Los Alamos County Responds To News Story About New Mexico Airlines Under FAA Investigation
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County officials commented on a news story circulating on KOAT Channel 7 this morning regarding New Mexico Airlines.
“Operation of the airline – including the number of planes that are flying – is a decision that is made by officials of New Mexico Airlines,” said Los Alamos County Airport Manager David Ploeger.
Ploeger said the County has a contract for services that is limited to providing air service and that as long as the airlines is serving the route between Los Alamos and Albuquerque, they are in compliance with the terms of their contract. New Mexico Airlines resumed Read More
Food on the Hill: Apple Pie ’63
Food on the Hill
This Week’s Recipe: Apple Pie ’63
(Adapted from Pillsbury to reduce sugar and increase walnuts)
Photo by Leo RoseThe winner of the 14th Pillsbury Bake-Off contest was Mrs. Erwin (Julia) Smogor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Her recipe was published as “Apple Pie ’63.” My mother baked it for my father that year, who pronounced it his favorite dessert ever. For the next 50 years, my mother, my sisters and I made the pie for Dad as a special treat, especially on Dec. 25, my father’s birthday.
Gerald Orth was born during Read More
Solo Traveler: How Cheap Is Paris?
A fountain in the Marais neighborhood of Paris. Photo by Sherry Hardage
Cognac crepes prepared on a Paris street. Photo by Sherry Hardage
The Eiffel Tower. Photo by Sherry Hardage
Solo TravelerMy friend Joyce and I decided to bag the Camino de Santiago in favor of Paris. Just imagine the City of Light with world class museums, lovely restaurants, and the best metro in the world, versus a long dusty walk through the Spanish countryside carrying a pack and breathing car fumes just to get to a tomb at the end of it all!
We decided it wasn’t worth Read More
How the Hen House Turns: Dogs At Christmas
How the Hen House Turns: An early memory at age three—a rope to pull on Christmas morning with my older brother. In waddled a small furball of brown and white, and Boots became part of our lives until I was a junior in high school. Our adventures on 40 acres in Hayward, California began.
In the late 50s, Skates, a golden shepherd mix with a long torso, happily shared Christmas with husband Don and me on Breese Terrace in Madison, Wisc. In those days we celebrated with her beside the tree on Christmas morning. In 1962, however she needed a good dose Read More
New Mexico Airlines Resumes LA / ALB Flights
NMA News:
New Mexico Airlines resumed flights Friday afternoon between Los Alamos and Albuquerque and apologizes to travelers who may have experienced canceled flights between Dec. 4 and Dec. 19.
Parking at the Los Alamos County Airport is free and departures are coordinated with the most popular daily flights from Albuquerque. Check in 30 minutes before takeoff and 20 minutes later the plane is touching down at the Sunport.
Direct questions about a canceled flight or reservation to the airlines office at 888.564.6119.
Christmas Eve Worship @ Los Alamos FUMC
Los Alamos FUMC News:
Wednesday, Dec. 24, First United Methodist Church of Los Alamos will hold Christmas Eve worship services at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. The service will focus on celebrating the birth of Jesus through singing traditional Christmas carols under candlelight and sharing Holy Communion.
Pastor Steve Trout will give a message titled “People are Worth Melting For”, based on Olaf’s description of love from the movie Frozen. Come experience an old-fashioned Christmas Eve service with your friends and family as we all get to know the love of God better this Christmas Read More
Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship At WRPC
WRPC News:
The community is invited to attand a Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship Service at White Rock Presbyterian Church
The service is 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24 at the church at 310 Rover Blvd.
For more information, call 505.672.3682 or visit www.wrpchurch.com.
Smart Design With Suzette: Flooring
Smart Design with SuzetteLet me count the ways … tile, bamboo (technically a grass), cork, wood, linoleum (not vinyl), terrazzo, stained concrete and carpet to name a few.
I need new floors desperately! My husband and I moved into our house more than 12 years ago and the floors were worn then. There are six, yes I said SIX, different floors in my house. I know, I know, you are taken aback. Yet, I am just like you when it comes to deciding on flooring that will work for the entire family that everyone disagrees on.
I grew up with wood floors. They have great appeal to buyers when Read More
Life And Times Of A Young World Traveler
Sydney Frazier feeds a baby camel in Jordan. Photo by Jason Frazier
Sydney Frazier at the Pompidou Museum of Modern Art in France. Photo by Jason FrazierMy granddaughter, Sydney Frazier, has become known as “Sydney, The Explorer.” The Frazier Family, has been exploring four continents for the past two years.
When they left, my granddaughter was 8 years old, she now is 10. In the two years they have been gone she has spurted in growth and grown in knowledge. Each week, we keep in contact via Skype. Some of the most enjoyable interactions is when she is Read More
NCRTD Assumes Operation Of Taos Express Jan. 1
NCRTD News:
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD “Blue Bus”) will assume operation of the Taos Express, currently operated by the Taos Chile Line Jan. 1. At the same time, service to UNM Taos from the Town of Taos will be taken over by the Chile Line.
