Gallup Journey March 2011

March 2011

The Free Community Magazine

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Look at the ALL NEW Redesigned Ford Vehicles 701 W. Coal Avenue • (505) 722- 6621

2011 Explorer

2011 Taurus 2011 Fiesta

2011 f-150

with the all new eco boost engine

In-House Financing • In-House Insurance Parts • Service • Sales • Body Shop

V O T E YOGASH KUMAR F O R

M A Y O R

VOTE March 8 Tuesday

I WILL PUT GALLUP ON THE MAP FOR THE RIGHT REASONS AND STIMULATE OUR ECONOMY. OUR COMMUNITY CAN BE IMPACTED RIGHT NOW THROUGH TOURISM. HAVE YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN BENEFITED AND ENJOYED SOME OF THE SPONSORED EVENTS HERE? OUR NEWEST EVENT SPONSORED WAS TDFL FOOTBALL WHICH WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND BROUGHT MANY PEOPLE TO TOWN! THIS IS THE MONEY FROM LODGERS TAX WHICH IS BASICALLY A TAX ON PEOPLE WHO WISH TO STAY IN GALLUP FOR A NIGHT OR MORE.

THIS IS THE IMPACT, THIS IS THE STIMULUS IN OUR ECONOMY FROM HOTELS AND TOURISM

WE NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER NOW! LET ME USE MY EXPERTISE TO STIMULATE OUR ECONOMY SO WITH THE MONEY WE CAN FIX OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAKE A COMMITMENT TO OUR KIDS. for people, for business, for green.

Some of the many

Lodger’s Tax supported events

LIONS CLUB RODEO INTER-TRIBAL INDIAN CEREMONIAL RUN FOR THE WALL WRANGLER-JUNIOR HIGH RODEO SUMMER DANCE PROGRAM TEACH FOR AMERICA RED ROCK BALLOON RALLY DAWN TIL DUSK EL MORRO RED ROCK TEAM ROPING SQUASH BLOSSOM CLASSIC VISITORS CENTER RED ROCK PARK GALLUP TRIATHLON BATTLE OF THE BANDS RED ROCK ARENA CROSS WILD THING BULL RIDING OLD TIMERS SOFTBALL TOURNEY

Paid for by the Committee to Elect Yogash Kumar for Mayor

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petrocpa@hotmail.com e-mail us for Special Rate Returns complete in less than a week!

It’s time to take Gallup to a new level!

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Gallup has been perceived in a negative way for too long!

Other cities have negative issues but do not advertise it to the world.

It’s time we promote Gallup’s positive side and take care of our problems internally. paid for by E. Bryan Wall for Mayor

Emmett

Bryan

Wall

The Ancient Way Café El Morro RV Park and Cabins

CAFÉ HOURS: 9 AM – 5 PM Sunday thru Thursday CLOSED – Wednesday and open 9 AM – 8 PM Friday and Saturday CABINS & RV PARK: Open Daily Year Round

March 4 Salmon Cakes March 5 El Morro Chicken Fricassee March 11 Beef Pot Roast March 12 Shrimp Fra Diavolo (of the devil) March 18 Shrimp Curry March 25 Caribbean Fish Tacos All of our pies and desserts are made on the premises along with our slow cooked meals.

El Morro RV Park, Cabins & Ancient Way Café

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Near mile marker 46 on Hwy 53, one mile east of El Morro National Monument Entrance

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Thoughts love sales. I love finding free shipping codes whenever I make online purchases. I love buying something at a discounted price AND having a coupon to use at the same time. Last week at the grocery store, I found a bag of cherry tomatoes on sale and had a coupon. I spent just one dollar instead of three!

Then when I bumped into a friend in the next aisle, it was practically the first thing out of my mouth. “Hi, how are you? Did you see the sale on tomatoes??”

Don’t we all do stuff like this? I know not everyone is a penny pincher like me, but if you read a good book, see a funny movie, or have a great restaurant experience, then you recommend it to a friend. We like to share our good fortune with others and want others to like the things we like.

I’ve found that I have a (possibly annoying) tendency to lend too much hype to my recommendations. “You’ll love it! It’s so funny! Especially the part about blah, blah, blah.” I mean how irritating is it to watch a movie with someone when you know all they’re watching is your reaction to it? I know saving a buck or two isn’t a big deal for everyone and a surprising amount of people dislike tomatoes, but I think I’ll always look forward to figuring out the percentage of savings on my grocery receipts and telling others about it.

Gallup is another thing I love. I’d love my whole family and all my friends to move here and fall in love with all the things that have already captured my heart: the breathtaking landscapes, the hiking and biking, the Saturday matinees at El Morro Theater, the practicallyever-present sun and blue skies, the beautiful art, the red and green chile, the community of other Gallup lovers, etc.

And while I know that the altitude and dry air and spicy food don’t agree with everyone, I’m still going to keep touting Gallup as one of the best places on Earth.

H.H.

Thanks To:

God Our Advertisers Our Writers Our Parents Shopping Locally buy.build.believe

Contributors

Editors Nate & Heather Haveman Chuck & Jenny Van Drunen

Erin Bulow Ernie Bulow Greg Cavanaugh Sanjay Choudhrie Patricia Darak Eli Gjeltema Tommy Haws Stacey Hollebeek Larry Larason Tate C. Mabes Sam Nichols Steve A. Petranovich Deer Roberts Fowler Roberts Be Sargent Bruce Schuurmann Andy Stravers Helen Triplehorn Chuck Van Drunen Seth Weidenaar

Illustrator Andy Stravers Gallup Journey Magazine 505.722.3399 202 east hill avenue gallup, nm 87301 www.gallupjourney.com gallupjourney@yahoo.com

Features

8 Work in Beauty Murals 11 Continental Assessment 15 Poem 16 Mayoral Candidates 34 Homelessness in Gallup 36 Senior of the Year 37 Hypocrisy 42 Murder in the Bat Cave 48 Gallup Photo Hunt

Columns

13 Money & You 18 Highfalutin’ 20 Rounding the 4 Corners 22 West by Southwest 24 Driving Impressions 26 8 Questions 28 Adventures in Parenting 38 Rambles 46 Lit Crit Lite

Other Stuff

4 Thoughts 30 El Morro Theater Schedule 39 IZZIT?!

41 Sudoku 45 Circle of Light 49 News from Care 66 50 G-Town 56 Community Calendar 58 This is My Job 60 People Reading Journey 62 This is Our Job

March 2011: Volume 8, Issue 3

All Rights Reserved. No articles, photos, illustrations, advertisements, or design elements may be used without expressed written permission from the publisher, Gallup Journey Inc. This publication is distributed with the understanding that the information presented is from many sources, for which there can be no warranty or responsibility by the publisher as to accuracy, originality, or completeness. It is distributed with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in making product endorsements, recommending health care or treatments, providing instruction, or recommending that any reader participate in any activity or behavior described in the publication. The opinions of the contributors to this publication belong to them and do not reflect the opinions of the editors or publishers.

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March Cover by Chuck Van Drunen This Photo by Chuck Van Drunen.

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GALLUP Bachelor & Graduate Programs School of Public Administration

OPEN HOUSE DAY - Thursday, February 17 Call Roxanne at 863-7554 for details.

Visit our Open House and learn about the opportunities in Public Administration available to you.

Stop by: Calvin Hall, Rm 228 • 8am - 5pm • Monday - Friday Appointments are always welcome.

Academic Advisors Roxanne Trujillo Melissa Collings-Yazzie 863-7554 863-7613 mcolling@unm.edu February 2011: Gallup Journey

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120 Years of Indian Trading The Don Tanner Family Tradition Continues

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VOTE ESCO CHAVEZ FOR MAYOR

Esco Chavez is a life-long resident of Gallup, NM, leaving only for a few short years to pursue a college education. He is the son of Virgie and Tim Chavez. He is the brother of Freddie, Charlie, Marty Chavez and Anna Mendoza. Esco is also the brother of the late Louie Chavez. He is married to Anna Chavez. They have five children. Esco was born and raised in Gallup on the north side of town near the Old Ceremonial grounds. He attended Sunnyside Elementary, Gallup Jr. High and graduated from Gallup High in 1976. Esco received a B.A. in Education from NMSU in Las Cruces.

As a youth, Esco was involved in Little League, Junior and High School football, basketball, track, wrestling, and baseball. Teachers and Sports were such an important and positive influence on his life that in turn he became a Teacher and coached youth soccer, baseball, football, and basketball to try to “give back“ to the community that been so good to him.

Upon graduation from NMSU, Esco, returned to his hometown of Gallup and taught Industrial Arts and Physical Education at Gallup Mid-School. After teaching for ten years Esco began working for the City of Gallup in the Parks and Recreation Department. He remained a valuable Gallup employee in that capacity for fifteen years before retiring from the Director of Recreation position in 2008.

Esco is now back teaching at Gallup Mid-School. During his tenure with the City of Gallup, Esco was a driving force in the following projects that have positively impacted the “Quality of Life” in Gallup:

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Artificial Turf on Ford Canyon Fields Gallup Aquatic Center New Playground equipment in various City Parks around the City of Gallup Re-surfacing City Tennis Courts Remodeling of Harold Runnels Swimming Complex Remodeling of the Neighborhood and Ford Canyon Senior Centers Organizing and managed “Summer Programs” Skate Park Supported GYBL, Adult Basketball, Soccer, Football Leagues Involvement in numerous Sporting, Recreation, and Community Events(Relay for Life, Triathlon, etc)

Plan /Do for Gallup

• Improve “Quality of Life” to attract professional people such as Doctors, Nurses, Teachers and new Businesses to Gallup.

Build a Healthy Gallup, for a Healthier Future!

• Beautify the City - Clean Gallup , rid city of potholes, graffiti and weeds • Support Library (combine adult/children’s library /Rex/Red Rock Museum) NO NEW TAX • Create Dog Park(s) • New Skate Park • Building for the Boys & Girls Club of Gallup, A Positive Place for Kids!

• Clean-up the roads with(more) street sweepers • Landscape I-40 Interchanges • Work with Faith-based organizations to address homelessness issues in Gallup.

• Park Rangers to promote safety and protection of City parks • Support and increase the recycling effort in the community.

• Promote greater accessibility of Local Government Officials (meetings and phone numbers) • Maintain, update infrastructure and buildings with renewable sources (solar, photovoltaic’s) • Tend to the Senior Citizen Programs, they need to be treated with respect and dignity • Support Recreation & Parks Department - “Our Work is Your Play”(JV) • Save Harold Runnels Pool, The Fitness Center and Larry Brian Mitchell Recreation center from closing down • Bring High School State Cross Country Meet back to Gallup(work with schools) • Continue to expand and improve Ford Canyon Park ( add tennis/basketball courts/ picnic areas) • Improve Soccer Complex and Sports Complex with artificial turf.

“Gallup has been good to me through the years. I would like to continue to “give back” to Gallup which has been such an integral and important part of my life. My focus will be to improve the “Quality of Life in Gallup.”

I will be an advocate for the Youth and will treat the Elderly with respect and dignity. I believe I can help make a positive difference in our great city and I’m proud to call Gallup my home“

LET’S GO WITH ESCO!

paid for by Esco Chavez for Mayor

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By Be Sargent

The

Work Beauty in

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Save Time - Save Money

Mock up of the proposed Work in Beauty Murals approved by the County Commission in 2003

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hree large murals, Work of Mind, Work of Heart and Work of Strength were painted on the McKinley County Detention Center, at no charge, by Be Sargent over a five-year period from 2005 through 2009.

The murals were painted to promote green jobs and inspire young career seekers by showing that people in the Gallup Area and on the Navajo Nation are already doing them.

All 200 people in the mural are real.

This series will present many different scenes from the three murals. #1 The Plateau Sciences Society Top right panel of Work of Heart. (facing page)

This mural features people who voluntarily do work to protect our environment.

The Plateau Sciences Society was founded in 1955.The Society received one of the first national grants to develop an environmental studies program for local schools. They were the first to promote Earth Day in our area. The mission of the Plateau Sciences Society is to promote a better understanding and appreciation of the physical and social sciences as they pertain to the Colorado Plateau, where we live.

And they take great pride in monitoring our local environment with frequent trips to wilderness sites.

In the mural, Society members are shown on an outing to Los Gigantes. Left to right, examining a piece of sandstone are Deb Misra, a former mining engineer with the Navajo Nation who worked to identify and supervise the cleanup of uranium mines, Sheila Brewer, president of the Society, a retired science teacher and a current volunteer for the BLM at El Malpais Visitor Center and Martha Byrd, a retired science teacher from St. Bonaventure School in Thoreau.

Nancy Wade and her husband Chuck are checking the map.

Nancy is an employee at the Natural Resource Conservation Service, a branch of the USDA. Chuck Wade is a retired engineer and contractor and an enthusiastic researcher of alternative energies.

Rachel Misra, Deb’s wife, is reading from the guidebook. She is a renowned educator in the Departments of Education of the Navajo and Pima Tribes.

Jackie Weeks, taking a picture, is a retired college professor of computer sciences at UNM Gallup. She and her husband are avid outdoorsmen.

This is the first of a series that will identify everyone in the three murals so that Gallupians can congratulate their friends and neighbors for helping to care for our home in the universe.

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By Deer Roberts

Artist/writer, worked in publishing as a managing editor for several years.

She inched her way to a BA in Art from Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI, in 2002 while raising 5 wonderful adults as a single mother. She currently contributes from the Ramah, NM area.

Photo by Deer Roberts © 2010

Continental Assessment

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eing a bit of an undeveloped mystic, I am sensitive to vibrations, especially emotional ones. In El Paso, I felt the grief of a land no longer in resonance with its caretakers.

Besides, it had seen too much violence and was in the midst of more across the river in Juarez. Those who people the Mexican border are sweet and hospitable, though at risk of losing it as they try to crawl out of white oppression, get educated, and join the ranks of big time civilization. The Midwest feels pampered and suffocating; too much

water, too little sky (except across the big lakes), and too much existence tied into comfort and corporate living. The East Coast is an autopsied cadaver of landscaped vistas, concrete, and frenetic bipolar, cancerous land development; too much grid dependence. Going south, get to Austin and everything east of it and the humidity is overwhelming. Wilding growth follows all the way to Florida and extreme emotional prejudice and political jaundice to match. Mid-Texas, while boasting Big Bend National Park to the south, is a grind of flat dust and pumping oil wells. Bush country. Got some interesting old craters there.

The Northwest is a beautiful rain forest (great for those that like that sort of thing) over-run with old yuppies trying to do the environmental thing while inversely staying couched in comfortable pensions and fancy homes. While I haven’t been there, I hear Montana is a wrecked beauty, still gorgeous, but used as an old whore, innocence long

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ago fully spent in mining; sledge and tailings, toxic as pre-penicillin syphilis, having been left all over the place. Oregon, Colorado are gorgeous, but it’s got a suspect edge of teeth grinding spiritual pride in its leaders, out to make a lot of money out of the “scattered sheep” of the educated; ‘cutting edge spirituality’ tent preachers of the upper middle class. Of course the brain addling soul heights of the Rockies might have over affected them. I’ve never been to Southern California, but where those folks go, the local economics seem to get beyond the grasp of the locals. Folks get taxed out of their land. Seems that land is choked on money. I hear the ocean beyond is strangled in garbage, great flotillas of it.

And then there is the hard-bitten, honest grandeur of El Morro Valley and its surrounding enclaves . . . . . . more later.

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&You

Money

by Tommy Haws

Death and Taxes Whether you know it or not, you are paying it.

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hey say that the only two sure things in life are death and taxes – and we’re not too sure about death.

Taxes are all around us, but most of the time when we say taxes we are speaking about income taxes. But in reality, they are much more pervasive than that. Not everyone pays income taxes in this country, but we all are affected by taxes in one form or another.

