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See page 11 for site locations, dates and times!

**GMCS is sponsoring the Summer Lunch Program through CYFD.**

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Thoughts

t follows that the end of something comes after it begins.

Endings come after beginnings. Right now, the school year is ending, and along with it all the other activities and events that the structure of our lives has hung onto for the past months. Yet, we wait in anticipation, because now that spring and school and groups and lessons are over, summer is just beginning.

The Ancient Way Café

Sometimes the beginnings we are waiting for come when something else ends.

El Morro RV Park and Cabins

Spring Special!

Dinner for two with cabin $100 Dessert and Beverage included!

Father’s Day Special

Sunday, June 17th Smoker Blowout! Baby Back Ribs, Pulled Pork and Smoked Chicken w/Baked Beans, Slaw and Corn on the Cob Reservations Highly Suggested. 11 A.M. to 4 p.m.

June 1st Blackened Cajun Chicken, Shrimp, Sausage w/pasta June 2nd Brazilian Stuffed Chicken w/cornbread stuffing June 8th Apple Brown Sugar stuffed Pork Loin w/Sweet potato/Green beans June 9th Plum Brandy Flambe Shrimp w/Mango/Ginger Salsa June 15th Rosemary Seasoned Trout w/rice & Asparagus June 16th Caribbean Jerk Chicken June 22nd Chicken w/white wine cream sauce w/Asparagus & Roasted Potato June 23rd Smokey Mtn. Bourbon Buffalo Meatloaf w/ Acorn Squash &Potatoes June 29th Grilled Steak w/mushrooms & Blue Cheese Baked Potato & mixed Veggies June 30th Salmon w/Dijon/Potato chip crust & wasabi CAFÉ HOURS: 9 AM – 5 PM Sunday thru Thursday CLOSED – Wednesday and OPEN – 9 AM – 8 PM Friday and Saturday CABINS & RV PARK: Open Daily Year Round

El Morro RV Park, Cabins & Ancient Way Café elmorro-nm.com • elmorrorv@yahoo.com • 505-783-4612

Near mile marker 46 on Hwy 53, one mile east of El Morro National Monument Entrance

We have a great Southwestern Book Nook!

I’ve been thinking about how fast time goes by. I’ve even been looking back through my journals and “Thoughts” from issues just two or three years ago. Life was so different then, defined much more by the necessities of our young children. I guess it still is, but now the boundaries of their physical and cognitive limitations are much broader. The kids can sit through the reading of a chapter book (one chapter each night) and actually understand and remember the storyline. We can go for a hike without having to tote a bag with extra clothes, diapers, snacks and activities. Their conversations and questions are sometimes challenging and impressive, even deep.

I guess I’m just realizing that we are no longer the parents of babies and toddlers. That season of life is over and a new one is beginning.

Endings and beginnings.

While it’s exciting to look ahead to a new phase of life, I feel a pang of loss for what can only be relived in memories. All those firsts, chubby arms and legs, unconcealed affection (thankfully, that one hasn’t completely been outgrown).

Without getting too profound here, I’ll simply say that I need to practice living now, regardless of what has just finished or is about to begin. Each season is lovely, but has to end to make way for another equally so. This is life.

H.H.

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Contributors Dixie Brackman Erin Bulow Ernie Bulow Greg Cavanaugh Sanjay Choudhrie Patricia Darak Dr. Bera Dordoni Jeannette Gartner Tommy Haws Kari Heil Rob Koops Larry Larason Lucille Martinelli Jennifer Mercer Linda Popelish Fowler Roberts Be Sargent Chuck Van Drunen Betsy Windisch Becca Winfield

Other Stuff

4 Thoughts 7 Rodeo Schedule 34 El Morro Theatre Schedule 40 Izzit?!

40 News from Care 66 45 Sudoku 46 ArtsCrawl Schedule 50 G-TOWN, 87301 54 Community Calendar 56 Opinion Poll 58 People Reading Journey 62 This Is My Job

Columns

8 Work in Beauty Murals 14 Noni Juice!

18 Driving Impressions 20 West by Southwest 22 Rounding the Four Corners 24 8 Questions 28 my rambles 36 Money & You 38 Adventures in Parenting 42 Lit Crit Lite

Features

10 Summer Lunch Program 12 Rural Entrepreneur Institute 16 Father’s Day Letter 26 TIME Public Art Exhibit 30 Noticing the Treasures 39 Big Brothers/Big Sisters 48 McGaffey Centennial

Illustrator Andy Stravers Editors Nate & Heather Haveman Chuck & Jenny Van Drunen

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24th Annual USTRC Red Rock Classic Team Roping Gallup, NM Red Rock Park Info: Walt Eddy 879-6181.

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Al Charlie Invitational Native Pro Bull Riders Shiprock, NM Charlie Championship Arena Info: 505.879.9689 or 928.697.3428

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Taylor, AZ Taylor Rodeo Grounds Info: 928.205.3575

Bennie Enrico Memorial Roping

6/10

8th Annual Bahe’s Open Bullriding

Sagebrush, NM Smoothrock Arena Info: Abel 505.728.6902 or Brannon 505.870.6517

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64th Annual Gallup Lions Club Rodeo, Open Rodeo Gallup, NM Red Rock Park Info: Scott Clawson 505.870.4952

Wilson Boyz presents Rookie of the South Bullriding Manuelito, NM Duboise Arena Info: Raylene 505.409.5277 or 505.409.5035

2nd Annual Delvin Nezzie Memorial Roping

6/16

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2nd Annual Braxton DuBoise Chute Out

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Manuelito, NM DuBoise Arena Info: John & Jo 505.713.7522 or Loris 505.236.0154

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Work BeautyMurals

By Be Sargent

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Youth Conservation Corps: Pride of Gallup,

Work of Strength Mural

Talamante, Ellen Tso, Ryna Tulley, Robert Vallejos, Donovan Wilson, Erik Woestehoff, Kirby Yazzie, Clybert Zuni, Jr., Diandra Joe, Steve Collins and Marcus Henderson.

I met with Karl Lohmann, director, and asked him to tell me about the philosophy, mission and history of YCC in Gallup.

In Karl’s eleven years as director, YCC has built the Pyramid Rock Trails, the Church Rock Trails, the North Hogback Trail, the High Desert Trail System and the Zuni Mountain Bicycle Trail System (McGaffey Trails). Community and schoolyard gardens have always been in the annual YCC work plan.

YCC has removed 465 tons of glass and illegal dumpsite to make Gallup’s open space into active living space.

Top right panel of Work of Strength, north side of the Detention Center. Above and weaving behind the wind turbine: the YCC Team of 2007-08.

Inset at right, Gallup Solar visiting Sandia Labs.

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he images on the mural are pretty small but the whole Youth Conservation Corps of 2007- 08 is there. Some say they recognize themselves. They are Vyron Baldwin, Christopher Becenti, Alec Begay, Rory Begaye, Clint Cowboy, Shane Custer, Brandi Davis, Fernando Garcia, Ramsey Houck, Gordon House, Leatricia House, Vivian Joe, Cheralle Johnson, Gabriel Jones, Kelli Lewis, Orson Livingston, Maria Lohmann, Patrick Lohmann, Jeremy Moore, Al Nastacio, Jacquetta Nez, Spencer O’Keefe, Daryl Paul, Angelo Perez, Anthony Perez, Jenice Peterson, Quentin

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Reference photos taken of building the Hopi Circle Trail.

At first the project was seen as Economic Development, creating trails for Adventure Tourism, but in the last five years it has morphed into a program that acknowledges the benefits it brings to the Corps itself and to the local community.

Gallup Trails 2010 specifically added community wellness to its mission and “walkabikeability.”

The focus now is on active transportation routes and safe routes to school.

Gallup’s Youth Conservation Corps is the biggest of the 35 YCCs in New Mexico, with an average of 50 participants annually. Acoma YCC is a close second. Gallup

YCC is State-funded at $150,000 a year. The entire $150,000 YCC award goes to wages, training, and steel-toed boots. Other grants to pay Karl, Strider Brown and associates come from the City of Gallup and various funders of land restoration.

For most of the Corps it is their very first job and, compared to other youth jobs, it is more intensive and much longer. YCC kids are between 14 and 24 and may work for 6 months and as long as 4 years, starting at minimum wage with annual wage increases.

All workers must be in school or pursuing a GED, they must have a B average, and be in a personal fitness program or school sport. Many get up at 5 am and run to the sun.

They meet at the Larry Brian Mitchell Center at seven am, each with a healthy lunch. Sugary snacks or drinks are discouraged. From there they go in groups to various work sites with team leaders and supervisors.

YCC gets kids ready for the workforce by having standards, requiring getting to work on time and working all day. If you accept responsibility and acquire skills you can come back year after year. Karl no longer hires supervisors.

Corps members are promoted to leadership roles.

Karl actually talks to the mothers of corps members. But he took with trepidation a call from the mother of a student he had recruited a while back from Wellness Warriors, a program for obese children. The mother said, “Everyone in my family wants to thank you for turning our boy into a man. He carries himself.”

Karl told me, “My crew, as a whole, is converting fat to muscle and losing extraordinary amounts of weight.”

Karl Lohmann, at left.

(Photo by Ella Scott)

Many people know that Karl recently had a close call when he was stung by bees. He said that on that occasion the EMT who picked him up off the ground, working for the fire department, was a graduate of YCC, as well as the Emergency Nurse and the Intensive Care Nurse!

YCC gets kids ready for the workforce by having standards, requiring getting to work on time and working all day.

The legislative act that authorizes YCC says that it is “supposed to engage young people in work that completes worthwhile projects of durable community benefit.”

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Enjoying a healthy meal at one of the Summer Lunch Program sites.

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chool’s out and summer is here! No more wearing uniforms, no more homework, no more riding the bus, and . . . no more school lunches. No matter what kids may say about school food, many families depend on their children receiving free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch during the school year. What’s more, many parents work away from home, despite the school year being over, leaving their older children home to prepare meals for themselves. Surely there are more than a few parents concerned about their teenagers’ choices for well-balanced meals.

The truth is, regular and healthy meals are of utmost importance to the learning process. According to the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service, “Lack of good nutrition during the summer months may set up a cycle for poor performance once school begins again. Hunger also may make children more prone to illnesses and other health issues.” These facts have

Bridging the Gap with Summer Lunch Program

By H. Haveman

not gone unnoticed. Thus, the New Mexico Collaboration to End Hunger, through CYFD Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), provides nutritious meals to children during the summer when school is not in session. The Children, Youth and Families Department’s Family Nutrition Bureau enters into agreements with local nonprofit sponsoring agencies, local government agencies, faith-based organizations, summer camps, school food authorities and other eligible institutions to administer the SFSP at the local level.

In the Gallup area, the Summer Lunch Program has been around for over twenty years, providing children with nutritious breakfasts and lunches during the summer months. Over the years, several agencies have sponsored the program. Currently, Gallup McKinley County Schools is the local sponsor and rents kitchen space for meal preparation. The program has grown steadily, serving a daily average of 613 children for breakfast and 2100 for lunch last year. Recently, 8 sites have been added through a grant to help offset gas prices. This summer, on weekdays from June 4 until July 27, free meals will be provided to children, ages 1 through 18, at 61 sites throughout the GallupMcKinley County area (see full listing of sites on opposite page). Meals are free to all children within the age limitations and adults who accompany them may purchase a meal if they’d like - $2.00 for breakfast, $3.25 for lunch. Site directors ensure that fresh meals are consumed on site to further promote wellbalanced eating habits.

The Summer Lunch Program provides an opportunity for McKinley County’s children to continue physical and social development while providing nutritious meals during the summer months. It gives parents peace of mind and helps our children return to school ready to learn.

In the kitchen, preparing a meal for the Summer Lunch Program.

(Photo courtesy of GMCS Office of Student Nutrition)

The program has grown steadily, serving a daily average of 613 children for breakfast and 2100 for lunch last year.

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SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM SITES

June 4, 2012 through July 27, 2012 Free breakfast and lunch for all 1 to 18 year olds

These sites will open 6-5-12.

SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM SITES

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Open Monday Through Friday (closed Wednesday, July 4, 2012 )

June 4, 2012 through July 27, 2012 Free breakfast and lunch for all 1 to 18 year olds

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Gallup CentralHigh High 8:008:00 12:3012:30Kennedy Mid School 1:00 Roosevelt Elem.

Kennedy Mid School Roosevelt Elem.

8:00 8:00 1:001:00 Gallup Central 1:0011:00Breakfast starts 6-29-12 thru 7/27/12 Only Mexican Springs C H 8:00 11:301:00 12:30 12:30 St. Bonaventure T P 11:1511:0011:3011:1511:0012:30 12:45 Runnels 11:00Park 11:30- Bubany Park 7:30Manuelito C H Runnels Park 1:001:00 12:3011:3012:45 Bubany Park Manuelito C H 1:00 8:00 1:00 12:45 Smith Lake Head Start Church Rock C H "Hiroshi" Miyamura High 11:1511:008:00- 11:3011:1511:3012:45 12:3011:008:30 12:15 8:00St.7:30Bonaventure 7:3011:30- Cedar Hills Apartments 11:0011:15- School Mariano Lake C H School 12:45 12:30 8:30 12:15 Hills Apartments Mariano Lake C H 7:3011:0011:00Chee Dodge Elem.

Navajo Estates Stagecoach Elem.

8:00 11:301:00Cedar 1:00 8:00 1:00 St. Bonaventure Church Rock Elem.

7:30-8:00 11:3011:00Breakfast starts 6-29-12 thru 7/27/12 Only Chee Dodge Elem.

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Ramah Elem.

Tohatchi 12:30 8:00 12:30Thoreau Center Mid Elem.

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Rock Springs C H 12:45 1:00 8:00 Elem.

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7:30- 11:3011:30Breakfast School 12:45 8:00 1:00 RockyRehoboth 8:00 12:45 Turpen Elem.

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White Cliffs Fire Station 1:00 11:157:30- 11:00- Jefferson Elem.

7:30- 11:3011:30Breakfast

1:00 White Cliffs Fire Station starts 6-29-12 thru 7/27/12 Only Rocky View Elem.

Viro Circle Park 8:00 12:45 8:00 1:00 1:00 Nutrition training will be provided on a rotating schedule at each site.

Nutrition training will be provided on a rotating schedule at each site.

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Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 or (202) 720-5964 (TTY).

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Al Henderson (left) and Ken Van Brott (above) discuss plans for the Rural Entrepreneur Institute.

Giving Local Entrepreneurs a Leg Up

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he entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in Gallup and you don’t have to look far to find it. People with a product, idea or service are at the Flea Market on Saturdays, in restaurants and parking lots, trying to bring attention to their goods. And while it’s not easy to come up with a great product, what’s much harder is knowing how to sell it. The Rural Entrepreneur Institute, through the University of New Mexico’s Gallup branch, has been created to help.

Since 2009, UNM-Gallup has been disbursing scholarships from the Johnson Scholarship Foundation (JSF) to selected Business Technology students who are committed to a business career with the long-term goal of being business owners. The Foundation is particularly focused on supporting American Indians, people with disabilities and people who are socially and economically disadvantaged. JSF works with educational institutions, such as UNM-Gallup, to promote real change and empowerment among those they support.

Along with the scholarships they award, UNM-Gallup used a grant from JSF, matched with state funds, to create the Rural Entrepreneur Institute (REI). REI exists to help support and mentor, not only Johnson Scholarship recipients, but the entrepreneurs in the Gallup area at large. According to Al Henderson, Business Technology faculty member at UNM-Gallup, “It’s time to get on the highest mountain and yell – time for [REI] to be visible to the community.”

