Cliff's Amusement Park Discounts for 2012

DEAL ALERT for Cliff's Amusement Park - just minutes away from Lincoln Place Apartments!


We all love Cliff’s Amusement Park, and while we know they’re closed till next summer, and next summer seems a long way away right now, it’ll be here soon as blinking. So plan with early bird discounts, whether for yourself or as a gift!


Get $30 off Cliff’s Amusement Park 2012 season pass till April 6, 2012, or while supplies last. The $59.95 pass (usually $89.95) allows unlimited rides on each visit, for unlimited visits through the 2012 season.


Or opt for $3 off a ride pass for a single day with unlimited rides – the discount price is $21.95.


You can also get 10-20% discounts on Cliff’s Fun Cards to use on rides, games, and food:

Buy a $55 Fun Card for $50

Buy a $92 Fun Card for $80

Buy a $120 Fun Card for $100

Find all the early bird discounts for Cliff’s Amusement Park (formerly known as Uncle Cliff’s) on their ticket sales page.


It’s slightly odd thinking about waterslides and amusement park thrills before Christmas, and before we’ve barely strapped on our bindings for winter ski deals. But ours is not to wonder why. Ours is just to pass on the deals, and we know ABQ on the Cheap readers LOVE Cliff’s Amusement Park discounts.


Cliff’s Amusement Park opens again on April 7, 2012, and is located at 4800 Osuna Rd NE.

Source: ABQ on the Cheap.

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Merry Christmas!

Lincoln Place would like to wish you Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday's!

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New Mexico Bowl Week Festivities Today and Tomorrow

We have a few Bowl Week activities left before game time! Are you planning to go to either?

Friday, Dec. 16

Pep Rally
This event, which is open to everyone at 4:15 p.m., provides the head coaches, team captains and their school’s respective cheerleaders, band and mascot a chance to interact with the fans. The event is capped off with a 5:30 p.m. fireworks show. The rally is being held at Old Town Plaza for the first time this year.

Saturday, Dec. 17

Fanfest at University Stadium
This event is open to everyone for free beginning at 9 a.m. With entertainment, food, displays and giveaways, the New Mexico Bowl Fan Fest runs the gamut in pre-game entertainment. Two stages will feature live entertainment throughout the event, one dedicated solely to dancing performances and the other for live music. The kids’ corner, located in the Northeast section of the lot, is complete with a giant slide, jumpers and a batman obstacle course. All are welcome to get their face painted and Fun Time Airbrushed Tattoos will be on hand with spray-on tattoos. Santa Claus will also be on hand in the kid’s corner. For the “bigger kids”, there will be a full sized obstacle course courtesy of the Army National Guard.

Read more (and see photos from Bowls past) at http://www.gildannewmexicobowl.com/index.php/events/2008-bowl-week-activities

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600 New Jobs for Albuquerque

Lots of new jobs on the way for Albuquerque.

This building on Jefferson NE just south of Osuna was once home to an AOL call center and more recently a Convergys operation. It will soon go through a $15 million renovation and become a Lowe’s customer support center, eventually employing 600 people.

Home improvement giant Lowe’s announced plans Thursday to open a customer support center in Albuquerque, creating about 250 jobs by March and a total of 600 positions by the end of 2013.


The center will move into a building at 6301 Jefferson NE, said Don Easterling, vice president of contact centers for Lowe’s. The 60,000-square-foot complex once housed an America Online and, more recently, Convergys call centers.


“We will be looking for skilled workers, people who’ve got prior experience, plus new people to the workforce,” Easterling said. “The jobs will include from site director all the way down to agents who will be operating on the telephone and working email and social media.”

Gov. Susana Martinez joined Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry and Bernalillo County Commissioner Maggie Hart Stebbins in announcing Lowe’s plans at an investors’ luncheon of Albuquerque Economic Development.


The governor hailed the news as the “most recent example of what happens when the state is open for business.”


“The millions of dollars that will come into our local economy will boost both large and small businesses,” she said, noting the company also plans to invest more than $15 million in infrastructure for the center.


“This is great news for Albuquerque and for New Mexicans who are eager to get back to work,” she said.


