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Hollywood Night A Night to Remember!
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he Kiwanis Club of Gallup is pleased to announce the second annual Hollywood Night fundraiser at The Elks Lodge on Saturday, October 19. And though celebrities will not be coming from L.A. for this fundraising event, Gallup’s own community members will be strutting their stuff, dressed in their favorite celebrity garb. Kiwanis is a global organization committed to changing the world through service to children and communities. Around the world Kiwanis members help shelter the homeless, feed the hungry, mentor the disadvantaged, and care for the sick. They develop youth as leaders, build playgrounds, raise funds for pediatric research, and much more. Kiwanis Club has sponsored other fundraising events throughout the years, including flower sales, car washes, and the very successful Superbowl Sunday Pancake Breakfast. However, Hollywood Night is the biggest event the club has planned in some time. Last year’s event raised money to benefit local, youth-related programs, and it’s hoped that this year’s event will be even more successful. The local club is undertaking a new fundraiser this year called Coats for Kids and the funds raised from this spectacularly fun event will go towards purchasing coats for children in our community that need the warmth this winter. Hollywood Night promises to be an evening of glamorous fun, all for a good cause. The event begins at 6:30 pm and attendees are encouraged to arrive at Elks Lodge (1112 Susan Ave.) clad in Hollywood-themed attire – anything from a favorite celebrity to a movie character. Gallup’s own will rub shoulders with famous celebrities, surrounded by lights, and “paparazzi.” The amusement continues inside with great food and drink, an incredible raffle, and a costume contest - complete with Oscar trophies for the winners! This year’s event will be a dazzling follow-up to last year’s inaugural event. For more information on tickets, call Nate Haveman at 505-862-1089.
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T h o u g h t s from the editor
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’m constantly reminded that all of my friends are busy. It’s safe to assume, I think, that all of your friends are busy, too. And, most likely, you are busy. But “busy” is ALWAYS relative.
I was just talking to a friend the other day – he wears more hats than anyone else I know in this town – figuratively, not literally. The person who literally wears the most hats in town is probably Perry Null. At least, he’s usually wearing a cowboy hat. Or Fitz Sargent – he’s always got a hat on. Actually, Fitz wears a lot of figurative hats, too. Anyway, back to the story at hand. This friend has never complained to me about being busy. And trust me, he’s busier than you are . . . and it’s not even close. (Also, if you’re reading this and you’re a friend of mine and you think I’m talking about you; I’m probably not. And I’m sorry about that.) So, I think his fortitude comes down to a couple of things: #1 – Be happy with what you have and the work that you’re able to accomplish well. #2 – Time management is key. I’ll tell you what; learning how to manage my time has been a process. In college, I played way more Frisbee Golf than any college student should have and, for a while, my grades and sleep schedule suffered. I guess what I’m trying to say is that it’s not a bad thing to be busy. But I don’t have any interest in hearing how busy you are. I get annoyed when people use, “being busy” as a crutch to lean on. As I said, we’re all busy. You know, my hope is that Gallup continues to take big leaps forward in terms of quality-of-life initiatives like the Dog Park (If you don’t like the dog park, I understand, but please see below.) and new Bike Park.* As I’ve said in the past, I love this community and I love our town – you have no need to question my commitment to this place. That said, I do think that we can get better and I do think that we can do more. I’m sure you know that lots of people put in a ton of work to get both of those projects completed and, for the most part, it wasn’t an easy task. Of course, I’m not just talking about those two projects – they are just readily available examples. Insert your own, if you like. Get ready, because I’m about to get to the crux of this whole ramble. I’m about to put forth a challenge and I’m about to ask you to leave your comfort zone. I realize you have no reason to keep reading. I realize that you have no reason to listen to a word I say. I realize that you’re busy. Trust me, I REALLY DO KNOW ALL OF THESE THINGS. But here’s the thing: There are folks in this town working day in and day out on projects they believe in. These are both City workers and community members. These are folks that were born here and folks that moved here. These are people that make $8 an hour and people that pull in six figures. These are people that want to be here and want to make it better, too. These people need more help. Our community needs more voices to be heard. Your voice is the one that I’m looking for. I’m asking you right now to join a board that you’re interested in. I’m asking you right now to get involved at your church. I’m asking you right now to pick up trash or volunteer for the Gallup Family Fitness Series. I am just asking you to get involved and I’m asking you – already knowing that you’re busy. We need a new skate park. Who wants that?! If you do, talk to your City Councilor to get the dialogue started. We need a cleaner community.* Who wants that?! If you do, talk to your City Councilor to get the dialogue started. We need to bring back community theater. Who wants that?! If you do, talk to your City Councilor to get the dialogue started! There are so many great ways to get involved and I want you to take a step to get involved today. This probably reads like a second-rate infomercial, so please forgive me. - NH *The Darth Vader/Luke Skywalker Effect I’m going to go big right here. I’m going to be harsh. I hate to do it (not really), but I’m going to. If you don’t like the Dog Park or Bike Park or any of the other things I’ve listed, please don’t tell me about it. Instead, use your anger for good. Become Luke Skywalker instead of Darth Vader. Please realize that your voice can be heard. I know that you probably have ideas on what you think we need in our community – please work on those instead of whining about these.
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Pizza ’n’ Cheesecake ’n’ Melon, Oh My!
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t’s Friday night. It’s been a long week. You’re tired, hungry, and want a drink to relax. You respect your body, so you only buy the best foods and beverages to fill it. You know you eat and drink all the right things: organic fruits and vegetables, non-GMO carbohydrates, free-range grass-fed animal protein, sulfite-free red wine, raw chocolate (oh yeah!). A look in your refrigerator confirms that everything you need for a gourmet meal is right there in front of you. Pull out a steak from a neighboring ranch where they raise free-range, grass-fed beef. A big chunk of fresh rye bread – homemade, of course. Your own giant, organically-grown potato with a nice, thick skin will be so tasty when it’s baked and filled with sour cream, chives, butter and garlic – all organic, naturally. The salad greens are from your garden, as well, and you’ve got a choice of dressings you can use. For dessert there’s a fruit salad you can put together with grapes, apples, mangoes, watermelon, blueberries and oranges while the potato is baking. Wow, my mouth is watering, isn’t yours? It’s the perfect meal, right? Uh…no. Taken separately, nothing’s wrong with any of those foods, but combined they’re a disaster waiting for a place to happen – like our intestines. Our digestive system was never meant to host a buffet or smorgasbord. The human body was designed to consume one type of food at a time. Our body runs on the nutrition we derive from the foods we eat just like a car runs on the fuel we insert in its tank. Our digestive system draws those nutrients from food by breaking it down with enzymes so it can be assimilated and used in our body. So far, so good, right? But here’s the kicker: The enzymes that digest hard animal proteins are different from the enzymes that digest carbohydrates. Enzymes would never make it in a kindergarten class – they don’t work and play well together. What they do is neutralize each other. Rude, right? But
unavoidable, because internally, our body is an alkaline environment. Consequently, it requires a different kind of enzyme for every food we eat. So, when the enzymes that would digest our steak encounter the enzymes that would digest that fantastic, loaded, baked potato, they both just stop. Neither breaks anything down, which means the food just kind of lies there in our system. Doing nothing. Except the digestive tract never stops. So since it cannot actually digest, it just kind of . . . churns. Causing bloat. That miserable, uncomfortable bloat that makes us run for the antacid either before or after our meal. Consider what happens when a pepperoni pizza, Italy’s gift to American indigestion, enters our digestive tract: The three different types of enzymes – those for the crust (hi-acid carbohydrate), those for the cheese (low-acidic protein), and those for the pepperoni (hi-acidic protein) – immediately clash, which makes them all stop. None of the enzymes that have rushed into our digestive tract are doing their job of breaking down the crust, cheese, and pepperoni. So what are they doing? They’re at war with each other, neutralizing each other, churning around to prevent each other from processing their respective food particles. In short, since they cannot break down the foods, they’re causing bloat and heartburn. Meanwhile, the undigested food is turning into a gloppy foundation for bacteria, which, yes, will eventually decompose but not actually digest it. That undigested food glop builds up in our digestive tract, lining our small intestine and colon, and making our liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen work harder every time we eat. Plus, the longer undigested foods stay in the body, the more chance of developing deep-rooted illnesses such as chronic constipation and its side-effect companion diarrhea, chronic indigestion, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis, polyps, cancer . . . you get the picture. “But I take Tums® whenever I get gassy, so what’s the problem?” Taking Tums® whenever you get gassy is the problem. Listen to this
Our digestive system was never meant to host a buffet or smorgasbord.
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By Bera Dordoni 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, 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 accomplish their health goals and now holds workshops, wellness retreats and natural health classes in the Ramah area. To request a consultation or learn more, visit www. bastis.org or call 505-783-9001.
conversation I witnessed when I went out to lunch with some friends. “Did you bring your Tagamet® with you?” DeeAnn asked. “Of course. I came to eat lunch, silly,” Janet responded. “What do you take to digest your food, Prilosec®?” “No, I use Pepcid AC®. It seems to work better for me now.” Laura kicked in her two cents: “Try Zantac®. My doctor put me on it last week.” I’m not kidding – three out of four of us at the table automatically took a digestive aid so they could eat a meal without discomfort. Is that how we want to live? It’s so much easier – and cheaper and safer – to keep the “big bloat” at bay with proper food combining than with antacids, whether they’re prescription or over the counter. All we have to do is remember a few basic realities. Fruit: Raw fruit, the most alkaline food available, is filled with live enzymes that naturally cleanse and detoxify the body besides providing energizing vitamins. Raw fruit digests rapidly, so always eat it on an empty stomach, or its enzymes will actually try to ferment any other food eaten first. That creates painful – and potentially harmful – acidy bloat. Melon: Eat melons alone or leave melons alone. They are really only compatible with themselves and other melons. Never include them in a fruit salad with other types of fruits! Vegetables: Vegetables go with most anything: proteins, carbohydrates, even fats. Eat them raw or cooked, for three or four minutes at the most, to retain their nutrients. Soggy vegetables have barely any nutritional or fiber value. The most healthful vegetables for combination meals are high-water-content veggies such as bamboo shoots, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, romaine, cabbage, carrot, celery, chard, cucumber, eggplant, endive, kale, kohlrabi, lettuces, okra, parsnip, peppers, rutabaga, sorrel, sprouts, some squashes, etc. Proteins: Proteins are not all alike, since there are vegetable proteins, hard animal proteins and soft animal proteins. Flesh is considered a hard animal protein, which takes much longer to digest than a soft animal protein such as an egg or an unpasteurized cheese. Although fish is a flesh protein, it is usually considered an easier food to digest than beef, chicken or pork, and may take less time to pass through the intestinal tract. Eat animal proteins alone or with vegetables only, especially high-watercontent ones. Just avoiding bread, potatoes, rice, and pasta with this protein will eliminate any discomfort and potentially harmful effects from the meal. Eating fermented food with friendly bacteria/probiotics will actually assist in the digestive process – think sauerkraut or kimchee or a homemade pickle. Drinks: This may be the toughest change to remember: washing down a meal – any meal – with any kind of cold liquid, even cold water, can inhibit those enzymes from doing their digestive work. The cold solidifies any oils or fats, which slows down the digestive process. When fats turn to sludge, they react with any available acid and are absorbed by the intestine more rapidly than the solid foods lining the intestine. In other words, cold liquids, even water, can turn otherwise rapidly digested foods into un- or partially digested food glop. Only drink hot or warm liquids after a meal. Reverse your menu and serve the soup last! Sip it slowly to avoid diluting those enzymes that are busy digesting the single-type or easy-combination foods just consumed. It’s Really That Easy! I love to eat. I love all sorts of foods made with all kinds of spices. But I love feeling better after a meal rather than worse, and I’m not interested in having to down non-nutritional, non-food chemical products like Tagamet® or Prilosec® or Pepcid AC® or Zantac® just so I can enjoy my meal. When you think about it, food combining is simple, natural and easy. • Eat fruit before, not after, other foods. • Eat veggies with animal proteins or carbs, but don’t eat animal proteins with carbs. • Drink cold stuff between meals, hot stuff immediately after – sipped slowly. Bon Appétit!
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A big choice for a small niche
2013 Toyota Sequoia Limited 4x4
Riding on the same chassis as the much loved Tundra, the Sequoia is certainly blessed with some good bones.
