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2017 September #158

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SEPTEMBER CITY UPDATE

CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL GRANT COMPLETION AND NEW AWARD The City of Gallup in collaboration with the Northwest Council of Governments and the Business Improvement District finished the projects associated with the 2017 Clean and Beautiful Grant awarded to the City by the State of New Mexico Tourism Office. This grant program, part of the Keep America Beautiful Initiative, awarded the City $20,000 toward downtown beautification and improvements.

One of Two New Large Mural Installations in the Downtown Walkway Alley

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These improvements are now complete. You are invited to visit the new murals, string lighting, pillar lights, trees and landscaping, and recycling bin in the Downtown walkway. These create a significantly more user-friendly environment for all the incredible events hosted there throughout the year. In addition, the City hired a group of youths who cleaned up litter, planted trees in the downtown area, and repainted important stripes inNational the DownNight Out a Success town Parking Lot west of the Rex Museum (and more!).

National Night Out is an annual community building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make

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the community a safer and better place to live. Our community celebrated the National Night out on Tuesday, August 1st, at Rio West Mall. The City of Gallup like to thank the following partners for making this year’s The City iswould pleased announce it received a grant of $16,000 for event such a success: Gallup Police Department, Gallup Fire Department, Lions Club of Gallup, Club of Gallup, the Junior Public Safety Academy, Navajo Nation Behavioral Health, the Veterans Center, Gallup the 2017-2018 year.Leos These funds willA&JbeProduce, used toward additional McKinley County Office of Emergency Managment, McKinley County Volunteer Fire District 17, Tri-State Air Medical and MedFlight, DJ Frankie, Gallup murals in the Downtown walkway, lighting behind City Hall (as part of County Sheriff’s Department, McKinley County DWI, SNAPSA, iHeart Media, Boys & Girls Club of Gallup, Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain a McKinley future Pedestrian Alley Project Design), possible plants in downtown Region, Rio West Mall, City of Gallup Parks and Recreation, City of Gallup Streets department, Gallup National Guard, the Behavioral Health Investment planters, art on Route 66, as well as another round of Zone, Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Services, and the Mayor and City Council of Gallup. Over 2,200 hot dogs were served to the community by hiring youth to reduce in areas of downtown the Lions Club.workers Thank you to all of litter those who attended and learned Gallup. about local services and organizations. Mark your calendars for August 7, 2018 for next year’s event!

The City would like to thank all the partners who collaborated to make New String Lights Above the Downtown Walkway the 2017 downtown beautification projects a success and would like to encourage the community to engage in their own cleanup and Octavia Fellin Library Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month September 15th – October 15th Special Events beautification efforts.

Traditional Cuentos of New Mexico with Paulette Atencio On Tuesday, September 19th at 6pm, the Octavia Fellin Public Library welcomes storyteller Paulette Atencio as she shares traditions of New Mexico.

Cuentos or stories, are presented in both Spanish and English, and will not only entertain but will provide wisdom and insight on Hispanic culture and history. For more information please call 505-863-1291 or email libtrain@gallupnm.gov.

The Mayor, City Council, and Employees of Dichos: Spanish Words of Wisdom the City of25thGallup would like On Monday, September at 6:00pm, the Octavia Fellin Public Library’s very own Markos Chavez will present Dichos, Spanish words of wisdom.

Participants will learn about the different types of Dichos and see how they relate to the culture and history of Spanish speaking countries. This is an interactive session soeveryone come prepared to share.a For safe more information to wish andplease call the library at 505-863-1291 or email libtrain@gallupnm.gov.

New Recycling Bin, Tree and landscaping (several others are not pictured) The Used Book Sale Happy Independence Day! On Friday, September 29th beginning at 10:00am, the Octavia Fellin Public Library invites you to our used book sale taking place in the meeting room

of the Main Don’tAND missGALLUPARTS this amazing opportunity for literary bargains. information please call thefrom library (505)Metropolitan 863-1291 or email Coalmore Avenue “Event Street” rendering theatCity’s THE CITY OFlibrary.

GALLUP RECEIVE $300,000 “OUR For Redevelopment Area and Cultural Master Plans. libsup@gallupnm.gov.TOWN” GRANT FROM NEA The City of Gallup, in partnership with gallupARTS, received a $150,000 Our Town grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), matched by $150,000 in contributions from local government, institutions and organizations. The grant willforfund a creative Special Events September sponsored by City of Gallup Lodgers Tax placemaking projectSeptember in downtown Gallup.

It will •Gallup Film Festival, 14-16, 2017.

Featuring a Q&Asupport with the aCast of “The Watchman’s Canoe” on Thursday evening! El Morro Theatre (www.gallupfilmfestival.com) community-based, collaborative design process to re-imagine •Squashblossom September Hodges 1/2 Marathon, 5K and 10K, Screamer Mountain Bike Race. High Desert Trail System Coal Avenue as aClassic, signature “event16-17, street”2017. and Kent creative commercial (www.squashblossomclassic.com) hub. Beginning in early 2018, grant-funded public programs will •Turf Wars 3 Softball September 16-17,together 2017. Gallup SportsaComplex engage everyone in Tournament, our community to work toward •Red Rock 100 Desert Race, September 30-October 1, 2017. Gallup OHV/ATV Park (www.redrockmotorsports.com) design that revitalizes and beautifies our unique downtown. Gallup is one of 89 cities to receive an Our Town grant award from the NEA.

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Thoughts From The West End

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I am currently en route to Boston with my family in a 1993 RV. No I am not leaving Gallup, as some have assumed and gossiped as much, whence Jason & Daisy took over the operations of The Journey nearly 17 months ago. On the contrary I have no intention of leaving Gallup, and am committed to pound away with my thoughts and words whether you like it or not. But I have made the decision (with my lovely wife) to home school our kids for 1 year before they turn into the gangly teenagers that very soon will inevitably happen. Thus we are doing some traveling at this odd time of year.

Today on our journey we stopped at Oklahoma City, whereupon we went to the OKC National Memorial. This museum/monument is to remember, educate and hopefully deter actions similar to the bombing tragedy that took place in OKC in April of 1995. The facility is comprised of an outdoor memorial area and an indoor museum/ exhibit. The $29.1 million dollar project honors and remembers the168 people that were killed in the senseless bombing schemed by antigoverment activist Timothy McVeigh and goes into amazing detail how this terrorist act occurred, the immediate aftermath, and the healing and coming together of the Oklahoman people in the years since.

This museum is the most visited attraction in all of Oklahoma with 350,000 visitors each year. It cost my family of four $54 dollars to go through the exhibit (Ouch!!). When I researched how the facility was paid for I found that the federal government gave $5 million for its creation which was matched by the state. Then an astounding $17 million was raised by private donations. This left the city and county with only $2.1 million to add in the mix.

I give you these facts with devious intention. I am of the mindset that our area should also have a large facility to honor, remember and educate the public on what has happened on our soil. Why shouldn’t we have a Gallup facility that honors the 200+ Navajos that died on the Long Walk? Why not have a museum that tells the story of the 10,000+ Navajos who did make it back? Are the 168 lives lost in the OKC bombing so much more important than the 200 lost here?

Our story is, or course, much deeper than just one tragedy. We have the triumphant chapter of the Code Talkers. We have that imperial chapter of the Gallup 14 coal miners that took justice to the alleys in the 1930s. We have the bizarre chapter of Estevan being killed by the Zunis in 1539, and Coronado’s arrival in 1540. We have so much to remember, we have so much to not repeat, which is why we should remember.

Of course it will be extremely difficult to have such varied parties come together to tell these stories. The people of Oklahoma City came together to embrace the truth and pain of what happened, and it is time we at least try to do the same. We probably don’t want to deal with it.

But we must deal with it. We must come together. We must somehow work together, tribes, city, county, state, and nation, to tell our story, to honor each other, and to admit our mistakes. In this way we will heal.

In this way we will all be stronger.

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Fort Wingate Ordnance Depot (Chapter 3) Martin Link

8 Fostering Your Concerns 1 Elizabeth Terrill, LPCC

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Veterans Corner Sandra McKinney

Victory is Mine Bera Dordoni, N.D. 5 8 Questions for Curtis Hayes 2 Fowler Roberts Martin Link Jason Arsenault Marie Ippel Larry Cooperman Fowler Roberts Bera Dordoni, N.D.

0 Jeremiah’s Story 4 Marie Ippel

Washing Dishes and Other Messages of Hope Jay Mason 0 He Used to Say I Was a Trooper 3 Sandra McKinney 4 West by Southwest 3 Ernie Bulow 6 In Memorium 3 Bill McCarthy

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Contributors: Ernie Bulow David Conejo-Palacios Sandra McKinney Elizabeth Terrill, LPCC Bill McCarthy Jay Mason

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9 Brian Lalio, Zuni’s Unsung 3 Hero: Palacios

Publishers: Daisy & Jason Arsenault Chuck & Jenny Van Drunen Managing Editor: Aileen McCarthy-Steigerwald Staff: Sandra McKinney

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6 Zuni and the Art of 4 Cross-Country Cycling Larry Cooperman

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It’s Sol Not Coal Gallup Solar Group

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4 Grandparents Raising Grandkids 5 Jason Arsenault, CPA

Cover: Photo courtesy of Rachel Kaub is of the first Solar Panels installed at Gallup’s new Megawatt Plant.

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Meet Your Elementary Principals Gallup McKinley County Schools

Chee Dodge Elementary: Jacob Stokes Originally from Iowa, Jacob Stokes moved to New Mexico at the age of 9. He attended UNM and received a B.A. in Political Science-Pre-law. He earned his M.A. Degree is in Administration and Political Science from Western New Mexico University. Jacob is married with 2 sons and is passionate about helping children succeed and reach their goals.

Catherine A. Miller Elementary: Joel Copley Originally from Mount Vernon, Washington, Joel received his B.A. and M.A. in Educational Leadership and Learning Disabilities from Calvin College and M.A. in Special Education Administration from Grand Valley State University. Joel has been married for 18 years and has 4 children: John, David, Kathlyn, and Alisabeth. He loves family trips, working on 4WDs, and doing house projects.

Crownpoint Elementary: Cindy Arsenault Cindy holds a B.A. in Elementary Education from Saint Leo University in Saint Leo, Florida and an M.A. in Educational Technology with a focus on Curriculum Development from Northern Arizona University. Her other M.A. degree is in Educational Leadership from Western New Mexico University.

In her free time, Cindy likes to bake, quilt, travel, and read.

David Skeet Elementary: Laura Moore Originally from Indiana, Laura earned her B.A. degree in Classical Civilization and English, and her M.A. degree in Education from Indiana University. Laura also has a Paralegal degree, and enjoys oil painting, and creating or designing various other art items.

