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May 22nd, 2013 by ABQDNA Webmaster
Assessor’s Office hours also extended to aid property owners
Bernalillo County – Staff from the county Assessor’s Office and Treasurer’s Office are now available at community centers throughout Bernalillo County to meet with property owners who may have questions about their property assessments.
County Assessor Tanya Giddings and her staff mailed out Notices of Value on May 1. The period to protest one’s Notice of Value runs now through May 30, 2013. Continue Reading »
Advisory: HIGH FIRE DANGER THROUGHOUT BERNALILLO COUNTY ALL WEEKEND;
Hi Darrell Dady,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* AREA AND TIMING… MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON HOURS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY UNTIL SUNSET.
* WINDS…WEST/SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY BETWEEN 4 AND 14 PERCENT
* IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT PERMITTED IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. FIRE RESTRICTION INFORMATION HERE: http://www.bernco.gov/Fire-Prevention/
RED FLAG AND HIGH FIRE DANGER SITUATIONS MEAN THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE RIPE FOR A CATASTROPHIC FIRE. HIGH WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW HUMIDITIES ARE THE HALLMARKS OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS. NO OPEN BURNING IS PERMITTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* NO OPEN BURNING WILL BE PERMITTED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* USE CAUTION WITH ANY OPEN FLAME OR SPARK PRODUCING EQUIPMENT.
* DISPOSE OF SMOKING MATERIALS IN APPROPRIATE CONTAINERS.
**** Check the Bernalillo County Fire Department Burn Advisory Hotline before performing any outside burning. 468-7200 ****
May 21st, 2013 by ABQDNA Webmaster
Don’t miss this Walk/Run event coming up during the late afternoon and early evening hours of Friday, June 7, 2013.
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· FREE event
· FREE T-shirt with bib number
· Non competitive walk or run
· 3 miles – mile and half course
· Start here at FNCH parking lot, 5608 Zuni Rd. SE
· End here at FNCH parking lot
· Registration at 530pm – 630pm
· Walk/run begins at 630pm
· Registration is the day of
· Open to the public
· Open to the community
· All ages welcome
· Promoting healthier lifestyles
· More info contact Kerry Harrison at 262-6573
Here are the remaining events scheduled for May at your Bernalillo County Open Space locations. See the event listings below and register at www.bernco.gov/openspace on the Event’s page, or call at 314-0398.
Families Exploring the Wonders of Nature
Saturday, May 18 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Bachechi Open Space (9521 Rio Grande Blvd. NW)
Bernalillo County Open Space and The New Mexico Wonder of Learning Collaborative will be presenting a workshop geared for families that provides parents and guardians of young children with tools for deepening experiences in nature and fostering the desire to explore. This workshop is free and open to guardians and their children. (NOTE: only 2 spaces left) Continue Reading »
May 8th, 2013 by ABQDNA Webmaster
As Duke City Wheelmen entered its 4th year of safe cycling advocacy in 2013, we decided to broaden our outreach. To do this, we have added Cycling Skills Clinics to our schedule.
Duke City Wheelmen is proud to present Cycling Skills Clinics, starting May 7, 2013 and running throughout the summer. The three session, 1.5 hour clinics will all start at 1613 Arizona St NE, 6:30 pm. Day of the week and dates depend on which clinic you choose. More information and registration is available at https://www.usacycling.org/register/2013-1971
Each clinic will span three weeks. Every week riders will expand their control over their bike, knowledge of best practices for safety, confidence in traffic, skills necessary around other riders as well as their overall comfort on the bike.
Continue Reading »
May 8th, 2013 by ABQDNA Webmaster
May 8th, 2013 by ABQDNA Webmaster
FREE event…no registration necessary!
To get a limited quantity inaugural cinch sack,
just sign-up today and let us know that you are coming, Tour del Bosque…count me in!
May 10, 2013
Bosque Trail Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
10 a.m.
Along the Bosque Trail, where it crosses Bridge Boulevard
(parking available at the National Hispanic Cultural Center)
Refreshments will be served Continue Reading »
May 8th, 2013 by ABQDNA Webmaster
See link for goodies and breakfast stops —
For more information on this event, call:
M. Andrew Garrison
Bernalillo County Health and Wellness Administrator
One Civic Plaza
4th floor Human Resources
Albuquerque, NM 87102
505.468.7541
May 8th, 2013 by ABQDNA Webmaster
Downtown Neighborhoods Association
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Monthly Meeting
May 1, 2013
The May 2013 monthly meeting of the Downtown Neighborhoods Association was held at the Harwood Art Center, pursuant to prior approval.
Board members in attendance: Holly Siebert, Rick Miera, Miriam Ortiz y Pino, David McCain, Curtis Hunt, Chan Graham, Dick Deichsel, Ric Higginbotham, Bob Yuhas, Melanie Lewis, Sue Brych, Rowan Wymark and Margaret Connealy. Two board members were absent. Seven other neighbors also attended. Sign in sheets are on file.
Board Chair Reba Eagles was unable to attend so Vice Chair Sue Brych called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Introductions were made. The agenda was approved. The April 3 minutes were approved.
Dick Deichsel gave the Treasurer’s Report. For the month of April, income was $285.00 and expenses totaled $183.49. The April 30 balance was $26,088.54. The report was approved and is on file.
There was no officer present from APD and no police report.
HISTORY PROJECT
Chan Graham gave a progress report on the history project, including some examples of photos of residents by their houses and some of the histories. Bernadette Miera (with Bernalillo County Cultural Services) was at the meeting and Chan thanked her for the grant and her assistance. Continue Reading »
May 8th, 2013 by ABQDNA Webmaster
We would like to recognize Glenn and Jennifer Foster’s home at 224 14th St. NW. Jennifer moved from the Long Beach area in California about nine years ago to attend UNM, and is now a dental hygienist. Glenn is a stunt man, and New Mexico’s active film industry brought him here from Sheffield, England, three and a half years ago.
This couple met at the Farina Pizzeria, from where their relationship blossomed, and they decided to make Albuquerque their home. They rented a loft in EDo, and had been regularly bicycling up the “Bicycle Boulevard” on 14th Street in-route to ride along the Bosque, when they noticed a For Sale sign posted in the yard of this house. Continue Reading »
