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OCTOBER CITY UPDATE GALLUP SOLAR PARK On August 31, 2017, the City of Gallup broke ground for the 10 Megawatt Solar Park (visible from Maloney on the North Side of Gallup). This park will allow the City to produce 10% of its electricity in 2017-2018, and 15% in future years. The City contracted with Mangan Renewables for plant construction. (Photographs courtesy of Rachel Kaub. Featured in the third photo: Richard Matzke, City of Gallup Electric Director; Mayor Jackie McKinney, City Councilors Yogash Kumar, Alan Landavazo, Linda Garcia; City Manager Maryann Ustick; Project Affiliates) IMPROVEMENTS AROUND THE CITY The City of Gallup would like to recognize the hard work of the City crews and contractors who have been working on a number of projects throughout the summer season. • Allison Bridge is slated to re-open toward the end of October. • Oliva Park celebrated a ribbon cutting on September 22, 2017. This new park is located in the Red Hills neighborhood on Basilio Drive. • The NMDOT is nearing completion toward the end of October on the Boardman Project, which installed stop-lights and changed the lane configuration for pedestrian safety around the schools. • The Curb, Gutter, and Sidewalk Project has been completed in the following areas: Logan to Philipina, Country Club between Red Rock and Edith, Lincoln, Saguaro, and Church Rock. Thank you to the residents of these areas for your patience while we improve our infrastructure and create safer venues for pedestrians. COFFEE WITH A COP The Second Annual National Coffee with a Cop day is on October 4, 2017. The Coffee with a Cop movement is designed to help develop relationships between residents and officers – opening up communication about crime, public safety, and more. Over 2,000 law enforcement agencies in the United States participated in the first event in 2016. Plan on visiting with officers from the Gallup Police Department at Gallup Coffee Company (203 W Coal Avenue) on October 4, 2017 between 9-11am. ROUTE 66 MILITARY VEHICLE CONVOY On October 5, 2017, the MVPA Route 66 2017 Convoy of Military Vehicles will be staying overnight in Gallup. They will have over 30 vehicles driving from Grants into the area around 3pm (they began their trip in Chicago on September 16th and will continue until October 14th to San Pedro, CA). They will be parking at the Walmart Parking Lot. Please stop by after 3pm on October 5th to check out the incredible vehicles that have played such an important part in our military history. For more information visit: www.mvpa.org or email Dennis Boots at dennis@dentonboots.com. PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING The City of Gallup Planning Department will host another Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting on October 11th at 6:00pm in the City of Gallup Council Chambers at 110 W Aztec. The commission will review the proposed updates to the City of Gallup Land Development Standards. This meeting is open to the public.

Mayor Jackie McKinney Councilor Linda Garcia Councilor Allan Landavazo Councilor Yogash Kumar Councilor Fran Palochak

NAATSIS’AAN Trail Ultra October 27-28 Navajo Mountain High School

here is a 40-mile trail run from Navajo Mountain High School to Rainbow Bridge and back, designed for individual runners who are not part of the Tribal Challenge. A competitive 10-mile trail race and a community fun run/ walk will be staged in the Navajo Mountain community area on Saturday. There will also be a Kids Run on the morning of Friday, October 27 prior to the Health & Fitness Fair for local schools. Special guest at the Fitness Fair and the following luncheon (for runners and the full contingent from each tribe) will be Billy Mills. Contact chuskaman@yahoo.com for more information.

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The Southwest Indian Foundation and The Reunion of the Masters are gearing up for the

18TH ANNUAL ART SCHOLARSHIP AND SCHOOL AWARDS PROGRAM. For more information on our Art Scholarship and School Award’s Program, or to receive this year’s rules and submission info packet, please do not hesitate to contact Colin McCarty: 818-421-7630.

Thoughts From The West End It is sometimes easy to forget the basic fact that, generally speaking, most people are good. After being on the road for the last 24 days that sent me to the outer reaches of the East coast, I had the unexpected pleasure to encounter random acts of kindness from complete strangers. For example: 1. In Boston, we did not know how to operate the subway system. Kids are supposed to be free but there seemed to be no way to get them thru the gate without buying them a ticket. A kind gentleman in his 50s must have seen our confusion and showed us that we just put the kids in front of us and we walk through on the same ticket. Giving us a demo, he chatted with us for a minute after we successfully entered and were on our way. 2. In Maine, I lost my wallet at a shopping complex. I did not realize it until nearly a half hour later when I needed to show my I.D. to get a tour of a local brewery. My wallet contained a few hundred dollars in cash, all my credit cards, and a blank check (yeah…super intelligent, I know!). I immediately went back to the area where I lost it and hunted, unsuccessfully, around the parking lot. While looking around a garbage can, a teenage girl came out of a nearby pizza joint and asked if I had lost my wallet. When I answered in the affirmative, she told me that someone had found it and they had turned it into the police. I called the police and went to the station. I was amazed when the officer handed me my wallet back with nothing missing. 3. In Acadia National Park, I was walking around a nearby town and an older gentleman struck up a conversation with me. After a few minutes of 6

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banter, he asked if my family wanted to see his boat. While I had a few lingering thoughts that this guy could be a serial killer, we consented anyway, and he took us on his little dingy boat out into the bay where we boarded his 65 foot motor/ sail boat. We had a great time learning about boating and chatting with his wife, while watching the seals play in the harbor. While we exchanged stories of our different life experiences, we learned that his son developed the “lightning” charging cable for Apple. After an hour or so, he brought us back to shore. 4. In Chicago, our RV was having some transmission abnormalities. We brought it to a transmission shop where the owner rushed in, huffed and puffed, and treated us rather rudely. We left it there while we went to lunch, and when we returned his attitude changed when he learned we were from New Mexico. He then began to tell us he was in the Army with a Native American from a Wisconsin tribe (sorry I can’t remember the name), and they became best friends. After regaling us with some stories of his adventures, he serviced my tranny for free and sent me on my way. I think it is easy to embrace the general stereotypical fear that people you don’t know should be feared or held at a distance. This is perhaps a survival instinct…as bad people and bad things do happen. My bike for example was stolen from the beach in Cape Cod despite it being a very safe, low-crime area. But the problem with always worrying about how to protect your life from others is that you may stop actually living it, or at least living it fully. ~cvd

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Contents 10 Four Corners Yoga with Brandy Laughter

Sandra McKinney

34 History of Fort Wingate

Martin Link

Walking in Beauty

40 Event Calendar

One in a Million Nerizze Pauline L. Tan

42 Teacher Highlight: Carla Zecca

14 A Village of Artists:Third Visit

48 Celebrating 25 Years of Broadcasting Millie Dunning

18 Blessing or Curse?

Ernie Bulow Jay Mason

Come and See Your Community Pantry

52 Texas Barbed Wire and the First Amendment

26 Veteran’s Corner

Larry Cooperman

32 Don’t Stop Caring

Sandra McKinney

54 National Guard Returns to Gallup

David Conejo

Sandra McKinney

56 The Gallup Community Concert Association

Contributors: Ernie Bulow Chuck Van Drunen David Conejo-Palacios Sandra McKinney Jay Mason Martin Link

Larry Cooperman Nerizze Pauline L.Tan Millie Dunning Publishers: Daisy & Jason Arsenault Chuck & Jenny Van Drunen

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Cannupa Hanska Luger About the Artist

Art Exhibit October 2 – November 6 Ingham Chapman Gallery Mon-Thu: 10am-5pm Friday: 10am – 3pm

Born in North Dakota on the Standing Rock Reservation, artist Cannupa Hanska Luger comes from Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Lakota, Austrian, and Norwegian descent. Luger's unique, ceramic-centric, but ultimately multidisciplinary work tells provocative stories of complex Indigenous identities coming up against 21st Century imperatives, mediation, and destructivity. Luger creates socially conscious work that hybridizes his identity as an American Indian in tandem with global issues. Using his art as a catalyst, he invites the public to challenge expectations and misinterpretations imposed upon Indigenous peoples by historical and contemporary colonial social structures.

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FOUR CORNERS YOGA WITH BRANDY LAUGHTER The Greatest Wealth is Health ~ Virgil Brandy Laughter is lithe, bubbling with energy, and exudes a positive spirit. You would never guess that this beautiful Louisiana native is the mother of six children ranging in age from 4 to 19. Work at GIMC for Brandy’s husband brought them to Gallup, New Mexico. While living in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2002, Brandy’s husband injured his back. A friend suggested he try yoga to relieve the pain, realign his spine, and aid in his recovery. Six months into the process, his doctors were very pleased with the amazing progress. That healing for her husband is what brought Brandy to yoga. Work moved them to Reno, Nevada where they continued to be involved in yoga classes. They moved to Gallup in 2006, and that is when Brandy started her Teacher’s Training. Learning all the benefits of yoga, and not seeing many opportunities to practice yoga, Brandy opened her Four Corners Yoga Studio November 11, 2011 (11-11-11). She did not skip a beat in her own practice of yoga during her pregnancies. Practicing yoga while pregnant is one of the best ways to keep your body feeling good and your mind in balance. If you’ve 10

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never practiced yoga before, start with prenatal yoga only. However, if you’ve been practicing yoga for a while, you should be able to continue your regular yoga exercise with a few modifications. Yoga has many benefits: • Gain Energy • Boost Your Mood and Mental Clarity • Lose Weight • Relieve Stress • Detoxify the Body • Increase Strength, Flexibility and Balance • Decrease Risk Factors Associated with Diabetes and High Blood Pressure Brandy’s specialty is Hot Yoga. Your stretching exercises are done in a room heated to 105 °. The heat helps to open up your muscles and joints, allowing for easier stretching. This heat and stretching helps to get more oxygen in your body. Your body will actually experience a fever — cooking out viruses, wherein you will enjoy better health with less sickness by providing your body an immunity boost. Yoga can also

help you experience easier breathing, better balance, as it works on the inner ear and your nervous system. Four Corners Yoga offers a supportive, clean, and safe environment, several types of classes, and is open seven days a week — morning and evening. Besides Hot Yoga, other classes are available with various certified teachers: • Beginning Hot Yoga • Free Flow Yoga • Restorative Yoga • Kids Yoga • Mommy and Me Yoga • Zumba

• Meditation • Low-Impact Aerobics with Sculpt • Essential Oils (education and sales) To properly participate in these classes, you should have a good exercise mat, proper clothing, and a water source. Four Corners Yoga has mats which you may rent, plus they provide a line of yoga clothing for purchase. Let’s get healthy at Four Corners Yoga, 601 W. Coal Ave., in Gallup, New Mexico. To learn more, you can also connect on Facebook at FourCorners Yoga.