Del Norte Elementary: Kristen Bischoff Originally from Gallup, and a GHS graduate, Kristen is entering her 16th year with GMCS. Ms. Bischoff received her B.B.A. in Business Administration from UNM, and her M.A. in Educational Leadership from WNMU. She has served as a teacher, instructional coach, and member of the UVA Partnership for Leaders in Education School Turnaround Program. She has 2 sons, Justis and Abraham. Kristen enjoys biking, gardening, and being outdoors.

Indian Hills Elementary: Ryan Dashner Originally from Washington, Indiana, Ryan received his B.A. in Elementary Education from Oakland City University. He taught 5th grade in Indiana before joining the U.S. Peace Corps. After working and living abroad, Ryan settled in Gallup. In 2016, Mr. Dashner was recognized for his leadership and contributions in Education by the New Mexico House of Representatives. His spare time is spent mountain biking, hiking and backcountry skiing.

Jefferson Elementary: Jessica Landavazo-Guillen Originally from Midland, TX, Jessica earned her B.A. in Education from Arizona State University and M.A. in Educational Administration from Grand Canyon University. Jessica has served as a teacher and dean of students. She is also a graduate of the NMPED Principal’s Pursuing Excellence program.

Jessica and her husband Mike have 5 children: Josh, Matthew, Adam, Dillon and Madison. When she is not working, Jessica enjoys baseball, softball, coaching, traveling, and spending time with her family and friends.

Lincoln Elementary: Mary Washburn Originally from Australia, Mary Washburn has been with GMCS for 26 Years. She has served as a teacher and principal for the district. She received her B.A. from the University of Southern Queensland in Elementary Education and her M.A. in Educational Leadership from WNMU. Mary and her husband Glen have 1 son and 2 grandchildren who all still reside in Australia.

Navajo Elementary: Pandora Watchman Originally from Window Rock, AZ, Pandora has a B.A. in Elementary Education and M.A. in Educational Administration from Arizona State University, as well as an M.A. in Counseling from Western New Mexico University, She has worked as a teacher, school counselor, instructional coach, and assistant principal. She is married with 1 daughter and 1 grandson, who continually teaches her about the development of the young child.

Ramah Elementary: Oscar Ontiveros Originally from El Paso, TX, Oscar holds a B.A. in Elementary Education from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and a Master’s degree in PreK-12 Mid-Management Administration from Sul Ross State University. He has served as a teacher, principal, and administrator. He and his wife Bernadette have 1 son, Carlos. Mr. Ontiveros enjoys playing tennis and collecting minerals.

Red Rock Elementary: Sharmyn Munoz Originally from Thoreau, NM, Sharmyn received her B.S. from the University of Arizona in Business and holds her M.A.s in Secondary Education and Educational Leadership from WNMU. After getting married and moving to Gallup, Mrs. Munoz served as a teacher for 17 years. She and her husband have 2 teenage boys, Zane and Landon. When she is not working, she enjoys attending rodeos with her family, traveling and fishing.

Rocky View Elementary: Debra Arthur Originally from Gallup, “Deb” Arthur received her B.A. in Education from New Mexico Highlands University, her M.A. in Education from the University of Central Florida, and her M.A. in Educational Leadership from Western New Mexico University. Ms. Arthur served as a teacher for 24 years. She enjoys watching, playing, and coaching her favorite sports - basketball and softball.

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Roosevelt Elementary: Edgardo Castro Edgardo is in his first year as the Principal at Roosevelt, having served as Assistant Principal at Juan de Oñate and Washington Elementary. Mr. Castro is a National Board-Certified teacher and holds a TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) endorsement. Edgardo participated in the University of Virginia Turnaround Initiative for Cohort 12. This school year marks his 18th year in Education.

Stagecoach Elementary: Jeff Hartog Originally from Gallup, Jeff returned to Gallup seven years ago after spending some time teaching in southern California. Mr. Hartog has been in education for 18 years, having served as teacher, and dean of students, both at multiple grade levels. He and his wife Paula have 2 children, Mia (11) and Hank (6). The family spends most of their free time going to school activities and taking trips to see and experience everything that we can. Jeff enjoys officiating high school football and basketball and playing golf. Jeff is excited to be the Principal of Stagecoach Elementary as his father, John, began his successful career as an administrator in the same office 20 years ago!

Thoreau Elementary: K’Dawn Montaño Originally from Carlsbad, NM, and growing up in Cliff, NM, K’Dawn Montaño has been in Education for 30+ years, including 23 years at Thoreau Elementary. She received her B.A. in Reading and M.A. in Educational Administration from Western New Mexico University. She has served GMCS as a teacher, reading coach, and instructional coach. During her free time, Mrs. Montano enjoys reading and spending time with family.

Tohatchi Elementary: Dan Fruchey Originally from Ohio, Dan Fruchey has 15 years of experience with GMCS. He received his B.S. in Comprehensive Social Studies with a focus in Political Science and Secondary Education from Defiance College in Ohio and his M.A. in Educational Leadership from WNMU. He is also involved with the NMPED’s Principals Pursing Excellence program. He and his wife Stacey (a 5th grade teacher at Del Norte Elementary), are the proud parents of Isabelle. In his spare time Dan likes to golf, work on his classic Mustang and investigate history.

Turpen Elementary: Cynthia Mowrer Originally from Oklahoma, Cynthia moved to New Mexico in second grade, attended Lincoln Elementary, and graduated from Gallup High School. She received her B.A. from the University of New Mexico in Elementary Education and M.A. in Elementary Leadership at Western New Mexico University. Cynthia served as a teacher for 21 years. She is married, has 4 children, and enjoys camping with her family, traveling with her husband on their motorcycle, reading, and spending time with her 4 grandchildren.

Twin Lakes Elementary: Ophelia Sanchez Ophelia received her B.A. in Elementary Education and M.A. in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) from the University of New Mexico. She also holds an M.A. in Educational Leadership from Western New Mexico University. Ophelia has served as a teacher, counselor, and High School Principal in her 24 years in Education. Ms. Sanchez is a NMPED Principals Pursuing Excellence (PPE) school turnaround leader. Ophelia is the mother of Orion (17), Nykolas (15), Symphony (9) and Zander (10 months).

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By Martin Link

Fort Wingate Ordnance Depot Chapter 3 The fall and winter of 1918 were both a blessing and a disaster for this region. On November 11th, the World War was officially over with the surrender of Germany, but at the same time the flu epidemic that started in Spain soon expanded throughout the United States, including Gallup, Zuni Pueblo and the surrounding Navajo Reservation, resulting in a

A Navajo, still in traditional dress, operating a primer press for ammunition at the Wingate Ordnance Depot in the early 1940s.

Three Navajos at the Wingate Ordnance Depot loading casings containing 105 mm Howitzer shells into a railroad car for shipment to the West Coast during World War II.

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The War Department realized that it needed adequate facilities for the proper storage of ammunition, black powder, and high explosives (TNT) and selected Fort Wingate as one of several sites. Initially, about 5,000 acres north and west of the original fort and adjacent to the railroad, was designated Wingate General Ordnance Depot. At that time, Sgt. Karrigan, the caretaker of the fort, was assigned two army sergeants, two cowboys with horses to serve as security guards, and 13 strong Navajos to do all the heavy work.

But that small work force was totally inadequate, as hundreds of box cars loaded with ammunition and crates of TNT were backed up on railroad sidings in Gallup, Perea, (Coolidge) and even Albuquerque. A couple hundred Army recruits were sent from Camp Cody at Deming, N.M., to act as a labor battalion. A Motor Transport Company was sent up from Ft. Apache in Arizona and an Ordnance Company was sent in from Raritan Arsenal in New Jersey. A flat area at the west end of the Depot Station and near the boundary with Rehoboth Mission was set up as a temporary dump for the materials unloaded from the railroad cars. A detachment of the U.S. Army Engineers mapped out the sites for the administrative and processing buildings and the magazine storage units. Despite snow and mud, a railroad spur crossing the Rio Puerco, about 25 car lengths long, was constructed up to the open dump.

Members of the labor battalion and the Motor Transport Company developed a system of unloading 15 railroad cars at a time, conveying the crates of explosives from the car to the dump, about 300 feet from the spur. All this time magazine storage units, fabricated out of recycled World War I army barracks and brought in from various forts, were being set up nearby. At times, there were as much as seven to ten million pounds of TNT stored out in the open.

Fifteen cars at a time were pulled from the Gallup freight yards and spotted on the spur.

During one very active day, 90 cars were unloaded. Finally, this back-log was cleared up and the labor battalion draftees and Motor Transport Company were mustered out on May

30, 1919. Almost half of the Gallup residents participated in the day-long party, which included plenty to eat and drink, and a baseball game between the military team and the Gibson Miners. Navajos and other local civilians were hired to fill the labor gap.

Also finishing up in 1920, a three-strand barbed-wire fence was erected around the entire Ordnance Depot in a frantic effort to keep cattle from wandering into the area and energetically licking up the sweet tasting black powder from broken crates.

Eventually 163 magazine storage units were completed and crates of TNT could be moved indoors. But many of these crates had been sitting out in the dump for almost a year and had absorbed sufficient moisture to have formed a hard cake. Also, rats had built nests, and many had died inside the crates. So it became necessary to crush the TNT and to screen out the dead rats and their nests before the explosive powder could be re-packed into new crates and stored inside one of the magazines.

In 1930 there were approximately 46,000,000 pounds of bulk explosives stored at the Depot, making it the largest storage depot of high explosives in the world. About 5,000,000 pounds every year were crushed and refined into ready-to-use powder, mostly shipped to Picatinny Arsenal and loaded into bombs and coastal artillery shells for the Panama Canal Zone, Corregidor and the Philippines.

With another 16,000 acres added to the Depot’s land base, a rebuilding program was started in 1936. The wooden magazines were replaced with larger concrete and dirt structures, commonly referred to as “igloos”.

By the summer of 1941, over 700 of these munition storage units had been completed, as well as 150 miles of roads and 22 miles of railroad tracks that inter-connected these clusters of igloos.

By 1940 there were 15,000,000 pounds of re-worked explosives stored and ready to use.

This comprised the entire inventory purchased by the British Purchasing Commission for exports to Britain and France, as those two countries became actively embroiled in the opening conflicts of World War II. Even though most of their equipment was obsolete and they

One of the ammunition storage units (igloo) under construction at Wingate Ordnance Depot in 1941. Photo supplied by John Meaghar.

Administrative and ammunition processing buildings at Wingate Ordnance Depot in 1941.

Photo supplied by John Meaghar, whose mother worked at the depot during World War II.

only had three trucks to transport the crates of TNT from the storage units to the railroad cars, the workforce was up to the task.

Despite the lack of equipment, the shipping order was completed on time. Crews of six Navajo men were known to load 60 100-pound crates of powder by hand from a storage unit onto a truck in five minutes. The first shipment of explosives was on cargo ships crossing the Atlantic when word of the Battle of Dunkirk was received. That portion of the order consigned to France was then diverted to England and played a key role in the grim struggle for Britain’s survival during the first months of World War II. Throughout the spring and summer of 1941, the remaining storage units and ammunition processing facilities were completed, equipment was updated, the inventory of TNT replenished, and a workforce consisting of Gallup residents and local Navajo and Pueblo Native Americans employed and trained. To make it easier for the Navajo workers to have their families with them, a number of houses and a trading post were hastily constructed for that purpose in an adjacent area known as Church Rock.

