DECEMBER 2010

Up Front

• DOT seeks public input on  I-25/US 550 Interchange upgrade By Ty Belknap
• Raptors and owls at the library
• ESCAFCA board reacts to election by voting to change the rules By Orin Safier
• Sandoval County Line By Orlando J. Jucero, Chairman, Sandoval county Commission

Animal News

• Animal Hotline
• Bosque's Paw Prints

Around Town

• Placitas History Project: The Bells of Placitas By Bob Gajkowski
• Sharing your blessings with others in need this holiday season
• Shop Corrales during the holidays and win prizes
• Range gives part of pie proceeds to American Cancer Society
• Under Charlie’s Covers By Margaret M. Nava
• Crest of Montezuma Legislation By Laura Robbins
• No plastic, no expiration dates; Casa Rosa Food Bank offers holiday cards that (really!) keep on giving By Betsy Model
• 3 Artists 1 Show at the Placitas Library
• Key Changes at the Placitas Library
• Call for photographs, documents, and memories about hippie Placitas By Tony Hull

Arts

• Poetry and art meld at Brussel’s One Crow Studio By Ty Belknap
  

At Home

• Happy Holidays: Classic eggnog is back
• Flash in the Pan By Ari LeVaux
• What you should know about carbon monoxide
• Strange, but true By Bill Sones and Rich Sones, PhD

Business

• Choose your charities carefully By Jason Alderman
• Staying off the naughty (spending) list: Six ways to manage your finances and avoid post-holiday regrets By Eric Tyson

Community Bits

• Holiday Gourd Ornament Workshop
• Santa rides the Rail Runner Express

Placitas Community Center

• Special Events Calendar
• Sandoval County Senior and Community Centers’ Menu

EcoBeat

• Placitas Recycling Center Tip of the Month
• Federal and state agencies determine some temporary cave closures are necessary to protect bats
• Here are a number of ways to make this holiday season greener
• Landscaping made simple By Mike Dooley
• Forester’s Log: Statewide assessment By Mary Stuever
  

Health

• Time to shop for the best medical deal By Bob Moos
• The Healthy Geezer By Fred Cicetti
• Bodies on exhibit

Night Sky

• December 2010 Night Sky By Charlie Christmann

Public Safety

• Sandoval County Fire Station No. 43 opens it’s doors for business

Puzzles

• Download the crossword, cryptogram, and Diminish puzzles

The Gauntlet

• letters, opinions, editorials

Real People

• Hockey is back By Margaret M. Nava
• Nice but not good: the art of spotting narcissists By Judith Acosta, LISW
• Las Placitas Presbyterian Church says bienvenidos to Reverend Drew Henry By Betsy Model
• Our small town welcomes its newest neighbor By Eric Mack, Writers on the Range

Schoolbag

• Holidays at the Placitas Community Library By Nora Timmons
• Tips for treating a sick child

Stereogram

• see Gary Priester's stereogram of the month

Time Off

• There’s Bob and then there’s Arnold By L.A. Williams
• Walk or run it off...