The city of Rio Rancho's three outdoor pools are planning to open for public use on Saturday, May 25.

The three pools that planned to open are Haynes Community Center Pool, Cabezon Recreation Center Pool and Rainbow Pool. All three have their own hours and activities going on at each location.

• Haynes Community Center Pool is located at 2006 Grande Blvd. and is open Monday-Friday: Noon to 2:45 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Noon to 6 p.m. Recreation Swim (all ages)

• Cabezon Recreation Center Pool is located at 2307 Cabezon Blvd. and is open Monday-Sunday: Noon to 6 p.m.

• Rainbow Pool is located at 301 Southern Blvd. and is open Monday-Friday Noon to 2:45 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Noon to 6 p.m.

Go back in time and enjoy a night of disco music and roller skating this Friday, May 17, at the Santa Ana Star Casino.

The Rio Rancho Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department and Santa Ana Star Center have teamed up to put the event on .The casino’s floor will be transformed into a roller rink for the evening. All ages are invited to dress up in their finest 70s era clothing and compete in costume contests. Costumes are not mandatory.

There will be two timed events during the evening. The first is for families and runs from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The second is targeted toward teens and goes from 8 p.m. to midnight.

The admission price for the event is $3 per person if participants bring their own roller skates or blades. Attendees are also welcome to rent skates, the cost is $5. Children five years and younger can skate free if they bring their own skates. The admission price is $2 if they rent skates.

New home construction remains flat in the Albuquerque area – with one area of prosperity and promise: Rio Rancho.

In some areas of the “City of Vision” power saws and framing hammers and boomboxes pumping out music can be heard – they're the sounds of progress.

Rio Rancho has issued 134 building permits in the first quarter of the year, a 63 percent increase over last year at this time. They’re building, and people are buying.

“We do have a new home,” smiles Renee Smith, who recently moved into a new Pulte home in the Loma Colorado development. “We love Loma Colorado, mainly for families and all the parks and it’s just a beautiful place to live!”

Home construction means good jobs that pay well, the kind that evaporated by the thousands in the recession.