Lifestyles

Home Country: To Be This Old…

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HOME COUNTRY
By SLIM RANDLES

Ran into Doc down at The Mule Barn the other day, so naturally we had to rid the world of about a gallon of coffee and solve the world’s problems for an hour. It is the duty of all true Americans of our age, you know.

Doc said he’d been aching a little bit lately. Joints or something. He’d been out fixing the pasture fence where the mare had been pushing on it. The next morning it made him walk funny.

“I remember when my dad was my age,” he said. “I asked him how it felt to be this old. Well, he looked at me as though I were committing a crime by having brown hair, you know? And then he said, Read More

State Announces Emergency Rental Assistance Program

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ERAP News:

On behalf of the State of New Mexico, the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) announced that the federal government has allocated $170 million for rental and utility assistance to New Mexico residents in need.

The DFA is spearheading the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) in partnership with the City of Albuquerque, and they need assistance with sharing this program information. 

They recognize that it will take a massive and collaborative effort to reach people who may need rental and utility assistance. They would greatly appreciate the public’s help to Read More

Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary Of LA Rummage Sale June 26

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Courtesy/SHLALA

COMMUNITY News:

The Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary of Los Alamos is hosting a rummage sale, from which all proceeds go to assist needy families. 

The rummage sale is 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 26 at 306 Potrillo Dr. in Pajarito Acres in White Rock.

RUMMAGE SALE

  • Date: June 26, 2021.
  • Time: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Location: 306 Potrillo Dr.
  • Pajarito Acres in White Rock.
  • All proceeds go to needy families.
  • Sponsor: The Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary of Los Alamos.
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Posts From The Road: Boone & Scenic Valley RR & Museum

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Train Station: The train station for the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad is in Boone, Iowa. The building was built in the 1980s after the Boone Railroad Historical Society purchased 11 miles of the old track and began offering rides to the public. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Boone & Scenic Valley: A water tank stands beside the tracks at the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad depot in Boone, Iowa. Rides are offered to the public daily May-October. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

List of Crew Members: Conductor Bill Dolezal lists crew members on the upcoming train from Boone Read More

Fr. Glenn: Being Of Service

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

And so we come to Memorial Day weekend again and remember those who have died in our service, not only to our nation, but to our states and all local communities … those who go forth by night and day, in sun, rain or snow, often not certain whether they will return. That’s something we, the served, don’t consider enough, I think. When the soldier boards the helo, straps on a parachute or trusts himself to the rappelling line even in peacetime, he knows that lots of things can go tragically wrong. And then …  multiply the risk when he/she is in a combat zone. And yet the same is true for many Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of May 31, 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 505.662.8150, 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.

Public Works Projects: 

Canyon Rim Trail Underpass (AUI, Inc.)

Detour is active on NM502 which allows the contractor to work on the north side of Read More

New Mexico State Police Conducting Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols In Counties Across State In June

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NMSP to conduct hold conducting sobriety checkpoints in Counties across the state in June. File photo

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 the month of June in an effort to end DWI.

NMSP is bringing awareness to these events in an effort to reduce alcohol related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.

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

Accident On Truck Route Leaves One Dead, Three Injured

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LAPD News:

At approximately 6:11 a.m. today, a head-on collision occurred on East Jemez Road.(Truck Route), east of the Los Alamos Transit Mix entrance.

Los Alamos Fire Department and Los Alamos Police responded to the scene. 

The Truck Route was closed to assist in medical attention of the four individuals involved in the collision – the driver in one vehicle and the driver and two passengers in the second vehicle. 

The Los Alamos Police CRASH Team has responded to the scene to begin conducting an investigation into the cause of the collision.

Injured individuals include:

  • A 16-year-old
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Pig + Fig Celebrates And Supports Pride Week

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Pig+Fig staff member Holly Robinson decked out to celebrate Pride. Courtesy photo

By KELLY DOLEJSI
Friends of Los Alamos Pride

Two successful Pride Weeks and one pandemic later, Pride Week returns to Los Alamos June 5-13. This year’s theme is “Coming Out After Covid”.

The first Pride march in New York City was held June 28, 1970, on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising (link). Fifty-one years later, towns and cities across the United States continue to celebrate gay pride and to advocate for LGBTQ+ people, year-round but especially in June. Many in Los Alamos are excited to share Read More