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here’s no hiding the fact that this large, expensive SUV is not for everyone. In fact, I’ll argue that it’s a pretty small segment of the American car-buying public that actually needs the size and capabilities of the Sequoia. Rated at 13/17/14 mpg combined with an as-tested price of $58K, the sheer cost of ownership is enough to put this out of the reach of most plebeians. At least Toyota recognized this and named it appropriately. So we have to analyze the Sequoia from that point of view, otherwise it just can’t be justified. So let’s get to the nitty-gritty. If you need to haul people and their luggage, you’re better off with a minivan. If you need to haul people and bulky cargo or gear, you’re better off with a 4-door truck. If you can’t bear to drive either of those, you can probably get away with a 3-row CUV. However, if you need to tow and haul people and their luggage and sometimes your in-laws too . . . especially in rugged, rural and harsh environments, the traditional body-on-frame SUVs are the ticket. Fortunately, when it comes to these behemoths, the Sequoia is one of the best. Riding on the same chassis as the much loved Tundra, the Sequoia is certainly blessed with some good bones. Just like its cousin, the first and second rows are enormous and the width makes for plenty of shoulder room, even three abreast in the second row. As is the trend with full-size trucks, the center armrest
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can swallow the contents of an entire cooler, or as Toyota designed it, your filing cabinet, as it’s designed to use hanging file folders. This Limited tester’s leather, moon roof, JBL Synthesis infotainment/navigation system, heated seats and pretty much all other manner of loadedness simply adds to the experience, although at this price point, I did find it odd there was no rear DVD entertainment system. The third row benefits from the second row’s enormous legroom by sliding forward when needed. While this makes ingress and egress into the third row less painful, it really benefits the third-row passengers in the long run. With three seat belts in the third row, the Sequoia is technically an eight-passenger vehicle. Seven passengers (two in the third row), however, is the winning combination and yields the “way back” not as a punishment, but business class, as the rear seats can recline, have their own AC vents, cup holders and sunshades. Behind the third row the Sequoia is not particularly big, but power-folding seats improve versatility. Large enough to hold one full size suitcase on its side and maybe a lightly packed second standing up, you’re going to be hard pressed to take a large family to the airport. Given the chassis and drivetrain sharing with the Tundra, both the Sequoia’s ride and power are decidedly truck-like. Using Toyota’s i-Force 5.7-liter V8 and 6-speed automatic the Sequoia moves much easier than something weighing 6,000 lbs should (mind you, that’s 3 tons!). The 5.7 is a modern V8 using DOHCs, variable valve timing on both the intake and exhaust and 4 valves
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per cylinder to make a stout 381 hp @ 5600 rpm, and an even more impressive 401 lb-ft @ 3600 rpm. Towing is rated at 7,200 lbs and I see the 5.7 having very few complaints when saddled with the weight. As mentioned, you’re going to pay at the pump for this power. I averaged just 11 mpg in my time with the Sequoia, though that number would likely improve as the engine breaks in a bit. I’d love to see the Sequoia get a clean diesel under the hood as it would provide wonderful low-end shove and take a little of the guilt off at the pump. The Sequoia represents an interesting part of the segment. Compared with its competition, such as the Yukon, the numbers are quite similar. When looking at price, things get a little blurred. Keep in mind that this Limited tester is not the highest end Sequoia, the Platinum steps the luxury up further. Toyota’s luxury division however is Lexus, and Lexus builds a high-end version of this very SUV, the LX570, that starts at $81,000! Toyota also builds the Land Cruiser, which is actually a touch smaller than the Sequoia but more expensive and offers the cache of the nameplate. So compared with the LX570 the Sequoia represents quite the bargain, saving a Pruis C’s worth of cash on the side. But one has to recognize that at $58K as tested, the Sequoia is by no means the “entry level” vehicle to entice new buyers into the market. The fact is, these large SUVs are just plain expensive. When you factor in the Toyota’s reputation for durability and reliability and the Sequoia’s shared underpinnings, if you’re in the market for a large SUV you’re fully aware of the prices. With that being said, the Toyota is a very competitive vehicle for that particular buyer and more than capable in all but the most unique of circumstances. ** Please jump over to my YouTube channel, Gallup Journey Test Drives, to see more images and video of the Sequoia. ** ***A big thanks to Jim at Amigo Toyota for the test drive, even at the last minute! Stop by and see them.*** SPECIFICATIONS VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 8-passenger, 5-door SUV PRICE AS TESTED: $58,000 (base price: $56,285) ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, port fuel injection Displacement: 346 cu in, 5663cc Power (SAE net): 381 bhp @ 5600 rpm Torque (SAE net): 401 lb-ft @ 3600 rpm TRANSMISSION: 6-speed automatic with manumatic shifting DIMENSIONS: Wheelbase: 122.0 in Length: 205.1 in Width: 79.9 in Height: 74.6 in Curb weight: 6100 lb EPA Fuel Economy: 13/17/14 combined.
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By Jeannette Gartner
How to be a sex symbol
The only heavy breathing I’ve heard has been if someone’s dog knocked the phone off the hook . . .
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ops, that should’ve been a question mark at the end of the title. This isn’t a “How To” article, because, frankly, I wouldn’t know. I would’ve burned a subscription to Ms. Magazine to have been a sex symbol even once in my life. There have been times in my life when I wished someone would come up to me and say, “Jeannette, I can’t believe it! You’re still the gorgeous sex symbol you’ve always been! Men must not be able to take their eyes off you any time you’re around.” But it’s too late now. If someone said that at my age, I’d know he/she had either gone blind, was senile, or really wanted to mess with me, because at a certain age, the whole body is either artificial (knees) or saggin’ (butt and other stuff) or draggin’ (almost everything). One time, though, I did get an obscene phone call, but it turned out to be the wrong number. If given the choice, I might even have accepted a collect obscene phone call. The only heavy breathing I’ve heard has been if I called someone and they had to run to answer the phone, or if someone’s dog knocked the phone off the hook and panted in it. Part of the problem, I think, is that I am vertically challenged, and the older I get, the more challenged I get, and not only vertically either. Most of the sex symbols you
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see are very tall with very long legs. I happen to be very short with very short legs. And blonde. No, I’m not blonde, most of them are blonde and I’m not only not blonde, but I’d make a ghastly looking blonde. I guess at this point I don’t need to mention that they are also young? I actually used to be young, I think, but it’s getting harder and harder to remember . . . I’m pretty sure you also have to have a voluptuous figure to be a sex symbol. Women have been known to sometimes wear very revealing clothing and I thought about doing that once, but there was nothing to, well, reveal. It’s a stretch, but perhaps the only time my figure could ever have been called voluptuous might possibly have been when I was pregnant . . . temporarily, for a little while, briefly, maybe for a few months, before I got, uh, just . . . big. I sort of have in my mind that one time, way, way back, someone did tell me I looked sexy, not a sex symbol, mind, but sexy. However, it could’ve been my husband, Ol’ Silver Tongue. One time. Maybe. Or they might have said I looked thirsty. Or possibly hungry. But it sounded like sexy if you have an active imagination and a lot of wishful thinking. I also remember Ol’ Silver Tongue telling me once when I was all dressed up for a formal party – yeah, we actually used to do that several times a year – “Wow, you look really – okay.” Yes, indeed, he has a silver tongue.
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In fact, when he sort of asked me to marry him, did he get down on one knee? Did he present me with flowers and an engagement ring? Did he put a sign on a billboard or marquee asking me to marry him? Did he beg me to marry him or his life would be meaningless and empty? Did he take me to an expensive restaurant and ply me with a gourmet dinner and wine? Uh, no. What he did was to take me home after a date and just before I got out of the car, he said, “I’d like to marry you.” And I, being a naturally creative person, answered, “Okay.” Whew! The romance was just oozing out of us, wasn’t it? He’s always had a way with words. After our wedding ceremony he gave the marriage six months. I have more reasons why I’m not a sex symbol than my lack of height, however. I blame it on being an off-thewall introvert. It’s hard to be a sex symbol when you, not only can’t flirt, but can’t even say hello. I am a total failure in the social graces department. I’d rather take a beating than be thrust into a crowd where I don’t know many people. The one cowering under the fake ficus tree, trying to be invisible, preventing anyone from trying to have a conversation? That would be me. Being a sex symbol is not a problem so much as a reality now, being A PERSON OF ADVANCED AGE. After a careful analysis, maybe involving a little justifying on my part, I’m not sure anyone, either men or women, would really be sex symbols so much as being eye candy. And sadly, I’ve always been more, well . . . eye broccoli.
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Making Sauerkraut in a bunch of easy steps. Here’s the deal, SAUERKRAUT is very good for you. Here’s why: #1 - We are approaching flu season and sauerkraut boosts your immune system. JUST EAT A FEW SCOOPS EACH DAY. (I throw some on my plate at dinner.) #2 - Full of probiotics (beneficial bacteria) and has been cited as one of the most beneficial healing agents in recorded history. #3 - I don’t want to sound cliché, but it’s actually really fun and easy to make. I took the following from a great article printed in the Journey in August 2012 by Dr. Bera Dordoni (see page 12 for more info on Bera!). Here are the general directions for homemade sauerkraut. 1 medium cabbage 1 quart purified water (enough to cover cut cabbage) 1-2 tbsp. sea salt 1 quart jar with lid (not plastic) Grind cabbage in food processor or cut into very small strips. Add sea salt to purified water to create brine. Cover cabbage with brine. Place a top on the jar and leave it out on your kitchen counter to ferment. If the weather is warm, it will probably take only three days to fully ferment. In colder weather it might take a week or more. Since I get bored with the flavor of cabbage alone, I often add caraway seeds, dill seeds and dill weed, fennel seeds (what I did, here) or juniper berries (a great kidney cleanser) to my sauerkraut. I should mention, you can taste/test the kraut as it’s fermenting . . . just snag a forkful and give it a taste. When you deem it to your liking, throw it in a clean container (or leave it in the original) in the fridge – this will stop the fermentation process.
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By Merideth Jeffries
He’s perceived as forgiving and nonjudgmental, and that kind of attitude is the trick in getting kids to want to read.
[Merideth Jeffries grew up in the Southwest and at least once a year spends time with family and friends in Gallup. She holds an M.F.A in Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University and lives with her husband in Spokane, Washington.]
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n a photograph taken at Sacred Heat Catholic School, Hank, an Australian Cattle Dog, sits quietly at a girl’s side and listens as she reads to him. He has a patient, half smile on his face, and the two appear to be content. In another photo, he attentively places his nose on a page, pointing out a picture for his reader to look at. The scene begs the question, why does Sacred Heart Catholic School have a dog to help students learn how to read? More importantly, why does it work? Hank is a registered therapy dog and he and his trainer, Diane Courtois, are volunteers for a literacy program called READ, or Reading Education Assistance Dogs. The program was started by an organization called Intermountain Therapy Animals in 1999 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the organization’s mission is to “[enhance] quality of life through the human animal bond.” They have specialty therapy programs in occupational, physical, speech, psychotherapies and education programs like READ. Intermountain Therapy Animals has teams worldwide, and the READ program has sprawled across the globe from the U.K. and mainland Europe, South Africa, and right here in Gallup, NM, at Sacred Heart Catholic School. So why use therapy animals to aid in literacy? The use of therapy animals is not a new idea – even Freud had his dog sit in on sessions so his patients felt more comfortable. Most animal lovers will insist that their pets have personalities and are emotionally in tune with their owners and others around them. While that assertion may be opinion rather than fact, a pet’s presence for many may ease the tension from a long day, make us laugh, or comfort us. Because Hank is a dog, he’s not critical of anyone. He’s perceived
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as forgiving and non-judgmental, and that kind of attitude is the trick in getting kids to want to read. According to Intermountain Therapy Animals, child participants benefit from the use of therapy animals because training and practice soon become play instead of work. The amount of stress and pressure kids are under to perform well in school, sports, etc. is far more than it was twenty years ago. Courtois explains that kids who are behind in their reading skills can find reading out loud for their teachers and peers intimidating. They worry about getting a word wrong or pronouncing something incorrectly in front of others, which can affect their ability to learn to read and in turn can hinder their ability to keep up in other subjects later on. When they read to Hank, they don’t have to worry they’ll be laughed at or seen as “not good enough,” or “not smart enough.” Courtois is pivotal in their learning as well. She guides kids to different books when the one they’ve chosen is too advanced, and she helps them learn new words when they are challenged. She explains, “If a student has trouble with five or more words, it’s too hard, so I say, ‘I think Hank wants to hear another story,’ or if they stumble on a harder word, I say, ‘Hank doesn’t know what that means? Do you know?’ ” “Once,” she said, “one little boy was mumbling through his book and Hank poked him in the leg. The little boy laughed, and I said, ‘I don’t think Hank understands what you’re saying. Can you read a little louder?’” The boy made sure he spoke up louder so Hank and Courtois could hear him and help him improve his reading. In giving kids the “job” of reading to Hank, they naturally take responsibility and leadership for their learning in a fun way. Therapy teams also get great results – Sacred Heart Catholic School is bound to see benefits from this creative approach to improving literacy. Intermountain Therapy Animals’ website has comment after comment from participants praising their student’s improved literacy. Many of the comments feature New Mexico’s training program in Rio Rancho, which is the same that Courtois and Hank trained with. The success of the program has also been covered in the British newspaper, The Guardian and was recently featured on the Boston Globe’s news blog just this month (www. watertownlib.org). Courtois says her favorite part of her work with the kids is to see them transform from nervous and intimidated readers to confident readers. “When they first come in,” she explains, “sometimes they are so nervous. They talk really fast – sometimes they’re even quivering. When they read with Hank, he calms them down.” And of course, the kids love Hank. Courtois remembered that one girl told her teacher, “I want to be retained.” When teachers asked her why, she said, “Because I want to read with Hank.” An important ingredient to the team is what
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Left: Artist’s impression of the Chicxulub impact site, believed by many to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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ast month I wrote about large igneous provinces (LIPs), and mentioned that they may be linked to mass extinctions. Let’s look at that. Mass extinctions have been an enigma since they were first noticed in the fossil record. Two main theories of mass extinctions have been proposed: large asteroid impacts and LIPs. Luis Alvarez was a physicist, who had worked at Los Alamos during the period when the atomic bombs were built. In 1980 when a team led by Luis and his geologist son, Walter, proposed that an asteroid impact caused the demise of the dinosaurs it was met with skepticism. It was only in the middle of the last century that geologist Eugene Shoemaker had convinced other geologists that the meteor crater in Arizona was just that, and that large meteors did strike Earth. The evidence presented by the Alvarez team included high amounts of iridium in a layer of clay at the boundary between the Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks. Since that time similar layers have been found in rocks of the same age at more than 100 sites around the world, including some in New Mexico and southeastern Colorado. [On geological maps, rocks of the Cretaceous are labeled “K” to avoid confusion
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with Cambrian formations, so the extinction event is known as the K-T boundary.] Iridium is quite rare in Earth’s crust, but common in meteors and comets, so the scientists proposed that it had come from an extraterrestrial object. In 1990 the Chicxulub Crater on the coast of Yucatán was identified as the impact site. After the Alvarez’s proposal was accepted, many more geologists began looking for meteor craters with appropriate dates for mass extinctions. First, I need to mention that there are more LIPs around the world than there are extinction events. So is it only coincidence that some massive flows of lava happened at about the same time as big die offs? Well, we don’t have much else to blame because not much else was going on at the time of most of the extinctions. Of course, the K-T event is the exception because of the asteroid. So how could LIPs cause global death? In addition to the huge eruptions of basalt there would have been vast emissions of gases, mostly carbon dioxide, but also including such noxious stuff as fluorine, chlorine, and hydrogen sulfide. Rain falling through such a mix in the atmosphere would have been highly acidic and capable of damaging plants. In addition, the lava flowing to create the Siberian Traps may have ignited a lot of coal.
