Gallup Journey December 2014

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December 2014

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Season’s Greetings from our family to yours!

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Merry Christmas

Feliz Navidad Happy Holidays

We wish you a safe and happy holiday season!

Councilor Allan Landavazo

Councilor Cecil Garcia

Mayor Jackie McKinney

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holiday season is a time to celebrate with our friends and family, and to reflect on the blessings we enjoy in our great nation and to look forward to the exciting possibilities in the year to come. Together, our fine city and its wonderful people have made significant strides forward in the past several years that will secure a prosperous future for our community. The successful launch of the Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project, the Gallup Land Partners development, the campaign to complete the US 491 four-lane project, and many others represent critically needed progress.

2015 will continue to bring improvements to our town, such as the College and Hospital Drive reconstruction, Route 66 pedestrian safety project, the debut of the new El Morro Events Center, and the Harold Runnels Multi-Purpose Center. While there is much to do, we have a strong commitment from the community to achieve our objectives, and we are convinced that Gallup’s greatest days are in the road ahead.

While we are spending quality time with our loved ones, it is

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Councilor Yogash Kumar

also appropriate to remember those who aren’t able to come home, such as our armed service members, and those persons in less fortunate circumstances. We encourage you to consider helping make the holiday season more cheerful for our fellow Gallupians, perhaps by sending care packages to the troops, making donations to worthy charities such as Toys for Tots and the Community Pantry, or volunteering at your church.

We also want to take a moment to let you know that the Federal Bureau of Investigation will host a special ceremony on December 8th at Miyamura High School to recognize one of our hometown heroes, Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura. The ceremony will begin at 10:30 am and everyone is invited to attend. We are thankful for Hershey and all veterans whose sacrifices make it possible to live in a free country.

We thank you for the honor and pleasure of allowing us to lead our municipal government, representing your interests and working towards a brighter future for all. We wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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I’m not a fan.

I’m not a fan of getting the ladder out.

I’m not a fan of untangling the lights that I threw in a box last year.

I’m not a fan of balancing that tangle of lights on top of that ladder.

I’m not a fan of coming back inside the house after I’ve put up that tangle of lights and put away that ladder and hearing Amy Grant’s Home for Christmas – which has certainly been on repeat since Thanksgiving ended.

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That said, I am a huge fan of going tree hunting.

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Every year, up in the forest, you can purchase a permit to chop down your very own Christmas tree.

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I love it.

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I love traipsing around in the woods talking up the merits of this ponderosa (looks like one from A Charlie Brown Christmas) or that piñon (you mean the one that looks like a bush?).

But after we’ve finally reached a consensus and it’s time to chop it down, we realize we’ve wandered a mile from our vehicle (at least that’s what we tell the kids – it’s actually more like 2 miles the way we need to travel – with tree in tow, literally).

Eventually, we will make it over to the vehicle and, using a variety of ropes and strapping techniques, we’ll rig what appears to be a tangle of cords (similar to the tangle of lights from the box – see above for a better reference) and be on our way.

Assuming we make it back to our home with the tree still trapped to the top, I will invariably resort to cutting the ropes instead of untying them – it’ll look like a rat’s nest and I just don’t have the time.

Then comes the really big decision – where do we put it for maximum awesomeness?

Very Local.

Very Pure.

Do we put it over by the window where there are ZERO plugs so that folks see, but not hear – Thanks, Amy – our Christmas spirit?

Do we put it nearer the back wall where there will be less foot traffic (and a plug)?

Nah, let’s do the first option with no plugs and intruding into our only hallway access . . . perfect.

And that’s just for the tree – never mind shopping and wrapping presents and sending those not-so-beautifully wrapped presents back to the Midwest and most of our family.

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Thankfully, Christmas is more about hanging lights and listening to Amy Grant’s Christmas album. It’s also about some of the best holiday-themed movies of all time. Including, but not limited to: It’s a Wonderful Life – easily the best Christmas movie of all time.* Love Actually – Bill Nighy’s character = magnificent.

Die Hard – yes, people, it’s a Christmas movie.

Elf – sure, it’s a little cheesy, but a new classic.

Sure, there are so many more (A Christmas Story and Miracle on 34th Street come to mind) but they aren’t MY favorites.

So, in many ways (lights, music and presents) I’m a bit of a grinch, but in other, much more important ways (tree hunting and movie watching), I’m as joyful as you can imagine. Even if I do cry through most of It’s a Wonderful Life – and you should, too.

-nh *Watch it this Christmas and I dare you to not want to be a better human being when you’re done.

George Bailey is the ultimate badass at doing the next right thing.

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Other Stuff

Features

Columns

8 Thoughts 16 Driving Impressions 34 Izzit?!

20 West By Southwest 35 Who Am I? 24 8 Questions 44 ArtsCrawl Schedule 30 Words of Wellness 49 Care 66 Update 38 Gallup Trails 50 G-TOWN, 87301 42 Memories of Gallup 56 El Morro Schedule 46 Wonder 61 Sudoku 48 Lit Crit Lite 62 Community Calendar 66 People Reading the Journey 70 Best of Gallup 2014 71 Final Photo

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Contributors Francis Bee Ernie Bulow Greg Cavanaugh Sanjay Choudhrie Christine DiGregorio Bera Dordoni, N.D. Jeannette Gartner Josh Kanter Rob Koops Jay Mason Lorene Menapace

ArtsCrawl Book Signing Grocery Delivery Local Legends Cougar Encounters Natachu INK Interview with a Bear Kitchen Aid? Foxes & Bobcat

Fowler Roberts Bob Rosebrough Justin Shaw Michael Smith Roberta Stauder Dr. Bruce Tempest Dr. Peter Tempest Chuck Van Drunen Seth Weidenaar Betsy Windisch

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November Cover “Longhorn”

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60th Birthday In today’s busy world, We seldom take the time to honor the people we hold dear.

Usually, we wait until their death to honor their life.

This month we have the opportunity to honor a very special person.

He was born December 29, 1954 in Gallup, New Mexico to Italian immigrant parents, Giovanni and Carmela Chioda. He was one of two sons.

A small family crossing the Atlantic Ocean to make Gallup their home, came to live in a small house in a small town.

His childhood was filled with fun and mischievous moments.

His humble and modest youth was not filled with monetary effects.

The abundance of down-to-earth morals and unselfish generosity bestowed upon him, helped provide him with the foundation on which he stands today.

Having started his career at 14 years of age, his sense of responsibility and passion for his dream developed.

He graduated from Gallup High School and from NMSU. A great job that began at a young age evolved into an incredible and noteworthy career with Millennium Media.

There he was destined to be.

A community man, through politics, health and sports he made his mark. He made major strides in our little town: the ambulance service, RMCH, a seat on the New Mexico Blue Cross Blue Shield Board, the health fair, not to mention the 25 years dedicated to broadcasting high school sports.

His biggest claim to fame is TDFL. He befriended Tony Dorsett and what started as a friendship became a football league still strong for 20 years.

(TDFL has even produced an NFL player, Chris Williams). Yea!!!!!

The biggest honor bestowed on him was his induction into the New Mexico Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

Today he is the proud owner of Sammy C’s Rock n Sports Pub & Grille, a sports bar noted as one of the 101 best in the U.S. All that being said, his greatest creations are his children, Giovanni and Francesca. They are his life.

His hard work never went unnoticed, even today.

He is the proof that the best lessons are not only learned from books, but also with each life experience. Though the lessons may be difficult at times, with determination, courage, and strength, nothing is unattainable.

Through all the changes of our lives and lives around us, the one thing that has not changed is Sammy.

Oh sure he is a little grayer and his appearance has changed, but he has not changed.

He is still the adviser, the broadcaster, the master of ceremonies, the sports and music enthusiast, the listener, the helper, the friend, the husband, the father and the icon we have looked to all these years.

He is the first person to offer assistance, guidance or support, but the last to ask for help.

We can all agree, just simply, that he is the BEST. We love you with all our heart and soul.

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“Not Your Mother’s Camry . . . unless she’s a tech junky and loves black rims.”

2015 Toyota Camry XSE

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sk people on the street to describe the Toyota Camry of the last two decades, and they’ll probably use terms like reliable, solid, sensible, dependable, smart, and resale value . . . all true and great attributes of the Camry, but not particularly bursting with enthusiast terms like “fun to drive” or “sexy.” Clearly the latter terms are of less importance to most buyers, as the Camry has been the best-selling car in America for the last 12 years. (Toyota sells more Camrys than the entire line-up of some other car makers.) Looking at the new 2015 Camry XSE tells you that Toyota is hoping to knock the sales out of the park, and after driving the new Camry, I can say, I think it just may.

Clearly, the new Camry is working to stir the soul more than the previous gen. The styling is fantastic and in this metallic silver

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color with black wheels, it has some real presence. The front end echoes the look of its little brother the Corolla, with a blacked-out grill and center fascia, and bejeweled headlights. The matching black wheels and low profile tires give no impression of your mother’s car. A strong shoulder line takes you to the back where a sloping roofline and decklid spoiler complete the package. All in all I have to say it battles well with the Ford Fusion for sexiest family four-door sedan in its class. Nice job Toyota!

It’s not only the exterior however that has some pizzazz. The Camry XSE’s interior is finely done, with this tester using the optional heated sport seats with leather and ultra-suede fabrics, and a moonroof.

Up front, the door and dash materials are soft to the touch with a nice grain, although the back doors make due with harder plastics.

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Working to stir the soul more than the previous gen.

Contrasting sticking, that looks especially good on the shifter boot, combined with piano black accents, give an upscale feel. As usual I have to mention the somewhat large font used for the oversized buttons on the center stack. While the font and size of the buttons make for fine ease of use, in keeping with the spirit of this new Camry’s penchant for design, I would like to have seen a cleaner, classier font. Three abreast seating in the rear is acceptable for adults and will work with three car seats. I tested two boosters and an infant seat in the back simultaneously with no major issues other than being difficult to reach all of the buckles (show me a sedan that DOESN’T have this problem).

Leg, knee and toe room are quite good and, for all but the tallest of rear seat passengers, headroom is good too. All in all, the interior is a fine place to be with excellent space and an upscale design for both front and rear passengers.

The XSE package combined with some excellent technology options really help the Camry feel fully modern. Sporting Blind Spot Detection, Collision Avoidance, Dynamic Cruise Control, Lane Departure Warning, Entune infotainment with navigation and wireless charging (with Qi compatible smart phones), this Camry is every tech junkie’s dream. I have to say, while I personally don’t think I need a system to tell me to stay in my lane, all the other systems are awesome. This was my first experience with radar cruise control and it, in particular, was something I could get used to. Besides being able to specify the speed you’d like to maintain, you can also tell the cruise control how much distance to maintain between you and the cars ahead.

