Pastor Granillo: Finding Virtue
By Pastor RAUL GRANILLOI sat down at my desk one day and was startled when I felt something grab my legs. My daughter Hannah was curled up underneath hiding from her brother Kyle. I know this because she told me. I was confused because I had just seen Kyle watching TV in the other room with no concern of the world around him. After some investigative work I found out that he couldn’t find her so he gave up and started watching T.V. She had been hiding for about a half-hour. If hide-and-seek were an Olympic sport, Hannah would surely be a gold medalist.
In His Sermon on the Mount Jesus Read More
Column: Home Matters With Sarah
Home Matters With Sarah“Home is where the heart is.” We hear so much about taking care of our heart; eating right, exercise, reduce stress, Omega 3 vitamins and the list goes on. But, if home is where the heart is, why don’t we hear about taking care of our home? After all, homes are the heart of family.
Taking care of our homes is more than housekeeping, maintenance and decorating. It is also making sure you have knowledge of “how” to own a home. Do you have the best financing available to you, do you understand your homeowner’s insurance policy, do you know how your property Read More
Letter to the Editor: Thank You Los Alamos Animal Clinic For Making Difficult Situation Easier To Bear
By JULIE SMITH Dear Los Alamos Animal Clinic,
I brought my sweet Mishi to you Thursday with expectations of a brief visit then return home. Unfortunately, you had to give me sad, unexpected news.
You were all so kind to me and gentle with her as I made the decision to let her go. Your facility and wonderful staff are a gift to Los Alamos pets and their humans.
When another animal chooses me as its human I will be certain to trust their medical needs to you. I can only say thank you a million times. Read More
PEEC Amateur Naturalist: Elk And Forest Fires
Elk in Bandelier National Monument. Photo by Sally King/NPS
PEEC Amateur NaturalistWe tend to think of elk as always having been present and abundant in the Jemez Mountains. It is therefore surprising to learn that elk were not common in preceding centuries and had been extirpated by about 1910.
Forty-seven elk were introduced in 1947 into the Valles Caldera. Another 58 elk were introduced in 1964-1965. The elk that can be seen so commonly today come from that small number and from not so long ago. What made this possible? The answer is another Read More
Scenes From Piñon School’s Annual Rocket Day
Members of the 2015 Pinon Rocket Club at Piñon Elementary School. The Rocketeers did not let Friday’s early morning chill keep them from launching their rockets. Photo by Carol Hermes
NASA Astronaut Mike Mullane fields questions from students during a lull in rocket launch activities Friday morning as Pinon Principal Jill Gonzales and Rocket Club Sponsor Scot Carmody look on at right. Photo by Carol Hermes
STAFF REPORT
Piñon Elementary School’s annual rocket launch day went off without a hitch Friday morning in White Rock.
Thirty sixth graders have been working hard to Read More
Letter To The Editor: Apology To Snow And Ice Crew
BY KYLE ZIMMERMANLast week I wrote a letter to the editor about snow on the sidewalks.
My letter was written partly in jest and partly in frustration. I was remembering the times, as Los Alamos County Public Works director, when I would be criticized for things that were out of my control by residents who did not have all of the facts.
I did the thing that I hate. I wrote a letter without getting the facts. The sidewalk plows were broken down. The plows are from Canada and very difficult to get parts. I remember when parts would be taken from one broken plow to Read More
Chief Stone: Precautions To Prevent Fall Injuries Part 2
By BENJAMIN S. STONESlips, trips, and falls outside can be caused by several identifiable elements. Being able to identify these issues and avoid them could be as easy as remembering “SCAN”.
One of our wonderful citizens in Los Alamos shared his way of preventing a fall injury, and asked that I share it with you readers. He took a few moments and created a memory device to remind him to look out for objects that could cause him to fall. He is a past fall patient that has had to have work done on his hip because of his fall. Read More
