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VOL 6 | ISSUE 267 | MAY 15, 2020

HOSPITAL IN TURMOIL A case of he said, they said? Or a matter of style? By Beth Blakemann Associate Editor

t’s not the kind of day most people would want to live through. No matter which way he turns David Conejo, the CEO of Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health

Care Services, faces trouble. On May 8, protesters, comprised of physicians, nurses and supporting hospital personnel, along with concerned members of the public at large, gathered in the parking lot of the First Baptist Church of Gallup, across the street from

the hospital. They protested about the lack of support and personal protective equipment, misplaced priorities, and unsafe working conditions. Also at the protest was New Mexico Sen. George Muñoz, D-Gallup, who said seven doctors were

threatening to quit because of the CEO. The senator told the Gallup Sun May 8 that he had given Conejo an ultimatum in which he had 24 hours to resign. “He called here and I heard later about comments he made … you got 24 hours and all of

that,” Conejo said. “Kind of a lot of blustering ... he has no jurisdiction over me. He has no jurisdiction over my position.” Conejo called it

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UNM-GALLUP, GALLUP MCKINLEY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTNER TO EXPAND STUDENT WI-FI ACCESS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC Gallup, NM (May 13, 2020) – The University of New Mexico-Gallup announced today that it has ƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ 'ĂůůƵƉ DĐ<ŝŶůĞǇ ŽƵŶƚǇ ^ĐŚŽŽů ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ;'D ^Ϳ ƚŽ ŽīĞƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ tŝͲ&ŝ access from school facility parking lots located throughout the county. This partnership has expanded tŝͲ&ŝ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ Ăƚ ϭϰ 'D ^ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂĚĚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ coming weeks. ͞dŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ĚŝŐŝƚĂů ĚŝǀŝĚĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚĞ͘ tĞ ŚĂĚ ƚŽ ĮŐƵƌĞ ŽƵƚ Ă ǁĂǇ ƚŽ get students who are doing online coursework – such as credit recovery – access to internet services. hEDͲ'ĂůůƵƉ ǁĂƐ ĨĂĐŝŶŐ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ ĂŶĚ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ǁĂǇƐ ƚŽ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ŽŶĞ ĂƌĞĂ ǁĞ ĐŽƵůĚ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕͟ ƐĂŝĚ DŝŬĞ ,ǇĂƩ͕ 'D ^ ^ƵƉĞƌŝŶƚĞŶĚĞŶƚ͘ ͞tĞ͛ǀĞ ŵĂĚĞ ǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ďǇ ƉƵƐŚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ ůŽƚƐ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͘ &Žƌ ƐŽŵĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƐƟůů ϮϬ ƚŽ ϯϬ ŵŝůĞƐ ĂǁĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŽŵĞ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ǁĞ͛ǀĞ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ Ă ƋƵŝĐŬ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ďĞƐƚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ ŽƵƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ͘͟ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚ ƚŽ ǀŝĞǁ Ă ŵĂƉ ŽĨ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ 'D ^ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ tŝͲ&ŝ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ Ăƚ ŚƩƉƐ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ĂŶǇƌŽĂŵ͘ŶĞƚͬŶŽĚĞͬϲϲϬϵ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƵƉĚĂƚĞĚ ĂƐ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘ dŽ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ tŝͲ&ŝ ŝŶ ƚŚĞƐĞ 'D ^ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇ ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ ůŽƚƐ͕ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ǁŝůů ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚ ƚŽ EDUROAM with their UNM NetID and password. ͞tĞ ĂƌĞ ƐŽ ŐƌĂƚĞĨƵů ƚŽ 'D ^ ĨŽƌ ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐ ŵĂŶǇ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƐŚĂƌĞĚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ tŝͲ&ŝ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ ůŽƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐͶĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͛ ŚŽŵĞƐͶǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŝůů ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ through the summer as this pandemic persists,” said Dr. James Malm, UNM-Gallup’s chancellor. “Our ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ƚĞƌŵ ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ŽŶ :ƵŶĞ ϭ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ ŽīĞƌĞĚ ŽŶůŝŶĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁŝůů ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŽƵƌ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŬĞĞƉ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĞŶŐĂŐĞĚ ŝŶ ĐŽƵƌƐĞǁŽƌŬ ƵŶƟů Ă ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ĐĂŵƉƵƐ ŝƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘͟ ďŽƵƚ hEDͲ'ĂůůƵƉ Chartered as a community college more than four decades ago, UNM-Gallup operates under the ĂĞŐŝƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŽĨ EĞǁ DĞǆŝĐŽ ĂƐ 'ĂůůƵƉ͛Ɛ ďƌĂŶĐŚ ĐĂŵƉƵƐ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚǇ ŚĂƐ ĂůǁĂǇƐ ďĞĞŶ ƚŽ ƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ĂƐ Ă ƚǁŽͲǇĞĂƌ ĐŽůůĞŐĞ͕ ŽƵƌ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ hED ŚĂƐ ĂůůŽǁĞĚ ƵƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŇĞǆŝďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌĞƚĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚ ĂƌƌŝǀĞƐ͘ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵƌ hED ďƌĂŶĐŚ ĐĂŵƉƵƐĞƐ͕ ǁĞ ƐĞƌǀĞ ĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇ Ϯ͕ϮϬϬ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘

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Congratulations to our Seniors!

McKenzie Anderson

Jamie Ayze

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Jaden Begay

Josh Begay

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Patricia Chavira

Dandro Fralinger

Sefina Garcia

Sonny Gene

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Cody Henry

Ambria Hubbard

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Seth Lee

Tori Livingston

Aleigha Miller

Curtis Murphy

Bryant Nelson

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We are so proud of you! Please join us in celebrating our Seniors in a parade down Church Rock Road, Friday, May 22, 2020 at 4 pm NEWS

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‘Turquoise Man’ talks senate run, virus response Shawn Nelson, also known as Turquoise Man, is running for the District 3 State Senate seat, which covers McKinley and San Juan Counties. He is running with ﬁve key issues in the region in mind. Photo Credit: Courtesy A campaign sign for Shawn Nelson. Photo Credit: Courtesy “End of Mankind,” an original piece by Shawn Nelson from 2011. He cites the parts of nature that are being destroyed through climate change and other wasteful items as the inspiration. Photo Credit: Courtesy By Cody Begaye Sun Correspondent

Rock Springs man known for his sand paintings is set to make a run for the District 3 State Senate seat. Shawn Nelson, who has carried the moniker “Turquoise Man” since his youth, spoke with the Sun May 12 about his plans for the district as well as the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the region. “I want to recognize the people who are on the frontlines, like nurses, hospital staff, doctors, the police and fire departments, and anyone else helping with the community efforts to protect people,” Nelson said. Nelson also wanted to state his clans as part of his introduction, which are Dibéłzhíní, Kiyaa’áanii, Honágháahnii, and Táchii’nii. WHO IS DOING WHAT? In a recent press release that was distributed to local newspapers, Nelson asked why the COVID-19 outbreak is having a disproportionate affect on

“Unbalanced World,” an original piece by Shawn Nelson from 2010. This piece shows the damage done to Mother Earth through the climate crisis, which he said is one of the issues he wants to educate people on in his run for District 3 State Senate. Photo Credit: Courtesy

people in and around McKinley County compared to the rest of the state. He also had a theory for why that is. “One reason obvious to me [for the spread] is that there is not enough cooperation among the local governments,” Nelson said. “It’s being said the government and tribal members and the new mayor all had different schedules or time frames, which was confusing.” Nelson pointed to the recent lockdown of Gallup to outside visitors as part of this lack of communication and coordination. “I believe this happened because the governments are not communicating and planning together,” he said. In addition to slowing the spread, Nelson said the public should be educated on why the virus is widespread in the region, as well as what the virus statistics means for the people. “The politicians announce the curfews and lockouts, but we do not hear from health professional[s] about exactly what

the steps taken are expected to accomplish,” he said. Nelson also cited a need for transparency from the local governments. He mentioned how the Navajo Nation is set to receive about $600 million to help fight the virus, but any specific plans were not discussed by President Jonathan Nez, who spoke about how the funds will be used for infrastructure and water development on the reservation. “But that is in the future. How is the Navajo Nation going to work with New Mexico and Gallup to stop the virus now?” Nelson asked. Nelson said the Navajo Nation Naabikiyati Committee will assist Nez to make sure the Health Command Operation Center will be making the most of the funds it has received to combat the virus on the reservation. GOALS FOR RUNNING Nelson said as part of his run for District 3 State Senate, he has five concerns in the region he wants to address. The first is climate change. “I did a painting of things

that relate to Mother Earth and things that are being destroyed to show [what has to be done],” Nelson said. To that end, he completed a number of paintings showing the impact climate change will have on people now and in the future. One of the pieces, he said, was even bought by a congressman in Washington, D.C. T he second issue is education. “We need to share with the youth what education does for themselves and everyone else around them,” Nelson said. “We have to show them you have to have some knowledge to relate to others and to understand what they’re about.” The third issue is health care. “There are a lot of issues with it. You don’t know which hospital you can go to when you have to, so you just have to have some things prepared,” Nelson said. The COVID-19 pandemic has given extra reasons to be careful, he added. “A nice thing about the being careful was I had the opportunity to complete my medical assistance program and understand what I can do in relation to the virus,” he said. This involves protecting himself from germs and keeping his distance from others, which

Nelson said in the press release he has seen other people starting to do more often as well. The fourth issue is social justice. “We do make mistakes as humans, but we have to be aware of the rules and the law,” Nelson said. “There are issues about justice that have to be shared and keep people aware of.” As part of this goal, Nelson also emphasized listening to tribal leaders and health experts on how to minimize the risk of spreading the virus. The fifth issue is job creation. “You have to look at the future, and you have to have social security benefits,” Nelson said, recalling how he started working when he was nine years old and has not stopped since. WHY THE RUN Nelson said it was sad the New Mexico Legislature had the opportunity to send funding to the City of Gallup, but no such funds were received. He cited the lack of funding for the library as being a hurdle the city has to overcome. “It’s sad we have people that are working here, have opportunities here, but don’t have support of their state,” he said. This was another concern that helped Nelson decide to run for the senate seat. “We need to get [the] attention of the state legislature,” he said.

