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JULY CITY UPDATE This month the City of Gallup is kicking off a number of projects that will improve city services and transform our downtown. Here is what you need to know about infrastructure improvements around Gallup: •The Indian Hills Ballpark lighting will be reconstructed this year. Project work kicks off around July 6th. • The Coal Avenue Commons Project breaks ground during the month of July. This will impact all traffic on Coal Avenue and pedestrian access to the Walkway. Visit www.gallupmainstreet.org for construction mitigation information. • The Downtown Alley Project enters a new phase with the installation of improvements to utility services. The alley between First and Second Streets will be the first to close and then the process will continue to the alley between Second and Third Streets. The 10th Annual City of Gallup Community Clean-up begins in the last week of July. Place all unwanted junk, household items, and yard debris curbside by 8:00am. Herbies will not be serviced on clean-up dates and items located in alleyways will not be removed. Place items away from roadside obstructions (trees, overhead wires, cars, mailboxes, etc). Please separate and place household hazardous waste in a box. July 25, 2020 - AREA 1 – WESTSIDE – West of Marguerite Street to County Road 1. This includes, Chiquita, Mendoza - Airport area, D and S, Western Skies, Skywest Subdivision, Augies, All American, Trails West, Mentmore Neighborhood. Trails West, D and S, All American and Western Skies Mobile Home Park (MHP) will have a designated area for drop-off. Please check with MHP Office for details. August 1, 2020 - AREA 2 – NORTHSIDE – Allison Housing Area to Miyamura Overpass.
September 5, 2020 - AREA 5 – SOUTHSIDE – South of Philipina Avenue and Country Club Drive to NM 564. This includes Red Rock, Linda, Golf Course Area, Hospital Area, Crestwood Court, UNM College Area. September 12, 2020 - AREA 6 – EASTSIDE – East of Boardman Avenue to VandenBosch / Rehoboth. This includes Hillcrest, Desert Rose, Friendly Village, Adobe, Red Bluff, Chamisal, Red Hills, Patton, Southfork Subdivision, Indian Hills Neighborhood, and Rehoboth Housing. Hillcrest, Desert Rose and Red Hills MHP will have a designated area(s) for drop-off. Please check with the MHP Office for details.
August 15, 2020 - AREA 3 – MIDWEST – West of Munoz Overpass / NM 602 to Marguerite Street. This includes Arnold Area, Viro Area, Stagecoach, Chaparral, Cipriano, and Dusty Road. Chaparral MHP will have a designated area for drop-off. Please check with MHP Office for details.
September 26, 2020 - AREA 7 – SOUTHEAST – East of South 2nd Street to Ford Drive / South of Aztec Ave to Philipina Avenue and Country Club Drive / Place. This includes Downtown Area, KC Hall Area, Roosevelt School Area, Ford Canyon Area, Henrietta, Cerritos, Pinon, Robin, Aspen.
August 22, 2020 - AREA 4 – SOUTHWEST – West of South 2nd Street to Munoz Overpass / South of Aztec to Cedar Hills Drive. This includes Chihuahuita Neighborhood, Elva, Cora Lee, Debra, Donna Jean, Marcy, Pecan, Elm.
October 3, 2020 - AREA 8 – MIDEAST – East of Ford Drive to Verdi Drive / South of Aztec to Ridgecrest / Mossman Neighborhood includes Burke, Sunset, Linda Vista, Fairway, Piano, Ridgecrest, Boggio, Martinelli, Mark.
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Thoughts From The West End The idea behind the creation of the Gallup Journey Magazine was to promote our local businesses. With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic we have seen many of our local businesses struggle. One report suggests that 40% of all small businesses face permanent closure due to the pandemic. At the same time we have seen the large corporate businesses flourish. A report by the Institute of Policy Studies revealed that the CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos’ wealth grew by $24 billion. During the same period, 20 million people had filed for unemployment benefits. During the lockdown, the majority of our small businesses closed their doors while our Walmart continued to sell bicycles and big screenTVs. Most small business owners decide to start their business to provide a service or product that is needed by the community. They are hoping to make a comfortable living along the way, but, I believe, that is not their main objective. After all, their customers are their neighbors and they have a personal connection to provide a fair price for their services or products. Large corporations have a very different idea of business. They are governed by a board of directors who answer to stockholders who only care about the almighty dollar. Their employees are expendable and really people with which they just don’t have a relationship. Unfortunately, this corporate driven business model has become the norm in small towns across the country. Shop small and support local businesses is a theme used by all communities and has become the fighting slogan for locally owned businesses across the country. Even this has been taken over by large corporations. Huge companies like eBay and American Express, companies worth several billion dollars, have campaigns promoting this idea while at the same time taking money away from local economies. Hopefully, Gallup Journey will be around for another 15 years promoting our local businesses. We hope that this pandemic teaches us all that we need to buy locally and keep our friends and neighbors from having to depend on unemployment benefits while the large corporations take money out of our communities.
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Contents 10 Time for Taxes Jason Arsenault, CPA 12 Questions with Mike Hyatt GMCS Superintendent 16 8 Questions with Laura Hammonds, MP Fowler Roberts 18 West by Southwest Ernie Bulow 20 People Reading 22 Thank you! 24 Walking in Beauty 25 Where’s the Rain: Song in Navajo Bruce Johnson and JJ Begay 31 Stepping Up Support For Local Artists Rose Eason 32 Distance Learning Dan Meester, RCS 34 Treasure 35 Southwest Fishing Adventures Angel Chavez Thanks to our Contributors this month: Fowler Roberts Ernie Bulow Bruce Johnson JJ Begay
Dan Meester Angel Chavez Katie Sharpton Kenneth Riege Mark Horn Jenny Kline Rose Eason
36 Cover Contest Entries 40 The Cause Is Greater Than I Kenneth Riege 42 Ask Your Local Bank Mark Horn, Pinnacle Bank 44 Downtown,Together Kara Q. Smith 46 New Process Technology Program at UNM-Gallup Enters Review Stages 48 Powerful Produce Katie Sharpton, MPH 50 Event Calendar 55 Things to Ponder Ernie Bulow 57 Food Matters Jenny Kline
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Cover Photo Credit: Ninabah David, Davarena Hubbard. Pictured is Crystal Clah My name is Crystal G. Clah. I originally come from Spider Rock, Arizona. My Clans are Tabaaha (Water edge), born for Naashtezhi tabaaha dine`e`(Zuni water edge). In my photo, I’m doing the 20 second hand washing for Covid-19 Growing up I was taught by my family to always wash my hands when they get dirty. Before and after I eat, also when preparing a meal. Now with Covid-19, I l have learned that handwashing is very crucial for cleansing. Among all Native Americans, water is highly cherished. Water also symbolizes sacredness and cleansing. Indigenous people from around the world share similar beliefs about the sacredness of water. Water, thought to have cleansing power, symbolizes many things. These things include strength, change, purity, and healing. We can learn a lot from the resources the earth provides for us. For example, we need to stay strong, clean, and heal from this pandemic that struck the world. Water also can be symbolized by the way it is represented visually. Flowing water, like streams and rivers, is a symbol of moving on in life. The message I learned from washing my hands in the stream is to stay strong, move on in life during these tough times, and to heal. Water does not only sustain life, but it is also sacred. Stay safe, and always wash your hands.
