Lifestyles

Fr. Glenn: True Paternity

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Happy Fathers’ Day to all of you dads out there. What a blessing you have in your children whom you have had the privilege to “co-create” with their moms and with God Himself, parents and child becoming a sort of domestic trinity in yourselves, made in your, mom’s and God’s own image. But, of course, fatherhood entails much more than just physical procreation; true fatherhood is being example, protector, provider, teacher, a just and calm disciplinarian when necessary, and even model for your children. A father is not so much the one who simply shares genetic material with his Read More

Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum Presents: Islamic Bioethics Lecture By Victoria Erhart June 20 At SALA

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Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum News:

Pizza will be available in the lobby at 6 p.m. and the lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Roxy Movie Theater.

This talk is based on a course on Islamic Bioethics from the Hamad bin Khalifa Medical College in Qatar. The talk will cover a discussion on Islamic bioethics, with specific reference to how religious authorities and medical authorities in the Middle East Islamic world construct policies regarding the beginning of human life (a two stage process) and how to determine the end of human life.

Time permitting, those attending may also discuss the Islamic Read More

All Shall Be Well: ‘You Are God’s Beloved’

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

By Rev. Deb Beloved Church
White Rock Presbyterian Church

I recently led a memorial service for a teenager who died due to a fentanyl overdose. During the service, a relative expressed heartfelt concern for our community, saying, “This is such a beautiful place–this shouldn’t be happening here!”

I completely agree that the death of a young person by drug overdose should not be happening. I question the idea, however, that “here” is somehow Read More

Congressional Delegation Welcomes $10.9 Million Of Investments For New Mexico Airports

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Congressional  News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Reps Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) announced a total of $10,916,787 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants to repair the infrastructure at six airports in New Mexico.

“Local airports help sustain and grow New Mexico’s economy. They also connect rural communities in our state to health care services and important economic opportunities,” Heinrich said. “These investments will help our communities from Read More

Rough Pavement Alert For Holiday Weekend

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NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — Due to technical difficulties at the plant supplying asphalt to the repaving project on I 25, the contractor is unable to repave a 1-mile section of the project that has already had its top layer of asphalt removed today.

This will result in rough pavement northbound between mile marker 279 (one mile north of Cerrillos Road) to mile marker 280 (2 miles south of St. Francis Drive) over the weekend until the situation can be corrected Monday June 19.

The New Mexico Department of Transportation and Brasier Asphalt Inc. apologize for the inconvenience. NMDOT also encourages motorists Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of June 19, 2023

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COUNTY News:

Public Works Projects: 

The projects listed in this section are being managed by County Public Works staff through contractors.

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

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.

33rd / 34th Street Road and Utility Improvements

 

Beginning June 20, the intersection of 33rd and Villa Street Read More

Villa And 33rd Street Closures And Disruption Of Water Service June 20-23

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Map of alternative route June 20-23 during 33rd And Villa Street Closures. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

As part of the 33rd/34th Street Road Improvement Project, the intersection of 33rd and Villa Street will be fully closed June 20-23.

Residents will need to take the alternate route through 32nd Street, then Walnut Street and back to Villa Street through the 33rd/34th loop. 

The closure will take place on 33rd Street from Walnut Street to approximately 500 feet south of the intersection with Villa Street. Villa Street will be closed from the intersection of 34th Street. Please follow traffic Read More

An Open Book: June 21st Will Always Be My Father’s Day

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By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ
Los Alamos

Dear Readers:

Father’s Day is personally anticlimactic now; I now have children who are themselves fathers, and it is they who deserve recognition for chasing after toddlers. After all, being the father of thirty-year-olds is now much less physically or mentally demanding than it was thirty years ago. However, thirty years is not long enough to have forgotten the joys and trials of raising small children, so I want to honor them and their partners as they engage in the hardest job they will ever love.

I hope you will enjoy this column originally published in 2015, Read More

Home Country: Squash Bug Stomping

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Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES

Dud was heading home in his pickup truck when he saw the strange goings-on at the Bahdziewicz place. Abraham Lincoln Bahdziewicz was out in the family’s large garden with a full complement of kids who were happily hopping around. Some of the kids came from the neighborhood, but most of them were homegrown Bahdziewicz kids.

The Bahdziewicz family had a great garden and went at the whole thing scientifically and in great fun, because this is one family that runs short on cash but long on kids.

Dud pulled over and watched for a minute as Abe laughingly directed the family dancers Read More