It takes a couple of minutes to get used to, but after just a short time you’ll be able to practically ignore your feet out on the highway. In the dash, perched between two nice looking gauges, is a full-color display providing secondary infotainment information plus trip, fuel economy and other driver related needs. Combined with a thorough array of steering wheel controls, the system as a whole works well and provides the driver with everything they need at their fingertips.

While not class leading, the Camry’s powertrain is hardly a let down. In fact, the objective numbers don’t really tell the important parts of the story. Rated at 178 hp @ 6,000 rpm and 170 lb-ft @ 4,100 rpm, the Camry’s 2.5-liter inline 4 with a 6-speed automatic is quite peppy. My very first moments in the car had me second-guessing if I was indeed driving the base 4 and not the optional 3.5-liter V6. The 2.5-liter pulls the sedan around without complaint, whether bumming around town or merging onto the freeway. While the extra 100 hp of the V6 would probably add to the Camry’s enthusiasm, the reality is the 2.5 is so good, it’s really all you’ll need. In fact, other than the sound, the 2.5 could likely pass for its bigger brother. Returning 25 mpg city, 35 mpg highway and 28 mpg combined, the Camry falls right December 2014

smack in line with its competition. While some of the competition, such as the Accord, Altima and Sonata, get roughly 1-2 mpg better in the EPA cycle, it does edge out the Fusion and, frankly, I just don’t see the Camry’s 35 mpg as a problem and, I suspect, neither will buyers. Handling is well controlled with the steering imparting a nice weight. The ride is mostly excellent, except for the smaller road imperfections sometimes making their way in, possibly due to the XSE’s lower profile tires (you can’t have it both ways!).

The reality is that the family sedan market is so competitive that almost all of the entries in the segment are worth considering. In fact, you can hardly even make the decision on price, as the $22,970 base price of the Camry is essentially the same as the competition. That’s not to say they’re all the same. The XSE package takes all of the consistently strong attributes of the Camrys of the last decade, and adds on style, technology and sport to make it that much better. At $32,458.00 as tested, the XSE and options here tack on nearly $10K to the price of a base Camry, which hardly makes it a no-brainer. I’ll argue, having just driven a $36K midsize truck without nearly the luxury, style and technology of this Camry XSE, it actually seems like a bargain! If Americans are willing to overlook the flooded crossover segment and realize just how great the core attributes of the family sedan are, they should look no further than this newest Camry. *A big thanks for Jim and everyone at Amigo Toyota for the test drive* **Please, go see the Camry XSE in action on the streets of Gallup by visiting my YouTube Channel: Gallup Journey Test Drives. I’m hoping to hit 2,000,000 views by year’s end!** SPECIFICATIONS VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan BASE PRICE: XSE, $26,975, AS TESTED PRICE: $32,458 ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 16-valve 2.5-liter inline-4, 178 hp, 170 lb-ft TRANSMISSION: 6-speed automatic with manual shifting mode DIMENSIONS: Wheelbase: 109.3 in Length: 190.9 in Width: 71.7 in Height: 57.9 in FUEL ECONOMY: EPA city/highway/combined: 25/35/28 mpg

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ArtsCrawl Book Signing & Food Tasting

By Michael Smith

Local Author Rebekah Anast

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would like to invite everyone who turns out to ArtsCrawl on December 13, to stop by La Montañita Co-op to meet author and play-write, Rebekah Anast, who will be signing her latest novel, Wish Me Luck.

Rebekah is my favorite author! She has supplanted Plato, Khalil Gibran, Richard Bach, Kurt Vonnegut, Augustine of Hippo, Stephen King, Rumi, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac A. Asimov, Gene Roddenberry, Arthur C. Clarke, James A. Michener, Aldous Huxley, and Saul of Tarsus . . . just to name a few.

Hyperbole, you say? I think not! I’ll tell you why.

All of these other great authors used other places and times as metaphors to show us what we are doing and where we are headed. In Man of La Mancha, the Knight of the White Moon holds up a mirror to shatter Don Quixote’s will to continue in his madness. Books like 1984, Fahrenheit 451, and A Brave New World did this for me; they held up a mirror.

Even though all these books have shaped me and my moral thought, they were still a form of escapism. Brick by brick I built an inner world of Utopian ideals borrowed from these fantasies. Like the Don, I was deluded in my ideals.

Rebekah lives in our community. Her story takes place here and now; not in some other planet or dimension. No

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anthropomorphic rabbits like Watership Down; no thought experiments like Republic.

Last year she told me that she had written a book titled, Holy Cow. I read it, and here is my review (found on Amazon. com): “I haven’t had time to read fiction in years. Holy Cow is the first novel I’ve read in two years, before that, five. I just don’t have the time. The first paragraph had me hooked.

Now I am a 53-year-old man; how is the first line of a juvenile book going to bring me to a commonality with Ramona, the 14-year-old girl in this book? Rebekah did this so simply!

She also elucidated the current peril the whole world is facing with geoeconomics, GMO Roundup-ready terminator genes, misogyny in the culture, and the mass ignorance of the path we are on. With the same ease, she shines light on the unhealthy compulsions of more personal nature, like alcoholism, vanity, impatience, and greed.

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I hope all who read this will, like me, find our dilemma is not a no-win situation! We make choices with each attitude and action.

We can make choices based on forgiveness, responsibility, respect, faith, nurturing, and lots of work.

This is this generation’s Charlotte’s Web! I am going to do all I can to see that the book reaches 9 – 16-year-old boys and girls.

Rebekah’s characters make conscience-choosing very attractive over compulsive reacting, and this was all done in a very enjoyable and easy read.

Ignorance may be bliss; we may not know the price, but we will pay the price!”

Rebekah has completed the second book in the series, titled, Wish Me Luck. I have to tell you, it took a whole page to hook me.

Her story takes place here and now; not in some other planet or dimension.

When Will Morgan daydreams of what could be and struggles with doubt and fear, I could totally relate. Then, by page six, I was in tears.

Truth is simple!

I don’t know what is more impressive: the eloquence, just a few hours to read (big print, 300 pages), the clarity, or the hope and joy that was infused in me about being alive and here today! Here is a quote from the book:

“When Heaven Came to Earth”

“The trees sparkled with rain; they were more resplendent in the trillion reflecting drops of light than any Christmas tree could be in drugstore tinsel. The forest world was reflected in each drop, backwards and upside down, like miniature paintings, each with a different perspective of the same event. I looked around, feeling privileged to experience such a well-recorded moment in time.”

Wow! When I praised Rebekah for alluding to Indra’s Net of Jewels and/or the modern String Theory, she said, “No, I was just describing what I saw.”

The characters in Wish Me Luck deal with being their genuine self and fitting in. It is a coming of age, first love story. What’s rare is this, neither the hero nor the heroine would discard their sense of purpose and their life’s meaning, even if it means being alone. This allows each one the space to see how they may form a true partnership.

The backdrop is today’s realities, which affect every cell of life on Earth. I work at the Co-op and preach all day about glyphosate, GMOs and Bt toxins. I learned more from this book and am more diligent about not eating disease and poison.

Rebekah will be signing Holy Cow, Wish Me Luck, and a previous educational book she has written, titled The Da Vinci Road, at the La Montañita Co-op during ArtsCrawl on December 13. If you miss the ArtsCrawl, Rebekah’s books are also available at Butler’s Office and Supply and on Amazon.com.

Some of the snacks available will be from the recipe sections in her book. Please, come out, enjoy the amazing fare and meet Rebekah Anast.

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Pumpkins, Pickles & Pies:

Homer Powers

By Ernie Bulow Author photo by Erin Bulow

& the County Fair

Howard Wilson is in the white hat, Homer Powers standing next to him in the glasses.

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n January of 1920 the Gallup Independent ran a front-page article about the government doing away with the position of County Agricultural Agent and saying that Homer Powers, who had been on the job for less than two years, was to be reassigned.

McKinley County would lose a valuable man.

When the article touted Mr. Powers’s accomplishments killing wolves and coyotes and eradicating rodents, like either of those goals could ever be accomplished, it sounded like there wasn’t much agriculture to the job. What a surprise when the paper went on to say he had identified a hitherto unknown potato disease and saved the potato crops in the Zuni Mountains. Potatoes?

As it happens, Wingate Valley, the Zuni Mountain homesteads, the Zuni Valley, Ramah Mormons, the area that would become Jones Ranch, and other localities were producing a good deal of food, from potatoes to dryland beans, to extensive corn and wheat crops.

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In 1920 the Zuni people were still self sufficient and providing the two local forts, Defiance and Wingate, with corn, wheat and rye.

In 1879 when Frank Cushing arrived in Zuni he stood on the lava flow at Black Rock and looked down the valley to the west, reporting that the entire valley was green from edge to edge. Government sponsored over-grazing was the main cause of the later decline, destroying the watershed.

By the thirties there was simply too much livestock being run in McKinley County for the grazing to support them. The bare land was very susceptible to erosion and most agriculture ended. The government blamed the situation on the Indians, but in fact the Feds had been giving animals to them and encouraging them to be ranchers and herders.

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Homer Powers with a megaphone.

Homer Powers at the microphone.

younger and hailed from Kansas. Her given name is never mentioned as was the custom at the time.

By September of 1920, Gallup was hosting its second country fair with Homer Powers in charge and nothing more was said about his departure from a job he held for many years. Not only did he sponsor and organize the fairs, he brought in three circus tents from Colorado to house all the exhibits.

In 1919 Powers had started the county fair in the grand style of the period. Livestock, horse races, local crops, needlework and pies and preserves all had prize ribbons. There was even a category for coal, which was still being mined extensively in the area.

In 1920 the fair was bigger and grander, featuring a Navajo sand painting, rodeo events, every kind of produce including Zuni peaches and some peaches raised by a Navajo at an elevation of 7,500 feet.

There were marathon races, car races and a stunt plane. There were huge displays of Navajo weaving and Indian jewelry. And no county fair is complete without a mostbeautiful-baby contest. No wonder the first Ceremonial went together so well two years later, almost all the elements were already in place and Homer Powers was on hand.

When Ceremonial was started in 1922 almost everything was ready except Mike Kirk’s performing Indians. He had been working with song and dance groups for several years at that time and had toured them all over the country.

S. F. Stacher, the agent at Crownpoint, can’t be left out.

His Navajos had already been

holding a fair for several years, if not on the scale of the county fair and Ceremonial. There doesn’t seem to be any mention of either the county or the Crownpoint fairs after that. They were subsumed by the spectacular Inter-Tribal Ceremonial, which was originally held at fair time in September.