Many geologists now believe that the LIP in India affected the global ecosystem, and the asteroid impact was only the final nail in the dinosaurs’ coffin. The Permian event occurred around 250 million years ago, but not all at the same time. There may have been as many as three deadly phases. In short, the earth became a lethal world for a couple of million years. More than 90 percent of ocean life became extinct. For example, trilobites, one of the first animals to evolve in the sea, were seen no more after the Permian. Temperature increased quickly by about 110 F, possibly due to the rise in CO2 from the volcanic eruptions. Atmospheric oxygen became scanty. Ultraviolet radiation in sunlight increased; the chlorine and fluorine belched with the lava may have damaged the ozone layer in the atmosphere, which would normally have deflected it. Seventy percent of terrestrial vertebrate animals died off. Even insects were hard hit during this extinction. As one geologist has written, “. . . Nothing larger than a housecat walked across the Permian-Triassic boundary . . .” To my mind one of the most telling facts about the Permian/Triassic extinction is the coal gap. Coal is formed when plants growing in lakes and lagoons die and fall to the bottom without being decomposed. For about 15 million years after the plant die-off, the only coal formed was in thin beds and very low grade. Although most geologists now believe that the Siberian eruptions account for the devastation of the mass extinction, others are still looking for an extraterrestrial cause. One group believes they’ve found a large impact crater on the continental shelf of Australia, though this is considered mere speculation by most geologists. But in July a paper was published describing the dating of a crater in Brazil to 254 million years ago, close to the time of the Permian extinction. It isn’t near the size of Chicxulub, only about 25 miles in diameter as opposed to the 100 miles of Chicxulub, but part of the rock excavated by the impact is oil shale. The shale would have released a lot of methane into the atmosphere thus helping to account for the global warming at the end-Permian. During the early Triassic Period the earth was still a hostile place. Oxygen remained in short supply. The recovery of life’s diversity required 5-10 million years. And then the planet was hit again with flood basalt, beginning in Morocco about 201 million years ago. The supercontinent of Pangaea was breaking up when the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province [CAMP] began erupting. The extent of this extinction event was not as large as at the end of the Permian, but about half of species alive beforehand disappeared rather suddenly at the time of the first eruptions of CAMP. Recent more precise dating of the eruptions ties CAMP almost directly to the die-offs. About 75% of life died in the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction 65 million years ago. The Chicxulub asteroid strike ignited a global firestorm, and threw tons of dust and sulfates into the atmosphere, creating cooling that lasted for years. In addition, because the impact occurred on a coast, there were unprecedented tsunamis. Among the most affected, other than the non-avian dinosaurs, were photosynthetic plants, suggesting that the dust and ash that filled the skies for years after the asteroid struck blocked sunlight. The Deccan Traps were erupting at the same time. Some geologists wondered if the asteroid impact could have triggered the eruptions, but more precise dating has shown that lava was flowing as much as five million years before the K-T boundary. Many geologists now believe that the LIP in India affected the global ecosystem, and the asteroid impact was only the final nail in the dinosaurs’ coffin. Another LIP I mentioned last month, the Columbia River Basalts, began erupting around 17 million years ago during the Miocene Epoch. Some species became extinct about 14 million years ago. The extent of this event was so minor is it usually called a “disruption” rather than an extinction. The flood basalts in Washington/Oregon are not strongly implicated in this case. A few years ago I might have favored the asteroid theory of extinction. After more study I believe that Mother Earth is not always benign, and it doesn’t take an ET object to bring about devastation.
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Herding Jackrabbits
Dude Wrangling in the Southwest
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he close of the Civil War (“end” seems like a poor choice of words, all things considered) was one of those pivotal moments in American history. Cattle raising had moved from the pasture to the plains, Native Americans were being forced onto reservations so farmers could plow up all that virgin land, the buffalo were being exterminated, and railroads were stitching North America into a single political entity. One of the many new institutions to come out of all this change was the invention of the dude ranch. First they had to invent the cowboy, but the range cattle industry took care of that. It is ironic that the father of the dude ranch, Howard Eaton, started out as a dude himself – he was, as they say, “the scion of a wealthy merchant in Pittsburgh.” Dry goods proved boring. He ventured west full of the spirit of adventure that gripped the nation, going to work for the Northern Pacific Railway as a buffalo hunter. Buffalo Bill couldn’t kill enough to supply all those hungry track layers. As that occupation phased out he used some of his poppa’s fortune to buy a ranch in North Dakota known as the Custer Trail Ranch and he was soon joined in the venture by a couple of his brothers. Probably because of their Eastern connections, the brothers had an overflowing ranch house summer and fall and their bookkeeper pointed out that if they didn’t start charging the freeloaders board and room – Teddy Roosevelt included – they would go bankrupt. The ranch experience was so much fun that the long-term guests were quite willing to pay for the privilege of sleeping with the livestock. The Rough Rider bought his own ranch nearby and the two men continued a life-long friendship. Before long the Eaton brothers realized that boarding “dudes” was better money than raising cattle, though Custer Trail continued as a working ranch. In order to provide more thrills and better riding trails, the brothers also concluded that the Rocky Mountains provided even more interesting scenery and diversity and they relocated to Wolf Creek, Wyoming, not far from Yellowstone. Howard spent so much time in the Yellowstone country he had a trail named after him, and his friendship with Teddy Roosevelt helped create the first national park. Eaton is considered one of the first conservationists or preservationists in America. He had to keep the scenery pristine so he could keep on selling it. Howard Eaton had become the father of dude ranching. The word “dude” had pretty much the same meaning back then as it does now – “dandy.” It probably only applied to a small percentage of guests. It is true, however, that
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an outsider is instantly obvious when wearing Levi’s – the cuffs are about three inches too high. Westerners like to walk on the hem of their pant legs. Further south of the first two completed continental rail lines, the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad was creeping westward, hitting Gallup, New Mexico in 1882. The occasional tourist had already “discovered” the area, especially the pueblo of Zuni. Before the railroad came through, Fort Wingate was a sort of staging area for visitors. It isn’t clear why the Fort allowed casual guests, but Tillie and James Stevenson, Frank Cushing, John Gregory Bourke, and Washington Matthews all found a welcome there, sometimes staying for days at a time. Not everyone who stopped there had military or government connections. The new rail line was soon renamed, and the Santa Fe Railway was economically motivated to encourage passenger traffic so they teamed up with an eccentric Englishman to provide first class food and lodging along the line. Fred Harvey was a master of promotion – or hired folks who were – and tours were soon part of the offerings. Spur lines were built to get visitors to Santa Fe and the Grand Canyon. The Fred Harvey Company became justly famous for their food, their hotels and their uniformed waitresses. Will Rogers, the cowboy humorist, once said that Harvey kept the West supplied with dinners and brides. When Indians started hanging out in depots along the line, selling pottery and other handcrafts, the company decided to add Native Americans to their fare. The company eventually came up with their Indian Detours which started in 1925 when they bought out a less competitive company – Kachina Tours – started by the New Mexico writer Erna Fergusson in 1921. The Fred Harvey Company already had competition by then. In the early years of the last century every hotel owner along the tracks offered some sort of Indian Country junket, and towns like Adamana, Arizona – now just a name along the highway – did a thriving tourist business. From Adamana the Hopi Mesas dangled the exotic Snake Dance as an attraction. Over the years the Hubbells of Ganado took hundreds of Americans to see Hopis dance with snakes. The Santa Fe railroad got them there and Adamana was also close to the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert, which soon had a lodge providing accommodations. Even before the railroad hotels sprang up, Indian traders added spare bedrooms for intrepid travelers. It has always been implied that John Lorenzo Hubbell was a generous host, but most posts charged guests. A trader named Cozy McSparron had a lodge at Canyon de Chelly. The Wetherills, located near Monument Valley, took visitors like Zane
Eaton’s pack trips were the real thing, attracting “dudes” who like the idea of roughing it in the open.
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Grey on the trip of a lifetime to see the magnificent Rainbow Bridge. John and his wife were popular hosts. Richard Wetherill set up shop at Chaco Canyon, established a trading post, and hosted many notables during the long excavation of the Chaco ruins. Not far away was a forgotten stop – Crane’s Spring. Billy Crane had been a scout with Kit Carson and settled down on the southern edge of Navajo country. His place was soon renamed Coolidge (not for the U. S. president) and it provided a depot for the lumber camps to the south in the Zuni Mountains. Before the railroad came through, Crane’s was one of the few places in the area a traveler could get a bed and a hot meal. Later, B. I. Staples, another rich easterner, built the famous El Navajo in the same area. Permanent guests like Gouverneur Morris (Hollywood writer) and Anna Ickes (wife of the Interior Secretary) had their own “hogans” nearby. There is a gap in the story here. It is not clear how Howard Eaton, the dude ranch king, found opportunity in the Gallup area nor when he started running pack tours here, but by the turn of the century he was one of the most important outfitters in the Southwest. He offered a different kind of travel experience. While Fred Harvey and others offered car and bus tours with neatly dressed and well rehearsed guides, Eaton’s pack trips were the real thing, attracting “dudes” who liked the idea of roughing it in the open. In a 1917 brochure, printed and distributed by the Rio Grande Railroad, there are nearly twenty trips described, from a one-day outing to Eaton’s thirty-day pack trip. Only the most intrepid sort of camper would have signed up for thirty days on horseback under fairly primitive conditions. Howard Eaton must have had some place to keep a herd of horses and all that gear when he wasn’t actively on the trail, but the path is cold. The Eaton trip for 1917 offers a wandering route from Adamana, on the Santa Fe line, up through the Hopi villages, across the Navajo reservation to Ganado, then on to Gallup, El Morro, and Zuni. It offered to take reservations from thirty to fifty adventurers. The American mystery writer Mary Roberts Rinehart was a close friend of Howard Eaton and had written a book about him called Through Glacier Park in 1915. Rinehart was a prolific writer, sometimes called the American Agatha Christie, and she often wrote travel pieces for major magazines. In a nicely illustrated article for Cosmopolitan she spends a lot of attention on the pueblo of Zuni. What she describes of the trip sounds like an African safari. Trucks range ahead of the party and have a fully equipped camp set up before the riders arrive. In a photo, the individual tents are small, but there is a big communal pavilion for meals. She doesn’t bother to describe the accommodations but they seem to include cots and other amenities, all set up by the company hands. In Zuni, one of the ladies becomes obsessed with buying a doll. Clearly she wants a katsina figure and nothing will keep her from procuring one. The lady finds one to her liking in a Zuni house. The party spends a couple of days in the village and negotiations go back and forth. It is hard to tell if Ms. Rinehart has taken sides, but she seems to find the whole thing rather humorous. The girl who owns the object agrees at first to sell it. Then, that evening, the family shows up to demand it back. The katsina transfers back and forth several times before the group leaves Zuni, headed for St. Johns. The doll goes with them. It isn’t
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ast month we celebrated the 4th Annual Mother Road Bicycle Classic. We had a great turn out of almost thirty riders. We raised more money and we had a party afterwards at the Rosebroughs’. Bob and Brenda were great hosts for the tired riders. We also had two 10-year-olds ride the ten-mile route. The Board and staff of CARE 66 did a great job organizing this project. Next year is going to be bigger and better during the Gallup Indian Ceremonial weekend. We have the makings of a new route to Window Rock. We will be working with Scott Nydam, who used to be a professional bike racer for BMC and who now lives in Gallup. You may have noticed that site work has begun for Hooghan Ho’zho’. Watch for pictures on our Facebook site. The Boo Run for Your Life, Halloween Run/Walk/ Costume Competition will be on October 26. Please watch our website, blog and Facebook page for more information. The 2nd Annual Turkey Trot will be on Thanksgiving morning. Until next month stay well and do good!
