NOVEMBER 2007

Up Front

• Piedra Liza Dam rehabilitation successful—and early By Will Ouelette
• US 550 shuttle service to be part of new circulator route
• Bernalillo street improvements underway
• Sandoval County Historical Society exhibit honors food and culture By Keiko Ohnuma
• Southwest pumpkin cookies disappear
• Sandoval County treasurer mails 116,912 tax bills
• Town of Bernalillo tax dollars at work

Animal News

• Local artist creates pet portraits with personality
• Hearts for Horses seeks volunteers By John Colang
• Festival of Cranes returns to Bosque del Apache
• New Mexico Wilderness Alliance presents study and film about living with wolves

Around Town

• Historic kiva closes for restoration
• Friends of Coronado State Monument sponsor events
• County line By Don Leonard, Sandoval County Commission Chairman
• All Indian Pueblo Council launches website
• El Rinconcito español
• Bernalillo resident Gadzia: creating healthy environments locally and worldwide
• New wildflower book released by Placitas author William W. Dunmire

Arts

• Dry Heat Photography shows
• Bowen takes first-place ribbon
• Robbins and Jones in prestigious show
• Wendy Day presents free Chopin recital
• “O Tandem-baum” opens at Corrales Bosque Gallery
• “5”x5” on Route 66!”
• Willy and Friends play string quartets in Placitas in November By Gary Libman
• Auditions coming soon at Vortex Theatre
• New venue for the Placitas Holiday Sale By Bunny Bowen
• 2007 Placitas Holiday Fine Arts & Crafts Sale Artists

Community Bits

• Increased food and gas prices impact local families

Placitas Community Center

• Placitas Community Center reopens
• Placitas Senior Center Calendar
• Sandoval County Senior and Community Centers’ Menu

EcoBeat

• Fiddling while New Mexico burns By Keiko Ohnuma
• 'Green' Excellence Award to Intel questioned By Jeff Radford, Corrales Comment
• Las Placitas Association November trails workshop By Reid Bandeen, LPA
• USFS seeks public input on motorized routes and trails By Nancy Rose
• Archaeologists look to climate change for answers
• NMSU’s Bernalillo County Extension Service hosts hoop house construction
• Market for recycled plastics has changed By Robin Brandin

Health

• The vegetable less traveled By Gary Priester

Night Skies

• Flying High by Charlie Christmann

Public Safety

• Nature of Incident:
  Bernalillo Police activity, September 2007 By Fred Radosevich, Bernalillo Police Chief
• Drought and insects heighten fire danger in Sandias By Allison Williams
• September scams and frauds reported to Attorney General King’s office
• A fall fire season is upon us By Karen Pl Takai

Real People / Real Stories

• In remembrance of Dr. Bob Dubin By Ty Belknap

The Gauntlet

• Your letters and comments to the editor
• Lamenting El Zócalo’s renovation and the destruction therein By Terry Lamm
• Study finds climate change to reduce New Mexico’s supply water By New Mexico State University
• Title insurance reform By New Mexico State University
• First in nation: gambling-specific treatment recovery house opens in Albuquerque

Schoolbag

• Placitas Flea Market: a success story for Placitas Elementary School By Linda Hughes
• Library hosts book sale By Anne Frost
• Albuquerque Academy Class of 2008 has record number of National Merit semifinalists By Marlene Sigal
• SIPI and Bernalillo Public Schools form partnership on Innovative Engineering Career Pathways Program
• Bill would make college more affordable

Time Off

• Holy schist! By Ty Belknap

Uncle Duffy

Word Heard Around Town