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One in A Million

By Nerizze Pauline L. Tan

s soon as the mahogany doors open, leading into his humble abode, the brightest grin in the whole city will greet you wholeheartedly. His cheeks, tinted rosy, glow a healthy 63 years young. The tranquil, clear blue waters float in his hypnotizing eyes and if you’re lucky, maybe he’ll allow you to dive into the depths of his old soul that is filled to the brim with a thousand life stories. He stands with an air of authority surrounding him, but do not be fooled, he is the biggest teddy bear with a heart too big for his body. A man of wisdom and knowledge, Carl Granfors was born in Pontiac, Michigan. He originally graduated from the University of Michigan, where he took his undergraduate degree in General Studies. “I thought I was going to be a lawyer at that time. I couldn’t handle it. I couldn’t do math! Math sucks!”, Carl jokingly said, as he thought about his early math skills equating to his admission test woes. He is one of the few people whose laugh is so contagious, but genuine at the same time. He is also a proud Master’s Degree holder from the Northern Arizona University, in Flagstaff, Arizona. He is living his life and not just existing. That is what most of the human population tends to forget. After spending a year and a half in Tucson, 1977-78, as a kindergarten teacher, Carl decided to move and take on one of the most challenging experiences that would change his life. Not everyone is mentally and physically fit for struggle. Not everyone can jump head-on into the pitfall with full determination. He isn’t a superhero who saved the world from impending doom, but having a profession as an educator is almost as close to that. “I was absolutely stark crazy! I was a madman!”

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His laugh resonates deep within his belly and bounces around the adobe walls. “Tucson was too hot to tell you the truth. I saw an advertisement for a teacher on the Havasupai Indian Reservation in the paper. I knew I wanted the experience of teaching in the bottom of the Grand Canyon, as soon as I saw the ad. It was an opportunity I couldn’t pass on.” He allowed himself to sink into his memory lane and travel nearly forty years back; back to where there was no television (in Supai), no cell phone, “no nothing”, as he said- only books and videos. Back to the old days, back to 1978.. “It was the most unusual work experience I’ve ever had in my entire life. I remember the night I walked into Supai for the first time, it was on a full moon.” He was lost in thought as he attempted to relive his first experiences in Havasupai. “I could hear Bob Marley and the Wailers music playing in the distance, as I walked into the village.” He drifted off again, “Living in such a remote place is really an indescribable experience, understanding the isolation and the remoteness, part of a process.” The Tribe he worked for is The Havasupai Tribe, translating to ‘People of the Blue-Green Water.’ There are books, videos, etc. of the famous Havasupai people and waterfalls on social media and elsewhere. The only way to reach the village is by walking the 8-mile trail from your vehicle, riding a horse, or hitching a ride in the helicopter. “If you need to jump in the car to go get something… forget it. It isn’t going to happen, so you had better be creative. Plan ahead and be creative in problem solving.” Carl didn’t have to worry much about it though, when he did go out of the Canyon. He owned a cool horse named Show Low. (Named for the town or after a gambling term!). He packed Show Low with food, vegetables, fruit, etc. for a week or two, or more. “You mostly had to carry it in yourself.” Since Havasupai is a small community, the teacher housing consisted of just two houses- for the principal and teachers. The town of Supai had 500 or so people at the time. The tribal council was also the school board back then. Usually, with the other Native American tribes, the council was different from the one overseeing the school. Carl interacted with them often as he worked at the Havasupai School. He was a teacher at times for 42 children, all under one roof, with a big bell in front, which used to ring every morning.. (Right after he left, a new school was built, which is being used today.) Communication was also one of the issues Carl had to face when working there. “Once, the telephone line broke, up in Havasu Canyon, during a storm. The maintenance crew needed to go up the Canyon to fix the line. I figured…the sooner it gets fixed, the sooner we will all have service again. As it was a Sunday, help was needed. I actually went with the electricians and the maintenance workers to help them fix the broken line. Communication out was always difficult, it seemed.” It was a struggle- not only with technology but also with language, since the tribe has their own language

and customs. “The Havasupai are a proud, friendly and welcoming people. Although the Havasupai language is difficult to understand and learn, most of the members of the tribe were dual-language speakers.”. Carl did not see this a hindrance, but as an opportunity to see, learn, experience and support the language and traditions of the Havasupai. For example, he visited a sweat lodge with other Havasupai men, near Havasu Creek. He participated in singing songs as a part of the experience. Carl often participated, when invited, in rituals and ceremonies. “The sweatlodge was a really cool (and hot!) , spiritual and cleansing experience,” he reflected. Although Havasupai is a major tourist attraction, surrounded by the monumental walls of the canyon, winter isolation can take a toll. “The most challenging times were from November to March, when very few visitors and tourists would come through. Fewer people means less income and entertainment for the locals. It’s darker, sometimes seemed dark most of the time, a cabin fever type thing, during winter.” A lopsided smile played on the edge of his lips. “In winter the sun rose over the Canyon walls at around ten in the morning, then set at around four in the afternoon, making for much shorter days!”, he mused. “Those shorter days were a big surprise the first winter!”. Carl is an innate wanderer; his mind and ideas never really settling. He has seen, felt, and reached half of what we only wish. “We used to hitchhike out by helicopter when opportunity the presented itself. We would hitchhike to the Grand Canyon South Rim on weekends just to hang out and do something different.” He would sometimes get lost in his own trail of thoughts, opening another world full of adventures. Teaching there for three years, Carl described it as, “ like being in a National Geographic article at times.” It is safe to say that he fell in love with Havasupai and stayed longer as a result. In 1981, all his collections in his three-year stay were hauled out by a friend with access to a flatbed trailer and a helicopter. “I was lucky in a way, as the alternative would have been a large pack horse team,” he sighed. After teaching in Havasupai, Carl attained his Masters degree, then crisscrossed the Navajo Indian Reservation teaching and administrating. His last job, at Bread Springs / Bahaali Day School, he worked as the school principal; helping coordinate the move to a new school, providing the community with better educational opportunities. He retired in 2014 after working for the Bureau

of Indian Education for 25 years, and over 38 years as an educator. He now resides in Gallup, NM, where he has lived for the last 16 years. He plans to write and speak more about his experiences in Havasupai and elsewhere. He also hopes to raise awareness and attention to the continuing need for teachers in Supai and on Native American Reservations and Schools. “Native American Schools, all schools, for that matter, still need teachers. I hope that by telling a story about a place like Havasupai would inspire someone; because today, it’s hard to find teachers to teach in places like this, harder than ever. “Unfortunately, it’s still difficult to teach in these areas.”, he acknowledged. His eyes tell the purity of the message he wants to convey, that this is happening, and we can do something about it. “If your heart is in it to help people, you can make the world a better place!” Indeed, Carl Granfors is one in a million. About the Author: Nerizze is presently a student at the University of New Mexico in Gallup, where she is pursuing her undergraduate degree.

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ZUNI: A VILLAGE OF ARTISTS THIRD VISIT I

GARRY VACIT SIGNED THIS PAINTING OF SHALAKO AS VACITO

ERNIE LALIO WITH THE ORIGINAL TEXAS CANYON HOT SHOTS

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t seems like all Zunis have a gene for artwork and it comes out in many different ways. Often really good artists—pencil, ink, or paint—find their first creative outlet in watercolors because pencils, paint and poster board are fairly cheap. And public school supplies the means and a bit of education. Unfortunately most of the talented young people move on to more profitable mediums like carving, pottery, or jewelry; sometimes all three. When Teddy Weahkee started painting in the early Thirties, he got in some trouble with tribal leaders who criticized his use of religious figures. Eighty years later this issue has not been settled and probably never will be. In every time and place, artists have ignored—even defied—cultural restrictions. Teacher and administrator Clara Gonzales found young artists in the school with talent and gave them an outlet. Years ago when I talked with Sam Poblano about Gonzales’ supportive attitude, he thought she had hidden the artwork from the censors. Her ambitious and wonderful use of student artists to paint covers for each and every school yearbook would have been hard to hide. Porfilio Sheyka, Dixon Shebala, Pete Gasper, Joseph Pinto, and Barton Ghahate were some of the illustrators of yearbook covers. That list is probably incomplete. Being a competent sketch artist is a valuable talent for other arts. Anthony Edaakie was not only multitalented, he was also very generous. More than one person in Zuni has told me Anthony made patterns for them to use in their jewelry. Porfilio Sheyka was another jeweler who was also an accomplished artist. Pete Gasper is best known today for his fine fetish work, but he was a master silversmith before that. He was identified as one of the yearbook artists. The largest piece of his work I have seen was painted in 1958. It is meticulously done, carefully colored and clean with tight, pleasing lines. Some time ago, I found two paintings by Ernie Lalio, a person I had never heard of. They were first rate and I wanted to know more about him. Ernie Lalio was born in 1934, so he came of age in the fifties when Zuni was a place transformed. That was the period when Zuni got electricity, running water, sewers, and a EAGLE DANCER BY ERNIE LALIO — 1955 WAS A good road into Gallup. GOOD YEAR Ernie was in high school during the period the art scene was gaining momentum. The Indian Art School in Santa Fe was