Homer Powers had other talents as well. He was the pitcher for the Kiwanis Club team and apparently a pretty good one. On one occasion, when they trounced the team put up by the firemen, he threw a lot of fancy curve balls, “easily fanning out the firemen.” They wanted a rematch, of course.

Mrs. Powers had her own talents. In addition to playing a mean game of bridge she gave new meaning to the word “warble.” She was a first-class whistler and performed publicly several times a year at ladies’ functions. Rather than bird calls, she whistled popular songs of the period.

Several times a year this notice would appear in the Independent.

“Mrs. Homer Powers whistled a solo, accompanying herself on the piano.” I’m sorry I missed that.

Homer Powers was not only a founding force in Gallup Ceremonial, he was also valuable in other ways. For the first few years Mr. Powers was a one-man public address system. Cruising the arena on horseback he carried a very large megaphone, keeping the audience apprised of what was going on. When an electric system became available he carried on his duties as announcer for many years. There are several photos of him in both capacities. I’m sorry there isn’t a better picture of him with the megaphone. The one shown here is from the Octavia Fellin Public Library collection.

Gallup can be grateful that he wasn’t fired from his job as Agricultural Agent back in 1920. It appears that he and his wife Vera were an asset to the community for many years. In the 1940 census his occupation is listed as “gasoline salesman.” I hope that wasn’t a euphemism for “pump jockey.” In 1952 he was still announcing for Ceremonial and the Independent ran a photo of him and his wife.

Unfortunately it doesn’t reproduce very well.

The entire valley was green from edge to edge.

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Q. Francis, what got you interested in applying to be director of the BID? A. I had been working as the Executive Director of the Main Street program in Silver City. At the time I was considering renewing my contract there. I heard that the director here had left and I thought Gallup had the potential to develop an excellent program, so I applied for the position and, after several interviews, I was hired.

Q. What do you enjoy most about the job?

A. I enjoy the challenge of successfully pulling together so many diverse groups.

Q. What is the toughest challenge of the job?

A. Simultaneously navigating multiple bureaucracies at the local, regional and state levels.

Q. What is your number-one priority at this point?

A. To bring local, regional and even national awareness of Gallup’s cultural importance and to use that to generate economic development.

Q. What do you see as the highest and best potential of our community?

A. This area has been an important center of art production for well over a thousand years.

I would like to see Gallup recognized for that. We will never be the size market that Santa Fe is, but we should be held in that level of respect.

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

A. I enjoy landscape and nature photography. I have been doing that for over 40 years. In the service, I joined a photography club and that’s where I learned photography.

Q. Who is your favorite musician?

A. Beethoven. He transformed his area of endeavor completely, even while deaf. When people have an excuse to not do something I want to say, Beethoven was deaf when he wrote the 9th Symphony. So you can’t have an excuse.

Q. If you could trade places with one other person, either living or dead, who would it be and why?

A. Martin Luther King, Jr. because of the insight that he had and the amount of work that he put into trying to bring our country to a point of equality amongst all groups and races and creeds.

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Grocery Delivery

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nyone who regularly shops at the La Montañita Co-op has likely participated in or overheard an insightful conversation with longtime employee Michael Smith. He’s been working at the Co-op for five years; Michael knows a lot about a lot. He’s the guy to talk to about homeopathic medicine as far as I am concerned. He’s always doing six or seven things at once: bringing up stuff from the cooler, pricing an item for a customer, cleaning up the bulk section, answering the phone, checking you out at the register, and probably thinking about wild, crazy, awesome ideas that could help the world.

About six months ago, Michael came to me with a proposition: starting a grocery delivery service for elderly and homebound Gallupians. I had never heard of such accommodations outside of paid services from major grocery chains or delivery-only outfits common in metropolitan cities. Michael is a special kind of guy because it’s uncommon to both know a lot of people and know a lot about people. I bet he could draw a pretty intricate map of Gallupians; who knows who, where they work, their relatives . . . loads of stuff. All of this is important because Michael really cares about Gallup and the health of its people. He believes that a lifestyle that includes goodness for the mind/ body/soul is truly healing, and access to that starts at the Coop.

The Homebound program addresses the question of equal access. Those that most need the good stuff available at the Co-op could be immobile. The program also assists those caring for homebound loved ones. So how does it work?

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LEGENDS Gallupians

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Dr. Bruce Tempest Hunter of the Hantavirus

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ince 1970 Dr. Bruce Tempest has worked in Gallup as an internal medicine doctor. In 1993 he was instrumental in helping to identify a mysterious disease that was quickly killing healthy young people. Working systematically and reviewing a variety of cases, Dr. Tempest catalogued the varied symptoms yet could not get a conclusive diagnosis.

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Was is plague? No. Was it a pneumonia? No. The symptoms just weren’t adding up. He was going to need to some help.

Dr. Tempest contacted the medical examiner as well as the New Mexico Health Department to try and figure out what this disease might be. Through his and others’ medical detective work, the CDC was ultimately brought in to help investigate the killer agent.

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The CDC was able to determine that there was indeed a virus. It was a strain of viruses called hantaviruses, which are always transmitted by a rodent. These viruses have been known in Asia and Europe for a long time, although they were less deadly and typically caused a different disease pattern. Also they had never been seen in the Western hemisphere.

The next big question was to identify what particular rodent was responsible for transmitting this particular hantavirus.

With the help of the CDC and IHS environmentalists, it was determined that the deer mouse was the culprit. The deer mouse does not live in urban areas, so only rural places were being affected.

An anti-viral medication based on the Asian hantavirus did not work with the strain found here. So the best and only way to stop the disease was to simply educate people about the virus and how to avoid getting infected. With education about the deer mouse, controlling their numbers around homes, and staying out of places where their droppings might be, the number of hantavirus cases dropped significantly.

The Navajo Nation did a large education project and, at one point, there was actually TV programming to help spread the word about hantavirus and the deer mouse.

While the hantavirus has been a strange disease to solve, Dr. Tempest emphasizes that the common influenza still kills many more people in our area every year than the hantavirus ever has, and he encourages everyone to simply get their flu shot. Last year it was estimated that 30,000+ people died from the flu in the U.S.

Today Bruce lives in Gallup and enjoys being a part of the Gallup McKinley County School Board and the McKinley Education Foundation, as well as the ThaiBurma Border Health Initiative.

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hat if we don’t get any more moisture this winter? What if the well runs dry? What if the roads aren’t safe to travel? What if my unborn child doesn’t get into the kindergarten of our choice? What if something happens to my cat? What if the doctor finds something wrong with me? What if nobody can stop Ebola from spreading further? What if my brother’s favorite ball team doesn’t win? What if I can’t lose weight?

What if I get some disease? What if they stop making my favorite chocolate bar? What if my favorite show gets cancelled? What if we lose power? What if?

What if the “power” is really right here inside me? What if the power to do, to be, to have, to hold, to know everything is simply bursting inside me, just waiting for my acknowledgement? What

if I have the power to give myself recognition for my worth – to feel worthy of everything I want for myself? What if I have the power to be loved, to love, no matter who or what the situation? What if I have the power to acknowledge my truth, to know who I really am, to understand what I want out of life?

What if I use this power to create the life I dream of? What if I use this power to fulfill a purpose that resonates as my own personal truth?

What if?

What if all my patterns of self-hatred and sabotage, all my fears, doubts, indecision and frustration simply cease? What if I decide I’m now worthy, valuable, deserving, filled with grace? What if the things I really truly want are already mine, and nothing can separate me from them, and I no longer live in lack and limitation? What if I am overflowing with gratefulness for my fulfilled life, for the love surrounding

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me, for the joy and prosperity that are always mine? What if I choose these experiences as opposed to the ‘I can’t afford’ experience that tends to pop up and take hold in so many areas of life? What if prosperity and abundance are not only my destiny, but everyone’s destiny for the asking? What if fulfillment is something we can achieve if we believe? What if?

What if the prophets, theologians, artists, philosophers and dreamers are right? What if it really is inside me, this gift for obtaining knowledge, for expressing power, to have, to know, to be, to do anything I dream of doing?

What if the kingdom is within? What if the hell I have lived through is of my own creation? What if heaven can really be here on earth through my own creation? What if?

What if I live in acceptance instead of resistance?

What if I choose to accept anything that frustrates me instead of resisting it? What if resistance brings on more to resist and more to frustrate me at every turn, and acceptance brings on more to accept, more that I want out of life? What if?

What if the Source of my life, God, the Universe, only wants me to be happy and healthy? What if my happiness can bring on joy and more happiness? What if my happiness can touch others with happiness? What if I’ve been living in denial about how powerful I really am? What if this power is always at hand, as long as I believe it is? What if my suffering is brought about by my thoughts and wrong beliefs? What if I don’t need to seek power, or find power, but only need to tap into my power by believing it exists and acknowledging it?

What if?

What if we all believe we can have peace on earth this Christmas? What if we all practice love and harmony instead of hatred and anger? What if we all practice random acts of kindness and send mental messages of love to those we’re sure need them? What if?

What if I choose to believe the words of Viktor Frankl, neurologist, psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor: “We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” (this author’s emphasis) or the words of Henry Ford, who said, “Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right.”

What if I do believe these words? What if I do believe the power is within me? That I can create the life I love and love the life I create? What if I believe all of us on Earth can all have a peaceful, joyful holiday season filled with love and perfect health? What if I can and I do? What if?

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Cougar Encounters

Personal Experiences with the Ultimate Predator

Cougars Were My Job

By Christine DiGregorio

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his isn’t what I would call a normal cougar encounter like the ones you’ve previously seen in this column, because it doesn’t entail me face to face precariously with a live mountain lion.

Yet, I definitely had to encounter these giant cats, when in 1982 I became the first woman on the New Mexico Game & Fish Commission. Little did I know that dealing with cougars would become one of the most demanding parts of my job.

There was no little fuss over the Commission’s debate on whether to allow more permits in portions of the state to harvest cougars that were preying on livestock.

It definitely was a touchy issue that polarized different interested groups. So it was not uncommon at Commission meetings to have activists who were both pro- as well as anti-cougar hunting sit in on our meetings. At one point there was even an activist that came dressed up in

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a cougar costume and roamed around the board room on all fours!

As things heated up, the Commission was invited by ranchers to investigate an area of the Guadalupe Mountains in regards to cougars killing sheep.

Four of the five commissioners made the trip and we spent a couple of days on horseback with guides. The excursion finally culminated at a ranch where they had a BBQ as well as a recently killed cougar (legally) hanging from a tree as the decoration to our dinner.