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Taxes are Due! July 15 By Jason Arsenault The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed taxes back from the traditional due date of April 15th to July 15th. That means many of you Schedule C filers still might not have gotten your tax return complete. It is now crunch time and here are a few helpful tips to get you through it. Remember, next year think about letting a Certified Public Accountant to help you. A CPA can set up a system for you that will focus on a good record keeping routine, which will allow you to review the health of your business throughout the year. Plus, when tax time rolls around you will know what to 10
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expect. Let us begin with expenses. During the year we try to limit our expenses as much as we can, but once we get to our tax return, we love expenses. These are the deductions we get to take away from our income to lower our profit and pay less taxes. You need to make sure that your expenses are “ordinary” and “necessary” for your business. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) definition is somewhat general: An “ordinary” expense is one which is common and accepted in your type of business. On the other hand, a “necessary” expense is one that is helpful and appropriate in your business;
it does not have to be indispensable. Bottom line make sure you are not trying to sneak in your family vacation and other overly lavish expenses into your return. Like I mentioned before, a good record keeping routine with a paper trail will give you the confidence you need for taking that ordinary and necessary expense. Now that we have an understanding of what expenses we can deduct we want to know if they are a general operating expense or a capital expense. If you purchased an asset that is going to be used for more than a year or paid for an improvement that adds to the value of an
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asset you have a “capital” expenditure. We deduct this capital expense by taking depreciation. Some rules allow you to take this expense in the year of purchase. However, you will need to remember if this asset is sold there is a good possibility that you will have to “recapture” that depreciation “expense”. If you don’t already keep your records for capital expenses separate from your general expenses this is definitely something you want to do going forward. One expense that causes a lot of confusion is your automobile expense. You are allowed to expense the amount for traveling between business locations.
control more likely an employee. The difference is an employee is going to receive a W-2 at the end of the year and you will have been responsible for employment taxes, withholding and payroll tax returns. A contract employee will receive a 1099 at the end of the year. If you have paid someone over $600 a year and they are not an employee, you will need to issue a 1099MISC form. 2) You can multiply You will get through it and your business miles by a just like last year you will standard mileage rate to get a tax return sent off. If figure your expense. For this is the most unenjoyable the 2019 tax year that will part of owning a business be 58 cents per mile. think about doing things Just like your operating differently. First, give books you are going to priority to establishing good want to keep good records record keeping practices for of your business miles. You your business. This involves can find several apps to help what accounting method you with this. are you going to use, how Most Schedule C filers you deal with inventory will be a sole proprietorship and your other assets, and not have employees. technology and complying However, that is not true with regulatory and tax for everyone. Hopefully, requirements. It is safe to you have been a growing say this creates a second job successful business for you and that it is timeand have not changed consuming and frustrating. your business structure Think about getting help to something like a going forward. The time corporation and need you free up will help you help. You will need to hire grow your business and also employees. This means you with the right accounting are going to have to decide professional give you new whether that employee is insight to the health of your an independent contractor business. or an employee. It is Payrolltaxes.com important to get this right 505-722-3399 because it historically has been a very sensitive issue with the IRS, meaning if you get it wrong it will be costly. Think about how much control you have over this individual, more
However, you are not allowed to expense that cost of going from your home to the office, your commute. The IRS wants you to only deduct automobile expenses that are related to your business and not personal. They give you two ways to do this: 1) You can deduct your expenses using actual cost of gas, oil, insurance, repairs, depreciation, etc., or
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Questions with Gallup McKinley County Superintendent: Mike Hyatt COVID-19 has been difficult for us all. However, it has been extremely difficult for our schools. It seems like overnight students had their spring semester cut short and the upcoming school year is leaving many of us with school age children with lots of questions. That means the superintendent of Gallup-McKinley County Schools, Mike Hyatt, has had his plate full for the last several months. He was kind enough to answer a few questions for us about the situation at Miyamura High School and the upcoming return to the classroom. It didn’t take long to hear the stress he and his staff are having during these difficult times. Gallup-McKinley County Schools already present many challenges without a pandemic thrown in. The school system supports over 11,000 students spread out over a geographical area that is over 5000 square miles. Mr. Hyatt has been part of the school system since 1994 and took over the superintendent position three and a half years ago. He oversees 33 schools that includes Tse Yi’ Gai High School which is an hour and a half drive from Mr. Hyatt’s office. That is about the same amount of time it takes to get to Albuquerque. So, we have a pandemic and distance that represent hurdles to overcome. But that is not all. The New Mexico Department of Education has cut funding to our schools. Gallup- McKinley County Schools represent the 6th largest student population in our state. However, the amount of funding we get to serve these students that are spread out over a large rural area doesn’t fit well with a pandemic that requires a different approach to teaching. If August comes and schools are required to do some type of hybrid model that requires distance learning as a way to educate our children, how will that effect Gallup-McKinley students? Students
will need reliable internet and we all know that presents its own challenges in rural McKinley County. Where does the money come from to equip our students with the devices they will need to participate in distance learning? This leaves Mr. Hyatt needing to find answers, quick. Gallup Journey: We know that the pandemic situation happened quick. What were the immediate challenges for the school system? Mike Hyatt: We needed to figure out how to keep everyone safe. I quickly changed the number of people who needed to come into work to five percent of my staff. Then we needed to implement a plan to deliver up to 13,000 meals a day to our students. At one point during the crisis, the number was 15,000 meals.
Mike Hyatt: Yes, they converted the high school so it could take up to 60 patients, but I believe they never had more than 15 at one time in the gym. They have contacted us and have let us know that they will no longer need to use the facility. Now, we will start the process of having the facility completely cleaned to make parents and students comfortable returning. As well as having the facility blessed. Gallup Journey: What will the new school year look like? Mike Hyatt: We are not completely sure what the new school year will look like. The state will issue guidelines and I am sure there will be phases. We are going to have to get teachers trained on how to teach in this new environment.
Gallup Journey: How did Miyamura High School get turned into an overflow facility for COVID patients?
Gallup Journey: Has the school system received any help financially to help with this new environment?
Mike Hyatt: The state along with the Army Corp of Engineers determined that Gallup was going to be a hotspot for the virus and more beds would be needed. They eventually came to the conclusion that Miyamura High School gym would be best suited for this facility. If we would have declined, the state could have taken over so we made a contract to lease the school that would last through August.
Mike Hyatt: The CARES Act will provide some monies. But we are going to have to think outside the box on how we are going to reach our students. We are planning to open a virtual school program that will support kindergarten through 12th grade students. Purchasing hotspots and getting i-pads into student’s hands so they can participate is a top priority right now. However, it is difficult when you can’t reach 15% to 20% of your parents by text messaging and we have over 900 students who are homeless. The one thing this pandemic has done is make us explore different ways to reach our students. We are working hard for a positive outcome. July 2020 13
Gallup Journey: It seems that the majority of patients were flown out of Gallup and the overflow situation has changed?
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QUESTIONS LAURA HAMMONDS, MD CHAIRPERSON OF RMCHCS
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Q. How did you come to be on the board of Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital?
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Bill Lee called and asked me to be a County Representative. Bill used to coach my daughter in soccer and he is such a sweetheart, no one can say no to Bill. (laughs)
Q. What have you enjoyed most about serving on
the board and now as President of the board?
A. It’s been an honor to help make the hospital
better in whatever way I can. There’s still colleagues I use to work with up there and I still interact with them. They mean a lot to me and the hospital does. I had my three children here. I’ve had surgery, we’ve used the ER. We need a good hospital.
Q. What has been the biggest challenge of your
job as board President?
A. There’s a steep learning curve even for
someone in medicine like myself to learn about the rules and to learn more about finance. Government rules about hospitals are continually changing and it’s even harder, I think, for people who aren’t medical to begin with. They don’t know the acronyms so we try to educate them a lot.
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town. It’s just the right size and when I need something in Albuquerque I can always go there but it’s peaceful, I know my neighbors. I lived in the same house for 32 years so my kids have made friends. I’ve made friends.
