Tis' The Season

Tis' The Season for snow and toys,
Tis' The Season for all good little girls and boys.

Tis' The Season to think about others not as fortunate as we,
Tis' The Season to donate and put some presents under their tree.

While your deciding on which charity to use to make someone else's
dream come true,
I've prepared some Christmas music just for you.

http://mysharedfiles.no-ip.org/Christmas/mp3player.html

If you need some help in deciding which charity to choose,
I've set up a safe and secure one, which all of you may use.

http://give.salvationarmyusa.org/goto/bob3160

Have a great Holiday Season and don't forget to help some one else this year,
by donating and bringing them some Christmas cheer.

Halloween Potluck

Safer Under The Stars

This is sponsored by The 13th Judicial District Attorney's Office.
Come and check it out. Meet your neighbors and enjoy some free food.

Safer Under The Stars

Join us in organizing our COUNTY WIDE fight against crime. Help make our kids, family, friends, and neighbors

safe

July 24^th, 2008 at 6:00 pm

the Meadow Lake Community Center, 100 Cuerro Lane, Meadowlake Road, New Mexico

Uniting all residents of Valencia County in a calculated effort to reclaim our streets.

COME HELP US:

· Organize the Weed and Seed Task Force

· Organize Teams of action

· Kick off our Safer Under The Stars Task Force on Tuesday AUGUST 5^th.

Remember to join us, Thursday July 24^th, as we take the first steps towards Taking Back Our Streets, and halting the crime that runs them.

Questions Contact: Special Programs Director Annette Martinez-Varela at 505-343-7514

Email: Amartinez-Varela@da.state.nm.us

Sponsored by: 13^th Judicial District Attorney’s Office

Attention Meadow Lake Residents!

On July 23rd an application for a Zone Change from RR1 to C2 will be heard at the Planning and Zoning Commission at 4 PM in the Commission Chambers of the Courthouse on Luna Avenue.

The application to be heard is for a Special Events Arena to be located at: 35 High Deal Drive (HIGH DEAL and FENCELINE ROAD)

We've been told that the events planned at this arena can be as large as 500 people or more.

All interested parties should attend this hearing and voice their opinions.
You can also contact the following County Leaders to express your thoughts:

ERIC ZAMORA ..................COUNTY MANAGER .............866-2003
JAMES ARANDA ...............PLANNING & ZONING ..........866-2050
RUBEN CHAVEZ .............. CODE ENFORCEMENT......... 866-2035
LYNETTE PINKSTON ...... COMMISSIONER ..................865-6786


At present, the applicants have been served with a notice to stop all activities until their application has either been approved or denied.

Big Spring Fire





Pictures taken by Torres Leyba
a Director of the
Meadow Lake Residents Association
on 6-25-08
at approximately 12:25 PM
Pictures where taken from the
Meadow Lake Senior/Community Center
At 12:00 Noon, this fire was described as 90% contained.
15 minutes later, it was considered "Out of Control"
When will New Mexico learn from it's past, recent fire history ???
How many more of it's citizens have to needlessly suffer ?
90% contained means finish your job. Put out the fire !!!
Don't walk away to have it again flair up as it has done in
2 successive fires at almost the same location.

***** Help Us Celebrate The 4th Of July *****

Election News And Update For The Residents Of Meadow Lake.

As of 10 p.m. Tuesday 6/03/08, the will of the People along with a healthy dose of mathematical certainty has determined that neither Commissioner Lynnette Pinkston or State Senator James Taylor will return to their offices in January 2009. Tonight, both were effectively defeated for re-election and will relinquish their offices on the last day of December 2008.
For Meadowlake, this news can be either a time of progress and growth or a time of sadness and slowdown. From this moment on the decision as to whom will be elected to these two offices is now firmly and unquestionably in the hands of our Residents. We had a historic turnout in our Precinct Tuesday - from 2004, when less than 45 votes combined determined who would be the winner in any particular race, nearly 200 voters turned out to cast their ballots for their local and National representation in 2008's Primary ALONE. As expected, it was a General Election-type turnout, and November should be double, if not triple that amount.
Meadowlake, led by those who care, regardless of what office they may hold or what organization they may belong to at any given moment, can lead the Community we love no matter who happens to be in or out of elective office; now that the votes have been cast in the name of our future, in the immortal words of Robert Redford, "What do we do now?"
The answer, in the case of Meadowlake, its dreams and its future has now become as important for us as Residents as it is for those who were victorious in their campaigns on Tuesday. In the light of this new Dawn, may the answer we give in the days ahead be worthy of the beautiful Community and the good people whose lives we strive to make better by our service - every single day.
Respectfully,
Torres G. Leyba
Director
Meadow Lake Residents Association