REI’s mission is to educate, train, and serve as the resource center for individuals who want to own and operate their own small business. In order to achieve its goal, the REI advisory board is trying to foster relationships between local businesses and entrepreneurs. They are strengthening entrepreneurship curriculum and making opportunities available for collaboration and partnership on community projects. They are offering workshops and trainings and setting up consultations with regional economic contacts.

In March 2011, REI hosted its first Entrepreneur Expo, with hopes of providing a platform for local entrepreneurs to share their ideas and show their products, to learn from each other and from invited experts, and to be

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a jumping-off point for a business career. Expo organizers were pleased with attendance and participation, but saw room for growth and more buy-in from the local business community.

Henderson explains that the REI advisory board is thinking deeply about how to best solicit the participation of city, county and tribal governments in order to encourage new business investments in the area. As green economy is growing and more women are choosing careers in business, the other challenge is in anticipating the future of commerce and helping to prepare the business owners of tomorrow. Ken Van Brott, of UNM-Gallup’s Extended University and REI advisory board, says, “Our organization is like a bud. We’ve got lots of life in us and we’re ready to burst into bloom.”

Currently, REI is gearing up for its second Entrepreneur Expo, which will take place at UNM-Gallup, October 11-12. The expo is for anyone with an invention, prototype or great idea who wants more information and support.

Inventors and innovators are invited to showcase their work, which will be evaluated and awarded by a team of judges. Cash prizes will be given to help inspire future business growth. Henderson and Van Brott hope, on behalf of the advisory board, to involve more local businesses, as well, giving participants concrete opportunities to apply their products in the real world. The expo will also feature a keynote speaker, opportunities for business networking, and workshops on green economy, women-owned businesses, and intellectual property. A Career Fair in conjunction with UNM’s Anderson School of Management, is also planned for April 26, 2013.

For more information on the Rural Entrepreneur Institute and / or the Entrepreneur Expo, please contact Al Henderson at ahenderson@ gallup.unm.edu or 505 863-7634 and visit the REI website at www. unmgruralentrepreneurinstitute.org.

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DON’T EVER TAKE MY NONI AWAY FROM ME!

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hen Gilbert ran up to me at a BASTIS Foundation lecture and excitedly claimed that I Have a Choice?!, my book on building/reviving the immune-system, had saved his life, you’d think I would have been thrilled. Not. Since he was overweight and pasty-faced, he wasn’t exactly the picture of health. Then he explained that he had full-blown AIDS. A quick look at his tongue revealed the root cause of his weight and bloating problems: he had a bad case of candida. He was fighting parasites and a heavy yeast infection, and had a T-cell count of only 22 – very low.

He was also spending almost every penny he had on daily vitamin supplements: 38 different ones every day. That was a bit much for his poor body to absorb and assimilate, especially since they could not counteract his diet, which was still atrocious, despite his having read my book. He ate mostly canned, preservativefilled, highly-processed and sugared junk food devoid of any nutrition.

I worked with him to change over to a live-foods diet so he could cut back on the pills and get some of his nutrients from his food. He began a fresh-vegetable juicing regimen and ate only whole, unprocessed foods with some added powdered fiber greens. His health improved significantly.

Using my regimen, he lost his bloat and stomach discomfort and attained a normal weight, but his health continued to go up and down. He was hospitalized with pneumonia; he developed severe allergic reactions to cleaning fluids that caused his T-cell count to plummet literally to zero. He was losing his fight against AIDS. Frustrated and concerned that some of his supplements might actually be weakening rather than helping his immune system, I suggested he try drinking noni juice. At that time, noni juice was just gaining popularity as a multi-level-marketing drink. I didn’t want Gilbert using an MLM juice; I wanted him on a pure, organic juice I knew was potent enough to work its magic in his weak, tired body. He agreed to try it, even after I told him it tastes really bitter and nasty without any fillers like pear, apple, or blueberry juice.

By the time Gilbert got his first bottle of noni, his face and mouth were so covered with sores he could barely move his lips. He dribbled when he tried to drink.

But when some of the juice fell on the sores, the pain instantly ceased. He purposely dribbled some on other sores and lo and behold, they stopped hurting, too! Within days of drinking, rubbing, and dribbling the noni, Gilbert’s sores were healed. His lingering sinus condition started clearing up. His thinking became clearer, and his memory improved. He cut back to the five supplements I felt were essential and replaced the other 33 with six to eight ounces of noni juice per day. He made no other changes to his regimen. The results were nothing short of miraculous.

Gilbert’s T-cell count soon rose to a high-normal range. His color was good, he no longer had sores anywhere on his body, his weight was normal, and his lungs were clear. He’d come back from near death to beat AIDS! The success story of all success stories, right? Unfortunately, no. Gilbert made the mistake so many of us make. As soon as he was feeling well, he quit working the regimen. He stopped drinking the noni juice, stopped juicing fresh vegetables, stopped

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By Dr. Bera Dordoni, N.D. Dr. Bera Dordoni, N.D., lovingly referred to as the Wellness Whisperer, is author of the highly acclaimed book “I Have a Choice?!”, nutritional counselor, organic gardener and a naturopathic doctor who has over two decades of experience counseling clients with ailments ranging from allergies to cancer to numerous life-threatening diseases. She incorporates the laws of attraction to help her clients achieve vibrancy from the lifestyle changes that benefit them most.

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eating mostly whole, unprocessed foods, and returned to his old habits. Within a year, he was dead.

It Doesn’t Have To End That Way At BASTIS Foundation, we’ve seen many clients with devastating autoimmune disorders such as AIDS, cancer, chronic-fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and even cytomegalovirus, in which cells attacks other cells because they no longer receive the appropriate message. These conditions zap energy and cause depression. They create aches and pains that never let up. They make sleep so difficult the body never gets the necessary “down” time to heal.

Vitamins, minerals and other antioxidants can help ease symptoms and improve cellular conditions, but nothing previously known to the naturopathic world can reverse a debilitating condition the way noni juice can. I’ve tried all the new “super juices” – goji, açai, sea buckthorn and others – but I keep coming back to noni for its superior healing benefits. The results can be so rapid, some people try to keep a lifetime supply hidden in their closet so they’ll never run out.

Positive Effects Galore!

Some men have found that noni juice can shrink, or at least stabilize, prostate enlargement.

Dick discovered that noni can reduce depression – even long-term, deeply entrenched depression – without the side-effects of sleep disruption and lowered sex drive often caused by traditional anti-depressants.

Janice learned that noni relieves the pain of second or even third-degree burns. After she soaked her burnt hands in a bowl of noni overnight, she found it also helps decrease the size of the blisters and heals the skin in record time, thus avoiding the risk of open-wound infection.

Claudia had tried every juicing, dietary, and naturopathic regimen I recommended for her – and a few she found on her own – but none helped her worsening multiple sclerosis and Raynaud’s Disease. After making an arrangement with Noni Pacific to have Claudia put on a trial study for six months drinking three ounces of noni per day, the progression of both diseases completely reversed. Now, many years later, she credits noni juice as the first and most miraculous step in her path to having completely rid her body of M.S. (For a limited time, you can pre-order Buh Bye, M.S., the story of her miraculous triumph over multiple sclerosis, at http://wambtac.com/ wc-publishing/buh-bye-ms/.)

Fred, a confirmed hypochondriac who takes an excessive number of medications, could not get off his blood-pressure medicine despite a course of chelation therapy to clear the plaque and metals from his arteries until he and his wife June, who suffered from a lack of energy, began to drink noni juice. As expected, June started feeling more energetic right away. Unfortunately, though, Fred’s blood pressure plummeted with the noni juice.

Here’s why: Fred’s blood-pressure medicine, which he refused to decrease, was enhanced by the noni juice. He didn’t want to take the chance of cutting back on his allopathic meds, so he took both; the noni did its job and caused his blood pressure to crash.

Although it seems to counterindicate using noni, Fred’s story actually

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How It Works

Noni juice contains an alkaloid precursor that stimulates the production of and releases xeronine, which regulates and protects the integrity of the body’s proteins, the most important catalysts we have. Xeronine activates the body’s enzymes, energizing and regulating its functions. Xeronine is so basic to our protein function that without it, we would die.

Any kind of bodily disorder causes xeronine deficiency. Xeronine deficiency, in turn, creates other physical problems such as digestive pain, difficulty sleeping, and, yes, depression. Xeronine acts as an analgesic or painkiller as well as a relaxant when released into the bloodstream, and activates the pineal gland (the sixth gland in the endocrine system), which stimulates two major nerve hormones – serotonin and melatonin – necessary for normalized sleep and mood balance.

Noni juice’s ability to increase xeronine levels actually affects all six glands that make up our endocrine system. By supporting and helping to restore the pineal gland, noni bolsters all the other glands below it as each affects the next.

PINEAL GLAND - 6th Level Fits right in the center of the brain; it activates two major nerve hormones: serotonin and melatonin.

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PANCREAS - 3rd Level Secretes insulin and glucagon, which control the body’s utilization of glucose. Diabetics have normalized their blood sugar and blood pressure by strengthening their pancreas with noni juice.

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Taste. Some people say it doesn’t taste like anything. Others say it is slightly bitter. Some say it’s the worst thing they’ve ever put into their mouths – but the benefits so outweigh the yuckiness, they drink it anyway. My recommendation is to buy nasty-tasting stuff like Noni Pacific makes that is 100% genuine noni juice and nothing else, and if you can’t stand it, then purchase a separate bottle of a sweeter juice like blueberry, pear or apple and mix it with your noni juice when you pour out the amount you’ll be taking. If you purchase noni juice already mixed with other flavored juices because it tastes better, you’re spending a lot of money on something that is not as pure or effective as 100% pure noni juice. Read your labels to save money and get better quality.

Noni juice is truly one of nature’s miraculous health aids. It has a positive effect on almost everyone who takes it, because it goes where the body needs it – wherever there’s a deficiency.

If you have a hard-to-treat health problem, as I said to Claudia, please, please consider adding noni to your daily dietary/herb regimen. She is living proof that it works!

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Father’s Day Letter

By Jeannette Gartner

What a surprise! We had no idea that all of you were coming home for Father’s Day.

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ear Sons,

Wow! What a surprise! We had no idea that all of you were coming home for Father’s Day. It sure was nice to have you surprise us with your friends just as we were getting ready to go on our trip.

Don’t worry, I’m sure we can get a refund of some sort from the airline and cruise ship.

And those four dogs you brought – pedigreed Great Danes, huh? We’re surprised that they could run around the house, as big as they were, without actually breaking more than a few things. But that’s okay; we had planned to give that statue to you guys anyway in our will. Somehow I thought Great Danes would be more coordinated. Maybe when they get over their puppy stage, they will be. It sure is a good thing we live in the country, so we didn’t have to follow the dogs around with bags. That would’ve been a full-time job with those bruisers!

I’m sorry we didn’t have more food in the house, but we had just cleaned out the fridge because we were going to be gone. Good thing the grocery store is so close! I’m sure Mom really enjoyed all the cooking she got to do anyway, because with just the two of us, she doesn’t get to make so many big meals any more. We forgot how much you guys can put away!

Don’t worry about the washing machine. It was just not used to big loads of wash and it was probably time we got a new one anyway. The plumber said it wouldn’t cost too much to unclog the pipes. Speaking of unclogging, whew, I guess you’re not used to Mexican food anymore and sort of overdosed, huh?

We hope you enjoyed seeing all the friends you invited over to our home over the weekend. I know they must have enjoyed your mom’s cooking and the stereo you played. It’s amazing to us that all of you know so many computer games!

Boy, oh boy, you must surely have wiped out all the bad guys in the world, not to mention the buildings and vehicles. I can still hear the shooting reverberating in my ears.

Incidentally, about the dogs, I hope they’re used to eating frozen steaks, since somehow they were able to get into the freezer. Did they have any stomach

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trouble on the trip home? You might have a problem where you live since they seem to have developed a taste for rabbits. Are there many rabbits in the city? I’m glad none of them were seriously hurt by the glass from the antique mirror they ran into when they were chasing each other around. At least most of the chasing stopped after one of the dogs had her six puppies on our white bedspread. We needed a new bedspread anyway. Did all the pups get home okay? It’s a shame they were too young to leave with us like you wanted.

The plethora of gifts you brought was amazing! I know I’ll get a lot of use out of the kneepads. They’ll come in handy when I work in the garden. It was very thoughtful to load up my computer with new computer games, and one day I might even learn to play them. A high-tech address book? Wow! If I could just remember how you told me to turn it on. Just curious – where did you hide the old coffee pot we had? The new one is lovely, but for some reason we can’t seem to get it to actually make coffee. Thanks for all the gifts, especially the plans for the bedroom you were going to remodel. It’s a shame you ran out of time and were only able to tear out the dry wall and remove the insulation. Maybe the next time you’re here, you can finish the job, or it could give me something to work on . . .

By the way, you might think about what you’re going to do for Thanksgiving and Christmas, since Mom and I won’t be home. I think we’re going on a cruise, or somewhere. And next year on Father’s Day, we might come visit you, so don’t make plans to come home. In fact, we’ve been meaning to mention this before, but we’re thinking of moving. If we do, we’ll try to remember to let you know where we are, but at least we’ll call once in a while. And we’ll certainly send you a birthday card from wherever we’re traveling at the time. Hey, maybe we can even meet once in a while somewhere and you can take us out to dinner! In the meantime, we’ll be sure to let you know if we need anything.

Love,

Dad P.S. Where did you hide all the dirty dishes?

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Driving Impressions:

By Greg Cavanaugh

2012 Toyota Venza LE V6 AWD

What Sharp styling that further blurs the categorical lines is it?

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hen the Toyota Venza first came to market I was thoroughly excited. Being a self-proclaimed “wagon guy” I was eager for the possibly of a wagon that wasn’t European and offered the quality and value typical of the Asian carmakers.

Although the Venza is based on the Camry platform, after my test drive, I can unequivocally say, the Venza is indeed not a Camry station wagon.

So is this a bad thing? Yes and no.

The reason I like station wagons is because they give you all the benefits of a car: good handling, fuel economy, maneuverability and convenience, with the added utility and flexibility of a CUV’s cargo capacities. The Venza does not specifically or fully get you those traits and while it does lean more towards the wagon end of the spectrum, it really is more of a crossover or “lifestyle” vehicle.

In fact, when searching for the Venza on Toyota’s website you’ll find it listed under SUVs and Crossovers not Cars.

The Venza sits higher, is wider and is, overall, a different package than the Camry. This is no more evident than in the back seat and

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cargo area. Compared to many station wagons on the market, the Venza does not offer a significant amount of cargo room behind the second row. I wouldn’t call it small, but compared to even the Toyota RAV4, the Venza isn’t nearly as big. The Venza is not a good choice for families that need to haul around a dog or lots of camping gear or sports gear. The advantage of this packaging is that Toyota gave the second row of seats limo-like space. The Venza is WIDE and, combined with packaging that favors the occupants over cargo space, the second row is a really nice place to be, particularly for the longer haul. This makes the Venza an excellent candidate for families with older children that don’t require a lot of cargo space or empty nesters that frequently double date to dinner and a movie. The Venza’s interior appointments are also a bit more upscale, using a unique looking carbon-fiber pattern trim. In this test model the trim was also brown, which gave it an almost wood grain finish, as if Mother Nature created a hybrid carbon-fiber tree!

The Venza’s unique styling also gives it a decidedly un-stationwagon-esque profile. Personally, I like it. But it’s not for everyone.