Q. What do you enjoy doing in your off time? A. Gardening, reading, movies. Q. What is your favorite movie? A. Have you seen Woody Allen’s Midnight in
Paris? Oh, it’s a great movie! And in the movie, the main male character has always wished he lived in an earlier time, the 30’s and 40’s, and he magically gets transported back to that. Then he meets someone who wants to go even farther back and they keep going back. You become entranced by their vision of I wish I lived in this period of time. It really is a very interesting movie. And I think I liked it because I often wondered what would it have been like to live in the 40’s through the World War, the 50’s and I loved the music. I love the big bands. I just think that period of time is just fascinating, what they lived through, after the Great Depression. That’s why that came to mind.
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eorge Armstrong Custer and William (Billy) Bonny are the most prolific subjects of all time for writers of books and magazines, dime novels and the like. The stuff would fill a library for each. Why? Because they became folk figures and their biographies became corrupted by all sorts of nonsense. Billy runs away with the honors in my opinion. Strangely enough, they were contemporaries. Jan Brunvand, famous for his books on Urban Legends (poodle in the microwave stuff), told me once that Billy the Kid wasn’t a folk figure because he didn’t fit the definition— stories didn’t spread orally among the people. I beg to differ. Billy the Kid, also call him William Bonny and a bunch of other names most certainly does fit the description. Why don’t we know if his real name was William Bonny, Henry Antrim, William McCarty, Henry McCarty or something else? We don’t know where he came from but it might have been New York. Did he kill his first man at age ten or twelve or something else? Did he even exist as an individual? He was a principle figure in the Lincoln County Range War in central New Mexico, around Ruidoso. Supposedly a cattle war over range, but complicated by a cabal of crooked lawyers in Santa Fe: but it is not clear what they had to do with it or why. What was he doing in Colorado? How could he have a girlfriend in Fort Sumner where the Navajo were held for four years? It’s not much of a place. I started hearing stories about John Miller when I first came to Gallup. My question has always been, why are the details of his life so confusing and debatable when he lived in the late 1900s when journalists were a dime a dozen and active everywhere? They were
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time writing the biblical novel Ben Hur, all sorts of Santa Fe corruption and the like.
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Eventually, I found out there were more Billys. One of them in southern Colorado, Arthur Pond aka William Leroy was known as “the Kid.” A writer of “penny dreadfuls” named Richard Fox sensationalized him, a common practice of the day. “Penny Dreadfuls” are just what they sound like—cheap SISTER BLANDINA BRUSHY BILL publications with sensational subject matter. especially if he were flesh and blood? Now the “real” Billy’s biography is complicated be- Perhaps that is why so much has been yond belief. While the range war he written about him. Virtually nothing is was part of was raging in central New provable, not even the supposed tinMexico he was apparently robbing type image. For many years that picture stagecoaches in Colorado—except that was used to prove he was left handed, might be the other one. He did, howev- but recently it occurred to someone that er meet Sister Blandina who is current- tintypes reversed the image, so he was ly moving toward sainthood. That was actually right handed. in Trinidad, CO, or maybe Las Vegas, The picture we have shows a goofy, NM, or someplace up there. rumpled, bucktoothed fellow of indeAt that time how could a man’s life terminate age. I have long been of the be so complicated— and mysterious, opinion that there was, in fact, no actual person behind the name “Billy the Kid.” He was a construct. F o r our purposes the man called John Miller, from the Ramah area, is the most interesting. After COMIC HELEN AIRY’S BOOK his arrival there, he ON JOHN MILLER
by Ernie Bulow
became a major cattle owner and was a friend of the Zuni leader Jesus Eriacho, whose own story becomes legend. The biggest problem with this thread is that he arrived in the Ramah area almost immediately after being “killed” by Sheriff Pat Garret? It appears that he convinced the Mormons in the area of his identity with some extremely fine gunplay, something Billy was not known for. For example, shooting holes in a flying hat with all six bullets from his revolver. Who needs six holes in their hat? In recent times. They tried to prove his identity by matching Miller’s blood with some recovered from the site of Billy’s death, without success. But
PAT GARRET, BILLY’S FRIEND where did that blood come from? At Fort Summer there has been a movement to exhume his body without success. Is there really someone else in that grave? In the end, the whole thing is rather humorous, unless you are a true believer. - ernie@buffalomedicine.com
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Thank you Thank you New Mexico National Guard Airmen set up temporary entrance and triage area at Gallup Indian Medical Center Neighbors (Vecinos) helping Neighbors - New Mexico National Guard Airmen from the 210th REDHORSE and the
150th Expeditionary Mission Support Group set up an Alaskan Shelter at the Gallup Indian Medical Center. The tent will serve as a patient entrance and triage area at the Medical Center.
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Most of our team members are also in the Navajo Chaplains Corps, part of Across Nations, or Broken Arrow Bible Ranch. United Indian Missions Aviation, Wings of the Way, and Samaritan’s Purse 22 July 2020
have also partnered with us. Individuals and Churches from across the Southwest, Convoy of Hope, Baptist Disaster Relief, Wings of Faith have all provide goods for us to be
Thank you! These Airmen are part of over 590 NMNG Soldiers and Airmen working for Joint Task Force COVID who continue to provide support to New Mexicans throughout the state during this coronavirus public health crisis. Photos courtesy of the New Mexico National Guard
Josh Salazar Josh is a volunteer that has been working with the Navajo Coalition preparing packages to be picked up and delivered across the Navajo Nation.He has come faithfully for the last 3 months. What has impacted you the most by this experience? Seeing the way God has moved the care packages to people who need them the most. The power of God’s word, blessing those in a very difficult time. One fond memory I would like to share, “We had a Councilman come from White Mountain Apache Reservation and he told each of us how this was a direct answer to his prayer.”Hearing this come from him, helped me realize the power of prayer. Angela Silva Angela was also moved to do something for her community during this crisis. She thought getting needed supplies out to the Navajo Nation was really important and has been involved since the beginning. She also wanted to get her kids out of the house. They were a little reluctant at first, but now they come every day and see the positive changes in their hearts as well as those they serve.
able to make care packages and distribute primarily through churches across the Navajo Nation. We have also been able to provide CHR’s products such as fresh produce, water, and dairy products. We also distributed certain items to ‘Strengthening Nations,’ ‘Hands of Hope,’ and Navajo Nation PD. July 2020
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Walking in Beauty
What is FIBER? Fiber is an essential nutrient. However, many of us struggle in getting the recommended daily amounts in our diets. The goal for Women is to aim for 25 grams of fiber per day, while Men should target 38 grams, or 14 grams for every 1,000 calories.
