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The Ancient Way Café El Morro RV Park and Cabins Introducing our new chef, Kyle Denetsone, who has been creating some intriguing and innovative vegetarian entrees and side dishes. You’ve got to try his cooking.
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Thoughts from the
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id I ever write about the time Chuck, Chuck and I tubed down the Rio Puerco? It had to have been more than five years ago, now. We walked down from our office (we were where Beeman Jewelry is now) to one of the tire places on Coal and had them blow up three tubes for us and we headed over to the east side underpass that leads out to Superman Canyon. We looked at the caramel-colored water and said, “What the hell - let’s go for it!” Thankfully, we bought a waterproof disposable camera to capture some of the memories and to prove we actually did it. The water level wasn’t high enough to float the whole way, but we were able to float for long stretches. And, wow, the stuff we floated past . . . Another time, we decided we needed a ping-pong table. I can’t, for the life of me, remember why we thought we needed a ping-pong table, but the decision was made. We rolled over to the Scoreboard and bought the best one they had (it was also the only one they had) and (literally, this time) rolled it back to our office where we played a lot of ping-pong. We had community folks stopping by every day to play with us. We had some Gallup Talons (the ABA basketball team that was in Gallup for a couple of years) stop by to play, we had then-Mayor Bob Rosebrough play, we had Dr. Dan VanDeRiet stop by twice a week, and the three of us (Chuck, Chuck and I) played all the time, too. I can’t remember how Jenny felt about the table, but I’m guessing she was less than thrilled with workflow for those few months we had it. Sometime after the Gallup Talons stopped by (photo on page 39) we named numerous ping-pong shots after them: the “Momo,” after point guard, Larry Morinia and the “McIntosh” after the best player on the team, Bernard McIntosh. I don’t want to say that the Journey started the Cornhole craze in Gallup, but I’m going to say it - we started the Cornhole craze in Gallup. You’re welcome, Gallup.
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I think the thing I’m most proud of is our connection to the community. I don’t know if it was the second or third or fourth issue of the Journey that we came up with the idea for “believe.gallup,” but I know that it was very, very early in the magazine’s life. The phrase believe.gallup has been on every odd-numbered page for almost 10-years. It’s also displayed prominently on the Journey truck and on numerous rounds of T-shirts. Even the GLP stickers are an homage to believing in our community. I think, over the past 10 years, we realized that was the best thing we could do for our community. And whether we were having folks come to the office to play ping-pong, or setting up a cornhole tournament or printing up T-shirts and stickers, that’s what this magazine has strived to do for the past 10-years. Thanks so much for allowing us to continue to help build community here. -nah
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Contributors Features
Ernie Bulow Greg Cavanaugh Bera Dordoni, ND Nia Francisco Kari Heil David Hinkle Tammy Iralu Roberta John Jay Mason Hershey & Terry Miyamura Gustavo Steiner Neves Russell Ouellett Fowler Roberts Bob Rosebrough Justin Shaw Chuck Van Drunen Betsy Windisch
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Community Begins With You Experience Gallup - 3 Ways Cougar Encounters Poetry Glittering World Journey Turns 10! Gallup’s All-Indian Show New To The Group Mountain Bike Kickstarter
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Driving Impressions West By Southwest 8 Questions Words of Wellness Memories of Gallup Anniversaries Lit Crit Lite This Is My Job: Opera Singer
Columns
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Thoughts Some Trails of Gallup Rodeo Schedule Who Am I? ArtsCrawl Schedule Sudoku G-TOWN, 87301 El Morro Schedule Izzit?! Community Calendar People Reading the Journey
August 2014: Volume 11, Issue 8 - #121
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WNMU-Gallup • Fall 2014 Course Schedule
Course Cancellation-The university reserves the right to cancel courses not selected by an adequate number of students or not suitably staffed by qualified faculty.
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Community
Begins with You A
ugust is a time of new beginnings. With summer in full swing, the fruit of our garden begins to ripen. Zucchini blossoms that once trumpeted the arrival of a harvest now give way to the lengthening fruit. Days, as they crescendo to multicolored sunsets, still linger long enough for unhurried barbecues with friends and neighbors, both old and new. What better time than August to make good on our promise to ourselves to reach out to a neighbor, or to catch up with a friend. One good place to meet friends is the Gallup Farmers’ Market, every Saturday from 8:30 am to 11:30 am, in the downtown walkway between Aztec and Coal. Here you can meet new friends, buy freshly baked baguette, focaccia, challah, and whole wheat loaves from Crumby Bread, or home-baked granola and cinnamon rolls from Green Street Treats. Here you can introduce yourself to gardeners, craftsmen, artisans, and jewelers selling their goods. Shopping at the Gallup Farmers’ Market supports both individual vendors as well as local community organizations. Visit the Farmers’ Market to meet Youth Conservation Corps members selling produce harvested from the community gardens. During the months of August and September, the Gallup Farmers’ Market will also host a table whose proceeds support the mission of Battered Families Services, Inc. This table, featuring locally made handcrafts, is an outreach to increase awareness about the needs of families in our community healing from domestic violence. Handcrafts already donated to this table include jewelry, lap blankets, rosaries, and ornate plastic canvas tissue box covers. Quilting projects are underway as well. Girl Scouts, residents of Little Sisters of the Poor, and members of Church of the Holy Spirit have all contributed crafts to this table. To be a part of this outreach, visit our table on Saturdays in August or September, donate handmade items, or donate money directly to Battered Families Services. Battered Families Services, Inc., founded in 1981, is a local non-profit dedicated to providing services free of charge to survivors of domestic violence and their children. Its mission is to provide comprehensive services to those who experience domestic violence and sexual assault. Services include, but are not limited to, safe shelter, therapy, parenting classes, educational presentations, legal services and a batterers’ intervention program. All of these programs aim to break the cycle of violence. Battered Families Services receives funding from CYFD (New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families), VOCA (Victims of Crime Act Victims Fund), VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and the Navajo Nation. Although recent budget cuts have reduced staff compared to several years ago, Battered Families Services today maintains a staff of 11. Domestic violence is a cycle. Children who experience domestic violence may repeat the cycle. To break this cycle, it is important to provide services to women and children
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Shopping at the Gallup Farmers’ Market supports both individual vendors as well as local community organizations.
By Tammy Iralu
when they seek help. Knowing that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, Battered Families Services also provides Safe Dates, an abuse prevention program, to local schools, teaching students to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy relationships. According to Michele Tuohey, executive director of BFS, self-esteem is an important defense against falling into an abusive relationship. A strong sense of your own worth and what makes you happy puts you in a position of strength. It decreases the chance that you will rely on your “relationship status” to validate yourself. Mutual respect is the heart of a healthy relationship. It is the bedrock of community, of common understanding. Community begins with you. Whether you are on a journey through Gallup or a year-round resident, join our community at the Gallup Farmers’ Market. Battered Families Services, Inc. is looking for Board Members; anyone who is interested can call Michele Tuohey at 505-722-6389.
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D r i v i n g
I M P R E S By Greg Cavanaugh
Building on a Successful Frame
2014 GMC Acadia SLE-2
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ver 6 years ago I started this journey (pun intended) of driving, testing and reviewing vehicles from our local dealerships. One of my very first test drives was a 2008 GMC Acadia from Rico Auto Complex. To this day I still remember how nervous I was to be driving around a vehicle that cost almost half as much as my house. The fact was I liked it enough to recommend it to my brother-in-law and they bought one. Now, years later, my situation is quite different, namely, hauling around 3 kids on a daily basis. Having recently made a 3,000+ mile road trip to the Midwest for the ever necessary “new baby tour,” I was anxious to see what I was missing by still cramming all 3 of my kids into the backseat of our Mercedes wagon. The 2014 Acadia you see here is still largely the same vehicle as the original firstgen I drove, but the 2013 model received some nice updates.
One of the biggest advantages to families that need to use a third row is the availability of second row captain’s chairs, which allow older kids to make their way to the back on their own and buckle themselves in . . . anything that removes another step for parents is a good thing! (In fact my lovely sisterin-law recently asked me just that: what could she get that had captain’s chairs that wasn’t a minivan.) There are several vehicles on the market in the CUV category that have them as an option: the Dodge Durango, new Toyota Highlander, Kia Santa Fe and this Acadia (and its cousins the Enclave and Traverse). What I like about the Acadia is how usable its seating is. Unlike the Durango that has two seats in the third row, the Acadia holds three. The beauty of this is that even with the added ease of entry to the third row afforded by those captain’s chairs, the Acadia still seats 7 people, or more accurately, your family and an extra kid or two for playdates/sleepovers. The Acadia is quite spacious and, with the ability of the second row to slide forward, the third row offers acceptable space and comfort even for adults, making the couples’ trip to Vegas fun! Both rows of seats also easily fold flat, allowing me to stuff in a new front door for my house without breaking a sweat. An important facet of any family hauler/road tripper is not just its people space, but also its cargo space. (While I sound like a broken record here, I’ll still remind both of my readers that the minivan always beats the CUV in this regard.) Compared with others on the road, the Acadia offers class-leading space behind the third row, easily holding a full size cooler, or a couple of full size suitcases, more even than the full size Yukon can swallow. With the third row unevenly split, one side can be folded flat for more cargo
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S S I O N S while still allowing use of the other side of the seat for a passenger. Powered by GM’s ubiquitous 3.6-liter direct injected V6 and 6-speed automatic, making 281 hp and 266 lb-ft of torque, the Acadia moves around with confidence, if not enthusiasm. Returning 16 mpg city, 23 mpg highway and 18 mpg combined in AWD guise, the Acadia bests its SUV brethren by a mpg or two, but falls short of a minivan’s consumption. Interestingly, both the V6’s power numbers and fuel economy numbers are virtually the same as all of its competition . . . I guess there’s no cheating physics. The Acadia rides well, is supremely comfortable, its longish wheelbase allowing for a great highway ride, in particular, and eats up the miles. But these have been the Acadia’s strong suits from the beginning, so what has changed? Namely, the pretty bits. Sporting a revamped front end with cool LED running lights, a wraparound pillar-less rear window look and LED taillights, the updated Acadia didn’t stray too far from the previous generation’s handsome formula but is clearly identifiable as the new version. On the interior, the center stack received some updating to GM’s nice colorful touch screen infotainment system, IntelliLink. With its ability to use apps like Pandora through your smart phone, IntelliLink is easy to use and quick. While the Acadia’s interior was always attractive, the addition of softer touch materials has classed it up a bit (with the Denali over the top, of course!). It all works nicely, although I would have appreciated at least one oversized cupholder to hold my water bottle. A power tailgate out back (standard on this almost base SLE-2 trim) makes loading and unloading with your hands full much less of a chore. At almost $41K, the Acadia isn’t value priced family transportation, but with a nice list of standard features it really feels upscale and luxurious. More importantly, the Acadia’s strengths lie in its excellent and versatile packaging, smooth ride and handsome looks. As the CUV market becomes increasingly crowded and competitive, the Acadia ranks right up there as one of the best.
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Nestled in four acres of beauty! This spacious and sunny southwest style home features tongue and groove ceiling with vigas, skylights, fireplace. Master bedroom has raised Kiva fireplace and a window seat to enjoy the country views, 4 piece master bath with jetted tub, separate shower, double sinks and a walk in closet. Enjoy awesome views of the Red Rocks from picture windows from the living room and Master bed room and the front deck. Enter this quiet property through either of 2 southwest designed gates. Price recently reduced! Live in beauty, today!
*Thanks to the good folks at Rico Auto Complex for putting up with me. **Check out my growing YouTube channel, Gallup Journey Test Drives!! SPECIFICATIONS: WIDTH: 6 ft. 6.9 in. (78.9 in.) HEIGHT: 6 ft. 0.6 in. (72.6 in.) LENGTH: 16 ft. 8.8 in. (200.8 in.) GROUND CLEARANCE: 0 ft. 7.6 in. (7.6 in.) WHEEL BASE: 9 ft. 10.9 in. (118.9 in.) MAXIMUM TOWING CAPACITY: 5200 lbs. MAXIMUM PAYLOAD: 1755 lbs. MAXIMUM CARGO CAPACITY: 116.1 cu.ft. CARGO CAPACITY, ALL SEATS IN PLACE: 24.1 cu.ft. ENGINE: 3.6 Liter DOHC DI V6 VVT HORSEPOWER: 281 hp @ 6300 rpm CURB WEIGHT: 4656 lbs.
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Experience
Gallup
3 Ways P
eople arrive in Gallup in a number of ways and for a number of reasons. This is one place where planes, trains and automobiles carry folks from all over the country and beyond. Those who stay here decide to do so for an even greater variety of reasons, from groceries and gas to motocross and sightseeing.
Gallup is a great place, which locals have known for a long time. There is a core of community members with deep roots in Gallup’s history, but we also get our fair share of visitors. What motives bring people to our area may not be the only reasons they find to stay. While some are drawn to the history and Native cultures, others come with mountain bike or rock climbing equipment in tow. Still others plan to use Gallup as a hub while visiting the many and various natural landscapes that lie near us. Whatever the reason, we’re glad you’re here and hope you’ll experience more in Gallup than you expected.
HISTORY & CULTURE
Downtown Gallup is a great place to get a sense of the history and culture of our area. Named after a railroad paymaster, Gallup’s livelihood has been tied into the network of roads and rails, transporting people and goods to, from and throughout the Southwest. Gallup is often called the “Indian Capital of the World” for its location in the heart of Native American lands and the presence of Navajo, Zuni, Hopi and other tribes. The railroad and coal mining industry drew many to this area from Europe, Asia, and Mexico. Thus, a diverse Gallup community exists today. While downtown, don’t miss the numerous traders whose wares consist of Native American pottery, rugs, jewelry, and other art forms. Attend the Nightly Indian Dances in the Courthouse Square every evening at 7 pm and spend some time in the Veterans Walkway. Visit the Gallup Cultural Center, formerly El Navajo Hotel, built by the Fred Harvey Company. And while walking downtown, either on a Free Walking Tour or just on your own, take note of the historic buildings and dynamic murals that illustrate Gallup’s unique history and culture.
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Experience more in Gallup than you expected. CLOSE TO NATURAL TREASURES
Gallup is surrounded by breathtaking landscapes and natural, historical and cultural treasures. What better way to experience all of them than to use Gallup as a jumping-off point? With a plethora of hotels/motels, restaurants, and camping locations, day-trips to national parks, monuments, and wilderness areas are made easy. Within just 100 miles of Gallup are Canyon de Chelly, El Morro and El Malpais National Monuments, Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Petrified Forest National Park, and Bisti Badlands.
ADVENTURE CAPITAL OF NEW MEXICO
In 2011 Gallup was given the title “Adventure Capital of New Mexico” by the New Mexico State Legislature. Gallup earned this title, in part, due to its trail development and creation of High Desert Trail System, the hiking trails at Red Rock Park, the Zuni Mountain Trail System in the nearby national forest, the creation of a municipal motocross/OHV park, and Brickyard Bike Park close to downtown. This designation also comes fro the diversity of adventures offered in and around Gallup, like hot air ballooning, rodeo, hunting, rock climbing and cross-country skiing.
For more information, contact the Gallup McKinley County Chamber of Commerce by calling 505-722-2228, visiting thegallupchamber.com or in person at 106 W. Hwy. 66.
