Archive for January 28, 2010
PSA: Edgewood Food Pantry/Clothing Distribution Canceled For Today (01/28/10) UPDATE
from Chuck Ring at Gadabout-Blogalot.com
THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED ASAP. IT PROBABLY WILL NOT BE SCHEDULED UNTIL SOMETIME NEXT WEEK, HOWEVER ROBIN PRUDENCIO WILL LEAVE A MESSAGE ON HER NUMBER WHEN IT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED. ROBIN’S NUMBER IS 505-281-5364. ALSO, THE NEW SCHEDULE WILL BE POSTED HERE.
The Roadrunner Food Distribution and the Civitan Club clothing distribution in Edgewood has been canceled for today in Edgewood due to to weather and road conditions.
The organizers for both events will reschedule as soon as possible, hopefully within two or three days.
Please check back here for additional information.
Even In This Weather
by John Weckerle
Life goes on for our feathered friends. This little guy paid a visit to New Mexico Central headquarters just a while ago.
Robin In Juniper With Snow
And Now, A Word From Our Sponsor…
by John Weckerle
…Who, in this case, also happens to be your editor. I have recently added over a dozen new designs to the Adult Apparel and Kids & Juniors Apparel subsections of the Uncle John’s Critter Club section of Uncle John’s Place, and invite you to have a look. There are also some new mugs in the “Uncle John’s Other Stuff” section.
Winter Storm Dumps Major Snow Load (So Far)
Sedillo Hill camera at 8:33 a.m.
by John Weckerle
Snow is falling heavily here at New Mexico Central headquarters, and has been since sometime during the night. Depending on where we dig, we can see anything from eight inches to a foot. Areas shoveled less than half an hour ago are under two to three inches of snow already. Road reports are not encouraging, and neither are the roadside camera shots from NMRoads.com. Cameras at I-40 & NM 14, and at Carnuel, are iced over, with no image available except for the ice on the camera. The I-40 & Zamora Rd. Camera shows some snow in both lanes, and having looked at two consecutive images, we think it may be getting worse there. The Sedillo Hill camera shows at least some snow in all lanes – and both cameras show snow still falling. According to KOB.com, the following schools in our area are closed:
- East Mountain High School
Senior Meteorological Correspondent Wilson Taking Scientific Snow Depth Measurements
- Edgewood Christian School
- Mountainair Junior High
- Albuquerque Public Schools East Mountain Schools
- Estancia Municipal Schools
- Moriarty-Edgewood Schools
- Mountainair Public Schools
TCPO To Go Transportation and the Estancia and Moriarty Magistrate Courts are also closed. If we’ve missed any schools, we’d appreciate it if our readers would let us know.
Lest the local climate change “skeptics” get too excited, let’s remember that winter storms of this nature (and the frequency with which they’ve been occurring) are typical of El Nino conditions – a warming of surface waters in the Pacific Ocean.
DA Opinion – David King Cleared In Ethics Review
by John Weckerle
This morning’s Albuquerque Journal reports that, according to a review by the Santa Fe District Attorney’s office, PRC member David King’s “actions are within statutory requirements” with respect to his former minority ownership interest in Estancia Basin Water. The issue was reviewed by the DA’s office because of Mr. King’s family and business relationships with Attorney General Gary King. For more information, see the Journal article.
Huge Solar Plant Comes To Santa Rosa Area
by John Weckerle
Santa Rosa is usually a little east of our coverage area, but this news is big enough for New Mexico Central. As reported in the Albuquerque Journal, GA-Solar, a subsidiary of Corporación Gestamp, will invest $1 billion in a 2,500 acre photovoltaic array with a capacity of up to 300 megawatts (MW). According to the Journal article, the project will temporarily employ 300 workers during construction, with 75 permanent jobs being created for the plant’s operations.
For more information, see the Journal article. Congratulations, Santa Rosa and Guadalupe County!