Lifestyles

Final Farmers Market Of 2015 Is Dec. 17

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FARMERS MARKET News:

Thursday is the final Farmers Market in 2015. The annual Holiday Market is 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. inside Fuller Lodge.

Some of the items at this market include:

Apples, Apple Cider, Knitting, Tea Breads, Cookies, jams, Honey and Honey sticks ( Stocking stuffers), Cookie tins full with traditional cookies, holiday treats, Soup Mixes, Dip Mixes, Dried apples, Tomatoes, Cucumbers … yes, Cucumbers! Dried herbs, Cheeses Cow and Goat Cheese spreads, Butter, Lavender Body Products, Gift baskets with great lavender products, Goat Milk Soaps, Wreaths, sage decorations, Read More

Scenes From Annual Christmas Arts And Crafts Fair

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Santa’s cousin participated in Saturday’s annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 3700 Canyon Road. The Ladies Auxiliary sponsored the event, which provides the community an opportunity to do their Christmas shopping. Photo by Juanita Jebbanema
 
Saturday’s annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Photo by Juanita Jebbanema
 
Saturday’s annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Photo by Juanita Jebbanema
 
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United Church Thrift Shop Closed Dec. 23 & Dec. 30

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COMMUNITY News:

The United Church Thrift Shop, operated by the Women’s Christian Service Society, is typically open for shoppers  8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,  Wednesdays, however it will be closed Dec. 23 for the Christmas holiday and Dec. 30 for New Year’s.

The United Thrift Shop accepts donations of gently used and clean clothes, linens, housewares, jewelry, shoes, toys and children’s books, but does not accept large appliances, furniture, books or VHS tapes. Donations may be dropped off any time at the bins near the door at the lower level of Craig Hall.

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Solo Traveler: Virgin of Guadalupe

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Juan Diego and the Archbishop in the very spot where Don Diego saw the image of the Virgin. Photo by Patti Walls
 
The old and the new Virgin of Guadalupe Basilicas in Mexico City. Photo by Patti Walls

 

Solo Traveler: Virgin of Guadalupe
By SHERRY HARDAGE

Our boat floated into a tall cave carved out of the canyon cliffs along the Sumidero River. Rachel looked up at the highly decorated wall. “And here’s yet another place to put the Virgin of Guadalupe,” she said with a sigh.

A rope ladder hung down into the water from a narrow ledge. On the ledge stood a metal ladder, precariously fastened to Read More

Pastor Granillo: Rejoice!

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By Pastor RAUL GRANILLO
Los Alamos
 
Rejoice!

“Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!” Zephaniah 3:14 (NASB).

There are some days when rejoicing is the last thing we want to do. You know, the days when you find out your job is not as secure as you thought, or the days when you lose a loved one, or the days when you realize your child has chosen a very dangerous path.

It is hard to rejoice when people seem so divided, or when the enemy seems to be at the gate, or even when we are just worried about keeping our home. Yes, there Read More

Co+op Continues Popular Sunday Omelet Brunch

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Los Alamos Co+op managers, staff, board members and National Co+operative Grocers consultants gathered Monday night for a staff development meeting. Courtesy photo
 
 
CO+OP News:
 
The Los Alamos Co+op Market staff, managers, board members and National Co+operative Grocers (NCG) consultants gathered Monday night for a staff development meeting.
 
NCG presented their analysis and work plan for the Co+op. NCG, an organization of 148 coops nationwide, selected the Los Alamos Co+op from more than 40 cooperatives with declining
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Food On The Hill: Salads For Supper—Moroccan Carrots And Chicken Pesto

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Moroccan Carrot Salad with Quinoa. Photo by Felicia Orth
 
By FELICIA ORTH
Los Alamos

For the Sunday after Thanksgiving, I prepared several salads for a large dinner party at PEEC on the theory that folks had consumed their fill of turkey, gravy, potatoes, and stuffing for three days and would welcome the change. 

Menu planning was key.  I wanted to include lots of the fall vegetables in one form or another, and to make the salads sufficiently tasty and filling that folks would not miss dessert. I decided on two salads with meat (a classic Cobb Salad and Chicken Pesto with Tarragon), Read More

Celebrating Feast Of The Virgin Of Guadalupe

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Original picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe shown in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in México City. The Catholic Church considers the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe imprinted on the cloak of Juan Diego as a picture of supernatural origin. Courtesy/wikipedia

SPIRITUAL News:

Today marks the Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe, also known as Our Lady of Guadalupe. Since Dec. 12, 1531, the Virgin has become the patron saint of the Mexican Republic. Historically and emotionally, the Virgin is deeply woven into the life of most every Mexican.

During the wars of independence she was the patroness Read More