May 2010

Up Front

• Bernalillo continues water struggle, loses stimulus funding By Ty Belknap
• Road projects on schedule for summer completion By Ty Belknap
• Candidates for the June 1, 2010 Primary Election
• ESCAFCA seeks Board nominees

Animal News

• Animal Hotline
• Bosque's Paw Prints
• Close encounters of the successful kind

Around Town

• Plague season approaching in New Mexico
• Did You Picture Placitas?
• The Merc: past, present and hopeful future By Margaret M. Nava
• Work hard and go to Las Vegas By Karen Hampton-Rhodes
• Local Girl Scout Troop learns to take on danger
• Flying Star Cafe and Casa Rosa team up to feed the hungry By Sherrill Cloud
• Coronado State Monument’s historic Painted Kiva to reopen to public
• Drawing system to be used for issuing wood permits

Arts

• Placitas Artists Series artistic finale
• May 2010 El Rinconcito español
• Calling all art lovers: The 13th Annual Placitas Studio Tour is about to begin
• Willy Sucre & Friends back for an encore
• A childhood redeemed By Keiko Ohnuma
  

At Home

Business

• Big tax refunds can be costly By Jason Alderman
• Local Catholic Church gets financial support for a project years in the making

Community Bits

• Owners of Blade’s Bistro receive award for being outstanding entrepreneurs

Placitas Community Center

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

EcoBeat

• Placitas Recycling Association conducting spring drive for new volunteers
• Las Placitas Association May trails workshop
• Americans go through some 92 billion disposable plastic bags each year
• Sandia Ranger District picnic area scheduled openings
• Forester’s Log: Swimming with Wild Horses By Mary Stuever
  

Health

• Flash in the Pan By Ari LeVaux
• Stillness and trusting in God? Yegads! By Judith Acosta
• The Healthy Geezer By Fred Cicetti
• A health Fair with a twist

Night Sky

• May 2010 Night Sky By Charlie Christmann

Public Safety

• Placitas Volunteer Fire Brigade needs your help By Sal Gullo

Puzzles

• Download the crossword, cryptogram, and Diminish puzzles

The Gauntlet

• letters, opinions, editorials

Real People

• David Cramer (1951-2010) By Keiko Ohnuma
• Life as a state forester By Margaret M. Nava
• 45 years of Jardineros in Placitas By Ellen Baker
• Women find fighters for freedom on a highway in Placitas By Doris Fields

Schoolbag

• A new “student” artist recognized in Placitas
• Six Bernalillo High School students show over 700 students how science is done
• Summer reading program kickoff at the Grand Opening of the Placitas Library By Nancy Guist
• Awards designed to give students that extra boost before college By Alicia Marcell
• High-schoolers take the financial capability challenge By Jason Alderman
• Prom and graduation: Don’t let the celebration become a tragedy

Stereogram

• see Gary Priester's stereogram of the month

Time Off

• The potters of Mata Ortiz By Ron Sullivan