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Newspaper
Rio Rancho Observer
Location
Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1986
Page
3
Rio Rancho mourns City Councilor Mary Dunn a pillar of the community who served the city daily at City Hall and fought a deteriorating heart condition with tenacity. Her dedication and willingness to listen defined her tenure and she will be missed for support and concern.
Rio Rancho city leader recalls 1980 incorporation aims as safety and street upkeep top priorities. He praises strong police and fire protection under the Department of Public Safety, but warns aging streets need long term planning and an engineer to chart repairs and preventive maintenance. He supports a Chief Administrative Officer while keeping the mayor as executive head.
A free workshop titled Your Self Reliant Solar Home is sponsored by the city and several businesses. It runs May 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at City Hall and covers test cost energy conservation weatherization passive solar remodeling and solar water heating for homes and mobiles. Organizers include New Mexico Energy and Minerals Department Western Area Power Administration Plains Electric Cooperative and the New Mexico Solar Energy Institute. Contact Barbara Kryzanich City Development at 892-6704 for more information. Tomorrow May 1 is Law Day named by Mayor Griffin per Municipal Judge William Conner. This ties to Law Day USA set by Congress. Jan Parks, recreation programmer in Parks and Recreation, becomes personnel assistant replacing Karen Zinn who resigned for personal reasons.
City staff including Mike Springfield director of City Development and Paul Saavedra acting Public Works head attend seminars on replatting road surfacing and street cleaning. Debbie Morris, sanitation officer, returns from a solid waste seminar after a car accident near Coors and I 40 injuring her neck and knee but she resumes duties. speculation grows over Mary Dunn’s District 4 city council seat as Mayor Griffin urges careful selection.
The author recalls starting as a 16 year old at Packar in Roseville Michigan earning 1.35 an hour in 1966. They describe Saturday shifts cleaning floors stocking shelves and cart retrieval then advancing to stockboy and produce clerk roles at Wrigley stores in Ypsilanti and elsewhere.
Reminiscences recount backroom stock duties at Wrigley’s in Ypsilanti, a three person team, pallet loading, price stamping, and conveyor sending of cases. Night shifts from midnight to 8:30 am paid well, with frozen pads and munchies, as the author saved for a move to New Mexico and learned grocery packing. The voice recalls long hours, quirky coworkers, and pride in being a shopper who knows produce and how to bag.
A Corrales District 5 message questions the creation of Cibola County and similar moves financed by the COG. It laments lost tax bases like Alameda West and Rio Rancho Estates, warns of reliance on gross receipts tax, and calls for local control of property tax revenues before new county structures.
The Rio Hills Optimist Club of Rio Rancho proclaims Respect for Law Week with Mayor Terry Griffin backing a May 17 observance. The imparts focus on year round crime prevention by Optimist clubs in the United States and Canada and the two Drug Awareness Program sessions are set for 11 a.m. at the Haynes Center and 3 p.m. at the Elks Lodge including demonstrations and a Q and A.
A critical look at the two New Mexico committees studying higher education questions the depth of commitment and qualifications of members. The piece casts doubt on Governor Anaya and the Legislature, arguing they repeat past formulas rather than pursue real reform. It urges citizens to form a dedicated group valuing knowledge as lasting value.
A Rio Rancho resident commends Officer Weaver of the Rio Rancho Police Department for aiding after a clutch failure near Southern Boulevard and Country Club Road. He helped push the stalled car to a curb and gave a ride to the church, canceling another call to assist.
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