Lifestyles

Away We Go: Sky Railway’s Pablo’s Holiday Express

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Los Alamos residents preparing to board the Sky Railway in Santa Fe recently from left, Aidan Monteith, Norm Delamater and Christopher Rutherford. Photo by Becky Rutherford

By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos

What’s more festive than a holiday train ride? Ummm nothing! Although the Durango Silverton holiday train is a wonderful experience, have you ever wished for a festive express closer to home? Look no further, Sky Railway in Santa Fe has a family friendly option for you!

The family friendly Pablo’s Holiday Express departs and returns out of the historic town of Lamy, NM.  Lamy was a former railroad Read More

Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary Says Thank You!

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Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary News:

Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary of Los Alamos sends a hearty and joyful thank you to all the shoppers and vendors who made their 2024 Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair a fun and festive event.

A big thank you to all the vendors who shared their talents in a wonderful selection of hand-crafted items from weavings, tie-dye and fabric arts to delicious baked goods, award-winning jellies and jams to jewelry, personalized gifts, canvas photography, handmade books and junk journals, artist’s portraits, master-crafted woodwork, decorated Christmas trees, wreaths Read More

Seasonal Road Closures On Santa Fe National Forest

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SFNF News:

SANTA FE — Due to winter weather conditions, the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will close some forest roads that are susceptible to damage to protect public health and safety, infrastructure, and natural resources.

At this time, many recreation sites such as campgrounds and picnic areas have also been closed for the season. Some recreation sites remain open year-round. For an up-to-date list of site closures, see the SFNF website or call the local ranger district office.

Seasonal closures generally occur between December and May, when snow, ice and frigid temperatures make Read More

Denish: Join The Season Of Giving

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By DIANE DENISH
Corner to Corner
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

During the holiday season there is always a focus on charitable giving or philanthropy. Recently you might have been asked by your local nonprofits or organizations to give generously on Giving Tuesday. This is charitable giving. Philanthropy is something different.

Although Giving Tuesday sometimes seems like a commercial effort, it was the brainchild of NYC 92nd Street and its BELFOR Center for Innovation. Its original purpose was to counter the consumerism and promotion of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday hoped Read More

Fr. Glenn: Finding Rest

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Last weekend Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria fell to what have been reported to be U.S.-backed rebels. Subsequent videos coming from the area allegedly show atrocities occurring, including persecution of a large Christian population existing in Syria. We’ll have to see what the future brings. It will be especially trying for the Christians suffering so especially now that the Christmas season is fast approaching.

There were also videos supposedly displaying Assad’s “garage”—several tens of vehicles at least: Rolls Royces, Lamberghinis, Corvettes, Ferraris, Cadillacs, Read More

Posts From The Road: Amboy In The Mojave Desert

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Amboy: A lone sign welcomes travelers to the ghost town of Amboy, Calif., as Historic Route 66 passes through the Mojave Desert. Once a thriving stop for travelers in the mid 1900s. Today Amboy is a ghost town but with the help of the late Albert Okura and his son Kyle Okura working to revive Roy’s Motel and Cafe, there is hope for the ghost town. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Roy’s: This image shows Roy’s Motel and Cafe while visiting in 2021. Shown is the gas station, motel lobby building and iconic Roy’s sign. A milestone was reached in 2019 when renovations to the sign were completed and the Read More

Op-Ed: Israel And Charges Of Genocide

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By TERRY HANSEN
Milwaukee, Wisc.

Kudos to Jody Benson for her powerful op-ed in which she declares, “No, I am not antisemitic. I am anti-genocide.”

The human rights organization Amnesty International has issued a nearly 300 page report concluding that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Israel and the United States have both rejected this accusation.

However, Amnesty International is not alone in reaching this determination. Amos Goldberg, a Holocaust and genocide researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has also concluded that Israel’s Read More

All Shall Be Well: God And Time

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Clergy from left, Deacon Amy Schmuck, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill and The Rev. Lynn Finnegan. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By The Rev. Mary Ann Hill
Rector
Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church

Does this time of year make you feel nostalgic? All I have to do is put on a late sixties LP called The Candy Clarinet by Dixieland jazz great Pete Fountain, and I’m transported back to my grandmother’s house.

I heard a talk recently about God and time, and remember thinking, “But that’s not how it works!” From a traditional Christian perspective, there are two versions Read More

Op-Ed: I Am Not Antisemitic

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By JODY BENSON
Los Alamos

I am not antisemitic.

No, I am not antisemitic even though I stand against Israel’s decimation of Gaza.

I attest to the fact that Hamas, elected in 2006, is a totalitarian regime whose military wing the US has designated a terrorist organization.

I attest Hamas does not recognize Israel, and that since 1993, it has committed suicide bombings on Israel in retribution against the Israeli 1967 occupation of both Gaza and the West Bank.

I attest that on October 7, 2023, Hamas led other Palestinian militant nationalist groups in a terrorist attack in the Gaza Envelope that killed Read More

Benson: A Meditation For Women Too Busy For Christmas

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By JODY BENSON
Los Alamos

“I’m sick of Christmas,” my friend said. “Every year it’s the same thing. Shopping, baking, writing cards, addressing envelopes, more shopping, decorating, entertaining, cooking the Christmas dinner…. The kids and grandkids always come to mom’s or grandma’s house for their Christmases. I have to do everything. It’s not like I’m the only one there—after all, I’m married. But does HE ever help? No. All he does is come home and enjoy the place. He thinks he’s done enough if he has to pull out his credit card.”

“It’s been the same since Christmas began,” I agreed theologically. Read More