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Father Theophan Of Los Alamos Presents $3,000 Donation From Local Cookie Sale Proceeds To Archbishop Daniel

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Father Theophan of Los Alamos presents a $3,000 check from local cookie sales to his eminence Archbishop Daniel, hierarch of the Western Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, during a visit Dec. 18 to South Bound Brook, N.J. Courtesy/Father Theophan

Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church News:

Saturday, Dec. 18, while in South Bound Brook, N.J., Father Theophan of Los Alamos presented a check for $3,000 to his eminence Archbishop Daniel, hierarch of the Western Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA.

The funds were raised by Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church in Los Read More

Gruniger: Winter … A Time For Reflection

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By JACCI GRUNINGER MS, C-IAYT, ERYT500
Los Alamos

“Winter is a subtle nudge to remind us to reflect on our lives. Though we are surrounded by the chill in the air, it is also an exercise in cleansing. With each snowfall, we are given a clean slate with the innocence and beauty the white powder brings.” –Mark A. Leon

In my last column, I suggested taking some time to think about YOUR 2021. Today, I want you to jump forward to 2022 and before it actually arrives, consider your hopes, dreams and desires for the new year. What will make it YOUR best year? And, of course, I have a suggestion.

Choose a WORD to take Read More

Scenes From Visit To Fort Myers Beach, Fla.

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Scene of the sunrise on a recent trip to Fort Myers Beach, Fla. on the Gulf coast side of the state. Despite its small footprint, the white beaches and breathtaking sunrises and sunsets make it a fantastic getaway. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

A Bald Eagle majestically enjoying the morning sun recently in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Bobcat sightings, especially of babies, are very elusive to both locals and tourists in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

A young American Alligator keeps a close eye on its surroundings in Read More

New Mexico State Police Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols In Counties Across State In January 2022

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NMSP News:

New Mexico State Police (NMSP) will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during January 2022.

NMSP is bringing awareness to these events to reduce alcohol-related fatalities.

These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving.

Note: Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the right decision not to drink and drive. Read More

NMDOT: Get Home Safely During New Year’s Eve Holiday

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NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — As New Mexicans celebrate New Year’s Eve events involving alcohol, the New Mexico Department of Transportation and its partners are promoting a program to get people living in the Bernalillo County metro area home safely.

NMDOT is partnering with Bernalillo County, the city of Albuquerque, Cumulus radio stations and Uber to support the “Take a Ride on Us” program designed to combat drunk driving. 

The program offers 2,000 participants an Uber credit of up to $15, two rides per person beginning noon Wednesday, Dec. 29 through midnight Tuesday, Jan. 2.

Participants will Read More

TGIF Concert Series: Pianist Michael Tortorella Jan. 28

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First Presbyterian Church at 208 Grant Ave. in Santa Fe. Courtesy/FPC 

CONCERT News:

What: Michael Tortorella, piano

Music: TBA

Date: Jan. 28, 2022

Time: 5:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:15)

Where: First Presbyterian Church; 208 Grant Ave. Santa Fe, NM 87501

Admission: Freewill offering and open to all

For More Information call 982.8544 

Program: 

  • The Pleasure Dome of Kublai Khan – Charles Griffes (1884-1920) 
  • Two Etudes-Tableaux – Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
    Opus 33 no. 3
    Opus 33 no. 5
  • Polka de WR – Sergei Rachmaninoff

Michael Tortorella moved to Santa Fe in 2019 after retiring from Bell Read More

Posts From The Road: 2021 Year In Review Part 1

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HOF Gallery: While in New York in June, we were fortunate to visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. The museum is phenomenal in many ways and a must see if you are a baseball fan. The Hall of Fame Gallery, shown in the photo, displays plaques honoring the 337 former players, baseball executives and pioneers of the game. This was our first visit to Cooperstown, and we hope to return when we travel to the eastern U.S. again. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

American Falls: Another New York destination we have always wanted to visit is Niagara Falls. This was our first visit, Read More

Fr. Glenn: Called To Be Extraordinary

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

I do hope you had a good and blessed Christmas, dear reader.  Another tough year gone by with this COVID still raging, and thoughts and prayers go out especially to those families missing friends and family from their tables and hearths this year. We in the Catholic Church of northeastern New Mexico lost many ministers, brothers and sisters—our faith family—with COVID even if some may not have been due to COVID. May God grant us the blessing of a universal morally-acceptable-to-all COVID vaccine this year. I hear the Army may have one in the works (LINK); let’s pray for its successful Read More

LRG Hosts First Tuesday Breakfast At Morning Glory Jan. 4

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LRG News:

The Laboratory Retiree Group (LRG) will host its First Tuesday Breakfast in January.

Fully vaccinated Lab retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in at the LRG monthly breakfast, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday Jan. 4, 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 pays for coffee or tea.

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