Lifestyles

Santa Fe Trail Association Hopes to Keep Rail Access Open

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The view from the Southwest Chief as it travels from Lamy to Las Vegas, N.M. Photo by Inez Ross
 

Ron Kemp entertains passengers on the Southwest Chief Amtrak Train. Photo by Inez Ross

By INEZ ROSS

Members and friends of the End of the Trail Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association took the two hour train ride from Lamy to Las Vegas, N.M. and enjoyed the joys of train travel as they lunched in the dining car, took in views from the observation car and got to meet travelers on their way to Chicago.

The group was also raising awareness of historic sites along Apache Canyon and Glorieta Mesa.

Part of the Read More

Survey: Name Another Night Creole Nouvelle Should Open For Dinner

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Take the survey here through Wednesday night and read the results in the Los Alamos Daily Post Thursday morning on which night Creole Nouvelle should reopen for dinner. Co-owners Esther Lucchini and her husband Peter began Feb. 23 reopening at 5:30 p.m. every Friday night for the dinner crowd and have been overwhemed by the response. Tonight drew another packed dining room at the eatery, 1793 Deacon St. ‘Now we would like to invite the community to choose a second night of the week they would like us to stay open for dinner,’ Esther Lucchini said. Photo by Carol Read More

‘The Gospel of Mark’ Returns to TOTH

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Jeff Favorite in his one-man storytelling of the Gospel of Mark. Photo by TK Thompson

TOTH News:

By popular demand, Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church is bringing back Jeff Favorite’s one-man storytelling of the Gospel of Mark.

The performance is Saturday, March 29. The doors open for refreshments and coffee at 7 p.m., and the performance starts at 7:30 p.m., in Kelly Hall at 3900 Trinity Dr.

Jeff Favorite perform’s in the Gospel of Mark. Photo by TK Thompson

In this performance, Favorite recites the Gospel of Mark verbatim from the New International Version® (NIV®; 2011 version) of the Read More

Santa Fe Imaging First in Region to Offer New Prostate MRI Cancer Detection Technology

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A patient prepares for screening with new, high-resolution MRI technology now offered at Santa Fe Imaging. Courtesy/Santa Fe Imagaing

MEDICAL News: 

SANTA FE—Santa Fe Imaging is the first facility in northern New Mexico to offer new, high-resolution MRI technology to aid in the battle against prostate cancer. Endorectal prostate MRI is a combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the newest prostate coil technology and advanced computer aided detection (CAD) software.

“Endorectal prostate MRI exams give physicians and their patients struggling with a difficult prostate Read More

Food on the Hill: Limoncello

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This week’s recipe: Limoncello
 
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
 
Ingredients:
 
2 bottles (1.75 liters) Vodka
25- 30 lemons, washed and dried
3 ½ cups water
4 ½ cups sugar

Directions: 

Peel all of the lemons with a sharp knife or a sharp vegetable peeler. Do not cut into the pith (white part). If you do get some of the pith off with the peel, cut it out!
 
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
 

Set all of the pieces of peel to the side. Cut all of the pith off the lemons, and throw the pith away. Slice the lemons into ¼ inch pieces and seed as you go.

 
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Fire It Up! Thursday With Dynamic Speaker

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Sister Magdalena Casas-Nava

IHMCC News:

Fire It Up!

Feel a need to re-energize this Lent? Sister Magdalena Casas-Nava will be speaking Thursday, March 27 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church on Canyon Road.

Sister Magdalena is a hilarious and dynamic speaker who is making a return visit. The evening begins after the 5:30 p.m. Mass with a soup dinner in Karen McLaughlin Hall, followed by Sister Magdalena’s talk “Fire It Up!: Living in the Spirit.”

The evening is free and open to all. Direct questions to 505.661.8303.

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Reiss: Travel by Air…Part of Our Infrastructure

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By County Councilor Rick Reiss

In April, we will celebrate the one-year anniversary of re-established commercial airline service between Los Alamos Airport and Albuquerque’s Sunport. Many of you may recall that, last November, I voiced my support for this new service to remain operational until September 2014 by voting with five of my fellow councilors to approve a flight subsidy of $365,000 from the County’s general funds.

In case you missed that Nov. 5 Council meeting where air service was discussed – the infusion of cash was needed because early predictions that ridership on the nine-passenger Read More

Posse Lodge Pancake Breakfast Benefits Los Alamos Friends of the Shelter April 6

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Thayla Sullivan with Pyrite at last year’s event who was adopted and renamed ‘Cannon’ and now lives in Albuquerque. Courtesy/FOS

FOS News:

Sunday, April 6 is the third year in a row that the Los Alamos Friends of the Shelter (FOS) has participated in the  Posse Lodge Pancake Breakfast. All proceeds will benefit FOS.

The  regular menu items of various flavors of pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, juice and coffee will be available. FOS will feature a silent auction of gift baskets donated by Zena Thomas and Best Buddy Baskets. The auction goes on all morning, as well Read More

Solo Traveler: Sustainability

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A home at the permaculture community. Edible plants are grown with flowers and grasses to eliminate the need for pesticides. Photo by Sherry Hardage
 
A composting toilet used at the permaculture community. Photo by Sherry Hardage
 
Solo Traveler: Sustainability
By SHERRY HARDAGE

I have mentioned in earlier columns that one of the huge benefits to solo travel is meeting people you probably wouldn’t have met if you’d traveled with a friend. While friends are great for security, companionship and sharing costs, traveling alone forces you to connect with locals and other travelers. Read More