Lifestyles

Smart Design With Suzette: Sustainable Floors In Review

Wood floor in the living room. Courtesy photo
 
 
Smart Design With Suzette
By SUZETTE FOX

Sustainable Floors In Review

Almost a year ago, I wrote about sustainable choices for flooring…tile, bamboo, cork, wood, linoleum (not vinyl), terrazzo and stained concrete. I stated I needed new floors. Well friends, another full year has past and I still don’t have new floors.

Our puppy has literally put holes in most of the carpet and/or area rugs we own, as well as, adding a new stain or two due to ‘accidents.’ Therefore, new carpet will NOT be coming into our home. However there are new carpets Read More

Solo Traveler: Day Of The Dead

Day of the Dead in Oaxaca. Photo by Suzanne Barbezat
 
A ceramic incense burner used in a home altar, from the Anthropology Museum in Palenque. Photo by Sherry Hardage
 
Solo Traveler
By SHERRY HARDAGE
 
Day Of The Dead

There are two celebrations that Mexico is famous for: Cinco de Mayo and Day of the Dead. Cinco de Mayo is essentially an American holiday designed to increase sales of Mexican beer. It’s barely noticed in Mexico.

Day of the Dead however, is a defining Mexican holiday, celebrated over several days with lots of fanfare. The markets, in the weeks leading up to it, are packed Read More

Pastor Granillo: Honoring The Saints

By Pastor Raul Granillo
Los Alamos

“The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Chapter 11 of the book of Hebrews is often referred to as The Hall of Faith. It is called so because it contains the names and accounts of many of the people in the Old Testament who exemplified a life of faith in God.

It is certainly not exhaustive—by its own admission (v. 32)—but it does serve to remind the reader of the many that have gone before and the many that continue to journey down a path of faithfulness to God.

Nov. 1 is celebrated as All Saints Read More

Expert Melissa Romero To Speak On Identity Theft

Melissa Romero

AAUW News:

Fraud/Security Officer for Los Alamos National Bank Risk Management Department Melissa Romero will speak on “Identity Theft: How it Happens; How to Reduce your Risk; What to do if your Identity is Stolen” at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 at the White Rock Library.

The library is at the corner of Sherwood and NM 4 in White Rock. The event is sponsored by the local chapter of the American Association of University Women.

Romero is a graduate of Western State School of Banking at the University of New Mexico. She has a 25-year career in banking and has had 18 years of training in fraud Read More

Enjoy Great Coffee And Help Students Prepare For Global Educational Travel

EDUCATION News:

Thirteen graduating seniors are selling tasty coffee until Wednesday, Nov. 11 to cover some of the costs of their educational tour of historical and cultural sites in Spain, France and Italy. 

All coffee is kosher, certified organic, Fair Trade certified, and fresh-roasted after our local order is placed. Coffee is $13 for a 10 oz. bag and can be ordered whole bean or ground, in French Roast, Dark Roast, Medium Roast, and Decaf. The coffee has been a hit for the last two years and the group already has many orders. http://www.nectaroflife.com/.

Funds raised will support

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Burger Night At High Elevation

Melina Burnside helps out at Monday’s United Way of Northern New Mexico’s (UWNNM) Youth Team’s  fundraiser, Burger Night at the High Elevation Restaurant on Central Avenue. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

UWNNM Youth Team volunteers Claire Ticknor, left, and Akane Dunn help out at Burger Night, Monday at the High Elevation Restaurant. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

UWNNM Youth Team members Katie Hopkins, left, and Sienna Ahlers co-produced Monday’s Burger Night fundraiser. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More

Felicia Orth: Cappuccino Cupcakes

Cappuccino cupcakes. Courtesy photo
 
By FELICIA ORTH
Los Alamos
 
Girlfriend Judy Bentley and I traveled to Ruidoso a few weekends ago for recreation, and I was reminded on our way out of town that one of my favorite bakeries in all of New Mexico is there: Cornerstone Bakery, on Sudderth Drive, the main street through the Village.
 
All of their baked goods are scrumptious; over the years of traveling occasionally to Ruidoso for work, what I found myself packing back to Los Alamos to share with the family were the “Cappuccino Muffins.”
 
I was pretty consistent over the years
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Atomic City Transit Adding ADA Paratransit Service

COUNTY News:

Atomic City Transit will be adding ADA complementary paratransit service to its mix of transportation offerings.

The new service, which will operate under the name “ACT Assist,” has a targeted start date of Jan. 25, 2016 and will provide transit service to individuals with disabilities that is comparable to the level of service provided to individuals without disabilities on the regular bus system.

“We’re happy to be introducing this new service model in Los Alamos County and confident that ACT Assist will not only improve the transit experience for individuals with disabilities, Read More

Live Nativity At United Church Christmas Eve

Courtesy/United Church

UNITED CHURCH News:

The United Church is planning a living Nativity 5-8 p.m., Christmas Eve in the parking lot west of the Church at 2525 Canyon Road, across Canyon Road from the Aquatics Center.

