useful information

Timberlake Ranch Neighborhood Watch
(Posted 6-22-11) Timberlake Ranch neighbors help neighbors by being on the alert for suspicious activity. Instead of driving straight home, take a few extra minutes to drive a different way and check out your neighbors' sheds, houses, etc. - at least until the snow prevents us from doing so. If you don't have a neighbor that checks on your house while you're gone and can't find anyone, please let Mary Jo Wallen and she will try to arrange some help for you. Remember, don't confront anyone suspicious by yourself. Call either 911, or the McKinley Cty Sheriff's # is 505-722-7205 and the Cibola County Sheriff's # is 505-287-9476. Mary Jo Wallen 783-4207

Recycle in Grants
(Posted 7-29-11) You can now recycle your cans, (no glass) and plastic #1 and #2 (they don't take the caps) in Grants on Monday through Thursday from 1:00 - 4:30 PM and Saturday from 8:00 - noon at the intersection of Lead Ave. and High Street. High Street is one block north of the main drag and Lead is near the Mining Museum.

Outdoor lighting
Landowners of Timberlake Ranch adopted the requirements set forth in the New Mexico Night Sky Protection Act, [74-12-1 NMSA 1978] to regulate outdoor night lighting fixtures in Timberlake Ranch. For more on this, including some useful links, see our editorial.

Howdy Landowners,

(Posted 7-7-12) I just wanted to give some insight into why we (Game and Fish) handle the bear complaints the way we do. When the bears are out in the forest doing what bears do, they will catch the scent of bird feeders, trash, pet food, etc... from miles away. The bear will follow that scent to its source (our houses). We ask folks to remove all the food sources because the bears will not stick around if they don't find any food. Things you would not consider food sources will attract bears. Compost piles, grease, burned trash piles, empty bird feeders, etc... Bears can smell the traces of food from old cereal boxes, cans, and plastic sacks. Any thing that has a food smell will attract them.

I know it is a pain to do this but it is for a good reason; it saves the bears life. Trapping the bear and relocating it means dropping off that bear in another bears territory. The trapped bear is usually a sub-adult bear 150 to 200 pounds. This "Small" bear will have to fight the full grown bear whose territory we just dropped the bear off in. This means the small bear will likely be killed.

If we don't relocate the bear I will most likely have to kill it. So either way, trapping a bear usually means killing it. So I am asking that everyone please remove anything that is a possible food source from your yard in an effort to prevent the bear from being killed. If the bear does not smell/find food at your house he will go away. The only reason you will have a bear at your house is because it smells food.

Last year we were lucky, we did not have any issues with bears in Timberlake but I had to kill six bears that I trapped out of El Morro Ranches. If any one has any questions please call me at 783-4882 or on my cell at 505-331-4872. Thanks, Mark

ROSIE ALERT SYSTEM
(Posted 9-05-07) Danny Montoya is working to establish a phone/e-mail tree with all fulltime Timberlake residents. This would establish a first response team who will alert other fulltime residents of a lost pet(s), establish a photo bank of all Timberlake Ranch pets (horses, cats, dogs, etc.) for making and posting flyers in strategic locations as soon as possible. Read more details here.

Gallup-McKinley County Humane Society
Low-Income Spay-Neuter Program
(Posted 2-15-08) Please help end epidemic pet overpopulation by spaying & neutering your pets!
The spay-neuter program is designed to help low-income pet owners get their pets “fixed” at a discount.
For more information.

Letter from Sheriff
(Posted 11-1-07) The Cibola County Sheriff's Dept. has asked for our help in placing rural address numbers on our driveways, and street signs in our area. Understanding what they need will greatly help response time, and help keep crime down. Get more details: read the entire letter here.

http://www.13districtcourt.com/index.htm The 13th Judicial District Court has provided a new and incredibly useful resource for landowners who live in Cibola County. Legal forms, court programs, and frequently asked questions, are just a part of what is available. Legal form packets available on line include divorce with children and without, driver's license restoration, name change and sealing juvenile records. Also useful for local full-time residents is a link to jury duty that lets you know whether or not you are being called.

Supreme Court Law library Is a very "user friendly" site that gives you access to the New Mexico Supreme Court Library. It is very easy to look up New Mexico State Statutes, Case Law, and other court links.

Rural addresses crucial
(Posted 1-3-05)- Recently a call was made from a resident of Timberlake Ranch to the 911 emergency number. The arrival of the Sheriff's Deputy was delayed somewhat due to the fact that there was no official physical address posted at the property. Many landowners have not taken the necessary steps to obtain these very important addresses. More information here.

Emergency 911 databases
(Posted 1-3-05)-There have been many instances across the country of physical addresses not matching up with the telephone number associated with that address in the 911 emergency databases. If you have such a mismatch it can be disastrous, even life-threatening. Find out how to check for your property.

Century Telephone
Residential installation & service 1-800-201-4099
Monday - Friday 8a.m. - 5p.m.

Internet Access

Southwest Communication Systems, Inc

Cibola Internet Services

Continental Divide Electric Co-op
Gallup office: 1-505-863-3641 (long distance from Ramah)
For emergencies: 1-877-775-5211

Telephone buried cable location 1-800-321-253
Call three days before digging for this free service.

Ramah Senior Citizens Center 783-4696

Events in Gallup

Gallup Independent Newspaper

Albuquerque Journal Newspaper online

Cibola County Beacon (Grants, NM newspaper online)

Regional wildfire information

Rattlesnakes and pets
(Posted 7-15-06) If your pets are not acting like themselves they may have had an encounter with a rattlesnake. Several landowners have had this unfortunate problem recently. Read about Danny Montoya's experience and advice.

Trash disposal at Zuni
(Posted 9-4-12) New price list and operating hours posted at the Zuni trash transfer station. Click HERE for detailed list.

Ramah Water & Sanitation 783-4018

Ramah Transfer Station Day Changed

The Ramah Transfer Station is now open on Tuesdays from 3-6 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is no longer open on Wednesday.

RAMAH W ATER & SANITATION DISTRICT TRANSFER STATION RATES

WITHOUT EXCEPTION AT EACH VISIT YOU HAVE TO STOP AT THE GATE HOUSE AND DECLARE AMOUNT AND KIND OF REFUSE YOU ARE DEPOSITING (This means everyone)

NON-HOUSEHOLD REFUSE
Mini size pickup truck (bed level)....................... $ 8.00
Full size pickup truck (bed level)........................ $15.00
Small trailers ( depends on height stack)............. $10.00 and up
Double-axle trailers (depends on height stack)..... $30.00 and up
Couch.......................................................... $12.00
Refrigerator or Freezer.................................... $12.00
WaterHeater................................................. $ 5.00
Mattress...................................................... $ 4.00
Springs........................................................ $ 4.00
Other Small Items from ...................................$ 1.00 and up
NO CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL OF ANY KIND WILL BE ACCEPTED

JUST SO YOU KNOW
NO MOTOR OIL
NO BATTERIES
NO DEAD ANYTHING
NO LIMBS OR LEAVES
NO CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL

Effective date of new rates August 1, 2004