Lifestyles

La Vista Church Worship Service Time Changes Aug. 2

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LVCN News:

La  Vista Church is changing things up a little and starting Sunday, Aug. 2, will move its worship service to 9:30 a.m. in the yard behind the church.

There will not be Sunday School, instead the congregation will break into small discussion groups after the sermon.  

Children in preschool through 3rd grade will remain with their parents during the worship portion of the service, then will be dismissed to the back of the yard for Children’s Church after Children’s Time.

Children in 4th-6th grade will listen to the sermon, then form their own discussion group with an adult leader. Youth Read More

Home Country: Seeds And Froth

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Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES

Dud and I had just about finished solving the problems on page one and were about to start solving sports dilemmas when Bert mumbled something.

Now Bert, usually loquacious, was in one of his rare, but deadly, silent coffee mornings.

Normally he’d fill the Mule Barn truck stop with his pronouncements on life, love, literature and the price of cauliflower, but not today.

I took a sip and turned to Bert. “You say something, Bert?”

“Seeds and froth,” he mumbled.

“Seeds and froth?”

“It’s not like it was my fault, you know. What did I do? Hey, sometimes seeds and froth just happen Read More

Library Conversations: Flying On Two Wheels

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‘Flying on Two Wheels: Travel in Coronavirus Lockdown’ at 7 p.m. Thursday on Zoom. Courtesy/LAC

LIBRARY news:

How far can you go while staying home? Did the recent lock down stifle your travel plans? Have you been using the time to travel locally? Have you discovered a new trail or tried “Everesting” on the ski hill?

The Los Alamos County Library System is hosting an event at 7 p.m., July 30 on Zoom to discuss Todd Miller’s essay for the Tucson Sentinel: “Flying on Two Wheels: Travel in Coronavirus Lockdown”.

The community is invited to share experiences with travel close to home. 

Visit https://tinyurl.com/y4w9fput Read More

WRPC: At-Home Zoom Vespers Services Sunday Evenings

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White Rock Presbyterian Church News:

White Rock Presbyterian Church (WRPC) is offering weekly at-home Zoom Vespers Services 5-5:30 p.m. Sundays.

Intimate worship with scripture reading & reflection and time for prayer

Holy Communion (at home).

Piano music live 4:45-5 p.m. from WRPC Sanctuary. All are welcome!

Contact Pastor Deb Worley at ​pastor@wrpchurch.com​/505-695-6423), for more information and or for the Zoom link. Read More

Posts From The Road: Fairplay, Colo.

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Mountain Pond: A shallow mountain pond reflects the blue sky and surrounding landscape in Fairplay, Colo. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Rainbow: Following rain showers in Fairplay, Colo., a rainbow formed over the grasslands just outside of town. This was a beautiful way to wrap up our stay. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

During a recent outing, we spent a few days in Fairplay, Colo. and toured around the area.

The mountain range to the west of Fairplay is the Mosquito Range. There are five 14ers, mountains with an elevation of

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Fr. Glenn: Holy Wisdom

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By Fr. Glenn Jones

You may have seen the stories of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul—formerly the cathedral of the Orthodox faith built under Emperor Justinian I in the early 500s in the former Constantinople—being converted from the museum that it has been for the last several decades back into a mosque, which it was for several hundred years prior to that. An absolute jewel of architectural beauty, it has “changed hands” a number of times over the centuries—Orthodox cathedral to Catholic cathedral in the Crusades, back to Orthodox cathedral, then to mosque during the Ottoman conquest, to museum in Read More

White Rock Presbyterian Church Assists In Covid19 Relief Efforts On Navajo Nation

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Unloading shamrock donations at House of Fellowship. Courtesy/WRPC

Produce distribution at House of Fellowship near Bread Springs, NM. Courtesy/WRPC

 

New Mexico National Guard arrives at Chichiltah. Courtesy/WRPC

WRPC News:

Though White Rock Presbyterian Church has only been able to meet collectively via Zoom since March, the mission partnerships of the church has not stopped.

One of those partnerships has been supporting Covid-19 relief efforts on the Navajo Nation.

Due to the high infection rate of the coronavirus in McKinley County and the Navajo Nation, many Navajo families Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of July 27, 2020 

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COUNTY News:

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

Public Works Department:

Diamond Drive near the Golf Course 

A contractor will be conducting soils boring operations alongside Diamond drive at the Golf Course. No traffic impediments are expected, but drivers will see signage and cones along the shoulders alerting them to construction in the area.

Pedestrian and ADA Accessibility Along Trinity Drive from Oppenheimer to 39th Street 

Beginning Wednesday, GM Emulsions will start construction along Trinity Drive from Oppenheimer Read More