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Gallup Trails That Make You feel alive
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The Strangest Event at Ceremonial
W This contestant shows some battle wounds, but he has his apples.
hen the Gallup Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial was started in 1923 it seemed to have had two aims. The promoters wanted to make money off all the tourists they attracted to Gallup. That never worked out too well. Over the years the event has been a heavily subsidized money pit. Number one depended on number two: they wanted to get as many people from as many tribes as possible, and make sure they had a real good time. That one was much more successful. The rodeo wasn’t exactly a rodeo in modern terms, being made up largely of racing events, horse and foot, old time events like wild cow milking and wild horse riding, and the chicken pull. They had the hide race where one cowboy towed another through the dirt for awhile. If he stayed on the cowhide long enough and ate enough material (that’s sand mixed with other things) from the arena, he could be the winner. Even the regular events like steer riding, bareback and saddle bronc riding and calf roping were all amateurs. The buffalo riders were given ten dollars apiece just to risk life and limb. The women were not left out, they had wood chopping, fire starting and cow chip throwing – only they used cast iron frying pans so you didn’t want to get downfield. Same with the archery contest. But my favorite of all was the apple-bobbing contest. At times there were as many as five tubs and never less than three. The contestants first had to
. . . cow chip throwing - only they used cast iron frying pans so you didn’t want to get downfield.
When the contest starts there is a crowded field.
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West by
Southwest
By Ernie Bulow Author photo by Erin Bulow
ride an unsaddled horse the length of the arena – with their hands tied behind their backs. Once at the tubs it was a mad free for all. Things could get pretty violent and there were a lot of busted heads and broken noses – plenty of blood. For the apple bobbing it was “no experience needed.” Over the years I have learned more about this event, and now I have a still from a film shot in 1936. Contestant after contestant gets his apple and runs for the finish, as apparently there was no limit of “winners.” In the few minutes of the film, man after man gets his fruit and runs off, until there are only two left. One of them has his hands free, but he tries to keep them behind him. You can’t tell, but there may have only been one golden delicious still floating because that guy repeatedly head bashes the other into submission. Violently. Apparently he wasn’t going to give up. I recently came across another good story about the famous Zuni clown Joe Crazy Horse. He was a crowd pleaser for many, many years. In this incident they had galvanized tubs of apples for the smaller kids. Joe runs out into the arena, manages to pratfall until he dumps over all the tubs, then gathers up all the apples in a rag he was carrying and takes off. Sounds a little tough on the kids, but I imagine the judges made things right. I can understand why all these events have been gone for many years, but wouldn’t it be fun to see them again?
This fellow decided to take a refreshing dip in the tub.
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“We are excited to welcome Elizabeth Muñoz-Hamilton & Brandon Eastridge to our ever growing Coldwell Banker Legacy Family”, says Kay Azbill Qualifying Broker of CB Legacy Academy West. Elizabeth, a Gallup native, has been with Coldwell Banker for over 16 years and Brandon for 2½ years. Their knowledge of Gallup & McKinley County will help us to provide even better service to our clients, looking to buy or sell real estate in this area. Come visit us in the new Palo Duro Homes showroom located at: 309 Nizhoni Ave, Gallup NM or call us at: 505-828-1000
The man on the left has his hands free and repeatedly head butts the other contestant to the ground, 1926.
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Cougar Encounters Personal Experiences with the Ultimate Predator
“How Many Cats Are There?”
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’ve had two different times when I was quite sure that a mountain lion was closely watching me. The first was deep in the bowels of a snowy Nutria Canyon. Two of my companions were five minutes ahead of me due to the slow pace that taking pictures while hiking causes. I put the camera away and decided to pick up the pace. The snow had dusted the area with a few inches a few days ago and the tops of many of the rock were dry and exposed to the sun. I followed the tracks of my compatriots, with my head down to make sure I wouldn’t slip on a loose rock. I began to notice a cougar track intermixed with the footprints of my friends ahead. Not being a track expert I had no idea how old they were, and dismissed it as probably a common trail used by lots of wildlife. I immediately lost my sense of ease when I saw a fresh, wet paw print on top of a dry rock. It was obvious that this track was made no more than a few minutes ago. Somehow a curious cougar had come between my buddies and myself and was obviously tracking them. I bellied some loud yells that echoed throughout the canyon in an attempt to disengage the lion and bring our party together. I took a picture of the wet track and showed them when we reunited. A most excellent question was soon asked, “How many cats are there around here?” he second time I was mountain biking on a seldom-used trail near my old home in Vanderwagen. I was with my buddy Chad and as dusk was upon us we were spinning our wheels uphill to return to the dirt road. It was dark enough that I turned on the light I had brought with. Chad stopped me and said he thought he saw something in the brush ahead. I turned my light on the brush some 30 yards away and there were two reflective yellow eyes staring back at us. This was disturbing. Yet the most unnerving thing was the amazing silence at
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which the animal departed, a mere darting shadow that didn’t make a sound, no crunching like a deer or elk, it just it fell into the darkness like a whisper. Again the question was asked, this time by me, “How many cougars live out here?”
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he answer to this question (or at least an estimated answer) can be found at the New Mexico Game & Fish website. While some people are of the assumption that cougars are a dying species and are very few in number, the reality is quite otherwise. In Zone C (this area includes the Zuni Mts. & Mt. Taylor area, Units 9&10, but not the Chuska Mts.) the estimated cougar population is between 251 and 341 cats. From this, NM Game & Fish is estimating that 50 cougars could be killed (by any means, not just hunted) this season and still maintain a healthy population. Last season only two cougars were killed for sport in Zone C. In terms of all of New Mexico it is estimated that there are between 3,100 and 4,200 lions within our borders with over 700 that could be killed this season to maintain a healthy population. Last season 250 cougars were killed statewide with 201 being harvested for sport (www.wildlife. state.nm.us/recreation/hunting/harvest/ documents/cougar_harvest_info.htm.). I was surprised to read these stats. In my mind I assumed there were maybe 10 or 20 cougars that patrolled the Zuni Mts, but the reality is likely 8 to 10 times more than that. I’m willing to bet that anyone who has spent lots of time in the woods has likely had a pair of yellow eyes watching them at one moment or another. While cougar attacks are extremely rare, the last documented fatal attack in all of North America occurred in 2008 in Pinos Altos, New Mexico.
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Executive Director for Gallup-McKinley County Chamber of Commerce Q. David, what got you interested in the Executive Director’s position at the Gallup Chamber? A. Chamber work in general gives me the opportunity to work at what I like most, which is assisting people. Specifically, what got me interested in Gallup were three things. First, the incredibly favorable climate that you have. Second, is the right business climate and third, and most importantly, are the warm, friendly and productive people. Q. What have you enjoyed most about your job so far? A. It has to be, once again, the people. I’ve met a group of people that want to achieve more, that is excited about making the improvements in the community and have a hopeful and exciting vision for the future. Q. What is the biggest challenge that you face? A. The biggest challenge is my personal challenge of saying the right words and coming up with the right programs and initiatives in order to excite, engage and inspire the citizens of our region. Q. What is your top priority at this point in time for the Chamber of Commerce? A. My number one priority is always to improve the conditions for the members of the Chamber of Commerce, but I see myself accomplishing that by improving the conditions for all the citizens of Gallup and McKinley County. A rising tide will lift all boats. Q. Ultimately, what do you see as the highest potential in our area? A. The greatest potential that I see is for inspiring people to increase their educational and learning aspirations, and improving the human capital of the citizens of the area, because the only thing that has ever been statistically correlated with increased economic activity of all kinds is increased education. Workforce development is the term. Education to me is not just K-12. It’s not a university degree. It is a technical trade. It is skill set improvements and it can be obtained both inside and out of formal educational environment. Q. So what do you enjoy doing in your off time? A. That is a very long list but it’s outdoor activities of all kinds. I am an avid hiker, runner, biker, horseback rider and the Southwest is perfect for me in all those regards. Q. What is your favorite book? A. I’ve got a wide variety of interest in books. I’ll give you a few. I’ll tell you about some that I’ve always loved, that I can always go back and read and read again. That would include Beau Geste by Wren and Two Years Before the Mast by Henry Dana. I continually reread Musashi’s Book of Five Rings and Sun Tzu’s Art of War. Q. If you could trade places with one other person, either living or dead, who would it be and why? A. (Long contemplative pause) That’s a tough question for me, because I like being exactly who I am. Just this morning, though, I read Socrates’ first and second defenses. I would never have pretended to have been someone like Socrates, but if I could have been one of his students, that would have been extremely extraordinary to me. August 2014
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Words of
Wellness I
. Hate. Pain. Especially chronic pain because that means my body is experiencing chronic inflammation.
Acute Inflammation vs. Chronic Inflammation Acute inflammation is part of our body’s curative process. Its swelling, redness, heat, and often inability to function are the biological response to injuries, damaged cells, or irritants as it works to remove the harmful or injurious stimuli. Without acute inflammation – the blood plasma and leukocytes rushing to the injured site to begin the healing – damaged tissues might keep getting worse, which would compromise the injured organ. Chronic inflammation, on the other hand, can cause long-term damage if not reversed. In fact, studies now show inflammation as a root cause of such auto-immune dis-eases as cancer, arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome . . . the list goes on and on. In the past, for example, heart disease was considered a byproduct of too much cholesterol, fat, or lack of exercise. Now researchers are finding that inflammation is the real culprit behind plaque build-up, a.k.a. “hardening of the arteries.”
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The Elbow & Proteolytic Enzymes dogs wouldn’t get me the arnica, my go-to homeopathic remedy for bruising and sore muscles. I had to get myself up and do it myself. My elbow was already deeply discolored and badly swollen – so much that I couldn’t bend it and thought I might have chipped a bone. Since this was obviously more than a bruise, I reached for symphytum, also known as the “bone-knitting” remedy. It hardly touched the pain. Life didn’t stop, though, and I knew I couldn’t either, so I did exactly what I always tell my clients not to do: I ignored the pain. Pain is a signal: “Pay attention to me! I need help now!” But, no, I just meditated a lot and kept using my elbow as much as I could. Dumb. Most people probably would have turned to various medications by that point, but fortunately, my body rejects drugs. I say fortunately, because my body has a tendency to become addicted to recreational substances, like chocolate. Especially raw chocolate, yummy, soul-satisfying choco . . . But I digress. The point is, toxicity from drugs can damage organs and cause more pain than they alleviate in the long run, so I always recommend avoiding them unless all other natural interventions fail. Since drugs are not an option
Face it: without enzymes we’re not alive. Why talk about inflammation, if I hate it so much? Because a lot of us – like, say, me – are so busy with our lives that we ignore the warning signs our bodies send us. Even worse, some of us mask those warnings by grabbing a NSAID (or possibly a naturopathic or homeopathic equivalent) for instant, albeit temporary, relief. That’s not the answer. In fact, it’s part of the problem. Let me tell you the story of The Elbow. Repair the Pain, Don’t Mask It Once upon a time on a cold day in March, I went to clean out the fireplace and build a new fire, a simple enough task for those of us who rely on fireplaces to heat all or portions of our homes. Somehow, I managed to move the fireplace irons at an odd angle. Please don’t ask how. When I was five years old, my ballet teacher told my mom not to bring me back to class. Something about an extreme lack of coordination. In any event, my odd-angle move caused something of a mess as the irons, the ashes, and the grate fell. On my elbow. Owwwwww! After crying and writhing on the floor in pain for a few moments, I realized my
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for me, and meditation, arnica, Traumeel®, symphytum, and all my other natural remedies weren’t helping, I just went on trying to ignore the pain and hoping The Elbow would heal on its own. It didn’t. One day, just like on TV when the guy hits his forehead and says, “Duh! I coulda had a V8!,” the light bulb turned on over my head. The Elbow wasn’t acutely inflamed anymore; it had become chronically inflamed. If I couldn’t figure out a way to eat up the inflamed tissues, it could only get worse and possibly even transmute into osteoarthritis! Think, Bera, think! What eats up inflamed tissue? Duh again! Proteolytic enzymes! I knew that! Proteolytic enzymes aren’t the same as digestive enzymes that help digest food. Proteolytic enzymes work systemically to support chemical reactions throughout the body. They’re also known as systemic enzymes. I already knew that, too. Sometimes when we’re in pain, we just don’t think as well. Enzymes = Life When we were young, we didn’t need to take enzymes because our bodies were, well, young. But one of the things our bodies produce less of as we age – besides hormones and new hair growth and other minor inconveniences – is enzymes. The August 2014
more processed and dead foods we eat, the more digestive enzymes we need to break them down. The older our body gets, the more we need proteolytic enzymes to keep it in good repair. Face it: without enzymes we’re not alive. Our muscles, bones, tissues, organs, cells, bloodstream – our ability to think, feel, react, breathe, see, and hear – all depend on enzymes to function. Proteolytic enzymes take a load off the immune system by dissolving foreign proteins like bacteria and tumors the immune system is trying to reject. So, duh again – what was I waiting for, someone to remind me I had a choice?! I immediately grabbed a bottle of Dr.’s Best Proteolytic Enzymes for The Elbow (La Montaňita Co-op locally) and took them as directed. The throbbing pain in my elbow, while bending enough to get the capsules into my mouth, reminded me how foolish I’d been to ignore it for so long. As I worked in the garden about three hours later, I suddenly realized the familiar ache in The Elbow was not as intense as usual. I took another dose later that day, and the pain was even less when I went to bed. The same thing happened the next day. I took the enzymes between meals so they would work on digesting the foreign proteins that had built up into chronic inflammation. That way, they wouldn’t be diverted to digesting the food I’d eaten. I continued to take digestive enzymes whenever I ate cooked foods. In less than 24 hours, I felt a distinct difference in my pain level. I started taking the proteolytic enzymes two weeks ago, and I’m already back to painting, gardening, grooming dogs, and lifting heavy objects, things I haven’t been able to do without pain (or at all) for over three months. I can’t believe I lived in pain this long when I knew better! If I’ve had this kind of relief, surely you can have it, too. I refreshed my knowledge about proteolytic enzymes, also known as systemic enzymes or proteases, with a little updated research. Here’s the latest information on how they can help those of us who live in a human body: • They reduce inflammation so damaged tissues can repair and regenerate, which helps speed up recovery from all injuries, including surgeries. • They can improve heart health, lessen arthritis, help prevent Alzheimer’s, cancer and many other diseases, and speed recovery from the treatments of those conditions. • They cleanse toxic debris from the blood and lymph systems. • They reduce clotting risks and thus the risk of stroke by dissolving fibrin in the blood. Used on long flights, they minimize the risk of leg clots. • They maximize the immune system, since enzymes are what destroy invaders. • Taken between meals, they literally go into the bloodstream and digest bacteria, viruses, molds, and fungi. • By eating up large undigested proteins circulating in the bloodstream, they help eliminate autoimmune diseases, allergies, asthma, and sinusitis. • They help dissolve/digest scar tissue, which is composed of protein, especially in the cardiovascular system. • They reduce symptoms of multiple sclerosis and breathing problems • They assist with detoxing, especially when taken in therapeutic doses. (Ask a qualified health-care professional for advice in dosing.) Since everything in our bodies – breathing, liver function, immune system, protein function, all hormonal functions – are regulated by metabolic enzymes, it only makes sense to use proteolytic enzymes to help heal ourselves if our body is under any kind of stress. One day I’d like to meet someone who isn’t under any kind of stress. Since I never have and doubt I ever will, I guess it makes sense for all of us to use proteolytic enzymes. A few provisos: 1) Proteases (proteolytic enzymes) that break down protein are measured in HUT activity, not in milligrams, so look for activity measurements when you go shopping. The higher the activity measure, the more potent the supplement. 2) It’s not uncommon to have some “down” days when you feel worse instead of better when using natural healing methods. Don’t worry: that just means the toxins are racing out of your bloodstream. It’s exhausting work! Don’t stop taking the enzymes. Tomorrow will undoubtedly be a much better day. Yay for proteolytic enzymes!
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By Nia Francisco
Ga1gii
Crow
Ga1gii ga1gii j7l89go Ay00 dichin bii’ hoj7l-=go Nijit’a’ [eh. ‘1kot’e4 daats’7?
Crow crow existing as one Often in hunger one must exist In flight always. Is that its reality?
