Lifestyles

Home Country: A Definite Pecking Order

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Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES

When the Rafter E branded recently, a bunch of us went out to help.

There’s a definite pecking order here, and it’s a badge of pride to have worked your way up the branding ladder.

As a kid, you flank the calves; you grab them, throw them and hold them down. This is conducive to abrasions, muscle strain, and involuntarily changing the color of your shirt.

As you get older, you get to handle the branding iron, then move up to giving shots. After that comes earmarking. When you reach the pinnacle of branding, that is, when you own the calves, then you get to rope the calves and drag Read More

SWAIA Fashion Show Features Lloyd Kiva New Designs

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Model Lea Capp. Photo by Kelly Cappelli

SWAIA News:

The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA), and Bishop’s Lodge, Auberge Resorts Collection invite the public to a unique fashion show featuring Lloyd Kiva New designs from the vintage collection of Robert Black and Doreen Picerne.

The limited attendance show begins 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at Bishop’s Lodge in Santa Fe.

“At least half of what we are showing has never been seen by the public,” Black said, in reference to the Kiva New collections being brought to the boutique runway. Propelled by the enormous success of the Indigenous Read More

Posts From The Road: Dinosaur National Monument

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Quarry Exhibit Hall: The Quarry Exhibit Hall is home to the ‘Wall of Bones’ , which contains hundreds of dinosaur fossils. The quarry began in 1909 when Earl Douglass discovered exposed dinosaur bones in the area. The current visitors center and Quarry Exhibit Hall opened in 2011. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Exhibit Hall and Cliff: A view of the excavated cliff revealing dinosaur bones on the interior of the exhibit hall and the exterior where no excavation has been performed. The site became Dinosaur National Monument in 1915. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Bones: Dinosaur Read More

Fr. Glenn: Slurping Wine By Bowlfuls

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Oh, look … it’s my eldest niece’s birthday! Now, how old is my little one? 48?!!! Dang, girl; how’d that happen?! Sigh … I still remember her in pigtails picking flowers in the yard with my mom.

Time does fly, doesn’t it. Alas, I’ve reached the age of avidly checking the hometown obits to see if any (more) of my peers have passed away. (Didn’t we graduate just a few days ago?) But now too many already have gone to eternity. Night falls unexpectedly, ending our productive labor.

But, sadly, sometimes productive labor screeches to a halt much earlier.

In the Catholic Mass this weekend Read More

United Church Thrift Shop Halloween Sale Oct. 5

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UNITED CHURCH News:

All-things autumn and Halloween will fill Graves Hall, awaiting shoppers for the annual Halloween re-sale Wednesday, Oct. 5 at the United Church, 2525 Canyon Road.

This is the place to get a thrifty head-start on costumes, decorations, clothes, books and miscellaneous goods for the autumn holidays.

Parking is by the Thrift Shop, which also will be open at the same time, but please follow the signs to Graves Hall for the big Halloween sale.

The Thrift Shop is operated by the Women’s Christian Service Society (WCSS) of the United Church, and open for shoppers 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 Read More

All Shall Be Well: ‘Church Is Boring’

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Clergy from left, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Assistant Rector Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Courtesy photo

By DEB CHURCH
Pastor
White Rock Presbyterian Church

“Church is boring”. “It’s just for old people”. “Nobody really believes that stuff”.

…say my own children in response to my repeated invitations to go to church with me. Clearly a major parenting fail on my part!

But they’re not the only ones who feel that way. According to a 2020 Gallup poll, church membership in the US has declined more dramatically in the last 20 years than it had in the previous 65! Read More

Last Lunches At Pajarito Mountain Cafe Until Winter

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Pajarito Mountain Cafe News:

The Pajarito Mountain Cafe will be open for lunch 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. this weekend (Sept. 24-25).

Although the lift-served hiking and biking are not available, the green chile cheeseburgers and and fall views are fantastic and ready for the community to enjoy.

Order ahead and save time on our food app!

Following this Sunday, the Pajarito Mountain Cafe will remain closed until the 2022/2023 ski season begins. Read More

NMDOT Sponsors Car Seat Inspection Clinics Saturday

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NMDOT News

SANTA FE — Sept. 18-24 is National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week. The campaign focuses on the importance of properly securing children in an appropriate car or booster seat.

To support the event, the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) will sponsor Car Seat Inspection Clinics 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 as part of National Seat Check Saturday.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), motor vehicle-related injuries remain a leading cause of death for children ages 15 and younger. Using car seats decreases the risk of Read More

Water Repairs On Iris Street Scheduled For Monday

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COUNTY News:

Gas, Water, and Sewer crews from the Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities (DPU) will be working on a water leak on Iris Street and drivers should expect to see traffic controls in place 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26.

Signs warning motorists of the road closure will be placed at the corner of Iris Street and 6th Street.

A short section of Iris Street will be closed near the middle of the block. DPU crews will restrict traffic to only those residents who live on Iris Street.

Residents with questions about the project may call the Los Alamos Customer Care Center at 505.662.8333 Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of Sept. 26, 2022

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COUNTY News:

Public Works Projects: 

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

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

You are requested to slow down and use caution within the construction work zones.

Note the below information is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.

Hilltop House Demolition. Courtesy/LAC

Hilltop House Demolition Underway

All Rite Construction, under contract with Los Alamos County Public Works, Read More