Lifestyles

Fr. Glenn: Working Toward The Better

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

A blessed Independence Day weekend/week to all of you! We are SOOO blessed to live in a nation such as ours, despite the various criticisms that we hear—from both externally and internally. I cannot help but to think of the poor people that live in dictatorial and oppressive regimes, and pray that they one day also live in the type of freedom that we enjoy daily. If things in our nation were nearly as bad as often portrayed, one would think that people would flee at the very idea of the U.S., and that there’d be a mass exodus brewing. But … no; quite the opposite. Even those who, at least Read More

On The Job In Los Alamos: At Time Out Pizzeria

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On the job Thursday in Los Alamos are owners Omar and Trisha Sanchez at Time Out Pizzeria, 157 Central Park Square. The couple have been serving up food and fun for the community since 2007 and it has become a family affair now that the couple’s three daughters are working at the eatery. With the state now fully open, Time Out has re-opened its salad bar, seating area and game room and is hiring a night manager and driver/kitchen staff person. One important way the community can help locally owned businesses such as Time Out Pizzeria is to pay with cash, saving the business the expense incurred Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of July 5, 2021

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COUNTY News:

The projects listed in this section are being managed by County Public Works staff through contractors. For more information, email 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.

Contractors and County crews will not be working Monday, July 5, in observance of the Fourth of July holiday.

Public Works Projects: 

Canyon Rim Trail Read More

NCRTD Buses To Begin Operating At Full Capacity Tuesday

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RTD News:

Upon the re-opening of the State of New Mexico, RTD Blue Buses will eliminate capacity restrictions effective Tuesday, July 6. Additionally, reservations will no longer be mandatory on routes previously requiring them.

Federal law also requires passengers and drivers (with limited exceptions) to wear a properly fitting mask at all times while on-board. Social distancing is encouraged when possible.

The NCRTD will continue to take aggressive measures to clean and disinfect passenger vehicles and provide air circulation.

The North Central Regional Transit District provides Read More

Bethlehem Church Free Friday Night Movies Begin Tonight!

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The first Friday night movie at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church is ‘Soul’ tonight. Courtesy/BELC

BELC News:

Free movies on alternate Friday nights are being offered by Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church at 2390 North Road in Los Alamos (near Mountain Elementary School).

The first movie is tonight, July 2. The movie is called “Soul” (rated PG) and is an animated film from the Pixar Studio, depicting a jazz musician’s search for his true passion here on earth.

The movies will be shown outside in the church courtyard starting at 8:20 p.m., as darkness descends. Seating will be outside Read More

NMDOT And Local Law Enforcement Agencies Remind Drivers To Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over

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NMDOT News:

SANTA FE – This Independence Day, the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and statewide law enforcement agencies are participating in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over impaired driving awareness campaign.

In support of the law enforcement community’s dedication to protecting the lives of residents in their communities, law enforcement agencies will be working together during the holiday weekend to take drunk drivers off the roads.

In New Mexico there were 2,237 alcohol-involved crashes in 2019; 149 of those crashes were fatal and 17 of those fatalities happened Read More

Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Peas

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Learn how to shell and cook peas. Video by Liddie Martinez 

By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley

 

We always grew peas in our garden. A northern New Mexico staple for centuries, alverjón is an old Arabic word, a remnant of the invasion of Spain by the Moors in the 8th century that made a permanent home in Northern New Mexico by way of the Camino Real. The archaic word was first documented in the new world in 1626 by Fray Alonso de Benavides. Newly arrived to northern New Mexico nearly 30 years after Don Juan de Oñate he wrote in his journal that the land was, “…exceedingly fertile and produced in great Read More

County: Face Coverings Required To Board And Ride Atomic City Transit Through Sept. 13

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ACT News:

Atomic City Transit (ACT) will continue to require through Sept. 13 “Face Coverings” to board and ride Act buses.

In compliance TSA Emergency Mandate EA 1546-21-01A face coverings for nonvaccinated and those already vaccinated will be required.

Informational flyers have been placed on each bus and at bus stop locations.

In addition, ACT will continue to follow other measures to enhance public health safety in providing transit services:

  • Hand sanitizer is available on all vehicles for both customers and staff;
  • All transit vehicles are thoroughly cleaned and disinfected prior
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NCRTD: Blue Bus Fourth Of July Holiday Schedule

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NCRTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) RTD “Blue Bus” 255 Mountain Trail and 305 Taos Express will operate on its normal schedule, Sunday, July 4.

RTD “Blue Buses” will not operate Monday, July 5, in observance of the Fourth of July holiday with the exception of the 255 Mountain Trail into the Santa Fe National Forest which will operate.

Buses are now operating at 50 percent capacity and masks are required for all individuals per federal mandate.

The North Central Regional Transit District provides fare-free bus service on 27 of 29 routes to a service area that encompasses Read More