BREAKING NEWS THE HARVEST FESTIVAL HAS BEEN CANCELLED 9-11-21
The 2021 Corrales Harvest Festival was cancelled less than three weeks before it was scheduled to launch over the weekend of September 25-26. The organizers, the Kiwanis Club of Corrales, made the decision to avoid COVID-19 exposures. In a statement, the club explained, “Because we cannot control the environment of most of the major locations […]
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2021 SEPTEMBER 11 ISSUE GRANTS TO NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY ACADEMY, BOSQUE ECOSYSTEM MONITORING PROGRAM
Native American Community Academy (NACA) has been awarded $20,000 by the N.M. Outdoor Recreation Division. This summer, students participated in growing crops on the Trosello farm at the north end of Corrales. The non-profit incorporates “land-based learning as part of a holistic learning approach. Many of the school’s students have experienced historical separation from their […]
2021 SEPTEMBER 11 ISSUE PLACITAS GARDEN TOUR SEPT.19
The fifth annual Placitas Garden Tour on Sunday September 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. will once again pair access to exquisite local gardens with artists creating work at each site. For the first time, the tour selected individuals working in both two- and three-dimensions, presenting garden art as well as paintings that reflect […]
2021 SEPTEMBER 11 ISSUE DAVID MAYERSON DIES
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Geologist David Mayerson died in his home here July 8 at age 68, succumbing to pancreatic cancer after nearly two years. A regular early morning cyclist in the Bosque Preserve, he also enjoyed hiking and cross-country skiing with friends in the Jemez Mountains. He volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and other non-profits. After […]
2021 SEPTEMBER 11 ISSUE ‘GRIEF AND GRATITUDE’ ART SHOW AT TORTUGA GALLERY SEPT. 3-26
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] An exhibition of artwork created during the pandemic has been mounted at Tortuga Gallery in downtown Albuquerque. Among the 40 artists participating in the show “Grief & Gratitude” is Corrales Comment’s graphics specialist, Katie Neeley with a painting titled “Ecdysis” and another “Self Portrait.” The show with 72 pieces opened September 3 and […]
2021 SEPTEMBER 11 ISSUE SATURDAY WALKING TOUR SHOWS OFF DOWNTOWN ALBQ
The Albuquerque Historical Society invites the general public to a free walking tour along Central Avenue from First Street to Eighth Street Saturday mornings. It departs from Tucano’s Brazilian Restaurant at 10 a.m. where a guide will be waiting. In a virtual program September 19, the society presents authors Richard and Shirley Cushing Flint speaking […]
2021 SEPTEMBER 11 ISSUE U.N. CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT TEXT
Now, finally, it seems that no one doubts that climate change is happening. This article offers a continuation of a United Nations report’s findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) titled “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis.” The scientific report has a summary for policymakers with four sections: The Current State of […]
2021 SEPTEMBER 11 ISSUE STATE REP. DAYMON ELY FAULTS ATTY. GEN. BALDERAS FOR NOT REIMBURSING VICTIMS OF SOLAR COMPANY
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] State Representative Daymon Ely has raised the alarm that consumers have not been compensated for losses incurred from “illegal door-to-door sales tactics that allegedly ensnared uninformed consumers into binding 20-year power purchase agreements that ended up costing homeowners more than they were currently paying PNM.” Corrales attorney Ely has filed a complaint with […]
2021 SEPTEMBER 11 ISSUE BOSQUE PRESERVE RAVENNA GRASS REMOVAL SEPT.18; CLEAN-UP OCT.16
Volunteers are needed for two upcoming efforts to remove invasive plants and litter in the Corrales Bosque Preserve. On Saturday morning, September 18, the Corrales Bosque Advisory Commission will direct volunteer efforts to remove seed heads of the Ravenna grass in a willow swale east of the levee mile marker 1.0. “The Bosque Advisory Commission […]