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and helps us fill full. Soluble fiber helps with cholesterol levels and controlling blood
sugar. Here are some sources of soluble fiber oatmeal, oat bran, dried beans, rice bran, barley and nuts. Fruits and vegetables include apples, oranges, pears, strawberries, blueberries, cucumbers, celery, carrots and potatoes. INSOLUBLE FIBER is often called the roughage. This type of fiber slows down the process of digestion and helps burn calories, contributing to weight loss. Good sources of insoluble fiber include: whole wheat, whole grains, wheat bran, corn bran, barley, couscous, brown rice, bulgur, seeds, nuts, zucchini, cabbage, onions, tomatoes, carrots, green beans, dark leafy vegetables, broccoli, spinach, kale. Fruits, such as kiwi, strawberries, raspberries, pineapple, blueberries and grapes. Remember when you decide to increase your fiber, also increase your water intake. Fiber needs the extra fluids to help move it smoothly through the digestive system. If not, you may experience nausea or upset stomach. Fiber can help with energy, digestion, weight loss and also helps to slow the absorption of sugar and help improve blood sugar levels. For more information about Fiber or other Nutrition Topics: Daisy Arsenault, RD LD daisy@gallupjourney.com
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Where’s The Rain While you ponder in that other direction - Everything is annihilated by the wind, even While you tried your best to look for something new. And while you stared, in that other direction, everything You held dear, has been confiscated. Yesterday and many yesterdays before, you stood, as if On a mountain top, with intimation, you reminded us of What might have been ugly, within our hearts, and you cursed us. “ Why?! I am living in pain, in such suffering, shot through and through to My spirit. The entire world and it’s agony is upon my shoulder, And I am the only one crying, you cried to the world. And In the midst of everything around the galaxy You said, “I have the weight of human sorrow in my mind and I Carry it. I carry it and I’m the only one who cares.” And all the while, we people, we Navajo people, not listening, we Mined silver and gold ... We tried to smile, even though we knew, we tried to still Smile….. And there you were, trying to search for some beauty, Against All this hatred, and you still scavenged for something Ethereal. Yesterday and many yesterdays before, you stood, as if on a Mountain top, with intimation, you reminded us of what was Wrong! What has been wrong! for 500 years - - And you Cursed us. “Why?! I am living in pain, in such suffering, shot through And through to my spirit. The entire world and it’s agony is Upon My shoulder, and I am still the only one crying, for Everything that is wrong,” you cried to the world alone.
Against my people, and they suffer! Have suffered mercilessly! before Your eyes and mine and I carry this weight and ages and ages of it.” SuddenlyYou whispered, with your last vapor of strength, fueled With such power (of which you never knew you owned), you Cried, “ PLEASE remember them, keep them, bless them In your heart.” And this morning, With sudden thank you, High on your mountain top, With intimation, You blessed and prayed for us. “Why?! They are all suffering, My people, They suffer! They need forgiveness . . . And a life lived over again,” you pleaded To the Mother Earth, While, (Still unknowingly, the grace and power of your prayer, Heard and heard, resoundingly, across to the beginning of the Universe) .... You still stared in that other direction, and everything, You held - - material and not, dear and dear to your heart, The wind confiscated, And while you pondered, with prayer for us, in that other direction, They became annihilated.
A song, in Navajo by Bruce Johnson Translated into English, into a poem, by JJ Begay
“There is so much pain in this world, so much, so much,” you Sang. And to God, you sang,” There is pain here To my people. To my People,” all alone you cried. “I am Alone, who sees all this pain,
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Stepping Up Support for Local Artists
By Rose Eason
The negative economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic are far-reaching and wide-ranging, and the arts industry certainly has not been spared. Indeed, as the public health crisis extends into the summer, the economic crisis is only exacerbated. The Americans for the Arts estimates the total economic loss to artists, arts organizations and arts agencies nationally to be $6.7 billion to date. This translates into real hardships for our community. According to an ongoing survey conducted by gallupARTS, Gallup area artists reported loosing an average of $1,200 per month in income due to the pandemic in April. In May, that figure rose to $2,090 per month. Artists are suffering from lost sales opportunities, lost teaching and performing opportunities, and other lost earning opportunities. Given that one in four McKinley County residents make at least part of their living through the arts, when the regional creative economy suffers, so do families. In March, gallupARTS took action to leverage its business model to provide maximum support to local artists. It waived dues for its nine member artists and its 20% commission for non-member exhibiting artists through at least September, re-structuring the Gallery as an entirely fee-free and commission-free space so that 100% of proceeds from sales go directly to artists. (ART123 Gallery is now open on a by-appointment basis. Find out more at www.galluparts.org/art123gallery or by following @ART123Gallery on Facebook). gallupARTS is also leveraging its large social media following to support online sales by local artists.
resources or pivot to online sales. The Local Artist Support Fund is a rapid response grant-making program tailored to the needs of the greater Gallup artistic community.
In April and May, the Fund raised $8,000 and was able to make 31 “mini-grants” to local artists from Zuni to Window Rock to Gallup to Tohatchi to Mariano Lake to Thoreau to Smith Lake whose bread and butter is selling at flea markets, southwest art markets and events like the monthly Gallup ArtsCrawl (all of which have been closed or cancelled). These grants are helping with living expenses such as rent, utilities bills, and baby formula. gallupARTS expects to be able to make another dozen or more grants in June, having raised another $4,000 at the time of this printing. To learn more about the Local Artist Support Fund, donate or apply for a mini-grant, visit www.galluparts.org/ coronavirus-artist-support.
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D i sta n c e L e a r n i n g By Dan Meester, High School Principal “Normal” is the wrong word, but we have all become more used to the global pandemic’s impact on our lives over the past four months. Back in March, however, the changes in our daily routines were coming fast and furious—forcing businesses, organizations, and families to quickly rethink their day-to-day activities and operations. K-12 schools were among the agencies that needed to adapt to a landscape that was suddenly different, and those adaptations went beyond teaching and learning to include transportation, food service, counseling services, end-of-year ceremonies, college admissions, and more. Here in Gallup, Rehoboth Christian School stood out in its creativity and quick response to ensure its students and their families continued to receive the education they deserved. United by a strong sense of mission and a set of common beliefs, the faculty, staff, and administration at Rehoboth knew that a few key principles would need to guide their response to the pandemic. Students would need to be able to continue to receive a high-quality academic education, and the transformative Christian aspect of that education would have to shine through. The rest was details, and so the staff went to work over the week of Spring Break to ensure that the Rehoboth student body could take on the fourth quarter with confidence. In this age of technology, the easy answer for many schools was to shift to online learning. Rehoboth enrolls students from an area covering 3,000 square miles, much of it on Navajo Nation lands, and somewhere between 30%-40% of the school’s families have either limited internet access or no ability to connect to the
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web. Combine these accessibility issues with the fact that many families had no computer at home, and the technology puzzle got even more complicated. To begin, the school leveraged its significant number of on-campus laptops and was able to provide devices to families who needed them for the duration of the school year. Students and parents signed user agreements as they picked up their devices, promising to return them in the same condition they received them. But just having a laptop doesn’t provide internet access, so teachers also created files of their lessons and assignments, including videos of particular teaching points, directions for activities, and much more. Those files were then copied to USB thumb drives and sent out to students along with hard copies of their assignments in case it was easier for students to complete them by hand. Using the normal afternoon bus routes, Rehoboth bus drivers brought these materials to families who needed them, collecting completed work and USB drives every two weeks and replacing them with new ones. But school isn’t just about academic learning. The relationships and mentoring opportunities that grow between teachers and students are a key part of the mental and emotional health of young people as they form the identities, self-images, and value systems that will impact them for the rest of their lives. With face to face contact suddenly gone, the Rehoboth faculty became creative, frequent communicators in other ways. For students with reliable internet, large group meetings through Zoom or Google Hangouts became weekly rituals; but the ones without that same technology in their homes could not be left behind. Instead, teacher phone calls and text messages served as means to keep alive the deep connections that Rehoboth families appreciate
