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Home Country: Instinctive Shooting
Home CountryBy SLIM RANDLES
It’s not that our pal Herb isn’t sociable. He is. One of the nicest guys around, and he can be counted on to start a conversation at the drop of a hat. And he’ll even drop the hat.
No, the reason Herb hasn’t been in for coffee much this week, we know, is the archery tournament coming up. He’s out there in the field shooting every day. He does go bowhunting each fall, but we know that it’s the mystery and magic of archery itself that is the big draw to him.
He has explained it to us several times before.
“This isn’t a mechanical … situation,” he said. “I have
Read More Weekly Fishing Report: Sept. 6
By GEORGE MORSESports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
Early reports on the opening of grouse season indicate some hunters were successful in finding birds while others didn’t see any. Grouse hunting can be like that. The one day I went out I didn’t see a bird, while other hunters limited out in less than an hour. Grouse are scattered throughout the mountains. Harvest reports indicate some birds were harvested in the El Rito area and others around Tres Piedras.
One interesting statistic in the State Game and Fish Department’s fishing report this week is that there were no trout listed in the Catch Read More
Inspirational People: Choosing To Be Kind
By CAROL A. CLARKLos Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
It seems the world is brimming with mean-spirited people vociferously spewing venom across social media – leaving hurt and anger in their wake. But there is a counter-balance to that senseless endeavor. I have seen it unfold right here in Los Alamos … incredibly inspiring people walking magnanimously among us.
Working as a newspaper reporter in this community for 15 years, I have met many of these thoughtful people and witnessed many kind and noble acts.
I recently spotted an entire family displaying very compassionate
Cinema Cindy Reviews: All Saints
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMBLos Alamos
“All Saints” tells the true story of a small, dying congregation in Tennessee that grew by working with a refugee community to farm the church’s land.
John Corbett stars as the newly minted Reverend Michael Spurlock, sent to serve the people of a dying parish in Smyrna, Tenn., and to close it down. His wife Aimee and son Atticus have left everything, too, to go with him.
What they find is a small but hearty band of people unhappy about having their church sold out from under them. (In the Episcopal Church USA, the buildings and property belong to the diocese.) The parish Read More
Fr. Glenn: The Best Policy
By Rev. Glenn JonesImmaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church
Los Alamos
When I was in the Marines, one trait that was pounded into our “brain housing groups” was the virtue of integrity.
Integrity…honesty…truthfulness…trustworthiness; these are essential especially in combat situations because lives are on the line, and so these virtues were insisted upon also in training and daily life. Even in training situations, if someone tries to cover a fault or failure by lying, it could cascade quickly into losing Marines. The insistence upon integrity was so adamant that I recall vividly one officer Read More
Los Alamos Museum O Art Introduces Collection
‘Devil Dancers’ bronze sculptures by Michael Naranjo from the collection of Robert Wells. Courtesy/LAMOA
By RUTH TATTER
LAMOA
The Los Alamos Museum of Art would like to introduce some of our fabulous collections including “Devil Dancers” bronze sculptures by Santa Clara Pueblo artist Michael Naranjo from the collection of Robert Wells.
Touch is the tool that Naranjo uses to create his sculptures. Their smooth rounded forms invite one to feel the strength and contours of their poses. His ability is all the more impressive when you learn that he lost the use of one hand and his eyesight Read More
Pastor Granillo: Talented Servers
By Pastor Raul GranilloLa Vista Church
White Rock
All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the LORD has commanded. (Exodus 35:10 NIV)
I received a gift this week from a local artisan. I was looking for a functional and elegant communion goblet; something nice that also said “New Mexico” with a hint of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The cottonwood goblet that he made was absolutely perfect. Upon seeing it, it became quite obvious to me that this person had a gift that many of us do not have. His love of wood and artistic hand are truly gifts and talents given by God. What really stood
Weekly Fishing Report: Sept. 2
By GEORGE MORSE Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
Before I start the fishing report, I want to remind outdoorsman that the hunting seasons for blue grouse, dove, band-tailed pigeons and squirrels began Friday in Northern New Mexico. It’s also the beginning of the first archery season for elk. Blue grouse are one of my favorite species because they are good-sized birds that are delicious eating.
You can also do some foraging for edible mushrooms. Shaggy mane mushrooms are especially common this time of year. Just be 100-percent sure of what species you are picking. When in doubt, don’t Read More
The Mighty Bighorn … Help Keep Them Strong
By DARYL RATAJCZAKU.S. Forest Service
I stood motionless, afraid to even blink let alone breathe. His bulbous eye focused on the off-colored rock sitting before him. His 220-pound frame was sleek and well-defined but nothing compared to what it would be in a few months when he bulked up to begin defending his right to breed.
The Rocky Mountain bighorn ram standing before me was already a fine specimen, he was soon going to be a fierce competitor as well. Imagining the thunderous clap resounding from his mighty horns as he beat down his rivals, I had little doubt he would maintain
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