Lifestyles

Sharing Joy Of Homeownership

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Mandy Marksteiner expresses her joy Wednesday afternoon in front of the home she is purchasing through the Los Alamos County Homebuyer Assistance Program. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

  • Residents become homeowners with help from Los Alamos County Homebuyer Assistance Program

Sarah Scammell-Downs is a single mother of two and now a proud homeowner in Los Alamos.

With the help of a deferred payment, non-amortizing down payment assistance loan from the Los Alamos County Homebuyer Assistance Program, Scammell-Downs Read More

Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Natillas

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Natillas. Photo by Liddie Martinez

By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley

Altocumulus clouds, known in Spanish as el cielo emborregao, are cloud puffs that resemble sheep’s wool. Old Hispanic lore would read these clouds as a bad omen but, in my life, a life lived mostly in the kitchen, this type of cloud formation reminds me of natillas and that is a good sign.

Natillas in my life were the sure sign of a family celebration. Made most often in the Spring when fresh milk and eggs are abundant, to me they are a bowl of springtime memories of lambs in fields not quite green and awake from winter’s rest. Our traditional Read More

Española Community Market A Resource For Healthy Food

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Española Community Market Natural Food Co-op at 312 S. Paseo De Onate. Courtesy photo

Pizzas are delivered on Saturdays at the Española Community Market. Courtesy photo

Fresh bread is sold at the Española Community Market. Courtesy photo

BUSINESS News:

Española Community Market Natural Food Co-op serves as a local resource for Organic/Non-GMO-Produce/Grocery along with natural hygiene and cleaning products.

Española Community Market also serves low-income individuals through SNAP (EBT) as an alternative of nutrition considering the health of the community.

The store carries organic Read More

SFCC And World Central Kitchen Led By Renowned Chef And Humanitarian Andrés Partner Launch Food Distribution Initiative To Feed Community

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SFCC News:

SANTA FE — To address food insecurity during the coronavirus crisis, Santa Fe Community College has launched a food distribution initiative in partnership with World Central Kitchen, led by world famous chef and humanitarian, Chef José Andrés.

Santa Fe Community College Foundation is supporting the program, which will help feed Santa Fe Public School and SFCC students and their families as well as local communities faced with the health and economic impacts of covid-19.

Working with city and county governments, the project will identify additional distribution sites where Read More

Los Alamos Farmers Market Kicks Off 50th Season May 7

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Los Alamos Farmers Market opens 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 7 at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/Los Alamos MainStreet

Los Alamos Farmers Market News:

The Los Alamos Farmers Market, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2020, will kick off the summer market season at a new location and also feature an additional Saturday market throughout the summer.

New Thursday markets will take place 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Ashley Pond Park near Central Avenue May through October, and Saturday markets will be held 8 a.m. to noon at the Judicial Parking Lot and run June through September.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Read More

Traffic Alert: Flagging Operation Underway On N.M. 502 At Sombrillo Court 8 A.M. To 4 P.M. Today And Thursday

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Traffic Alert:

There will be a flagging operation 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Thursday on N.M. 502 at Sombrillo Court.

The operation is necessary for the contractor, Star Paving, to install fiber optic lines across the roadway, which is part of the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s N.M. 502 Roundabout Project.

Proceed through the area with caution. Read More

Traffic Alert: N.M. 502 Will Be Closed Near Eastern Entrance To Los Alamos, 7 a.m. To 4 p.m. Wednesday

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Traffic Alert:

N.M. 502 will be closed near the eastern entrance to Los Alamos, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 29.

The closure is needed as part of the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s N.M. 502 Road Reconstruction and Roundabout Project; crews from Star Paving will be installing a gas line across N.M. 502.

Residents living on Arroyo Lane and Verde Ridge Road are advised to enter and exit to the east only while the closure is in place.

East and west bound traffic on N.M. 502 will be detoured Wednesday onto both 4th Street and Canyon Road. Read More

Community Invited To Celebrate Mother’s Day Online At Freedom Church Los Alamos

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Freedom Church News:

The community is invited to celebrate Mother’s Day online at Freedom Church Los Alamos.

“We made it super easy to join Freedom online for Mother’s Day at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 10,” Pastor Mike Brake said. “Just simply go to: https://www.facebook.com/freedomla.church/live, then click ‘GET REMINDER’ (*actual post will be available Monday, May 4), share the post, and get ready for a fun and highly interactive experience for the entire family!”

JOIN US THIS SUNDAY (May 3rd):
11:00am – Freedom Worship Service (Facebook LIVE)
https://www.facebook.com/freedomla.church/live Read More

Fr. Glenn: The Time Machine

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By Fr. Glenn Jones

I’ve become rather fond of the trails at Petroglyph National Monument on the edge of Albuquerque since leaving the beauty of the forests and canyons of Los Alamos and vicinity. The juxtaposition of temporal images at that monument becomes an object of contemplation as people make a circuit (or two, or three) on the trail.

The now eerily-silent extinct volcanoes to the west erupted about 200,000 years ago, pouring forth the molten lava now frozen into the blackened cliffs which blanket the sandy terrain. Over millennia the hills eroded, the valley deepened. Fast-forward to Read More

Posts From The Road: Dead Horse Point State Park

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Dead Horse Point: Dead Horse Point offers breathtaking views of the Colorado River 2,000 feet below and the majestic Canyonlands National Park on the other side of the river. This landscape formed by ice, water and wind over millions of years is some of the most unique geological features in the world. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Colorado River: Visitors stand 2,000 feet above a gooseneck in the Colorado River. This iconic view, seen from the end of Dead Horse Point overlook is the most popular view within the state park. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
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