so much about the school. Teachers charted the date and time of their calls to students to ensure that everyone was getting attention and that no young people would slip through the cracks during their physical separation. Weekly online staff meetings served as touchpoints for the faculty at each Rehoboth building (Elementary, Middle, and High School). Teachers could keep each other informed about students who were struggling or had challenging circumstances, which led to shared prayer and brainstorming about how to best meet the needs of these families. Likewise, the meetings allowed space for teachers to share their joys and challenges with each other, lift up and encourage their colleagues, and provide ideas for lessons and activities being taken out of their normal classroom context. And while all of this was going on, the Rehoboth’s Food Service Department managed to prepare and serve 200+ meals each day to anyone in the local community who stopped by for breakfast or lunch, whether they attended Rehoboth or not. Hot, nutritious food awaited the drivers who lined up at the curb for their very own takeaway service—often including extra bags of fruit or vegetables for the whole family. The school also installed a fresh water filling station for families without running water to ease the distance people would have to drive to supply their homes and livestock. Rehoboth also became the headquarters for relief efforts in the Eastern Agency of the Navajo Nation— gathering and distributing daily supplies with the help of the Navajo Nation Christian Response Team and a small army of faithful volunteers. What had once been “just” a school had become so much more—not least of all, a source of hope and stability in the lives of its students and their families. But did it work? What were the results of all this effort? Did the students still learn? At the close of the school year, Rehoboth administrators analyzed the academic performance of the students from 3rd quarter to 4th quarter and looked at the same data for the same students last year. By all measures, both in raw numbers and percentages, students performed better during the pandemic. The school did note, however, that for the
smaller percentage of students who did not do well, they struggled significantly more than usual—often affected by the trauma of loss of family members to COVID-19 or the increased demands of caring for grandparents and taking on a bulk of the household chores. Those students were offered small group mentorship in summer school classes, with no more than four children assigned to one teacher so that they would not fall behind in preparation for next year. And as Rehoboth looks toward the next school year, the school will use the knowledge gained during its quick response to the pandemic. The circumstances for every student and every family aren’t the same, so a one-size-fitsall solution is impractical for any real chance of success. Rehoboth administrators are waiting for definitive school guidance from the Governor’s office and the Navajo Nation, but in the meantime plans are being developed for food, transportation, facilities, schedules, athletics, performing arts, teaching, and learning. Scenarios are being created for full distance learning, full on-campus learning, or a hybrid of both. Early in the pandemic, Rehoboth Christian School’s principles of academic quality and transformative Christian education guided their response to this new normal in which we find ourselves. For the fall, the personal safety of students, families, and staff is added to those core principles. The school will be ready with masks, social distancing, hand washing stations, sanitization protocols, daily health screening, and a host of other factors that can be employed to make sure that Rehoboth continues to deliver what families expect when they enroll—even if that means working with families who might not feel comfortable sending their children to school yet come August. A mindset of flexibility and adaptability. A deep care for both its staff and its constituents. A strong commitment to its mission and purpose. These characteristics enabled Rehoboth Christian School to deliver outstanding education to close out the 2019-20 school year, and these same qualities will be on full display for all the students and families come the fall.
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Can you find this month’s
Gallup Journey
TREASURE? Tic tock, tic tock He hunts the captain On this trail you will find the alligator Two of them together Between is the treasure The treasure for June was located at Lost Lake in McGaffey. July will be another fun find.... Good Luck!
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SouTHwest FIsHING ADveNTures
tangled with somebody else’s, and nobody likes tangling their lines together. So, whether you go out for a hike, biking, or fishing always remember to be safe and protect others as well. Until the next fishing adventure, have a safe summer and God bless! By Angel Chavez, local Fisherman
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n this month's fishing adventure, I headed down south to Quemado Lake, operated by the Gila National Forest. It is quite a drive if you're traveling from Gallup. It's about an average of a 2 hour drive. Since it is on National Forest Land, keep in mind that it does require a New Mexico State Fishing license with its updated bylaws regarding public safety. However, the lake does have Day only access to campground, restrooms, trash, and running water. It seems to be a popular lake in the area to take your boat out and fish. There are open campsites for overnight camping with a fee. Quemado Lake has multiple fish species such as Native Gila Trout, Rainbow Trout, Bass, Catfish, and the Hybrid Tiger Muskie so you’ll definitely have a great time reeling in any of these fish. On this fishing adventure, I didn’t land any 20 inchers or catch the Hybrid Tiger Muskie. This time my wife and son out fished me. What we were able to catch were recent trout stockers that were very small. We did our best to catch and release. A good fishing tip: when you are catching and releasing fish back into the water, you want to keep the fish in the water as much as possible while handling gently and flattening a little tip of the small barb on your hook allowing a much easier removal. This trip did have some real-life adventure experiences for me. These adventures include losing the top half of one of my favorite fishing rods, jumping in the lake trying to retrieve it with no luck, losing my hat, and getting a bad sunburn as a result. But on the flip side, more great quality memories with my family were made. We had a great time and got to get some fresh air and much needed sunlight. With the state closures of certain lakes due to the precautions of the virus, I encourage you to research any lake you are looking to fish to see if it is operating or not. Fishing can be a great way to get some fresh air. Remember to maintain social distancing because if you do not, you’ll get your line July 2020
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"The Cause is Greater Than I" By Ken Riege USAF 1985 – 1993 This statement is not only the motto of the Hershel “Woody” Williams Medal of Honor Foundation, it’s words that we can and should live by. First a little about the man, Mr. Hershel “Woody” Williams. Woody
was born on 2 October 1923 in West Virginia, where he still resides today. He is one of only two WWII Medal of Honor Recipients still living. All those who know Woody, know that he has the energy and stamina of 10 men half his age. Woody earned his medal of honor for his actions on Iwo Jima. I am so proud and honored to be considered a friend of Woody’s along
with his family. There is so much more that can be said about Woody, but I will leave that up to you, the reader, to do some research online or watch one of the many videos about Woody on YouTube. This story will mainly focus on his extraordinary efforts with his Gold Star Families Foundation and Memorials.
Their Mission statement is as follows: To honor, recognize, and serve Gold Star Families and the legacy of their Loved Ones who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Here is a picture of Mr. Hershel “Woody” Williams with one of his Gold Star Family Memorials. Woody’s Foundation’s main goals of establishing Gold Star Family Memorial Monuments are: The Monuments provide a place of permanence for Gold Star Families
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to gather and utilize as they see fit. These Monuments belong to the Gold Star Families and their fallen loved ones. They are intended to achieve the following:
Demonstrate to Gold Star Families that their community cares for them and appreciates their sacrifices while
Ken Riege with MOH Recipient from WWII, Mr. Woody Williams (USMC Retired) at the 2017 MOH Convention in Pueblo, CO. Woody had just presented me with the Hershel “Woody” William’s Honorary Board Member Award. also honoring the ultimate sacrifice paid by their loved ones. Establish local Gold Star Family communities and strengthen the community within itself through Gold Star Family outreach events associated with each monument location. Educate the general public about Gold Star Families’ enduring sacrifices and the ultimate sacrifice made by their loved ones. So, one may ask, where are these monuments located at and how can we as a community have one here to honor our Gold Star Families? Well, the easiest answer to that question is to go to the foundation website of: www. hwwmohf.org Woody’s goal is to have one of these Gold Star Family Monuments in every state and he is closing in on that goal. Currently, in New Mexico there are two projected monuments, one in Farmington and one in Angel Fire. I feel that Gallup, NM being established as “The Most Patriotic Small Town in America” should work on having one of these monuments placed here. I can’t think of a better place for one than the
Veteran’s Plaza at the Court House Square. I have had the great honor of meeting Mr. Woody Williams on many different occasions. Through working with our previous governor, Susana Martinez, I was able to establish September 2nd, 2017 as “Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams’ Day” in New Mexico. I am also honored to report that I am an “honorary” board member of the Hershel “Woody” Williams’ Foundation. Before I finish this story, I want to go back to the opening and the Woody Williams’ Foundation Motto of: “The Cause is Greater Than I” This is what this saying means to me. For the majority of this story I copied information directly from the foundation’s website. However, this statement needs to be elaborated on. In what would be considered normal times (just as short as a few months ago), there are a few organizations and agencies that would come to mind in regards to this statement. The military is one as well as our health care professionals, police, fire and EMT/ First Responders. They all fall under
this category of individuals serving a cause greater than one’s self. But what about today in this new “normal” that we live in? So many have risen to this challenge and need to be acknowledged for their efforts. For example, those working at the grocery stores and the dangers they face every day while providing the necessary essentials to keep all of us going. This also goes for those working at the restaurants who have been providing those essential services to help us feel a little more “old normal” by enjoying food from our favorite places. The same can also be said for those who decided that “I am staying home and not taking any chances.” By doing that, they not only kept themselves healthy, but also their families. And of course, those of us in the lodging industry who have provided a place to stay for those who were/are still traveling, and especially for those who have come to Gallup to assist in the fight against the Coronavirus. We as a community have risen to this new challenge. I am so proud of how we have pulled together to get through these tough times. While we still need to do our part, we have and are all still serving “A cause that is greater than I.”