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transforming to be more inclusive, with broader interests and a less restrictive administration [though still under the Department of Indian Affairs]. Like several other Zunis, Ernie didn’t pursue his art because he became an original member of the elite firefighting unit known as the Hot Shots. His father, Old Man Lalio, was governor for three terms. He was an early conservationist, a leader in agriculture, and was instrumental in the creation of Ojo Dam. Later, Ernie became a plumber. He has a painting in the Smithsonian Collection and the Phoenix Museum. Another famous jeweler who created in ROGER TSABETSAYE’S PRIZE WINNING several mediums PAINTING —AS A CEREMONIAL was Gary Vacit, NOTECARD who made jewelry with his wife Paulinis. The charming Shalako painting shown here was

by Ernie Bulow

ANOTHER OF ERNIE LALIO’S PAINTINGS painted in 1958, and for some reason he signed it “Garry Vacito”. Roger Tsabetsaye may hold the record for creative diversity. He went to Santa Fe the first year of the newly minted Institute of American Indian Arts (1963). Though he attended to study painting, he was soon encouraged to try other things, including fabric design. He offered his fabric at Ceremonial in Gallup. But with a rare scholarship, he moved to New York and for a few years, he created his stunning silver hollow ware. For several years, he had his own store in Zuni. He was one of the founders of the Zuni Craftsmen’s Co-Op and served as an instructor in jewelry arts. He also had a project to produce Zuni pottery. One year when he was packing up in Santa Fe, he didn’t have enough room and threw away one painting. But the painting didn’t find its way to the garbage can. An article in the newspaper showed the painting being handed off by Secretary of State Ernestine Evans. The caption of the photo calls it “Zuni masterpiece titled ‘Man’”. That’s my favorite Roger Tsabetsaye story. In the seventies, a painting of Tsabetsaye’s won the Ceremonial poster contest, but because it showed katsinas (Rain Dancers) somebody protested and it was never printed. Later, Ceremonial brought it out as a note card. He also has a painting in the Smithsonian Collection. Secretary of the Interior under Kennedy was Stewart Udall from St. Johns, Arizona. His wife Lee wanted to “do something for the Indians” so she created an art collection under the umbrella of the Smithsonian. “Arts of Indian America” was what she named her endeavor and the Institute of American Indian Art was the offspring of her efforts. Lalio was just one of the Zuni artists chosen for that Collection.

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By Jay Mason

BLESSING OR CURSE? “We must work passionately and indefatigably to bridge the gulf between our scientific progress and our moral progress. One of the great problems of mankind is that we suffer from a poverty of the spirit which stands in glaring contrast to our scientific and technological abundance. The richer we have become materially, the poorer we have become morally and spiritually.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

e are surrounded by technology. Everyone (including me) is checking their smartphone for texts or emails constantly. We don’t look at each other much any more because we are staring at a screen. You remember the teenager in Philadelphia or maybe it was Washington, D.C., who stood for hours to see Pope Francis. He came her way and was shaking hands with young people as he made his way into church. The poor girl never lowered her phone to look the Pope in the face and shake his hand. Pope Francis paused, looked at her quizzically, and then moved on. We would rather see something on a screen than see it in person.

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Several months ago, I was delayed by a wreck on I-40 and almost missed my plane in Albuquerque. As I raced out of my car, I forgot my phone. For the next three days, I discovered the world of living without a phone. At first it was a little strange. I called my wife and told her I did not have a phone. I called the office and told them to call the hotel if it was important. No one called the hotel. I had to interact with people. It was fabulous. Then I remembered that we have only had these silly phones for 10 or 15 years. It certainly can be convenient to be “connected.” You can do most

tasks from any location. I am writing this article on a trip to St. Louis. Thanks to my son Patrick, the lawyer and IT specialist, I can access my work on the internet from anywhere there is Wi-Fi. I can still remember when we got our first word processor. It was as big as a recliner, but we marveled at how we could change documents and not have to type the whole thing over again. You can imagine that if you made one mistake on a will while using a typewriter (with the copy being made on carbon paper), you had to start completely over. Many trees were killed during that time. Look how far we’ve progressed. There is a dark side, however, to all this convenience. Recently I wanted to buy a golf club. I searched the internet to see what it might cost. Within a day or two, I started getting many emails and ads on Facebook from golf club suppliers. I bought the club at a store in Albuquerque, but the unwanted emails continued. You better be careful what you search for on the internet because Big Brother or Bill Gates is watching you. Amazon is delivering packages by drone in some metropolitan areas. In their patent application, they state that the drone can scan your house to determine what else you might need from Amazon, and later Amazon will contact you, whether you like it or not. The Brave New World is here. Several months ago, I was at a trial in tribal court. I was about to argue a motion to the judge when my phone, which was on vibrate, started playing “All About That Bass” from Postmodern Jukebox and Pandora. Everyone started laughing, including the judge (thanks be to God), and I fumbled to turn it off. Needless to say, I now power off in court to avoid contempt charges in the future. Recent studies of the current generation of young people show that many children get cell phones at an early age. Apparently, they use them constantly and communicate with each other: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and on-and-on. For those children who become addicted to social media, they sleep with their phone under their pillows. The latest story in Atlantic Monthly reports that this preoccupation with virtual reality leads to a reality of increased depression and possibly suicidal thoughts. Many teenagers stay at home “talking” on their cellphones rather than interacting with other young people in person - no sports, no hiking, no playing music, no arts and crafts, no parties with friends, no family gatherings, or anything else that might require actual contact with another live person. Instead, time is spent with endless chatter on phones and computers that can often lead to destructive behavior. So get out of your house and go for a walk.

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Have an actual conversation with your best friend instead of texting your BFF. Get together with your friends, without phones in hand, and laugh instead of snapchatting. LOL. You can do it. I have a close friend (not in Gallup) who has worked for almost 20 years in a day care center watching babies every day. She is a great and compassionate caregiver. Many of the babies she has watched have come back to see her long after she watched them. A teenager and her cellphone came to work at the day care for the summer. She was constantly texting on her phone instead of asking what she could do to help; but my friend, the dedicated worker, just did her job like she had done for many years. Then a sheriff’s deputy comes to her work and tells her that an allegation of child abuse had been received by law enforcement. A third hand allegation, no less. As best as she can tell, it started from a text from the summer-worker who said my friend yelled at a baby and used profanity, which my friend adamantly denies. She has never had a complaint from any parent or co-worker in 20 years. The deputy said they could not confirm the allegation, but they told the parents who were obviously upset. The sheriff plans no further investigation (mainly because they have more important things to do). The teenager denies any involvement. Social Services investigated and found no probable cause after several weeks. My friend resigned. Even texting has consequences. I have used posted Facebook entries against opposing parties in trial. It usually is not very good evidence. Texts are being saved to prove various allegations of wrong-doing. They may provide some evidence, but usually much more information is needed to establish the truth. We are living in the world of instant gratification. The mindless comment is the rule of the day. A client recently wanted to take action against untrue comments made on social media. I note there is some development that could result in recovery, if the words are damaging enough. Usually I tell them it is difficult to do anything, so wait until the storm goes way, and life goes on. Is it a blessing or a curse? I love the convenience. I can pay a bill from anywhere. I can settle an argument with my wife using Google. But unbridled technology without principle is destructive to our civilization. We must apply common sense and consider the consequences of our technology. Since Martin Luther King uttered the words above (as you know, he died almost 50 years ago), we have developed even more technology often without considering its appropriate use. It will be our undoing if we do not consider the consequences.

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Meet your Middle and High School Principals Gallup McKinley County Schools

Chief Manuelito Middle School - Steve Wargo Mr. Wargo has been with Gallup McKinley County Schools since 1993. He received his B.A. from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff and his M.A. from Grand Canyon University. He and his wife Yolanda have one child, Zachary, who will be a sophomore at Gallup High School next school year. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, reading, and sports of all kinds (Go Cleveland Browns!).

Crownpoint Middle School - Katie Gilbert Ms. Gilbert has been with GMCS for 2 years. She holds an A.A. in PreK - 12 Education from BYU in Provo, Utah, a B.A. in Education from Fort Lewis College in Durango Colorado and a M.A. from NM TECH in Socorro NM. Ms. Gilbert has 20+ years of experience in education, is a math teacher, and has also served as a district administrator. Katie enjoys playing golf and spending time with her great granddaughter.

Gallup Middle School - Richy Ferguson Mr. Ferguson moved to Gallup from North Dakota in 1990. He received his B.A. from UNM in Education and M.A. from WNMU in Educational Leadership. Richy taught for five years at Stagecoach Elementary and spent 18 years as Principal of Roosevelt Elementary and Director at the Student Support Center. This is his first year as principal at Gallup Mid. He and his wife Michelle (a 1st-grade teacher at Red Rock Elementary) have four children. He is excited about the GMCS community of staff, students and parents that are focused on learning and improving achievement.

Kennedy Middle School - Roberta Tayah Ms. Tayah is in her third year with GMCS and second year at JFK Middle School. Ms. Tayah has 30 years of experience as an educator, school counselor, school administrator, and adjunct university faculty. She has experience in federal, state, tribal, and charter school sectors. She remains engaged in researching how Native/Navajo students choose their career pathways, which involves her own four children.

Navajo Middle School and Navajo Pine High School - Mary Ann Sherman Mrs. Sherman is originally from Mariano Lake, NM, and has 38 years of experience in education. She has served as a teacher, coordinator, assistant principal and line officer. Mary Ann has a B.S. from ENMU in Portales and M.A. from WNMU. She and her husband Charles have three children: Ty, David, and Tai. Her hobbies include traveling, weaving Navajo rugs, quilting, reading, and spending time with her grandchildren.

Thoreau Middle School - Ramona “Moni” Short Ms. Short has been with the GMCS district for 35 years. She holds B.A.s in Child Psychology and Education from the University of Minnesota and an M.A. in Educational Leadership from WNMU. She is a member of the NMPED Principals Pursuing Excellence program. Ms. Short’s hobbies are turkey hunting, reading, and traveling around New Mexico and Arizona.

Tohatchi Middle School - Anthony “Tony” Morrison Mr. Morrison comes to GMCS from Edmonds, Oklahoma, and is a member of the Haida tribe. Tony has a B.A. in History from Brigham Young University and M.A.s in Secondary Education from Antioch University in Seattle, WA, and in Education School Leadership from Northern Arizona University. He currently is working on an Ed.D. at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Educational Leadership. Tony enjoys spending time with his family and traveling.

