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Thoughts From The West End The history of St. Valentine is muddled and obscure, as there are three different historical saints named Valentine. The most popular story is of the Roman priest, Valentine, who served under the rule of Claudius the Cruel (I don’t think his mother named him that). The emperor had to maintain a strong army to support its wars, but was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues. Claudius believed that Roman men were unwilling to join the army because of their strong attachment to their wives and families. To solve this problem, Claudius made all marriages and engagements in Rome illegal. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine’s actions were discovered, Claudius the Cruel ordered that he be put to death. Valentine was arrested and dragged before the Prefect of Rome, who condemned him to be beaten to death with clubs and to have his head cut off. The sentence was carried out on February 14th, on or about the year 270 BC. Now 1747 years later, we have candy hearts with sweet nothings written on them and some absurd naked little boy with wings that shoots arrows of infatuation. Amazing how the story changes over the years…but we shouldn’t be surprised. It is the spirit of the original story of St. Valentine, who, as a celibate man, chose to honor his priestly duty and celebrate the sacrament of human love that should color our appreciation for our most intimate partners in life. C.S. Lewis, an Anglican writer and author of the Chronicles of Narnia, captures the true spirit of St. Valentine’s Day when he wrote: “There is no safe investment in love. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will most certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket – safe, dark, motionless, airless – it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. The alternative to tragedy, or at least to the risk of tragedy, is damnation. The only place outside heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and anxiety of love. . . is Hell.” May we choose to continue forward in this most dangerous endeavor…as St. Valentine did. -cvd 6 February 2017
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Contents 10 Wedding Destinations:
25 Tapestry of the Heart:
40 Driving Impressions:
12 Practically Wedded:
27 Walking in Beauty
44 Relay For Life
28 It’s Time For Speed Dating
46 Event Calendar
Elizabeth Terrill Lauren Null
14 Making a Marriage Last
52 Years and Counting: Dante and Mark DiGregorio
David Conejo-Palacios
48 Central America Flying:
33 BeeHive Homes:
Paul & Sarah Barry
Daisy Arsenault
51 Route 66 Discount Tire
36 Bishops Mardi Gras
16 Healthy Marriage:
Elizabeth Terrill, LPCC Gallup Child & Family Counseling
38 Mary Ellen Pellington
20 West by Southwest:
Elizabeth Terrill Dante & Mark DiGregorio Elizabeth Rose Lauren Null Publishers: Daisy & Jason Arsenault Chuck & Jenny Van Drunen
52 Jutta and the “Vision Quest”:
Gallup’s Very Special Librarian: Sandra McKinney
Ernie Bulow
Contributors: Ernie Bulow Chuck Van Drunen David Conejo-Palacios Sandra McKinney Jay Mason Paul & Sarah Barry Greg Cavanaugh
Greg Cavanaugh
Staff: Sandra McKinney Andy Stravers Managing Editor: Aileen McCarthy
Chuck Van Drunen
55 Patriotism & Politics: Jay Mason
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Wedding Destinations: SAY I DO IN NATIONAL PARKS
The first thing to do when planning a destination wedding at a National Park or site is to inquire whether weddings are allowed to be performed in that particular park. Most National Parks have a special events permit process. When you fill out the permit, you’ll need to proclaim the date and time of the ceremony; how many will be attending, your preferred location DESTINATION WEDDINGS within the park, who will officiate and Have you decided on a wedding in a contact information. particular park? How many people, and Some larger parks, such as the Grand be realistic, will travel to the site? It’s a Canyon, are so popular that wedding little different than having a wedding in planners are available to arrange the details, your neighborhood church with the whole including the reception, accommodations congregation attending. Once you get a and photographer. Some destinations have sense of how many can actually attend, pre-arranged wedding packages. How about it’s time to start exploring your options. a helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon
Weddings can be as simple or as over-the-top as you want. Many couples who share a love of nature will consider an outdoor wedding or a ceremony in a park chapel. And many of those are considering our National Parks, sites and conservation lands as the backdrop for their big day.
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with the wedding and reception after you land? It can be arranged. If you are going out of state, even just to Arizona, you’ll need a marriage license from the state where the park is located. NEW MEXICO NATIONAL PARK WEDDINGS You’ll usually find a park’s wedding policy on their website. Fees will vary. And, you will want to read their list of dos and don’ts as those vary widely from park to park. For example, each year Pecos National Historical Park receives a number of requests to use the mission church for wedding ceremonies. They will allow the wedding if the guest list is not over 200 and the event will not impact the park or usual operations.
Small wedding at Bandelier-courtesy of Deborah Hawes
By reading their list of rules you’ll also see that they might allow the wedding after regular park hours while it is still light. At White Sands National Monument you can reserve the group-use area, but are allowed to have your wedding in other parts of the park as well, keeping in mind that the public may wander through. While the thought of a wedding with the stark white dunes as a backdrop may be intriguing, at this particular park closures occur during missile testing and you may have to reschedule your wedding. While you might think it would be great to get married in a cave at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, you really can’t do that. Weddings are not permitted in the cave. Weddings may be permitted in the amphitheater at the Carlsbad Cavern entrance if scheduled at times when the ceremony does not interfere with programs, cave entry, or bat flights. And, the wedding party cannot be over 20 people. Closer to home, El Malpais and El Morro National Monuments will consider weddings. The process begins with filling out the Special-Use Permit found on their website. At Bandelier National Park you’ll also start by filling out a Special-Use Permit. Deborah Hawes, Volunteer Coordinator at Bandelier, had her small wedding in the park. She suggests that weddings like hers might take place off the nature trail, amphitheater, cottonwood picnic area, and juniper campground. One place that's very popular for small weddings is a high platform at Tsankawi,
one of the offsite locations. Bandelier does not close off any areas to visitors during ceremonies. Since picnic areas are the only available gathering spaces, most people plan an offsite reception. At Aztec National Monument, weddings are a rarity, but they do have a permitting process and will consider your request. I did hear a story of a wedding being held in the Great Kiva (a specially built replica) at Aztec. So once you choose your park, there is no harm in asking about using a site. Be creative and you may just have your idea approved.
are Antelope Canyon and Monument Valley, both on Navajo Nation lands. And, imagine having your wedding with the turquoise waters of Havasu Falls as your backdrop. That is on Havasupai Tribal land and can be arranged through Debra’s company. And lastly, for the adventurous and the quirky, she told me that she coordinated a wedding at Meteor Crater. Two engineers were married in a creative ceremony involving nuts, bolts and glue. She is an avid outdoorswoman and is up for arranging extreme outdoor weddings anywhere. She once planned a wedding for cavers in the Guadalupe Mountains.
POPULAR WEDDING DESTINATIONS Of course the beauty and grandeur of the Grand Canyon comes to mind to many couples wanting a National Park wedding. Wedding planners such as Debra and David Joaquim, of Monumental Arizona Weddings, specialize in Grand Canyon weddings as well as destination weddings throughout the southwest. Debra, who is also the wedding photographer, is an excellent source for both ideas and detailed planning. For smaller parties, intimate five-star dining is available at the El Tovar and for larger parties, banquet rooms with exceptional views are available for a wedding celebration. You can have your ceremony on a point or via a short hike to more remote locations. Some of the most stunning wedding sites in addition to Grand Canyon National Park
KEEPING IT SIMPLE For simplicity’s sake, consider your favorite park or monument as a backdrop for just your wedding photography. Have your wedding in your local place of worship, or, perhaps, your backyard. And then, plan a few hours with your wedding photographer on location in a beautiful natural setting. If you do this, check with the park service to see if a photography permit is needed. MORE INFORMATION National Park Service Website: www.nps.org Monumental Arizona Weddings: www.monumentalarizonaweddings.com Images by Dream Catcher Wedding Photography: www.DreamcatcherWeddingPhotography.com February 2017
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By Lauren Null
Practically Wedded
12 February 2017
“Why can’t they just have cake and punch like we did?” I can still hear my dad bellowing about the cost of every detail of the wedding. The truth is a wedding can be a major expense nowadays. It is also such a beautiful start to a life together. The formality and seriousness of the ceremony is contrasted by the relaxed atmosphere of the food, conversation, and music of the reception. While the ceremony brings a sentimental tear to the eye, the receptions brings laughter, toasts, and dancing, which can be enjoyed by everyone – even the father of the bride. So how can the ceremony and reception take place without breaking the budget? Here are a few suggestions to get you going on the right track.
Build a budget and stick to it! The average wedding in the United States costs somewhere around $25,000! The wedding industry is a multibillion dollar business. Money can start flying out the window very fast when planning a wedding. Decide on a total amount that you can spend. You don’t want to start this marriage with people upset about how much the wedding costs. Once you set your budget, break it down into categories. Some of your categories might be dress, venue, food, flowers, transportation, beverages, cake, decorations, music, photography, and the list can continue. Take these categories and decide which are the most important to you. Then, weight these categories. For example, if food and beverages for the reception are most important to you, carve out a large chunk of your budget for those items. Look at how much money you have left in your budget and give each category a dollar value. It won’t be easy, but don’t exceed your budget in any category unless you are willing to adjust another. Look at everything before you spend any money. Know what dress, invitations, flowers, cake, music, food, and drinks you want. Then you will be armed with the knowledge of what is truly important to you, and you can adjust your budget accordingly. Keep a notebook with you, and take notes on each of these items. Attach business cards and record phone numbers for each person/business involved with any wedding detail. You do not need to buy an expensive wedding planner. Any notebook will do if you organize it with tabs and keep good records. After making your decisions, go to each provider and leave a deposit or sign an agreement. You want to have a paper trail. Call each provider two weeks before the wedding just to touch base and make sure that all is going as planned. Do not leave room for any misunderstanding of a commitment, date, or time. The phone call should insure that none have forgotten.
