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The story of Megadeath: Guitarist Dave Mustaine was kicked out of his band the day after they signed their first lucrative record contract. This rejection fueled a deep revenge that caused Dave to work extremely hard to create a new band that he dreamed would put his old band to shame. Dave Mustaine eventually formed the band “Megadeath” which became insanely successful, selling 50 million albums, touring the world, and being nominated for 12 Grammys and winning one.

Yet when interviewed about his life, Dave Mustaine considered his career a “failure”, because he didn’t accomplish his goal of showing-up and rising above his old band. This is because his old band was “Metallica” who sold over 150 million albums, won eight Grammys, and is considered one of the most commercially successful bands of all time.

The positive choices of hard work, risk-taking, and grit didn’t do much for Dave, since he was in the pursuit of the wrong value. For Dave Mustaine, despite success, his deeper operating value of revenge ultimately robbed him of happiness. In the same way, we can put in the hard work to ride a bull, race a bike, or run a business with great success, but if our deepest value or reason for doing so are not right, then we are also doomed to failure regardless.

The story of the Beatles Drummer: Pete Best was the original drummer for the Beatles, he was tall, handsome, and a pretty good drummer. For obscure reasons the band decided to dismiss Pete right before their first major record contract and immediately before the inception of Beatlemania. Pete was replaced

by Ringo Starr, who went on to play for the Beatles for the remainder of their coherence.

For a spell, Pete was distraught and even considered suicide as he was left on shore when the Beatles sailed on to international stardom. He eventually calmed down and settled into a normal life as a civil servant in England. He married Kathy his wife of 50 years, had two girls, and four grandchildren. When interviewed about his life and lost opportunity, he states that he is grateful for not making the cut with the Beatles because he doubts he would have ever met his wife, and likely, the big money and fame would hurt rather than help him. For Pete, he had changed his primary values from being a rock star to the nurture of his family and clearly states he is happy in that value choice.

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Contents 8 Jamestown Fire & Rescue a

Tribute to Joy and Bill Woolman: Phyllis Herlocker

14 Writing:

26 Big Brothers Big Sisters Holds

10th Annual ‘Bowl For Kids’ Sake

32 Making your Business

44 Spending Frenzy Returns to Central High School: Shawn Spruce

48 Lighten the Toxic Load:

Elizabeth R. Rose

the Best of the Best: Liz Hannum

16 Walking in Beauty

34 Love Through the Ages:

52 Gallup Habitat for Humanity

38 GAWD! I Love This Town:

54 Event Calendar

19 Retired Local band, Subtle

Groove To Come Out Of Hiding: Greg Cavanaugh

Needs Volunteers

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Eric Shaw

56 Music is an Escape:

42 Veterans Corner:

20 West by Southwest: Ernie Bulow

Contributors: Ernie Bulow Chuck Van Drunen David Conejo-Palacios Sandra McKinney Eric Shaw

Bera Dordoni, N.D.

Marcella Garcia

Sandra McKinney

Liz Hannum

Shawn Spruce

Managing Editor:

Elizabeth R. Rose

Marcella Garcia

Aileen McCarthy

Greg Cavanaugh

Publishers:

Staff:

Phyllis Herlocker

Daisy & Jason Arsenault

Sandra McKinney

Bera Dordoni, N.D.

Chuck & Jenny Van Drunen

Andy Stravers

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By Phyllis Herlocker

JAMESTOWN FIRE & RESCUE A Tribute To Bill And Joy Woolman

Across from the Red Rocks, the refinery, and the truck stop, new ideas were brewing in the small community of Jamestown, especially in the minds of Bill and Joy Woolman. In 1988 at a Jamestown community meeting, Joy voiced her idea. “Jamestown needs a fire department, because lyanbito has no protection, Jamestown extends into the Cibola National Forest, more people are moving into Jamestown, the refinery has a private fire department, and Gallup and Thoreau are too far away.”

The little group of 5 all agreed, but how do you start a fire department? Joy had no experience in research, and even Bill was unsure how this idea would get past the talking stage. Everyone was about to find out Joy’s determination to make this idea a reality. At the time, Bill and Joy had no idea of the impact Joy’s suggestion would have on Jamestown and the surrounding area. There was nothing in either of their backgrounds that indicated they were ever exposed to fire departments.

Bill was born in Gallup at the old St. Mary’s hospital, and apparently didn’t think breathing was required, so he got slapped by a nun. He’s not saying how many more times he got slapped by a nun, but after that first time he tackled life at full speed. After 8 June 2017

graduating from Gallup HS, he attended AZ Auto Institute, moved back to Gallup, and worked for 30 years as a mechanic at Gurley Motor Co., working his way up to Master Mechanic.

Joy was born and raised – with a less traumatic beginning – in Grand Rapids, MI. After HS, she earned her LPN licence at Grand Rapids Junior College. During HS she and her family visited relatives at

Bill and Joy with the present Fire Department

Rehoboth, and Joy liked it so much here that she moved to Gallup in 1976. She worked in the clinic for Dr. P. Kamps. Later she also took a second job as a medical investigator.

Bill and Joy met in Gallup and married after 4 months of dating.

After making her suggestion at the meeting, Joy began to research on how to start a fire department. Before they could even get a fire truck, the group had

Old State Forestry Truck before being remodeled

to prove to the State that they were serious about starting a fire department. The first step involved two weeks of fire training in Socorro and monthly meetings in Jamestown for a year. During that year, with Bill and Joy’s enthusiasm, 12 volunteers from Jamestown caught the vision and committed themselves to the project. Much of the training was group practice and self-taught, with help from the Thoreau FD and Ft. Wintage Army Depot using “practice fires”.

In 1989 the group graduated and got their first fire truck. At least it somewhat resembled a fire truck. It was a 1956, rag top convertible, 750 gallon water tanker, with no brakes. When the crew finally arrived at a fire, someone had to jump out and chock the wheels to stop the truck. Winter fires produced frostbite for the firefighters and summers caused heatstroke. In those early days, there were no pagers, no cell phones, and no 911 for Jamestown. If a fire was reported, the McKinley Co. sheriff had to call Bill or Joy at work. They then called a volunteer, who called the next volunteer.

Usually there were at least four-five volunteers who drove the relic to the fire, and thus Jamestown and the surrounding areas were covered. All fighters were on call 24/7. The fire truck was kept on Woolman’s property.

State Forestry Truck converted to a rescue vehicle

Once the FD was established, Bill and Joy's two boys, along with other teen volunteers, could start being trained at the age of 14 as Scout Explorers to assist at fires and were totally involved by age 16. The Woolmans held regular training sessions and the department grew.

After a couple years, because of the amount of accidents on 1-40, the Jamestown group, again initiated by the Woolmans, started a rescue service. Both Bill and Joy took EMT training, but there was no vehicle. Then an old State Forestry telephone truck was donated, and Bill, with his mechanic training, converted it into a rescue vehicle. In spite of their best efforts, smoke filled the cab each time the truck was started. Over the next couple of years, both the fire and rescue service grew.

Besides holding regular jobs, Bill and Joy spent any spare time training for fires and teaching rescue classes. After teaching CPR classes, they were rewarded with the first mobile defibrillator in rural McKinley County.

In 1991 the County donated an 1800 gallon tanker, an ambulance, and a new brush truck. All vehicles were still kept on the Woolman’s property.

In 1992 Reed Ferrari donated land near 1-40, and the county built a proper fire station

in Jamestown. With the new fire station, all the shiny vehicles were moved to their new home. In 1995 a compressed air foam truck was donated, making Jamestown the first in all of McKinley County to be hazmat qualified. From its humble beginnings in 1989, because of the Woolman’s commitment, encouragement, and enthusiasm, along with numerous trained volunteers, Jamestown now has an outstanding fire and rescue service.

For 29 years they were on call 24/7, yet never faltered in their desire to make Jamestown and the surrounding areas a better and safer place to live. Thank you both for a job well done!

At the end of the interview for this article Bill said, “At fires and crash sites, Joy organized the perimeter, and I pulled people from wrecks and fought fires inside buildings.” Then, looking lovingly at Joy, he said, “We made a good team didn’t we hon.”

Joy, “Yeah, we sure did!”

In 2013 Joy received the – well earned – Red Cross Hero of the Year Award. *

In 2006 Bill became McKinley County Fire Chief, until retiring in 2016. *

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Saturday Summer Fun LUAU PARTY Saturday June 3rd 12-3pm GALLUP AQUATIC CENTER

1. Don’t forget to wear your grass shirts, loincloth, and swimming suits.

2. Lots of fun activities 3. Refreshments 4. Hawaiian Fusion Dancing *Entries are FREE • All ages under 6 must be accompanied by an adult.

PET SHOW Saturday June 17th 9-12pm CITY DOG PARK

This is a day for you and your best friend! Bring your pet to show off.

Prizes for everyone! Don’t forget your sun screen and water. *Entries are FREE • All ages under 7 must be accompanied by an adult.

ALICE ‘N WONDERLAND Saturday July 8th 12-3pm LBM RECREATION CENTER

1. Come dressed as your favorite character from the movie.

2. Made It Take It projects 3. Air Jumper 4. Game Booths *Entries are FREE • All ages under 7 must be accompanied by an adult.

