Calliope Gallery in Madrid is set to host an opening reception for “Outsider Artist” Chandon Banning on Saturday, June 21, at 4 p.m. Banning will be exhibiting her current paintings, with the exhibit running through August 11. Chandon Banning, an American abstract painter and multidisciplinary artist, originally from Los Angeles, will be showcasing her work. […]
East Mountains
Posted inEast Mountains, Government, Santa Fe County, Torrance County
Traffic cone season is coming.These local highways are on the DOT paving project list.
New Mexico Highway 344 will likely see some construction this summer as crews work on a hot-in-place pavement recycling project with an estimated price tag of $1.2 million. This is one of the projects that was included in a presentation the New Mexico Department of Transportation District 5 Engineer Rhonda Lopez gave to state lawmakers […]
Posted inEast Mountains, Local Gov.
Tijeras donating firetruck to volunteer department in Mexico
The Village of Tijeras is donating a firetruck to the City of Guaymas in the state of Sonora in Mexico. The Village Council unanimously approved a resolution to donate the 2006 pumper tanker during its meeting Monday evening. The truck is valued at $15,000. Mayor Jake Bruton plans on driving the truck to Guaymas later […]
Posted inEast Mountains, Local Gov.
Tijeras approves $25K well repair
The Tijeras Village Council unanimously approved spending $25,000 to repair well 3 when it met Monday evening. While the well is only a few years old, the cast iron pipe has corroded and there isn’t a warranty in place to cover the costs of a new pipe. According to Mayor Jake Bruton, the water in […]
Posted inEast Mountains, Local Gov.
Whispering Pines Senior Center gets emergency grant for upgrades
Whispering Pines Senior Center is getting an upgrade after the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners approved grant for infrastructure improvements at the Tijeras facility. The financial resolution accepts a one-time emergency grant of $328,650 from the New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department for infrastructure improvements at the Whispering Pines Senior Center in the East […]
Posted inEast Mountains, Local Gov.
Tijeras Village Council to discuss well repairs
The Tijeras Village Council will discuss repairs needed at one of its wells when it meets at 6 p.m. Monday. The repairs needed at well 3 are anticipated to cost around $25,000. Well 3 is a relatively new well that was constructed using capital outlay funds and a grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation […]
Posted inEast Mountains, Local Gov.
Beloved beer and music spot, Rock Canyon Cider, moving to new location
Rock Canyon Cider, a favorite destination in the East Mountains for music lovers, foodies, and craft beverage enthusiasts, is preparing for a big move—this time into the heart of Tijeras village. Currently located at 364 NM-333, the cidery and taproom will relocate to a more central location near A. Montoya Elementary School, a move expected […]
Posted inBernalillo County, East Mountains, Local Gov.
Bernalillo County wants to talk about community improvements with East Mountain community
Bernalillo County is hosting a Community Conversation in Tijeras Thursday to discuss improvement projects in the East Mountains. The public community meeting runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the A. Montoya Elementary School gymnasium, located at 24 Public School Road in Tijeras. The parking lot is accessible from the intersection of Public School Road […]
Posted inCommunity Content, East Mountains
East Mountains flashback: Historic home At Los Alamitos
By Rick Holben Located just south of Tijeras in Cedro Canyon, Los Alamitos was once a small community within the Cañon de Carnué Land Grant, and a 1893 land grant map shows the community as home to six families. In 1902, however, the U.S. government drastically reduced the grant from the 90,000 acres granted to […]
Posted inBernalillo County, East Mountains, General Interest
Bernalillo County offering free groceries to low-income seniors
Free groceries are available to senior Bernalillo County residents from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of every month at the Tijeras Senior Center located at 10 Tijeras Ave. in Tijeras. Bernalillo County is partnering with Silver Horizons to provide the free food to senior residents and veterans. Silver Horizons is an organization […]