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Sandoval Commission Meetings
Unless otherwise noted, all Sandoval County commission meetings
will be held in the county commission chambers, Sandoval County
Courthouse, 711 Camino del Pueblo, Bernalillo, New Mexico.
Placitas Community Library Hours: Tuesday 10 a.m.-7
p.m., Wednesday and Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-1
p.m. Call 867-3355 for directions or questions.
Monthly: Parents Without Partners offers support,
education, and friendship to single parents of all ages, regardless
of custody. Get-togethers, family outings, socials. All welcome.
Wayne, 892-2456.
Mondays: One Day At A Time Big Book Study. Alcoholics
Anonymous Meeting. 6-7 p.m. United Methodist Church (in back), a
block west of Abuelita’s Restaurant, 136 West Don Andres,
Bernalillo. 266-1900.
Mondays through Thursdays: Mother’s Day Out.
9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Las Placitas Presbyterian Church. $13 per session.
867-5718.
First and third Mondays: Optimist Club de Sandoval
Meeting. 7 p.m. San Antonio Community Center, Placitas. New members
welcome. 867-4646.
Second and fourth Mondays: Bernalillo Town Council
Meeting. The public can attend as observers, but does not participate
in the activities unless requested by the Mayor. 6:30 p.m. 867-3311.
Second and fourth Mondays: Grief Support Group
Meeting. A free community service available to anyone who is in
need of grief and bereavement support following the loss of a loved
one. 5:30-7:30 p.m. 3150 Carlisle NE, Suite 25 (at Carlisle and
Candelaria). Carol Frank, 821-6056.
Mondays and Wednesdays: The Bernalillo Badminton Club
plays at the Bernalillo Community Center. 9-11 a.m. Call Gary Hansen,
at 867-2829, for further information.
Tuesdays: The New Mexico Chapter of the Alzheimer’s
Association, in conjunction with Wild Oats, will present
“Maintain Your Brain,” a series of educational programs
on how to live a brain-healthy lifestyle. 9:30 a.m. For information,
call the Chapter office at (505) 266-4473, a Wild Oats location
near you, or visit the Chapter website at www.nm-alzheimers.org.
Tuesdays: Ongoing, Circle of Parents peer discussion
groups, 6 - 7:30 p.m. Free, confidential, and non-judgmental discussion
groups, promoting positive, nurturing parenting. Free childcare.
Held at Outcomes, Inc., 1503 University Boulevard, NE in Albuquerque.
Please RSVP at (505) 243-2551.
Tuesdays: Haven House Domestic Violence Support Group
for women whose lives have been touched by domestic violence. Topics
include Dynamics of Domestic Violence, Safety Plans, Developing
Healthy Relationships, and information about available services.
All sessions are confidential and free of charge. 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Rio Rancho First Baptist Church, corner of Route 528 and 19th Avenue.
Call Haven House, 896-4869 or 1-800-526-7157, for more information.
Tuesdays: One Day At A Time Alcoholics Anonymous
Meeting. Noon-1 p.m. (open meeting). United Methodist Church (in
back), a block west of Abuelita’s, Bernalillo. 266-1900.
First Tuesdays: SNAP (Survivors Network of those
Abused by Priests) support-group meeting, New Mexico Chapter. Meetings
are open to survivors and their immediate families, regardless of
religious affiliation, if any. 7 to 9 p.m. Good Shepherd UCC, 7834
Tennyson NE (youth lounge). Steve Rabi, 280-3369; www.snap-newmexico.org.
Second Tuesdays: New Mexico Democratic Club meets.
7 p.m., Rio Rancho Inn. www.nmdemclub.com.
Second Tuesdays: Sandoval County Democratic Club
meets at 7 p.m., Rio Rancho Inn, 528 near Sara Road, west side of
the road. Meetings are open to the public and feature candidates
for local, state, national offices. www.sandovaldemocrats.org.
Second and fourth Tuesdays: Village Academy Charter School
Meeting. 7 p.m. 274 Don Tomas, Bernalillo. All meetings open to
the public. VACS, P.O. Box 1247, Placitas, NM 87043.
Third Tuesdays: RESOLVE, Central New Mexico, Meeting.
RESOLVE provides information and support for those dealing with
infertility, pregnancy loss, high-risk pregnancy, making the decision
to adopt or life without children. National-affiliate support includes
professionally led support groups, peer-support gatherings, guest
speakers. Call or e-mail for location: 291-5066; resolvecentralnm@yahoo.com.
