Lifestyles

Los Alamos County Zero Waste Food Preservation Tips

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COUNTY News:

Planting a garden can yield great rewards – a homegrown tomato always trumps the ones sold in large grocery store chains – but it can lead to excessive amounts of produce.

Gardeners can very well find themselves up to their necks in tomatoes.

Desaree Jimenez, Family and Consumer Sciences/4-H Agent at the Los Alamos Cooperative Extension Service, said there are many ways to enjoy all the fruits and vegetables a garden produces without letting any of it spoil.

Some of the options are water bath and pressure canning, dehydration, and freezing. Which option is chosen depends on space, Read More

Atomic City Transit Rte 6, North Mesa Back In Service Oct. 5

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Atomic City Transit reopens Route 6 – North Mesa beginning Monday, Oct. 5. Courtesy/ACT

COUNTY News:

Atomic City Transit announces the reopening of Route 6 – North Mesa beginning Monday, Oct. 5. 

Route 6 will join the bus service being provided on Routes 1, 2M and 2T that began June 15. Routes will operate with reduced service hours from approximately 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. 

To maintain passenger safety, Atomic City Transit continues to comply with the public health recommendations in accordance with the Governor’s Executive Order:

  • Passengers will be required to wear
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PAC 8 Receives MainStreet Grant To Create Videos Featuring Local Farmers And How They Grow Their Produce

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Farmer Esmerelda Orozco’s daughter Valentina talks about their farm in El Guique. Courtesy/PAC 8

COMMUNITY News:

PAC 8 Community Media Center has received a $1,000 MainStreet grant to create three videos featuring local farmers who sell their produce at the Los Alamos Farmers Market.

“I feel it is important for the public to see how the farmers grow their produce and where it comes from,” PAC 8 Executive Director Jean Gindreau said. It’s also nice to meet and get to know the farmers you buy food from.”

Gindreau added that she hopes these videos will encourage more people to go to the market.

The video Read More

Yom Kippur: Before Sunset Today To After Nightfall Monday

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For nearly 26 hours—from several minutes before sunset today to after nightfall Monday—Jews will spend time in prayer. Courtesy/www.chabad.org

Yom Kippur News:

Yom Kippur began this evening. It is the holiest day of the year for Jewish people.

For nearly 26 hours—from several minutes before sunset today to after nightfall Monday—Jews will spend time in prayer.

Yom Kippur is the day on which Jewish people are closest to G‑d and to the quintessence of their own souls. It is the Day of Atonement—“For on this day He will forgive you, to purify you, that you be cleansed from all your sins before G‑d.” Read More

Scenes From Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church Celebrating First Sunday Worship Service Since March 8

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Members of the congregation of Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church gathered in person this morning outside in the parking lot at 2390 North Road to celebrate Sunday worship service for the first time since March 8. Before the service Pastor Nicolé Raddu Ferry told the Los Alamos Daily Post, ‘It will be safe! It will be together! It will be during a beautiful fall morning!’ Visit www.bethluth.com. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Scene of the outdoor worship service this morning in the parking lot at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church at 2390 North Road. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

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Posts From The Road: Colorado National Monument

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Colorado National Monument: The colorful sandstone cliffs, red rock formations, and valley in the distance give visitors a breathtaking panoramic view from one of many overlooks along Rim Rock Drive in Colorado National Monument. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

A Long and Winding Road: An overlook from a higher elevation shows a long and winding road as it turns and twists around the formations in Colorado National Monument. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

Colorado is a state with abundant natural beauty. Mountains soar to Read More

Fr. Glenn: The Freedom Of Truth

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By Fr. Glenn Jones

Is anyone—everyone—confused? Perhaps more than we think. With the onslaught of conflicting information concerning the various candidates in the upcoming election, it’s hard not to be. We find ourselves continuously having to ask: “Is this … or is it that … report which is correct; they are claiming essentially opposite things. Did this thing even really happen … and as they say it happened? Did he or she really do what is alleged?

Sigh. For those who want to be truly informed and not simply vote for the “correct” letter by a name, it can be a jungle out there. But, unfortunately, Read More