Lifestyles

Shop On The Corner Annual Christmas Sale Dec. 4

Shop on the Corner will hold its annual Christmas sale Dec. 4. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

The holidays are coming and so is Shop on the Corner’s annual Christmas sale.

The sale is 8:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Dec. 4.

The public is encouraged to stop by the thrift store on the first floor of Trinity on the Hill Espicopal Church at the corner of Conyon Road and Diamond Drive. Read More

RTD ‘Blue Bus’ Closures For Veterans Day Nov. 11

RTD News:
 
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced that the RTD “Blue Buses”, will not be in service Monday, Nov. 11, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.
 
The exception is the 255 Mountain Trail and the 800 Angel Fire routes, which will operate.
 
The NCRTD thanks and honors all veterans for the time they served and the sacrifices they, and their families, made for our country!
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Lauritzen: Life After 50 … Celebrating 90!

Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization held a celebration for its members 90 and older. Courtesy/LARSO
 
LA Historical Society will join Betty Ehart Senior Center Thursday for ‘Remember When … .’ Courtesy/LARSO
 
 
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
LARSO
 
Some days we are lucky enough to see history unfold before our eyes.
 
The Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization held a special celebration last week, for our members 90 and older. The event is an occasion seniors are eager to reach, as they become part of a new club.
 
That club entitles
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NMDOT Issues Winter Weather Driving Tips

New Mexico Department of Transportation is ready for winter. Courtesy/NMDOT
 
NMDOT News:
 
SANTA FE Winter-weather is here and the New Mexico Department of Transportation is ready. 
 
The NMDOT is working around the clock to monitor the roads, report road conditions, spread salt and cinder and plow snow if necessary.
 
In coordination with law enforcement, the NMDOT has some advice for drivers when traveling through unfavorable road conditions.
 
Tips to know:
  • WEAR YOUR SEATBELT

Make sure everyone in the vehicle is properly buckled up.
  • REDUCE YOUR SPEED

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Interfaith Los Alamos Launches Winter Coat Drive

 Interfaith Los Alamos hosts its winter coat drive. Courtesy photo

Interfaith Los Alamos News:

Interfaith Los Alamos has launched its winter coat drive to provide winter coats for refugees recently resettled in Albuquerque.

These refugees come from UN Refugee sites in Tanzania and Indonesia, sometimes after years spent in the camps. Coming from The Democratic Republic of Congo and Afghanistan, these families find even an Albuquerque winter daunting. 

New coats and gift cards to buy coats will be delivered to Lutheran Family Services in Albuquerque, the sole remaining Read More

Fr. Glenn: ‘Must We?’

 

By Fr. Glenn Jones

If you read about (or have experienced) Armed Forces boot camp/basic training, you recognize that arrivals to that training are in that arrival simply breaking the shell, as it were, as “hatchlings” in the service. Basic training is an apt analogy for anyone beginning in a new field of study or profession … and certainly for the budding Christian. One isn’t a “good” soldier, sailor, airman or Marine right off the bat; to become proficient in any field takes time—even a lifetime. For example, one might call the child who completes his first arithmetic assignment a “mathematician”,

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Posts From The Road: Custer State Park

Sylvan Lake: Sylvan Lake is located in the northern part of the park. This lake features several rock formations in and around the lake and is very popular with water sport enthusiasts as well as picnicking, hiking, biking, and other outdoor activities. A lodge and campground are located nearby for overnight stays. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Needles Eye Tunnel: One of the tunnels on the Needles Highway is the Needles Eye Tunnel. This tunnel is just over eight feet wide making it a tight space for many vehicles. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
 
Needles Eye: The Needles Eye
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Liddie Martinez Book Signing Events Nov. 17, 19, 22

Author Liddie Martinez
Española Valley

COMMUNITY News:

Author Liddie Martinez and Pajarito Press LLC invite the public to attend one of three events to hold in your hands this newly published book—The Chile Line: Historic Northern New Mexican Recipes—and to receive a signed copy of this beautifully illustrated, long-awaited cookbook.

Martinez is sharing her traditional farm-to-table recipes that have been handed down for centuries. Now these delicious dishes can be carried on by you and your family—just in time for holiday giving!

Events:

  • Sunday, Nov. 17, 2-4 p.m. at the Los Luceros historic
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Udall Presses Boeing Executives On Lax Safety Culture Resulting In Two Fatal Crashes

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, questioned Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg and Vice President John Hamilton about the company’s “cozy” relationship with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulators and commitments to reform in the aftermath of two fatal crashes involving the 737 MAX 8 jet.
 
Udall pressed the Boeing leaders to take responsibility for their company’s culture and business processes in order to prevent future accidents.
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