Interestingly enough, my wife and several others all asked, “What is that?” about the Venza. The wedge shape, wide body, slab sides, pinched windows and steeply angled hatch make the Venza appear

The Venza sits higher, is wider and is, overall, a different package than the Camry. aggressive and commanding in a SUV-like way. But when approaching it, you realize that it’s not as tall or as long as most SUVs and crossovers.

The optional 20-inch wheels on this tester made the Venza look even cooler, but those pinched windows hampered rearward/blindspot visibility.

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The Venza also drives somewhere between a car and a SUV. The steering is a bit vague and the handling definitely does not make any sporting intentions. Even though the Venza in not a terribly heavy vehicle by today’s standards, it feels heavy when driving around town. I’d describe the ride and handling combination as minivan-like. This is not a bad thing. The Venza is comfortable and calm with enough composure to feel confident when behind the wheel.

The powertrain uses either Toyota’s ubiquitous 3.5-liter DVVT-I V6 or a 2.7-liter DVVT-I 4. Yes, you read that right, a 4-cylinder that’s almost 3 liters! Both engines use a 6-speed automatic. Fuel economy buffs will want to opt for the FWD 4-cylinder that returns a decent 21/27 EPA MPG and makes 182 HP and 182 lb. ft of torque. I drove the least efficient combination with the 268 HP V6 and AWD, yielding an EPA estimate of 18/25 MPG. Interestingly, opting for the 4-cylinder AWD combination nets the same highway mileage as the V6. Again, the Venza splits the difference between station wagon and CUV/SUV mileage, with something like a Toyota Highlander getting 17/22 EPA MPG. Certainly the V6 is a refined and dependable motor, as well it should be since it’s been in Toyota’s lineup for almost a decade and powers everything from the Camry to the Sienna minivan. Compared to some of its competition however, the Toyota V6 is a little behind, with GM’s 3.6 direct-injected V6 making over 300 HP in some models and Chrysler’s Pentastar V6 making more power, too. With direct-injection, Toyota’s V6 would be more class competitive on the books, but the Venza never really felt lacking for power.

So where does this category blurring ride get you? At just over $33,000 nicely equipped, the Venza is not a bread-and-butter value option for buyers. However, with the ability to opt for the XLE or even the top of the line Limited model, the Venza sits in the upper price bracket and therefore is not moving off the lots in droves. This is a good thing, making an already unique car even more distinct. And therein lies the Venza’s draw. If you want something different, without being quirky like a Nissan Juke, that can also cover many bases and provide an excellent riding experience for your passengers, the Venza is in a category that is very much its own.

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Living Treasure: Sam Poblano

A boyish looking Sam in the Army

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am Poblano was born on April 15, 1920 and he just celebrated his ninety-second birthday. His father was a local rancher named Poblano and his mother was Katie Mootu, sister of the famous Theodore Weahkee. When Sam got word that the Ceremonial Board had chosen him for the Living Treasure honor this year he said, “There had to be some reason to get so old.”

Though he is the younger brother of stone carver and jeweler Leo Poblano, he admits he wasn’t single-minded enough to perfect his jewelry style, though he worked at it off and on for most of his life. “While Leo stuck with his jewelry,” he says, “I spent most of my time at the ranch in Nutria. I just loved horses.” Sam has just bought a brand new race horse from a Navajo and plans to run it this summer. “There was never a horse I was afraid of,” he adds. Sam competed in local rodeos in the saddle bronc event, almost breaking his neck on one occasion. Besides rodeo and racing he also broke horses for other people, including a couple jobs with the movies.

Sam comes by his love of horses naturally. His father, Juan Antonio Poblano, was a famous horseman around the Zuni area. Those who remember him say, “He was always duded up. He wore a big cowboy hat and fancy boots and he always tucked his pant legs into the boot tops.” Leo called him Sir George. Juan Antonio spoke several languages besides Zuni including Navajo and Spanish and often announced at events in the area, with the help of a big megaphone. That was the public address system of the time.

He made history in 1914 when he recaptured half a dozen of the Mexicans interned at Fort Wingate. They were not Pancho Villa’s men, as popular history has it, but soldiers being held so Villa’s rebels couldn’t kill them. A small group got homesick, stole an old pair of fence nippers, and cut their way to freedom. They stopped at Juan Poblano’s place in Nutria and he fed them and gave them extra rations for their journey. The next day some troops showed up and told Juan who his house guests really were.

Angry at being tricked, he took off alone and caught up with the escapees just the other side of Ramah and single-handedly herded them back to the fort. His family says he got a citation and some money for the good deed.

Sam Polito Poblano was the fifth of six children. There was enough of a community at Nutria in those days to have a day school, but Sam didn’t attend more than he had to. Authorities sent him to the Albuquerque Indian School but he only stayed there one year and then ran away. He was in the eighth grade. He married May Seowtewa when he was only fourteen and got a job hauling lumber from the Nutria sawmill in a wagon.

All the family was involved in horse racing and one of their famous runners was a quarter horse called Bad News. Sam says the horse was originally from Vanderwagen stock, but Sam broke the horse and it was a winner for years. Bad news for anyone who would run against it; good news for the Poblano family. His personal favorite he called Skippy, and he won races on that horse from Flagstaff to Albuquerque. Skinny all his life, Sam

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Juan Antonio Poblano Sam’s Father

Sam Poblano at 92 years of age

always rode as his own jockey.

“I always liked to race against the Melikas (Anglos) because they had cash money, but the Indians would bet anything. I’ve won the shirt off a Navajo’s back more than one time.” For the races, trader Pat Kelsey was always on the side of the Zunis because they won so often. Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial was always a stop on their racing calendar and Juan Antonio would take up the megaphone there, too. “We had a Mexican family that always put us up,” Sam recalls.

He remembers the bucking buffalos with a laugh. “They were always getting out,” he says. “They would chase the people. At least once one of them gored a horse.

They were dangerous.”

Talking about the Ceremonial days got Sam reminiscing about the ongoing gambling games. Horse races were not the only thing they would bet their shirts on. There were card games that would last the entire week of Ceremonial, up in the camp area behind the Armory. There were gambling dens in Zuni, as well. “There would be houses where they played for days. When they were raided, or about to be raided, the game would just move to another place. It seemed like the Navajos always took our money.” Sam notes that the jail was in Black Rock in those days.

World War II looms large in Sam’s memory. All Indian soldiers were called Chief, or Geronimo. Sam had the nickname “Blanket Butt,” which wasn’t so common. He says he took it all with good grace. Poblano’s service is virtually a history of the war. He was originally assigned to the cavalry, but horse soldiers were a thing of the past. He suddenly found himself a member of a tank crew, headed for North Africa.

Sam Poblano fought his way from Morocco all the way across Africa. “We would waterproof the tanks and drive them right onto the beach.” In Tunis he was with a tank retrieval patrol. “We put them back in running order and mounted new tracks on them.”

From Africa he made the famous landing in Italy at Anzio beachhead, then worked his way up country. Poblano claims he actually saw the hanging of Mussolini in Italy and took part in famous battles like the one at Casino.

He landed with the Allies at Normandy Beach and fought his way through Holland, Belgium and Germany in winter. He was at Dachau when they liberated what was left of the Poles and Jews there. Patton was his commanding officer for most of this action. He confiscated a huge Nazi flag, wrapped himself up in it and went to sleep. His superior officer told he could be court-martialed for doing that, even if the Germans were our enemies. He kept the flag, but he didn’t use it for a blanket again.

Sam has the Zuni trait of personal reticence and modesty – it is un-Zuni to brag about oneself. “Once a shell exploded right beside me,” he says. “I woke up in the hospital with no teeth.” His hospital experience was interesting. Since he was ambulatory he helped out the men who were bed-ridden. He was so popular they tried to draft him into

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He doesn’t want to give details about winning his Bronze Star but he has a whole box of medals, including the Purple Heart. It is a fact that Zunis were highly decorated as a group during the war, something they keep quiet about. He didn’t leave the army at the end of the war. He became a sergeant and trained recruits in Alaska, near Nome. He ended up in Fairbanks, training men for Korea.

He remembers enjoying R & R in Hawaii – digging under a fence to visit Honolulu. When he finally came back after serving eight years he worked for the Forest Service as a fire fighter.

The death of his brother Leo while fighting fires with the famous Zuni Hot Shots north of Los Angeles hit Sam pretty hard. “I was there,” he says. “My crew had just come out of the canyon when the tanker plane dropped the clump of slurry that killed Leo and another Zuni.” Sam accompanied Leo’s body back to Zuni. “I was supposed to go back,” he said. “I never did.” He married Vera Luna, then Cecelia Chavez and finally Mary Lucio, his last wife.

Poblano had a knack for languages, just like his father and many other Zunis.

Sam had picked up a good bit of Italian during his time in Italy and he enjoyed talking to the Old Country fellows in Gallup. “They all made their own wine,” he said. “Indians were still not allowed to drink, even though we had fought in the war and all that.” He would buy that home-made wine in gallon bottles and take it home. Though he denies bootlegging he recalls that, “A lot of Navajos visited Zuni. During Shalako and times like that.”

Sam obviously enjoys talking about the world of his youth, which is only a memory now. He loved working with horses and cattle and is proud of the farm at Nutria.

They grew some great corn there. One family photo shows a young man in corn way taller than him – either Leo or Sam. It was nothing like the stunted hills of corn grown by the Navajos and Hopis.

He tells a story of one of his favorite dogs – Jumbo. “That was a great dog,” he remembers. One time he got bucked off his horse somewhere in the Zuni Mountains near Gurley Ford McGaffey. The horse ran off and it started to snow. He mounded up some pine needles, 701 West Coal Avenue Gallup, NM 87301 the only thing he could find for shelter. “That dog laid with me. It probably kept me alive (505) 722-6621 www.gurleyford.com in that cold.”

Speaking of the cold reminds him of another little known activity, storing ice for the summer months. He tells how they would take one of the handles off of a big two-man cross-cut saw, the kind that would cut down a tree. “We cut blocks of ice from Nutria Lake and carried them home on a sled we made ourselves. We put the ice in a cellar and covered it with sawdust. We made our own ice cream.”

Ice cream brings up a story of the Jersey cow they had. It was apparently allowed to graze freely in the daytime, then Sam would find it and bring it home in the evening.

Next morning, after she was milked, the cow would be turned loose again. He didn’t say how many cows they lost.

When he came back from the war and was living in Zuni, a movie company came to recruit extras for a film they were shooting near Lupton, Arizona. Sam doesn’t know why the film people didn’t use Navajos, but they trucked a bunch of Zunis up there and put them up in tents. The film – he thinks it was The Lone Ranger – gave them work for two weeks. “They didn’t pay much, but they fed us good.” He says they played Apaches and everybody had to wear a wig. “A lot of the guys took the wigs home. You know, to wear in certain dances. I didn’t steal any wigs,” he adds.

All the guys were naked to the waist, the way they thought Apaches would be.

“We got some terrible sunburns. It was real hot at the time.” Sam was paid to round up a bunch of horses around Nutria for the movie. He remembers the fake rocks and a cable they used to trip the horses. “All those white guys had to fall off,” he says with a laugh.

Sam Poblano has crammed a lot of interesting stuff into his nine decades and he still enjoys life. “I think I’ll win some races this year with that new horse I got.” He swears he’s thinking of riding it himself.

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This is a short drive, in part on a winding road, so rather than putting a lot of information in the road log, per se, I’m starting with background information.

The Zuni Mountains probably stood high during most of the Proterozoic, but erosion leveled them by the Pennsylvanian Period [323-290 million years ago].

An inland sea covered part of the Southwest during that time, and thin beds of limestone were laid down where the mountains are located now. This limestone was eroded away except at the eastern end of the mountains.

In the Permian Period [290-248 million years ago] erosional outflow from the Ancestral Rocky Mountains deposited thick layers of red mudstone and sandstone across the region. The sea advanced again. The Zuni area was near the northern shore, and limestone deposited in the sea mixed in places with beach sand and silt.

Deposition continued through most of the Mesozoic Era – Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods. On this drive you won’t see any rocks from the latter two periods, but those from the Triassic [248-206 million years ago] are significant.

The early Triassic was a time of erosion with no rock deposited. During the middle Triassic western North America was mostly level and covered by sand and mud flats. This is the origin of the usually bright-red Moenkopi Formation. About 10 million years after Moenkopi deposition ended, the Chinle Formation was laid down by rivers flowing out of Oklahoma and Texas. Sediments also came from volcanic mountains to the south and west as the rivers meandered their way to the Pacific Ocean. Because of the mountains along what was then the west coast, the

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McGaffey Lake waters flowed northwest to reach the sea.

Near the end of the Mesozoic, the Laramide Orogeny began lifting the Rocky Mountains and the Zunis to complete the environment we enjoy today.

Note: This is a dangerous road on which to do rock spotting while driving. The road is winding, the surface is rough, and there is more traffic than you might expect. If you want to look closely at the rocks, find a place to pull out on the margin. The locations given by milepost numbers are only approximate. While you drive watch for wild flowers; while I prepared this road log I saw native iris and wild flax in bloom.

Road Log Milepost 1. You are driving on soil derived from the Chinle Formation. At the top of a rise before you start down, the road cuts are in the Sonsela Member of the Chinle Formation. This light colored sandstone was probably deposited in a meandering river system. At places, such as Six Mile Canyon, the Sonsela contains a tangled mix of freshwater bivalve shells.

Descending into the valley, on either side you see cliffs of Chinle, color banded in red, white, and gray, with boulders of Sonsela littering the slopes.

Milepost 2. You are surrounded by Chinle Formation here. Looking ahead you will see it in the forested slopes on the south side of the valley. Enter Fort Wingate.

An historical marker is on the left in the Fort Wingate Veterans Memorial Park, where the road branches to go to the old fort, now off limits to visitors.

Milepost 3. Leave Ft. Wingate.

During the middle Triassic western North America was mostly level and covered by sand and mud flats.

Traveling up hill on a curve, you pass some mottled sandstone beds on the left.

These are the Zuni Mountains Formation and appear at the base of the Chinle.

At the top of the hill pull off to the left at the parking area for the Fort Wingate Centennial Monument. The monument is in the shape of a horseshoe, honoring the cavalry soldiers who served here. Unfortunately, graffitists have sprayed the monument.

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Climb up the short hill, walking on all the broken glass, to see the monument.

You can also see a panorama of the red cliffs to the north across the valley of the Rio Puerco, including Pyramid Peak and Church Rock. The Entrada Formation cliffs [Jurassic] are underlain by Chinle Formation [Triassic] and topped mostly by Jurassic age Morrison beds. These rocks were deposited flat; now they dip gently away from the mountains. As the mountains rose the rocks in the cliffs were pushed up to arch over the peaks, but erosion stripped them off. There has been about 20,000 feet of erosion here, so as you ascend the mountains the rocks you see are older.

As you continue south you will see a lot of Chinle strata on display between the trees across the creek bed on the right.

Milepost 5. Shortly you will pass the Cibola National Forest sign. You are now traveling on a surface composed of Moenkopi formation. It also shows up in road cuts ahead for a way. The slabby rock in the road cut on the left is Moenkopi, but lighter colored than most.

Milepost 6. The red, splintered outcrop in the road cuts is more Moenkopi. The rock in the road cuts changes rather abruptly to San Andres Formation. The San Andres here looks more like sandstone than limestone. It probably incorporated a lot of beach sand, as this is near the edge of the marine incursion during the Permian Period.

