Rotary Crab Fest Auction Includes Guided Elk Hunt
JS Outdoors owner Jaret McDonald, left, guides Mark Millican on a recent hunting trip in which Millican bagged an elk. Courtesy photo
ROTARY News:
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos annual Crab Fest is Saturday, Feb. 28, and will feature a number of note-worthy items in the live auction this year. Among them is a Valles Caldera Elk Hunt.
JS Outdoors is donating a professionally-guided cow elk hunt on the beautiful Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP). The winner of this auction item will have an opportunity to hunt one of the best elk hunting locations in the world. This includes a three-day, one Read More
Pastor Granillo: Genuinely Human
By Pastor RAUL GRANILLOWhat does it mean to be genuinely human?
Trying to discover our identity seems like it has caused more division than unity in our world. There are too many people today who have been told that their very existence is a mistake and at the very best they are certainly an inconvenience to those who matter.
There are far too many today who think that being genuinely human is bad thing. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Regardless of who you are, you were created by the one true God. He gave you life for a purpose beyond anything you might have imagined. You have great Read More
Community Invited To Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
Participants serving the Shrove Tuesday pancake supper in 2014. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
The House of Hope and Trinity Builders team members invite the community to a Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) Pancake Supper 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17 in Kelly Hall, Trinity on the Hill (TOTH) Episcopal Church, 3900 Trinity Dr.
The dinner will feature ham, pancakes, flavored syrups, fruit, orange juice and eggs upon request. There will be beads, masks and Dixieland music, as well as face painting and other activities for the kids.
Suggested donations for the dinner are $8 for adults, $4 for children Read More
OBITUARY: Mark Wolfsberg – Jan. 31, 2015
MARK WOLFSBERG Jan. 31, 2015
On January 31, the sun came out in upstate New York after a cold snowstorm; the sky was blue, the air was crisp, and Mark Wolfsberg passed away peacefully in his sleep in his home in Delmar. His entire family was home along with his mother, mother in law, and brother. He was a week short of his 53rd birthday.
During his four-year battle with cancer, Mark was an inspiration with his honest and straightforward understanding of his condition, always putting a positive face on the situation, never wallowing in self pity, and leading a full life until very recently. He was a good Read More
Pendergast: Homemade Broth On The Fly
Art And Science Of EntertainingSnowy days warm my heart and one of the reasons is comforting memories of home-made soups, created deliciously with homemade broths.
Broths can be made on the fly, usually in less than 15 minutes! I will share here, just how to create a stock that will have you never buying “stocks” in cubes, boxes or cans again, and you won’t be ingesting unhealthy preservatives, chemicals and salts.
I will hazard to guess that you have more than adequate basic ingredients right at your fingertips in your cupboards and/or
Governor And Rep. Announce Targeted Tax Relief Proposal To Help Small Businesses Get Off The Ground
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
Proposal Helps Entrepreneurs Reinvest To Grow And Create New Jobs
ALBUQUERQUE—Gov. Susana Martinez and Rep. Sarah Maestas Barnes announced a proposal today for targeted tax relief to help small businesses as they are getting off the ground.
Rep. Sarah Maestas Barnes
The legislation would allow eligible small business owners to deduct up to 100 percent of their business income from personal income taxes.
“This targeted tax relief will help small business owners reduce their tax burden during the early stages, while they are hiring new employees and getting Read More
Los Alamos Hawks FTC Team Soars In Arizona
Hawks FTC Team, front row from left, Jessica Cooke, Jaryn Newman, and Joseph Thompson. Back row from left, Aidan Henson, Adam Scott, Tazler Smith, Erin Scott, Summer Bronson and Homer Danielson. Courtesy photo
For the past five months the Hawks FTC team (Aidan Henson, Adam Scott, Tazler Smith, Summer Bronson, Homer Danielson, Jessica Cooke, Jaryn Newman and me, Erin Scott) have worked to perfect our robot, E.P.I.C. (Energized Perfectly Imagined Cyberbot) in preparation for competition.
Our second competition of the Read More
Winter Scenes In The Jemez
Ice rests on this Cholla following an inch or two of snow falling overnight at the lower elevations in the Jemez. Photo by R.W./jemezdailypost.com
Ice on cacti. Photo by R.W./jemezdailypost.com
Snow blankets a bench. Photo by R.W./jemezdailypost.com
Snowy steps. Photo by R.W./jemezdailypost.com
Snow on Cholla. Photo by R.W./jemezdailypost.com Read More
Smart Design With Suzette: Bookcases
Courtesy photo
Smart Design with SuzetteIf 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.
Most people think they need to fill bookcases with only books, and as time progresses, they end up asking me for advice. More than one client has asked me to handle an out-of-control bookcase.
It’s really quite easy to declutter, organize and decorate your bookcase if you have a little bit of time and a step-by-step guide to help you. Here are my guidelines to do just that. Read More
Snow Scenes From Mountain Village Condos
Snow scene from Mountain Village Condominiums on Trinity Drive. Photo by Nicholas Seet
Anya, left, and Maya Seet with their snowman. Photo by Nicholas Seet
Snow coats the balcony at Mountain Village Condominiums on Trinity Drive. Photo by Nicholas SeetCinema Cindy Reviews American Sniper
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB“American Sniper” may not be a movie for everyone. It takes the audience into a bloody war we don’t want to witness. It highlights of the life of Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. We watch as he lines up each target in the crosshairs and decides whether or not to pull the trigger.