Payroll taxes are also the unseen portion that goes out to the government for Social Security, Medicaid, etc.

Your employer also pays a portion of these, so the cost to employ you is indeed more than just your hourly wage or salary.

Every time you fill up your car with gas or diesel there are many taxes in that gallon of fuel. Sometimes, it is almost as much as the cost of the fuel portion of the total price.

Some people like self-imposed taxes like the lottery.

Every time you purchase something there is a tax – except with food now in New Mexico – there is a gross receipts tax. Whether you know it or not, you are paying it.

Even if it is not broken out on your receipt, it is part of the calculation that the providers of the goods or services have used to know what to charge you. Doctors, cars, haircuts, bank fees, etc. all have a tax either added on or factored into the charge that is paid out.

Property taxes are pervasive and provide many good governmental services. McKinley County is in an odd situation, however, because only about 11% of the land in this county is subject to taxation, but 100% of the voters can vote to raise the taxes on this smaller percentage. We used to fight about taxation without representation, but some get representation without taxation.

We often get excited around here during “tax season” because so many of our area residents get a tax refund and then those dollars are spent in the community. However, we could all do a better job of understanding how some of the short-term loans are actually very expensive.

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There are those that think an extra week of waiting is impossible, and sometimes it is. However, a little patience could save hundreds of dollars.

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There are sin taxes on things like cigarettes and liquor above the normal gross receipts.

It makes it seem that there is just as much certainty in taxes as death. With all of these things to consider, remember that our earning power is affected by taxes.

As they get more complicated, I encourage business owners to make sure they are getting the best possible tax advice – not from ME – but from a CPA or other trained professional. That is my advice to you, dear reader, too.

If you have rentals, a small business, a large business, etc., make sure that you are getting good advice from all your sources that you trust. Avoidance of taxes should be legal and proper, so no cheating! If you do not like how your tax dollars are spent, there is a political process. The debate is raging now as local and state governments must now deal with deficits in a more grown-up manner than our politicians in Washington. But make no mistake, there will need to be somebody paying the bill along the way, and that is every last one of us.

Finally, there is also such a thing as death tax, too, so I guess taxes get the last laugh.

Tommy Haws is the Senior Vice-President of Pinnacle Bank in Gallup. He has over 12 years of Banking and consumer credit experience.

He is a loan officer and also oversees the day to day operations of the three branches of Pinnacle Bank in Gallup.

Chief Manuelito Middle School 1325 Rico Street • (505) 721-5600

Moving towards excellence Active, positive participation Valuing our community

Staying safe and healthy

Preparing for NMSBA

Chief Manuelito Middle School and the rest of Gallup-McKinley County Schools are rapidly approaching the end of the third quarter of the school year. With this time of year comes the New Mexico Standard Based Assessment test (NMSBA) that begins March 21. Like other districts around the state, Gallup-McKinley County Schools has been working hard to prepare students to do their best on this standardized test. The data collected from the results allows students, parents, and school personnel to measure both individual and school performances while also providing feedback on academic strengths and areas for growth.

As such, it is crucial that Chief Manuelito students (and all GMCS students) start the NMSBA with all the advantages for the best test taking experience possible. Below are a few short but essential reminders about how families can help their students succeed: 1. Be present. It is vitally important for all of our students to be available to take the NMSBA. Please plan trips and doctor appointments accordingly.

2. Be rested. Students will be taking this test for several hours over the course of five days requiring energy and focus. Early bed time and uninterrupted sleep will help all students concentrate more.

3. Be ready. Students need good nutrition to think and problem solve to full potential. Each right with healthy evening meals and nutritious breakfasts.

NMSBA Spring 2011 Assessment GMCS Middle School Testing Schedule Week 1 3/21-3/25 Week 2 3/28-4/1 Week 3 4/4-4/8 Week 4 4/11-4/15 Week 5 4/18-4/22

Monday Test prep

Make up tests

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Reading III Math III

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Writing I Writing II

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Science I Science II Science III Make up tests

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Pardon our Dust we’re Renovating

College Clinic

renovations begin this month!

• Your Charity Invitational XIV dollars are at work.

• Renovations at Red Rock Clinic are almost complete!

• College Clinic renovations will begin this month!

• Please make your appointments as usual.

• Thanks for your patience and support as we work to improve our clinics.

Tom Robinson, MD

Jamie Sladen, PA

Red renovations Rock Clinic before

Due to renovations at College Clinic, Dr. Robinson & Ms. Sladen will be seeing their patients at VandenBosch Clinic starting Monday, March 14.

Saturday clinics will be held at VandenBosch Clinic March 19 & 26.

College Clinic 505.863.1820

VandenBosch Clinic 505.722.6980

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almost there

Juliana Dooley

Congratulations to

Established neighborhood.

This home has pella windows, hardwood floors granite countertops. This is a dream home tucked away and private. Backyard has wonderful views.

Huge mastersuite that includes a separate shower, garden tub and walk in closet. Call me to see this home

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Senior of the Year

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Ts’awak’i

Dedicated To My Little Nephew Tyler A. James He’s a menace, Yet so sweet.

A Sour-Patch Kid, Don’t you think?

Tyler is his name And ruckus is his game.

Chasing little kittens for a hug, All so he can spread his love.

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Mayoral Candidates in 50 Words or Less As Tuesday, March 8 approaches, the citizens of Gallup are preparing to elect a new mayor and it is important that we all cast an educated vote. In the February Edition of the Journey we asked the candidates five questions that are at the forefront of this election season. This time around we’re only giving the candidates 50 words to let you know why they are running for mayor. ENJOY! Remember to vote on Tuesday, March 8!

Esco Chavez

My plan is to improve quality of life, to attract professional people such as doctors, nurses, teachers and also new businesses to Gallup. Build a healthy Gallup, for a healthier future! I’ll be an advocate for the youth and will treat the elderly with respect and dignity. “Let’s Go with Esco!”

Brent Detsoi

As Mayor of Gallup I will promise to work for you, the citizens of Gallup. I will establish a professional, diverse, open administration, to serve YOU, the citizens of Gallup. I will establish a working mutual relationship with surrounding counties, as well as the federal, state, and tribal governments, so we can move the City of Gallup forward, together.

Yogash Kumar

I hope to put Gallup on the map for the right reasons, for its natural beauty, for the collection of arts, crafts, and jewelry. To make it a hub and destination for tourism in order to stimulate our economy now and in the future so we can generate revenue for the future of our kids, infrastructure needs, and clean our town.

Jackie McKinney

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As a longtime resident of Gallup, I believe that TOGETHER WE CAN protect our collective future by systematically implementing progressive plans for improvements to our infrastructure, water system and quality of life facilities. I am fortunate to be at the stage of life where I can, together with others, serve the community we all love.

Harry Mendoza

As this is the last public office I will seek, my wife Lillian and I would like to thank the good people of Gallup for their confidence and support.

Over the years I have worked closely with state, federal, and Navajo Nation officials and feel we have accomplished a lot for Gallup and McKinley County.

Mervyn Tilden

Ira Vandever, Brent Detsoi and myself met in good faith and decided together that this race needs only one Navajo candidate to run for mayor of Gallup in this 2011 election. We agreed in solidarity and unity. We have set the precedent for all future elections in Gallup; a Navajo should now always be in the Gallup mayoral and council races.

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E. Bryan Wall

I have knowledge and experience, and understand the culture and the uniqueness of Gallup. I am a current city councilman and former state legislator, a business owner and realtor for 20 + years each. I’m pro business and growth and trustworthy. My motto is: Gallup changing direction with new leadership, vision and getting the job done.

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OPEN HOUSE We cheerfully open our doors to all families • Come for a visit • Meet our teachers • Tour the campus

Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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Responses were not received from: Ralph V. Rains Ira M. Vandever Jon R. Whitsitt

Applications will be accepted for 2011-2012 school year Admissions office 505.726.9692

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Highfalutin’

by Eli Gjeltema Three Gallupians take a wrong turn at Albuquerque and wind up in a strange, urban habitat – New York City. These are their words.

Don’t Need a Weatherman to Know

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he other day, I heard a legal scholar give a lecture pointing out that the intuitive understanding of words extends beyond their abstract, “literal” meanings. His illustrative example was ‘weather.’ “Weather – what do we mean by weather? I could say that the weather is sunny, or partly cloudy – but that could change. If you ask New Englanders, they will tell you that if you don’t like the weather, all you have to do is wait for an hour or two. So, in New England, the anticipation of change is part of the understanding of the word ‘weather.’”

I’m sure some New Englanders say so, but they’re not the only ones.1 An hombre who picked me up hitching through Alabama in January told me the same. (He was right. It was seventy degrees that afternoon; a blizzard blew through the next day). A week earlier, a pair of lovely old Virginian ladies advised me to be patient and just wait out the beautiful sunshine we were having today. I’ve heard this

1 To be honest, the New England part might be incorrect. I am pretty sure he was talking about Boston, but I could be wrong. This only proves my point.

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colorful and folksy saying in dozens of different places. The strange thing is, everyone seems to think they are letting me in on a local secret, like an inside joke. Their advice is invariably delivered in a low, conspiratorial voice followed by a satisfied chuckle. Yep, that’s the way things are around here, they say. You just gotta get used to it.

Of course, some locales take pride in the climactic constancy. San Francisco: “It’s never nice and it’s never nasty.” The Ecuadorian Amazon: “When’s the rainy season?

Whenever it’s raining!” Some wallow in their persistently unfortunate climes and grumble ceaselessly about the elements. But even when people complain about their generally poor weather, I hear a twinge of affection. Mount Washington, New Hampshire actually prides itself on having the worst weather in America. Whether good or bad, it’s clear that weather is important to people.

A region’s weather is as much a defining component of the character of a place as anything else I can think of.

This is true not only to those who have experienced it, but for those who have only visited in daydreams. For most people I meet, the abstract idea of the Southwest is some

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There is no denying the great significance of weather in our lives. At its extremes, weather can cause colossal damage and suffering, whether by hurricanes or heat waves. It can undermine political regimes: witness the backlash against George Bush’s handling of Katrina or Michael Bloomberg’s plunge in approval ratings to an all-time low after dissatisfaction with New York City’s lackluster response to the blizzards this winter. Weather is the culprit for minor tragedies, as well: many a longed-for fishing expedition has fallen short of expectations on account of rain.

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As anyone will tell you, the clear, blue sky is one of the Southwest’s best features. This is not unique: it is Montana, not New Mexico or Arizona, that is known as Big Sky Country. But that don’t mean it ain’t great. Even in the winter, you can count on good ol’ Mr. Sol to keep on glowing and keep away the gloom. Appreciate that – as though you need to be told – despite the legendary plateau “blowy season” that is soon approaching. I don’t have anything good to say about that.

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t’s not unusual to hear the sounds of construction or renovation in my neighborhood during good weather. But a few years ago the sound of a jackhammer lured me outside to see what was going on. My neighbor was having a tree planted, and the workmen had encountered bed rock.

They were chipping away at it with the jackhammer.

Over the fence my neighbor told me, “They hit granite!” Well, I have the same rocks in my yard and had chipped at the same layer to plant things. So, feeling pedantic, I explained to him, “There’s no granite here in Gallup. It’s just tough sandstone.”

I suppose some people like my neighbor assume that granite just means any hard rock. But to a geologist the term is much more specific. Granite is an igneous rock that cooled and crystallized below the surface of the Earth and consists of a mix of quartz, feldspars, and mica. There may be other minerals, as well, including hornblende and zircon, but the first three are the most important ones.

Where does granite come from? Granite is about 70 per cent silica; that means it formed as magma from melted crustal rocks. The magma cools slowly beneath the surface [intrusive], allowing mineral crystals to form. If the magma erupts at the surface [extrusive], it cools too fast to crystallize and can take various forms, which we classify by texture. The same sort of magma can

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create rocks with quite different appearance, although, chemically, they are the same.

Pumice is volcanic froth. When it erupted it was full of gas that escaped as it rapidly cooled. Often the resulting stone, which resembles a sponge, is light enough to float on water, at least until it becomes water logged. The stone is glassy and brittle, and is easily abraded to sand sized particles.

Volcanic glass is called obsidian. It probably erupted slowly, sort of like a flow of molasses. Obsidian contains little water or other volatile components, so it is compact. Obsidian is usually black to dark gray. It was highly prized during prehistory for making tools and weapons. A chipped blade of obsidian has a sharper edge than a steel medical scalpel, and a few surgeons use obsidian blades. However, such blades are not approved by the FDA because they are brittle and can fracture under lateral pressure. Also obsidian scalpels cannot be mass produced.

If obsidian holds water at the time of eruption, it becomes the light gray rock known as perlite. Perlite is mined for several industrial uses, including insulation. Because it is hydrated, it can be popped like popcorn. This expanded perlite is used by gardeners. As a soil amendment it aids moisture retention and prevents soil compaction. Perlite was mined on Grants Ridge during the 1990s. The deposit there contained blobs of obsidian called Apache

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We have nice small-grained pink granite in the Zuni Mountains, but you won’t see it on any kitchen countertops . . .

tears; rockhounds search the field at the base of the ridge to pick up those that eroded out. Another major perlite mine in New Mexico is near Socorro.

The next form of extrusive granitic magma is rhyolite. The silica in the magma makes it very viscous, so it tends to explode rather than flow. When it explodes the debris forms tuff. The homes carved into cliffs at Bandelier National Monument were worked in rhyolite tuff, which resulted from an explosive eruption of Valles Caldera. Another explosive eruption in the Four Corners happened about 27 million years ago. The La Garita Volcano created a caldera roughly 22 x 47 miles in size between Creede and Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Over the course of 3 to 4 days La Garita ejected 1,200 cubic miles of rhyolitic ash, which drifted as far east as the Atlantic Ocean.

When rhyolite flows, it is often pretty, with swirly patterns. Such stones are occasionally used in jewelry. Orbicular rhyolite is one of my favorites. It has spherules that are usually multi-colored and give it the name bird’s eye rhyolite.

No one is quite sure how the spherules form. It doesn’t polish as well as agate, but it is quite striking.

Granite forms deep in the Earth. As it slowly cools, minerals begin to separate out of the melt and form crystals. These crystals bump into one another, so they are not perfectly shaped. The minerals are quartz [clear or white], two feldspars, which give the stone most of its color, and spots or specks of black mica [biotite] and/or another dark mineral, such as hornblende. All of these minerals are silicates and contribute to the high silica makeup of granite.

Like rhyolite (below), granite is a volcanic or igneous rock.

If you watch HGTV you know that granite counter tops are very much in vogue these days. Much of what is called granite in home decoration is not truly granite. It may be some other variety of crystalline igneous rock, or even, in some cases, a sedimentary stone. The other night on the International House Hunters show I saw a realtor point out a “marble counter,” but what he was directing attention to was clearly granite. [Marble is metamorphic limestone]. We have nice small-grained pink granite in the Zuni Mountains, but you won’t see it on any kitchen countertops, because during the two uplifts the Zunis have experienced most of the granite became fractured. It would be hard to find solid pieces large enough to cut into countertop size. It could be cut into tiles, but someone would have to quarry it.

The last in the series of granitic rocks is pegmatite. This is where things get weird and wonderful! Pegmatite cools very slowly and the individual crystals grow to half an inch or larger. Most pegmatite occurs in veins or dikes, but sometimes it forms “pods,” usually within granite or metamorphic rocks. The process is poorly understood, but some sort of chemical enrichment occurs as the pods form. Minerals that might be only a speck in granite appear large in pegmatites, and some of the crystals are huge. One example: A record crystal of spodumene, a rare lithium aluminum silicate, nearly 50 feet long was found in a mine in the Black Hills of South Dakota. In the Harding Pegmatite Mine near Dixon, New Mexico spodumene crystals in the range of 20 to 30 feet in length appear to be stacked like jack straws in the mine’s wall. The Harding Mine may be best known for its pink and purple “sissy rocks” [muscovite and lepidolite]. These pods are economically important because of the many minerals found in them, including several precious gems. More than 65 different minerals were found in the Harding pegmatite, including massive deposits of beryl.

