Lifestyles

LAPS Foundation Hosts Taste Of Knowledge Oct. 3

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By JENNY MCCUMBER
Executive Director
Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation

Join LAPS Foundation for Taste of Knowledge, 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3 at Pig + Fig Café in White Rock. 

Our theme this year is Oktoberfest, A Taste of Bavaria. We are grateful to once again partner with Pig + Fig Café to bring you our annual fundraiser. Proceeds benefit all Los Alamos Public Schools for teacher and student grants, professional development, classroom resources, facilities upgrades, and more.

Five delicious dining stations along with wines and beer from Germany and Austria will help you celebrate Oktoberfest Read More

Posts From The Road: Gateway Auto Museum In Colorado

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Gateway Auto Museum: Upon entering the Gateway Auto Museum, visitors are greeted by a 1934 Ford Custom Coupe and a 1955 Nash Metropolitan. The backdrop for the display is auto and oil company advertisements from years past. The museum has over 50 autos on display. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Olds F-88: The most prize possession of the museum is a 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 Concept Car. This is the one and only car ever produced and was purchased by John Hendricks in 2005 for 3.24 million dollars. This car is displayed on a circular stage in a room by itself and surrounded by photos and text of the Read More

Fr. Glenn: Short Memories

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By Father Glenn Jones:

Well, the 9/11 memorials are winding down now after the 20th anniversary of that tragic day. They’ll continue, of course … for a few years, at least … but less and less as the years and decades pass. That’s just the way of things.  Fewer and fewer people will be alive to remember that day—the emotions, the pain, the outrage. Remember the silence in cities when all planes were grounded and/or diverted to Canada? We need only look at December 7; it seems hardly noticed anymore. It would be interesting to poll high school students to know how many even know the significance of that Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of Sept. 13, 2021

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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, please e-mail lacpw@lacnm.us, call 662-8150, or visit the “Projects/Public Works” link at www.losalamosnm.us. 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 Rim Trail Underpass

The current highway detour will be shifted to the north side of NM502 allowing the contractor Read More

Hierarchical Visitation At Saint Job Of Pochaiv Sept. 11-12

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Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church News:

His Eminence Archbishop Daniel, bishop of the western eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, visits his parishes annually.

This weekend he will be visiting Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church in Los Alamos.

He will offer a Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m., Saturday and Sunday morning.

Afterward, he will meet with the faithful to get to know his parishioners. All are welcome to see and meet the blessed Archbishop and hear his words. Read More

NM 502 Repaving Project Begins Saturday Sept. 11

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NMDOT News:

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) along with Albuquerque Asphalt Inc. will begin a pavement rehabilitation project Saturday, Sept. 11 on N.M. 502 in Los Alamos.

The 4-mile project from mile marker 2 to 6 is expected to last 15 working days and will include new pavement and striping.

Crews will work 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays on the Main Hill Road section, which will be closed during working hours, and traffic diverted onto the truck route.

Crews will work 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays on the Tewa Loop to Eastgate Drive section. There will Read More

NMSP C.A.R.E. Operation Over Labor Day Weekend Results In 1,700+ Traffic Citations And 15 Drunk Driver Arrests

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NMSP News:

STATEWIDE – During the Labor Day weekend, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) participated in the Combined Accident Reduction Effort (C.A.R.E.) operation across all roadways within the state.

The goal of the traffic initiative is to increase motorist safety and reduce the number of crashes through a strong law enforcement presence.

Because of the increased volume of traffic during the holiday, NMSP increased its patrol presence during this initiative on roadways throughout all State Police districts on the busiest travel days of the Labor Day weekend, specifically Saturday, Read More

Kristen Honig Of Los Alamos Visits Maasai Mara In Kenya

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Sunset in the Maasai Mara in Kenya. Photo by Kristen Honig

Maasai Warriors standing on either side of photographer Kristen Honig of Los Alamos were assigned to guard her the entire time she was in camp and walk her to her tent and guard it while she slept at night. Courtesy photo

By KRISTEN HONIG
Los Alamos

If you had told me 9 months ago that I would take two international trips during a worldwide pandemic, I would have said you were out of your mind. But the development and distribution of a COVID vaccine has made travel possible again for adventurous (or crazy) souls. Although traveling during a pandemic

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