OCTOBER 2008

Up Front

• County planning for Placitas continues By Ty Belknap
• Mayor sets out to fix town’s aging public services
• Sandoval County Commission Watch
• County Line By Joshua Madalena, Chairman, Sandoval County Commission
• Final phases of 505/575 area code split to begin October 5
• Crest of Montezuma saga continues By Ty Belknap
• Feds remove Placitas segment from West-wide Energy Corridor By Ty Belknap

Animal News

• Animal Hotline

Around Town

• Lost petroglyphs of the Diamond Tail Ranch By Reid Bandeen
• ESCAFCA planning meeting date set
• Candidates to speak at Optimists’ forum
• Friends of Coronado State Monument present Fiesta of Cultures
• Water conservation is working
• Early childhood center breaks ground in Bernalillo
• Election guides available soon
• Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Authority (ESCAFCA) Bond Issue on November Ballot
• The Autumn By Matthew G. Perez
• Wagner’s Farm By Margaret M. Nava

Arts

• Signpost featured artist of the month:Sarena Mann By Keiko Ohnuma

• Native American artists hurt by inauthentic jewelry
• Montana Skies review By Joan Zucker
• Smile when you sing that! By Darryl Willison
• Library hosts plein air art workshop
• Willy Sucre and Friends in concert
• October visual arts show in Placitas

Business

• Tax credit to aid first-time
  homebuyers; must be repaid over fifteen years

Community Bits

• Take the Rail Runner to Balloon Fiesta!

Placitas Community Center

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

EcoBeat

• San Juan River oil-free
• Wanted: citizens‘ participation in habitat stamp program
• Fall and winter gardening tips at Esther Bone
• EarthTalk —From the Editors of E/THE ENVIRONMENTAL MAGAZINE
• Federal money available to farmers and ranchers
• Valencia County office demonstrates traditional water conservation systems
• Showy Goldeneye By Carolyn Dodson and William W. Dunmire

Health

• New Mexico in need of Hispanic organ donors
• The Healthy Geezer By Fred Cicetti
• Cancer disparities in New Mexico among highest in U.S.

Night Sky

• October 2008 Night Sky By Charlie Christmann

Public Safety

• Volunteers needed for Placitas Fire and Rescue By Bud Brinkerhoff
• “Don’t take things that aren’t yours” By Gary K. King, NM Attorney General

Puzzles

• Download the crossword, cryptogram, and Sudoku puzzles

The Gauntlet

• letters, opinions, editorials
• A water rights primer for Placiteños By Lynn Montgomery
• Romaine McGough: 1920-2008
• Jeremy Hightower: 1980-2008

Real People

• Local photographer takes top honors By Katie Williams
• Norm Schippers and the Liberty Belle By Margaret M. Nava

Schoolbag

• Placitas Elementary students participate in wildlife mural
• U.S. Green Building Council launches nationwide green schools effort
• Learning Center: the best-kept secret in Rio Rancho
• Placitas Elementary hosts annual fall festival
• October events at the library
• F-stop By Greg Leichner

Stereogram

• see Gary Priester's stereogram of the month

Time Off

• Tips for the fall colors: Durango-Silverton train ride By Tim Nadeau