Lifestyles

Patriotism Rings Out At Today’s White Rock Community Independence Day Parade & Carnival

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Los Alamos County Council Chair Geoff Rodgers with his wife Marla and their son Jason at this morning’s White Rock Community Independence Day Parade & Carnival sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Randy Foster, center, with his wife Shayna and their 3-year-old twins Riley and Spencer. Foster takes over as the new chief of the Bloomfield Police Department in the four corners Aug. 4. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com 

Parents take photos of their children with the parked fire engine on Grand Canyon at this Read More

Iconic Fred Harvey ‘American West’ Exhibit Opens at Millicent Rogers Museum Aug. 1

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Old postcard depicting the making of the movie, ‘The Harvey Girls.’ Courtesy/MRM

MRM News:

The Millicent Rogers Museum (MRM) in Taos announces the opening of its latest exhibition, “Fred Harvey and the Making of the American West.” This unique exhibition will open to the public Aug. 1 and closes Jan. 31, 2015.

Featuring more than 100 objects drawn from the family of Fred Harvey, various private collections and the Couse Foundation (Taos), the exhibit focuses upon how Fred Harvey and his company created the popular imagery that Americans came to understand Read More

‘Seeking Truth in Science & Faith’ Series Tackles Convergence Wednesday

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SPIRITUALITY  News:

The “Seeking Truth in Science and Faith in Los Alamos” talk and discussion series presents “Convergence!” 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 2 at United Church’s Craig Hall, 2525 Canyon Road.

In our era we stand at the convergence of several scientific areas which give us the opportunity to view the creation and our place in it in ways that even our parents or grandparents could not.  In other words, it is all new.  

Presenter Paul Mutschlecner has chosen four of these disciplines: quantum mechanics, the large number of exoplanets, the development of Read More

Food on the Hill: Chewy Butterscotch Bars

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Food on the Hill by Sue York

This week’s recipe: Chewy Butterscotch Bars

Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com

 

Ingredients:

Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com

In a large bowl, mix together brown sugar, butter. Add eggs and mix well. Add dry ingredients and morsels and mix well.

Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com

Spread and pat with greased hands into a well-greased pan (15″x10″x1″). Bake

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‘Blue Buses’ Will Not Run Friday, July 4

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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 on Friday, July 4th in observance of the 4th of July holiday. 

Regularly scheduled bus service throughout north central New Mexico including Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Taos Counties will resume Monday, July 7.

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

Los Alamos Farmers Market Thursday July 3

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LAFM News:

Fruit is starting to come in at the Farmers Market, which is 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays in the Los Alamos Library parking lot. 

Also, some of the summer crops are showing up such as squash, potatoes, squash blossoms and coming soon tomatoes and peppers.

The Los Alamos Farmer’s Market is sponsored by Los Alamos MainStreet and New Mexico Farmers Marketing Association. Read More

Life as Experience — In Defense of Who We Are, What We Know and What We Are Capable of Doing

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Representing introspection — there is always hidden beauty within each of us, not necessarily requiring the transcendent. Courtesy photo
 
Editor’s note: This piece is a response to Sherry Hardage’s “Solo Traveler: Religion” column (here).
 
By KEVIN HENDERSON
Los Alamos
 
A lifetime does not invent itself. It is made by the aggregate of small, everyday choices — choices that each of us wills into existence. Each morning, you awake and you are, for a moment, your only friend, your best friend. You spend your whole life with yourself and you engage
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Preparations Underway For White Rock Community Independence Day Parade & Carnival

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 366 Grand Canyon prepares for the 39th annual 4th of July parade and carnival. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
COMMUNITY News:
 
The 39th Annual White Rock Community Independence Day Parade & Carnival will be held again this year. All members of the community are invited to don their most patriotic clothes and come to the festivities at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 366 Grand Canyon.
 
At 10 a.m., after a flag ceremony and the singing of the national anthem, the children will join in a parade
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