A great place for a wedding! If you have always dreamed of marrying in your church, then by all means do so. Otherwise, look around. Look for a beautiful setting that does not overwhelm the budget. If you are a college student, check out places like on-campus chapels,
courtyards, museums, and other special buildings. Current students often do not have to pay for the use of these facilities, and ex-students may be able to get a discounted price. Also, consider a beautiful spot in a park or historical site. Here in beautiful Gallup, the red rocks are a stunning backdrop! If you want a church wedding but your church is not suitable for the needs of your wedding, consider another church. Many churches will allow nonmembers to rent their sanctuaries for a religious event. This will be a bit more costly, but it may give you the beautiful setting you want for the wedding. Always ask what is included in the rental fee for every location. Does the fee include janitorial services? Is there a time limit for the use of the facility? Is a deposit required and what determines how much of the deposit is refundable? Are there rules by which you must abide? For example many facilities will no longer allow candles due to insurance stipulations. Know the specifics for each location under consideration, and put this information in your notebook. That way you will be able to weigh your possibilities and make an informed decision.
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Not just cake and punch? It would seem that a few self-serve foods would be an inexpensive method of catering. That is not necessarily the case. The food and beverages can take over your budget if you don’t keep this in check! Consider your options for the reception. Do you have friends or family that would be willing to help you by being in charge of setting out and serving food? If so, consider ordering finger foods from a local grocery store. Your volunteers can keep the food table in good shape, while you enjoy visiting with your guests. Another option that is often a great choice is a local restaurant. They often bring all of their own serving pieces and will take care of set up and tear down. This is pertinent because when you make your grand exit and head out for your honeymoon, you don’t want to be worried about who will clean up the food mess you left behind. If you want to avoid serving a costly meal, set the wedding at a time of day when a meal would not be warranted – perhaps at 2:00pm on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. People have usually eaten lunch by that time, and it is too early for dinner. You will only need to serve refreshments such as the all-time favorite cake and punch.
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By Dante & Mark Di Gregorio
Making A Marriage Last 52 Years
and Counting! Joe & Christine DiGregorio
Our parents, Joe and Christine DiGregorio, celebrated their 50th anniversary a couple of years ago. They’ve been fortunate to be happily married for such a long time, and we, their four sons, have also collectively logged a century of being happily married. We’ve drawn inspiration and learned lessons from our parents, and we wish to share a few of those tips as part of the Gallup Journey’s Wedding issue. It Takes a Spark to Start a Fire. As mundane as this may seem, a lasting marriage has to be built on mutual attraction. In this respect, we’ve often marveled at what brought our parents together. Just take a look at the photo of them as newlyweds and we think you’ll agree. It is no surprise that Dad would have been attracted to Mom – she has always been gorgeous, but how could she have fallen for the guy with the big nose and nerdy glasses? Since it couldn’t have been his looks, it must have been his charm. Their mutual attraction is evident through the way they met. Successful marriages usually start with a compelling story – accurate or apocryphal – explaining the initial attraction. In our parents’ case, the story begins with the arrival of a fresh batch of young, single teachers in the fall of 1963. Seeking any possible means to unleash their charm 14 February 2017
on the new arrivals’ rental property, Dad and his buddies posed as TV repairmen knocking at the door. To the bachelors’ great surprise, the television was indeed broken, so the young ladies figured the landlord ordered a repair. They invited the young men in, but their incompetence in TV repair was quickly exposed. The jig was up, but the young men succeeded in getting an introduction. As the story goes, our father next met our mother when she entered California Market to do some shopping. The store was running a contest to win a Navajo blanket, and Dad encouraged Mom to enter the random drawing. As luck would have it, Mom won, or at least she believed it was luck. Dad secured another meeting with her when she went to pick up the blanket, and got her phone number from the entry form. It Helps to Have Family Support. This point in our parents’ story leads us to the next lesson: building and maintaining a marriage is a lot easier when you have the support of family. Once our parents met, it didn’t take long for the two to start dating (with Grandma Oliva sometimes tagging along in the back seat) and get engaged. They were married less than one year from their first meeting. It was always interesting
to hear this story from our grandparents’ perspectives – particularly what each thought of their new family member. When the DiGregorios met Mom, they were certainly in awe of how beautiful and smart she was and the fact that she was a good eater! Mom’s parents, the Wieges, were equally impressed with meeting Joe Di; Papa Wiege, after the first meeting, famously said, “You’ve finally brought home a real man.” Both families had incredible respect for each other, and although they came from very different places, they held very similar values.
Papa Wiege, after the first meeting, famously said, “You’ve finally brought home a real man.” Maintaining and Respecting Dual Identities. Another lesson we have learned from our parents’ marriage concerns respecting each other’s need for an identity outside the relationship. In addition to being a husband/father and wife/mother, our parents have always played a series of other roles. Dad has always played the role of businessman, social network maven, and civic leader. Mom’s roles shifted over the years, but she always maintained a
distinct role beyond wife/mother. From teacher to human resource professional to NM Game and Fish Commissioner, she always maintained additional roles that complemented her role as wife and mother. A Blend of Common and Separate Interests. Hand in hand with dual identities, our parents demonstrate that common interests keep a relationship strong, but husband and wife should also have their own interests, and respect the interests of each other. For example, Dad loves to go to Vegas to shoot craps and bet on sports until the early hours, while Mom will hang out with the penny slots and enjoy watching the world go by. Dad will fly through life, meeting everyone he can, while attempting to make a personal connection with everyone, meanwhile, Mom has a smaller group of lifelong friends that are perfectly comfortable seeing each other when it works out. Mom loves to exercise, and has always maintained her health by doing what she loves – swimming. Dad, unfortunately, can’t tread water and avoids swimming at all costs. They both love to travel and spend time with family. Dad lives for the milestone, the big game, the huge dinner, the significant life event; Mom lives in the moment by enjoying a good conversation
or just being together. It works out because both get to experience the same thing and take something different away with them. Consensus on the Main Issues. Our parents certainly didn’t sign a pre-nuptial agreement, but they did manage to come to agreement on the issues that truly mattered. For Dad, that meant living in Gallup, running the family business, and raising their kids in the Catholic Church. For Mom, it was critical that their kids would get the best education possible and that we would live in Gallup but be exposed to other places. As kids we benefited from this compromise. We were all encouraged to travel to spark our curiosity in the world, seek education anywhere we could get accepted, and gain an understanding that there was much more outside our community. We also benefited from growing up in a town full surrounded by relatives and friends and a community that had embraced our family for three generations. Above all our parent’s marriage has lasted because they truly love each other. Through all the good times, they have been there, together, experiencing the same thing in very different ways. Through the bad times, they were also there, together, getting through each challenge in their own ways, but always as a team.
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A
HEALTHY
MARRIAGE
By Elizabeth Terrill, LPCC Gallup Child and Family Counseling
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A healthy marriage is a happy marriage. Unfortunately, it can be rare to have good examples of healthy happy marriages in today’s world. So often marriages end in separation or divorce, leaving everyone involved devastated. There is no quick fix to improving marriages, and every marriage will face their own unique problems. For example, a unique problem in my own marriage is the mysteriously appearing sock pile that grows in the corner of our living room. We have yet to find a cause for these obviously men’s, obviously holey, obviously dirty socks that congregate in random corners of our home, but I assure you the matter is under investigation and the suspect pool in narrowing. Whatever unique problems your marriage might face here are the top five topics that cause conflict inside of marriages:
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“Show me the
Money!”
Your family’s finances will, if it isn’t already, be a main stress on your marriage. To help alleviate this stress, I recommend developing a mutually agreed upon budget and learn when it is okay to “treat yourself ” or your spouse. Shoulder the burden of
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finances together; share responsibilities that best suits your skills. I am horrendously bad at math. I run on Gallup time, and I would buy everything craft-related on Amazon if given the chance. That’s why in our house my husband makes sure the bills are paid accurately on time and helps keep me on a monthly budget for my “Amazoning”. Find what works for you and don’t fight over the little things. If she needs her morning Starbucks, put it in the budget.
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“You want
HOW many kids?”
Children are truly life’s greatest blessing. They are smelly, dirty, crazy, at times rude, beautiful little blessings. Not everyone is made to be a parent. If you are made to be a parent, make sure that your chosen spouse, at the very least, has some desire to also parent children. This is not like showing up at home one day with a box of kittens you found in the Wal-Mart parking lot and saying, “Come on honey, let’s keep them all, cats don’t get that big…”. Discuss if you want kids, how many, and how you see your role as a parent. My husband is a stay-at-home Dad; this was something that we discussed at length and determined was
best for our family. Families can look very different; the important thing is that you and your spouse have a framework for your family. Children can come at any time; be prepared, and expect the unexpected.
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“We need toTalk…”
Communication, communication, communication! Use your words and don’t assume that they know what you’re thinking. There have been many times when I thought for sure my husband was pondering the beautiful depths of our love, when in reality he was pondering whether to take apart his computer and put in more “gigs, wires, and stuff ”. Gentlemen, she does not know how you feel or what you are thinking unless you say it out loud, and even then she may have her doubts. Ladies, he does not know that “I’m fine” is code for a phrase containing a four-letter word, and when he says he is thinking about nothing, believe him. Men have an ability to shut down their brains completely. I’m talking dead zone. This stems from the evolutionary need of when men had to go forth and hunt large terrifying Wooly Mammoths and could not be worried about whether they left the fire on back in
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the cave. It is important to give men their space, and it is important to give women your ear. Women use on average of up to 20,000 words per day; men, on average, use up to 7,000 words per day. Gentlemen, let her get her words out and make your few words count. Always remember you can never say “I love you” too much.