BMX BIKE RALLY Saturday July 22nd 9-12pm BMX BIKE TRAIL AT FUHS PARK

1. Bring your bike.

2. All Participants must wear a helmet.

3. Water Bottle and Sunscreen 4. PRIZES FOR EVERYONE! *Entries are FREE • All ages under 7 must be accompanied by an adult.

END OF SUMMER ROUNDUP CARNIVAL Saturday July 29th 1-5pm CHILDREN’S LIBRARY

1. Come one, come all – enjoy a day of fun!

2. Air Jumper 3. Game Booths and much more 4. Library *Entries are FREE • All ages under 7 must be accompanied by an adult.

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ALCOHOL USE

DRINKING DURING PREGNANCY There is NO SAFE AMOUNT of alcohol during pregnancy

in McKinley County, New Mexico

Excessive alcohol use is a serious public health issue in McKinley County, but there is much we can do. As a community, we can overcome many of these negative outcomes by working together to provide prevention education, support local efforts, and get involved in local coalitions, and participate in local alcohol and drug free community events.

MCKINLEY COUNTY

NEW MEXICO

65.7

135.9

In 2015, the McKinley County alcohol related death rate was the second highest alcohol related death rate in New Mexico. The most common cause being chronic liver disease.

(NMDOH BVRHS; CDC ARDI)

of McKinley County youth are not currently using any alcohol.

deaths among working age adults (20-64) in McKinley County is attributable to alcohol.

(NMDOH BVRHS; CDC ARDI)

(NMDOH BVRHS; CDC ARDI)

Alcohol related deaths in McKinley County have increased 38% between 1999 and 2015.

(2009-2013 McKinley County: NM PRAMS)

ALCOHOL & MCKINLEY’S YOUTH

83% Excessive alcohol use led to approximately 92 deaths in McKinley County in 2015.

94%

of women in McKinley County DID NOT DRINK during third trimester of pregnancy.

(2015 YRRS, 2015 YRBSS)

McKinley County has a lower reported rate of youth binge drinking than New Mexico or the U.S.

US

NM

MCKINLEY

(2015 YRRS, 2015 YRBSS)

Providing alcohol to anyone under 21 is a FOURTH DEGREE FELONY and can mean up to 18 MONTHS BEHIND BARS Contributing to the delinquency of a minor consists of any person committing any act or omitting the performance of any duty, which act or omission causes or tends to cause or encourage the delinquency of any person under the age of eighteen years.

Youth who begin drinking before age 15 years are six times more likely to develop alcohol dependence/abuse later in life than those who begin drinking at 21 years. (CDC) (NMSA: 30-6-3 )

(NMDOH BVRHS; CDC ARDI)

ALCOHOL-RELATED HARM IS 100% PREVENTABLE. PREVENTING EXCESSIVE DRINKING CAN PREVENT ALCOHOL-RELATED HARM.

HEAVY DRINKING WOMEN:

8

Consuming or more drinks per week

MEN:

15

Consuming or more drinks per week

Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention (A-SBI): Preventive service that involves asking a validated set of screening questions to identify a patient’s alcohol consumption and a short conversation with patients who are excessively drinking

BINGE DRINKING

Reducing alcohol outlet density: Limiting the number of businesses selling and distributing alcohol in neighborhoods

WOMEN:

Consuming or more drinks on an occasion

97%

Enhanced enforcement of laws prohibiting sales to minors (<21 years of age)

91%

Mass media campaigns Limit the days and hours alcohol sales occur

of adults in McKinley County are NOT drinking heavily (2015 BRFSS)

MEN:

Consuming or more drinks on an occasion

of adults in McKinley County are NOT binge drinking (2015 BRFSS)

For more information: The Community Guide at www.thecommunityguide.org/alcohol/index.html

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By Elizabeth R. Rose

Writing Why do I write? I’m often asked how I developed an interest in writing. Once I explain that, I’m then asked, “How can I do that too?” Writing and illustrating my words with photographs enhances what I am experiencing as I travel the west. If you have an innate sense of curiosity about the world around you or within you, you are on the road to becoming a writer.

WHY WRITERS WRITE In my world as a writer, I listen to those who share my passion for the written word. They often say they write because they are so in awe of what they have seen and experienced, they just have to jot it down… sometimes for themselves and sometime to share with others.

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To Write is to Explore, Savor, and Share Experiences.

The editor of Sunset Magazine shared with a group of writers that she has an innate curiosity about the world and is driven to write her observations down.

Even though she has an executive position, she still writes.

As a child, I wrote because I had to. School demanded it. If I made a mistake, it would be circled in red. That’s not positive reinforcement for writing.

But in 8th grade, I encountered an inspirational English teacher. She asked us to be creative with our writing, to write what we knew about. And, there were no red marks. I wrote my first creative piece… waxing poetic about the feel of the cool sand by a small river, as I sat underneath a creaking wooden covered bridge. She loved the story, and I continued to write and unleash both my creativity and curiosity.

I continue to be curious about the world where I travel and the people I encounter. That is how I became passionate about Gallup. I had the good fortune to be invited on a press trip to Gallup early in my career. I was invited to go aloft at the Red Rocks Balloon Festival. I can remember the heavy leather of the basket brushing the tops of the red rocks, as we traveled along the sandstone formations. We landed in someone’s corral!

I remember how I became curious about the traditions of the Navajo people as I toured “the vaults” of the trading post with Perry Null.

My interest in Navajo culture led me to volunteer with the Adopt a Native Elder Program some years later. For five years, I visited traditional elders on the Navajo Reservation twice a year with the group

bringing food boxes, medical equipment and, most importantly, friendship to these inspirational people.

I continue to be enamored with the southwest… the geology, the people, and the ever-changing vast skies. I love it so much; I am driven to share it with others.

CAN YOU WRITE? Many people have what it takes to become a writer and don’t even know it. Do you journal? If so, you are a natural writer. Many people journal their thoughts and moods, sometimes as therapy. Others journal their trips or their children’s antics as they grow and mature. My mother kept a diary of short thoughts, written daily. She was a math teacher. When she was 85, she finally left behind the world of facts and figures and began writing Haiku poetry.

Do you write for a newsletter? Well, then you certainly are a writer. Many write for their church or organization’s newsletter and must organize articles, announcements, and stories. Making things concise and interesting is a talent.

Do you love to post photos and write about your travels and family on social media like Facebook? Yep, you have the motivation to be a writer because you already love your life enough to want to share it with others.

HOW DO YOU START? You don’t need a degree in journalism to become a writer. In fact, if you make mistakes in spelling and grammar, you can still write because there are editors to review your work (and spell check on your computer).

If you would like to write for publication, the first thing you must do is read what others are writing.

Get a sense for the perspective and voice those writers use. Come up with a great idea for an article and pitch it to the editor… draw them in and make them curious so they will ask for more.

Take a short course in creative writing online or from a local community college. You’ll get tips and support for venturing out and writing things down.

When you are ready, you can share your writing.

WRITING AS A THERAPEUTIC EXPERIENCE Some write to work through a personal trauma or difficult time. I met a young writer who had suffered a stillbirth. She wrote her deepest thoughts and anguish in a personal journal. After she worked through her grief, she wanted to help others. So, she wrote an article about her loss.

As I read her article, I began to feel her emotional pain. Her words were poignant and moving. Tears streamed down my cheeks. I began to understand the pain behind her smiling and bubbly facade. You don’t really know people until they share the most important and significant landmarks in their lives… good or bad. For her readers, they either felt a kinship with her loss or they wanted to warmly hug and console her. The story engaged the reader.

CAN YOU BECOME A TRAVEL WRITER? This is what I am asked most often. I tell them that travel writing is work. Yes, you travel, but you

need to be attentive, take notes and photographs as you explore. When you get home, the real work begins. While other travelers are unpacking their suitcases and crashing on the couch to recover from the trip, travel writers are outlining their articles and connecting with editors to pitch their stories.

But, yes, you can become a travel writer. First, you must have that innate sense of curiosity the editor of Sunset mentioned. You’ll need to be intrigued and delve into what you are seeing and experiencing past that of the casual traveler.

A great way to start is with a personal travel blog.

You can post photographs and describe your travels and experiences. And, you can promote your blog on social media. If you decide to do a blog, pick a niche that is unusual. Doesn’t “Tom’s Route 66 Motorcycle Adventures” sound a bit more interesting than “Tom’s Trips”?

Many who have started a blog to share information have become professional writers. Billie Frank and Steve Collins started out in the concierge business and were used to directing people around their beloved Santa Fe. So, they began the blog Santa Fe Travelers http://santafetravelers.com/, and it really took off. The blog not only promotes their guide expertise but also gives them a way to connect with those who want to know about Santa Fe and beyond.

Their passion is contagious, and their depth of knowledge, impressive.

When you start writing, be kind to yourself.

Forgive yourself for any errors. Being a perfectionist won’t work. Sure, you should proof read your work, but then let it be.