When December 8, 1941 came along, and the entire country was still in a state of shock over the debacle at Pearl Harbor, the staff at Wingate Ordnance Depot was ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work. In 1941, the depot averaged five railroad cars a day with incoming bulk powder and outbound shipments of artillery shells, hand grenades, and bombs. By 1943, with a workforce of 1,550 civilians and 13 officers, 60 or more railroad cars were heading for the west coast from Ft. Wingate on a daily basis!

Both staff and activities decreased sharply at the end of World War II, but picked up again in 1950 with the outbreak of the Korean Conflict.

By 1954 the main focus of the depot basically became a storage facility of ammunition and bulk crates of TNT. A whole different series of events took place at the depot facilities in August 1960 when both Army personnel and citizens of Gallup

combined their efforts to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fort Wingate. The event commemorated the August 1860 establishment of Fort Fauntleroy at nearby Bear Springs. One of the last surviving Navajo Scouts, Jeff King, acted as their official host.

About midyear of 1963, plans were announced by White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico, to use Fort Wingate Army Depot as the launch site for test firings of the Pershing Missile. This was to be a test of the mobility and accuracy of the entire system.

Three missiles were fired in October and an additional five missiles were fired in November.

During the next four years, several different types of missiles were fired from the depot.

In June 1966, the depot began to feel the increased tempo of military operations in South Vietnam, shipping 12,000,000 pounds or more of ammunition a month for the next two years.

Also in 1966, a small herd of 10 buffalo were brought in and turned loose inside the depot grounds. They, along with a resident herd of antelope, multiplied nicely, which probably made the people of Iyanbito happy.

In 1988 the U.S. Congress passed the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act which legislated the closure of several military facilities across the United States, including the Wingate Depot Activity. The facility was officially closed on January 1, 1993. The following years were spent mainly clearing out all the igloos of left over explosives. Although bad for the surrounding environment, the most expedient way was to take the crates of powder and ammunition and simply blow them up.

Subsequently, the 21,812 acres (34 square miles) that had been allocated for the operation of the depot, has now been divided into 25 parcels of land. Up to the present, ongoing attempts have and still are being negotiated to divide these parcels equally between the Zuni Pueblo and the Navajo Nation.

Please note that this area is not connected in any way with the 500-acre parcel that the Old Fort Wingate Task Force is attempting to save and restore.

By Elizabeth Terrill

Fostering Your Concerns In August, our family was privileged to be a part of a new experience. Our foster daughter went home to her forever family.

She has been a part of our family for over a year, and during that time, we learned a lot about our capacity to love as parents.

From the moment she came to us as a quiet cautious baby, we have seen her grow into a joy-filled loving toddler. She struggled at first to sit up, crawl, walk and talk; she moved at her own pace, and we were able to help her grow and reach those milestones. This whole experience has taught me two things: that foster parenting is one the most rewarding callings, and that it isn’t for every family.

Here are three main concerns I hear most frequently and how our family has learned to deal with them.

1. “I’m not qualified.”

This one was interesting for my family. I am qualified to work with children who have been traumatized, abused, or have other behavioral problems. I own my own mental health therapy practice called Gallup Child and Family Counseling, where I work with many of the children and families in our area who are experiencing an array of issues.

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I have wanted to be a foster parent since I was a kid myself. I come from a family of five children and have taken care of many children in my life thus far. This is all in sharp contrast to my wonderful husband who is an only child, thinks children are always sticky, and first looked at me with a rather panicked face when I informed him (while we were dating) that I want at least 15 children. I am beyond proud to say that my husband, who is now a professional bird watcher (stay at home dad) as he is fond of saying, has lovingly cared for our daughter and foster daughter for over a year. He has no special qualifications or even much experience with children before this, but I can say whole heartedly, he has excelled as a father/foster father to our girls. You can be a therapist, a professional “bird watcher”, a school teacher, or none of the above and still successfully share your happy home with children in need.

2. “I don’t want my children to be at risk.”

This is a legitimate concern; our job as parents is to protect our children and help them grow in an environment where

they know they are safe and cared for.

Unfortunately, many children who come into foster care have not had the benefit of that environment. Some children have behaviors that require them to be observed closely, or separated from other children, or need counseling on a regular basis. In our family, we discussed what types of problems we felt comfortable handling when it came to children who would be placed with us. We currently prefer children aged newborn to three, as our daughter is 18 months old. We have also discussed, when the time comes for us to adopt children, we will be looking for children who are younger than our oldest child. In our time as foster parents, we have had several emergency short-term placements, all with children in the newborn to three age range. We have seen a variety of issues in the children who have been placed in our care, and we have been able to meet those concerns effectively. Not every child is appropriate for every family, and CYFD does an excellent job of taking your concerns and the needs of the children into account.

It is more than acceptable to say that you do not feel a particular child would work well in your family and this is understood by CYFD.

There is no shame in not taking a placement or saying that a child needs to go to a more appropriate home.

3. “I would get too attached.”

This is by far the most common concern I hear when people are considering fostering.

The truth is, yes, you will get attached and that is good thing, not an easy thing, but a good thing. Even more important, the children will get attached to you. They will watch you, look to you for comfort, emulate you, and love you. All those things will help them to know what a safe, stable, loving family looks like. It is a heart-filing and heart-breaking moment when a child you have loved and cared for as your own goes home. By creating a healthy attachment with your foster children, you are making it easier for them to attach in a healthy way to their biological or adoptive family. When a foster child comes into your home, it is necessary to have the mindset that they will be leaving, either back home or to a new family, even if you plan on adopting the child. When

fostering, it is important to keep in mind that the goal is for these children to go back home to family. You are giving them a loving environment to stay in while their family works on their problems. In our family, we see our fostering as a way to help these children get a good start in life and share the goodness we have been blessed with. We get attached; they get attached; and we are both better off for it.

It is important to know yourselves and know your family. Fostering and adoption may not be the right choice for your family now, but there are a few things to keep in mind.

• In our area, we need many more foster families.

• You can choose to do only short term or emergency placements.

• In cases of adoption, CYFD assists in the legal process of adopting; cutting down the cost and often at no cost to the family.

Another foster family we know, I think said it best, “We have a loving home and we should share it with those who need it.”

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The Few-The Proud-The Marines 1282 - Leo Torrez - Marines • Born and raised in Gallup, New Mexico • Attended School in Gallup, New Mexico • Graduated from Gallup High School in 1969 • Enlisted in the United States Marine Corps • Attended Basic Training at San Diego Marine Corps Recruiting Depot • Additional Training at 29 Palms, California • Deployed to Vietnam • 2nd Battery/11th Marines – Whiskey

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“Non sibi sed patriae” “Not for Self but Country” 1264 - Dale Briggs - Navy • Born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania • Attended school in Allentown, Pennsylvania • Graduated Allentown High School in 1978 • Enlisted in the United States Navy • With the Amphibious Assault Unit • Attended Basic Training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois • Expeditionary Forces in the waters of Vietnam

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VICTORY IS MINE W When I was a little girl growing up in Albuquerque, my parents had a small vegetable and herb garden in our backyard along with a few fruit trees. They called it a “Victory Garden.” I got to pull the weeds. I also snuck pieces of fennel, ripened tomatoes, and many lemons and Mexican limes as they grew. I was in heaven.

Then I headed off to college, where I started eating dorm food. Nothing tasted right. None of the fresh flavors from our garden that normally burst in my mouth were in the processed foods offered in the cafeteria or the vending machines.

But they were pretty much my only choice, since I didn’t have a car to get to a grocery store nor anywhere to grow a garden. We often learn to accept our living conditions, and they become a part of us. I grew accustomed to eating junk food, and never questioned what it was doing to me.

Until it almost killed me.

Once I recovered from a severe case of pneumonia with the help of a homeopathic doctor and some harsh reprimands about how I had caused my own illness and other health problems with my poor eating habits, I developed a much better regimen, which brought me back to a vibrant state of health. I woke up to the reality that food and health are absolutely inseparable. We simply cannot eat junk and expect to be healthy.

So many people feel stuck “between a rock and a hard place” because they must work full time and don’t think they have the time to plant and work a garden. If they’ve eaten processed foods all day to sustain themselves from 9 to 5, they’re usually too tired to prepare a healthful meal when they get home. A quick stop on the way home at a fast-food joint or at the grocery store’s hot-foods counter is very appealing at that moment; and the vicious cycle repeats itself throughout the week.

Fortunately, those of us who live in McKinley County without access to large health-food stores yet want to maintain good health, can find the healthful organic items we seek at La Montaňita

Co-op or El Morro Market.

Of course, it’s not always easy to get into town if we live on the reservation or up in the mountains, so we often end up shopping online for organic foods that don’t require refrigeration.

Still, I like to get into a larger town occasionally to shop in a large health-food store, such as Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s. I’m so grateful those markets have popped up all over the country as people seek better health.

But I cannot help but be suspicious about some of the foods they advertise as “organically grown”. Many have been tested and proven to have no more minerals or nutrients than conventionally grown products—plus they had pesticides on them.

Unfortunately, industrial interests are watering down USDA organic certification.

And that takes us back to where we started. If we want to be sure of what we are consuming, we must grow it ourselves.

As you probably heard, Amazon.com just acquired Whole Foods (for a mere 13.7 billion dollars). The convenience is very alluring, but how much less control will we have over our food if we cannot see it in our hands before we take it home?

Does this merger mean more “organic processed foods” will fill our cabinets? Won’t that remove us further from the source of our food? That’s not good for our health, since we need to consume live foods to keep our live bodies alive.

So, the answer comes back to growing some of our own food.

Find a small area and plant a few favorite vegetables. If there is absolutely no space to grow anything, find and make friends with some local farmers at a farmers’ market, so you can get produce from someone you know.

Get closer to the source of your food, not further away from it.

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8 QUESTIONS FOR CURTIS HAYES City Attorney for City of Gallup Q. Curtis, how did you end up in Gallup?

A. Well, my wife, Erika, was hired by the New Mexico Department of Health here in Gallup. We were living in Silver City and I was teaching for Western New Mexico University at the main campus in Silver City. Fortunately, we had a branch up here so I received permission to transfer up to the Gallup branch.

Q. Why did you decide to apply for the City Attorney’s position?

A. Western decided to close their branch campus here in Gallup and I wanted to stay here in Gallup. I could have stayed in Gallup with Western, but it would have involved teaching exclusively online.

Q. What do you enjoy most about the job as City Attorney?

A. Just getting back to practicing law. I became an

educator 24 years ago after practicing law for ten years.

Getting back to practicing law is exciting.