Milepost 7. Pass the Hilso Trailhead parking lot, which has restrooms. Enter a large meadow dotted with ponderosa pines.

Milepost 8. Quaking Aspen Campground.

Just before milepost 9, pass an intersection marked for Grants.

Milepost 10. Approaching McGaffey. A turnoff takes you to Oso Campground, which has many toilets. Just ahead is the Strawberry Canyon Trailhead parking area. The pavement ends and the road becomes McKinley County 50.

Milepost 11. The buildings that once housed loggers are now vacation cabins and are all that is left of the village. On the left notice steeply dipping hogback ridge of Permian strata that borders the lake.

This spring McGaffey Lake is just a mud hole. To go to the Centennial Celebration continue past the “lake” beyond a parking area along the north side of the road to an unpaved turnoff. The building is the old McGaffey schoolhouse, which was moved to its present location and renovated.

This settlement was named for Amasa B. McGaffey, a trader in Thoreau, who became a railroad contractor and then a lumber baron. He founded his namesake town in 1910. Its population grew to 200 families with a school, Catholic Church, and community hall. A power plant supplied electricity before one was built in Gallup. McGaffey died in the first commercial airline crash in the U.S. on Mt. Taylor in 1929.

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Q. What got you interested in applying for the Director’s position?

A. The charter for Uplift Community School is based on the Expeditionary Learning approach, which is comprised of many of the best research-based educational practices for children. When I read the charter, it aligned closely with my own educational philosophy and felt like a great match!

Q. What do you enjoy most about your job?

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Q. What is the biggest challenge of your job?

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Q. What is your top priority?

A. My top priority is to create a learning environment for the students that will facilitate their fieldwork, case studies, and expeditions, helping them to become experts and citizen scholars.

This will then enable them to contribute positively to the Gallup community.

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t is the mission of New Mexico Arts (NMA), the state arts agency, to preserve, enhance, and develop the arts in New Mexico through partnerships, public awareness, and education, and to enrich the quality of life for present and future generations.

It provides financial support for arts services and programs to nonprofit organizations throughout the state and administers the 1% public art program, thereby building a dynamic public art collection for the State of New Mexico.

Each year, NMA partners with a local community to commission visually engaging, and conceptually rich environmental artworks to be displayed for a shortterm exhibition in that community. The program, called TIME (Temporary Installations Made for the Environment), prompts artists to excite and involve audiences as participants. Public art promotes dialogue and collaboration among community members and artists, resulting in a dynamic and transformative process. At the end of the exhibit, the installations are disassembled and removed, leaving no trace of their existence. TIME coordinator, Eileen Braziel, says, “The new TIME goals are to gain regional, national, and international recognition for New Mexico artists . . . New Mexico Artists are now recognized for creating important land-sensitive art installations in unique locations. I believe art can speak louder than politics, and helps with creating necessary relationships within the state of New Mexico.”

This year’s TIME theme is Hózhó Náhásdlíí, Diné for Harmony in the Making. Art installations will be exhibited in various site-specific locations in the Navajo Nation, as well as in the courtyard of the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe. Native and non-Native artists worked together, along with cultural advisors, provided by the Navajo Nation

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This project, Navajo for We Live in Accordance With the Stars, was a collaboration with Navajo astronomer, Robert Johnson, to create an earth drawing inspired by the stars – a map of celestial bodies placed on the land.

All materials and images “Auto Immune are appropriate to the Response Laboratory 2” unique environment and at Navajo Nation Zoo cultural communities of (Photo courtesy of Will Wilson) the Navajo. These “fallento-earth” constellations act as a reflection for Museum with sponsor, The Skylark Foundation, to locally inspired symbols, images, and stories and bring produce this unique exhibition of culturally relevant together the wonders of the land with those of the and environmentally connected artwork. Navajo Nation Museum curator, Clarenda Begay, says it’s “the universe and the local community. first of its kind on Navajo land.”

The Navajo Nation Museum will host an opening reception for the TIME exhibit on Friday, June 15, from 3 to 5 pm. Admission varies, but many installation sites are free of charge. The exhibit will run until September 15, 2012.

1) Will Wilson - “Auto Immune Response Laboratory 2” Navajo Nation Zoo, Hwy. 264, Window Rock, AZ Since 2005, Wilson has been creating a series of works entitled “Auto Immune Response,” which examines the quixotic relationship between a post-apocalyptic Diné (Navajo) man and the devastatingly beautiful, but toxic environment he inhabits. His TIME installation features a hogan-shaped metal greenhouse in which indigenous food and dye plants are grown.

“My hope is that this project will serve as a pollinator, creating formats for exchange and production that question and challenge the social, cultural and environmental systems that surround us,” Wilson remarks.

2) Chrissie Orr, Bruce Hamilton, Susanna Carlisle and Robert Johnson – “Sọ’ Bik’ehgo Na’adá” Navajo Nation Museum, Hwy. 246, WR, AZ

“Wool Pole” at Navajo Nation Museum

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3) Matthew Chase-Daniel – “Wool Pole” Navajo Nation Museum, Hwy. 264, Window Rock, AZ Wool Pole is part of Matthew Chase-Daniel’s ongoing series of site-specific pole sculptures, placed in environments around the world.

Chase-Daniel worked with local master dyer, Mark Deschinny and others to create two pole sculptures with traditional Churro sheep wool, raised in the area and dyed in the four traditional Navajo colors. Chase-Daniel says, “I encouraged everyone to stop and visit and card and spin . . . Many stories were also shared, of helping grandmothers card as a child, or about life in the country with sheep, or about how spinning and weaving is integrated into, supported by, and supportive of traditional lifeways . . . This project is very dear to me for the cross-cultural ties which it has generated, for myself and others.”

4) Anna Tsouhlarakis – “Edges of the Ephemeral” Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place, Santa Fe, NM This installation is about the mythology of the fifth world and what led up to the creation world.

Tsouhlarakis intertwines man-made and natural objects along with video and audio components. In this project, she explores Navajo narratives of the future worlds and how we as a people might find harmony.

5) Don Redman – “Storm King” McKinley Mine / Chevron Reclamation Site, Hwy. 264, Tse Bonito, NM Redman designed a wind-powered, self-illuminating wind totem, (not) coincidentally, on top of a coal reclamation site. The large-scale kinetic piece turns so that viewers at a safe distance can still see its 360 degrees. During set-up, traffic was stopped alongside the highway and dispatchers received more than fifty 911 calls reporting a UFO. “To me, just the fact that people noticed it and called 911 means it was a success,” says Redman. The site is guarded, but there is a safe area to park and view the sculpture.

6) Shane Hendren – “Tse Ninajhi” Holiday Inn Canyon de Chelly, Garcia’s Trading Post, Chinle, AZ Tse Ninajhi, cairns, have been employed by the Navajo people since long before contact with Europeans. Some of the uses for cairns were spiritual, as identifiers of water locations and as guide markers.

Those constructed of stone have the longest physical life span but what really maintains their significance is their continued use by the people. This continued

connection to the land and a place, by maintaining the cairn and passing on to future generations the purpose for its installation through oral tradition, ensures its purpose and life. Hendren suggests that visitors bring an offering to the cairn site and add to his interactive project.

7) Raven Chacon – “Singing Toward the Wind Now / Singing Toward the Sun Now” Canyon de Chelly National Monument / Visitors Center, Chinle, AZ Chacon’s installation is a series of four metal sculptures, which function as musical instruments played by the natural elements.

Each sculpture is designed to appear as an electrical utility tower, but incorporated with Navajo geometries, which appear in weaving and painting designs. Two of the towers will functions as harps, their strings activated by the blowing wind and sand, producing a quiet singing drone. The other two are solar-powered oscillators, producing a faint and subtle electronic beating sound.

8) Andrea Polli, Venaya Yazzie, Esther Belin – “Binding Sky” Two Locations: The Original Sweetmeat Inc., Hwy. 64, Waterflow, NM & Diné College Library, 1228 Yucca St., Shiprock, NM

“Storm King” at McKinley Mine on Hwy. 264 (Photo courtesy of Clarenda Begay)

Binding Sky is a 3-fold experience that involves public art, oral history and education in and around the Navajo Nation. This project aims to bring the complexities of the inter-relationships between air, people and technology on the Navajo Nation to greater public attention. Artists worked with a social media group on this project, which uses the medium of air to convey its stories, through audio, and new media (cell phone apps, websites, video, etc.) to bring audiences on a journey through Navajo country.

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By N. Haveman

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t’s amazing how much I depend on the internet.

I’ve been sitting here trying to send files to folks for the past two hours and my sporadic internet has been making the sending of said files very difficult.

I actually had to look up a phone number in the phone book . . . I honestly can’t remember the last time I had to do that.

It’s so much faster to do it on the web (at least for me).

I’m pretty sure that my dependence on the internet is a bad thing.

And I can be realistic with myself. If I don’t have the discipline to NOT check my iPhone a million times everyday, what chance do I have to willfully cut myself off from technology?

Trust me, the answer to that is an easy one.

But I really do want to have a place away from everyday living. A place to be still.

Wow, this is an interesting rambles, maybe I should move on to a different topic; I feel like I’m getting a bit high-minded.

Have you ever seen the show, Swamp People?

It’s really a problem.

Yikes, it’s pretty incredible.

My job does require that I spend a lot of time in front of a computer doing stuff, but I also check ESPN and Facebook and listen to music and read CNN and more and more and more – all from the cushy desk chair that I bought at Butler’s.

I can’t even believe that I grew up with Saved

By The Bell, The Cosby Show, and MacGyver.

My kids are growing up in a very different time.

We were up in the forest on Sunday afternoon having a picnic and a hike and I swear, every time I’m up there, I want to quit my job and build a cabin in the woods to live in (at least part of the time).

I want a place that’s cut off. I want a place with no internet connectivity and no cell service.

I guess I could probably create some sort of similar arrangement at my own house, but I think I’d still like to have a place to go to . . . you know what I mean?

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It used to be that folks like Bill Cosby were the famous folks on TV – now you get famous by having lots of kids or spraytanning before hitting up the club.

It’s a bit surreal. I’m sure I’m not the first (or the last) person to put forth that sentiment.

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nding up in Gallup came as a complete surprise. Until seven years ago, I was content, living in Indiana and enjoying a relatively carefree life. I moved to Gallup following the unexpected discovery that I loved teaching while serving in the Peace Corps in West Africa. I am not a twenty-something Returned Peace Corps Volunteer. In fact, when I tell people I just returned from nearly five years as a Peace Corps Volunteer, I generally receive a quizzical look and several questions regarding the age requirements. For the record, I’m not ancient. I was in my mid-forties when I decided to radically alter my life. I sold the old house I had renovated; I sold the businesses I had built; I resigned from Boards of Directors; I gave away belongings like a drunken sailor; and, I put the rest of my accumulated forty-plus years of living into a storage unit with a lock. I choked tearful goodbyes to family and friends, then turned toward a radically different life that started in the West African country of Ghana and eventually brought me to Gallup.

With an undergraduate degree in Anthropology, and unsure of further study, I looked for work. First, I tried fitting into the mold of a Fortune 500 company without success. Finally, I started a catering service that became wildly successful. In time, my work allowed me the freedom to pursue other interests. I was active in arts, environmental and birding organizations. I continued to learn and enjoy university classes. I went on month-long vacations to hike and chase birds. In short, I enjoyed a very comfortable and

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stimulating life, but it wasn’t enough. Was it a mid-life thing? My “bucket list” was short; I wanted to: hike the Appalachian Trail, pursue a law degree, join Peace Corps, and build another house (not to be confused with “having a house built”). Peace Corps was the first to respond with an offer of adventure.

My comfortable life ended when I joined Peace Corps. Like the old slogan says, “It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love.” Originally, when asked about where I would like to serve, I quickly responded, “anywhere but hot.”

Strangely enough, I found myself five degrees north of the equator living in a sliver of the last vestiges of the great Guinean rainforests of West Africa.

My official Peace Corps job title was Business Advisor to the most visited national park in Ghana, Kakum National Park. Officially, I was to support the park staff in managing the park, but unofficially, that meant doing almost anything short of handling money. After three months of language and culture training, I moved into a small village of 500 residents who were mostly subsistence farmers. There, in a village named after the executioners of the local paramount chief, I began the real work of Peace Corps – understanding and accepting.

Beyond the endless red-tape – medical exams, dental exams and references, the first step of a Peace Corps Volunteer is to “fit in,” or learn the culture. As the only white person for miles, this seemed impossible, but as the months passed and my language skills improved, slowly I acculturated.

Learning the culture and language would be impossible without the help of your counterparts, the host-country nationals who are committed to culturally supporting the volunteer with, not only moral support, but also with living quarters and a project.

My first few months in the village of Abrafo were an exercise in tolerance, acceptance and patience. A village loudspeaker kept me from sleeping most nights. The transportation is erratic, people’s responses are odd, and ordinary activities become monumental tasks. For instance, in the village all water must be carried from a communal water pump to your home. Most Ghanaians easily carry five gallons of water in a container on their heads by age six without losing a drop; I on the other hand, carried half as much, lost half of what I carried and always came home soaking wet. Hand washing clothes is another chore beyond description.

My Junior High students at Kakum National Park.

Can you find me?

Right: Kakum National Park’s tour guide training.

Left: Farmers from land adjacent to Kakum National Park created elephantdeterrent fences made of cloth soaked in used motor oil and dried red pepper.

Bucket baths, eating cooked rat, walking everywhere, dancing any time of the day and sitting under a tree during the hottest time of the day, all became ordinary, accepted and expected behaviors. I loved the village life. I loved the chickens that woke me at 4:30 a.m., the greetings given to everyone, the endless rain and the endless mud-caked shoes.

My cultural teachers were my village neighbors. They taught me village survival skills: how to eat, how to urinate standing up in a long skirt, how to behave at funerals (the most important social events of the village), where to buy reliable produce, and how to garner a seat on the local transportation mini-buses, called tro-tros. They introduced me to the local chief and within months I became an “Nkuosia Hema” a queen of my village clan. Due to the close proximity of village homes, I adjusted to the intimacy of neighbors and foot traffic. Village life is deeply social and for the first time in my life, I enjoyed the simplest joy of a genuine smile while passing others moving about their lives.

While learning about village life, my work in the national park ebbed and flowed. I learned about the local flora and fauna, the multi-national visitors (over 100,000 per year) and the farm-raiding forest elephants that leave the confines of the park to destroy a peasant farmer’s entire crop of cassava or maize. Daily, I walked the canopy walkway and learned to identify many of the 600 species of butterflies and endless species of trees. I taught the tour guides about epiphytes, tourism and customer care; I worked with the restaurant staff to tweak menus for Western palates; and I advised the gift shop staff on minute details such as lighting and ceiling fans. Often my work was simply explaining the inexplicable behavior of Western visitors, which was just as perplexing to the Ghanaians as I found their behavior at times. I became a

welcomed me into their school like a prodigal sister.

School days began with drumming, marching and singing by the students. Many appeared at school in tattered school uniforms, flimsy flip flops and nothing else. The school building was an open-air concrete block structure and apparent home to snakes, goats and chickens. The tin roof made teaching impossible during the frequent rains. Teaching those students remain the happiest moments of my life. They were passionate about learning and they recognized education as the ONLY avenue out of poverty and shortened life of grinding physical work. They wanted to learn everything and they would come to my home just to practice English.