This whole trip ended up being a huge fiasco, as it apparently was in violation of the open meetings act because not all the commissioners were there and the event was not formally advertised to the public.

This led to the Albuquerque Tribune suing the Commission. Somehow I was asked to be the spokesperson for the Commission in this suit.

At the time, I was also a teacher at JFK mid-school and raising 4 boys, so the Governor would send a plane down to Gallup to pick me up so that I could attend all the legal meetings that took place.

It was crazy.

In the end we were acquitted from any wrong doing, and I continued to serve on the Game Commission for nine years. There were lots of wild adventures over the years, like chasing deer over Mt. Taylor in a helicopter, or supervising the building of fish hatcheries for trout We Want Your Cougar to stock our lakes.

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Yet, I will say that my encounter with If you have a personal story/pictures about cougars involved the an experience with a cougar that you’d most challenging like to share, please submit it to the Gallup and crazy moments Journey Magazine at gallupjourney@gmail. in the tenure of my com. Or if you would like to tell us your story in person and have us write it, please job. call 505-240-7678.

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Gallup Cultural Center The Southwest Indian Foundation and The Reunion of the Masters present the 15th Annual Art Scholarship and School Awards Program.

Student Art from all grades will be on display for the month of December at the Gallup Cultural Center.

In addition to the Art Scholarship Program, we are offering free Art Workshops with the Reunion of the Masters artists at the Gallup Cultural Center.

December 3: Judging of the art submissions December 4,5: Art workshops starting at 10am by The Masters.

December 6: Art Scholarship Award Ceremony at 10am For more information contact the Gallup Cultural Center:

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Two Zuni Artists Work Together New Takes on Old Traditions.

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andis Quam and Elroy Natachu, Jr. are cousins from Zuni where they both learned from their parents the trade and traveling that it takes to create, and sell art.

Now, grown up, they have decided to team together their mutual talents and have started Natachu INK. Neither of them was entirely sure of following a career in selling art like their parents, but as Kandis says, “When it called me . . . it called, and I feel good about what I’m doing at the end of the day.”

Their first love appears to be acrylic painting, and selling reproductions of their work on posters and cards. But they also have started to design their own fabrics and create clothing, as well as doing jewelry. They travel around to regional shows and competitions to sell their creations. Their show destinations are as varied as the Museum of Northwest Arizona to the Gallup Flea Market.

Elroy (this issue’s cover artist) has an Associate of Arts degree from UNM, and Kandis has an Anthropology degree from NMSU. One thing that describes both of their artistic philosophies is to take old design traditions and incorporate them in new ways.

They both hope to expand their business to a storefront in Zuni where they can help other artists flourish as well as be a be place to get certain supplies.

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By Justin Shaw

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f you think life is easy being a toy, then you sure don’t know toys. You’re looking at the favorite Christmuss toy from 2013. My name is Jerry, and I’m a bear. Please don’t call me a teddy bear, that’s condescending. Sure, I’m stuffed and fluffy, but that doesn’t mean my name is Teddy.

My owner named me Jerry when we first met. That was almost a full year ago now. The time has gone by quickly, I tell ya! I didn’t really know a whole lot about the way things work, but I feel like after a year I have certainly started to figure quite a bit out. This is kind of a crazy place, this world.

I live with my owner in Gallop, New Mecksico. Now don’t ask me what happened to Old Mecksico because I’m not sure. All I know is that this is New Mecksico and for some reason there isn’t a state named Old Mecksico. You might also say something along the lines of, “Oh I bet you have a lot of nice hot weather out there in the desert.”

Don’t be crazy; this place is freezing! We have plenty of our hot days, but there was one night my owner left me outside in January – trust me, I’m still shivering.

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I think Gallop must be a very important city to these Hoomens. There’s a lot of important business here! We have 43 McDonalds, 26 Burger Kings, and about 14 Lotaburgers. There certainly seems to be quite a bit going on with these burger things. I haven’t ever eaten one, but then again, my mouth is stitched shut so I wouldn’t have much luck with it anyway. Sometimes my owners talk about how they are annoyed that there isn’t a Panda Express here. I can’t see why they want one of those; I haven’t met a panda in real life, but their reputation isn’t all that great. I don’t know why anyone would be shipping them express anywhere anyway.

Another thing I am trying desperately to understand is the value of chile to these Hoomens.

They must have some type of special power to them because if two or three days go by and the owners here don’t eat some, they start complaining. My theory is that the air here is incredibly polluted and they must eat chile as much as possible because it somehow helps them to survive. I say this because every time some Hoomen comes here and isn’t from Gallop they always talk about needing to eat chile.

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I got dropped on the floor and had soda stuck in my fur for days.

Also, last July the owners took me when they went on vacation to Mitchican. The air there must be very clean because I didn’t see them eat chile once!

As a matter of fact, all they did was talk about how there wasn’t any decent chile around.

Another cool thing about Gallop is the balloon festival. It’s where a bunch of Hoomens get into these large baskets all at the same time to go on vacation. They never get very far though. I think they already know that because I have yet to see anyone ever take luggage with them. They also have their friends following them in their vehikles and that is most likely a good sign that they aren’t going anywhere. Regardless of all that, I’m really happy that they do the balloons here. It’s quite a sight to see when they are all floating above our town.

We have a movie theater here in town that is very popular.

I have learned that theaters are a place where Hoomens all stand in line to go and sit in a room together and eat junk food while they watch a large screen and pretend to not talk to each other. The first time I went was not the best experience. I got dropped on the floor

DVDs, a set of tools and a backpack. They had so many things they totally forgot to get the milk.

It’s kind of weird how it works; you get a large basket on wheels and go through the building putting stuff in it. Once you have all your stuff in the basket you go to the front where you wait in line. If you are really good in line and wait there patiently, they let you leave the store with the stuff! I’m pretty sure it’s all a test and if you pass, then you get to keep the stuff.

It’s Christmuss time again here in Gallop, which means Wallmart is especially busy. There’s hardly anywhere to park, Hoomens are filling their carts up even more than normal, and there’s pictures of this fat guy in red clothes everywhere. He does have an impressive beard, though. The lines in Wallmart are even longer than usual. I’m willing to bet that’s because we are at the end of the year. They need to get rid of all that stuff, so everyone comes to get the old stuff and that leaves room for Wallmart to fill their store up with new stuff.

I did grow nervous as I saw how many toys were flying off the shelves. I don’t know about new toys; you never know when you are no longer going to be the favorite. Toys and televisions were being put into carts all over. These Hoomens sure do love their TVs here in Gallop. There are carts with big screen TVs, Barbies, some lady named Elsa that has snowflakes coming out of her hands, Lego men, and Skylanders. I haven’t met any Skylanders yet, but the Lego men are pretty nice. Barbie is not an airhead; she’s actually kind of stuck up.

New Mecksico is a fun place during Christmuss. The first time I saw the owners get a bunch of brown lunch bags and put them in the front of the house, I was confused. Were they giving free lunches to someone? Could anybody just walk on by and grab a bag full of food? Then I saw that they put a candle in each one of the bags. That didn’t look very appetizing and since it wasn’t a burger or chile, I don’t think Hoomens in Gallop eat them. They are these things called luminarias. They are put out as decorations. So if you are looking to find a place that sets out free lunches to anyone walking down the sidewalk, then go somewhere else. Those things are just full of sand.

I enjoy Christmuss time. The decorations in the houses, the parties, the lights lining the streets, they all remind me of the first time I met my owner. So if I had any advice to give to you it would be this: If you have little ones that are going to meet their toys for the first time this year, tell them to be nice. They don’t know what they are getting into, and like I said before, this world is a seriously crazy place.

th a Bear and had soda stuck in my fur for days. I had to go inside this large tube called a washer three times before it came out. I also saw my owner get a little scared when the large screen had a monster on it. I felt bad for her. Then we had to go ‘potty,’ as she calls it, and let me tell you, you do not want to go in those bathrooms.

We went to the flea market the other day. NOT as advertised.

There wasn’t a single flea there in the entire place. At least there was a market. So I guess half of the name is right. They should probably just call it the buy-stuff market. It is quite the popular place here in Gallop.

That reminds me! There’s a place here in town that is probably more important than any other place. It’s the center of the social scene, a gathering place for all who live nearby. Nothing happens in this town unless it goes through this place first. This place is called Wallmart. Also false advertising; they don’t sell walls.

Wallmart is a magical place. Once we went there for a head of lettuce, a new microwave, a box of pencils, and motor oil. We were able to get them all at the same place! The owners usually talk about how they need to get a few things when we go there. “Just a few things,” they say. Every single time we end up leaving with about 45 items.

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“Memories of Gallup” will share interviews by Bob Rosebrough with some of the extraordinary people who have made Gallup such a historically rich and culturally beautiful place to live.

Memories of Gallup

By Bob Rosebrough

“Today, I’d pass out if I did that!”

An Interview with Roberta Stauder and Lorene Menapace, Part 1 of 2

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oberta Stauder and Lorene Pomponi, née Menapace, share over on the north side on Fouch, which was behind Terrace. He would walk connections that start from their birth. Roberta was born at over to the south side, carrying his tools on his shoulder. And he would go Saint Mary’s Hospital, in a new wing that her grandfather, John over and back, and over and back in one day. In 1926 my grandfather built Novak, built. She says, “The new wing was on the west side of the Plese’s Grocery Store on Maloney and he took out groceries in payment.

Saint Mary’s Hospital. The old part faced due north. The new Joe Plese would call my grandmother every morning for her grocery list and wing matched the first part identically and it was hard to tell that it had been it was delivered by noon. This went on until my later years as an adult, when added on. It was solid brick from Gallup Brick Company. Two of my children his son Joe and his wife Rosemary made the calls. I remember seeing lists that were born in that same hospital and Michael was born in the same room I was included items like 25 cents – hamburger and 15 cents – cheese. born in.”

“My uncle [John Novak’s son] went to work for O’Malley Lumber Lorene adds, “I was the first baby born in the Saint Mary’s wing that that was down where Gallup Indian Traders is now on the corner of Woodrow her grandfather built.” and 66. It was on land leased from the Santa Fe Railroad. My uncle came

An escape from prison in Austria. Roberta’s grandfather was from home and told his dad, ‘The O’Malleys want to sell the lumberyard.’ So Austria. She says, “He was in the Austrian army. He was imprisoned because Grandpa went to see them and he bought the lumberyard in 1939 and he let two of his men go swimming in the channel and one of them drowned. that was the beginning of Gallup Lumber. And then he really went into That was a big no-no, so he was imprisoned, but he escaped from prison and contracting.” came to the United States – him and his brother. They came to America and

Lorene smiles. She says, “He thought he could get a better deal from went to San Francisco where his brother was hurt real bad in a fire. So he took himself.” him back to Austria and then came back to the US and worked in the mines as Keeping a future saint waiting. Roberta’s grandfather built houses a carpenter. He went from Trinidad all over town, almost all of which to Raton to Bisbee to Gallup.” are still standing, and he built many

A contractor with hand churches on the reservation: “Saint tools dressed in a vest and hat.