We have been known to update our blog once in a while, it is found at care66.blogspot.com. I can be reached at Sanjay@care66.org. clear what tourist attractions they find in that small Mormon farming community. When they reach the railroad at last in Holbrook, the sheriff is waiting for them. He approaches the party and gravely outlines the problem. The entire village of Zuni is up in arms because the doll in question has some special cultural significance and shouldn’t have been sold. The lady doesn’t admit to having the doll. The sheriff sees the tour guide (presumably Mr. Eaton himself) nearby and asks if they are in his party. Yes, they are. The sheriff admires the guide, who has a good reputation, and delays any further action, allowing the lady to hasten to the local post office where she sends the katsina to herself via U. S. mail. This incident takes up a good part of the article, so obviously Ms. Rinehart saw significance in it, but it isn’t clear whose side she is on. On the one hand the locals need the economic aid that comes from selling their arts and crafts while on the other they resent the very fact. This is an issue that is still very much alive in the Pueblos today. Even more of a problem has been the unwanted and unapproved photography of religious events. Leo Crane, Indian agent for the Hopis and author of two very informative and entertaining books, tells of having to race to stop a “spirit catcher” who successfully filmed a snake dance and almost successfully got away with it. Tour guides counted on the good will of their customers for future business, so they weren’t highly motivated to police their charges. The Holbrook sheriff’s esteem for Eaton says a lot about the man however. CONTINUED NEXT MONTH
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1. Gamerco Land Deal: The recent trading hands
of over 26,000 acres of land that surrounds Gallup could have a big impact of Gallup’s long-term economic growth and tourism. Will the new land owners develop housing, invest in power generation, build a golf course, or raise the world’s largest pole . . . so that everyone that passes through town will know where the real Gallup Poll is? Hard to say. But early reports suggest progressive thinking is at the helm.
2. B.I.D. Going Big:
The Business Improvement District has been flexing its muscles by creating a positive environment for the downtown. Not the least of its big guns was the implementation of private security officers that are patrolling the district. The B.I.D. was also awarded duties to manage the El Morro Theater, which the City is currently working on to expand with the construction of a side building. The B.I.D. has also relentlessly been supporting events in the downtown arena. The B.I.D. is buff.
3. New Mexico Arts & Cultural District:
An application was recently filed in the hopes of Gallup earning one
of a few slots that the State has left for the creation of a New Mexico Arts & Cultural District. Does this really mean anything? Yes and No. Does it mean free money? No. Does it mean the City or County could now legally invest its funds into entrepreneurs’ efforts within the district? Yes. Does it mean historical buildings could get tax breaks and incentives? Maybe.
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4. NCI:
With the recent lack of funding for the Na’Nizhoozhi Center, Inc., it appears that the largest area agent of detox services could be in trouble. Short-term struggle, however, could mean longterm improvement. It makes good sense for the Navajo Nation to throw in its hat and evolve the levels of care that can be given with its cultural sensitivities and its grant-rich capabilities. NCI could be much more of a life transformer than just secure lodging. But will the Navajo Nation extend its international hand to Gallup to help with the 2500 visitors that NCI sees each month?
5. ArtsCrawl:
Just like a full moon, it happens every month. Yet, every month the moon doesn’t get bigger; ArtsCrawl does. Streets are closed, stores are open, music is flowing, and community is communing. Is there anyone that doesn’t like piñata bashing and belly dancers in the streets? Next one? Saturday, Oct. 12.
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on the High Desert Trails. Go hike pyramid rock. Go ride your bike in the Zuni Mts. These trails aren’t exactly next door to Gallup stores. Now riders have a reason to come into town and at least have the possibility of being persuaded to part with a portion of their pocketbook. With the bike park open, will Gallup finally apply to the International Mountain Biking Association and attain the esteemed “RIDE CENTER” designation? Let’s hope so, but in the meantime the Junker Bridge Bed & Breakfast Club has officially closed its cat-cooking kitchen to overnight guests. Will kids riding bikes lower our region’s absurd diabetes rates?
7. Music: These are just rumors.
They say . . . Winginit is doing shows at the El Rancho, and that random dudes are playin’ accordions in storefronts, and that Makeshift Gallery sells guitars made from cigar boxes? What’s next? 30 days of consecutive opera-singing action available for public consumption during next year’s Land of Enchantment Opera? Yeah right, I suppose there is going to be a pimp music store in the Cultural Center as well? Then what? Music being sold out of a vending machine in front of David’s restaurant? Get real.
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9. Rehoboth & SWIF:
Rehoboth is 110 years old, has 500+ students, and charges tuition based on family incomes rather than fixed rates. A workhorse fundraising department raises the extra two million dollars that tuition does not cover from donors all over the country. It continues to add programs like its agriculture classes, while still maintaining a graduation rate above the national average. Meanwhile, the Southwest Indian Foundation has been rolling since 1968 and currently prints over a million catalogs each year that offer Native American items, many of them locally made. Profits from sales are then used to assist regional Native people’s needs in the hopes of reducing the 25% poverty rate of our counties’ families. SWIF also provides scholarships to help send kids to schools like Rehoboth. Can these two entities offset the poverty onslaught of our surrounding community?
10. Train Quiet Zone:
I know nothing about this . . . but word on the rail is that it could be big.
8. Websites:
The city of Gallup website is actually legit. At www. gallupnm.gov you can pay your utility bill online, get lots of cool info, or file complaints with ease. It’s attractive,
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After a few moments, I turned my computer off and went outside.
Adventures
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By Patricia Darak
The Art of Life
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hat are you typing, Mommy?” My daughter peeked over my shoulder as I was sitting at my computer. I lifted my hands from the keyboard and slowly turned around. “I’m just writing a story, Sweetie. Why don’t you sit on my lap and help me?” She looked into my eyes, then shook her head. “No thanks, Mommy. I don’t have a story to write.” Smiling, I reached over and hugged her. I assured her that there were stories everywhere: in the air, in our imaginations, on the walls. Everywhere. I asked her if there was something interesting that had happened to, or around, her today. She thought for a moment while scrunching up her face in concentration. “What about when you took our pictures, Mommy? Was that interesting?” I agreed that it was, and she jumped up and down a few times. “I think I have a story, Mommy! I’m gonna go write it right now!” She skipped out of the room and started singing at the top of her lungs an improvised song about everything that had happened to her so far today. About twenty minutes later, still singing her ode, she handed me two sheets of notebook paper filled with bluecrayoned words. when i was little when i went to the grocery store i was little and freezing and wearing a dress my mom was funny and i am last born and i am good and shy and smart and funny and scary and very nice and i was happy and loved to sew a dress and my mom is helpful for the laundry and mom is happy and when my mom made dinner she has carrots and she cried and she cried hard and she was sad when i was little i was scared and shy and very very happy and shiny and loved and my stuffed animals are new and i love them and they love me the end I was intrigued by her narrative, and I asked her about the line describing her as freezing. She told me that she was referring to when we went to the freezer section of the grocery store. She said that she felt like a popsicle for a little while. I also asked her about her description of my crying. She reminded me that sometimes I cried easily when I told her how much I loved her and how much she meant to me and how grateful I was that she was born. I nodded my head in agreement and teared up
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on cue. She kissed me on the forehead and said that she was going outside to play. I looked down at the papers in my hand for a little while. I set the story down on my desk and sat back in my chair. After a few moments, I turned my computer off and went outside. I followed my daughter over to the sandbox and asked if I could play. She skeptically gazed up at me, then asked me if I would stay for a long time. I agreed. She proceeded to fill me in on the back story for her dolls, and orchestrated my part in the action. We played until sunset, when her sister and brother came outside, too. We expanded our play storylines to include their characters, and we all became caught up. But, pretty soon the kids wanted to look at the pictures that we took of them and their friends. They all agreed that they were awesome. I was honored by their praise. Glancing at the crock-pot on the kitchen counter, I announced that it was dinnertime, and that they needed to please go and wash their hands. A stampede for the bathroom broke out, followed by laughter and, curiously, a whistling contest. I set the food on the dinner table just in time for their return migration, and we sat down to eat. Looking around the table at my healthy and happy children, I was overwhelmed by gratitude. I couldn’t help it; my eyes began to fill with tears of joy. My youngest daughter, looking at me for the first time since she sat down, shook her head. “Oh, no. There she goes again.” And, as if rehearsed, all three kids grinned and shouted, “We love you, too, Mommy!”
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“Memories of Gallup” will share interviews by Bob Rosebrough with some of the extraordinary people who have made Gallup such a historically rich and culturally beautiful place to live.
By Bob Rosebrough
Memories of Gallup
They made me see that you ca An interview with Martha Zollinger and Beverly Hurlbut, Part 2 of 2
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Martha says, “They didn’t want any publicity or newspaper people out lthough Beverly and Martha grew up in remarkably different there, but Rolane and I wanted to go out and see it and we took Gloria (Howes) worlds, Beverly seems to look for similarities and connections in with us and everyone said, ‘You’re not going to be able to get in.’ I said, ‘Well their life experiences. After Martha talks about her experiences in let’s just wait.’ And there was a huge, huge Indian guarding the entrance and Panama after the death of her daughter, Beverly is visibly moved. the gate and they wouldn’t let anyone in, but as we got fairly close, I just leaned “We are both missionaries at heart.” After a pause, Beverly on the horn and, don’t you know, that guard, he saluted me and opened the says to Martha, “We’re missionaries at heart. Basically, we are both on a gate and when we drove in Rolane and Gloria said, ‘How did you do that?’ I mission. Your mission is to make people’s life better, happier. And my mission said, ‘I don’t know. He was probably afraid of my driving.”’ Beverly laughs. is to teach people to read. As a child that’s what I did all the time. I loved to “We parked and started to walk over as a gentleman came toward us. read so much I couldn’t bear the thought that there were people out there that He was one of the doctors that were there to take care of the actors. He said, ‘I either didn’t know how or didn’t like to read. My whole career grew out of the want you ladies to get behind that rock because they’re getting ready to release fact that I can’t bear the thought of somebody not knowing how to read.” those plastic rocks and they said they might knock loose some real rocks and Beverly says that early in her life in Zuni she was inspired by, “My you might get hurt. I don’t want anyone to get hurt.’ So we got behind the wonderful Aunt Billie, who taught for all of those years. I mean she probably rock, but I had a pair of tennis shoes on and I was behind the rock. My tennis only had one person that she couldn’t teach to read. She considered that her shoe was sticking out so far that it’s in the one big failure. Anyway, I guess I admired her movie. When they had the preview at the El greatly.” Morro, there were only about a dozen people “I think from the time that I first I there, I said, ‘Oh! That is my tennis shoe!’ realized you could read it was just like ‘ahh.’ Those people all clapped. (Martha laughs). It’s the most exciting thing in the world Technically, I’m a movie star.” when you realize you can read. It became “She (Millicent Rogers) looked like a poor a mission for me. When a little boy all of a person.” One of the most vivid memories sudden realizes, Oh! I can do this! I can read of Beverly’s young life involved observing it!” Beverly chokes up with emotion at the Millicent Rogers buy a necklace from her thought and falls silent. father at Ceremonial. Rogers was a socialite, Martha: “Technically, I’m a movie fashion icon and art collector. She was the star.” Another connection shared by Martha granddaughter of H.H. Rogers, who was a and Beverly was an appreciation of the vibrant co-founder of Standard Oil, and an heiress social life of Fort Wingate and a friendship to his wealth. Her photos regularly appeared with a French woman named Rolane who in Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. The Millicent was married to the commanding officer at Rogers Museum website says that she “came Wingate. Martha went out to Fort Wingate to Taos in 1947 with a heart broken by Clark frequently in the early 70s when Beverly didn’t Gable, and physically weakened by rheumatic live in Gallup. Beverly came to know Rolane fever as a child.” later. The memory of Rolane reminds Martha Beverly says, “When I was young, of an adventure shared by Martha and Rolane Beverly and Martha look at an old photo. my dad used to have a booth at Ceremonial in 1978 during the filming of the movie and when I was a young girl, this blonde, Superman northeast of town.
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emaciated woman, who looked like she was just going to expire at any moment, came in and she was fascinated by all the turquoise. My dad is showing all this jewelry to her and I’m worried she’s going to fall over the counter and die because she’s like this thin. Well it turns out, and I didn’t know until I was a grown person, that she was Millicent Rogers of the Rogers Museum in Taos.” “I saw a picture of her after I was grown and realized that’s who that woman was and she bought that turquoise necklace from my dad that’s in the museum in Taos – the big turquoise. And that turquoise necklace came from a famous old Zuni man, Leekya Deyuse, who was my dad’s good friend.” “I just remember that this gal is just hanging on every word my dad is saying and just kind of leaning over the counter toward him. I was thinking, That poor woman, her face is going to hit the counter and she’s just going to die.” Beverly laughs. “My dad talked about it later. He said he was worried that she couldn’t afford this big necklace and he was spending all this time with this woman. She had on faded blue jeans, that actually had a little hole in the knee and that wasn’t cool at that time. She looked like a poor person. I mean she was so skinny and she had these faded blue jeans on. My dad is thinking in the back of his mind, Gee I’m wasting all this time on this woman (Beverly laughs) who can’t afford to buy anything anyway. Anyway, Filming Superman in Gallup area, 1974. she’s this millionaire, this heiress, and my dad is thinking, Am I wasting my time showing all this stuff to her?” (Note: The Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos was founded after her death and the museum’s website describes a trip Rogers made to the 1947 Ceremonial and her purchase of a necklace with 294 irregularly shaped tabs of blue and green turquoise and then says, “On that summer evening in Gallup so long ago, Millicent Rogers had no idea that her purchase of the necklace by Leekya Deyuse would be the beginning of a museum in her honor.”) Prince Charles: “He might be like my side of the family.” Beverly’s Millicent Rogers story prompts Martha to tell Beverly, “I have to tell you about my meeting with Prince Charles.” Beverly says with interest, “Oh yeah.” “Well you know when the United World College was opened in Las Vegas, New Mexico? They had an open house and, of course, newspapers always get invited to these things and John was busy and he didn’t want to go, but I thought I’d like to go to that. So I went to Las Vegas. They had put out grass, plots of grass, and it was kind of a damp day and rather cool. When Prince Charles came in everyone stood and clapped their hands and stomped their feet for him and he said, ‘Well ordinarily I would be quite flattered that such a distinguished crowd would stand and clap their hands for me, but it is so cold I think I too will clap my hands.’ He was just absolutely charming and someone asked him if his son would be coming to that college sometime. He joked, ‘Well I don’t know. He (Prince William) might not be very smart. He might be like my side of the family.’” Martha continues, “Cary Grant the movie star was also there and I smiled at Millicent Rogers came to him. He was dressed in dark blue slacks and a Ceremonial in the late 1940s. matching blue sweater. I shook his hand and said, ‘I have been in love with you since I was a teenager watching you in the movies.’ He looked me up and down and said, ‘Had I known you my dear, I too would have been in love.’”
