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Heinrich Makes Tickets Available To New Mexicans To Watch Simulcast Of Pope Francis Address To Congress

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Pope Francis during the canonization of John XXIII and John Paul II April 27, 2014. Couresy/wikipedia.com

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. is encouraging New Mexicans interested in attending the outdoor simulcast of Pope Francis addressing a Joint Session of Congress Thursday, Sept. 24, to contact his Washington, D.C. office for tickets.

Pope Francis will be the first Pope to address a joint meeting of Congress. Heinrich will be allotted 200 tickets for the simulcast on the West Front grounds of the U.S. Capitol.

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How The Hen House Turns: Turkeys Are Not Chickens

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Wild turkeys. Courtesy photo
 
How the Hen House Turns
By CAROLYN (CARY) NEEPER Ph.D.
 
Turkeys Are Not Chickens

A turkey growing up with chickens: “I walk slowly through the twittering mob, and though they catch more bugs than I do, I know what part of the broken dandelion is good to eat, therefore I look it up and down and around before I peck at it.

“I stroll across the grass, and I feel it press back at me. I do not snatch; I am snatched from. But I take what I need—carefully aiming at the grasshopper before I swallow it. I also call for reassurance when I need it.

“I doze, and take Read More

Smart Design With Suzette: Garages

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The organized garage. Courtesy photo
 
Smart Design With Suzette
By SUZETTE FOX
Garages

If you can’t find room to park your car, it’s time to clear out the clutter and reclaim your garage.

It’s the one part of the house that my family tends to let go. It holds our garbage and recycling, bikes, sports equipment, yard sale items, paint, tools, potting bench and gardening equipment, lawn mower, and of course one car in our two-car garage.

We toss our dirty shoes in there, pile our yard tools on top of each other, randomly stack shelves with odds and ends, and have about a dozen junk drawers. And, if you’re Read More

Pastor Granillo: God’s Abode

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By Pastor RAUL GRANILLO
Los Alamos

“One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organization do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. The first requisite is life, always.” A.W. Tozer

It may be cliché to say “The Church is not composed of a building, it is composed of people.” It may be cliché, but it is absolutely true, and very easily it can be taken for granted. After all, there are plenty of distractions in the world that fight for our attention; and if we allow them to, they will turn us into institutions that are primarily concerned
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Los Alamos Orthodox Church Gears Up For Move

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Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church at 2270 39th St. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

While the golden onion dome on the Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church UOC of USA in Los Alamos is visible from Diamond Drive, the church itself is tucked away at the far end of a residential neighborhood on 39th St,

Fr. Theophan Mackey and his congregation will be leaving this location to move into a much more central location in the former Magistrate Court building behind Hill DIner on Trinity Drive.

A Santa Fe investment group recently purchased Read More

Thomas Crotzer Returns From Two-Year Mission To Chile

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Elder Thomas Crotzer of Los Alamos during his assignment in Corral, a small historical sea port near Valdivia, Chile. Couresy photo

Elder Thomas Crotzer of Los Alamos is greeted by his family at the airport after serving a two-year mission to Chile. From left to right, Ron Crotzer, Madelyn Crotzer, Laura Crotzer, Elder Thomas Crotzer and Sarah Crotzer. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News: 

Thomas Crotzer, a 2012 Los Alamos High School graduate, recently returned to Los Alamos after serving a two-year mission to Chile for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Crotzer, whose foreign Read More

Scenes From Friday’s Activities At Ashley Pond Park

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Summer events are always fun at ‘Party to Go’. Photo by Jennifer Bartram

Food vendors stay busy at Friday’s Summer Concert. Photo by Jennifer Bartram
 
Taking a break for Kettle Corn. Photo by Jennifer Bartram
 
Staff Report

An ocean of people were drawn to the events taking place Friday evening at Ashley Pond Park.

The Red Elvises rocked the stage. The original members of the band came out of Moscow, Russia as a folk and folk-rock band. The band moved to Santa Monica, Calif.

By 1995, they were a Siberian surf-rock, Russo-American rock band. They became a major part

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Young Life Los Alamos Annual Golf Tournament Sept. 25

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Young Life Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
 
YLLA News:
 
Young Life Los Alamos is holding its annual Golf Tournament Sept. 25, at the Los Alamos Municipal Golf Course.
 
Registration begins at noon followed by a 1 p.m. Shotgun Start. Play is best-ball or scramble format. The day’s activity ends with a catered dinner at North Mesa Park. Golfer’s families are invited to join them for dinner at no additional cost.
 
Proceeds from the Golf Tournament will help area middle school and high school students attend Lost Canyon Camp in northern Arizona
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Former New Mexico Airlines President Gabriel Kimbrell Charged With Grand Theft And Scheme To Defraud

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Former New Mexico Airlines President Gabriel Kimbrell. Photo/Personal Profile Page

Staff Report

Police in Miami have arrested former New Mexico Airlines President Gabriel Kimbrell and charged him with grand theft and organized scheme to defraud.

According to court documents, Kimbrell used his corporate credit card, which belonged to the airline’s parent company Pacific Wings, to make $22,791 in fraudulent purchases between January 2014 and January 2015.

Los Alamos County severed ties with New Mexico Airlines in January. New Mexico Airlines began canceling flights last November, Read More

New Mexico True Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail Wins Top Honor In USA Today’s ’10Best’ Readers’ Choice Awards!

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Chile Cheeseburger. Courtesy/New Mexico True

STATE News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Tourism Department announced today that its New Mexico True Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail has been honored with the top spot in the “Best Food Trail” category by USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.

Beating out 19 other tough contenders like the Mississippi Seafood Trail, Oregon Cheese Trail and Arizona Salsa Trail, the Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail remained in the top spot during most of the voting period, proving that readers know nothing in the nation beats a juicy, spicy New Mexico green chile cheeseburger.   Read More