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MAYOR’S PLANS Taking oﬃce during a pandemic

MASK ORDINANCE The next move to slow the spread

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SMITH LAKE CHURCH How one group is helping Eastern Agency Navajos

PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER Steps to gradually reopen the state

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MOVIE REVIEW Stay safe at home with ‘A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon' NEWS

PREPARE YOUR BUSINESS FOR REOPENING Now is the time to prepare for your next chapter by developing a well thought out plan for when you can open again. This is an opportunity to solidify existing relationships and welcome new customers. EMPLOYEES Have a plan to welcome your team back. • Many businesses treat their employees like family. Thank them for hanging in there and acknowledge the financial and mental stress the pandemic has caused them. • Consider your reopening hours. Come up with a plan that is fluid, for what schedules might look like under several different operating models. • Continue to stay in close communication with your team and share your plan with them when ready. Sharing your reopening plan reminds your team that they are a key factor in the success of your business. CUSTOMERS How will you welcome your existing and new customers back? • It may take more than a “We Are Open” sign to get them back in the door. Customers may still be hesitant to be out in public. Start off with the basics, such as making sure your establishment is fresh, clean, and organized. • Depending on your type of business, make sure that inventory is stocked, menus are updated, and you and your employees are ready to provide outstanding service. • Show you appreciate your customers through “welcome back” promotions, offering new services, and always thank them for their business. VENDORS Communication is key • Communicate with your vendors early and often throughout all of this. Your vendors are an important part of the team. • Review your current inventory as compared to what you project your sales may be when you reopen (see cash flow). • Initially cash flow will be tight, so talk with vendors now about payment options. Many of your vendors may be willing to consider 30, 45, or even 60 day payment options on any new orders. They want you to succeed as well -- you are their customer. CASH FLOW Prepare a projected income statement. • This is a projection, but this exercise will help you be better prepared for fluctuations in cash flow. • Statements should be broken down by months and include projected sales and all expenses. • Develop several scenarios that reflect what it may look like when you are back in business. Businesses that are best prepared to reopen, with a well thought-out plan, will likely be the most successful. ONLINE Develop an online presence and online business plan that compliments your ongoing business plan. Since the emergence of the Covid-19 virus, a significant share of retail purchases has shifted online, which is expected to account for 25 percent of retail sales in the coming months - a decade of change concentrated into several months. New Mexico Small Business Development Center offers helpful webinars on these topics http://www.nmsbdc.org/workshop-and-events.aspx Reopen Without Rekindling Follow health protection guidelines for staff and customers.

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Gallup Sun • Friday May 15, 2020

Mayor’s original plans get sidetracked By Beth Blakeman Associate Editor

allup’s new mayor stepped into a maelstrom with the community spread issues of COVID-19. Since his swearing in there have been two lockdowns in the city and now that the second lockdown has expired, Mayor Louis Bonaguidi is working on

Gallup Sun Publishing, LLC Publisher/Editor Babette Herrmann Office Manager Raenona Harvey Accounts Representative Sherry Kauzlarich Associate Editor Beth Blakeman Photography Ana Hudgeons Ryan Hudgeons Cable Hoover Knifewing Segura Mike Esquibel Correspondent/Editorial Asst. Cody Begaye On the Cover A protest about RMCHCS at First Baptist Church in Gallup May 8. Photo by C. Hoover The Gallup Sun, published Fridays, is not responsible or liable for any claims or offerings, nor responsible for availability of products advertised. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. The Gallup Sun distributes newspapers in McKinley, Cibola and Apache counties. Office: 102 S. Second St., Gallup, NM 87301 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Gallup Sun, PO Box 1212, Gallup, NM. Mailing Address: PO Box 1212 Gallup, NM 87305 www.gallupsun.com Phone: (505) 722-8994 Fax: (505) 212-0391 gallupsun@gmail.com Letter to the editor/guest column ACCEPTED BY EMAIL ONLY. State full name and city/town. No pen names. ID required. All submissions subjected to editor’s approval. Guest columnists, email Sun for submission requirements.

what’s next to stop the spread of COVID-19 and get the city back to work. At a city council meeting May 12, the subject of masks was addressed. More about the meeting can be found in Cody Begaye’s story, City Council mask ordinance goes into effect May 18. Bonaguidi says there was no reason to extend the lockdown for an additional three days since it didn’t appear that the situation was improving following the two lockdowns that were originally ordered. He pointed to five deaths May 8 in McKinley County and four deaths May 9. “At this point we’re flying blind,” he said. “We don’t know how we can attack this situation.” Does he regret becoming mayor at such a difficult moment in time? “No, not at all,” he told the Gallup Sun, May 10. He said he took on the job

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Mayor Louis Bonaguidi takes on numerous challenges as Gallup’s new mayor. File Photo because he thought he could probably be of help to the community. When he decided to run, he wanted to work basically on the economy. “This is a great business town,” he said. “We need more retail stores, more industries for that matter. I felt I had the experience. I was on city council when we lobbied for the Navajo Gallup pipeline and Na’

Nizhoozhi Center , so I had experience in lobbying Washington and Gallup and Santa Fe.” Looking at the city now he said, “Gallup has lost more than it’s gained in the last 30 years.” The mayor spoke about the railroad spur and Fort Wingate and coal mines and I-40. He acknowledged the losses Gallup has suffered and the need to have water to bring in industry.

That’s his vision: bringing industry to Gallup. “Why not? Microsoft or Intel…We’re limited to what we got [water]. We’re high plains desert. With water coming in, that would open it up to small industries,” he said. As he thinks about bringing in business, he is simultaneously focused on finding solutions for COVID-19 community spread.

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Basketball players, wrestlers recognized by school board By Cody Begaye Sun Correspondent

hile many school basketball tournaments a nd other spring sporting events were either canceled or played behind closed doors without fans due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Gallup-McKinley County Schools Board of Education

recognized players from those sports during their May 11 meeting. Ben Chavez, athletic director for GMCS, spoke for the players, none of whom were able to attend the meeting due to the shelter-in-place orders. Chavez called the efforts of the district’s athletes one of many positive developments to come out of GMCS in uncertain times.

“We know how much time the coaches, the students, and even the parents and fans put into these events,” he said. First to be recognized was the Tohatchi Lady Cougars basketball team, which finished st ate r u n ner up i n the New Mexico 3A Girls tournament. “They were playing in the midst of when the pandemic started and actually had to

play the last couple games without any fans,” Chavez said. “We know what great supporters our fans are, so who knows what could have happened if fans from Tohatchi and McKinley County were in the stands.” Each member of the team will receive a recognition plaque from the board, Chavez said. The next athletes

recognized were both the boys and girls wrestling teams from Miyamura High School. This was the second year females were able to compete at the state tournaments, but this was the fi rst year the tournaments had placings and rankings, Chavez added. From the boys’ team:

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City Council mask ordinance goes into effect May 18 By Cody Begaye Sun Correspondent

he Gallup City Council took up the topic of face coverings at its May 12 meeting. The ordinance has three mandates, which includes requiring anyone over two years old to wear a mask or

face covering while in a public place. This first mandate exempts people who are in vehicles by themselves or with immediate family members, as well as people engaged in recreational activities that don’t place them in close proximity to non-family member. City Attorney Curtis Hayes said an effective face covering

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covers both the nose and mouth and fits snugly against the person’s face to reduce the viral load that is secreted. This mandate also does not apply to employees of businesses because they are required to wear masks or face coverings by the New Mexico Department of Health Public Health Order that went into

effect May 11. The other two mandates cover businesses and restaurants that offer drive-thru or curbside pickup services, which now require customers to wear masks or face coverings before pulling up. The

CITY COUNCIL | SEE PAGE 14

Dist. 4 City Councilor Fran Palochak, who spoke at the May 12 council meeting, said a mask ordinance would be necessary for Gallupians to take the idea seriously. File Photo

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Auditor threatens to use subpoena power against RMCH Staff Reports

L BUQU ERQU E New Mexico State Auditor Brian Colón hosted a n emergenc y v i r t u a l meet ing May 12 with significant stakeholders of the Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services that included the Chair of the Board of Trustees, Chair of the McKinley County Com m is sioner s, Cou nt y Manager, the Hospital’s CEO and CFO, and members of the Executive Leadership team of the Office of the State Auditor. The meeting was held to convey the OSA’s serious concerns over the hospital’s continued failure to communicate, lack of transparency, and poor fi scal management. Over the past year, the OSA asserted that it has made substantial investments of time into assisting the hospital and the county to ensure best practices are established to better serve vulnerable New Mexicans in need of critical heath care services. Due to continued concerns with the hospital, Colón was forced to threaten use of the OSA’s subpoena power, a critical and necessary tool not often employed,