Q. What’s the most challenging aspect of the job?

A. I had represented Grant County previously, and the issues are a lot different in city and county government. In particular, I have found there’s an enormous amount of real estate transactions that are handled out of this office. With Grant County, we rarely dealt with real estate issues other than roads and right-of-ways and easements and that sort of thing, but we didn’t buy and sell land the way that the City of Gallup does.

Q. Share with me your perspective on Gallup and its highest and best potential as a community.

How do you look at Gallup?

A. Well, in a lot of ways

Gallup is similar to Silver City in that the core economy had once been built on extractive industries. And those industries have died or are dying. The challenge is replacing that with something else. I think Gallup has the potential to build as an arts community. Not just art in the sense of paintings on the wall, but we’ve got so much other art potential here like jewelry and the many other native arts. Tourism and recreation certainly are big in Silver City and Gallup’s got equal recreational potential.

And then, hopefully, being a transportation hub and developing light industry here.

Q. What do you do for fun or in your off-time?

A. Well, I’m a backpacker, so I do a lot of back packing and hiking. My wife is not particularly a backpacker, but I have got her into camping, at least RV camping, and she’s an avid sports enthusiast. So we typically try to go to one or two NFL games every year. I used

to be a shooter, but I haven’t done much shooting in the last three years since I’ve been in Gallup.

Q. What is your favorite movie?

A. I’ve always been a fan of the Star Trek movies and TV series. The underlying message is that humanity manages to overcome our weaknesses in order to create a better future.

All the big moral questions are addressed in Star Trek.

Q. What historical figure do you find intriguing?

A. I would say, Thomas Jefferson, because there were so many conflicting things going on in him. On the one hand, he’s the guy that drafted the Declaration of Independence, but on the other hand, he could be a vicious, backstabbing politician. You know, he’s writing the Declaration of Independence and he’s a slaveowner. It’s almost like there were two people in him.

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By Jay Mason

WASHING DISHES AND OTHER MESSAGES OF HOPE I wash dishes. I have all my life. I don’t know how I ended up with this job at home, but it has always been a part of my chores. My mother Mary Alice was a compulsive cleaner. My dad told his friends that one night he got out of bed to go to the bathroom, and when he came back, his bed was made. Mary Alice had rooms in her house that you could not enter unless there was company. With our five children growing up in our house in Gallup, that rule would not work. I often searched for a room that did not have a child in it.

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it is because it has a beginning and an end. Finding enough effort to wash dishes is not fun or exciting, but once you begin, it is not bad at all. You wash the dishes or rinse them and put them in the dishwasher.

That’s it. It’s over. The kitchen looks better. No one can criticize you. You don’t have to explain your actions to any other person. The dishes don’t comment while you are washing them. They go quietly into the dishwasher or the cupboard. It is a beautiful thing.

The best thing about washing dishes is that you can forget about everything else.

You can’t be distracted by what child is

screaming in the other room or what to do about your cousin-brother who is about to go to jail. The dishes demand your attention without asking. You must remove the food, or you haven’t washed the dishes.

When you are thoroughly captivated by the job, you don’t even care if the food has somehow glued itself to the plate.

Then when it is over, you can view your handiwork with satisfaction and a sigh of relief.

Why is this true? It is because most things in life are not as easy as washing dishes.

Washing dishes almost always ends well, and we all know that is not always true

about life. The ending is the message of hope. The message is not that the dishes

will not get dirty again. In our house, some dishes got dirty again right after I left the kitchen. The real message of hope is that the dishes can really be cleaned to be used again, and you did it well.

Some people are saying, “I can’t believe someone would write about such a mundane and boring thing.” I reply, “Most things in life are mundane and boring.”

The uplifting and truly spiritual moments are few and far between, and that is what makes them special; but doing your chores is necessary in everyone’s life. Even Mother Teresa washed dishes, and if you don’t believe me, go down to the soup kitchen and take a look. The sisters also do most chores without the modern conveniences that we have, because many of their sisters live in parts of the world that have none.

My life has been filled at home with children and dogs. Now I cannot recommend picking up dog poop as a spiritual experience, but that is another chore that I have been assigned for most of my life. One of my goals in life is to have one year without a dog. Don’t get me wrong; I love dogs. It’s picking up the poop that I don’t like. That same satisfaction comes from finishing the job, but it is a lot more difficult (and smelly) to complete the chore. Maybe someday there will be a dog that picks up its own poop, but I am not holding my breath (except while picking up).

The final task that I enjoy doing is cleaning my car. When I go to Phoenix, it seems that every car there is clean. If you drive across the city limits with a dirty car, you feel like your car is the only one. You had better go to a car wash, or you will be arrested. The opposite is true in Gallup, but many of us do try to keep our cars clean. The car washes laugh all the way to the bank. In fact, usually when I clean

my car or get it washed, it is just before a forecast for rain - not just rain, but rain accompanied with a dust storm. I can’t tell you how many times I have washed my car and driven as fast as I could to my garage so that I could park it before the next storm rolled into town. Oh well, it looked really good for an hour or two.

Where do we go from here? I am not sure. My other chores are very similar, and I have found that if I don’t do them, it bothers me. Maybe I should get help from a mental health professional, but I don’t think so. Somebody better do their chores, or this world will come to a screeching halt.

I guess what I am saying is that the little things do matter. Whether you are a child or an adult, the daily tasks that you perform effect those around you. Admiral William Raven, head of the U.S. Navy Seals, spoke recently at the University of Texas graduation ceremony. He had graduated many years ago from Texas and then began a career in the Navy. The theme of the graduation was that every graduate had achieved such a level of education that he or she would change the world. In contrast, the admiral said the first thing you learn in the military is how to make your bed. It is important that each member learns to do this well.

Then no matter what difficulties you face during the day, you will come home to a well-made, comfortable bed. “If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.” It is a simple act which becomes an accomplishment. It will lead to the completion of many more tasks.

So, to all you dishwashers, bedmakers and car washers, I salute you! We will go on doing the little things that matter. These acts give us hope to face the other more difficult challenges in life. Clean on and peace out.

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By Sandra McKinney

HE USED TO SAY I WAS A TROOPER W

When you climb on the back of a motorcycle, you are literally putting your life in the rider’s hands.

When I married him, I knew he was a motorcycle man! He told me about his first Lambretta motor scooter he got when he turned 11, the days of breaking bones while he raced moto cross, the stories of the very first Harley he purchased in 1974 and how he converted it to a chopper. With that in mind, I am not surprised that so many of our vacations have been riding down the road with the wind blowing in my face.

We started these vacations riding a HarleyDavidson motorcycle. We originally had to be cool with our black leather chaps, vests, and jackets. Today, however, comfort and protection are o sur goal. In the beginning, we thought we didn’t need to wear a helmet, but thankfully, we came to our senses and always wear our helmets now. We even have head-sets to listen to music or to talk to each other.

There have been trips across America from California to Washington, DC riding the Harley with Run For The Wall. We have traveled to Washington State, parked right at the Canadian border and threw a rock from America to Canada. Then we followed the Pacific Coast Highway from Washington to the Redwood National Forest in California.

Riding through Wyoming is the epitome of “You can’t see the Forest for the Trees”, since there are times when all you see next to the road is a wall of green. But there are also miles and miles of a huge lake glittering through the trees.

How about riding the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, being able to smell the pine trees with every breath? A trip to Sturgis, SD was definitely on the bucket list; we have done that, twice. We rode through the Black Hills and had our photo taken in front of Mount Rushmore, and the buffalo were so close to us on the road, we could reach out and touch them (though we did not!). When riding a motorcycle to the Grand Canyon in Arizona (our neighbor state), it is a whole lot more fun to first travel to

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Canyon de Chelly and Monument Valley and go by Lake Powell on the way; this takes a lot longer and gives you more saddle-time.

There was a trip when we headed into Las Vegas, Nevada with the temperature at 113°, and he couldn’t touch the fire-hot clutch or brake lever with his bare fingers. He had to stop to put on full gloves to protect his hands!

We arrived at the Las Vegas Harley dealer and immediately went to the sink to pour cold water on our heads!! We stayed the night and left at 4:00am the next morning to avoid the blistering heat as we headed to Lake Tahoe.

Then there was the time he had me drive the Goldwing through the desert in 115° heat and the metal toes of my riding boots got so hot that my toe nail polish melted into my socks.

Gosh, that ruined a perfectly good pedicure!

Motorcycle Rallies were a big draw; we have attended the River Run in Laughlin, NV several times, and Cripple Creek, CO is a wonderful gathering. We went to the Red River, NM rally where our friend’s Harley was

stolen. The rallies are fun with lots of bikerelated items to purchase, but you get to the point where if you have been to one rally, you have been to them all.

Back in 2010, my husband had a motorcycle wreck in Albuquerque. A car stopped in front of him on Paseo del Norte. He never hit the car, but somehow his body was slammed into a concrete barrier while his Harley spun across the road. When he hit the barrier with his left side, his helmet likely saved his life.

The helmet was cracked, his glasses bent out of shape and he had a beauty of a black eye.

His left arm also hit the barrier, breaking his elbow, causing a compound fracture to his humerus, and breaking his shoulder socket.

Oh, he also totaled that beautiful Harley. Yes, he is a motorcycle man! He had three different surgeries and 10 days in the hospital and the whole time, he was working out the plan for the new Harley he would get in replacement!

He did replace that totaled bike with another gorgeous American-made Harley Davidson,

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We were hiding from the downpour in Utah

but at the same time, he realized that we are not getting any younger. I recognized that with his double knee-replacements, his now weak left arm, and age sneaking up on him… well, I said no more two-wheels for me. So, my motorcycle man got a new Goldwing and had it converted into a (three-wheel) trike. There was an awesome trailer added so that I can take all the “stuff” I want. He did this for ME – at least that is what he says! I sit in the passenger seat of the trike, and feel like I should do a princess-wave! When the scenery gets boring, I take out a paperback book and read away the miles! When not profusely sweating, or shivering from the cold, I have also been known to nod off for a refreshing nap. You cannot do that on a Harley!

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He said I “whimpered” when the rain started pouring down upon us.

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Charity Invitational 21 Supports Health and Wellness The Western Health Foundation and Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services (RMCHCS) are preparing for another successful Charity Invitational.

The funds raised this year will support the completion of the RMCHCS Wellness Center, which is to be opened this October. In addition to renovation costs of $1.6 million, $400,000 is needed for the purchase of stateof-the-art exercise equipment.

The Wellness Center will house RMCHCS’ Rehabilitation Services, which includes physical therapy, speech therapy, stroke therapy, wound care, the After Care program, and RMCHCS diabetes education and management program. The Wellness Center will also have space to host community health and exercise classes.

The center will be an important asset and resource for health and wellness in our community.