Michael’s, Houck, Manuelito and Roberta’s grandfather left the mines the one they tore down at Wingate.” and “went into full-scale building.

She says, “He built Saint Michael’s One of the first houses he built for Mother Drexel who is now was on the southwest corner of a saint. She came to Gallup to Green and New Street – which contract with him, and he was down is Grandview now. He had a near Phoenix in the Superstition fifth-grade education and figured Mountains prospecting for gold. everything out on a slide rule. We He told her she’d have to wait until still have his T-square. He went he got back, and she did.” She and to work in a three-piece suit every Lorene laugh at the idea of keeping a day. When he got to work he took future saint waiting. off his vest and his jacket and he Dad won his money in the service worked and then he put it all back playing cards. Lorene’s parents on and put his hat on. I never saw were Enrico and Ethel Menapace. my grandpa come home from work She says, “My father’s family was without a hat and his vest.” from Tyrol. My grandfather wasn’t

When Roberta’s grandfather really born in Italy; he was from Lorene Pomponi and Roberta Stauder started as a contractor “they lived Tyrol, which, at the time, was under

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He borrowed the rest on a handshake . . .

Austrian rule. Tyrol is part of northern Italy now.

They came to America because of the blight and the hardships, to get out and make a living like everybody else. My grandfather had a little grocery store down where Bernabee’s was and my grandmother had a boarding house for miners. That’s how they made their living.”

Lorene continues, “My Dad’s first business was when he was twelve years old. He used to haul sausage around in a wagon and sell sausage. As a young man he went back and helped his uncle run a store in Tyrol. When he came back to Gallup he worked as a callboy on the railroad and then as a bartender. His first business as an adult in Gallup was a taxi cab service. He had two Cadillac taxi cabs.

They would take people all over the reservation and his brother Frank worked for him. My mother got sick one day. At the time, she was going with my uncle Frank. My dad went and picked her up and that was the end of Frank and the beginning of Rico.”

Lorene and Roberta break into laughter.

“My dad was a pretty good card player and he won his money in the service. He was in the First World War and he drove the commanding officer around. He played a lot of poker and won some money. He borrowed the rest on a handshake and built Rico Motors, in partnership with Mario Marra, and it is fourth generation now. At one time, my father was the biggest dealer of trucks west of the Mississippi. They have 95 years in that business this year.”

Sheep for car payments. Rico Motors started in 1919, in what Lorene describes as a “little shack” on Coal Avenue. They built a second location on Coal where the Goodyear store is now in 1938, which is the year Lorene was born. She says, “That building will probably be there a long time. My brother Howard was running the service department at the time and they decided to put a walking door between the office part and the service area. The man who put it in said ‘Don’t ever call me to tear this building down. The walls are like 18 inches thick and made of concrete. It would take months and months to tear this building down.’”

Lorene says, “Dad didn’t have much education, but he was brilliant in math and spoke many languages. If you bought a car from him, five years later he could tell you how much you paid for it, how much he gave you for a trade in, and what your monthly payments were.

“The people from General Motors couldn’t believe my dad’s business, because he was taking in sheep and cows and jewelry and rugs and whatever people had to make a payment. That’s why he started the Rico Ranch south of town. He got into the ranching business, because he would take in livestock when people wanted to make payments. It was very unique.”

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Above: John Novak and his building contract.

Left: Rico Ranch hay bales. (l-r) Roberta Stauder, Patty Condon and Lorene Menapace.

Below: Enrico Menapce (in top hat), Lorene (left of Enrico), Howard Menapace holding Mickey (right of Enrico).

The business connections between Roberta’s and Lorene’s families started early on. Roberta says, “When my grandmother came to Gallup [from Sawmill, where they ran the trading post] there were two people she had to go see.

They were Rico Menapace about a car and John Kirk to buy rugs and jewelry. Greg Kirk from Enchantment Physical Therapy is part of that Kirk family. I can still remember John Kirk. He was a jolly man, a big man. They [Rico and John] were honest people, so people came back and traded with them.”

Coming in February: A.T. Hannet’s rough introduction to Gallup, Coaching Jim Thorpe, A request to postpone lambing, Navajo Code Talkers: “They knew funny stuff was going on.” and Skinning Skunks at McGaffey

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The El Rancho Hotel offers Southwest dining at its finest. The 49er Lounge in the El Rancho was listed as one of the Top 50 bars in the USA by Esquire Magazine. Whether you are in the mood for a Margarita after a long day exploring the Southwest, Fajitas, or a John Wayne Burger, the El Rancho has a meal for you.

The historic El Rancho Hotel provides a unique Southwest Experience in the midst of the American West. The El Rancho Hotel is a pillar of the West and was the Home of the Movie Stars throughout the 1930s to 1940s who filmed Westerns in the area.

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wonder “My heart leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky.”

- William Wordsworth

By Eric Rolph and ed 2gs

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e live in the Age of Information. We are bombarded all day long with information from our computer, smart phones, tablets and iPads. If you go into a restaurant, you see people sitting together and not talking.

They are looking at their phones for the latest text, news, video and email. There are fewer conversations and real attempts to communicate with each other. There are no mysteries; just puzzles that soon will be solved. There is nothing bigger than ourselves or the information that we possess. I am as guilty as the next person, and when my son does not talk to me at lunch, I start looking at my phone. Yet something is missing.

Information alone is not enough.

This is the season of wonder. The meaning of wonder has deteriorated over the years. Wonder is not just mere curiosity about something. Traditionally it was the presentation

to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange or extraordinary that is not completely understood and not just the latest YouTube video – something real that you can see in the real world and not just on a screen. That experience used to be called wonder.

Wonder should begin as a child. Every parent knows when it happens in his or her own child. When you read that fairy tale to your child, at the end you see that look of understanding in their loving eyes. The mystery of the story has been made clear. I remember pointing out the constellations in the sky to my children and telling stories of how they came to be known. You could see the wonder on their faces. Whether it was a good story or something beautiful and mysterious in the sky, children generally want to hear that story over and over again. Where we live, it happens every time a Navajo grandfather tells the winter stories to his grandchild.

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By Jay Mason

After 36 years in Gallup and inspired by the tireless efforts of Nate and Chuck to have a positive effect on Gallup and the surrounding area, Jay Mason has written some vignettes about his life in Gallup and beyond.

As we grow older, we adults tend to lose that sense of wonder.

As we grow older, we adults tend to lose that sense of wonder.

We learn many things and think there is no real wonder in the world.

It is only something that science has yet to explain. Man controls the world, and there is no mystery left to discover. But every now and then, something happens that we cannot fully explain. Remember that time that you fell in love or heard that poem for the fifth time and understood what it meant? A mystery was revealed to you. It takes practice to look for these events in our lives. I certainly have not perfected the art. But it is happening all the time – most of the time in very unlikely places – like Gallup, New Mexico, or a sleepy little town south of Jerusalem where something unexpected happened that changed the world forever.

Here is a poem I did not understand at first – I did not understand how you could not be happy in life with these gifts:

“Annunciation to the Shepherds”

By Jules Bastien-Lepage, 1875.

“The Pulley” By George Herbert When God at first made man, Having a glass of blessings standing by; Let us (said he) pour on him all we can: Let the world’s riches, which dispersed lie, Contract into a span.

So strength first made a way; The beauty flow’d, then wisdom, honour, pleasure: When almost all was out, God made a stay, Rest in the bottom lay.

For if I should (said he) Bestow this jewel also on my creature, He would adore my gifts instead of me, And rest in Nature, not the God of Nature: So both should losers be.

Yet let him keep the rest, But keep them with repining restlessness: Let him be rich and weary, that at least, If goodness lead him not, yet weariness May toss him to my breast.

We rest in Nature most of the time. We glimpse the wonder of our world from time to time. Most of the time it is in quiet places – outside in the natural beauty of the world or talking alone to a child. We need more of that in our world and less information.

So keep your eyes open this month. About this time many years ago, something full of wonder happened – so unusual, strange and mysterious that man could not fully understand: “And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”

Merry Christmas!

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

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eading the thoughts and actions of historical figures can be more amusing than the best, most imaginative fiction. Hampton Sides has made a wonderful career explaining and recreating the wild lives and experiences of some well known and obscure historical figures; Sides’s written portraits surpass the imaginative effort of most modern fiction. In his latest book In the Kingdom of Ice, Sides brings his reader close to a few polar explorers who have been obscured by time, and a few polar explorers who are not often regarded as polar explorers.

In the Kingdom of Ice tells the story of George De Long, a naval officer who found acclaim in 1873 by navigating a 28-foot steam powered vessel through 400 miles

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of ice filled waters. A few years after that expedition De Long found James Gordon Bennett Jr., a newspaper magnate living an extravagant life, and running a newspaper, The New York Herald. Bennett was famous for attempting to sell copies of the Herald by producing (literally producing, not just reporting) amazing and unbelievable stories. Bennett and De Long were both familiar with the work of famous mapmaker Dr. August Petermann; Petermann had mapped most of the newly explored parts of the world, and he was determined to map the entire world. What had not been explored, Petermann, and many others, speculated upon, and the Arctic received most of this speculation. With Petermann’s cartographic advice, Bennett pledged as much money as was necessary to get De Long to the North Pole.

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The mission to the North Pole and the theories surrounding the North Pole captured the hearts and minds of many Americans in the late 1800s. Unfortunately all the captivated people had to wait a very long time to hear any report from De Long and his vessel the USS Jeannette. His vessel and crew disappeared into the Arctic and did not make contact with other humans for nearly three years.

During that time, the USS Jeannette journeyed farther north than any previous vessel. However, the boat became locked in the ice, where it sat for nearly two years. When the ice finally opened up, the boat floated away, but not for long. The USS Jeannette’s crew was in for another set of amazing experiences attempting to make their way to Siberia over the frozen ice floes. And when the few crewmembers reached Siberia, they were not found and saved until they journeyed far inland. The book is a chronicle of events going from bad to worse, and what intrepid sailors did to survive and thrive throughout those events.

The book is a chronicle of events going from bad to worse . . .

