Lifestyles

Letter To The Editor: ‘Running For My Life’

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By DELANEY RIEKE, President
Los Alamos Chapter of Hadassah
 
I hope by now most of you have seen fliers, received registration forms, or heard about the 5th Annual “Run for Her Life” April 19 at East Park.
 
There is nothing more therapeutic than going out on a run. Running clears my mind and frees my soul, but it wasn’t always like that for me. Not too long ago even the thought of jogging shorts and running shoes gave me panic attacks with flashbacks of a particular yelling gym teacher, a cramp in my side, and frantically searching for my inhaler.
 
I was one of those people who said,
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Food On The Hill: Oatmeal Raisin Walnut Cookies

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By FELICIA ORTH
Los Alamos

Oatmeal Raisin Walnut Cookies

With cookies, it seems sometimes that the population can be divided into two teams—those whose favorite cookie is the chocolate chip, and those who prefer oatmeal raisin. Count me as an oatmeal raisin team member. Even my chocolate chip cookies are simply oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips instead of raisins. (Try it! Delicious, if initially confusing. The chocolate chip team members usually examine them suspiciously, pointing at the dark bits, “What are those? Are there any raisins in here?”)

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Celebrate Easter With Friends Of The Shelter Pancake Breakfast At Posse Lodge April 5

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FOS News:

Sunday, April 5 is the fourth year in a row that the Los Alamos Friends of the Shelter (FOS) has participated in the Posse Lodge Pancake Breakfast. All proceeds go to FOS and the animals of Los Alamos County and northern New Mexico.

The menu includes pancakes of various flavors (including blueberry and chocolate chip), eggs, bacon, sausage, juice and coffee.

FOS will feature a silent auction of gift baskets, donated by Michelle Mas and Zena Thomas – the gift baskets were a huge hit last year, so come enter your bid. The auction will continue all morning.

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Smart Design With Suzette: Quick And Inexpensive Ways To Change Up A Room

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Newly updated living room. Courtesy photo
 
Smart Design with Suzette
By SUZETTE FOX
 
Quick and Inexpensive Ways to Change Up a Room

Looking around my office today, I felt the need to change it up. I painted the walls a beautiful blue two years ago, but after spending many hours in it each day, I need a visual change. I want a quick and inexpensive update. I’m sure some of you feel the same way about rooms in your home. Take heart, there are solutions – ones that won’t break the bank.

Interior designers know that a home is a constant work in process. Styles change. Tastes change. That’s why it’s Read More

Pastor Granillo: The Bigger Picture

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By Pastor RAUL GRANILLO
Los Alamos

The Bigger Picture

A.W. Tozer once said, “The Word of God well understood and religiously obeyed is the shortest route to spiritual perfection. And we must not select a few favorite passages to the exclusion of others. Nothing less than a whole Bible can make a whole Christian.”

In the same way that a puzzle’s picture cannot be fully seen without all of the pieces, the scriptures in the Bible cannot be fully understood unless they are in context with the rest of the Bible.

Paul tells Timothy that the holy Scriptures, “are able to make you wise for salvation Read More

Saturday’s Auction Event Supports Mexico Mission Trip

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Nica Riahard-Vasquez, left, and Maddy Foley apply stucco during a Mexico Mission Trip.  Photo by Laura Erickson

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN

On Saturday, more than 45 campers and their closest friends will work hard to raise funds to travel during spring break and lend a hand to their fellow man.

The 30th annual spring break Mexico Mission Trip for the United Church of Los Alamos will take place in April, but this weekend a fundraising silent and live auction will assist in raising the funds for the building supplies and food needed for the team.

“We have many great gift certificates from campers Read More