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Placitas Organizations

Placitas Chamber of Commerce
An organization promoting the Placitas business community and organizing the Placitas Home Tour. 867-3011, 46 Sandia Lane, Placitas, NM 87043

La Puerta Real Estate Services, LLC
La Puerta Real Estate Services is Your Gateway to the Best Homes and Property in Placitas. Whatever your real estate needs, La Puerta is the place to go.

The Placitas Home Tour The best builders showcase their considerable talents. The tours are generally held the first two weekends in October. Visit La Puerta Real Estate Services, LLC for more information.

Anasazi Trails The best property and the best views in Placitas. There are still a few quality properties left. But don’t wait, over half the lots are already sold or reserved.

PlacitasArtists.com
An on-line art gallery providing free web-based galleries for all Placitas artists. Each gallery contains up to 8 color images, an artist’s biography or CV and a contact page. In addition you can find what’s showing in the Bernalillo Art Galleries. Visit the website for more information.

Placitas Artists Series
Offering monthly musical concerts at Las Placitas Presbyterian church. Artists’ reception and exhibit of local artists work precede each concert. 867-8080

The Placitas Library
The Placitas Library provides and promotes open and equal access to its resources and services in order to meet the informational, educational and cultural needs of our diverse community. Una Placita Para Todos -- A Place for Everyone.

Jardineros de Placitas
A community-involved organization with subgroups interested in bridge, herbs, stitchery, art, and books. Meetings are the 1st Wednesday of each month, 9:30 a.m.

Las Placitas Association
A community organization working to preserve the rural quality of life in Placitas and restore the riparian habitat of Las Huertas Creek. It sponsors the annual Flowering Desert Garden Tour in June, a Star Gazing Party, and group hikes throughout the year. P. O. Box 888, Placitas, NM 87043

Placitas Recycling Center
Offers recycling services to the community on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month. Hwy. 165, across from Comcast Cable Company near I-25. 867-3077

Placitas Senior and Community Center:
Activities for seniors and community members. Lunch served weekdays. Menu and activities calendar in the Signpost online. 867-1396

Placitas Volunteer Fire Brigade
Volunteers from the community act as first responders to local emergencies. Training and certification classes offered. 867-5080.

More Links and Community Resources

Albuquerque Sunport International Airport

See Sandoval County Lots of interesting links to things to see and do in Sandoval County.

Local Government contacts:
Town of Bernalillo offices—867-3311
Sandoval County offices—867-7500
Sandoval County Commission Chairman Jack E. Thomas, c/o Sandoval County Administrative offices, P. O. Box 40, Bernalillo, NM 87004

NewMexico.org The New Mexico Department of Tourism website

New Mexico Magazine Many of the regular features of this popular magazine plus a not more.

Yahoo Guide to Albuquerque and Santa Fe An in-depth guide to things to see and do in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe area

CityData.com A page chock full of everything you could ever want to know about Placitas including: weather (today's forecast as well as the seasonal averages), demographics, best AM and FM station reception, and a bunch more.

Weather.com listing for Placitas

The Animal Hotline:
A nonprofit community service for lost and found pets.
867-6135. P. O. Box 812, Placitas, NM 87043
E-mail:
placitasrealty@earthlink.net

Greater Bernalillo Chamber of Commerce:
An organization of people interested in promoting the business community of Algodones, Bernalillo, northern Rio Rancho, Placitas, and the pueblos of Sandia and Santa Ana.
867-1185, fax 867-8325, P. O. Box 1776, Bernalillo, NM 87004. Office located at Sandoval County Visitor Center, 243 Camino del Pueblo, Bernalillo

Citizens for Safe Pipelines:
A nonprofit created to protect the environment, properties, and the public from the release of hazardous liquid and natural gas.
safepiplines@worldnet.att.net, 867-0778, P. O. Box 124, Placitas, NM 87043

The Sandoval Signpost
A local independent monthly newsmagazine and website serving Placitas, and surrounding areas.
email@sandovalsignpost.com Voice: 867-3810, FAX: 867-3870, P. O. Box 889, Placitas, NM 87043

The Sandoval Signpost Monthly Community Calendar Updated every month, the Community Calendar lists activities and meetings for the local area.

Optimist Club de Sandoval:
A community organization encouraging youth activities and promoting involvement in civic affairs. Monthly meetings on the first and third Mondays, 7:00 p.m.
Placitas Mission de San Antonio Community Center.
RNHteacher@aol.com, 771-2337

Placitas Animal Rescue:
Rescuing injured, lost, or abandoned animals in Sandoval County. Also providing a spay and neuter service with free pet pickup and delivery.
867-0004, P. O. Box 724, Placitas, NM 87043

Sandoval County Historical Society:
A community organization promoting the preservation of the history of Sandoval County. Monthly meetings at the DeLavy House in Bernalillo. 867-5351 or 867-5857

Watermelon Mountain Ranch:
Fostering the animal-human bond and offering foster homes and adoptions for displaced dogs and cats. 771-0140, extension 2 Homestead Village, on the corner of HWY 165 and Tierra Madre is home to the Merc, a well stocked market with a wine selection rivaling many wine shops. The Merc is also plays host to Friday night wine tastings.

