ISSUE 02-05-22 WHAT’S ON?
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Slider_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] By Meredith Hughes Only 28 days to whip through this month, masks in your pockets, hanging in the car, airing outside from the apple tree….still, on we go! Do visit the websites of your favorite museums/galleries/organizations to check opening times/new regulations. Published the first issue of the month, What’s On? invites suggestions one […]
ISSUE 02-05-22 LETTERS AND OPINIONS
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Slider_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Dear Editor: There are apparently some people in the Village of Corrales anxious over an ordinance they successfully influenced the Village Council to pass… although it conflicts with state law. It is now the “law of the land” in the village until the state or a judge says otherwise. The position of the […]
ISSUE 02-05-22 DIOLINDA GARBAGNI DIES
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] The 80 year old Corrales Siphon is in trouble yet again. Now the old, wooden pipe that delivers irrigation water to Corrales has a gaping hole near the Sandia Pueblo side of the river. It’s so serious that water may have to be pumped from the river directly into the Corrales Main Canal […]
ISSUE 02-05-22 LYNN ROGERS DIES
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] An avid quilter, music teacher and horsewoman, Lynn Rogers died November 22 at her home in Rio Rancho. With her family, she lived in Corrales from 1984 to 1997. Originally from Iowa, she earned a master’s degree in science education from the University of Northern Colorado and later studied music education at the […]
ISSUE 02-05-22 PIANIST SUSAN ROKICKI DIES
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Former Corrales resident and piano instructor Susan Rokicki died January 14. She lived here during the 1980s and 1990s, but during the past two decades had lived in Calumet, Michigan. While here, Rokicki was known as a gifted pianist and lover of music. She maintained supportive relationships with her students over many years. […]
ISSUE 02-05-22 FORMER LAW OFFICE TRANSFORMED TO SELL PRODUCE WINE COFFEE
A zone change and site development plan have been approved for the property south of Village Pizza where the law office of Tessa Davidson has been located. The proposed use by new owners Elan and Aaron Silverblatt-Buser of Silverleaf Farms was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission January 26. It also recommended approval of […]
ISSUE 02-05-22 EXTEND ANGEL ROAD OUT TO HWY.528?
Prohibited by a judge more than 15 years ago, a plan has re-surfaced to extend Angel Road west into Rio Rancho, perhaps connecting to Highway 28. Amid strong pressure in 2004-05, the Village Council attempted to prevent a roadway easement from the Corrales border into a planned 80-acre commercial and residential development in Rio Rancho. […]
ISSUE 02-05-22 ARTS CENTER FINDS SOME PROGRAMS MAY WORK BETTER REMOTELY
Corrales Comment’s January 22 issue ran an incorrect report on the Corrales Arts Center’s programs. A corrected version is below. The Corrales Arts Center (CAC) has come out with its schedule of workshops, classes and salons for 2022. From Southwest history to sports car appreciation, there is something on the menu for each of its […]
ISSUE 02-05-22 RICKETY WOODEN SIPHON PIPE BURSTS; WATER FOR CORRALES FARMS THREATENED
The 80 year old Corrales Siphon is in trouble yet again. Now the old, wooden pipe that delivers irrigation water to Corrales has a gaping hole near the Sandia Pueblo side of the river. It’s so serious that water may have to be pumped from the river directly into the Corrales Main Canal this spring […]
ISSUE 02-05-22 CORRALES COMMENT COMPLETES 40 YEARS
This issue completes Corrales Comment’s 40th year of publication. The premiere issue, Volume I No.1, dated February 26, 1982 had a front page banner headline reading “A New Mayor: Who’ll It Be?” The lead article began this way: “March 2 is election day in Corrales. The new mayor may be an electrician whose family once […]