Crownpoint High School - Curtis M. Clough Mr. Clough comes to GMCS via Cordova City Schools in Alaska. He is staring his 29th year in public education and 18th year in administration. He has a B.S. degree from Ohio State University in Social Studies Education and earned his M.S. Degree at University of Akron in Physical Education-Sports Management. He and his wife Libby (a 5th grade teacher at Crownpoint Elementary) have two sons, Zachary and Andrew. His hobbies include golf, traveling, photography, biking and hiking.

Gallup Central High School - Rick Hall Mr. Hall, originally from Grants, NM, earned his B.A. in Psychology at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri. He holds master’s degrees in Special Education and Educational Leadership. During the past 30 years, Rick has taught Special Education, been a Special Education Coordinator and Principal for GMCS. Rick and his wife Tammy (an Assistant Principal at Miyamura High) have three children. Rick rides motorcycles, fishes, hunts, and likes to be with friends and family.

Gallup High School - Domonic Romero Mr. Romero was born and raised in Gallup, NM and is a graduate of GHS. He received his B.A. in History from UNM and a master’s degree in Educational Administration from Grand Canyon University He and his wife Celina (a kindergarten teacher at Red Rock Elementary) have three children: Domitrius-6, Arabella-5, and Domonic Jr.-7 months old. Domonic enjoys working with young athletes, hunting, camping, and outdoor adventures.

Meet your Middle and High School Principals Continued... Miyamura High School - Jack McFarland Mr. McFarland has been in education for 16 years. He received his B.A. in Business Management and Marketing at ENMU and M.A. in Educational Leadership from Western New Mexico University. He and his wife Shannon (a Coordinator at GMCS) have two sons, Brandon and Brett. Jack has worked as an assistant principal and principal for GMCS. He enjoys, golfing, lifting, softball, and attending UNM Lobo games.

Ramah High School - Lanny Ray Mr. Ray has worked for the Gallup McKinley County School system for 31 years. He has served in transportation, teaching, and now is the principal of Ramah High School. Lanny earned an exemplary teacher rating from the NMPED in 2016-17 and is a National Board Certified Teacher. His main hobby is playing music with his wife, kids, and grandchildren…or with his band, Diamond Back. He also enjoys playing pinball.

Thoreau High School - Lawrence Sena Mr. Sena has been in education for 20 years. He holds a B.A.s in History and Elementary Education, with a minor in Secondary Education from New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, NM. He received an M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, Utah. He enjoys spending time with his wife and kids, reading, watching sports, and cooking (BBQ).

Tohatchi High School - Glen White Eagle Mr. White Eagle is in his second year with GMCS. He earned his B.S. degrees in Physical Education, Psychology, and Sociology from Southwestern Oklahoma State University, and his M.A. in Education Administration from West Texas State University. He and his wife Stella have 13 children. He enjoys JRROTC, riding motorcycles, traveling, sports, and is an automobile mechanic.

Tse Yi Gai High School - Dr. Brian Staples Mr. Staples has twenty-eight years K-12 teaching and administrative experience focused on implementing research-based instructional strategies that result in improved student achievement. He has a B.S. in Biology, and M.A. in Public School Administration, an M.A. in Science Education, as well as an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership.

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WHERE

Educational Development Center

1000 East Aztec Avenue, Gallup, New Mexico 87301

TOPIC:

Goals and Progress Monitoring

FALL 2017 COURSE SESSIONS

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017 Topic: Evaluation Process & Early Childhood Intervention

DECEMBER 13, 2017 Topic: Ancillary Services (AT, OT, PT, SW, Nursing)

RSVP WITH MEGAN (505) 721-1800 . LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED.

JANUARY 17, 2018

Topic: Oral Language Development & Reading

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Veteran’s Corner

WOMEN ONLY VETERANS MEETING By Sandra McKinney

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en Are offends the men, but From Mars men’s attitudes towards Women women often make it Are From Venus.” I have harder for women to never read the book, seek military-related but just the title speaks help. volumes! Female veterans’ Besides the women issues are very different veterans at this meeting, from male veterans’ we had Tyrra Saavedra, issues…as different as New Mexico Veterans women are from men! This Service Officer. is why Gallup Veterans Saavedra’s office is Helping Veterans (VHV) located at the VHV Hall held the first Female Only at 908 E. Buena Vista Veterans meeting on in Gallup. Her hours in September 13, 2017 at Gallup were previously the VHV Hall. There was limited, but now an excellent and varied Saavedra is full-time in turnout of 27 women for Gallup. (She also assists this first meeting! male veterans). Theresa Women are viewed as the Zuni attended as a care-taker, as the nurturer. Veteran Service Officer They are the ones birthing for the State of New children, maintaining a Mexico. Her office is home with cooking and located in Albuquerque cleaning, meeting all the at 500 Gold Ave. SW. Theresa Zuni and Tyrra Saavedra-Veteran Service Officers schedules for the family, Both these women can caring for elder parents, and assist you with many needs, most likely-holding down a job. Most women have not been including signing up for your veterans’ medical benefits, in the heat of combat (although that is changing with today’s filing claims, etc. ALL honorably-discharged veterans may be military conflicts), so their service-related issues are not entitled to VA and state veterans’ benefits; these are benefits always recognized; by themselves or by others. Unfortunately, that veterans have earned through their sacrifice and service most military issues for women are thought to be Military to our country. (There are 18 New Mexico Department of Sexual Trauma (MST); this is NOT true. We are sorry if this Veterans Service offices around the state.)

THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:00PM IS THE DEDICATED MEETING TIME FOR WOMEN VETERANS MEETINGS AT THE VHV HALL AT 908 E. BUENA VISTA. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 11, 2017 AT 6:00PM. CALLING ALL WOMEN VETERANS - JOIN US FOR THE NEXT MEETING!!! 26

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VETERANS ROLL CALL BY SERVICE BRANCH Correction from September

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Also in attendance was Brian Lee who is a Congressional Staffer for Representative Ben Ray Lujan, Jr. Lee maintains an office in Gallup. Lee and Lujan have great respect for all veterans and are committed to assist as needed.. Dr. Eunice Muskett works at our Gallup VA Clinic. Some of her comments were very straight-forward and at times gave some laughs. She stated that our Gallup VA Clinic is certainly geared to men and not to women. Dr. Muskett would like to see dedicated clinic days only for women, allowing the women to openly talk about “female issues” and not be embarrassed in front of men patients. This meeting was just the beginning and was very much appreciated by all the women veterans in attendance. The women all agreed that the opportunity for women veterans to meet and discuss their issues is desired and necessary.

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The selected candidate will have the ability to use the field and all the equipment rent-free. That candidate would be running his own business on the field and would be responsible for advertisement and their own inventory. In short, you will have to invest some money in order to get the business off the ground. Gallup is in desperate need of activities for young people, so not only would that individual benefit financially from the business, but they would be helping the youths of this community. Whomever is selected will be trained in any and every area of the business of running a paintball field. If interested please contact PREACHER at 505-8706344. Serious enquirers only.

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Don’t Stop Caring you gave because you cared! Charity Invitational has been working to raise $1,500,000 for a Wellness Center. In addition, we will need $500,000 for equipment. The center will have Physical Therapy, diabetes education, glucose monitoring, healthy cooking (in our own kitchen and dining area), exercise, hearing, and much more. Your donations last year were a spectacular expression of generosity from the heart, but more importantly is what it says about the hands of love linked together in this community. Your gift is the hope for our sick and elderly. As we age our body strength diminishes and our functions deteriorate. Our hearing may weaken and our knee cartilage may inflame. Our blood pressure and sugar levels may rise. It takes specialized assistance to restore health and function. And it is especially nice if it can be delivered in modern comfortable settings. That’s why your contribution to the Western Health Foundation, 1901 Red Rock Drive, Gallup New Mexico, 87301 is precious. In our lives today, we hear a lot about boundaries. We hear about border walls, blockades, immigrants, and prisoners. But there are no borders to protect us from illness, pain, and suffering. There are no walls to stop aging, inflamma-tion, joint disease, and fragile bones. We are all at the mercy of time. Disease does not recognize male or female, young or old, black or white, Muslim or Catholic. It does not recognize healthy or invalid, strong or weak. It goes everywhere! It travels by day or night, up or down, slow or fast. In our community, we have many people who dedicate their lives to caring for and helping others, such as health professionals, public servants, teachers, elected officials, contractors, administrators, and countless more. We also have people who volunteer their time, pray for others, give, and those who risk their life for public safety. Why? Because the bonds of caring can help to fight disease. Health

can be restored with the right people, right treatment, and right tools. In our community, also, are many who are in need. Most of us cannot fully understand the hopeless feeling of being lost. Lost…in their life because they can’t walk or care for themselves. Some therapy might restore their mobility. Lost…with no way to earn a living. Mobility might restore their ability to function. Lost…without a meal for days. Lost…in degradation. Lost…so that they want to cry, but instead, they harden themselves to the world. Please allow me to say on behalf of many, THANK YOU. And thank you also for the additional gift which you give… the Gift of Compassion! You entrust us to share your gift of compassion in a responsible way. We commit ourselves to being good stewards. We will extend our services in a manner that benefits the community and the county. We will continue to receive donations to this year’s cause for the opening of the Wellness Center until December 31, 2017. Please send your donation today. Donations may be made by contacting Ina Burmeister at 505-863-7287 or mailing checks to: The Western Health Foundation, 1901 Red Rock Dr. Gallup, New Mexico 87301 David Conejo, CEO RMCHCS

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By Martin Link

History of Fort Wingate Chapter 4

“They will hammer their swords into plowshares.”