John Dowling, President emeritus of Pinnacle Bank, has been named Charity Invitational 21 Honoree. John joins an impressive list of past honorees who have

made significant contributions to health care and the Gallup community. In the 1980s, John served on the hospital merger board and then joined the newly formed RMCHCS Board of Trustees. He was also a founding board member of the Western Health Foundation. John began his illustrious banking career in 1969 and moved to Gallup in 1980 with his wife, Theresa, and family.

John has been serving this community ever since. He has served on numerous boards both locally and at the State level and has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to advance cultural appreciation, collaborative partnerships, and economic development for our region. Dowling will be honored and recognized at the Charity Invitational Gala on Saturday, September 30th.

Upcoming events for Charity Invitational include a trap shoot competition at the Gallup Shooting Range on Saturday, September 23rd starting at 1:00pm. Prizes for the shooters and raffle tickets for an RS300 semi-automatic shotgun will be available for sale. Observers are welcome to attend and

cheer on the competitors.

The Golf Tournament, for which Charity Invitational is named, will be held on Friday, September 29th, at the Coyote Del Maplais Golf Course in Grants. Goody bags, team prizes, raffle prizes, excellent food, and golf hole competitions will make for another fantastic event. New this year is a happy hour in the club house following the tournament where the winners will be announced. Tee time is at 8:30am.

The culmination of Charity Invitational is the Gala which will take place at Red Rock Park on Saturday, September 30th, at 6:00pm. Live music by Silver Country Band, an outdoor champagne reception, a delicious dinner prepared by the culinary arts students at Navajo Technical University, dancing, and a live auction of 6-7 speciallyselected items will all contribute to a fantastic evening celebrating all who will make Charity Invitational 21 a success.

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PATENT MEDICINES FIT FOR MAN AND BEAST?

Many years ago I was largely dry until recently. collecting patent medicine Someone extrapolated bottles and lore about them. My bootleg into actual whiskey father-in-law believed that a and Brigham Young; a little liniment in a glass of water teetotaler held the exclusive cured stomachaches. I figured patent. there was a better way to poison “Snake Oil” was myself. also popular, but came to Patent medicines have a mean anything that was a long history starting in 1712 dishonest scam. There was when Richard Stoughton’s Elixir actually a snake oil product received a patent in England. made from the Chinese Merchant’s Gargling Oil was water snake (honest), rich first produced in 1833 and was in omega-3 acids that advertised as “Good for Man was effective in treating and Beast”. You didn’t gargle arthritis and bursitis. It was with it and it was a salve, not introduced to America by an oil. It was a liniment, mostly Chinese railroad gangs. used to sooth muscle pain and The early patent strain. Liniments were a whole medicines went by the class of patent medicines. generic name of “Snake I hadn’t thought about the Oil” and were sold by subject until recently when I traveling shows that was downloading some oldincluded fake patients, timey songs and one repeated singers, stage Indians, and word caught my interest. There a huckster of outstanding are a lot of early recordings skill, touting the life-saving about “Jake”, which once upon effects of his nostrum. A a time occupied the place that tonic called Clark Stanley’s vanilla extract or hair spray fills Snake Oil Liniment today. Jake caused some deadly IT SEEMS LIKE THIS AD WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HUMOROUS, BUT IT COMES OFF was tested in 1917 and reactions, up to and including, contained mineral oil, red A LITTLE CREEPY paralysis and death. pepper, turpentine and A user who limped was called a “Jake leg”. But what was it? It was marketed camphor. Another Snake-Oil Liniment would even cure deafness.

MOST OF THE PATENT MEDICINES PROMOTED FOR “WOMEN’S COMPLAINTS” HAD ALCOHOL, LAUDANUM, OPIUM OR SOME OTHER FEEL GOOD INGREDIENT. as an elixir, available as far back as the Civil War. Once Jake was nothing more than a Jamaican Ginger extract—with lots of alcohol. Its popularity turned it into a tonic with more alcohol. When it was discovered to be 70%, alcohol the Feds cracked down.

To keep selling it, the makers had to adulterate it with something that turned out to be poison—a phosphate plasticizer. But that hardly made a dent in its popularity. They estimate between 30 and 50 thousand people were poisoned by the drink.

Most of the patent medicines promoted for “women’s complaints” had alcohol, laudanum, opium, or some other feel-good ingredient. In the 1800s, there were hundreds of these “tonics” available to Temperance Ladies to cure their vapors.

One of the rarest bottles in my collection is called Valley Tan and was produced in Utah. Mine is still full, in the original box, and packaged with a tiny corkscrew to remove the stopper. The name LYDIA PINKHAMS PROMISED _A BABY IN comes from bootleg liquor produced in a state that was

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Some of the early nostrums foisted on the public are mind-boggling.

Mug-wump Specific was marketed as a cure and preventative for all venereal diseases. Dr. Parmenter’s Magnetic Oil cured rheumatism.

Hamlin’s Wizard Oil not only cured rheumatism and all sorts of pains, sprains, and bruises, it also took care of corns, cramps, colic, and diarrhea. That would be a good one to have around.

I particularly like Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People. Or the cure for drunks-Bogg’s Tawny Port, in smaller print it says, Tawny Cocaine Port consists almost entirely of cocaine syrup and weak grapes. Advertising said,

GINGER EXTRACT BY THE NAME OF _JAKE_ CRIPPLED THOUSANDS OF DRINKERS AND KILLED MANY MORE

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THE MAKERS OF ALKA SELTZER ONCE SPECIALIZED IN QUACK MEDICINES

“Tell Them To Drink More, then hand them the port.” I’ll wager it worked, too, except it would leave the customer addicted to cocaine.

“Bitters” was a group of stomach remedies that infused herbal ingredients in alcohol. The ancient Egyptians soaked medicinal herbs in wine.

There were numerous “bitters” like Quaker Bitters, Kentucky Tonic Bitters, Prickly Ash Bitters, the ever popular Hostetter’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters, and Dr. Copp’s White Mountain Bitters. Angostura Bitters got its start as a tonic.

Joy’s Cigarettes cure asthma: “Safely smoked by women and children.” This was another class of remedy that actually contained marijuana. Another product, cubeb cigarettes, contained a variety of berry cousin to pepper. They were also touted as a cure for asthma. Who knew smoking was good for the lungs?

Carter’s Little Liver Pills claimed to cure pretty much the usual catalog of ailments that other patent medicines were for. Formulated in 1868, the active ingredient was bisacodyl, an organic compound used as a laxative and found in many such remedies today. In 1959, they were forced to drop the word “liver”, which had no relevance to the product.

Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound claimed to cure hysteria and nervous disorders, kidney problems, and even constipation. But their main claim, “A Baby in Every Bottle,” made it a household staple. The directions urged a sip three times a day. It was generally believed that FANS CAN BUY COKE SYRUP BY THE the baby was in the empty GALLON bottle. Of course, many

ladies pushed the cure to the limit. What fun! It was 15% alcohol. Unfortunately the medicinal ingredient is iron sulphate, and too much iron causes all kinds of problems, some deadly.

Pinkham became famous and is remembered for her tremendous success as an entrepreneur. But her real contribution was her distribution of information on menstruation, conception, and the “facts of life”. She kept answering fan letters for years after her death.

Lydia Pinkham’s is still sold in drugstores today. Along with Humphry’s, a “pellet” advertised as a homeopathic preparation for teething and wakefulness in infants—in other words, crying babies. Apparently the stuff works, probably because it contains belladonna, also known as Deadly Nightshade and Devil’s Herb. Originally, it was used to dilate a woman’s eyes so she looked more beautiful—or at least more exotic and mysterious. But it is an effective sedative.

This one is still available today at local pharmacies.

Coca Cola was originally another nerve tonic and contained large amounts of caffeine and small amounts of cocaine. The remedy got its name from the two main ingredients; leaves of the coca plant and kola nuts, which supplied most of the caffeine. The original formula—supposed to be secret—was fairly complex for the 1800s. The inventor was John Pemberton whose formula of citric acid, vanilla extract, lime juice, sugar, and so much caffeine it was considered dangerous by the medical world, was a winner. The coca flavoring didn’t seem to get much attention, but it was substantial and removed from the beverage in 1903. Back in the day, however, it was popular, and in the Southeast, it was known as “dope”, and the Coca Cola trucks were “dope wagons”.

Pemberton sold the formula to Asa Candler who turned the patent medicine into an amazingly popular soft drink. It became “delicious and refreshing” instead of “the ideal brain tonic”.

Miles Nervine was the supreme remedy curing sleeplessness, nervous exhaustion, hysteria, headache, neuralgia, backache, lumbago, pain, epilepsy, spasms, fits, and St. Vitus’ dance. It was also used to control an over active sex drive (surely some ladies slipped it into hubby’s coffee) and to cure a drug habit. Some of those seem redundant. The stuff also contained several sedatives in the inorganic bromide family. It put “bromide” into the American lexicon. Boring—just assists with sleep.

It had a downside, as they all did, because the amount needed to sedate was close to its toxicity level, causing, in turn, many of the conditions it was supposed to cure, including irritability, fatigue, slurred speech, staggering, tremors, and hallucinations. Even so, it was available into the 1970s. Other interesting products like Dr. Miles’ Cactus Compound were also marketed.

Miles laboratories made other products including a laxative, Aspir-Mint, and Alka-Seltzer. One ad for the product asked, “Have you tried CARTER’S LITTLE LIVER PILLS HAD snuffing Alka-Seltzer?” A snort NOTHING TO DO WITH LIVER was guaranteed to cure a cold.

Miles Laboratories became Bayer Company and still makes the antacid, as well as Bactine ointment and six varieties of Flintstone vitamins.

Now I’m looking for my medicine bottle collection.

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By Bill McCarthy

IN MEMORIUM 10 years is a long time. Although it seems like yesterday, it also seems like an eternity. Perhaps it is.

Friendship is a mysterious thing. One cannot force friendship; it is not something you can purchase or demand; it is something that just happens. One day, after shared conversations, and experiences, a friendship has been born often without either party being aware of it.

The Ancient Roman Philosopher Cicero ponders the meaning of friendship.

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quotes Aristotle in saying, “Friendship is a single soul in two bodies.” He also asserts that true friendship must be based in virtue and value. It is also profoundly true that a friend is not properly valued until he or she is lost.

Kent Hodges had numerous virtues and talents as a man. I would never try to tell you that he was perfect, because that would be an injustice to the man. I couldn’t even begin to tell you how many lives he touched, because he never would talk about his acts of kindness and charity. I would always hear those from others.

He had the unique ability to keep everyone in a room engaged and entertained, without it being the least bit an exercise in vanity or ego. He had a gift for social hospitality; he could light up a room.

He could make a perfect stranger feel special, with the easy quality of grace and panache. He was every bit masculine. He

was magnetic, and he was generous. But foremost, Kent was a gentleman.

His voice had a built in melodious megaphone. Whether singing, walking downtown or tromping through the forest, he made his presence known. And if you were caught up in one of his moments of laughter, it was a cosmic contagion of sound and fury.