The movie takes essential highlights from each of Kyle’s four tours of duty in Iraq, his life leading up to his decision to enlist, his training as a Seal and his relationship with his wife Taya.
Mostly, though, this is a war movie. The scenes on patrol, sniping from rooftops Read More
Heinrich: Strengthen Worker Overtime Protections
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
“Too many Americans are working longer and harder without anything to show for their efforts in their paychecks.” —U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., joined a group of 26 senators in supporting updating overtime rules to ensure more middle-class workers are paid fairly for overtime hours.
In a letter to President Obama, the senators urged the administration to increase the income threshold to $56,680 per year to strengthen overtime protections for millions more middle-class workers.
County Science And Engineering Fair Grand Winners And Regional Qualifiers Announced
The Grand Award winners pose with Kurt Steinhaus, center, of the LANL Community Programs Office. Winners from left, Senior Division Physical Sciences: Elise Anne Koskelo, LAHS 11th grade; Senior Division Life Sciences: Priyanka Velappan, LAHS 9th grade; Junior Division Physical Sciences: Lillian Petersen, LAMS 7th grade; and Junior Division Life Sciences: Rockwell Leikness, Aspen 6th grade. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos County Science and Engineering Fair was held Saturday, Jan. 24 at Los Alamos High School.
There were 311 projects presented to more than 130 judges, competing Read More
Solo Traveler: You Just Never Know
Solo TravelerIf all we know about a country is from news reports and movies, it’s a guarantee we don’t really know much.
My youthful impression of India was that everyone was dirt poor and on the verge of starvation. I was shocked to discover Weight Watchers is big business in Delhi. The first time I ever flew over the ocean was on a trip to India in 1985. I went with my boyfriend, who was born in Lucknow. Our travels, to visit his extended family, took up the entire three-week vacation.
The way I met them all was at dinner and house parties. I quickly learned that upper Read More
Register For Spring Break Trip To Washington, D.C.
Students visit Washington, D.C. in 2014. Courtesy photo
EDUCATION News:
It’s not too late to register for the annual Spring Break Trip to the nation’s capitol. The visit to Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Md., is open to all 8th grade students including home school students.
It is a private non-school sponsored trip.
Highlights of the trip include:
- The White House;
- International Spy Museum;
- Walter Reed Medical Museum;
- The Capitol tour;
- Washington Monument;
- Holocaust Museum;
- Smithsonian Museums;
- National Zoo;
- Arlington Cemetery;
- night tours of all Presidential Monuments;
MIFA: The Red That Colored The World
Sewing box and cover with cochineal dyed wool yarn. Courtesy/IFAF 
MIFA News:
- Red, with its brilliant hue and broad cultural history, has inspired artists’ imaginations and seduced viewers for millennia
SANTA FE—The exhibition, The Red That Colored the World, opening at the Museum of International Folk Art, combines new research and original scholarship to explore the history and widespread use in art of cochineal, an insect-based dye source for the color red whose origins and use date to the pre-Columbian Americas.
The Red That Colored the World opens May 17 and runs through Sept. Read More
FOS Launches Annual Dog Jog Logo Contest
Courtesy/FOS
FOS News:
- Deadline for logo entry is 5 p.m., Feb. 23
The 2015 Los Alamos Dog Jog is Saturday, April 25. The Dog Jog is an annual fundraiser for the Friends of the Shelter (FOS), an all-volunteer organization that uses this money to provide medical services and needed items for animals at the Los Alamos Animal Shelter.
The Dog Jog Committee is calling on all creative young artists to put their imaginations and love of dogs to work by submitting a drawing for the 2015 Dog Jog Logo Contest. The Logo Contest is open to children in 3rd through 6th grades whose family lives or works in Los Alamos
State Police Launch Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols
Courtesy/NMSP
STATE News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico State Police (NMSP) will conduct Sobriety Checkpoints, Saturation Patrols and Registration, Insurance and Drivers’ License Checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of February.
These efforts continue to show a significant reduction in alcohol related fatalities, NMSP said. This is attributed to the continued media attention and intensive advertising.
These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving. People are choosing to not drink and drive. This is the biggest step in keeping impaired Read More
SFNF: Prescribed Burns Planned Cuba Ranger District
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest plan to continue the La Jara prescribed pile burns on the Cuba Ranger District if conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts, are favorable.
The La Jara prescribed pile burn, a total of 275 acres northeast of the community of La Jara, may continue through March 30. Small blocks may be treated each day to decrease the daily smoke volume.
Prescribed fires are one of the most effective tools available to resource managers for restoring fire-dependent ecosystems. These fires mimic natural fires Read More
NMSC&O To Perform Brahms And Schubert Favorites
NMSC&O To Perform Brahms And Schubert Favorites
The New Mexico Symphonic Chorus and Orchestra. Courtesy photo
NMSC&O News:
- Three classical works to be performed March 1 are admired for beauty
ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Symphonic Chorus and Orchestra (NMSC&O) will present three much-admired works from Brahms and Schubert at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at the First United Methodist Church in Albuquerque.
Schubert’s Mass No. 2 in G major is often said to be the composer’s simplest, shortest and most beautiful mass, while Brahms’ masterworks – the radiant Alto Rhapsody and the expressive Read More