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Money
By Brett Newberry AKA The Business Doctor
Brett is a CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, and Profitability Consultant with Newberry & Associates, Ltd. He has been a CPA and Business Consultant for more than 25 years in Gallup. His passion is to help the small business owner improve their business operations and impact their income and quality of life.
Financial F r a u d P
onzi schemes are a form of financial fraud that refer to illegal operations that use financial instruments of some sort to extract money from victims. A Ponzi scheme is generally defined as an illegal business practice in which new investors’ money is used to make payments to earlier investors. In a Ponzi scheme, there are few or no actual investments being made, just funds passing up a ladder. The term Ponzi scheme is named after Charles Ponzi who, in the early 1920s, persuaded tens of thousands of Bostonians to invest over $10 million. He created an entity, aptly named the Securities and Exchange Company, and issued investors a promissory note guaranteeing a 50% return in 90 days on every $1,000 invested. There were two main problems, however, with Ponzi’s investment. First, although Ponzi claimed to be trading over $10 million worth of postal reply coupons, only a few hundred thousand dollars worth actually existed. Second, his scheme relied on new investor funds to pay returns to earlier investors. In August 1920, after
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An organizational structure that, like the Ponzi scheme, relies on bringing in new people, must eventually collapse. • For most accounts, a financial advisor’s annual commissions and fees in relation to the assets should be between one and three percent. • Portfolio turnover (or the value of the assets bought and sold) in excess of 300% justifies close examination. • Advisors should maintain due-diligence files, records related to client recommendations, and portfolio analyses. • Regardless of complexity, advisors should be able to articulate the primary features of any recommendation and should have evidence that they have communicated that to their clients. • Firm-sponsored technology, such as client-contact programs, should be regularly used. • Advisors should demonstrate an effort to revise client profiles to match any lifestyle changes. Until next time, The Business Doctor
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The
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“You are the God that works wonders. You showed your power among the peoples.” Psalm 77: 14
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had never wanted to visit the Holy Land. I always thought it was a dangerous place, and as a Christian I was satisfied to practice my faith in a safe place. God had another plan for me. Several years ago my wife and I were selected as a Knight and Lady of the Holy Sepulchre. This pontifical order dates back to the Middle Ages and supports a Christian presence in the Holy Land. One of the goals of a Knight or Lady is to visit the Holy Land during his or her lifetime. Our chance came in 2011 when we traveled with our friend and now Bishop Conley to the Holy Land. We flew to Tel Aviv and boarded a bus northward to Tiberius along the Sea of Galilee. I still didn’t know what to expect when we left the hotel the next morning for Mount Tabor. We arrived at the foot of the mountain and were transported up the steep road by the Bedouins who have the transportation contract from the Israeli government. As we approached the church it started to become clear to me that this was not an ordinary place. Most of the Christian shrines in Israel are landmarked by a Catholic church. This occurred after St. Francis of Assisi and his order, the Franciscans, were allowed by the Muslims to preserve the Christian sites. Some of these churches were rebuilt in the early 1900s by an Italian architect, Antonio Barluzzi. He attempted to build churches that reflected what happened in that particular place. Jesus’ Transfiguration took place on Mount Tabor, and Moses and Elijah appeared to Christ. The church’s center has three Romanesque windows representing the three main figures of the Transfiguration. That day I learned that at the Transfiguration Moses
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did two things that he had never done while on Earth: first, he saw God (Christ) face to face and he set foot in the Promised Land. I realized then that I was standing on sacred ground. Next we traveled to nearby Nazareth, Jesus’ hometown, and visited the Church of the Annunciation. This church commemorates the place where Mary learned from the Angel Gabriel that she was carrying the Son of God in her womb. The grotto under the church is the level of Nazareth at the time of Christ. We prayed at the grotto, and it was hard to comprehend fully that I standing very near the place where God became Man on Earth. If you believe in God and believe that His Son dwelt among us, it would be very difficult to pray at a more spiritual place. Later that day we bussed to Cana, where Christ performed his first miracle at a wedding feast. Normally pilgrim couples renew their vows at the church. My wife decided that we would participate, and after the ceremony with 25 couples, a tiny Franciscan nun played the Wedding March. When we returned to the hotel, we noticed that the staff was constructing tents next to the hotel. We learned our hotel was kosher and that the Jewish feast of Sukkot or Feast of the Tabernacles began that week. The feast dates back to the Old Testament and reminds the Jews of their early nomadic life in tents and the bringing of the Law to the people of Israel. Prayers and celebrations last the entire week. That was the first day in Galilee. I realize now that we saw so many important places that it was almost impossible to appreciate the experience. The next day we went to Capernaum, which is now an archeological site but was an important town along the shores of Galilee in
By Jay Mason After 36 years in Gallup and inspired by the tireless efforts of Nate and Chuck to have a positive effect on Gallup and the surrounding area, Jay Mason has written some vignettes about his life in Gallup and beyond.
Christ’s time. Peter and his family lived there, and a beautiful church has been built over Peter’s house. Christ healed Peter’s mother-inlaw in that house, and you can look into the house from above as you pray in the church. The Church itself is in the shape of a teardrop to commemorate the tears of joy from the miracle. Capernaum is also the site of the best preserved synagogue in the area. We used seating along the wall of the synagogue to listen to a meditation on Capernaum. It was hard to believe that we were seated in a place where Christ preached two thousand years earlier, and that Peter and Andrew sat in our seats listening
to the teaching of Jesus. From the synagogue you could see the Sea of Galilee, and that afternoon we boarded a boat made to resemble the fishing boats used by the disciples who fished in these waters at the time of Christ. While we listened to a meditation on Jesus’ ministry on the Sea of Galilee, I imagined what it was like to see Christ calm the waters of the rough seas and walk on the water before his disciples. We also were very near the place where Christ, after his resurrection, told his disciples to cast their nets in the waters, and they caught so many fish they could barely bring them to shore. In 1986 an actual fishing boat from the 1st century was excavated and is on display for pilgrims to view at a nearby kibbutz. Later that week we went to the Church of the Beatitudes, which was built by Barluzzi in an octagonal shape to represent the eight beatitudes given by Christ. The church is located on the mount where it is thought that Christ preached the Sermon on the Mount, which
It was hard to believe that we were seated in a place where Christ preached two thousand years earlier . . . gave Christians the way to live the Christian life. We celebrated Mass at an outdoor chapel overlooking the Sea of Galilee and imagined what the followers of Christ thought when Christ preached to them so many years ago. “Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall inherit the Earth” (Matthew 5: 1-2). We saw many more sites along the Sea of Galilee, including where Christ fed the five thousand and cooked a campfire with Peter after the resurrection. We crossed into Jordan (not an easy task) and later followed the Jordan River to the traditional place of the baptism of Jesus. The Jordanian government has allowed many Christian denominations to build beautiful churches in the area along the river. We renewed our baptismal vows along the Jordan where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. We crossed back into Israel (easier) and arrived in Jericho, one of the oldest cities on earth that dates back to 5000 B.C. From Jericho you can see the Temptation Mount where Christ was tempted by the Devil. We also visited a Christian school that receives support from our order. Only 2% of the Holy Land is Christian, and most of those Christians are Palestinians. Many Muslim children also attend this school, and it is hoped that these children will learn something other than radical Islam at school and help bring peace to the region. I reflected on all the places I had seen after one week in the Holy Land and thought if it was my time to leave this Earth, Lord, take me now. I have walked where Jesus walked and prayed where Jesus prayed and taught. It cannot get much better than this, and then we went to Jerusalem and it did.
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Lit Crit Lite A look at some books available at your local public library
By Kari Heil
Fowler’s book examines how people try to maintain or repress memories, how memories get distorted, how each recalling recreates and reshapes them a little bit.
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engaged. In a bunch of other reviews of the book that I looked at, the writers apologized for including a spoiler, which I’m afraid I have to do, too. Sorry. STOP READING THIS NOW IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW THE NARRATOR’S SECRET BEFORE YOU READ THE BOOK. Maybe the cover art on the first edition of the book is a bit of a giveaway, but I didn’t guess what the surprise was right away. Fowler’s narrator, Rosemary Cooke, cleverly keeps her secret for nearly a hundred pages as she tells bits and pieces of the story of her early childhood, interspersed with an extended explanation of how she accidentally got arrested twice in her fifth year of college at UC-Davis. It is only after readers get to know Rosemary and her family a little bit, through Rosemary’s jumbled memories, that she divulges the fact that her sister, Fern, actually is a chimpanzee. Now, if you’ve read this paragraph and know the secret when you open the book, it’s striking to see how Rosemary starts out describing her sister and their shared
upbringing without revealing that Fern’s a chimp – and to mull over why Rosemary presents (and hides) her past this way. Rosemary and Fern were subjects in a study conducted by Rosemary’s parents in Bloomington, Indiana in the 1970s. They were raised essentially as twins from one month after Rosemary’s birth, receiving the same treatment in every possible way. Dad Cooke taught at the university and had a troop of eager grad students at his disposal to work with and test both girl and chimp for more than five years. What was the point of the study? Fowler doesn’t specify whether the study was to demonstrate something about chimpanzee intelligence or nature versus nurture or something else; I think she pointedly leaves the meaning of the study ambiguous, since this isn’t her primary focus. It’s also important to note that Fowler isn’t really pushing an animal rights platform or any other political agenda, although Rosemary’s older brother, we learn, ends up becoming a militant animal rights activist after he runs away from home as a teen. Fowler does refer to and briefly describe studies involving cross-fostering of chimpanzees that actually took place, one in the 1930s and others in the 70s. What I’ve read about these studies is both disturbing and kind of mind-blowing. Sadly, many of these real studies, when they ended, resulted in unfortunate or even tragic outcomes for the chimps and humans involved. I think Fowler includes mention of them to further develop her characterization of Rosemary and the way the Cooke family was destroyed by the loss of Fern. Are we truly to believe that this middle-class, Midwestern family loved and cared for a chimpanzee, not as a pet, but as a person, as a child? The simple answer is: yes. That’s what our narrator attests, and Rosemary’s slow revelation of vividly recalled details of her unique home life convinced me, mostly. Readers gradually come to understand Rosemary, who was “monkey girl” when she entered school halfway through her kindergarten year, and we can picture her strange and in some ways wonderful childhood. It is clear that Rosemary and Fern had an intimate, love-hate, sister-rival relationship. Fern was Rosemary’s constant companion, always communicating, teasing, playing – always outrageous and free. Rosemary’s memories of her years with Fern are poignant and painful; she strains to both keep and lose the connection with her monkey girl past. It’s significant that Rosemary stands for remembrance (Remember your Shakespeare?), as other reviewers have pointed out. Fowler’s book examines how people try to maintain or repress memories, how memories get distorted, how each recalling recreates and reshapes them a little bit. Rosemary can’t remember why Fern was sent away; her memories are hazy and confused, unreliable. Fern’s unexplained disappearance haunts Rosemary for the rest of her childhood and drives the plot, as socially dysfunctional college-aged Rosemary learns more about what really happened to Fern and eventually resolves to do something about it, though Fowler never offers a very satisfying resolution of the situation. Rosemary must face her own role in Fern’s removal from the family and come to terms with her guilt, and in doing so, face Fern and the monkey girl she still senses inside herself. That phrase in the book’s title is intriguing. “We’re all completely beside ourselves” might denote a certain fever of excitement that Rosemary attributes to young Fern, jumping on tables and climbing walls and hooting – or, alternately, a kind of frenzy of worry and fear, terror even, or grief, which all contribute to the dissolution of the Cooke family when Fern is sent away. Also, I have to think that the phrase’s literal interpretation must be part of what Fowler is going for, since Rosemary says that she saw Fern as a reflection in a fun-house mirror, a wilder version of herself. Since we live in a world also inhabited by chimpanzees (though not many of us live in the same house as one), we are all beside ourselves, in a global, biological sense, and Fowler’s book makes me wonder what that means for science and society and how it matters. DOES it matter? Read We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves and see what you think.
