Lifestyles

Home Country: Mrs. Doc

By SLIM RANDLES
 
The problem was Mrs. Doc, you see. Oh, don’t misunderstand. She’s a perfectly wonderful lady and we all think the world of her, and as far as we know she has yet to burn down a house or start a war or anything.
 
The problem is, we don’t know her first name.
 
If you just come out and flat ask her, she’ll smile and say, “Well, don’t you think Mrs. Doc is a nice name? I’ve had it for a long time now.” But I guess there’s something deep inside us that hates a vacuum … a vacuum of knowledge, that is. We’re still curious about exactly where Old Man Jenkins’
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Annual 8th Grade Washington, D.C. Spring Break Trip

 
LAMS News:
 
There’s still time to sign up for the annual spring break trip to Washington, D.C.
 
This trip is available to Los Alamos Middle School and home school 8th grade students. The trip is a private trip and not a school sponsored trip. Sign up by calling 1.800.468.5899 using trip ID Number 132736.
 
The trip will include sightseeing in and around Washington, D.C. and Baltimore Maryland. Highlights of the trip include the new African American Museum, the White House, the International Spy Museum, the Walter
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Pastor Raul: Pure Religion

By Pastor Raul Granillo
Los Alamos
 
Pure Religion
 
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22 (NIV)
 
I remember despising the Christian religion. I thought myself a Christian, but I wanted nothing to do with religion. As a child, I found comfort in the written words of Jesus and in speaking to Him in prayer.
 
This comfort was real and it made a real impact in my life. It should be of no surprise that I was confused and angry when I failed to find any such comfort with the people who openly proclaimed to be Christ-like. I’ll
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Co+op Board Appoints Tim Morrison Permanent GM

Co+op General Manager Tim Morrison. Tim Morrison

Co+op News:

The Los Alamos Cooperative Market Board of Directors has offered the position of permanent general manager to Tim Morrison and he has accepted

Morrison was named interim GM June 1, 2016 and has been working on improving customer service, staff morale and sales during the past seven months. At the board meeting Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, the Board voted unanimously to offer the permanent GM position to Morrison.

Morrison, who served as the store manager of La Montañita’s Gallup location in 2008 and as LACM’s front end manager Read More

Pig+Fig Featured Winemaker Matthew Rorick And The Trouble With Chardonnay

Owner/chef Laura Crucet Hamilton with winemaker Matthew Rorick. Photo by Mandy Marksteiner
 
 
By MANDY MARKSTEINER
Los Alamos
 
Owner/chef Laura Crucet Hamilton hosted a winemaker’s dinner Jan. 21, at her Pig + Fig Café in White Rock that featured Matthew Rorick, the winemaker from Forlorn Hope Winery.
 
The menu included unique dishes like “Wild red snapper in thai red curry consommé”, “Blueberry sea salt scone, lavender sabayon, stone fruit compote, edible violet”, and “Sea scallops, micro watercress, agave lime beurre blanc.”
 
The wines
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Blue Window Bistro Breaks Curse!

Blue Window Bistro owner Melissa Paternoster, back row center, with seven of her 27 member staff gather Monday morning in the entry area of the restaruant. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

The curse that plagued a string of restaurants at 1789 Central Ave., appears to have finally ended. Diners are flocking to this location since local restaurateur Melissa Paternoster moved her popular Blue Window Bistro there earlier this month.

“We’ve had record breaking sales every single day,” she said. “The support of this community has been incredible Read More

Galaxy Nails And Spa Aims To Pamper Customers

Employees at Galaxy Nails and Spa pamper customers. Photo by Maire O’Neill
 
John Hiep Dinh and Helen Huyen Nguyen, owners of Galaxy Nails and Spa at 751 Trinity Dr., have owned the spa for almost a year. Photo by Maire O’Neill

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos

Almost a year ago, Galaxy Nails and Spa opened for business in Los Alamos offering manicures, pedicures and massages. Now, John Hiep Dinh and Helen Huyen Nguyen, owners and operators of the salon, have added facials to their list   of services.

Natives of South Vietnam, they moved to Los Alamos from Carlsbad along with their Read More

Just One Thing To Do This Week: Share Your Story

By MARY BETH MAASSEN
Los Alamos

I recently attended one of the Los Alamos County Brand Action Plan presentations.

Los Alamos – Where Discoveries Are Made was a great presentation and I think holds a lot of promise for moving our community forward. One of the participants mentioned the difficult stigma the community of Los Alamos has with some people. I certainly understood this because once upon a time I was one of those “some people.”

I met my now-husband, then a geologist with LANL, 26 years ago at the Midsummer Music Festival in Telluride. I was there with singer/songwriter and social activist Read More

The Finishing Touch Updates Walls With PPG Pittsburg Paint’s Color Of The Year

Kaylen Pocaterra is painting PPG Pittsburg Paint’s Color of the Year on the walls Tuesday at The Finishing Touch, 174 Central Park Square. The Violet Verbena color is a gray-purple hue that idealizes the popular bohemian, ‘gypset’ lifestyle. This nuanced update on a classic shade adds depth, luxury and pampering to every space, making it the perfect backdrop for consumers looking to blend the masculine, the feminine, the mystic and the modern. Photo by Cheryl Sowder Read More