I vividly remember being awakened early in the morning on our mountain property as he was strolling through the woods in morning twilight, “Good Morning, Sunshine,” carrying a large carafe of steaming coffee and a couple of mugs. The man had a flare and love of life.

For all the children and young people, who were quite numerous in those days, he was known as Uncle Kent. They wouldn’t recognize him by any other name. Children of all stripes and temperaments were drawn to the Pied Piper of Oso Ridge. “Uncle

Kent, Uncle Kent, tell us a story...Uncle Kent, make us Strawberry waffles. Uncle Kent, take me for a ride on your tractor.

Uncle Kent, Uncle Kent”.

There is a little cemetery on his mountain property where he is buried behind a Chapel. This chapel, covered in Ponderosa pines and wild mountain flowers, he built with his own hands. I know, because I was his assistant. We had a running joke where below seven thousand feet above sea level, I was the boss. Above seven thousand feet, he was the boss.

A hundred yards or so from where he rests is his mountain home. It still stands, a little worse for wear. He raised his son Elijah there until he passed away on September 30th, 2007, when Elijah was 12 years old.

I had hired Kent back in 1994 as the first Director of the Gallup Cultural Center (the Old Train Station). He had come from a farm in Kansas by way of working on the United States Senate Floor in Washington, D.C. In hindsight, this was fortuitous and the perfect fit, as we were able to make excellent contacts with the US Armed Forces, and created and brought different branches of military reservists to our area that have helped build hundreds of houses over the years. That work carries on today.

Also in those days when we first acquired the rebuilt the Santa Fe Railroad Station, the shell of the building, the infrastructure, and all the fixtures were new, but the inside was like an empty tomb. Our task was to restore the motif and trimmings of the building to the glory days of the El Navajo Hotel.

Although mostly ignorant and just feeling our way along, we researched the days of the Fred Harvey Girls and strived to recreate a 1920s and 30s look.

Kent was never a sentimentalist, but he loved a story. He loved literature and a story told well. He was a good writer and gifted story teller himself, so he recognized and appreciated excellence of the art form.

We would often read things out loud together, especially on trips. I can’t remember exactly how it happened. For some reason, called a “Masterpiece”, I had picked up a copy of Norman Maclean’s “A River Runs Through It”. We read the book cover to cover the first time. Subsequently, we read it two or three more times on our road trips before the days of Books on CDs. It became our book.

In reflection, I have thought of why and how we were both so taken with the story; it

is both philosophic and poetic. Whatever “A River Runs Through It” is, it is not primarily about fly fishing. It sure is about fishing, but fishing as a metaphor for life - “In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing.” But the real story is about the deepest mysteries of life, and love, and loss.

For Maclean, the son of a Scottish Presbyterian Minister, the book is autobiographical where, although he and his younger Brother Paul have almost the same upbringing from a stable and loving home in the wiles of Northwest Montana, their lives While his friends and family waited for his crossing at the finish line, Kent Hodges passed away at the 12-mile marker of the Squash Blossom 1/2 Marathon race on September 30, 2007. The race is now named after him in his honor. This September marks the 10th anniversary of Kent’s death. One and a half miles from the Gamerco trail head, there is a memorial where he fell. intertwined and so similar on so many levels, they sadly come to completely different ends.

There were also parallels to his own life.

Kent also had a younger brother with whom he was very close. When Kent was 18, his younger brother Todd tragically contracted rye syndrome at the age of 16, and almost instantaneously passed away.

Having done fishing, hiking trips up to the Wind River Range in the Jim Bridger Wilderness area, Kent was closer to that world than what we have today. He was familiar with the multifaceted light reflecting off canyon walls, and the echo of gurgling rushing water and the hope that a fish would rise.

Paul Maclean’s father, on the last fishing trip the three of them would take together, after witnessing him catch the trout of a lifetime, said of his son, “He is beautiful.” (The giant sculpture of Michael Jordon in front of the United Center uses this same quote.) “At that moment, I knew surely and clearly, that I was witnessing perfection. He stood before us, suspended above the earth, free from all its laws like a work of art, and I knew, just as surely and clearly, that life is not a work of art, and that moment could not last.”

Although Paul was a Gold Medalist as a fly fisherman, he was less fortunate in the other struggles of life. Gambling debts and excessive consumption of whiskey had caught up with him. When they found him beaten and bludgeoned to a pulp by a revolver in a back alley in Missoula, he was almost unrecognizable.

The conflict in the story is that both Norman and his father fully recognized that Paul had a deep self-destructive impulse.

Though he is super talented, compelling, and lovable, Paul is disordered. They both intuitively see the train wreck coming, and they reach out to save him through the strongest available common bond, fly fishing.

There are mysteries in life which we just don’t understand. There is pain, sickness, and death. Kent Hodges had a premonition about his own early death. I thought he was just being dramatic when he wrote and spoke of his early demise before running the half marathon in 2007. I was wrong. This is the perennial stumbling block for many. Why are those we love and close to taken from us, especially earlier in life?

The last part of a “River Runs Through It” is a moving reflection of how Norman and his Father over and over pose the question: “Do you think I could have helped him?” It is in our nature to second guess ourselves. “If I had acted differently, would there have been a different outcome?” For whatever reason, this has happened. Why? “But you can love completely, without completely understanding.” Some things we will never have the answers for. We just have to accept them.

“It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us. Now nearly all those I loved and did not understand when I was young are dead, but I still reach out to him...Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world’s great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I am haunted by waters.”

Eternal Rest Grant unto him, Oh Lord!

Rest well my Friend; I hope to see you on the other side.

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By Marie Ippel

Jeremiah’s Story

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Isaiah 25:1 O Lord, You are my God, I will exalt You and praise Your name, for in perfect faithfulness You have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.

These verses that the prophet Isaiah wrote 2,500 years ago have encouraged me at many crossroads in my life: marriage, moving around the world, experiencing a stillbirth, and becoming a parent. Each time, one of the most difficult things was changing my expectations to be in harmony with what God had perfectly, faithfully, and marvelously planned long ago.

In 2008, after our son and daughter were born, my husband and I felt God leading us to pursue adoption. We started praying for our child’s birth family, praying in particular that the mother would have peace about her adoption plan.

More than a year later, we were matched with a woman who was expecting a little boy. The day he was born, we eagerly called the grandparents to babysit our two older kids while we spent two days sitting in the hospital, snuggling with our baby, and waiting for paperwork to be finalized. When we were finally allowed to take little Matthew home, we knew our lives would never be the same. Friends and neighbors stopped by with meals and hugs to see this beloved new member of our community.

Nine days later, my husband called me from work and said, “Sit down. Our adoption caseworker just called, and the birthmother wants her baby back.” This was not what we were expecting.

We packed up the new little clothes, the baby formula and bottles, the car seat, and anything else that this mother would need.

That night, it was difficult for me to echo Isaiah and say, “O Lord, I exalt You and praise Your name, for in perfect faithfulness You have done marvelous things.”

When the birthmother answered the door and greeted us, Matthew turned his head in the darkness to find the source of that familiar voice. While he had bonded well with us, he had not forgotten this mother who brought him into the world. She told us that she had not wanted to get pregnant, and she didn’t know if she could raise this child. But now she knew that she did want him; she had not been able to eat or sleep since his birth. My husband prayed for her (I couldn’t talk, much less pray!), then we gave the baby a final kiss and went home.

Now what? Did we want to stay on this adoption list, offering our lives willy-nilly to the possibilities of this unpredictable world of adoption? I didn’t think so. When friends stopped by that weekend, eager to meet our new son, we said, “Sorry, the baby is gone.

Can you take the rest of our baby equipment to Goodwill on your way home?” Into the trunk went the ExerSaucer, bouncy seat, and other baby paraphernalia.

I had a favorite t-shirt from a Honduran justice ministry with Love Fearlessly printed across the front. I buried that t-shirt at the bottom of my laundry pile, still damp from Matthew’s spit-up, questioning if I’d ever be brave enough to wear it again.

I called our adoption caseworker and said, “We learned a lot about trusting God and adjusting our expectations. We know that throughout her pregnancy, the birthmother was blessed with the peace of knowing her son would be raised in a loving family, so she didn’t need to consider aborting him. I’m glad God could use us to bless her that way.

And Matthew still has a mother who knows, without uncertainty, that she wants him, and that is a gift. I’m glad God could use us to bless him that way. So now you can take us off the list.”

Our caseworker said, “Don’t make an emotional decision. Stay on the list for a few months, through the holidays.”

“This is a rational decision,” I said, “but we can stay on the list through the holidays. And then we will be done.”

On January 4th, I wrote “Call the caseworker” on my list of things to do. But she called me first. A little boy had been born on December 23th - a little boy with some very special needs. Were we interested? This wasn’t at all what I had been expecting. Was this what God, in His perfect faithfulness, had planned for us long ago? Long before our marriage, the stillbirth, and the births of Josie

and Hendrik?

If God had promised us His perfect faithfulness, could I get that t-shirt out of the laundry and try to love fearlessly again?

After a few weeks of praying, and talking with other parents of kids with Down Syndrome, we decided that we could. In some ways, the decision was made as soon as we told Josie and Hendrik about the possibility of the new baby. They were all in. They weren’t concerned at all about low muscle tone and extra chromosomes. We had no idea at the time how much Jeremiah would bless and shape their perspective on life. So, my “Love Fearlessly” shirt came out of the laundry as we got ready for this little baby to join our family!

Both Hendrik and Josie will quickly tell you that Jeremiah is their favorite person in the world. His eyes are as blue as the New Mexico sky, and his laugh is absolutely contagious.

His kindergarten teacher at Indian Hills told me that he turns their morning greeting into a daily party. He hollers joyful greetings at all the neighbors when they come down the street. When I substitute teach at his school and tell the class, “My name is Mrs. Ippel; I am Jeremiah’s mom,” the kids will invariable say, “We know him! He is the boy who sings when he rides his tricycle in the hallway with the physical therapist!” One of our hens is lame, and the kids refuse to get rid of her.

“Just because Beaky doesn’t walk well or lay eggs doesn’t mean she isn’t a good chicken!” I know they are also talking about Jeremiah; so Beaky stays with the rest of the flock.

We still talk about and pray for Matthew.

When a picture of him pops up on the screen saver, we all say “Look at baby Matthew!

Oh, he is so cute!” And we pray that God

will bless him with His perfect faithfulness.

When I was switching summer/winter clothes a few weeks ago, I found one of Matthew’s tiny little onesies in Josie’s drawer. She hasn’t stopped caring about him, even after six years. She keeps that memento because she wants to remember him, because she still loves him. Adoption placement may seem random, but adoptive and foster parents can tell you that the process has divine guidance, because the Creator cares about each of these kids. Isaiah’s promise of God having a marvelous and faithful plan is not just for me, but also for every child in our community, and it is a joy to be part of that plan - even for just one child.

