Home Care In Corrales, NM

CORRALES, N.M. (KRQE) – The blockbuster movie ‘Oppenheimer’ has brought a lot of attention to New Mexico. After Robert Oppenheimer left Los Alamos, he would head to Princeton to be the director of the Institute for Advanced Study. It’s where he would help bring together intellectuals including local physicist Jacob Kuriyan who now lives in Corrales.

The then-25-year-old had just finished his Ph.D. in physics when he crossed paths with Oppenheimer in 1966. “Something that I wrote in my application appealed to him obviously, and I got selected,” said Kuriyan.

He was one of two people that year Oppenheimer selected for a two-year membership at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. “So it’s really, think of it as an institution with no students, but dedicated to just totally free thinking. And it’s very rare to find a place like that and they really produce some of the finest mathematicians and physicists in the world,” said Kuriyan.

Oppenheimer’s office was above Kuriyans. “But most of the time he was in his office, which was right above my office. And so one day I decided that you know, I might as well go and say hello to him,” said Kuriyan.

He recalled being intimated and curious the first time he met Oppenheimer. “He opened the door and let me in, guided me to the chair, pulled the chair out for me to sit on it, and then he went and sat also…I mean, just the kindness of the man,” Kuriyan said.

Oppenheimer was battling cancer at that time and would die the following year. Kuriyan spoke on Oppenheimer’s legacy of being one of the first scientists in the United States who knew quantum physics. “He coached and trained and taught and managed all the initial group of physicists who worked in quantum physics. So, by the time he got selected for Los Alamos, he already had a track record of managing these people and their futures,” said Kuriyan.

Now in his 80s, Kuriyan joked that it was tough to top starting out his career with the most powerful physicist in the world. “So it was quite an honor to you know, to be part of that just as soon as I finished my PhD, and I always have people let it it’s been downhill ever since.”

Dr. Kuriyan would go on to become a physics and meteorology professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. He came to New Mexico in the 1990s to start a software company.

The holiday season has officially begun in Corrales, but not before lightning threatened to cancel the Christmas de Los Caballos Parade on Sunday afternoon.

About 20 people from Corrales, other parts of Sandoval County and Albuquerque came with their decked out horses and ponies to the annual parade.

“It’s just something fun to do,” said Bob Sprenger, who rode “Smarty,” a 22-year-old grade horse.

The parade, which had been on hold the last couple of years due to COVID-19, marked the start of the Corrales Fire Department’s annual Christmas Toy and Food Drive, which serves families in the area.

The entry fee was a new unwrapped toy.

It appeared early on that the event might get called off, as rain started to fall and lightning cropped up across the area. Village of Corrales Deputy Fire Chief Tanya Lattin said she was about 20 minutes away from canceling the event.

Lattin said she told everyone that she would stop the event if the lightning continued.

“I’m not going to risk people getting struck but you tell me if the horses are good and they were like ‘No, we’re good with the rain.’”

About a half-hour later, the storm moved on. People got on their horses inside the Wagner’s Farm Stand parking lot, got on Corrales Road, rode down to Double S Road and turned toward just outside TopForm Arena, where Santa and Mrs. Claus greeted kids and other guests.

People from all age groups rode including a 9-year-old Corrales boy and the first place winner in the parade’s “Most Funny” category, Caleb Hill. Dressed as “The Grinch,” Hill rode on Sugar Bear, a 20-year-old retired roping horse.

Before the parade started, he admitted he was “kind of nervous.”

“We’ve really been looking forward to it,” his mom Nicole Hill added.

Jayme Rickard came from Rio Rancho to ride with her niece Jaleh Mosher, a recipient of the 2023 Grit & Grace Leadership Scholarship.

Grit & Grace is a non-profit that is aligned with Professional Bull Riders, which focuses on equipping young ladies to be strong leaders.

Rickard and Mosher rode on quarter horses dressed up as carousel horses.

“I really like seeing the costumes and I am curious how many people were going to come watch,” Mosher said about the parade.

Other people came with their mini ponies like David Zaccaria, who brought 7-year-old Chico. Co-first place finishers in the “Most Festive” category, Kaysie Jo Moeller, 4, and her 2-year-old cousin Kendelyn Jo Rollins, rode on their horses Mocha and Hercules who wore presents, candy canes and Santa caps.

The next holiday event in Corrales will be the tree lighting ceremony that will happen at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Village Administrative Complex, 4324 Corrales Road. There will be music and people will have another chance to contribute to the fire department’s toy drive.

CORRALES, N.M. —

When it comes to beer, you often don't think about how it's made.

Beer production involves hard work and a lot of patience. A process the Pink Boots Society knows all too well.

"The whole idea is to support, educate and inspire one another throughout this fermented space. To celebrate women and to make sure that we're all giving each other opportunities to network," Jess Griego, a leader of New Mexico's Pink Boots Society chapter, said. She's also the co-owner of Bosque Brewing Company.

The nonprofit organization uses education to assist, inspire, and encourage women and non-binary individuals in the fermented/alcoholic beverage industry.

New Mexico is just one of 85 chapters within the group.

The business is typically dominated by men. According to the United States Census Bureau, men made up 76% of craft brewery owners in 2021.

Yet times are changing.

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Pictured: Inside the Ex Novo Brewing Company’s distillery.