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TOW N Gallup Community Concert Series Starts a New Season! The first Gallup Community Concert of the 2013-2014 season is being held on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 7:00 pm. PLEASE NOTE: THIS CONCERT IS BEING HELD AT THE EL MORRO THEATRE. The Abrams Brothers’ bluegrass, country and folk-rock skillfully combines the music of their roots with their own distinct sound. These young Canadians are fourth-generation musicians. The Abrams Brothers is comprised of Jon (vocals, guitar), James (vocals, fiddle), and cousin Elijah (bass). The group believes hymns in a church combined with old time songs in a living room equals music with the potential to do great things for this world. Please attend this concert at the El Morro Theatre on October 3. If you have not already purchased your season pass, you may do so at the door. Should you wish to only attend this concert, it is $40.00 for five people to get in. The second concert of the 2013-2014 Gallup Community Concert Series will be held on Tuesday, October 22, 2013. PLEASE NOTE: THIS Thursday, Oct 3 • 7pm CONCERT WILL BE HELD AT EL MORRO THEATRE THE GALLUP HIGH SCHOOL KENNETH HOLLOWAY AUDITORIUM. Trio Voronezh will bring a repertoire from Bach and Tchaikovsky to Russian folk songs, gypsy dance music as well as popular songs by Gershwin. Trio Voronezh’s group consists of three spectacular musicians playing traditional Russian fold instruments: a doublebass balalaika (large triangular Tuesday, Oct 22 shaped instrument), a domra (short KEN HOLLOWAY AUD. necked ancestor of the mandolin), and a bajan (a chromatic-button accordion). Join us on October 22 in the Kenneth Holloway Auditorium to hear this virtuosic Russian folk trio. You may purchase tickets at the door. A family membership for the whole season is $90.00 (2 adults + school age children). For more information about the Gallup Community Concert Association or this concert, call Antoinette Neff, Executive Director at 505862-3939 or e-mail: toni@nizhonimusic.com.
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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Events Sponsored by Battered Families Services, Inc. Each year, the critical problem of domestic violence is highlighted during the month of October throughout the country. Locally, Battered Family Services, Inc. has a Domestic Violence Walk to remember those who have not survived domestic violence situations and to support those who are survivors or currently involved in domestic violence. The organization works with survivors and their families on a daily basis to provide services and help them cope with the violence in their lives. Events scheduled for Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Saturday, October 12 – Walk to end Domestic Violence. Begins at 10 am, with registration beginning at 9 am. at the Gallup Police Department on Boardman; ends at Courthouse Square. Saturday, October 12 – DV Awareness Activities at Courthouse Square, noon till 3 pm, free lunch, speakers, displays, activities. Sunday, October 27 – Candlelight Vigil at Courthouse Square, 6 pm to 8 pm, to remember those who have died as a result of DV. Ongoing – Raffle to benefit Battered Families Services. Drawing will be October 12 at the Courthouse Square venue. McKinley County is #2 in the state of New Mexico in domestic violence cases. Battered Families Services, Inc. provides comprehensive services to people from all races and socio-economic backgrounds that experience domestic violence. This includes shelter services, long-term residential housing and non-residential services for adult and child survivors that include legal assistance and other issues stemming from domestic violence. In addition they provide therapeutic services, advocates who help clients with referrals and transportation, a women’s support group, a children’s support group and a parenting class. All of the programs and services are available to both residential and non-residential domestic violence survivors and their dependents. It is their belief that unless they address the entire spectrum of domestic violence Battered Families Services, Inc. cannot make a sufficient impact in reducing domestic violence in our area.
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Community Food Pantry On Sunday, October 20 the Gallup community will join together to raise awareness about hunger and poverty in our area by walking in the Annual CROP Hunger Walk (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty). For a couple of hours and a couple of miles, friends and neighbors, four-legged companions and parents pulling children in wagons will walk side by side, in unity, for those who are needy, here, and all over the world. The Walk begins and ends at the Community Food Pantry (junction of Maloney - Hasler Valley Road and Miyamura Overpass). Transportation will be provided for those needing respite from walking or for whom walking is not feasible. Water and snacks will be provided by the Community Pantry before and after the walk. A fourth of what is raised by donations remains in our community to aid our hungry through the work of the Community Pantry, which provides free produce and / or commodities to over 5,000 families. The Pantry provides free produce, and food and supplies at a minimal cost to over 50 agencies in Gallup-McKinley County. In addition, the school backpack program serves many children with nutritious meals over weekends. Schedule of Events for the CROP Walk on Sunday, October 20 1:00 pm, Guided Tour of the Jim Harlin Community Pantry 1:30 pm, Guided Hope Garden Tour 2:00 pm, Welcome and Opening Comments 2:15 pm, Walk from the Pantry through Downtown Gallup, Cross the RR tracks at Third Street - Return to the pantry.
El Morro, NM Wave-Riders of the Ancient Way, a center for wellness though ancient and modern healing and visionary arts presents, a three-day healing retreat. Waking Yourself Up To Your Spirit Animals with RedWulf and Standing Feather Friday-Sunday, October 25-27 Each day we will meet one of our spirit animals from one of our body’s power centers (chakras), and then throughout the day – through psychic readings of spiritual significance, talks and explorations of animal behaviors, the trance dancing of each of our creatures, art/ journaling, nature hikes, and other methods – explore how that animal can help us to understand ourselves better, and how to work with their offerings to our advantage. Standing Feather and RedWulf are Reiki masters/teachers with a wide array of healing techniques, and have over 30 years of healing experience between the two. On Friday, we will meet our root center power animal that helps us with our fears and survival mechanisms. On Saturday, we will find our heart center spirit animal that helps us with our self-love and healing. On Sunday we will meet our third eye center ally that helps us with our creativity and our intuitive and intellectual balancing. Also, both on Friday and Sunday, we will have a visit from Leyton Cougar of the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary who will bring a wolf friend to share time. Each day starts at 8 am with activities into the evening. Cost is $75 per day, or $200 for all three days, including breakfast, lunch and dinner served at the Ancient Way Cafe. Single or shared cabins are available if you would like to stay over for the full retreat. Contact us regarding cabin prices and availability. Retreat is limited to 10 people per day, Please preregister early. The Wave Riders Medicine Yurt at El Morro Cabins and RV Park is located just a quarter mile east of the El Morro Monument in the Zuni Mountains of NW New Mexico (across from the Old School Gallery). For more information, call 505-783-4039 or email waveridersheal@yahoo.com.
Fall Autumn Fest 2013 Featuring Juice Newton in Concert! Saturday, October 12 • El Morro Theatre This year’s annual Fall Autumn Fest features the well-known musician Juice Newton! Among her many Top 10 hits are, “Angel of the Morning,” “Queen of Hearts,” “Love’s Been a Little Bit Hard on Me,” “The Sweetest Thing,” “Break it to Me Gently,” “Heart of the Night,” and many more! Juice continues to perform today, having released 24 albums in her brilliant country crossover career! Juice Newton will be appearing at the El Morro Theatre on Saturday, October 12. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Gallup’s own, Dario Chioda will kick off the evening at 7 pm. Tickets are $20 in advance, $30 at the door and are available at Millennium Media, Gurley Motor Company and at Sammy C’s Rock’n Sports Pub & Grille. Presented by MILLENNIUM MEDIA and GURLEY MOTOR COMPANY! Sound and lighting by Knifewing Productions. believe • gallup
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87301 Gallup Multicultural Chorus Being Formed! A new Gallup Multicultural Chorus is being formed to celebrate and perform songs representing the cultural heritages found in the Gallup area. The Chorus will learn and perform songs from various musical traditions, including Mexican/Latino, Navajo, Zuni and Pueblo, Filipino, Slav/Croatian, African American, Dutch American, Arabic, Celtic, Hawaiian, and others. The first information meeting and practice will be on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 7 pm at UNM-Gallup North Campus, 425 North 7th St. (north at Circle K on Maloney). Singers do not have to read music, although this will be helpful. Dance and instrumental experience may also be useful. The main requirement is an interest in learning and singing songs from Gallup’s various traditions. The chorus will be directed by Mr. Lynn Huenemann. Mr. Huenemann has taught World Music, and Native American Music for UNM and various colleges and universities, directed school and community choirs, and taught folk dance workshops. Interested singers are asked to contact Huenemann at 505 722-2381 or 505 906-2848 or lhuenemann@q.com.
10th Annual UFO Film Festival Friday-Saturday, October 18-19 El Morro Theatre, Gallup Chuck Wade believes in the existence of UFOs and alien intelligence. Chuck occupies himself by reading books, attending conferences, and surrounding himself with people who have expertise in ufology. His belief is not unfounded. To his knowledge, he is one of only two people to be in possession of any remains from the crash near Roswell, besides, he contends, the U.S. government. Not only is he convinced of the existence of alien intelligence, he also believes that the UFO found near Roswell was able to run without the use of oil. “If they can do it here [on earth], then we can do it here.” In an attempt to get the public involved and informed, Chuck helped start Gallup’s UFO Film Festival. Now in its tenth year, the festival will take place Friday-Saturday, October 18-19 at El Morro Theatre. The event is not only for those who accept and believe; it’s also for those who may be doubtful. The films are informative and will prompt engaging discussion. The 10th Annual UFO Film Festival’s features will begin at 5:00 pm and last until 11:00 pm each night. Featured speakers include Harry Drew on the crashes at Kingman, AZ (Friday) and Navajo Rangers Lt. Jon Dover and Sgt. Stanley Milford, Jr. on UFOs over Native lands (Saturday). Admission for the entire evening is $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and children under 18. For more information, email Chuck at wade_eftv@yahoo.com.
Pink Passion for Breast Cancer Awareness Saturday, October 12, 4:30-7 pm • Downtown Walkway While most people are aware of breast cancer, many still forget to take the necessary steps to detect the disease in its early stages. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and communities across the nation and around the world sponsor events to raise awareness about breast cancer and the importance of early detection. Gallup’s event, Pink Passion for Breast Cancer Awareness, will take place on Saturday, October 12 from 4:30 - 7:00pm in the Downtown Walkway, just prior to ArtsCrawl. Sponsored by Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services (RMCHCS), Clear Channel Radio and the Gallup Business
Improvement District, this free event is open to the public and is an opportunity for our community to come together to learn more about breast cancer and show support for those who have or are still fighting breast cancer. There will be information booths, refreshments, games, prizes and the opportunity to hear testimonials from breast cancer survivors, caretakers, family members and friends. Support from family and friends as well as the community is important to those suffering from breast cancer, and support for those who are taking care of a loved one with cancer is also crucial. Join us on Saturday, October 12 and help make Gallup’s Pink Passion for Breast Cancer Awareness a successful community event.
Recycled Arts & Crafts Fair and Recycling Jamboree SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, November 16 In celebration of America Recycles Day (November 15) and New Mexico Recycling Awareness Month (November) the McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council will sponsor a Recycled Arts & Crafts Fair and Recycling Jamboree on Saturday, November 16. The event will be held at the Gallup Community Service Center, 410 Bataan Veterans Street, across from the Jim Harlin Community Pantry from 10 am – 2 pm. MCRC is soliciting vendors, artists, and craftspeople. We hope organizations, non-profits, and groups that encourage a green sustainable lifestyle, promote recycling in their daily operation, sell a product made from recycled materials, or offer an item that promotes their specific non-profit will be a part of this event. This fair is designed also to encourage alternative giving. Instead of a manufactured item give a donation this holiday to one of our local non-profits or an international relief organization. To reserve a table, contact Betsy (see below) or make your request at recyclegallup.org. Early requests are encouraged; table space is limited. Walk-ins accepted if space is available. A vendor fee of $10 will be charged. (No fee for nonprofit organizations). Tables and chairs are provided.
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At the Recycling Jamboree the public will have an opportunity to learn more about how, what, where, and when to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Demonstrations will be given on how to prepare recyclables for drop-off at the local bin collection sites. Talk with backyard composters who turn food scraps into beautiful soil. The event benefits The Jim Harlin Community Pantry and Hope Garden. Bring canned goods and other non-perishable items to support the hungry in our area. Come to the Recycled Arts & Crafts Fair and Recycling Jamboree to learn more about community organizations, to support local enterprises, to provide an alternative gift, to hear how you can be a better “green” citizen of Gallup. Door prizes! Silent Auction! Children’s Activity! Music! Concessions! Raffle for a New Compost Unit! For more information about this event, or other recycling concerns, contact: Betsy Windisch (722-9257 or betsywindisch@yahoo.com) or Millie Dunning (7225142 or milliedun1@aol.com). Seeking Volunteers to make this America Recycles Day the Best Ever! Sponsored by The McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council to benefit The Jim Harlin Community Pantry. In association with the New Mexico Recycling Coalition and Keep America Beautiful! NWNM Regional Solid Waste Authority and City of Gallup Solid Waste Department.