5
“Beating a
Dead Horse…”
Arguments happen before and during marriage. Some arguments are silly (about socks) and others are serious. Know the difference. When you and your spouse are having an argument, you want to make sure the argument is present, relevant, and worth it. Arguing about what your husband bought you for Valentine’s Day “Merry Christmas, 20 years ago is not a present or relevant Hanukah, and Festivus!” argument, and I can assure you it isn’t Our traditions are important to us, and worth it either. Leave old arguments in the values we were raised with make up big the past, and finish new arguments in parts of who we are today. It is common for the present. Also, an important fact, any two people to enter into a marriage who argument that takes place with a pregnant have different religions, political beliefs, and woman results in her automatically ideas of what values are most important. winning. Sometimes you need to choose The first step in having a conversation with between your favorite argument and your your spouse, or future spouse, about values favorite person. Do you want to win or do is to first know who you are and what you you want to be happy? value. You could both make a list of the most We all have our own wisdom and important things in your life and see how knowledge that we bring into our they match up. It is good to keep in mind marriages. Trust yourselves and trust that traditions and the order of your values your spouse. Just remember to always can change based upon circumstances in talk; no matter how embarrassing or your life. My values list used to be something silly or scary it is, talk and make sure like God, Self, Lotaburger, Dogs, etc., to listen. We all need to hear words of whereas nowadays it looks very different encouragement and those three little (although Lotaburger is still on the list). words “I love you”.
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1. Parent Educators support pregnant and parenting teens that are enrolled at ALL Gallup-McKinley County Schools. 2. Parent Educators meet with teen families at least three times a month to support them in attaining skills that will help them become effective parents. (All children will be screened using the ASQ-3 and ASQ-SE and will be referred to early intervention agencies if a need occurs.) 3. All families will receive at least two home visits per month. 4. FREE supportive group connection classes will be offered to clients and non-clients monthly. These classes will focus on parenting topics that include: Safety Positive parenting Positive discipline Transitions and routine Goal setting 5. All Parent Educators will
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The single most important person on a ranch, a cow-camp, or on the trail was the cook. An outfit that didn’t have a good cook didn’t have any good cowboys in pretty quick order. Ranch hands were poorly paid and very mobile. At any time they could saddle their horse and ride away. Small groups of men might have to do without a cook and that was a special problem, because one of the cowboys would have to rustle grub, as well as doing his regular work. If any of the others complained about anything, even jokingly, he became the new cook and was stuck with the job. And what a job it was! The names the hands called the cook tell part of the story: gut Calumet Was The First Name-Brand robber, belly cheater, grub spoiler, pot rustler, and coosie. If they Baking Powder. This Was A Giveliked him, they might call him Away Cook Book To Encourage Sally or the Old Lady. There were Housewives To Bake. a dozen more names and some barely printable. Cooks had the reputation for being ill-tempered, and the cowboys didn’t want to make him angry. Canned food came into general use during the Civil War. Airtights, as they were called, might include corn, tomatoes, and peaches, if the cowboys were lucky. There were plenty of potatoes. Sweetening was pretty well limited to molasses. Bacon was a staple, along with biscuits, rice, and beans. A popular cook knew how to make really good gravy to make these simple foods palatable.
off in short order. I’ll get back to the brown brew in a minute. The cook was up well before dawn to rustle up this Spartan meal, and it was common to skip lunch, if the wagon was on the move, and make the big meal supper. Dinner is the word if the big meal is eaten mid day. Back to beef. Most people don’t know that beef isn’t eaten fresh, like mutton. It needs a few days to cure. My grandpa preferred a week, if the weather was chilly enough. There was the problem of keeping the meat cool, or it would spoil. Some could be made into jerky, but that was counter productive. Beef eaten immediately The Happy Cook Making Fruit Pie after butchering causes diarrhea to put it succinctly. This condition was known as “green apple nastys”, or the “quick step”, the “trots” or “runs”, “squirts”, and if chile was involved, “Montezuma’s revenge”. I personally like “thunder down under”. It’s not a nice malady to have, and positively deadly out on the range. It was impossible not to have much of the meat spoil. On the trail, only butchering calves took care of the spoilage problem. When younger calves couldn’t keep up with the herd and began to fail, or if there were any accidental broken legs or the like, fresh meat appeared on the menu. All the
"CARNATION MILK IS THE BEST IN THE LAND. HERE I SIT WITH A CAN IN MY HAND. NO TEATS TO PULL, NO HAY TO PITCH, JUST PUNCH A HOLE IN THE SON OF A BI***." It may sound crazy, but beef was the biggest problem. How can that be with cows everywhere? The chuck wagon carried a lot of dried beef. The cook had to soften it and turn it into dishes the men would eat without too much griping. Chipped beef gravy was not invented by the infantry as popularly believed. The great trail drive days only lasted a few years following the Civil War, but cattle still needed to be moved from place to place, and some ranches were so huge they were larger than some European countries. One of the most famous range wars in western history took place just to the west of Gallup and south of Holbrook - the Pleasant Valley War. It was between two of these giant ranches for control of vast range. Sheep were used as the excuse, and this range dispute became the model for western movies. But when these outfits weren’t fighting, they had to deal with a huge grazing area that included a lot of rough country. In the East, pasture is defined by how many cows per acre it can feed. In the West, it is how many acres per cow. During roundup, which took place both spring and fall, they were usually too far from the home ranch to use the kitchen, so the camp cook was essential. Fuel was anything that would burn. On a canvas sheet slung under the wagon, a cook’s helper (either a young kid or a cowboy too dumb for any other job) would throw dry wood as they went along. When there wasn’t firewood handy, he would gather dry cow droppings, known as chips. Breakfast was usually biscuits and bacon or salt pork, and coffee, of course, gallons of coffee. The cook who let the coffee pot go empty was run
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same, immediately after butchering only the insides were edible. Now we avoid calling them “guts” or “offal” by words like “variety meats”. The most famous dish of the camp cook came from the fresh meat dilemma - Son-of-a-Gun Stew. This was every cook’s signature dish, and he was judged on how well he could make this delicacy. Different cooks liked different parts. Liver and heart were basic, and usually lungs (sweetbreads). Some liked brains. Kidneys and tongue were popular, everything chopped into small pieces. There was one essential ingredient that has pretty much been lost to time: Marrow gut. Most people know that the ruminants (cud chewers, which includes most split hooved critters) have multiple stomachs. In a young calf, still on a milk diet, the tube between two of the stomachs would be filled with a strange substance that some thought tasted like bone marrow for its richness. A few cooks simply grilled the whole thing over coals, but the majority cut this tube up in small pieces and dropped it in the stew pot. It was believed this ingredient gave Son-of-a-Gun Stew its true flavor. A day or two after, when the stew was gone, the cook would grill veal to the delight of the men. After coffee and meat, the most important dish was bread. Not many cooks actually made loaf bread on the trail, but there were a lot of different biscuits, and the good cook was a master baker, baking powder biscuits was another essential dish, because that was breakfast. Baking powder was invented in the mid eighteen hundreds, but before that - and well after cooks used what they called saleratus. Anyone can mix up a batch with little effort.
Ernie’s First Selfie
by Ernie Bulow
Potash, very common in the desert country, is roasted than ground coffee if stored in a dark, cool place. On the (burned), and yields either sodium or potassium trail or in camp it was pretty hard to keep the beans from bicarbonate. It is a useful antacid, besides helping bread spoiling. Then a bright fellow named Arbuckle figured rise. Without access to either baking powder, baking out a way to keep the oils controlled - just seal the bean. soda, cream of tartar, and cornstarch, or saleratus, the Again, the recipe was simple. Egg white alone is probably good cook carried a sourdough starter. enough, but he added Irish moss and some other things. Sourdough is probably ancient. It requires flour, It’s hard to patent egg white. water, and air. That’s right, the yeast spores are in the The real story is, the slime worked. Arbuckles had a air. It takes some time to properly age the sourdough and shelf life many times longer than ordinary beans. The good starters are guarded and cared for. My grandmother beans were roasted and ground on the spot as needed, and had a yeast culture she claimed came west with one of a great cup of coffee could be enjoyed. There is a silly the Mormon handcart migrations in the eighteen fifties. story that cooks ground the beans by hammering them Who knows how old it was then? It is kept going by with the butt of a six-gun on the tailgate of the wagon. It holding back a portion of the starter and adding flour would take a pretty stupid fellow for that scenario; camp and water to it and allowing it to cure. cooks were not likely to carry a Colt anyway. In fact he Starters demand warmth, and the story goes that men used a coffee grinder much like everyone else, except it in the Klondike gold rush slept with their starters under was cut in half. There was a model of coffee grinder that their clothes to give it body heat. A good starter mounted on the wall that was fairly common and is precious. it could easily be bolted to the side of the wagon. Ernest Franklin Did This Portrait of Himself as The camp-tender did the cranking. This brings up the issue of fried bread. It is Camp Tender Bringing Fuel to the Fire generally believed that the Navajo prisoners at The middle of the nineteenth century was Fort Sumner invented it in 1864. I believe it is a fertile time. Besides Arbuckles coffee there as ancient as sourdough and natural yeast. Frying dough is much faster than were many great inventions, great music, and great ideas. That period baking and doesn’t need an oven. The Navajo contribution is in making the saw the publishing of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species and Moby Dick bread the size of a cast-iron frying pan, and making it as light as a doughnut. in the same year. The American best seller was Leaves From Fannie Fern’s The recipe is pretty simple: flour, baking powder, salt, and water - roughly four Portfolio - I think it was poetry. cups of flour, a small pile of baking powder in the palm of the hand, and a big At the same time, bad feelings in America were working toward the Civil pinch of salt. I have seen Navajo ladies peel back the edges of the sack and mix War and the Long Walk. A Frenchman had invented the tin can early in everything right there. The flour that absorbs the water is the right amount. the nineteenth century. It was the war that increased the use in America Use enough water to make a sticky dough. Most people don’t know why of airtight cans to preserve food. They were easily portable and fairly Bluebird Flour is the only one used for frybread and baking in our area. It indestructible. The tin can itself - tin was fairly inert and safe for preserving is high gluten, made from soft wheat and considered “seconds” in the flour food - created an environment for innovation. world. The gluten is what makes it sticky. Milk spoils very fast and people who didn’t have a cow or lived in a city Where I grew up in southern Idaho, there was a treat we called scones. A did without. Why not concentrate the stuff and can it? Evaporated milk Brit told me one time that it resembled real scones like a worm resembles a was one of those small steps that created a lot of joy in the world. Then butterfly. How elitist. Anyway, the recipe is the same as for frybread except sweetened condensed milk went a step further. Carnation was one of the first for a little oil. Our scones were cut into triangles and very much resembled purveyors of evaporated milk, which they sold as Carnation Sterilized Cream, sopapillas, which are the same in every way. which didn’t really catch on, even if it came from “contented cows”. Lard is a dirty four-letter word, but fried bread is best when cooked in The cowboys called evaporated milk “canned cow” and coincidentally Pet smoking hot lard. At any rate, similar fried bread was a treat for hungry Milk’s label showed a cow looking out of a can. cowboys, and a sweetened version was called a doughnut - “bear sign” in the When Carnation started feeling the competition, they held a contest to come cowboy lingo. up with a catchy jingle. It had to start with “I like Carnation best of all…” An Rolls and round loaves of bread were baked in a cast-iron Dutch oven. anonymous lady who had lived all her life on a farm with cows came up with Some of these are more than two feet across. A twenty-four incher will roast the logical ode. and it soon spread all over the range: “I like Carnation best of a small turkey. The principle is simple: get a bed of coals, put the loaded all, no teats to pull, no hay to haul, no buckets to wash, no sh** to pitch, just Dutch oven down into the coals, and punch a hole in the son of a bi***.” Of scoop more coals on top. There is a rule course they couldn’t use her jingle, but that the lid is never lifted to check on the they gave her a thousand dollar consolation dish. A cook had to know when the prize. There are as many versions of this biscuits were done. ditty as there are verses to “I Don’t Care A wagon chef would have at least half if it Rains or Freezes”. Of course nobody a dozen of these, along with a large, remembers the actual winner. cast-iron bean pot that he kept cooking all The camp cook worked with the time. Cast iron has to be cured, but minimal tools and ingredients that’s another story. Nobody knows why under often horrific conditions (like these heavy pots were blamed on the Dutch. sandstorms). He was not expected Coffee was a staple in the west, used to serve hot food if it was raining by almost everyone. On the frontier it was hard. The best of the campfire cooks problematic. Coffee quickly goes rancid as were talented, hard working, creative its oils break down over time and with and caring and such a chef was worth heat. Coffee beans will last much longer his weight in cow chips.