Although, my students lived only one kilometer from the most visited national park in their country, they had never visited the park. I made arrangements for them to visit, arguing it only made sense for the park to educate the surrounding residents about the park’s resources and wonders rather than expend energies apprehending them as poachers. When the students noticed the foreign visitors at the park, they began to appreciate something new about the park in their backyard. Before the visit, the park was, “just the bush,” something to avoid. The tour guides, a necessary accompaniment for visitors in the park, convinced the students to view the rainforest as something more – a vital national (world) resource. On that day, I know those students stood taller with, for the first time, a sense of pride in what surrounded them.

There is so much more to tell about this story, but I am feeling the pinch of reductionism. With more time, I might elaborate about the need for an entire village to raise a child (or do anything else worthwhile), or the cobra bite I survived, or the various charlatans and angels I met. Alas, this story

My comfortable life ended when I joined Peace Corps. Like the old slogan says, “It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love.” cultural interpreter.

Besides the official work at the park, I worked with the village chief and leaders to bring 360 bicycles to the residents, who had no other means of local transportation. Many farmers walked three to four hours to their farms and the donated bicycles shortened their transit by hours. The most rewarding work in Ghana began when I was asked by the village chief to teach the local junior high students English. Owing to Ghana’s past as a British colony, formerly known as the Gold Coast, English is the country’s official language, although 79 languages are currently recognized.

Ghana provides free elementary and junior high education to all children; however, the quality of that education varies from community to community, depending on the whims of the local education bureaucracy.

English skills vary widely among the educators, tending towards nearly absent in remote villages. The teachers in my village possessed great English skills and

needs to turn toward Gallup. Tearfully, I left Ghana; I am still heartbroken.

In the simplest terms, I came to Gallup to become a teacher. I am here because of the Peace Corps Fellows Program at Western New Mexico University that offers Returned Peace Corps Volunteers an opportunity to extend their teaching experiences from service in other countries while earning a Masters in Teaching (MAT). I am here because of those open-faced eager village children wanting to learn everything. This is my second year of teaching in Gallup. Last year, I taught 2nd grade and this year I am teaching 5th grade at Juan De Oñate Elementary.

I am crazy about Gallup. I like the friendly, small-town atmosphere.

Following the experiences in Ghana, I also appreciate the cultural diversity and the treasures that surround my life here.

I still feel surprised to be here, but also I feel deeply blessed.

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“I think Bob is the right man for the job. He has cultivated the relationships...he knows the congressional delegation in Washington, the legislators in Santa Fe, the Navajo Nation & City officials. These relationships are needed in terms of critical issues we face.”

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“Bob stood by me to get rid of a drug house in my neighborhood. I came to him with a problem, he listened, and helped me solve it. He is a man of honesty and courage. We need more people like this running for office.”

- Linda Garcia

“Bob is a true public servant; he has a calling for the serving the common good. He listens to people and is a visionary.”

- Sanjay Choudhrie

“Bob has tremendous integrity. He is extremely ethical and avoids conflicts of interest. Bob will create transparency as a member of the McKinley County Commission.”

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“I’ve known Bob for 35 years. I respect him so much and can’t wait for him to get to work. I believe in him.”

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Vote Tue “Leadership, focus, vision, work ethic, and integrity... these qualities Bob has proven to me time and time again. I cannot envision a better commissioner for our great county.”

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“The Gallup area is our home— yours and mine.

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“ Bob plays well with others, but he’s also tenacious when he gets involved with a cause. He’ll see it through.”

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June & July Schedule The El Morro Theatre will be closed for renovation for the months of June, July and part of August 2012. We still plan on having movies and activities for the children so please check our website at www.elmorrotheatre.com for the June and July schedule.

We will list location and times.

We would like to THANK ALL who support the venues and activities at the El Morro Theatre.

Have a wonderful summer!

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by Tommy Haws Tommy Haws is the Senior Vice-President of Pinnacle Bank in Gallup. He has over 12 years of Banking and consumer credit experience.

He is a loan officer and also oversees the day to day operations of the three branches of Pinnacle Bank in Gallup.

With Our Thrust and Our Aim:

Sending the next generation out with financial literacy “[O]ur children take their flight into the future with our thrust and with our aim. And even as we anxiously watch that arrow in flight and know all … that can deflect its course after it has left our hand, nevertheless we take courage in remembering that the most important . . . factor in determining that arrow’s destination will be the stability, strength, and unwavering certainty of the holder of the bow.” – Jeffrey R. Holland

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love that quote by Jeff Holland, an American educator and religious leader. It captures in my mind the feelings I have as I am about to let my firstborn fly out of the safety of our home into a world that is increasingly fraught with many challenges. That is right, I have hit the next phase of life; I will soon be the father of a college-bound child who is leaving home. I hope with all my might that my aim has been sure and that my wife and I have shown stability, strength and unwavering certainty.

Financially speaking, I have a few suggestions that might be of worth, ones that I hope I have instilled in my daughter and into my other children, as well.

of life. Take some aptitude tests to see where your skill set lies and just start. You do not have to feel like you are locked into what you will do forever at age 18, but choose something and MOVE ON. III. Work Ethic. It is becoming harder and harder to find hard working individuals. Find a way to get a job early – even if the job is nothing more than pulling weeds or walking dogs. See the value in work and do not expect to be handed life. Nobody owes you anything and the sooner we teach our children that earning is much more rewarding than getting handed everything, the keys to financial stability are there. Sure there are programs intended to provide us with a safety net, but when the net becomes the foundation, there is something wrong. Use work to show your worth with every opportunity given.

I. Budget. It is vital that our children learn the value of spending within their means and understanding that “money does not grow IV. Save. Put some away for rainy days. Put money on trees.” There is not an endless supply of funds. away for times of need or want. Teach that every Whether your child, grandchild or other loved one paycheck does not need to burn a hole in our pockets, who is graduating this year or in the near future is but rather that good savings habits are more important. heading off to college, technical training or the work

By Maurice Thompson, 1908. force, it is vital to remember that living within our V. Generosity. Give some of your money to those in means will eliminate much of the anxieties of life. need. Give to a charity, a church, an organization that Most relationship problems can be traced to money. helps. Show that giving back is a way of showing appreciation for the ability to Most financial problems can be traced to spending more than we have. Teach work and earn. If you cannot afford to give money at any certain time, then give budgeting and that it is okay to put off a purchase, save, and even sacrifice to what you can – your own time and effort. This habit has long been a common get what we need or want in life. Advertisers try to sell us on the fact that our denominator of the most successful people of all time financially; they are usually happiness depends on the purchase of the next hot product. Don’t fall for it very generous, too.

II. Education is the key to earning power. “The world will generally pay you We raise our children to leave. Our natural tendencies to protect them from difficult what they think you are worth,” a wise man once said. He was right. Education things are not always the best thing we can do for them. As hard as it is to see them go, will open doors that you might not be able to enter without it. There are those that is our job – to send them out with our thrust and our aim for them to reach the that have worked in good situations without degrees or certifications, but they are destination they so desire. May we be able to give our next generation the tools they the exception, not the rule. It is best to follow the rule instead of the exception. need to become the productive, self-reliant members of society they need to be.

Education might not help you keep a job, but it will often help open doors to find one. If college is not your thing, find a trade or skill that can be developed.

Learn a trade that is in demand so that you will be able to provide the necessities

Teach budgeting and that it is okay to put off a purchase, save, and even sacrifice to get what we need or want in life.

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The Lizard King Photo by ZooFari

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kritch skritch shuffle. Skritch skritch shuffle.

I lifted my hands from the keyboard and swiveled my head toward the blanket that I keep in the corner of the kitchen, fully expecting to see our cat rolling around. Since it was after the children’s bedtime and my husband was asleep, I was surprised when, instead of our Beast, I had instant eye contact with a lizard peeking over one of the folds of the blanket.

That’s right. A lizard. Not just any little lizard, either. If this lizard had been green, it would have been the size of a young iguana.

A big lizard staring at me is not, in my opinion, the most creatively conducive situation. I wasn’t scared. I was, well, quietly startled. The lizard continued to steadily gaze at me, so I did what came naturally. I went back to my typing.

After about ten minutes, the lizard was still watching me intently. That’s when I realized that we weren’t alone; the Beast was making his approach. Sure enough, I saw his shadow as it slid along the wall, perfectly blended in with his ebony feline coat.

The cat had slowly circled around behind his prey, preparing to pounce. My attention was riveted on the lizard’s face. I knew what was coming and I, for whatever reason, held as still as the intended victim.

Slowly, as its doom approached, the lizard began to flex its muscular legs in anticipation of escape. Moving its feet incrementally while lifting its nose at the sudden scent of danger, the lizard began to turn around. The cat, frozen in place, lowered his tail and head. Their eyes met.

I couldn’t move.

Suddenly, both animals made their moves. At the same time that the lizard sprinted, the cat sprang forward with his claws extended.

It was no contest. The cat’s claws reached down and scooped up the lizard by

its soft underbelly, flipping it over and over like a toy. The lizard was frantically scrabbling to get away, but too much damage had been inflicted, and it could only lie there panting. Instead of killing it immediately, the cat took his time with the injured reptile, batting it left and right, forward and back. My stillness belied the growing dismay at the realization that our cat had no intention of killing the lizard at all.

Of course, the time had passed for courageous intervention on my part. The lizard’s well-being had been compromised, and dare I say, lost, by my inaction. Yet, the cat was only doing what it had probably done thousands of times outside of my view. I was the bigger ‘animal’ who did not deign to protect the weak. I had failed.

While I took those few moments to reproach myself, the lizard had gotten away.

Apparently, it had feigned great injury in order to put our cat off its guard; it worked. I mentally urged the lizard to flee before death could, on four furry paws, attain victory. Run, lizard, run!

Almost before it had really begun, the battle was over. Try as he might, our cat never again came close to capturing the interloping reptile.

Two days later, after numerous sightings by our children, the lizard was apprehended. By me. Of course.

I commandeered the use of a small empty box and an old, yet sturdy, magazine.

Creeping up slowly, I lowered the inverted box down over the unaware lizard until it was completely covered. Then, I slid the box over onto the magazine and inverted the whole design. I made sure that the lizard couldn’t get out, then picked up the box and walked outside. The kids were excited at the thought of having a lizard for a pet, but I assured them that the poor thing would be better off outside so that it could find its family. They agreed, and we released the lizard – now seemingly fully recovered – back into the wild. After watching it scurry beneath the shrubbery, we turned away and made our way back inside the house.

It was a good day.

I mentally urged the lizard to flee before death could, on four furry paws, attain victory. Run, lizard, run!

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ig Brothers Big Sisters is America’s oldest youth-service organization, which strives to make a positive, measurable impact on the lives of children through professionally supported, one-toone mentoring relationships. Being matched with a caring, fun, influential mentor gives a child someone outside their own family who they can talk to, spend time with, and depend on as a positive role model.

Recently, the local BBBS agency put on their fifth annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake. One of their biggest fundraisers, bowling teams and sponsors raised over $38,000 to help grow the program and match more McKinley county children with positive role models. High school students helped decorate special trophies, which were awarded to the top fundraising teams and individuals, and a good time was had by all.

BBBS has been in McKinley County for four years. They have over 80 children matched with mentors through one of two programs. In the community-based program, adults are matched with children between the ages of 5 and 15 who spend 2 to 4 times a month together hanging out in the community, going hiking, cooking, playing games or sports, working on homework, or just talking. In the school-based program, children are matched with a mentor (older student) at their school for an hour once a week.

They work on schoolwork together, eat together, play on the playground, or work on games or puzzles together. Just by sharing experiences, celebrating accomplishments, and listening to a child’s concerns, a Big Brother or Big Sister can make a huge difference in a child’s life!

Now, BBBS is focusing on recruiting more adults for its community program, kicking off a campaign called “Just One,” which encourages mentors to find just one other person to volunteer as a Big Brother or Big Sister. Adults of all ages can volunteer; in fact, many 40-, 50-, and 60-somethings, with grown kids of their own, enjoy the chance to mentor, as do younger adults. The Gallup community has been very supportive of BBBS, but in order to survive, the program needs mentors.

To volunteer or to learn about other ways to be involved with the program, please call Sarah at 505 728-8356.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern New Mexico 2012 Bowl for Kids’ Sake Thank you to everyone who made this event a success!

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ast month an operating grant for services to homeless people was completed. As yet, we have not been able to get a continuing grant. We were forced to lay off several staff members because of the revenue shortage. Carl’s TV caught fire and we are still waiting to determine the cause.

These crises have caused us to fast-track other projects, imagine new ones including a senior citizens project, and develop partnerships.

Hooghan Hozho’ is in the final stretch of engineering.

The Lexington is doing well. Our annual Mother Road Bicycle Classic is scheduled for Saturday, September 15. If you are interested in doing the medium-length ride as a way to develop confidence and endurance, please email me and we can set up a ride or two.

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Lit Crit Lite A look at some books available at your local public library

by Kari Heil

It is an escape, a safe adventure close to home, an exploration, a revelation . . .

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e Others (2011) by Steven Millhauser is mesmerizing. Many of the stories set magic, fantasy, or the paranormal against a backdrop of realism. Alternately, in some of the stories, it’s the real world that seems insubstantial and illusory. I feel as if I must have been hypnotized while reading the stories, and I am now remembering them like they were my own dreams.

We Others is a collection of short stories (new and selected) that Millhauser wrote over the past thirty years, and it’s so remarkably good that it makes me really eager to read his novels and other collections of stories. In We Others, Millhauser’s writing is always imaginative and absorbing, sometimes eerie, and often socially and psychologically revealing. Like most good fiction, his stories make me think about what people are really like – what we need, what we want, what we dream, why we live as we do.

But Millhauser doesn’t record the human experience; his stories don’t aspire to anything as straightforward as that. Millhauser’s magic is that he shows us our world through a weird but beautiful filter, leaving vivid and yet somehow ghostly

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images and impressions. In one story, there’s a subterranean shopping mall that anticipates and provides for every need and ends up supplanting an entire town (“The Next Thing”). In another story, a mythic snow falls one night on a quaint mid-century town, completely covering the familiar and igniting an inexplicable, fevered passion in the children, who begin to create elaborate, impossible snow sculptures – exquisitely detailed, endlessly varied, realistic figures of people of all ages and walks of life, animals exotic and domestic, even trees and flowers and spider webs of snow – transforming the neighborhood into a quiet, still panorama of almost unspeakable, icy splendor (“The Snowmen”). In yet another story, a very old man in a sun-soaked, walled garden, sits in a chair under a fragrant orange tree, dreaming and waking in the afternoon heat, reliving all the exhilaration and terror of his adventures and exploits on the high seas (“The Eighth Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor”).

I feel obligated to warn you that We Others includes one story upon which the really terrible 2006 movie, The Illusionist, was based. Please don’t blame Millhauser for that. The story, “Eisenheim the Illusionist,” is much, much better than the movie, and it isn’t even the best story in the collection!

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We laugh out loud at this book. Now, I have to admit, we are dog people, and maybe you have to be a dog person to enjoy this book as much as we do. (Sorry, cat people.) First, Miller suggests that dogs may sleep a lot because they’re bored, and their people should read them these stories to entertain them. These are stories about the things dogs understand best, she says. The book actually is addressed to the reader’s dog, second-person style: the first story begins, “One day you were taking a nap.” (The stories all include multiple naps, of course.)

Miller really gets at the heart of doggieness: doncha just love how affectionate, content, and utterly delusional dogs can be? For instance, in one of the stories, the dog imagines he hears a dangerous burglar at the door, and when his person shows him there is no one there, silly dog, he imagines that he has scared the burglar away with his fierce barking – naturally. The dog also faces off an aggressive car on the road, once again congratulating himself on his bravery and scariness when the oncoming car swerves to avoid hitting him. Did Miller write this book about our family’s dog? We love this book because we love our silly dog.