This Month’s Medal of Honor Quote, I believe, is a repeat. However, since I am doing this story on Woody, it’s only appropriate that I use his quote again. It is as follows:
“You have never lived, until you have almost died. For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected will never know.” Hershel “Woody” Williams, WWII Medal of Honor Recipient.
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Ask your Local Bank
By Mark Horn, Market President
In early April, a new lending program was initiated by the US Treasury and Small Business Administration. The program was named the Payment Protection Program. The Payment Protection Program, or PPP as it was widely referred to was designed to provide employers the ability to continue to pay their employees while business was slowed due to the Covid-19 pandemic and associated shutdowns. While using the money for the designated expenses during the allotted time a business would be able to submit those expenses for forgiveness resulting with little to no liability in the form of a loan after completed. Initially 350 billion dollars were made available and the applications were submitted immediately. The available funds were designed to assist with payroll, rent, mortgage interest and utilities. Applications were submitted to banks in large numbers and at a rapid pace while both bankers and business owners were learning of the rules that governed the program. The short time frame that the government agencies presented this program was unprecedented and highlighted the urgency in which they were wanting banks to assist businesses. PPP was discussed at length in the media and the concern was that the allocated money would run out before all affected businesses would be able to apply. This was a concern shared by many banks accepting applications as well and as a result
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bankers worked extended hours at times seven days a week to insure that as many of the businesses in need were being serviced. A result of the need by many businesses and the funds being utilized quickly was a second round being made available late in April. There are still available funds from the second round and the program will end on June 30th. The guidelines for use of the funds have been modified recently and now many businesses are looking at the forgiveness application with the same amount of questions that were present during application. Your banker is the best resource for your questions regarding the program, process, or changes. The program’s success will not be measured based on dollars extended or number of applications but by the number of the businesses whose operations continue and employees who are able to keep working. For more information visit www.sba.gov Pinnacle Bank 107 E. Aztec Ave Gallup, NM 87301
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Downtown, Together Kara Q. Smith, Executive Director, Gallup MainStreet Arts & Cultural District
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t our core, Gallup MainStreet Arts & Cultural District (GMSACD) is an organization designed to be flexible and responsive, able to identify and leverage community assets as tools for sustainable (and thoughtful) growth of our downtown economy during any set of circumstances. But we can’t do it alone. What are these assets that inform the work we do? There are many economic advantages that are the foundation of our downtown district: our arts and cultural resources; our historic buildings and structures that have weathered many an economic storm; and, our people—our business owners, artists, workers, and residents. In particular, the amazing folks who operate the small businesses in our downtown district that are the heartbeat of our existence. It is essential that we help them sustain their operations while simultaneously ensuring Downtown Gallup remains vibrant and inclusive. We have several business-focused initiatives to help support our downtown economy, including: a forthcoming digital marketplace featuring downtown retailers; a grant program that awarded a total of $7,500 to five businesses to help support
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recovery efforts; re-tooling our Downtown Night Out program to support downtown businesses virtually; and launching a robust entrepreneur support program. In addition to business support, an important part of our mission is to bring together all segments of our community to foster civic pride. Often referred to as ‘the heart’ of any community, downtowns are places where people come gather and where all should feel welcome. Supporting this type of environment can look like supporting expression, like commissioning two new murals by artists Marina Eskeets and Chris Acevedo in one of our downtown alleyways. Or it could look like bringing our community together for the Levitt AMP Concert Series (which we sadly had to postpone until next year). Or, it could look like supporting a communityled initiative to paint a mural on Coal Avenue as part of the national dialogue around systemic racism in America. In collaboration with artist Jerry Brown, and with help from Chris Acevedo, the large-scale mural reading “Disarm Racism” was painted directly on the street between 2nd and 3rd streets with help and support from businesses, organizations, and community members. Though its physical existence was designed to be temporary, the hope is that the process of coming together and the importance of the dialogue it created will be long-lasting. Later this month, the same stretch of road that houses the mural will be closed for construction to be transformed into a “commons” area for downtown - with wider sidewalks, welcoming seating areas, and a beautifully-designed street selected by business owners and community members. The ethos of this revitalization project, like the mural project, is rooted in community dialogue and expression. In this spirit, since many voices contributed to the making of the temporary mural, I wanted to include some
of them here, speaking to their experience with and perspectives on the project. “Our community has great pride in our diversity, but we rarely confront the personal and systemic racism that's also a part of living here. So, I thought it was a great idea to utilize our culture of public art to open up space for discussion. My hope is that these discussions make our community a better and more equitable place to live. It's just the start!” – Rathika “The rich diversity of Gallup helped to attract Weaving in Beauty to open our store here. We actively supported the mural project as an expression of this community’s strengths and aspirations. The collaboration that created this mural shows that we have the tools and resources to disarm the weapon of racism.” – Mary “I’m hoping that we can take this energy from the mural and ask ourselves questions about how our local policies can be reformed to better support anti-racist approaches in our community.” – Connie “This mural is important to Gallup because we are a diverse and close community and racism does not have a place here. Disarming racism is important to me because we all have more in common than we have differences and the more we realize that, the better of a world we can create for ourselves. It was a great experience working alongside the community and a great artist like Jerry Brown to show our unity and convey such a positive message that we are all in this together.” – Chris “This experience for me, from the beginning, has been empowering.” – Deanna “Let’s start the healing now.” - Jerry
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New Process Technology Program at UNM-Gallup Enters Review Stages
n exciting new certificate and degree program will soon come to UNMGallup as a result of ongoing collaboration between campus and local industry leaders, including those from Marathon Petroleum, the city of Gallup, and other industrial employers in the area who would benefit from a workforce educated locally at the university. The Process Technology program—as the new program is called—will supply local employers with the process operators and production technicians needed to fulfill manufacturing and industrial demands in the city of Gallup and beyond. “As part of our vision to be community focused and regionally specific, we have developed these local partnerships to develop a program that will help meet their industrial workforce demands,” explained Jon Saatvedt, who is heading up the program’s review and is currently a visiting lecturer at UNMGallup. “The Process Technology Program
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at UNM-Gallup will prepare students with classroom instruction, a hands-on lab and practical exercises, and computerbased simulations for work in modern manufacturing plants that could include oil refineries, water or wastewater treatment plants, food processing plants, and other manufacturing sectors where raw materials are converted into finished goods.” Though there are 45 other Process Technology programs offered in other states, the program at UNM-Gallup would be a first of its kind for the state of New Mexico. Through this program, students will ultimately be prepared to safely enter a modern process manufacturing plant, operate computer-based controls, and interpret quality and production data so that they are able to optimize production and operational efficiency. “The demand locally for a well-trained manufacturing workforce is high. We anticipate ongoing hiring needs from Marathon’s Gallup refinery, the recycled board mill in Prewitt and from the city of Gallup and their water and wastewater treatment plants. And, there are other potential regional employers that include
manufacturing plants and power generation and distribution facilities.” Along with the growing demand for new employees in process manufacturing industries, the average salaries for graduates of the Process Technology Program will range from $45,000 to $70,000 per year. With experience and overtime pay, incomes approaching $100,000 per year are common. “We have now entered a preliminary review of our Process Technology Program with the UNM provost’s office, and we anticipate additional progress with our review in early August. With final review expected in the fall, we should be able to begin our first classes in early 2021—and we anticipate an initial cohort of around 20 students,” says Saatvedt.“Our excitement around this new program is shared with our community,” adds Dr. James Malm, UNM-Gallup’s chancellor. “We appreciate and honor the ongoing collaboration among our university leadership and local industrial, government, and manufacturing partners to develop this program that will help meet their essential workforce needs.” About UNM-Gallup Chartered as a community college more than four decades ago, UNM-Gallup operates under the aegis of the University of New Mexico as Gallup’s branch campus. Although our priority has always been to serve the community as a two-year college, our association with UNM has allowed us to be flexible and stretch as the need arrives. As the largest of the four UNM branch campuses, we serve approximately 2,200 students.