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Albert Bacon Fall: Cold-Blooded Criminal or Frontier Hero?

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his story has more twists and kinks than a rusty barbed wire fence, involves a huge cast of characters, and has some strange ties to the Gallup area. The pivotal moment was 1922, the year the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial began.

Fall is best known as the perpetrator of the Teapot Dome Scandal while he headed the Department of Interior under Warren G. Harding, a contender as the worst president in American history.

I first heard about Fall many years ago. He was the first – and only – cabinet level politician to spend time in prison for his misdeeds. I’m not sure why they singled him out with all that goes on in Washington.

The two years of Harding’s administration were interesting, if nothing else.

The amazing thing about it all was that the President was already dead before his misdeeds came to light. Harding was the first man to say, “With friends like these, who needs enemies?”

But this story is about Albert Fall, cowboy, rancher, gun-toting lawyer and crooked politician. One thing many folks agree on, Fall was fearless when angry. He was known to have beaten up political opponents with his fists and a heavy walking stick he carried – in the Santa Fe legislature. In his book, The Fabulous Frontier, William Keleher wrote, ­­­­­­“Never a man to permit opposition without a show of temper, Albert Bacon Fall was always prepared for a fight and indifferent as to choice of weapons. A fist fight, a fight with a cane, or a gun, were all equally agreeable to Fall.”

Albert was a hard-core Democrat in the beginning, and fought the Republican political “machine” tooth and nail. He once shot a deputy sheriff in “self defense.” With the help of Oliver Lee and his gun-toting cowboys he backed down a company of New Mexico Militia who were trying to fix an election in Hillsboro, New Mexico, near Silver City. That town would see more of Fall.

Albert Fall was born in Kentucky in 1861 and was largely self-educated. He

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spent time as a cowboy in Texas and then moved to New Mexico and was admitted to the bar in 1891. He was soon named as a judge, but he preferred the rough and tumble of the courtroom.

Everyone knows how the sheriff Pat Garrett shot Billy the Kid in July of 1881. Less well known is the fact that Garrett had killed a buffalo skinner in Texas in 1878, and other men in the so-called Lincoln Country Wars – closely tied to politics in Santa Fe according to historians.

His notoriety as the slayer of the youthful badman didn’t do him much good as it turned out and he was back and forth between Texas – where he was a captain in the Rangers – and New Mexico, where he was a rancher and had gigs off and on as a lawman. When the notorious murder of Albert Fountain and his son Henry went down, the governor of New Mexico hired the Pinkerton agency and Garrett to get to the truth.

Fountain had once shot a political enemy named Frank Williams with the usual plea of self defense. All the principals in the story up to this time had taken one or more lives with a six-gun, which speaks to life in New Mexico at the time.

At the time of his apparent murder – neither body was ever found – Fountain was a special agent in charge of curbing cattle rustling in the state. He was an avowed enemy of Oliver Lee and his henchmen, which made him a mortal enemy of Albert Lee as well. All three men had extensive land and cattle holdings at the time.

It took Garrett a couple of years to put together the case against Lee and two other men and bring them to trial. Needless to say, Albert Fall was council for the defense. He got the three men off.

The trial was held in Hillsboro and a special telegraph line was strung so journalists could file reports to eastern newspapers, including the New York Times.

The whole event got so much publicity that several historians have given the incident credit for slowing down statehood by many years.

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Left: Albert B. Fall being sworn in as Secretary of the Interior in 1921.

Right: Albert B. Fall, 1923.

Far Right: Warren G. Harding

Garrett, on the other hand, owed a lot of money to Oliver Lee’s brother-inlaw, W. W. Cox, who took some of his land for a horse farm. No horses ever saw the grass there, and Cox brought in Jesse Wayne Brazel and his herd of goats. Garrett and Brazel exchanged some hot language and Brazel shot him dead. “Self Defense” was the plea.

Surprise, Albert Fall was the defense attorney for Jesse Wayne, who was soon turned loose. Garrett was only fifty-seven when Brazel gunned him down in February 1908. It wasn’t healthy to be an enemy of Judge Fall.

During the Spanish American War, Albert Bacon Fall joined Teddy Rooselvelt’s Rough Riders. Most of them were cowboys who hailed from New Mexico and Arizona. Fall never saw action and was soon back in his old haunts.

He claimed the whole Pat Garrett business was a Republican plot, but in 1904 he switched parties, joining the GOP as the winning side. While all the other state politicians were working hard for statehood, Fall was concerned with other matters.

When New Mexico was finally made a state in 1912, the powerful and intimidating Fall was one of her first senators. There were plenty of enemies in New Mexico from both parties. Both the Democrats and Republicans felt he had betrayed their causes.

He almost didn’t get reelected, but two of his three children died in the great flu epidemic of 1918 and he got a sympathy vote. In 1921 one of the most reviled presidents in history was elected. I have never found out why, but Albert Fall was a close personal friend of Warren G. Harding – birds of a feather I suppose – and Harding appointed Fall as Secretary of the Interior. He was in Hog Heaven.

As fate would have it, Harding was only president for two years. Returning from a trip to Alaska to figure out first hand how to exploit the territory’s extremely rich natural resources, including oil, the Chief Officer died mysteriously after a short illness.

His personal physician – a homeopath – ruled it a stroke. Other doctors later called it a heart attack. Persistent rumors circulated that Harding had been poisoned.

At that moment only one serious scandal had broken, concerning graft and corruption in the Veterans Administration. (The Great War had only ended a few years before.)

Two highly placed politicos committed suicide.

Harding’s death set off a cascade of scandals at all level of government and involving all branches. Curiously, in his short term in office Warren had appointed four Supreme Court Justices including ex-President Howard Taft as Chief Justice.

The President was accused of, among other things, having held giant orgies in the White House, attended by his cronies of the “Ohio Ring.” It also turned out the man had two mistresses, one with whom he had fathered a child.

Some of the charges were questionable if not laughable. A high official of the Ku Klux Klan claimed they had held a special induction ceremony for Warren in the White House. No proof was ever produced. The Klan had a big resurgence in the twenties, mainly due to foreign immigrants.

On the other hand, several folks had made the claim that Harding had a black ancestor, something he made light of. At the time the “one drop” rule was in effect. That charge was never proven either way.

Albert Bacon Fall had taken full advantage of the corrupt political climate in Washington. As soon as he was sworn in, pretty much in the mold of his president and peers, he started taking bribes and passing out favors with both hands.

One belief that ex-Democrat Fall shared with his fellow Republicans was the certainty that they had a God-given right – a Divine imperative – to exploit natural resources to their mutual advantage.

As Secretary of the Interior, Fall had control of national petroleum reserves.

Three extensive oil fields had been given in trust to the Navy. Two were in California, the third in the northeast corner of Wyoming. The Wyoming property was known as Teapot Dome because of a rock formation there.

At first it looked like Albert had been pretty cagey. Though some pals of his were given leases to tap these oil fields, and though Fall suddenly had a lot of spare cash, there was no paper trail. Fall was buying up extensive ranch land in eastern New Mexico to add to his already vast holdings in the Three Rivers area. He was also spending in a lavish way.

Eventually a $100,000 “loan” was found and he was forced to resign his position. It would take seven years of litigation to convict him for the Teapot Dome mess and he eventually spent a year in Federal Prison. Richard Hanna, keynote speaker at the Democratic Convention in Santa Fe, following Albert B. Fall’s scandal and resignation, stated, “We bow our heads in shame, and tender humble apologies to the nation for the unfortunate contribution New Mexico made to the disgraceful situation brought to light by these investigations.” Though Fall is known for this particular national debacle, his corrupt reach had more lasting effects.

A man named Holm Olaf Bursum took the Senate seat “still warm with the benevolence of Albert Bacon Fall.” They had been old cronies in New Mexico and both shared the belief

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Driving Impressions:

by Greg Cavanaugh

2011 Buick Enclave CXL-2 AWD

New Buick’s baby is all grown up

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hen Buick first introduced the Enclave, it represented a new direction for the company. More style and flair, but still posh and cozy . . . appealing to somewhat younger buyers as well as keeping the older lot. By all accounts the Enclave is a stellar vehicle, but when sitting in the showroom next to its newer siblings, the Regal and LaCrosse, it actually comes off as a bit “old school.” Whereas the LaCrosse and Regal have a lot of European blood, the Enclave is more of an amalgamation of the old and new Buick. I’m excited to see Buick take more of the sport from the Regal and inject some of it into the newly updated Enclave.

Let me make it clear though, I certainly was not unhappy during my test drive with the Enclave. It’s super comfy, highly luxurious and a real beauty. The interior and exterior design make for a swoopy, curvy sculpture of a vehicle. Working off of the same architecture as the already good Acadia, the Enclave is more like the older, classier, more refined brother who just graduated from medical school, than the Acadia’s more

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“utilitarian,” harder edged undergrad approach. For years I’ve heard my father say, “that’s just a dressed up so-and-so” when referring to cars that share platforms or have been rebadged. I’ve never understood this argument. If you take something good, dress it up and make it better, isn’t that a good thing?

The interior blings out with a gorgeous analog clock dead center, deeply grained wood trim throughout, and tops it off with a beautiful wooden steering wheel insert that feels so good in your hands, by contrast it just makes a leather steering wheel seem lazy. The sumptuous leather seats are heated and cooled, something I got to use almost simultaneously in the wide temperature swings of one New Mexico day. This was my first foray into cooled seats. I do tend to get hot while driving, and the cooled seats could easily add a couple hundred miles of driving to my normal cutoff distances. My only “complaint” was the slight vibration the cooling fans evoked, perhaps something others might find soothing.

If you take something good, dress it up and make it better, isn’t that a good thing?

As a three-row crossover, the basic parts of the Enclave make for a good vehicle.

While not a minivan, the space behind the third row is good, maybe best in class. The access to the second and third rows is excellent and six adults can easily be comfy over several hundred miles. The optional DVD rear entertainment offers the choice of a single screen in the center of the headliner, or two separate units in each headrest. Rear heat and air conditioning controls and vents allow everyone to ride in style at their own temperature.

The ground clearance at 8.4 inches is no more than average, but the unibody chassis makes for a very easy step in height compared to a body on frame SUV such as a Yukon. Really, my tester’s optional running boards, while looking snazzy, just got in the way and got my pants dirty as I got in and out. By far my favorite feature on the Enclave was the optional articulating HID headlamps.

On startup, the lamps pan out to each side like a pair of light sabers and then recalibrate to center for takeoff . . . very cool! I can imagine that Buick will probably jump on the LED trend for the next Enclave and they’ll be all the cooler then. The option I found mysteriously absent was the keyless, hands-free start/stop/lock feature that GM offers in the LaCrosse . . . even the 20K Fiesta had it and it really adds to the luxury experience.

The Enclave shares its powertrain with its cousin, the GMC Acadia, and it’s a thoroughly modern direct-injected VVT, 3.6 liter V6 with a 6-speed automatic transmission behind it. The 6 makes 288 hp and 270 lb-ft of torque. While not quick, the Enclave hides speed well. With its super smooth chassis, vault like interior noise levels and lack of almost all apparent vibrations, I often found myself well over the speed limit in town. While not tuned for spirited canyon carving, on the highway the Enclave swallows miles like the reigning Coney-Island-hot-dog-eating champ, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (who, on a side note, consumed 54 hot dogs in 10 minutes this year). Unlike Joey’s veracious consumption abilities, the Enclave returns a respectable (for a large, heavy crossover) 17/24 mpg in FWD guise. Adding power to the rear via the AWD, however, drops the Enclave to a somewhat less respectable 16/22 mpg.

Minivans are now getting up to 28 mpg highway, but your typical ladder frame SUV, like a Yukon, sits around 16 mpg highway, putting the Enclave squarely in between. Compared to the new Ford Explorer though, rated at 17/25 mpg for the 4wd model, Buick has some work cut out for it to boost its fuel economy numbers soon.

My complaints are few. Firstly, while better than older Buick models like the Lucerne, the Enclave is ready for a dash of sportiness in its refresh. It’s a tad boat-like and tends to plod along complacently from destination to destination.

Secondly, the rake on the windshield made for some rather odd glare and although aided by a rearview camera, backing up is still a bit of a lesson in faith. Thirdly, when parked in my driveway on an incline, the Enclave started up nicely using the key fob’s remote start button. However, upon entering and getting ready to leave, the Enclave’s fuel pump decided it didn’t like the incline and promptly stopped sending fuel, leaving me stranded in my own driveway.

Coasting down the driveway in neutral got it started again. Lastly, the price of admission is steep. While no doubt this is a luxury vehicle, at $47K as tested, it’s almost exactly half of the cost of my house when my wife and I moved in.

The Enclave was really a home run when it first came to the field, showing that our domestic automakers still had a trick or two up their corporate sleeves.

Now, a couple of years later there are other batters swinging for the stands, too.

If Buick takes the current Enclave, retains its strengths, loses some weight, adds some sport and ups the styling ante again, they’ll turn this home run into a grand slam.

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Helen Triplehorn Chamber of Commerce Board Chairperson

Q. Helen, what got you interested in serving with the Gallup Chamber?

A. I like what the Chamber has done for local businesses and what they provide when you need help. The Chamber helps you and your business grow and get ideas. They have insight on how to help you get your business where you want it to be.

Q. What do you enjoy most about your new job as Board Chair?

A. The interaction with the other board members. We have a phenomenal group.

It is reassuring to know what capabilities we have with our group. What we bring to the table as a group is just outrageous. It’s a lot of fun. We are all excited.

Q. What is the biggest challenge of your job?

A. Taking this job a year before I was really prepared for it and not knowing exactly what I need to do, but I have a lot of help with our President, Bill Lee, and everyone else down there.

Q. What is your number one priority for this coming year as Board Chairperson?

A. To get the board extremely involved in everything we are doing. Our board members have all picked points of what they want to do so we are going to really see the Chamber explode.

Q. What do you see as the future of the Chamber?

A. The one-stop shop for all your needs for anything with Gallup, with your business. If you need to know something, the Chamber is the place to go.

Q. What do you enjoy doing in your off time?

A. I like photography. I take senior pictures, general pictures, weddings – things like that.

Q. What is your favorite movie?

A. I have a lot of them. My husband thinks I’m crazy with all the chick-flicks. I liked The Family Stone. It was very good. I felt it had a lot of my family’s values built into it. You’re always there anytime there is any kind of medical problem.

Your family is there and that really is important. Life is really short, so take every moment we have.

Q. If you could trade places with one famous person, who would it be and why?

A. I would say John F. Kennedy, because of where he wanted the world to go. He was respected and he respected everybody around him. He treated people with the golden rule. I think he could have had America go down the better path.

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Adventures in

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In Sickness and in Health

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he conventional wisdom with sick people is that the sicker they are, the more isolated they should be.

For instance: While I was experiencing my severe flu, the thing that I needed most was rest. Rest. But, what I ended up with was a slower and dizzier version of my regular schedule. Did I stay in bed, sipping fluids and snuggling into soft bedding?

Umm . . . no. Maybe one or two days (on the weekends) of staying in bed until afternoon, but then I had to get up and make lunch and do chores.

Thank goodness for my husband. He was the one who managed to hold down the noise to a dull roar (no easy feat when our three almost-healthy kids are operating at full-energy capacity).

And, did I get waited on hand-and-foot because any excessive movements caused loss of breath and fatigue?

Umm . . . no. I actually got to sit down for a couple of minutes between twice-daily trips to the kitchen and laundry room.

There were exceptions, of course. There were a few nights that my husband took the kids to the grocery store just to give me some peace and quiet in the evening. Sure enough, he is such a time-management genius that I had time to settle on the sofa for a movie (from beginning to end, without any interruptions) before they came back.