SCHOOL SPORTS | FROM PAGE 8 • Drake Guerrero, state champion • Anthony Ward, state runner up • Sea nmatthew Ga rcia , third • Rhys Sellers, fourth Next, Chavez called the recognition of female wrestlers in the state tournament as a momentous occasion. Especially since the Miyamura High School Girls’ wrestling team was the fi rst ever state champion in New Mexico. The indiv idua l placers were: • Ye l e Ay c o c k , s t a t e champion • Shandiin Largo, state runner up • Nancy Rodriguez, state runner up • Lorianna Piestewa, state NEWS

but utilized when faced with serious noncompliance. Despite a significant number of COVID-19 cases and the declaration of the county as a Coronavirus “hot spot” in the state, the hospital administration and county officials have failed to act appropriately to ensure fiscal responsibility and adhere to its fiduciary duties, the OSA claims. Such failures to act can lead to grave outcomes for residents and patients amid a pandemic that has sickened 1,628 individuals and counting in McKinley County alone, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. Colón issued the following statement on the matter: “This is no longer an issue of deep concern. This has elevated to a matter of literal life and death,” he said. “My initial approach was to provide direction, guidance, and patience with the understanding and promise from the hospital and the county they would exercise collaborative and responsible community governance. “It has become painfully clear that through the inaction, infighting, and failure to prioritize the health and safety of the residents in McKinley County,

the hospital and the County require further intervention. “We can never allow critical care physicians to be distracted by failed leadership of operational mismanagement and oversight, and especially not during a global health crisis of this magnitude. “I am heightening my intervention efforts to include a strict deadline of one week to provide the Independent P r a c t ic e A s s o c i a t io n of (Southern) New Mexico, which serves over 400 medical practitioners, with requested documents or I will be forced to invoke the subpoena power of the office to compel the action.” Colón called for the emergency virtual meeting with hospital leadership, its board of trustees, and the county administration on the heels of severe allegations by hospital physicians and the vote of no confidence of the hospital CEO.

The OSA stated the meeting was well attended and both shor t-ter m recommendations, to ensure the fi nancial gridlock that threatens to deplete the health care resources necessary to meet the COVID-19 surge in McKinley County a nd negatively impact the operations of the hospital, and long-term initiatives were discussed. S p e c i f i c a l l y, the meeting set a firm deadline of New Mexico State Auditor Brian Colón one week for the hospital to comply with significant production of documentation will result in requested documents by the more action by the OSA, includIPA in connection with the ing the use of subpoena power Special Audit and noted failure to force the production of critto timely produce the required ical fi nancial information.

runner up • Auriana Lehner, fourth • Hannah Mariano, fi fth • Taniel Espinosa, fi fth Both the boys and girls wrestling teams were coached by Pete Sellers. Chavez and the board said they hope they are able to recognize these students in person soon, as well as prep for the next season. “Hopefully this strange time we’re in will end soon, and we’ll get right back with gearing up for athletics in McKinley County,” Chavez said. “Once this madness is over and we’re back to normal, if any of them are available, we’d like to get some of the folks from the team, shake their hands and get a picture with them,” Board Vice President Chris Mortensen said. Gallup Sun • Friday May 15, 2020

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WEEKLY DWI REPORT Staff Reports Christopher Lee May 3, 7:55 am Aggravated DWI Gallup Police Officer A a r o n Ba ldonado said he was d ispatched to a motel on West Lincoln Avenue after the manager reported a domestic dispute. He said he went to the room and found Lee with no clothes on. The room was trashed and the manager said he wanted Lee, 27, of Window Rock, and his girlfriend evicted from the room. The two gathered their belongings and went to their car and left. They were stopped by another police officer after they had driven a short distance. Lee agreed to take the standard field sobriety tests and failed as he became verbally aggressive

when he was unable to follow directions, Baldonado said. Lee later agreed to take a breath alcohol test and posted two samples of .24. He was released on his own recognizance by a judge. Alicia House April 26, 12:01 am Aggravated DWI Gallup Police Officer Brandon Salazar said he was dispa t ched t o Mesa Venue in connection with a possible drunk driver. When he got to the area, he saw a car matching the description of the suspect vehicle and began following it. He soon saw the car made a wide turn and did a traffic stop. As he talked to the driver House, 28, of Window Rock - he said he could smell the odor of liquor being emitted from the vehicle. Salazar said he noticed House

was nervous and as she exited the vehicle, she appeared to be swaying and staggering. She agreed to take the standard field sobriety tests but she had problems following his directions so she was arrested for DWI. House agreed to take a breath alcohol test and after posting a sample of .21, Salazar said she became uncooperative and was transported to the county jail. She was released on her own recognizance by a judge. Garrick Chee Feb. 22, 9:36 pm Aggravated DWI Gallup Police Officer Michael Eley said he was dispa t che d t o t he Bu r ger King on U.S. Highway 491 due to a compla i nt of a possible drunk driver blocking the drive-thru lane. When he got to restaurant, he saw a car stuck on the curb of the drive thru and watched the driver - Chee, 36, of Navajo, N.M.

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- try to get in unstuck by driving in reverse and then in forward. Chee said he was coming from Window Rock when he got his car stuck. Eley said he could smell the odor of liquor being emitted from his person and asked if he had been drinking. He replied he had half a pint of vodka earlier in the day. Chee agreed to take the standard field sobriety tests and failed and was arrested for DWI. Eley said as Chee took his test, he noticed an open bottle of vodka on the passenger side floorboard. Chee then refused to give a breath alcohol test and was transported to the county jail. He was released on his own recognizance by a judge. Shannon L. James Feb. 3, 12:50 am Aggravated DWI Gallup Police Officer Brandon Salazar said he was on regular patrol when he noticed a car in front of him take a long time at a stop sign. He decided to follow it and saw the driver drift over into another lane. He did a traffic stop and talked to the driver - James, 59, of Gallup. After noticing the odor of liquor being admitted from her person, he asked her if she had been drinking. She admitted to having had two shooters and a beer earlier in the day. She agreed to take the standard field sobriety tests and was unable to follow instructions and was placed under arrest. Since her 14-year-old daughter was in the car, she was cited for abuse

of a child as well. A search of her vehicle came up with a glass pipe used in smoking narcotics so she was cited for that too. She agreed to take a breath alcohol test but Salazar said she refused to follow instructions and no breath sample was provided. She posted a $2,500.00 cash or surety bond. Darryl Bluehouse Feb. 1, 10:37 pm Aggravated DWI Ga l lup Pol ice O f f icer T i mot hy Hughte said he was disp a t c he d t o the Comfort Inn on West Maloney after a clerk there said she saw a car drive up but no one exited the vehicle. She called in the complaint 30 minutes later. Hughte said he went up to the driver’s side door and saw Bluehouse, 53, of Window Rock, slumped over the steering wheel. He said when he woke Bluehouse up, he seemed confused and looked around, trying to figure out where he was. He also showed signs of being intoxicated. He said he had come from Applebee’s where he had two big beers. He also said he was waiting for a friend. He agreed to take the standard field sobriety tests and when he failed, he was arrested for DWI. He later took a breath alcohol test and posted samples of .16 and .15. He was released on his own recognizance by a judge.

Dead body found near flea market ID’d Staff Reports

he McKinley County Sheriff’s Office has released information about a body found east of the Gallup Flea Market. The body wa s that of Herbert Tom, 53, of Lukachukai. Tom had been reported missing since December by the Chinle Police Department and was found by people walking in

the area on May 3. Merle Bates, head of investigations for the Sheriff’s Office, said the body had probably been there for some time and was badly decomposed, so much so that it was impossible to determine a cause of death. “We’re hoping to learn more when an autopsy is done,” he said. The body has been sent to the Office of Medical Examiners in Albuquerque for an autopsy. NEWS

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Smith Lake church helping families in Eastern Navajo

Pastor’s wife, Fran George, of Trinity Navajo Bible Church in Smith Lake, N.M. oﬀers assistance to Tulley Begaye, of Whitehorse Lake, N.M., Eastern Agency, with cash for rent. Photo Credit: Julian Smith By Cody Begaye Sun Correspondent

he spread of COVID19 has impacted the Navajo Nation hard given the number of rural areas where families may lack amenities like running water or have to travel long distances to get basic supplies. This is why a number of groups and organizations have stepped up to support families on the reservation any way they can. Trinity Navajo Bible Church, near Smith Lake, N.M., is one of those places. Pastor Bobby George said May 13 the church’s support has been going on for about a month. Members of the church were handing out food and water to families at Whitehorse Lake Chapter House, east of Crownpoint. “The biggest reason why this is being done is because the Navajo chapters out in the eastern areas have been kind of neglected,” George said. This means the families in those areas are not getting the kind of help that’s needed while they’re trying to deal with the virus, he added. George said the church has been contacted by people NEWS

in various regions and organizations a sking for their support. “We just wanted to make sure the families’ needs are being addressed and their concerns are being taken care of

Members of Trinity Navajo Bible Church outreach program in Smith Lake, N.M. From left, Cyrus Cleveland, Carol Cleveland, Art Cleveland, Pastor Bobby George, and wife Fran George May 13. Photo Credit: Julian Smith as much as we can take care of,” he said. The help that is being given to families in the area includes what George called purchase cards, which contain about $50 to help the families buy groceries, but that can only go

Boxes of food have been distributed out in Smith Lake, N.M. May 12-13 in Whitehorse Lake. The main focus is helping families in need within the Eastern Agency of the Navajo Nation. Photo Credit: Julian Smith

so far when they also have to buy gas and cover travel costs, he added. “We hope people will realize there’s a need in eastern Navajo that needs to be addressed,” he said. “If they feel like they’d like to help, they could call us for a

way to get the help out to the Navajo people.” For more infor ma tion on Trinity Nava jo Bible Church’s donation efforts, and to learn how you can support them, call (505)726-3310.

