Lifestyles

Early Bird Sign Up For 8th Grade 2022 Washington Trip

LAMS News:

Attention Los Alamos Middle School next year’s 8th graders!

Early bird sign up is underway until June 4 for the annual spring break trip to Washington, D.C.

If you are in the 9th grade, you too can sign up for next year’s trip since the trip had to be cancelled this year due to COVID.

The link for sign up is here.

For additional information, call Roberta Cocking at 505.670.0679

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Cone Zone: Week Of May 24, 2021

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.

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 

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

Los Alamos Rotarians Present Plaque To Crossroads Bible Church In Appreciation For Hosting Meals Of Hope Event

Members of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos gather this morning at Crossroads Bible Church at 97 East Road to present a plaque to church representatives in appreciation for the church hosting and assisting with the highly successful Meals of Hope charity event last September. From left, Crossroads Bible Church representatives Kirk Christensen and Victor Rutherford, Rotary Membership Chair Skip King, Rotary President Laura Gonzales and Vice President Linda Hull. The Meals of Hope event drew 112 volunteers from Boy Scout Troop 22, Girl Scout Troop 10544, Los Alamos Police Department, New Mexico
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Community Invited To Splash Into Summer Party At La Vista

La Vista Church News:

The community is invited to splash into summer, noon to 3 p.m. Friday, May 28, at La Vista Church, 15 Grand Canyon Dr. in White Rock.

“After the last year, we think we all need a little water fun to kick off summer!”

The May 28 event includes a water slide, bubble pit and hot dogs and popsicles, all free! Fun extra treats will be available for purchase to benefit the La Vista Youth Group, and donations will be accepted benefitting WASH, an organization that partners with communities worldwide to provide clean water and healthy sanitation.

Find out more about WASH at ncm.org/program-update-wash Read More

Ark And Señor Tortas Team Up For Fundraiser Friday

Ark News:

Here’s an amazing way to support two local business and our communities’ families.

Señor Tortas food truck will be giving 20 percent of all proceeds received 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday to the Ark Child Development Center.

Funds that are raised will be used to purchase new learning materials for the Ark classrooms. Direct questions to the Ark at 505.662.4822.

The Ark was closed March through May of 2020 and has been operating again since June of 2020 with restrictions from the NMDOH and ECECD. After Spring Break, the Ark was able to return to its FOCUS 3-Star ratios in the classrooms. Like most Read More

Gruninger: The Difference Between A Yoga Therapy Session And A Yoga Class

By JACCI GRUNINGER MS, CIAYT, ERYT500

Yoga Practice on its own can help with a myriad of physical, mental and emotional issues.

If your practice includes movement or use of asanas (postures) you will receive the benefits of moving interstitial and synovial fluid through the muscles and joints; lengthening and strengthening muscles and raising and lowering your heart rate. I

f your practice includes pranayama or breath work, you’ll receive the benefits of toning your abdominal wall, creating greater motility in your abdominal organs, slowing your breath down and finding greater depth of Read More

NMDOT: Repaving Project Begin On N.M. 76 In Española Area

NMDOT News:

ESPAÑOLA – The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) would like to alert the travelling public to a pavement rehabilitation project set to begin Monday May 24 in the Española area.

Cutler Repaving Inc. is set to begin work on a pavement overlay project on N.M. 76, starting at Mile Marker 0 and finishing at Mile Marker 10. The project is expected to last 28 working days and will include new pavement and striping over the entire 10-mile length of the project.

Work will occur outside of rush hour traffic to minimize delays to motorists in the area. The northbound lane will be closed Read More

Rural Veterans Transport Program Has New Phone Number

DVS Secretary Sonya L. Smith

DVS News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Veterans Services (DVS) has created a new phone number for making reservations with the Rural Veterans Transportation Program.

The program, launched in February, provides free round-trip rides for veterans living in the following nine counties: Cibola, Socorro, Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay, San Miguel, and Union—to the following VA medical facilities:

  • Albuquerque Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center
  • Amarillo (TX) Thomas E. Creek VA Medical Center
  • Raton Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)
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