Wonderful, I tell you!

Actually, since I am still a little under the weather, I really can’t say that it’s been all that difficult.

Painful symptoms? Definitely. Generally dismal circumstances? Not so much.

Did I mention that I thank goodness for my husband?

And, with that last typed comment, my husband magically appears, closing my laptop and tucking me back under the covers. “Rest, you,” he says as he smiles at me.

I manage to give him a weak smile, “Okay.”

And so, this column ends with a smile and a rapidly-approaching sleepiness.

Zzzzzz . . .

Again, thank goodness for my husband. He was the one who pacified the restless with his battle cry of, “Not now; Mommy’s resting. Shh!”

Thank goodness for my husband. He was the one who managed to hold down the noise to a dull roar.

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Saturday, March 5, 2011 Show Time: 1 pm Kids Matinee Movie: Alpha and Omega Rated: PG 85 minutes Animated Feature

Voice Talents: Dennis Hopper, Justin Long and Hayden Panettiere Admission: Adults: $2.00 Children 12 & under: FREE!

Saturday, March 12, 2011 Show Time: 7 pm Women’s History Month Movie: Iron Jawed Angels Rated: NR 123 minutes Actors: Angelica Huston, Hilary Swank, Francis O’Connor and Julia Ormand Admission: Adults: $5.00 Children 12 and under: $3.00

Puppy love takes on a new meaning in this animated film featuring a slew of celebrity voices. Kate is a dominant and driven female wolf, while hairy Humphrey lives for the moment. But when the two young wolves are captured by park rangers and taken far away, they bond despite their differences.

Oscar-winner Hilary Swank stars in a fresh and contemporary look at a pivotal event in American history, telling the true story of how a pair of defiant and brilliant young activists took the women’s suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.

Saturday, March 5, 2011 Show Time: 6pm and 8:30pm Evening Movie: 127 Hours Rated: R* 94 minutes Starring: James Franco and Lizzy Caplan Admission: Adults: $5.00 12 and under*: $3.00

Friday, March 18, 2011 Show Time: 8pm Gallup’s Own, VooDoo Rhythm Band in Concert You asked to see them, well here they are!

Join us for a night of great music.

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Aron Ralston (James Franco) has a passion for all things outdoors. But when a falling boulder traps him in a remote Utah canyon, a thrill-seeker’s adventure becomes the challenge of a lifetime. Over the next five days, Ralston embarks on a remarkable personal journey in which he relies on the memories of family and friends--as well as his own courage and ingenuity--to turn adversity into triumph!

Saturday, March 12, 2011 Show Time: 1pm Kids Matinee Movie: Legend of the Guardians-The Owls of Ga’Hoole Rated: PG 97 minutes Animated Feature Voice Talents: Hugo Weaving, Emilie de Ravin and Ryan Kwanten Admission: Adults: $2.00 Children 12 & under: FREE! This film follows Soren, a young owl enthralled by his father’s epic stories of the Guardians of Ga’ Hoole, a mythic band of winged warriors who fought a great battle to save all of owlkind from the evil Pure Ones. While Soren dreams of someday joining his heroes, his older brother, Kludd, scoffs at the notion but his jealousy causes him and his sister to fall from their treetop home and right into the talons of the Pure Ones. Now, it is up to Soren to make a daring escape with the help of other brave young owls. Together they soar across the sea and through the mist to find the Great Tree, home of the legendary Guardians Soren’s only hope of defeating the Pure Ones and saving the owl kingdoms.

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March 19, 2011 No Kids Matinee Today.

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March 19, 2011 Doors Open: 6:00pm Show Time: 6:30 pm Gallup Irish Musical Festival Main Performers: Neil McBride: International Irish Rocker and Folk. Direct from Dublin, Ireland.

Martin Shears: International Irish Pop and Irish original music. From London, England.

Local Performers: Kathy McCarthy and Irish Dancers Frank Tennessee Hulse and Kevin Schemp Admission: $20.00/person Door Prize of Simon and Patrick acoustic Electric Guitar and Case Tickets on Sale at : Pinnacle Bank (Main Branch) and Millennium Media.

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JACKIE McKINN WATER

Water is the life blood for all western cities. Like our neighbors in Grants, Holbrook, Winslow and Flagstaff we do not have a river that supplies a renewable source of water. Our quest to secure water is crucial to our future.

Presently, we are dependent upon non-renewable groundwater wells in the Gallup Sandstone and Dakota West water formations in which the water table decreases approximately 19 feet per year. These existing wells have been in production since as early as 1950 and the last well went on line in 2002. They have been our primary source of water for 60 years, but we cannot rely on them forever.

The bridge to our future is the “G-22 Water Project” with is located just east of Gallup. Successful test wells for the G-22 project were completed in 2007 near the Indian Hills baseball field and near I-40 Exit 26. Our application for the G-22 project is pending before the New Mexico State Engineer and when approved will supply us with water sufficient to meet our needs for 40 years.

Gallup’s long term future is the Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project (“NGWSP”) which, after decades of talk and study, is now a reality. NGWSP is our only opportunity for a renewable, or perpetual, source of water. In April 2005 the Navajo Nation settled its water rights claims in the San Juan River basin with the State of New Mexico. Recently, Congress “authorized” NGWSP through legislation and “appropriated” $180 million dollars toward the ultimate cost of $870 million.

The City of Gallup is an integral and indispensible part of NGWSP. The project anticipates allocation of 7,500 acre feet per year to Gallup from the total 37,764 acre feet allocation. Our city’s regional system which has been progressively built up over the past decade with assistance from the State of New Mexico will be a hub to transport water to 10 Navajo Chapters surrounding Gallup.

TOGETHER WE CAN: • Implement incentives for water conservation as we work to secure our future, • Support approval and development of the G-22 project, • Secure a water source for our 7,500 acre foot allocation in NGWSP, • Plan, along with the State of New Mexico, to meet our financial obligations in NGWSP. We must all pull together on water; our future depends upon it.

Infrastructure

Infrastructure refers to the basic system of public works in a community – the structure through which the city provides services to its citizens. Our city employees have put a lot of hard work into our city’s infrastructure, yet infrastructure improvement remains a constant challenge for us because of our elevation, weather and the topography of our community which is spread over 11 miles of canyons and mesas. Put simply, we have many more miles of roads and water lines than most cities of our size and they are more challenging to maintain.

A city’s needs change, requiring constant updating of the infrastructure. If a city does not stay one step ahead of the needed adjustments, through projecting and planning, things can bog down quickly and the infrastructure can become a liability. We don’t want opportunities to pass us by while we update our public works. We need to be ready to embrace those opportunities as they arise. I believe the mayor must serve as the driving force behind infrastructure maintenance and improvement.

I have chosen Gallup’s infrastructure as one of my key issues. I have sought advice from current and past city employees and elected officials whose labors have kept our city operating efficiently and effectively. It is clear that different perspectives lead to different sets of priorities. But there are some changes – I see them as advances – that are currently needed in our infrastructure, and they will soon become essential. I believe that the City of Gallup can and must work with other regional governmental agencies and the private sector to bring about improvements in these areas – before they become critical.

TOGETHER WE CAN: • Implement long range planning to identify priority improvements and do advance design work for those priorities so Gallup never again loses Federal dollars due to lack of advance planning.

• Improve access between the north and south sides of town – going over or under the railroad tracks – in anticipation of an increase in train traffic as the economy improves.

• Identify a suitable location in the downtown area to install city water and sewer infrastructure to facilitate construction of modern, affordable rental housing in partnership with the private sector. At the same time, upgrade appearances of all City Housing Authority projects.

• Review existing recreational facilities, reduce those that are duplicated or underused, and enlarge those that are overcrowded; plus, look at adding new ones where needed.

We must prepare Gallup for the future before it arrives.

To the people of Gallup: The above statements sh Ultimately I believe we all desire respect, opportu citizens of Gallup. Please vote Tuesday, March 8 a Sincerely, 32 gallupjourney@yahoo.com

NEY for MAYOR

Economic Cleanliness Development

Economic Development: Taking care of the basics is the first step in economic development. It is tempting for communities to get caught up in chasing outside businesses by offering handouts, but this approach ignores the fact that over 75% of all new jobs are created by the expansion of local, small businesses.

The basics of economic development for a municipality are simple. Our business community needs to feel they have an open door at City Hall and that when they have a business project that requires approval by the City, that they know they will encounter city employees who have an approach that communicates, “We are here to help.” Specific city employees need to clearly understand that an integral part of their job responsibilities are to serve as a liaison with businesses and to help businesses understand the City’s bureaucratic process.

To the extent that we offer incentives to businesses, those incentives should focus on: 1.) reducing the expense of building permit costs and infrastructure upgrades when an existing commercial structure is remodeled or expanded, 2.) reducing the costs of new or existing structures for affordable housing, and 3.) encouraging demolition of abandoned commercial structures. This type of approach will result in the upgrading of older, existing structures and city-owned infrastructure as well.

TOGETHER WE CAN: • Create a friendly, open door policy at City Hall that encourages local businesses to pursue their plans for growth and expansion, •Establish policies that encourage renovation of existing commercial structures, affordable housing projects and demolition of blighted properties, •Designate specific city employees who are responsible for serving as liaisons with our business community, and •Work with University of New Mexico-Gallup to develop training programs for our community’s pool of employees.

As we come out of a recession, “Now is the time” to encourage investments that will benefit both our local businesses and the community as a whole.

Gallup’s surroundings are among the most beautiful in the state of New Mexico – a state renowned for its splendor.

Mother Nature has been good to us. But let’s face it; we haven’t been so good to ourselves. I don’t think anyone would deny that our fair city could use a lot of “sprucing up.”

Our residents deserve to live in a community that shows pride in its assets.

Likewise, first impressions are lasting impressions, and our many annual visitors should leave Gallup with recollections of our diversity, our arts and crafts, and the beauty of our region, along with a desire to return.

These memories should not be clouded by shabbiness and an unkempt appearance. Cleaning up the city will increase tourism, and make more people want to visit and to move to Gallup. This, in turn, will raise property values for our businesses and our homes. Since this is where many of us have invested our life’s earnings, I see polishing-up our city as one of my top priorities.

City government can and should take the lead in sanitation and beautification efforts. But if our citizens take initiative and responsibility as well, the collaborative effort will instill greater pride in our community and will minimize costs.

TOGETHER WE CAN: • Have city crews cut weeds and regularly maintain the appearance of major intersections, commercial corridors, and the four major entrances to Gallup, • Create a recurring budget item in the City budget for landscaping in commercial corridors, • Build tasteful, permanent welcome signs at the four major entrances to Gallup, • Actively enforce code compliance for commercial signs on major roads, and for condemnation and removal of nuisance properties (passing the costs on to the owners), and • Organize and support regular neighborhood cleanup campaigns, with the City actively enforcing existing codes for cutting/pulling weeds, eliminating graffiti and junk (i.e. cars, old appliances, construction debris, etc.) and no parking on sidewalks.

With a rally from the City, our citizens can transform Gallup from a “great place to live” to a “wonderful place to live”.

hare my positions on critical city issues. unity and security. TOGETHER WE CAN attain this for all and join me in a mutual effort to move our city into the future.

Paid for by Jackie McKinney for Mayor.

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T

No Home Sweet Home

he issue is nothing new. Homelessness has existed for centuries in every country in the world. Yet today, in the wealthiest nation on Earth, during a period of amazing technological advances and gains in knowledge, homelessness is on the rise.

Homelessness is not a simple issue. There are many and various causes and effects for different demographics of the population. School children, veterans, those with mental illness, single mothers, those with addictions, and working families are among the homeless in the United States. It is widespread and becoming a reality for many whom, at one time, had stable housing and income.

Currently, the federal minimum wage is $7.25/hour. In New Mexico, it’s actually higher by 25 cents/hour. If someone making minimum wage, say in our state, works 40 hours each week for 52 weeks – no vacations or sick days – they would earn $15,600 in a year. Now consider that the 2011 Poverty Guideline for a family of three, as determined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is $18,530. A full-time employee making minimum wage in New Mexico while supporting a family is below the poverty line.

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The definition of affordable housing is when a household pays no more than 30 percent of its yearly income on housing. A minimum-wage employee supporting a family and working in New Mexico would be considered costburdened if he or she was spending more than $433/month on housing.

According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), “An estimated 12 million renter and homeowner households now pay more then 50 percent of their annual incomes for housing, and a family with one full-time worker earning the minimum wage cannot afford the local fairmarket rent for a two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the United States.”

The poor and low-income populations in this country are forced to make difficult decisions concerning their basic needs – nutrition, healthcare, and housing – during the best of circumstances. Prioritizing finances is like building a house of cards. If illness or loss of a job occurs, the whole thing comes crashing down. Sadly, families with children are among the fastest growing segment of the homeless population, according to the National Coalition for the Homeless.

All this said to establish that homelessness is an issue that affects people like you

by H. Haveman

Homelessness is an issue that affects people like you and me.

and me. It’s not only limited to those with mental illness, people who struggle with addictions, victims of abuse, or veterans of war. It’s sad to think that there are those that may fall into more than one of these categories. Whatever the reason, living without a home can have terrible consequences.

A homeless person may be exposed to the outdoor elements and unsanitary conditions, leading to frostbite, infections, possible death. People living on the streets are more susceptible to abuse and rape. Homelessness can separate families when some shelters only accept men and others only accept women; parents may have to watch helplessly as their children are taken into the foster care system. Homeless children are affected physically – with higher occurrences of ear infections, stomach problems and asthma than others their age – as well as emotionally, with difficulty in school, depression and anxiety.

Due to the transient nature of the population, accurate numbers are difficult to pinpoint. Shelters perform regular counts, but this doesn’t account for those that are living in cars, under a bridge, or in a motel. Studies can only estimate, but the number of homeless people in the United States is somewhere around 3.5 million – roughly 1 per every 100 people.

Gallup’s homeless crisis is not exactly the same as in other parts of the country.

We haven’t experienced a flood of housing foreclosures resulting in homelessness, for example. However, homelessness is an obvious reality in our community.

According to a recent survey done by Care 66, around 200 people seek shelter in Gallup on any given night. That number accounts for those that are actually in the system and being counted by local charitable organizations; it may be much higher.

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Sanjay Choudhrie, the executive director of Care 66, attests to the increasing number of homeless people seeking shelter in Gallup. In past years, there have been fluctuations in the number of clients they housed, but for some time now, they have been holding steady at full capacity. Care 66’s mission is to create opportunities to end homelessness. A large component of doing so is to provide affordable housing, something Gallup sorely lacks. According to Choudhrie, as many as 600 families are living in Gallup’s motels, for lack of low-income housing.

Care 66 is just one of several organizations in Gallup whose aim is to support the homeless people in our community. The Gallup Housing Authority also works to provide low-income housing. Catholic Charities, the Community Pantry, Casa San Martín, NCI, and Battered Families Services are other organizations that provide food and emergency shelter to those in need.

While temporary shelter is important, job training and transition to more permanent housing is the beginning of a solution to the problem of homelessness.

For every $1 million put into housing, there is an impact of $1.3 million, according to Choudhrie. There is a ripple effect when it comes to housing. When the homeless are introduced into society once again, and working, and paying their bills, jobs are created, there is a boost in the economy overall.

It’s easier said than done, of course, and every donation of time and money helps.

If you’d like to help the homeless, there are lots of things you can do. You can volunteer at a local organization or donate clothing and food items. You can make a meal, offer a granola bar or bottle of water to a homeless person. You can employ a homeless person (see www.care66.org). And, perhaps most important, you can show kindness and respect to a homeless person when you see him or her.

Given a slightly different set of circumstances, they are really not unlike you or me.

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By Stacey Hollebeek

Senior of the Year T

hanks to Luby Grenko, Gallup’s 2011 Senior of the Year, Gallup has proudly mailed out more Croatian povitica than any other town in New Mexico.