Sides’s strength as a writer of history is bringing historical figures to life with his storytelling and prose. In the Kingdom of Ice proves that he is still improving upon that which he was already great. A person like James Gordon Bennett does not need much more than the facts of his life to be told in order to make him a fascinating figure, but Sides chooses wonderful instances to share and writes them in such a way as to make Bennett and others truly unforgettable.

Sides’s other strength as a writer of history is making the theories and thoughts of historical figures seem like a character of the book. With In the Kingdom of Ice, Sides shows the wacky theories of the Earth and its climate that people held in the late 1800s. The theories were ridiculous, and they make for great reading. The most fascinatingly bad theory (and the theory that guided De Long’s thinking) was that the polar ends of the Earth were not ice but open, temperate seas fed by the jet stream. This open water was guarded by the ice of the Arctic Circle; as soon as an expedition broke through that guard ice, the North Pole was just an easy trip away.

By highlighting these theories with his gifts as a writer, Sides is subtly sending a message about the nature of one of our Earth’s most fragile places. The polar ice caps are losing their iciness quickly, and this book may be one of the few remembrances of that overwhelming ice we have. With this in mind, Sides is not only waxing nostalgic, but he also seems to be sending the reader a message about the ridiculous theories he/she might be hearing today. Like De Long’s theories, those of today’s scientists need to be vetted and understood, lest we suffer by making an ignorant choice like De Long.

Luckily Sides’s style is not nearly as heavy handed as this message. In the Kingdom of Ice is a great story of incredibly colorful figures put through tremendous ordeals in an effort to find the North Pole. The book is a quick and fun read – something to enjoy during the Holidays.

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Wishing all a peaceful Christmas season.

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e have much to be thankful for.

On Tuesday before Thanksgiving, Washington Federal, represented by Jeannie Miller, and CARE 66 closed on a construction loan that will enable us to complete Hooghan Ho’zho by late May of 2015.

Stucco is being put on the building and colors have been picked for the exterior. For the next few months, work will be done on the inside.

Hooghan Ho’zho will provide homes to 44 families. Four units have been set aside for formerly homeless individuals and families with very-low income. In March or April next year we will be announcing income requirements for tenants.

Until next month stay well and do good!

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TOWN Késhmish Festival at Navajo Nation Museum December 12-13 Window Rock, AZ Navajo Nation Museum presents the 17th Annual Késhmish Festival, December 12-13. The festival is open to the public, Friday 9 am – 7 pm and Saturday 9 am – 5 pm. Come get your shopping done early. Enjoy hourly door prizes, Lighting of the Luminaries, children’s activities, book signings, entertainment by Miss Navajo Nation, McKeon Dempsey (Friday at 5:30 pm), contests, and more! Booth space is available. For more information, call 928871-7941.

Wear your favorite Christmas or winter-themed sweater/sweatshirt to the Késhmish Festival on Friday, December 12 from 5 to 7 pm and you may just win The Ugly Sweater Contest Mix! You may add to or alter your Christmas sweater, but decorations cannot be changed after entering the festival or you may be disqualified.

The winner will be determined by a panel of judges and will receive the T’oo baa’ih deijj’éé naats’oodii Trophy of Awesomeness and a $25 gift certificate from the NNM gift shop.

Also, the Navajo Nation Museum will be hosting the 6th Annual KÉSHJÉÉ Navajo Shoe Game Tournament on Wednesday, December 31, from 8 pm into the New Year! Cash prizes for the first four places. The Museum Café will be open; there will also be door prizes and children’s winter activities. Team registration is open for an 8-team bracket. Cost is $75 before Dec. 19 (non-refundable). To register a team, call 928-871-7941.

Pyramid Rock Trail Run Saturday, December 6 Red Rock Park

Handel’s Messiah Sunday, December 7 at 4pm LDS Church, Gallup

The Pyramid Rock Trail Run will be held on Saturday, December 6 at Red Rock Park. Registrants may run or walk this trail, which is about 4.5 miles long.

This foot race has got to be one of the most scenic and physically demanding trail runs in the Southwest, if not beyond. The trail is rough and difficult, though well marked with cairns. Prizes for 1st 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded in each age category. T-shirts will be giving to the first 75 registered participants.

The entry fee is $20 for early registration (by Dec. 3), $25 at the race, with all proceeds benefiting the choirs of Rehoboth Christian School. Register online at www.rcsnm.org or pick up a form at the Rehoboth School administration front desk, Camille’s, Gallup Journey office, Gallup Chamber of Commerce, Pee Wee’s Kitchen, or Thompson’s Store (Church Rock). Race-day registration begins at 8:30 am; the race will start at 9:30 am. Questions? Call Bob Ippel at 505-863-4412 ext 123 or email him at bippel@rcsnm.org.

Being granted access to Pyramid demands some effort, but it’s well worth the view at the top and the chance to support a great cause!

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will present a Christmas Concert featuring selections from Handel’s Messiah. The concert will take place on Sunday, December 7 at 4:00 pm at the LDS church, 601 Susan Avenue in Gallup. Members of the community choir have been rehearsing weekly since September in preparation for this performance. Under the direction of Tara Lucio and accompanied by Ann Jarvis, the choir will present well-known choruses and solos from this all-time Christmas favorite. The program will feature local talent of all ages, and will also include several traditional Christmas songs and hymns.

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) composed the music for Messiah in the summer of 1741 in just 24 days. It is recognized by music scholars as the Baroque era composer’s greatest masterpiece, and is one of the most performed – and beloved – pieces of sacred choral music in the world. Handel’s famous melodies and dramatic setting of the Biblical texts brings to life the story of the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

This concert is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gallup, New Mexico Stake and is a free Christmas gift to the community. Please dress in Sunday attire, as the performance will take place in the chapel. A reception will follow in the church cultural hall. For more information, call Tara at 505-722-3836.

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87301 December Events at your Octavia Fellin Public Library MAIN LIBRARY Annual Mitten Tree Project Help decorate our trees with new mittens, scarves, and hats to keep Gallup’s children snug this winter. Celebrate the season of giving by bringing new items to either the Main Library or the Children’s Branch. Hang them on the Mitten Tree and make someone’s holiday season warmer! Battered Families, Inc. will receive all donations. For more information call the library at 505-863-1291 or email library@gallupnm.gov Make your own Holiday Cards On Saturday, December 6 at 2 pm, local card designer, Ethel Hill, will demonstrate how to design your own holiday cards this season. Supplies will be provided and class is limited to 10 people. The program is free of charge and registration is required. Call the library at 505-863-1291 or libsuper@gallupnm. gov to register.

December Holiday Movies Wednesday nights at 5:30pm – popcorn provided December 3 – Four Christmases December 10 – Elf December 17 – Fred Claus Free Computer Classes in December!

The Octavia Fellin Library is offering free computer training throughout the month of December in Basic Computer Skill, Microsoft Publisher, Excel, Word and Social Media. Class size is limited to 10 participants per session. Registration is required.

To register, call 505-863-1291 or email libtrain@gallupnm.gov, or visit the front desk of the library.

CHILDREN’S LIBRARY It’s a Winter Wonderland On Saturday, December 13 starting at 1 pm, kids won’t want to miss seeing Santa Claus, who will be visiting from the North Pole. Families are also invited to a holiday story time, featuring the Polar Express, at 2:30 pm. Starting at 6 pm, in conjunction with ArtsCrawl, the Children’s Branch will be hosting holiday movies, crafts and games throughout the evening. And don’t forget to stop by for a cup of hot cocoa.

Weekly Programs Tuesdays @ 11am: Mother Goose on the Loose (ages 0-2): Interactive ParentChild Music + Movement Story Time Wednesdays @ 4pm: Weird Science Club (ages 6-12): Exploratory Science, Technology, Engineering and Math programs designed to make learning fun December 3 – Candy Cane Science December 10 – Exploding Snow December 17 – Ice Tunnels Thursdays @ 4pm: Crafty Kids: Fun crafts for children of all ages.

December 4 – Christmas Ornament December 11 – Cotton Ball Snowman December 18 – Hand Print Santa Claus Fridays @ 4pm: Friday Drop-in Films (all ages): December 5 – Planes: Fire and Rescue December 12 – Maleficent December 19 – The Polar Express

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Gallup Community Concert Two on Tap Tuesday, December 16 at 7pm Gallup High School Auditorium Mark your calendars and plan to attend the upcoming Gallup Community Concert. Two on Tap will be tapping and singing à la Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye, Fred Astaire and the movie White Christmas on Tuesday, December 16, beginning at 7:00 pm. Broadway showstoppers Melissa Giattino and Ron De Stefano will present this exciting Yuletide celebration in the Kenneth Holloway Auditorium at the Gallup High School. This is an evening to be enjoyed by people of all ages.

This is the second concert to be presented by the Gallup Community Concert Association for the 2014-15 season. Memberships can be purchased at the door. You can use one membership for four people to get into this one concert, or plan to attend Two on Tap and the two following concerts, and, invite a guest to one concert of the season. A $45.00 adult membership is good for 4 punches. Student memberships are $20.00. A family membership is $100.00 (good for 2 adults and up to 6 school age children).

For more information please contact Antoinette Neff, Executive Director at 505-862-3939 or e-mail: toni@nizhonimusic.com, and you can also follow us on the Gallup Community Concert Association Facebook page. believe • gallup

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TOWN Be a more caring and responsible citizen of the Earth by Going Green this Season.

Recycling Update: A Green Holiday TEACHERS’ TRAILER – A RECYCLING RESOURCE Educators and Craftspeople if you are looking for recycled materials for your projects, the McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council now has a resource center. In need of cardboard tubes, cylindrical containers, egg cartons, plastic containers and lids, popsicle and chop sticks, tissue boxes, 2-liter bottles, boxes and tins of all sizes, and much more? See a volunteer at the Larry Brian Mitchell Recreation Center on Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm, or call 879-2581.

NEED A SPECIAL GIFT? MCRC 100% Recycled Cotton Totes are $10, Two for $18!

THIS HOLIDAY SEASON – REUSE, REDUCE, RECYCLE! From Thanksgiving to New Year’s, household waste increases more than 25%. This extra trash – mostly food, plastic ware, shopping bags, packaging, and wrapping paper – sends an additional 1 million tons of waste a week to landfills. Reduce your holiday trash and save some cash!

CHRISTMAS TREES Live, potted trees are reusable. Plant your tree or leave it potted in your yard to use again next year. Freshly cut trees are recyclable.

Buy a fresh cut tree or cut your own. After the holidays, place it in your backyard for nesting birds, or call 863-1212 for sites where trees can be dropped off, or days Solid Waste will pick up trees.

Trees and other evergreens are mulched for parks and public areas.

Residents may obtain these materials for free by calling 863-1275.

Tumbleweed Trees are a creative alternative. Look for them rolling by.