"Eight years ago, the industry was a lot smaller. There were less women in positions and breweries in general. Over the last eight years, it's grown just crazy, and it's been really exciting," said Kristy Baunds, another leader of New Mexico's Pink Boots Society chapter. She's also a seller tech and packager at Steel Bender Brewyard.

That's why March 8 served as the perfect opportunity to celebrate the organization's 8th Annual "Collaboration Brew Day" — Wednesday is recognized as International Women's Day.

Every year, chapter leaders pick a New Mexico brewery to host the event. Ex Novo Brewing Company, a distillery located in Corrales, was picked for 2023.

On Wednesday, dozens of people were seen networking and collaborating at the location.

"I'm glad to see people having some beers, and sometimes this is the only time of year we all get to be in one room together. So it's really nice to see everybody show up this year," said Courtney Hilte, a brewer and cellar worker at Ex Novo.

For Hilte, her passion in brewing started in college after years of bartending. She then gained an interest in overall production.

"When you can't afford beer, you make your own," Hilte said. "So I really got into it in college, and then just kind of started trying more craft beers and becoming kind of a nerd about it."

The Ex Novo employee played a big part in this year's event. Hilte made the group's own beer.

From writing the recipe to picking the name and designing the logo.

"We're brewing a pilsner. It's 100% pilsner malt. It's going to be yellow, flavored beer. [It's] light, crisp, [and] really approachable. It'll only [contain] 5.5% alcohol by volume," she said.

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Pictured: A part of the process for beer production.

For most of Wednesday, Hilte was seen working her way around the Corrales brewhouse. Tasks included malting, milling, fermenting, and packaging.

However, she also had fun with her fellow Pink Boots Society members by her side.

"Since I've been in New Mexico, I've watched the group grow from ten people on our first day to almost 40 people today. We started as a lot of bartenders, and now a lot of us have grown into brewers, and that's been really cool," she said. "We just want to [see] everybody grow in their career."

The beer will be distributed in mid-April by at least 10 brewers across New Mexico. The list includes:

To learn more about New Mexico's Pink Boots Society chapter, or if you're the owner of a brewing company who would like to participate in their distribution, you can email them at [email protected].

You can also visit their Instagram page here.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The old Firestone building at the corner of 7th and Central in Downtown Albuquerque will soon see new life. “Nothing has had a presence there, a public-facing presence there, for quite a long time at that corner,” says the owner of Ex Novo Brewery, Joel Gregory.

A place once known as a hot spot for classic cars during cruise nights along Route 66 will transform into a large taproom, restaurant, and beer garden. Ex Novo, a well-known Corrales Brewery, is opening its second location right in the heart of downtown. “I mean, just the location in general – being right off Central on Route 66, with the potential for a large patio outside, right across the street from great music venues,” Gregory says.

He’s had his eye on that spot for more than two years and believes it’s the perfect location to attract a whole new demographic of beer drinkers. “People are talking about downtown and getting excited for what it can become and what it’s already becoming, and so we’re really stoked to be a part of it,” says Gregory.

After a tough few years marked by high vacancies in downtown storefronts, Danielle Scholbohm, the Director of Downtown Albuquerque Mainstreet, says it hasn’t been an easy journey. “Downtown has definitely had its ups and downs, it’s definitely still kind of trying to come up from the pandemic,” she says.

Ex Novo is just one example of the comeback, post-pandemic. “It will be a fun spot for folks to come hang out and join in the downtown fun,” Schlobohm says.

According to the organization, more restaurants and housing efforts are moving into downtown, even the expansion of the Siembra Leadership School. “Downtown has a bit of a reputation for people feeling a little unsafe down here, but one of the things that help bring a community back is actually bringing more people to it,” Scholbohm said.

Ex Novo hopes to be finished with the project by late 2023.

CORRALES, N.M. (KRQE) – One Corrales neighborhood may be getting new neighbors. That’s because a resident is trying to open a small, assisted living facility in her home. However, not everyone is on board.

“I believe the Department of Health realizes we do need some assisted living homes. We just don’t have that many facilities to take them. People can live longer in assisted living with people looking after them,” said Huan Hill, with Loving Hands Supportive Living.

Huan Hill is the owner of multiple boarding homes in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. Hill said she enjoys helping those in need. Now, she plans to open up her home to three people as an assisted living facility. This can include people of all ages with different needs. While some Corrales residents are for the facility, nearby neighbors are concerned about loss of property value and septic tank issues.

Neighbors also said they’re worried about increased sanitary issues and traffic. Hill explained she doesn’t expect too much traffic since she plans to only hire a few caretakers. She said many in the area worry about increased doctor and nurse visits, but according to Hill, those she plans to help won’t need the medical care nursing homes provide.

“I hope this community realize it and everybody have an open heart to do something for those people who need our help,” said Hill.

Hill is waiting for zoning approval. Her situation falls under “Agricultural and Rural Residential” in the village code. Since she’s proposing a business use inside her residential home, Hill applied for a “Home Occupation Permit” which requires a public hearing. The public hearing for Hill’s new facility will be on November 16. Public comment will be taken into consideration.

Village of Corrales Planning and Zoning said, in the last 5 years, there’s only been one other “Group Home” application within a residential area. It was denied because of how many people the company wanted to house.