T’11 nijit’a’go haghaan, Where ever it flies that is “home,” Hat’a’ jighxa1dgo joot’ah [eh. Flapping wings a flight goes. ‘11’7li7g0 haghaan 1josin [eh. Any place is home it makes it so. ‘1kot’e4 daats’7? Is that its reality? Ga1gii j7l98go hat’a’ ye4go [izhin. Exist as a crow wings very black. Jilzhin [eh. Black as black be. Sh89go 47 ayo0 hw7[nii[ d00h [eh. In summer time overcome by heat. ‘1kot’e4 daats’7? Is that its reality? Ga1gii ga1gii j7l89go Crow crow existing as one Naad33’ 47 hanaa’go joot’ah [eh. Corn are in the eyes while flying. Neeshch’99’ 47 hanaa’go joot’ah [eh. Pinon are in the eyes while flying.
Shich’i’ Yan7[ti’ Shich’i’ yan7[ti’ T’00 nizh0n7 yee’ [eh, Yan7[ti’go.
Gh1 gh1 gh1 jini7go joot’ah [eh. ‘ada’iiztiingo ‘asts’i’ h0l= ‘ada’iiztiingo nijil tsaad [eh.
Gaa gaa gaa ones says while flying. Many pathways there are meats Many pathways perching here there.
Had33’ dah ]l47d7 Ga1gii dichin biighx23’ Doo hani7 dah Ga1gii jil98go ga1jil9 ‘1kot’e4 daats’7?
Once upon time over in that place crow’s hunger has destroyed it has never ever been said when one is a crow you are a crow. Is that our reality?
Shich’i ‘ yidlohgo yan7[ti’, T’00 nizh0n7 yee’, yidlohgo yan7[ti’ [eh. Saad nanich’22go yan7[ti’, T’00 nizh0n7go saad nanich’22 [eh. Shich’i’ yan7[ti’ she’1w44’, T’11 ‘ash--d7 she’1w44’ yan7[ti’. Toward me you talk Toward me you talk So beautiful as it is When you do talk. Toward me you smile as you talk, So beautiful it is As you smile while you talk. Words in changing colors you talk So wondrous as it is thoughts by words you paint. Toward me you talk my beloved one Plea to you I do my beloved one Talk you must.
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n upcoming exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian in New York City is recognizing the work of a Navajo family who, for three generations, has been creating jewelry. Glittering World presents the story of Navajo jewelry, featuring almost 300 examples of contemporary pieces made by several members of the Yazzie family. The silver, gold and stone inlay work of Lee A. Yazzie and his younger brother, Raymond C., are stunning in their unique designs and minute detail, but they also reflect the rich culture and strong family of which the Yazzies are a part. The Glittering World exhibit and the companion book of the same name, written by Lois Sherr Dubin, place Navajo jewelry making within its historical context of art and commerce, illustrate its development as a form of cultural expression, and explore the meanings behind its symbolism. Glittering World opens at the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in New York City on November 13, 2014 and will run through January 11, 2016. The NMAI is dedicated to acting as a resource for the hemisphere’s Native communities and to serving the greater public as an honest and thoughtful conduit to Native cultures – present and past – in all their richness, depth, and diversity. Lois Dubin serves on the Board of Directors and is an expert in beads and adornments. Her book, which will be released to the public on November 18, was the driving force behind the exhibit. The book Glittering World is the culmination of twenty-one years of Lois’s visits to the Gallup area and interviews with the Yazzie family members. The result is much more than a family history or simple description of jewelry making. There is deeper meaning and interconnectedness to the Yazzies, their work, and the environment in which they have lived. According to Dubin, “The brilliant art of the
In the 1960s, eldest daughter Mary Marie worked at Joe Tanner’s grocery store. Tanner, a fourthgeneration trader, recognized her artistic talent and eye for design in the way she would set up the meat display every morning. One day she brought Joe a Squash Blossom necklace she had made and a very special, longstanding relationship was born. Throughout the 1960s and 70s, many of the Yazzie children created jewelry in Tanner’s Indian Arts workshop. The experience went beyond buying and selling, on both sides, and personal friendships evolved over the years. The use of high quality materials, combined with thorough attention to detail and the desire to push the boundaries of design aesthetic, make the Yazzies’ jewelry incredibly unique and durable. The Yazzie family is set apart as artists because, according to Joe Tanner, “they make their pieces to last forever.” Lee describes the process of making a piece as an opportunity. “Things will dictate what they want to become.” Putting in the time and effort required to produce in reality that idealized piece is both draining and enjoyable. It was through sheer determination that Lee produced many of his pieces, resisting against his natural talents for many years. Eventually, he accepted his abilities, recognizing them as a gift from the Creator, and continues to craft amazing works of art, often at a slow and calculated pace, never mass-produced. When asked about his favorite piece, Lee responds with a question. “How many children do you have? . . . In a way I gave birth to these pieces.” Gene Waddell, of Waddell Trading Co. in Scottsdale, AZ, has exclusively represented Lee since the early 1980s. Gene has supported Lee in his process, allowing him to explore his own creativity and improve his skills over the years. Beyond a business partnership, they share a friendship and consider each other like
By their parents’ side . . . the Yazzie siblings learn work and precision, which added to their natural Yazzie family can be appreciated on its own – dazzling jewelry with unique formal and aesthetic elements – but depth of understanding comes from the complexity of Navajo culture and history embodied in their designs and artistic practice.” Chee Yazzie and Elsie Benally Yazzie, both jewelers themselves, raised thirteen children on the Navajo Nation and later in Gallup. Despite struggles, they maintained and instilled in their children the traditional Navajo values, rooted in harmony and balance, respect for family, reverence for nature, the importance of producing quality work, and leading a life of significance. Lee A. and Raymond C., in particular, are recognized as two of the most finely skilled jewelry artists in the world. However, sisters Mary Marie, Lola, Shirley, Lillie, Marie, Cindy, and brother Jimmy B. have also established themselves as fine artists of distinguished and high quality silverwork. Nieces Sheena and Taisheena Long and Sylvia Largo are included, having learned the traditional art of bead making from their mothers Lillie and Cindy Yazzie. For the Yazzie siblings, observation and collaboration allowed their start in jewelry. Tools and materials were valuable, so there was strict accounting of each piece of silver or bit of stone. As the children grew, they took part in the jewelry making process, all working on a single piece according to his or her own skill. Some felt an immediate calling in silverwork, while others were resistant to consider it as a career of their own. Nevertheless, by their parents’ side – mostly Elsie’s, as Chee also worked on the railroad – the Yazzie siblings learned the value of hard work and precision, which added to their natural ability and creativity.
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family. According to Gene, “Lee is very special in his abilities, not just as a jeweler, but as a human being.” Waddell Trading also works with several of the Yazzie sisters, selling their jewelry and beadwork. As one of the youngest in the Yazzie family, Raymond followed in the footsteps of his older siblings and began creating jewelry at a young age. Older brother Lee’s influence was profound in his development as an artist. One of the most significant things Lee told Raymond was not to follow his path, but to take his own road. Similarly, Raymond’s wife Colina encouraged him to create for himself. Because of her prompting, Raymond entered a piece in the Santa Fe Indian Market in 1997, which he says was a turning point in his life and career. Raymond dedicates his work to his wife, who pushed him to be where he is, but he also recognizes several others who took him under their wing in one way or another through years of difficulty and struggle, including Bill Malone, Anthony Whitman and Mark Alexander. Since 2008 Raymond has worked solely with Lou and Phil Knight of Leota’s Indian Art. Over time their working relationship has evolved into a close friendship, marked by reciprocity and mutual respect. Of Raymond, Lou says, “I’m in awe of his talent; he’s such a perfectionist, but the end result is always incredible.” The man whom Raymond considers his best friend is one of the biggest collectors of the Yazzies’ jewelry and friend to the whole family, Hiroumi Imai. “I’d rather be friends with Hiro than in business,” Raymond says. What started with many traders, gallery owners, and collectors as a business relationship has developed
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over the years – through good times and bad – into something much deeper. Looking back at a lifetime of work, Lee can’t commit to just one prized piece, however he lingers on his Blue Corn bracelet, which he made in 1980. In the late 1970s, Joe Tanner approached Lee with a newly-mined gemstone called New Lander Royal Web, which Lee said reminded him of blue corn. The bracelet that resulted from seven months of work resembles an ear of blue corn with scattered lapis lazuli, coral, opal, high-grade Bisbee Arizona turquoise, and gold kernels. It’s incredibly engineered with all the bridgework hidden, exposing only the stonework. “It came before its time . . . my ultimate design,” says Lee. Joe calls it “the most significant piece of Southwest Indian Jewelry ever made.” It is this piece that Lois Dubin recalls from her first visit to Gallup more than twenty years ago. A landscape architect by trade, she has always had a fascination with beads and adornments. Her book, A History of Beads, enjoyed significant success when it was published in 1987 and is still considered the most authoritative book on the subject, having been updated and reissued in 2009. In March of 1993 Lois arrived in Gallup, New Mexico, surprised by the chilly winds and snow. Joe Tanner was quick to supply some warmer clothing and welcomed her into his gallery. She had a
ned the value of hard l ability and creativity. growing interest in Southwest American Indian jewelry and Joe had a lot to show her. Among his collection was Lee’s Blue Corn bracelet, created more than ten years earlier. When Lois saw the piece she was floored. “It went right to my gut.” Joe asked if she wanted to meet the artist, who lived nearby. Lois and Lee met and forged a relationship. Several years later, she met Raymond and was equally struck by his work, which includes jewelry made with intricately cut, polished and placed stones that fit like a puzzle and form vibrant pictures and designs. Soon it became clear to Lois that she would write a book about this amazing family of artists and the work they have produced. Over the course of many years, Lois has written Glittering World: Navajo Jewelry of the Yazzie Family. The photos and narratives she compiled throughout the process painted a picture that the National Museum of the American Indian wanted to share with the world. Both the book and exhibition include rich images of beautifully crafted jewelry and landscapes. They tell the Yazzies’ story from a perspective of history and culture, which brings understanding of and appreciation for the continuity, change, and survival embodied by Navajo jewelry.
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Yazzie Siblings: (L-R) Raymond C. Yazzie, Mary Marie Yazzie and Lee A. Yazzie in front of their grandparents’ hogan, originally built in the 1890s and where their mother was born, near Gallup, New Mexico, 2008. Photo by Kiyoshi Togashi.
Ring by Raymond C. Yazzie, 2012. Coral, Lone Mountain and Orvil Jack turquoise, opal, sugilite, 14-karat gold. Collection of Janice Moody. Photo by Michael S. Waddell.
Bracelet by Lee A. Yazzie, 1980. Bisbee and Royal Web turquoise, lapis lazuli, coral and opal. Collection of Joe and Cindy Tanner. Photo by Kiyoshi Togashi.
The book Glittering World: Navajo Jewelry of the Yazzie Family, published by Smithsonian Publishing/National Museum of the American Indian, will be available on Amazon.
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Thoughts From The West End The Gallup Journey Magazine: The Journey
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n 1997 I remember telling my girlfriend that I was going to do a more than I bargained for when I met this amazing woman (Jenny) that publication for Gallup. She just rolled her eyes with a “whatever” consented to go on a date with me, which consisted of exploring a batlook and immediately changed the subject. infested cave at El Malpais National Monument. It went surprisingly I didn’t care if she didn’t like idea; in fact I apparently well. In a few months we were engaged, and a few months after that, liked the idea more than her and we consequently broke up soon married. I think, for me, getting married was kind of the breaking after. Of course the Gallup Journey didn’t start right then – not even point of “What are you going to do for a career now?” There is a certain soon after. I left New Mexico to teach in the Dominican Republic, draw to a steady, laddered job that will provide long-term security. It played with printing presses was difficult to overcome that in Illinois, kayaked all over attraction, but I had a stronger Delivering to every home in Gallup the country for a few months, intrinsic belief that life was terribly wasn’t so bad on flat roads like this. drove a semi-truck for a sugar short, regardless, and that if there beet farmer in Minnesota, and was something I was passionate then took a brief respite in about, I best do it soon. If it fails . Peru before I finally returned . . so be it. to the Land of Enchantment in I was rather unprepared 2000, after surviving the Y2K for Jenny’s response to these doomsday predictions. propositions. She was simply Regardless of the threelike, “Ok, sounds good. I’ll quit year interlude, the concept of my teaching job and we’ll give it another publication for Gallup a try.” It was her unfazed faith in was always in the back of my the matter that jumpstarted actual mind. In fact no matter where planning. I went, I told everyone that At the same time I I would be moving back to had become friends with Nate Gallup to permanently live. Haveman and Chuck Whitney; When they asked why, I simply they lived just down the street on said, “For the land and the the Rehoboth complex. Nate was people.” teaching middle school and Chuck was working in the development Upon return, I worked an after school mountain bike program, office. They were good friends that went to college together, and summer camps, briefly taught at Gallup High, and then helped build through the variety of chance they both luckily ended up in New custom snowboards. All the while I was taking lots of pictures, doing Mexico. some local graphic design work, and riding my mountain bike around Nate and Chuck shared an enthusiasm for life. Their optimism any trail I could find. and their curiosity to explore and do new things made our activities At this time I remember being in random places (top of pyramid intertwine at many points. Finally one day – I think we were in the rock, hogback, forest, etc.) and praying for assistance with doing this establishment called The Tropics in Gamerco – when I pitched the idea publication that was nothing more than thoughts in my mind. I to them of the Gallup Journey. There was immediate interest and ideas had been thinking about it on and off for five years, and yet, nothing flowing from them. It wasn’t long till we all agreed to give it a go after concrete would ever come together. And perhaps it wouldn’t, although the school year ended. I had always thought my desire for thinking about it was spiritual by With a whopping $10,000 combined investment, we rented nature. a small apartment on Rehoboth’s campus for a makeshift office. We Leave it to a woman to get things rolling. Eventually I got began with taking a printout of our first cover and taping it on top of a
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similar sized publication from Durango. We then approached businesses with our mock copy and pitched the concept. From the get go it was painfully obvious that Nate was better at presenting himself and meeting with people than the rest of us. But we all went out anyway to see what feedback we would get. Naturally there was mixed interest with such an unrooted upstart, with only a few businesses that were ready to gamble their advertising dollars with us. It was the support of these early advertisers (most are still with us today) that made the rocky start possible (thank you). We knew it would be difficult to build a name for ourselves quickly, but we also knew we didn’t have much cash to operate at a loss for very long. Our solution was simple: We would take 5,000 copies, put them in plastic bags, and then we would get on our bikes and deliver a magazine to every single home in Gallup. Many a time I remember going up the grades of Burke Dr. or Pershing Ave. and thinking to myself how much this sucks . . . especially in the winter. Our other selling point is that a magazine format would give an advertisement a much longer life span than a daily or weekly newspaper. The business plan was to have a publication that people would read throughout the month, keep on the coffee table, near the toilet, or just around the house, and reference for local info. This was a much better value than an ad in a daily or weekly paper that was usually thrown in the trash within 24 hours. The final concept was to provide content that was primarily positive in nature. We simply believe that there is enough good stuff to talk about, so why not give it a voice. On top of that we hoped to make the whole operation inter-dependent on the community, by giving local people who want a voice some space to talk about their passion. Our office soon moved to 106 W. Coal Ave. where we shared space with Lisa Rodriguez’s Light Language Studios. A year or so later we moved down the street to 211 W. Coal Ave. where Beeman Jewelry is now. It was at this location that we somehow got a ping-pong table. Nothing like a game of ping-pong to help you through a long night. I even remember (see photo) playing pingpong with the players of the Gallup Talons (Gallup’s ABA team back in the day). It was also at this location that the Makeshift Gallery was started as a cooperative brainchild of us and other community members. We built a wall and got rid of the pingpong table, so that there was front door space for the gallery’s goods. Today we are housed in the appropriately zoned house at 202 E. Hill Ave. Our most recent office was preceded by our purchase of a mobile coffee truck that many may recall as the “Tin Bean.” While the coffee truck was a fun side business into the retail world (I have a much greater respect for those who work retail now.), it was put on the chopping block when the tentative banks of 2009 August 2014
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Productivity increased with the addition of a ping-pong table in our second downtown office.
