Author: Scott Albright

Kids signed up for the North Domingo Baca Summer Youth Program begin their summer adventures on Monday, June 13. The program is almost full with 147 participants enrolled as of June 10, according to the play.cabq.gov website. The website was still allowing visitors to add section two of the program to their selection list, and the NDB Multigenerational Center June newsletter says kids can be added to the waitlist by speaking to the youth staff at the center. A $20 annual membership at the multigenerational center is required to participate in the program in addition to a $30 per month…

Clinical neuropsychologist Dr. Barbara Koltuska-Haskin will discuss key findings from her award-winning book “How My Brain Works” at Cherry Hills Library Saturday, June 11. The discussion will take place outside on the library’s back patio. Registration is required to attend the event. “How My Brain Works: A Guide to Understanding It Better and Keeping It Healthy” won first place at the 2021 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards in the Health/Diet/Nutrition category and first place in the 2021 IAN Book of the Year Awards in the Health/Medicince category. The book provides tips and advice on how to improve brain function using new…

The average price of regular unleaded gasoline in Albuquerque continues to climb. According to AAA data, the average price of regular unleaded in the Duke City was $4.43 a gallon last week. This week, the average is $4.84. Prices at gas stations in the far Northeast Heights are reflective of the city’s average, with all locations increasing since last week. • The Smith’s Fuel Center at 7525 Wyoming Blvd. NE was charging $4.89 for a gallon of regular unleaded as of 8:30 p.m. June 8, up 30 cents from last week’s $4.59 a gallon. Mid-grade went up to $5.24 a…

One Class of 2022 Albuquerque Academy student is a National Merit Corporate Scholarship winner, two are National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners, and two are College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship winners. Albuquerque Academy’s National Merit Corporate Scholarship winner is: • Portia Bryce, Novartis Scholarship National Merit Corporate Scholarship sponsored awards were announced in late April. According to a NMSC press release, “Approximately 1,000 high school seniors have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards financed by about 136 corporations, company foundations and other business organizations.” Some rewards provide annual stipends that range from $1,000-$10,000 while others provide a single payment between $2,500-$5,000. Albuquerque Academy’s…

Republican Robert S. Godshall will face off against current District 27 state Rep. Marian Matthews in the Nov. 8 general election. According to unofficial results on the Secretary of State’s website, Godshall defeated GOP contestant Lisa Maria Martinez in the primaries with 61% of the vote. Godshall received 1,557 votes and Martinez 1,012, with 38 of 38 precincts reporting. New Mexico Secretary of State voter registration data for May shows District 27 has a total of 23,739 registered voters, with 8,535 of them Republican. District 27 includes areas between Paseo Del Norte Boulevard to the north, Spain Road to the…

City councilors approved the sale of up to $100 million in Gross Receipts Tax Improvement Revenue Bonds on Monday. Bond money will be used for an assortment of projects throughout Albuquerque, including $15 million for the North Domingo Baca Aquatics Center, fully funding the $32 million project. Councilor Brook Bassan thanked the council for approving the sale, which was passed unanimously, adding that her district is “very excited” to put tax dollars to work. The bonds will be paid for using gross receipts taxes, which will remain at the current 7.88% combined state, county and city sales tax rates. Of…

American Youth Soccer Organization Region 104 is teaming up with UK International to provide a summer full of soccer camps at El Oso Grande Park. Five soccer camps and a development academy for three age groups are being offered, starting June 20 and ending in August. The soccer camps are for the weeks of June 20, June 27, July 11, July 25 and Aug. 1. Each camp runs from 9 a.m. to noon  Monday through Friday for ages 4-14. The summer development academy consists of six practices from June 21 to Aug. 4. Boys practice will be on Tuesdays and…

Self-acclaimed conspiratologist and UFO investigator Norio Hayakawa will give a presentation titled “Mystery of the UFO Phenomenon” at the North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center on June 24. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. in room 4. The presentation and lecture celebrate the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the modern-day era of flying saucer sightings. According to information provided by Hayakawa, the 75th anniversary marks the time since Kenneth Arnold first spotted a group of unidentified objects in 1947. The Atlantic says Arnold’s June 24, 1947, sighting of unidentified objects is when “our obsession with flying saucers” began. According to…

Updated June 10, 2022 A total of six ashtrays are now installed around the Heritage Hills Park parking lots. The last two were installed on the west side of the main parking area on June 8. Jonathan Bertanelli, who installed the ashtrays, wrote in an email after finishing the project: “Please be advised that I have installed the last two cigarette butt stands on the 3rd island at the park just a few minutes ago. They are both in. One is fully painted red. The other one is three quarters painted red because I ran out of red paint. When…

Four Class of 2022 La Cueva High School students are National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners, and two are College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship winners. The Albuquerque Public Schools website announced those winners, along with four other winners from APS, on June 1. La Cueva’s National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners are: • Milidu N. Jayaweera • Andrew Kim • Mario F. Sumali • Melody F. Yeh The National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners were announced by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation on May 11. According to a NMSC press release, 2,500 winners were selected from more than 15,000 finalists. Winners from each state “have…