Author: Rene Thompson

Previous Next Bear Canyon Open Space stretches from Tramway to Juan Tabo and features a public art piece by Reynaldo Rivera called Los Osos del Canyon, which translate to The Bears of the Canyon. The piece commissioned in 1995 depicts a life-sized bronze mama bear playing with her two cubs propped on a boulder, located just a few yards northwest of Manitoba and Tramway. The artist is known for some pretty controversial local pieces such as Don Juan de Oñate, ‘The Last Conquistador’ outside of the Albuquerque Museum, which was taken down when the movement for racial…

There is a convenient and easy-to-access app provided by the city of Albuquerque, which has just about everything you would need to request all in one place. ABQ 311 has already fixed, according to the app interface, 209,012 issues as of February 2022. Those issues can range from reporting fireworks, weeds and litter, aggressive dogs or graffiti to also finding an abundance of city resources. There are trash pickup and holiday schedules as well as proper instructions on how to dispose of materials properly. Even if you miss your recycling day, you can call the city and have them come…

Getting a head start on college applications can be a crucial part of senior year as well as for students who want to start their college educations early. Here are the college visit days for EHS students this March: Adams State University on Saturday, March 5 Spring 2022 Discover Day Adams State University’s Campus, Alamosa, CO 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. https://www.adams.edu/admissions/undergraduate/discover-day/ Eastern NM University on March 26 1500 S Avenue K, Portales, NM 88130 ENMU also offers a virtual tour option at https://www.youvisit.com/tour/enmu?pl=v UNM is full on March 5, but has openings on April 23 Albuquerque, NM 87131…

The McLeod YMCA offers the usual amenities that nationwide YMCAs offer, such as gym equipment, a pool, and fitness center, but many people don’t realize how much the YMCA offers for youth and day care needs. The YMCA has both before -and after-school day care at affordable rates where children are given a plethora of activities to participate in daily. Other youth programs offered include: Youth sports and dance programs Youth agility and conditioning classes Teen youth events Day and holiday camps Camp Shaver, where children get to go on a weeklong excursion in the Jemez mountains Other membership amenities…

Holiday Park may be a smaller community center, but it offers distinctive features some of the city’s larger facilities don’t have. Membership is free, and there are fitness classes, a computer lab with free Wi-Fi, and a game room with pool tables and ping pong. The center also offers basketball, volleyball, guitar lessons, tai chi and high-spirit youth dance classes. The facility has bridge club and an LGBTQ+ Volley meet up, as well as women’s-only basketball. All ages are welcome, although children 15 and under are to be accompanied by a parent or guardian, and members must be 16 or…

Driving on Tramway Boulevard, some may have noticed metal sculptures on the northeast corners of both Academy and Spain roads and may have wondered what they are or what they represent. The sculptures both face the city and are somewhat of a mystery, as there are no placards with info at their sites, and there is little information about them online. However, the Desert Hills Homeowners Association references them on its site as the neighborhood’s emblem. Other forms are depicted on Desert Hills Neighborhood signs. The art pieces were privately commissioned by artist Ali Baudoin of Albuquerque, who has commissioned…

With spring on the way, gardeners are gearing up to start planting and seeding, but many do not realize people can get an assortment of free seeds provided by the Albuquerque Public Library Seed Bank. All one needs is a library card to pick from dozens of seeds — from vegetables to herbs and flowers. All seeds in the program are plants acclimated to arid desert terrain, including varieties of seeds like kale, squash and sunflowers. The seed catalog comes out with a new list monthly, depending on the supply and season. Thirty seed packets of one variety can be…

On the east side of El Oso Grande Park, residents can find over 90 labelled species of native plants at the Pollination Habitat set up and maintained by the Native Plant Society and the Oso Grande Neighborhood Association. This tucked away little xeriscape garden not only helps many species from birds to bees thrive but can also be an educational refuge for people as well. Previous Next When it comes to learning about what great plants will grow indigenously and thrive locally in gardens and landscaping, this a useful resource for researching what plants one might want to have in…

EHS Bands have a monthly Restaurant Night where 20% of proceeds at the specified location are donated to fund the band’s expenses. Wednesday, March 2, funds will be raised from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Panda Express, 9500 Montgomery Blvd. Use Donation code # 335103 on the app or show the flyer linked below. For more info or to check on next month’s event, visit https://www.eldorado.band/fundraising/restaurant-nights. PandaExpressFlyerMar2022

El Oso Grande, just adjacent to the CNM Montoya campus, has a variety of terrain, transitioning from foothill-like trails — with two gazebos offering views of the Sands at the peak — down to the playground, pollination habitat and park areas. A bike trail zips through the park center between the Montoya campus and park area, where there is bridge access to and from the campus. The bike trail continues all the way to I-25. The park also houses a pollination habitat made by the surrounding Oso Grande Neighborhood Association. The park is an ideal area for a pollination habitat and…