The Tin Bean’s life was brief in Gallup, but you can still get an espresso from her if you’re willing to drive to Texas.
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wanted 20%+ down payment to approve a loan. We sold the Tin Bean to a gentleman in Austin, Texas that is oddly operating the truck under the same name, complete with same graphics that say “Gallup’s Coffee Truck.” At one point we somehow acquired an old thunder bomber race car (although the track closed before we ever got to race it there – see photo). At other junctures we had a wolf/dog visit us at the office from the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary (see photo), I had my camera strap grabbed by a bobcat (see photo) while doing a story on the Window Rock Zoo, and we even had a random person run into the office waving a handgun around (no photo, unfortunately). It’s been quite the journey . . . pun fully intended. In 2008, Nate was named business man of the year by the Gallup-McKinley Chamber of Commerce. In November of 2012 we reached our 100th issue, and in 2013 we were honored by the New Mexico State Legislature for doing positive journalism by local Representative Patty Lundstrom. And now with this issue we mark our 10-year anniversary. While digging through photos for this article I accidentally found a copy of our forgotten original mission statement (below). Reading it now ten years later I don’t think we arrived too far off. Of course many other things have changed over the years: Chuck Whitney left the fold for other adventures. Nate’s wife Heather left teaching to come on board doing editing and writing, and today Nate pretty much runs the operation (I know of no other business partnership that has run as smoothly as ours), while I just try and stay out of trouble (not always successfully), while attempting to help with a variety of things. On top of that four children were born (2 to Jenny and me, 2 to Heather and Nate), yet none of them are firstborn . . . as that title rightfully belongs to the magazine. In the end, it is with gratitude to our business community, to our contributors, and (as it says in every issue) to the mysterious hand of God, that we reach ten years in The Gallup Journey Magazine Journey. I hope for more!!
At one point we owned a race car.
A visit from the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary.
Mission Statement Gallup Journey Is for everyone in the community who is interested in Gallup. The magazine has a commitment to being a platform in which local voices my be heard and local beauty may be seen and shared.
Bobcat grabbing my camera strap. Our Current Location at 202 E. Hill Ave.
The magazine will positively impact readership by servicing the area community with local new and events and by producing the entire publication from the Divine perspective of Grace. Gallup Journey Magazine seeks to be a place for the community to come together and to connect with may facets of area/local life. Our mission is to promote the concept of a successful community in Gallup.
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“Memories of Gallup” will share interviews by Bob Rosebrough with some of the extraordinary people who have made Gallup such a historically rich and culturally beautiful place to live.
Memories of Gallup
By Bob Rosebrough
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An Interview with Hershey and Terry Miyamura, Part 1 of 2
ershey Miyamura and Terry Tsuchimori met in 1944 when childhood, Hershey says, “My folks were so busy with the restaurant, that Hershey returned to Gallup on a furlough during World they didn’t really have much time to spend with us. There were seven of us all War II. Terry, who grew up in Winslow, was visiting together and so I had a lot of freedom to do what I wanted to do. I used to Hershey’s sister. Terry remembers saying, “My, what a good stay up too late at night. I could do just about anything I wanted to do. It was looking brother you have!” and she laughs. Seventy years all just fun we had to make up on our own. We did things that you don’t even later, Hershey and Terry are sitting comfortably in the living room of their hear about today, like kick the can, hide and seek, stuff like that. I used to like immaculate Mossman home and talking about the course of their lives. to box and we used to hold boxing matches right behind the restaurant. Our “They made a complex just for us to live in.” Terry’s father worked playground was the alley. for the Santa Fe Railroad in Winslow. She says, “They had a big round house “I used to challenge a lot of the kids. I used to wear a pair of gloves in Winslow and he got a good job there, so we settled there. And not only us, around my neck challenging people. In those days I liked the boxing. I was but there must have been ten Japanese families.” willing to fight anyone that would put the gloves on with me. I was never “Do you know what?” Terry says with pride. “Our dads were such one that trained or took it that seriously. I just enjoyed it, but I didn’t enjoy good workers that they made a complex just for us to live in.” training, so I never amounted to anything.” Hershey’s parents came to Gallup in the early 1900s, but he had an “I left and she looked like she was okay.” Hershey’s childhood soon aunt who “came much earlier. She changed abruptly. He says, “When had a boarding house in Gamerco my mother died when I was eleven, that housed miners from all over the it really changed the way I looked at world.” life. I just felt that loss so much, I Hershey says, “My Dad just changed completely.” came over as young boy to visit (his To this day, Hershey is not sure aunt) and liked what he saw. He what caused his mother’s death. “She wanted to come back.” Hershey’s was in a hospital when I left and she father and mother were married in looked like she was okay. She knew Japan and after the marriage, “he was I wanted to go to this Japanese Free drafted into the Japanese army. He Methodist church conference, which had to spend two years over there. was in Pacific Palisades, California, That’s why my oldest sister was for a week. I remember seeing her at born there. When Hershey’s oldest the hospital and she said to go, that sister was two and a half, his parents it was okay, but about the second moved to Gallup and Hershey’s day out at the conference, I got word father “worked as a coal weigher in that she had passed away. Gamerco. The coal came out and he “I just, I can’t remember much after used to weight it. He moved from that,” Hershey says. “I couldn’t Gamerco to Gallup and opened up understand why the Lord took my a small hamburger diner and then mother when I was attending a a big restaurant that he named the church conference and it made me O.K. Café that was on Coal Avenue bitter for many years. And finally between Second and Third Streets. It after speaking to a lot of people, I was strictly American food.” realized things happen for a reason “Our playground was and eventually you will find out why Hershey and Terry Miyamura reminisce. the alley.” Thinking back to his it happened that way and it’s usually
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U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Hiroshi H. Miyamura Photo courtesy National Archives
for the better. But I have learned that in so many instances in my life, things have happened and I couldn’t understand how and why it happened, but later I did find out why, or believe I found out why. And it’s always been for the better. I like to pass that on to people that I speak with.” “Most of the Japanese families had a business.” Hershey says, “My father’s nephew was Frank Ueda. He ran a garage. He was well known because of his mechanical background. His sister was Mrs. George Taira. And most of the other Japanese families had a business at one time or another. So everyone knew each other. George Taira Sr. also ran a restaurant like my dad. The name of the restaurant was The Eagle Café. And the alley was our backyard. He was located on Front Street and we were on Coal Avenue. And then there were Japanese people that ran a laundromat and people worked for the Santa Fe Railroad. The Shibatas had a variety store called Tom’s Variety. It was on Front Street on the corner where the museum is. No, it was a couple doors down. There was the Rex Hotel . . .” Terry interjects, “There was another restaurant there.” Hershey says, “Yeah. Tom’s Variety was about the second or third building down from the corner. Ed Shibata had the variety store, Tom Shibata worked at the Ft. Wingate depot and Walter Shibata was a front end mechanic for Gurley Motors for many years.” Hershey continues, “The Hirakawas ran the laundry and the Hirokawas – with an O – they ran a motel on Front Street. I forget the name of the motel.” Terry says, “It was right next to Mullarky’s.” “All my classmates wondered how I graduated.” Thinking back to high school, Hershey says, “You know, all my classmates wondered how I graduated. I used to sleep in all my classes. I used to stay up so late and just play or do whatever I wanted to do and, like I said, we didn’t have much supervision growing up. I went out for a lot of activities, but I was very small compared to my classmates then, and I just was not able to play on any varsity team of any kind. I did manage to box some in high school and I remember Hank Hausner was my coach along with Isidore Danoff. And I thought he was a good coach because he did some boxing himself. I went out for track, but never really amounted to anything in any of the Continued on next page . . August 2014
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. . . continued from previous page. sports. So the only chance I got was in boxing.” “We had no problems during the war.” When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, life in America changed dramatically for most Japanese families. Hershey remembers Gallup as being different. He says, “Gallup was a town of immigrants. When the mines closed, most of the people came to Gallup and raised families. They either married local people or brought their wife from the old country, but we grew up knowing so many different types of cultures and we all got along pretty well. I remember that distinctly because I couldn’t understand why other towns had so many problems with other nationalities, especially during the war. Like my mom, everyone considered themselves Americans and we all looked at each other as Americans. We had no problems during the war, especially at the beginning of the war when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.” Hershey says, “We just didn’t feel, or have to go through, tension like a lot of other places that had the people of Japanese ancestry.” Hershey was drafted for World War II on January 13, 1944. He says, “I got drafted, because I could not volunteer at that time. The government passed a law saying that all people of Japanese ancestry were considered enemy aliens. I was put into Dog company, D company of the 100th battalion, which was the first battalion of the 442nd regiment combat team. The 100th battalion was a heavy weapons company. I was a heavy weapons machine gunner.” “The President was standing in the rain waiting for us.” The th 100 battalion was comprised of Japanese Americans who performed well and suffered heavy casualties in the European theater. Hershey says, “They did so well that the commanding officer asked for more Japanese troops. Our government decided to reverse the law so we were allowed to volunteer. That’s when they asked for volunteers from the internment camps like Terry’s family was sent to. The 442nd regiment was the most decorated unit of its size in American military history.” Hershey narrowly missed action in Europe. The day before they were to ship out, “We were given a field inspection and a physical. During the physical I was told by a colonel that examined me, he said, ‘You have a hernia. Does it bother you?’ I said, ‘No sir. I don’t even know what a hernia is.’ He said, ‘We’re going to send you back to Camp Shelby, Mississippi hospital and they’ll fix you up.’ So I went for an operation while the rest of my buddies boarded ship, and left for Europe. That was the last time I saw them. I lost a lot of my buddies during that battle.” After recovering from the operation, Hershey rejoined the 100th battalion and boarded ship in Norfolk, Virginia. “Five days out of Naples, Italy we learned that the war in Europe was over. We eventually landed in Naples and joined the regiment that was processing German prisoners of war in the northern part of Italy. We were told that we were going to begin training for battle in the South Pacific, but before we got started the war in the Pacific ended. In June of ’46 we were told we were going home. When we got to New York Harbor, it was really a sight. There were tugboats shooting sprays of water, little planes and boats all over the harbor. The buildings had banners welcoming home the 442nd and they had a ticker tape parade for us in New York City. From there we were told we’re going to march in uniform for President Truman in Washington D.C. ‘Get your equipment in top shape.’ So we walked down Constitution Avenue in the rain. The President was standing in the rain waiting for us at the parade grounds near the White House. He presented the unit with another presidential citation.” A little two room home on Terrace. Hershey continues, “We came home, but by the time I got home all the shouting was more or less down to zero. People were just trying to get back to living a normal life again. So I don’t remember that much of a homecoming then.”
Once back in Gallup, Hershey began working as a mechanic. Hershey and Terry were married in 1948 and lived “in a little two room home a little ways from my father on Terrace where he let us stay when we first got married. It had a kitchen, a little bath and a bedroom. It was our home until I came back from Korea.” He ordered his squad to withdraw while he stayed behind. As a member of the reserves, Hershey was one of the first men called into service in 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea. Hershey has never talked much publicly about the events that led to him being awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor in Korea or his 28 months as a prisoner of war in North Korea. He says, “Throughout the years, I made a point to just say so much about it and that’s it.” The citation for Hershey’s Medal of Honor says that on April 24, 1951, Hershey’s squad was in a defensive position when the enemy attacked, threatening to overrun their position. Hershey jumped from his shelter and wielding a bayonet in hand-to-hand combat, killed approximately ten enemy soldiers. After returning to his position, he administered first aid to the wounded and directed their evacuation, as another assault hit the line. He manned his machine gun and delivered fire into the enemy’s charge until his ammunition was expended. He ordered the squad to withdraw while he remained behind to render the machine gun inoperative. He then bayoneted his way through enemy soldiers to a second gun emplacement and assisted in its operation. Hershey ordered his men to fall back while he remained to cover their movement. He killed more than fifty enemy soldiers before his ammunition was depleted. Although severely wounded, he maintained his stand and continued to repel the attack until his position was overrun. When last seen, he was fighting alone against an overwhelming number of enemy soldiers. “That’s one of the most beautiful sights I ever saw.” While a prisoner of war, Hershey remembers talking to another prisoner about his stand in battle. He says, “I believe it was Lee McKinney, but I’m not really sure. He was a P.O.W. from Clovis, New Mexico. I told him, I was either going to get court-martialed or I was going to get a medal. I didn’t know what my men told the commanding officer – whether they told him that they just took off or whether I told them to leave. But they finally did tell him that I told them to leave, that’s why I got the medal.” Hershey was worried because the battle was so sudden and dramatic that he never had a chance to communicate instructions directly to all the members of his squad. He didn’t know if the squad members he ordered to withdraw had passed his orders to the other members of the squad. He felt a responsibility to communicate directly to all of his squad, but that was impossible under the circumstances. Hershey was one of the last men released from P.O.W. camp. He says, “Our numbers just got smaller and smaller every day, every week – whenever they called us out. This group I was in, we all felt ‘we’re not going home,’ so once they did release us and we crossed over the line to the American side we just couldn’t believe that we were actually released. You didn’t hear a sound. Normally you would hear guys yelling, but there wasn’t a sound made. We were in a state of shock, still not believing that we were actually released.” “You know, when you see it day in and day out – them telling you you’re going to be released and you’re not released – after a while you say, ‘We’re not going to be released.’ That’s the feeling that we had. So, what made me realize we were finally back to the American side was when I saw that flag fluttering in the breeze. That’s one of the most beautiful sights I ever saw.”
“I realized things happen for a reason . . . and it’s usually for the better.”
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ANNIVERSAR When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say, “Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your hear away; Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free.” But I was one-and-twenty, No use to talk to me. When I was one-and-twenty I heard him say again, “The heart out of the bosom Was never given in vain; ’Tis paid with sighs a plenty And sold for endless rue.” And I am two-and-twenty, And oh, ’tis true, ’tis true. -A.E. Housman
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his month is the tenth anniversary of the Journey. It is hard to believe that it has been ten years since Chuck, Jenny and Nate (and the other Chuck) started the great adventure of the Journey. What a great blessing to all of us. The Journey is a positive affirmation of the great experience of living in Gallup. Those rascals inspired me to write these articles once a month. We can only hope that their great achievement can continue for another 10 years. Congratulations on this milestone. What is an anniversary? Originally the word was used by the Catholic Church to describe a daily mass to commemorate a person’s death one year after they died. It comes from two Latin words annus and versus and literally means turn of a year. But I think it means more than just the turning of another year. It asks us to turn and look back to the beginning – a return. It reminds us that this current event began somewhere and in some cases a long time ago. We may need to look back to remind us how much was given by that first act or inspiration. One good example is the Ceremonial. This year it is 93 years old. Most of us (even me) were not around when it began. It started as a way to promote Route 66 and tourism – a chance for Native Americans and their friends to get together and celebrate their cultures in song and dance and rodeo. As we approach 100 years of that tradition we should not forget the original intent and work to maintain its existence. It is so refreshing to see an event that Native Americans cherish. Their attendance at the parades is heartwarming and I am sure many Native parents remember the day when their parents took them to the Ceremonial parade in Gallup. It has come close on several occasions to ending, August 2014
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By Jay Mason
After 36 years in Gallup and inspired by the tireless efforts of Nate and Chuck to have a positive effect on Gallup and the surrounding area, Jay Mason has written some vignettes about his life in Gallup and beyond.