n the years following the War Department to the Interior Civil War (1861-65) the Department, to be administered by westward expansion of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Congress and the Coolidge the United States became an epic story of immense Administration also were proportions, and, as brought out prompted to take more interest in earlier chapters, Fort Wingate in the vast number of complaints played a key role in this story. But the B.I.A. had been receiving by the 1880s, another component regarding the operation of their began to surface among the complex schools. As a result, a task force relationships between Anglowas established and assigned to Americans and the various pueblos survey the economic and social and tribal groups, especially here conditions of the American in the Southwest; and that was the Indian. The chairman of this matter of education. task force was a man well versed This represented a major change in Indian history, Lewis Meriam. of attitude toward the indigenous In 1928, the results of this inpeoples of the Southwest by the depth survey were published About 1960, a typing student shows off her skills to her fellow under the title “The Problems of Federal Government, from a policy students and instructors at Wingate Vocational High School. Indian Administration,” but more of military confrontation to one B.I.A. Archives schools, and a handful of religious-sponsored commonly called the Meriam of boosting local economies and schools throughout the Navajo Reservation Report. The report was harshly critical of the providing education and vocational training. and adjoining counties. However, the only In maybe a broad sense, this was a reflection methods and policies used by the B.I.A. in the high school (grades nine through twelve) was operation of their school systems. of the biblical passage of the prophet Isaiah at the Albuquerque Indian School, which had when he predicted that Nations would no Meanwhile, back to Fort Wingate. It took been established in 1881. longer go to war, but instead, “will hammer a year to make all the changes necessary The year 1925 turned out to be a their swords into plowshares and their spears to convert the complex of buildings into a very auspicious year in the history of Fort into pruning knives.” boarding school, with most of the military Wingate. Newly inaugurated President, However, despite all these good buildings becoming classrooms, dormitories, Calvin Coolidge (who had been Vice intentions, many of these boarding schools administrative offices, and teachers’ housing. President under Wm. G. Harding), had an turned out to be a year-long nightmare The school, named for Charles H. Burke, empathy for the plight of the country’s Native then Commissioner of Indian Affairs, was for these young Indian children. During inhabitants and some good legislation came the early years of implementing this new open for business in September 1926 with an about during his term of office. policy of providing an education to native enrollment of 150 boys. In January 1927, the The Congressional Act of Indian youngsters, the Education Branch of the enrollment was doubled with the addition of Citizenship was enacted in late 1924 and Office of Indian Affairs (soon to be identified about 150 girls. Although children of both signed into law by Pres. Coolidge in January as the Bureau of Indian Affairs) had no Navajo and Zuni linage were encouraged to 1925. This law gave American citizenship rules to go by, no precedents to follow, no enroll, it seemed that all the students were personnel trained to teach or mentor children to all Indians who may not have received coming from Navajo families. Only grades this status through individual tribal treaties. who did not speak English and were not one to seven were offered. Through the urging of Pres. Coolidge, With the addition of the eighth grade familiar with Euro-American customs, or Congress also established the Division of in 1928, the enrollment increased to 500 have available text books that would be and did begin to include students from relevant or culturally acceptable. All too often Indian Health within the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and a couple of months later the the surrounding pueblos of Zuni, Hopi, school administrators and faculty fell back Coolidge Administration appropriated Acoma, and Laguna. In 1929, one of the on military-style means of discipline, and $500,000 for renovation of the buildings first casualties of the Meriam Report was rigid policies of classroom instruction and at Fort Wingate to be established as an the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Charles dormitory behavior. No efforts at all were Indian school. The property incorporating H. Burke who turned in his resignation. made to involve the parents or families. the original fort was transferred from the By the early 1920s, there were 47 B.I.A. He was replaced by Charles J. Rhoads, 34

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who took a very positive stance in creating new school policies based on the recommendations included in the Meriam Report. Coincidentally, the name of the school was changed to the Wingate Vocational School. Author’s note: the oncebustling railroad community just east of Fort Wingate and two Wingate Vocational High School students make good use of a study period. B.I.A. Archives miles west of where mothers or grandmothers could the Continental come into the classroom and give helpful Divide was named after Pres. Coolidge. hints for carding, spinning, and dyeing. In During the next several years, the school 1934 the Home Economics Dept. initiated a became the center of efforts to create the project where students would go out into the Navajo Country’s first high school (again, adjacent fields and forests and collect plants the only B.I.A. operated high schools at this from which native dyes could be obtained. time were Albuquerque Indian School and Mrs. Nonabah G. Bryan, a Navajo weaver, Santa Fe Vocational School). The problem, however, was capacity, which generally stood was employed to teach Navajo weaving and at 500. In the fall of 1930 the ninth and tenth oversee the research and experimentation carried on during this course of study. grades were added, but the first and second grades were dropped. In the fall of 1931, the Charles Keetsie Shirley, a local Navajo artist, illustrated all the plants, and Stella eleventh grade was added and a year later Young, head of the Home Economics Dept. the twelfth grade was added. But during organized and edited all the accumulated the next two years the third, fourth and fifth grades were also dropped, with a consequent data. In 1940 the Education Division of the U.S. Office of Indian Affairs published a drop in the total enrollment. In 1938 the school’s name was again changed, this time to 76-page book entitled “NAVAJO NATIVE DYES, Their Preparation and Use.” Only at Wingate Vocational High School. Fort Wingate!! As the high school curriculum became The boys had more choices. There were more stabilized and the vocational courses ten vocations available and high school boys better equipped and staffed, a gradual effort were required to spend half of each school was made to re-introduce the lower grades. day in vocational training. The subjects By 1940 the attendance was around 800, ranged from agriculture, auto mechanics, with academic courses ranging from grade blacksmith or farm shop, lapidary and one to grade twelve. Vocational programs were required of all high school students and silversmithing, leather and tanning hides, building and construction trades, wood made available to older students in the sixth, carving and furniture-making to bakery. A seventh and eighth grades. sales room was maintained on the campus Boys had a choice of several vocations, where articles produced in several of these while all the girls took Home Economics, vocational crafts were available for sale to the which had a varied program including food public. and nutrition, food preparation, clothing For many years, one of the most famous manufacture, child care, housekeeping, home Navajo silversmiths, Ambrose Roanhorse, nursing, and weaving and wool preparation. was the instructor of the lapidary and This last course was very popular since silversmithing classes. One of the more many of the female students had family unique courses offered was taught between members who wove rugs and blankets as 1941 and 1945 by a cabinet-maker from part of the family income. It was an activity October 2017

Wales, Arthur D. Williams. sports auditorium. Sports programs, Williams instructed his Navajo a band, various clubs, and other students how to create traditional activities supplemented the academic Spanish colonial furniture. and vocational time-slots for the 800 The students learned how to or so boys and girls that composed the fabricate a variety of chairs, student body. benches, tables, trasteros, chests, A good example of the desks, and beds. The finished opportunities available at the school, products were placed on sale in if the students just wanted to apply the school sales room. Many fine themselves, was a young man from examples of these handcrafted the Crownpoint area by the name pieces of furniture can still be of Allen Tom. Allen was a senior in found today in homes and offices 1960, a star track and field athlete, throughout this area. Williams and a member of the school’s Boy published a book of designs Scout troop. In early 1960, he became and construction techniques in the first ever Navajo to attain the 1941 entitled “Spanish Colonial rank of Eagle Scout. As a result, he The initial group of 29 Navajos are sworn into the U.S. Marine Corps. Furniture.” This is a good was invited to participate in the 1960 at Fort Wingate on May 4, 1942. Milton Snow Collection, example of the success of many International Scout Jamboree in of their vocational programs Manila, Philippine Islands. He and Navajos were processed into the Code Talker - a Welshman teaching young Navajos several other Native American Eagle Scouts program at the Marine Recruiting Station at how to manufacture Spanish Colonial took the opportunity to see that part of the Fort Wingate. furniture. Again, only at Fort Wingate!! world both before and after the Jamboree By the fall of 1945, a lack of both jobs By 1940 the day-school program had in Manila. Allen left Fort Wingate on April and training faced the returning Navajo GI’s. expanded throughout the Navajo reservation, 1, 1960 and didn’t return until the end of A major difficulty that prevented Navajo (and but only two boarding schools, besides Fort October. In the meantime, he and his group also Pueblo) veterans from taking advantage Wingate, at Tuba City and Shiprock were visited Japan, China, both North and South of G.I. benefits was the fact that many of offering some high school classes. Korea, Hawaii, Cambodia, Thailand, and them had not completed high school. In light With the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor even the battleground on the island of Iwo of this situation, the Education Branch of the on December 7, 1941, the United States Jima. When he came back to Wingate High B.I.A. proposed that vocational and academic was plunged into World War II. In the finest School to finish out his senior year, Paul courses specially designed for Indian veterans traditions of a proud warrior society, Navajos, Merrill let him work in his trading post on be set up at Wingate Boarding High School. along with other Indians from throughout weekends to generate enough money to pay On a trial basis, this program was established the country, flocked to the recruiting stations, off most of his travel expenses. and more than a hundred veterans quickly one of which was hurriedly set up at Fort In 1965, the high school classes relocated enrolled. It was both a practical and Wingate. to the newly constructed facilities just north successful venture, but in 1948 when the In early 1942, the concept of using a of the original campus. And in 2007 the rest B.I.A. was hit with drastic budget reductions, Native American language as a means of of the classes, first through eighth, moved this program was discontinued. transmitting field messages gained military into new facilities now known as Wingate In 1950, several of the older buildings approval, especially with the Marine Corps. Elementary School. were demolished and replaced by cementIn April, the Marine Corps authorized the The original fort/campus was now entirely block structures that became high school recruitment of 30 Navajos to serve as a “pilot abandoned. Army barracks, classrooms, dormitories, classrooms, a dining hall, and a project” to see if this use of the auditorium, cafeteria, teachers’ houses, Navajo language was feasible and administrative offices, power plant, practical. The Marine recruiters band room; 31 buildings in all, now visited the four high schools (Tuba completely abandoned and left to the City, Shiprock, Albuquerque and hazards of weather and vandalism. Ft. Wingate) and quickly got their A chain-link fence surrounds this quota. However, only 29 showed old, historic campus and the B.I.A. is up at Fort Wingate on May 4th to scheduling a time when a contractor be enlisted into the Marine Corps. can come in to demolish everything. After the swearing-in ceremonies, When this cluster of buildings is the young recruits were taken into razed to the ground, a whole lot of Gallup and put on a train headed Southwest history will be flushed down for Camp Elliott, just north of the arroyo. San Diego, California. The role A verse from the Ballad of the Alamo of the Navajo Code Talkers had in Texas comes to mind: just begun, and it began at Fort “Now the bugles are silent, Wingate. And there’s rust on each sword.... The boarded-up stone building, Bldg. #31, once the administrative From May 4, 1942 through And a small band of soldiers offices for the Wingate Vocational High School, now sits empty, the summer of 1945, about 250 Lie asleep in the arms of the Lord.” abandoned, forlorn and forgotten. Martin Link Photo 36

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Hands of Hope Pregnancy Center: We will be selling tickets for a Takehome Turkey Dinner (individual plates) at $10.00 per meal. Ticket sales will begin October 1 through October 31, 2017. Tickets will be available at Hands of Hope Pregnancy Center, 120 Boardman Drive, or from board members and volunteers. The meal will include turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, and roll. The actual date to pick up the meals will be Saturday, November 4, 2017 from 11 am to 2 pm at PeeWee’s Kitchen, 1644 S. Second Street, Gallup. (Pre-purchased ticket necessary to get meal; no walk-in orders.) Proceeds from the meal ticket sales will benefit Hands of Hope Pregnancy Center (a 501c3 non profit organization).

