Tom Rheam Trio Jazzes Up Blue Window Bistro
The Tom Rheam Trio plays Jazz Night Saturday at the Blue Window Restaurant. Photos by Bonnie J. Gordon
By Bonnie J. Gordon
Jazz Night came back to the Blue Window Bistro Saturday night when a full house enjoyed the Tom Rheam Trio from Santa Fe.
The Blue Window is a great place to hear jazz. The lights are low, the space is intimate and the conversations are muted during the music.
In addition, the food is great. There’s even room to dance. There is always a special menu for Jazz Night. This time it included “The Captain’s Plate.” Two lobster tails, scallops, and shrimp served with gourmet mac and cheese—bliss. Read More
Jammin’ with the Los Alamos Derby Dames
The Los Alamos Derby Dames practice at the Family YMCA. Photos by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
By Bonnie J. Gordon
It’s a cold winter night in Los Alamos, but at the Family YMCA, our very own roller derby team is generating plenty of heat as they spin around the gym at top speed.
The Los Alamos Derby Dames is a flat track roller derby league founded in April 2011. The league currently has one team, the M’Atom Bombs.
With some help from the 2009 movie “Whip It” roller derby, which is dominated by all-female amateur teams, has grown in popularity in recent years.
There are a number of teams around New Read More
New Business Offers Kitchen Spice & Everything Nice
Former Los Alamos Fire Marshal Mike Thompson and his look-a-like cake that Darby Martinez created for his retirment party. Courtesy photo
By Bonnie J. Gordon
From cakes shaped like Yoda or a fire hydrant to the most elegant tiered wedding confection, to a cookie bouquet, Darby Martinez, owner of Kitchen Spice and Everything Nice, can dream it up and bake it.
Yoda cake by Darby Martinez. Courtesy photo 
She wants customers to be able to manage the same kinds of kitchen magic with the help of her online store.
Kitchen Spice and Everything Nice has a wide variety of kitchen essentials and a huge array Read More
Poetry Reading Primer for Tonight’s Authors Speak Event
By Jane Lin
If you have never been to a poetry reading, this month’s Authors Speak event is a great way to get your feet wet.
Jon Davis, Santa Fe’s newest poet laureate, reads at 7 p.m. tonight, Jan. 24, at Mesa Public Library. Davis’ poetry appeals to the mind and the heart in a language that you will understand.
A poetry reading is just what it sounds like. A poet reads a selection of their poems, usually from any books they’ve published, and sometimes new work they’ve written. Rarely do they recite from memory, but when they do, it’s a treat!
Sometimes they start Read More
Our Lady of the Woods holds Divination Night
OLOTW News:
Our Lady of the Woods will hold a Divination Night at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30 in the Art Room (upstairs, west end of the building) of the Los Alamos Unitarian Church. The group will gather to do divination for the upcoming year.
Amber K and Azrael Arynn K, authors of Heart of Tarot, will be among those attending. Heart of Tarot explores the Gestalt method of reading the Tarot.
In the book’s introduction, the authors’ write, “Your mind has an infinite capacity to make connections and to find meanings in disconnected facts or abstract symbols. Gestalt Tarot strips Read More
Food on the Hill: Jager-Sahne Schitznel
This week’s recipe:
Jager-Sahne Schitznel
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comIngredients...
3/4 cup of cream
Boys and Girls Invited to Participate in Annual Knights of Columbus Free Throw Competition
K OF C News:
Boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship.
The local competition will be held 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 from at Los Alamos High School’s Griffith Gymnasium.
Registration will be held onsite beginning at 12:30 p.m. and it’s free of charge.
Parental consent is required, so a parent/guardian must be present during registration. All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation and winners from each age division and gender will be presented with a Read More
Submit Beef Recipe for Chance to Win $25,000
NMBC News:
Cooks, start your ovens … the New Mexico Beef Council is calling for home cooks throughout New Mexico to submit their favorite recipes to the 2013 National Beef Cook-Off for a chance to win $25,000 and a trip to the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show in Washington, D.C. in November, 2013.
New Mexico home cooks can submit their best beef recipes through April 15, online at www.beefcookoff.org.
This is the 30th National Beef Cook-Off® competion and this year’s contest theme is “Making the Most of MyPlate,” which encourages delicious, healthy recipes
Food on the Hill: Oven Roasted Dungeness Crabs
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comJazz Night at the Blue Window Jan. 26
BWB News:
The next Jazz Night at the Blue Window is set for 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Blue Window Bistro, 813 Central Ave.
