November 2005
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November 2005

Up Front

• U.S. Forest Service considers land exchange near Placitas
• Rep. McCoy assigned to impeachment committee
• Bernalillo council rejects Wallen subdivision despite P&Z recommendation By Bill Diven
• Rebuilding of Tramway interchange may be followed by freeway improvements By Bill Diven
• Rep. Udall finds Bernalillo arsenic-removal plan “promising” By Bill Diven
• El Zócalo project in Bernalillo to be rebid By Bill Diven
• County Line—Property tax relief on the way By Bill Sapien, Chairman, Sandoval County Commission

Animal News

• Watermelon Ranch volunteers evacuate animals from New Orleans

Around Town

• Fission, fusion, and a sense of place By Christopher Kueny
• El Rinconcito español
• Stablein to perform Day of the Dead celebration
• Historian speaks on El Camino Real By Katherine Pomonis
• Ranger Station to hold drum-making demo, discussion of Pueblo Revolt
• Las Cruces again named a top retirement spot
• Discovering seismosaurus By Jan Cummings

Business

• Marquez apples: A Bernalillo fall tradition
• Bernalillo School District drumming and singing group called “Soaring Eagle”

Community Bits

• Master gardener will talk about roses
• NM transplant recipients sought for competition
• La Buena Vida cookbook now available
• Exclusive shopping hours at the mall to benefit Storehouse West

Placitas Community Center

• Placitas Community Center & Senior Center Schedule
• Sandoval County Senior Center Lunch Menu

Community Profile

• MARY CLEVELAND RAMSAY (1928-2005)
• Placitas cowboy acts natural in the movies

EcoBeat

• What’s bugging the prickly pears?

Fire and Rescue

• Placitas Fire Brigade news By Bud Brinkerhoff
• Fire chief foresees big hit for county due to nonpayment of bills for rescue transport By Bill Diven
• Wildfire can make you run for your life

Man on the Street

• What are you thankful for?

Night Skies

• Night Sky November 2005 By Charlie Christmann
• Mars
• Zodiac
• The Planets and the Moon
• Astrophotography exhibition opens

Sandoval Arts

• Signpost Artist of the Month: Exploring life with color By Bill Diven
• McCormick joins 10000 Cranes
• Willy Sucre and Friends play string quartets By Jackie Ericksen
• Placitas Flea Market benefits Art in the School
• Seventy artists set up booths for annual Placitas Holiday Sale By Jon Couch
• 2005 Placitas Holiday Sale Artist locations

Schoolbag

• Carved wooden marionette, by Julianna Kirwin and Rick Catanach
• BHS students gain real-world experience at Hyatt Tamaya
• Community survey helps identify charter-school interest By Rosanne Eakin
• Placitas Library happenings By Anne Frost
• Upcoming Events at theLibrary

Sheriff's Corner

• A focus on suicide prevention efforts By US Rep. Tom Udall
• Web site informs New Mexicans about consumer scams

The Gauntlet

• Your letters and comments to the editor
• Pombo takes on the Endangered Species Act By Brodie Farquahar, High Country News

Time Off

• Touring Toadlena By Ty Belknap
• Ojito Wilderness bill ready to be signed into law
• Campground refurbished in the Manzanos
• Sacred cows in the public’s paradise By John Wall
• Heard Around the West By Betsy Marston, High Country News