Lifestyles

Aaron’s Kids Closet Offers Gently Used Clothes, Shoes, Backpacks & Lunch Boxes

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COMMUNITY News:

Aaron’s Kids Closet will open its doors again this Saturday April 26 – new hours 9-11 a.m. – in Fellowship Center at the First United Methodist Church.

Feel free to come by and take what your school age children are in need of.

Aaron’s Kids Closet is a ministry of the First United Methodist Church of Los Alamos and provides gently used clothes, shoes, backpacks and lunch boxes to those in need of assistance.

While you are doing your spring cleaning, please remember us and drop off your donations to the First United Methodist Church office or call 505.660.0340 Read More

How to Safeguard Your Home When You’re Pregnant

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‘Pregnant Warrior’ Courtesy of https://www.flickr.com/photos/justbecause/323286270/in/photostream (Flickr Creative Commons)

By KIMBERLY GRIMM

Your home is a haven for you and your family, but once it has been tampered with by burglars, you may feel unsafe and wary of what’s going to happen next. Being pregnant can intensify this feeling.

Here are some home security measures to keep you and your home safe from harm:

Install Home Security Devices

Installing home security devices might be the best move you’ve done for your family. Being pregnant and home alone Read More

Craig Martin Experience Packs Blue Window Bistro

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The finger-snapping, toe-tapping jazz from The Craig Martin Experience brought dancers to their feet Saturday night at the Blue Window Bistro. The band entertained the sold-out crowd who dined on a special selection of entrees, desserts and beverages. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Craig Martin, center, and his band, The Craig Martin Experience performed to a sold-out crowd Saturday night at the Blue Window Bistro. Together since 2012, the band features a three-horn front line backed by a solid rhythm section. Martin plays tenor sax and is joined by alto sax player Quinn Marksteiner Read More

Free Family History Workshop at LDS Church April 26

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LDS CHURCH News:

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Los Alamos is sponsoring a free Family History Workshop that is open to the public. 

The workshop is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 26 at the church at 1967 18th St. Several of the presentations will be repeated every hour to allow attendees to spend as much time as desired at the workshop.

The LDS Church has a vast storehouse of digitized family records that is readily available to anyone interested in researching family history. This workshop will help attendees get a free account with the LDS Church
genealogy website FamilySearch.org Read More

How the Hen House Turns: Imprinting and the Importance of Hands

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How the Hen House Turns:
Imprinting and the Importance of Hands
Column by Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.

Animal behaviorists now agree that we humans are not very different from animals in many ways—like our susceptibility to imprinting. Some call it “phase-sensitive learning” or “filial imprinting.”

I doubt many animal behaviorists would argue with the psychologists who suggest that young humans (and young animals) learn behavior from their parents and  that environmental factors and experience can influence brain development.

A recent more ominous finding that humans abused Read More

National Day of Prayer at Ashley Pond Park May 1

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COMMUNITY News:

May 1 is the 63rd Annual National Day of Prayer. More than a million Americans will unite at more than 42,000 locations from coast to coast to pray for the nation. 

This year’s theme is “One Voice, United in Prayer” based on Romans 15:6. There will be a local prayer gathering at Ashley Pond Park noon to 1 p.m., on the first Thursday of May. 

The local event is hosted by Crossroads Bible Church. For further information, call 505.662.6080.

The 2014 National Observance of the National Day of Prayer also will be broadcast LIVE from the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, Read More

Michelle Harkey of Los Alamos Shares Two Weight Loss Secrets On National Webinar Broadcast Today

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Michelle Harkey will be interviewed at 1 p.m. today on a national webinar broadcast. Photo by Fotogrph

By MANDY MARKSTEINER

At 1 p.m. today, Marci Lock will interview local business owner Michelle Harkey on a national webinar broadcast.

Lock is a life transformation coach and nutrition and fitness expert who has helped thousands of people achieve life-long fitness results. She believes that excess weight is a symptom of a deeper problem and true weight loss must come from an inner transformation. Her website is www.marcilock.com and you can sign up for the webcast at https:////bit.ly/1qFptv8 Read More

Santuario de Chimayó Pilgrimage Joint Information Center Issues Annual Safety Alert For Walkers

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Pilgrims gather on Good Friday in 2013 at the El Santuario de Chimayó. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com

EMO News:

SANTA FE – The annual journey to El Santuario de Chimayó is underway. Dozens of walkers have already begun their trek to the church. The Santuario de Chimayó Pilgrimage Joint Information Center would like to remind pedestrians and motorists to be safe as they make their way along the route. 

The public safety for this event is a joint coordinated effort between the Emergency Management Offices (EMO)  in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe Counties. Twenty-nine agencies representing Read More