Calumet Was The First Name-Brand Baking Powder. This is the Five Pound Package, Nearly The Size Of A Quaker Oat Box.
This Early Pet Milk Can Is For A Product Called Sweetened Evaporated Milk. The Cow Doesn’t Look Very Happy. February 2017
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After working all day, there is nothing you look forward to more than being able to sit back and relax.You get home and kick back in your recliner to read the paper or take a nap. However, when you get up to make your way to the dinner table after having sat for an hour or two, you notice your back feels more stiff and sore than when you left work. Most people attribute these symptoms to the labors of their job earlier that day. It couldn’t be related to poor posture, could it? Poor posture creates undo stress on muscles, ligaments, tendons, and discs that support the spine. When these postures are sustained, these stresses cause the tissues to become overstretched. Often times, pain that is related to poor posture does not occur immediately. However, repeated assumption of poor postures slowly damages the soft tissues over time, thereby resulting in pain that appears to have developed for no apparent reason. Two of the seven ergonomic risk factors are sustained posture and awkward posture. Sustained posture can be easily corrected with frequent position changes. It is recommended that positions be changed every 30 minutes. This can be as simple as standing up from your chair to stretch or walking to the cooler to get a drink of water. Awkward posture, or postures that move your joints out of neutral positions, can also be fixed but this frequently requires adopting new habits. When we sleep, our bodies tell us when to change positions. Frequently, we wake to a sore shoulder or hip or even numbness/tingling in our hands that indicates to us that we need to move. Changing your sleeping posture usually eliminates the symptom that caused you to wake. Other things to consider when
sleeping, in order to improve alignment of your spine, include placing a pillow between your knees when lying on your side or under your knees when lying on your back. It is also important to avoid placing your wrists and elbows under your body, as this can compromise circulation and create pressure on your nerves. Avoiding prolonged sleeping on your stomach also can reduce neck pain, as this position requires you to turn your head to near end range of motion. Another awkward posture to avoid is sleeping with multiple pillows under your head. This can cause extreme neck flexion, which can lead to overstretched soft tissues and pain. One pillow is ideal for providing optimal support of the head and neck. When we are awake, we tend to pay less attention to the signals our bodies send us, as we are often multi-tasking. As we sit at our desks for hours responding to e-mails, answering the phone, and reading memos, the aches in our backs and necks go unnoticed, at least until they become pronounced. By this time, the pain does not easily remit. Simple changes to work stations and postural habits can prevent/eliminate this pain. In all positions, the goal is to maintain neutral alignment of the spine, this means keeping the natural curve at the neck and low back. Use of a lumbar roll can help achieve this posture. Lumbar rolls should measure 1 ½ to 2 inches in diameter when pressure is applied to them. They do not need to be expensive. Lumbar rolls can be as simple as a rolled up hand towel or a small section of a pool noodle. These
are best used with firm seating. It is important to remember to first scoot all the way back in your seat before placing the roll at the “small” of your back. This ensures the most support for the curve of your back. If you are currently experiencing pain, hopefully you will find the suggestions in this article helpful with reducing or eliminating your discomfort. However, even if you are pain free at this moment, these recommendations may be helpful in preventing you from developing painful conditions related to poor posture. So, the next time you find yourself plopping into that big recliner, or shopping for furniture for home or work, keep these tips in mind. To learn more information, please contact your local ApexNetwork Physical Therapy clinic in Gallup, New Mexico. The Gallup location is at 510 W. Maloney, Ste. C, and may be reached at 505-488-2615. Additional locations and services may be found at www.apexnetworkpt.com.
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It's Time for
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I read an article that a Speed Dating event takes place every day in New York City. What makes it so popular is that participants can come alone without feeling out of place, because the matching itself happens after the event. People don’t feel pressured to select or reject each other in person.
Have you ever participated in a speed dating event? If so, was it a positive experience for you? I personally have not, but I do know people that have, and it’s a different experience for each person. That is why we will have different sessions divided into three separate age groups. We don’t want to have a person who is 25 years old inter viewing with a 60 year old person. We want it to be fun for all ages and not awkward for any of the participants.
What are the options for meeting new people in Gallup? Well there is church, work, maybe the gym, through mutual friends or family, or the age-old option of going the bar. There are a lot of single professional people who just don’t have time to go out and find new people to add to their circle. So this is a nice opportunity to be able to talk to numerous new people at once in a controlled atmosphere. You may not find your true love during your first event, but then again, you might. It is also possible that you may just make a new friend.
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THE RULES ARE SIMPLE: You have seven minutes to enjoy talking with an individual, and then you move on to another person. Within that seven minute time period, a person can tell if they like someone enough to consider going out on a date. Write down what you like about each person: their smile,
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Please call or e-mail for reservations. All we need to know is which event you would like to attend and your preferred contact information (phone number or e-mail address). We will then contact you to confirm your reservation. The fee is $50.00 (cash), which includes two drinks (alcoholic or non-alcoholic), hearty appetizers, and everything you need for speed dating. Our service will gather all the information and e-mail or text you your matches’ information within two days. It is then up to you to contact the person if your desire and plan a fun date. Our meeting venue is also offering a discount on your first dinner date. If you don't find anyone the first time, but you felt it was a fun opportunity, we are offering a discount on your next event.
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the
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Artists in grades 4th-12th Submit a drawing of a past or current President to the Mall Office by 5pm February 20th for a chance to win some great prizes Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place in two categories: 4th-7th & 8th-12th
Recently, I had the pleasure of taking a tour of the new premier assisted living facility, BeeHive Homes, right here in Gallup. Mary Patten, the new Administrator, greeted me at the door to this beautiful, warm, welcoming home that has all the amenities of your own home. The first thing I noticed was the kitchen and dining area. From this area you have a great view of the New Mexico landscape. What a cozy place to sit for the afternoon and enjoy the view! I could smell something delicious cooking in the kitchen that soon would be eaten in this beautiful dining room. The smell of homemade brownies for dessert was the best part. The colors, the lighting, and the warm chairs all add unique features, making this such a welcoming place. Private rooms and baths, homecooked meals, and amazing care are just some of the things provided at BeeHive.
Daily activities. Each home has four hours of daily activity to assist with keeping the body and the mind active with bingo, dominos, card games, arts and crafts, and range-of-motion exercises. Meeting needs. Our staff is here to meet the needs of all the residents, including providing daily housekeeping, tending to laundry, scheduling appointments, arranging transportation, offering medication assistance, and monitoring general health. Private room and bath. Our home has private rooms with three-quarter baths in each room, and our spacious rooms have cable/satellite TV. Helping hands. We assist with feeding and personal care as needed. Registered nurse on-call. We have an on-call consulting Registered Nurse available as needed and an emergency call system.
HERE ARE SOME OTHER UNIQUE FEATURES: Dietitian-approved meals. We offer three restaurant quality, dietitian-approved meals and snacks that are served in a homestyle dining room.
If you are looking for a place for a loved one, BeeHive Homes is definitely worth scheduling a tour. Call 505-591-7020. 600 Gurley Ave Gallup, NM
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Announcing
ArtsCrawl 2017 Thank you to all of the artists, photographers, teachers, authors, professionals, community members, and ArtsCrawl enthusiasts who attended our first ever ArtsCrawl Community Brainstorm Session last month. You all shared a great many fantastic ideas for the events, and we are looking forward to a season of inspired ArtsCrawls!
Here is this year’s event lineup: March 11: ArtsCrawl: It’s a Generational Thing
August 12: ArtsCrawl: Get Your Kicks
April 8: ArtsCrawl: Flower Power
September 9: ArtsCrawl: Fair and Square
May 13: ArtsCrawl: Comic Con
October 14: ArtsCrawl: Whodunnit?
June 10: ArtsCrawl: Summer Solstice
November 11: ArtsCrawl: Thank You for Your Service
July 8: Camp ArtsCrawl
December 9: ArtsCrawl: Fired Up
Stay up-to-date with ArtsCrawl by following us on Facebook @ArtsCrawl Gallup or visiting www.galluparts.org.
