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Ruby K’s Celebrates Eighth Birthday and Extends Hours

Employees of Ruby K’s Bagel Café show off their bagel costumes. Courtesy photo

By Mandy Marksteiner

Ruby K’s Bagel Café is about to reach a milestone and achieve a goal. The restaurant is approaching its eighth anniversary and will extend their hours.

Ruby K’s will have its “Eighth Birthday Party Celebration” Feb 22 and 23. The restaurant will serve samples of its new menu items and smoothies. 

The celebration also will include prize drawings, face painting, glitter tattoos, balloon animals and cupcake decorating.

Ruby K’s will stay open until 7 p.m. beginning March Read More

Knapp’s Wraps Mobile Eatery For Sale

Knapps Wraps owner Gary Knapp prepares a couple of breakfast burritos at his mobile restaurant in White Rock Wednesday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Knapps Wrapps has been in business since 2006. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Knapp’s Wraps mobile eatery has been a familiar sight at 128 N.M. 4 in White Rock but that’s about to change. 

Owners Gary and Cindy Knapp plan to leave the state and have put the business up for sale.

“It was appraised at $200,000 but we are asking $150,000,” Gary Knapp told Read More

Free Dinner and Talk on Baptism Sunday at TOTH

TOTH News:

Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church invites the community to attend a lively, dynamic service of Holy Communion, teaching and singing led by the Generations band at 6:07 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24.

Father Colin Kelly will teach on “Baptism: Joining Our Lives to the Life of Jesus.”

A free dinner will be provided beginning at 5:17 p.m. in Kelly Hall of Trinity on the Hill, corner of Trinity and Diamond.

 

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January Home Sales Off and Running

RANM News:

There were 970 home sales reported to the REALTORS® Association of New Mexico (RANM) for January 2013.

This is more than 19 percent more sales than January 2012 and nearly 24 percent more than the number of sales reported in January 2011.

Only four counties reported a drop in the number of sales for January 2013 compared to January 2012.

“What a great way to start 2013,” RANM President Cathy Colvin said. “Inventories are still low in many markets, but the pent-up demand for homes is creating activity in markets around the state.”

According to RANM CEO M. Steven Anaya, “Prices are still showing Read More

UNM-LA Offers Wine Tasting Class

UNM-LA News:

Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but you can continue the sentiment by enrolling yourself and your sweetheart in a wine tasting class. 

Sign up for three Saturdays of tasting with wine expert and European licensed sommelier Liz Berdugo. Learn what makes a wine good, what your palette enjoys most, and how to order the proper wine for any occasion or meal.

UNM-Los Alamos Community Education will offer “Introduction to Wine Tasting and Collecting” (CE: L1241 | CRN: 30198). The class meets 3:30-5 p.m. Saturday Feb. 23, March 2 and March 9 at the Pajarito Brew Pub (location has changed Read More

Food on the Hill: Rice Pudding

This Week’s Recipe:

Rice Pudding
 
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com

Ingredients…

3  1/3 cups whole milk
1 large orange- zested (use zest only)
1 1/2 lemon -zested (use zest only)
7 Tablespoons long grain rice
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/3 cup heavy cream

Directions…

 
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
 
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com

Put everything but the vanilla in a 2 quart non-stick pan and cook on stove top on very low until rice is tender, stir every few minutes, watch the rice carefully so it does not burn.

Refrigerate Read More

Our Lady of the Woods Announces March Events

Courtesy photo

OLW News:

Our Lady of the Woods (OLW) is an eclectic teaching coven in northern New Mexico, offering a structured, degree-based program in the Ladywoods Tradition, originating with Amber K.

The Congregation meets to celebrate Sabbats, monthly dinners and for other events and activities.

Our Lady of the Woods will hold two public events in March.

Anyone interested in paganism, Wicca or learning about OLW is welcome to join OLW members for an informal dinner on the first Friday of each month.

Whether you are a beginner, advanced practitioner, or just curious, you are welcome. The Read More

How is an 8 Year Old Adjusting to World Travel?

Sydney Frazier at the Eiffel Tower in Paris recently. She is the granddaughter of Los Alamos resident Teralene Foxx and is traveling the world with her parents for the next two years. Photo by Jason Frazier

 

By TERALENE FOXX
Los Alamos

In October, my youngest daughter Kerri, her husband Jason Frazier, and 8-year-old daughter Sydney began their long planned adventure of traveling around the world (see “Traveling the World” Los Alamos Daily Post, Nov. 29, 2012.)

One of the main questions they were asked before leaving “What about your daughter?” Of course they were taking her Read More

IHM Holds Friday Fish Fries

IHM News:

It is Fish Fry time again at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Hall, 5 to 7 p.m. Fridays during Lent.

The dinners are sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and proceeds will benefit Nuestros Pequenos Orphanage in Honduras and other charities.

Adult plates are $10 and have two pieces of cod, with coleslaw and rice or french fries, plus a drink and dessert.

Children may have one piece of fish or a grilled cheese sandwich with all the rest for $7 a plate. Read More

Pinon PTO Hosts Fun Run/Walk

PINON PTO News:

Pinon Elementary School PTO will host St. Patrick’s Day-themed Fun Run/Walk at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 23 at Pinon Elementary School.

Registration forms can be downloaded from the Pinon Elementary School website at http://www.laschools.net/pinon.

Early registration forms and fees are due March 1. Adults (18 and up) are $10 and $5 for youth. Late registration (after March 1) is $20 for adults and $15 for youth.

Sign up by the early registration deadline to guarantee a t-shirt. The community is invited. Read More

Help Rotary Purchase AED for Fuller Lodge

Help Rotary Purchase AED for Fuller Lodge
 
By Linda Hull, President 2012-13
Rotary Club of Los Alamos

Ahoy, Los Alamos! It’s time for Rotary’s fourth Annual Crab Fest, and you are all cordially invited: Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Knights of Columbus Hall on the corner of Trinity Drive and DP Road. 