It asks us to turn and look back to the beginning - a return.
but hopefully that will not occur. Our forefathers, Native and nonNative alike, would be disappointed if that happened. Happy birthday, Gallup Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial. The anniversaries that I remember are mostly wedding anniversaries. Our date is November 25. Our twentieth anniversary was memorable since it was the first time we traveled to Italy. Little did we know that John Paul II, whom we saw on that trip, would be declared a saint this year. Our marriage was blessed by the Pope and we spent many wonderful days and nights eating incredible Italian food and drinking delicious Italian wine. We had such a good time on that anniversary, we returned (there’s that word again) the next year. Another memorable event was our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. We planned so that all of our children could meet us in Las Vegas. We were scheduled to renew our vows at a local Catholic church (not an Elvis chapel). As we all got ready to go to church, my wife came down with pneumonia. We thought this might be a message from God that our vows should not be renewed, but Kitty (well on her way to sainthood) was determined to complete the task. She persevered and immediately went to bed afterwards. I remember trying to fill a prescription around midnight at a Walgreens near The Strip that seemed to be a favorite hangout for drug dealers. Luckily I was not mugged; I returned with the medicine, and eventually Kitty recovered to eat Thanksgiving dinner. Our thirtieth anniversary was a cruise to the western Caribbean. I remember sitting at Margaritaville in Jamaica, sipping a margarita and learning how to dance the Cupid Shuffle. My wife is a patient teacher. We almost missed the ship departure because we were having so much fun. We had a good voyage and forgot about the responsibilities back home. We made it to our thirty-fifth anniversary last year (I go on and off probation on a monthly basis). We had planned to return (again that word) to Rome to see a good friend who was studying for the priesthood and attend a meeting of Order of the Holy Sepulchre, a papal order to which we belong. We were told the year before that Pope Benedict might attend but we did not expect to meet a brand new Pope Francis, which is exactly what happened. It was quite exciting since our group was quite small. We were supposed to wear our medieval regalia (cape and hat for me, long black dress with veil for Kitty) but United Air Lines lost our luggage. We were still in the clothes we wore on the airplane when we had our audience with the Holy Father. He didn’t seem to mind. Just about all of us underestimate the gift of life from God. We take it for granted and believe that it will go on forever. But we know that is not so and think of those many persons who suffer daily from a debilitating disease and struggle to make it from day to day. They do not know if they will see another anniversary. We should live our lives with the attitude that this might be our last day. I give thanks to God that he has given me so many anniversaries to celebrate. I hope and pray that there will be many more in the future. August 2014
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S at u r d ay, A u g u s t 9 • 7 p m - 9 p m PARTICIPATING VENUES Crashing Thunder Studio: 228 W. Coal Ave. – Larry Crook: “Glimpses of Bhutan,” Milan Sklenar. Industry Gallery: 226 W. Coal Ave. – “Taming Wild Boundaries” by Jerry Brown, Gallup artist and muralist. The musical performance will be provided by The Zuni Mountain Boys. Free booth space for Native American artists. Please call Labor Persinger (505) 409-1779 to make arrangements. ART 123: 123 W. Coal Ave. – Navajo Nation Museum presents jewelry from Norbert Peshlakai and contemporary Native art from Nani Chacon. The Open Studio/ Outsider Gallery: 123 W. Coal Ave. – Contemporary Fine Arts & Crafts, unique, one-of-a-kind and handmade works created by our various artists. Group exhibition featuring: Paintings-Jay Dickens, Contemporary Bead Jewelry-Frances Martinez, Paintings-Robert Martinez, Paintings-Floyd Nelson, Beadwork-Lionel Yazzie, Fine Contemporary Silver Jewelry-Leaf Ashley, and Photography & Art Cards-Amy Bertolaccini, Photography, Spray Paint Art-Raven Bright, and Paintings, Fiber Art, & Art Cards-Rossi Bright, Paintings, Spray Paint Art-Amy Coats, PaintingsStanding Feather, Photography-Bill Keeler, Spray Paint Art-Nalani Pete, Photographs-Michelle Sanchez, Paintings & Pastels-Michael Schmaltz, Drawings & Pastels-Shane Van Pelt. Contact: Rossi Bright 505-863-0389 or Ellen Bilodeau 505-722-4383. Makeshift Gallery: 213 W. Coal Ave. – Makeshift will be open for ArtsCrawl from 10 am until 9 pm. There is always something new to see! Shop local, buy handmade! Tanner’s Indian Arts: 237 W. Coal – Joe and Cindy Tanner are proud to sponsor area artist Elroy Natachu, Jr. for ArtsCrawl. Elroy will have a booth set up selling art, cards, prints and more! He will also offer live painting demonstrations. He is the ArtsCrawl T-shirt artist whose design will be featured on the new T-shirts. The Shallow Gallery: 205 W. Coal Ave. – 100-year centennial of Gallup Catholic by Anna Biava. Fitz Sargent (207) 522-9107. El Morro Theatre: 207 W. Coal Ave. – Free viewing of, “Drunktown’s Finest,” a part of the Native American film series. Coal Street Pub: 303 W. Coal Ave. – Live music guest The Pat & Mike Show, also hosting a featured artist, Letty Gonzales. Satisfy your hunger with our famous Crab boil dinner special. Windsong Studio: 223 W. Coal Ave. – Hosting Wayne Ramm for ArtsCrawl. Come by downtown Gallup’s only portrait studio and commercial photography studio. Book one of our family specials. Gallup Downtown Conference Center: 204 W. Coal Ave. – $25 Artist space table, concession food. Please contact Knifewing: (505) 409-9559. Shi’Ma Traders and Pawn: 216 W. Coal Ave. – Featured artist in the window display is, Kathleen Neal Heisch, who will display Ceremonial black and white photos from past ceremonial events. Shi’ Ma Traders & Pawn specialize in Native American and jewelry repairs, watch battery replacements. Beeman Jewelry: 211 W. Coal Ave. – One-of-a-kind jewelry creations made with stones from all over the world. Come in and check out our new affordable designs that are perfect for the summer. Sammy C’s Rock N’ Sports Pub and Grille: 107 W. Coal Ave. – Jemez potter Joshua Madalena from Jemez Pueblo, NM is the featured artist. A lost ancient art tradition in pueblo style “black-on-white” pottery making
has been brought back from extinction after over a decade of trial and error. Rediscover the “Art” by renowned artist Joshua Madalena as he shares his revived traditional pottery of his ancestors that had been lost for over 300 years. Sammy C’s is also featuring Wil Manning a Diné jeweler, and many more artists. Musical guest, Mixed Nuts will perform 9pm-1am. Foundations of Freedom Performing Arts Dance Studio: Will offer a B-Boy Battle, Belly dancing and much more. The Eagle Café: 220 W. Highway 66 – There is a fashion show by designer, Mary Erie Iralu. An art show by Chris Easley titled, “Desert Colors.” Marina Eskeets will also have her art displayed. Come enjoy art, music, and food in our halcyon atmosphere. American Bar: 221 W. Coal Ave. – Come hang out at the classic local establishment, in business since 1938. La Montañita Co-op: 105 E. Coal Ave. – Come sample our variety of organic foods, sold here in our organic grocery store. The Coffee House: 203 W. Coal Ave. – Featuring new art and showcasing our cold summertime smoothies, blended coffees, and a sweet surprise! Come by during ArtsCrawl for the buzz. UNM-Gallup: Featuring artist vendors Norman Franklin, silversmithing and woodburning; Aaron Yazzie, painting and ceramics. Angela’s Café: 201 E. Highway 66 – Great Coffee, food, drinks, and live entertainment! There is always good company and wonderful atmosphere. Camille’s Sidewalk Café: 306 S. Second Street – Enjoy the nightly Indian Dances with a cool summer smoothie or a scrumptious piece of cheesecake, or any one of our other incredible desserts, specialty coffees, and entrees. We are located next to the Courthouse. Creative Native GraphX: 220 W. Coal Ave. – Come say hi, and check out our new T-shirt designs. Bill Malone Trading Co.: 235 W. Coal Ave. – Traditional Native American art including, jewelry, rugs and more! Expressive Arts Studio: 120 S. Second Street – Come by Expressive Arts Studio during the ArtsCrawl. Shake it Away: 222 W. Coal Ave. – Free Zumba demonstrations for the ArtsCrawl. Max’s Tattoo Zone: 220 W. Coal Ave. Tattoo artist Marcus Montoya will offer tattoos, piercings and body art for the ArtsCrawl. Gallup ArtsCrawl is proud to welcome new participants to the August ArtsCrawl: Indian Gallery: 212 W. Highway 66 – Quality Jewelry in Retail, Wholesale, and Jobber. (505) 722-7771. Apache Trading Company Inc. – 206 W. Highway 66 – Offering authentic Indian Jewelry, Arts and Crafts. Specializing in Retail, Wholesale, and Jobber pricing. Mike’s Indian Jewelry: 201 W. Highway 66 – Offering wholesale and retail pricing for Indian arts and jewelry.
For more information or to get your space listed each month, email artscrawlgallup@gmail.com Limited space available; first come first served.
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Lit Crit Lite A look at some books available at your local public library
By Kari Heil
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ara Horn’s 2006 novel, The World to Come, is the second book I’ve read this summer about a very famous painting being stolen. I think it’s the better of the two, so I’m recommending that if you read only one novel about a stolen masterwork, read The World to Come. The main reason I recommend The World to Come is that I love reading books that push me to learn about a certain period in history or delve into interesting specialized knowledge, and The World to Come is that kind of book. As I read it, I learned a bit about Russian history, Jewish mysticism and folk tales, and the life and work of the painter Marc Chagall. I learned directly from Horn’s treatment of these subjects in her novel, but I also was excited to look things up and gather a little more information from outside sources, too. Horn’s book is fiction, but it uses history, culture, and art to help tell an intricate story. The World to Come revolves around one particular Chagall painting, “Study for ‘Over Vitebsk’” (1914). It’s only 8 x 10 inches, and it’s called a study because Chagall used it as a kind of preparation for making a larger work. The study shows an old man as a figure in profile, with a cap on his head, a cane in one hand, and a sack on his shoulder. He is suspended (but not really flying) over a seemingly deserted, desolate town in winter. It sounds weird, but it’s also haunting, mysterious and poignant.
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The painting actually was stolen from the Jewish Museum in Manhattan during a cocktail party back in 2001. A ransom note said it would be returned when there was peace in the Middle East. Strangely, no one had ever heard of the group responsible for the note. Even stranger, the painting was discovered, undamaged, eight and a half months later in a package in a post office sorting room in Topeka, Kansas. It was authenticated by experts and returned to the museum and then to its owner, a private collector in St. Petersburg, Russia. Horn’s book reimagines the theft of the painting and provides a long and involved backstory to explain why her character, Ben Ziskind, steals it. Her fictionalized version omits the Middle East politics altogether and replaces that element of the real theft with details about Ben’s parents, his mother’s immigration to the United States from Russia as a child, his father’s service in Vietnam as a very young man. Horn describes Ben’s childhood scoliosis, his unlikely friendship with a smarter-than-average bully, and how Ben’s twin sister, Sara, became an artist at age 11 as she dealt with their father’s death. To shape her novel’s complex plot, Horn also relies on various elements of Chagall’s life, philosophy, and artistic vision and those of his contemporary and sometimes collaborator, a Yiddish writer called Der Nister (the Hidden One). They are historical figures who really knew one another and worked together, but they also are characters in the story of how Ben’s family is August 2014
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while ago, we thought we might help the kids learn all the states and their capitals while traveling across the country this summer. We didn’t do that. Instead, when we got to my parents’ place in Wisconsin, we checked out a book at the local library to get the kids thinking about the 50 states in the union. The book, which is also available at our very own children’s library in Gallup, is called The Scrambled States of America Talent Show (2008), by Laurie Keller. It is very, very silly – as in personified states singing duets and doing juggling acts and getting stage fright. But the ridiculous antics of the wacky state characters do make our kids more aware of the states’ names and shapes, how they fit together on the map, and something interesting or important (or trivial, but well known) about each one. In all seriousness, this funny book includes loads of perfectly correct and useful information about the states. And there are lots of goofy word bubbles to read in addition to the main narrative text, so that’s super fun.
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Friday Night, August 8th:
5:15 pm - “Men Who Weave” Leslie Doran Doran Visual Media Arts written/directed/produced
7:00 pm - “Doing The Sheep Good” Teresa Montoya written/directed/produced
Saturday Matinee, August 9th:
2:00 pm - “Miss Navajo” Billy Luther directed/produced; an Independence Television Service (ITVS) 3:00 pm - “The Snowbowl Effect”, “When Recreation and Culture Collide” Indigenous Action Media, Klee Benally, edited/directed; Tacoho Productions, Narrated by Jeneda Benally
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connected to the stolen painting. Horn devotes several sections of the novel to giving life and pathos to the character of Der Nister as a writer and a father. Though I may not be typical of all readers, my sympathy lay with him more than any other character in Horn’s novel. Some of the surreal stories written by the historical Der Nister play significant roles in Horn’s book, appearing repeatedly in different iterations and settings and helping to explain the title and some of the book’s central ideas. In Horn’s book and in Der Nister’s stories, the world to come can be either life or death, depending on how we look at it. For a soul near the end of life on earth, the world to come is heaven. But in Jewish tradition (from what I can gather), heaven also is where new souls are prepared to enter life on earth. For a person not yet born, the world to come is this world, this earthly life. In a really trippy section of Horn’s book, new souls, “not-yets,” including Sara Ziskind’s unborn baby, hang out in heaven and learn from “already-weres” (their forebears) about art, literature, friendship, family, love, and choices – everything important in life. When they leave the womb and enter this world, according to Jewish folk wisdom, babies forget everything they learned before they were born, in the world to come. Honestly, I’m not sure how much of this is Horn’s invention or her interpretation of Yiddish folklore and how much is straight-up Der Nister, but it’s really fascinating and beautiful. The World to Come is a hard book to describe, but a good book to read. Just what bridges the gap between this world and the world to come, how a person passes from one to the next, is a mystery Der Nister and Horn both explore in their stories. Chagall’s “Study for ‘Over A couple of Vitebsk’” (1914). my favorite ideas from the Dara Horn/Marc Chagall/Der Nister mash-up might begin to offer a kind of answer: stories and their created worlds are like wombs, hiding places, places for growth and nurture, and maybe words can build a bridge to the world to come. Maybe stories, more than any other artifact from the past, give meaning to the lives of those who came before us.
Now Showing
4:00 pm - “The Long Walk; Tears of the Navajo” John Howe written/directed/produced
Saturday Night, August 9th:
5:30 pm - “Hobo Faux” Clinton Desidero written/directed/produced
7:00 pm - “Drunktown’s Finest” Sydney Freeland written/directed/ex. produced by Robert Redford and Assoc. Panel Discussion following each evening showing.
