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Home Country: Winter Moonlight Walk

Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES

There’s something about a winter moonlight walk, Doc thought, as he smiled his way through his neighborhood.

He looked at the light coming from the windows of each house. Each house warming its family. It would be about supper time now. Maybe I can sniff just right and see if I can guess what is cooking. But that could be construed as detective work, and this is definitely not the time for work.

Oh no. Not when you can look through the lacy, filigree patterns of dormant twigs high in the trees and see them play sacred music with that moon in the background. No technology can touch Read More

Daily Postcard: Troop 122 Wishes All A Merry Christmas!

Daily Postcard: Troop 122 places farolitos Christmas Eve at First United Methodist Church, 715 Diamond Dr., its chartered organization and where the Scouts meet throughout the year. Their decades old tradition of placing farolitos around Ashley Pond was canceled this year due to the pandemic. Photo by Greg Noeninckx Read More

Blue Window Bistro Hosts Special Guests To Lift Spirits

Santa Claus (aka Max Hagen) made an appearance Tuesday outside the Blue Window Bistro at 1789 Central Ave. Owner Melissa Paternoster organized the festive meet and greet with the jolly one to help lift spirits and share a bit of holiday cheer. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Santa Claus wasn’t the only special guest Tuesday night at the Blue Window Bistro. Miniature horse Brady greets patrons outside the restaurant as employee Lori Lyons gives him a well deserved treat. She explained that Brady’s owners Kellie and James Michel loaned the sweet little horse to their friend Blue Window Read More

NMDOT: New Roundabout Work On Winter Suspension

NMDOT News:

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and Star Paving have announced that, because of winter weather conditions and the limited amount of work that can be accomplished as a result, the State’s Roundabout/Road Construction project on the eastern edge of Los Alamos will be placed on winter suspension beginning Thursday, Dec. 24.

Crews have been preparing the project area this week in anticipation of a 3-month winter shutdown; work is scheduled to resume late March 2021, weather permitting.

During this time, access to Canyon Road from N.M. 502 will remain closed and Read More

Los Alamos County Issues Street Lights Safety Notice

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Traffic & Streets Division is turning off power to select streetlights to enhance the viewing of holiday farolitos.

The streetlights will be turned off Thursday, Dec. 24 and restored Monday, Dec. 28.

Traffic & Streets requests that all vehicles and trailers be moved off-street. If this is not possible, it is recommended that they be silhouetted by farolitos.

Due to the limited sight visibility, drivers are requested to travel at 15 miles per hour.

Affected Streets:

Barranca Mesa

  • Barranca Road
  • Los Pueblos and side streets
  • San Juan
  • Totavi
  • Navajo Road
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On The Job In Los Alamos: Taran Cooley At Sirphey

Sirphey at 1793 Deacon St. is serving meals for lunchtime pickup and evening pickup or delivery. For information, visit www.sirphey.com or call 505.661.4003. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com

On the Job in Los Alamos Thursday is Taran Cooley, 19, heading out to deliver meals to local residents. The menu, which changes daily, is prepared fresh by professional chefs. Hot meals are available 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. for takeout and evening delivery. For information, visit www.sirphey.com or call 505.661.4003. #worklosalamos #wheredisoveriesaremade. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More

United Church Of Los Alamos Welcomes Community To Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Online 5 PM Thursday

The United Church of Los Alamos in the early days. Courtesy/UCLA

The United Church of Los Alamos today at 2525 Canyon Road. Courtesy/UCLA

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
United Church of Los Alamos

This holiday season is like no other in our lifetime with so many sick and dying.

There is hope on the horizon with a new vaccine, but perhaps this is a time when you need friends, family or a church family, to get you through what may seem or feel impossible.

Senior Pastor David Elton of the United Church of Los Alamos invites you on Christmas Eve, to join with others to listen, to learn and to hope, as you journey through Read More