Send us Your
Pack Rat Stories!

Everyone has at least one.
Send us your best Pack rat
story and if we like it,
we’ll publish it here
next month.

Keep your story to about
2 or 3 paragraphs. Please
include your name and how
to contact you.

When you have your
story ready, send it to:
gary@gwpriester.com
 

Deadline is August 15
 

Our first Signpost Web Featured Artist - Edward Gonzales. Click the photo to go to the new Featured Artist Gallery.

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New Mexico Season?

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August 2002

Up Front

• Wild horses face uncertain future in Placitas
  By Ty Belknap
• Southwest wine industry has roots in Bernalillo history
• Fire restrictions are lifted in the Cibola National Forest

Featured Artist of the Month (NEW!)

• New Mexico Classical — The Art of Edward Gonzales

The Poll of the Month

• Q: What is your favorite New Mexico season?
• Results of the July Poll Question RE; Horses

Animal Hotline

• Raid on Placitas Animal Rescue comes up empty by Dave Harper

Around Town

• Sandoval County Fair and Rodeo By Elizabeth Johnson
• High Desert Farmers’ Market opens at El Zócalo
• Display highlights Sandoval County of yesteryear
• Chautauqua stars Pueblo leader Popé
• Coronado Monument hosts Indian, Spanish celebrations

Business

• Politicians to speak at business conference
• How to save hometown businesses
• Windmill Mercantile closing August 31

Community Bits

• Women, money, and divorce
• Driver’s-license scam

Comunity Profile

Dark Skies

• Department of tourism calendar now on-line
• Stargazing in the Manzanos
• Starry, starry nights—A look at the night sky
  By Barry Gordon

Eco-Beat

• Recycling tips By Robin Brandin
• Albuquerque proposes to expand its water supply

Fire and Rescue

• The Forester’s Log—When firefighters start fires By Mary Stuever

Sandoval Arts

• Sutherland sings country gospel in San Ysidro
• Call for entries
• Artists available?
• Anasazi Fields Winery to host blues festival
• Placitas Artists Series announces 2002-2003 season By Gary Libman
• Neville Brothers, Journey to play August dates
  at Santa Ana Star By Greg Johnston

Schoolbag

• Abousleman represents New Mexico at youth conference in Washington, D.C.
• Federal grant to create PBS TeacherLine model at BPS
• NM offers student-loan consolidation
• Pre-K plan at PES progressing slowly but surely
  By Snow Moore Watson
• Summer time at Optimist Club de Sandoval
  By Maude Linnartz

Time Off

• Camping in Hawaii By Barb and Ty Belknap