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LIFE’s ROOTS DETERMINE LIFE’s ROUTES from Richard F. Kontz Executive Director of the Gallup Housing Authority I highly recommend this Book: “The other Wes Moore – One name, Two fates” written by Wes Moore. This is the story of two boys living in Baltimore who grew up in the same low income neighborhood within several blocks of one another, but without each other’s knowledge.

One Wes Moore has grown up to be very educated, very successful in life and has experienced seeing things he never ever dreamed of seeing as a child coming from a poor neighborhood. The other Wes Moore got involved in drugs and drug-dealing at an early age and went to prison after getting involved with an armed robbery which resulted in the killing of an off-duty police officer. This Wes died in prison.

They both had mothers who loved them and tried their best to raise their kids the right way. One mother an immigrant, came legally to the United States when she was very young. She eventually married and both [her husband and herself] saw America as the land of opportunity, if one worked hard and applied yourselves.

Unfortunately, she lost her husband one day when he died of a heart attack. When her son started to run with the wrong crowd she did everything she could to get him into military school. She felt he needed the discipline. She worked three jobs to help pay for his schooling and her son who at first resisted eventually accepted the disciplined approach of military prep school. He would go on to serve in the military and would eventually graduate from John Hopkins University and become a Rhodes Scholar.

The other mother got hooked on drugs and had men in and out of the household. While she tried to raise her son right she failed. Her son found he could make easy money running drugs for dealers and would eventually become a dealer. At one point he tried to get out knowing that most of his friends died young in this line of business. But, the lure of the fast life and money sucked him back in. He eventually attempted an armed robbery with some of his friends and shot an off-duty cop who attempted to stop them.

The police were relentless in pursuing the “cop killer”. As a result of the publicity on the killing of the police officer the “successful” Wes Moore received a call one day from his mother telling him about the Wes Moore who killed a police officer. He eventually made contact with the imprisoned Wes Moore and much of the book is about their parallel life stories. How did one Wes come out okay and became a very successful person in life and the other Wes ended up in prison and eventually died there. WHAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE? Clearly the book shows the ticket out was EDUCATION and taking advantage of every opportunity that presents itself. Wes Moore also had to learn that life isn’t fair but to sit around and complain about it wasn’t going to change your circumstances. He also realized that while “racism” still exists and will probably always exist that shouldn’t become an excuse not to become successful in life. And, he had to learn proper behavior is part of being a productive and successful citizen no matter where you choose to live. He learned “Respect is earned not demanded”.

In closing, I see the same things locally amongst many low income families. This book has much to teach about how “Life’s roots determine Life’s routes”. Just because you are born in poverty doesn’t mean you have to live there for the rest of your life. Things can change and be different. The choice is yours. There are numerous resources here in the Gallup area to help you with that.

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Could your dog face jail time?

CITY COUNCIL CRACKS DOWN ON DOG PARK RULES

By Molly Adamson Sun Correspondent

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he City of Gallup is trying to put a muzzle on vicious and / or dangerous dogs and their owners by making amendments to its animal ordinance.

Cit y Attor ney Cu r tis Hayes brought the ordinance to the city council’s attention during its meeting May 11.

According to Hayes, the current ordinance had confusing language. It defined a vicious animal as an animal which kills or seriously injures a person or domesticated animal resulting in muscle tears or disfiguring lacerations, requiring multiple sutures or extensive corrective or cosmetic surgery.

A da ngerous dog is defined as a dog that causes serious injury to a person or animal. Serious injury is an injury that results in broken bones, multiple bites, or disfiguring lacerations requiring sutures or reconstr uctive surgery.

Hayes explained that the ord ina nce’s la nguage had caused some confusion in the past, so the first goal he mentioned was getting rid of

that. The second goal was to use an existing administrative procedure to help courts deter mine if a n a nima l is vicious or dangerous.

From now on the courts won’t have to be involved i n it ia l ly; t he i n it ia l decision will be made by Animal Control. If a n ow ner d is agrees with Animal Control’s decision, they can go through the administrative appea l process.

Hayes said the third goal wa s to si mply tig hten up some of the timelines and language used in the ordinance a nd in the administrative appeal process. He explained that a lot of it is unnecessarily lengthy. When there is an appeal, the city must board the animal, which can take up some of the limited space they have available.

T he fou r t h goa l of t he ordinance has nothing to do with v icious or dangerous animals. It’s about the city’s dog park.

Hayes add res sed t he council saying that rules are posted in the dog park, but there’s really nothing currently being done to enforce them.

Hayes told the cou ncil that some people treat the

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dog park like a doggy day care by just dropping their dogs off and leaving. Some people let their dogs attack other dogs, and some owners don’t pick up their dog’s feces.

Right now, Hayes sa id, there’s not a lot the city can do to stop them.

“All we can do is say ‘you have to leave,’ but if you have folks that are repeat offenders it may be appropriate in some cases to actually cite these folks into court,” Hayes suggested.

“Generally, like with most things, people are going to quit violating the rule when you point it out to them. But there are folks who just got to go to court sometimes,” Hayes said.

Councilor Fran Palochak, Dist. 4, asked Hayes how people would receive the citation. Hayes explained that Animal Control would probably be the ones in charge of handing out citations.

After hearing his response Pa locha k still questioned how Animal Control would be alerted to a situation.

“So, someone is triggering this [citation]? Another dog owner that is there is seeing this happening, several times probably,” she sa id.

“They might not even know his name, but they know this guy comes with this dog and he never picks up his feces.

“So, is he going to call A n i ma l Control? Because there’s not always an officer there, and it seems inappropriate for me to call the police because this guy doesn’t pick up his dog’s feces,” she said.

Hayes admitted that he hadn’t thought that part of t he problem t h roug h a nd

The Gallup Dog Park became a focus of the City Council during its May 11 meeting. Photo Credit: City of Gallup

wa sn’t su re how A n i m a l Control would necessarily be contacted.

Pa lochak suggested he have another conversation with Animal Control.

“I have found that when I worked in the courts that people would write a lot of laws without thinking and ordinances without thinking about the reality of the situation and seeing how this is practically going to work in the realm of the real word,” Palochak continued.

“So, I’m looking at this and I want it to be clear in my mind as a pet owner how this would all work,” she said.

Hayes explained that the dog park is part of Animal Control’s routine patrol, but that they’re not there a lot of the time.

“It’s like a ny thing, like t ra f f ic v iolat ion s,” Hayes said. “The vast majority of traffic violations go unpunished, because there’s not a police officer there to witness it (sic).”

Councilor Linda Garcia, Dist. 1, is a regular at the

dog pa rk a nd she pra ised it a nd how Gallup’s Parks and Recreation Department keeps it nice and clean.

“I have a little doggy that I take there and for the most part people follow the rules, but in the summer, it is kind of bad with the dog poop,” she confessed.

“I know it’s frustrating to see that owners don’t do what should be common sense,” Cou nci lor Yoga sh Ku ma r, Dist. 3, said. “ B u t u n f o r t u n a t e l y, that’s why we need to have t he s e r u le s i n pl a ce,” he concluded.

The council unanimously agreed to approve the changes to the animal ordinance, which included simplifying the language in the current animal ordinance, having Animal Control make the initia l decision about whether or not a n a nima l should be considered vicious or dangerous, and the possibi l it y of put t i ng con se quences in place if a dog or dog ow ner doesn’t follow Gallup’s dog park rules.

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Lodgers’ Tax meeting tackles the gray areas HOW EXACTLY CAN THE TAX BE USED?

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any local events had to be canceled last year because of the pandemic and as the community looks toward the future, the Lodgers’ Tax committee is helping

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people figure out how upcoming events will be funded.

The Lodgers’ Tax is paid by anyone using a commercial lodging accommodation. The funding has declined because of COVID, but a Lodgers’ Tax committee is trying to help the community figure out how the limited amount of money collected in 2020 should be used to support events.

That was the purpose of the May 6 committee meeting.

Gallup City Attorney Curtis Hayes explained that the tax money could be used to advertise, publicize, and promote events, but that those rules come with some gray areas when it comes to other things that can be done with the money.

He told the committee a cautionary tale about a 2015

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G a l l u p To u r i s m a n d Marketing Manager Jennifer Lazarz described what the gray areas Hayes had mentioned were. City personnel cannot oversee taking tickets and they can’t operate gates for city events, especially during COVID-19. If they want to volunteer during their free time though, they may do so.

General event costs are also not covered by the Lodgers’ Tax.

to try to stay away from points not clea rly mentioned a s acceptable for use. “ I f you h a v e l i m i t e d resources available and you have things you can spend your money on that are completely allowable and you have things you can spend your money on that are questionable and might get you in trouble, why go into Gallup Tourism and Marketing Manager that gray area?” Hayes said.

Jennifer Lazarz When the subject of giveaways came up, Hayes asked Another unclear matter that the committee to consider resulted in a lot of discussion whether they could argue that during the meeting was where the city would be getting somepromotional items fit in. Hayes thing in return from a giveaway. said it’s unclear if promotional In order for it to be tapped, the items such as T-shirts achieve city must be getting something the tax’s goal of helping a city in return for the Lodgers’ Tax. support an event with advertisPrizes, however, are on a ing, publicizing, and promoting. different level, according to “… I would be hard pressed Hayes. to say that somebody is at “Some of these prizes are Walmart and sees somebody pretty valuable, and I think wearing a Gallup T-shirt and there’s an argument to be says ‘I’m going to Gallup. Never made that prizes that are a thought of it before until I saw your T-shirt,’” Hayes said.

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Tired of leaks, breaks, unscheduled outages?

GALLUP INCLUDES PIPE REPLACEMENT IN LATEST BUDGET

By Kevin Opsahl Sun Correspondent

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allup has been the site of nu merous unscheduled water outages in recent months. The city’s aging water pipes have kept Gallup Water and Sanitation Director Dennis Romero and his crew busy making repairs.