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Live Art & Music in the Street! PARTICIPATING VENUES
La Montañita Co-op – 105 E. Coal Ave. From 12 to 3 pm Dr. Bera Dordoni will give a seminar at the Chamber of Commerce. La Montañita will provide refreshments. Then join us later during the ArtsCrawl to check out our healthful treats! Foundations of Freedom – 115 W. Coal Ave. The FoF bellydancers, hip-hop, and breakdancers will be performing in the street at 7:30 and 8:30. ART123 – 123 W. Coal Ave. Special guest show from Studio & in Durango, CO. Formed in 2010, Studio & is a studio and a gallery operated by 5 artists. Toeing the line between studio, gallery and retail space, their intention is to create as a studio, sell and curate as a gallery, and serve as a confluence of art, ideas, and progress for the Four Corners region. The Open Studio/Outsider Gallery – 123 W. Coal Ave. Contemporary Fine Arts and Crafts, Unique, One-of-a Kind and Handmade created by our various artists. Hosting our annual Día de Los Muertos Exhibition! The Coffee House – 203 W. Coal Ave. “The Place Beyond” A selection of photos with framed and reflected images of our own world . . . but, what if they were a view into a place beyond? Beeman Jewelry – 211 W. Coal Ave. One-of-a-kind jewelry creations made with stones from all over the world. Come in and check out our new affordable designs! Makeshift Gallery – 213 W. Coal Ave. Makeshift Gallery is under new ownership. Stop in and check out our new look. Unique and affordable handcrafted items including jewelry, pottery, metalwork, recycled art and paintings. Planet Mar’s – 213 W. Coal Ave. Located in the back of Makeshift Gallery, come peruse an amazing collection of vintage clothing at very reasonable prices.
Max’s Tattoo Zone – 220 W. Coal Ave. Open for business during special ArtsCrawl hours! American Bar – 221 W. Coal Ave. Come hang out at a classic local establishment, in business since 1938. Industry Gallery – 226 W. Coal Ave. Featuring the work of renowned Albuquerque street artist Rude Lopez. Crashing Thunder Studio – 228 W. Coal Ave. Crashing Thunder is presenting “Días de Los Muertos” by Paula Stifler, Rossi Bright and Bill Ratterman. Bill Malone Trading Company – 235 W. Coal Ave. Traditional Native American art including jewelry, rugs, and more! Coal Street Pub – 303 W. Coal Ave. Summer Wages will be the music entertainment for the evening, Crab Boil is our dinner special and Marla Chavez, Designs by MarlaDe will be our featured artist with her one of a kind sterling/gemstone jewelry. That’s Sew Right – 102 S. Second St. Hungry? Stop for $2 frybread, cold drinks, and more! Youth Art Display – 305 S. Second St. Abstract expressionist artwork from Juan de Oñate Elementary, featuring work in oil and chalk pastels and watercolor, the students explore the use of line and color for self-expression. Camille’s Sidewalk Café - 306 S. Second St. Camille’s will be offering $5 Flatbread Pizzas from 6 to 9 pm for the October ArtsCrawl. Angela’s Café – 201 E. Highway 66 Come for food, drink, music, art, and a beautiful atmosphere in the historic train station.
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Support Class for Parents of Teens at First United Methodist Church from 6:30-7:30pm. Info: 8634512.
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: 722-6389.
Poetry Group, call Jack for more information (including location) at 783-4007.
Codependents Anonymous, 6pm at First United Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Drive, library room. Info: Liz at 863-5928.
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. Coyote Canyon Women’s Sweat Lodge Ceremony on Sundays, 1-4pm, potluck dinner. Located 3 miles east of Highway 491, Route 9 junction, 1 mile south of Route 9. The ceremony is for wellness, stress reduction, purification and cultural sensitivity. All women are welcomed. For more information, call 505 870-3832. Long Form Tai Chi will practice at Old School Gallery in El Morro, NM, 9:30-10:30 am. Newcomers welcome! Experience the healing power of group meditation! Reserve a time for silence, love and light! Share your presence with us! Third Sundays of the month, 1-3 pm. Contact Maria for directions, 505-863-3772. Bluewater Acres area.
“Teen Survivors of Dating and Domestic Violence” support group meeting, 6:30-8:30pm. Info: 7226389. Lebanon Lodge #22, A. F. & A. M. meets the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 7:30 pm at the Gallup Masonic Center (4801 E. Historic 66 Avenue). An informational program and meal are presented before the meeting at 6:45 pm. All Masons are invited. Info: lebanonlodge22@yahoo. com. Alicia’s Zumba Fitness Classes will be held from 7:15-8:15 pm at Wowie’s Gym (1500 South 2nd Street, Gallup). $5/class or 10-class punch card for $30. Your first 2 classes are FREE! Info: Alicia Santiago (505) 236-9564. Open mic night every Monday at the Coffee House from 6 to 8 pm. Open to musicians, poets, and story tellers. Zumba classes well be held 6:30-7:30 at 3rd and Maloney at the Hozho Center, $4/class. If you have any questions please feel free to call Kimberly Martinez at 505-713-7250. The Gallup York Rite Masons hold their monthly meeting on the 1st Monday of each month at the Gallup Masonic Center (4801 E. Historic 66 Avenue) at 7:30 pm. A short program and light meal are held before most meetings at 6:45 pm. All York Rite Masons are invited to attend. Info: GallupYorkRite@ yahoo.com.
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Blessing of the Animals and Evensong at Church of the Holy Spirit (1334 Country Club Drive, Gallup) at 4 pm. Bring your beloved animal (on leash/lead or in a container) and join us as we celebrate the Feast Day of St. Francis with Evensong, blessing for all animals, and refreshments together. For more information, call 505-863-4695.
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NM MX Championship Series at Gallup OHV MX Park, Gallup NM. Registration opens at 7 am, races begin at 10 am. General admission is $5. For more information, call 505-870-7278 or visit www.redrockmotorsports.com. Gallup Family Fitness Series Pack the Peak Meet at Red Rock Park (follow the signs). Registration begins at 2pm with the event beginning at 2:30pm. Don’t miss the airplane flyby on top at 3:30pm! $3 per person (if you haven’t signed up, yet) with snacks to follow the hike! Check out www.gallupfamilyfitness.com for more information. Taizé worship service at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 4 pm. Please join us for quiet, meditation, song, prayer, and Scripture. The church is located on Boardman Drive just south of Orleans Manor Apartments. Call Kathy (7225011) for more information.
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Gallup CROP Walk to End Hunger at the Jim Harlin Community Pantry. Events include: 1:00 pm Pantry Tour, 1:30 pm Hope Garden Tour, 2:00 pm Welcome & Walk. For more information, read G-Town article.
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Each October, Battered Families Services, Inc. joins the rest of the USA in focusing attention on the dreadful problem of Domestic Violence. Join us in a Candlelight Vigil at Courthouse Square to remember those who have died as a result of domestic violence, 6-8 pm. For more information, call 505-264-8241 or 722-6389.
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Quilt Club at Gallup Service Mart, 7-9 pm. Come join other quilters in the area to share ideas and projects. Bring your projects for an evening of Show and Tell and discussions about quilting. FREE. For more information, call 722-9414.
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Mother Goose on the Loose (ages 0-2) interactive parent-child music + movement story time, 11am at the Children’s Library.
Weird Science Club (ages 6-12) exploratory science, technology, engineering and math programs designed to make learning fun, 4pm at the Children’s Library.
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Adult chess club at Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe in Gallup, 5-7pm. 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.
Cancer support group, for information call 8633075 or 863-6140. Gallup Solar Group open community meetings. 6pm at 113 E. Logan. For more information, call Be at 726-2497.
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.
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.
Tai-Chi-Chuan, taught by Monika Gauderon at RMCH Vanden Bosch Clinic, 5:00 pm. Beginners are welcome. For more information, contact Monika Gauderon at 775-3045.
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.
Overeaters Anonymous meeting for beginner and returning, 6:30-7:30 pm at Church of the Holy Spirit (1334 Country Club Drive). For more information, call Linda at (505) 863-6042.
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.
Alicia’s Zumba Fitness Classes will be held from 7:15-8:15 pm at Wowie’s Gym (1500 South 2nd Street, Gallup). $5/class or 10-class punch card for $30. Your first 2 classes are FREE! Info: Alicia Santiago (505) 236-9564.
Four Corners Yoga (601 W. Coal Ave.) is offering free community class at 6 pm. All donations will be remitted to Adopt an Elder. For information, call 505-863-6463, email fourcornersyoga@yahoo.com or friend us on FB @ fourcornersyoga. *All classes are hot and 90 mins. CHANGE YOUR BODY . . . CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
Zumba classes well be held 6:30-7:30 at 3rd and Maloney at the Hozho Center, $4/class. If you have any questions please feel free to call Kimberly Martinez at 505-713-7250.
Zumba classes at the Hozho Center (3rd and Maloney) Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 and Fridays 6:307:30. For more information, call the Hozho Center at 505-870-1483 or call 505-713-7250.
Faith Chapter #69, Order of the Eastern Star, meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7 pm at the Gallup Masonic Center (4801 E. Historic 66 Avenue). Light meal before most meetings at 6:15 pm. Info: Robert 505-615-8053.
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Join us to plan the 2013 First Annual Work in Beauty Growers’ Conference and Demo Garden Competition to be held in November. We’ll meet at 113 East Logan at 7pm. All growers and eaters welcome! Refreshments will be served. Email Sydney for more info at sydney.null@gmail.com. New Gallup Multicultural Chorus being formed to celebrate and perform songs representing the cultural heritages found in the Gallup area. First information meeting and practice at 7 pm at UNM-Gallup North Campus (425 North 7th St.). For more information, read G-Town article and contact Lynn Huenemann at 505 722-2381 or 505 906-2848 or lhuenemann@q.com.
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Lynn’s Tote Bag Class at Gallup Service Mart, 5:30-9 pm. $15 plus pattern. The Quilt As You Go Tote Bag can be made in two sizes. This is a fun and easy bag to make using the log cabin method of sewing fabric strips. Have fun creating your own unique bag. For more information, call 722-9414. Gallup Community Concert Series presents Trio Voronezh in concert at Kenneth Holloway Auditorium at Gallup High. For more information about the Gallup Community Concert Association or this concert, read G-Town article and call Antoinette Neff, Executive Director at 505-862-3939 or e-mail: toni@nizhonimusic.com.
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Alicia’s Zumba Fitness Classes will be held from 7:15-8:15 pm at Wowie’s Gym (1500 South 2nd Street, Gallup). $5/class or 10-class punch card for $30. Your first 2 classes are FREE! Info: Alicia Santiago (505) 236-9564.
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October Film Series – Halloween at your Library, Co-sponsored by the Gallup Film Foundation at Octavia Fellin Public Library, Wednesday nights at 5:30 pm. Films include: 10/2 Little Shop of Horrors, 10/9 Gremlins, 10/16 Village of the Damned, 10/23 Trick R’ Treat, 10/30 Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
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Roosevelt Elementary is hosting a Harvest Fest from 6 to 8 pm. Come for activities including Turkey Bingo, Cake Walk, Raffle with great prizes and more! For more information, call the school at 505-863-5582. Proof of Heaven: Come join us as we study neurosurgeon Eben Alexander’s journey into the afterlife. Wednesdays Oct 9, 16, 23, 30 at 7 pm at the Church of the Holy Spirit (1334 Country Club Drive, Gallup). For more information, call 505-863-4695.
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RMCHCS Auxiliary annual workshop, 9:30-2:00 in the RMCHCS Library. RSVP needed by October 16. For more information, or to RSVP, call Carol at 879-2030.
save the date November 1-2, Sister Marguerite Bartz Memorial Powwow
at St. Michael Indian School Gym in St. Michaels, AZ. Admission is free with the donation of a canned food item. Drum Contest, Men’s Southern Straight Special, Men’s Grass Special, 49 Singing Contest, $15,000 in cash prizes. For more information, contact Diana at 928-863-8227 or Renee at 928-871-3140 or email smis.powwow2013@gmail.com.
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Crafty Kids, fun for all ages, 4pm at the Children’s Library. Moms Supporting Moms at Church Rock School, 9-11:30am. Toastmasters at Earl’s Restaurant, 6:30am. Info: Dale at 722-9420. Substance Abuse Support Group, CASA, at Gallup Church of Christ, 7pm. Info: Darrel at 863-5530. Community Yoga, beginner/athletic beginner level. 6:20 pm, Catholic Charities/CIC. 506 W. Rte. 66. Info: Gene at 505-728-8416. Gallup Al-Anon meetings 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. Alicia’s Zumba Fitness Classes will be held from 7:15-8:15 pm at Wowie’s Gym (1500 South 2nd Street, Gallup). $5/class or 10-class punch card for $30. Your first 2 classes are FREE! Info: Alicia Santiago (505) 236-9564. Diabetes Education Classes, first four Thursdays of the month, 6:30-8:30 pm, RMCH 2nd floor library. Contact: Carolyn at 863-1865.
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2013 Western Indian Network Sharathon, Oct. 3-5 at the KHAC Studios, located on the WIM campus in Tse Bonito, NM. There will be live concerts, food, fellowship, and fun. This year we will have a silent auction on Saturday, from 8 am to 3 pm. Items can be viewed Thursday and Friday during the Sharathon. You must be present to win. Money raised will be used to purchase a new FM Transmitter, to better reach the Navajo Nation for Christ. For more information, contact Greg Lewis at 505-371-5749. Gallup Community Concert Series begins the 2013-2014 season with a concert at El Morro Theatre in Downtown Gallup. The Abrams Brothers will be performing a mix of bluegrass, country and folk-rock, beginning at 7 pm. For more information about the Gallup Community Concert Association or this concert, read G-Town article and call Antoinette Neff, Executive Director at 505-862-3939 or e-mail: toni@nizhonimusic.com.