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! s n o i t a l u t a r Cong ths letter n o m t s a l Fr o m i to r f ro m t h e Ed The
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Our editor has a new Treasure for you to find!
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the Treasure? In the city named for a horse’s trot In the land where uranium rots. Look to a pillar of hope that is now stealth Follow the ghostly stairs that used to bring health. Today the Dr.’s no longer cure but in its stead treasure is sure. Near the place where hoofs now fly Simply look up and into sky. If you don’t find the goods you desire May your sacred heart at least catch fire.
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Bishop's Mardi Gras Many associate Mardi Gras with sloe gin, fast women, and all forms of carnal excess. Fat Tuesday is actually a religious celebration that marks the season of fasting Christians observe called Lent.
Can one rejoice rightly? Come to the Bishop’s Mardi Gras on Saturday, February 25th, from 6:30pm to midnight. Bring the family to an event that features a gourmet dinner, wine, music, dance, silent auction, and a good time for all. The 2017 Mardi Gras includes a great dinner with a very special dessert. Our cooks from the NTU culinary program are baking a Mardi Gras King’s Cake in the old New Orleans tradition. DJ Tony “Savio” Sanchez will provide dance music. The 2017 Mardi Gras auction features vacation condos, electronics, Spanish and Native art, jewelry, and other items. Mardi Gras participants will also have a chance to bid on a 600-pound yearling elk donated by Dr. Clint and Cosy Balok. The event also includes games for young and old. All proceeds support the Catholic schools in the Diocese of Gallup. To purchase tickets, reserve a table, or make a donation, call Amanda at 505-726-8295 or email her at: amanda@catholicpeoplesfoundation.com. Join all the saints (and a few sinners) who will be marchin’ into Mardi Gras on February 25th at Sacred Heart School. Laissez les bons temps rouler!
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By Sandra McKinney
Mary Ellen Pellington Gallup’s Very Special Librarian
“Public libraries today are no longer quiet depositories of books. They are dynamic, vibrant community centers for connecting the public to each other and the world. Libraries provide information in numerous formats; they are places to exchange diverse ideas, they work to eradicate the digital divide, and provide free access to all. Libraries are one of the pillars of our great democracy.” Mary Ellen Pellington The wonderful and supportive staff at the Octavia Fellin Public Library affectionately calls Mary Ellen Pellington “The Princess of Library Land”. If you have met this energetic, knowledgeable librarian, the title fits perfectly. Gallup is very blessed to have the former State Librarian of Mississippi as our own Library Director and the keeper of Gallup’s books! Mary Ellen Pellington directs a library that is funded by a city of 20,000 residents, but services a county of 80,000. The Octavia Fellin Public Library is the only public library for McKinley County and the Southeast District of the Navajo Nation. Mary Ellen Pellington grew up in the small town of Dover, New Jersey. “At the time of my graduation from High School,” Mary Ellen said, “the city had a population of 12,000, even smaller than Gallup, New Mexico.” Pellington received a Master’s
Degree in Library Science from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She did not have rock-hard roots in New Jersey, and the itch to live in big cities brought about moves around the country, with books and libraries always guiding her career path. Tampa, Florida was one of her first stays where she worked with the Tampa-Hillsborough County Library System. Another post was at the Muskingum County Library System in Ohio, then on to Mount Vernon, New York at the Mount Vernon Library. Mary Ellen says, “I was intrigued by the historical communities and really enjoyed my time with the Library System of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. From there, I returned for a time to New Jersey with the Ocean County Library System.” The pinnacle of her library career came with the great post of serving as the State Librarian of Mississippi while living in Jackson, Mississippi. “This was a state-appointed position, and I worked with the State of Mississippi Legislature,” Mary Ellen proudly shares. Between her different library stations, Pellington had an opportunity to travel overseas and absorb different cultures and information, which she always brought back with her to share at the libraries. When she decided to take a break from the world of archives, Mary Ellen fulfilled a great desire to visit India. “I went on an eight-week back-packing adventure through India, traveling second and third
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class,” Mary Ellen muses with a smile. “I absolutely fell in love with India and its people. I was so close to where the Dali Lama lived when I was in the Himalayas, but never got the desired meeting!” she says with a slight smile. “After my eight weeks, I returned to the United States, but could not get India out of my thoughts; India was in my heart, so I just decided to move there. I lived in India for two years, teaching ‘tourist English’ to young boys who worked in the travel industry,” Mary Ellen said. “I also taught Yoga while living there.” Mary Ellen smiles broadly and states, “I cherish everything about India!” Upon returning from India in 2008, Mary Ellen says she wasn’t really ready for retirement and was intrigued when she spotted a national advertisement for a position as Library Director in Gallup, New Mexico. Since she had spent her years in the Eastern or Southern United States, she decided it was time to “broaden her bay window” with views of the Southwest. “I was elated when I was chosen for the position of Library Director for the Octavia Fellin Public Library,” Pellington states with a smile. “In 2009, I moved to Gallup and will complete eight years in March 2017. I adore Gallup and the work at our library.” Pellington states humbly, “During my time here in Gallup, we have generated a number of monetary grants, including two Story Corps Grants, the Louisa May Alcott Women Behind Little Women
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Grant, 500 Years Hispanic Heritage Grant, 100 Years of Pulitzer Prize Grant, and Emma Lazarus: Voice of Liberty, Voice of Conscience Grant. These grant monies have been valuable in helping us to update our Gallup Library. We have developed a solid free computer training program, ranging from basic computer use on the Internet to Microsoft Office programs like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. We even have classes on Facebook, Twitter, Google Docs, and assistance in how to job-search and how to write a résumé,” Pellington states proudly. “We even have 3D printers at the main library!” Mary Ellen is very proud to have established the Navajo Language Room and to have expanded the Native American film and CD collections. This provides the opportunity for enjoyment, education, and reading in the Navajo language. Just prior to Pellington’s arrival in Gallup, the library was out-growing the confines of the main building; thus the move of the children’s books down the street to establish the Children’s Library in the old bank building, sharing the facility with some City of Gallup business offices. We commend Pellington and the staff for many upgrades in the Children’s Library. “So many exciting improvements have happened at the Children’s Library; we have Crayon Kiosks, which hold iPads for busy little minds; we have computers; we market Space Programs for children, and we have established comprehensive early childhood programs,” states Pellington. With the extra space at the Main Library, this also enabled the growth and development of other programs and technology for the older students and adults. Just some of the additions that Pellington has initiated: • The Teen Film Festival • All information technology and computers are maintained with up-to-date techniques • The Gallup Author’s Festival (last year hosted just over 1400 attendees-this year it is expects an even larger attendance.) This Festival will be held April 7th and 8th with authors coming from California, Colorado, Arizona,Texas, and of course New Mexico. • Native American Heritage Month held each November • Weekly Wednesday Night Films with free popcorn • The New Mexico Humanities Council Programs • Exhibits featuring Local Artists showing many different media • The very fun Secret Soirees which are not necessarily advertised, but if you drop into the library you may possibly encounter musicians, poets, book readings, etc. These Secret Soirees encourage the public to visit the library and find out what is in store. Gallup should be very proud of the stature of our Library Director, Mary Ellen Pellington. Here are some of the awards that Pellington has received during her time in Gallup include: 2012 – The National “I Love My Librarian” award from the New York Times and Carnegie Foundation
2014 – Under Pellington’s direction, the Octavia Fellin Library received the National Medal for Museum and Library Medal of Excellence.This award was presented at the White House in Washington, D.C. by First Lady Michelle Obama. Pellington was also honored during this trip to meet President Barak Obama. 2015 – Pellington was recognized by the New Mexico Senate for outstanding accomplishments in the field of Library Science and for advocacy of library services that benefit Gallup, New Mexico. 2016 – Pellington received the Governor’s Distinguished Public Services Award. Mary Ellen is very quick to commend the entire staff: “No one ever receives recognition alone,” she states. “The Octavia Fellin Public Library staff is to be credited for the outstanding work they do. These awards would not be forthcoming without the excellent work, support, and dedication of the entire library staff.” You will recognize that Pellington is a very busy person in the world of libraries and books: she is a past President of the New Mexico Library Association, a past board member of the National Freedom to Read Foundation, a current member of the American Indian Library Association, and a member of the American Library Association since 1974. Upon coming to Gallup, Mary Ellen did not just delve into the library world, she is involved in enhancing her community in many other ways. She is an active member of the Gallup Rotary and Lions Clubs, the Elks Lodge, and she is a dynamic member of the Gallup McKinley County Early Childhood Community Council, plus she is a past board member of the gallupArts and the Mainstreet/Arts and Cultural District and still stays abreast of their activities. Some of Pellington’s goals and desires for the future include expanding services and programs for young adults, which will also provide an opportunity for young people to meet. “I would also like to see the library’s exhibit space expanded to showcase more local artists,” she states exuberantly. “It is also my goal to change the community’s understanding of what a 21st Century Public Library is and what it can do.” And the ultimate goal for Pellington: “A new state-of-the art library building – that is my biggest dream,” she states wistfully. Mary Ellen wants to remind everyone, “Everything at the library is free; you just need to obtain your Library Card to access the many services.” She also stresses, “We couldn’t do our work without the support of the Mayor and City Council. They are understanding and open to new ideas and changes.” One last reminder from Pellington, “Since February is the ‘Month of Love’, the library is a first-rate source for destination-wedding plans and also for ideas on the perfect honeymoon trip. Plus there is a plethora of Romance Novels to stimulate your thinking.”
