burritos and steaming cups of coffee, Morning Glory Baking Company at 1377 Diamond Dr. is closing its doors. It will be open one final day, from 7 a.m. to noon this Saturday. The kitchen is closed but all the remaining foodstuffs will be available for purchase. Owners Kevin and Melinda Albright outside their restaurant today explained that the storefront, along with the former Metzger’s gas station and auto shop next door, recently sold so they decided it was time to close their business. Read More