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Soroptimist of Gallup meets the second Thursday of each month at noon at Pee Wee’s. We welcome interested women and are open for new members.
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Movies for all ages at the Children’s Library@ 4pm October 4th— Chicken Little October 11th— Treasure Planet October 18th— Enchanted October 25th—The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad
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Road to Reading (3-5), 11am at the Children’s Library. A story time designed to teach pre-reading skills to the Pre-K crowd and their caregivers. AND Puppet Show (all ages), 4 pm at the Children’s Library. Overeaters Anonymous meeting at 11 am, at the First United Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Drive, library room. Info: Liz 505-863-5928.
ZUMBA Fitness Classes at Wowie’s Activity Hall on the corner of Maloney and 3rd Street starting at 11:00 a.m. Teen Games (12-17), 4pm at the Children’s Library. For more information email r_roanhorse@yahoo.com or call Ralph Roanhorse at (505) 862-2970. Play games, hang out, make crafts. Zumba classes well be held at 11 am at 3rd and Maloney at the Hozho Center, $4/class. If you have any questions The weekly Old-Fashioned Hootenanny, at please feel free to call Kimberly Martinez at 505-713-7250. Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe, every Friday, starting at 6:30PM. Acoustic musicians are welcome to sit in Gallup Farmers’ Market, through October 12 (weather permitting), 8:30 to 11:30 am in the Gallup Downtown with the regular players. Walkway (200 block between Coal & Aztec). EBT & Debit Cards accepted. For more information, call or email Carole Palmer at gallupfarmersmarket@yahoo.com, 505-713-2333. Alicia’s Zumba Fitness Classes will be held from 7:15-8:15 pm at Wowie’s Gym (1500 Habitat for Humanity Yards Sales Saturdays, 9am to noon, Warehouse Lane (weather permitting). Ranges, South 2nd Street, Gallup). $5/class or 10-class refrigerators, furnaces, counter tops, sinks, range hoods, desks, microwaves, water heaters, kitchen cabinets, punch card for $30. Your first 2 classes are doors, lights, etc. Call Bill 505-722-4226 for info. Re-modelers’ and contractors’ donations accepted. FREE! Info: Alicia Santiago (505) 236-9564. Fall Belly Dance Classes at FOF Dance Studio, 230 W Coal Ave. Kids Belly Dance, 5:00-5:30pm. Intro to Belly Dance (for adults), 5:30-6:30. FOF Belly Dance Performance Class: 6:30-7:30. Call Leaf at 722-2491 for tuition rates and registration and for more info. Zumba classes well be held 6:30-7:30 at 3rd and Maloney at the Hozho Center, $4/class. If you have any questions please feel free to call Kimberly Martinez at 505-713-7250.
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Dance Night @ The House, 6-8 pm at The Coffee House in downtown Gallup. Panther Shoot Out at Gallup Shooting Club – clay pigeon range, 5-10 pm (Friday) and 7 am to 2 pm (Saturday). Fundraiser event for Sacred Heart School formerly Gallup Catholic Cathedral. 2 categories of shooters eligible for over $1200 in cash prizes. Those who know they are good shooters, EXPERT and RECREATIONAL for those who want to learn or just want to come have fun regardless of how many you hit! Each paid round consists of 25 shots at 25 clay pigeons. You bring your weapons and ammo. Register at gallupschool.com. Crownpoint Rug Weavers Association Auction at Crownpoint Elementary School. Viewing 4:00-6:30 pm, auction 7:00-10:00 pm. For more information, visit crownpointrugauction.com.
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10th Annual UFO Film Festival, Friday-Saturday, October 18-19 at El Morro Theater in Gallup. Features begin at 5 pm and last until 11 pm each night. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and Second Thursday Diabetes Support Group at children under 18. For more information, Church of the Holy Spirit (1334 Country Club read G-Town article or email Chuck at wade_ Drive, Gallup), 5:30 pm. For all people who eftv@yahoo.com. suffer from Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes. Info: 505-863-4695. Women’s Conference entitled “The Great Life: True Godly Living” is being held at Breastfeeding 101, learn the basics of First Baptist Church in Gallup. Friday, Oct. breastfeeding, 6pm, RMCH 2nd floor library 18 from 5:30 to 9:30 pm and Saturday, Oct. AND Baby Bistro, support group for 19 from 8 am to 1 pm. The cost, including breastfeeding moms and their babies, 7pm, 3 meals, is $35/person. Child care can RMCH 2nd floor library. For more information be provided by request for children 5 and contact Mary Ippel at 505-870-5103. under (meals cost $15/child). Deadline for registration is October 14 (October 7 if The Octavia Fellin Library will host a requesting child care). To register, call the discussion with Joe Sabatini, a New Mexico church at 722-4401 or Sharon at 863-3107 or Archivist at 6 pm. Mr. Sabatini delves into 870-0149. the attempt by state militiamen to seize cattle rustlers during the Christmas day dance that almost resulted in the Santo Domingo Pueblo Three-day Healing Retreat “Waking massacre. Refreshments will be served. Yourself Up to Your Spirit Animals” at Wave Riders Medicine Yurt in El Morro, NM. For Christmas Stocking class at Gallup Service more information, read G-Town article, call Mart, 6-9 pm. $30 includes class and kit. This 505-783-4039 or email waveridersheal@ is a class for all ages, geared toward the young yahoo.com. at heart. For more information and to sign up, call 722-9414. Popcorn Theology, 7 pm at Church of the Holy Spirit (1334 Country Club Drive, Gallup). Come join us for a free movie, Dr. Marco’s Italian Classes are sodas, popcorn, and conversation as we continuing each Thursday at the offices of explore the gospel message in contemporary Mason & Isaacson, PA (104 E Aztec Ave), movies. For more information, call 505-863for 8 weeks. 5:30pm Beginner Class, 6:30pm 4695. Intermediate Class. Private lessons are also available and family discounts apply. For information please call 541-761-4980.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Are you interested in learning how to build a house, meeting new friends, lending a ‘hand up not a hand out’? Join Habitat for Humanity for one or more part-day construction or support sessions. No experience needed. We are now building our 5th home in Gallup but we can’t do it without you. See www.habitatgallup.org for details. Call Bill Bright 505-722-4226.
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In commemoration of the Ancient Way Arts Trail, communities including Ramah, El Morro, Zuni, Grants, and Gallup are celebrating with a variety of activities from October 5 through 12. There will be Native dancers in Gallup’s Courthouse Square on the evening of October 5, as well as in the street during ArtsCrawl on October 12. Come out and celebrate! Soroptimist Annual Bake Sale to benefit Battered Families Services, 9 am to 12 noon at Lowe’s on East Hwy 66. Join the McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council on first Saturdays for their monthly meeting. The group meets at the Work in Beauty House (Logan & Puerco) at 2 pm. Be part of a small group working on the following initiatives: Increase public awareness of recycling bins and help with monitoring on Saturdays, A Recycling Depot building to store materials and to distribute them to teachers and other, Post Office Recycling, Curbside / Pay as you Go, Greenwaste diversion, City/County or Regional Compost Site. Live Music @ The House, 6-8 pm at The Coffee House in downtown Gallup featuring the band Revolver.
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Each October, Battered Families Services, Inc. joins the rest of the USA in focusing attention on the dreadful problem of Domestic Violence. Join us in the Walk to End Domestic Violence at the Gallup Police Department on Boardman; ends at Courthouse Square. Begins at 10 am, with registration beginning at 9 am. Domestic Violence Awareness activities following walk until 3 pm. Free lunch, speakers, displays and activities. Ongoing raffle to Benefit Battered Families Services drawing will be held. For raffle tickets and more information, call 505-264-8241 or 722-6389. Monster Dash 5K at Clawson Farm in Ramah, NM, beginning at 9 am. This fun run will test your speed, strength and endurance while ‘monsters’ are waiting to tag you. You must use speed and strategy to make it out alive! For questions and to register, contact race director at ramahnmrun@gmail.com. Scott Costley Memorial MX Race at Gallup OHV MX Park, Gallup NM. Registration opens at 8 am, races begin at 10:30 am, Pit Party with live entertainment and pizza at 7 pm. General admission is $5. For more information, call 505-870-7278 or visit www.redrockmotorsports.com. The Gallup Fire Department and the Octavia Fellin Public Library and will host a family day to celebrate National Fire Prevention Week, 11 am to 3 pm. There will be fire trucks, a smokehouse, refreshments, a story tent, a puppet show and fire prevention activities for adults and children. The event will take place in the parking lot behind the Children’s Branch and is free to attend. For more information, call (505) 726-6120 or email ceckert@ ci.gallup.nm.us. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Pink Passion for Breast Cancer Awareness will take place in the Downtown Walkway just prior to ArtsCrawl from 4:30 to 7 pm to raise awareness and support. For more information, read G-Town article. Fall Autumn Fest 2013 featuring Juice Newton in concert at El Morro Theatre. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $20 in advance, $30 at the door and are available at Millennium Media, Gurley Motor Company and at Sammy C’s Rock’n Sports Pub & Grille. For more information, read G-Town article. ArtsCrawl, Downtown Gallup, 7-9 pm. See page 53 for complete schedule of events.
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The 3rd annual Gallup Family History Fair is open and free to the public at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (601 Susan Dr.), registration begins and exhibits open at 9:30 am. Various workshops scheduled throughout the day until 3:00 pm. The Family History Center will be open throughout the Fair with available resources to help in your search for ancestors.
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The annual Halloween Carnival will take place from 2:30 to 5:30pm at the Children’s Library. There will be games, crafts, trick-or-treating, prizes, music, movies and a costume parade. Now accepting submissions of Halloween-themed art for display at Carnival. All submissions must include the child’s name, grade, school and contact information. Children 5-17 may participate. All art should be submitted to the Children’s Branch before 10/15/2013. 2013 Gallup Pride, Inc. will be hosting the Mr. & Miss Gallup Pride 2013-2014 titleholder pageant. $10 per person, kids under 6 FREE! Pageant begins 6 pm. Stay after the pageant for a FREE Pride Dance until 12 am. Join us for a night of glamour and FIERCE beats. Location TBA. Persons interested in competing for the title, contact Sasha Foxx (505) 713-8077 or email galluppride.inc@gmail.com. Drug and Alcohol will not be tolerated at this event as it is a family show.
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1. Western Michigan mission team MOSES Inc., reads various copies of their favorite community magazine while visiting La Bufadora, south of Ensenada, Baja, Mexico. Leaders are Judy and Pete VanderArk of Grand Rapids, MI. Group includes their grandson, Luke Pikaart of Rehoboth, NM. 2. Don and Chris Reede check out the Journey at the summit of Mount Elbert. The second-highest mountain in the lower 48 states and the tallest in Colorado. 3. Raymond and Angie Nez, from Pinedale, NM enjoy a weekend getaway to Colorado Springs during the 4th of July weekend . . . but not without their copy of the Journey! 4. Bill and Jill Ramos from California read the Journey while visiting the Warn’s at Area 37 in Gallup . . . don’t worry, they pulled off to read it. 5. Philip Robinson, son Hejyule, wife Oogie Bae Robinson, Dr. Tom Robinson and Maggie Robinson enjoy a copy of their favorite community magazine while vacationing in Helsinki, Finland.
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1. Kristen Holtsoi reading the Gallup Journey (and a very old copy, at that!) at the Cristo Redentor Monument in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2. Patricia Largo’s parents, Vickki and Jim Scarborough, reading the Gallup Journey while enjoying a day at Canaveral National Seashore, Florida. 3. Nate & Heather’s nephews, Nick and Luke Wever, read the Journey between soccer games at the Puma Cup Soccer Tourney in Fort Wayne, IN. And to answer your question yes, they are awesome. 4. Jamie Yazzie, Craig Spencer, and Tyson Jim enjoy the Journey in Las Vegas, NV at AniMegaCon hosted at the Riviera. 5. Brandon Capitan decided to model his copy of the Journey - he’d already read the entire thing cover to cover - at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NV.
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hen Christy Natewa was young, growing up in Zuni, she wanted to be a teacher. During high school, Christy’s grandmother fell ill and Christy began to think about a career in health care instead. She volunteered at the Zuni hospital and gained experience aiding in the in-patient unit and OB ward. Following high school, Christy attended Central New Mexico Community College and graduated with a nursing degree. Christy passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) and received her license as a registered nurse. She was hired by Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital (RMCH) to work in the Women’s Health Department and has been there for almost a year.
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In Women’s Health, Christy works primarily in postpartum with women who have just given birth. She cooperates with a team of other nurses, obstetricians, midwives and pediatricians to provide care to the new mothers and babies. In the days following childbirth, women are cared for as their bodies begin to recover from the delivery process, they are encouraged to start breastfeeding, and mothers as well as fathers are supported in their new roles as parents. And as luck would have it, Christy didn’t have to give up her dream of being a teacher. Much of a nurse’s job involves educating patients – and especially new mothers – about recognizing signs and symptoms of illness, administering medications, and healthy lifestyle choices. RMCH also offers monthly support meetings to breastfeeding mothers. See the Community Calendar and look for “Breastfeeding 101” and “Baby Bistro.”
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Christy feels that she’s found her niche in Women’s Health. She appreciates the support of her co-workers and the ability to collaborate with a team in caring for patients. But knowing that she’s helping to provide a healthy start in the life of a new mother and her child is the most rewarding part of Christy’s work.
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