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Scenes From Ortega’s Weaving Shop In Chimayó

Ortega’s Weaving Shop in Chimayó offers authentic Chimayó weaving, a tradition with roots deep in old Spanish Colonial New Mexico. Seen here during a visit Saturday, Ortega’s Weaving Shop opened its doors in 1900 in a small house in the back of this relatively new shop built in the 1980s at CR 98 at NM 76 in Chimayó. is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and closed on Sunday. For more information, call the shop at 505.351.4215 or visit www.ortegasweaving.com. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Owner Robert Ortega has been a part of Ortega’s Weaving Shop since he was born 66 years ago. Read More

Posts From The Road: El Camino Del Rio

Calm Waters: For a few miles out of Presidio the river is not visible but when it does come into view it is a calm flowing river, which is about 150 feet wide but not very deep. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Mexican Crops: For a portion of the drive, crops and small villages are visible across the river in Mexico. The crops create a stark green contrast to the desert landscape. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

 

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

El Camino del Rio (The River Road) is a 66 mile stretch of Texas Highway 170 between Presidio, Texas and Big Bend National Park.

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‘Prepare To Care’ For Caregivers Of Alzheimer’s Patients

David Davis 

LARSO News:

‘Prepare to Care’ is an eight-hour course presented by David Davis of the Memory Care Alliance.

The four-week course is for caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients.

It will provide help with: education and understanding about the disease, day to day care management, legal and financial challenges, services like in-home care, residential care, hospice, and creating a long-term plan, for not only the person living with Alzheimer’s but for the caregiver as well.

The class will is 9:30-11:30 a.m. Thursdays, starting Feb. 6 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center.

Class size is limited, Read More

Movie Time At La Vista Church In White Rock Today

The excitement of the holidays (and snow days) is over, things are settling back into routine, and it’s time to reconnect with everyone after all the travel and craziness. The La Vista Church of the Nazarene invites the community to join the congregation after church today, Jan. 26, for a potluck lunch and family movie. The church provides the movie and the popcorn, attendees are asked to bring a dish to share and their best stories from the past few months. La Vista Church is at 15 Grand Canyon Dr., in White Rock. Courtesy/La Vista Church Read More

Rotary President Phil Dabney Discusses Career Path

Rotary President Phil Dabney discusses career path into law at Tuesday Rotary Club meeting. Photo by Linda Hull

ROTARY News:

During the weekly meeting, Tuesday Jan. 21, Rotary Club President Phil Dabney described his career path into law beginning with his studies at Northern Illinois University (DeKalb) where he was a journalism student. 

After interviewing Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun for a student newspaper feature, Dabney, who also had become friends with the University’s Dean of the College of Law, decided to go into the legal field.

He began practicing in 1986, first Read More