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Scenes Of 2023 Holy Theophany Blessing Of Ashley Pond

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Scene of Fr. Theophan blessing the water of Ashley Pond Wednesday to celebrate Holy Theophany. Courtesy/Fr. Theophan

Scene of Fr. Theophan blessing the water of Ashley Pond Wednesday to celebrate Holy Theophany. Courtesy/Fr. Theophan

By Father Theophan
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church

Thursday Jan. 19, the Orthodox world celebrated Holy Theophany, the baptism of Jesus Christ by John in the Jordan River at the beginning of his earthly ministry. St. Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church in Los Alamos celebrated the Day the evening before on Wednesday with a vesperal liturgy.

Paired with the Nativity Read More

County: Sidewalk Closure At Northwest Corner Of Diamond And Sandia Drive Tuesday Jan. 17

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COUNTY News:

Tuesday, Jan. 17 weather permitting, Los Alamos County Traffic and Streets crews will be closing the sidewalk at the northwest corner of Diamond Drive at Sandia Drive.

Southbound Diamond Drive pedestrian traffic will be detoured to the East side of Diamond Drive at the intersection of Sandia Drive and Diamond Drive.

Eastbound Sandia Drive pedestrian traffic will be detoured to the Southwest corner of Sandia Drive at Diamond Drive

Crews will be replacing a wireless communication radio. Please approach the work zone with caution and obey all traffic devices.

Vehicle traffic are Read More

The Family YMCA Kicks Off Annual Campaign With First Chairman’s Round Table Donor El Parasol

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El Parasol Owner Ralph Atencio, right, presents a check last week to Y CEO Chris Daniels. Courtesy/YMCA

YMCA News:

The Family YMCA has kicked off its Annual Campaign with the first Chairman’s Round Table donor, El Parasol. El Parasol is a Chairman’s Round Table donor for the third year in a row.

“We really appreciate the programs the YMCA provides in our communities and we are glad that we are in a position to provide this support,” El Parasol Owner Ralph Atencio said at the check presentation last week with Y CEO Chris Daniels.

“We are so grateful for the generosity of our community partners that allow Read More

Blue Bus 255 Mountain Trail Route Begins Winter Service

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RTD Blue Bus. Courtesy/RTD

RTD News:

The RTD Blue Bus 255 Mountain Trail Route will begin operating on a modified Winter Service schedule Tuesday, Jan. 17.

Due to a shortage of bus transit operators, the service has been operating on its non-winter schedule and will do so through Monday, Jan. 16.

The modified winter schedule will provide three roundtrips, seven days a week. Times will be adjusted to begin earlier and end later and provide a midday option.  

The Blue Bus Mountain Trail provides service through downtown Santa Fe up Hyde Park Road to trailheads in the Santa Fe National Forest and Hyde Read More

Los Alamos Public Schools Transportation Department Announces Adjustments To Bus Routes

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Los Alamos Public Schools announces adjustments to bus routes. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

With the return of students to school following the winter break, the Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Transportation Department reminds drivers to stop when the lights are flashing, and the stop arm is out to ensure the safety of students who ride the school bus.

Drivers also should never pass a bus that is stopped with the red lights flashing and the stop arm out.

Drivers should follow school bus safety rules:

  • First, drive slowly and look for children waiting at the bus stop, walking or riding their bicycles
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NCRTD Announces Martin Luther King Jr. Day Closure

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NCRTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced the RTD Blue Buses will not be in service Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The exception will be the RTD 255 Mountain Trail route to the Santa Fe National Forest, which will be operating on its nonwinter schedule through Jan. 16. Read More

Posts From The Road: Booming To Abandoned

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Ashcroft: A decaying wagon sits near the old mining town of Ashcroft near Aspen, Colo. Silver was discovered in 1880 in Castle Creek Valley and the town of Ashcroft was born. The boom lasted just five years. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Animas Forks Housing: A row of three houses in Animas Forks, which was settled in the 1870s in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado, but by the turn of the century most mining operations had ceased. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

Our favorite travels involve exploring the western portion Read More

Fr. Glenn: They Shouted All The Louder

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Whew! What a goat-rope that election for the Speaker of the House was this week. It was wearying to see the infighting and negotiating for bargaining chips. But almost every election cycle, although in less lengthy and formal processes, there is battle for the gavel. Of course, we only see and hear a smattering of what really goes on; who knows what deals are made when power plays are going on. Will those deals be for the benefit of the people, or simply for the benefit of the power players? We tremble to think it.

I couldn’t help but think of such while reading recently the account of Read More

County EV Charger Prep Work Scheduled For Tuesday

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A Level 3 EV fast charger will be installed in front of the Municipal Building, in preparation, a portion of the parking lot and section of sidewalk on Iris Street will be closed for potholing operations beginning Tuesday. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

In preparation for the installation of a Level 3 EV fast charger in front of the Los Alamos County Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave., a portion of the parking lot and section of sidewalk on Iris Street will be closed for potholing operations beginning Tuesday.

The work is expected to be completed no later than Friday, Jan. 20.

A Department of Public Read More