2nd A11:00SpaamDay– 6:00will pmbe held from

UNM-Gallup Cosmetology Department in Gurley Hall. Enjoy a Facial, Manicure, or Pedicure for $5 each, or treat yourself or a friend to all three! The Spa Day is a fund raiser for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life sponsored by the Ups & Downs Team. Call the cosmetology department (505-863-7561) for an appointment. Walk-ins welcome too! For more information about Spa Day or how you can support Gallup Relay For Life, contact Joyce: 505-863-3075.

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Gallup Theatre and Performing Arts - Community Input Meeting Were you born for the stage? Maybe you’re spotlight shy, but love painting,

Don’t miss Rehoboth’s Fall Carnival Navajo Taco Dinner in the Fellowship Hall from 5-7pm Full Meal $7.00; Half Meal $5.00). Silent Auction including gift certificates, jewelry and more. Games and Bake Sale in the Sports and Fitness Center 4-8pm (Tickets for Games 4 for $1.00 at the door or 5 for a $1.00 if purchased at one of the school offices before October 6). Proceeds support the bands and choirs of Rehoboth Christian School Poetry Slam: 6th Gallup Words & Music

Smooth Rock 5K & 10K Race Hosted by Martin Bahe Memorial Bull Riding Challenge. Onsite Registration starts at 6:45 am. Race starts at 8:00 am

Hunger Walk 15th CROP Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty. Gallup community will come together to raise awareness about hunger and poverty, locally and globally, by participating in the annual CROP Hunger Walk. Schedule of Events CROP Walk Sunday, October 15th 1:00 pm Community Pantry & 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 Second Street Return to the pantry More information contact: Betsy Windisch: 505-722-9257 betsywindisch@yahoo.com Hilda Kendall: 505-726-8068 coo@thecommunitypantry.org

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October 2017

ArtsCrawl: Whodunnit? Downtown Gallup 7 - 9 pm

sewing, filmmaking, or other artistic projects? Either way, we want to hear from you! Calling all actors, dancers, musicians, performers, artists, or simply community members who want to see more performing arts in Gallup. Stop on by our open community meeting and feedback session at ART123 Studio at 123 W. Coal Ave. in Downtown Gallup at 6:00 pm.

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Boys and Girls Club of Gallup Presents: Great Futures Start Here “Performance of Billie Holiday’s: Lady Sings the Blues” by Brenda Hollingsworth-Marley Dinner/Show 6:00 pm El Morro Theatre and Event Center Information: 505-488-2378 14th Annual UFO Film Festival Historic El Morro Theatre in downtown Gallup, NM For More Information: www.ChuckWadeUFO.com.

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Pumpkin Carving Entries Rio West Mall, Information: 505-722-7281 Kids Costume Contest Rio West Mall, Information: 505-722-7281 Pet Costume Contest Rio West Mall, Information: 505-722-7281

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Al-anon, Support for Families and Friends of Alcoholics: Al-anon, Support for Families and Friends of Alcoholics. Sacred Heart Cathedral Family Center 555 South Woodrow Dr., Gallup, NM. 12 noon – 1:00 pm

Tuesdays

Al-anon, Support for Families and Friends of Alcoholics. One Day At A Time Club Next to Catholic Church, Ft. Defiance, Az. 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Mall Trick or Treat Rio West Mall, Information: 505-722-7281

Fresh Evergreens from the Pacific Northwest

Order beautiful fresh Christmas Evergreens from the Pacific Northwest for your holiday decorating, and gift giving. Church of the Holy Spirit and Westminster Presbyterian will be taking orders during October through November 6th. Contact: Betsy 505-722-9257 or Loren 505-863-2947

The Air Force Academy’s “Rockies Clarinet Quartet” to Perform at the El Morro Theatre.

Wednesdays

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Thursdays

Al-anon, Support for Families and Friends of Alcoholics. Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Dr. Gallup, NM. 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Saturdays

Overeaters Anonymous Meeting Open to all. Every Saturday at 10:00 am First United Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Drive, Gallup. Meeting takes place in the Library. Feel free to call Liz at 505-721-9208 with any questions

Presented by the Gallup Community Concert Association. The USAF Academy Band’s “Rockies Clarinet Quartet” will perform at El Morro Theatre on Thursday, October 19th at 7:00 pm.This concert is free and open to the public, free tickets will be available at the El Morro Theatre, 207 W. Coal Ave, starting at 6:30 pm on September 26th and at Nizhoni Music Therapy, 124 W. Coal Ave. as of September 27th. Tickets will be available up to the day of the performance. Established in 1999, The Rockies Clarinet Quartet presents the unique mixture of clarinet musical offerings of The United States Air Force Academy Band. Supporting community relations, recruiting, troop morale, and educational outreach missions, this well-honed ensemble embraces traditional clarinet quartet repertoire, exciting new works, and an eclectic collection of arrangements originating from folk and popular styles. With “clarinetistry” at its finest, the quartet’s winning mix of inspirational, sophisticated selections and quirky, comedic musical jests is sure to satisfy a wide array of audience members, young and old. As seen and heard from their public concerts to military functions across America, The Rockies Clarinet Quartet exemplifies the world-class musicianship of The United States Air Force Academy Band and the outstanding professionalism of the United States Air Force. The United States Air Force Academy Band, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Daniel L. Price, is composed of 60 active-duty Air Force professionals and includes nine performing ensembles. For over 60 years, the Academy band has used the power of music to honor our nation’s heroes, inspire Air Force personnel and the nation they serve, produce innovative musical programs and products, and communicate Air Force excellence to millions around the world. More information about the “Rockies Clarinet Quartet” and tickets can be found at http://www.usafacademyband.af.mil/ or calling Antoinette Neff, 505-862-3939.

Co-Dependents Anonymous First United Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Dr, Gallup, in the library. 6:00-7:00 pm. All are welcome; learn more at CoDA.org.

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Gallup Autism Support Group Do you have a child on the Autism Spectrum? Join with other parents to find support. Children welcome at meetings. Also find our group on Facebook. Meets at City Center Coffee/ Journey Church (501 S.Third St) from 6:00 -7:30 pm. For info call: 360912-1953

McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council Meeting Regular meetings are held at 2:00 pm on first Saturdays Red Mesa Center, 105 W. Hill, Gallup. The council is seeking vendors and volunteers for the annual America Recycles Day Arts & Crafts Fair and Recycling Jamboree to be held November 4th. The public is encouraged to attend to learn about recycling opportunities in our region, updates on residential Gallup curbside recycling, plans for recycling outreach and more. For more information call 505-722-5142. October 2017

t h g i l h g i H r e h c a e T Carla Zecca Returning Home To Teach

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What schools did you attend when growing up in Gallup?

here in Gallup is very diverse with many different needs.

Do you talk to your students about coming back to the community once they have finished school?

I attended Red Rock Elementary, Gallup Middle School, and of course good ol’ Gallup High.

Did you ever think that you would return to teach here in Gallup? I attended college with the intention of getting my degree in Animal Science and then proceed to Veterinarian school at Colorado State. So no, I never thought I would end up teaching back in my hometown. After a year of animal science classes, I changed my major to education and I have loved it since. It’s been a blessing to be able to give back to my hometown.

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What grade/subject do you teach?

This year I am teaching Transition to College Math, which is a Senior class, that helps them prepare to take the ACT and college entrance exams.

Do you feel like having gone to school here has prepared you better to be a teacher here?

Growing up in this area definitely helps me to understand the needs of our community and our students better. Our population

I mention it from time to time and students are surprised when they find out that I was born and raised here in Gallup. Somehow, Gallup, has a way of pulling people back to it. Gallup is a beautiful and wonderful place to live and it is special when you are able to give back to your community.

What has been most rewarding about returning home to teach?

The most rewarding thing about returning home to teach is showing the youth in our community that they can. They can learn and graduate from high school; they can go to college; they can enlist in the military; they can learn a trade; they can do anything they want and be successful, as long as they put the time and effort into it. Some of our youth here struggle to believe that they can. Maybe because of previous generations, maybe because of their current situation, whatever the reason, they need to know that they can. So, when I have former students come back to see me and tell me how they are and what they are doing, that is the most rewarding thing, to see them achieving and knowing that they can.

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Alex Hensley reads the Gallup Journey on her 14th birthday at the Pensacola Naval Air Station Museum.

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Fran Garcia having a night out in Shibuya, Japan - Japan’s Time Square

D. Delrow on vacation in Rome, Italy, reading the Journey. Mr. Delrow is originally from Crystal, NM

A group of Gallupians with glasses on in Alliance, Nebraska getting ready for the solar eclipse 8/22/17

Lily and Lola Williams getting comfy on the lawn at the US Capitol enjoying the Gallup Journey

October 2017

Isabell Krans with her sister, Cynthia Sandoval, toured Holland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, and France as a self retirement gift to Isabell after her 38 years of teaching.

The Indian (India) community of Gallup celebrating navratri festival with garba dance while enjoying reading the Gallup Journey

The Pattons, Garcias, and Alemon read the Journey at Port Aransas, Texas right before Hurricane Harvey.