YOU’RE NEVER TOO YOUNG OR TOO OLD At a recent travel writers’ conference, I encountered a group of high school journalism students who were exploring the world of travel writing. They lived on the Oregon coast. Their writing began with what they knew… the beaches, the hiking trails, and the people of that rugged coast. They were so confident and fired up, they were talking to editors at the conference and pitching their articles.

On the other hand, many older writers start when they retire. Perhaps they had a career where they wrote technical literature and want to explore their creative side. Or, they want a way to share their travels.

Boomer travel bloggers are not unusual, and they tend to write with a depth of experience and thought that makes their articles very interesting. And, of course, they have the time to travel, think, and write.

So, don’t be dissuaded from writing things down.

Start with a journal or blog, and keep writing on a regular basis. When you are ignited with a passion for a person, destination, or concept, share it. I’d love to read YOUR writing!

For more information, please see Elizabeth’s web-page at www.southwestliz.com.

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Walking In Beauty

FIGHTING AGAINST The Gallup Relay for Life event is fast approaching. We will set up our camp sites, get ready for the survivors’ lap, care giver recognition and other activities on Friday, June 16th at 6:00pm, at the courthouse square in downtown Gallup.

Perhaps you would like to join us during the evening and compete in the Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek, and Slide relay sponsored by Team Bengals?! What in the world are Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek, and Slide, you may be asking. Well, it is an activity to raise awareness of the causes of skin cancer and ways to prevent it. The activity involves teams of four people each who run down to a designated spot, slip on a waiting long sleeve shirt, slop on 30spf sun screen, slap on a hat, seek the shelter of an umbrella, slide on a pair of sunglasses, and then run back to their teammates.

Though May is the month designated for skin cancer awareness, it is never the wrong time to be aware of the damage the sun can cause. I’m sure many of the downhill skiers out there have experienced sunburn on a sunny day on the snowy slopes. I remember back in our teen years and young adulthood, my sister and I thought it was great fun to lie out in the sun and get some color. We thought it made us look healthy to have that sun-kissed look, even though my fairer-skinned sister quickly freckled.

I thought, because I am somewhat darker, I was safe from the damaging rays. In addition, way back before farm tractors and combines had air-conditioned cabs, my brothers and dad often sported “farmers’ tans”.

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squamous cell skin cancer, while episodes of severe sunburn in your teens, can cause melanoma in later life (Oops, maybe the tanning bed at my friend’s salon wasn’t so cool after all back in the 80s!).

So what is the difference between the types of sun damage?

According to SunSmart, squamous cell is not as dangerous as melanoma; however, it can spread to other parts of the body if not treated. It grows and may appear on the skin most often exposed to the sun and can be a red, scaly spot that bleeds easily. Basal cell carcinoma is more common and not one of the more dangerous cancers. It usually doesn’t spread to other parts of the body, but destroys surrounding tissues.

Basal cell cancer often appears as a white waxy lump or brown scaly patch, particularly on the neck and face.

Melanoma is not the most common type of skin cancer; however, it causes the most deaths. It often develops from moles. Melanomas can occur anywhere on the body and appear as a new mole or sudden changes in an existing mole.

What are the treatments for skin cancers?

Basal cell and squamous cell cancers may be treated with prescription creams or minor surgery to remove the cancer. For melanoma, treatment may include chemo therapy, radiation, and surgery, which includes Mohs surgery which involves removal of the cancer one layer at a time, until only healthy skin remains.

THEN HOW CAN WE HELP PREVENT SKIN CANCER? A good Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek, and Slide process really is a good rule of thumb! Cover up with clothing, a hat, and sunglasses. Use a broad spectrum

(UVA/UVB) sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher, and seek shade, especially between 10:00am and 4:00pm. Please avoid using tanning beds! Another tip is to add foods to your diet which are rich in Vitamin A, such as sweet potatoes.

Here in the southwest, we are sun lovers. We can’t wait for spring to come; however, the sun does not always love us. We need to take care to limit our exposure and to protect ourselves from the damaging rays. For more information on skin cancer, prevention, and signs, please visit the American Cancer Society website at www.cancer.org.

So again, I invite you to please bring your sunglasses and hat, slip into a long sleeve shirt, slap on some sunscreen, join us at the courthouse square on the 16th of June, and accept Team Bengals challenge in the Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and Slide Relay!

For more information on the Gallup Relay for Life, contact Linda at (505) 722-2175, Pam at (505) 870-6205, or Joyce at (505) 862-1457.

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By Greg Cavanaugh (aka-The Bass Commander)

Retired Local Band,

Subtle Groove to come out of hiding Halloween 2008…The El Rancho ballroom is groaning under the stress of its max capacity.The line is 10-deep at the bar. The band is at full power and the dance floor shows it when…. a 12-foot tall chicken makes its way across the dance floor.

Believe it or not, this scene was not too uncommon when the band, Subtle Groove, was playing. The band, made up of four Gallupians, played regularly in Gallup from 2005-2010, and with their typical themed concerts at the El Rancho, created a big sound for our small town. Releasing two self-produced CDs, first the EP “On-thein-Between”, followed up by the full length “Cabin 5”, taking two summer tours around

the Southwest, and playing regular shows at the El Rancho, they certainly kept busy and worked to keep their audiences engaged.

With life’s changes ever-present, from kids to career opportunities, Subtle Groove played its final show in June of 2010, with a traditional summer send-off at the El Rancho. If you’re a keen observer, you might occasionally still spot Subtle Groove CDs and T-shirts around town.

“There’s nothing to do around here” is something I’ve often heard in reference to our town… usually from my jaded 8th grade students, but the reality is Gallup has a lot to offer if you look for it.

At this point you’re either thinking, “I remember those guys,” or “why do I care about this?” The good news is, like the cliché detective

pulled from retirement to solve the crime, Subtle Groove is reuniting for one more show!

I’m the lone remaining member still here in Gallup, but my bandmates, Matt Ashmore on drums, Nathaniel “Big EZ” Feddes on guitar, and Nate Haveman doing lead vocals, are making the pilgrimage back to Gallup this summer for what should amount to the ultimate reunion show.

Subtle Groove will be performing at the El Rancho Hotel’s 49er Lounge for your Independence Holiday on Monday, July 3rd at 8pm, following the kick-off to the Land of Enchantment Opera. Expect a blend of both groovy originals and their unique spin on the catchy covers you love. Don’t miss it, or you’ll have to wait another decade!

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Human beings in Hank Williams are incredibly recordings. The beat resourceful, and really was carried by the poor people are the upright bass, usually, most inventive of all. but that is a storeThe history of music bought instrument. predates agriculture The free version was and domestic the washtub bass – an animals. That’s really upside-down tub, a early in the story of stick, and a string. man. Starting with The string attached to drums and rattles, the top of the stick on mankind has found one end, the tub on some amazing ways the other. Tones were to satisfy the music created by the tension urge. For the skeptics put on the string. A who don’t think washtub bass could be drums and rattles are built almost anywhere musical instruments, in just minutes, no need they have a birdto haul one around. bone flute – still If the tub made the plays – that dates to bass, the washboard thirty thousand years was the snare drum. ago, and the earliest Though it started out stringed instruments, as a make-do, it is lutes, date back at an important part of least three thousand The Perfect Junkyard Band. Jug, Saw (The Artist Took Some Liberties Here) Washboard, Piccolo Banjo, bands like Louisiana years.

Cajun. Usually the Harmonica and Washtub Bass This article should washboard was played include a CD of roots with the fingers, but music, but the best I can do is direct everyone to YouTube. Everything discussed here the player could use finger thimbles for a bigger sound and sometimes various can be found on YouTube for your listening pleasure – and it will be a pleasure. drumsticks.

The first music was vocal, of course, and had magical powers. It still has magical In the South, powers. Years ago, I heard a story, supposedly funny, about an elderly Navajo man moonshine came they took to the hospital for an operation. Through an interpreter, he asked the doc in locally-made if he could sing. When the answer was “no”, he got up and left the operating room. crockery jugs, Medicine men can sing. and a player Besides singing and chanting, folks have found some novel ways to make with talented music with their mouths. Throat music is found in many parts of the world, and lips could create it is rather scary the sounds that can come out of a woman or youngster, not just a lot of different the menfolk. sounds or, In America we have Eefin’. Anyone who was a fan of Hee-Haw (it’s your simpler but more secret) heard this strange talent long before I discovered it. It can’t be described in of a nuisance, a language. One dictionary tries with, “a sort of hiccupping, rhythmic wheeze...” bunch of jugs for It has to be heard. Beatboxing is similar. different tones. In And, that was usually combined with another talent free to everyone, the Norteno Mexican Hambone. Buddy Holly’s drummer recorded a whole song – “Everyday” – music, the with knee slapping for percussion. Though Hambone gets its name from thigh rhythm is carried thumping, any part of the body that makes noise will do. The simplest rhythm by a woodblock. instrument is the foot. Sometimes the musician tapped his own toes, but more The saw is one often, a dancer slapped his feet on the boards of the porch. There was a rhythmic of the strangest step called “flat footing”. instruments Playing the “bones” is depicted in Ancient Greece. In the Henry Holliday in the band; illustrations for Lewis Carroll’s “Hunting of the Snark”, there is a man playing usually played bones – The Banker – that is easily missed. I guess the symbolism there is pretty solo however. obvious. It is natural this instrument was overlooked in early “digs”, because they Any handy wood were usually just a few inches of rib. saw can be used.