Romero said water line breaks in Gallup are trending “slightly downward, as we’ve made a concerted effort to move line replacement projects forward.”

The attention to the city’s aging water lines comes at a time that the country is studying infrastructure issues.

Gallup has 201.4 miles of water lines, according to Romero.

The oldest pipes — some of them close to 100 years old — are made of cast iron.

After World War II, materials like ductile iron and asbestos cement were used. Lately, the pipes have been made of PVC,

which has been in short supply recently because of the pandemic’s impact on the economy in Texas, where most of the pipe is manufactured.

“The age of the lines coupled with the materials, are the reasons water lines break,” Romero wrote in an email.

“Cast iron does corrode over time. … Cast iron lines are typically designed for a 50-year service life.”

The water lines made of asbestos cement — which is known to cause health problems and is being monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency — is actually not a threat to residents, Romero said. That’s because it is not broken up and airborne, which is how it can impact people.

Romero is not sure of the ratio of old to new pipes because he does not yet have a system up and running to check that. But he did say the age of pipes depends on their location within the city. Some of the century-old pipes are located downtown and on

Gallup’s north side.

Gallup city officials would like to take care of some $1.2 million in water line projects over the next fi scal year, according to documents they provided the Sun in early May. Cou nci lwoma n F ra n Palochak, Dist. 4, told the Sun recently she believes Gallup has been reactive rather than proactive in regard to water lines. Romero largely agreed with her point of view.

“This problem has been growing and festering for a while,” he said. “While I agree with her that we want to move forward so that we’re not having to be in the full-on repair mode, what I’m also saying is, we’re going to have to do both (be proactive and reactive) for a while.”

Romero said the water line problems have been going on longer than Palochak has been in office.

“She makes a lot of sense. I want to make sure I say that,” he said. “She shows a lot of wisJonathan Trejo and Kamrin Toadlena working a hydrant and water line repair at Williams/ dom with that perspective.”

Aztec in Gallup in February. This is one of many breaks around the city in recent months.

Photo Credit: Courtesy Gallup Water and Sanitation Department POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS Ga l lup Mayor Lou is Bonaguidi said he and city councilors have considered the city’s water line issues from different angles.

“I think everybody knows the situation. It all takes money,” he said. “This past year has been a scramble just to stay ahead of everything.”

The coronavirus pandemic didn’t help. Last year, when he became mayor, Bonaguidi oversaw a budget that was slashed by 30 percent.

“You try to plan ahead, ‘Ok, what are we going to do this year?’ But when you cut the budget, you have to cut back on some of that,” he said.

Romero also mentioned the ways that the pandemic impacted the city’s water lines.

Water line replacement is considered a capital outlay. Such expenditures were suspended in 2020 due to COVID-19.

“We went off of what has been approved in prior years,” Romero wrote in an email. “We also went to [city] council a few times for approval of projects.

Romero told the Sun his department requested $250,000

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for 2019 and 2020 in a line item known as “MnR-Maintenance and Repair” and received and spent it in each of those years.

This coming Fiscal Year, 2021-2022, they requested the $250,000 MnR line item as well as an additional $200,000 to be used to target the cast iron lines throughout the city.

He is optimistic that both items will be approved.

The city was able to complete four replacement projects in the distribution system this past year — all of which Romero described as fairly large.

“We will focus on mid-sized projects to smaller projects this coming fi scal year,” he wrote.

“The projects we are moving forward are those we can do with the revenue we collect from our customers.

“We can always use more money, but we want to be fi scally prudent and not take on additional debt,” he said.

Romero wants residents to understand that when it comes time to actually replacing

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Smoother traffic, fewer crashes NMDOT PRESENTS ZIPPER MERGE Staff Reports

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n an effort to cut the number of collisions as construction work resumes on five projects along I-40 in McKinley and Cibola counties, District 6 of the New Mexico Department of Transportation has introduced the “zipper merge.”

NMDOT says most New Mexico motorists start to merge in construction zones as soon as they see warning signs and learn which lane ahead is closed. This is called an “early merge” and it can lead to dangerous lane switching, inconsistent driving speeds that cause crashes, long back-ups that

This illustration of how a zipper merge works is part of an effort by the State Department of Transportation to prepare motorists to smoothly navigate roadways during upcoming construction projects in McKinley and Cibola counties. Image Credit: NMDOT block interchanges, angry drivers and road rage.

Research shows, however, that these dangers decrease and traffic moves more smoothly

As warm weather approaches, so do construction projects in McKinley and Cibola counties. The New Mexico Department of Transportation urges motorists to use courtesy and employ the zipper merge while driving through work zones. Image Credit: NMDOT using the zipper merge.

The zipper merge occurs

when motorists use both lanes until they reach the defined merge area and then alternate into the open lane.

The zipper merge reduces speed differences between lanes and reduces the overall length of a traffic backup by as much as 40 percent. It also creates a sense of fairness since all lanes are moving at the same pace.

In order for the zipper merge to work, both lanes approaching the construction zone should be used by motorists. As you see the “lane closed ahead” sign and traffic backing up, stay in your current lane up to the point of the merge. Then take turns with other drivers to safely and smoothly ease into

the remaining lane.

To see how zipper merge works, go to ZipperMergeNM. com for an animated video demonstration.

T H E F I V E CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS • In McKinley County a $16.4 million roadway reconstruction project near Ciniza Refinery has been awarded to FNF Construction, Inc., of Tempe, Ariz. This project is in the last of three phases. It will include reconstruction of both lanes of east and westbound I-40, installation of new guardrail

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Special election candidates vying for Deb Haaland’s seat

By Mike Daly For the Sun

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ver the next three we ek s vot er s i n Central New Mexico, Congressional District One, will have the opportunity to select a new congressional representative.

The new representative will take the place of Deb Haaland who almost immediately after being elected to a second term in November, was appointed the first Native American to serve as Secretary of the Interior.

Congressiona l Distr ict One includes all of Torrance County, a good portion of Bernalillo County, as well as a portion of Sandoval County and a sliver of Valencia and Santa Fe counties.

as an Independent. Dunn is a long-time rancher with a degree in Animal Science from Colorado State University. He also served as a banker for 25 years. When he was the State Land Commissioner, he ran head to head with Republicans because of his resistance to expanded use of ground water oil and gas drilling. He supports eliminating qualified immunity for law enforcement, is anti-abortion and opposes federal restrictions on semi-automatic weapons. His website boasts: “I’m not a Trump Teddy Bear or a Biden Puppet.”

an MBA, he went to work for former U.S. Representative Steve Schiff, R - N.M. from 1989 until Schiff’s death in 1998. Now, with his wife, he has a healthcare business.

One of his primary issues

is a repeal of the state tax on Social Security benefits, according to his website. He is a strong law and order candidate and he opposes the Biden Administration’s ban on all new drilling permits on

Federal Land, arguing that he wants to protect New Mexico jobs.

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Republican Mark Moores

Aubrey Dunn - Independent Aubrey Dunn has been a Republican, a Democrat, a Libertarian and is now running NEWS

Mark Moores is a threeter m Republ ica n St ate Senator with roots in New Mexico. His great-grandfather Augustine Maestas was elected to severa l off ices in Rio Arriba County in the 19th centur y. After graduating from the University of New Mexico with a BA and Gallup Sun • Friday May 14, 2021

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Weekly Police Activity Report VISITOR IN THE NIGHT Prewitt, April 28 After a woman unexpectedly showed up at his house at midnight one night, a Prewitt man was left with a shattered car window.

On April 28 at 12:14 am McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Galvin Panteah was dispatched to 3 Elyse Drive in Prewitt because a man had called in saying his car’s window had been shattered.

When he arrived at the hou se Pa ntea h met w it h the victim who explained that a woman named Relda Martinez showed up at his house unexpectedly at midnight and punched him. After she punched him, the man said Martinez left, but eventually came back.

The Panteah man stated that he heard glass break and he saw Martinez leave his property in a grey Toyota Corolla before he noticed that his car’s window had been shattered.

The man did not know

Martinez’s license plate number, but he suggested she was probably going back to her house in Haystack. He didn’t know her address.

Panteah asked the man if Martinez had possibly been drunk, and the man stated he didn’t know. In the report he filed with the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office, Panteah noted that the victim had a small cut on the inside of his bottom lip, although he said he was fi ne and that he didn’t need any medical attention.

Panteah also saw that the man’s red 2003 Chevy Malibu’s driver’s side window was broken. The deputy found small pieces of a beer bottle on the ground next to the driver’s door. The victim estimated that the damage would cost him $500 to fi x.

CLUES AT THE WINDOWS Yatahey, April 25 A couple called the police after they noticed that their

house windows were cracked.

On April 25, at 8:43 pm McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Jerald Watchman was dispatched to the scene at 18 South La Bah Drive in Yatahey.

When he arrived on scene, Watchman met with the male victim, who explained that his house windows were cracked.

The man said his wife noticed the damage that morning.

In the report he fi led with the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office, Watchman noted there were pry marks on the outer frame of the living room window and cracks in the corners of the lower part of the window. He also found pry marks on two separate bedroom windows. It appeared as if someone had been trying to get into the house.

The male victim said no one had actually gotten inside and nothing had been stolen.

Watchman estimated that the damages would cost about $700 to fi x.

Watchman did not see any

footprints around the house besides those of the victim.

The victim said that about two months ago his neighbor had chased off someone who had been trying to get through a window, but the victim said he hadn’t reported it at the time.

STR A NDED AT THE SPEEDWAY Church Rock, April 24 What one man thought was going to just be a night out drinking with his nephew turned into something very different.

On April 24, at about 8:20 pm McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Nocona Clark was d ispatched to Dead hor se Speedway in Church Rock, N.M. on a call about a stolen vehicle.