October 2017

Celebrating 25 Years of Broadcasting By Millie Dunning

Gallup Public Radio KGLP 91.7 FM In the fall of 2017, Gallup Public Radio, KGLP 97.1 FM, Gallup’s first Public Radio Station, will celebrate 25 years of being on the air in Gallup, NM. This is by no means a small accomplishment. KGLP is a non-profit, non-commercial radio station located in Gurley Hall on the UNM-Gallup Campus through a licensing agreement with the university. KGLP broadcasts at 91.7 FM via a transmitter on Gibson Peak, as well as a satellite dish on top of Gurley Hall. In 1992, Octavia Fellin and a group of her friends felt that something was missing on the Gallup airwaves. Their vision was to start a public radio station that would present material which would be commercial-free, enhance intellect, expand knowledge, and deepen enjoyment of musical tastes of all cultures. That idea became the KGLP that we listen to today. Without UNM-Gallup, the station would never have become a reality. Once UNM donated space, the real work of constructing the station began. Frank

Sundrum, Jack Crowley, Jack Chapman, Bill Hawkins Smith, to name a few, started getting construction materials, equipment, and everything that a station would need. UNM students made racks and helped with construction. It quickly became a community project. Volunteers stepped in to help, and other broadcasters such as Clear Channel and Millennium Media assisted. Radio station KGAK was especially helpful by allowing KGLP to use their airwaves to raise money for the start-up. Imagine the excitement when the switch was thrown and KGLP was heard for the first time. When the station went on the air in September 1992 with 100 watts, the first station manager was Frank Sundrum, now GM at WVIK-FM, Rock Island, Illinois; he was followed by Jamie Hoover. Tom Funk was the Music Director. Frank Bosler worked on upgrades, first as a Board member, then as Station Manager in 2003. With his sudden departure in 2006, David Pracy, who was already on staff, agreed to run the station as Production Manager. When David was

forced to leave due to illness, there wasn’t anyone to replace him. Patrick Burnham, a producer at the time, stepped in to keep the station running as the Radio Technician. We are very grateful for the huge contribution from each of them. For the first 13 years, KGLP was broadcasting a repeating signal received from KSUT, an Ignacio, Colorado public radio station owned by the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. They held the KGLP license until 2005 when that arrangement was ended and KGLP acquired its own license. That meant many changes in the operations of the station and adhering to the rules of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). With this new era in operations, more locally hosted shows were broadcasted, as well as network and syndicated shows. Public affairs programs and PSAs were aired. In 2006, KGLP applied to the Federal Communications Commission for an increase in signal strength to 880 watts, which was granted and widened the listening audience to include NW New Mexico and

NE Arizona. The bulk of financial support comes from the CPB through grants, however, as a requirement of the grants, listener donations must make up 20% to 30% of total income. Two fundraisers are held each year in the spring and fall, although donations are accepted yearround. Other sources of income include Underwriting and Car donations, as well as in-kind donations from UNM-Gallup and others. Financial difficulties were experienced in the early years and again in 2006 problems arose both financially and operationally. When financial resources got very tight, the Board of Directors, led by Gerald O’Hara, Ron Donkersloot, Gary Schuster, Mildred Dunning, Carol Sarath and others, were considering all options to survive and even considered, as a last resort, giving up our license and returning to being a repeater station. Fortunately, that was avoided by some careful money management by the Board, the Bookkeeper Anna Bond, and a lot of help from the generous, loyal listeners of KGLP. In 2010, KGLP was again faced with the problem of needing a professional station manager. A search began and, to our good fortune, Rachel Kaub, formerly Radio Operations Manager of KUNM in Albuquerque, applied for the position. It didn’t take long to realize that she would be a perfect fit for KGLP. Since her arrival in 2011, many changes and improvements have taken place including the remodeling of the station to include a second studio. She has also improved the automation system, installed Audio Vault, restarted online streaming, networking, and teaches and mentors UNM students. It’s impossible to list her entire duties at the station because she does so many things in addition to her required tasks. While Rachel is the backbone of the station, the producers, volunteers, and staff

KGLP Radio Board of Directors - 2005 L-R – Paul Graves, Lester Kien, Gerald O’Hara, Joe Hibbard, Yolanda Travers (holding Cal Travers), Millie Dunning, Anna Bond, Frank Bosler, Pamela Stovall

are also indispensable. Local producers such as Tom Funk, Steve Buggie, Strider Brown, Lester Kien, and Yolanda Travers have been with the station for many years. Their shows have received national recognition and awards and are loved by listeners. The syndicated programming from NPR, Performance Today, and Native America Calling are also very popular. Everyone was very saddened recently when Lester Kien suddenly passed away, plus the 2016 loss of Paul Graves, Board Member, was deeply felt. A couple of years ago, CPB advised stations that they would be enforcing the requirement to have a Community Advisory Board (CAB) made up of local residents. A new CAB was formed to meet and provide opinions and advice to the station. The success of KGLP is the result of the efforts of many people, too numerous to name, including the station managers and staff, the Board of Directors, producers, volunteers, loyal donors, bookkeepers, engineers, web master, students, listeners, UNM-Gallup, and others in the community who stepped forward to help whenever

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needed. With the current staff and Board of Directors, headed by Raymond Calderon, the future is bright for KGLP. Tune in to KGLP at 91.7 FM on your radio dial, or listen on-line at KGLP.org.

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The Community Pantry will also be having a ServSafe Manager Training on October 23rd at 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Certificate is good for five years when you pass the course. ServeSafe Food Handler’s training will be October 24th at 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Certificate is good for three years when you pass the course. For more information: 505-343-9848 Volunteers are always welcome at The Community Pantry. We are a non-profit organization which loves its community members. We want community members of every need and desire to join in helping us help The Community Pantry and Hope Garden. Volunteers are needed to: Pack food boxes Pack food for kids Bagging Produce Sweeping and Moping Working in the Hope Garden

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The Community Pantry was founded in 1999, under the vision of Jim Harlin. Mr. Harlin’s vision was “to nourish our families and children so our communities will thrive.” The Mission is to acquire, store, and distribute wholesome food to children, the elderly, and families in need. Starting out in a rented warehouse of 2,400 square feet, and serving a geographical area of 16,971 square miles, encompassing three counties in rural northwest New Mexico, including the Navajo and Zuni Reservations within New Mexico, the Community Pantry quickly outgrew its original facility when distributing over a million pounds of produce and other foods in its second year of operation. Since then, over 2,000,000 lbs. of food are distributed every year. Here is a list of programs we are offering: Free Produce-This program links fresh produce and perishables gleaned in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas to our community every week. Free to all clients. Available Tuesday through Friday.

The Emergency Food Box- Provides families with up to two weeks worth of food up to four times per year. This food is raised in the community through food drives by the Confirmation Classes and Letter Carriers. Food For Kids- The Food For Kids program helps reduce food insecurity for school children. In the 20 schools, we are currently serving (16 in McKinley, four Cibola), 480 children who might well go hungry over the weekend are provided nutritious food. Emergency Food Assistance Program-Distributes food commodities to approximately 1500 families a month. The Agency Program-This program distributes Feeding America food and other food available to local non-profit agencies and churches for free distribution among their own clients. The Dollar Stretcher & Meat Box- These programs are for families by providing vegetables, cereal, meat and other products at low cost.

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TEXAS BARBED WIRE AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT By Larry Cooperman

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he speed limit is seventy-five in hospital parking lots, and they do a hundred to the liquor store, and a hundred and twenty coming home with an open bottle. Gotta get home—game is on in twenty minutes,” the Louisianan barmaid said, warning of Texas and the hazards of cycling through the one-state Midwest. My last stop in Louisiana was at the Outlaw’s Bar, a dark and dingy place with “retired outlaws”; one guy had a puppy in his lap— yeah, outlaws from their wives. By the time I reached Texas, I had become a function. I referred to myself as “the cyclist”. All the cyclist does is eat, ride, write, and sleep. Days went by and the cyclist spoke to no one—reset was happening. Some Texans even warned about other parts of Texas, therefore the cyclist was convinced that it would be best to avoid Dallas-Fort Worth. A day of inhaling car fumes seemed antithetical to the cyclist’s active transcendentalism, looking to John Muir rather than Ralph Waldo Emerson. In Texas, the people were very friendly. As soon as the cyclist was an hour into the state, a young woman stood outside her late model Honda Accord parked on the side of the road, she with a bottle of water in her hand for him. Her name was Jenny. She was a member of

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the Chain Gang Cycling Club of only five members. Seemingly, by law, tents were not allowed in RV Parks. Let the cyclist speak again of stealth camping. He does not endorse camping on private property but churches are non-profit organizations that his tax dollars may fund, therefore he will camp where the souls find peace and make no noises. They owe it to me, the cyclist thought. In Georgia, he left his friend’s house in Macon after a series of bad storms, got to a small town seventy-something miles west of Macon and camped in the deep green forest next to the Baptist church bone yard. He slept the sleep of the dead, attempting to copy his nearest associates. Never mind that the cyclist had actually camped just north of Marshall in an RV Park, The Pines. But the fancy RV Parks have a sense of permanence with mailboxes sporting

little polished brass doors in rows for the Brahmins of Winnebago. Later and further west, in Longview, Texas, the women were so sorry that they couldn’t let the cyclist camp because of brass-door permanence. Two nice large Texas women spoke mostly in sympathy with the fit, polished sixty-five year old man in his sausage shorts and two-colored cycling jacket (the cyclist actually found the jacket on the way to Boulder Creek, California. After taking a leak, he found it hanging from a tree.) No can do or will do, my friend, but have a cookie! The cyclist gladly accepted a chocolate chip cookie made in a propane oven contained in a behemoth fifth wheel’s opulent kitchen. Motels did provide harbor for the cyclist from time-to-time. Throughout the trip, pleasant and not-so-pleasant East Indian hotel and mini-mart owners greeted the cyclist with the normal lack of ability to parse out the cyclist’s aplomb from the average crack-head patrons’ aplomb. The cyclist may be sweaty but not regurgitating Taco Bell and mumbling incoherently. Onward . . . In Hawkins, Texas there were signs greeting the cyclist such as “Jesus Welcomes You to Hawkins” and assorted Christian statements planted on a v-shaped patch of thick green grass. Standing just north of the train tracks,