Rupert Cleveland loads up a boxes of food for a family in Whitehorse Lake, N.M. Photo Credit: Julian Smith Gallup Sun • Friday May 15, 2020

Navajo Nation extends public health order Staff Reports

n a declaration May 12, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer extended the Navajo Nation’s public health state of emergency to include the period from May 18 to June 7 with Execut ive Order Nu mber 004-20. That will mean: All Navajo Nation government offices and enterprises shall remain closed to minimize the spread of the corona virus disease. Only essential employees, as determined by respective division directors or enterprise management,

shall report to their respective worksites. E s sent ia l Employees are defined as those workers necessary to maintain basic, direct government or enterprise ser vices, either working in their offices or telecommuting. Essential Employees shall include those workers from, but not limited to, Navajo Public Safety, Navajo Fire Department, Navajo Emergency Medical Services, department of emergency management, Navajo Division of Natural Resources, Navajo Division of Finance, Navajo Division of Social Services, Navajo Division of Human Services,

Navajo Division of Community Development, Depar tment of Diné Education, office of ma nagement a nd budget, department of justice, Navajo enterprises and those determined by the branch chiefs. Div ision directors a nd enterprise management shall arrange daily work schedules that ensure a safe work environment and supply necessary office equipment for telecommuting employees. All non-essential Navajo Nation government employees, as determined by the division director, affected by this Executive Order, shall be granted administrative leave for the duration of the closure

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and are expected to refrain from events, gatherings, or other areas where they may contract COVID-19, and to observe and follow all public health emergency orders. Navajo Nation government

of f ic e c lo s u r e s m ay b e extended beyond June 7 on the recommendation of the Navajo Health Command Operations Center, the Navajo Department of Emergency Management Operation Center and the Navajo Epidemiology Center. All Navajo Nation divisions, departments, programs, offices, non-governance certified chapters, enterprises and Navajo casinos shall follow the direction of the public health emergency orders requiring all Navajo citizens to limit their movements, stay at home, leave for essential activities only, and comply with the curfew hours of 8 pm – 5 am, as well as weekend or other curfew hours.

Protect the Sacred, actress Joely Fisher provide pet food to Navajo families Staff Reports

INDOW ROCK , A r iz. – Nava jo Nation President Jonat ha n Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer gave their thanks to Protect the Sacred, actress Joely Fisher, Nestlé Purina, the Arizona Army National Guard, Na v a j o Na t io n A t t or ney General Doreen N. McPaul, and attorneys and staff with the Navajo Nation Department of Justice for coordinating efforts to provide bags of cat and dog food to help Navajo families during the COVID-19

pandemic. “ T h roug hout t h is pa ndemic, we’ve focused our attention on the Navajo people so it’s good to see that we are now helping families with pets. For some, cats and dogs are a part of the family and it costs money to keep them fed. A big thank you to these people and groups for stepping up in a big way to help our Navajo people and their pets,” said Nez. The Arizona Army National Guard delivered two truckloa d s of t he pet food to Window Rock May 11 from Nestlé Purina in Flagstaff,

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, center, stands with members of the Arizona Army National Guard in front of the Veteran’s Memorial in Window Rock, Ariz. May 12. Photo Credit: OPVP

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A r iz. The Nez-Lizer tea m began distributing the cat and dog food in the communities of Klagetoh, Wide Ruins, Pine Springs, and Tsé si áni, Ariz. May 12, along with food, water, and other essential items for families. In tota l, the Nez-Lizer Administration distributed essential items to 325 Navajo families. “ M a ny of o u r p e o ple have cats and dogs and they become part of the family. By

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Packs of pet food were distributed to families in Window Rock May 11. The food was provided by Protect the Sacred, actress Joely Fisher, Nestlé Purina, and the Arizona Army National Guard. Photo Credit: OPVP NEWS

BLM to hold public pre-application meeting on Shiprock Solar proposal Staff Reports

ARMINGTON - The Bu reau of La nd Management invites the public to participate in an informational pre-application virtual workshop for the Shiprock Solar Project on May 27 from 6 pm-8 pm. The proposed project area

encompasses 1,980 acres of BLMadministered public lands and 555 acres of private lands that are located approximately 4 miles north of Waterflow, N.M., near the Public Service Company of New Mexico-operated San Juan Generating Station. The proposed project would produce approximately 372 megawatts of electricity. It would

connect to the existing Western Area Power Administration Substation via an approximately 1,400-foot 345kV transmission line, using a constructed Main Collector Substation Location near the WAPA substation, or approximately 2,600 feet to PNM’s San Juan 345kV station as the second option, using an alternative location for the Main

Collector Substation. Both substations connect the solar facility to regional electrical system grids. The project would be within a variance area, which are BLM-administered public lands that are outside of a BLM solar energy zone identified in BLM’s Western Solar Plan. Variance areas are potentially available for

utility-scale solar energy development, but the BLM must consider projects proposed in variance areas by following the established BLM variance process. Please register in advance for this workshop at: https://us02web.zoom.us/ meeting/register/tZUrdeqtqDMrHdeLBsLRObo4Dy3NhhdxSGmK

FBI makes arrest in case from earlier in year Staff Reports

he FBI announced last week that agents have finally been able to track down a Shiprock man who was being sought for hitting a BIA Police Officer who was trying to get him to exit his vehicle. A press release from the FBI said the incident occurred near the Shiprock High School on Jan. 22. Two men, one a Navajo police officer and the other an official for the BIA, neither of whom were identified by name in court records, were driving on a service road near the high school

when they came upon a car parked in the middle of the roadway. T h e y smelled the odor of marijuana being Derrick Begay emitted from inside the vehicle. The BIA official walked up to the driver’s side door and saw Derrick Begay, 33, slumped over the steering wheel. He opened the door and identified himself as “police.” Begay did not respond, so the official tapped him on the

shoulder to wake him up. When he finally woke up, the official said he could tell he was intoxicated by his slurred speech. He was asked for his identity and he replied “D” at first and then added “Derrique.” He was told to exit the vehicle but he refused. The command was repeated several times and each time Begay refused. He finally replied, “Anything can be taken care of with money,” which prompted the BIA official to ask him if he was attempting to bribe a federal official. Begay reportedly replied, “No. But anything can be solved with money.”

The BIA official then made several attempts to drag Begay out of the vehicle, but he resisted, finally striking the official in the face with his open hand and knocking his glasses off. The BIA official then drew his fi rearm and once again ordered Begay to get out of the vehicle. Instead of complying, Begay reportedly started his car and drove away at a high rate of speed. The officers got into their car and pursued Begay for 15 or 20 miles. They said Begay drove recklessly at speeds as high as 100 miles an hour, weaving in and out of traffic, without any regard for the safety of others.

It was during the morning and the officials reported heavy fog in some areas. They also reported seeing school buses on the road and because of these factors, they decided to drop out of the pursuit. The police officer recognized the driver, so for the past three months, several attempts were made to locate him without success until he was finally spotted and arrested on May 4. He is now in custody of the U.S. Marshall’s Office in Albuquerque and waiting to be arraigned in federal court there. He was released on his own recognizance by a judge.

Tribal casinos not rushing to reopen

Fire Rock Casino, east of Gallup, has been closed since mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No word on a reopening has been announced yet. Photo Credit: Navajo Gaming Enterprise Staff Reports

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s several tribal casinos around Phoenix and Tucson prepare to reopen after May

15, officials for the Navajo Gaming Enterprise are still taking a wait-and-see attitude. Brian Parrish, interim CEO of the enterprise, had already announced in late April the

four Navajo casinos would be closed until at least May 17, and with deaths in the area still

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Governor updates public health order By Dominic Aragón Sun Correspondent

A N TA F E - G o v. Michelle Lu janGrisham announced modifications to the public health order in our state May 13. The governor and members of her cabinet met with reporters in a virtual video conference, updating New Mexicans on numbers, modifying requirements for retailers and requiring citizens to wear masks in public. Present at the news conference was Dr. David Scrase, the Human Services Secretary and Kathy Kunkel, Secretary for the New Mexico Department of Health. BY THE NUMBERS As of May 13, there are 5,364 total positive COVID19 cases in New Mexico. In total, 200 individuals are in the hospital. Fifty-two are on ventilators. As of the May 13 news conference, the governor said 231 people have died from COVID19 in our state. Starting on May 16, most retailers will be allowed to reopen at 25 percent of their fi re code capacity. Houses of worship will be able to hold congregations at 10 percent occupancy. Other non-essential businesses can operate with up to 25 percent of their staffi ng levels prior to the pandemic.

