Lifestyles

Native American Hoop Dancer To Perform At BESC Monday

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A 3.5-year-old Native American Hoop Dancer will perform at noon on Monday at the Betty Ehart Senior Center (BESC). Zayden and his Grandmother Carla Jaramillo have just returned from the 2023 New Mexico Pow Wow and will grace BESC with their time. Courtesy photo

LARSO News:

The Betty Ehart Senior Center will celebrate its 25th birthday on May 1. May the first is also the kickoff to Older Americans Month and of course May Day is a day to celebrate National Workers.

The day will begin at 10 a.m. with a community resource fair and some craft booth. The day will include a FREE lunch for members 60 and over with Read More

Posts From The Road: Tower Station And U Drop Inn Café

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Tall Tower: When entering Shamrock, Texas the tallest thing on the horizon is the massive 161 feet 6 inch tall water tower that welcomes visitors to town. This is the tallest water tower in Texas. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Tower Station: The Tower Station is the other well-known tower in Shamrock, Texas. The beautiful art deco facility included a gas station on the west end, which features two canopies and multiple gas pumps  significant when the station opened in 1936. A garage bay completes the station next to the Shamrock Visitor Center. On the east end of the building is the U Drop Read More

Fr. Glenn: Shepherding

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Ah, spring. Trees are leafing, temps are warming. Allergies are blossoming. And we come to the merry month of May—merry especially for our graduating classes, as well as the non-graduating who are looking forward to a little summer vacation. The roads are already beginning to clog with RVs as the snowbirds migrate northward. And as April ends, we come upon May Day.

Now, May Day (May 1) is a day of many aspects in different cultures. It has the aspect of the celebration of spring, but also of labor movements, and is one of the more important celebrations of communist and socialist Read More

Scenes Of Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard Addressing State Convention Of League Of Women Voters

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New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard addresses the State Convention of the League of Women Voters held Saturday evening at Pig & Fig Café in White Rock. Courtesy photo

Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard, center, addressed the State Convention of the League of Women Voters held Saturday evening at Pig & Fig Café in White Rock. Pictured with Garcia Richard are Pig & Fig Café owner Laura Crucet in red chef’s attire and a representative to convention from Los Alamos, Karyl Ann Armbruster. Courtesy photo Read More

Public Invited To Comment On New Mexico State Transportation Improvement (STIP) Projects

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NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — The Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) is created through a cooperative and comprehensive process that incorporates federally required Performance Measures (PMs), the seven National Planning Goals, and aligns with the NMDOT’s Long Range Planning document to choose projects that support the vision of the Department and address the multimodal needs of New Mexico’s transportation customers.

The NMDOT’s six-year transportation preservation and capital improvement program contain multi-modal transportation projects that use federal, state, Read More

Food Depot Reaches Milestone Supporting Hunger-Relief

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Luis and Frances Atencio. Courtesy/Food Depot

FOOD DEPOT News:

SANTA FE — The Food Depot is grateful and honored for the continued support of the Atencio family, owners of local El Parasol and El Paragua restaurants.

The family recently reached the $100,000 mark of donations to The Food Depot and supporting hunger relief in northern New Mexico. 

“Through the extreme ups and downs of the last decade, the Atencio family has continued to give, even during an incredibly challenging time for restaurants and their family business. It especially warms my heart when a long-standing, local business Read More

NMDOT: ‘Motorcyclist Safety Is Everyone’s Safety’

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Transportation Secretary Ricky Serna

NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) reminds all motorists, Motorcyclist Safety Is Everyone’s Safety.

Summer will soon usher in more roadway travel. Safe motorcycle riding and driving practices from all road users will help reduce the number of fatalities and injuries on New Mexico roadways.

“New Mexico is a perfect place to ride,” Transportation Sec. Ricky Serna said. “The weather is great; the scenery is beautiful, and the roadways are vast. During the past legislative session, state lawmakers officially memorialized Read More

State Police Checkpoints & Saturation Patrols In Counties Across New Mexico In May 2023

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NMSP News:

State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of May.

They are 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 the right decision Read More

County: Utility Bills May Be Delayed

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COUNTY News:

The Customer Care Center (CCC) at the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is putting utility bills on hold temporarily while working on a fix to confusing data mapping of the newly adopted natural gas rate structure.

“We’ve had several customers ask us about their gas charges because the calculations didn’t print correctly on their bills,” Deputy Utility Manager Heather Garcia said. “While the totals are correct, the components of those totals are misprinting.”

Garcia said the bills are on hold while CCC works with its billing system vendor on a layout fix. In the meantime, Read More

Bandelier’s Mandatory Summer Shuttle Svc. Begins May 17

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Bandelier National Monument’s mandatory shuttle service begins May 17. Courtesy/NPS

BANDELIER News:

Bandelier National Monument (BNM) is beginning its free summer shuttle service to Frijoles Canyon May 17.

The shuttle, which visitors board at the White Rock Visitor Center in White Rock, is mandatory 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily except for those who meet one of the following:  

  • Has a disability placard displayed on their vehicle;
  • Are traveling with pets;
  • Conducting park-related business;
  • Organized commercial tour groups traveling in their own bus or van.

The shuttles first stop at the Frey Trailhead Read More