Easterling called the center an expansion of its customer support center in North Carolina, where the company is headquartered. Lowe’s has 14 retail stores in New Mexico, including six in Albuquerque, and employs about 1,700 people in the state.


“The selection process was very detailed and very cadenced,” Easterling said. “We started with 900 sites, and we slowly narrowed that down to one, and that one was Albuquerque.”


Asked to name some of the competition, he said, “Let’s just say you beat out some top competitors, but second place wasn’t really close.”


He said the company sought a community with a workforce suited to customer service and noted that Albuquerque’s bilingualism “is a plus.”


He said positions will be full time, spread among four basic services – customer care, repair services, sales and store support. Wages, he said, will be competitive within the industry and “very competitive here in Albuquerque.”


“We will accept a portion of the employees as part time because we’re really looking for students, and we’re looking for people that want part-time work,” he said.


Easterling said a recruiting team will start interviewing for leadership positions Monday. He said people can also apply for position by visiting the website lowes.com/careers.


“Now that the announcement is out, I’m sure we’ll see a lot more activity, but we’ve already seen some résumés and several requests for positions,” he said.


Stebbins said she was proud of Bernalillo County’s role “in making this all happen.” The County Commission will consider an ordinance Tuesday authorizing an industrial revenue bond issue of up to $16 million for Lowe’s.


“They (Lowe’s ) are financing their own bonds, but utilizing the IRB for tax abatement,” said Mayling Armijo, director of the county’s Economic Development Department.


Stebbins said the commission next month will consider adopting a Local Economic Development Agreement committing $150,000 each from the state and the county toward building improvements for the Lowe’s center. It would be the county’s only cash inducement and has clawbacks if Lowe’s doesn’t meet the employment goal, she said.


“I anticipate both will be approved by the commission,” she said.


The city will donate space and parking accommodations up to two months at the Albuquerque Convention Center for Lowe’s to conduct job interviews, hold job fairs and make other operational preparations, according to Breanna Anderson, spokeswoman for the Mayor’s Office.


Lowe’s announcement wasn’t the only good economic news delivered at the AED luncheon.


Tempur-Pedic announced it will add 100 jobs over the next 12 months to the 123 jobs at its Albuquerque plant. The company said it is expanding operations at the Albuquerque plant because of the quality of the workforce and the incentives they receive.


The new jobs will be in management, engineering, administration, warehousing and production.


The company is having a job fair at the plant Saturday to begin filling 51 jobs in January and February. The rest will be added by the end of 2013.

Read more http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2011/12/09/news/600-new-jobs-for-abq.html

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Marine Toys for Tots – Donate or Request a Toy

Every year, the Marine Albuquerque Toys for Tots Foundation collects and donates thousands of new toys and distributes them to local children who otherwise might not have gotten any presents. If you find yourself in a rough spot this year, but still want your kids to have a nice Christmas, you can request toys for your family by following the instructions below. If you’re having a good year, please consider donating a toy so that other families can enjoy the holiday season too!

Requesting Toys

Those living in the Albuquerque, Rio Rancho and Bernalillo County New Mexico areas wishing to request toys for their children, will need to register through our friends at the Albuquerque Department of Family and Community Services.

Please contact them at 505-256-2070.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:

1. Valid Government issued ID

2. Birth Certificate (for each child 12 years old and younger)

• Child must be 12 years old on or before date registered to qualify.    
• Only the parents listed on the Birth Certificate will be allowed to register.
• If you are not the parent you must show Legal Custody Documents.

3. Current bill must be one of the following:

• Electric, Gas, Phone bill, Comcast, Direct TV or a Current Lease
• Bill date must be within 30 days of registration date.
• Bill must have the name and current address of the parent that is registering.
• Current Lease can not be expired and must have Parent/Legal Guardian listed
  as a tenant.

* * * The LAST DAY to register is 12/08/11 at John Marshall HSSC, 1500 Walter SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 * * *

Donating Toys

Check out this link for a list of places in Albuquerque where you can drop off toys: http://albuquerque-nm.toysfortots.org/local-coordinator-sites/lco-sites/donate-toys.asp. Toys must be new and unwrapped to be accepted.

Read more: http://albuquerque-nm.toysfortots.org/local-coordinator-sites/lco-sites/request-toys.asp

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