Film Showing are free. Donations to benefit: Pledge Now
Healthy Parenting, Healthy Kids
Native Film Series 2014 Please contact; Lisa Rodriguez @ 505.870.1124
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Gallup’s All In Princess Tsianina
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he Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial didn’t happen overnight. It had been talked about for years and many of the elements were already in place during the grand July Fourth celebrations which drew visitors from far and wide. Prescott and other western towns already had their rodeos, growing in popularity every year. Buffalo Bill Cody had been touring Europe for many years with his Wild West Show—so popular there were nearly a hundred imitators by the turn of the last century. Even in the four corners Indian agents had started holding fairs early on, showing crafts, along with livestock, and Navajo-raised produce. The Shiprock fair featured huge displays of melons grown along the San Juan River. Superintendent S. F. Stacher, head of the Eastern Navajo Agency, had been holding a similar affair in Crownpoint for several years. It was a totally free event that drew Navajos, Pueblos and white visitors from far and wide. The Indians made camp and settled in for a rollicking good time. When Ceremonial was organized, Stacher, who held his county-fair-like event in the fall, moved it to Gallup in September of 1922. Mike Kirk, a local trader and entrepreneur, wasn’t satisfied with replicating Stacher’s gathering; he had big ideas. Kirk was a showman, first and foremost, and he had been touring an Indian act around the country for
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several years, with big success at the Grand Canyon the year before. At the same time he was promoting Native American long-distance runners, a baseball team, and one of the first Country-Western performers of record. It seems like everyone involved had a different idea of what this event should be. The guiding principle for the Gallup businessmen was to attract lots and lots of tourists to the town. It seems that the early organizers didn’t take into consideration what the Indians themselves wanted to see. From the beginning, hundreds of Navajo, Zuni and even Hopi families arrived in horse-drawn wagons. The trip to town might take two or three days and the wagon was loaded with bedding and food for the duration. When the parade started, most of those wagons got in line to take part. Years later it was common to see over a hundred covered wagons in the parade. The visitors who arrived on horseback also got in the act and they say the parade, held every day of the event, sometimes took hours from start to finish. The ladies, dressed in full finery, sported small, fancy parasols to ward off the sun. With their full, pleated skirts spread over the horse they made a truly memorable sight. It was common for both the wagons and the riders to be given a silver dollar in the early days. Hay
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was provided for the teams. At one point the De Gregorio grocery
family passed out watermelons. Gallup’s Ceremonial was the first and only show of its type to feature an all Indian cast. While Montana’s Crow Fair predates Ceremonial, the thing that made the Gallup show unique was the range of activities presented. There were lots of racing events—some on foot, many on horseback—climaxing with a long distance race between the Zunis and Hopis. Both teams ran barefoot, the Hopis kicking a rock, the Zunis a small painted stick. The race followed a rough course through all the mining towns just to the north of Gallup, ending up with a couple of laps around the track at the Ceremonial grounds. Zuni runner Andrew Chimoni once set a world record for the marathon at this event. There was the rodeo, which had the greatest variety of events ever presented anywhere and was restricted to only Native contestants. There was the parade, already described. There were the nightly performances, which changed from year to year, both in the tribes taking part and in the dances presented. Many of these acts were performed nowhere else in the world, not even in the tribal homeland. Certain dances became fixtures of the event and were performed always, like the Zuni Olla Maidens, appearing at the first Ceremonials simply as singers, then expanding their repertoire to include dancing and the famous Frog Song, still regularly performed. The Navajo Fire Dance was a crowd-pleaser from the beginning. The dancers, clay-daubed, nearly naked men carrying cedar bark torches, cavorted around a huge fire in the center of the arena. That dance was often held for the grand finale. Some of the items on old programs are tantalizing with their mystery: What was the Shawnee Dragon Dance? The Iroquois Green Corn
Dance? How did the Jemez Pueblo perform their Mountain Sheep Hunting Dance? What in the world was the Pine Tree Dance? What about the MooY-Ya, or Snow Dance of the Zuni? That last one was presented in 1929 and no living Zuni has a clue as to what it might have been. But once again the Gallup show reached for new heights. Probably it was Mike Kirk’s grandiose vision, but Ceremonial was the only such venue to feature Native American opera stars. Princess Tsianina, the Cherokee Maiden, was an internationally known singer when she performed at several early gatherings. She was joined by a Mohawk from Canada. Later the show featured a half Zuni known as “Laughing Eyes,” and a Hopi baritone, Taptuka, who performed on the radio. Hoskie Naswood, a Navajo, was a featured singer for many years. Some of the later performers only sounded like opera stars. Zuni baritone Harry Nieto’s stage name was “War Bow” and writers commented that his voice sounded “trained.” He often won first honors during his years at Ceremonial. There were also comic singers—sometimes inadvertently like Arthur Upshaw who was famous for the tag line “That’s all right.” Grey Eyes was a personal friend of Mike Kirk and performed at many events. The most remarkable was the Zuni clown known as Joe Crazy Horse who never missed a parade. Joe, with his disguised partner Monkecito, would perform during the parades, as well as night performances. According to one observer, Crazy Horse appeared anywhere in the program at his own choosing. He used a microphone hidden in a tree in the arena and translations of his Zuni songs were hilarious—to other Zunis. Late in life Joe “escaped” from the hospital, hitched a ride into Gallup, and marched in the parade in his pajamas. Luckily it wasn’t a surgical gown. It was characters like this who made the early Ceremonials special. From the first show in 1922 the Ceremonial threw a free feast for everyone who attended. A few years later J. B. Tanner, the local trader, bought a herd of buffalo for use in the show. The Indians would stage a
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buffalo stampede and one of the animals would be killed, cooked, and served up. The Ceremonial was also photographer friendly. Many famous names took pictures of the event, the parade, and the show room. As a special feature, however, all the performers were expected to pose on some nearby rock formations for the shutter bugs, amateur and professional alike—as long as they bought a permit. This seems to have been a unique aspect of the show. The exhibit hall aspect of Ceremonial was more problematic. While the Indians themselves dictated the content of the parade, the rodeo, and the night performances, traders alone were responsible for the exhibit hall. Over the years this grew from a tent, then a temporary building, to the WPA constructed National Guard Armory. The Armory came into being largely as a venue for the Ceremonial, and less for the Guard which used it the rest of the year. In the early days the craftspeople and artists were largely anonymous. It was the traders who took the ribbons and got awards for their displays. A newspaper article in 1938 posted the following: “Due to lack of space, this report must necessarily be confined, for the most part, to exhibitors, rather than craftsmen, whose names would be practically meaningless to readers. Exhibitors are accredited for collecting and displaying these contest articles to the best advantage.” By the early fifties this had changed and many famous reputations were forged at Ceremonial. The Two-Grey-Hills weaver Daisy Taugelchee (spelled many different ways) won Best in Show a dozen times and numerous other awards. This is recognition that means something. Many important artists would have no presence in the history of Native art if it weren’t for Ceremonial, and the coverage of that event in local newspapers. Zunis, in particular, did not like to sign their work and the lists of prizes at Ceremonial are invaluable. It was in the best interest of the traders to promote their best people so they could raise prices. This, in turn, helped the artists receive a fair price for their work. Finally, one of the most interesting venues of the Inter-Tribal Ceremonial was the campground, which extended over hills and canyons north of the grounds (near where the playground of dreams is now). Low-cost housing has since been built on the favorite camping spot, but many people remember when dozens of campfires dotted the area at night, and drumming and singing floated on the dust-filled night air. It was such a long trip to town that many of the Indians stayed for a full week, integrating fun and work with the other activities. For many craftsmen, the Ceremonial camp was a yearly opportunity to trade their goods directly with people of other tribes, usually at a higher price than offered by the local trader. There are many tales of gambling games that went on for as long as ten days and nights without a break, participants changing places, with huge amounts of wealth changing hands. Jewelry, concho belts, money, horses, and even the clothes off a gambler’s back were bet and lost— making someone else a little richer. Several of the games were of Indian origin, even versions of card games and dice. Sometimes, as with the shoe game, the betting was done by teams. The games would get noisy and even combative. Singing was a common nighttime activity around the fires, in some cases rehearsals for songs that would be presented later in the arena. Food was also popular in the camp: Navajo fry bread, Zuni stews, Pueblo pumpkin and other squash, as well as Hopi beans. As if there wasn’t enough competition in the arena, impromptu arrow shooting contests and races were regular events. There was also old-time wrestling, Indian style. The bulk of these activities went on beyond the ken of the white visitors and they are almost always mentioned when old-timers recall the Ceremonial in the early days. It was truly an Indian event.
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When you finish these puzzles, bring them to our NEW office at 202 East Hill Avenue or drop them in the white mailbox out front if we’re not here. Make sure to include your name!
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TOWN August Events @ Your Octavia Fellin Public Library Navajo Rug Weaving Demonstration Friday, August 8 from 10 am to 12 pm, the library will host Navajo sash weaving demonstrations by Diné weaver Lois A. Becenti. A lifetime weaver from Coyote Canyon, Ms. Becenti learned about weaving from her mother as a child. Her interest and inspiration in weaving peaked after taking weaving classes at Ft. Wingate Boarding School. Ms. Becenti believes that weaving can be a disciplinary tool that teaches us selfsufficiency and improves our livelihood by giving us a strong mental and physical well being for a continued healthy lifestyle. There will be a discussion on the history of sash weaving as well as the opportunity to learn the fundamentals and techniques of sash weaving in traditional Navajo style. Ms. Becenti will discuss methods for improving sash weaving techniques as well as different designs and tools used for sash weaving. You may bring your own loom and yarn to practice weaving, but it is optional. Beginners and advanced weavers are welcome. This program is free of charge. Refreshments will be served. Contact the library at (505) 863-1291 or libsuper@gallupnm.gov for more information. Free Computer Classes in August! The library is offering free computer training throughout the month of August at the Octavia Fellin Library. Class size is limited to 10 participants per session. Registration is required, to register Call (505) 863-1291 or email libtrain@gallupnm.gov, or visit the front desk of the library. Social Media August 6, 2:00–4:00pm August 13, 2:00–4:00pm Introduction to the Internet August 7, 2:00–4:00pm Basic Computer Skills August 12, 2:00–4:00pm Introduction to Excel 2010 August 18, 5:30–7:30pm Introduction to PowerPoint 2010 August 19, 2:00–4:00pm Microsoft Word 2010: A Beginner’s Course August 22, 11:00am–1:00pm Intermediate Excel 2010 August 25, 5:30–7:30pm Intermediate PowerPoint 2010 August 26, 2:00–4:00pm Microsoft Word 2010: An Intermediate Course August 29, 11:00am–1:00pm The Library presents Made in New Mexico Films To be held at the El Morro Theatre starting at 7 pm FREE August 14—We’re the Millers (2013) August 21—Lone Survivor (2013) August 28—Transcendence (2014)
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“Gallup’s Got Talent” Amateur Competition El Morro Theatre, Gallup Wednesdays in August at 7 pm Can you sing, dance or have a unique skill? If you think you are talented then now’s your chance to compete in the new Gallup’s Got Talent amateur talent contest. It is scheduled to be held every Wednesday night in August, hosted by KGLP Radio, at 7:00 pm at the City of Gallup’s El Morro Theatre. “Since the beginning of the year I’ve seen a lot of singers, actors, poets and many other creative artists perform at Community Stage Night,” stated Rachel Kaub, KGLP manager. “Now I think it’s time for some competition to see who has the best talent in Gallup.” To compete in the first round of semi-finals, you must register in person at 7:00 pm on August 6, 13 and 20 at the El Morro Theatre and be prepared to perform under 10 minutes. The first 12 performers or acts to sign up will be qualified to compete and four lucky contestants will move on to the next three rounds. For more information contact Rachel Kaub at: 505-863-7626, or email: manager@kglp.org.
Silent Auction Benefiting Lisa Byker & Family Gallup Service Mart Now through August 9, 2014 Lisa Byker is a former employee of Gallup Service Mart and has taught many quilting classes for the store. She has done a lot to share the art of quilting to the community. She is the wife of a pastor and the mother of 4 children. Lisa has been diagnosed with cancer and has a large brain tumor. The family is in need of funding for medical treatments and to be able to travel to give Lisa time with her friends and family around the country. Please come to Gallup Service Mart any time during store hours through Saturday, August 9 to bid on fine handmade quilts and other items handmade by local artists. You can also make donations at the store. Gallup Service Mart is located at 104 W. Coal Ave. in Gallup. For questions, contact the store at 505-722-9414 or visit the “Lisa Byker Silent Auction” Facebook event page. August 2014
87301 68th Annual Navajo Nation Fair September 1-7, 2014 Submitted by Roberta John Whispering canyon walls . . . towering rock formations . . . picturesque mountains . . . relaxing lakes and rivers . . . crisp clear blue skies . . . wide open spaces . . . the earthly scent of cedar, sage and juniper after a light sprinkle of mother rain. This is Navajoland, a myriad of awesome scenery and where freedom reigns supreme. However, the treasure and true beauty of the Navajo Nation are the Navajo people and their unique heritage. And the ultimate reward is having a conversation with a Navajo who can enrich your knowledge of the Diné – the People. If you desire to feed your inner soul, make a cultural connection and get a taste of Navajo culture this September, mark your calendar and embrace some Old West nostalgia and rustic charm - Navajo style. Come and experience the premier social event of the year and celebrate the vibrant spirit of the Navajo people at the Navajo Nation Fair, which is “The Largest American Indian Fair in North America.” Nestled in northeast Arizona, the Navajo Nation Fair will be held September 1-7, 2014 in the Navajo Nation capital, Window Rock. The theme for the 68th Annual Navajo Nation Fair is “Promoting Family Values Through Culture and Tradition.” There’s no shortage of fun during the weeklong event. See a visual symphony of elegant art, sizzling indigenous Navajo cuisine, traditional Navajo attire, perfectly poised Navajo queens, mesmerizing Navajo entertainers, soul-soothing music, a traditional Navajo song and dance and top caliber Indian rodeo competition. For more information about the Navajo Nation Fair, call the Special Events Office at (928) 871-6478 or visit online at www.navajonationfair.com.
Yes, Gallup Really Does Have Recycling! Submitted by Betsy Windisch Gallup doesn’t make it easy to recycle, but like the old adage, “where there is a will, there is a way.” This column is dedicated to all of those newcomers to our area who will be in shock until they figure out how and where to recycle in Gallup. The McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council realizes how important recycling is to one’s psyche. For individuals who have grown up recycling in other parts of the country / world, it is like brushing your teeth. It is just something you do without thinking. This is difficult to explain to those for whom recycling is fairly new, cumbersome, and just one of those things dogooders do. I changed the focus of this column, somewhat, after speaking to a friend who confided in me that she was distraught when she moved to Gallup and couldn’t find where to recycle. She asked people at her work and at a class she attended; no one could tell her. This means that the City, the Solid Waste Authority, and the MCRC volunteer group still have a lot of work to do to get the word out to the public about Where, What, Why, and How to recycle. The City of Gallup sponsored two public meetings and an online survey this summer for citizens to voice their opinions about curbside recycling. We applaud the City of Gallup leaders, the City of Gallup Solid Waste Department, and Cooney, Watson & Associates for their effort in polling the populace. If you missed the meetings in June and were not able to take the online survey, which ended July 15, please share your concerns and questions with your City Council representative. To find contact information for the Mayor, City Manager, and your Council Representative, go to the City of Gallup website at www.gallupnm.gov. If you agree that saving water, energy, and our planet’s finite natural resources is important please take the time to contact one of your City leaders. We look forward to the results of the survey and to next steps to increase recycling in our city and region. RECYCLING CENTERS IN GALLUP Location and Hours of Operation MWF 8-Noon Cultural Center / Train Station, 201 E. Highway 66 MWF Noon-4 Larry Brian Mitchell Recreation Center, 701 Montoya Blvd. SAT 10-2 Larry Brian Mitchell Recreation Center, 701 Montoya Blvd. Accepting Corrugated Cardboard, Greyboard (like cereal boxes) Tin/Steel Cans (rinsed / labels okay) Plastic #1& #2 Bottles with necks (rinsed / *lids removed) Mixed Paper (junk mail, catalogs, magazines, newspaper, white/colored paper) Aluminum Beverage Cans, Clean Foil, and Pie Plates can be placed in a plastic grocery type bag (or other) and placed in the Steel/Tin bin. *Plastic Lids can also be placed in a separate grocery type bag and given to the MCRC volunteer on Saturday duty. These will be given to area teachers. M-SAT 8-4:30 Gallup Transfer Station, 107 Hasler Valley Road Accepting ALL OF THE ABOVE except the *plastic lids. Accepting Electronics, Small Appliances, including Microwaves Call 863-5776 or go to www.recyclegallup.org for a complete list of items. For More Information about Recycling in Gallup-McKinley County and in our area, or how you can Volunteer contact the McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council (MCRC) by calling 722-5142, through the web site www.recyclegallup. org, or send an e-mail to betsywindisch@yahoo.com.