Visit your local Public Library and open up a whole new world of discovery! February 2017
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Driving Impressions
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branding, let alone, cross branding between a large purchase such as a vehicle and a legendary set of Sci-Fi movies that are just that…movies. Yet here I was in the dealership looking at two pretty rad looking crossovers in white and black only. Cardboard cutouts of Stormtroopers looked over in protection of the Rogue One Rogue, while subtle (or not-so-subtle depending how you look at it) flyers and other promotional material were strewn about to promote these two crossovers. Within moments I thought to myself, “These things are pretty cool.” After driving the Rogue One Rogue for several days I have to say, I could maybe see myself in one of them! The Nissan Rogue in-and-of-itself is a very competitive crossover, competing with vehicles such as the Toyota RAV4 and the Ford Escape, both crossovers I have driven and tested in the past. However, this particular Rogue was resting on some add-ons that I had to evaluate for their worth. To be more effective in fully getting my brain around a Star Wars branded vehicle, I needed to call on an expert. Luckily for me, my good friend Patrick is a resident Star Wars buff, so much so that he bought Jedi robes for each of the groomsmen in his wedding and had them embroidered with their names, plus he asked his groomsmen to escort his new wife into their reception wielding light sabers.
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He still contends to this day that it was the greatest day of his life. Having been there, I tend to agree with him. So Patrick proceeds to verse me in all things Star Wars, in particular the significance of the term Rogue within the cannon, as it relates to Luke Skywalker, the Rogue Squadron, and the Rebel Alliance’s attempts and successes to defeat the Empire's Death Star plans. Spoiler alert, there were two Death Stars. The Star Wars Rogue One Nissan Rogue is a combination of aesthetic elements (some with real substance, others just decals) and a feature-set combination that doesn't exist on other Nissan Rogues. For instance, the Star Wars Edition will get you a blacked-out front fascia, grille, wheels, side body moldings, door handles, and roof racks. This is extra effective on the white model bearing a
real Stormtrooper look. Up front you also get special LED headlights that I will openly admit look very good at night. You do get both a Rebel Alliance and Empire decal on the D pillars, a Star Wars decal for the tailgate, a Rogue One badge on the front doors, and, on the door sills, as you enter the car at the base of the doors, Star Wars backlit metal trim. On the inside you get a different steering wheel with a flat bottom, cup holders with Star Wars referenced bases, and special edition floor mats embroidered with Rogue One. Lastly, and only on the Rogue One, do you get a giant panoramic moon roof and the
upgraded Bose audio. All this will add just under $4K to the base price of your Nissan Rogue SV AWD. Oh, and by the way, I should mention, after your Rogue purchase, you will receive in the mail a lifesized Death Trooper helmet that according to Nissan, is worth $650 bucks. Oh, and I should also mention, there were only 5,000 Rogue One Rogues made, with each dealer getting only four. So according to Patrick, many Star Wars fans have likely made more egregious purchases of Star Wars paraphernalia than the practicality of a new crossover sporting some actual content (such as the audio, moon roof, wheels, headlights, etc.). He’d argue that for true Star Wars’ fans, they probably didn’t quite go far enough – a custom startup screen for the infotainment system and sound effects, along with a massive helmet logo emblazoned on the hood ala Pontiac Firebird ought to do it! But nonetheless he was quick to admit, that were he even slightly in the market for a new car, this would already be in his garage! As an everyday crossover, the Rogue does many things well. It offers the most space behind the second row, 39.8 cu-ft to the RAV4’s 38.4 and the Escape’s 34, and uniquely, it is the only crossover in this category with an optional third row (albeit, it’s got to be quite small). The second row is roomy with a 60/40 split that moves fore and aft as well as reclines. The Rogue has only one powertrain choice, a 2.5 liter 4-cylinder making 170 hp and 175 lb-ft through a CVT into selectable AWD. I have to say,
I think selectable AWD is a smart move as it gives the Rogue some extra sure-footedness, but only when needed, and therefore enables fuel-economy-returns of 25 city/32 highway/27 combined mpg. The ride, handling, and steering, feels relatively light, although I did sense the Rogue seemed a little extra sensitive to small bumps, making for a slightly harsher ride on poorly maintained streets, which is odd given its relatively small 17” wheels. The Rogue isn’t fast by any means, but a Sport button does quicken its responses when pressed and gives it a lively feel. All in all, it’s a generally fun little runabout that’s highly practical too. So did the Rogue One Rogue make a believer out of me? Perhaps. I have to admit, while filming the crossover for my YouTube channel, it really does look a lot like it belongs in a Star Wars movie. So even if you didn’t like the decals and removed them, it’s still a cool looking CUV that could appeal to a wide range of buyers. Given that the Rogue itself is practical, roomy, and fuel efficient, it seems less of a superfluous purchase and more about a great CUV that just happens to also appeal to the Comic-Con folk! * A special thanks to Ernesto, Salvador and the folks at Ed Corley Nissan for the test drive. ** Thanks to Patrick for finally applying his Star Wars knowledge for the greater good. *** To see the Rogue One Rogue in action, skip the theaters and head over to my YouTube channel: Gallup Journey Test Drives.
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Gallup High School SADD Chapter Participates in RELAY FOR LIFE Many years ago when my SADD Chapter (Students Against Destructive Decisions) wanted another community service project to tackle, in addition to our projects to encourage positive teen behaviors, we discussed reviving the Gallup High School Relay for Life team. As a veteran of Relay for Life, I mentioned my plan at a Board Meeting and the response I got from one person was less than encouraging. In fact, his exact response was, “I don’t think you will be able to get high school kids to do anything.” Of course I took that as a challenge and proceeded to form our team. I can’t begin to describe the look on that person’s face when one of my young men rode his bicycle 10 miles to help with a yard sale at the train station! Now seven years later, as we are forming our team for this year’s Relay for Life, I have proven him wrong time and again. We have grown from a somewhat unorganized group that first year to one of the most consistent money makers, earning approximately $3,500.00 a year. Unlike the teams comprised of mostly adults, our team members generally do not have regular jobs or their own transportation to drive to fund raisers and have had to rely on parents to provide rides. While they may not have much money of their own, they are always willing to work hard and earn money for this cause. They have participated in face painting at basketball games, sold countless root beer floats, and held bake sales. However, the two events that have earned the most money and made the most impact on the students have been waiting tables at Denny’s and Sizzler for tips and a percentage of receipts. As they take orders and deliver meals to customers, they have the opportunity to visit with cancer survivors and people who have recently lost loved ones to cancer. They have discovered that survivors want to talk about their journey to recovery, and people who have lost a loved one really 44 February 2017
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Events Calendar
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Community Book Fair at 11, Chief Manuelito Middle School School Library 8:00am - 4:00pm daily and all day during Parent/Teacher Conferences on February 6th. McKinley Citizens' Recycling Council meeting Contact: Gerald O'Hara / Millie Dunning / Shafiq Chaudhary 505-870-1314 / 505-722-5142 / 505-227-7424 Red Mesa Center 2pm
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Rounding Up a Cure! The American Cancer Society Gallup Relay For Life Kick Off 2017 will take place on Tuesday,February 7th at the Gallup Community Service Center (Old Bingo Hall) across from the Community Pantry. Join us at 6 pm for Contests! Prizes! Indoor Walking Track! Refreshments! For information on how to join, support, or start a team contact Linda: (505) 722-2175 or Joyce: (505) 863-3075. 6pm
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Artists 4th-12th grade Mon. Chance to win some great prizes! Submit a drawing of a past or current President to Rio West Mall office by 5 pm.
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Taize' Worship Contact: Kathy Mezoff 505-870-6136 Westminster Presbyterian Church-Gallup
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The Plateau Sciences Society Sun. Join us for stimulating conversation and discussion about shared concerns. PSS programs are varied and deal with the history, geology, geography, the diverse cultures of our region, and critical environmental concerns in our area. The community is most welcome. Come and meet your neighbors. Refreshments served. For information about the topic of the next meeting and more, contact Martin Link, 505-863-6459. Red Mesa Center, 105 W. Hill Street in Gallup 2:30pm
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Join iHeart Media-Gallup for our 18th Annual Blood Brotherhood Blood Drive! United Blood Services of New Mexico will be taking donations from 3rd Floor Solarium at RMCHCS! 2 - 7 pm on Thursday, February 9th 9 am - 12 pm on Friday, February 10th
Baseball Registration Rio West Mall 10am - 2pm
Gallup Interfaith Community Gathering Bring a dish or drink for a shared meal. All are welcome. Bring a friend! For more information about the gathering contact Rev. Lorelei Kay 505-290-5357 or call the church at 505-905-3247. Westminster Presbyterian Church. 151 State Highway 564 (Boardman Drive) on the hill near Orleans Manor Apartments 6:30pm
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Pasta Feast American Cancer Society, Relay For Life Fundraiser Featuring great food, live music, and lots of fun. Tickets available at the church or at the door. $15.00 adults $8.00 children 11 and under First United Methodist Church 1800 Red Rock Drive, Gallup 5pm - 8pm
Skate Parl Launch Event Sat. “Kicks on 66” This is the community’s opportunity to see the plans, learn about the timeline, enjoy some live music, and watch two one-hour films that feature the incredible skating done by our own local skaters. The films include “1st Annual Nickolas Humphrey Sk8 Jam”, filmed by 4wheelwarpony, and “It’s Organic”, filmed by Gallup’s own Jeremy Todacheenie. A trailer for “It’s Organic” will be playing before all films at the El Morro and will be available on the El Morro Facebook page starting Friday, January 20th. For questions about the event, contact Jennifer Lazarz at jlazarz@gallupnm.gov. For some skateboarding excitement and teasers about the park, visit Enchantment Skateboarding on Facebook. El Morro Theatre 7pm
Saturday, February 18th
Russian Quattro FREE concert The Gallup Community Concert Association is pleased to announce their upcoming FREE concert: Russian Quattro! Russian Quattro is united by their love of great music and their joy at sharing their innermost musical thoughts and feelings with the audience. A double duet – 2 violins & 2 cellos – is simple yet ingenious.Violins and cellos also allow for a wonderful variety of melody/harmony combinations. Moreover, they allow an immense range of music to be performed – classical, jazz, pop, and rock – provided. It is music of the highest quality.
This is a FREE concert being sponsored by The Gallup Independent. So spread the word! There will be three remaining concerts for the season; so it isn’t too late to purchase a membership. Memberships may be purchased at the door on the evening of this FREE concert, should you choose to do so. For more information call Antoinette Neff at 505-862-3939.
