July 2006

Up Front

• Martha Liebert Public Library rededicated
• Sandia Pueblo well served despite Abramoff scandal By Lawrence R. Gutieirrez, Governor, Sandia Pueblo
• County revises Placitas subdivision ordinance By Ty Belknap
• Bernalillo Streetscape plan sparks controversy By Ty Belknap
• Groundbreaking for new Rio Rancho City Hall
• Sandoval County election returns By Bill Diven
• Rehabilitation planned for Piedra Liza Dam
• Rail Runner commuter service starts on July 14 By Bill Diven

Animal News

• A herd nobody wants, part one By Cindy King and Patience O'Dowd, Whoa
• For the wild horses of Placitas By Gary Brower
• Albuquerque Cat Action benefit will shimmy to set a world record

Around Town

• No swimming—pool will open in July
• El Rinconcito español
• Las Placitas Association offers visit to Scott garden By Kate Nelson, Las Placitas Association
• 1767 Placitas Land Grant a contemporary issue By Bill Diven
• Rockin’ R to host cowboy celebration

Business

• Mystics of Placitas entertain and counsel
• County line—Senior program is surviving federal cuts and rising costs thanks to volunteers By Jack Thomas, Chairman, Sandoval County Commission

Community Bits

• Free legal assistance available to 55+
• Electric wheelchairs from Medicare
• Rio Grande Nature Center plans Summer Wings celebration

Placitas Community Center

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

EcoBeat

• Solar companies roll the dice By Stephanie Paige Ogburn, High Country News
• Solar-energy class shines on the streets of Bernalillo, New Mexico Solar Energy Association
• West-wide energy corridor under consideration
• Sandia Ranger District plans bird, wildflower, butterfly hikes, and Children’s Archaeology Day
• USDA declares New Mexico a disaster area, due to drought
• AG Madrid challenges EPA mercury-emission rules
• Report supports Governor Richardson’s petition to protect roadless wilderness By Dan Williams, NM Dept of Game & Fish

Fire and Rescue

• Fireworks in Bernalillo
• Placitas Volunteer Fire Brigade debuts new engine By Evie Bennett, PVFB
• Get ready for the (thirtieth) Placitas Fourth of July Parade By Roy Streit, PVFB
• Closure remains a possibility for Cibola National Forest

Night Skies

• June Night Sky By Charlie Christmann
• Stargazing in the Manzanos

Sandoval Arts

• Layering thought and oil By Bill Diven
• Rudi Klimpert wins poster competition for NM Wine Festival at Bernalillo
• Calling all artists—July 21 deadline
• Juried fine-arts show in Corrales calls for entries
• Fine-craft artisans called for December Corrales show
• Rio Rancho commemorative posters now available
• Wendy Day to play all-Chopin
• Historical Society to hold ice-cream social with jazz
• Anasazi Fields to host seventh poetry reading
• Get your licks on Route 66! By Darryl Willison

The Gauntlet

• Your letters and comments to the editor
• Heard Around the West By Betsy Marston, High Country News

Schoolbag

• Placitas Elementary teacher Sue Fleming retires after thirty-year career By Diane Evanko, PES PRO
• Village Academy will open in Bernalillo By Rosanne Eakin
• Placitas Library has a new certified librarian
• Bernalillo student elected governor of state YMCA Youth and Government Program
• Cochiti School receives NWF funds for a school-yard habitat
• Teach English to an adult
• Hosts needed for exchange students

Sheriff's Corner

• Click It or Ticket mobilization nets 495 citations, seven arrests By John Paul Trujillo, Sandoval County Sheriff
• Bernalillo Total Wellness Fair welcomes all ages By Nora Anaya
• Rio Rancho lines up Fourth of July festivities

Time Off

• The Bus By Evan Belknap
• Slow down, you move too fast By Jim Stiles, High Country News
• Heard Around the West By Betsy Marston, High Country News