When Clark arrived at the scene, he met the victim, a man from Church Rock. The victim explained that he had been drinking with his nephew Armando Lee when his nephew stole his gray 2017 Toyota Frontier.

The Church Rock man said they had stopped at Deadhorse Speedway to get gas, but when he went into the store, Lee drove off with his SUV. He left the gas station going northbound on State Highway 66.

The victim said his nephew was wearing a black hoodie and black pants.

In the report he fi led with the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office, Clark noted that the

victim warned him to be careful when dealing with Lee because he had just gotten out of prison and he might have a .22 caliber rifle with him. The man said Lee usually stays in Pinedale, but that he does sometimes stay in Gallup.

Clark gave Metro Dispatch a description of the suspect and the SUV. The vehicle was entered into the National Crime Information Center as stolen.

G O O D S A M A R I TA N CALLS IN REPORT Gamerco, April 23 A good Samaritan called police out to check on his neighbor’s truck when its alarm was triggered while he was out of town.

On April 23 at 8:21 pm McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Galvin Panteah was dispatched on the call.

When he arrived at 900 Gr a n it e St . i n Ga merco, Panteah met with Clarence and Marie Salas, who told him that the alarm on a red Dodge Ram with New Mexico plates that was parked next door at 901 Granite St. was going off.

Clarence said that Gilbert Huber owned the house next door and that he worked in Albuquerque and only returned to Gamerco on the weekends.

Clarence explained that he had already told Huber about

WEEKLY POLICE ACTIVITY REPORT | SEE PAGE 16

This table represents a seven-day period of Gallup Police Dept. incident calls.

May 5 – May 11 INCIDENT TYPE

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NUMBER OF CALLS

WELFARE CHECK

204

INTOXICATED

199

TRAFFIC-RELATED

95

POLICE REQUEST

80

DOMESTIC

47

LAW

41

DISORDERLY SUBJECT

38

ACCIDENT

32

ALARM

26

ROUTINE PATROL

19

All other calls including. attempt to locate, burglary, battery, assault, party call disturbance, etc.

192

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Dead body found in retaining pond Staff Reports

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de a d b o d y w a s d i scovered i n a retaining pond at t he Wa s t ew a t er T r e a t ment Pl a nt on t he west side of Gallup at 800

Sweetwater Place on April 13.

When Gallup Police officers arrived they were shown to the body by the man who called in the incident. It was on the north side of Sanostee Drive at the bottom of a retaining pond that is no longer in use.

The Gallup Fire Department assisted detectives in recovering the body.

The body was identified as that of Ferlin Yazzie, 35, of Yatahey, a Native American man. The investigation is ongoing.

Gallup Police unit outside the Wastewater Treatment Plant on April 13 after a dead body was discovered in a retaining pond there. Photo Credit: GPD

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29-year-old man on a bike was shot in the parking lot of the America’s Best Value Inn at 2003 W. Historic Hwy. 66 in Gallup at 7:20 pm May 5.

Reports from the Gallup Police Department indicate the man, identified as Kyle Sands was with three other bicyclists, two male and one

female, when a car with tinted windows which could have been gray, silver, or black appeared.

A ma n at a nea rby Lotaburger said he heard a shot and one of the men on one of the bikes fell.

His description to Officer Alana Bradley said the two males and the female left westbound in the gray car on Highway 66. He described the males as wearing white shirts

and the female as skinny and in a gray jacket.

Efforts to perform CPR on the man who was shot reportedly began with people in the parking lot and continued with GPD Officer Victor Madrid who took over until the Fire Depa r tment a nd MedSta r a r r ived. Mad r id fol lowed MedStar to the Gallup Indian Medical Center where the man was declared dead at 8:08 pm.

There a re no suspects

The police unit waits as officers investigate a May 5 shooting at America’s Best Value Inn on Highway 66 in Gallup. Photo Credit: GPD right now. This is an ongoing investigation. More details will

be released as they become available.

WEEKLY DWI REPORT Staff Reports Mckyale Tso Dec. 16, 2:39 am DWI New Mexico State Police Officer Alejandro Solis-Torres was patrolling eastbound on Highway 264 near mile post 16 when he saw a red pickup truck traveling westbound with only one headlight. Solis-Torres turned to follow the truck, activating his unit’s emergency equipment to conduct a traffic stop.

The truck turned north onto a dirt road covered in snow and attempted to flee, but the driver lost control and crashed into a berm alongside the road.

The driver, later identified as Mckyale Tso, 24, of Mexican Springs, N.M., got out and tried to run, but he was apprehended

by Solis-Torres.

The repor t stated Tso smelled of alcohol. He was arrested for evasion. Tso was taken to the local state police officer for standard field sobriety tests and a breath test. He agreed and posted two samples PUBLIC SAFETY

of .13.

Ts o wa s booked i nt o McK i n le y C o u n t y A d u l t Detention Center for DWI, resisting arrest, improper equipment, open container, and no license, registration, or insurance.

Kiana Livingston April 28, 2020, 6:50 am DWI When a truck crashed through a fence a nd a locked gate, the McKinley C o u n t y Sheriff’s Office sent Deputy Jeff Barnhurst out to State Highway 612. As Barnhurst arrived at the scene, he saw a green Ford F150 that matched the description he had been given.

Barnhurst met the driver, K ia na L iv i ngston, 24, of Thoreau, who said she had just

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A century of federal indifference left generations of Navajo homes without running water PART TWO: THE LONGSTANDING LINK BETWEEN WATER AND HEALTH

By Elizabeth Miller New Mexico In Depth April 12, 2021

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othing comes without water. The tribal housing authority won’t build homes if there’s no water to plumb them.

Schools, health clinics, administrative offices, restaurants, and businesses cannot be constructed or continue to operate without it.

“A homeland for the Navajo people is not merely a piece of land between our four sacred mountains, but is a place where our culture, our language, and our way of life and our people can live and grow,” former Navajo Nation president Joe Shirley, Jr. testified to Congress in 2007. “Without water, viable economic and social communities wither and die.”

The first U.S. Public Health Ser v ice sur vey of Native

American health in 1913 found alarming rates of contagious diseases, linked to the absence of basic sanitary facilities. For decades since, lack of clean water for handwashing and hygiene has correlated to the spread of and deaths from influenza, pneumonia, and some of the highest rates of tuberculosis in the nation, as well as waterborne illnesses like cholera, typhoid, and dysentery.

In the 1950s, when 80% of American Indian and Alaska Native families were still hauling water to drink from ditches, creeks, stock ponds, and other unprotected sources, they were also dying of gastrointestinal diseases at more than four times the rate found in the rest of the U.S. That situation was particularly deadly for infants and the elderly.

In the early months of the COVID-19 crisis, though 11% of New Mexico’s population is

Native American, tribal communities reported roughly 60% of the state’s COVID-19 cases.

A year later, Native Americans accounted for 28% of all deaths in the state, and as of early April, the Navajo Nation’s 173,600 residents had weathered 30,182 cases and 1,259 deaths.

COVID-19’s transmission among Navajo communities was propelled in part by the reality that it’s impossible to stay home when having water to drink, cook, or clean means driving to a community watering point and filling 50-gallon barrels or going into a border town and purchasing water there every few days. When every ounce poured out counts down to the next trip down rough, dirt roads to haul barrels that weigh up to 400 pounds, water is precious. Running it to wash hands for half a minute feels like an exorbitant use.

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A water tank is often the way Navajo people get their water. To drink, cook, or clean can mean driving to a tank such as this one, filling a barrel and transporting it home. Photo Credit: Elizabeth Miller Insufficient federal funding health clinic fronted by a tent for has left myriad unmet basic COVID testing, and the new eleneeds, including health care, edu- mentary and middle schools that cation, public safety, housing, and educate children bused in from rural development, according to surrounding communities. She the United States Commission caught up with her son, a special on Civil Rights. The Commission education teacher, on his way found “significant disparities” back to school after lunch from between funding for Native the new teachers’ housing.

Americans and other groups in Julie Badonie, former presthe country. ident of the Tohatchie Chapter, “Native Americans living on paused, too, where the road tribal lands do not have access to overlooks the cemetery. The field the same services and programs of silk flowers was scattered with available to other Americans, American flags, snapping in the even though the government breeze, marking the many veterhas a binding trust obligation to ans’ graves. Since COVID-19 hit, provide them,” the commission the cemetery has nearly run out reported in 2003. of space.

Again in 2018, the Commission When the chapter sent found not only had the federal requests for funding during New government failed to address the Mexico’s legislative session this housing crisis that left 10 times as year, the need to dig more wells many Native Americans in homes or lay pipes to connect to the without adequate plumbing as the San Juan lateral was edged out national average, the number of by the need for a new backhoe.

Native Americans living in over- The old one quit working, leavcrowded houses or without com- ing one family to dig a grave by plete kitchens or plumbing had hand. grown by 21%.

The chapter also prioritized On a tour around town, constructing a warehouse to Badonie, wearing a brilliantly store that equipment, so mainpatterned wool jacket, strings of tenance staff don’t have to park turquoise and spiny urchin, and it in their yards, and improved a pale blue mask, pointed out the emergency services. With no landmarks that bear witness to fire station in town, when part decades of uneven progress, in of the chapterhouse caught fire, which gains are made only to be staff used fire extinguishers to lost: The scraped foundations put out the flames themselves. If of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tohatchi residents call for police, boarding school, the former it can take hours for officers to health clinic closed by mold, and arrive from the nearest station. the Women, Infant and Children Sometimes, they don’t show at all. center also shut down when it Next time Part Three: was deemed unsafe.

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Earthweek: Diary of a Changing World Week ending Friday, May 7, 2021

By Steve Newman

Manatee Deaths An average of seven ma natee deaths have been reported each day in Florida so far this year as the U.S. government and local marine mammal experts try to fi nd what’s behind the spike in fatalities.