The restaurant will welcomes back the Tom Rheam Trio featuring Tom Rheam on piano and trumpet, Dick Hogle on drums and vocals and David Moir on bass.
Rheam has played on the road with Ray Charles, played backup to Frank Sinatra on recordings, toured with the Glenn Miller Band and many other well-known professional singers and musicians.
Hogle has worked in the Catskills in New York state as a show drummer, played on cruise ships and toured with the Jimmy Durante show/orchestra. Read More
YMCA Offering Endurance Training for Cyclists
FAMILY YMCA News:
Are you looking for some training guidance for an upcoming cycling event or do you just want to work on your own cycling endurance?
The Family YMCA is offering an Endurance Training for Cyclists Class. Each class will have a 2-hour riding component and a 1/2 hour of core conditioning.
In addition, the following topics will be discussed:
- Proper bike fit;
- Clothing and equipment;
- Nutrition and hydration,
- Aches and pains-preventing them and what to do if you have them;
- Weekly training recommendations; and
- How to design your own training plan.
Do Not Be Afraid … Learn More Sunday
TOTH News:
By Lisa Rothrock
In our culture, we are surrounded by constant reminders to be afraid. The news mostly covers stories about disastrous occurrences happening throughout our country, and advertisements are constantly telling us that we need to buy their products to prevent disasters and afflictions from happening to us.
On top of this, we have all personally endured pain and suffering of some kind. Then we hear from God that He does not want us to fear, even when we hear or see bad things happening around us.
How do we do that when everything around us tells us to be afraid? This Sunday, Jan. Read More
Your 2013 Resolution Roadmap
Photo: Ron Helman
By Mandy Marksteiner
This Saturday, Jan. 12, from 10 a.m. to noon, master life coach Ron Helman will present a talk and hands-on workshop called The Power of NO/W at Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave., in downtown Los Alamos.
The Power of NO/W is for people who want to clarify, prioritize and achieve their most important goals. You will discover when NO is a BIG YES!
The workshop is free. Participants will have the opportunity to receive group and private coaching at a reduced rate.
“In the workshop, we’ll create a strategy that will get you from where you are to where you want to go,” Helman Read More
Food on the Hill: Creme of Mushroom Soup
“Food on the Hill” by Sue York
This week’s recipe:
Creme of Mushroom Soup
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
ingredients…
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comMesa Elite Fitness Brings CrossFit to Los Alamos
Fitness experts John and Suzanne Wilcox own Mesa Elite Fitness and CrossFit Los Alamos in Central Park Square and are opening an auxiliary fitness facility on DP Road later this month to accommodate their growing roster of clients. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
Suzanne Wilcox is an award winning bodybuilder and figure competitor. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
By Carol A. Clark
John and Suzanne Wilcox are in the true sense a Los Alamos power couple. She is an award winning bodybuilder and figure competitor and he is a group fitness coordinator and a CrossFit Level 1 trainer.
Posts From Abroad: Christmas in Paris
Kerri Frazier is the youngest daughter of longtime Los Alamos resident Terry Foxx. Late last fall, Frazier and her husband Jason Frazier and their 8-year-old daughter embarked on a two-year trip around the world. The family’s first stop was Paris on Dec. 1 and during their month-long stay, Jason Frazier wrote about their experience of Christmas in Paris. The family left Paris Jan. 1 and is now visiting Southern France. Courtesy/Frazier Family
Christmas season in the United States assaults all your senses. From Christmas lights, bell ringers, Read More
Mmmmmmm … Cowboy Breakfast 7-11 a.m. Sunday!
Food on the Hill: Coconut Bonbons
- 2 2/3 cups(7oz) flaked coconut
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds, finally chopped
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temp
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 20 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
Posts From Abroad: The Gibson’s Travel Through Egypt
Los Alamos residents Robert Gibson and his wife Lori Heimdahl Gibson spent time traveling through Egypt earlier this month including a visit to the Khafre Pyramid, one of the three major pyramids at Giza near Cairo. Photo by Robert Gibson
Lori Heimdahl Gibson stands near the Great Sphinx at Giza. Photo by Robert Gibson
Staff Report
Longtime Los Alamos residents Lori Heimdahl Gibson, founder of JUNTOS, and her husband, former County Councilor Robert Gibson spent time visiting Egypt earlier this month.
After returning home to Los Alamos, the couple shared some of the photos from their trip with Read More