Third and fourth Tuesdays: National Alliance on Mental
Illness, a volunteer-run organization, provides education
and support for people with mental illness and their families. 7:30
p.m. St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 502 Sara Road, Rio Rancho,
Educational Building, Room 111. 892-1511, 249-4976, 260-0154, www.nami.org.
Fourth Tuesdays through December: New-Employer Tax Workshops
for small businesses that have or plan to have employees. Regulatory
and tax-filing requirements from six different federal and state
agencies will be covered. 8:15 a.m.-3:45 p.m., with one-hour lunch
break. Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, 5301 Central, NE
(Bank of the West building), 10th Floor, Conference Room A. Free
of charge. 505 841-6200.
Tuesdays and Thursdays: Book study and meditation groups.
WOW–Women of Wonder, Tuesdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m.; POW–People
of Wonder, Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m. Moon Dancer Book Gallery, 4484
Corrales Road, Corrales, 249-3742.
Wednesdays: Mothers’ Support Group. $3 per
session. 10-11 a.m. United Way Building, Southern and Unser Boulevard.
896-1250.
Wednesdays: Parenting Group Meeting. 6-7 p.m.
La Buena Vida, Bernalillo, 867-2383.
Wednesdays: Thinking Straight Step-Study Alcoholics Anonymous
Meeting. 6-7 p.m. First Assembly Church, 274 Camino Don
Tomas, south of PNM, Bernalillo. 266-1900.
First Wednesday: Democratic Women of Sandoval County
meet. 7 p.m. Call Janice Saxton for location and speaker information:
867-1139.
Third Wednesday: Bilingual story time for ages
two to ten, 3 p.m. Placitas Community Library. For more information,
call 867-3355.
First Wednesdays: Jardineros de Placitas, 9:30
a.m. each month except January and December. A community-involved
organization of women with groups interested in bridge, cooking,
stitchery, crafts, art, reading, day trips. Monthly meetings feature
speakers and subjects of local interest. Contact: Lin Robinson,
771-1535.
First Wednesdays: MOMS Club of Rio Rancho South
General Meeting. Free. The MOMS Club (Moms Offering Moms Support)
is an international nonprofit organization specifically designed
to support at-home mothers regardless of race, religion, financial
stability. 10 a.m. First Baptist Church of Rio Rancho (across from
Intel). 891-1909, 994-9687, www.momsclub.org.
First Wednesdays: National Alliance on Mental Illness,
a volunteer-run organization, provides education and support for
people with mental illness and their families. 10 a.m. St. Thomas
Aquinas Catholic Church, 502 Sara Road, Rio Rancho, Educational
Building, Room 111. 892-1511, 249-4976, 260-0154, www.nami.org.
First Wednesdays: The Sandoval County Chapter of the Holistic
Moms Network meets at the Placitas Community Center to
provide support and education on various natural living and conscious
parenting topics. 6 p.m. Weekly playgroups, book exchanges, and
an online forum for parenting support. The Holistic Moms Network
is a nonprofit support and discussion network for moms with an interest
in natural, holistic, and alternative parenting and living. Our
goal is to develop a thriving community which nurtures, supports,
and informs mothers and their families. Children are always welcome.
For more information, visit www.holisticmoms.org or email Heather
Kerr at hck1@roadrunner.com.
Second Wednesdays: Placitas Community Library board meetings
are now at the main PVFB station on 165, still on the second Wednesday
of each month at 6:30 p.m. Inquiries about these meetings or the
library: 867-3355. All meetings are open to the public.
Second Wednesdays: Village Academy Charter School Meeting.
7:30 p.m. Our Lady of Sorrows Church. VACS, P.O. Box 1247, Placitas,
NM 87043.
Third Wednesdays: Community workshop on Asthma and Allergy
Basics. For families who live with asthma, environmental,
and food allergies. 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Dinner is included. Sandoval
Health Commons, 1500 Idalia Road #B, behind the Sandoval County
Courthouse, off Idalia and Highway 528. RSVP on Friday before the
class at (505) 867-2291, ext. 1720.
Fourth Wednesdays: Bereavement Support Group for
parents who have had a baby die through miscarriage, stillbirth,
Sudden Infant Death, or other natural causes within the first year
of life. 7-8:30 p.m., Office of the Medical Investigator, UNM Medical
School Campus. 272-2485, 272-3397.
Wednesdays through Saturdays: Casa San Ysidro,
the historic Gutiérrez-Minge House in Corrales, on Old Church
Road, is open for tours at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Adults $4, seniors
$3, students $3, children $2. 897-8828.