The next step is “playing the spoons”. I first heard somebody whale away on The big twothe eating utensils in a little bar in Regina, New Mexico, in 1961. It was the same man saws can bar where Glen Campbell got his start a few years before. A good spoon player is be played, but dazzling, with hands that would be the envy of any magician for their blinding they are called speed. The best players have a pair of spoons in each hand. A somewhat different “misery whips”, sound is produced by wooden spoons. which says Before Rockabilly shook up the fifties, country bands seldom had a drummer. something about The Spoon Lady Always Draws A Crowd Not surprising when musicians went from gig to gig on horseback. No drum them. The saw is not an

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Ernie’s First Selfie

by Ernie Bulow

instrument totally free of cost, because it needs either a violin or cello bow.

The teeth face the player and some are more comfortable by filing the “sharp” off of them. The handle is clamped between the knees, and the tip grasped by the non-bowing hand.

Professionals add a handle to the tip end to make it easier to bend the saw. In the late twenties, the famous femme The Gorgeous Marlene Dietrich fatale Marlene Wasn’t Bothered By the Image of Dietrich learned to Saw Playing play. She played saw at Hollywood parties This Photo Dates From Early in the Last Century. The Cigar Box Cello is a Rare Item and in two movies. When she sang for the Armed Forces during WWII, she took her saw along. string shovel than most players can manage on a nice Gibson or vintage Martin. He I suppose the cheapest store-bought instrument would be does make concession to an electric pickup most of the time. the Jew’s harp, nowadays called a Juice Harp or Jaw Harp. It also goes back into The first and most primitive plucked or strummed instrument is the guitar antiquity – a few centuries before the modern era. It is a curious thing, and it is version of the washtub bass. Known as the Diddly Bow, it is made of a stick and difficult to make actual music on it; some manage anyway. a single string. Use a broom, and it can go back to its original purpose after the Stringed instruments are also very ancient, and probably were invented concert. Cigar box guitars display a bewildering array of ingenuity. The “box” can independently in several parts of the world. The lyre is a free string music maker be made from a gas can, frying pan, cookie tin, and even a decorative barometer like a harp. Many strings allow for a variety of notes – the more the merrier. It and using a pie pan, hubcap, license plate, and paint can lid for a resonator. isn’t clear if the lute, a Playable instruments have been made from shovels [my favorite], a pitchfork, and necked, fretted version, a toilet plunger. came from the lyre, Harmonicas are nearly as old as stringed instruments, but they didn’t get popular but they are both early. until they could be mass-produced in the early 1800s. It is claimed that President All the strings come Abe Lincoln carried one around in his pocket, which would complement his claim from these two. Early to humble roots. The harmonica comes in a bewildering array of sizes and sounds instruments in this family all have some sort and is virtually synonymous with Southern Blues music. of resonator, that is, a box that amplifies the sound of the strings.

The only real difference between a fiddle and a violin is the kind of music played on them. American folk music has been heavily influenced by fiddle tunes from Ireland, and especially Scotland, and most are based on dances.

Homemade violins may be rare, but banjos and guitars are not.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region (BBBS) held their 10th annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser on Saturday, April 29th. Bowl for Kids’ Sake is one of the largest communitywide fundraisers in New Mexico. It is designed as a Campaign for Kids to raise funds and awareness in support of matching children with volunteers through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program.This event brings individuals and companies together to bowl and have fun while also securing needed pledges of support.

This year, the McKinley County event hosted 63 bowling teams with 315 participants attending.

This was 16 more teams than last year. This growth is mostly contributed to the ten teams from Rio West Mall! These teams combined raised over $10,000 for the organization.

The event consists of teams of five people coming together to raise at least $500 or more for the organization. Teams have consistently raised more

money, bringing in $42,000 this year! Top fundraising teams and individuals receive prizes for all of their hard work. This year’s top team raised $4100 and our top individual bowler raised a little over $2000 by herself !

Once all the bowlers’ pledges are in, the teams come to celebrate all their fundraising success, and all the good they are doing for local youth. It doesn’t matter if you can bowl well or not, it’s about helping kids while having fun. Teams are also encouraged to dress in the theme and show their team spirit in order to win prizes. This year the theme was Wild West, which created a fun and entertaining atmosphere.

Through the many sponsors and individuals who raised money for BBBS, we were able to raise $73,000 to help put more youth on the path to success. All of the money raised stays local to help youth in our specific service areas which include McKinley County, Window Rock, Fort Defiance, and most recently added, Grants, NM. Big Brothers Big Sisters is the largest youth mentoring organization in the United States.

The organization provides one-to-one mentoring relationships between children and adults. Its purpose is to provide friendship, emotional support, and guidance to youth through their involvement with positive role models. Big Brothers Big Sisters’ national motto is "Making a Difference, One Child at a Time”.

The BBBS organization relies heavily on volunteerism and financial support in order to deliver the organization’s programs and services. Adult mentor volunteers are required to be 18 years or older, able to make a 1-year commitment, and willing to spend time with their Little Brother or Sister two to four times per month.

Currently, we have 123 youth matched with a mentor in our program. This would not be possible without the amazing mentors who volunteer their time to make a difference.

If you would like to get involved in your community and become a mentor, or if you would like to sign up a child, please contact the BBBS office at (505) 726-4285 or visit the website at www.bbbsmountainregion.org.

Thunderbird Supply represented with three teams this year and even made their own team shirts.

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The Saloon Slingers also won a team spirit award for their creative outfits.

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By Liz Hannum

Making Your Business

The Best of The Best As we are finally coming out of winter jacket season into shorts season, it’s time to up your retail game. As a business owner, you have to make a lot of decisions about how and where you spend your hard-earned money. With so many areas of your business demanding resources, you have to find strategies to help grow your business that won’t take tons of cash. One of the most important things I’ve learned in helping to start or grow more than 100 businesses is to work ON your business and not just IN it. The day-to-day is important, but take the time to create strategies that work, plus constantly evaluate what is working and what’s not. If you want to make 2017 the best year yet, here are some tips to help grow your business: FOCUS ON THE EXPERIENCE Since Amazon was invented, your customers can get anything and everything shipped to their door – however, you have the opportunity to provide an experience that no online store can; so, focus instead on how you sell what you sell. Completely differentiate your customer experience and make sure it exceeds expectations. Products come and go, but there will always be a market for truly remarkable experiences.

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and two to three MINOR events in their stores every month. A major event is one that builds traffic and packs your store with customers; but don’t confuse a major event with something that takes a long time to plan. A major event attracts potential customers who not only participate, but will buy something while they are in your shop.

You can even tag onto other events – like ArtsCrawl if you are downtown.

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TELL A VISUAL STORY Create a great window display that tells one story and tells it well. Your window display must be your invitation to the passerby. A well-designed window display

encourages impulse sales and peaks a customer’s curiosity. It might even tug at their heartstrings. Don’t feel like you have to put every product you carry in the window, just represent your brand with a few items.

MAKE IT EASY TO SPEND MONEY Assume that no one really needs what you sell, because they probably don't. You will have to connect your product or products with both the emotional and the practical needs of the customer, and then shape the path to the cash register. If you sell practical items that people need, connect their emotions to your product – compassionate consumerism is on the rise globally. So maybe if you sell soaps, sell a brand that donates part of its proceeds to clean oil spills in Alaska, and market that fact. If you sell less practical items, connect the whimsy to a practical use, and remember to make that cash register easy to get to; don’t make it an obstacle course for them to open their wallets.

SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF Design your customer experiences to bring your brand to life in every detail. From the layout of your store, to the packaging of your product, to the bag you put it in for your customer to take home, think about their experience with your business and what makes them want to come back. For example, I had a friend visit Gallup recently that fell in love with the grates around the trees downtown, because of the Kokopellis carved into them. They tell a unique story about Gallup that no other community can tell, and they are in a pretty obscure place, but it captivated my friend and she can’t stop talking about them.

NEVER STOP RESEARCHING Research your sales – or lack of them – to previous days and even years. Research your

inventory sell-through and vendor sellthrough. Research your competition and research their customers. Research your own customers and the new customers you want to gain. Research your employees before hiring, and research selling techniques and customer service care to help them succeed.

The list goes on and on…very simply, always research what you can do to improve your sales, your marketing, your merchandising, your employees, and even yourself. Growth comes from the willingness to keep learning.

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Social media has become such an integral part of consumer’s lives that if you don’t have a presence on the main channels, you are doing your business a disservice. Especially for retail stores, having a strong social media presence with beautiful visuals that represent your product offerings is crucial. Even with

the massive amount of people coming in from the surrounding areas, a community the size of Gallup has a maximum amount of business that can slow your growth. Putting your business online makes your growth potential infinite. It also allows you to connect with potential in-person customers, who wouldn’t otherwise know you exist.

Technology and the internet are not going away anytime soon, and your business should take advantage.

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By Eric Shaw

This article introduces the Gallup Journey’s “I Love My Town” contest, and I want to tell you what I love about Gallup.

