Lifestyles

Atomic City Transit To Close On President’s Day Holiday

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Atomic City Transit buses will not be in service Feb. 20 in observance of the President’s Day holiday. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Atomic City Transit (ACT) has announced that buses will not be in service Monday, Feb. 20 in observance of the President’s Day holiday.

Regular service will resume Tuesday, Feb. 21.

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

For additional information, call (505) 661-RIDE (7433) or use the ACTracker to locate bus routes in real-time.

For specific route service schedules, click here.  Read More

NMDOT Partnership Provides Safe Rides Home From Valentine’s Day Events

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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, the city of Albuquerque, Cumulus radio stations and Uber have provided nearly 26,000 safe rides home by supporting the “Take a Ride on Us” program for people living in the Bernalillo County metro area.

For celebratory events surrounding Valentine’s Day, the program is offering 500 rides for people living in and around the Albuquerque metro area, an Uber credit of Read More

WRPC Hosts Ash Wednesday Blessing & Service Feb. 22

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WRPC News:

Feb. 22 is Ash Wednesday and the community is invited to receive ashes and a blessing at White Rock Presbyterian Church (WRPC) at 310 Rover Blvd., next to Rover Park.

Pastor Deb Church will be available 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the WRPC sanctuary. Everyone is invited to stop by at their convenience to receive an individual imposition of ashes and a blessing.

There also will be a worship service at 7 p.m. at WRPC with a time of sharing songs, scripture and silence, and an opportunity to receive the imposition of ashes in community.

“For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”  Read More

Posts From The Road: Exploring Bisbee Arizona

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Downtown Bisbee: A view of downtown Bisbee, Ariz. shows a town built during the mining boom days. Bisbee has become a vibrant tourist community and home to former miners, hippies, artists, retirees and others. The downtown area still boasts hotels more than 100 years old such as the Copper Queen Hotel seen on the left side of the photo. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Lyric: The former Lyric Theater has been repurposed as a real estate office and other shops. Most of the downtown buildings have been home to multiple types of businesses throughout the town’s history. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com Read More

Fr. Glenn: The Accusing Mirror

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Fr. Glenn Jones:

As we look across the news landscape of this nation, we often hear of otherwise very good people being criticized for some fault—sometimes for an even relatively minor one. This is most prevalent perhaps in the arena of politics, where rivals will attack any weakness in the other—often supported (or not) by media coverage. And, of course, social media has ramped up criticism ability exponentially—a never-ending stream of champions and critics screaming at one another across the electronic abyss.

But even in private lives, we often will overlook all the good that a person does, Read More

Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church To Host Blini Breakfast Saturday Feb. 25

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Saint Job of Pochaiv News:

Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church will host Blini Breakfast Saturday, Feb. 25. Traditional blini, a type of thin pancake, will be served in the traditional style with smoked salmon, herring, butter, and sour cream. Vegetable caviar, eggs, cheese and a variety of berry preserves will be available as well.

Blini are traditionally served in Slavic households during the week before the beginning of the Lenten Fast. The thin crepe-like pancakes are eaten together with fish, sour cream and butter in order to consume all these foods before the Read More

Los Alamos Co+op Valentine’s Day Crafts Event Saturday

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Valentine’s Day Crafts at Los Alamos Co-op Market 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. Courtesy/Co+op

Co+op News:

The community is invited to make Valentine’s Day cards and decorations in the café of the Los Alamos Co+op Market 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. This is a free, family-friendly event, open to the public.

Arts supplies will be available for adults and children to express their creativity, while crafting someone fun for themselves or a loved one.

Lunch is available for purchase at the Co+op’s deli hot bar. Saturday’s menu features lemon garlic salmon, chicken penne pasta, Italian Read More