Placitas Businesses

Larry White
OnSite Solutions
Larry does expert computer repair and upgrades, software consulting,
and web hosting. He hosts a variety of Placitas sites including this site, The Sandoval Signpost, The Placitas Chamber of Commerce and La Puerta Real Estate services. 505-440-9950
larry@onsitecorp.com www.onsitecorp.com

gwpriester.com Gary W. Priester, a veteran of over 35 years in the advertising and graphic design field has designed logos and websites for a large variety of Placitas businesses including this site, the Placitas Chamber of Commerce site, the PlacitasArtists site, Anasazi Trails and the Sandoval Signpost site. gary@gwpriester.com

The Merc has a deli section where you can grab a casual lunch and buy deli foods to take home. The Piñon Cafe provides breakfast and lunch featuring the finest southwestern food. The Piñon Cafe is also open several nights a week and features a changing special Friday Night dinner menu. And McCole’s Pub and Grill, offers a a bar with draft beer and an assorted lunch and dinner menu and pizza.

Thomas J. Ashe Homes is currently building a 2550sf Southwest Contemporary home in Anasazi Meadows. Click here for a PDF with full details and contact information.

USBank offers full service banking, ATM and drive-thru.

Rounding out the rest of the Homestead Village conveniences are La Bonne Vie Day Spa and Salon where you can have all your hair, skin, massage and beauty needs addressed.

Penelope Cisneros heads up the Placitas office of Edward Jones and can provide expert advice for all your investment and retirement needs.

Placitas Videos and More, also in Homestead Village Shopping Center, offers a small, but growing selection of video rentals. They also offer a splendid selection of home made candies. The shop just opened in February 2004 and plans to increase their movie titles. Open 7 days a week from 10 AM until late into the evening. 771-3055

If your computer should break down, just bring it in to Placitas Computers ‘n Post. And at the same time you can drop your cleaning off at Buttons & Bows Cleaners.

The Placitas Artists Series provides an ongoing series of concerts throughout the year as well as a gallery of local Placitas artists and craftspersons.

Comcast Cable offers digital cable service with hundreds of channels as well as high speed Internet access via cable modem to most, but not all, of Placitas.

And there is more. We’ll be adding the this page so check back frequently.

For links to all these resources and more visit the Placitas Chamber of Commerce website.

Arts and Recreation

ROCKIN R' STUDIO/GALLERY
221 Highway 165, Placitas, N.M. 87043 Hours:10:00-5:00 Thurs-Sat
505-867-9595 and 1-800-609-7655 - We hope to offer the space for a "meet the artist" series to showcase our local artists and also if the local artists would like we are open for using the gallery for a weekly informal drawing class after hours.

Arte Loca Gallery
(As of March 15 2004) 282 Camino del Pueblo, Bernalillo (in the historic Zocalo Building). Open Wednesday - Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m., and by appointment 505 771 8626

Katrina Lasko Gallery
336 North Camino Del Pueblo, Bernalillo, New Mexico 87004, e-mail:
klasko3@msn.com
Open Fridays and Saturdays 11—5 and by appointment: Please call 505 867 2523

Julianna Kirwin Studio/Gallery
Featuring prints by Julianna Kirwin - 1019 Camino del Pueblo, Bernalillo, NM 87004, OPEN Fri-Sat 10-4 or by appointment 505 771 0590 e-mail:
julianna@swcp.com

Angus McDougall Gallery
978 San Felipe, Bernalillo, 505.867.0556, 866.866.1186 toll free,
e-mail: info@angusmcdougall.com

Siete Nombres
373 North Camino Del Pueblo, Bernalillo, NM 87004, 505 771 0205
Open Wednesday – Saturday 11:00 to 5:00

New Mexico Mountain Club sponsors exciting outdoor adventures throughout the year for members and guests including hiking, technical rock climbing, backpacking, camping, snowshoeing, skiing, and cycling. Activities vary from easy to strenuous; we have something for every taste and skill level.

Cibola National Forest and Grasslands Information on the various parks that make up the Cibola National Forest and Grasslands.

Golfable Links to the links, both in Sandoval County and the rest of the country.

Jemez Trail Hiking, fishing, sightseeing and more along the Jemez Trail

Yahoo’s Guide to New Mexico Ski and Snow Resorts Links and ski conditions at New Mexico’s best ski resorts.

The Isotopes Albuquerque’s Minor League Baseball team

University of New Mexico Lobos website Home of the Lobos.

Popejoy Hall Calendar of events On the University of New Mexico campus, Popejoy Hall is New Mexico's grandest multi-use theater, serving as the home for The Ovation Series at Popejoy Hall and the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra.

Yahoo Movies Listings for all the Albuquerque area theaters

The Santa Fe Opera - Schedule of events and more for this world class opera company

Petroglyph National Monument The Park Service’s webiste for this fascinating source of ancient Anasazi rock carvings

Pueblos

Map of New Mexico Pueblos and Reservations

Santa Ana Pueblo

Pueblo of Sandia Home Page

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