GRIT Newsletter: October 2024

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In the October 2024 issue of the GRIT, the SHHA President issued a call for new Board members, as well as a reminder that leaving food outside – whether in trash or containers – was a danger to bears, as they would likely have to be trapped and euthanized. The latter message was also mirrored in an article about Sandia Heights sightings of a mother bear and her three cubs. October’s monthly human-interest feature centered on resident Mary Cleo Fernandez. Author Claudia Mitchell chronicled Mary Cleo’s exceptional support for Casa Angelica, a home for individuals with profound developmental disabilities. In addition, there was a stirring memorial to Wade Jackson, by authors Katrina Sanchez and Viki Teahan. Wade was the selfless local attorney responsible for successfully challenging the City of Albuquerque for, and obtaining an injunction against, its planned construction of a large Education Center on the Elena Gallegos Open Space Preserve, which borders Sandia Heights. The October GRIT also featured Part II of the geology article by Stan Davis on why Sandia Heights has so many big rounded boulders on its trails and in its open spaces. Sprinkled throughout the issue are several short articles: a reminder to register to vote, a notice that SHHA Bylaws are being reviewed, a summary of the recent calls to Sandia Heights Security, the recently approved Architectural Control Committee applications, and the recently closed covenant support violations.