Luby learned to bake the labor-intensive nut cake, similar to strudel, from her aunt, and in her early 20s began making it for friends around the holidays. As word of her tasty povitica spread, she started selling them for $6 per loaf, cracking the 2-3 pounds of walnuts per cake herself – unless she could convince her husband to help her – and baking them in her coal stove. Every day around the holidays even into her 90s, Luby got up at 5 A.M. and baked all day until midnight to keep her customers happy. Now 96 years young, Luby has quit selling her povitica, but not until her friends and relatives mailed thousands of her creations all over the country and world, even as far as Japan.

“They would call me and ask, ‘Luby, do you still make those cakes?’” Luby smiles. “And how could I lie? How could I sit there and watch those stupid soap operas when I knew they wanted more poviticas? I was grinding nuts in my sleep, my husband said – I don’t know how he put up with me and all those walnuts!”

Luby eventually had to quit when her arthritis in her wrists worsened, worn out from punching the dough all those years. “She’s the povitica queen,” says Misty Tolson, Luby’s only grandchild, and owner of Gallup’s Mystique Salon. “Christmas wasn’t Christmas without them.”

Loved by those who know her simply as “Grandma Luby,” Ljubica Grenko was born to her Croatian immigrant parents in Gallup in 1914. When she was just four years old, Luby’s mother died in the 1918 flu epidemic, leaving her father with four children under six in a foreign country. He moved the family back to his hometown of Fuzina, a small village in the heart of Croatia, to live with his mother. While growing up in Fuzina, Luby and her sister worked for their dad’s business, a combined dance hall, bar, and single bowling alley right in the center of town. Their job was to re-set up the patrons’ bowling pins at the end of the alley – and dodge any errant balls from tipsy clients.

“We didn’t have it easy – no ways,” Luby shakes her head in a rare serious moment. “We had to work hard – and then a stepmother on top of it!”

After 10 years in Croatia, when Luby’s oldest brother was about to turn 16 and be conscripted into the Croatian army, her dad sent the children back to Gallup. “‘You were born there. You belong to America,’ Dad always said,”

Luby explains. Although they crossed the Atlantic with a guardian, the four children were sent out on the train from New York by themselves to meet up with their aunt in Gallup and live with her until their father and stepmother arrived several months later.

In order to learn the language, Luby attended lower elementary school in Gallup for a short time as a 14-year-old. “Those kids thought, ‘Boy, she’s smart,’” Luby giggles. “I was like a mama with those little kids.”

In time she was invited to move in with George (who had also immigrated from Fuzina, Croatia) and Phillipina Bubany to help Phillipina care for their house. In the 1940s, after a number of years of housekeeping, Luby went back to work for her father as a bar tender when he purchased Kitchen’s Opera House (now Zimmerman’s on Route 66) and ran it as a bar and dance hall. By then she had married Julian Grenko, her brother’s good friend, whose family was also originally from Fuzina, Croatia, but who had grown up in Gallup. They were married for 65 years before he died, and together had one daughter, Marrietta, who still lives in Gallup. Throughout their married life, Luby continued working for her father and as a housewife, while Julian ran a variety of local businesses including the Grenko Coal Mine, the last independent coal mine in the area until it closed in the 1950s.

Although she had to give up selling poviticas, Luby “can still throw the ball down the alley,” when she bowls twice a week. Back in the good old days when she first started bowling at Gallup’s Silver Moon, now Richardson’s Trading Post, she could carry a pretty high score. “But with the age, it came down to 115 – with the age, you know,” she giggles. She still gets just as frustrated over the gutter balls, though.

Even at 96, Luby remains a favorite guest at a host of local social gatherings – from weddings to funerals, even New Years’ parties. “She gets invited to everything, because she goes. She’s the very last person to leave the party,” laughs Misty. “Yesterday I didn’t get home from work until after 9 o’clock, but she waited up for me and just sat chatting until after 11 P.M. She’s amazing!”

Besides poviticas, parties, and bowling, Luby also loves St. John Vianney, where she still drives herself to mass weekly. With the arthritis, Luby had to forfeit her task of ironing the priests’ garments, and she is no longer involved in the Croatian Catholic Union, or the various other organizations she has volunteered for and donated to over the years. However, she still cares for her three cats and two dogs, all rescued from the Humane Society. “I guess God made them for us to love them,” she smiles.

A photograph of her in traditional Croatian dress graces the front cover of the Humane Society’s recent Taste of Gallup fundraiser cookbook, a tribute to the cultural melting pot that Gallup is, as well as the striking personality that Grandma Luby is. More than one person who voted her in as Gallup’s Senior of the Year wrote that, “I want to be like her when I grow up.” Don’t we all.

She gets invited to everything . . . She’s the very last person to leave the party.

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Hypocrisy I

must admit I am a registered Republican. I must also admit I have not voted in recent presidential elections due to various factors. Frustration, apathy, and a disdain for either candidate being a few of the reasons. But I now feel a need to cast my opinion as the National Debt is at 14 trillion dollars (and rising as I write this). The $800 billion Stimulus Package was staggering. As was the $700 billion bank bail out, or the money spent to bail out G. M., or A. I. G. or to whoever had their hand out. All of this was done to keep unemployment at 8%; it now hovers around 10%. Where did all this money come from?

Who do we really owe it to? Do you know any one who actually benefited from all the spending? (I don’t). Is there a plan to ever pay down the National Debt, much less curb the annual deficit spending? Can the Federal Government continue to spend money like a college student with a new credit card? If you or I operated our businesses or ran our personal finances like the Federal Government we would be bankrupt, chastised for fraud and thrown in jail for embezzlement. President Obama said he would bring ‘Real Change’ to Washington.

What ‘Real Change’ is he really bringing? He is spending much more than former President Bush, who never saw a spending bill he didn’t like. This is where my frustration lies. The previous administration was a revelation of misguided politics. Many never agreed with the war in in Afghanistan or Iraq, but to appease the Democrats on the left Bush spent money like a drunken sailor on shore leave. He prostituted the Federal budget to get his way in the war on terror. What ever happened to the ‘Fiscal Responsibility’ the Republicans now are so quick to point out that is lacking in Obama’s plan. After all, they controlled both houses of congress during much of Bush’s term. And yet the Federal Debt ballooned during the Republicans watch, as did the housing crisis, the banking crisis, the insurance crisis and the Wall Street crisis. And the Republicans solution to all this? Let’s throw more money in the kitty and see what happens. And we are finding out, the money was given with few strings attached and basically vaporized in the raging inferno we now see as a collapsing economy. It seems if Obama were an astute student of politics, he would quit blaming everything on the previous administration and actually learn from it. Blind spending is not going to save our economy; spending is what got us here in the first place. Spending is only going to weaken our financial position with countries buying the debt (insert China here). Creating more Government jobs might be a quick fix for the unemployed, but how many auto or construction workers does the Federal Government really need? It will only create a work force that depends on the government and will create more debt (see the relationship?) President Obama is absolutely correct: we need Real Change and REAL LEADERSHIP! It is time for someone to stand up and say that the Federal Government cannot solve all of our problems. It is time for REAL MEN elected in high places to tell our gluttonous society that it needs to lose a few pounds. We Americans tighten our belts for a few decades and pay down the National Debt. That is the true pink elephant in the room. Currently 560 billion dollars of what is added to our National Debt annually is going to INTEREST PAYMENTS alone! That’s right, $560,000,000,000 is spent and we have nothing to show for it. If the Federal Government would get serious and pay down the debt, we would have enough money saved in interest alone to spend on all the social programs, schools, health care, we want. Bush was a hypocrite. As a Republican he spent more money than any president in history. Obama is a hypocrite.

He does not want Real Change; he wants more of the same, big government and big spending. The big question is what do you want? As President Kennedy so eloquently stated, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” Tell your elected officials. I hope and pray we want the same thing.

Blind spending is not going to save our economy; spending is what got us here in the first place.

Tate C. Mabes American

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my rambles. by n. haveman

Here’s the deal: I’m about to get a little political.

The upcoming election is very important to our community, but it’s also very important to me and my wife, too.

We chose to move to the Gallup area in 2002, fresh out of college.

Soon after, we decided to start a family in Gallup – like so many other folks.

You know, make friends, have kids, host dinner parties, go out to eat, attend banquets, buy groceries and gas, start a business, live the American Dream, and the list goes on and on.

You know, I have grown sick of the word, Change.

But we do need it in our community.

We need to hop into the left lane on the expressway and drop the hammer.

We can’t continue driving the speed limit and get passed time and time again.

How was that analogy? Did it make sense? I sure hope so . . . I think it’s a pretty good one.

We’ve also got to be more creative going forward in our community.

We need to think outside the box. We have to stop trying the same tired ideas over and over because “that’s the way it’s always been done.”

THIS IS THE WRONG MENTALITY. You know, try some new stuff. Break ground; be first in line. Go out on a limb.

(Insert other idioms, here. I mean this column is packed with them!)

Anyhoo – I don’t want to be negative, as it’s bad for my soul and for yours.

But please, exercise your right to vote this upcoming election season – if nothing else, it’s pretty fun filling in those ovals.

It’ll bring you right back to grade school . . . great times, right?

On another note . . .

I’m not advocating one way* or another on “Question 3,” but what’s the deal with the “Vote NO on Question 3” signs?

I don’t want to burn any bridges, but in my eyes, printing those was a mistake.

Until next time.

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*Alright, you got me. I’ll take that tiny-dancer tax.

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. . . Fall continued from page 23 that land and resources were there for the taking. In Bursum’s case, it was land belonging to the Pueblo Tribes of New Mexico that needed Federal attention.

Though the Pueblos had only a fraction of their ancestral lands, the theory was that Anglos would make better use of what was left.

For years whites had encroached on Pueblo fields along the Rio Grande, sometimes justifying their claims with stories of Spanish Land Grants. The Bursum Bill would give the non-Indians title to the property once and for all.

Even after all these years the Bursum Bill is hard to parse, because some of its provisions clearly attacked Native beliefs and culture. One of Holm’s arguments was that Indians spent too much time practicing their heathen customs, especially their devilish dancing.

When Santa Fe intellectuals, writers and authors, came to the support of the Pueblos someone asked Senator Bursum just how many days they wasted on their ceremonials. His answer was, “More than thirty.” When queried about the appropriate time for dancing he retorted, “Sundays and holidays.”

The person pointed out that Sundays and holidays would add up to more than sixty days, rather than thirty; Bursum just snorted. It isn’t clear just what the bill intended to outlaw, but whatever it was would put an end to the traditional Pueblo culture.

Aside from the Bursum Bill, Albert Bacon had other bones to pick with the Indians. He was in a position to pick any bone he wished, after all, as head of Interior. Among other things, there is an interesting story related by Indian Agent Leo Crane in his book Desert Drums. Crane was ordered to find work for a young lady friend of Fall’s as a financial secretary.

Crane implies the unnamed girl was more than Fall’s “friend” but he remains coy. In subsequent letters Crane is informed that she needs a house, furnishings, and utilities and the money will come out of the Pueblo budget.

The next letter implies that she needn’t come to work at regular hours if it is inconvenient for her. The next one after that requests transportation – a car at her disposal. That was the last straw. Crane soon found himself transferred to a remote reservation in Montana and resigned from the Indian Service.

I am sorry that publishers – and perhaps the authors – were so timid, because in Joseph Schmedding’s book Cowboy and Indian Trader, he reveals an even more outrageous piece of Fall’s aberrant behavior. Schmedding was running the old Keam trading post at Keam’s Canyon and had just built a new store at the remote Low Mountain location near Black Mesa.

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One February, with snow blocking the roads and trails, the Hopi agent knocked on his door and handed him a letter from the Secretary of the Interior himself. The letter revoked his trading license and gave him thirty days from the date of the letter to vacate the post. That would be impossible.

Schmedding saddled his horse and rode to the nearest town in the freezing weather. It would take two years and the work of dozens of friends, including the Territorial Sheriff and long time Senator from Arizona, Carl Hayden to reverse the act. Interestingly enough, the new trader never showed up in Hopi.

Fall’s only explanation for his act was “administrative reasons” and he would be long gone from Washington, and a new president in place before the trader would get his license back, whereupon he sold his trading posts and left the area.

Rumor had it that Fall was doing a favor for a friend who was a “wholesaler” in Gallup. The reason, as they figured out later, was that oil had been discovered on the Reservation (though a long way from Hopi) and Fall was reassigning trading permits to friends so they could be in on the ground floor of the expected “oil boom.” It seems that Teapot Dome had done something to his brain.

The most curious part of this story is that Albert B. Fall’s many friends in New Mexico never gave up faith in him. They never believed he was guilty of any wrongdoing. New Mexico cowboy author Eugene Manlove Rhodes, a longtime friend of Albert’s defended him in print. He said in no uncertain terms he would defend Fall “to the death,” if necessary.

Another well known Western writer, Eugene Cunningham, wrote pretty much the same endorsement, published in New Mexico Magazine, saying that Fall was a cowboy of the old school, knew his West, defended the poor, etc. etc. etc.

1922, the pivotal point of all this craziness, was an important year in local history, in addition to the story told here. Gallup, along with much of the country, was involved in labor disputes with the mining union, the railroads and others. Gallup was under martial law earlier in the same year that would see the first Ceremonial.

The local Indians were fighting for their very survival and the homelands they had just defended in World War I. Ironic that the Bursum Bill, outlawing Pueblo religious activities, would almost pass Congress the same year as that first Ceremonial, honoring Native Americans and their dances.

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Gwynn Hobbs

In 1994, Ellis Tanner commissioned Navajo artist, Chester Kahn, to paint murals of prominent Navajos on the walls of his business, Ellis Tanner Trading Company. He wanted to inspire Navajo youth with positive role models while encouraging them to take pride in their culture, language, history, and traditions.

The seven-year mural project was completed in 2000 when Ellis established the non-profit organization, “Circle of Light.” The group’s objective is to foster a strong sense of cultural pride and self worth in Navajo youth and to continue their education, along with non-Navajos, about the rich history, culture, language, and positive contributions of the Navajo people. Please stop in to Ellis Tanner Trading Company and see the faces of Navajo achievement. Gallup Journey Magazine intends to feature a section of this mural every issue. For more information on the “Circle of Light” please call 505.726.8030 or go to www.navajocircleoflight.org.

Gwynn Hobbs started for the University of Las

Vegas women’s basketball team, the Lady Rebels, in 1991 and played through 1995. She was a successful starting position point guard. She is one of UNLV’s All-Time Leading Scorers with 1,504 points total and an average of 13.3. She is also listed as one of UNLV’s All-Time Assists Leaders with a total of 592 assists. She served as a spokesperson for the Navajo Nation’s anti-drug campaign. In 1991 she received a Certificate of Recognition from the New Mexico State Legislature.

Ellis Tanner Trading Co. 1980 Hwy 602 • Gallup, NM • www.etanner.com • (505) 863-4434

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Lit Crit Lite A look at some books available at your local public library

by Seth Weidenaar

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always assumed fish was a healthy alternative to meat. There were occasional arguments challenging this idea, but they were usually squashed quickly. Shrimp was said to have a high amount of cholesterol, but then someone decried the cholesterol to be of a healthy variety. Tuna was claimed to contain a high level of mercury, but no one stopped eating it; mercury must not be that scary. The argument that stated fish from polluted waters would cause poor health seemed to be a sound one.

Yet, no fish eater assumed that the fish on their plate came from a polluted body of water; such a fish would never make it to a market. For the most part, these thoughts are correct; however, the debate over fish is a much larger one than these few arguments. Paul Greenberg explores this debate in his book Four Fish.

Greenberg centers his look at fish as food upon the question of wild fish versus farmed fish. Which option is better for the eater, and which is better for the planet. He asks the question, “Must wildness be eliminated for the purpose of conservation?” early in the book; he then uses that question to explore the plights of four famous food fish: salmon, bass, cod, and tuna.