However, all of these new orders do not apply to the nor thwester n counties of McKinley, Cibola, and San Juan. “Ret a i l spa ces do not include entertainment venues such as movie theaters, concert halls, or amusement parks,” Lujan-Grisham said. “ ... We’re excluding, for the time being, high-intensity contact services, so dine-in restaurants, indoor malls, salons and gyms need to be in the next phase. None of this applies to the northwestern area, because again, their risks are still too high.” The gover nor sa id the three counties are in the “Preparation Phase” starting May 16, where non-essential retailers may provide curbside pick-up and delivery. Additional businesses that will remain closed include tattoo parlors and casinos. The 14-day self-quarantine order for out-of-state airport arrivals remains the same. MASKS IN PUBLIC Starting on May 16, New Mexicans will be required to wear face masks and/or face coverings in all public settings, indoor and outdoor. Exceptions will include eating and drinking at restaurants when dine-in services resume, as well as outdoor exercising. “It’s not a guarantee against the virus. While these mitigate, slow and stop the spread in many ways, it is not a guarantee

that you can’t give the virus and it’s not a guarantee you can’t get the virus, because it’s not a respirator-type mask, but it really helps slow the spread and that’s why we are going to mandate it,” Lujan-Grisham said. The masks do not have to be medical-grade and can be made from materials at home. INCREASED TESTING The New Mexico Depa r t ment of Hea lt h is increasing its presence at border towns to help combat the virus. “You will see an increased presence of the department of health and our partners providing testing in these communities,” Kunkel said. A n e x a c t nu m b e r o f increased testing sites was not immediately made available. GALLUP AREA After the City of Gallup went on lockdown earlier in May, the governor stressed the importance of businesses limiting hours and restricting how many people should travel in cars. “I do think the measures McKinley County took in particular, not only saved lives and bent the curve in Gallup, and in particular in the county, but saved lives in the Navajo Nation, and prevented spread in many of those chapters by closing off the community, while at the same time, being very strong advocates that the state had to take responsibility to the highest degree possible” Lujan-Grisham said to the

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businesses must also post a notice advising the public that they must wear a mask or face covering while inside the business or using the drive-thru window or curbside pickup service. If any customers do not follow the mandate, they will be denied entry, removed from the premises, or denied service. People and businesses who violate the ordinance will be subject to a fi ne between $100500 per offense. Dist. 4 Councilor Fran Palochak said the people of

Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham Gallup Sun. As of May 13, McKinley County has 1,681 cases of COVID-19, the most of any county in New Mexico. FINDING A VACCINE The gover nor sa id Los Alamos National Labs is working on a vaccine. “There are a variety of vehicles and research applications occurring in LANL, and we’ve got some private labs that I know are engaged in consulting that have incredible experience with viruses,” Lujan-Grisham said. “The LANL team is heavily tracking the genetics and the RNA of the virus as it evolves, which you have to do to develop

a vaccine to make sure you cover the various expressions of that virus at different places and different times, similar to what we do with influenza,” Scrase said. Scrase said the team at LANL helped develop an HIVt-cell vaccine. Scrase said a COVID-19 vaccine for mass production will take time to develop, noting it could be 15 to 18 months. “If you’re coming up with a vaccine you’re going to use to vaccinate the entire world, you have to be extremely careful to note and [flush] out any potential side effects, adverse reactions, you have to know it works,” he said.

Gallup have to take the ordinance seriously if they want to reduce the spread and have stores open up and social events happen again. “If we as a community do not practice the social distancing, or wearing masks in public, if we don’t take this seriously we will never get a handle on it,” she said. “I’m asking the public, please take this very seriously.” When asked about having to deal with potentially infected homeless people on the streets, City Manager Maryann Ustick said the city received a significant number of masks from the governor’s office, and police

officers will carry some of the masks in the car with them and distribute them as needed to people on the streets. Mayor Louis Bonaguidi said the ordinance and recent lockdown showed the council is taking the threat of COVID-19 very seriously. “We have got to get the numbers down,” he said. “It’s ev ident McK i n ley Cou nt y and the City of Gallup are leading the state in COVID cases, and we have to take it seriously.” T he cou nc i l vot ed t o approve the face covering ordinance with 5-0 vote. It goes into effect May 18. NEWS

State Sen. George MuĂąoz speaking at a protest against the CEO of RMCHCS at First Baptist Church in Gallup May 8. Photo Credit: Cable Hoover

HOSPITAL IN TURMOIL | FROM PAGE 1

A reused gown left in a patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room at RMCHCS, photographed by a nurse. Photo Credit: Courtesy â&#x20AC;&#x153;g r a n d s t a n d i n g fo r t h e election.â&#x20AC;? About the seven doctors MuĂąoz said were threatening to resign, the CEO said it seems to be the millennial doctors who have issues with him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My total service here is 16 years and I got along with many of the doctors. So, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s built-in that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m doing something wrong now all of a sudden,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I were not satisfied with a couple of doctors, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think they would automatically say, well then I have to leave. Why would I leave because seven doctors are upset?â&#x20AC;? More pressing, on his desk is a letter from the county demanding a list of documents NEWS

including the RMCHCS General Ledger from Jan. 1, 2015-Dec. 31, 2018, bank statements from Jan. 1, 2015-Dec. 31, 2018, and an annual report on Mil-Levy expenditures per Hospital Act from Jan. 1, 2015-Dec. 31, 2018, including an accounting for any deposits made of Mil Levy funds. The letter from County Manager Anthony Dimas, Jr. also demands full payment for $1.7 million in outstanding back rent within seven calendar days. In an interview with the Gallup Sun, May 13, the day he was due to pay out the $1.7 million in back rent, Conejo seemed tired, beleaguered, but still hopeful. He pointed to the possibility that Dr. Laura Hammons would manage to get him a 30-day extension on the payment. And she did. Even if it hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worked out that way, Conejo said the hospital has â&#x20AC;&#x153;sufficient funds to be able to pay it.â&#x20AC;? He explained that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tapping COVID-19 monies.Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;So we would be borrowing from Peter to pay Paul,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In other words we would take money thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s designated for treating future Covid patients, Covid relief, and then using it to pay down this debt. So it would defi nitely put us in a bind.â&#x20AC;? About the documents for the audit, Conejo said meetings with the county and the state auditor have given him a better understanding of what is being requested. He expects to provide the necessary information in the near future, probably by May 15.Â If things at the county donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go his way, Dr. Laura Hammons who sits on the

Dr. Lawrence Andrade joins a protest against the management of RMCHCS at First Baptist Church in Gallup May 8. Photo Credit: Cable Hoover

hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of trustees, still has faith that there will be a positive resolution. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lived here almost 32 years and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen hospital administrations come and go,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen this before. We eventually fi x it each time and the staff is great.â&#x20AC;? But Conejo faces more difficulty, within the hospital itself. On May 4, a group known as the RMCHCS Employed Providers signed a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Vote of No Confidence in David Conejoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

letter. It was reportedly signed by 30 medical professionals, several of whom expressed their concerns in exhibits attached to the letter. Much of this information was shared at a meeting of the hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of trustees May 7 . One of those exhibits came from Chief of Pediatr ics, M ichel le St a m-Ma cL a ren, who talked about a pediatric clinic nurse who was asked to help out during the crisis, but found herself without

help or explanation of how to do things in an unfamiliar department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She is doing this because it was requested to help in the crisis, but she feels very unsafe there,â&#x20AC;? Stam-MacLaren said. Another doctor who spoke up in the letter was urologist Christopher Hoover who took issue with Conejoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alleged lack of transparency. Hoover

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What is an Open Field Death?

hen I l ived i n Ga llup u natt e n d e d / u nw i t nes sed deat h from exposure/hypothermia/ addiction wa s a com mon occurrence. Based upon the article I read in the April 24, 2020 Gallup Sun unattended death on the streets of Gallup and within the city limits is still a common occurrence, sad. It appears that Covid-19 may have exacerbated this problem. Before moving I remember that the Mayor (McKinney) decided that this was a negative portrayal of the City of Gallup to denote exposure/ hypothermia/addiction deaths on and around the streets of Gallup. He decided to call these sad incidents Open Field Deaths because it was not such a negative reflection of the reality for street people and homeless individuals in Gallup. Why change the name of an unfortunate death to something like an open field death? Because it doesn’t sound so horrible? There are very few landscapes in Gallup that resembled a field and most

of the deaths occur in other areas such as the street or alley. Tourists may wonder what could be dangerous about the sports fields and parks in Gallup. Of course, t h e r e a r e n o t a ny Warning Signs about the dangers of Open Fields in Gallup because there are not any inherent dangers. The dangers I would expect in the sage brush/juniper landscapes would be rattle snakes, maybe a scorpion and they are not fields. Following are some explanations of what a “field” really is: noun noun: field; plural noun: fields; noun: the File Photo field 1. an area of open land, especially one planted area of land or sea bed under with crops or pasture, typi- which large amounts of a parcally bounded by hedges or ticular mineral have been found. fences. “a wheat field” To label the unfortunate What does field mean? A field passing of the homeless and is an area of grass, for example addicted in an unattended setin a park or on a farm. A field ting as an Open Field Death is is also an area of land on which disingenuous and demeaning to a crop is grown. ... A field is an that individual. Call it what you

want, the problem still exists and is part of the culture of Gallup. But, if you really want to make the situation look a little better than it really is, why not call these unfortunate deaths something a little more realistic like “Unattended or Unwitnessed” if exposure/

hypothermia/addiction deaths on the streets is unpalatable. Most of these passing really are unattended or unwitnessed and unfortunate and should not be common. Sincerely, Mark Hammond Albuquerque, N.M.

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ell our wonderf u l state a nd local government s t r i ke s a g a i n , locks down Gallup for another weekend which caused problems in Grants from lines of people waiting to get into the local Wal-Mart that stretched all the way to the back of the building, to the Milan Super Market having to start shutting down at 7 pm. Why? Because people were told they could get back into Gallup on Friday but were stopped. These folks need stuff too, so they went to Grants where the stores are still open, and few people have the virus! So now we have lots of people trying to get in from out OPINIONS

of town, lots of empty shelves in the stores, and my guess is more virus than before. Sleep well tonight your government is at work! For some reason lots of Nurses and Doctors are leaving the Gallup hospital and those left want more PPE, aka Personnel Protective Equipment and want the CEO aka the administrator who gets paid on the average 56k to 85k a year to resign or they are all going to quit? I learned this some time back when I had to step in as the acting County Emergency Manager until they hired a replacement. I found at the end of day the Emergency Preparedness is the responsibility of all kinds

of folks. Sheriffs, Police Chiefs, Fire Chiefs, City Managers, County Managers, Mayors, County Commissioners, Health Departments, and yes even Governors. So not having enough PPE for your employees has been around for a long time often referred to as OSHA requirements aka safety equipment, boots, gloves, safety glasses etc. But I often had to buy my own if I wanted things that fit me like extra large gloves. If I was lucky enough to get a box of gloves they were too small, were cheaply made, and ripped every time you tried to put them on. If you complained or asked for something else it fell on deaf

ears, cost too much, wasn’t in the budget etc. So when I see the national left wing dr ive by media yellow journalists try and blame the federal government or President Trump’s Administration, you need not look any further than your local government folks who get the most pay and are supposed to run things. By the way most of them have jobs for life, and don’t even have to run for office, and those that do try in stay in office year after year as long as they can to get as much money as they can to make sure when they do leave they are set for life and are at the very least millionaires what a deal. Make sure you vote, I did

via absentee ballot. Any new Democrat running for office got my vote to kick out the deadwood. I will be voting for the Republicans in the general election that’s the only way to beat them at their own game. Average Sa la r y Ga llup Hospitals I am sure the CEO is at the high end or well above. [https://www.payscale.com /research / US/ Employer=Rehoboth_ McKinl ey_ Chr i st i an_ Hospital/City/Gallup-NM/ Page-2] Signed; Mr. Harry L. Hall USAF Veteran Retired Police Officer Registered Democrat Grants, N.M.