One of my favorite stories in the collection is “The Barnum Museum.” Here, Millhauser conjures a world where incredible things happen as a matter of course; he offers a false sense of normalcy, of the mundane, only to surprise and dazzle with miracles and marvels later in the narrative. The story is composed of many short descriptions of the boundless and perpetually fascinating museum, from the perspective of a citizen of the town in which it is continually being built and remodeled. The Barnum Museum is a labyrinth, a never-ending extension of room upon room, staircases leading up and down, internal and external bridges.

People get lost in the Barnum Museum and emerge in unexpected places outside the museum’s walls, in the humdrum town. The museum showcases mermaids, griffins, swamis, circus performers, wax figures, moonlit forest paths, Invisibles.

“The Barnum Museum” is poignant and true, though it works its enchantment without any of the character development or recognizable emotional content that a reader might expect to be drawn in by. In the last section of the story, the anonymous narrator reflects on the power of the museum in corporate life of the town’s people, musing: “Is it that the endless halls and doorways of our museum seem to tease us with a mystery, to promise perpetually a revelation that never comes?

If so, then it is a revelation we are pleased to be spared . . . We may doubt the museum, but we do not doubt our need to return. For we are restless, already we are impatient to move through the beckoning doorways, which lead to rooms with other doorways that give dark glimpses of distant rooms, distant doorways, unimaginable discoveries.

And is it possible that the secret of the museum lies precisely here, in its knowledge that we can never be satisfied? And still the hurdy-gurdy plays, the jugglers’ bright balls turn in the air, somewhere the griffin stirs in his sleep. Welcome to the Barnum Museum! For us it’s enough, for us it is almost enough.” (p. 235) Millhauser wants us to visit the Barnum Museum, of course, and how can we resist? It is an escape, a safe adventure close to home, an exploration, a revelation: for me, the stories are enough, for me they are almost enough.

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Sa t u r da y , J une 9 , 7 - 9 p m In addition to all the businesses that will be open for ArtsCrawl, Coal Avenue will be closed from 2nd Street to 3rd Street, allowing art enthusiasts to stroll freely among the shops and galleries. Live music and artists, as well as activities for the kids (or the kid in you) will be offered on the street.

Tine Hayes will be doing live portraits and local musicians, Pat Neff & Friends, will be playing on the street.

PARTICIPATING VENUES HealinGifts & Dragon World, 106 W. Coal Ave. HealinGifts: unique herbs, supplements, incense and crystals.

Come and try a free five-minute chakra balancing. Dragon World: oriental gifts such as swords, nun chucks, jewelry, lucky bamboo, geisha dolls, and crystals.

Sammy C’s Rock N’ Sports Pub & Grille, 107 W. Coal Ave. Entertainment and great sports and music memorabilia, over 3000 signed pieces!

Foundations of Freedom, 115 W. Coal Ave. Capoeira Roda at 7:30 pm - Come in and watch, play Brazilian instruments, or practice ‘playing’ Capoeira with the group. Music and songs in Portuguese will be accompanied with players performing martial arts, dance, and acrobatics.

ART123, 123 W. Coal Ave. Featuring the art of Winona Dawn House. The Gallup Film Foundation will also be screening short films.

Open Studio/Outsider Gallery, 123 W. Coal Ave. (East Room) A Project of Disability Services, Inc. working to create an inclusive community. Contemporary fine arts and crafts… unique, one-of-a-kind, and handmade.

The Coffee House, 203 W. Coal Ave. Open for business with house specials, and local art featured.

Downtown Conference Center, 204 W. Coal Ave. Local artist marketplace featuring live performances.

Beeman Jewelry Design, 211 W. Coal Ave. Handmade, one-of-a-kind, custom jewelry created by John Beeman. Featuring the new website with streaming video in the shop and a web address for anyone interested.

Makeshift Gallery, 213 W. Coal Ave. Celebrating their 5th Anniversary. There will be a 50-cent silent auction to show our appreciation to our customers as well as the usual good food and amazing array of local, handmade, creative art.

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American Bar, 221 W. Coal Ave. Featuring Chris Easley painting in person.

Windsong Studio, 233 West Coal Ave. High-end family, commercial, and portrait photography with plenty props and backgrounds to meet your individual needs, at affordable prices!

The Industry Gallery, 226 W Coal Ave. Art Show: Santiago Production and Labor Persinger 3-D Experience.

Crashing Thunder Studio, 228 W. Coal Ave. Bill Keeler and Milan Sklenar “New Photographs.”

Bill Malone Trading Company, 235 W. Coal Ave. Traditional Native American art including jewelry, rugs, and more!

Many local artists will be doing demonstrations.

Youth Art Display, 305 S. Second Street Displaying the work of promising young artists of Gallup and McKinley County.

This month will feature the art of Indian Hills Elementary fifthgrade students, from teachers Scott Farver and Melanie Van Dorp.

Camille’s Sidewalk Café, 306 S. Second Street Featuring musician Kent Simmons from Flagstaff, AZ. A singer/songwriter who perfectly blends acoustic guitar-driven folk/rock/pop/Americana music.

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Gallup Senior of the Month

Lucille Martinelli Lucille Martinelli was born in Gallup in 1928. She’s lived here all her life and Gallup is better for it. As a single, working mother, she got involved in Gallup’s first Little League and was an instrumental part of the group that built Ford Canyon Park in the early 1950s. Lucille started working at First State Bank in 1946 and remained a faithful employee for over fifty years. Though the bank changed names many times, Lucille ultimately retired from Wells Fargo in 1999.

Throughout the years, she made time for many other causes and organizations, as well. She was involved in the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, the Gallup Slavish string orchestra, and Gallup Women’s Bowling Association. She was on the board for Gallup Catholic School, participated in the Navajo and Zuni Fairs, and has been involved with the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life.

“I’m never bored,” she says of all her involvements. And of Gallup, she states, “I don’t think I’d ever want to live anywhere else.”

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McGaffey Centennial, 1912-2012

Celebration of a town that began in the year of NM statehood

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oin us June 30 for the McGaffey Centennial Event at McGaffey Lake. Drive up and share the long history and wonderful family memories of this special place. Plateau Sciences Society is sponsoring the 100th anniversary celebration at the building at the north end of the lake, thanks to the generosity of the McKinley County Wildlife Federation.

It’s appropriate that we remember the town of McGaffey on a date close to the Fourth of July because the old-timers say that Independence Day was a big holiday at the town. They celebrated for a week – wood-chopping contests, horse races, a rodeo, dancing under a big tent, and drinking whiskey and beer that was brought to McGaffey in wooden kegs.

On June 30, we’ll be enjoying traditional music and dancing, an exhibit of more than 50 vintage photographs, a portrayal of a McGaffey lady, a BBQ lunch, and a walking tour of the town and sawmill. Come share your stories and dance to some old-time music at the original McGaffey schoolhouse! Let’s bring this early 20th century railroad logging and sawmill town to life once again!

To get you in the mood for the Centennial, here is a preview of two of the historic pictures that will be on display, and two excerpts from the oral history book, Memories of McGaffey, available at the Octavia Fellin Public Library.

Big Gala Event: June 30, 11am -5pm McGaffey Centennial Events • Exhibit of vintage photographs, 11-5 • BBQ beef lunch (catered by El Rancho), 12-4 • Welcome and honoring of long-time area residents, 11:15-12:00 • Live Music by ‘Pat Neff and Friends,’ 12-1, 1:30-2:30 • Living history – Portrayal of a McGaffey Lady, 3-4 • Walking tour of the town site, 4-5 Call 505-979-1138 or 905-5966 for more information.

McGaffey Art Contest Results Thanks to all who entered art work or voted for their favorite during the May 12th Arts Crawl. Harold Brenier’s intricate ink drawing of a locomotive and horse and rider tied with Bill Siebersma’s dramatic photo of Shuster Valley for most popular.

Each will receive a cash prize of $30 from Plateau Sciences Society.

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Log dump at the mill. One of the loggers pictured is Homer Baumgardner.

Note the Coleman logging truck. Circa 1925.

(Courtesy of Octavia Fellin Public Library)

Lucy Hoisington was interviewed in the 1990s. She lived at McGaffey two times – before she was married in 1925 and then after she was married in 1927-30. Her husband was a ratchet setter at the mill. Lucy describes the job this way: They put the logs on this carriage . . . He had to roll the log, put it where they take the bark off . . . He was real good in arithmetic, math, my husband, because he learned it there . . . The sawyer would tell him with his hands, you know, what size the next board was going to be . . . And he had to turn the log a certain way and set it how thick it was going to be . . .they couldn’t hear so they used their hands . . . It was so noisy . . . the saws, you know.

She says that he got paid in company money (“seco” or “scrip”), $2.25 for a 10-hour day. The seco money could be used at the company store with the bill deducted from your next paycheck.

Historic documents tell us the 1924 pay rates for some other logging jobs at the McGaffey Company: a teamster running a horse-drawn big wheel used to skid logs made $3.50 per day and an engineer or blacksmith made $5.00 a day. A woods foreman was nearer the high end with a daily pay of $8. The normal workweek was six long days.

Rudy Rider taught at the McGaffey School in 1947. Here is some of her story: I taught in Oklahoma one year in a small rural community and I had six grades, first through sixth. Then my husband’s health was not good and the doctor told him maybe a change of climate would be good for him, so we just sort of picked out New Mexico and we came to Gallup and visited with

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Miss Maloney’s class at McGaffey School about 1942.

Outhouse is in far right background. Back row left to right: Gene Berger (5th grader), Jackie Osborne, Miss Maloney, Herman Tecklenberg, Donnie Leahy. Front row left to right: son of Sam Servis (Forest Ranger), Gilman Yovanovich, Domica Yovanovich, Edward Berger (in cap) and behind him, Gilbert Gifford, Juanita Romine in white dress, unidentified girl behind her, Ruby Leahy, Florence Tecklenberg, Lucille Osborne, Benny Polich. (Photo courtesy of Lawrence Berger)

the superintendent who at that time was Aileen Roat . . . I signed a contract to go to McGaffey to teach that one year. I was hoping it would be longer than that. When I first drove up and saw the surroundings, it was breathtaking. We had to stop the car several times. We had to let the deer cross and that was just really fascinating to me. I came from a small town where the only deer we saw was in the zoo. So we found the log cabin we were to live in. It was four rooms and indoor water but outdoor bath.

And that was a new experience for both Bob and me.

And on Friday afternoons, the children and I would go for a hike and sketch. In winter, the first thing that would come to my mind was here I am way out here. I sure hope the superintendent doesn’t call this afternoon because I have the children all out of school. And here we were on this hike. So finally I told her what we did and she thought it was a terrific idea . . . I do remember taking my old Victrola. I had one that was very old and they loved to march, the children loved to march. So, I had all of John Philip Sousa’s records and on cold days when we couldn’t get out, I let them march.

The curriculum? Well, the first and second graders were the most difficult, because I had to spend a little more time with them because they couldn’t read and they couldn’t write. But then I felt they were at an advantage because they could listen to what was going on with the other grades. And I read to them daily. I read Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, The Little Lame Prince, and the little ones weren’t too carried away with Silas Marner, but the fifth and sixth graders, as I remember, couldn’t wait to get the next chapter. They loved it and it was a wonderful journey. I cried when I left . . .

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TOWN Two Local Artists Chosen for National Juried Exhibition Two local painters were recently chosen to be included in a national juried exhibition and competition, “Gateway to Imagination,” sponsored by the Farmington Art Museum in Farmington, New Mexico. Both Robert Martinez and Floyd Nelson each had one painting accepted into the national exhibition. Robert Martinez received an Honorable Mention for his charcoal and gouache painting, “Wild Horses Near the Mountain.”

The exhibition is held annually and will be open to the public May 12-July 14, 2012 at the Farmington Museum, 3041 E. Main Street, Farmington, New Mexico.

Artists Robert Martinez and Floyd Nelson are both painters who work, display, and sell their artwork locally. Interested viewers are invited to the Outsider Gallery/ Open Studio (123 W. Coal Avenue/East Room, Gallup) to see a variety of their recent paintings and to learn more about the artists. The Outsider Gallery/Open Studio is open Monday-Friday, from 1 to 3 pm and on the second Saturday of each month from 7 to 9 pm during Gallup’s ArtsCrawl.

Both Martinez and Nelson have won awards in recent years for their paintings entered in Gallup’s Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial exhibitions and competitions.

Nelson has also shown and sold his work in a national juried exhibition in New York and both artists’ paintings are in various private collections throughout the United States.

24 Hours in the Enchanted Forest Family Bike Ride Saturday, June 16 Zuni Mountains This Father’s Day, bring the family out to the Zuni Mountains.

The kids will enjoy family bike rides along safe forest roads and trails while Mom or Dad do a few laps in New Mexico’s premier 24-hour mountain bike event (24HITEF). This is a great opportunity for families to enjoy the beautiful Zuni Mountains while feeling the excitement of the competitive 24-hour race environment.

The course is located among the ponderosa pines of the Zuni Mountains (just east, and up a few feet from Gallup, NM). Just drive up to McGaffey from Ft. Wingate and follow the yellow signs to the 24 Hours in the Enchanted Forest. GFFS will be located somewhere in the staging area. Groups will be split up according to ability and take off into the enchanted forest.

Everyone needs to have a helmet and must be riding on two wheels (tandems and trail-a-bikes are welcome). Those under 18 need parents to sign a waiver before they join.

The GFFS ride will start at 3 pm with registration starting at 2 pm. The cost is $5 per person or $10 per family (up to four), unless you’ve already registered for the series and then it’s FREE. Registration fee includes participation in all GFFS events along with a series T-shirt and post-event snacks. Come out and experience the forest and the excitement of a full-blown mountain bike race. For details on GFFS, visit stayfitgallup.com. For more on 24HITEF, check out www.24hitef.com.

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These artists both paint reflections of their lives and experiences, as do many artists.

Robert creates his own unique worlds and iconography portraying the elements in life that he finds meaningful or humorous. Floyd has developed a more abstract kind of symbolism for the memories of the life he is living and has lived.

The Outsider Gallery/Open Studio is a project of Disability Services, Inc. (DSI), a local non-profit organization promoting and supporting an inclusive community.

For any further information please contact: Ellen Lacayo/Executive Director-DSI at 505-722-4383 or Rossi Bright-Open Studio/Outsider Gallery-Artist Consultant at 505-863-0389.

Uplift Community School Gallup’s first elementary charter school will use the Expeditionary Learning model challenging students to think critically and to take an active role in their classroom and community. EL provides opportunities for students to be highly engaged in their own learning.

Parents, if you are looking for an alternative educational experience for your child, consider Uplift Community School. Enrollment for students entering grades K-4 in August is ongoing. Space is limited. Request Forms are available online at www.upliftschool.org or on the community board at the Octavia Fellin Public Library Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec).

Elementary Teachers, if you would like to work with a team of dedicated and professional educators, consider applying for a position with Uplift Community School. Uplift is seeking teachers who exemplify initiative, collaboration, and a commitment to learning and implementing the EL approach. Dual licensure, gifted, and/or TESOL endorsements are preferred. Submit your resume, cover letter and copy of licensure to director@upliftschool.org.

87301 You Don’t Have to Be a Superhero to Save A Life Project Heart Start Day Saturday, June 23 Miyamura High School Gymnasium Sudden cardiac arrest kills more than 300,000 people in the United States every year. Some of these deaths can be prevented if those close by are aware of a few simple, lifesaving steps.