I LOVE THIS TOWN

there, and found my tolerance for its winters and stoicism utterly drained. I wanted to be somewhere hot and weird. I thought about Gallup and, with a bit of effort, I got a job here reprising my buddy Kurt’s role as a teacher in the public schools.

This article introduces the Gallup Journey’s “I Love My Town” contest, and I want to tell you what I loved about Gallup in the A week in SF done, we tore back toward four years I played, worked, and found fine the southwest to hit Gallup – where our friendships here. buddy Kurt had planted himself to teach I loved Gallup’s size. public school. We didn’t see a whole lot of the I loved that you’d meet somebody you town, but the heat and the emptiness of the knew anywhere you went. desert intrigued me. It lingered in my mind I loved its heat and wild weather – the A year later, I’d finished a Seminary degree winter’s 70-degree days and its below-freezing in Minneapolis, broken up with a girlfriend nights – seeing a storm on the horizon far off Gallup never intrigued me. Actually, I never even knew about it. But near 25 years ago, two best friends and I, Brian and John, who both just happened to be 6’ 9”, crammed into my teeny Mazda wagon for a road trip to Lake Powell to swim and to San Francisco to futz around with our buddy, Dave.

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and recognizing the grey skein of rain as it fell, and seeing the lightning crack.

I loved the sage smell and the pale rustred of the rock and ground and the air – when a storm of dust blew.

I liked the people – straightforward and unafraid of whom they were.

I got here in July 1994, driving down in that same sturdy Mazda. The first week, I pulled into a hole-in-the-wall taco café on Montoya Blvd. after work, kicked back in the sun listening to somebody speak Navajo in the distance, and knew I was in heaven.

But I had my trials, too – cutting into the trails beyond Superman Canyon with a hoard of fellow mountain-bikers and getting back to town bloodied and muddied and ready for a beer.

Those days, I began multi-sport racing with the 43-mile Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon and would spend long summer afternoons gone on some godforsaken desert ride to some nowhere town on the rez – just for the mileage. I ran into the desert, too, where one had to fend off rez dogs and keep watch for rattlers and scorpions – if you happened to park your ass down for a moment to wonder at the crystal sky and to breathe.

Back in town, I didn’t need much to entertain me. Heading down to the Scoreboard sports shop to loiter with the bike geeks – Randy or Joe or Jack Hawley – was enough.

Jason Arsenault and I loved our green chile/red chile lunches at Jerry’s Café down on Aztec, and after a long afternoon of

playing basketball – if I was feeling sloppy – I’d just get a cheap burrito at Taco Bell or catch a Pizza Hut pepperoni pie.

So many pleasant things just came from feeding and the working of the body in those years. I was in my late 30s and coming into my maturity as an athlete, and the thin clean air of this 6500-ft. high city made it lovely to sweat and make my lungs superior to any other climate in which I pursued a race.

The organic life of nature and the body were balanced by the intellectual challenges of teaching learning-disabled kids at Juan de Onate Elementary and gifted kids at Gallup High. In the summers, I’d return to my avocation as a painter and worked those 2.5 months at canvas like it was my full time job – resulting in two art shows at Milan Sklenar’s Crashing Thunder Gallery. I learned theater skills here from a passing L.A. director who held a week of workshops. I also learned to Swing dance from a local dude, who was a passionate master of his craft.

My departure from Gallup seemed to be engineered by fate. Returning to life in a big city seemed inevitable, and I trusted I’d repatriate to my childhood roots in Portland, Oregon. I got engaged to a girl there on a trip to visit my brother and she – brown skinned L.A. Chinese – looked enough like a Navajo (and beautiful to boot!) that she attracted crowds when we dropped in on the now-defunct Cowboy Bar. They two-stepped there, and while the habitués couldn’t believe Mei-Mei wasn’t Navajo, they also couldn’t believe I was at all local. Eventually, just to find agreement with everyone, I declared I was from New York – and a big cheer went up about this – then we all went back to dancing.

In ’98, I went to be with Mei Mei in Portland. A special education school hired me there, and we bought a house, returning here the next year for Jason’s happy but crazy windy-rainy wedding. I’ve come back twice more since, and every time I plunge into town on Interstate 40, seeing the city laid out on its small plain and guarded by gorgeous rocks, it tugs at me, and I remember all the beautiful things I did and saw and felt while I was here.

It’s a special place and I hope you love it as much as I do – and vote with enthusiasm for the particular places you treasure in the Journey’s “I Love My Town” contest.

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Randal Henry grew up in House, New Mexico where one quickly learned how to handle hard work. Country boys seem to easily recognize manners and patriotism, and Randal grew up with just that perspective.

Randal graduated from high school in May of 1965 and was drafted into the United States Army come December of that same year. This young man from a small town in New Mexico soon found himself in Vietnam in a very different world a “million miles” from his family farm in House. “I was trained in the Army as an Engineer for heavy equipment, but there wasn’t much of that in Vietnam,” Randal laughed, “So I wound up being a truck driver.” Randal Henry accepted his position in the army with respect and hard work. Even though it was unpopular to be in Vietnam, his patriotism was reflected in his work as a soldier. Randal laughs at that description and states, “That is not to say that I didn’t raise a little hell along the way, too!”

With an honorable discharge from the Army in December of 1967, Randal Henry returned to New Mexico and moved to Clovis where he met his soon-to-be wife, Vesta Hasler. They married and started a family while Vesta continued her education at Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) in Portales.

In 1978, Randal moved Vesta and their family back to Gallup where Vesta had grown up and her parents still lived. Vesta worked as a school teacher and Randal worked in the auto industry, along with 42 June 2017

raising their three children. Eventually, Randal also entered the field of teaching, educating young people in wood shop, drafting and welding.

Randal and Vesta Henry selling T-Shirts at the recent Run For The Wall event

Randal was typical of veterans of that era; he did not talk about his time in the service, or having been in Vietnam. He was also quietly fighting the home-front battle of PTSD. Vesta was always there by his side to help him through his issues, and they will soon celebrate 47 years of marriage.

Through it all, his patriotism and allegiance

to the United States of America stayed strong. In 2009, Randal and Vesta both retired and Randal became involved in local veteran’s activities, and Vesta participates alongside him. “Being around other veterans and starting to talk about the issues in our minds and our nightmares, helped me to understand my PTSD,” Randal explained.

“Plus, that involvement also encouraged me to visit the VA Hospital, and I eventually received my full disability benefits.”

With their connection in veteran events, Randal and Vesta felt their patriotism swell to even greater depths. In early 2014, they were driving through Kerrville, Texas while on a vacation. There they spotted a huge flag waving above an auto dealership. The flag was sitting up on a hill. They both admit, “That huge flag brought tears to our eyes!” Those tears hatched an idea for Gallup, New Mexico, “The Most Patriotic Small Town in America.”

Also, adding fuel to the idea; the New Mexico State Veterans Department will oversee construction for a National Veteran’s Cemetery (financed with Federal dollars) this year right off Hasler Valley Road (which is named for Vesta’s family!). In early June of 2016, there was a small meeting with veterans and city and county leaders to discuss the possibility of erecting a flag in that area. The first thought was for it to be placed high up on the Hogbacks, but that idea deteriorated with the realization that maintenance would be almost impossible.

That is when Gallup Land Partners stepped

up and provided a small piece of land (or maybe we should call it a small hill), also on Hasler Valley Road, just a short distance before the site of the National Cemetery.

With Vesta and Randal spear-heading the flag movement, this has become a veteran’s Civic Project. The idea is to erect an 80foot flag pole atop that small hill and wave a monstrous 20 by 30 foot United States Flag. This flag will greet all visitors to the cemetery and provide a very respectful vision for the send-off of our veterans buried at the cemetery. This flag will also be seen from the freeway and many vantage points in Gallup!

You may have noticed the connection of Vesta’s maiden name of Hasler and the road which will lead to the cemetery and to this giant flag. When this road was being The small hill off Hasler Valley Road where the flag will wave against the beautiful New Mexico background built, folks from the area were asked what it should be called. All visitors from the area would always say they were going to Hasler Your participation in this display will can be unfurled in tandem with the completion Valley to visit Vesta’s family. It was just boost your own level of patriotism and of the National Veterans Cemetery. unanimous that the road should be named respect. You will be proud to say, “I helped Hasler Valley Road. It also just seems natural to erect that flag high over Gallup, New If you are interested in donating or helping along this same path of thought that Vesta Mexico.” Not only will this Flag compliment with the project, please feel free to visit the is carrying on the pride in her name by the National Veterans Cemetery, but also Veterans Helping Veterans Post at 204 West establishing this flag by the road that bears our Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Maloney Avenue in Gallup, or contact VHV her family name.

Hiroshi Miyamura overpass and the Bataan at (505) 862-3172 or Vesta Henry at Veterans Street; all located within a small area (505) 979-0300. Also, the VHV meets every other The cost of this Civic Project will surrounding the site of the proposed flag. It Friday at Don Deigo’s Restaurant at 9:00am with be approximately $14,000.00. will be an awesome accomplishment if this flag the next meeting to be held on June 3, 2017.