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large donations for the Navajo Nation. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited that we were able to help with the need for pet food assistance, as we know how important our animals and animal care is to our Navajo people,â&#x20AC;? said Allie Young, of Protect the Sacred.Â Last week, Nez and Protect the Sacred teamed up to issue a public call for medical professionals to come to the Navajo Nation to assist in the fight against COVID-19, and to provide much needed relief for health care workers on the Navajo Nation who

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months-long period of training each employee is required to undergo. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hoping that the enterprise will be able to get some help from the tribal government to help defray some future payroll costs. The tribe has received $500 million in stimulus funds from the federal government, but Parrish said he realizes a lot of organizations are also in need of these funds as well. He said once the Navajo casinos do open, he expects changes will have to be done to make the experience safer

for its patrons and employees. The Arizona casinos have already said they will place limits on how many people can be in the casino at any time so that social distancing can be followed. They are also removing some slot machines to put some distance between them. Parrish said all of the Navajo casinos will receive a thorough cleaning before opening up again and frequent cleaning will occur throughout the day as well.

TRIBAL CASINOS | FROM PAGE 13 rising because of the COVID-19 coronavirus, no one is expecting the casinos to be open in the near future. Parrish said this is partly in concern for the families and friends of the 1,000plus employees of the casino. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They live in 105 of the tribeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 110 chapters and we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want them bringing the virus home with them when they return on weekends,â&#x20AC;? he said. The enterprise has been paying all employees since the casinos shut down in mid-March, but this has been expensive, costing the enterprise more than $3 million. The enterprise in the past has been generous with its employees and Parrish said he wants to keep them on payroll as long as possible because it is expensive conducting as the law requires an exhaustive background check before they are hired, as well as the

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‘A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon’ delivers a warm-hearted intergalactic trip By Glenn Kay For the Sun

RATING:  OUT OF  RUNNING TIME: 86 MINUTES This title is currently available on Netflix. This week sees the release of the animated feature Scoob! It is a reworking of the famous S c oob y -D oo ca r t oon fea turing a talking dog and his pals, who visiting haunted locales and solved mysteries involving supernatural characters. Alas, screening copies are not being made available to the press, which can sometimes be a signal that the studio doesn’t have a lot of confidence in the fi nal product. Regardless, parents will be forced to shell out a $20 streaming fee in order to rent the flick (you can also purchase it for $25), without knowing exactly what they’re getting into. That’s a steep asking price, so this reviewer decided to see what else might serve as solid, family-friendly entertainment. A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon is one movie that was recently released by Netfl ix. The Aardman production (which is also responsible for Chicken Run, Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the WereRabbit and The Pirates! Band of Misfi ts, among other fi lms) was a success in Europe late last year and earned a BAFTA nom i n a t io n (t he B r it i s h equivalent of the Oscars). Unfortunately, Netfl ix decided to release it in North America with little fanfare. As such, it has been available for a couple of months, but many aren’t even aware of its existence. That’s too bad, because this is one example of an underpromoted movie being quite enjoyable, and families would be well advised to seek it out. The movie is a sequel to the 2015 fi lm Shaun the Sheep Movie, following the adventures of a curious and trouble-making sheep who lives COMMUNITY

on Mossy Bottom Farm. This time out, Shaun and the other barnyard residents come into contact with a UFO containing an alien. Shaun befriends the otherworldly visitor and quickly determines that the creature is lost. Of course, humans in the area also take note of strange occurrences in the town. Soon, hazmatclad government agents are seen hunting the creature. Even the farm owner taking care of Shaun decides to get in on the buzz, creating his own UFO theme park on the property to earn some extra cash. As Shaun tries to help the alien get home, the various plotlines intersect, with all parties (and some extraterrestrial enthusiasts) coming into confl ict on the estate. For those unfamiliar with the original feature, it’s an exceptional piece of stop-motion animation, focusing on sight gags and physical humor. There is no dialogue and the jokes are derived from visual comedy, almost performed like an old silent comedy in the vein of Charlie Chaplin. That tradition is continued here, resulting in a low-key but warm and fuzzy feeling as the leads accidentally get themselves into trouble and stumble around, or are even misidentified as aliens (the farm’s watchdog is forced to dress as an alien to promote the theme park, and finds himself being pursued by authorities). Material involving Shaun is entertaining, too, as he attempts to make contact with the alien without a common language. The otherworldly, vibrant purple, pink and turquoise visitor is far from scary and actually has cute, puppy dog-like features. This creature also possesses special abilities, allowing for some lively moments involving the levitation of pizzas, along with confused pigs and chicks. Actually, the movie gets a lot of mileage out of food-related humor, from a fracas in a grocery store, to one early witness to the alien arrival who must weigh whether it

The action in “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon” brings the adventurous sheep into contact with an alien. The farm owner taking care of Shaun creates his own UFO theme park to earn extra cash. Here is Shaun with some of his friends. Photo Credit: Netﬂix is worth abandoning a fresh, warm bag of chips in order to escape the potential alien threat. E ve n t he gove r n me nt agents chasing the alien provide merriment. This includes sight gags as the hazmat-clad workers go about their business, including eating meals, without ever taking off their u n i for m s. T here’s a l so a funny sign board on display in the secret base involving how many UFO’s they have caught…the post eventually

gets updated to gratifying effect. It all seems to get funnier and funnier as it progresses and jokes are revisited and updated. As with other Aardman features, the visuals are also top-notch, particularly during the climax which features the protagonists scrambling up a radio tower and embarking on a trip into space. I wouldn’t say that this feature is quite as strong as the original fi lm, but it is sweet, likable, and could easily have

played at theaters in North America. It most certainly deserves more attention in this part of the world than it has received. And if viewers new to the experience enjoy the feature, there is also a TV series available on Netfl ix based around the character. In the end, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon ultimately delivers a fi ne and wa r m-hea r ted tr ip to the countryside…and beyond. V ISIT: W W W. CINEMASTANCE.COM

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Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for May 15, 2020 By Glenn Kay For the Sun

t’s time to once again look at new release highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. This edition features some interesting independent fare to check out from your couch. If you can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try! NEW RELEASES! Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn - The latest DC comic book character to get her ow n spi noff mov ie is Batman fo e H a rley Q u i n n. S et immedia t ely a f t er t he e ve nt s of S ui c i d e Squad, the plot fi nds the character in an abusive relationship with a violent mobster. When a diamond is stolen from the crime family by a young pickpocket, the protagonist decides to protect the girl and squares off against the crooks. Reactions were upbeat toward the latest entry in the franchise. A g r oup of r ev iewer s thought the story had issues and called the fi lm a messy, unmemorable hodgepodge with hit-and-miss gags that didn’t make a lasting impact. Still, more called it fun and appreciated the work of the fi lm’s leads. It stars Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ella Jay Basco

HOSPITAL IN TURMOIL | FROM PAGE 15 sa id he ex pressed d isap pointment that more than a dozen nurses were let go in early April. He felt the CEO’s response about not renewing the nurses’ contracts was dishonest. “It turns out he actually did cancel those contracts,” Hoover said. “This was two weeks before our first case of COVID-19, and well into steady, hourly, global media coverage of the pandemic.”

and Ewan McGregor. Shoelaces - Also known in some territories as Laces, this foreign-language drama from Israel det a i l s t he relationship b e t we e n a widower f a t he r a nd his adult special-needs son. T hei r histor y is quite complicated, as the dad abandoned his child decades earlier before returning to help care for him. When the 60-year-old senior’s kidneys begin to fail, the son decides to donate one of his own to save his father’s life. However, their unique situation results in questions and objections about the procedure from professionals. There haven’t been a great many reviews yet in this part of the world for this drama, but the ones that have appeared have all been positive and the movie itself has won numerous awards. According to sources, the performances are excellent and the movie is very powerful, making a strong emotional impact on v iewers. Nevo Kimchi and Doval’e Glickman play the leads.

between two Sicilian families that are fighting over the heroin trade. With his own life and family in danger, a fully initiated member of one of the groups decides to turn on both parties and work as an informant for the police. It was nominated for the Palme d’Or at Cannes and won many awards at the Italian equivalent of the Oscars. Naturally, critics in general were very impressed with this foreign-language title. One or two complained that they didn’t really learn enough about the protagonist and thought the movie should have focused more on his inner demons. However, almost everyone else called the movie a well-acted, compelling and powerful Mafia biopic that stands alongside titles like The Irishman. It features Pierfrancesco Favino, Luigi Lo Cascio and Fausto Russo Alesi.

