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Posts From The Road: Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway

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Scenic Drive: A typical view from the roadway as it twists and turns through the White River National Forest. This drive made during early September was a little too early for viewing fall colors as they were primarily still covered in their summer green foliage. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

River View: The North Fork of the White River runs near the byway for many miles on the west end of the road as it descends into the town of Meeker. The west end of the byway is paved for about 30 miles out of Meeker. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Stop and Go Traffic: Visitors may encounter stop and Read More

Fr. Glenn: Remembering St. Francis

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By Fr. Glenn Jones

This Sunday (October 4) happens to fall on the annual Catholic memorial feast of much-beloved St. Francis of Assisi. Even many non-Catholic Christians and atheists hold St. Francis in esteem, very often for his touted devotion to nature and kindness to animals; likely a majority of the statues and portrayals depict him with birds or other animals about his person. And even today the collective community of religious orders claiming St. Francis as their inspiration is likely the largest in the world. 

Some may ask: “I thought they followed Jesus?!” Well, certainly; Jesus Christ Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of Oct. 5, 2020

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COUNTY News:

The Public Works/Traffic Division provides the latest updates on the following projects:

Locations in White Rock and Los Alamos townsite – Asphalt patches  

GM Emulsion, under contract with the Department of Public Utilities, will patch asphalt at various locations and times throughout White Rock and the townsite where repairs to water lines occurred earlier in the summer. Work will begin Monday and continue through Friday. Traffic control devices will be set up around the construction zones.  

Public Works Dept.:  

Barranca Mesa 3 Subdivision Improvements Project  

Crews Read More

Father Theophan: Too Far Gone

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‘Clay is constantly changing, drying, and shrinking … you need to work with it.’ Created by Father Theophan

By Father Theophan
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church
Los Alamos

“Clay is constantly changing, drying, shrinking” my pottery professor would say, “you need to work with it.”

In upstate New York where I first went to school, getting our pots to dry was a challenge. The relative humidity was high, and most pots didn’t really ever dry completely until we put them in a warm kiln for a few hours.

Here in Los Alamos, or before, even worse, when I made pots in Las Cruces, clay dries at an alarming Read More

RTD Blue Bus Seasonal TSV Green Route To Taos Ski Valley Suspended For 2020/2021 Winter Season

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NCRTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced that its RTD 341 TSV Green route between the Town of Taos and Taos Ski Valley will be suspended for the upcoming 2020/2021 winter season.

The move also impacts the weekend evening service on the RTD 380 Night Rider route, which also will be placed on hold this season.

The TSV Green and Night Rider routes are seasonal services that coincide with the winter ski season at the Taos Ski Valley.

Due to measures taken by NCRTD in light of the current COVID-19 restrictions, buses are operating with limited capacity to allow for Read More

Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Arroz Con Pollo

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By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley

Arroz con Pollo is one of those comfort dishes that has a million faces with as many variations as cooks who make it. This dish can be a soupy comfort food eaten in well-worn pajamas and fuzzy slippers or a showcase dish served on fine china as a bed of fluffy perfection adorned with exotic spices – it all depends on the mood and the cook.

I did include a version in The Chile Line: Historic Northern New Mexican Recipes and it is a time-tested, well-loved, traditional, rustic dish. This version, while similar, is the one I use when I want to replenish my chicken stock supply Read More