About 675 manatee carcasses were found from January 1 to mid-April, compared to 637 in all of last year. Nearly half of the sea cow fatalities occurred a rou nd t he I nd ia n River Lagoon. Recent algae blooms and pollution have killed off the area’s seagrass beds, which the manatees feed on. Development and habitat loss are also adding stress to the animals, as is chronic exposure to pesticides such as glyphosate, a key ingredient in Roundup. Red tide outbreaks from the widespread use of fertilizers are also polluting manatee habitats.

Earthquakes At lea st th ree people were injured du r i n g a s t r on g quake that struck off northeastern Japan.

• Earth movements were also felt in Panama and southwestern Australia.

Vanishing Glaciers A new study of the world’s glaciers revea ls that they

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-102° Vostok, Antarctica a r e melt i n g a t a fa s t er pa ce t h a n prev iously estimated, posing a n i ncrea si ng t h reat of i nu nd a t ion t o coa s t a l communities and low-lying isla nds a round the world.

T he re s ea rch fou nd t h a t other than the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica, glaciers lost 676 gigatons of ice per year on average between 2000 and 2019. The los ses were sa id to have accelerated sharply during the period as global heating became more acute. Some glaciers have already vanished, with others expected to do so by the end of the century. This is a particular threat in South Asia, where mou nta i n glacier s a re a n impor tant source of fresh water to rivers such as the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Indus.

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New Normal The U.S. environment agency NOA A issued its latest calculations of what is now the climatic “normal,” which is based on temperature averages from the past three decades. The previous normals were based on weather data from 1981 to 2010. But because of the unprecedented warmth of the past two decades, evidence of the current climate emergency is clearly evident in the new 1991-2020 calculations. The average temperature in the 48 contiguous United States for the past 30 years is now almost a half-degree Fahrenheit hotter than between 1981 and 2010.

Experts hope the lost whale can make it down the Spanish coast, through the Strait of Gibraltar and into the Atlantic, where it has a better chance of survival.

Atlantic rather than its Pacific home waters. While apparently healthy, the whale looks unusually thin because the Mediterranean doesn’t have the kind of food it is used to.

Iceland’s spectacular GeldingadalirMeradalir volcanic eruption intensified, with fountains of lava shooting 1,000 feet into the air — clearly visible from the capital, Reykjavik.

Scientists say the eruption is now behaving more as originally predicted.

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Wayward Cetacean A you ng g r ay wha le, bor n i n California’s coastal waters, has been wandering around the western Mediterranean in recent weeks as the fi rst of its species to ever appear there.

Marine biologists believe it got lost while feeding in the Arctic’s Beaufort Sea and eventually wound up in the

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‘Breath of fresh air’ GALLUP HIGH SPECIAL ED TEACHER HAILED AS MOTHERLY

By Kevin Opsahl Sun Correspondent

with degrees in sociology and development communication.

Faculty members wanted her amille’s Sidewalk Café to go into teaching, but she told selects a teacher every them “That’s not my world.” month to be recogA UNICEF project she nized and celebrated became involved with changed from within the Gallup area. all of that. Manlegro was Nominees are selected based trained as one of five “street on votes from students and educators,” helping troubled their families on how and why youth. they feel their teacher deserves “That was my exposure [to] the award of “Teacher of the working with children,” she Month.” said. “That was really the start Louella Manlegro, a special of it all.” education teacher at Gallup Later, a friend encourHigh School, received the aged her to go into special honor this month. She spoke education. with the Gallup Sun about “She said, ‘you’re working why she loves teaching stu- with the disadvantaged kids. dents with special needs, how So why don’t you just join the she got interested in a career in education sector formally?’” the classroom, and life in her Manlegro said. native country, the Philippines.

She obtained her education EARLY YEARS degree while working at an eleCalling herself a proud mentary school. product of a Jesuit education, “I couldn’t even 100 percent Ma nlegro graduated from explain, ‘why am I in special college in the Philippines education?’” Manlegro said. “I

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would say special education is the road less taken. A lot of people would want to be teachers, but a lot are hesitant to be in special education because of the demands of the work.”

‘A CA LLING, NOT A CAREER’ Manlegro came to the U.S. in 2008, when she was hired to teach at a school in North Carolina. In 2011, she came to New Mexico to teach in Roswell. Five years later, the Gallup-McKinley School District hired her to work at Gallup High School.

She calls the state where she teaches “truly the Land of Enchantment,” in part because she feels the students and parents are close-knit, which reminds her of families in the Philippines.

As a special education teacher, she works in the classroom with teachers to provide them assistance with any student who has special needs.

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May Teacher of the Month Luella Manlegro of Gallup High School accepts her winning basket from Camille’s Sidewalk Café May 10 in Gallup. Photo Credit: Bryanny Rich She is also a “case carrier,” who is responsible for making sure the special needs students are receiving the right services and that all obligations are being met by the classroom teacher.

That’s one aspect of her job that Mary Ann Seslar, a GHS science teacher, highlighted when asked by the Sun why Manlegro was the right choice for Teacher of the Month.

“Her integrity, above all else, is amazing,” Seslar said.

“She dots all the i’s and crosses the t’s and she checks the paperwork and she makes sure we are in compliance all of the time.”

Romalda Garcia, who has a child with special needs attending GHS, said Manlegro helped her register for class and understand complex course material by speaking with her one-onone. All of that was especially important during the virtual year of learning throughout the pandemic, she said.

“As a parent, you know that [the] dedication of a teacher like that goes way beyond words,” Garcia said. “You know that when she talks to you, she cares and she’s concerned about your child, and when she says she’ll keep in touch, she defi nitely does.”

Manlegro believes it is the job of educators to “provide an avenue for tapping every kid’s potential.”

“We’re duty-bound to give

them maximum opportunities,” she said.

Seslar, who regularly has special needs students in her classroom, recognizes the importance of having someone like Manlegro by her side.

“She really is thorough with the kids that are in her classes and the kids that are on her caseload,” Seslar said. “She knows what the kids need. She knows the best way to reach them.”

Two teachers work as a team, planning everything from new creative lessons to seating arrangements.

“When we talk together, we can really read each other,” Seslar said.

Manlegro describes herself as a teacher who “goes the extra mile” and approaches working with the students as if they’re her own kids.

In fact, Seslar described Manlegro as “motherly” — firm, but kind.

Manlegro feels flattered and humbled to be the Teacher of the Month — but she never felt entitled to it.

“When I do my job, I don’t expect anything to come back,” she said.

S e s l a r, o n t h e o t h e r hand, believes the honor is well-deserved.

“Louella is a breath of fresh air,” she said. “She’s a good friend both in and out of the classroom. She’s an excellent teacher.”

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Virtual Authors Festival in full swing THIS YEAR’S THEME: VISUAL STORYTELLING Staff Reports

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ibraries across the countr y were shuttered last March when the COV ID -19 pa ndemic was declared. While the country is gradually reopening, some libraries remain closed due to their state’s restrictions.

The Octavia Fellin Public Library, 115 W. Hill Ave., is one of them. In-person visits are still temporarily suspended and the library continues to provide curbside checkout services instead.

However, Octavia Fellin has continued to offer events and activities for visitors, albeit virtually through software like Zoom or Facebook Live. This

is also where visitors can join their latest month-long event.

The library launched its first Virtual Authors Festival at the beginning of May. Throughout the month, visitors will be able to join virtual talks on storytelling and creativity with 10 artists, 13 authors, seven poets, and other guests according to the OFPL website.

Betty Martin, deputy director for OFPL, said since the library has made its programs accessible online during the pandemic, it made sense to carry that idea over to the festival.

“We hold t he Aut hor s Festival biennially and we weren’t sure how this year’s festival would or should be

Beth Kuiper will present an art demonstration May 25 at the Octavia Fellin Public Library’s Author’s Festival 2021. Her work can be seen on Etsy and Instagram. Photo Credit: Courtesy OFPL Joe Sohm, who went from teacher to photo-historian, will share his multimedia project May 22 at the Octavia Fellin Public Library’s Author’s Festival 2021. Photo Credit: Courtesy OFPL planned,” Martin said May 12.

“We decided that the safest method would be virtual. All

of the programs and performers for the festival have a story to tell whether it’s through art,

graffiti, poetry, photography, etc.”

As a result, Martin said the

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Celebrating workers on Labor Day with SOMOS of Gallup THIS YEAR’S THEME: ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES NEED ESSENTIAL WORKERS

By Dee Velasco For the Sun

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nternational Workers’ Day, also known as Labor Day – a celebration of laborers and the working class, arrives every May 1. Observed

campaigns to promote workers in McKinley County and throughout New Mexico.

The group set up the free ice cream social in the parking lot of St. Francis of Assisi at 214 W. Wilson Ave. and invited several other organizations

drove by.

“We are a local organization working with low-wage

working families and immigrant families,” Blackgoat said.

“Since it was International

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to pass out goodies and information including New Mexico Legal Aid, Octavia Fellin Public Library, and Battered Families Services. Despite a little wind, the celebration was a hit.

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‘Profi le’ takes viewers on a tense international ride via social media

By Glenn Kay For the Sun

RATING:  OUT OF  RUNNING TIME: 105 MINUTES This movie from Focus Features will be playing at open cinemas and drive-ins on May 14.

Over the past few years, several fi lms have attempted to tell a story exclusively using social media. Such efforts have included the Unfriended horror series, as well as the 2018 John Cho thriller Searching. Writer/ director Timur Bekmambetov (Ni g h t Wa t c h , Wa n t e d , Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) was an executive producer of the first franchise and has now decided to try to create his own film set entirely on a computer screen. The result is Profi le, based on a true story from French journalist Anna Erelle.

It doesn’t all work, but at least it sets its aspirations high and is an improvement over other flicks set entirely on a computer.