The Veterans of Gallup are making it their mission to hold fund-raising events and to garner donations to erect this flag. There will soon be a full-force drive to gather donations for the project. A GoFundMe account will be established, plus an account has been set up at U.S. Bank in the name of “Brothers in Arms-Veterans Helping Veterans.”

Donations may be made at the bank in Gallup, or checks may be mailed to: Brothers In Arms at the VHV Post – 204 West Maloney Avenue, Gallup, New Mexico 87301.

Please be mindful that if you make a cash donation for this project, you should be provided with an official letter from Brothers in Arms-Veterans Helping Veterans.

This flag pole will utilize internal mechanisms to deter weather damage or vandalism. The flag will require night-time illumination and, of course, flags will need to be replaced periodically in order to maintain a display of respect and proper U. S. Flag etiquette. The hill for the flag placement is about 50-feet high and the pole is to be 80-feet, so this means the top height will be 130-feet from street level. Review has been made on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) web-site to determine proper clearance from any flight path.

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By Shawn Spruce

Returns to Central High School

Spring time means money at one Gallup area high school. On Wednesday, March 29th, Gallup Central High hosted its annual $pending Frenzy reality fair; an interactive financial skills simulation that introduces students to money management and independent living, with an informative hands-on learning experience. In just a few short years the $pending Frenzy has become a tradition at Central High.

The event draws a diverse group of local businesses and organizations who assist with the all-day event, where students get a trial run at adulthood by managing $30,000 in colorful play money bills.

This year’s fair was organized by First Financial Credit Union’s Business Relations Manager, Dale Dedrick, who has been coordinating financial literacy events in partnership with Gallup Central High for over four years. He recently made improvements to the program by adjusting various activities and expenses such as housing, auto sales, and insurance to be more relatable to students living in Gallup and surrounding communities.

“The Spending Frenzy showed how our community can come together to teach the next generation,” commented Central High Financial Literacy Teacher, Arnold Blum.

“In these times when our nation appears to

First Financial Credit Union Branch Manager, Kelly Maldonado, cashing $30,000 checks for excited Gallup Central High School students at the start of the $pending Frenzy experience

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be so divided, we have shown how having a common goal of teaching personal financial responsibility can bring us all together. I am so very proud to be a part of something so very large.”

More than 140 students participated in the $pending Frenzy by visiting various merchant booths to negotiate vehicle purchases, apply for credit, manage food costs, and tackle a host of other real world challenges. After completing purchases, students accounted for transactions using a money log to hone record keeping and organizational skills.

“Money goes fast in the $pending Frenzy,” explained Dean Herbert, an eighteen year

Amigo Toyota General Manager, Terri-Lynn Garcia, helping Gallup Central High students make important vehicle buying decisions

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old senior from Yah-ta-hey, NM. “It was fun, and I learned to focus on my needs rather than my wants, which I think will help me when I go to college in Phoenix next year.”

Local organizations who volunteered for the $pending Frenzy included First Financial Credit Union, Coldwell Banker High Desert Realty, Amigo Automotive Group, Lowe’s Shop ‘N Save, Castle Furniture, City Councilor Allan Landavazo, Edward Jones Investments, the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, and First Nations Development Institute.

Marcus Valentine of Coldwell Banker High Desert Realty has been a $pending Frenzy volunteer for two years. He’s not much older than some of the students at Central High and credits his father, Jason

Valentine, with teaching him about personal finance through the realty business.

“What I like about the event is the real life experience that school doesn’t really teach you,” stated the twenty one year old, who hopes to soon earn a realtor’s license. “I didn’t have an opportunity like this when I was in school, and it’s important stuff. Financial success isn’t about how much you make, it’s more about how much you save and invest.

The $pending Frenzy reinforces this concept.”

For more information about bringing the $pending Frenzy to your community or school, contact Dale Dedrick (Dale.Dedrick@ffnm.org), with First Financial Credit Union or Shawn Spruce (Agoyopi@gmail.com), with First Nations Development Institute.

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The Gallup Cultural Center wants to remember Gallup’s past, but we need your help.

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By Bera Dordoni, N.D.

Lighten

The Toxic Load “What new stuff did you find at the Natural Products Expo West,” Michael asked me when I walked into La Montaňita Co-op in Gallup recently.

“Well,” I told him, “I was bad when I went out with friends in California – ate too much sugary junk – and one of my sensitive teeth started hurting, so I had to find something to soothe my tooth, since I didn’t know any dentists over there.”

“Don’t you still do oil pulling?” he asked.

“I used to for a long time, but once my teeth felt really good, I found excuses to stop.

But I did remember BethAnne, one of my friends who has a broken tooth, who says, if she doesn’t oil pull, she feels the pain from that tooth. Consequently, while I was at the Expo, I sought something for tooth/gum relief and was rewarded in my search. A lot of my clients complain about tooth issues, so this was especially of interest for all the Wellness Warriors here in McKinley County, who are always looking for something to replace conventional everyday items that are toxic when ingested or applied topically.”

“I thought you just used plain old coconut oil,” Michael said.

“I used to, but my friend Priya told me that sesame oil is actually better at detoxifying the body and has been the preferred oil for thousands of years for oil pulling. Then I learned more about it at the Expo from a neuroscientist who is extremely knowledgeable about detoxing the body. And I did find some amazing rescue products that sure helped my mouth, since I had no dental access away from home. I also found something for the pits that I loved.”

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“The pits?” Michael asked.

“Yeah, you’ve got two of ‘em,” I replied.

“Well, lemme know if we ought to order them here for the Co-op,” Michael said with an inquisitive look on his face as he carried a case of vegan cheeses to the refrigerator.

“And maybe you need to remind your readers what oil pulling is all about.”

OIL PULLING What in the world is oil pulling, you ask?

Oil pulling, considered an old folk remedy, has been used in India for thousands of years. Simple stuff – just swish a tablespoon or more of oil around in your mouth for about 20 minutes. The bacteria and plaque in your mouth and lymph system will be attracted and bound to the oil with the help of your saliva. When you spit the oil out – DO NOT SWALLOW IT! – you'll also expel large amounts of toxic bacteria like Streptococcus Mutans, the main cause of cavities, gingivitis, and plaque buildup. All those nasties not only harm your teeth, but your entire digestive system.

Sounds gross, doesn’t it? But it makes sense. When you change your car’s oil, cruddy dirt and grime drains out with it, helping your engine run faster and smoother, increasing the life of the engine. The same thing happens to our bodies when we expel toxic substances – we run more smoothly and we might last longer.

SO SIMPLE, YET SO BENEFICIAL After a good night’s sleep, all sorts of yucky bacteria have invaded your mouth.

You know that lovely morning breath…

aka halitosis. That’s the best time to do oil pulling – on an empty stomach before you even brush your teeth. (For more on this topic, check out http://gallupjourney.com/ words-of-wellness-february-2014/.)

So, upon waking with that aching tooth back in California, I headed to the Natural Products Expo to search for some type of oil pulling product that might contain sesame oil, even though coconut oil has antibiotic, antifungal, antimicrobial, and antibacterial properties. I bought something from Dr. Arenander’s Oral Care Formulas called SuperComfort Rescue Mouth Detox with sesame oil, essential oils, crystal salt,

clay, and several herbs that all have drawing/ pulling/detoxifying powers – totally different feeling, taste, and comfort level as soon as I did one oil-pulling session. I was amazed and returned to the Expo the following day and bought their Healthy Teeth & Gum Mouthwash, the SuperComfort Rescue Powder, and the SuperComfort Rescue Oil Massage. Every one of these items has brought me relief, and they have no toxic synthetic ingredients in them like so many commercially advertised mouth products do, such as Cetylpyridinium chloride, Artificial Flavor, Sodium Saccharin, Phosphoric Acid, Methylparaben, Sucralose, Poloxamer 407, Propylparaben, Disodium Phosphate, Blue 1, Red 33, or Green 3. I’m an organic body, and my body recognizes organic ingredients and wants me to be able to pronounce them before I put them in or on my body.

Because I love the way these products work, and because they’re vegan, (no animal ingredients or cruelty involved in making them) I’m recommending them, not because I have any association with the company whatsoever, which I do not.

(2,6,6-Trimethyl-2-Cyclohexene-1-Yl)3-Buten-2-One, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Coumarin, Geraniol, Hexylcinnamaldehyde, and Linalool. When she asked me to recommend a different deodorant, I knew the crystal deodorants worked, but sometimes they’re created using aluminum hydroxide to make synthetic HOW ARE YOUR PITS? ammonium alum instead of unaltered Some topics are simply the pits. When natural potassium alum, which is a naturally it comes to deodorants, if we eat mainly a occurring mineral salt (and which is what plant-based diet, it is possible we don’t need crystal deodorants basically are). any deodorant, even if we sweat. But many I did find a deodorant that is good for people have trouble with body odors and the pits – makes you want to lift your arms feel more comfortable masking them with and wave them in someone’s face because deodorants. The problem with masking them the smell is so good. It is called Primal Pit is that we need to sweat to release toxins.