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Walking in Beauty

SALAD FOR DINNER? At the end of a long day, the last thing you want to think about is what’s for dinner. You just might decide to eat a bowl of cereal. STOP! It shouldn’t be this hard. Salad is a great way to refuel from the long day and you can make one of these fairly quickly for the whole family. We aren’t talking about one of those salads that are loaded with unhealthy high calories, but one that is packed full of fiber, healthy fats and vitamins.

First, begin by adding lots different types of greens. Choose spinach, romaine lettuce, butternut, kale, or a spring mix. Also, don’t be afraid of colors: you can add red lettuce. Next, include a healthy protein. Look for lean protein choices like eggs, chicken, quinoa, tofu, fish, crabmeat, salmon, or turkey.

Don’t forget some delicious toppings; include a variety of vegetables: carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, broccoli, mushrooms, snow peas, red onions, celery, alfalfa sprouts, cabbage, and bell peppers. The

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list can be endless! Just remember to include fresh ingredients that are a variety of colors. When we include a rainbow of colors to our meals, we are sure to get the required vitamins and minerals we need every day.

The last ingredient is a salad dressing. When shopping for a salad dressing, look for something that is clean in ingredients, meaning no added sugar, preservatives, corn syrup, chemicals, additives, or dyes. If you have trouble finding the perfect dressing, you can always search the web for a clean recipe; there are a lot of them out there that are easy to make.

So, don’t let dinner get you down. Salads are easy and quick, and you can fill them with things you love to eat. Plus, it is a great way to include more vegetables into your diet. They are packed full of vitamins, minerals, and fiber; the more colorful, the better. Remember we don’t have to watch how many of these we eat.

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Emily Spulak, DVM Welcome to Gallup!

I know you have been here for a couple of months now. What do you think of your new home?

I’m from New Mexico originally. I haven’t lived here for a while, but I’ve been looking forward to moving back. I’d only been to Gallup a couple of times before moving here and wasn’t too sure what to expect.

But so far, I really like it! It’s great to be back in New Mexico. The culture here is wonderful and everyone has been very welcoming.

When did you know that you wanted to work with animals?

I’ve always known that I wanted to work with animals, which is a very cliché answer for a veterinarian. I grew up with a menagerie of animals, and my siblings and I were lucky that my mother always seemed to humor her children whenever we came home with a new pet. Once, when I was four or five, I was waiting with my mom to pick up my sister from drama club after school, and we saw the tiniest little buff colored kitten. I lured him into the car with a smashed NutriGrain bar leftover from my lunch. I hated NutriGrain bars but that little kitten was so hungry he ate the whole thing.

Throughout my life, I have learned so much through my interactions with animals.

I truly believe that animals have made me a stronger, better person. I think my desire to be a veterinarian flowed naturally from this.

Jess and Cody Balok both graduated from Veterinarian School at Colorado State University, as did you.

What was involved in the process of bringing you to Gallup? Did a professor or mutual friend put you three together?

Jess and Cody sent an email to my veterinary class at Colorado State looking for a new veterinarian for the clinic.

I almost didn’t response to the email. I was entertaining an internship offer from a clinic in Colorado. At that time, I was pretty sure that I was going to take it. But, I’m glad I did email Jess and Cody! I came and visited and was pretty much sold.

The clinic works with both large and small animals, which do you like to work with?

I like working with all animals, and I’ve really enjoyed the variety of species and cases that I’ve seen here. But, if I had to choose, I think I enjoy working with dogs the most. I really like to help cultivate the bond between people and their animals, and there is often a special connection between a person and their dog.

It can’t all be about work. What are you looking forward to exploring here?

I really enjoy the outdoors, and I’ve heard from a lot of people that there are many cool places to hike around Gallup. I’m excited to take my little dog out and explore some of these spots. I also really like art and jewelry and have had fun looking around downtown and at the flea market on the weekends.

Dr. Emily Spulak can be welcomed to Gallup at Cedar Animal Clinic.

1315 Hamilton Rd. - (505) 722-7786

Can you find this month’s Gallup Journey

TREASURE?

Do ye seek the treasure OH so bountiful and pure?

Then you must help businesses of Gallup endure.

Do ye desire the SECRET horde?

Then seek a simple wooden board.

Do ye want the HIDDEN goods free to the finder all?

Then find the 4 circles of life that brought early goods raw.

Do ye dull soul want a final CLUE? The train, the car, the horse will all help you.

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GALLUP McKINLEY COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

WELCOMES DISNEY INSTITUTE TO UNM-Gallup

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October 26, 2017 • 9:00am-5:00pm • 505-722-2228

Throughout this course, you will gain insight into the strategies that drive the Disney organization in the areas of leadership, culture, quality service, brand loyalty and innovation.

• Align your values and vision • Create a culture by design • Become the service differentiation

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Develop long-lasting customer relationships Foster creative potential

Gallup McKinley County Chamber of Commerce is proud to be a selected sponsor of Disney’s Approach to Business Excellence and wishes to thank its marketing participants:

Limited seating, reserve your tickets today. Call the Gallup Chamber at (505) 722-2228 .

105 Dean Street, off Route 66 (Behind the old Plaza Cafe) Call 863-DOGS Boarding, Grooming & Training

Jenny & Libby have enjoyed pampering your fur-kids of all shapes & sizes & we think they have had fun too!

Here are some pictures of just a few of our happy Guests!

Thank you to all of the wonderful pet-parents who have entrusted us with their little treasures!

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Enjoy the welcoming call of the Tall Pines surrounding this home in the beautiful Vanderwagen area on approximately 6 acres. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, sunroom and so much more.

CALL KARLA TO SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY.

StudentS of Gallup, welcome back to School!

Sept 2016

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Fall is around the corner and it’s never too early to service your heating system. $25 Off a Furnace Service call

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ArtsCrawl: Fair and Square September 9, 2017 | 7 – 9pm | Downtown Gallup

ArtsCrawl: Fair and Square on September 9th from 7 – 9pm is shaping up to be a downtown version of a downhome country fair. Stop by for: An Evening Farmers’ Market in the Walkway.

A Paw-fect Petting Zoo brought to you by the Gallup Humane Society.

Gallup’s own Hootneanny Band - Live in concert!

Family-friendly crafting in the Event Center: crochet granny squares with fiber artist Anne Price and add a square to our Community Quilt!

Clay-tile making with local potter Steve Marti: put your touch on a “hand-in-hand” community art project.

Downtown & All Around Bingo: win a farm animal shaped (not flavored) sweet treat!

An “Anything but Boring” Board Game Tent with larger-than-life-sized versions of your favorites!

Pie-eating contests at 7:20, 7:40, 8:00 and 8:20pm courtesy of Glenn’s Bakery.

Get to ArtsCrawl early to register ahead of time (we know you’re already drooling!).

Art gallery openings, including solo shows by Ric Sarracino at ART123, Eric-Paul Riege at LOOM Gallery and Fitz Sargent at opo!

ArtsCrawl is produced by gallupARTS and sponsored by the Gallup Business Improvement District.

Stay up-to-date with ArtsCrawl on Facebook @ArtsCrawl Gallup.

See you all downtown for ArtsCrawl: Fair and Square on September 9th!

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By Larry Cooperman

ZUNI AND THE ART OF CROSS-COUNTRY CYCLING

Georgians warn about Alabama— the roads are terrible, the people, dumb. In reality, the roads are excellent, quite a bit better than Georgia’s strip of US Highway 80, and the Alabamans are kinder than the haughty Georgians who think their state is more “progressive” than the rest of the south.

Alabamans warn about Mississippi—the roads are terrible and the people might hurt you because they are hateful. Yes, the roads are terrible. As soon as one crosses the state line from Cuba, Alabama, the road features bomb craters as if the Alabamans finally attacked to save the rest of the United States from those hateful Mississippians.

In Mississippi, at a truck stop at the confluence of US-80/I-20, again I heard the cliché, “the country tilted and all of the nuts rolled to California.” I suppose she was referring to me since she saw my two-wheeled, non-motorized conveyance just outside the window when she attended my food order and asked where I was headed.

I heard more anti-California clichés from the woman serving me an open-faced, canned roast beef sandwich covered in motor oil gravy and mashed potatoes that one could stuff in an aerosol can and sell as shaving cream.

“Ma’am, with all due respect, you’re a nut and you’re not rolling. No doubt, some nuts don’t roll,” what else could I say? She laughed. Regardless, Mississippians are fine people. lousy roads though.

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I came upon a Baptist church bone yard and spent the coldest night of my trip in Newton, Mississippi, home of the Lay-Z-Boy Recliner. On February 4th, I reached Madison, Mississippi a suburb of Jackson.

You see, I am bicycling across the southern route of the United States, and I ordered a new bicycle seat to be delivered to a friend’s house in Madison. It was the pink Infinity Seat, pink to broadcast the Susan G. Komen Search for the Cure for breast cancer and the donation of one hundred dollars for every seat sold.

My Mississippian friend warned me about Louisianans: “You’d better stick to your old seat in Louisiana, rabbi (I am not a rabbi but play one on this road trip). They will pull you off of your bike and beat your butt for being gay,” Loren said.

“But, Loren, I’m not gay, not that there’s anything wrong with that,” I responded, citing a “Seinfeld” attitudinal position.

“You think it matters?” Loren laughed it out.

Loren drove me across the Mississippi River because there seemed to be no safety for a cyclist at this bottleneck of the southern

route’s traffic going west on I-20. He drove me further to US-80, parked at a hostile looking bar and hung with me until I changed an inner tube.

We hugged and I was off on a road not as horrible as Mississippi’s.

I suppose that Mississippi bombed Louisiana, eventually losing interest to overeat from the effort of the bombing. This, I can guarantee; the collective weight of the South will cause the country to tilt and all the bigots are round and will roll that way.

Let me explain myself before I relate Texas’ long, arduous, headwind-slowing journey through the Midwest to the point of my terminus, Zuni Pueblo.

I am a sixty-five year old man who had decided to do this “descent into the underworld”. It will take me a week to decide how to trim my beard, but only a few seconds to commit to a death-defying sojourn into the raging unknown.

This bicycle trip is the breaking of the champagne bottle across the bow of my retirement. Rather than languish in Savannah, Georgia, my hometown, I need to return to my real home near Yosemite National Park in Oakhurst, California, (aka) Paradise.

At this age, a man may need to reassert some purpose in life besides denting a reptile green Lay-Z-Boy Recliner and polishing a 65-inch plasma TV. This ride could be a resuscitation of youth, manhood even, but in my case, I need two resets, one physical and one spiritual.

If you recall the movie, “Forest Gump”, Forest said, “I think I’ll run,” and he runs for over three years. The scene before is his

motivation; Jenny had left him and returned to San Francisco.

I am not looking to reclaim “Jenny”. I am not returning to the place where “Jenny” was, but I am as a lot of Baby Boomers are, divorced; but my special need is to meditate on the spirituality of pavement, meditating on a point twenty-feet ahead of my tires, scanning for nails, steel belts and the brick-a-brac of dead car parts that can puncture tires.