Amy (Valene Kane) is a cash-strapped, London-based writer researching a piece on young women who have been recruited to ISIS. Specifically, one teen who met a figure online and left for Syria with

tragic results. After setting up a fake Facebook profi le, she is contacted by a man named Abu Bilel Al-Britani (Shazad Latif).

She calls him Bilel and tells him that she is a recent convert to Islam.

The two begin to form an online relationship as he shares his own experiences. Despite being assisted by producer Vick (Christine Adams) and technical specialist Lou (Amir Rahimazedeh), Amy struggles to keep her real motivations and identity secret from her subject. Amy’s obsession with the story causes concern and friction with boyfriend Matt (Morgan Watkins) and sister Kathy (Emma Carter). Slowly, the protagonist begins developing true feelings for Bilel, adding further complications.

As mentioned, this story is told entirely on Amy’s laptop computer screen. We see a mouse arrow clicking through files of conversations and events recorded over the previous three weeks. Using this as a storytelling method does pose problems.

The cast members are fi ne in their roles, but the technique makes it tougher for viewers to really get inside the protagonist’s head and understand her, especially when she is never in direct physical contact with any other character in the story.

Overdue bill notices pop up onscreen that establish why Amy feels that she must complete the story and her

Amy (Valene Kane) and Abu Bilel Al-Britani (Shazad Latif) play a 21st century version of cat-and-mouse over a computer screen as they work to deceive each other in “Profile.” Photo Credit: Focus Features frustrations with the Western World. But it sometimes feels a bit on-the-nose when the information simply pops up onscreen.

Bekmambetov does create genuine moments of suspense by keeping viewers in the dark about the fi nale and forcing the protagonist to keep the dangerous ruse going with unexpected and untimely calls from her potential recruiter. Some of the lead’s immediate problems include keeping her personal details consistent and remembering to cover up a tattoo she shouldn’t have. The movie also benefits from inopportune calls and messages arriving while she is chatting online with her target. This director has plenty of experience with shooting

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action, so while it all takes place on a computer monitor, the added boxes and online calls that appear at unexpected moments do surprise and generate some tension.

It does seem like Amy loses focus easily in her assignment as she begins to fall for the charms of Bilel, sharing personal details and becoming a fast supporter of the man she is seeking to expose. While this ultimately has to happen for the sake of the narrative, the turn still feels too sudden to be fully convincing. Still, one could argue that since this is what happened with the actual person whose story is being told, it is a possible outcome. And one could take the tale itself as an effectively told warning to not believe everything said during online chats.

Both par ties are being deceitful and hiding their true intentions, which ultimately results in a potentially deadly reckoning.

Honestly, this reviewer isn’t a big fan of social media fl icks and Profi le can’t escape all the limitations imposed on it by this narrative approach.

However, thanks to the seriousness of the situation, as well as the various pop-ups and difficult relationships taking place within the story, it isn’t dull and does generate more strain and stress than other features made in the same manner. So, if you’re okay with spending time staring at a computer screen for another couple of hours, the movie will deliver a few effectively delivered chills.

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“You’re not only just digging up the ground, you have to cut through asphalt and, in some cases, you have to remove the curb, gutter and sidewalk, and people’s driveways, occasionally,” he said.

In recent city strategic planning meetings, a top priority for 2021 is to get direction and funding for upgrading the city’s water lines. Additionally, improving the city’s infrastructure was listed by the mayor and council members as one of four priorities over the next five years.

In addition to using what funds are available, Romero said his department has been working on an asset management plan, tied in with the city’s Geographic Information System to inventory Gallup’s infrastructure — from water wells to water lines. A color- coded system will tell Romero and others the age and

WEEKLY DWI REPORT | FROM PAGE 9 gotten a flat tire and her mom was coming to pick her up. As she retrieved the documentation Barnhurst requested, he saw numerous cans of Bud Light strewn throughout the truck along with a fifth of Smirnoff vodka on the passenger floorboard. Livingston also smelled of alcohol, had bloodshot eyes, and slurred speech.

She eventually got out, but declined to take the standard field sobriety tests, saying the deputy could just take her to jail. Barnhurst placed her under arrest and placed her in his unit. She got upset and refused to give a breath sample.

The report states a passenger, Darren Martinez, was uncooperative at the scene and did not provide details

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urgency of repairs to every bit of infrastructure.

“That should have been d o n e a fe w y e a r s a go.

Un for tunately, it wa sn’t,” Romero said. “But we are now hustling to get that done and once we have that, it’s going to help us plan our projects or replacement projects out.

Two, track all our work orders.

Three, it will give us a cost of our assets.”

He hopes the asset management plan will be complete by mid-summer.

ECONOMIC IMPACT Rep. Patricia Lundstrom, D-Gallup, the executive director of the Greater Gallup Econom ic Development Corporation is a contractor for economic development services with the city.

She emphasized the importance of utilities in attracting new business to a city such as Gallup.

She said GGEDC includes basic information on utilities on its website to assist companies in making cost calculations.

Lundstrom sa id the

GGEDC’s focus is on manufacturing and e-based companies, and when it comes to Gallup’s water lines, she believes they need significant improvement in order to handle growth and existing needs.

“The issue for me is, we have to have a strong foundation in order to grow business — and that means you have to have strong infrastructure in place,” she said. “Nobody is going to want to move to an area where everything is ignored in terms of maintenance.”

Lundstrom said GGEDC has not had any real problems when it comes to conversations with businesses on the city’s infrastructure.

“We just have to assure people that if it’s broken, then it will be fi xed,” she said.

N A T I O N W I D E PROBLEM When Romero was asked about the number of water line brea ks a rou nd tow n recently, he referred the Sun to two reports on the issue, Dawn of the Replacement Era (2001) and Buried No Longer, (2012) released jointly

by the American Water Works Association and the EPA. “The nation, utilities [and] municipalities have not kept up with infrastructure with water utilities, and so now, we’re at a point now where we’re going to have to either start keeping up with it and getting ahead of the curve, or the cost will be so burdensome that nobody’s going to be able to afford it,” Romero said.

He was echoing the Dawn report, which contends that there was a time when most water pipes were too young to be replaced. But because some are now 100-plus years old, “a new age has arrived” and those pipes will have to be replaced soon. Buried issued the same call to action. But instead it focused on what the pipes were made of, when they were used, and their lifespan.

On the question of whether Gallup can keep its utilities up, Romero said the asset management plan and capital outlay funding are two ways the city is trying to do that.

“We’re hustling. We’re doing our best,” he said.

Daw n outlines severa l recommendations for local governments to enact to protect America’s drinking water, including some that Romero discussed with the Sun, like the GIS system.

Buried, in part, suggested local utility customers would have to face higher water rates to improve the national water infrastructure.

Romero also talked about the importance of the infrastructure plan President Joe Biden is promoting.

In his May 6 address, Biden described “a once-in-a-generation investment in America” to “modernize … our water pipes” and “water projects,” including $56 billion in grants and loans to states to incentivize the modernization of aging water systems.

“Whatever your political beliefs are, that is probably long overdue,” Romero said.

“This a pretty big national investment and the whole idea, as I understand it, is that those [funds] are going to be set aside for local governments to address these issues.”

about the crash. When he was questioned, he began to cough uncontrollably, so Barnhurst called for an ambulance. But medics found no reason to transport him.

Livingston was arrested without a warrant and released on her own recognizance.

under arrest.

Johnson agreed to give a breath sample and he was transported to the sheriff’s office where he posted two samples of .18. He was then taken to the county jail and booked.

Johnson was released on his own recognizance.

Albert Johnson May 25, 2019, 8:17 pm DWI (Fourth) A lber t Johnson, 62 , s a id he wa s at t he Spor ts Page ba r a nd got into a fight.

Then his wa l let wa s stolen. That’s what he told McKinley County Sgt. Tammy Houghtaling when she conducted a traffic stop of the silver Ford F150 traveling northbound on U.S. Highway

491 and swerving in its lane.

Houghtaling saw the truck str ug g l i ng wh i le she wa s pa rked nea r t he 1.5 -m i le marker of the highway. She followed it.

When she saw it cross the road, she pulled it over near M&R Trading, 404 U.S. Hwy. 491. As Johnson relayed his story, Houghtaling smelled alcohol coming from inside the truck and asked him to turn off the engine and get out.

The report states Johnson showed visible signs of intoxication, including bloodshot eyes, slur red speech, a nd the smell of alcohol. He also a d m it t ed t o d r i n k i ng a n unspecified amount of alcohol prior to driving, and an open can of Bud Light was found under the passenger seat. He agreed to take the standard field sobriety tests, but failed and was placed

Woodward Drive.

Yazzie met the driver, Eric Evans, 32, who did not provide a license. Yazzie noted the smell of alcohol coming from the vehicle. He a lso spotted a crushed can of Bud Light on the rear floorboard.

He sa id Eva ns’ eyes were bloodshot and watery Evans agreed to take the standard field sobriety tests, but failed. He was arrested and agreed to give a breath sample. Yazzie transported him to the sheriff’s office for the breath test, where Evans posted samples of .20 and .22.

The cour t repor t states that after he was taken for medical clearance, he became uncooperative. Evans was transported to the county jail and booked for aggravated DW I, no l icen se, no t u r n signal, open container, and driving in roadways laned for traffic.

economy going.”

Blackgoat along with other SOMOS members held bright neon signs advertising “Free ice cream” and urged passersby to cool off. Cars pulled up to receive literature along with other free goodies. The atmosphere was festive thanks to a live deejay playing Spanish

music. Local City Councilor Linda Garcia, Dist. 1, who is also a SOMOS member, came out to lend a hand.

“Our group helps with unfair practices with employers. Unemployed people [are] having a hard time getting employed, such like that,” she said. “Every year we do this

and we decided this year we would come celebrate and contribute to the community.