Paste (why not, it’s for the pits?!). It’s also Suppressing them can cause us to become vegan and contains all organic things like ill, because they continue to roam the shea butter, baking soda, arrowroot powder, bloodstream and attack our immune systems. essential oils, and vitamin E. It allows Commercial deodorant and you to sweat, but you still smell sweet. So, antiperspirant ingredients are difficult to paste your pits and go on that hike with pronounce – after one of my clients looked confidence! at the ingredients in her deodorant, she was afraid she had flammable armpits – Good for you. Good for the planet: Aluminum Chlorohydrate, Butane, Organic, Nontoxic. What’s not to love?

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Erik and Leslie, the two greatest actors of all time, gracing us with their talents at the Gallup ArtsCrawl â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Gallup Journey served as an excellent prop during the reenactment of The Complete History of America (Abridged).

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GALLUP HABITAT

FOR HUMANITY NEEDS VOLUNTEERS Bill Bright, the volunteer and president of the board of Habitat for Humanity of Gallup, is looking for people interested in volunteering their time and abilities to help revitalize Habitat in Gallup.

We are not just looking for people to help with construction, but individuals with a wide variety of skills.

Habitat for Humanity would like to build its sixth house in Gallup, but the organization is putting that construction on hold until more volunteers can be recruited.

LIST OF NEEDED VOLUNTEERS:

• Board members and committee members • Note-taker for meetings, • Treasurer • Grant writer • Someone with knowledge about mortgages and the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority • Individuals to help with Habitat policies and reports • Family Selection Committee members • People to attend state Habitat for Humanity meetings and training sessions • Safety supervisor knowledgeable about Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations • Construction volunteers

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The pool of Habitat volunteers has been depleted in recent years, as individuals have moved out of town or stepped down after terms-of-service. In the case of some construction volunteers, several retired volunteers have physically “aged out” and are no longer able to do construction work.

While Habitat is lacking volunteers, the organization has a number of assets such as: adequate funding, a donated lot for the sixth house, partnerships with UNM-Gallup’s Construction Tech program and Gallup Solar, and a good working relationship with local contractors who offer free or discounted services.

Volunteering with Habitat and building homes with no-interest mortgages for local families is rewarding and spiritually satisfying. Although Habitat for Humanity was founded as an ecumenical Christian housing organization, all volunteers are welcome, regardless of religious preference or background.

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Events Calendar

Events Calendar

June

Events: 1

st Thurs.

3th

Women’s Conference Sponsored by San Juan County Commissioner Rebecca M. Benally and Navajo Nation Women's Commission More Information: rmbenally@sanjuancounty.org rzsagg@yahoo.com Montezuma Creek Elementary School Utah State Highway 162 Montezuma Creek, Utah 9am - 4pm

Sat.

10th

2nd

Gallup Poetry Slam Fri. NEW! ART123 Gallery is now hosting the Gallup Poetry Slam every first Friday of the month.

Come share and hear poetry, stories, and spoken word pieces.

6:30 - 8:30pm

2nd

Free Legal Fair Fri. El Morro Event Center 210 S. 2nd Street More Information: 505-505-6816 12am - 4pm

Sat.

10th Sat.

9-10th

McKinley Citizens’ Recycling 3th Council Meeting Sat. Red Mesa Center Contact: Gerald O’Hara 505-870-1314 Millie Dunning 505-722-5142 Linda Popelish 505-905-5966

11th Sun.

11th

16-18th Quilts of Valor Please sign up at Gallup Service Mart.

There is a $5 fee required to save you a space. Lunch is furnished. Come join 16th us for a fun day of sewing, visiting, and Fri. getting to know other area quilters. Kits or projects will be furnished for you to work on, just bring your sewing machine, neutral thread, and sewing supplies.

North Campus, 425 N 7th St Gallup 9am - 4pm Young Artists of McKinley County: Maya Ross Find the Art Cycle at ArtsCrawl or ART123 Gallery to see 2D design work by UNM-G student Maya Ross.

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“Rounding Up a Cure” Gallup Relay For Life American Cancer Society all night fundraiser for cancer research.

Downtown Courthouse Square Friday 16th 4pm Entertainment Begins 7pm Opening Ceremony 10pm Luminaria Ceremony Saturday 17th 7:30am Box Car Race 8:00am Closing Ceremony

20th

Gallup Interfaith Gathering for June ArtsCrawl: Summer Solstice Tues. Bring foods for a shared meal.

7 - 9pm Celebrate the Summer Solstice and the season's bounty with foods of yellow, The Annual Megabucks Bull Riding Event orange, red and green. Bring a friend!

Window Rock,Arizona For more information about the gathering, 7:30pm each night contact Rev. Kay (505) 290-5357 or call the church at (505) 905-3247.

Taize' Worship Westminster Presbyterian Church 151 Contact: Kathy Mezoff 505-870-6136 State Highway 564 (Boardman Drive), on Westminster Presbyterian Church-Gallup the hill near Orleans Manor Apartments.

Junior Rodeo Events 6:30pm

20th Tues.

3th

Garcia's Judo Club Sat. Enchilada Fundraiser Enchiladas are sold by the dozen and are $10. Enchiladas will be red chile with cheese and/or onions.

Please call or text Audri at 505-506-6287 to place your order!

Your order will help support judo players as they go to Spokane Washington for the Junior Olympics.

We thank you for your support!

Gallup Christian Church 501 S.Cliff Gallup 12pm

Sacred Heart Spanish Market More Information: 505-722-6644 555 S.Woodrow, Gallup

24-25th

Quilts of Valor Ceremony A Free Community Event embracing local veterans in beautiful handmade quilts, stitched with appreciation and gratitude by area quilters Music, Food, Children's Activities, Quilt Raffle, and Items for Sale For More Information: 505-726-6317 UNM-G North Campus corner of 7th and Maloney 6pm 24 Hours in the Enchanted Forest Zia Rides More Information: www.ziarides.com Zuni Mountains Outside of Gallup

On Going: The City of Gallup's Monday Sustainable Gallup Board of each Month Community members concerned about conservation, energy, water, recycling, and other environmental issues are welcome.

Call (505) 722-0039 for information.

Octavia Fellin Library 3:30 - 5pm

June Events

First

Habitat for Humanity Work sessions held each week.

Volunteers needed to serve on decision making meetings or wish to volunteer at or who help fund construction projects.

Call Bill Bright at 505-722-4226 for details.

First three Wednesdays of each Month

Gallup Solar is hosting free classes about all things solar Wednesdays.

Call 505-728-9246 for info on topics and directions.

113 E. Logan 6 - 8pm

First Wednesday of each Month

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.

For info call: 360-912-1953 Meets at City Center Coffee Journey Church (501 S.Third St) 6 - 7:30pm

Mondays Al-anon, Support for Families and Friends of Alcoholics: Sacred Heart Cathedral Family Center 555 South Woodrow Dr., Gallup, NM. 12noon - 1pm Tuesdays Al-anon, Support for Families and Friends of Alcoholics: One Day At A Time Club Next to Catholic Church Ft. Defiance, Az. 6 - 7pm Thursdays Al-anon, Support for Families and Friends of Alcoholics: Methodist Church 1800 Red Rock Dr. Gallup, NM 7 - 8pm

Children’s Library Branch Special Events

Saturday10th at 2:30pm: Pint Size Polkas is presented by a nationally known accordion player and children’s polka musician Mike Schneider (a.k.a. Uncle Mike) from Milwaukee,WI. This program is sponsored by Jerry’s Café.

Saturday 17th at 2pm: Andy Mason Music Andy Mason, an Award-winning New Mexico children’s musician will bring his educational, interactive and fun musical performance to Children’s Library as part of the Summer Reading Program. Andy Mason is from Portales, NM. Offering songs in English and Spanish, Andy Mason brings a little of New Mexico to each of his performances. He will have the audience dancing and singing along to his songs about Pizza, Burritos, Sharks, Pirates, Owees and Hand Washing! This program is sponsored by Butler’s Office Supply.

Saturday 24th at 1pm: Bricks 4 Kidz The Summer Reading Program presents Bricks 4 Kidz at the Children’s Library. Join us for an afternoon of building fun with brick guru Pat Masters. Participants will learn about topics such as the laws of motion and robotics in this engaging and dynamic session.

This program is sponsored by DAB Inc.

Weekly Programs Tuesdays at 4pm: Makers Club: (ages 6 and up) For children interested in building, creating, and mess-making. Every Tuesday in June, we will be creating and printing our very own 3D creations with the library’s 3D printer.

Wednesdays at 10:30am: Toddler Time: (ages 2-4) An active and engaging program for toddlers and preschoolers featuring singing, storytelling, and toys.

Thursdays at 4pm: Crafty Kids: (all ages) Family-friendly crafts for all skill levels.

Fridays at 4pm: Get Up and Game: (all ages) Join us for family-friendly video games every Friday afternoon.

8th: Seed Picture Painting

22th: Build Your Own Robot

15th: Create Your Own Painting

29th: Tic Tac Toe Board Game

June Events

Relay For Life Fundraiser Events

Thursday 1st: Hot Dog Sale (RMCHCS Striking Out Cancer and Team Prevail) RMCHCS Hospital parking lot 11am - 1pm Friday 2nd: Late Night Swim - Team Bengals Will be showing a movie in the pool area (No one under the age of 12, please!)