NATURAL HOLIDAY DECORATIONS Instead of buying decorations, take a walk in your neighborhood.

Look for berries, dried flowers, weeds, pinecones, and evergreens.

Instead of buying new decorations, reuse ornaments or make ornaments from, fabric scraps, old holiday cards, and more. Make snow globes in watertight recycled jars.

What to Do Use cloth instead of paper napkins, if feasible. Cloth napkins can be washed with other laundry. If using paper look for napkins made from recycled paper. Use Ceramic or Glass Plates & Metal Flatware. If paper is used make sure it isn’t petroleum wax coated.

Look for biodegradable cutlery and plates, or items that can be washed with a little bleach and used again. Come party time, keep

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recycle containers in clear sight to make it easy for guests. Use fiber cloths instead of paper towels for clean up. Send Green Greetings.

After a few weeks most holiday cards will be trashed. Send electronic greetings using an online service. Often, you can add photos or a video message. Buy cards made from recycled paper. Some have seeds embedded in the fibers. Recipients can plant these and the flowers will remind them of your care for the planet.

What to Give Gift giving is a holiday tradition, but minimize store-bought items by making gifts from recycled materials. Many local craftspeople use recycled materials in their paintings, cards, quilts, candleholders, and more. Consider Alternative Giving. Make a donation to a charity in someone’s honor or memory - (Jim Harlin Community Pantry, Habitat for Humanity, Battered Families Services, Gallup Solar, MCRC, Big Brothers-Big Sisters, Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society, World Wildlife Foundation, etc.)

Wrapping It Up Most wrapping paper is not made from recycled paper. Metal fibers and foil can’t be recycled! If you buy wrapping paper, make sure it’s recycled and recyclable, or use old maps, comic pages, fabric, or towels that can be re-used. Decorate with a sprig of berries or leaves from Nature’s bounty instead of ribbon. If every family in the United States wrapped just three presents this way, we’d save enough ribbon to tie a bow around the earth. What a great gift that would be! When receiving a gift, carefully unwrap to use the paper, ribbon and other decoration another day.

Where to Shop The easiest way to limit what is thrown away is to reduce the amount you bring home. Packaging makes up 30% of America’s trash.

Package-free may seem impossible, but cut back on unnecessary packaging. Shop at stores where you can buy unpackaged goods, purchase used items from thrift stores, shop at seasonal arts & craft shows and flea markets.

For more information on how to Green your holidays check out the Mother Nature Network and The Nature Conservancy.

For more information on how to recycle in Gallup-McKinley County, to volunteer or to purchase a tote, call 722-5142 or go to www.recyclegallup.org.

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By Jeannette Gartner

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used to think I was a pretty good, even gourmet, cook. But not anymore. Well, that’s not true. I still think I am, but experience tells me I’m not, at least not any more. I already told you in a previous diatribe that I can’t seem to put a meal together where all the elements are ready at the same time. Well, it’s not just that anymore.

Now it takes me half as long to ruin something as it did before and twice as long to make anything. I’ll start out with the pumpkin pies I mentioned in a previous story that I made without sugar – twice. I admit this is not entirely a new problem.

When Ol’ Silver Tongue and I were engaged, I had him over to my apartment for dinner one night. I had made my cousin’s famous and delicious Zucchini Stew. Do you know those little bitty cans of little bitty jalapeño peppers? Well, this recipe

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called for one pepper. Well, heck, I thought, that can’t be right. One pepper is so tiny, the recipe must mean one of those little bitty cans. Well sure, yes, of course I did. The stew was bubbling and smelling good as I got out the bowls to set the table for Mark. We sat down ready to savor a big bowl of Zucchini Stew and took one bite. Fortunately for us it was stove hot, so it was not a huge mouthful or we’d still have blisters on our mouth! So my fiancé and I went out to dinner that night. And he still married me, can you believe it? Do you know I’ve never ever made that dish again to this day? But, hmmm, it does sound kinda’ good, doesn’t it? Maybe I’ll try it again – someday.

As newlyweds, after we moved to Gallup, we belonged to a bridge couples group. The group played once a month and a different couple hosted it every month. Whoever was the host decided on the meal and told the others what part to contribute. This particular night, I was to make the dessert.

Everyone knew (and still knows) that I love making gourmet desserts and trying new things, so I often was asked to bring the dessert.

I made this gorgeous torte – six layers, with a chocolate ganache over the top and sides. I set it next to the refrigerator and opened the door to put it in. I had to clear some room for it, and then, when I reached for it, the layers started slithering off each other. Before I could stop it, the entire torte had slid off the plate and was on the floor! This torte had taken all morning to make! So I did what any sane person would do. I scooped up the pieces and piled them on the plate, covered the whole mess with foil, and propped a photo of what the torte looked like on top of the foil. I never told anyone, until now, that the torte had actually ended up on the floor. I set it in the middle of the table and December 2014

people just grabbed chunks off to eat. No one died, so it couldn’t have been too bad.

About my kitchen floor – when I was younger, my kitchen floor was clean enough to eat on. Of course you’d be taking a hell of a chance, but you could eat there. Lord knows my kids did often enough. And certainly all the dogs did . . .

These days it seems that I have to read a recipe multiple times to make sure I didn’t forget anything, and yet, I do still forget at times. I might read all the ingredients over and over and am certain that I have everything, and then while I’m mixing it, I re-read and find out, uh oh, I was supposed to mix those things first, or put that in last, or the oven heat is the wrong temperature. So now, if I remember (that nasty word again), I read not only the ingredients, but also the directions multiple times. Which naturally makes the preparation time two or three times longer. Sometimes I don’t realize what went wrong until it is finished cooking, at which time I go back and read the recipe yet again only to find out something should have been folded in, not beaten (no wonder it fell).

Also, I seem to have a problem at times mixing up a couple of recipes.

I have three huge cookbooks in which I’ve got all my recipes. I’m talking seriously huge cookbooks. See, I’ve written a cookbook and it is not only on disc, but also printed out. I’ve separated it into three different cookbooks, but dessert is in its own binder because I use that one more than any other. So there could be more than one recipe on a page and one or two more on the facing page. Well, you can understand how my mind could drift and maybe I think I’m looking at one recipe, but in reality it is a different one. It could be a real problem if, for example, both recipes use chocolate, which is a distinct possibility since the recipes are in alphabetical order, and one recipe calls for one kind of chocolate but the other uses a different kind. Or the amount might be different. So, as my mind drifts, I might measure out the wrong amount or the wrong kind for the recipe I’m working on. What does it matter, you ask, since chocolate is after all, chocolate? Okay, maybe that wasn’t the best example. But maybe it could be the amount of butter or . . .

The last time I tried to make my famous Cream Puffs, it took me four tries to get one batch. I don’t know what the problem was, the way I mixed them up, the temperature of the oven, where I placed them in the oven, or something else. You’re wondering why I kept trying again, aren’t you. Well, I already had the filling made and wasn’t about to throw it out.

When I was teaching my gourmet dessert classes, I told the students that you never throw mistakes out. The exception was the Zucchini Stew, but then that wasn’t a dessert, see. Anyway, you can always use the mistakes somehow. A cake falls apart? Break it into chunks and serve it in a bowl with some kind of sauce. I have this wonderful recipe for a shortbread pie crust, but it sometimes sticks to the pan and breaks up. So I just scrape it into a bowl and we eat it like a cookie. Or it can be used as a topping for something.

Delicious! Sauce that curdles? Either run it through a sieve or a blender.

I seem to have trouble judging portions lately, too. Yesterday I made some delicious chicken noodle soup, but when I was ready to put the noodles in, I couldn’t decide how many to use. I’d pour some in, but that didn’t look like enough, so I’d add more, but it still didn’t look right, so I ended up putting in the whole bag. There were so many noodles, it turned out to hardly be soup at all.

Also, things I used to whip out with hardly any trouble, I just cannot do by myself anymore. Yesterday, I made three chicken spinach lasagnas for the freezer. (Oh, yes, we do feed the freezer. You never know when the National Guard might show up for dinner and it wouldn’t be right not to be prepared.) Well, that’s an out-and-out lie – the part about me making the lasagnas. Mark was a big help. He chopped onions and garlic, sliced mushrooms, filled pots with water, lifted and toted, and did dishes. Then when everything was ready, he helped me assemble the lasagnas. It’s hard to believe that I used to do all this on my own. He was and is a big help when I have a big project going. I definitely need kitchen aid.

You’re probably wondering, with all the trouble I have cooking these days, why I don’t just stop. Well, the truth is that despite the aggravation, like my aunt Rena before me, it is my therapy. I love to cook and experiment in the kitchen. And then, of course, there’s the fact that I’m just very, very stubborn . . .

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EL MORRO THEATRE

December Schedule Featured Events

Orson Welles’ A Christmas Carol Live Radio Show

A Holiday Evening of Magic—Featuring Craig Davis Thurs., Dec. 18 @ 6:30 PM

Fri., Dec. 13 @ 7:00 PM Sat., Dec. 14 @ 6:00 PM (ArtsCrawl)

Admission: Adults $12 and Children $10

The Gallup Firefighter’s Association presents this family magic show which Watch as the holiday classic is performed will benefit local firefighters and be a live on stage with sound effects and music night of fun for the whole family, and broadcast live on KGLP. Be a part of featuring professional illusionist, the studio audience and experience old magician and juggler Craig Davis. time radio live on stage.

For Tickets call: 505-681-6852 Gallup’s Got Holiday Talent Admission: $5

Wed., Dec. 3, 10, & 17 @ 7:00 PM with host Rachel Kaub of 91.7 KGLP. Come & show your talent or just express yourself! Bring your holiday talent!