“We’re having an ice cream social – drive-by ice cream social from 1 pm to 3 pm. [The] last few years we’ve had it at Ford Canyon Park, with hot dogs and hamburgers, just to bring the people out and

Eric Evans July 28, 2017, 12:14 am Aggravated DWI W hen a silver Chev y Ma l ibu t u r ned west onto Coal Avenue after traveling ea stbound on Highway 66 nea r the old Heilig Myers parking lot, it failed to use its turn signal. That’s when McKinley County Sheriff ’s Deputy Monty Yazzie saw it.

He activated his unit’s emergency lights and followed the car, bearing Arizona plates and pulled it over between Cou nt r y Club D r ive a nd

educate them about SOMOS,” Garcia said.

Markus Chavez – Octavia Fellin Public Library technology trainer, showed his support by handing out library

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LODGERS’ TAX | FROM PAGE 5 substantial value are an attraction,” Hayes said.

Despite his comments about their value, Hayes warned that prizes are still in a gray area and could potentially be considered a violation of the Lodgers’ Tax. At least 40 percent of the Lodgers’ Tax fund must be used

ZIPPER MERGE | FROM PAGE 7 and concrete wall barrier, new signage and striping.

Traffic impacts include: All traffic will be detoured through a median crossover while work begins on the westbound lanes. There is one lane open to traffic in each direction. Speed will be reduced to 55 miles per hour with an 11-foot width restriction.

• West of Gallup there is a $6.1 million metal guardrail installation project along I-40

for promotion, advertising, and publicizing. The committee discussed the idea of using most of the funds for pre-event promotions, rather than for the actual event in order to avoid spending on anything potentially illegal.

A list of allowed expenses that can be paid for with the Lodgers’ Tax includes print ads, digital newsletters, social media, billboards, radio, print guides with no advertising or

sponsorship sold, and photo and video.

One of the committee members, Anna Connell, the general manager of Gallup’s Holiday Express, Lazarz, and Hayes all spoke at the city council meeting May 11 to tell the board what had been discussed at their meeting.

“We just really wanted to make sure that after the year that we’ve had, that we

are getting people to really see what Gallup’s all about,” Connell said. “Because I think a lot of times people if they’re ever driving through, they stop, get gas, and get back on [the interstate].

“Unless there’s something that actually brings them to the heart of Gallup, they miss out on a lot of that,” she added.

Event organizers who want to apply for funding using the

tax must get their applications to Lazarz by May 18 at 5 pm if their event takes place before Sept. 30. Applications became available May 12.

Funding recommendations will be taken to City Council for approval on May 25.

“We’re just trying to get back on our feet, and whoever comes to Gallup is going to be welcomed with open arms,” Connell said.

from To’hajiilee to the Port of Entry. Awarded to J-H Supply of Albuquerque, the project includes replacement and upgrade of new metal guardrail and concrete wall barrier at various locations in McKinley and Cibola counties.

• A $5.8 million metal guardrail installation project from Gallup to Ciniza Refinery was awarded to Valley Fence Company of Albuquerque. This project also includes replacement and upgrade of new metal guardrail and concrete wall barrier at locations not included in

the previous project.

Impacts from both of these projects include: • Single lane closures will be set up in both directions.

• Speed will be reduced to 55 miles per hour with a 12-foot width restriction.

• A $14.6 million roadway reconstruction project between Prewitt and Thoreau in McKinley County was awarded to FNF Construction, Inc., of Tempe, Ariz. This project will include reconstruction of both lanes of east and westbound I- 40, construction of new

concrete wall barrier and drainage improvements.

Traffic impacts include: • All traffic will be detoured through a median crossover while work begins on the eastbound lanes. There will be one lane open to traffic in each direction. Speed will be reduced to 55 miles per hour with a 12-foot width restriction.

• In Cibola County a $24.6 million roadway reconstruction and bridge/ramp rehabilitation project near Laguna was awarded to Mountain States Constructors, Inc., of Albuquerque. The project

will include reconstruction of both lanes of east and westbound I-40, rehabilitation of the bridge and ramps and Exit 114, installation of new guardrail and median concrete wall barrier, new signage and striping.

Traffic impacts include: • Traffic will be detoured through a median crossover during work on the eastbound lanes. There will be two lanes open for westbound traffic and one lane for eastbound traffic.

For more information on road conditions, visit nmroads.com.

SPECIAL ELECTION | FROM PAGE 7 Melanie Stansbur y was bor n i n Fa r m i ng t on a nd raised in Albuquerque. She worked through school and earned a full scholarship to St. Mary’s College where she got a degree in Human Ecology and Natural Science. She then received a master’s degree in Development Sociology and American Indian Studies from Cornell University. Upon her return to New Mexico, she worked at the Museum of

Democrat Melanie Stansbury Natural History and later as a researcher and advisor on land and water issues. She then took a position in the Office of Management and

Budget and the U.S. Senate on the Committee on Energy a nd Natural Resources in Washington D.C. Afterward she returned to New Mexico where she was elected a State Representative in 2018.

Her foremost issues include expanding economic opportunity, improving education, addressing childhood hunger and public safety, as well as increasing access to healthcare and supporting the stewardship of our land, water, and energy resources, according to her website.

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the alarm.

Clarence asked Panteah to check the vehicle in front of his neighbor’s house for any damages. Panteah didn’t see anything wrong with the front of the house or the truck, but the truck was unlocked.

In the report he fi led with the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office, Panteah noted that there was a silver .45 caliber pistol in the driver door storage pocket and some ammunition on the floor. Panteah told Clarence about what he had seen in the truck and Clarence called Huber, putting him on speaker phone so that he could

Libertarian Chris Manning Chris Manning lives in Farmington, outside of District One. He grew up i n S a n Ju a n Cou nt y. He has a degree in Secondary Education from Arizona State

speak with Panteah.

Huber asked Panteah to give his pistol to Clarence, saying that he would get it back from him when he got back from Albuquerque. Huber asked Panteah to lock the truck.

ABANDONED GUN Thoreau, April 20 A man was out on a bike ride with his two sons in Thoreau when they came upon a gun.

On April 20, around 10:30 am McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Miguel Bittony was dispatched to the scene at the I-40 eastbound exit 53 on-ramp.

When he arrived Bittony met Michael Patrick Martinez,

University a nd ser ved six years in the National Guard including a deployment to Afghanistan.

He has told newspapers and website visitors that his main concerns center on universal healthcare, promoting the free and peaceful movement of people between countries, ending foreign wars and giving small business owners a voice in Washington, D.C. He would vote to end federal no-knock warrants, civil asset forfeiture, qualified immunity and the drug war.

who had seen a black pistol lying in the dirt. Martinez said he had picked up the weapon, noticed it was cracked, and that’s when he called 911.

Bittony took the firearm from Martinez. In the report he fi led with the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office, Bittony noted “Pietro Beretta,” “Gardone V.T.” and “AJE024807” were etched into the handgun. The deputy found nothing else suspicious in the area.

The top slide of the pistol was cracked into two pieces and there was no firing pin when Martinez found it. Metro Dispatch ran a weapons check, but could not identify the gun or its owner.

It was placed in McKinley County Evidence at 6:19 pm.

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AUTHORS FESTIVAL | FROM PAGE 13 theme of this year’s festival, “Visual Storytelling,” was an ideal fit.

Featured presentations include: May 22: Photographer Joe Sohm, an American History teacher turned photo-historian. Guests will hear from Sohm on Visions of America, an ongoing multimedia project that showcases the American spirit through print and media productions. His work has been published in National Geographic, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and T he Wall Street Journal. He will show his new production on the Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, featuring modern and vintage footage.

May 25: An art demonstration with OFPL’s Beth Kuiper.

INT’L WORKERS | FROM PAGE 15 information along with the ice cream. “ We’ v e b e e n h e l p i n g SOMOS with some of their virtual events this year. We did a virtual workers’ rights forum a couple months ago that we hosted through the library’s social media and Zoom.

“They notified us that they were going to do today’s celebration and we wanted to come out and not only support them, but to promote our virtual Author’s Festival 2021 which starts today,” Chavez said.

Also in attendance were New Mexico Legal Aid workers and a legal advocate with Battered Families Services.

Other give-aways included children’s books, sweet-smelling soaps, a nd children’s masks.

For more information on SOMOS Gallup, visit somosunpueblounido.org, follow on Facebook.com/ somosunpueblo, or call (505) 424-7832.

For more information on NM Legal Aid, visit newmexicolegalaid.org or call toll-free (866) 416-1922.

For more information on Octavia Fellin Public Library, visit ofpl.online or call (505) 863-1291.

For more information on Battered Families Services, visit batteredfamilies.com or call (505) 722-6389.

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After taking time off to study at Cerritos College in Los Angeles, Calif., Kuiper returned to the Gallup area and will be showcasing various art techniques to “convey both storytelling and emotion through abstraction,” as well as to help viewers to create their own abstract art at home.

May 29: A creative workshop w it h t he A mer ica n Institute of Graphic Artists.

Various graphic designers, illustrators, and comics creators will elaborate on the

processes and methods for translating stories from prose into visuals.

Recordings of these discussions can be viewed on the OFPL Facebook page.

A YEAR LATER Martin said while the transition to online services was challenging, the OFPL staff did not miss a beat in the past year of the pandemic.

“We immediately created a method for curbside requests, and made all of our regular programs such as Storytime,

Crafty Kids, Creative Corner, and Book Club go virtual,” Martin said. “We purchased cameras, a tripod, editing software, attended a film class online and created a ‘recording studio’ in what was once known as the small computer lab.

“We also provide Supply Kits online so library users can request material for some of the programs such as Crafty Kids and they can participate virtually by watching programs while using the supplies in the

kits,” Martin continued.

