The 2024 Sandoval County Treasurer’s Office and Sheriff’s Office Toy Drive is now underway. The annual toy drive collects new toys for children of families experiencing economic hardship and for children who will spend the holidays in a hospital or are under medical care. Toys will be distributed throughout Sandoval County to children of the […]
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Reclamation, Recreation and Restoration
The Eastern Sandoval Citizens Association (ESCA) heard updates on Vulcan Materials’ mine reclamation, the Buffalo Tract recreation area and the Forest Service’s North Sandia fuels reduction project at its annual meeting Nov. 17, all aimed at addressing key environmental and infrastructure priorities for Placitas. Vulcan Materials’ dust control efforts was one key topic presented at […]
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Wild Hearts Gallery to feature jewelry exhibit in monthly exhibit
Wild Hearts Gallery will feature Jewelry: A Medium of Symbolic Communication, featuring the work of Geri Verble and Sandy Johnson, from Dec. 3 through Feb. 2. According to a press release from the gallery, Verble specializes in contemporary ethnic jewelry. With every bead telling a story, the cultures that inform and inspire her work communicate […]
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Erinys Quartet set for Placitas performance
The Placitas Artists Series will present a performance from the Erinys Quartet Dec.8 at 3 p.m. at Las Placitas Presbyterian Church. Named for the Erinyes (a.k.a. the Furies) from the Greek tragedy Oresteia by Aeschylus, and with roots in Estonia, Lithuania, Greece, the United States and Finland, the Erinys Quartet was founded in 2018 at […]
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Village Cannabis Lights Up Placitas
Village Cannabis, Sandoval County’s newest dispensary, opened Nov. 6 in Placitas at Homestead Village, offering a convenient spot to find cannabis products in the heart of the community. Janet Goodman, a longtime Placitas resident, retired after 38 years from corrections in New Mexico and Texas. She swapped her badge for buds when she was inspired […]
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Placitas artists celebrate Native American Heritage Month
Submitted by Rebecca S Cohen Earlier this year, the Placitas Community Art Committee asked Joe and Althea Cajero and Lyle Yazzie, residents of Placitas, to assemble an exhibition of work by Native American artists and craftspeople to mark Native American Heritage Month in November. More than a dozen artists including the three organizers are exhibiting […]
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Native Visions will celebrate Native American Heritage Month at PCL
In November, National Native American Heritage Month, America celebrates the culture and heritage of Native Americans who have deeply enriched the quality and character of our shared nation. This year, the Placitas Community Library Art Committee is participating in this national tribute by hosting an exhibition, Native Visions, featuring artists who create and build on […]
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Placitas Holiday Market returns this month
The Placitas Holiday Market is once again set for the weekend before Thanksgiving with events at seven sites located on or near Highway 165. Attendees can pick up a map and follow the Candy Cane signage to the market sites. The fourth annual event offers art, crafts, food and drinks to benefit the work of […]
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County Commission Rundown
In a move to power the future, the Sandoval County Commission on Oct. 23 greenlit $300 million in bonds for a renewable battery storage facility and approved contracts to expand county facilities. Commissioners approved an ordinance to issue up to $300 million in industrial revenue bonds (IRBs) for a battery farm that will maintain clean […]
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Wild Hearts Gallery November exhibit to feature stained-glass artists
Wild Hearts Gallery will feature artists Lisa Chernoff and Nancy and Jon Couch in its Nov. exhibit. Broadcasting the Light: Fused and Stained-Glass Art, which is on display now through Dec.1, showcases Chernoff’s fused glass sculpture inspired by elements found in nature. Nancy and Jon Couch have shared their Gifts of Light for over 40 […]