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United Church Of Los Alamos Hosts Annual Mexico Mission Auction March 12

UNITED CHURCH News:
 
The United Church of Los Alamos at 2525 Canyon Road is hosting its annual Mexico Mission Auction, Sunday afternoon, March 12 with a live and silent auction.
 
The church is looking for the donation of auction items to build homes for the poor during spring break. Auction items can include; art, jewelry, household items, gift certificates, services and more.
 
Items can be left at the church during business hours and those with large items can request a pick up by calling 505.662.2971 and leaving contact information.
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All You Can Eat Cowboy Breakfast Sunday, March 5

Come on out to the next Cowboy Breakfast this coming Sunday, March 5 at the Posse Lodge. Pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, orange juice, milk, coffee – all you can eat! This one benefits The Los Alamos Sheriff’s Posse to help keep the Lodge going.
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Smart Design With Suzette: How To Arrange Flowers Like A Pro

By SUZETTE FOX
Los Alamos

 
I am a lover of flowers; ever since I was a little girl, I would bring in cut lilacs from our property and arrange them throughout the house.
 
As I grew, wherever I moved, I made sure to have flowers planted that I could cut and bring in.
 
I always loved how cheery they made a room feel. I would have to say my favorite flowers are lilacs, gardenias, white roses, peonies and lily of the valley.
 
Lily of the Valley flower arrangement. Courtesy/Suzette Fox
 
When working with fresh flowers, something wonderful happens. Your senses are awakened, you
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Three Local Champions Emerge In 2017 Knights Of Columbus District Free Throw Contest

2017 Knights of Columbus District Champions, Bejamin Sanchez – first row, 3rd from left, Lukas Ulibarri – first row, 1st from right and Joshua Woodson, 2nd row, 1st from right. Courtesy photo

2017 Knights of Columbus district participants and Knights of Columbus members. Courtesy photo
 
SPORTS News:

 

The Los Alamos Sacred Heart Council #3137 champions competed against three other northern New Mexico Knights of Columbus Councils in the 2017 Knights of Columbus District Free Throw Contest Feb. 18 at Espanola Middle School Gymnasium.
 
At the end of the competition,
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Letter To The Editor: A Tribute To Pastor Granillo

By HOLLY BATES
Los Alamos
 
I was profoundly touched by Pastor Granillo’s column, “The Love of Hate” (link), and I wanted to share this:
 
After a cruel, devastating blow during this past Christmas, I was overwhelming consumed with many of the emotions that the Pastor described in his column. As a life-long Christian, I was embarrassed and ashamed of what I had become. How could I allow this one, evil person to change me so profoundly?
 
My first reaction to this true evil was revenge, which made me even more angry. I then came upon the column from Pastor Granillo,
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Pastor Raul: We Are A Holiness People

By Pastor Raul Granillo
Los Alamos
 
I am the LORD your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. Leviticus 11:44a (NASB).
 
Holiness is the core value of the Nazarene church that is most often met with resistance and criticism, not just in the Nazarene church, but in all the Christian churches.
 
To better understand why, we first need to understand what holiness is. In the simplest sense, when something is made holy, it is declared, or ritually prepared to be set apart for God’s use alone.
 
In the most real sense, it means loving God so much that it turns
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Fat Tuesday Around The World Feb. 28

COMMUNITY News:

You asked for it – You got it! The ARK Child Development Center FOCUS Fundraiser Event – Fat Tuesday Around the World.

Richer than a pancake supper for sure – Join us for a four course meal with Brisket (vegetarian BBQ Seitan available – must RSVP By Feb. 24 for vegan option) – as well as a variety of desserts.

Check out our website for all the details at www.firstinyourheart.org/ark/fundraising-dinner-silent-auction/  

This is an adult event; child care is not provided. Checks and cash only for dinner and silent auction items. Read More

Lecture Explores Pictorial Traditions Of Kiowa People

Untitled (Deer, man and stream). Silver Horn (Haungooah). Ca. 1897. Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker. 55172.; Untitled (Boy and porcupine in tree). Silver Horn (Haungooah). Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker. 55173. Courtesy photo
 
MIAC News:
 
SANTA FE — The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC) is presenting a lecture exploring pictorial traditions of the Kiowa during the period of radical change in the plains Indian life and culture.
 
The lecture is 10 a.m. to noon, March 11 at the Kathryn O’Keeffe Theater at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo in Santa
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Sirphey Offers Eclectic Take-Out Menu

The bright green logo and lettering at Sirphey were designed by owner Prashant Jain. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
 
Prashant Jain is the owner and creator of Sirphey, a new concept in the world of food service. Courtesy photo

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

If you search for the word “Sirphey” online, the only references that will appear are for Prashant Jain’s Sirphey on Deacon Street facing Trinity in Los Alamos.

He has created “something entirely new in the world of cuisine, aiming to meet and surpass industry standards in every way by changing the way a restaurant works.” Read More

Just One Thing To Do This Week: Breathe

By MARY BETH MAASSEN
Los Alamos

There are two Mary Beths.

Mary Beth One is calm and professional and well-organized (and all my friends reading this are thinking, “Really?!? I have never met her!”).

Mary Beth Two is easily overcome by angst and remarkably unproductive (“Ah!” my friends now say, “that’s the Mary Beth I know!”).