With sixty-five pounds of survival gear, clothing and flat-food all packed in four panniers, changing an inner tube could be an hour-long process with the unpacking, changing and repacking during goat-head sticker-season in Texas.

I am also living with Type-2 diabetes and have tossed medications completely. Diet and exercise can control this ravaging of the body if one is a soldier in one’s own defense.

In the south, everything is deep green, so stealth camping required a green Salsa Vaya X-3 steel-framed touring bike with no shiny metal and my Chinese Tacoma stealth green tent. Camping in the woods requires silence and stealth; and people ask me if I make a camp fire.

Don’t think I’m Poe reincarnated, but I camped at the edges of Baptist church bone yards. In the south, there are more Baptist churches than synagogues and mosques so there have been nights that I’ve slept peacefully in church bone yard perimeters.

On January 14th, 2017, I left Savannah one month after my retirement from teaching music in California colleges, counting the tacit days in hotel rooms and at my friends’ houses in Macon, Georgia, and Madison, Mississippi; it took me a month to get to Dixie Inn, Louisiana, which is thirty miles before the Texas-Louisiana border.

Louisiana is a great state for its people and food. No way was I not going to eat in this area, so I stayed at The Lakeside RV Park in my tent and made good friends with the space-renters and the owner of the park. A rainstorm snapped me to attention since my tent was leaking badly—I needed to move. Beware the Chinese tent.

Why Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico? The Golden Mean is two-thirds the trip. Most importantly, I came to Zuni twenty years ago and Alex Seowtewa, painter of the Kachinas on the walls of the 1629 Mission, invited me back to see the completion. And, New Mexico is the land of entrapment; trapped by beauty.

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By Gallup Solar LONG AWAITED, HERE AT LAST! (L) Miguel Silva, President, and (R) Darrell Green, Project Manager, of M Electric now starting construction of Gallup's 10 MW Solar Plant. Darrell Green lives here in Gallup during the week.

Below: Two sections will consist of 15,000 solar panels each.

Construction began as of August 12th.

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Events Calendar

On Going: First

Events Calendar 1st Fri

Events: Gallup Poetry Slam Friday, September 1st, 6:30 - 8:30pm at ART123 Gallery.

Get more info at www.galluparts.org/ gallup-poetry-slam

Fair & Square 9th ArtsCrawl: 7-9pm Downtown Gallup 38th Gallup Kiwanis 14th The Run for Fun

6pm Gallup Sports Complex, 925 Park Avenue Registration will begin at 5:30pm.

There will be no entry fee for runners and walkers.T-Shirts will be presented to the first 100 participants 12 years old or younger. For information contact John at 505-863-3770

17th Squash Blossom Classic

Kent Hodges ½ marathon 10k & 5k Trail Runs and Gallup Family Fitness Series 1.5 mile Fun Run For More Info: www.newmexicosportsonline.com www.squashblossomclassic.com

16th Squash Blossom Classic

Screamer XC Mountain Bike Race High Desert Trails For More Info: www.newmexicosportsonline.com www.squashblossomclassic.com

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of each month

Habitat for Humanity work sessions held each week.Volunteers to serve on decision making meetings or wish to volunteer at or help fund construction projects. Call Bill Bright at 505-722-4226 for details.

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Gallup Solar is hosting free classes about all things solar Wednesday from 6 to 8pm at 113 E. Logan. Call 505-728-9246 for info on topics & directions.

into 16th Fall Fashion Show Rio West Mall Noon-2pm Center Court

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Wednesday

of each month

21st September

Thurs

The City of Gallup’s Sustainable Gallup Board meets on first Monday each month from 3:30 to 5pm at the Octavia Fellin Library. Community members concerned about conservation, energy, water, recycling & other environmental issues are welcome.

Call 722-0039 for information.

Wine & Painting Thursday, September 21st, 6 - 9pm at ART123 Gallery ($35/person) Register here: www.galluparts. org/wine-and-painting

Mondays

Annual 23rd Second Bianca Toddy Memorial Cancer Awareness Run For the Canyon 5K & 10K Run Pine Springs, Arizona For More Information: Call Lindsey Toddy: 505-9792555 or email: lindseytoddy@ yahoo.com

Gallup Autism Support Group Do you have a child on the Autism Spectrum? Join with other parents to find support. Children welcome at meetings. Also find our group on Facebook. Meets at City Center Coffee/ Journey Church (501 S.Third St) from 6 -7:30pm.

For info call: 360-912-1953 Al-anon, Support for Families and Friends of Alcoholics: Sacred Heart Cathedral Family Center 555 South Woodward Dr., Gallup, NM., 12 noon - 1pm

Tuesdays Al-anon, Support for Families and Friends of Alcoholics.

One Day At A Time Club Next to Catholic Church Ft. Defiance, Az., 6pm - 7pm

Thursday

Al-anon, Support for Families and Friends of Alcoholics.

Methodist Church 1800 Red Rock Dr. Gallup, NM 7pm - 8pm

September 2nd, Saturday

September 22nd, Friday

McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council Monthly Meeting Regular meetings are held at 2pm on the first Saturdays at the Red Mesa Center, 105 W. Hill - Gallup

September 9th, Saturday Join the McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council in celebrating the new Recycling Depot at the Larry Brian Mitchell Recreation Center (107 Montoya Blvd), 9am and noon. Prize drawing at 9:30am. A tour of community recycling sites (Gallup Transfer Station, Michelle’s Recycling LLC, the Community Pantry) will also take place from 9:30am - noon.

For more information 505-722-5142.

A Soup & Salad Supper Community Pantry 4:30pm-7pm.

Come and enjoy a smorgasbord of soups and salad fixings (many from the pantry’s Hope Gardens) for a suggested donation of $5! The pantry is located at 1130 Hasler Valley Road, across from the Gallup Community Service Center.

The supper is a fundraiser for the annual CROP Hunger Walk to be held on a Sunday in mid-October. CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) raises awareness about local and global food insecurity. A percentage of the funds stays in our community to support the work and programs of the Community Pantry.

Come and enjoy a great supper, support your local community pantry, learn more about needs worldwide and how you can help to alleviate some of the suffering from natural disasters and the violence of war.

September 19th, Tuesday

September 10th, Sunday A Taizé candlelight service at Westminster Presbyterian Church-Gallup to provide an opportunity for silence and spiritual refreshment.

The theme of “Peace” will be explored through music, chant, prayer, quiet time, Scripture and readings of various faith traditions. Please join us. The church is located at 151 State Highway 564 (Boardman Drive near Orleans Manor Apartments).

The September Gallup Interfaith Gathering 6:30pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church Bring food or drink for a shared meal. Bring a friend! All are welcome! The gatherings provide a time for us to get to know our neighbors. The church is located at 151 State Highway 564 (Boardman Drive), on the hill near Orleans Manor Apartments. For more information about the gathering, call the church: 505-905-3247 or wpcgallup@gmail.com.

September 26th, Tuesday

October 1st, Sunday

The Gallup Community Concert Association presents: SCOTT KIRBY, pianist, in Mainstreet Souvenirs

215 W. Wilson Gallup, NM Mass 10am Fiesta Blessing: Blessing of the Animals immediately after Mass.

Fiesta is from 11am to 5pm Games! Food! Entertainment!

Calcutta Raffle starts at 3:30pm Dirty Birds MC

Benefit Run for St. Francis Parish Riders $20.00 Passenger $5.00 Prizes and food will be provided for all riders Last Kickstand up at 11:00am Registration 9am Taylor Bear Flowers 412 N. 2nd Street.

This is a multi-media stage performance featuring live piano music, a spoken narrative, and a video presentation, featuring Kirby’s original artwork.Throughout the show, Scott explores historical and visionary dimensions of the American Great Plains and Prairies, bringing back fond memories of years gone by in the minds of his audience members.

Tuesday September 26, 2017 at 7pm in the El Morro Theatre. Membership subscriptions ($20/$45/$100 for 6 concerts) available when doors open at 6:30pm.

Preorder or get more info at gallupcca@gmail.com, (505) 862-3939 and on Facebook.

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GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDKIDS

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t is not uncommon to see grandparents raising the children of their children. Grandparents with their grandchildren are a common sight at schools, sport activities, church events, and every other function children belong to. They also go home with their grandparents and live in their homes.

The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that the annual cost of raising a child is $14,000. That is a lot of money and many times a grandparent may have more than one grandchild they are raising. Of course, a grandparent is filled with child-raising experience, and this is the best situation for a child. However, the costs can be high and the grandparent can go to their tax return for some needed financial relief.

If you are a single grandparent the first place to look is how you are filing your tax return. Before the grandchild took over a bedroom in your home, you probably had been using single filing status. Now that you have a qualifying child, you can use a more favorable head of household filing status. u A qualifying child would have to be a decedent of your son, daughter, stepson or stepdaughter. u They must be under the age of 19 or under the age of 24 if a full-time student. u You have provided over 50% of their support, and they have lived with you for over ½ of the year. u They cannot file a joint return for the year, and they cannot be claimed on another tax return.

Once you are able to claim that child on your tax return, you have several other options to use. First, you get to use an exemption for the child, which in 2017 is $4,050. Also, if you are a working grandparent, you might be eligible for the Earned Income Credit. This credit can be as high as $3,373 for one child.

You might also be able to take the Child Tax Credit that can be worth another $1000. If you have a young grandchild, you also might be able to get credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses.

The Internal Revenue Code is there to help you raise your grandchild. Of course, the code is complicated and has many different avenues to navigate for these tax breaks.

So, if you are a grandparent raising your grandchild, it is in your best interest to learn more about this financial help. Take the time to do some research on your own, and if you feel that this is daunting, reach out to a professional like a Certified Public Accountant.

Remember that true-to-life African proverb that states, “It takes a village to raise a child.�

People Reading

Courtney Elkins Marquez reading the Journey while visiting Japan’s famous Sky Tree!

Isabell Krans with her sister, Cynthia Sandoval, toured Holland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, and France as a self retirement gift to Isabell after her 38 years of teaching.

Gallup High School Class of 1967, celebrating their 50th Class Reunion by reading and enjoying The Journey at the Hilton Garden Inn.

Fran Garcia having a night out in Shibuya, Japan.

Japan’s Time Square.

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Mr. John Dowling, Charity Invitational 21 Honoree.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 • 1:00 PM Join us on TRAP SHOOT COMPETITION Gallup Shooting Range September 30th as we celebrate a FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 • 8:30 AM tee time truly deserving GOLF TOURNAMENT Coyote Del Malpais Golf Course, Grants, NM member of our community.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 • 6:00 PM GALA EVENT Red Rock Park

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Gallup Business Improvement District and City of Gallup an important partnership making continuous downtown improvement a reality

Coal Avenue Improvement Project

Rt. 66/NM 118 Pedestrian Safety project

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Alley Improvement Pilot Project

Walkway “Clean & Beautiful� Project

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