February 2006

Up Front

• Renewable energy will save consumers money By Laura Paskus, HCN
• USFS land trade to Sandia Pueblo does not include 10-K Loop
• Tracking the Intel bucks By Bill Diven
• Bernalillo Chamber hosts pre-election candidate forum
• Volume of proposed legislation hits new record in Santa Fe By Bill Diven
• Candidates prepare for Bernalillo election
• Sandoval County Line— Bond for the new Rio Rancho High School is a no-brainerBy Jack Thomas, Chairman, Sandoval County Commission

Animal News

• Fitness with Fido: A healthy pastime for dog owners By Caroline Cederquist, MD

Around Town

• El rinconcito español
• Legislature considers bill to study Jemez water systems
• County compost project making headway By Bill Diven
• Tunnel Springs Road remembered By Bob Gajkowski, Katherine Kallestad
• Placitas group seeks state funds for recreational facilities By Ty Belknap
• Placitas Community Library welcomes new board members By Sue Strasia
• Complete Signpost archives at library
• Intel donates to Corrales Recreation Center
• New Sandoval County guide provides helpful information
• Sandia Man Cave will be explored in lecture, slide show
• Archivist to speak at historical society program
• Women’s investment club forms in Placitas

Community Bits

• Senior dance to benefit rural New Mexicans
• Divine Mercy Clinic receives exempt status
• Senior citizens lend an ear
• Peace Talks in February
• Heard around the West By Betsy Marston, HCN

Placitas Community Center

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

EcoBeat

• Public meetings scheduled for proposed domestic-well rules and regulations
• OP-ED
  New draft regulations for domestic-well permits protect senior water rights and compact deliveries By John d'Antonio, State Engineer
• Woodcutting permits available for Cibola Forest

Night Skies

• February 2006 night sky By Charlie Christmann
• Celestial Nemesis
• The Planets and the Moon
• New astronomy society for the West Side

Sandoval Arts

• Signpost Artist of the Month: Ed Goodman; Smiling Dog Gallery coming to Bernalillo By Bill Diven
• Placitas Studio Tour application forms now available By Riha Rothberg
• Discussions, workshops with famous authors planned for Albuquerque tricentennial
• Charged To Do By Larry Goodell
• Peace collage project launched
• All’s Well That Ends Well at the Adobe Theater in February
• Guitar quartet to perform in Placitas By Jackie Ericksen
• Why I cherish the road to nowhere By Claudia O'Keefe

Schoolbag

• Charter school will conduct open enrollment in March By Rosanne Eakin
• High school juniors, seniors invited to NMSU Spring Visitors' Day
• NM Commission on the Status of Women seeks sponsors for girls to attend conference

The Gauntlet

• Your letters and comments to the editor
• Op-Ed: Pesticide regulation should emphasize public safety By Richard "Bugman" Fagerlund

Time Off

• Super Bowl politics By Ty Belknap