the food preparation area that offered some at a four-way stop, a man held a sign, a hedge against woman held a large wooden cross, and an the wind and slicing ancient little woman sat in a beat-up lawn rain. chair. The cyclist turned around and rolled One of Texas’ up to these people who were very welcom- finest, the drenched ing. cyclist thought as the The sign attested to the First Amendwind force scattered ment infringement by the city council. his belongings across the parking lot and The signs of Christian welcome were a beyond. His bike slammed into the conthorn in Watkins city council’s side and crete of the pavilion and was lying akimthey wanted them taken down. It was the bo, the four panniers scattered, and the lawyer for Freedom From Religion that fierce gale continued and lifted a support instigated the case against the sign plantbeam but the structure held. The cyclist ers. It seemed to the cyclist that the people dragged the tent into the women’s bathholding this hot-day-vigil were correct. room and shut the door, turned on the The First Amendment guarantees the free light, and eyed a section of the floor that exercise of religion and these expressions was not wet where he huddled against the of the Christian welcome were on private howling wind. Why the women’s bathproperty! room and not the men’s? Everyone knows The cyclist stayed a few days in Mineola, the women’s bathroom is always cleaner Texas, ten miles west of Hawkins. The cy- than the men’s. clist and the sign holders had lunch togethOut and into the overcast morning, er at the town’s Chinese buffet and spoke after a restless sleep, the cyclist gathered of the ACLU. He camped at the Mineola his things off the concrete floor, the gravel Wildlife Preserve. Let the cyclist introduce parking lot, and far into the woods. He a condition that some have suffered from recovered everything minus a balaclava. in Texas, the changeability of the weather. He straightened the handlebars, but the The cyclist is exposed. The opportunity back hub now had play in it. Later in the to camp legally, in a designated area, with day, the skies cleared, and at that moboy scouts and their leaders to talk to was ment, (not previously mentioned to the a soothing balm for the lonely man. reader-the cyclist is a novelist) he finished The next day, he awoke in the woods; the introduction to his historical rhapeveryone else had cleared out. The weath- sody, “Fiddler-Yosemite and the Opium er seemed very nice, but if you like the Journal.” weather now, you won’t in ten minutes, as “The Wood County Monitor” sent a one permutation of the saying goes. The reporter to cover the cyclist’s ordeal. The cyclist went to sleep on a beautiful night woman, who had protested with her huswith gathering clouds; on instinct, he had band, called the newspaper, telling of the moved his tent and possessions into a food cyclist’s journey and location. preparation pavilion. A tornado’s wind Zuni appeared like a dream, attainable collapsed the tent! The cyclist grabbed his but distant; the Panhandle laid before computer, dragged the tent to the side of him…Amarillo and bike repair. October 2017

d r a u G l a n o i t a p N u l l a G o t s n r u t Re By Sandra McKinney

It has been a sad sight to make the curve to Hasler Valley Road for approximately the last five years and see the National Guard Armory empty and barren. This sentiment was echoed on Saturday, September 9, 2017 by several high-ranking officials of the Army National Guard at the Grand Re-Opening Ceremonies for our Gallup facility.

The 1115th Transportation Company of the Army National Guard has returned home to their Gallup facility! It has taken a long time and much hard work to make this happen. In the autumn of 2014, City of Gallup Mayor Jackie McKinney, Veterans Committee Chairman Joe Zecca, and Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Hershey Miyamura made a trip to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico to meet with the Board of Directors of the New Mexico National Guard. Virgil Gatewood - Performing Native These three men were on Blessing the agenda for the Board Meeting to make their presentation to the Board of Gallup’s concern for the local Armory. They obviously presented a good case for the successful return of The Guard to our fair city. During this Saturday event, Gallup hosted some heavy brass with BG Thomas P. Bump, 2LT Jordan Verslues, LTC Pia G. Romero, CPT Patrick L. Riley, 1SG Julian P. Chino, and LTC (ret) Benjamin Yazzie, PhD. All these officers participated in the ceremonies to welcome The 1115th Transportation Company back to the Gallup National Guard Armory. Several of these officers had served in Gallup with the National Guard when the Hasler Valley Gallup Armory was first built, and in years after when the Armory was in full use. BG Thomas P. Bump even 54

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served in Gallup when The Guard was at the old Armory which now functions as the Larry Brian Mitchell Recreation Facility for the City of Gallup. Formalities opened with a greeting by the Master of Ceremonies, 2LT Jordan Verslues and then the posting Brigadier General Thomas P. of the colors by members of Bump speaking to the gathered Gallup’s Veterans Helping crowd. Veterans, followed by important words from each of the officers. The respect between the veterans and the members of the National Guard was truly evident. Any time you have members of the military together, young or old, the camaraderie is always apparent. Military is military; and they certainly have a common bond. The VHV also presented a 21-gun salute following the rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. It brought great pride to the Gallup community to hear the members of the United States Army National Guard say how happy they are to be back in Gallup. They spoke of previous years when the Armory was in full swing, and how the community supported their efforts with pot luck meals, deployment gatherings, and welcome home ceremonies, when the company returned to Gallup; and they look forward to the same type of events. Many of the current members of The 1115th Transportation Company are enlisted from Gallup and our surrounding area. They are doubly happy to be based back in Gallup. Children and National Guard Members The Participate in the Native Blessing pinnacle of the ceremonies was at the closing when our Native Spiritual Leader and Vietnam Veteran, Virgil Gatewood performed a traditional native blessing of the building and all in attendance. Gallup WELCOMES HOME The 1115th Transportation Company to 1480 Hasler Valley Rd, Gallup, New Mexico. It will be an honor to see the many uniforms once again in Gallup!

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THE GALLUP COMMUNITY CONCERT ASSOCIATION

t was 1944 and World War II was in full force around the world. A group of local citizens organized the Gallup Community Concert Association (GCCA) to bring the spirit of music and the arts to lift the people. Rev. T. Homer Trotter was the first president of the organization from 1944-1945, and Willard A. Hagberg was the second from 1945-1946. For these two men, and all the following presidents and board members, we are forever appreciative. Many talented performers have come to Gallup over the years, and 74 years later, after many ups-and-downs, the concert association is still bringing great performers to the community. Student outreach is looked upon as one of the primary objectives each season. When choosing the series, the GCCA Board of Directors looks for performers that will also be willing to do an extra performance for school age audiences. This is done in hope of inspiring young minds and exposing young students to the arts early in their lives to kindle the love of great music, dance, and various arts. Many talented pianists, violinists, cellists, harpists, guitarists, vocalists, jazz and brass, folk singers, and big bands have wowed the Gallup community over the years. In a recent board meeting, Antoinette Neff, Executive Director, recalled the Redhead Express performance and noted that the group is still performing throughout the country after years of showing audiences how there is nothing quite like a family’s harmony. Karen Zollinger, President, mentioned how special it was to have The Hunt Family Band perform three different times over a span of years, allowing the members to watch the children grow into wonderful musicians and later composers of their own music. Joyce Graves, previous President and board member for 35 years, pointed out that Homefree (an a cappella choir) was so talented in using their voices for making the vocals and musical instruments, and we had them here in Gallup before their big success on NBC’s “Sing-Off.” Millie Dunning, Secretary, interjected, “Who could forget the Chaco Symphony concert! This concert used local musicians and choir members along with professionals. What a treat that was!” For many years, the association rented a piano from the local Kastning Music Store, and it was stored in the El Morro Theatre. On one occasion, the stage floor was too well waxed, causing the piano to slide into the orchestra pit. Another piano was brought in while the first remained in the pit throughout that performance. This replacement piano became the official piano used by the concert association, having been purchased by Willard A. Hagberg, who lent it to the association for its concerts. In the 1960s members decided that a piano should be purchased for the association. A nine-foot Baldwin grand piano was purchased which became known as “Black Maria,” and it took four years to pay off the bank loan. On the completion of the final payment in 1969, after many fund raisers, including the raffling of a car, President Frank Stevens and VicePresident Octavia Fellin received

a huge applause as the bank note was burned on stage at a concert. It is the notes of Octavia Fellin that provide us with much of this history, for which we are very grateful. We currently have a dilemma in our efforts to move “Black Maria” back to the El Morro Theatre where all of the upcoming season’s concerts will be held. This piano remains a focal point for the association. The first concerts were performed in the El Morro Theatre. There were years, however, when the memberships were down and the budgets too low, causing a need for other venues to be sought. Concerts were held in schools, multi-purpose rooms, cafeterias, and auditoriums. After years of increased memberships, the concerts were moved to the Gallup High School Kenneth Holloway Auditorium. Then suddenly there came a decrease in memberships, sadly enough. But the good news is that it is bringing the concert series back to its original presentations at the El Morro Theatre. This had been the request for some time by many among the Gallup Community. After a couple of years of splitting the concerts between venues, this year’s concerts are well suited for the newly renovated El Morro Theatre. Allied Concert Services, the board, and its Executive Director Antoinette Neff have put together six fabulous concerts for the 2017-

18 concert series. A pianist, a woodwind quintet, a pianist and soprano, the Air Force Academy Rockies Clarinet Quartet, and even the Gallup Symphonic Orchestra will bring art-filled hearts to the Gallup Community Concert members. It is only because of the memberships, patrons, advertisers, and support from New Mexico Arts (a division of the National Endowment for the Arts) over the many years that Gallup has been able to host many talented performers. It is also a reality due to the hard work of the volunteer board members. The association is seeking additional board members and volunteers as we ramp up to celebrate our 75th anniversary during the 2018-2019 season. Contact the GCCA at gallupcca@gmail.com or call 505-862-3939, should you wish to join this dedicated team of workers. Air Force Academy Rockies Clarinet Quartet will be performing on Thursday, October 19th. This is a free concert sponsored by The Gallup Independent. Come and check out what the Gallup Community Concert Association brings to Gallup with the help of our advertisers, patrons, and members.

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October 2017 Gallup Journey Magazine

Articles inside

National Guard Returns to Gallup

Texas Barbed Wire and the First Amendment

History of Fort Wingate

Celebrating 25 Years of Broadcasting

Come and See Your Community Pantry

A Village of Artists: Third Visit

Teacher Highlight: Carla Zecca

One in a Million

Don’t Stop Caring

Four Corners Yoga with Brandy Laughter