Online databa ses such a s O v e r d r i v e , K a n o p y, Creativebug, and Newsstand have all seen increases in the past year. Martin said these services remain available to OFPL cardholders and the library is not currently charging fi nes.

For more information on the Virtual Authors Festival, including a full schedule and links to recorded an d upcomin g event s, visit https: //ofpl.online/ authors-festival-2021/.

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Lady Bengals win state championship TRIUMPH OVER ESPANOLA VALLEY 63-51 The Gallup Lady Bengals hold the state championship trophy and banner May 8 at the Pit in Albuquerque. The Lady Bengals have not been state champions since 2011. Photo Credit: Ryan Hudgeons, RAH Photography

Lady Bengal Kennedy Smiley (12) passes the ball as Espanola Lady SunDevil Anita Deaguero tries to block the pass May 8 at The Pit. Photo Credit: Ryan Hudgeons, RAH Photography

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Lady Bengal Cheyenne John (13) attempts a 3-point shot at the State Basketball Tournament at the Pit May 8. Photo Credit: Ryan Hudgeons, RAH Photography

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Parade begins on Aztec Avenue in Gallup May 12 to celebrate the Lady Bengals’ 4A state championship win, their first in ten years. Photo Credit: Knifewing Segura

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ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF McKINLEY STATE OF NEW MEXICO In the Matter of the Estate Of CAROLINE NEZ, Deceased.

ALVA ANN SYMONS, Personal Representative MASON & ISAACSON, P.A. James J. Mason Attorneys for Personal Representative 104 East Aztec Avenue Gallup, New Mexico 87301 (505)-722-4463 Publish: Gallup Sun April 30, 2021 May 7, 2021 May 14, 2021 *** STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF McKINLEY ELEVENTH JUDICIAL COURT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PONDER ELENE O’DONOHOE, DECEASED. No. D-1113-PB-2021-00020

No. D-1113-PB-2021-00025 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION

ALVA ANN SYMONS has been appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of CAROLINE NEZ, deceased. All persons having

TO: Unknown Heirs of Ponder Elene O’ Donohoe, Deceased, and all unknown persons who have or claim any interest in the Estate of

Ponder Elene O’ Donohoe, Deceased.

You are hereby notified that a hearing on the Petition filed by the undersigned requesting the Court enter a judicial order probating the Decedent’s Will in an ancillary proceeding, a determination of the heirs of the Decedent, the appointment of the undersigned as Personal Representative of the Estate, without bond, and the issuing of Ancillary Letters Testamentary to Petitioner, will be held in the Eleventh Judicial District Court of McKinley County, New Mexico, 207 West Hill Ave., Gallup, New Mexico 87301, on the 25th day of May, 2021 at 11:00 a.m.

DATED this 27th day of April, 2021 CAVIN & INGRAM, P.A. By: s/Stephen D. Ingram P.O. Box 1216 Albuquerque, NM 87103 (505) 243-5400 singram@cilawnm.com ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER EILENE GRACE O’DONOHOE LUMPKIN Publish: Gallup Sun May 7, 2021 May 14, 2021 *** Legal Notice

Invitation To Bid

Public Notice is hereby provided that the GallupMcKinley County Schools is

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accepting competitive sealed bids for:

PUBLICATION DATES: May 7 & 14, 2021 (Gallup Sun)

Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Equipment, Parts and Accessories Price Agreement ITB-2021-46MA

Commodity Code(s): 031 and 740

As more particularly set out in the BID documents, copies of which may be obtained by downloading from the Gallup-McKinley County Schools eBidding platform website https:// gmcs.bonfirehub.com

Sealed bids for such will be received until 2:00 P.M. (LOCAL TIME) on, June 3, 2021. FAX and HARDCOPY PROPOSALS will NOT be accepted. Offerors will not be able to upload proposals or documents after the specified CLOSING date and time.

The Gallup-McKinley County School Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, waive any formalities or minor inconsistencies, and/or cancel this solicitation in its entirety.

Dated the 7th Day of May 2021

By: /S/ Charles Long, President Board of Education Gallup-McKinley County School District No. 1

BID ISSUE DATE: May 7,

This Notice is being published once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks.

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Mobile Home is legally described as TXFLY12A5A529C012M, 1998, Fleetwood, 16x60, Tse Bonito TrPk T16 R 20 S9 Sp 5, located on R213974.

The high bidder must present at the auction the amount of the bid, either in cash or a certified check.

The property can be viewed at 12:30 p.m. the day of the sale.

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1st Publication: May 14, 2021 2nd Publication: May 21, 2021 Gallup Sun *** Notice is hereby given, Tse Bonito I Mobile Home Park will hold auction of abandon mobile home at 2:00 pm on July 26, 2021 located at 1599 NM Highway 264, Space 40, Tse Bonito, NM 87301.

Mobile Home is legally described as HOT09907590, 1999, Oak, 16x80, Gallup Westside MHS, 2111 W. Historic Hwy 66 R300802.

The high bidder must present at the auction the amount of the bid, either in cash or a certified check.

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1st Publication: May 14, 2021 2nd Publication: May 21, 2021 Gallup Sun *** Legal Notice Invitation To Bid Public Notice is hereby provided that the GallupMcKinley County Schools is accepting competitive sealed bids for: Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Propane and Butane) Price Agreement ITB-2021-47MA Commodity Code(s): 40503 & 83013 As more particularly set out in the BID documents, copies of which may be obtained by downloading from the Gallup-McKinley County Schools eBidding platform website https:// gmcs.bonfirehub.com Sealed bids for such will be received until 2:00 P.M. (LOCAL TIME) on, June 3, 2021. FAX and HARDCOPY PROPOSALS will NOT be accepted. Offerors will not be able to upload proposals or documents after the specified CLOSING date and time.

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By: /S/ Charles Long, President Board of Education Gallup-McKinley County School District No. 1

Please be advised the Gallup Housing Authority will comply with all Federal and State COVID-19 protocols; group sizes dependent upon the McKinley County COVID-19 risk level, social distancing and mask requirements amongst attendee’s, and not allowing anyone who is sick or exhibiting signs of COVID -19 into the public meeting area. Documents are available in various accessible formats and interested parties may also participate by phone.

BID ISSUE DATE: May 11, 2021 PUBLICATION DATES: May 14 & 21, 2021 (Gallup Sun)

If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or

The Gallup-McKinley County School Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, waive any formalities or minor inconsistencies, and/or cancel this solicitation in its entirety.

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any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact the Gallup Housing Authority at (505) 722-4388, at least (1) week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible.

Public documents, including the agenda and minutes, can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact the Gallup Housing Authority, if a summary or other type of accessible format is needed Gallup Housing Authority Gallup, McKinley County, New Mexico By:/S/ Alfred Abeita, Chairman of the Board Publish: Gallup Sun May 14, 2021 *** ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE TO BIDDERS Public notice is hereby given that the Gallup-McKinley County Schools, Gallup New Mexico, desires to purchase the following: FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS: SERVICE, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR Price Agreement ITB-2021-48KC NIGP Commodity Code(s): 34084, 93633

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CLASSIFIEDS | FROM PAGE 21 As more particularly set out in the BID documents, copies of which may be obtained by downloading from the Gallup-McKinley County Schools Bonfire eBidding website: https:// gmcs.bonfirehub.com/portal/ Sealed bids for such will be received at the Procurement Office until 2:00 PM (MDT, LOCAL TIME) on June 1, 2021. FAX and HARDCOPY PROPOSALS will NOT be accepted. Offerors will not be able to upload proposals or documents after the specified CLOSING date and time. Public Bid Opening shall be conducted through online meeting software.

Dated the 14th Day of May, 2021 By: /S/Charles Long, President Board of Education Gallup-McKinley County School District No. 1 BID ISSUE DATE: Gallup Sun May 14, 2021 May 21, 2021 ***

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the McKinley County Board of Commissioners will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.

Among other items, the County Commission will consider the adoption of a Proclamation Declaring Extreme or Severe Drought Conditions Within the County and banning certain fireworks for the Independence Day firework sale period. As part of this consideration, there will be a public hearing for the Commission to hear comments regarding this issue and to receive a drought report.

This meeting will be held “In-Person” -- Adhering to the Social Distancing Protocols including room capacity limits, mask requirements and other safety practices issued by the Governor’s Office due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and the requirements of the Open Meetings Act allowing members of the public to attend and listen to meetings of the quorum of the governing body. This meeting will be held in the Commission Chambers, Third Floor of the McKinley

County Courthouse, 207 West Hill, Gallup, New Mexico.

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 and can be sent electronically upon request.

Auxiliary aides for the disabled are available upon request; please contact Shawna Garnenez at (505) 863-1400 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to make any necessary arrangements.

All interested parties are invited to attend.

Done this 11th day of May 2021 McKINLEY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS /S/ Billy Moore, Chairperson Publication date: Gallup Sun May 14, 2021 *** LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ORDINANCE PASSAGE

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its regular meeting of May 11, 2021 passed, adopted and approved the following entitled Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE GALLUP-METRO ANIMAL ORDINANCE TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF A VICIOUS ANIMAL; ELIMINATE THE CATEGORIES OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOG AND DANGEROUS DOG; PROVIDE FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS REGARDING VICIOUS AND DANGEROUS ANIMALS; STREAMLINE THE APPEAL PROCESS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS; PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION AN ENFORCEMENT OF RULES CONCERNING ANIMALS UPON CITYOWNED PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The purpose and subject matter of the Ordinance is contained in the title.

A complete copy of the Ordinance is on file in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall.

CITY OF GALLUP, NEW MEXICO By: /s/ Alfred Abeita II, City Clerk

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the County of McKinley will receive competitive sealed bids for IFB #2021-06 Manufactured Home for Thoreau Fire Station until Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 2:00 P.M., Local Time, at which time bids will be opened and publicly read aloud in the County Commission Chambers, and as more particularly set out in the specifications, copies for such may be obtained from the Purchasing Department, 207 West Hill Street, Gallup, New Mexico, 87301, or McKinley County website: www.co.mckinley. nm.us. McKinley County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. For more information, please contact Hugo G. Cano at (505) 722-3868, Ext. 1010.

