Lifestyles

Food on the Hill: Apple Pie ’63

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Food on the Hill
By Felicia Orth

 

 

 

 

This Week’s Recipe: Apple Pie ’63
(Adapted from Pillsbury to reduce sugar and increase walnuts)

 

Photo by Leo Rose

The winner of the 14th Pillsbury Bake-Off contest was Mrs. Erwin (Julia) Smogor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Her recipe was published as “Apple Pie ’63.” My mother baked it for my father that year, who pronounced it his favorite dessert ever. For the next 50 years, my mother, my sisters and I made the pie for Dad as a special treat, especially on Dec. 25, my father’s birthday.

Gerald Orth was born during Read More

Solo Traveler: How Cheap Is Paris?

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A fountain in the Marais neighborhood of Paris. Photo by Sherry Hardage
 
Cognac crepes prepared on a Paris street. Photo by Sherry Hardage
 
The Eiffel Tower. Photo by Sherry Hardage
 
Solo Traveler
How Cheap is Paris?
By SHERRY HARDAGE

My friend Joyce and I decided to bag the Camino de Santiago in favor of Paris. Just imagine the City of Light with world class museums, lovely restaurants, and the best metro in the world, versus a long dusty walk through the Spanish countryside carrying a pack and breathing car fumes just to get to a tomb at the end of it all!

We decided it wasn’t worth Read More

How the Hen House Turns: Dogs At Christmas

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How the Hen House Turns:
Dogs at Christmas
Column by Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.

An early memory at age three—a rope to pull on Christmas morning with my older brother. In waddled a small furball of brown and white, and Boots became part of our lives until I was a junior in high school. Our adventures on 40 acres in Hayward, California began.

In the late 50s, Skates, a golden shepherd mix with a long torso, happily shared Christmas with husband Don and me on Breese Terrace in Madison, Wisc. In those days we celebrated with her beside the tree on Christmas morning. In 1962, however she needed a good dose Read More

New Mexico Airlines Resumes LA / ALB Flights

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NMA News:

New Mexico Airlines resumed flights Friday afternoon between Los Alamos and Albuquerque and apologizes to travelers who may have experienced canceled flights between Dec. 4 and Dec. 19.

Parking at the Los Alamos County Airport is free and departures are coordinated with the most popular daily flights from Albuquerque. Check in 30 minutes before takeoff and 20 minutes later the plane is touching down at the Sunport.

Direct questions about a canceled flight or reservation to the airlines office at 888.564.6119.

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Christmas Eve Worship @ Los Alamos FUMC

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Los Alamos FUMC News:

Wednesday, Dec. 24, First United Methodist Church of Los Alamos will hold Christmas Eve worship services at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. The service will focus on celebrating the birth of Jesus through singing traditional Christmas carols under candlelight and sharing Holy Communion.

Pastor Steve Trout will give a message titled “People are Worth Melting For”, based on Olaf’s description of love from the movie Frozen. Come experience an old-fashioned Christmas Eve service with your friends and family as we all get to know the love of God better this Christmas Read More

Smart Design With Suzette: Flooring

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Smart Design with Suzette
Flooring
By SUZETTE FOX

Let me count the ways … tile, bamboo (technically a grass), cork, wood, linoleum (not vinyl), terrazzo, stained concrete and carpet to name a few.

I need new floors desperately! My husband and I moved into our house more than 12 years ago and the floors were worn then. There are six, yes I said SIX, different floors in my house. I know, I know, you are taken aback. Yet, I am just like you when it comes to deciding on flooring that will work for the entire family that everyone disagrees on.

I grew up with wood floors. They have great appeal to buyers when Read More

Life And Times Of A Young World Traveler

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Sydney Frazier feeds a baby camel in Jordan. Photo by Jason Frazier
 
Sydney Frazier at the Pompidou Museum of Modern Art in France. Photo by Jason Frazier
 
By TERALENE FOXX
Los Alamos

My granddaughter, Sydney Frazier, has become known as “Sydney, The Explorer.” The Frazier Family, has been exploring four continents for the past two years. 

When they left, my granddaughter was 8 years old, she now is 10. In the two years they have been gone she has spurted in growth and grown in knowledge. Each week, we keep in contact via Skype. Some of the most enjoyable interactions is when she is Read More

NCRTD Assumes Operation Of Taos Express Jan. 1

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NCRTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD “Blue Bus”) will assume operation of the Taos Express, currently operated by the Taos Chile Line Jan. 1. At the same time, service to UNM Taos from the Town of Taos will be taken over by the Chile Line.

The RTD Taos Express provides residents and visitors with weekend bus transit between Taos and Santa Fe. As an added service, the NCRTD will commence a stop in Española at its RTD bus stop located in front of the Santa Claran Hotel by the Century Bank. The RTD Taos Express provides connecting service to the New Mexico Rail Runner Express, Santa Read More

Atomic City Transit Announces Holiday Schedule

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COUNTY News:

Atomic City Transit has announced that buses will not be in service Thursday, Dec. 25 and Thursday, Jan. 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holiday.

Mornning and afternoon Enhanced Service will not operate from Dec. 24 through Jan. 2. However, buses will continue to run as scheduled every hour. Full service resumes Monday, Jan. 5.

Atomic City Transit will provide free Dial-a-Ride service 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. New Year’s Eve, to and from any location within Los Alamos County. Call 661-RIDE now or anytime on New Year’s Eve to request a ride. Don’t Drink and Drive, Dial-a-Ride! Read More