On Going: First Wednesday of each Month
Gallup Autism Support Group Do you have a child on the Autism Spectrum? Join with other parents to find support. Children welcome at meetings. Also find our group on Facebook. For info call: 360-912-1953 Meets at City Center Coffee 501 S.Third St 6-7:30pm
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Gallup Solar Meets first three Wednesdays in February to review and absorb what we learned in GS101, Introduction to Off-Grid Solar. All welcome! For more info call 505-726-2497. 113 East Logan, Gallup. 6-7pm
The City of Gallup's Monday Sustainable Gallup Board of each Month When those Mondays are holidays, the meetings are on the second Monday. Community members concerned about conservation, energy, water, recycling, and other environmental issues are welcome. Call Bill Bright at 505-722-0039 for information. Octavia Fellin Library 3-5pm First
Habitat for Humanity Work sessions held each week. Volunteers who want to serve on decision-making meetings or wish to volunteer at or help fund construction projects, call Bill Bright at 505-722-4226 for details.
Saturday, April 15th
The McKinley Citizens' Recycling Council will host their first ever Trashion Show, at The Rio West Mall MCRC is seeking children, youth, adults, clubs, classes, friends, families to design an outfit out of recycled or re-used materials. Entries will be judged on use of recycled materials, style, and wearability. Cash and other prizes will be awarded in the following categories: Child (under 8), Youth (8-12), Teen (13-17), and Adults (18+). Special Awards for: Best Environmental Message, Best Use of Plastic, Best Use of Paper, Best Use of Fiber, and Best Use of Metals and Miscellaneous. For information on how to register, help on locating recycled materials, and more, contact Linda (505-905-5966), betsywindisch@yahoo.com, or recyclegallup.org. For design ideas check out recyclesantafe.org/fashion-show and recyclerunway.org.
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The continuing flight adventures of Paul and Sarah Barry
Central America Flying - AN AIRBORNE JOURNEY FROM MEXICO TO COSTA RICA
In the November issue we shared our story of flying and traveling in Panama.This month, we fill you in on how we got there! The time had come to leave Mexico and make our way south again. That means it's time to work on permits for the route ahead. The overflight permit for Guatemala was easy to get. We'll stop there on the way north again. We didn't need a permit for San Salvador, so that was easy. We arranged to leave the house early the next morning. It's a good idea to grab some food before a long day ahead, so we hit up the airport restaurant. Then the paperwork dance started. We waltzed off to the Commandant’s office and were surprised to see people milling about, so we paid the parking and landing fees, cleared out with customs and immigration, and filed a flight plan. The immigration officer had a bit of an attitude; she dropped it when she realized that we'd done this before. We fueled up, packed up, and started up the engine. There are some sizable hills to clear on our way out of the Oaxaca valley. Soon enough we were flying over some rural landscape on the way down to the Guatemala border. Eventually we reached the coast and dodged some restricted airspace near Tapachula. The controller wouldn't tell me if the areas were active or not, so we kept clear. Things got even greener as we flew over Guatemala. Lots of cultivated land, plenty of landing strips, and cloud-covered volcanoes we were hoping to see, we couldn't. We were only over Guatemala for about an hour before entering El Salvador's airspace. Air traffic control sent us directly to the airport. We were squeezed between the clouds and the hills, but ended up following the main highway into the
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city. The poor air quality quickly became apparent. Spotting the airport on the far side of town wasn't easy, not to mention the other traffic around the airport that the controller failed to point out! After shutting down, the guys with the large guns showed up. They barely showed any interest in us. Clearing into El Salvador was quick and easy, so we buzzed over to the local flying club to see if anything was going on there. It was pretty quiet, but everyone was very friendly and a couple of guys chatted about flying for a bit and helped us with the permit for Nicaragua. The secretary made some calls for us, and we had a taxi and the hotel room sorted out. A big help! The ride to the hotel was crazy; I've never seen traffic like that. It's a dirty, smelly, chaotic city with people everywhere, dogs, trash, and cars, too. We grabbed a bite to eat and flopped into bed. Long days in the plane and clearing in and out of countries really wipe us out.
With another hair-raising ride to the airport the following morning, we fueled up and cleared out of El Salvador. Ah Costa Rica! After flying off of the Nicaraguan coast for two hours, green coastlines edged with beautiful white sandy beaches came into view. Our arrival into Liberia went smoothly. That doesn't mean it was super quick, there were plain clothes police, bag searches, and a lot of questions, all out on the ramp in the heat and humidity, which was followed by an air conditioned van to the terminal, lots of back-andforth to various offices for stamps on permits, copies of licenses, and of course, payment. The parking fee for the airplane was $10.00 per hour, so we hoped not to be there too long. But, in the end, we were only there for an hour and a half – not bad! Another flight plan was filed for our final destination of the day, Samara; the plan was to land on a beautiful grass strip on the outskirts of town.
COME HELP SAVE A LIFE! No one was there, except a security guy who was milling about. We got permission to stay and camp after talking to a guy in a house near the strip…he called someone else, who said it was fine. As it turns out, this was a private strip, used by a tour company that offers Gyrocopter tours of the beach and jungle. Eventually we met the main guy in charge of the business; he was really helpful and kind. He explained that it was vital to file a flight plan for every flight we would make in Costa Rica, for the security of the flight, but mostly to ensure that we weren't mistaken for narcos! We set up a tent under the half-completed patio that was being built, and it turned out to be perfect, because the thunderstorms were fierce! The light show that night was multifaceted, incredible lightning and thunder that would roll around for hours, but also fireflies in the grass everywhere. It seemed like there were millions of them, all around us and all the way down the airstrip. We camped there for two nights, it was great. We would walk into town for supplies, then come back and cook, relax, and hang out with the fireflies. We were grateful for the roof! It took us a while to identify the strange zombie like calls we kept hearing from the jungle. They were howler monkeys in the trees nearby. After two nights we decided to move into town. Our room had a giant fan that was like a jet engine, which we learned to appreciate since it was too hot
to sleep without it! Also, our room included a proper shower and modern plumbing! The house was very small, and it took a little time to adjust to the tight quarters, but this is how you meet people while traveling. Once we settled in, we walked on the beach, watched the surfers, swam, hung out, and just relaxed. It had become clear that we needed an internet connection every few days in order to plan our next step. We wanted to go to Corcovado National Park on the Osa Peninsula. There are airstrips within the park, and we had been told that we could land there and camp at the ranger station so long as we had a guide. Corcovado is known worldwide for its biodiversity and remoteness. After completing an online application and having it bounce back from a bad email address before finding the correct one, we got shot down. The park was closed for a month. Time for plan B. How about 'Skip's Place'? Someone had mentioned that there was this nice guy named Skip who had an airstrip not far away, and that it would be just fine to drop in unannounced and camp. We had no contact details for him so we just showed up! It was a little concerning, he didn't know we were coming and we hadn't met him before. But, there it was, a great airstrip between a river and the ocean. We landed and a new friendship was instantly made. He was super nice; we met his wife too, and they both said welcome! We tied down the plane and scoped out some camping spots, deciding to set the tent up inside his hanger so that we would be undercover in case of rain. Skip told us how long he had been there, what he had to do to keep the place in shape, and that a boa constrictor ate his cat. It was fun to share flying stories; Skip has 30,000 hours of flight time and has seen it all. He told us about his time flying in Alaska. He clearly knew a lot about flying in Central America, too. Over breakfast the next morning, we watched the San Jose morning television to see if we could fly past the Turrialba volcano that was belching out ash. Once we determined that the flight was a go, we filed our flight plan and were on our way. Next stop Moravia, a hacienda that takes guests and has an airstrip! It was time to explore the mountains. Stay tuned for the next installment!
Join iHeart Media-Gallup for our Annual Blood Brotherhood Blood Drive! United Blood Services of New Mexico will be taking donations from 2 pm to 7 pm on Thursday, February 9th and 9 am to 12 pm on
Friday, February 10th on the 3rd Floor Solarium, at RMCHCS! All donors will have an opportunity to win some great Valentine’s Day prizes! Gallup’s Country 99.1/107.3 KGLX will be on Live Radio Remote both days!
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ROUTE 66 Discount Tire Many times it is a necessity, and other times we do it out of love. If you are lucky enough to live in this area that is full of outdoor adventure, it won’t take you long before you need to use it. The dirt roads are rough and the terrain can be challenging when you explore our area. That is why many of your outdoor adventurers have a 4x4 vehicle. Route 66 Discount Tire has everything you need to turn your truck, SUV, or jeep into an off-road beast. As the name suggests, they are all about tires and have an expert staff that can get your vehicle prepared for any terrain you want to tackle, whether that be for mud, snow, or crawling up steep red rocks. However, don’t let the
name of the business fool you, because they do a lot more than tires. One of the most popular trends in offroad vehicles is installing a lift kit. This will create clearance for bouldering, in the mud and snow, and gives your off-road warrior a great look. Route 66 Discount Tire has the expertise to find the right lift kit for your vehicle, and the installation will be done by qualified mechanics. It is not uncommon for communities to be built around a groups’ passion. Who knows, once you decide to give your 4x4 the big outdoor tires and lift kit, you might find your buddies doing the same thing. After that, your group will be heading off into the
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high desert to challenge your vehicles up, over, and through obstacles. This is how a lifestyle is created, and what better lifestyle than one that gets you outside doing what you love with the people you care about. Right now, Route 66 Discount Tire is offering a special to get that lift kit on your 4x4. They will give you $100 dollars off any lift kit in stock or one you order. After the lift kit is installed, they have the accessories to give your ride the outdoor bully-look you want. Check them out; they are conveniently located at 800 West Historic Route 66th Ave, or give them a call at 505-863-0300 to set up an appointment.