Thursdays: Depression and bipolar support group
meetings. DBSA Albuquerque offers weekly support-group meetings
for those suffering from mood disorders. Friends and family members
welcome. 6:30–8:30 p.m. Nob Hill area, Albuquerque. Information
available regarding support groups in Los Lunas and Santa Fe. 505-889-3632,
dbsa4albq@yahoo.com.
Thursdays: One Day At A Time Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting.
Noon-1 p.m. (open meeting). United Methodist Church (in back), a
block west of Abuelita’s, Bernalillo. 266-1900.
First Thursday: Preschool story time for ages
two to five, 10 a.m. Placitas Community Library. For more information,
call 867-3355.
Second Thursdays: Placitas Community Library Board
meetings. 3:30-5:30 p.m. Meetings are open to public. Main Placitas
Volunteer Fire Brigade station. For information, call 867-3355.
Second Thursdays: Enchanted Hills Neighborhood Association
meets at 7 p.m. at the Vista Grande Elementary School, 7001 Chayote
Road, Rio Rancho. Meetings are open to the public. For more information,
visit www.ehha.us.
Second Thursdays: Do you want to learn more about politics? The
League of Women Voters–Albuquerque, a nonpartisan
organization, meets the second Thursday of each month. The luncheon
meeting is at the Wyndham Hotel, 2910 Yale Blvd SE, near the airport.
The LWV encourages informed and active participation to influence
public policy through education and advocacy. Reservations required.
For more information, telephone the League Office, Monday - Thursday
before noon, 884-8441. League office is at 2403 San Mateo NE, Suite
W-16C, www.lwvabc.org.
Fridays: Friday Night Live Alcoholics Anonymous
Meeting (open meeting). 7-8 p.m. Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church
Motivation Center, 301 Camino del Pueblo, Bernalillo. 266-1900.
First Friday: Coronado Kennel Club Meeting. All-breed
obedience kennel club, 7 p.m. Call for meeting place. 867-4510.
Second Fridays: SanBern Federated Republican Women
meets (except July and August) at Chamisa Hills Country Club, in
Rio Rancho, 11:30 a.m. Anyone interested in attending may call 892-3330,
for more information.
Saturdays: One Day At A Time Big Book Discussion Alcoholics Anonymous
Meeting (open meeting). 9-10 a.m. United Methodist Church (in back),
a block west of Abuelita’s, Bernalillo. 266-1900.
Saturday evenings: Narcotics Anonymous Meeting.
6:30 p.m. (open meeting). If you have a problem with narcotics or
even think you may have a problem, you are welcome. 136 West Don
Andres, Bernalillo. (Bernalillo Methodist Church). 505-260-9889,
505-260-7195.
Second Saturdays: Friends of the Library of Rio Rancho
Book Sale, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Bargains at every sale.
Auditorium in Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado, Rio
Rancho. For information, visit www.ci.rio-rancho.nm.us/friendsofthelibrary.
Third Saturday: Organ Transplant Awareness Program’s
monthly meetings. 10:30 a.m. OTAP is an independent organization
working to improve the quality of life for transplant candidates,
recipients, their families, and donor family members. Their function
is to increase the awareness of the need for organ and tissue donors.Home
Town Buffet on Coors/Paseo. Info: www.otapnm.org.
Sundays: Corrales Growers’ Market features
music, burritos, New Mexico grown produce, dairy, honey, and plants.
9 a.m. -12 p.m. Admission is free. 500 Jones Road in Corrales, next
to the Corrales Post Office. For information, call 898-7927.
Sundays: Placitas Big Book Study. Alcoholics Anonymous.
7-8:15 p.m. (open meeting). Presbyterian Church (Bell Tower), Placitas.
266-1900.
Sundays: Narcotics Anonymous Meeting. If you have
a problem with drugs, or even think that you might have a problem,
you are welcome! 10:30 a.m. 4324 Corrales Road (in the community
center behind the old fire station). 260-9889, 260-7195.
Through June 3: “Hand to Mouth.” Food-related
art and more. Corrales Bosque Gallery’s yearly benefit show.
10 a.m.–5 p.m. Forty percent of all proceeds made opening
day will go to the Roadrunner Food Bank. Free gourmet food donated
by local chefs. For information, call or visit the Corrales Bosque
Gallery, Mercado de Maya, 4685 Corrales Road, Corrales. 898-7203.
You may also visit their website at: corralesbosquegallery.com.