The Traitor - Set in the 1980s, this Italian crime biogr aphy t el l s the story of the man who t ook dow n the Cosa Nostra. The story begins with an allout war

Vivarium - A couple ready to start a family decides to find their perfect home and enlist the ser v ices of a real estate agent. He takes them to a mysterious suburban tract of identical homes. They are not impressed by what they see. Even worse, the pair soon realizes they can’t find their way out of the labyrinth streets. The leads wonder if they will ever fi nd their way out as they continue to search for an exit. Overall, the press seemed to like this independent sci-fi / thriller hybrid. A small group

In the Gallup Sun story, “The Devil’s Dilemma” April 10, Conejo said he had the option of ending contracts with the 15 traveling nurses whose agreements could be renewed or canceled with a two-week notice, as long as the hospital paid the nurses for those two weeks. Contract nurse Mike Kenyon confi rmed that he was dismissed, but paid, before the end of his contract. At another point during the May 7 meeting, a doctor read aloud from an email written by a nurse who described a

particular day when she said she was so over whelmed, she didn’t answer call lights and threw bags of food into patients’ rooms without stopping to feed them. The board did not announce any decision about Conejo’s future at that meeting. Meanwhile, the Gallup Sun also heard from medical professionals, privately, outside of the meeting, who spoke on condition of anonymity. One of those individuals was a nurse who expressed concerns about using the same gown that other people had

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suggested that while it started out great, it made its point early on and didn’t offer much else for the remainder of the running time. Still, the consensus was that the fi lm presents an effectively nightmarish scenario with plenty to analyze and noted that the movie was bolstered by the work of an exemplary cast. Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, Molly McCann and Danielle Ryan headline the feature. BL A STS FROM THE PAST! There were plenty of notable new releases arriving and just as many classic fl icks are receiving a Blu-ray upgrade. M i l l Creek ha s been releasing Andy Sidaris action B-movies regularly over the past few months. The trend continues this week with the arrival of T he Dallas Connection (1994) on Bluray. This one is about a secret team of shapely agents tasked with saving scientists who are being assassinated at a Dallas conference. The movie arrives in widescreen for the fi rst time ever with a new 4K transfer, as well as an introduction with Andy Sidaris and star Julie Strain, behind-the-scenes featurettes, trailers and a director commentary. The distr ibutor is a lso m a k i n g a couple of Double Feature Blu-rays available for purchase. The fi rst one contains Ho l l y w o o d Story (1951) and New Orleans Uncensored (1955), two fi lm

worn, day after day, to treat a patient, and then leaving the gown in the room for the next health professional who would work with that same patient. “We get one gow n per patient … then we have to leave them in the room, and when we go back to that patient, we put that gown on again,” the nurse said. The nurse also said the gown stays with the patient in the room. Sometimes gowns sit in the corner day after day until an employee gets tired of the pile of dirty gowns and throws them away.

noirs from famous producer/ director William Castle (The Tingler, 13 Ghosts, House on Haunted Hill), who is more known for his work with horror pictures. Warner Archive is delive r i n g s om e impressive catalog titles a s made -to order Blurays. The fi rst is the Oscarnom i nee Inside Daisy C l ove r (1965), a roma nce set against the backdrop of Hollywood starring Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer a nd Rober t Red ford. The second title is the hor ror classic, Mystery of the Wax Mu se um (1933) w ith Fay Wray. According to the studio press release, the movie was shot in the early Two-Color Technicolor process and was considered a lost film for decades. That is, until a well-worn print was discovered nearly 50 years ago. They say that a meticulous new restoration allows the fi lm to be experienced as intended. YOU KNOW, FOR KIDS! This edition contains plenty of selections new and old that may appeal to the young…and young at heart. The Call of the Wild (2020) Howl’s Moving Castle Ponyo Ultraman Ace: Season 1 (1972 - 1973) ON THE TUBE! And here are the week’s TV-themed releases. Lucifer: Season 4 V ISIT: W W W. CINEMASTANCE.COM

This nurse also expressed concerns about face masks, saying it was hard to get an N95 mask, and when one was made available, it was the wrong size, not properly covering the nose and mouth. When questioned about the N95 masks, Conejo said the hospital is well stocked these days. He calls it a different kind of problem. “ T h a t ’s a d i s t r ibut ion problem, it’s not a shortage

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NOTICE OF ORDINANCE PASSAGE CITY OF GALLUP ORDINANCE NO. S2020-4 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the governing body of the City of Gallup, New Mexico, at its regular meeting of May 12, 2020, passed, adopted and approved the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THAT PERSONS OVER THE AGE OF TWO WEAR A FACE COVERING WHILE IN A PUBLIC PLACE, ESTABLISHING EXEMPTIONS, REQUIRING THAT BUSINESSES MANDATE THAT CUSTOMERS WEAR A FACE COVERING, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PERIOD THAT THE ORDINANCE SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT. WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of New Mexico issued Executive Order 2020-004 declaring a State of Health Emergency pursuant to All Hazard Emergency Act, NMSA 1978 § 12-10-1 et.seq., and the Public Health Emergency Response Act, NMSA 1978 § 12-10A-1 et.seq., due to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus; and WHEREAS, the New Mexico Health Secretary issued a Public Health Order on March 23, 2020 pursuant to her authority under the Public Health Act, NMSA 1978 §24-1-1 et.seq., the Public Health Emergency Response Act, NMSA 1978 § 12-10A-1 et.seq., and the Department of Health Act, NMSA 1978 §9-7-1 et.seq., that orders the suspension of in-person operations of all business not identified as “essential business” by the Order. The Order defines essential business in a manner that requires the closure of retailers holding “dispenser licenses” for the sale of alcohol unless the business generates the majority of its revenue from the sale of food items, pet food and supplies for the maintenance of animals, and other household consumer products; and WHEREAS, Health Secretary issued additional restrictions in the Public Health Order issued on April 6, 2020 that orders retail businesses deemed essential that are allowed to remain open limit the number customers in the retail space to 20% or less of the normal occupancy load and that customers that are waiting outside of the retail space maintain a distance of at least six feet from each other; and WHEREAS, the Health Secretary’s April 6, 2020 Public Health Order provides that it does not “restrain or preempt local authorities from enacting more stringent restrictions that those required by the Order,” and WHEREAS, all municipalities in New Mexico have the authority to adopt ordinances that are not inconsistent with the laws of New Mexico that provide for the safety and preserve the health of the municipality and its inhabitants pursuant to NMSA 1978 §3-17-1, and WHEREAS, a home rule municipality in New Mexico “may exercise all legislative powers and perform all functions not expressly denied charter municipalities by general law or charter” pursuant to NMSA 1978 §3-15-13, and WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies) especially in areas of significant community-based transmission”; THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF GALLUP THAT: SECTION 1: TITLE: This Ordinance shall be known as the “COVID-19 EMERGENCY FACE COVERING ORDINANCE.” SECTION 2: DEFINITIONS: A. “Business” means any business or non-profit entity, or governmental entity subject to the jurisdiction of the City that operates from or maintains a facility that is accessible to any member of the public. B. “Employee” includes persons volunteering their services that do not receive a salary or other type of remuneration. C. “Face covering” means a cloth, bandana, mask, or other type of soft or permeable material without holes that covers the mouth and nose and fits snugly against the sides of the face. A mask that has a one way valve to allow easy exhaling is not considered a face covering. D. “Person” means a natural person two years of age or older as well as business entities such as partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations. E. “Public place” means any place that is not a private residence or its surrounding property, apartment, or area of a business that is not generally accessible to the general public. SECTION 3: FACE COVERING REQUIREMENTS WHILE IN A PUBLIC PLACE A. All persons shall wear a face covering that fits snugly against the sides of the face and in a manner that the nose and mouth are fully covered while in any public place. The parent, guardian, or custodian of a child under the age of eighteen is responsible for insuring that the child complies with the requirements of this section. B. The requirements of this section do not apply to: 1. Persons traveling alone in or upon motor vehicles or with immediate family members unless it is necessary to roll down the window to interact with someone who is not an immediate family member. 2. The owner, operator, manager, or employees of a business while within a facility owned, operated, or managed by the business. 3. Persons engaged in outdoor recreation such as walking, hiking, running, or bicycling in a manner or location that does not place the person within six feet of another person that is not an immediate family member. SECTION 4: FACE COVERING REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESSES A. The owner, manager, or operator of any business open to any member of the public shall require that any member of the public that enters any of its facilities wear a face covering that fits snugly against the sides of the face and in a manner that the nose and mouth are fully covered while within the facility. Any person entering the facility without wearing a face covering, or that removes his or her face covering while within the facility, shall be considered to have had his or her permission to enter the premises to be revoked or denied and shall be refused entry or removed from the premises. B. The owner manager, or operator of any business open to any member of the public shall post a notice, at or near the entrance to the facility, advising the public that anyone entering the facility must wear a face covering that fits snugly against the sides of the face and in a manner that the nose and mouth are fully covered while within the facility and that any person entering the facility without wearing a face covering, or that removes his or her face covering while within the facility, will be refused entry or removed from the premises. The notice shall be substantially in the form attached to