I'm smiling COVID. I'm smiling with respect. I'm smiling with bewilderment.
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I'm smiling COVID. I'm smiling with respect. I'm smiling with bewilderment. You are playing with us, playing with our minds Watching how we handle each person, Each challenge, each circumstance. There is no pattern, no consistency in how you're presenting We're looking for patterns only to find more of your mysterious ways. You're teaching us, doctors and nurses that patient care Does not come in algorithms or standardized care. Guidelines are what we desire and strive for. I'm smiling COVID. I'm smiling with epiphany. You're teaching us in your mysterious ways. Each person affected with your presence Wants and needs genuine compassion, respect, understanding, and unconditional love, including yourself.
You are playing with us, playing with our minds Watching how we handle each person, Each challenge, each circumstance. There is no pattern, no consistency in how you're presenting We're looking for patterns only to find more of your mysterious ways. You're teaching us, doctors and nurses that patient care Does not come in algorithms or standardized care. Guidelines are what we desire and strive for. I'm smiling COVID. I'm smiling with epiphany. You're teaching us in your mysterious ways. Each person affected with your presence Wants and needs genuine compassion, respect, understanding, and unconditional love, including yourself. Until you see this consistency of behavior in us The harmony you are longing to see, You will continue to entertain and challenge us. I'm smiling COVID. I'm smiling with compassion. I'm smiling with understanding. Affectionately...I have your number.
Gayle R. Romancito, BSN, RN Public Health Nurse Zuni Comprehensive Community Health Center
Until you see this consistency of behavior in us The harmony you are longing to see, You will continue to entertain and challenge us. I'm smiling COVID. I'm smiling with compassion. I'm smiling with understanding. fellow ArtsCrawl followers, Affectionately...I haveHello your number.
I cannot tell you how much I miss producing the Gallup ArtsCrawl for the community. We are looking toward the future and excited to see all your smiling faces once again soon. Wishing all your families many blessings in this time of crisis. Gayle R. Romancito, BSN, RN Sincerely, Rhonda Quintana
Public Health Nurse Zuni Comprehensive Community Health Center
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Powerful T Produce
he summer brings in seasonly delicious produce, such as the stone fruits—peach, plum, and cherry. All three have a pit inside, hence, the name “stone” fruit. Stone fruits tend to have thin skins that may be fuzzy or smooth. These fruits are picked at their peak and only good for a short amount of time. Once you pick or buy, you want to enjoy them as soon as you can! Peaches are packed with vitamins and numerous health benefits. One medium sized peach has 285mg of Potassium and 9.9mg of Vitamin C. Potassium helps maintain a healthy blood pressure and is needed for muscle and nerve function. Some other examples of potassium-rich fruits are prune juice, prunes, dried peaches or apricots, bananas, cantaloupe, honeydew melons, orange juice, raisins, figs, and berries. By incorporating peaches into your meals, it will boost your immune system, increase nerve and muscle health, protect your vision, and increase fiber. Fiber helps reduce blood cholesterol levels, may reduce the risk of heart disease, and promotes proper bowel function, including reducing constipation. Fiber-containing foods such as fruits help provide a feeling of fullness with fewer calories. Whole or cut up fruits are sources of dietary fiber, but fruit juices contain little or no fiber. Sour cherries are best for pies, while sweet cherries are perfect for on-the-go snacking. Other stone fruits include nectarine, apricot, mango, olive, dates and coconuts.
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My Plate recommends eating between 1 and 2 cups of fruits every day, depending on your age, gender, and level of physical activity. Although 100% fruit juice can be a healthful part of your diet, it is always better to choose more whole fruits than juice because whole fruits contain more fiber. If you need 2 cups of fruit daily, you could select 1 cup of fruit juice and 1 cup of whole fruit. “Fruit punch,” “fruit aid,” and “fruit drinks” contain little to no actual fruit juice. They are high in sugar and water and lack other nutrients. Read the food label to determine the percentage of juice in the drink. Sweetened juice products with minimal juice content, such as sports and energy drinks, are considered sugarsweetened beverages rather than fruit juice. Peaches and blueberries are two of the numerous delicious fruits that are in season right now. What can you make with those fruits? Frozen peaches
add a nice sweetness to smoothies or for making homemade ice cream. This fruit is very versatile and can be used in sweet and savory recipes. If you do not have an ice cream maker, simply mix ingredients in a blender and freeze in a container. Blueberries may be small, but they are packed with flavor and nutrients. One of my favorite recipes for using this fruit is for a blueberry coffee cake. I usually use frozen, rinse and dry, then coat in flour; which ensures the fruit will not sink to the bottom while baking. Have fun and be creative during the month of July! While enjoying peaches and blueberries, be sure to share your ideas with your friends and families while using the hashtags #NationalPeachMonth and #NationalBlueberryMonth Katie Sharpton, MPH Family and Consumer Science/4-H Agent McKinley County Cooperative Extension Service
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JULY 2020
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JULY 3 City of Gallup July 3rd Independence Day Fireworks Display The City of Gallup will host a fireworks display in honor of our country’s Independence Day on Friday, July 3, 2020 at around dusk. Unlike previous years, there will be no live festivities such as vendors, musical entertainment, or other programs for the public to comply with the Governor’s Public Health Orders regarding Mass Gatherings. In addition, the Sports Complex will not be open for the public to engage in any social activities leading up to the display of fireworks. We encourage everyone to stay safe for the Independence Day Holiday and continue to limit your social gatherings. Spectators of the fireworks show that choose to park on city streets are reminded to remain in your vehicles at all times. The show is less than 30 minutes in length and the Gallup Police Departments will have increased patrols city wide to continue to enforce social distancing. We are deeply concerned about the outbreak in Arizona and do not want to see any transmission spread into our community by failing to socially distance ourselves. The City of Gallup wishes everyone a healthy and safe Independence Day!