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emerged slowly from the edge of the forest, setting foot into the muddy street. The fierce rain poured down upon my head, drenching my already damp clothing. My left arm hung limply at my side, injured from the recent scuffle, and I cradled it close as a grunt of pain escaped my lips. Beads of water streaked down my face as I continued my dull pace. I glanced down as I walked and noticed a mixture of crimson in the puddles below. I must have been hurt worse than I felt. I resolved to quicken my pace. Rest was what I truly needed, and as I peered down the road, I saw the means by which I would acquire it. In the distance lay my destination, a small town I had seen from afar several times wandering in the nearby forests. The humble buildings were stacked close to the road, and hugged each other on each side. There wouldn’t be more than a tavern and some stables, but it would be enough for my needs. My bow hung loosely on my shoulder and the empty quiver on my back bounced with each step. As I made my way closer to the town, feelings of anxiety and dread overcame me. This was a human settlement, and would most likely not be friendly to elffolk. I hoped the rumors I had heard of recent human brutality were false or, at the very least, exaggerated. I neared the tavern and noticed the sign above the door. “The Belly’s Feast,” I read aloud. The windows were shut tight due to the storm and there was very little to be seen from the outside. Signs of wear and decay were already starting to show on the exterior, yet recent reparations indicated that this place was well cared for. I arrived at the door and placed a hand upon it. I took a deep breath and released it, praying for the best. I pushed hard on the door and stepped inside. A rush of adrenaline hit my body as my senses were overwhelmed. The stench of a roasting pig in the fireplace burned in my nostrils, and the warmth of several bodies packed tightly in a small room washed over me. My eyes darted about the space, noticing the many faces that all seemed to make their way around the room and pause on me. A bartender stood to my left and gaped in my direction. He hadn’t noticed that the glass of mead he was filling was overflowing onto the dirty floor. His glance shot back and forth as I approached him, seemingly looking for aid, which would not come. “I require shelter and rations,” I choked. “Uh, sure,” he replied and cleared his throat, over the shock of seeing my kind in his bar. “Go ahead and take a seat, although I’m not sure we have anything here that your
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kind would fancy.” “I doubt that,” I replied, and I made my way to a table in the corner. I sat and waited for the servant to assist me. As I waited, I softly chanted our ancient songs while holding my injured arm. I could slowly feel the pain losing its bite. “What can I get you?” asked a young lad, obviously excited at seeing me. I replied to his question with one of my own, “What has been prepared this evening?” “We have lamb, or a fine stew, potatoes, and also frog legs. Of course, we also have plenty of mead.” I sat debating which choice I would make and I began to feel a funny sensation in my head. I heard a faint whisper, which grew in volume and consumed my every thought. I heard nothing but the voice, and the voice struck me as though it became one with my very soul. “The frog legs, I want the frog legs!” I heard both the voice in my head and my own cry simultaneously. I shook my head, confused. ************************************** “Patrick, you can’t have the frog legs. You’re an elf, they don’t eat meat.” “What? Who came up with that idea? What do they eat, then?” “They eat like berries and bread and stuff.” Patrick shook his head, and seemed lost for words. Three young boys sat on the floor in a bedroom, with papers and figurines all strewn around them. Patrick, still trying to figure out what he had done wrong, had a confused look on his face. Opposite him sat Bennie, who eagerly awaited Patrick’s decision. To his right sat Chad, younger brother to Patrick, who was currently determining what to do with Patrick’s poor decision making. “Well I think that’s lame,” Patrick began, “and you said this is how you do this game, so I say frog legs.” “Ugh, fine, frog legs it is,” Chad answered, disappointed. “You order a hot bowl of frog legs and after a few short minutes the serving boy brings you a steamy bowl.” “That’s more like it.” Bennie chuckled as Patrick was able to get the dinner he wanted. Chad shot a glance at Bennie, “Hey, don’t start; you are supposed to be on my
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side here! What kind of friend are you?” “It’s just funny. Plus we asked him to play; we shouldn’t get mad at how he does it.” “Fine, you tear into your frog legs, and the juicy meat runs down your chin.” *********************************** I ate the meat in front of me and nearly choked. I don’t know what was coming over me, but I refused to stop devouring it. The juice covered my fingers and I licked them one by one, with no regard to my surroundings. In a matter of moments, the bowl had been emptied. I gazed up from the bowl and noticed several humans around me staring with a look of horror and revulsion. Let them stare, I thought, I will see them no more after the morn. I lowered my glance to my table when the voice took me over once again. “Look to see if there are any pretty ladies.” The thought barreled into my brain and left me stunned. This could not possibly be my own wish. I sat amazed as my desires to stay still and rest left me, and I was filled with the wish to dance. “Dance and the ladies will dig you,” the voice again impregnated my mind. I rose and began to dance, surprised at the ability I showed with no background music playing behind me. I continued in this endeavor for another ten minutes until my fatigue had successfully won me over. I took notice of a table of fair ladies sitting not far from me. They giggled and waved in my direction. I returned their stare and gesture. I made my way toward them. I was interrupted by a large figure that instantly stepped in between my destination and me. I had no time to stop as I walked directly into the large mass in front of me. Pain shot through my nose as I turned up and noticed this wall had a face. A massive man stood firmly, with no indication he was going to move.
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****************************************** Patrick looked frustrated, “I’m just trying to make this fun, or tolerable. Either one would be acceptable.” “So what’re you going to do? The man as large as an ox stands defiantly in your way, upset at the way you flirted with his girlfriend.” Patrick stood up from the carpet. “I don’t know, I don’t care, shoot some spell at him.” Chad replied, “You can’t do that, you still don’t have energy for spells left, not until you rest.” Patrick began to pace back and forth in the room, figuring out his situation. “What am I doing here at this tavern then?” “That’s not really resting.” “Why not? I’m sitting down aren’t I?” “Yeah but you have to sleep to rest.” “Then I go to sleep.” “You can’t do that, the mad human is right there.” “He’s not going to punch a guy who is sleeping, what kind of person does that?” “Angry ones.” “Fine.” Patrick sat back down and glanced at his character chart. Bennie and Chad were excited that Patrick finally agreed to play, but had noticed that things were going differently than normal with him in the game. Patrick seemed to make up his mind, “Okay, then I will fire phasers.” “What? You can’t do that. I can’t explain to you how wrong it is that you said that.” “Of course I can, fire away.” Chad looked exasperated. “That’s not something you have. That’s not even the right dimension or galaxy, or even place in time. Only a few places have phasers.” “How do you know this isn’t one of them? “It isn’t, this is the land of Moonthian, see?” Chad held up the book from which he was reading. “Okay,” Patrick answered, his stance unchanging. “What if I went to the future and got a phaser and no one knew about it until now. What do I have to roll for that?” “Bennie? What do you think?” “Double sixes. One chance,” Bennie answered.
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Patrick grabbed the dice and shook them in his hand. He released the game pieces and saw them bounce across the game board. The loud clinking rang out in the quietness of the room. “HAH!” Patrick yelled. “I don’t believe it.” Chad grabbed the book of Moonthian and began, “Well, I will have to make some adjustments, but I guess we can go with that. You are a time traveling elf that has come into a disagreement with a large human in a tavern.” “How many others are there?” Patrick interrupted. “Others what?” Chad asked. “Time traveling elves. How many others are there? You said I was a time traveling elf.” “There aren’t any others.” “Well then I’m THE time traveling elf. Here, let me change my character title.” Chad rolled his eyes, “If I didn’t know any better, I would say you are growing fond of your elf.” Patrick held his character page and glanced it over. His face was difficult to read. “Nah,” he said coolly. “Are you sure?” Chad asked. “You don’t want to maybe change his name do you?” “Yeah, you probably should,” Bennie added. Patrick looked hurt, “What, you don’t like Doofus? I thought it was a great elf name.” “Fair enough, with your phaser at your side . . .” ****************************************** I felt a strange weight grow around my waist. I peered down from the eyes of the enraged bull above me and noticed a strange contraption loaded in a pouch fastened to my belt. I lightly grabbed the dark tube and gripped it by what I thought was the handle. The voice inside directed me and I adjusted a knob on top of the device. I pointed it at the human and did as the voice instructed. A flash of light erupted from the tip of the weapon and in an instant the human lay incapacitated. A smile crossed my lips as I fully realized what I held. The others would respect me, but I hoped they didn’t fear me. The ladies made their way toward me and showered me with praise. I paid them no heed, as my focus was now fully on my new found weapon. I turned toward the door and abruptly left the tavern. Who needs rest when you have this power? ****************************************** “You should still probably rest. Your health is really low.” Bennie offered. “Who needs it? I can blast anything with this thing.” “You were supposed to invite Bennie’s character to join your cause,” Chad reminded. “Yeah I know, but I don’t need him, if things get bad here I can just time travel to some other place.” “But you are ruining the story!” Chad declared, his patience finally losing grip. “Boys!” cried a voice from outside the room, “Dinner, hurry up. Come and get it!” The three boys simultaneously jumped up and ran for the door. *************************************** I continued my slow pace through the middle of town, catching the occasional strange glance from those daring enough to brave the storm. The town square was nearly abandoned, and I had almost crossed to the outskirts where I would return to the woods. My body began to grow heavy, my mind numb. The raindrops slowed to a crawl in midair, as if glued to their location. The few people around me stood motionless and I felt my body lose all ability to control itself. I stood still, and I could feel it coming again. I hated this part. The world had been put on pause. ***************************************** In the empty bedroom, an open book lay on the ground with a small elf figurine lying nearby, the only sound being the clinking of silverware on plates.
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August Community Calendar
Sunday ONGOING
Support Class for Parents of Teens at First United Methodist Church from 6:30-7:30pm. Info: 863-4512. Poetry Group, call Jack for more information (including location) at 783-4007. Psychic Playtime with RedWulf at the Old School Gallery 1st and 3rd Sundays, 7-9:30pm. Tarot, drum journeys and more tools to explore your inner self. $1 donation. Info: RedWulf @ 505-783-4612. Coyote Canyon Women’s Sweat Lodge Ceremony on Sundays, 1-4pm, potluck dinner. Located 3 miles east of Highway 491, Route 9 junction, 1 mile south of Route 9. The ceremony is for wellness, stress reduction, purification and cultural sensitivity. All women are welcomed. For more information, call 505 870-3832. Long Form Tai Chi will practice at Old School Gallery in El Morro, NM, 9:30-10:30 am. Newcomers welcome! Hozho Center - Zumba Schedule 216 W. Maloney Ave. Two Story Building, Northside of Gallup. Classes held by Vanessa Bowling - ZIN Zumba Instructor, www.vbowling.zumba.com. Sunday 2-3, Monday 6-7, Wednesday & Thursday 6-7. Everyone Welcome. $4 a person. First Class is FREE.
Monday ONGOING
Battered Families Services, Inc. has a women’s support group that meets weekly, 5:30-7:30. A children’s support group is available at the same time for children 6 years of age and older. Info: 722-6389. Gallup Al-Anon meetings 12 noon at Sacred Heart Cathedral (corner of Woodrow and Green), in the Family Center, 1st door on the left on the bottom floor. Codependents Anonymous, 12 noon at First United Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Drive, library room. Info: Liz at 863-5928. Teen Survivors of Dating and Domestic Violence support group meeting, 5:30-7:30pm. Info: 7226389. Lebanon Lodge #22, A. F. & A. M. meets the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 7:30 pm at the Gallup Masonic Center (4801 E. Historic 66 Avenue). An informational program and meal are presented before the meeting at 6:45 pm. All Masons are invited. Info: lebanonlodge22@yahoo. com. Open mic night every Monday at the Coffee House from 6 to 8 pm. Open to musicians, poets, and story tellers. Hozho Center - Zumba Schedule 216 W. Maloney Ave. Two Story Building, Northside of Gallup. Classes held by Vanessa Bowling - ZIN Zumba Instructor, www.vbowling.zumba.com. Sunday 2-3, Monday 6-7, Wednesday & Thursday 6-7. Everyone Welcome. $4 a person. First Class is FREE.
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Mother Goose on the Loose (ages 0-2) interactive parent-child music + movement story time, 11am at the Children’s Library.
Weird Science Club (ages 6-12) exploratory science, technology, engineering and math programs designed to make learning fun, 4pm at the Children’s Library.
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Adult chess club at Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe in Gallup, 5-7pm. Overeaters Anonymous meeting for beginner and returning, 5:30-6:30 pm at Church of the Holy Spirit (1334 Country Club Drive). For more information, call Linda at (505) 863-6042. Faith Chapter #69, Order of the Eastern Star, meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7 pm at the Gallup Masonic Center (4801 E. Historic 66 Avenue). Info: Robert 505-615-8053. Work in Beauty Open Board Meetings every 1st Tuesday at 7pm at the Work in Beauty House (113 E. Logan, corner of Logan and Puerco). Work in Beauty Community Action Meetings every 3rd Tuesday at 7pm at the Work in Beauty House (113 E. Logan, corner of Logan and Puerco). Tai Chi, the Chinese discipline for cultivating energy, health and self defense skills, is coming to the Hozho Center (216 W. Maloney, Gallup). Monika Gauderon will teach from 7:15 to 8 pm. For more information, call 505 775-3045 or 870-1483. Home Group AA will meet at Hozho Center three times a week Tuesday 6p-7p OD, Friday 6p-7p BB, potluck dinner 3rd Friday during speaker meeting, Sunday 4p-5p OD.
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Cancer support group, for information call 8633075 or 863-6140. Spay-Neuter Discount Clinic for Low Income Pet Owners at the Gallup McKinley County Humane Society, N. Highway 491. Call 863-2616 for an appointment. Four Corners Yoga (601 W. Coal Ave.) is offering free community class at 6 pm. All donations will be remitted to Adopt an Elder. For information, call 505-863-6463, email fourcornersyoga@yahoo.com or friend us on FB @ fourcornersyoga. *All classes are hot and 90 mins. CHANGE YOUR BODY . . . CHANGE YOUR LIFE! Hozho Center - Zumba Schedule 216 W. Maloney Ave. Two Story Building, Northside of Gallup. Classes held by Vanessa Bowling - ZIN Zumba Instructor, www.vbowling.zumba.com. Sunday 2-3, Monday 6-7, Wednesday & Thursday 6-7. Everyone Welcome. $4 a person. First Class is FREE. Gallup Solar meets the first three Wednesdays of every month at 113 East Logan to discuss everything solar, from megawatt plants to solar lighting for the outhouse. To find out how you can save money on a grid tie in Gallup or for more information, go to new projects at gallupsolar.org or call Don at 505-728-9246. Community Stage Night, 7-9 pm at El Morro Theatre. All talent welcome, including music, mime, magic, improv, comedy, dance, spoken word, and more. Free admission. Performers may call Rachel at 505-863-7626, email manager@kglp.org, or arrive before 6:45 pm to sign up at the theatre.
Brain Injury Support Group, Mondays 9-11 am at Hozho Center (216 W. Maloney, Gallup). Learn new ways to deal with old problems. Become a better person by talking to people who know about brain injuries. For more information, call 505-870-1483. Recharge your week, Mondays at 6 pm by Ford Canyon Park: Beginner’s meditation by Gallup Meditation Group. A great introduction to the many benefits that group meditation provides. Log-in/ Like us on Facebook or call Maria at (505) 8633772 or (505) 863-9404 evenings only.
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Land of Enchantment Opera presents a double bill: “Les Mamelles de Tirésias” and “Suor Anglica” at El Morro Theatre in downtown Gallup at 3 pm. Tickets are $20. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit LandOfEnchantmentOpera.com.
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Quilt Club at Gallup Service Mart, 6-8 pm. Come join other quilters in the area to share ideas and projects. Bring your projects for an evening of Show & Tell and discussion about quilting. Free. For more information, call 7229414.
The Morning Light Sanga will meet for meditation, 3-5 pm at the Work in Beauty House (113 E. Logan). All are invited.
