Lifestyles

Houck: More Downsizing Considerations

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By DAVID HOUCK
Qualifying Broker
Atomic Realty

Downsizing for retirement takes planning, hard work, time and usually expense.

Let’s assume you’ve decided to move and downsize. Now it’s time to start, but how do you start? It isn’t a simple process, but it is a process. People have created careers helping other people through the process of downsizing.

Be realistic. Take a hard look at each item in your home. Identify the things that are most useful or loved. If you haven’t used something in more than a year, consider giving it to family or friends, donating it, or throwing it away.

Planning:

  • Where
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NMDOT Partnership Provides Safe Rides Home During Memorial Day Weekend

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NMDOT News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and its partners are promoting a safe ride home program to combat drunk driving in New Mexico.

Since 2017, NMDOT in partnership with Bernalillo County, Sandoval County, the city of Albuquerque, Cumulus radio stations and Uber have provided nearly 28,000 safe rides home by supporting the “Take a Ride on Us” program for people living in and around the Albuquerque metro area.

For celebratory events surrounding Memorial Day weekend, the program is offering 2,000 riders, an Uber credit of up to $10, two rides per person Read More

Friends Of Los Alamos Pride Profile: Holly Robinson

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Holly Robinson

By KELLY DOLEJSI
FLAP

It’s time to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride! This year marks the sixth Los Alamos Pride Week, June 11-17, and the fourth in-person Pride Festival 3-7 p.m. Friday, June 16 on the lawn in Central Park Square (adjacent to Boese Bros and the Y Express).

As Pride Week approaches, Friends of Los Alamos Pride would like to introduce its board members — the heart, soul, blood, sweat, and tears behind all the county’s Pride festivities. Today, we would like you to meet Holly Robinson.

Who are you?

Hi, all! Y’all might know me from LALT and LALO performances. Famous in a small town, Read More

Vacation Bible Schools & 5-Day Bible Clubs Begin June 12

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Scene of a Vacation Bible School activity. Courtesy photo

Child Evangelism Fellowship News:

Child Evangelism Fellowship is offering Vacation Bible Schools and 5-Day Bible Clubs in Northern New Mexico, taught by trained Christian Youth In Action (CYIA) teen summer missionaries.

The Bible Schools and Clubs feature Bible and Missionary stories, games, songs, Scripture memory, snacks, contests and prizes.

There is no charge, but parental permission is required. Text Pam at 505.490.5641 for registration form.

Schedule:

  • 9:30-11:30 a.m., June 12-16, 5-Day Bible Club at Munoz’s yard, 479
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DPLA Honors Eric Vasquez With Prestigious 2023 JFK Award

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Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver presents Eric Vasquez with the 2023 JFK Award on behalf of the DPLA at the JFK Dinner Saturday evening at Pig+Fig Café in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

2023 JFK Award recipient Eric Vasquez celebrates his award with his wife, New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard Saturday evening at Pig+Fig Café in White Rock. Courtesy photo

Gathered to honor 2023 JFK Award recipient Eric Vasquez, from left, DPLA Chair Andrea Determan, Vasquez, Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, Land Commissioner Stephanie Read More

NMSP: DWI Checkpoint Crash Injures Three In Thoreau

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Joshua Floehr

NMSP News:

THOREAU, N.M. — The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) investigated a crash at around 6:40 p.m. May 19 at a DWI Checkpoint at the intersection of N.M. 371 and N.M. 122 in Thoreau.

The initial investigation indicated that a 2019 Mitsubishi SUV driven by Joshua Floehr, 35, of Bloomfield, was traveling Westbound on N.M. 122 approaching the DWI Checkpoint. Floehr drove through the checkpoint at a high rate of speed, striking a NMSP officers’ unit and pushing it into another officer’s unit before coming to a rest.

Two women, ages 49 and 34, along with a NMSP officer were standing by Read More

Atomic City Transit Holiday Closure, Peak Service Suspension

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Courtesy/LAC

ACT News:

Los Alamos County Atomic City Transit (ACT) will not operate Monday, May 29 in observance of Memorial Day.

Regular service will resume Tuesday, May 30.  

Route 2M & 3 regular Route 1, Route 2, and Route 6 Peak service will remain suspended until further notice due to staffing shortages.    

Call the ACT office at (505).661.RIDE (7433) for any additional information or use the ACTracker to locate bus routes in real-time.

For the specific route service schedules, click here. Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of May 22, 2023

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COUNTY News:
The projects listed in this section are being managed by County Public Works staff through contractors. For more information, 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.

Canyon Road Reconstruction Warranty Work

TLC Plumbing and Utility will be completing warranty work on the Canyon Road Reconstruction Project

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Shavuot Traditions … Cheesecake And All-Night Study

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Members of the Stange family holding a hand-written Torah scroll, and a toy stuffed Torah. Courtesy/Shlachter

By Rabbi Jack Shlachter
Los Alamos Jewish Center

Were one to compile a list of favorite college experiences, pulling an all-nighter would probably not emerge at the top! Yet the Jewish people incorporated just such an experience into our annual calendar as part of the observance of a holiday called Shavuot, literally weeks. The Jewish holiday of Passover, which was observed in April, celebrates the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery. According to the Torah or Five Books Read More