On Saturday, June 23, Gallup will participate in Project Heart Start Day, a statewide effort to teach New Mexicans, a “new” form of CPR called Compression-only (hands-only) CPR, in order to help make Gallup a “safer” community. The New Mexico Heart Institute Foundation in Albuquerque has been organizing Heart Start Days since 2010. The event on June 23 will be the first statewide event with trainings held simultaneously in over 10 communities.

Gallup’s Heart Start Day trainings will take place at the Hiroshi Miyamura High School Gymnasium (680 S. Boardman Ave.) at 8 am, 9am and 10 am.

The trainings are free of charge and open to anyone 12 years and older.

Facilitators will work with small groups using a mannequin to teach proper chest compression. Participants will also learn what to do if someone is having a heart attack, how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED), and how to save a choking victim. The event does not provide CPR certification.

“Many citizens may not choose to do CPR on a person having cardiac arrest because they fear doing it wrong or because of the mouth-to-mouth aspect,” said Project Director and New Mexico Heart Institute cardiologist Dr. Barry Ramo. “The new CPR is going to change that and change the lives of New Mexicans.”

Volunteer facilitators are needed to assist with the trainings. Facilitators are not required to be certified instructors but rather people who perform CPR as part of their professional role. For more information, call 505-863-7283.

Ella Mae Arthur, Another Harvey Girl After reading last month’s feature, “A Harvey Girl Remembers,” Ella Mae Arthur contacted us through her daughter Lucinda.

Like Mary Montoya, Ms. Arthur was also a waitress at El Navajo Hotel, one of Fred Harvey’s establishment set up along the Santa Fe Railroad to feed and put up train travelers. Working for the Fred Harvey Company was Ella Mae’s first job; she was only 16 years old when she started. In addition to working at El Navajo, she also worked in the dining car, riding the train from Seligman, Arizona to Santa Fe and back. Ella Mae has great memories of working as a Harvey Girl. She only regrets the time that she didn’t wake from a nap and missed meeting Elvis!

After working for the Harvey Company, Ella Mae went on to become a cook. She is now retired, but still very active. She tends to her sheep daily, and loves to read and write. She had ten children and is a beloved mother, grandmother, and greatgrandmother.

We were so glad to hear part of her story and to be able to share it with Gallup Journey readers! Thank you, Ella Mae Arthur!

KGLP Wins News Award from the New Mexico Broadcast Association KGLP 91.7fm, a public radio station housed at the University of New Mexico-Gallup branch campus, is among a number of New Mexico TV and radio stations that will receive awards from the New Mexico Broadcasters Association (NMBA) on June 8, 2012, in Albuquerque. This follows an earlier award of the NMBA’s “Broadcaster of the Year 2011” trophy to Gallup Public Radio, the non-profit owners of KGLP. KGLP’s 2012 award was for “Single Topic News Coverage” of events hosted by the BNSF Railway on July 31 and August 1 of 2011, during which the Pueblos of Laguna and Acoma were invited on the “BNSF Special,” a train in which a variety of conversations about the history of relations between the Pueblos and the railroad took place, as well as discussions about future collaborations. KGLP Station Manager Rachel Kaub produced this one-hour edition of “Friday Forum,” a public affairs program airing on KGLP each Friday from 1 until 2 pm MST. The documentary first aired on August 12, 2011.

KGLP’s award-winning documentary may be heard at the Facebook page or blog on KGLP.org.

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National Junior High Finals Rodeo June 24-30 Red Rock Park, Gallup For the 8th year in a row, Gallup’s Red Rock Park will be the venue for the National Junior High Finals Rodeo, held June 24 – 30. While the National High School Rodeo Association has been active for more than sixty years, the Junior High Division was designed in 2004 to promote rodeo among students in grades six, seven and eight during an important and formative time in their lives.

Students are offered the chance to participate in the positive, community-focused sport of rodeo and to compete for thousands of dollars in scholarship money.

During this summer’s event, cowboys and cowgirls will get a taste of tough competition, catch up with old friends, make new ones, and take in the natural beauty and local flavor of the area. Past participants and their families have raved about their great experiences in Gallup and at Red Rock Park. Last year, over 900 contestants from across the United States, Canada and Australia, along with their families – almost 5,000 people total – were in town for the week-long event! This year is sure to be another success!

For more information and a schedule of events, visit www.nhsra.com/nhsra/2012-njhfr.html.

Award-winning acoustic duo to perform in Gallup Friday, June 8 El Rancho’s 49er Lounge Boston-based acoustic duo “Sweet Wednesday” will be performing at El Rancho’s 49er Lounge on Friday, June 8, sharing songs from their new CD Escaping From the Pale Moonlight. The show begins at 9 pm and admission is free, though donations are gladly accepted.

A Sweet Wednesday show is a rollicking ride, including songs about the wild adventures of their friend “Reverend Busker” (who spent time with a famous rock star’s ex-wife in Honolulu, along with her entourage of a nurse, an accountant, and a lawyer who followed her wherever she went), a Revolutionary War love story about an army deserter, and a trip to New York City where singer/ guitar player Lisa Housman’s hair acquired some lovely red highlights due to catching on fire.

The duo performs live with guitar, mandolin, harmonica, banjo, violin, vocals, and harmonies.

Their folk/ roots rock story-songs have won them several awards (First Place: Great American Song Contest, First Place: Dallas Songwriters’ Association Contest, Runner Up: John Lennon Song Contest), and run the gamut thematically from humorous adventures to songs about serious issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder and loss of a loved one.

Dave Falk and Lisa Housman, the singer/songwriters behind the songs, honed their craft in the subways of Boston, which inspired them with its many colorful characters and offbeat tips, including a blue rose, a tropical plant, and numerous notes and poems. Since releasing their album Wherever You Go, Falk and Housman have toured extensively in the U.S. and Europe.

For more information, visit http://www.sweetwednesday.com.

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By Betsy Windisch

We hear the phrase, “You can make a difference,” so often these days it has almost become a cliché, except for the fact that, indeed, you can make a difference! We can make a difference in so many small and, seemingly, insignificant ways.

The Board of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Gallup has initiated a Recycle Cell Phone and Small Electronics program, which will benefit both cancer research and the environment.

Did you know that only 10% of phones get recycled? In the United States alone, an estimated 500 million cell phones have been retired, meaning they are unused in someone’s home or in the trash. Most of those phones end up in a kitchen drawer collecting dust, causing literally billions of dollars to go to waste.

Cell phones contain harmful materials like lead and cadmium that are released into the environment as phones break down.

These materials can cause cancer and a range of reproductive and developmental disorders, even when the materials are released in small quantities. To prevent these toxins from leaching into our air, or the soil and drinking water when buried in landfills, RECYCLE THEM. Working with Cellular Recycling, the phones and other small handheld devices collected will support the efforts of Relay for Life by raising much needed funds for cancer research and support of local programs for cancer victims.

If your company, church, restaurant/coffee shop, school, or other business would like to serve as a collection location for this Relay for Life fund raiser, or if you have phones you would like to have picked up, please contact Linda Shelton at 722-2175.

Collection boxes have been placed in the following locations: Candy’s Sheer Madness, The Community Pantry, Connections, Inc., Gallup Catholic School, Go Team Go!, Grandpa’s Grill, The Federal Center, First United Methodist Church, Ford Canyon Senior Center, Herbalife, North Side Senior Center, The Nutrition Club, Pinnacle Bank, Red Rock Beef Jerky, Red Rock Care Center, Roosevelt Elementary Sammy C’s Rock N’ Sport Pub & Grill, TMC (Ft. Defiance Hospital), Westminster Presbyterian Church, and The McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council will provide a box at their events.

Let’s pull together, Gallup and McKinley County. We can fight cancer while protecting our environment!

Join us at the annual Relay For Life Event on June 15 at the Downtown Courthouse Square. Activities begin at 7 pm and continue all night. Closing ceremony and celebration at 8am.

The New Mexico Rodeo Association is proud to introduce the new mexico Junior High Team

photos courtesy of PoundingHooves.com

Good Luck & congratulations to the new mexico team for the 2012 Junior High National Finals Rodeo!

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Sunday ONGOING

Support Class for Parents of Teens at First United Methodist Church from 6:30-7:30pm. Info: 8634512.

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 @ 505-7834612.

Tai Chi at Old School Gallery, 9:30am. Info: Reed at 783-4067.

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.

Monday

ONGOING Battered Families Services, Inc. has a women’s support group that meets weekly. A children’s support group is available at the same time for children six years of age and older. Info: 7226389.

Codependents Anonymous, 6pm 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, 6:30-8:30pm.

Info: 722-6389.

Sustainable Energy Board meeting in the Mayor’s Conference Room, 3-5pm, on the fourth Monday of each month. For info/agenda, email brightideas98@gmail.com.

ZUMBA Fitness Classes at Larry Mitchell’s Recreation Center starting at 5:30 p.m. For more information email r_roanhorse@yahoo.com or call Ralph Roanhorse at (505) 862-2970.

Family Game Night at Octavia Fellin Public Library’s main branch at 5:30 pm.

Habitat for Humanity Gallup meetings, June 11 & 25, 6-8pm, Comfort Suites Hotel. Call Bill at 722-4226 for more information. Volunteers needed

Fox Run Golf Course has new hours: 7am-8:30pm (except for Mondays and Thursdays, 10:30am-8:30pm).

Tournament Schedule for June: 6/2 2nd Annual Treaty Days Tournament, 6/3 Gallup Old Timers, 6/10 Miyamura Baseball Fundraiser, 6/16 Relay for Life, 6/23 St. Francis Fundraiser (tentative), 6/24 Gallup Firefighters, 6/30 GHS Cheerleader Tournament. For more information, call 863-9224.

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McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council monthly meeting at 2pm at 508 Sandstone, Indian Hills subdivision. Call 722-5142 for more information.

Poker Run Fundraiser for Carl Garcia, who was diagnosed with throat cancer, at the Elks Lodge (1112 Susan Ave. Gallup). Registration at 10am, kickstands up by 11am. Live music, prizes, raffles. $25/hand includes lunch. Call 505 870-6035 or 505 870-2379 for more information.

“Amazing Wonders Aviation” Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church (2112 College Dr. Gallup), June 3-7, 5:30-8:30pm. Call 505 7224401 for more information.

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A Taizé worship service will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Boardman Avenue, south of Orleans Manor. Please plan to join us for a time of quiet, music, Scripture, and prayer at 4 pm.

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Summer drum workshop at Rehoboth Christian School, June 4-15 for Jr High, High, adults (and younger students as approved). We will be covering calypso, West African, and East African, percussive implements and maybe steel drums (TBA). $25 is the cost for the two-week camp held from 8 to 10am. Email Bob for more information at bippel@rcsnm.org.

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Foundations of Freedom Summer Dance Camp, June 11-August 10. Learn ballet, jazz, modern, hip-hop, break dance, Zumba, capoeira, belly dance. Registration June 4-6, 3-6pm at FOF Studio (115 W. Coal).

RMCHCS sponsors a GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP for people who have suffered a significant loss through death, illness, divorce, or relocation. The sessions will be each Monday evening from June 11 to July 16 from 7 to 9 pm. This 6 week group is free of charge and will be held at Rehoboth Hospital. Please pre-register for the group by calling Chaplain Kris Pikaart at 863-7140.

Tuesday ONGOING

Puppet Theater (ages 1-3) 12 noon, at the Children’s Library. For more information, call 726-6120.

RMCHCS Diabetes Education Classes – First four Tuesdays of the month, starting at 6pm. RMCHCS 2nd floor library. For more information, call 7266918.

Community Yoga, beginner/athletic beginner level.

6:15 pm, Catholic Charities/CIC. 506 W. Rte. 66.

Info: Steph Asper (717) 357-0231 .

Adult chess club at Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe in Gallup, 5-7pm.

Gallup Al-Anon meetings at First United Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Drive (next to GIMC).

Tuesdays at 12 noon and Thursdays at 7pm in Conference Room #1.

Wednesday ONGOING

Cancer support group, for information call 8633075 or 863-6140.

Movie Madness (ages 9-13) 4:00pm at the Children’s Library. For more information, call 726-6120.

Studio Drawing Class at ART123, 7-9pm on WEDNESDAYS. $10 for non-members, $5 for members. Artist Steve Storz will teach ages 14 through adult in various drawing techniques utilizing Abstract, Art Brute, Minimalism, contour line, and others. Students need to provide their own materials. For more information, call 575-779-6760 or email steve. storz0@gmail.com.

Gallup Solar Group open community meetings.

6pm at 113 E. Logan. For more information, call Be at 726-2497.

Zumba Fitness Dance Class at Foundations of Freedom Dance Studio (115 W. Coal) at 6:30pm.

For more information email zumbagallup@ yahoo.com or call Stephanie at (814) 282-6502.

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.

ZUMBA Fitness Classes at Window Rock Sports Center starting at 5:30 p.m.. For more information email r_roanhorse@yahoo.com or call Ralph Roanhorse at (505) 862-2970.

ZUMBA Fitness Classes at Chee Dodge Elementary School starting at 5:30 p.m. For more information email r_roanhorse@yahoo.com or call Ralph Roanhorse at (505) 862-2970.

Red Rock Chapter ABATE of NM (American Bikers Aimed Towards Education) meets every 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm at Gallup Fire Station #2 (911 N. 9th St.). For more information, call (505) 409-5311, 863-9941 or 870-0951.

Intermediate YOGA classes, 6:45pm at Foundations of Freedom (115 W. Coal). Everyone welcome - $6 suggested donation. For more information, call Gene at (505) 728-8416 or email at gallupyoga@gmail.com.

Capoeira classes offered at Foundations of Freedom Dance Studio, beginner 6-7pm, intermediate, 7-8:30pm. $5 (first class FREE).

For more information, call Chelsea at 808 3441417, email info@capoeiraguerreirosnm.com or visit www.capoeiraguerreirosnm.com.

Overeaters Anonymous meeting for beginners @ 6 pm. Church of the Holy Spirit, 1334 Country Club Drive. Info: Linda (505) 863-6042.

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RMCHCS Auxiliary student scholarship health careers programs applications due today. Pick up a scholarship application at RMCH Hospital Information Desk. For more information, call 505.863.7325.

Native Youth Take Charge at Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock, AZ, 8am-3:30pm, free breakfast and lunch provided. Questions about college, free information, meet Miss Navajo Nation, Tribal lawyers, college students and many others. Free event for ages 12-19.

Chanting workshop with Genevieve and Redwulf 2nd and 4th Wednesday each month at the Old School Gallery. Free. Chants from around the world 6-7:30 pm.

Meditation Circle. All faiths welcome. Free.

Time to get connected, get focused, let us meditate. 7pm. Limited space. Please RSVP leave message (Maria) HealinGifts Holistic Shoppe/Wellness Center 106 W. Coal Ave., downtown Gallup. For information, call 505 863-3772.

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2012 Men’s Health Conference“Awareness. Prevention. Education. Family” June 20 & 21, 8am-5pm each day at Gallup Inn (formerly Howard Johnson Hotel) in Gallup.

FREE Event. FREE Health Screenings. FREE HIV Screening. FREE Incentive for attending the conference. For more information, to pre-register or to set up an educational booth please call us at: 505-733-8332. Add us on Facebook, www. facebook.com/nhep.gallup.

Quilt Club at Gallup Service Mart, 7-9pm. Come join other quilters in the area to share projects you are working on or have completed. Class newsletter for the months of July, August and September will be given out and discussed at this meeting. Free.

For more information, call 722-9414.