Jutta By Chuck Van Drunen
and the "Vision Quest"
Jutta is selling everything in her house. She has an amazing collection of art, furniture, and decor.To make an appointment to peruse her varied collection located on Hill Street, just send her an email at jstonaws@gmail.com. But her story itself is perhaps more intriguing than her varied belongings: Her parents were wealthy Polish citizens when World War II and the Russians were about to invade their country. Jutta’s parents decided to leave everything they had and escape to another country. Her mother, pregnant with Jutta, and her father escaped to Austria. Jutta’s father was taken as a prisoner of war by the Americans when it was obvious the family didn’t belong in the small Austrian village. Her dad was gone for her birth. But after 18 months, he was released and able to be with his family.
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Born at the foot of Wild Emperor Mountain in Austria, Jutta grew up with the regular sound of avalanches groaning near her village. Once she became a legal adult, she studied French philosophy in Paris until she left for Stockholm with a friend. There she learned Swedish and continued to read philosophy. After a spell in Spain, she eventually got an office job back in Helsinborg, Sweden, a coastal city where she was able to take frequent trips via boat to Denmark. A few years later, she left to help a friend with her physical therapy business in Belgium. She remembers helping American soldiers recover in the clinic as the Vietnam War was in full swing. At this time Jutta got engaged to a Belgium man who was a childhood friend. Yet Jutta moved again, this time to Rome to help take care of her great Aunt. There she worked for the “Fathers of Atonement”, an American
Catholic order where she labored in their library. In Rome Jutta learned much, including the art of sculpture. Finally her fiancé came to Rome and retrieved her for the wedding back in Belgium. There she had a double wedding with his sister. As part of the wedding vows, Jutta made him agree that they would someday move to South America. Two kids later and a stable life in Belgium, Jutta began to press her desire to travel to her husband and reminded him of the South American promise. Very content to be at home, he thought South America was a joke, and he laughed at her. Soon a divorce unfolded, and she moved to south Germany with her two boys. Her mother lived there, and Jutta was able to study anthropology while working a job in marketing. She stayed in Germany for 17 years while raising her boys.
Once the boys were old enough, Jutta would take them every summer on an epic hitch-hiking adventure. Traveling on foot or bike through Italy, Hungary, and Sweden, they would explore the outdoors, catching rides and sleeping under the stars where they could. Jutta remembers these bare-bones trips as rich and pure. When the boys left home for college, Jutta began to feel the urge of a personal “Vision Quest”. She says her spirit guides were directing her to the “Land of the cougar and the bear”. So Jutta booked a flight over the North Pole (so that she could see the curvature of the earth) and landed in San Diego; she then traveled down the Baja peninsula to Cabo San Lucas and back. Feeling called to go to the Hopi Indians, she booked a Greyhound bus and somehow was able to garner a meeting with the upper priest of the Snake clan. At the meeting the priest helped her clarify details of her vision quest, and Jutta then asked for permission to travel on Hopi land. The priest consented
and told her she was the first white person to have ever asked permission. From there Jutta bought a used car in Flagstaff with headlights that didn’t work. She traveled to Canada and all over the American West in that little car, always having to get off the road and find places to camp before night fall. In her wanderings, she somehow ended up in Fence Lake, New Mexico, where she met her soul mate. He was a teacher for the Zuni Schools, and they immediately bonded, eating rattlesnake together the night they met. After a few years together in Zuni, they moved to Mississippi where Jutta earned a master’s degree in Social Studies and then, after a time in Arkansas, she also earned her bachelors in Fine Art. Eventually she moved to back to Gallup and taught at Gallup Mid School and earned her Special Education degree at the University of Western New MexicoGallup. Today Jutta is a teacher in the Gifted Program at Chee Dodge Elementary. Jutta has been teaching in Gallup since 2002. During Feb 2016 this
time she has curated a wonderful collection of art, as well as pouring lots of artistic energy into her home itself. She says, “Now is the time for me to slowly sell everything, and then I will go to the Peace Corps to serve the people who are there.” She says she would like to go to Morocco or Mongolia. As for final thoughts, she leaves two: First, a German poem: Catch the good that life gives you For it is short There is not enough time for hatred and envy in your heart. Secondly, her works: “Born a child of refugees, not belonging to any country, I found my home in Gallup because the American spirit to follow your dream makes this a pioneer town.” You can help Jutta continue her journey by checking out her art collection: jstonaws@gmail.com.
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PATRIOTISM AND POLITICS "My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth." - Abraham Lincoln Now that the dust hopefully has settled on the Presidential election, I hope we can concentrate on where we go from here. We must work together, or we will go nowhere. The last campaign was so brutal and crazy. I noticed that most people were so embarrassed by both candidates that there were very few bumper stickers supporting either one. I remember that the first campaign in which I “participated� was in junior high, when Kennedy and Nixon fought for the presidency. Everyone had a bumper sticker and a sign in their front yard. There were passionate arguments on both sides even at school, but everyone was civil. Today they have banned political signs and t-shirts from school due to fear of violent outbreaks. The climate has changed, and I am not talking about weather. We live in the Most Patriotic Small Town in America. We have the Navajo Codetalkers. Many Gallupians served in World War II and were in the Bataan death march. Hershey Miyamura is a living icon. We have Veterans helping Veterans. We have many veterans from Vietnam, Desert Storm, Desert Shield, and Afghanistan. I have always been intrigued by the intense patriotism of the Navajo people. Last year I attended a law conference where one of the speakers was a Navajo professor from the University of New Mexico. She stated that Navajos should not support the United States government, especially not the military, given the past history between the federal government and the Navajo people. I thought to myself she must not live where I live because for the last forty years, I have seen unbridled loyalty and patriotism from the Navajo people. One day I was driving to Albuquerque for a meeting, and traffic was slow on the interstate. I could not understand why until I started to notice people and flags on overpasses and along fence lines out in the country. It was the Run to the Wall, and most of the spectators along the road were Navajo families. Many persons along the way who live in very humble circumstances turned out to see the motorcycles
in formation with state police escort. Most people draped American flags over the fences and overpasses along the route. The volunteer firemen were there, too. I was moved to tears to see all these people come out to support our veterans. As we know, many of the Vietnam veterans were not respected when they came home from the war, and it is uplifting to see them getting the respect now that they deserved then. It is fashionable in some circles to demean our country because of problems that have yet to be solved. Gallup is an unusual place where people of many races live together and get along. That experience was invaluable to our children as they grew up in Gallup. It has served them well, as they now are married and raising children of their own. Ultimately we all live in a very special place-America. We have had a peaceful transition of power (even this year) for almost 250 years. When my wife and I travel abroad, even to civilized Europe, there is always a sigh of relief when we return home. You feel safer, and you hope that we will continue to offer a place where freedom reigns. In America it is still possible to improve yourself through hard work. I still see that happening in Gallup and elsewhere even in this sluggish economy. It needs to happen more often. We need jobs, and hopefully that will happen soon. Patriotism is often quiet and unassuming. Recently an unknown flag raiser at Iwo Jima was discovered and recognized by the Marine Corps posthumously. The Smithsonian Channel has released a documentary about the discovery. You remember the famous photograph of raising the flag on Mount Suribachi. On Iwo Jima, over a six week period, there were 26,000 men killed or wounded. On that small island the Marine Corps lost 25% of all the men who died in the Pacific theater in World War II. That is why the battle for Iwo Jima is so important to the Marines. President Roosevelt wanted to know the identities of the men who raised the American flag during that battle and those who survived and came back to America to help raise money for the war
effort. They were instant celebrities. One of the three survivors was a Native American from Arizona, Ira Hayes, and another was not a Marine but a Navy corpsman, John Bradley. It turns out that he was there, but he was not one of the flag raisers. Now 70 years later, it has been discovered that the real third flag raiser was a Marine named Harold H. Schultz. He never came forward to protest the mistake. He kept the memory to himself and lived the rest of his life in California after the war. He is now deceased; his daughter recalls that he rarely talked about the war, but once he mentioned that he raised the flag on Iwo Jima. I am sure there are many quiet patriots who live among us in Gallup and on the reservation. My oldest cousin, Tom Murray, served two tours in Vietnam. He graduated from West Point and became a spotter pilot during the war. He flew so low, he often received sniper fire from the ground. He would locate the enemy and radio the information to the artillery. The planes had some protection, but all the pilots put extra plating under their seats. He told me the most dangerous threat was getting shot in the rear end. This year Tom, with his daughter, is making a third tour of Vietnam. I am sure the trip will be memorable. I know many Vietnam veterans who have no desire to return to Vietnam. We can never repay the men and women who have fought for our nation. All we can do is thank the ones who served and support the service men and women who continue to protect our freedom. We cannot take our freedom for granted. It is easy to criticize America. Mr. Kaepernick, the pro quarterback, has the right to protest during the playing of the National Anthem because those men and women sacrificed their time and sometimes their lives for him. However, I was disgusted when I learned he didn’t even vote in the last election. There will always be some people who enjoy the benefits of freedom, but who do not accept the responsibilities that come with that freedom. May God bless America! February 2017
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People Reading
The Tutterrow family reading the Journey at Cienfuegos, Cuba: Victoria, Jack, Leigh, and Lynne
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“We love reading the Gallup Journey.” - Dawn, baby Harleigh, and Austin in N.Y.C. in December 2016
Patricia Patterson reading the Gallup Journey at the 2017 Rock n’ Roll Arizona Run Richard and Phyllis Herlocker taking a break during their visit to Petra, Jordan to read the Gallup Journey.
Robert Sekiya, Carla Zecca, Pauline Garcia, and Timaris Montano, having a fun time in the snow reading the Gallup Journey at Purgatory Resort.
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CALL TO CRAFTSMEN AND ARTISTS
Live Native Craft Demonstrations Memorial Day - Labor Day At The Gallup Cultural Center
THE GALLUP CULTURAL CENTER IS LOOKING FOR CRAFTSMEN AND ARTISTS TO PERFORM LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. Please call Colin McCarty at 818-421-7630 for more information.
For More Information Contact Colin McCarty, Director, Gallup Cultural Center at 505-863-4131 or at thedirectorgcc@gmail.com.
DURING 2016, SEVERAL NEW BUSINESSES OPENED IN THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT. GALLUP BID WELCOMES:
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