Lifestyles

Harkey: Restricting Joy

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By MICHELLE HARKEY
Body-Connection Coach & LMT

“Every chronic tension represents a limitation on the individual’s ability to express himself. Most individuals in our culture suffer from considerable chronic tension in their musculature – in the neck, chest, lower back, and legs to name some areas – which binds them, restricting their grace in movement and destroying their ability to express themselves freely and fully.” ~Alexander Lowen in “Joy: Surrender to the Body and to Life”

This limited ability to express is two-fold. It is easy

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Food on the Hill: Banh Mi

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This Week’s Recipe: Banh Mi
 
Photo by Sue York/ladialypost.com
 
Ingredients for marinated carrots and daikon radish:
 
About a 5-inch piece, Daikon Radish
1 carrot
3 cups of water
3 tablespoons of rice vinegar
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons salt
 
Other ingredients:
 
2 pounds country pork ribs, trimmed
one bunch green onion, chopped in small rings
2/3 cup of sugar
1 container of lemon grass paste
3 tablespoons fish sauce
1/2 tablespoon black pepper
 2 tablespoons sesame oil
5 cloves minced garlic
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon peanut
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Large Sign Installed At United Church Of Los Alamos

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A large sandstone sign was installed in a deep hole filled with concrete at the United Church of Los Alamos Friday on the corner of Central Avenue and Rose Street. Senior Pastor Rev. David Elton said an engraver will stencil the name of the church on the sign this week. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

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Mass And Celebration Of Life For Carolee Marin Friday

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Carolee Marin

COMMUNITY News:

A funeral mass for Carolee Marin is 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 26 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church on Canyon Drive in Los Alamos.

Following the mass will be a celebration of life gathering at Fuller Lodge. Sandwiches and pot luck salads will be served. 

For more information, contact Nancy Graves at nswickard@q.com 505.379.1435. Read More

Group Gathers For Friday Night Meetup At Blue Window

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 Members of the local Meetup group gathered Friday night at the Blue Window Bistro in downtown Los Alamos to have a drink or dinner, visit with their friends and make some new ones. Anna Dillane, holding the Meetup sign and Dennis Little, sitting next to Dillane, host the weekly events. Next Friday’s Meetup is 5:30 p.m. at the Bandelier Grill, 11 Sherwood Blvd., on the corner of N.M. 4 in White Rock. The restaurant offers a large menu, full bar and an outdoor patio area. There may be entertainment after 8 p.m. Friday with Karaoke or live music. ‘Married, single, families, gay, straight Read More

Gilbert Butler Honored At Memorial Service

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Family, friends and Rotarians attended a memorial service for Gilbert Butler Saturday in Graves Hall at the United Church on Rose Street. Butler passed away Aug. 9 from cancer. He retired from Los Alamos National Laboratory, was a past president of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos and an active member of the community in many important ways. Rotary Vice President Linda Hall spoke at the service on behalf of the local club describing the significant impact Butler had on the organization. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Senior Pastor David Elton honored the memory of longtime congregation Read More

How the Hen House Turns—The Human Factor (Part 6)

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How the Hen House Turns
The Human Factor (Part 6): The Human Factor and Cats
Column by Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.

When trying to define the Human Factor, we had better be careful to distinguish who does what when we’re dealing with dogs and cats. There may be something to be learned in the difference between these two animals.

Why do we (some humans) support and defend feral cats, when no one these days encourages packs of unlicensed dogs? And what draws us to one and not the other?

I had both as a child, and they were great pals to each other. Oscar the cat and the dog Boots hunted gophers and moles together. Read More

Change to Atomic City Transit Route 12

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Courtesy photo

COUNTY News:

Effective Monday, Sept. 22, Atomic City Transit will implement changes to the current Route 12 (Bandelier Shuttle).

This route will no longer travel down Grand Canyon Drive to Rover Boulevard through residential areas and back to the Visitor Center on N.M. 4 in White Rock. The new route will include a stop at N.M. 4 and Sherwood and then turn south at Bonnie View with one stop on this street and turn east on Longview with two stops on Longview and then connect back to Rover and N.M. 4 to end at the White Rock Visitor Center.

This route change is designed to help enhance visitors’ Read More

Sunday At Unitarian Church Of Los Alamos

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RELIGIOUS News:

This Sunday at 10:30 a.m., the South Dakota Supreme Court, a high school biology teacher and Buffy the Vampire Slayer will help the Rev. John Cullinan answer the question, “Can a Corporation Have a Soul?”

The worship service is preceded at 9 a.m by a weekly forum and 9:30 a.m. children’s religious education.

The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos is a congregation that welcomes people of diverse beliefs who share a common vision of a fair, just planet where all people are valued. Whoever you are, wherever you are on your life’s journey, you are welcome.

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Seeking Peace with Hand in Hand

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Courtesy/handinhandk12.org

COMMUNITY News:

Today at 6:30 p.m. at Karen McLaughlin Hall, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church (3700 Canyon Road) will be hosting Lee Gordon, co-founder of Hand in Hand—an organization in Israel promoting peace through cooperative education of children of the various ethnicities and faiths in Israel. 

The organization’s stated mission is “to create a strong and inclusive shared society in Israel through a network of Jewish-Arab integrated bilingual schools and organized communities.” 

Per their website (www.handinhandk12.org), they

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