Through October 23: The Sandoval County Master Gardener
Hotline is now open at 867-2582 from 9 a.m. - 12 noon on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays
and Thursdays. Veteran Master Gardeners will answer general gardening
questions, from what grows in New Mexico, when to grow it, what
insects and diseases may be a problem, and more.
May 31: Flint Knapping Workshop, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.,
Coronado State Monument, off I-25, just west of Bernalillo. For
information, call Pat Harris, 822-8571 or email patparhar@comcast.net.
June 2: Camp Coronado begins. Bernalillo Recreation Center, 7
a.m. For information, call 867-3311.
June 2 through July 31: 2008 Summer Reading Program,
Youth Reading List. Martha Liebert Public Library. For information,
call 867-3311.
June 2: Gardening with the Masters, Meadowlark
Senior Center, 4330 Meadowlark Lane SE in Rio Rancho. Leah Vesely
will present “How to Grow Herbs Successfully” and “How
to Make Refreshing Teas with Your Harvest,” 7-8:30 p.m., free
and open to the public. For information, call 867-7500.
June 3: Bernalillo Planning and Zoning Meeting,
Bernalillo Town Hall, 6:30 p.m. For information, call 867-3311.
June 5: Sandoval County Commission, 3 p.m., Commission
Chambers. For information, call 867-7500.
June 7: Saturday Morning with Mayor Chávez; 10
a.m.-noon. For information, call Ida Fierro at 867-3311.
June 7: “Light and the Grand Landscape,”
photography workshop, with instructor Alex Candelaria Sedillos.
9 a.m. $20. Sponsored by the Friends of Coronado State Monument
in Bernalillo. Reservations required: call 822-8571.
June 9: Bernalillo Town Council Meeting. Bernalillo
Town Hall, 6:30 p.m. For information, call 867-3311.
June 10: ESCAFCA Meeting. Bernalillo Town Hall,
3 p.m. For information, call 867-3311.
June 11: County Health Alliance Council, 9 a.m.,
County Health Commons, 1500-B Idalia Road in Bernalillo. For information,
call 867-7500.
June 14: Bernalillo Rotary Park Flea Market Gala.
9 a.m.-5 p.m. For information, call 867-3311.
June 14: Memory Stepping Stone Workshop, Coronado
State Monument, 9 a.m. For information, call 771-3464 or email gforbes@mail.millikin.edu.
June 14: Placitas pianist Wendy Day will perform
an all-Chopin piano program at 2 p.m. Admission is $5 per person.
The concert will be held at the Outpost Performance Space, 210 Yale
SE in Albuquerque. For further information, call 268-0044.
June 15: The annual Festival de San Antonio. Following
mass at 9:30 a.m., a procession of parishioners carries santos throughout
the Village of Placitas. It concludes at the San Antonio Mission,
on Paseo de San Antonio in Placitas, where a brunch is served. The
public is invited to watch the procession and participate in the
festivities that follow.
June 17: “Light and the Grand Landscape,”
photography workshop, with instructor Alex Candelaria Sedillos.
9 a.m. $20. Sponsored by the Friends of Coronado State Monument
in Bernalillo. Reservations required: call 822-8571.
June 18: Democratic Women of Sandoval County,
Unitarian Universalist Westside Congregation Church, 1650 Abrazo
in Rio Rancho at 7 p.m.; social time at 6:30. Guests are welcome.
For information, call Janice Saxton at 867-1139 or email jnjsaxton@msn.com.
June 19: Sandoval County Commission, 6 p.m., Commission
Chambers. For information, call 867-7500.
June 19: Sandoval County Juvenile Justice Board,
3 p.m., Commission Chambers. For information, call 867-7500.
June 19: Commission on Senior Affairs, 10 a.m.,
Peña Blanca Senior Center. For information, call 867-7500.
June 22: Lecture entitled “Fermentation in New Mexico
Prehistory” at 2 p.m. at the DeLavy House, Highway
550, slightly west of Coronado State Monument. For information,
call 867-2755.
June 23: Bernalillo Town Council Meeting. Bernalillo
Town Hall, 6:30 p.m. For information, call 867-3311.
June 25: Placitas Public Transportation Meeting
with transit manager for the MRTD (Mid Region Transit District,
6-8 p.m. Placitas Community Center.
June 26: County Planning and Zoning Commission,
6 p.m., Commission Chambers. For information, call 867-7500.
June 29: Fireworks Showcase. Bernalillo High School.
Fireworks start at dusk. For information, call 867-3311.
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