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SFNF Road Closures On Cuba And Jemez Ranger Districts

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SFNF News:

SANTA FE — Inclement weather has prompted additional road closures on the Cuba and Jemez Ranger Districts of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF).

District personnel will close several forest roads beginning today, Jan. 4, to protect public health and safety, infrastructure, natural resources and wintering wildlife.

Forest Roads (FRs) 144 and 376 on the Jemez District were closed last week after ice and snow stranded six vehicles that required assistance.

Roads to be closed:

  • Cuba District: FRs 70, 69, 531, 534 and 93; and
  • Jemez District: FRs 10, 378, 280, 268 and 289.

The spur roads Read More

LDS Family History Center Reopening On Limited Basis

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LDS News:

The Family History Center at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in White Rock is going to reopen on a limited basis.

Family History Center Hours:

…10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays;

…7-9 p.m. Wednesdays; and

…10 a.m. to noon and 7-9 p.m. Thursdays.

Equipment will be sanitized, and masks will be required until further notice.

The Family History Center also will open at other times upon request – call Orval Hart at 505.699.2673 to make arrangements. Read More

Pig+Fig Moves To Take Out Only For Customer, Staff Safety

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PIG + FIG News:

For the safety of its customers and staff, Pig + Fig at 11 Sherwood Blvd., in White Rock is switching to take out only.

“Due to the widespread number of positive COVID-19 cases in our community, we will no longer be offering indoor dining for the foreseeable future and will be switching to only takeout,” owner Laura Crucet announced today. “This is a difficult decision but we feel like it is the responsible one and we ask for your patience and flexibility as we move forward through this difficult time.

“More than anything, we pray for the health and safety of all our neighbors and their Read More

Posts From The Road: 2021 Year In Review Part 2

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Campground Views: A sunrise view of the spectacular scenery in Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area as seen from our campsite in the Horseshoe Bend Campground near Lovell, Wyo. The unlimited natural beauty of the national recreation area offers beautiful scenery, wild horses, a large population of wildlife, as well as boating, fishing, camping, and hiking and other outdoor activities. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

Last week’s “Posts From the Road” featured several highlights from an extended trip to the midwest and eastern Read More

Fr. Glenn: ‘But As For You…’

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

So, we come to yet another new year—a “turning of the page” (we often hope) to a new chapter for ourselves, our families, our nation and the world; may they all be blessed, safe and peaceful. To further these goals, we traditionally gin up some new year’s resolutions: how can I become a better version of myself that I just KNOW is in there. Somewhere!

But few good things come to us without effort, and the benefits we receive are proportional to the efforts we put in. It’s not unlike the second law of thermodynamics: that there is a natural tendency of any isolated system to degenerate Read More

Road Conditions Around Los Alamos And White Rock

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View of road conditions at about noon today at Diamond at Trinity Drive. Check the latest conditions here. LAC-MyDrive/Screenshot

View of road conditions at about noon today on Diamond near the golf course. LAC-MyDrive/Screenshot

View of road conditions at about noon today on NM 502 near the airport. LAC-MyDrive/Screenshot

View of road conditions at about noon today at 15th and Central Avenue. LAC-MyDrive/Screenshot

View of road conditions at about noon today along NM 4 and Pajarito. LAC-MyDrive/Screenshot

View of road conditions at about noon today at NM 4 and Rover Boulevard. LAC-MyDrive/Screenshot Read More

County: Motorists Are Reminded To Drive Safely

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County is starting 2022 off with some much-needed precipitation. Citizens awoke this morning to approximately three inches of snow throughout the townsite and White Rock communities.

While crews with the Traffic and Streets Division worked through the night to ensure that the main roads are plowed, slick conditions linger due to freezing temperatures.

Snow fall is predicted to taper off throughout the day, but temperatures are forecasted to remain below 32 degrees until Monday.

Traffic Engineer Juan Rael indicated that County crews are still working to plow snow Read More