ISSUE 12-18-21 GOLDEN YEARS VILLAGE IN THE VILLAGE
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Slider_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”WP_Widget_Media_Image”][/siteorigin_widget] ‘Tis the season. Our responses to it were formed when we were very young. It was the happiest of times, of family gatherings, all the colored lights and candles, tinsel, and of presents – a time of accumulation. Now, for many of us, it’s, well, it’s now; a time more of […]
12-18-21 MOVIE REVIEW
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Slider_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] House of Gucci Directed by Ridley Scott. Plugs: Gucci. Nearest: Cottonwood House of Gucci tells the true story of the iconic Italian fashion family. The film follows the rise and fall of Guccis (and soon-to-be-Guccis) from 1978 to the 1990s. You can track the era by the hairstyles and cars, as […]
ISSUE 12-18-21 LETTERS
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Slider_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Dear Editor: I would like to comment on the recent articles about Global Warming. I agree we must do something, and I feel strongly we can start right here in our own backyard. Let’s start by getting back to the roots of Corrales by supporting the rural, agricultural village that we are supposed […]
ISSUE 12-18-21 COMMENTARY
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Slider_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] By Joan Morrison What/Who is the Corrales Bosque Advisory Commission? The Corrales Bosque Advisory Commission advises the Village Council and administration on issues related to the Corrales Bosque Preserve. Composed of seven members appointed by the mayor, the commission meets on the evening of the second Thursday each month, and meetings are open […]
ISSUE 12-18-21 MRGCD EXEC DIRECTOR MIKE HAMMAN PREPARES TO STEP DOWN
As Corrales’ Mike Hamman prepares to step down as executive director of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District next month, he gave a wide-ranging interview to Corrales Comment about the future of farming here, cannabis cultivation, climate change, prospects for a municipal water system and a N.M. water plan. More than a year ago, the […]
ISSUE 12-18-21 STILL NO START-UP DATE FOR UPPER MEADOWLARK TRAILS
Still no start-up date or timetable has been announced for construction of paths along upper Meadowlark Lane between Loma Larga and Rio Rancho. Earlier this year, Village Administrator Ron Curry predicted it might be complete by the end of 2021. But as of December 1, Corrales Public Works Director Mike Chavez reported “We are at […]
ISSUE 12-18-21 OLD SCHOOLHOUSE GETS A NEW ROOF
In early December, the roof was being replaced on the old, one-room schoolhouse at the corner of Corrales Road and Rincon Road. The earthen structure is being restored by John Perea who also owns the adjacent Perea’s Restaurant and Tijuana Bar. Both historic buildings are to be managed in accordance with a common site development […]
ISSUE 12-18-21 OLD CHURCH HONORS HISTORIAN ALAN MINGE
The November 28 tribute to the man largely credited for saving the Old Church, historian Alan Minge, included little-known facts about how that was accomplished. Among Minge’s written recollections was the Corrales Historical Society’s approval for the church to be set on fire, or to be filmed as if burning, for a television production. Not […]
ISSUE 12-18-21 WILDLIFE WILL SOON HAVE CONTINUITY OF HABITAT IN BOSQUE PRESERVE
Thanks to The Nature Conservancy, a serious, but avoidable, mistake in managing the Corrales Bosque Preserve may be reversed by summer. Continuity of habitat for wildlife using the riverside forest will be restored over the next decade as a result of the wetlands project underway at the mouth of the Montoyas Arroyo. The wide, barren […]
12-18-21 WHY WON’T THE VILLAGE RELEASE GONZALES FIELD APPRAISAL?
An appraisal for the front three acres of the Gonzales tract next to Wells Fargo Bank has not been released by Village officials despite citizens’ keen interest in having it purchased for public use. A report had been expected in October or November for the vacant three acres owned by descendants of Corrales’ founder, Juan […]