The RTD Taos Express provides residents and visitors with weekend bus transit between Taos and Santa Fe. As an added service, the NCRTD will commence a stop in Española at its RTD bus stop located in front of the Santa Claran Hotel by the Century Bank. The RTD Taos Express provides connecting service to the New Mexico Rail Runner Express, Santa Read More
Atomic City Transit Announces Holiday Schedule
COUNTY News:
Atomic City Transit has announced that buses will not be in service Thursday, Dec. 25 and Thursday, Jan. 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holiday.
Mornning and afternoon Enhanced Service will not operate from Dec. 24 through Jan. 2. However, buses will continue to run as scheduled every hour. Full service resumes Monday, Jan. 5.
Atomic City Transit will provide free Dial-a-Ride service 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. New Year’s Eve, to and from any location within Los Alamos County. Call 661-RIDE now or anytime on New Year’s Eve to request a ride. Don’t Drink and Drive, Dial-a-Ride! Read More
No Blue Bus Service Dec. 24-25 And Jan. 1
NCRTD News:
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced that the RTD “Blue Bus” will not be in service Wednesday, Dec. 24, Thursday, Dec. 25 and Thursday, Jan. 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays respectively.
NCRTD regularly scheduled bus service throughout north central New Mexico including Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Taos Counties will run as normal on the days preceding and following each of these dates.
The North Central Regional Transit District provides free bus service Monday through Friday to a service area that encompasses Read More
Izraelevitz: Burning Memories Of Hanukah
By DAVID IZRAELEVITZWhen my boys were little, they loved Hanukah for two distinct reasons. Like any red-blooded capitalist, they loved the accumulation of wealth during each of the eight nights; the toys, the software, the books, the new underwear; well, maybe not the new underwear, but they knew to be polite about it. They also knew the routine for each night. We would say some brief Hebrew prayers, turn out the house lights, light the Hanukah candles, sing a song or two, and open presents. Colored paper was shredded, gifts discovered, new clothes politely acknowledged and immediately Read More
Fitness Column: Safe Snow Shoveling
Safe Snow ShovelingIt happens every year at this time. People injure themselves while shoveling snow.
The most common injuries while shoveling snow are back and shoulder injuries. While these injuries are most often moderate injuries that can be resolved, the best way to treat the injury is to prevent it in the first place.
Shoveling snow places a large amount of stress on the lower back because of the forward flexion position most of us assume while shoveling. For your safety, avoid a forward lean when you shovel and maintain the natural curve in your spine. Keep the shovel close to Read More
Golf Course Community Building/Restaurant Update
Los Alamos Golf Course Community Building. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Recreation Division Manager Randy Smith provided an update today regarding the negotiated lease agreement terms that will pave the way for the Pajarito Golf Group (PGG) to open a new restaurant at the Golf Course Community Building – an amenity that the public has long awaited since last summer.
Smith said that the two parties are very close to announcing a new lease date that will take effect in early 2015. The lease start date was originally anticipated for Nov. 1, 2014, but was moved out with mutual agreement between the County Read More
Foxx: From Rags To Riches In Memories?
Sydney Frazier and her family volunteer to help work in a rice paddy while traveling in Asia. Courtesy photo
World travelers from left, Sydney Frazier and her parents Kerri and Jason Frazier being faux farmers in New Zealand. Courtesy photoJust over two years ago, my youngest daughter, husband, and then, 8-year-old child left on a two year travel around the world. Two years seemed like a long time but Jan. 7 they leave New Zealand to return to the United States. The funds they saved for six years have dwindled, the clothes stuffed in three suitcases have become Read More
Food on the Hill: Bourbon-Drenched Salmon
Food on the HillSalmon is delicious to a lot of hungry creatures: humans, bears, eagles, dogs, cats and raccoons. Other predators at different stages of a salmon’s life include large ducks like goosanders and red-breasted mergansers, cormorants, gulls, fish, otters, seals and sharks.
Salmon filets poached or baked in a flavorful sauce make an excellent contribution to a meal for a crowd. The dish does not take extensive preparation, cooks fairly quickly and makes a nice counterpoint to holiday hams and other meats.
I’ve taken this salmon dish to a few large events recently,
How the Hen House Turns: Oscar the Cat
How the Hen House Turns: A short time after we moved from San Leandro, California to Hayward, my brother Harold and friends found a litter of kittens under the Fairview schoolhouse. He brought one yellow and tan fluffball home and introduced him to our dog Boots. Somehow the calico cat grew into the handsome feline I knew as Oscar.
I wish I could remember him as a kitten, but I will never forget him as an adult. Though loving and friendly, as evidenced by rubbing against our jeans, he preferred not to be cuddled. His relationship to Boots, our brown Read More
Entry Gift To National Parks Benefits Bandelier
Courtesy/NPS
BANDELIER News:
Many Elves Make Local Event Successful!
The gift wrapping table at the annual Children’s Christmas Bazaar held during Winterfest 2014 at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church. Photo by TK Thompson
The annual event drew 160 children. Photo by TK ThompsonIt takes many “elves” to make our community event a huge success! Thank you to everyone who played an “elf” role this year for the Children’s Christmas Bazaar at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church.
There were 77 elves who setup, cleaned up, wrapped gifts, greeted and helped children shop, Read More
