Lifestyles

New Events At Los Alamos Natural Grocers!

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Natural Grocers™ News:

Victoria Lee is the new Nutritional Health Coach at Los Alamos Natural Grocers. 

Lee offers free Nutrition Classes and Recipe Demos in their Nutrition Education Center in the store.

“We have a lot of fun events coming up, including grain free pumpkin pie before thanksgiving, a lesson on how to make body care gifts for Christmas, and a New Year’s health challenge in January,” Lee said.

All of the classes are totally free, in fact attendees get a $5 coupon to spend in store if they come. There are always samples, and sometimes free giveaways at all of the classes.

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County Reminds Residents Of Winter Driving Safety Tips

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Find more policies, guidelines and tips related to inclement weather here: website. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Winter weather is here, and Los Alamos County would like to remind residents of some important safety considerations for motorists to take in order to make their travel as safe as possible. 

Motorists are encouraged to equip their vehicles with chains and/or snow tires and carry a container of sand and a shovel in their vehicle. Additionally, motorists should make sure their vehicle is ready for winter driving by making sure the washer fluid reservoir is topped off with washer fluid Read More

Los Alamos County: Winter Sidewalk Guidelines

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COUNTY News:

During the winter months, the County would like to remind residents that it is important to keep sidewalks clear of snow and ice so that they remain passable for postal workers, children walking to school and others who need to use them.

When possible, and depending upon available resources, County crews will conduct sidewalk-clearing operations by removing snow first from the adopted “safe routes to school” and then move to other selected sidewalks.

The County does not clear every sidewalk due to limited resources.

Sidewalk priorities are listed below: 

  1. Safe routes to school
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Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Arroz Con Pollo

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Arroz con Pollo, ready to serve. Photo by Liddie Martinez

Video by Liddie Martinez

By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley

Chicken soup is one of those magical dishes that conjure up the wise words spoken by our elders when we were feeling ill – Sana, sana, colita de rana. Si, no sanas hoy, sanaras mañana. Translated from Spanish to English: Heal, heal, frog tails. If you don’t heal today, you will heal tomorrow.

Ok, the English translation is not exactly the poetic equivalent of bubble, bubble, toil and trouble but in Spanish, it is enough so that you get the drift – it is a spell, also known Read More

United Church Of Los Alamos Celebrates 75th Anniversary

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The United Church of Los Alamos c. 1952. Courtesy/UCLA

United Church News:

Looking forward to the future, The United Church of Los Alamos celebrates 75 years of united Christian witness this weekend.

Retired pastor the Reverend Kathleen Logan will be in the pulpit for the 9:30 a.m. worship service Sunday. Located in the 2500 block of Canyon Road, across from Aquatic Center and Nature Center, the congregation invites the community to join the celebration.

Starting in the former military chapel in the quickly developing town of Los Alamos, the young population of the “Secret City” was drawn into Read More

Atomic City Transit Route 3 Suspended – Staffing Issues

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COUNTY News:

Atomic City Transit (ACT) Route 3 is suspended today, Nov. 2, due to staffing issues.

Bus Stop # 570 Entrada Dr & Camino Entrada & Bus Stop # 571 Entrada & Camino Entrada will be serviced by Route 1 with on-request service.

Customers who need to be picked up from these locations can contact the administrative office at 505.661.7433.

ACT apologizes for the inconvenience this may cause.

Please call their office at (505).661.RIDE (7433) for any additional information or use the ACTracker to locate your bus route in real-time.

For the specific route service schedules, visit Read More

Free Breakfast For Veterans & Active Military Nov. 11

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Kolache Factory News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Nov. 11, Kolache Factory stores nationwide are offering free breakfast to all veterans and all those who are actively serving in the U.S. armed forces.

All veterans and servicemen and women are invited to come in and enjoy a free kolache and a cup of coffee — on the house.

Kolache Factory owners want to recognize members of the military who have sacrificed holidays, birthdays, and personal freedoms so that we might enjoy freedom and live in the greatest country in the world.

“We hope all members of the military will come out and enjoy a kolache and coffee on us Read More

UWNNM Hosts Appreciation Lunch For County Workers

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UWNNM hosts a frito pie lunch Friday for Los Alamos County employees. Photo by Jenn Bartram

UWNNM News: 

The United Way of Northern New Mexico (UWNNM) hosted a thank you lunch Friday, Oct. 28, for its annual Employee Giving Campaign at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building.

UWNNM’s goal to raise $500,000 for next year’s nonprofit grantees has been greatly influenced by the generous donations from workers around Los Alamos and has reached more than $430,000 thus far.

The Employee Giving Campaign lunch was a way for UWNNM to give back to workers who have donated money through the automatic deduction Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of Oct. 31, 2022

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COUNTY News:

Note: This is the final Cone Zone publication for the season. Cone Zone will start up again in the spring of 2023.

Public Works Projects: 

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

For more information, please e-mail lacpw@lacnm.us, call 662.8150, or visit “Projects/Public Works”.

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

TLC Plumbing Read More