11am - 1pm $5 per person

Saturday 3rd: Fit Day - Team Fort Zumba, Yoga, Afro-beats, Team building strength exercises and more. $15 with T-shirt, $10 without.

Basketball courts at Ft. Defiance Hospital 8am - noon Friday 9th: Stellar Bowl at Gala Bowl (RMCHCS Striking Out Cancer) $15/ticket (3 hours of bowling.)

Saturday 3rd: Garage Sale - Ups & Downs Joyce’s house (3708 Zia) 11am - 1pm

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By Marcella Garcia

Music is an Escape Kimberly Hayes is an amalgam of personalities and life. She can be extremely quiet and reserved, or so loud that her voice can echo throughout any room. Her fingertips on her left hand are rough and calloused from years of playing the violin.

Her fingers themselves are short and wide, which are actually not preferable fingers to have for a violinist. Her light brown eyes are always looking around and observing the environment around her. Standing at 5'5” (she usually wears heeled boots that shoot her up to 5'7” though) she has quite the commanding presence. It's almost as if she's saying, “Here I am. Let's do this!”

Her straight dirty-blonde hair is usually parted to the side, and if she has time during her busy mornings, she will pin it up in a ponytail or a messy bun. Her coordinated and stylish outfits give you no indication that her mornings are rushed though. She always gives off an air of professionalism even when she tries to be more casual (like the rare one time she wore a sweatshirt paired with matching sweatpants). This could be because of the incredible amount of self-discipline she has gained after years of hard work and practice.

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network yourself and compete with others for jobs can be stressful and demanding for modern musicians. But Kimberly did have an advantage that many musicians do not have: Her whole family is already made up of professional musicians.

"My mom and dad both played in the Houston Symphony, my mom a violin player and my dad a bass player, and then there's five children. The oldest, Sharon, plays cello; my oldest brother, Hal, is the principal bass of the Philadelphia Symphony and teaches

at Julliard. My middle sister plays violin, and my twin brother plays cello," she explains without skipping a beat.

This exposure to music continued well into her teen years. When she was in 9th grade, she went to High School for the Performance and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas. Then in 11th grade, she and her twin brother were accepted to North Carolina School of the Arts. "North Carolina was a great school, arts-oriented, where I practiced every day and I played in symphonies…it

Years passed after she graduated from college when Kimberly suddenly got into a major car accident. She was hospitalized for quite some time and had to go through a long healing process and multiple surgeries.

Metal rods were inserted in her arms and she had trouble walking for a long time, due to her shattered knee and broken toes.

Her hands were miraculously un-injured though; for a violinist, your hands are your entire world. This stroke of luck pushed her to practice the violin while she was in a physical rehabilitation center. "My violin was in the car with me, and it was taken to my husband's house and he brought it to the rehab center. I picked up my violin and I played Amazing Grace, and I could feel the rods going back and forth in my arms," she says somberly.

After about a year of was really cool!" she exclaimed with a touch recovery, Kimberly of nostalgia in her deep voice. She has also could finally move her played with legendary musicians, and she arms properly, and she has performed for extremely famous people. practiced the piano and "One of my first concerts was with Johnny organ in her garage. Kimberly’s prayers Mathis. I went on tour, and then I started for recovery had been answered, and she doing shows in town; Ray Charles would never looked back. She would sometimes come to town and I got to play with him. I tell me that, thanks to the accident, got to play for President Raegan, for Carter; she can tell when it's going to rain. It's I got to play for Ford when they were at like her own little superpower now – parties, and I also got to play for the Bushs comparable to the best superheroes. If her when there were fundraising parties for them knee hurts, then you bet it's going to rain. in Houston," she says. But even though she Kimberly still does multiple informal has had her fair share of success, she still has gigs a year; she performs in the Red Rock also known what it feels like to really struggle. Symphony Orchestra in Gallup and goes Many musicians have issues with alcohol to Durango to play violin for their yearly or drugs, but some of them are pressured plays. She has stopped playing gigs in bars into it because it is part of the stereotypical or in other strange locations, because she is "musician lifestyle”. We have all seen some now older and does not want to put herself sleazy tabloid magazines at the grocery store, through that. "Oh gosh, I would be playing news articles in major magazines, or even in bars until two in the morning when I was movies about musicians who were addicted in college just to get more money. It was not to drugs and alcohol. During her college that fun," she says smiling awkwardly as she years, Kimberly experimented with some thinks about her past gigs. drugs and alcohol, but she does not beat One of Kimberly's favorite phrases is herself up about it. She thoughtfully explains "music is an escape”. Whenever she's feeling that, "There was a point in my life where I unhappy, angry, or even if she's just bored, did experiment…but I lived through it…I she will practice her violin. Take in a deep plowed through it, and obviously I don't breath…exhale that deep breath. Hold the recommend it," she says laughing. "I was also violin bow gently, but with surprising power. doin' gigs all the time when I got to college, Connect to the string. It's time to start and I would blow off my classes…so that playing. Kimberly says she could, "go at it was kind of a roadblock for me too." for hours or days if she could." Anyone who is a musician will tell you that when you are Anyone who is a musician really into it, when you really love making will tell you that when you music, it can transport you into another are really into it, when you world. Then, it's just you, your instrument, and your music. So, in these trying times, really love making music, artists like Kimberly will be around to it can transport you into inspire the uninspired and to help people another world. really feel something.

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ArtsCrawl: Summer Solstice June 10th | 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9pm | Downtown

Doin' Dylan: Gallup's Bob Dylan Tribute Concert 6:30pm - 9:00pm

Gallup Downtown Conference Center Featuring:

McManus & Juda Joe West & Friends: The Dylan Project http://www.galluparts.org/doindylan

BK Taiko Japanese Drumming Performance 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Camille's Sidewalk Cafe

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Save These Dates for Charity Invitational 21!

Come be part of the fun and excitement as we build toward our final goal!

Our Spectacular Gala Dinner, RED ROCK PARK September 30th The Annual Golf Tournament, September 29th COYOTE DEL MALPAIS

The Great Muddy Endurance Races, Saturday, July 22nd GALLUP OHV/MX PARK

Come Get Down and Dirty at the 2nd Annual

Great Muddy Endurance Races Saturday, July 22, 2017

Music, Food and Fun for the Whole Family at the Gallup OHV/MX Park Scenic 3 mile walk/run, all ages at 8:00 am

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Great Muddy Sprint and Endurance Race at 10:30 am 5K course and 10K course races Lil Muddy Monster Race ages 10 and under at 3:00 pm BBQ 4:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:00 pm Music and Games

Early Bird Online Registration Discount and event details at active.com Proceeds will benefit UNM-Gallup Lions Hall and RMCHCS/Western Health Foundation Paid for by RMCHCS

DOWNTOWN City of Gallup Electric Department installing string lights in Walkway

WA L K WAY IMPROVEMENTS When people live in a green, clean, and beautiful community, they contribute to a healthier and happier world. New Mexico Clean & Beautiful supports communities by working with Keep America Beautiful and its affiliates, community partners, and grant recipients on litter and graffiti eradication, recycling, education, and outreach statewide.

New trees in Walkway

This year City of Gallup was awarded the New Mexico Clean & Beautiful Grant to freshen up and improve the Downtown Walkway area. Gallup Business Improvement District extends Congratulations and Thank You to City of Gallup for successfully accomplishing this initiative.

Work performed under this grant includes Beautification: Trees, Murals, Arch Painting, Walkway paint, Decorative String Lighting, Trash Receptacles, Litter Reduction, Graffiti Removal and Weed Eradication, Recycling Receptacles, Youth Employment.

Teacher Elizabeth Long and Gallup Mid-School students work with Master Muralist Eric Sarracino

Clean & Beautiful grant application and walkway improvement work supported in part by Gallup Business Improvement District.

TAKE PART IN AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S RELAY FOR LIFE JUNE 16-17, 2017

Everyone in the community is invited! This is a family-friendly event: no smoking, no alcohol, no pets allowed.

During this overnight event, we celebrate survivors, remember those we’ve lost to cancer, and raise money and awareness to fight back against this terrible disease. We hope you’ll join us! We’ll laugh. We’ll cry. We’ll ROUND UP A CURE with our fun Old West theme!

Schedule for June 16th-17th

At Downtown Courthouse Plaza Square

June 16th:

4:00 pm- Entertainment begins 5:30 pm- Survivor registration begins 6:00 pm- Victor Bob and his family’s Fancy Dances 6:45 pm- Survivor blessing and photo 7:00 pm- Opening ceremony, Survivor Lap and Team Parade 7:45 pm- Purse Auction 10:00 pm- Luminaria Ceremony and quiet laps of reflection 11:00 pm through 6:30 am- Games, entertainment,

special laps, team activities and sales, scavenger

hunt and more!

June 17th

7:00 am- Breakfast 7:30 am- Box Car Race 8:00 am- Closing Ceremony and Celebration

francis@gallupbid.com

www.GoGallup.com

Gallup Business Improvement District 230 S. Second St., P.O. Box 4019 Gallup, NM 87305