The only way Mary Beth Two can feel like she is moving forward is to watch just a very minutes of “Hoarders” or “My 600-Pound Life”. Only a few minutes or I am overwhelmed by feelings of sadness and sickness.

I am glad I am not the people on the show–and why-oh-why would they Read More

Ahoy, Los Alamos! Annual Rotary Crab Fest Is Saturday

This aquamarine pendant, valued at $1,060, was donated to the Crab Fest fundraiser auction by Bennett’s Fine Jewelry. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By LINDA HULL
Los Alamos Rotary Club

Ahoy, Los Alamos! It’s time for the 8th Annual Crab Fest, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos! You are all cordially invited: Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Knights of Columbus Hall on the corner of Trinity Drive and DP Road. Catered by The Blue Window Bistro, this all-you-can-eat crab and prawn dinner, our Club’s biggest fundraiser of the year, is served family-style with generous Read More

The Power Of Prayer…

Fr. Scott McKee survives near death experience. Courtesy photo

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

ESPAÑOLA – Doctors placed Pastor Scott McKee on life support last week at Presbyterian Española Hospital. He was battling a grave lung infection and lay near death. Just 24 hours later, the Roman Catholic priest recovered, and perplexed doctors released him Sunday from the hospital.

Fr. Scott McKee, 56, serves three Northern New Mexico parishes: St. Patrick in Chama, San José in Los Ojos and Santo Niño in Tierra Amarilla. He explained that his parishioners and others

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How The Hen House Turns: Anthropomorphism Or Not?

BY CARY NEEPER
Former Los Alamos Resident
 
There’s a very fine line to be drawn between anthropomorphizing animals and discovering who they really are.
 
I’ve been delighted by animal stories all my life—like Lassie Come Home, even Charlotte’s Web. I also have been fascinated by anecdotal tales of dolphins rescuing drowning humans and dogs saving lives with their acute sense of smell.
 
Lately, these past 15 or 20 years, I have been relieved to read that ethologists, students of animal behavior, now recognize and are studying animals’ checkered
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Letter To The Editor: IHM Initiates Feasibility Survey

By Rev. Glenn Jones
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church
Los Alamos

Our community is unique in that so many people come from all over northern New Mexico to work here at LANL—from Chama to Belen and beyond. One of the things lacking in our community is a Christian-based school, which parents might opt to utilize should they feel moved to do so. 

Not infrequently, parents—Catholic and not—have queried us as to whether we might one day start a school here at IHM for this purpose.

This letter is to inform parents and our extended community that IHM has initiated a feasibility survey in which Read More

Internationally Acclaimed Alpha Course At IHM Tonight

IHM News:

The community is invited to join the fourth session of the internationally acclaimed Alpha Course at 7 p.m. today at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church at 3700 Canyon Road.

 The course, which has attracted participants from Catholic and other Christian denominations over the past two years, addresses questions such as:

  • Is there more to life than this?
  • How can you make the most out of life?
  • Does God exist?
  • Who is Jesus?
  • How can we have faith?

 A typical Alpha evening begins with a home-cooked meal followed by a 30-minute talk. After the talk, participants gather for relaxed Read More

TOTH’s Shop On The Corner Opens In New Space

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Traditional Blini Breakfast 9-Noon Saturday, Feb. 25

Blini Breakfast Saturday at Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church will host a Blini Breakfast Saturday, Feb. 25. 

Traditional blini, a type of thin pancake, will be served in the traditional style with smoked salmon, herring, butter and sour cream. Vegetable caviar, eggs, cheese and a variety of berry preserves will be available as well.

Blini are traditionally served in Slavic households during the week before the beginning of the Lenten Fast. The thin crepe-like pancakes are eaten together with Read More

Local Officials Lunch With State Tourism Commission

Members of the New Mexico Tourism Commission and the Tourism Department lunching Thursday at the Blue Window Bistro with Secretary Rebecca Latham, County Council Vice Chair Susan O’Leary, County Economic Development Administrator Joan Ahlers, Los Alamos MaintStreet Executive Director Suzette Fox and LACDC Marketing Director Ryn Herrmann, before the quarterly New Mexico Tourism Commission meeting at Historic Fuller Lodge in downtown Los Alamos. Courtesy photo Read More

McQuiston: Replacement Cost Value Versus Market Value … What’s the Difference?

By ALLEN MCQUISTON
The Jemez Agency

Many homeowners often wonder why the limit on their homeowner’s insurance policy is more than the market value of their home. In some cases, there can be a drastic difference between what you recently paid for your home versus how much insurance coverage you have. It’s just a way for the insurance company to get more premium, right?

Not quite! Keep in mind that market value and replacement cost value are two completely different things. For instance, a 2-story home with 2,000 square feet of living area can have a range of market values contingent on a variety of Read More

Smart Design With Suzette: Style Your Bookshelves Like a Pro

By SUZETTE FOX
Los Alamos

If you are like me, I absolutely love bookcases in a home. I dream of having a custom bookcase built around a fireplace or a library dedicated to relaxed reading. But what I do have are small bookcases that hold literary treasures, art and accessories that represent who I am.
 
Style-Defining Bookcases
Most people struggle with decorating and filling bookcases, and as time progresses, they end up asking me for advice. Your beautiful home deserves bookcases that showcase your personal style with organized arrangements of books, collectibles and
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