“Gallup’s Got Talent” Amateur Competition, Wednesday nights in August at El Morro Theatre, 7 pm. If you think you’re talented, then now’s your chance to compete! For more information, read G-Town article p. 58 and contact Rachel Kaub at 505-863-7626, or email: manager@kglp.org.
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UNM “Welcome Students” Bash, 10 am – 2 pm, August 19-21 in Gurley Hall Commons. New and returning students, come look at UNM campus clubs, meet area business leaders, and get ready for the new school year! For more information or to reserve a table as a local entrepreneur, call Mary Lou Mraz at 505-863-7527 or Hawana Holliday Morris at 505-863-7757.
Taizé worship service will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 4 pm. Please join us for quiet, meditation, song, prayer, and Scripture. The church is located on Boardman Drive just south of Orleans Manor Apartments. Call Kathy (722-5011) for more information.
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Beginners’ Quilting Part 2, 6-9 pm. Begin cutting and piecing your quilt top this evening. Continuation class, Part 3 on September 30. $45 includes handouts and patterns for all 3 classes. For more information, call 722-9414.
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The Morning Light Sanga will meet for meditation, 3-5 pm at the Work in Beauty House (113 E. Logan). All are invited.
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The Morning Light Sanga will meet for meditation, 3-5 pm at the Work in Beauty House (113 E. Logan). All are invited.
“Polka in the Pines” presented by the Gallup Slavic Lodges at Z Lazy B Guest Ranch, 12-5 pm. A traditional Slavic picnic with food & Polka music, featuring new live Polka bands! Also, celebrate Luby Grenko’s 100th birthday! For tickets and more information, call Shirley Baker 505-863-5555, Katie Bolf 505-863-6402, Darlene Yocham 505-863-5773 or Kendra Biava 505-879-2213.
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Navajo Nation Fish and Wildlife is hosting a Summit at Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort, August 5-6, in order to educate and inform local chapter leadership about wildlife management. For more information about the Navajo Nation Fish and Wildlife Summit, call (928) 871-6450 and visit www. nndfw.org.
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Thursday ONGOING
Crafty Kids, fun for all ages, 4pm at the Children’s Library. Moms Supporting Moms at Church Rock School, 9-11:30am. Toastmasters at Earl’s Restaurant, 6:30am. Info: Dale at 722-9420. Substance Abuse Support Group, CASA, at Gallup Church of Christ, 7pm. Info: Darrel at 863-5530. Community Yoga, beginner/athletic beginner level. 6:20 pm, Catholic Charities/CIC. 506 W. Rte. 66. Info: Gene at 505-728-8416. Gallup Al-Anon meetings 7 pm at First United Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Drive (next to GIMC) in Conference Room #1.
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Movies for all ages at the Children’s Library@ 4pm. The weekly Old-Fashioned Hootenanny, at Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe, every Friday, starting at 6:30PM. Acoustic musicians are welcome to sit in with the regular players. Please join us weekly at 6 pm at Ford Canyon Park for Beginner meditation by Gallup Meditation Group. A great introduction to the many benefits that group meditation provides. We are simple people, from all walks of life and belief systems, trying to connect with our own deep spirituality, through meditation. Reduced stress, clarity of mind, connection to your true-self. Log-in/ Like us at facebook.com/ gallupjeditation or call Maria at (505) 863-3772 (505) 863-9404 evenings only.
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Every 1st Saturday of the month is RMCHCS Childbirth Education classes for 2014. Classes are held in the library at RMCH and begin promptly at 9:00 am and end at 1:00 pm. The class is designed for busy people who wish to complete the class in one day. Call the Women’s Health Unit at 505-863-7026 to register, the class is free. The facilitator is Beatrice Nunez, RNc. Habitat for Humanity Yard Sale Fundraisers every Saturday, 9 am to noon, Warehouse Lane (weather permitting). All kinds of new & used items for the home. Re-modelers’ & contractors’ donations accepted. Call Dale at 505-722-9420 for more information.
Annual Commu n i t y C l e a n u p R e s i d e n t i a l c u s t o m e r s within the Gallup city l i m i t s a r e e l i g i b l e t o participate. Customers s h o u l d p l a c e a l l u n w a nted junk, bulk items, a p p l i a n c e s , a n d f u r n i t u re at the curb by 8 am on t h e d e s i g n a t e d p i c k u p d a y for their neighborhood. C i t y c r e w s w i l l d i s p o s e of those items the same d a y . I t e m s s h o u l d b e p l a ced at the curb away from a l l o b s t r u c t i o n s ( v e h i cles, trees, mailboxes, f e n c e s , a n d m e t e r s ) to facilitate removal.
Divorce Care Support Group, Thursdays at 7pm. Location to be determined. For more information, call or email Dan at 505 878-2821 or dkruis@yahoo.com. Diabetes Education Classes, first four Thursdays of the month, 6:30-8:30 pm, RMCH 2nd floor library. Contact: Carolyn at 863-1865. Hozho Center - Zumba Schedule 216 W. Maloney Ave. Two Story Building, Northside of Gallup. Classes held by Vanessa Bowling ZIN Zumba Instructor, www.vbowling.zumba. com. Sunday 2-3, Monday 6-7, Wednesday & Thursday 6-7. Everyone Welcome. $4 a person. First Class is FREE.
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Dr. Marco’s Italian Classes are continuing each Thursday at the law offices of Mason & Isaacson, starting August 14, for 8 weeks. 5:30 pm Intermediate, 6:30 pm Italian for Tourists, and 7:30 Beginners. Private lessons also available. Family discounts apply. For information please call 541-761-4980. Grazie e ciao! Soroptimist International of Gallup meets the second Thursday of the month at Angela’s Café at noon. Second Thursday Diabetes Support Group, 5:30 pm, for all people who suffer from Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes. The Church of the Holy Spirit is located at 1334 Country Club Drive, Gallup, just 1 block west of Red Rock Elementary School. For more information, call 505-863-4695. Breastfeeding 101, learn the basics of breastfeeding, 6pm, RMCH 2nd floor library AND Baby Bistro, support group for breastfeeding moms and their babies, 7pm, RMCH 2nd floor library. For more information contact Mary Ippel at 505-8705103. Second Thursday Diabetes Support Group at Church of the Holy Spirit, 5:30 pm. For all people who suffer from Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes. The Church of the Holy Spirit is located at 1334 Country Club Drive, Gallup, just 1 block west of Red Rock Elementary School. Phone: 505-863-4695.
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Land of Enchantment Opera presents a double bill: “Les Mamelles de Tirésias” and “Suor Anglica” at El Morro Theatre in downtown Gallup at 7 pm. Tickets are $20. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit LandOfEnchantmentOpera.com. Cowboy Camp Meetings of America presents 2nd Annual Cowboy/Native Camp Meeting, August 1-3 at Gallup All Nations Seventh-day Adventist Church (494 C North Highway 491, Gallup). Featuring Bill Einhellig, host pastors Jerry & Jessica Pinzon, speaker Bill Kasper, music by Andrew Ishee and Mark 209 Quartet. For more information, call 479-549-2280. Also, Children’s VBS July 31 – August 2, call 505879-0508.
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Pocket Mesh Bag workshop at Gallup Service Mart, 9am-4pm. Make an earth friendly, washable tote with six outside pocket sections. Pattern includes different sizes and different pocket versions. $35 plus cost of pattern, includes lunch. For more information, call 722-9414. McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council monthly meeting, 2 pm at Red Mesa Center (105 W. Hill, Gallup). Call 722-5142 for more information.
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Silent Auction Fund Raiser for Lisa Byker at Gallup Service Mart, through August 9. Stop into the store (104 W. Coal Ave.) any time to bid on handmade quilts and other crafts. Raising money for the Byker family for medical treatments and travel expenses. For more information, call the store at 505-722-9414 or visit “Lisa Byker Silent Auction” Facebook event page. ArtsCrawl, Downtown Gallup, 7-9 pm. Schedule of events on p. 48.
Meet acclaimed Native American photographer Daryl Custer at Comfort Suites (3940 E. Hwy. 66, Gallup), 5-9:30 pm. Come for artist signing, light refreshments and finger foods. Custer’s work is internationally recognized and has been featured in National Geographic, Cowboys and Indians magazine and New Mexico magazine.
Summer Nightly Indian Dances at the Courthouse Square, 7 pm every night from now until Labor Day!
Lights Out Entertainment presents “Fight Night” at Gallup Inn (2915 W. Hwy. 66). Doors open at 6 pm. Main event: Angelo Lincoln Sanchez Academy vs. Max Spiller Luttrell MMA. For information, call 505-409-0802.
68th Annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ September 1-7, 2014 For information, call (928) 871-6478 or visit www.navajonationfair.com.
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Come to Gallup Farmers’ Market every Saturday morning in the Downtown Walkway!
Hilltop Christian School is accepting student from PreK through 4th grade for the 2014-15 school year. Hilltop Christian School is on the Western Indian Ministries campus, located in Tse Bonito NM. In addition to the academic classes, student will have music, gardening, library, and physical education. To reserve a place for your student to attend, please contact the school office at 505-3715726, or contact Eric Tiger at etiger@hilltopchristian.net. Gallup High School Class of ’74 is having their 40th reunion Labor Day Weekend and would like to invite members of the classes of ’72, ’73, ’75, and ’76 to attend. All Gallup High graduates are welcome. Call Chris Luna at 722-6102 or Lillian Worthen at 863-4294 for information. UNM Gallup Adult Education Center (425 North 7th Street in Gallup) is offering GED® Computer-Based Testing in July, Monday-Thursday 1-5 pm and Fridays 8:30 am to 3 pm, closed on holidays and weekends. Register to test at www.ged. com. For more information, please contact Dawn Martinez at 505-726-6310.
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Spending hours riding out on the High Desert Trail System or in the Zuni Mountains was a gift from the gods. By Russell Ouellett
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hen I first moved to Gallup, NM two Change has been good. And that brings me back years ago I didn’t have many preconceived to Gallup. There are many people trying to create change notions. No one had warned me about here. Trying to make this community safer for children – this place; no one shouted beware – get happier. For me, it was the trails, but what about all the people out while you can. As I remember, no one that can’t afford a $2000 mountain bike? Well, that would cost a really said anything to me about Gallup. I just showed up with million dollars, way out of reach, but then I had an idea to start a a small moving van, my wife and son, and we started living our team for some of the teenagers I work with. Might getting them life. Today, I’m a little bit more acquainted with this community; out on the trails help facilitate some positive change? maybe give we’ve shaken hands, so to say. I’m no expert on things Gallup, but them something better to look forward to than being “bored,” or because I work as a substance abuse counselor here, I do spend a even worse, on drugs and alcohol? better part of my day listening to stories, many times not so good I’ve started a fundraiser on popular crowd-funding ones. website – kickstarter.com. The name of the project is titled, It can be a heavy load to “Mountain bike racing team for carry at times, and can lead to underprivileged teenagers.” You something known in my field can find it by going to the as vicarious trauma, or more kickstarter.com website and then simply put – burn out. The searching for the project, or you WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO DO: cure of which can often be a can type in the following: http:// Buy 6 high-quality mountain bikes healthy dose of the outdoors kck.st/1sgBv19 - which will and give some teenagers a chance mixed with some good honest take you to the project directly. exercise. So I did what a lot of The goal is to start getting the to ride the trails and to race. people in my position do when money needed to buy 6 highthey move to Gallup. I saved quality mountain bikes and HOW YOU HELP: up some money, purchased my give some teenagers a chance to first-ever mountain bike, and ride the trails and to race – kids On your computer, go to: hit the trails. Spending hours that would never have had that http://kck.st/1sgBv19 and riding out on the High Desert as an option or outlet like I do Trail System or in the Zuni when I’m stressed and need some give some money - it’s Mountains was a gift from the catharsis. incredibly easy. gods. Please support this So here I am, not project, it isn’t going to change burned out, still doing my the world overnight, but will WHY WE NEED THIS: thing and with many thanks create some positive experiences, Because our community is and praises for mountain bikes. smiles where there might not Actually, it’s really an odd twist have been smiles, laughter where full of kids that might need in my personal relationship there might not have been an option or outlet like I with bikes because as a selflaughter, definitely some sore do when I’m stressed and professed “roadie,” more legs, and, who knows, maybe a comfortable dodging traffic on trophy or two?! need some catharsis. a fixed gear, I at one time swore I would never own a mountain bike.
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1. Leon, Amanda, Nicole, Melanie, Keiyana, Skylynn, Shannon, Rainey, Shirelle, and Jon read the Journey as part of a program called DELTA which stands for Delta Emerging Leadership Training Academy. People from both Iowa and New Mexico bring students from both states together to learn how to become Christian leaders and make a change. Our motto is “Disrupt the Continuum.” 2. Johnny & Monica Greene and John & Dee Paredes flip through the Journey at the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. One of many stops they made on their 11-day motorcycle trip. 3. Brittany Chiapetti, born and raised in the lovely town of Gallup, reads the Journey in the Karen Hill Tribe Village of Huay Pakoot in Northern Thailand. She worked on an Asian Elephant Conservation project for the summer and is wearing the most stunning handwoven shirt made in the village, along with a smile which she hasn’t been able to wipe off her face! 4. Reading the Gallup Journey are (L-R) Terry Goodin and Ora John at Havasu Falls on Havasupai Reservation in Arizona. It’s a 10-mile hike to the falls which are near a beautiful campsite. 5. From L-R: Brigham Young of Kayenta, AZ, Akasha & Carleen Barnhart of Gallup taking time out to read the Journey at the New England Aquarium in Boston. One of the many photos I received of the trip, but the only one I could fit!
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3. Steve Buggie, with sons Kevin and Brian, enjoy the Journey while viewing animals at Kasungu National Park, Malawi. The armed game scout, seen at right, is Grant. The Buggie boys visited their African roots: Kevin was born at Lusaka, 500 miles to the west and Brian was born at Zomba, 275 miles to the south. 4. The Begay family check out the Journey at the Golden Gate Bridge, in foggy San Francisco, California. L-R: Janice, Dekaila, Danielle (holding the Journey), Tiffany and Jershon. 5. People from the NM ESGR (Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve) were in Gallup and provided some Rotary Club members an amazing ride in a Blackhawk Helicopter. This event was held in Gallup because of Gallup’s designation of being the Most Patriotic Small Town in America. Mayor McKinney is enjoying his copy of the Gallup Journey and the crew from the Blackhawk is holding an American Flag. This flag has a very special meaning to Gallupian, Kenneth Riege, as it was flown above the United States Capitol Building this past Memorial Day in honor of his grandfather, Mr. Paul Emerson Riege, for his service as a US Marine during WW1. 6. The Oldham Family (L-R: Adam, Conner, Baylie, Elizabeth, and Kristen) read the Journey at Federation Forest on the Hobbit Village Trail, in Enumclaw, WA. If you look closely on the right, you can see a little hobbit in his home!
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Land of Enchantment Opera Quick Facts: Started in 2009 as a 4-day program with 5 students and 1 instructor. Six years later, there are 20-30 students and 6-12 staff members in Gallup for 5 weeks, who perform: •2 Main Stage full-length operas, •2 Scholarship Dinners, •1 Wine and Opera Night, •1 Sacred Music Concert, and •15-minute preview performances at “30 Days of Opera” For more information, visit landofenchantmentopera.com
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Richardson’s Trading Co. & Cash Pawn Largest Selection of Navajo Rugs in the Southwest One of the most interesting and colorful Indian trading companies in the world can be found in downtown Gallup on Historic Route 66 - Richardson’s Trading Company and Cash Pawn, Inc. Established as traders on the Navajo Reservation since the turn of the century, the Richardson’s family continues a long and historic tradition in Gallup, New Mexico. Wood floors, pew-like benches, cases full of polished silver and turquoise jewelry, piles of richly-colored Navajo rugs, Indian pottery, baskets, beaded items, hundreds of unique, one-of-a kind Indian art pieces and the sweet smell of aged leather saddles fill the interior of the store.
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