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The section on salmon takes the reader to a wild salmon fishery in Alaska and then to several salmon farms around the Northeast United States and Canada.

While dwelling on salmon farms, he tells the story of how the salmon farming industry began in the 1960s. This story of salmon husbandry, and the other stories of fish husbandry in the book, prove to be incredibly fascinating – something that I did not expect. The facts about salmon were a bit unnerving.

Wild salmon were once prevalent creatures found in many rivers and streams across numerous countries. Now, all the salmon that we see; whether sitting in the Safeway cooler, or smoked in a Ziploc package, is farmed. The process of farming salmon leads to the possibility of the farmed salmon escaping and breeding with wild salmon. This could potentially lead to the end of wild salmon. The farmed salmon also need to consume roughly three pounds of ground up fishmeal to produce one pound of edible salmon flesh. When Greenberg approaches the point of commenting upon the endeavor of farming salmon he states, “we should have chosen something else.” However, like many other seemingly foolish industries, the multi-billion-dollar salmon farming industry is too large to stop now.

Greenberg then shows the reader the sea bass phenomenon. Sea bass is fare

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found on fancier menus than I regularly see, so I found this section less relevant than the one on salmon. Yet, the story of the domestication of the sea bass involves Italian fishermen using explosives, French health nuts, a Greek entrepreneur taking a business gamble, and an Israeli endocrinologist trying to solve Israel’s food shortages. This story was a delight to read, even if I may not taste a sea bass in the near future.

The section on cod was more relevant to me and equally as interesting as the section on the sea bass. Cod is a strange looking fish that has a white, flaky flesh that has fed America for years as fillets or as a multitude of frozen and breaded products. The plight of cod has been dire; overfishing has led to the closure of productive cod fishing waters for the species’ protection. But, that may not be enough and Greenberg shows some cod alternatives: Alaskan pollock, Vietnamese tra, and African tilapia. While these are great alternatives that leave the reader feeling optimistic about the status of frozen fish sticks in the supermarket, the bad taste of human destruction lingers. With this lingering thought, Greenberg changes the topic to the bluefin tuna.

The story of the bluefin tuna is truly a tragedy. The fish was once thought to be disgusting due to its dense, bloody flesh. When faced with a shortage of other fish, chefs and diners turned to bluefin tuna and have not looked back, even though the tuna sits perilously upon the edge of extinction. Greenberg suggests that the only true solution to the bluefin tuna problem is to close commercial fishing in all waters and switch to eating other more prevalent and manageable fish, like Amberjack. This change in philosophy about the bluefin tuna would require thinking of the fish not as food but as an animal – something most people might be unwilling to do. This section is tragic; however, do not panic. Bluefin tuna is typically found in very high-end sushi restaurants; the steaks found in upscale markets like Trader Joe’s are from the less endangered yellowfin tuna.

The treatment of fish as an animal is one of the more interesting conclusions the book reaches. I, along with many others, have never thought about the levels of life in the sea. I only thought of the health benefits of eating fish; I always assumed that the sea was like a farm with crops that always grew back automatically. This is not true, and unless we start thinking of some seafood as animals that need to be saved, we will not have that seafood available to us for much longer.

You may or may not agree with the presentation of the argument, but the truth of fish extinction is still a reality.

I found Greenberg’s other conclusions to be a bit less convincing than this one. But, conclusions aside, Four Fish turned normally unglamorous fish into an exciting topic. Greenberg’s prose and storytelling prowess make this a fish tale worth reading.

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e are in that wonderful place of waiting. We are waiting to hear if we will be awarded a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Allocation this year. We are also waiting to hear if we will be invited to apply for the second round of the HUD Choice Neighborhood grant program. Based upon the selfscores posted on the MFA website, we are tied for 4th place for an LIHTC allocation, which means that if our self-scoring is accurate then we will most likely get an award. For the HUD Choice Neighborhood we are competing again 41 other entities nationwide.

Only 3 or 4 awards will be made.

So while we are waiting let me tell you about some of the things we are contemplating as a way of fulfilling our mission, which is to create opportunities to end homelessness.

We have come to the realization that implementing our mission is an economic development activity. That is to say, we create jobs, bring investment to the community, and increase the tax base every time we do a housing project. In other words, serving the homeless is good for our whole community.

We have also learned that a key component in addressing generational poverty, apart from safe, secure and decent homes, is early childhood development services. Our downtown project includes space for both services to adults and for an early childhood development center.

In the next few years after Hooghan Hozho’, our LIHTC project in downtown Gallup, we will seek to develop more projects that incorporate these elements. We have completed initial feasibility for a small sub-development for which we will begin work in 2012.

This project will mean that we will have to find funds to subsidize homeownership for low- and moderate-income families, and to develop infrastructure. These challenges excite us because of their possibilities and positive impact.

Also we are always looking for Board members. If you are interested please send me an email so that we can meet and talk.

Until next month stay well and do good!

To find out more about CARE 66 go to www.care66.org, we also have a blog at http://care66.blogspot.com, which we have been known to update once in a while. Sanjay can be reached at Sanjay@ care66.org.

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T OW N 13th Annual Celtic Festival of the Arts & Spirituality March 11-12 Knights of Columbus Hall The 13th Annual Celtic Festival of the Arts & Spirituality will be held March 11-12 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 200 Apache Circle, in Gallup. Friday evening the public is invited to gather at 6:30 to view vendor wares and enjoy refreshments. The opening ceremonies begin at 7 PM. An original play, The Greenman, by Patrick Moore will be part of the evening’s program.

On Saturday the opening ceremony will begin at 11:30 AM. The festival will be charging an entrance fee of one dollar for the day’s activities. At noon the kitchen opens to serve the festival’s famous “Celtic Taco,” along with soups, a Ploughman’s Lunch, and other food and drink.

A number of Celtic bands will perform until the festival closes at 7 PM. The Celtic Coyotes (Albuquerque), Celtic Knot and Mad Haggis (Farmington), and the festival’s own Desert Highlanders. Two notable singing groups will grace the halls: The Tan y Ddraig (Dragon’s Breath) Welsh choir from Albuquerque and singers from Gallup’s Community Choir will perform songs from their upcoming Madrigal concert. Always a highlight of the festival is The Waves of Innisfree, a group of local Irish step dancers directed by Cathy McCarthy.

A Little Celts Corner will provide free childcare from noon to 6 PM on Saturday. Storytelling, music, and arts & crafts will be part of the fun available for children to the age of 12.

Vendors will be selling a variety of Celtic themed books, gifts, jewelry, clothing, and more. Two Scottish clan tables will also be available.

In conjunction with the annual Celtic Festival, The Invisible Realm of the Celtic Peoples invites the public to participate in a costume contest celebrating characters from Celtic folklore, myth, and legend. Fairies, Pixies, Brownies, Elves, Trolls, Leprechauns, Banchia, Greenmen, among others are solicited in the following age groups: Birth-6, 7-12, 1318, and Adult. Prizes will be awarded. Participants are asked to be at the festival on Saturday and registered by 2 PM. Early registrations are encouraged. The director of Friday evening’s play is looking for fairies, elves, pixies, and others to cast for a small part in that evening’s production. To register for the contest and for more information about the play contact: Betsy 722-9257 or Patrick 722-4097.

A Fairy House contest will also be held on Saturday. House entries should be brought to the Knights of Columbus Hall at 11 AM. Prizes will be awarded. To learn more about fairy houses, a Fairy House Construction Workshop is taking place on Saturday, March 5 beginning at 10 AM at the Red Mesa Center, 105 W. Hill. Registration is limited. To register your house or for more information about the contest and/or the workshop contact Jessie at 8638904.

For more information about the festival or to volunteer (musicians, kitchen, sales, set design) contact Martin (8636459 / link87301@yahoo.com) or Betsy (722-9257 / betsywindisch@yahoo.com). If you are interested in being a vendor contact Allison (722-5411).

Bowl for Kids’ Sake Saturday, April 16 Gal-A-Bowl in Gallup Big Brothers Big Sisters is the oldest, largest and most effective youth mentoring organization in the United States. It has been the leader in one-to-one youth service for more than a century, developing positive relationships that have a direct and lasting impact on the lives of young people. Big Brothers Big Sisters serves children, ages 5 through 18, in communities across the country - including McKinley County.

Bowl for Kids’ Sake is the single largest fundraising campaign for BBBS and annually generates over 25% of the organization’s operating budget. Besides being a key source of funds for the program, it also serves to broaden awareness of our program in the community and expand our volunteer base.

The way it works: 1. One person puts together a team of 5 people (including him or herself ).

2. The team raises at least $500 by asking family and friends for pledges of $10, $15, etc.) So each person raises at least $100.

3. After each team raises these funds, they come to a big bowling party on April 16 at Gal-A-Bowl where they get to bowl 2 free games, eat lunch and get T-shirts and other prizes.

4. Prizes are awarded to the teams and individuals that raise the most money.

For more information, contact Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern New Mexico, 503 W. Hwy. 66, Gallup NM 87301, 505 728 8356, www.bbbsnorthernnm.org.

It’s not about bowling; it’s about having fun to help kids!

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Irish Singer Returns to Gallup Stage Saturday, March 19 6:30PM to 10PM. El Morro Theater Neil McBride will once again take the stage at El Morro Theater on Saturday, March 19 in conjunction with the Irish Music Festival. McBride last performed in Gallup in 1999 and 2001. Besides being an accomplished guitarist, he also plays the piano, being schooled in classical music.

McBride has played traditional Irish music, rock music, blues and jazz with various bands. He has performed with several international musicians, among them U2, Jerry Rafferty and others. McBride has played solo for the past twenty years and has performed in Germany, Spain, England, Ireland and the United States.

McBride lives in Dublin, Ireland with his wife Terri and their two daughters, Trina and Nikki. He spends several months of the year in Spain where he produces music for local events.

Appearing with McBride at Gallup’s Irish Music Festival is Mr. Martin Shears, an international singer from London who currently lives in Monterey, California.

Come to the concert to enjoy the music and for a chance to win the door prize – a new Simon & Patrick Acoustic-Electric guitar and case, valued at $800! Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling 505 8705077 or at Pinnacle Bank and Millennium Media Radio KYVA. Frank Tennessee Hulse is presenting the concert and many merchants are helping to sponsor the concert. Frank has known McBride for 13 years and they have developed a long-standing friendship. They met in Germany when Frank was working there. Frank brought Mr. McBride to Gallup the first two times. Frank is also a musician and will open for McBride and Shears with his music partner Kevin Schemp (the karaoke Dude at Sammy C’s Rockin Sports Bar). Also performing will be the local Irish Dance group directed by Cathy McCarthy.

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Electronic-Waste and Paper Recycling Day Saturday, March 26, 9AM-1PM Castle Furniture

An electronic-waste and paper recycling collection will take place from 9 AM to 1 PM on Saturday, March 26 at Castle Furniture, 1308 Metro Avenue in Gallup. Albuquerque Recycling, Inc., the Community Pantry, and the McKinley Citizens Recycling Council are sponsoring this spring recycling event for residents of Gallup-McKinley County and surrounding areas.

Albuquerque Recycling, Inc. will accept the following electronics: computers, laptop computers, computer accessories (keyboards, “mice”), monitors, copiers, printers, fax machines, computer battery back-ups / UPS units, CRT monitors, network equipment, scanners, cameras, modems, servers, phones, cell phones, gaming systems, camera batteries, stereos, VCRs and satellite dishes, LCD TVs and monitors. TVs will be taken for $10 and CRTs for $5. The disposal fee on these items is to cover the labor intensive cost of removing highly toxic materials. All other items are taken for free. For a complete list of accepted electronics visit http://www.

AlbuquerqueRecycling.net.

The Community Pantry will be accepting the following paper materials: corrugated cardboard, gray board (like cereal boxes), cardstock, WHITE paper and WHITE shredded paper (NO staples, paper clips, carbon, adhesives, or colored papers), magazines, catalogs, and telephone books. These materials will support the work of the Community Pantry to help feed the hungry in our county.

For the disposal of all other items, contact NWNM Regional Transfer Station / Recycling Center on Hasler Valley Road (863-5776), City Solid Waste (863-1212) or the McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council (7225142).

For more information contact Albuquerque Recycling 321-2827, The Community Pantry 726-8068, MCRC 722-5142, or Betsy Windisch, Recycling Coordinator 722-9257.

“Fix a Leak Week” March 14-20 The City of Gallup is kicking off “Gallup Fix a Leak Week” Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at the McKinley County Courthouse ground floor Rotunda from 2-6:30 PM as part of a blitz to repair leaks and replace plumbing fixtures in local homes with WaterSense labeled models. Be one of the first 300 Gallup Joint Utility customers to receive a FREE showerhead, aerator and toilet leak detection packet (first come, first served – one set per City of Gallup Utility Account – bring a copy of your most current Gallup Joint Utility bill to get a new showerhead).

As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ongoing “We’re for Water” campaign, this year’s “Fix a Leak Week” encourages Americans to help put a stop to the more than 1 trillion gallons of water wasted from household leaks each year.

“Leaks can account for more than 10,000 gallons of water in an average home every year – enough water to wash nearly 10 months’ worth of laundry,” says Elizabeth Barriga, City of Gallup Water Conservation Coordinator. “As a WaterSense partner, we are encouraging consumers to find and fix leaks to save water in our community.”

To help save water for future generations, the City of Gallup is asking consumers to check, twist, and replace:  Check for leaks. Look for dripping faucets, showerheads, and fixture connections. Also check for toilets with silent leaks by putting a few drops of food coloring into the tank and seeing if it appears in the bowl before you flush. Don’t forget to check irrigation systems and spigots, too.  Twist and tighten pipe connections. To save more water without a noticeable difference in flow, twist on a WaterSense labeled faucet aerator.  Replace the fixture if necessary. Look for WaterSense labeled models, which are independently tested and certified to use 20 percent less water and perform as well as, or better than, standard models. Visit www.epa.gov/watersense to find WaterSense labeled products or an irrigation partner in your area.  Also, save water by taking shorter showers and turning off the water when not using it while brushing teeth or doing dishes.

Also visit the City of Gallup website for information on our water saving rebates for new WaterSense Toilets, Rain Barrels, Xeriscape and Clothes Washer Rebates: http://www.ci.gallup.nm.us/GJU/GJURebatePrograms.htm for even more utility savings and saving water for future generations.

The City of Gallup has only deep, underground aquifers that are draining approximately 20 feet lower each year.

Water is life. Thank you for helping save our most vital resource, water!

Gallup Comfort Suites Hotel Wins Award Each year Choice Hotels compiles the scores from inspections, guest surveys and complaint ratios in order to determine a ranking. To the top 3%, they present a Platinum Award.

The Comfort Suites hotel of Gallup, NM was recently announced as a recipient of a prestigious 2011 Platinum Hospitality Award based on its 2010 performance. It is the only recipient of the Platinum Award in New Mexico for this year.

“The Comfort Suites hotel’s commitment to excellence and outstanding guest service has earned it this well-deserved recognition as one of the best hotels among the Comfort Suites brand,” said Steve Joyce, president and chief executive officer for Choice Hotels. “We here at Choice Hotels are very proud to award this distinguished honor to the Comfort Suites hotel.”

As a top performing property among the company’s more than 4,800 U.S. franchised hotels, the Comfort Suites hotel is among the top three percent of properties within the Comfort Suites brand. As one of the company’s top franchised hotels operating under the Comfort Suites flag, the hotel has demonstrated an exceptional focus on guest satisfaction and dedication to providing superior service.

Additional award criteria are evaluated by Choice Hotels through its official property ranking reports.

