Lifestyles

Blue Buses Not In Service Veterans Day Nov. 11

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NCRTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced that the RTD “Blue Buses” will not be in service Tuesday, Nov. 11, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. Regularly scheduled bus service throughout north central New Mexico including Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Taos Counties will resume Wednesday, Nov. 12.

The North Central Regional Transit District provides free bus service Monday through Friday to a service area that encompasses more than 10,000 square miles of north central New Mexico including the counties of Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Read More

Eta Zeta Sorority Hosts Waffle Breakfast Nov. 15

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ETA ZETA News:

The community is invited to attend a Waffle Breakfast 7:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Masons Lodge at 15th Street and Canyon Road.

The breakfast benefits Eta Zeta Sorority. All funds raised support the organization’s local service projects such as Adopt A Family, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Sombrillo holiday gifts and more.

The community is encouraged to purchase tickets early as that helps with planning. Tickets run $7 for adults and $3.50 for children 6 and under. Cash and checks are accepted. Make checks out to Lodge #66. To arrange ticket delivery, contact Andrea Read More

Two Upcoming Cooking Classes At Co+op Market

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A northern Indian dish. Courtesy/Co+op Market

CO+OP News:

Just two Co+op cooking classes remain this year:

  • Tuesday, Nov. 18 – Dehydrator Snacks 1.0 with Lisa Johnson
  • Tuesday, Dec. 9 – Vegetarian North Indian Cuisine with Harshini Mukundan.

The classes take place at 6 p.m. in the Co+op Café and registration is available at the Co+op (95 Entrada Dr.). The Co+op’s Shop with the Chef cooking classes give local chefs the opportunity to share their love of cuisine, starting with shopping for the ingredients and taking participants through the cooking process to enjoying the final product.

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How the Hen House Turns—Introduction To The Early Years

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How the Hen House Turns
Introduction To The Early Years
Column by Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.

It is spring of 1943, World War II on the home front. A 40-acre fruit orchard on the outskirts of Hayward, California becomes a haven of self-sufficiency as butter and milk and meat grow scarce.

Our family of four begins life in the country with our new pup, Boots, and the gentle cow, Buttercup, who loved my dad, Pa. As more and more animals are brought to live in and around the barn at our victory farm, childhood-long lessons in independence and integrity begin.

A calico kitten found under the schoolhouse Read More

Community Invited To Shoebox Packing Party Nov. 14

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Volunteers fill shoeboxes at last year’s packing party. Courtesy/WRPC

Participate in this year’s shoebox packing party and experience the joy of helping others. Courtesy/WRPC

WRPC News:

Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world.

Samaritan’s Purse operates the Operation Christmas Child project, which collects shoeboxes packed with toys, school supplies, hygiene items and other gifts for children 2 to 14 years old, and distributes them to children living in areas Read More

Art and Science of Entertaining: Thanksgiving

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By PEGGY PENDERGAST
Los Alamos

I do hope that you are as eager to read this, my second Los Alamos Daily Post column, as I am to share it with each of you.

If I were asked “What is my favorite meal of the day?” without a nano-seconds hesitation I would heartily declare “breakfast.” This response could easily be because oh how I do love the beginning of each new day but also because I love bacon, hot chocolate with whipped cream, toast, ham, eggs poached, scrambled and overeasy, bacon, jams and jellies, pancakes, waffles and bacon!

Actually, as the list of breakfast ‘delights’ Read More

Unitarian Church Presents ‘Race: The Power of Illusion’

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UCLA News:

The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos (UCLA) presents a three-part viewing and discussion series centered around the documentary series Race: the Power of Illusion, 7-9 p.m. beginning Sunday, Nov. 2  in Robinson Hall at the church at 1738 N. Sage St. The video series originally aired in 2003 on PBS.

“The division of the world’s peoples into distinct groups – “red,” “black,” “white” or “yellow” peoples – has became so deeply imbedded in our psyches, so widely accepted, many would promptly dismiss Read More

Traveling Around Thanksgiving? Why Not Fly?

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COUNTY News:

New Mexico Airlines has added two flights to the daily schedule between Nov. 24 and Dec. 1 (with the exception of Thanksgiving Day).

Take the 11:22 a.m. flight from ABQ and arrive at 11:42 a.m. at LAM – or leave LAM at noon and arrive in ABQ at 12:20 p.m. Spend more time with loved ones this Thanksgiving and less time driving in traffic.

Tickets start at $49 each way. Visit www.FlyLosAlamos.com to view the full schedule and book a flight.

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N.M. Faith Coalition For Immigration Justice Director Speaks At IHM Hall Thursday

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Members of the New Mexico Faith Coalition for Immigration Justice traveled Oct. 22 to Artesia to visit the family detention center where more than 500 women and children immigrants are being detained. Courtesy photo

SPIRITUALITY News:

More than 500 women and children are being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Artesia Family Residential Center in Artesia.

These immigrants are primarily from Central American countries including Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, having fled from violence in their countries and invariably endured many traumatic experiences Read More