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BBBS is having a youth basketball camp at Tohatchi High School for 8- to 12-yearolds. June 18-21, 9am to 12:30pm on those days.

Free. For more information, call 505-728-2120 (BBBS) or Adrian Pete at 879-6899.

First United Methodist Vacation Bible School held June 18-22, 9am – Noon (1800 Red Rock Drive, Gallup. Come to SonRise National Park; A land of invigorating power and beauty where you face extreme challenges and learn to depend on the promises of Jesus. Our church will be turned into a wilderness adventure park! For Registration information, contact Michelle Moore C/O First United Methodist Church 505-863-4512.

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Connections Inc. 100 E. Aztec Gallup, New Mexico offers the following free programs: Access to recovery New Mexico A free substance abuse treatment program. For info: Call Randy at 505-863-3377 Ext: 108 Mon-Fri 8am5pm Child and Adult Care Food Program Are you babysitting any kids under 13 years old in your home? We can pay you MONEY for the food that you feed the kids in your home. For more Info Please call 505-8633377 Ext: 105, 102 or 1-800-527-5712 Free Counseling for Children and their Families Mental Health Counseling for issue if divorce, abuse, domestic violence, behavioral problems at home and at school. Contact: 505-863-3377 Ext: 107, 110, 103.

Senior Companion Program / Retired and Senior Volunteer Program For more information, Contact Claudette at 505-722-3565 or 505-8708567

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Thursday

ONGOING Out of This World Crafts (ages 9-13) 4:00pm at the Children’s Library. For more information, call 7266120.

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 at First United Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Drive (next to GIMC).

Tuesdays at 12 noon and Thursdays at 7pm in Conference Room #1.

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.

ONGOING

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.

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3rd Annual Church Rock Treaty Day Festival.

5th Annual Brooke Linelle Spencer Basketball Tournament, June 7-9 at Gallup High School Gym. For team registration, call 505 870-4548 or 928 871-2293. Part of proceeds go to Shelter Homes. “Live your life to the fullest, with LOVE, by choosing not to abuse.”

ZUMBA Fitness Classes at Wowie’s Activity Hall on the corner of Maloney and 3rd Street starting at 11:00 a.m.

For more information email r_roanhorse@yahoo.com or call Ralph Roanhorse at (505) 862-2970.

Beginner to advanced beginner YOGA classes, 10-11am at Foundations of Freedom (115 W. Coal). Everyone welcome - $6 suggested donation. For more information, call Gene at (505) 728-8416 or email at gallupyoga@ gmail.com.

Summer Belly Dance classes begin June 8th! Beginning Belly: 5:30 - 6:30pm & Continuing/Advanced Belly Dance: 6:30 Habitat for Humanity Yards Sales every Sat., 10am to 12pm, Warehouse Lane: doors, tile, shingles, sinks, shower, 7:30pm. There is a non-refundable registration shades, ceiling fan, lights, exercise bikes, etc. Call Bill 505-722-4226 for info. Re-modeler’s & contractor’s fee of $10 and each class is $5. Classes are donations accepted. held @ F.O.F Dance Studio, 115 W. Coal Ave. For more info., contact Leaf at 722-2491.

ZUMBA Fitness Classes at Window Rock Sports Center starting at 5:30 p.m.. For more information email r_roanhorse@yahoo.com or call Ralph Roanhorse at (505) 862-2970.

Zumba Fitness Dance Class at Foundations of Freedom Dance Studio (115 W. Coal) at 6:30pm. For more information email zumbagallup@yahoo.com or call Stephanie at (814) 282-6502.

ONGOING

Teen Games (registration required) 4:00pm at Overeaters Anonymous meeting at 11 am, at the First United Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Drive, the Children’s Library. For more information, library room. Info: Liz 505-863-5928. call 726-6120.

Capoeira Classes at Foundations of Freedom Dance Studio. Kids’ class 11:30 am-1 pm. $5 (first class Sports Page hosting GLBT Night every FREE!) For information, contact Chelsea 808-344-1417, email info@capoeiraguerreirosnm.com or visit www.

Friday! Friday nights will be a place to celcapoeiraguerreirosnm.com. ebrate and be yourself! For more information contact: Raiff Arviso; rca87121@gmail.com, Children’s Library Events: 10:30am Mother Goose on the Loose Story Time (ages 1-5) , 2pm Special Family Sports Page - 1400 S. 2nd St, Gallup, NM Program. For more information, call 726-6120.

(505) 722-3853.

The Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit (1334 Country Club Dr., Gallup) hosts support meetings for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics from 5:30-6:30 pm on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays. For more information call 863-4695.

Capoeira classes offered at Foundations of Freedom Dance Studio, beginner & intermediate, 7-8:30pm. $5 (first class FREE). For more information, call Chelsea at 808 344-1417.

Saturday

The First United Methodist Church “Very Famous Used Book Sale,” June 1-15, Weekdays 5-7 pm, Saturdays 8 am - 2 pm (1800 Red Rock Drive, Gallup). For more information, call 505 863-4512.

City of Gallup 2nd Annual Community Cleanup

Residential customers within the city limits can place all unwanted junk, bulk items, appliances & furniture curbside by 8 am on the Saturday designated for your neighborhood. (Household hazardous waste must be separated and labeled.)

June 9 – Area 3, Southwest - Areas between Muñoz Overpass to 2nd St., South to Nizhoni, west of NM 602 & south of NM 564.

For more information, contact Solid Waste Department at 505 863-1212.

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Relay for Life Mega Garage Sale at the Gallup Cultural Center, from 8 am to 1 pm.

Relay for Life Bake Sale, sponsored by the Pump Up the Volume Against Cancer team, 9am-1pm at Bank of America. Call Betsy 722-9257 or Eileen 722-9433 for more information.

Relay for Life Mushball Tournament, sponsored by Gallup Christian Church, June 2-3. Call Tina DuckettGriego for information at 862-3750.

Brisket and salad luncheon at the First United Methodist Church (1800 Red Rock Drive, Gallup), 11:00 am 1:00 pm, cost is $6.00. Stay and check out the Jewelry and Special Items Sale during the Used Book Sale. For more information, call 505 863-4512.

2nd Thursday of the month Survivors of Homicide Support Group meets 6-8pm. For more information, call Deborah Yellowhorse-Brown at 870-6126.

En Croix Dance Studio presents spring show, “Tickled Pink.” at Gallup High Auditorium.

Tickets on sale at 6:00, show starts at 6:30 pm. $5/person or $20 for 5. Kids 3 and under are free, but must sit on a lap.

The RMCHCS Breastfeeding Support Group will meet at 7 pm on 2nd Thursday of each month in the RMCH Library – 2nd Floor. For more information, please call Mary Ippel at 505-863-7025.

Sweet Wednesday to perform live at El Rancho’s 49er Lounge at 9pm. Free admission. See p. 52 for more information.

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“Family Fun Day” for Veterans and Families ONLY at Ford Canyon Park, 3-7pm. Sponsored by Presbyterian Medical Services. Free burger bar and live music by Caribe.

7th Annual “Swinging for a Cure” co-ed softball tournament at Gallup Sports Complex, June 9-10. For more information, contact Kimber at 505 593-3292.

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Trauma Symposium, June 21-22 at Red Lion Hotel in Gallup. Hosted by RMCHCS and GIMC. 10.25 CME & EMS credit hours for Providers, nurses and EMS personnel. For more information, call 505.863.7333.

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Quillo Quilt workshop at Gallup Service Mart, 6-9pm. Learn to create a 45” x 72” lap quilt which then folds into an 18 inch square pillow during this three-hour class. $15 includes pattern. For more information, call 722-9414.

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Relay for Life: The MAGIC of Relay Let’s Make Cancer Disappear. Downtown Courthouse Square at 6pm. Festivities continue All Night! For a complete schedule contact Linda 722-2175 / Joyce 863-3075.

Opening reception for TIME exhibit, a collaboration between the Navajo Nation Museum and New Mexico Arts. 3-5pm at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock, AZ. Read story on p. 26 for more information.

Benefit Concert featuring Dr. Bera Dordoni and Mark Gibbons at Old School Gallery at 7 pm. Profits will be donated to Michael, who has asked Dr. Bera for her help and guidance in making some physical and spiritual lifestyle changes. For information, visit www.bastis.org.

“Dream Big - Read!” Children’s Library Summer Reading Program begins! For more information, call 726-6120.

Belly Dance Workshop with Michelle Morrison of Farfesha! Award winning, professional belly dancer, Michelle will be teaching 2 classes @ F.O.F Dance Studio, 115 W. Coal Ave. 12:30 - 2:30: Zills (finger cymbals), Learning basic belly dance rhythms and belly dancing to them! 3:00 - 5:00: Sword, Learning sword dancing technique, balancing, and other cool tricks! Each class is $25, Cost of Sword is $48 (limited quantity!), Cost of Zills is $5. If you take both classes you get price break of $40 for both classes. Space is limited!! Register ASAP!! Call Leaf @ 722-2491.

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ArtsCrawl, Downtown Gallup, 7-9pm. See page 46 for complete schedule of events.

American Cancer Society Relay for Life Golf Tournament, at Fox Run Golf Course in Gallup.

Registration at 7am, shotgun start at 9am. Awards luncheon and raffle prizes to follow. For more information, contact Brianne Arviso at 480 273-2588, Olsen Arviso at 505 870-9914 or Fox Run at 505 863-9224.

Adventures Into Womanhood, 1-2:30pm. Free monthly educational discussions for girls age 12-20yo about bodies, relationships, changes. Adult female family member welcome. Snacks provided. Hosted by Nayee’eji MMA, 2004 E. Green Ave. For more info, email Claire.Herrick@gmail.com.

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Gallup Family Fitness Series event and 24 Hours in the Enchanted Forest, see p. 6 and 50 for information!

Project Heart Start – FREE Hand only CPR Training at Miyamura High School. For more information, call 505.863.7283 and see G-Town story.

Ft. Wingate Shush Alumni Reunion 2012 at Fire Rock Casino Banquet Hall. Space is limited. Contact Dayea for more information, 505 879 3244 or dayeadreamer@gmail.com.

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McGaffey Centennial at McKinley County Wildlife Federation Building (north end of McGaffey Lake), 11am to 5pm. For more information call 505 979-1138 or 905-5966 and read story on p. 48.

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Opinion

1) What is your opinion about Gallup’s education system?

2) What about Gallup do you like? (And you have to say something.)

3) What song best describes you and by which artist?

4) What are your summer plans?

Jed

1) I find it inferior to other school systems in the country.

2) The leaving Gallup sign.

3) Wonder Wall by Oasis.

4) Not sure.

Xavier

1) In some ways it’s unfair when you have schools that are not properly run; much improvement needed.

2) Recreation and community events.

3) I have no idea.

4) Baseball, music, being with friends, and enjoying summer.

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Tine

1) I think it’s full of excellent students and teachers.

2) The people.

3) I have no idea.

4) Coach soccer, work on my house, and enjoy my family.

1) There’s a lot of things about our school system that are great, but we have to adapt to the money the State gives us and we need to stay positive for the teachers and focus on the kids.

2) The diversity; different people, different weather.

3) I like Dairy by Alicia Keys.

4) Hoping to have a karate tournament this summer.

Alanna

1) Like any school system anywhere, it’s what the student makes it.

2) Rainy season.

3) Souvenirs by Switchfoot.

4) I want to do everything.

Steven

1) The education system in general doesn’t know how to teach, student don’t learn at all.

2) Shrubbery and high-class masonry.

3) Happy Birthday song 4) Work and plan bar mitzvahs.

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Laffie

1) It’s wonderful. :) 2) My friends.

3) Yonkers by Tyler the Creator.

4) To enjoy every day.

Poll Miranda

1) It should be better.

2) It’s quiet.

3) Broken Hearted by Karmin.

4) Stay home, take care of family when mom goes to college, and get a tattoo.

Little Timmy

1) I like school; you get naps.

2) The warm weather, parks, and Gallup Journey.

3) Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles.

4) Play in the sun until I’m ripe.

Jojo

1) Needs a lot of improvement, unorganized, the ethics and policies of each school is different. They need to be on the same page.

2) How diverse it is, how multicultural and accepting of one another.

3) Audience of One by Rise Against.

4) Just continue with my job, do more community service, and take some trips.

Nayee’eji Fierce MMA/Jiu-Jitsu “Fiercely Protecting Love”

Check out our new location!

2000 E. Hwy 66 (behind Dairy Queen) Self-Defense • Knife Fighting (Navajo/Apache) Kickboxing/Boxing • Jiu-Jitsu/Submission Grappling

Trestan

1) I don’t think the school system does good teaching, but mostly prepares us for testing.

2) It’s a small town.

3) I don’t know.

4) Work in my Camaro.

Private & Group Training (505) 879-1865 • www.mitchellmma.com • 2000 E. HWY 66

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5. James Smith and Charles Arviso holding the Journey for all to read (back row: Ann Arviso, Elverda Smith, LULU the dog, Raphi Arviso, James Smith, Jr. and Josh Mitchell), while taking a break from participating in the 3D Shoot Out.

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1. Gallup resident, Marie Johnston, recently traveled to Tanzania and brought the Journey to read on her trip. Here she is reading in front of a traditional home for the Meru tribe.

2. Steve and Angela Decker take a break during BYU’s graduation to read the Gallup Journey.

3. Marlene visits her daughter Jessica in Farmington, Minnesota and they both take a short break to read the Journey.

4. Ryan Hudgeons and Ana Mataya take a break from sight-seeing and read the Journey in front of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.

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FREE Walking Tours Historic Downtown Gallup

Learn about the history of Downtown Gallup, including Kitchen’s Opera House and the El Morro Theatre!

For More Info: (505) 862-9344 Tuesday & Wednesday 10am Thursday - Saturday 6pm Sunday & Monday No Tours Tours are 45 minutes to 1 hour

Walking and Biking tours depart from the Gallup Cultural Center

Downtown to dirt BIKING TOURS For More Info: (505) 862-9344 Every Saturday 9am • $10/person* *includes bike rental, limited space available, first come first served.

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This Is My Job:

Figure Competitor A

ny goal worth realizing requires commitment and a lot of hard work. Becca Winfield knows this first hand. When she began training to be a figure competitor six months ago, she was already in good shape and working with a personal trainer. But putting on muscle, losing weight, and getting down to 9% body fat is no small feat for anyone! Becca worked with her trainers Alexandra Kreslin-Bischoff, of Gallup’s Fitness 4 Life, and Sarah Pawlicki, from Build Your Own Body in Flagstaff.

Her trainers helped design a workout plan that had Becca lifting weights and doing cardio six days a week. Her diet consisted of eating every 3 hours, meals with minimal carbohydrates and plenty of protein. When it was time for the competition, Becca hardly recognized herself; she was in the best shape of her life!

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The competition that Becca entered was the OCB Valley of the Sun Natural, which meant that no drugs or enhancements could be used other than natural supplements. On the day of the competition, after getting a spray tan (the tan helps to show muscle definition under the bright lights) and prejudging, Becca and the other competitors did the T-walk and struck four practiced poses to show off their figures. Becca entered in two categories, novice and open, and got first place in both! The entire experience was very empowering and rewarding, despite all those challenging days of finding time and motivation to work out. “The biggest reward was that I actually powered through and did it!” After a short break, Becca is training again, this time for a professional-qualifying competition in August.

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• lots of discipline • free weights • elliptical / treadmill • coaches’ knowledge, experience and advice

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This Summer, Don’t Miss: FREE Walking Tours of Historic Downtown Gallup

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