Lifestyles

Scenes From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Scene in the airport taken during a recent trip traveling through the British Columbia city of Vancouver on Canada’s west coast. Photo by Liddie Martinez

Scene in the airport taken during a recent trip traveling through the British Columbia city of Vancouver on Canada’s west coast. Photo by Liddie Martinez

Scene of buildings taken during a recent trip through the British Columbia city of Vancouver on Canada’s west coast. Photo by Liddie Martinez

Scene of University Canada West taken during a recent trip through the British Columbia city of Vancouver on Canada’s west coast. Photo by Liddie Martinez Read More

New Mexico Tourism Department Awards Second Round Of Route 66 Centennial Grant Funding

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Courtesy/NMTD

NMTD News:

SANTA FE, NM – With the Route 66 centennial just around the bend, the New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) is revving up its Route 66 Centennial Grant Program for another year.

Thanks to a special appropriation allocated to NMTD during the 2025 Legislative Session, NMTD will be awarding a total of $1,306,097 to Route 66 communities in fiscal year 2026 for the purposes of marketing and promotion, special events and infrastructure.

NMTD awarded $752,538 in funding for marketing and promotion, $423,559 for infrastructure and $130,000 for special events.

“Promoting Read More

2025 Los Alamos County Fair Pie Contest Results

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Grand Champion winner Jarom Chamberlain with his delicious apple pie. Courtesy/LAC

Reserve Grand Champion winner Miranda Parga with her scrumptious pecan pie. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The results for the Los Alamos County Fair Pie Contest are in!

The winners are:

  • Grand Champion: Jarom Chamberlain with an apple pie;
  • Reserve Grand Champion: Miranda Parga with a pecan pie;
  • 3rd place: Jenny Cerney with a strawberry rhubarb; and
  • 4th place: Caroline Stull with a berry pie.

The 3rd place winner is a strawberry rhubarb pie by Jenny Cerney. Courtesy/LAC

4th place winner is Caroline Stull with her Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of Aug. 4

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Public Works’ staff manages the projects listed in this section through contractors. For more information, please email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the “Projects/Public Works” link at https://lacnm.com/pw-projects. Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Please note the below information is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays. 

Performing Arts Center Parking Lot Closure

Access to the parking lot at the Performing Arts Center (PAC) Read More

Interfaith Los Alamos Delivers Backpacks For Refugees

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Interfaith Los Alamos Don Cobb and Kate Massengale delivered 60 backpacks and extras last Wednesday to Muhammad Munir of Lutheran Family Services, and provided almost $600 in gift cards for shoes, etc., thanks to the generosity of community members in Los Alamos. Courtesy/Interfaith Los Alamos

Refugee children receive backpacks with school supplies delivered last Wednesday by Interfaith Los Alamos and made possible by the generosity of community members in Los Alamos. Courtesy/Interfaith Los Alamos

By KATE MASSENGALE
Interfaith Los Alamos

Despite cuts in federal spending for immigrants Read More

Fr. Glenn: Becoming Royalty

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

I was scrolling through the news the other day and came across a story about a princess from a European royal family soon to be married. The article displayed a file photo of the princess in which she was wearing some jewels which royal families have accumulated over the centuries. Yes, very lovely.

But is true royalty in jewels, a crown, power, a title? Might we define a more  humanistic—a more truly human—royalty of moral goodness rather than through power and possession? All too often we become consumed with what the world teaches that we should want, but neglect that which Read More

Kutac, Spivey & Kosty Shine At Snowshoe Shuffle 5k

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Ken Kutac, Whitney Spivey, and Chip Kosty (all currently or formerly of Los Alamos) completed the 40th annual Snowshoe Shuffle 5k Saturday in Creede, Colo. Spivey won the race overall, Kutac won his age group, and Kosty placed third in his age group. Despite its name, the race did not require snowshoes. Courtesy/Whitney Spivey Read More

Second Sunday Forum: Figures On A Landscape – Running The Hardrock 100 Mile Endurance Run In Colorado’s San Juan Mountains

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Unitarian Church News:

The public is invited to attend the Second Sunday Forum at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, starting at noon on Sunday, Aug. 10, at 1738 North Sage St.

The 30th running of the Hardrock 100 Mile Endurance Run took place  July 11-12 in the high mountains around Silverton, Colo. David Coblentz has been involved with this event for more than 20 years and has finished 13 times. 

What does it take to run 100 miles through those mountains? Perhaps of even greater interest is the motivation for coming back for more.

Coblentz will discuss the logistics of running ultra-long distances Read More

Palestine Film Series Continues With ‘Israelism’ Aug. 5

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COMMUNITY News:

The Palestine Film Series continues with the documentary “Israelism” provided to the community free of charge at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, at SALA Event Center.

The two previous documentaries provided to the community from the Palestine Film Series, “No Other Land” and “Where Olive Trees Weep”, were created by Palestinians living on the West Bank.

The next film in the series, “Israelism,” is from the point of view of young Jews.

“When two young American Jews, raised to unconditionally love Israel, witness the brutal way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left Read More