JULY 25 Virtual Downtown Night Out. Gallup MainStreet Arts & Cultural District is proud to present the monthly Downtown Night Out Event. Quintana’s Music Center will be featuring the band Los Borrachos will be featured. Each month’s offerings are updated on both its website and on the Gallup Mainstreet Facebook @gallupmainstreet
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Summer Recipe: Watermelon and Feta Salad 3 cups Watermelon cut into small cubes 2 cucumbers sliced into small pieces 1/3 cup feta cheese crumbled 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon lime juice Salt and pepper for taste
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Directions: Place the watermelon, cucumber in a large bowl In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lime juice and salt and pepper. Toss the melon mixture with the dressing until coated.
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Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremonial It is with great sadness that we Officially Announce the Cancellation of our 2020 Ceremonial This decision was made for the safety of all participants and attendees We want to thank everyone that has expressed interest in this year’s event from artists, dancers, tourists, contestants, and sponsors We are looking forward to celebrating the 100th next year and welcome the public to share memories by tagging our social media and/or mailing in to our office.
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Things to ponder... By Ernie Bulow 6/16/ 2020—First thing today, Good Morning America led off with a piece about a man being shot in Albuquerque. There had been a big fight over the removal of the statue of Juan de Onate. They covered it like it was just part of the general unrest over George Floyd. There was never a mention of Native Americans. There was never a mention of what Onate did to get his statue defiled, as they said. The similar, but more successful attack last week in Santa Fe was not mentioned either. Apparently they want to keep us focused on the Black protests. Likely, they just didn’t know anything. They have no idea who Juan de Onate was or what he did. In my opinion this statue was far more deserving of it’s fate than, say, the one of Columbus. The Guardian, an international newspaper out of England had the only coverage explaining the meaning of the statue and that meaning appeared well down in the body of the text.. Onate, governor of New Mexico at the time, was mad at the Acoma Pueblo because they had killed his nephew, who had been killing them. Onate came over with a large army, killed more than one thousand Pueblos, took all the small children as slaves, and chopped off the right foot of the remaining men. That had to be worth a few statues. The real issue for me is the almost total lack of mention, not to say feeling, for the Acomas. Perhaps they know nothing, and certainly not the fact that Acomas are Native Americans. So the Black people are almost the only minority ever mentioned, with slight notice of Hispanics—brown— or orientals—yellow. The history of Chinese on the West coast is truly disgusting. In Nevada, not so many years ago, there was still a law that Chinese were not allowed to marry. The phrase “Vanishing Red Man” has been used
for centuries. In talking about the failings of Indians, White Americans are only talking to themselves about themselves. Robert Louis Stevenson wrote a novella called Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde wherein the good Dr. Jekyll has a theory that if he could just separate his personality into the good and evil parts, the good could destroy the evil. Unfortunately the opposite was the case. It would seem that Anglos have long wanted to put humans into the same two categories, with much the same result. If Anglo Americans see the various ethnic groups as inherently stupid, cruel, and all the other negative things, it is not only correct, but preordained that they remove them. We think we have rid ourselves of this horrible belief, but there are strange little reminders. What I am parsing today is why, of all minorities, Native Americans are invisible. Perhaps it is by design. The quieter you are, the more invisible, and the more invisible, the safer. The problem with that conclusion is that to major news outlets , like the television channels and big newspapers, nothing is ever truly hidden. So my next conclusion is that they simply have no interest. Just for the sake of my ramblings, how many Native Americans have been removed? Linguists say that half of the world’s languages were once spoken in North America. That includes Mexico which today is the country with the largest number of native speakers. Half of those were spoken on the West Coast— California. I know that seems impossible, but the Spanish were far more successful at killing Natives that we ever were. Even today there are 18 language families (Europe has four) with seventy- four languages. [Yeah, I had to look that up]. I would think it was hard to hide that many folk. Even today (after all that exterminating) North America has 296 Native languages grouped into 29 families, with language isolates like Zuni. I wish they would use all those languages to better effectiveness.
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FOOD MATTERS
By Jenny Kline
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hat are you feeding your little “pet carnivore”? The only way to know what you’re feeding is by reading the ingredient’s label on your pet food package. I have spent decades working as a pet professional: ten years working for veterinarians, 20 years training and showing dogs, and 30+ years grooming, as well as attending numerous canine nutrition seminars. I have learned that most people are terribly confused and/or misled about dog food. The cute commercials, “veterinarian recommended” ads, and colorful kibble are all designed to appeal to humans, not dogs. Sadly, most dog food at the grocery store, Walmart or even your vet’s office is predominately made of CORN. This is what most of our poor little meat-eaters are fed every day. This causes weight gain, diabetes, inflammation, and skin conditions. But wait! Flat teeth = plant eater; pointy teeth = meat eater. Have you seen your dog’s teeth? Read the label for ingredients! Does it sound like a cow would eat it, or a wolf? Does it really matter? YES! It does! First and foremost, dogs (and cats!) are carnivores. The dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf. DNA analysis published in 1997 suggests that the transformation from wolf to dog occurred around 130,000 years ago! Despite the changes humans have made to dogs’ external physical appearance, their digestive systems remain essentially the same as a wolf. That means they are designed by nature to eat MEAT, like their wild cousins. Many people believe their veterinarian’s recommendation on pet food, which is understandable. But veterinarians are not taught much about proper dog/cat nutrition in vet school. The little they are taught, is sponsored by Hill’s, the
manufacturer of Science Diet. Science Diet is made of predominantly CORN. Yup. A fifty-dollar bag of corn....... Pet owners are told that disease, degeneration and poor vitality have nothing to do with what our pets eat, which is FALSE.
Food matters! In this age of gimmicks, misinformation and outright lies, we all must do our own research and educate ourselves on what a carnivore should eat. (trust me, it’s not corn!) Why is corn so bad? Where do I begin….? Corn is fed to cattle at feed lots to fatten them up. So your pet will get fat and possibly develop diabetes on a diet of corn. Corn is EXTREMELY inflammatory which causes systemic inflammation in young or old pets, aggravating and causing pain to any underlying conditions like arthritis. Corn metabolizes into sugar, which neither cats nor dogs should eat. Corn is a carbohydrate which is not a necessary component of a carnivore diet. Our dogs (and cats!) depend on us completely to feed them speciesappropriate food. They can survive on inappropriate diets of corn, wheat, rice and soy, but they will not THRIVE on it. As they age, health problems will emerge which could have been avoided had they been fed what nature designed them to eat. It is up to us, as responsible petparents, to read the label and make good choices, knowing that what we feed them makes all the difference to their health and well-being.
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ALL THE NAVAJO TRIBAL PARKS ARE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Due to the Declaration of Emergency Resolution CEM-20-03-11 issued on March 11, 2020. Which states, “all Navajo Tribal Parks and Facilities shall be closed to all public access effective March 14, 2020 and continue until further notice. More Information:www.ndoh.navajo-nsn.gov/COVID-19
Four Corners Monument 928-206-2540 P.O. Box 861 Teec Nos Pos, AZ 86514
Canyon de Chelly Campground
928-674-2106 P.O. Box 2520 Window Rock, AZ 86515
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
435-727-5870 P.O. Box 360289 Monument Valley, UT 84536
Little Colorado River Tribal Park 928-679-2303 P.O. Box 459 Cameron, AZ 86020
Lake Powell Navajo Tribal Park (Antelope Canyon) 928-645-0268 337 N. Navajo Drive Page, AZ 86040
All the Navajo Tribal Parks are Closed Until Further Notice Due to the Declaration of Emergency Resolution CEM-20-03-11 issued on March 11, 2020. Bowl Canyon Which states, “all Navajo Tribal Parks and Facilities shall be closed to all public access Camp Assayi 928-871-6647 effective March 14, 2020 and continue until further notice. PO Box 2520 Window Rock , AZ 86515 More Information: www.ndoh.navajo-nsn.gov/COVID-19
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