The Procurement Code, Sections 13-1-28 Through 13-1-199, NMSA, 1978 imposes civil and criminal penalties for code violations. In addition, the New Mexico criminal statutes impose felony/ penalties for illegal bribes, gratuities and kickbacks.

BY:/s/ Billy Moore Chairman, Board of Commissioners

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR MAY 14 - MAY 20, 2021 FRIDAY, May 14

SUNDAY, May 16

WORKSHOP: CREATING MOXIE INSPIRED ZINES

PLATEAU SCIENCES SOCIETY INPERSON MEETING

4 pm LIVE on Facebook, @ galluplibrary for a creative workshop featuring Youth Services Librarian, Anne Price.

Netflix film Moxie, based on the novel of the same name, is about a teenager who begins publishing an anonymous zine calling out sexist behaviors in her high school. Zines are the ultimate in punk rock publishing. With pen, paper and a Xerox machine, you too can be a zinester. Join us for this hands-on workshop and learn the history of zines.

For more information email aprice@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291.

WE READ, WE TALK BOOK CLUB

Register at ofpl.online for a copy of Canyon Dreams: A basketball season on the Navajo Nation by Michael Powell through May 14. The moving story of a Navajo high school basketball team, its members struggling with the everyday challenges of high school, adolescence, and family, and the great and unique obstacles facing Native Americans living on reservations. Zoom discussions will be held in June.

For more information email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291.

DOWNTOWN GALLUP BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER WORKSHOPS

11:30 am Pivoting Your Business: Business Plan Revision for Recovery from COVID 19 is a free workshop being led by WESST Farmington. To register online, go to gallupmainstreet.org SATURDAY, May 15

AUTHOR TALK: GIAO CHI: FROM MANGA TO NOVEL – WRITING A SCENE

2 pm-3 pm LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary for a talk featuring Giao Chi, author of The Girl Who Kept Winter. Writing a scene takes a great deal of thoughtful planning and hard work. Whether it is for a novel or a comic, a scene has many details that need to be formulated before it is presented.

Connect with Giao Chi as she discusses this process with her audience. Originally from Vietnam, Giao Chi has published more than 300 comics. At the age of 13, she won a professional comic scriptwriting award.

For more information email mdchavez@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291.

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2pm @ Red Mesa Center (105 W. Hill Ave.). Face masks, sanitizing are encouraged. We will plan for field trips, the Fort Wingate Preservation Project and future activities.

For more information: email radioplay@usa.net or call Martin Link (505) 863-6459.

MONDAY, May 17

DYNAMIC POETRY DUO

1 pm on Facebook, @galluplibrary as a dynamic father/ daughter duo perform their poetry! Watch their energetic poetry come to life during this spirited performance as they share their stories, ideas, and hopes through their spoken words. For more information email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291.

SUNBURNT STONE: TROUBLED DREAMS

6 pm on Facebook, @galluplibrary and YouTube for a presentation featuring New Mexico band Sunburnt Stone from Albuquerque. From the winds of the reservation to the pavement of Burque they bring to you their experience in life through music. Their presentation on From Voice to Vision will discuss their experience in bringing their music through Visual Storytelling by releasing their first album during the pandemic.

For more information email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291.

VIRTUAL MONEY MONDAY

3 pm-6 pm @ https://www. nmeaf.org/money-mondays.

Chat at https://www.nmeaf. org/fafsa-chat or (800)-2795063.

TUESDAY, May 18

LOCAL AUTHOR: JOHN LEWIS TAYLOR

2 pm on Facebook, @galluplibrary and YouTube for a discussion featuring local author John Lewis Taylor. A longtime educator in New Mexico, having served as a teacher and principal for the BIA and an instructor at the University of New Mexico-Gallup, Taylor is enthralled with the history of the American Southwest.

He is the author of Looking for Dan: The Puzzling Life of a Frontier Character Daniel Dubois and Navajo Scouts During The Apache Wars and will be discussing his research methods. For more information email aprice@ gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291.

ART DEMONSTRATION: JERRY BROWN

5 pm LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary there will be an art demonstration featuring local artist Jerry

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Brown. Watch as Brown paints live and shares his process for creating a contemporary painting. Brown’s work can be viewed at www. jerrybrownart.com. For more information email aprice@ gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291.

WEDNESDAY, May 19

ROGER ZIMMERMAN: SON OF AN INDIAN TRADER

4 pm LIVE on Facebook, @ galluplibrary for a talk featuring historian Roger Zimmerman. Chronicling his personal life at the Mariano Lake Trading Post, Zimmerman discusses his experiences and what he learned about the cultures and life of those living in and around Gallup. This represents the first two chapters from his memoir. Roger Zimmerman spent much of his life working for Sandia National Labs. Upon his retirement, he decided to take up history and wrote his first book, Kitchen’s Opera House, Gallup NM. He soon became active in the Albuquerque Historical Society and began speaking on various historical topics about N.M. and the Gallup Area.

For more information email mdchavez@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291.

BACKYARD COMPOST VIRTUAL TRAINING

10 am-11 am on a live Zoom call. The New Mexico Recycling Coalition training will include a video demonstration and information to start a backyard compost system with food scraps and yard debris. Registration is required and numbers are limited.

Register by going to https:// www.recyclenewmexico.com/ backyard-compost-registration/ THURSDAY, May 20

ART DEMO: RANDOM DRAWINGS TELL STORIES

3 pm LIVE on Facebook, @galluplibrary for an art demonstration featuring OFPL’s own Jesica Adeky. She will be using shapes and lines to depict different objects or animals to tell a story. Drawings are not planned in order to show the audience the power of visuals using simple drawings as a medium. Stories may come before or after a drawing is done. Audience interaction is encouraged and suggestions will be accepted.

For more information email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291.

CHILDREN’S LIBRARY BRANCH WEEKLY EVENTS CRAFTY KIDS

4 pm on Facebook and YouTube @galluplibrary (all ages) for family-friendly crafts and step-by-step tutorials for all skill levels. This week we

will help you with Part Two of making a DIY Felt Quiet Book.

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FREE FAMILY ART KITS

From April - June, 2021, gallupARTS will be producing 300 Free Family Art Kits monthly. Each kit will feature an all-ages, hands-on, creative project designed by a local artist. Each month, 200 kits will be made available for pickup on a first-comefirst-served basis at ART123 Gallery on the last Saturday from 12-4 pm and 100 kits will be distributed in Zuni in partnership with the Zuni Public Library.

VIRTUAL AUTHORS FESTIVAL: VISUAL STORYTELLING

OFPL will launch its first Virtual Authors Festival in May! Artists, filmmakers, poets, and authors get your summer rolling with storytelling and creativity during the entire month of May. Win prizes May 1st with a photo scavenger hunt using the GooseChase app! Download the app and use game code 8ZMXP7. Connect with us on FaceBook, @galluplibrary and YouTube to join the activities.

For more information email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291.

LIBRARY CARD REGISTRATION ONLINE

Today’s libraries have programs and resources that go far beyond books. From virtual story times, family game nights and art classes, to opportunities to borrow audiobooks and stream movies, there’s something for everyone at the library. To explore all that the library has to offer, visit your library at ofpl.online to register for a free library card. For more information: bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291.

CURBSIDE CHECKOUT SERVICES

OFPL staff continues to provide essential services to our community by offering curbside checkout, virtual classes, workshops, and public education through our social media platforms. Visit ofpl.online for the online request form. • DVD/CD check out limit is 10 - 30 library items total. OFPL Staff is onsite Monday through Friday from 11 am-5 pm. and will offer curbside pick-ups only from 12 pm - 4 pm. Saturday pick-ups must be scheduled in advance. There will be Saturday curbside pick-ups only from 12 pm-4 pm and must be scheduled in advance. New requests will not be processed on Saturdays. Please allow 48 hours for the fulfillment of all library requests. Call (505) 863-1291 to schedule a Saturday pick-up and for reference services.

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY REGISTRATION

OFPL is recruiting new members for our Friends of the Library Group. The OFPL Friends support library programs, services, and collections through a variety of in-kind activities.

If you are passionate about helping our community grow stronger, join the Octavia Fellin Public Library Friends’ Group and get involved in event planning, local and State advocacy, fundraising and philanthropy. To join please visit https://ofpl.online/ partners-of-ofpl/#friends and our Friends’ Coordinator will contact you with more information. For more information email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291.

DIAL-A-STORY

Storytime anytime, call (505) 862-9177 to hear a story any time of the day or night. Stories will change daily, at the end. Leave us a message to let us know what stories you want to hear.

IN THE STACKS!

2 pm Join us on Facebook and Instagram, @galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library to catch the latest talk on movies and books, and to hear about the exciting events coming next week. Would you like a sneak peak into the weekly events at the library? Watch our newest virtual show. We’ll answer questions, showcase library materials, and more.

For more information email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291.

VIRTUAL ZUMBA CLASS

6 pm @ Octavia Fellin Public Library every Monday, Wednesday, & Friday for an evening workout with OFPL’s own Zumba Fitness instructor. Bring down your house with salsa, booty shaking, and heart-racing songs. For more information, email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov; (505) 863-1291

RMCHCS COVID VACCINATION WALK-IN CLINIC 8am-4pm Mon.-Fri. @ College Clinic (2111 College Dr.).

No appointments needed.

RMCHCS is offering Covid vaccines to anyone ages 12 and up. Parents or guardians will need to be present to sign a consent form for children under 18. There is no out-ofpocket charge for the vaccine, but insurance companies will be billed an administration fee.

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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