The nativity will be held between a family service at 4 p.m. and a candlelight service at 11 p.m. and the public is invited to attend and interact with the Living Nativity, greet the Holy Family, shepherds and kings and pet the stable animals.

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Ribbon Cutting Celebration For Boutique Air Monday

Boutique Air. Courtesy photo

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County officials will join Boutique Air in celebrating the launch of commercial air service between Los Alamos and Albuquerque with a Ribbon Cutting Celebration Monday, Nov. 2 at the Los Alamos Municipal Airport (LAM).

The event will kick off at 5 p.m. and feature free flight giveaways, plane tours, food and photo opportunities. To attend, RSVP by calling 855-268-8478 or emailing rsvp@boutiqueair.com.

Flights begin Sunday, Nov. 1 with introductory rates starting at just $49. Reservations can be made online now by visiting www.boutiqueair.com Read More

Ruling Hierarch Of Western Eparchy Of Ukrainian Orthodox Church Of U.S.A. Visits Los Alamos

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White Rock Presbyterian Church Expects To Pack Over 200 Shoeboxes At Packing Party Nov. 6

Operation Christmas Child Packing Party in 2014. Courtesy photo

Operation Christmas Child Packing Party in 2014. Courtesy photo

WRPC News:

White Rock Presbyterian Church (WRPC) is again hosting a shoebox packing party for Operation Christmas Child (OCC) at 7 p.m., Nov. 6 at 310 Rover Blvd. in White Rock.

OCC is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, which is a non-denominational relief organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. The OCC project collects shoeboxes packed with toys, school supplies, hygiene items and other gifts for children 2 to Read More

NM Delegation Announces $15 Million To Upgrade Amtrak’s Southwest Chief Route

Southwest Chief. Courtesy/wikipedia

STATE News:

  • Essential repairs will help ensure rail continues to connect rural NM communities, bring tourists to state

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Michelle Lujan Grisham, Steve Pearce and Ben Ray Luján have announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $15,210,143 for the Southwest Chief Route Advancement and Improvement Project to continue essential upgrades to Amtrak’s Southwest Chief line.

The Southwest Chief runs from Chicago to Los Angeles and stops in several Read More

Young Actors Shine In ‘The Wrong Side Of The Door’

From left, Mason (Logan Capon), Will (Ryan Rushton), Alan (Caleb Langenbrunner) amd Izzy (Emma Raven) in a scene from ‘The Wrong Side of the Door’ Monday evening at Chamisa Elementary School. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Michaelangelo Lobato performs an origninal song based on the themes of the play as a finale of ‘The Wrong Side of the Door’. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Review by BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

“The Wrong Side of the Door,” a one hour play by Chamisa Elementary School 6th grade teacher Cindy Richard Read More

Last Day For 2015 Bandelier Shuttle Is Tuesday

Atomic City Transit shuttle bus making one of the last runs between White Rock and Bandelier National Monument for 2015. Courtesy/NPS Photo

BANDELIER News:

After making runs between Bandelier and White Rock 18 times a day, and 24 on weekends, since late May, the Atomic City Transit shuttle service wraps up for this season at the end of the day Tuesday, Oct. 27. 

After that visitors will be able to drive directly to the Bandelier Visitor Center parking lot all through the day.

“After the Las Conchas Fire in 2011 resulted in flashfloods that made much of our parking area unusable, we had to come

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Massage Now Available At The Y

Massage Therapist Catherine Andrea Martinez

Y News:

Therapeutic Massage is available at the Y beginning Nov. 1 through a partnership with Massage by Catherine Andrea.

Owner Catherine Andrea Martinez, LMT 8264, will be offering massages out of the White Rock Y location and at the Y Express in downtown Los Alamos. 

“While many think of massage as a luxury, it can be a life-changing, empowering and useful means of correction, and a preventative intervention in regards to muscular dysfunction,” Martinez said. “Poor posture, incorrect body mechanics in repetitive movement and strange Read More

LAVNS Hosts Community Memorial Service

LAVNS News:

Each year the Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service (LAVNS) holds a Community Memorial Service to honor those we have loved and those who have died.

LAVNS would like to invite everyone in the community to this, our 20th annual memorial program.

A simple non-denominational service is held with a ceremony of flowers when family members and friends have an opportunity to briefly remember the loved ones and place a flower into our memorial vase. (Flowers provided by Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service).

This year our memorial is 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1 at Fuller Lodge. Light refreshments follow Read More

Pastor Granillo: Life After, or Before, Death?

By Pastor Raul Granillo
Los Alamos

“If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men” (1 Corinthians 15:19 NIV).

There are, and have always seemed to have been, those who think that the concept of a god is nice for establishing morals in society but it really serves no other purpose. There are some think that religion has outgrown its usefulness and is only a source of ignorance and intolerance. Today, there are a great number of people who believe that Jesus was a great moral teacher, but nothing more; and most certainly not a god nor the only real God.

Following the moral Read More

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