Lifestyles

Coblentz: Mindfulness Practices For Times Of Transition

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This week, meditation teacher Kristine Coblentz, shares a few thoughts as she gets ready to share her love of meditation with the Los Alamos community at Yoga with Jacci’s studio. Courtesy photo

By KRISTINE COBLENTZ
Los Alamos

Fall is in the air. Our rhythms change as the days become shorter and impact how we navigate the routines of work and school and everyday life. Seasonal transitions can be challenging and result in extra stress and worry. Here are two simple practices for when life feels overwhelming, or equally important, for pausing to soak in the positive.

Box Breathing can help settle Read More

NMDOT And Partners Encourage Safe Rides Home Over Labor Day Weekend

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NMDOT News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation and its partners are promoting a safe ride home program to combat drunk driving in New Mexico.

Since 2018, NMDOT has partnered with Bernalillo County, the City of Albuquerque, Cumulus radio stations and Uber to provide nearly 27,000 safe rides home by supporting the “Take a Ride on Us” program for people living in the Bernalillo County metro area. 

This Labor Day, the program offers 1,000 participants living in and around Albuquerque an Uber credit of up to $10, two rides per person beginning noon Friday, Sept. 2 through 3 a.m. Read More

Leonard: Lack Confidence? Gain It Now By Embracing Life’s Struggles

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By LAURA LEONARD
Doctor of Chiropractic
Los Alamos

I was suffering from writers block today and decided the best way to cure it was to go for a mountain bike ride. This led me to an ‘ah-ha’ moment as I decided to roll through a personally dreaded section of rocks, which have taken me down a couple of times. Not fun and quite painful to say the least. Today’s attempt yielded success. I rolled through the jaws of death quite smoothly, letting out a loud ‘woohoo’ to celebrate the occasion.

The ‘ah-ha’ moment came with the realization that it’s the ability to persevere through life’s bumps and negative experiences Read More

Atomic City Transit Closed Monday Sept. 5 For Labor Day

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Atomic City Transit regular scheduled bus service will not operate Monday, Sept. 5, in observance of Labor Day.

Bandelier Shuttle service will continue to operate with 20-minute service Saturday, Sept. 3, through Monday, Sept. 5.

Regular Atomic City Transit service will resume Tuesday, Sept. 6.

Due to staffing shortage, Route 2M will be suspended Tuesday, Sept. 6, through Friday Sept. 9.  Peak service for Route 1 and Route 6 also shall remain suspended until further notice.

For additional information, call the ACT office at (505) 661-RIDE (7433) or use the ACTracker Read More

NMDOT Receives Additional Federal Transportation Funds

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Transportation Secretary Ricky Serna

NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) received $61,180,940 from the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) annual August redistribution, which provides additional funding to states as part of the “use-it-or-lose-it” by the end of September process.

When certain federal transportation funding remains unspent before deadlines, the funds revert to a federal pool and are redistributed to other states.

New Mexico has a proven track record for maximizing its federal funding and successfully launching infrastructure Read More

Seventy Seven School Backpacks Delivered For Refugee & Asylee Students – ‘Thank You Los Alamos!’

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Mohammed Monir, LFS head of education programs, and Kate Massengale, Interfaith Los Alamos volunteer coordinator, prepare to unload school backpacks just arrived from Los Alamos. Courtesy/Interfaith Los Alamos

Farid Sharifi, director of LFS, right, and Mohammad Munir, head of education programs, stand in front of storage racks filled with newly arrived school backpacks from Los Alamos, ready to be distributed to refugee and asylee families arriving in Albuquerque. Courtesy/Interfaith Los Alamos

Interfaith Los Alamos News:

Aug. 24, thanks to the generosity of many folks in Los Alamos, Read More

Unitarian Church To Host Community Iris Swap Saturday

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Courtesy photo

Unitarian Church News:

  • What: Community Iris Swap
  • When: Saturday Sept. 3, 2022, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Where: Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, 1738 N. Sage St., Patio

Mask optional. Everyone must sign in with contact information.

Now that the irises have finished blooming and have had all summer to grow and store up energy for next year’s blooms, it’s time to divide them.

Dig out some of the rhizomes and clip the leaves down to ~6-8”. Use permanent marker to write down the variety of the iris on a leaf (if you know it), or just the color. 

Participation is free.

For more information, please text Read More

Home Country By Slim Randles: Missing Guv Reeve

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Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES

Looking around at all the yard signs and hearing politicians tell us on television what a lying crook their competition is, I have to admit I miss Guv Reeve.

Guv had a real first name, but I sure don’t recall it now, because this was back in the 1960s and 1970s in the high desert of California. He had his first name legally changed to Guv so everyone would know what he was all about. Every four years, he ran for governor. I worked for the Victor Valley Daily Press in Victorville, which is just 30 miles from Barstow, where everyone’s car breaks down on the way to Vegas.

The other folks Read More

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $12.5 Million In Funding For Two Projects In New Mexico To Modernize Transportation & More

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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg

USDOT News:

Today, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced that the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded $12.6 million to support two projects in New Mexico from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program to help move forward on projects that modernize roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports, and intermodal transportation and make transportation systems safer, more accessible, more affordable, and more sustainable.

This year’s total allocations nationwide include Read More

Laboratory Retiree Group First Tuesday Breakfast Sept. 6

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LRG News:

Fully vaccinated Lab retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in 8:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, at the Laboratory Retiree Group (LRG) monthly breakfast at the Morning Glory Restaurant, 1377 Diamond Dr. across from Los Alamos High School.

Morning Glory serves a full breakfast and pastries.

Retirees buy their breakfast; LRG will pay for coffee or tea.

For more information, email sgirard@losalamos.com or call 505.672.3497. Read More