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this Ordinance as Appendix. C. The owner manager or operator of any fast food establishment or restaurant that operates a drive-up window or curbside pickup service shall require that any member of the public purchasing items from the drive-up window or curbside pickup area wear a face covering that fits snugly against the sides of the face and in a manner that the nose and mouth are fully covered while interacting with any employee that comes within six feet of the customer. Any person that does not comply with the requirements of this section shall be denied service. D. Fast food establishments and restaurants that operate a drive-up window or curbside pickup service shall post a notice advising the public that anyone purchasing items from the drive-up window or curbside service pickup area must wear a face covering that fits snugly against the sides of the face and in a manner that the nose and mouth are fully covered while interacting with any employee that comes within six feet of the customer and that any person who does not comply with the notice will be denied service. The notice shall be substantially in the form attached to this Ordinance as Appendix. SECTION 5: PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT A. PENALTY: It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any section of this ordinance and any person found guilty of violating any section of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. The provisions of a criminal penalty in this section shall not be deemed a waiver of the rights of the City to institute an appropriate administrative or judicial proceeding to restrain, correct, or abate the violation. B. ENFORCEMENT: The provisions of the ordinance shall be enforced by the issuance of a citation by any law enforcement officer, code enforcement officer, or fire marshal employed by the City. No person shall be arrested for violation of this ordinance. SECTION 6: SEVERABILITY If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance. SECTION 7: EMERGENCY DECLARATION AND DURATION: A. The City Council finds that there is an urgent public need for this measure to become effective as soon as possible and therefore declares this Ordinance to be an emergency measure. This ordinance shall become effective five days after publication as required by Gallup City Code §1-6-10. B. This Ordinance shall remain effective until the Governor revokes the Declaration of a Health Emergency contained in Executive Order 2020 unless revoked sooner by the governing body of the City of Gallup. Complete copies of the Ordinance are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, Gallup City Hall, 110 West Aztec Avenue, Gallup, New Mexico and are available for inspection during regular office hours. The Ordinance is also available on the City of Gallup’s website at: www.GallupNM.gov. CITY OF GALLUP, NEW MEXICO By: /s/ Alfred Abeita II, City Clerk PUBLISH: Friday, May 15, 2020 NOTICE APPENDIX PURSUANT TO GALLUP CITY ORDINANCE S2020-4, ANY PERSON OVER THE AGE OF TWO ENTERING THIS FACILITY MUST WEAR A FACE COVERING THAT FITS SNUGLY AGAINST THE SIDES OF THE FACE AND IN A MANNER THAT COVERS THE ENTIRE NOSE AND MOUTH

Any person entering this facility without wearing a face covering or that removes his or her face covering while within the facility, will be refused entry or removed from the premises.

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CALENDAR

COMMUNITY CALENDAR MAY 15 - MAY 21, 2020 Due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the effort to “flatten the curve” to help stem its spread, many of the events on the Gallup Sun Community Calendar have been canceled or moved online. In cases where listings give a street address, call before you go. OPEN Numerous events have been scheduled online: FRIDAY, May 15

LOBO ACHIEVE/WEB/TRAX INFO SESSION

2:30 pm-3:30 pm @ UNM-Gallup SSTC 228 (705 Gurley Ave.)

CASH FLOW ANALYSIS

2 pm-3 pm Small Business Development Center. Webinar is free. For more information: Christopher Garcia (5505) 314-4788

DOING BUSINESS DURING & AFTER COVID 19

10 am-11:30 am Small Business Development Center. Webinar is free. For more information: Christopher Garcia (5505) 314-4788

OVERVIEW:CARES ACT & NM STATE ASSISTANCE

9 am-10 am Small Business Development Center. Webinar is free. For more infor-

CLASSIFIEDS | FROM PAGE 21 of Emergency Management. Members of the public are welcome to call in with comments about any of the items on the agenda. The comment call in number (505.863.1400) will be monitored beginning at 8:45 am on the day of the meeting; and, it will stop being monitored at 9:10 am on the day of the meeting. Please give your name, and the Agenda Item Number you desire to comment on, and a return phone number. When, at the appropriate time for

HOSPITAL IN TURMOIL | FROM PAGE 20 problem,” he said. “So when these boxes come in and they have all of the masks in different sizes, whomever was taking those masks out of those cases, needed to make sure that they had the appropriate sizes for the appropriate areas.” T he s a me nu r s e a l s o CALENDAR

mation: Christopher Garcia (5505) 314-4788

PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE

11 am-12 pm Small Business Development Center. Webinar is free. For more information: Christopher Garcia (5505) 314-4788

STARTING BUSINESS IN A COVID-19 ENVIRONMENT

1 pm-2 pm Small Business Development Center. Webinar is free. For more information: Christopher Garcia (5505) 314-4788 SATURDAY, May 16

RMCHCS COVID-19 DRIVE-UP TESTING

9 am-5 pm @ Urgent Care Center (520 NM Hwy 564, north of the New Mexico Cancer Center)

DOING BUSINESS DURING & AFTER COVID 19

11am – 12:30 pm Small Business Development Center. Webinar is free. For more information: Christopher Garcia (5505) 314-4788

OVERVIEW: CARES ACT & NM STATE ASSISTANCE

9am-10 am Small Business Development Center. Webinar is free. For more information: Christopher Garcia

making comments on the agenda items, (beginning at approximately 9:10 am) the Commission Chair will call you on your return number so you can make your comment. The Commission Chair pursuant to state law and county policy can limit the time of comments and reduce common or cumulative comments as needed; comments will be limited to 3 minutes. The members of the County Commission at their option can participate by phone or other technological participation methods. A copy of the

expressed a concern about keeping positive COVID-19 patients on the same hospital floor as other patients. She felt this put vulnerable patients at risk of catching the virus. However, Conejo said the situation is not black and white. “This building is pretty long,” he pointed out. “And if somebody said, we’ve got somebody who’s been here

(5505) 314-4788

WHAT TO DO AFTER RECEIVING YOUR COVID-19 LOAN(S)

1 pm-2 pm Small Business Development Center. Webinar is free. For more information: Christopher Garcia (5505) 314-4788 SUNDAY, MAY 17

RMCHCS COVID-19 DRIVE-UP TESTING

1 pm-5 pm @ Urgent Care Center (520 NM Hwy 564, north of the New Mexico Cancer Center) MONDAY, MAY 18

RMCHCS COVID-19 DRIVE-UP TESTING

8 am-5 pm @ RMCH (2111 College Dr,) Please call the COVID-19 hotline when you arrive at the clinic. (505) 2361074. TUESDAY, MAY 19

RMCHCS COVID-19 DRIVE-UP TESTING

8 am-5 pm @ RMCH (2111 College Dr,) Please call the COVID-19 hotline when you arrive at the clinic. (505) 236-1074.

REGULAR COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

9 am-12 pm Regular County Commission Meeting (Check

agenda will be available 72 hours prior to the meeting in the Manager’s Office and the County Clerk’s Office and can be sent electronically upon request. A ll interested par ties are invited to attend via the live stream mentioned herein. Done this 12th day of May 2020

to determine if this meeting is online.) WEDNESDAY, May 20

RMCHCS COVID-19 DRIVE-UP TESTING

8 am-5 pm @ RMCH (2111 College Dr,) Please call the COVID-19 hotline when you arrive at the clinic. (505) 2361074.

INTRODUCTION TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING

11:30 am-1 pm Small Business Development Center. Webinar is free. For more information: PTAC (505) 224-5965 THURSDAY, May 20

RMCHCS COVID-19 DRIVE-UP TESTING

8 am-5 pm @ RMCH (2111 College Dr,) Please call the COVID-19 hotline when you arrive at the clinic. (505) 2361074.

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION

5:30 pm-7:30 pm UNM-Gallup SSTC 200 (705 Gurley Ave.) Spay/Neuter Low cost Spay and Neuter Days at the Gallup-McKinley County Humane Society (1315 Hamilton Rd., Gallup) have been postponed. Procedures are still being conducted, however they are

scheduled out through May 1. For the time being no new spay and neuter surgeries are being scheduled. The phones are still active and emergency calls will receive a response, and the crew continues feeding the animals at the shelter. However, Cosy Balok, Supervisor for Animal Control for the City of Gallup, is asking people to hold onto animals and contact their own veterinarians if there is a medical need. Only animals who must be euthanized will be taken in. Since the Gallup-McKinley County Humane Society is a no-kill shelter, only animals who cannot be saved are euthanized. Throughout the year, the shelter has sent more than 3,500 animals to larger locations in Arizona, Utah and Colorado for adoptions. Those facilities are not taking transported animals at this time. In order to remain a no-kill facility, the shelter needs to provide enough space for the animals currently in its care. For more information, gmchumanesociety@ gmail.com; (505) 863-2616 To post a nonprofit or civic event in the calendar section, please email: gallupsunevents@gmail.com or fax: (505) 212-0391. Deadline: Monday at 5 pm.

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PU BLIC

PU BLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Jail Authority Board has scheduled their meeting for Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 1:30 pm.

McKINLEY COUNTY B O A R D O F COMMISSIONERS /S/ Billy Moore, Chairperson Publication date: Gallup Sun May 15, 2020

This meeting will be open to the public via technology services to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. A copy of the agenda will be available 72 hours prior to the meeting in the Manager’s Office and the County Clerk’s Office.

for 13 days and they’re being discharged today, and at the other end of the building, 120 feet away, they’ve got somebody being admitted. I wouldn’t say we would isolate them that much.” Another complaint, from the same anonymous nurse, is that an asymptomatic staff member who tested positive for COVID-19, returned to work before the end of the Centers

for Disease Control’s recommended 14-day quarantine. Conejo didn’t deny it. He answered with a discussion of rapid testing. “You can test somebody to make sure they’re clear and you can get results in as little as 30 minutes. Things are progressing all the time,” he said. “And again the public is reacting to what they hear and know. And they go, well how could they

Auxiliary aides for the disabled a re ava i lable upon request. Please contact Elvera Grey at egrey@co.mckinley. nm.us, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to make any necessary arrangements to join the meeting. A ll interested par ties are invited to attend. Done this 13th day of May 2020 JAIL AUTHORITY BOARD /S/ Billy Moore, Chairperson Publication date: May 15, 2020

know that that person is clear? Just because they’re asymptomatic doesn’t mean they’re clear. “But we can bring them here and say we’re going to test you, and in 30 minutes you will know whether they’re clear or not,” he said. “And if they’re clear, you can say … you can go back to work.” Fo r i n fo r m a t i o n o n RMCH, turn to Pg. 9.

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