Proceeds from the event will help the Rotary Club purchase an automatic external defibrillator (AED) for Fuller Lodge.

This all-you-can-eat crab and prawn dinner, our Club’s biggest fundraiser of the year, is served family-style with coleslaw, beans, rolls, dessert and beverages. (There Read More

Registration for Senior Olympics Now Open

YMCA News:

Registration for the local Senior Olympics is open at The Family YMCA until Feb 28.

Participants must be a resident of Los Alamos County and 50 years of age or older by Dec. 31, 2013.

Local games are March 12 to April 12. The regisitration fee is $20 and payable to The Family YMCA.

Stop by the YMCA on Iris Street and 15th Street for a registration form and complete list of events and schedule.

Contact Ann ReVelle at 662-3256 or laseniorolympics@yahoo.com for more details.  Read More

Valentine’s Day Farmers Market Today at Fuller Lodge

Farmer’s Market News:

A Valentine’s Day Farmer’s Market will take place 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. today, Thursday, Feb. 14 at Fuller Lodge.

Vendors include:

  • Ranchline: Lamb – Contact Todd to order beef at 866-402-2836 or info@ranchlineallnatural.com
  • Joy Robertshaw: Yak meat and knitting yarn – Contact her at 575-776-5165 or jrobertshaw@taosnet.com
  • Cindy Stone: Salves, ointments and creams
  • Dave Vargo: Pizzas, cookies, breads, coffee cakes sticky buns and more
  • Ed &Michael: Goat cheese spreads and cow’s milk butter and cheese.
  • Kelly Graham from Lavender Acres: Body
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Sample Asian Winter Cuisine at Co-op ‘Shop with the Chef’ Event

Chef Ara Whetten will teach students to prepare Thai green chicken curry at Los Alamos Co-op Market Feb. 26.Courtesy phtoto.
 
CO-OP MARKET News:

Join Chef Ara Whetten and learn to prepare Thai green chicken curry with coconut milk at the next Los Alamos Co-op Market Shop with the Chef class.

The class takes place 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Co-op. The cost is $15 for Co-op members or $20 for non-members. Stop by the Co-op to register, but hurry! There are only nine spaces remaining in the class.

“Growing up in South Korea, I would watch my mother cook traditional Korean food over a coal fire. Read More

Food on the Hill: Cooking for Valentine’s Day II

This Week’s Recipe:

Quiche Lorraine

Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com

For Valentine’s Day, I have two recipes that ANYONE can cook. I feel it is very important that you show the people that you love (sweethearts, family and friends) that you think they are important. Surprise your loved ones with a great dinner. Last week’s recipe was Cherry Chocolate Cake. This week’s is as easy as you can get, if you can make scrambled eggs you can make this. I tried to get everything in this dish pre-made, and that is what makes it so easy. Special thanks to Sam Montoya for helping Read More

Community Invited to Hear Michael and Michele Altherr Share their ‘Adventures in Africa’

The Mountaineers February meeting features ‘Adventures in Africa’ by Michael and Michele Altherr. A daily event in their adventures was the sundown wildlife watch. Here, on a tributary of the Luangwa River, the watch included a full bar and lanterns with an armed guard on crocodile watch. Hippos snorting, elephants trumpeting in the distance, gin and tonic in the bush, and the sunset across the river made for a truly unique experience. Courtesy photo

Adventures in Africa

Africa is the world’s second largest and second most populous continent. It includes more than 50 distinct Read More

Perch Paperie Offers February Classes

 PERCH PAPERIE News:

Perch Paperie at 13 Sherwood Blvd. in White Rock, is a mecca for all kinds of crafters on the Hill. This month, the store is offering three special classes.

Advance notice of attendance is not required, but is greatly appreciated. Call the store at 672-8064 to register or for more information.

Looking for something less structured? The first and third Friday of the month is Ladies Night Out. From 6-8 p.m., crafters are invited to bring projects they are working on and a snack to share for a fun and creative evening. These events are free and open to all.

From 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Read More

Community Invited to Rotary’s Family-Style Crab Fest

ROTARY News:

The Rotary Club of Los Alamos cordially invites the community to its fourth Annual Crab Fest

This all-you-can-eat crab and prawn family-style dinner is Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Knights of Columbus Hall on DP Road at Trinity Drive. 

The cash bar opens at 5:30 p.m.; dinner will be served at 7 p.m. and there will be music, as well as silent and live auctions. 

Tickets are $45 each; reserved tables of 10 are $450. Tickets may be purchased at Blue Window, CB FOX and the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce. 

Proceeds benefit local schoalarips and the purchase of an AED for Fuller Lodge. Read More

Album Release Party for Rumelia at Pyramid Café

Rumelia band members from left, Nicolle Jensen, Sitara Schauer and Deborah Ungar. Photo by Jennifer Esperanza

Staff Report

Rumelia will celebrate the release of their debut album 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Pyramid Café in Los Aamos. There is a $10 cover. Children are free. 

Rumelia is a band composed of three women who are putting a new spin on music from Eastern Europe, a region generally known as the Balkans.

The music is unique to the western ear in that it uses odd time signatures (think 7/8, 9/8 and 11/8 for starters), as well as eastern scales (maqam) and tonalities. Rumelia’s repertoire Read More

Thursday’s Beer and Cheese Tasting Sells Out

Thursday night’s Beer and Cheese Tasting at the Los Alamos Coop Market raised funds for the Los Alamos Beer Cooperative. The sold out event featured beer and hard cider from Blue Heron Brewing Company and international cheeses carried by the Co-op. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

 

 
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