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Invest in the Expertise of a Tax Professional

by Steve A. Petranovich

CPA

If you own your own business you know how important it is to carefully monitor expenses and trim costs wherever you can. It can be tempting to forgo the professional services of an accountant in an effort to keep expenses down. Many an entrepreneur has felt that they could “save a bundle” by producing their own financial statements and doing their own tax returns. According to many experts, however, accounting is one area where you may not want to be frugal. Hiring a tax specialist can be beneficial by ensuring that business owners do not pay too little or too much to the government.

Business owners, especially those of new start- up companies, may be actually costing themselves valuable dollars by not investing in the expertise of a qualified financial professional. Accountants have a strong understanding of tax laws from a business standpoint, and can end up saving you money.

Accountants can help set up a solid accounting system for a new business, monitor the progress of the business, and generally free up business owners to concentrate on the “business of running their business.”

Due to the large number of rules and options applicable on business returns, and the frequency with which they change, business tax returns require the expertise of a tax specialist for the protection of the owner. Entrepreneurs may be cheating themselves out of deduction options due to their unfamiliarity with tax laws. For example, there can be deductions for home offices, or personal vehicles used for business. In both of these instances, there are very specific requirements for qualifying as well as extensive and necessary documentation. One large deduction often unknown to new business owners is a tax break available to deduct up to $10,000 in start-up expenses for the business’s firstyear tax return. Most of these deductible expenses are those incurred before the business even opens its doors, but what is allowed as part of this deduction by the Internal Revenue Service, and what is not may come as a surprise to many first time business owners. Additionally, many entrepreneurs often get confused as to which equipment expenses of that first year can be expensed, and which can be capitalized.

These are all questions that can be answered easily in consultation with a tax expert.

Despite knowing all of this, many start-up business owners will still prepare their own return. Most will grossly underestimate the time and energy needed to complete the task. In the end, most business owners will agree that they would rather be spending time on their product, rather than spending hours preparing their tax return. For the financial health of your business, it is a worthwhile expense to invest in the expertise of a tax professional.

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Octavia Fellin Public Library MARCH Events Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Party at the Children’s Library The Octavia Fellin Children’s Library and the Cat in the Hat are holding a birthday party for Dr. Seuss, Saturday, March 5 starting at 3 PM. Children of all ages are invited to attend. If you like, come as your favorite Seuss character.

The party will start with a big birthday cake and a rousing happy birthday to Dr. Seuss. There will be storytelling that will include The Cat in the Hat, Happy Birthday to You, and And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street. There will be Dr. Seuss story games such as reading a page from Fox in Socks without getting tongue-tied, and a number of crafts and songs. The Cat in the Hat movie will be playing throughout the party.

Starting 4:30 PM the Cat is looking forward to having his picture taken with his new friends. Advanced registration is required for this photo, as time is limited. Please call the Children’s Library at (505) 8631291 to reserve your space and time.

Spend an Evening in the Fairy Realm On Wednesday, March 9 at 6:30PM, the Octavia Fellin Library invites you to enter the fairy realm of “Deep Forests and Magical Gardens.” Performers Scott and Johanna Hongell-Darsee will provide you an opportunity to a world you have only read about using music, mime, and dance.

Mr. and Ms. Hongell-Darsee, have preformed over 300 shows at festivals, theatres, art councils, schools and libraries, including National Public Radio, Storytelling Festivals of Taos and Los Angeles, Albuquerque Folk Festival, Los Angeles Summer Solstice Folk Festival, Scandinavian Festivals of Lindsborg, KS and Atlanta, GA, St. James Hotel Dinner Theater, the University of New Mexico Dance Department, Eastern New Mexico University Drama Department, Arizona University in Tucson, Coe College, and Cedar Rapids in Iowa.

Johanna was born in Helsinki, Finland and studied at the Lecoq School in Paris, France and at the Classical East Indian Dance and Mime in Chennai, India with Savithri Jagannatha-Rao and Kalanidhi Narayanan. In addition, she led the dance and theater company Theater Bava in Sweden. Scott was born in Iowa and has worked with ballet companies such as Dance Theatre of Harlem, English National Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet and Hamburg Ballet. He also taught at Denmark’s State School of Modern Dance.

“Deep Forest and Magical Gardens” is funded in part by the NM Humanities Council. In addition, the program will serve as a prelude to Gallup’s Annual Celtic Festival being held March 11 and 12.

Refreshments will be served. Costumes welcomed.

Ancestry.com Free @ Octavia Fellin Library The Octavia Fellin Library has just acquired the popular database Ancestry.com. This is the largest consumer online genealogy resource available today. It provides access to family history through documents that record the lineage of over 5 billion individuals.

Meet your family firsthand through millions of documents. Answers await you inside the more than 4,000 databases of family information. See how they lived and maybe even come face-to-face through additional collections that add content, background and stories to individuals.

Ancestry.com includes a learning center with resources to help users start a family tree, connect to researchers, and learn how to use historical records. Library Director, Mary Ellen Pellington said, “The library has scheduled hands-on introductory classes to help patrons become familiar with the database and explore the vast information available to them.”

Training will be held at the main library on Wednesday, March 16 at 6:30 PM and Thursday March 17 at 10 AM. Registration is required. Classes are limited to 8 participants. To enroll in a class please call the library at (505) 863-1291 ext. 14021 or email: libref@ci.gallup.nm.us.

Meet Susan B. Anthony at the Octavia Fellin Library March is Women’s History Month and in recognition the Octavia Fellin Library is presenting “Susan B. Anthony – A Life Devoted to Women,” Thursday, March 24 at 6:30 PM in the main library.

Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906) played a pivotal role in the 19th century Women’s Rights Movement, which help women achieve the right to vote. Prior to the Civil War, she was a leader in the Abolitionist Movement to end slavery. She believed all human beings were equal and entitled to justice. For over fifty years, she fought against the restrictions that made women legally incompetent and denied them the right to vote. This program begins with her 75th birthday and reviews her extraordinary life of single-minded devotion to women. Anthony died 14 years before the passage of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote. “Nothing is impossible,” she would say.

Marilyn Adams, a former English and drama instructor, researches women’s history, creating performances that dramatize the lives of our foremothers. This program is funded in part by the NM Humanities Council. Refreshments will be served.

For further information, please call the library at (505) 863-1291 or email library@ci.gallup.nm.us.

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March Community Calendar

Sunday

Monday ONGOING

ONGOING

Sunday MTB Ride meets at mile marker 3 trail head on NM 400, 7 miles south of I-40, Exit 33.

During months when the forest is inaccessible this ride meets at the East Trail Head of the High Desert Trail System.

Support Class for Parents of Teens at First United Methodist Church from 6:30-7:30pm. Info: 8634512.

Poetry Group, call Jack for more information (including location) at 783-4007.

Plateau Science Society meets the 3rd Sunday of every month at the Red Mesa Center at 2:30pm.

Tai Chi at Old School Gallery, 9:30am. Info: Reed at 783-4067.

Fiber Arts Group 1:30 pm at the Old School Gallery. Call for schedule of classes 783-4710.

Coyote Canyon Women’s Sweat Lodge Ceremony on Sundays, 1-4pm, potluck dinner. Located 3 miles east of Highway 491, Route 9 junction, 1 mile south of Route 9. The ceremony is for wellness, stress reduction, purification and cultural sensitivity. All women are welcomed. For more information, call 505 870-3832.

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The Westminster Presbyterian Church of Gallup will celebrate their 50 years in the Rio Grande Presbytery at the 10:30AM service. Come for worship then stay for the potluck dinner following. The hill top church is located on Boardman Drive just south of Orleans Manor Apartments. For more information contact Gary West, Pastor (722-3106 / 905-3247).

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A Taize worship service is held on the second Sunday of the month at 4PM at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Boardman Drive. This hour service is offered by the ecumenical community to renew one’s spirits and soothe one’s souls through scripture, prayer, chant, and silence.

For more information call Linda 905-5254.

Frontiers of Faith, a faith journey testimony by five members of the church community of Westminster Presbyterian, will begin the first Sunday in Lent, March 13 continuing through April 10. This sharing will take place during the Sunday class beginning at 9AM. Discussion with the weekly speakers will continue at the Wednesday Lenten Soup and Sandwich Supper beginning at 6PM. The hill top church is located on Boardman Drive just south of Orleans Manor Apartments. For more information contact Gary West, Pastor (722-3106 / 905-3247).

ONGOING

Preschool Story Time, 11am at the Children’s Library. For more information, call 726-6120.

Cancer support group, for information call 8633075 or 863-6140.

Tai-Chi Taught by Monika Gauderon at RMCH Vanden Bosch Clinic. 6pm for beginners. $60/ month.

Explore & Expand at 11am at the Children’s Library. For more information, call 726-6120.

Codependents Anonymous, 6pm at First United Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Drive, library room. Info: Liz at 863-5928.

RMCHCS Diabetes Education Classes – First four Tuesdays of the month, starting at 6pm. RMCHCS 2nd floor library. For more information, call 7266918.

Join the weekly mountain biking crew. Meet at 6pm at the east trail head of the High Desert Trail System. Everyone welcome. For more information, call 505-722-7030.

Community Yoga, beginner/athletic beginner level.

6:20 pm, Catholic Charities/CIC. 506 W. Rte. 66.

Info: Chris at 505 870-4112.

Gallup Solar Group open community meetings.

6pm at 113 E. Logan. For more information, call Be at 726-2497.

“Teen Survivors of Dating and Domestic Violence” support group meeting, 6:30-8:30pm.

Info: 722-6389.

Ladies’ MTB ride at High Desert Trail System starting at Gamerco trailhead at 6PM. Come to exercise, socialize, and have fun!

Youth Group Meeting, “THE LOFT”, at First Baptist Church from 7-8pm. Info: 722-4401.

Sustainable Energy Board meeting in the GJU conference room, 3-5pm, on the fourth Monday of each month. For info/agenda, email brightideas98@gmail.com.

Yoga at Old School Gallery, 9:30am. Everyone welcome. Info: 783-4710.

Capoeira classes offered at Foundations of Freedom Dance Studio, Mondays and Thursdays at 8pm, $5. For more information, call Chelsea at 808 344-1417.

Gallup Al-Anon meetings at First United Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Drive (next to GIMC).

Tuesdays at 12 noon and Thursdays at 7pm in Conference Room #1.

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Rehoboth’s Environmental and Agricultural Program (R.E.A.P.) will be hosting Dr. Dan Drost from Utah State University. Dr. Drost is a professor and Extension Vegetable Specialist in the University’s department of Plants, Soils, and Climate in Logan, UT. Dr. Drost has recently been doing research on High Tunnels and will be presenting on cropping possibilities, plant establishment issues (seeding and transplanting), space utilization, temperature management, crop interactions, etc., within the season-extending hoop house. Please contact Andy Newell (anewell@rcsnm.org) for more information on exact time and location. This information will also be available on the school’s website (www.rcsnm.org) the week before the presentation.

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Quilt Club, 7-9PM at Gallup Service Mart. Come join other quilters in the area to share projects you are working on or have completed. For more information, call 722-9414.

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Join Cub Scouts Now! If you’re in kindergarten to 4th grade, get ready for summer camping out, BB guns, archery, hikes and more! Come to the First United Methodist Church at 7pm. For more information, contact Kathryn at 863-3645.

The American Cancer Society Ups and Down Relay For Life Team is holding a Spa Day at the Gallup UNM Cosmetology Dept. 11 AM - 7 PM. Call 863-7561 for an appointment; walk-ins welcome. Manicures, Pedicures, and facials - $5.00 each

Slippers for Seniors Through the end of March, Lincoln Elementary School is collecting slippers to donate to local nursing facilities in our community. An account at Pinnacle Bank, under Lincoln Elementary, has also been opened. Any contributions received will be used to purchase slippers. For more information, contact Annette Martinez at 505 870-5375.

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Wednesday

Battered Families Services, Inc. has a women’s support group that meets weekly. A children’s support group is available at the same time for children six years of age and older. Info: 7226389.

Tai Chi Chuan with Monika & Urs Gauderon at Old School Gallery, east of Ramah on Hwy 53, at 5PM. $50/month. Info: Monika @ 775-3045.

Psychic Playtime with RedWulf at the Old School Gallery 1st and 3rd Sundays, 7-9:30pm. Tarot, drum journeys and more tools to explore your inner self. $1 donation. Info: RedWulf @ 505-7834612.

Tuesday

Adult chess club at Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe in Gallup, 5-7pm.

Skiing/Snowboarding trip, depending on how many people are interested in going. We well meet @ Camille’s Sidewalk Café at noon on Tuesdays.

Email for more info xyfact@yahoo.com.

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From 5:30-7:00pm at WNMUGallup we will be celebrating ‘Festivus’ in classrooms E and F. Come experience an evening of culture with WNMU’s Peace Corps Fellows. There will be snacks, photos and artifacts from countries around the world for your enjoyment.

Jewish Catholic Dialogue of New Mexico presents the 18th annual interfaith Colloquium at Congregation B’Nai Israel, 4401 Indian School Rd. NE in Albuquerque, 7:30am-3pm. Rabbi Min Kantrowitz and Dr. Megan McKenna will present an exegesis of the “BOOK of JOB.” Named after it’s protagonist, Job, this dramatic poem addresses the challenge of the suffering of the innocent and of retribution. Tuition for this day of study and prayer is $40, $20 for students and includes continental breakfast and delicious lunch. To register or for more information, contact Betty Kohlmann, treasurer at (505) 299-3807.

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The Pastoral Care Department of RMCHCS sponsors a GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP for people who have suffered a significant loss through death, illness, divorce, or relocation. The sessions will be each Tuesday evening from 7-9 PM beginning on FEBRUARY 8 until MARCH 15. This six-week group is free of charge.

Please pre-register for the group by calling Chaplain Kris Pikaart at 863-7140.

The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life Kick-Off was held last month. Anyone interested in finding out more about Relay, or forming a team, please call 722-2175 or 863-3075. New Team meeting will be held on Feb. 8 at 6pm; all team meeting on Feb. 22.

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Quilt as You Go – Part III, putting borders on and completing quilts started in January’s and February’s classes.

6-9pm at Gallup Service Mart. For more information, call 722-9414.

Spay-Neuter Discount Clinic for Low Income Pet Owners at the Gallup McKinley County Humane Society, N. Highway 491. Call 863-2616 for an appointment.

Habitat for Humanity work sessions. Call 7224226 for times & locations.

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National Indian Youth Leadership Project’s Project Venture training session 2 of 3 at Thoreau Community Center 9AM3PM (Pre-Workshop at 8:30AM). Introduce and Refine understanding of NIYLP’s Project Venture Model. Register and sign-up with Juliana Ko at 505-602-0207. Please wear comfortable clothing & shoes, bring your own lunch and water bottle. There will be a half-hour lunch break. Upon registering, please obtain reading material on NIYLP and Project Venture from Juliana Ko and read material prior to training.

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Spend an Evening in the Fairy Realm at 6:30PM, the Octavia Fellin Library invites you to enter the fairy realm of “Deep Forests and Magical Gardens.” For more information, see G-Town article.

Westminster Presbyterian Church-Gallup, will hold an Ash Wednesday service at 7PM. The hill top church is located on Boardman Drive just south of Orleans Manor Apartments. For more information contact Gary West, Pastor (722-3106 / 905-3247).

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Voices/Voces: Gay Bisexual Men’s Group Movie Night, Free!! At NAN (101 East Hill Avenue, Gallup, NM), 6pm-8pm.

For more information, contact NAN 505 863-9929.

Ancestory.com training will be held at the main library on Wednesday, March 16 at 6:30 PM and Thursday March 17 at 10 AM. Registration is required. Classes are limited to 8 participants. To enroll in a class please call the library at (505) 863-1291 ext. 14021 or email: libref@ci.gallup.nm.us. For more information, see G-Town article.

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National Indian Youth Leadership Project’s Project Venture training session 3 of 3. For more information, call 505 7229176 or visit www.niylp.org.

Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Allies/ Parents Support Group, FREE!! At RMCH Solarium, 3rd floor (1901 Red Rock Drive, Gallup, NM), 6pm-8pm. For more information, contact Jeremy 505 713-2828.

March Community Calendar Friday

Thursday ONGOING

Moms Supporting Moms at Church Rock School, 9-11:30am.

Saturday

ONGOING

ONGOING

Overeaters Anonymous meeting at 11 am, at the First United Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Drive, Movies & Music, 4:00 pm at the Children’s Library. For more information, call 726-6120. library room. Info: Liz 505-863-5928.

After-school special activities, 4pm at the Beginner Belly Dance Classes at the FoundaChildren’s Library. For more information, call tions of Freedom Dance Studio, 115 W. Coal 726-6120.

Ave. 6pm-7pm. $5 per class. Benefits include High Desert Mesa Workgroup meets to scrapbook stress relief, improved posture/muscle tone, strengthening, and boost in self-confidence! and more Thursdays 1-3pm at the Rehoboth Post Office. Info: LaVeda 722-9029.

Sports Page hosting GLBT Night every AL-ANON support group for family and friends Friday! Friday nights will be a place to celof alcoholics. Every Thursday at 7pm, first United ebrate and be yourself! For more information Methodist Church (library). Info: 1-888-4ALcontact: Raiff Arviso; rca87121@gmail.com, ANON or www.al-anon.alateen.org.

Sports Page - 1400 S. 2nd St, Gallup, NM (505) 722-3853.

The weekly Old-Fashioned Hootenanny, at Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe, every Thursday, starting at 6:30PM. Acoustic musicians are welcome to sit in with the regular players.

Toastmasters at Earl’s Restaurant, 6:30am. Info: Dale at 722-9420.

Substance Abuse Support Group, CASA, at Gallup Church of Christ, 7pm. Info: Darrel at 863-5530.

Yoga at Old School Gallery, 9:30am. Info: 7834710.

Community Yoga, beginner/athletic beginner level. 6:20 pm, Catholic Charities/CIC. 506 W. Rte. 66. Info: Gene at 505-728-8416.

Gallup Al-Anon meetings at First United Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Drive (next to GIMC). Tuesdays at 12 noon and Thursdays at 7pm in Conference Room #1.

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Red Rock Elementary School is holding its annual science fair in the school gymnasium on Thursday, March 3 from 9AM to 5PM. The community is invited to view the students’ projects.

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The 13th Annual Celtic Festival of the Arts & Spirituality will be held March 11-12 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 200 Apache Circle, in Gallup. Friday evening the public is invited to gather at 6:30 to view vendor wares and enjoy refreshments. The opening ceremonies begin at 7 PM. For more information, see G-Town article.

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Gallup Community Concert presents River City Brass Band, a Pittsburgh-based brass ensemble composed of 2 trumpets, French horn, tuba, trombone, and a newly added percussionist. The concert will start at 7PM in Gallup High School’s Kenneth Holloway Auditorium.

For more information, call Joyce Graves at 505-863-3075 or Peg Franz at 505-7225671.

High Desert Mesa Workgroup meets to scrapbook and more Saturdays 10am-1pm at the Rehoboth Post Office. Info: LaVeda 722-9029.

Flea Market on old Hwy 666, just north of Gallup. Info: 722-7328.

Group road bike ride, starts at Sammy C’s downtown at 2pm. Info: Lloyd at 970-946-6155.

The Gallup Croatian Monument & Memory Walkway located on the Miyamura Overpass in Gallup, NM was dedicated in July 1999. After 12 years, we are adding a new section to our walkway and an opportunity to add loved ones that have passed away or come into your lives during this time. The proceeds will go to help pay for the renovation of an old farm house that was donated to the St. Theresa’s Orphanage in Zagreb, Croatia, which now provides a home for school age children. The cost of each brick is $100 and will be added to the Croatian Monument Walkway during a dedication later this summer. The deadline to order your Memorial Brick is April 1, 2011. For an order form and more information, please contact Sonja Schroder at 602-405-2059 or email sonja_bolf@yahoo.com.

Awareness Health Booths – NHEP-Gallup and IHS-GIMC will be setting up health information booths at 3 Locations: Ellis Tanner- Indoor Walkway, T & R Market- T & R Tax March is Women’s History Month Service Parking Lot, and Tohatchi Health and in recognition the Octavia Fellin Library Center Lobby. 9am – 3pm. If you have additional questions, please contact us at is presenting “Susan B. Anthony – A Life Devoted to Women,” at 6:30 PM in the main 505.722.1741/505.733.8332 or through library. For more information, see G-Town email at nhep.gallup@yahoo.com. article.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY

Habitat for Humanity work sessions. Call 722-4226 for times & locations.

Memorial Bricks for Sale for Gallup Croatian Monument

2nd Thursday of the month Survivors of Homicide Support Group meets 6-8pm. For more information, call Deborah Crownpoint Rug Weavers Association Yellowhorse-Brown at 870-6126.

Auction at Crownpoint Elementary School. Viewing at 4 – 6:30 PM, auction Girl Scout meeting at 6pm at First United at 7 – 10 PM. For more information, Methodist Church. Come join the FUN! visit www.Crownpointrugauction.com.

For more information, contact Kathryn at 863-3645.

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Preschool Story Time, 11am and Crafty Kids, 3:00pm at the Children’s Library. For more information, call 726-6120.

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Childbirth education classes at Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services, 9AM – 1PM held in the RMCH Hospital Library 2nd floor.

Come to Gallup Service Mart to learn to use freezer paper, paintsticks (provided) and your creativity to create beautiful designs on fabric. A potluck lunch is planned for this all-day workshop - bring a dish to share. (Snow day March 19.) For more information, call 722-9414.

A Fairy House Construction Workshop will be held at the Red Mesa Center (105 W. Hill, Gallup, NM) at 9am in conjunction with the 13th Annual Celtic Festival of Arts & Spirituality (March 11-12).

The fee is $10 per person. Two people can work on a project. There is a limit of 10 fairy house projects for this workshop. Materials needed: A child-like imagination, a stiff platform (no larger than 24”x24”), a basic form (bird house gourd, milk carton, oatmeal box, hollow plastic pumpkin), glue gun with glue sticks, decorative items. Teachers Michelle Forlines and Jessie Orphey-Winn suggest that participants look for ideas on the internet, including www.wikihow.com. Call Jessie (505.863.8904) for reservations and additional information.

The McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council Monthly Meeting will be held at 2 pm at 508 Sandstone Place, Indian Hills subdivision. Help us increase the awareness in our community to Reduce-ReuseRecycle! For directions and more information contact Gerald 722-5142 / Betsy 722-9257 or 8792581.

Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Party at the Children’s Library. The Octavia Fellin Children’s Library and the Cat in the Hat are holding a birthday party for Dr. Seuss starting at 3 PM. Children of all ages are invited to attend. For more information, see G-Town article.

Bishop’s Mari Gras at Red Rock Park, 7pm. For more information, contact www. catholicpeoplesfoundation.com.

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RMCHCS is hosting a Hospice Volunteer Training on from 9AM to 2PM in the RMCH Hospital library, 2nd floor. Lunch will be provided. To RSVP or ask questions, please call Chaplain Kris Pikaart at 505 863-7140.

Awareness Health Fair, noon – 6pm at Rio West Mall, near Big Bear Furniture (west end of the mall).

Health booth vendors will be providing various health information. HIV/AIDS Awareness Walk at 12 noon (4 laps in Rio West Mall). T-shirts will be given to participants (while supplies last). HIV Testing will be available on site (incentives will be given to participants who decide to test). If you have additional questions, please contact us at 505.722.1741/505.733.8332 or through email at nhep. gallup@yahoo.com.

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Irish singer, Neil McBride, performing at El Morro Theater, 6:30 – 10PM. Door prize – a new Simon & Patrick Acoustic-Electric guitar and case, valued at $800. Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling 505 870-5077 or at Pinnacle Bank and Millennium Media Radio KYVA. For more information, see G-Town article.

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An electronic-waste and paper recycling collection will take place from 9 AM to 1 PM on Saturday, March 26 at Castle Furniture, 1308 Metro Avenue in Gallup. For more information, see G-Town article.

The Leading Lady Drag Show at El Morro Theater (207 West Coal Avenue, Gallup, NM), 7pm-9pm. $3 Admission. For more information, contact Jeremy 505 713-2828.

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Opinion Farron 1. Get the roads in better shape.

2. Yes . . .

3. No.

1. IF YOU WERE MAYOR, WHAT IS THE #1 THING YOU WOULD TRY TO ACCOMPLISH?

Josh 1. I’d fix the roads up.

2. ABSOLUTELY. 3. No.

2. SHOULD THEY SPEND $270,000 TO FIX THE DOWNTOWN RAILROAD CROSSINGS SO THAT TRAINS WOULD NO LONGER BE REQUIRED TO BLOW THEIR HORNS? 3. HAVE YOU EVER HAD A SHAMROCK SHAKE?

Harkia 1. Legalize bud.

2. Hmmmm it is hard to cross on foot.

3. No, but I want one.

Lydell 1. Create jobs & improve economy.

2. Maybe . . . how about a foot bridge over them?

3. No, but I’m going to get one today.

Caroline 1. I’d create a city-funded homeless shelter.

2.Yes! It hurts my ears.

3. No!

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Mark 1. I’d make changes to the Rex Museum.

I would make it open on Saturday, get a restroom in there, and fix the wasted parking.

2. Yes, if it doesn’t require a new tax.

3. No.

Shawna 1. Push for lower gas prices & lower taxes.

2. Yes, if it doesn’t require a new tax.

3. Yes!

Gloria/Angela 1. Fix the potholes. / Create more jobs.

2. Yes / Yes 3. No / No

Poll Tyrone 1. Fix & paint the roads.

2. Yes; it is irritating!

3. No.

Leah 1. Clean up downtown and bring in more tourists.

2. Yes. 3. No.

Amparo 1. Fix the potholes 2. No, the railroad should pay for it.

3. I think so???

Wallace 1. Fix the railroad crossings - too many people killed.

2. No; build an overpass for pedestrians.

3. No.

Jake 1. Improve city infrastructure.

2. No. 3. No.

Tyrone 1.Build more motorcross track.

2. Yes. 3. No.

Train Quiet Zone Update

City Manager David Pederson reports that the study done by the Molsen-Corbin firm looks positive for the creation of a train quiet zone at the downtown crossing. The study concluded that for around $270,000 both downtown crossings would get a dedicated pedestrian walkway with their own warning gates, also included would be increased fencing to restrict pedestrian from wandering around the crossings.

These changes apparently would be enough to establish the area as quiet zones, so that the trains would no longer be required to blow their horns each time they pass through. With roughly one train every 12 minutes this would greatly improve the noise pollution of the area.

Currently there is little that defines where pedestrians are supposed to cross the tracks, especially if you are crossing in the opposing direction of a one way street. These upgrades will greatly improve safety regardless of train noise. The real question, if the city council moves forward, is how to pay for this improvement? There are some various funding options from federal and state agencies, and maybe even the railroad itself would contribute. There is also the real possibility of the city just paying for it, if it can find room in its budget.

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2. Jonah Kruis pauses to consult the Gallup Journey during his downtown Grand Rapids, MI “ArtPrize” tour. The kenetic steel sculpture by Frederick Prescott, a Santa Fe artist, took 3rd place. www.artprize.org 3. Jenna Kruis, Erin Black, Jessi Miller, and Rachel Sluis check out the Journey before embarking on an exciting rafting adventure on the Arkansas River.

4. Travis Hall reads the Journey at the US Air Force base on Ascension Island!

5. John Leslie reads the Journey at Tall elHammam in the Jordan Valley, Jordan (possible site of Biblical Sodom).

6. Roleen Milton, Michelle Justice and Tina Venker read the Journey @ the Statue of Liberty; in background is NYC. 7. Amanda Gabehart reading the Gallup Journey on Table Mountain at Cape Town South Africa, January 2011.

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t’s been five years since Anthony Arviso began Enchantment Physical Therapy. In that time, the clinic has expanded, valuable experiences have been gained, and, most recently, Greg Kirk has joined the practice. Both men observed the healing power of physical therapy early in life and knew that they wanted to be able to provide that same freedom from pain to others. Their career paths have been similar, as well, though a few years apart. Both graduated from UNM, had some of the same mentors, and worked for ten years each with Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services as physical therapists. With a desire to give the best possible care to the Gallup community and surrounding area, they now find themselves working together and excited about the future.

On a daily basis, the clinic is bustling. Arviso and Kirk each see between 12 and 14 patients every day, most for orthopedic-based issues such as low back pain and sports injuries, although they also work with neurological injuries, as well. They specialize in ‘manual therapy,’ a technique where a PT uses their hands to put pressure on muscle tissue and manipulate joints in an attempt to decrease back pain caused by muscle spasms, muscle tension and joint dysfunction. The clinic also acts as a training facility for athletes who make use of the highspeed treadmill and speed-training program. It’s an invigorating atmosphere where each person – whether patient or athlete – is pushing themselves to their physical limits.

When a patient comes through the door, Arviso or Kirk guide them through a physical evaluation, take a history of previous injuries and treatments, and give a lesson about physiology. Then the work begins. Physical therapy is a partnership between the patient and PT and it’s hard work. However, the rewards are great. Building a relationship with a patient over time, receiving a smile of thanks from someone whose burden of pain has been lifted, giving hope and empowerment – these are the reasons that Arviso and Kirk love their job. The notso-fun parts of the job, including charting and calling insurance companies for authorization, are made much easier with the help of great staff members.

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VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! Polls will open on Tuesday, March 8 at 7:00 A.M. and close at 7:00 P.M.

The following questions will also be submitted to the voters during the City Election: 1.

Shall Article VI Section 6 (A) and (B) of the Gallup City Charter concerning Runoff Elections be repealed in its entirety?

2.

Shall Article VI Section 1 of the Gallup City Charter be amended to read:

The regular election for the choice of Mayor, Municipal Judge and members of the Council shall be held on the second Tuesday in March of each oddnumbered year with commencement of the terms of the officers and the conduct of the elections being governed by state law, but in odd-numbered years?

3.

Shall the City of Gallup, New Mexico, impose an additional one-eighth (1/8) of one percent (1%) municipal quality of life gross receipts tax with the revenue of such tax to be dedicated to cultural programs and activities provided by a local government and to cultural programs, events and activities provided by contract or operating agreement with nonprofit or publicly owned cultural organizations and institutions, including but not limited to, a new public library or Native American themed public museum project, and to plan, design, construct or acquire site(s) thereof, all as specifically provided in Ordinance No. S2010-4?

Absentee voting is now being conducted in the City Clerk’s Office at Gallup City Hall, located at Second Street and Aztec Avenue. Office hours are Monday thru Friday; 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Early voting will begin on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at Gallup City Hall during regular business hours. Voters may also call the City Clerk’s Office at 863-1254 to request an absentee ballot by mail. The last day to vote early or to request an absentee ballot will be on Friday, March 4, 2011 at 5:00 P.M. Polls will open on Election Day at 7:00 A.M. and close at 7:00 P.M.

any questions concerning the Election, please call the City Clerk’s office at 863-1254.

CITY OF GALLUP

March 8, 2011 Regular

Municipal Election

The following qualified electors have been certified as candidates for the City Election:

Mayoral Candidates Harry H. Mendoza Emmett Bryan Wall Ralph V. Rains Mervyn Tilden Yogash Kumar Brent A. Detsoi Esco D. Chavez Jon. R. Whitsitt Jackie D. McKinney Ira M. Vandever (Write-in)

Councilor District #2 (Eastside) Roger Allan Landavazo

Councilor District #4 (Westside) Juan P. Delgado Cecil E. Garcia Oscar Lee House John J. Azua

Municipal Judge

Mark A. Diaz Linda Gasparich Padilla