Meadow Lake Spring Cleanup

Click picture to enlarge
Thanks to all of you who participated.
Each one of you can consider yourselves an
UNSUNG HERO OF MEADOW LAKE.
Thank You

Manzano Fire

Click picture to enlarge

The Manzano Fire which has been burning for
over two weeks is again out of control.
More pictures are available here

Spring Cleanup

Date: May 17th 2008
Time: 8:00 AM till 1:00 PM
Place: Meadow Lake Community (Senior) Center
Call: 306-1549 For More Information

Couple suspected in Meadow Lake murder

LOS LUNAS, N. M. (KRQE) - Arrest warrants have been issued for a young couple
wanted in connection with the murder of a man in Meadow Lake Monday night.
The second teen-ager suspected of murdering a Meadow Lake man is now in custody.
Brittany Brylowe, 19, turned herself in Friday night.
You can read the rest of the story at:
http://www.krqe.com/global/story.asp?s=8086837

The Murder of a Resident

Mr. Burns' ( The person slain at 572 Meadow Lake Road) alleged lifestyle is the aspect of the case that will most likely receive the most attention by the media and possibly our own residents, it is still important to keep in mind the fact that regardless of status or standing in the community (drug dealer, tanker driver, association officer, tireless public advocate, etc.), Murder is still Murder, and somebody chose to commit the act here against one of our own residents because their perception of us is of a community that will not care or take appropriate action because "this time" it was just some scuzzy pusher who got whacked in his own drug den.

What we would like our residents to remember is that other people's perceptions of Meadow Lake is what led to Burn's choosing to make us his home base initially; that in turn led to criminal activity in our area which, due to poor police coverage during his stay here finally resulted in an even greater criminal act being committed against him, right in the very heart of our community. As for having a crappy yard, well, that's something my family and I are trying to cope with ourselves - But death, either to my family, to me or to someone with a criminal record is no solution to the issue, nor should the issue of yard upkeep, drug use or any other human failing ever be an acceptable reason for shrugging off a crime as heinous as the taking of another human being's life.

The majority of the residents of Meadow Lake don't condone whatever criminal activity Burns may or may not have been engaged in here. The Meadow Lake Residents Association will continue to take these issues front and center before our County officials, our Law Enforcement agencies and our Judiciary to address, not just leaving them to be sorted out by the same criminal element we're trying to get rid of. George Burns wasn't killed because people were outraged with his dealing drugs, he was killed because the drugs he was dealing probably didn't meet one of his customer's standards, and thats no damn defense.

A manned Sub-Station in Meadow Lake, combined with a more visible and available police presence here puts all residents breaking the law on notice that their lifestyles will not be tolerated within our boundaries, and that the people who would do deals with them had better think real hard before committing any act that could be construed as against the law in any way. That should be our message going forward with this if we're asked; to do less is to put attention on one crime while completely ignoring a much larger and more dangerous one for our residents. No one life is less worthy of protection than anyone else here - thats one reason why our long-time residents have always said that Meadow Lake really is "Above it All."
Respectfully submitted,
Torres Leyba
Director, MLRA

Suspicious Death

MEADOW LAKE, N. M. (KRQE) - Investigators tonight are looking at a suspicious death in the Valencia County community of Meadow Lake.

A man in his mid-50s was found dead at a home in the 500 block of Meadow lake Road around 7 p.m.

Deputies said a neighbor found the body after noticing the victim's back door was open.

For now investigators have little to go on:

"At this time there is no weapon," Sheriff's Deputy Ed Chavez said. "We do not have any suspect.

"We're treating it as a suspicious death until we get some more facts."

The victim reportedly had wounds to his head and upper body, but so far there is no word on the cause of death.

If you have any information and/or are able to help our Sheriff's Department, please contact them at:

(505) 866-2460

Remember, we are their eyes and ears.

Volunteers Needed !

The Meadow Lake Fire department needs volunteers.
For information please call: (505) 975-8299

Senior Bingo

Our Seniors enjoying the weekly Bingo
held every Thursday from 1 PM - 3 PM
at the Community/Senior Center.
If your a Senior, (60 and Up) come join us.

Cleaning Up!

Even the wind couldn't stop this cleanup!

Our Seniors at Lunch

Meadow Lake Residents Association Meeting
on 3/08/2008 Starts at 10 AM
at the

Meadow Lake Community Center.

Bring a Neighbor!

Spring Pot Luck
on 3/15/2008 Starts at 11 AM
at the

Meadow Lake Community Center.

An Angry Sunset

A storm is brewing.
Can you tell ?