October 2020 Gallup Journey Magazine

Page 36

Dick Caley, Historian for the Southwest Kiwanis District presents a weaving once owned by Merle Tucker, a Gallup Kiwanian and owner of radio station KGAK to the Kiwanis Club of Gallup to mark their centennial. L to R are Martin Link, Dick Caley, and Tommy Haws.

By John Lewis Taylor The Kiwanis movement came to Gallup in 1920, thanks to the effort of Albuquerque businessman Henry G. Coors

36 October 2020

III. Coors was a strong supporter of Kiwanis and helped to found clubs all over New Mexico. The club he established in Gallup was the second to be formed in the state. Only the original Albuquerque Down-Town Kiwanis club is


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.