Holiday Fun Films

Movies

Family Matinees

Admission: $2

Kids are FREE

Dec. 4 @ 7:00 PM National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Dec. 5 @ 7:00 PM Christmas with the Kranks Dec. 11 @ 7:00 PM Scrooged Dec. 19 @ 7:00 PM Deck the Halls Dec. 23 @ 7:00 PM Jingle All the Way

Adults $2

Dec. 6 @ 2:00 PM The Giver Holiday Double Feature Dec. 20 @ 1:00 PM It’s a Wonderful Life @ 3:00 PM Miracle on 34th Street

Special Presentation—Drunktown’s Finest Friday Dec. 26, Saturday Dec. 27, Sunday Dec. 28, Monday Dec. 29, Tuesday Dec. 30, Friday Jan. 2, & Saturday Jan. 3 @ 7pm Admission : $5

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Foxes & Bobcat

By Rob Koops

B

ack in the late 1950s—ancient history for a lot of you—I was prowling around in what Rehobothians unimaginatively call “First Canyon,” the closest real canyon to Rehoboth, notching the hogback to the south of the village. Three small foxes ran up into a side branch of the canyon—the one with the amphitheaterlike cave in it. I knew it was a dead-end and wondered what those guys would do if I went after them. It’s a steep climb in there, so after 20 yards or so I was huffing and puffing through some bushes, leaning well forward and pushing on my knees to maintain speed. Suddenly I found myself face to face with a bobcat, crouched about four feet away in some weeds, ready to spring. I froze, and the two of us stared at each other intently. I could see his yellow eyes, thinking to myself that the pupils weren’t vertical slits like a house cat’s, but more round. I knew I had a knife in my pocket, but I also knew that this guy could shred my face to ribbons in a tenth of the time I could move my hand to my pocket. Several seconds went by, and I must have made a slight movement, because in a split second the bobcat sprang out of the weeds and bounded down the slope to the main part of the canyon and disappeared. It dawned on me then that he must have been following those foxes, and that I interrupted his meal.

I never saw him again, and never saw a bobcat again in New Mexico until a couple of years ago when I saw one with Mike and Anita Fredericksen on Narbona Pass. They’re beautiful animals.

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Schedule of Career Fairs 2015 Career fairs promote collaboration between the University and our Communities to broaden knowledge of area business practices and offer the potential for an enhanced workforce.

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Contact Information

Jan 27, 2015

All Trades Fair

For more information please contact Mary Lou Mraz or Hawana Holliday

10—2 Gurley Hall Feb 10, 2015

9:30—2

At Gallup High School Mar. 3, 2015

10—2 Gurley Hall

Mar. 24, 2014

10—2 Gurley Hall

Apr. 21, 2014

10—2 Gurley Hall University of New Mexico Gallup Campus 705 Gurley Ave. Gallup, New Mexico 87301

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$40.00/ table Lunch for 2 provided

Inviting All Area Businesses!

For more information please contact Laura Moore

CAREER DAY!

(lmoore@gmcs.k12.nm.us) 505-721-2560

Health, Wellness and Higher Education Career Fair

For more information please contact Mary Lou Mraz or Hawana Holliday

Law Enforcement, Fire Fighters, and Military

For more information please Contact Mary Lou Mraz or Hawana Holliday

Hospitality

For more information please contact Mary Lou Mraz or Hawana Holliday

FREE!

$40.00/table Lunch for 2 provided

$40.00/table Lunch for 2 provided

Career Fair

$40.00/table Lunch for 2 provided Mary Lou Mraz Or Hawana Holliday Morris

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AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CITIZENS OF GALLUP Dear Friends and Neighbors:

After a lot of thought and after discussion with my family, I have decided that I am going to run for a second term as Mayor. I’d like to tell you why. The short reason is that we have put a lot of projects in motion that are critical, and I want to see them succeed. These issues are important to me and, I think they are important for the future of our City. We now have: • A City Manager who has a heart for community development and the experience to make it happen,

• An Electrical Engineer who helped us negotiate a new electrical contract with lower rates and who has the ability to open the door for us to consider generating our own power, • A new Water and Wastewater Engineer who has the ability to help us with much needed upgrades to our Solid Wastewater Plant, • Construction underway on the long anticipated Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project, • Important Quality of Life projects underway for the El Morro Theatre and the indoor recreation facility on the North Side, • An excellent working relationship in Santa Fe with Governor Martinez and her staff, • Remodeling underway at the Gallup Detox facility will help us reinstate 72-hour holds for inebriates, • An Economic Development Corporation (GGEDC) that is ready to help us do business with Gallup Land Partners and other businesses who want to invest in Gallup, • A new initiative in the works for our Police Department to assist business owners with criminal charges against habitual panhandlers at business sites after issuance of no trespassing notices, • Gallup has been approved by the State of New Mexico as an Arts and Cultural District and we are working to gain our certification from the State by Memorial Day of 2015.

It has been a while since we have had a mayor who has served two terms in Gallup. After serving for four years, I have a full appreciation of the difficulties that come with the office, but I also thoroughly enjoy giving of my time to work for the citizens of Gallup. I am adamant about pushing forward to make our community successful and safe. I am going to run for a second term and I would like your help.

Sincerely,

Jackie McKinney

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December Community Calendar Sunday ONGOING

Support Class for Parents of Teens at First United Methodist Church from 6:30-7:30pm. Info: 863-4512.

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

Psychic Playtime with RedWulf at the Old School Gallery 1st and 3rd Sundays, 7-9:30pm. Tarot, drum journeys and more tools to explore your inner self. $1 donation. Info: RedWulf @ 505-783-4612.

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

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Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols, 4 pm at the Church of the Holy Spirit. Join us as we prepare for the coming of the Christ Child with music, quiet, lessons, and beauty.

The Church of the Holy Spirit is located at 1334 Country Club Drive, Gallup, just 1 block west of Red Rock Elementary School. Phone: 505-8634695.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will present a Christmas Concert featuring selections from Handel’s Messiah at 4 pm at the LDS church (601 Susan Avenue in Gallup). The program will feature local talent of all ages, and will also include several traditional Christmas songs and hymns. This concert is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gallup, New Mexico Stake and is a free Christmas gift to the community. Please dress in Sunday attire, as the performance will take place in the chapel. A reception will follow in the church cultural hall. For more information, call Tara at 505-722-3836 and read G-Town article on p. 50.

Monday ONGOING

Battered Families Services, Inc. has a women’s support group that meets weekly, 5:30-7:30. A children’s support group is available at the same time for children 6 years of age and older. Info: 722-6389.

Gallup Al-Anon meetings 12 noon at Sacred Heart Cathedral (corner of Woodrow and Green), in the Family Center, 1st door on the left on the bottom floor.

Codependents Anonymous, 12 noon at First United Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Drive, library room. Info: Liz at 863-5928.

Teen Survivors of Dating and Domestic Violence support group meeting, 5:30-7:30pm. Info: 7226389.

Lebanon Lodge #22, A. F. & A. M. meets the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 7:30 pm at the Gallup Masonic Center (4801 E. Historic 66 Avenue). An informational program and meal are presented before the meeting at 6:45 pm. All Masons are invited. Info: lebanonlodge22@yahoo. com.

Open mic night every Monday at the Coffee House from 6 to 8 pm. Open to musicians, poets, and story tellers.

Brain Injury Support Group, Mondays 9-11 am at Hozho Center (216 W. Maloney, Gallup). Learn new ways to deal with old problems. Become a better person by talking to people who know about brain injuries. For more information, call 505-870-1483.

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Citizens of Gallup interested in conservation, recycling and sustainable development are invited to attend the newly forming Sustainable Gallup Board (SGB). The SGB meets on the first Monday of each month, 3 – 5 pm, in the Mayor’s Conference Room, City Hall. Contact Bill Bright at 505-722-0039 for information.

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Quilt Club at Gallup Service Mart, 6-8 pm, free. Come join other quilters in the area to share ideas and projects. Bring your projects for an evening of Show and Tell and discussions about quilting. For our Holiday celebration we will have a potluck dinner with food signups during our November meeting. Also if everyone can bring either canned goods or dried food products to donate to our local food pantry. Along with gift giving, let’s have a 2 fat quarter exchange. This need to be gift-wrapped and can be any color fat quarters. For more information, call 722-9414.

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The Buddhist meditation Morning Light Sanga will meet from 2 to 4 at 113 E. Logan. Please join us.

The Rehoboth High School Choir invites you to the annual Christmas Concert at Sacred Heart Cathedral at 4 pm. Come and worship the new born King! The 60-voice choir will sing both Christmas classics and new pieces. The concert will include accompaniment by piano, percussion, strings, brass and organ. There will be plenty of opportunity for the congregation to participate in song. A free-will offering with be taken.

Taizé Worship, 4 pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church. A special Advent service in the style of Taizé will be held. Please join us for quiet, meditation, song, prayer, and Scripture. The church is located on Boardman Drive just south of Orleans Manor Apartments. Call Kathy (7225011) for more information.

Plateau Sciences Society’s Annual Christmas Party, 5:30 pm at Martin Link’s house. For more information, call Peg Franz at 505-728-2286.

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Wednesday

Mother Goose on the Loose (ages 0-2) interactive parent-child music + movement story time, 11am at the Children’s Library.

Weird Science Club (ages 6-12) exploratory science, technology, engineering and math programs designed to make learning fun, 4pm at the Children’s Library.

ONGOING

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

Overeaters Anonymous meeting for beginner and returning, 6:00 pm at Church of the Holy Spirit (1334 Country Club Drive). For more information, call Linda at (505) 863-6042.

Faith Chapter #69, Order of the Eastern Star, meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7 pm at the Gallup Masonic Center (4801 E. Historic 66 Avenue). Info: Robert 505-615-8053.

Work in Beauty Open Board Meetings every 1st Tuesday at 7pm at the Work in Beauty House (113 E. Logan, corner of Logan and Puerco). Work in Beauty Community Action Meetings every 3rd Tuesday at 7pm at the Work in Beauty House (113 E. Logan, corner of Logan and Puerco).

Home Group AA will meet at Hozho Center three times a week Tuesday 6p-7p OD, Friday 6p-7p BB, potluck dinner 3rd Friday during speaker meeting, Sunday 4p-5p OD. Gallup Heritage Singers practices, 7-8:30 pm at UNM-G North Campus, 425 North 7th St. For information, call Lynn at 722-2381 or 505-9062848. New members welcome!

Gallup Sunrise Kiwanis meets at Earl’s Family Restaurant(1400 East Hwy. 66) at 7:00 am.

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Holiday Extravaganza Make and Take event at Jim Harlin Community Pantry (130 E. Hasler Valley Rd., Gallup). Come and get a head start on you Christmas gift giving by creating some fabulous take-home Holiday Gifts! $10 per person (fee covers materials, refreshments & booklet). Program is provided by Bernalillo, Cibola, Sandoval, Torrance, McKinley, Rio Arriba, and Valencia Cooperative Extension Service. RSVP by Friday December 5. Call Elena at work (505) 863-3432 or Cell (505) 8705995 or ebowers@nmsu.edu to pre-register.

Holiday Social at El Rancho Hotel. 5:30 to 7:30 pm, held by Gallup McKinley County Association of Educational Retirees. Meet & greet others interested in information about the school retirement benefits program and associated legislation, if you are a current or future retiree. Come and enjoy the evening!

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Gallup Community Concert Series presents Two on Tap, who will be tapping and singing à la Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye, Fred Astaire and the movie White Christmas at Gallup High Auditorium at 7 pm.

This is an evening to be enjoyed by people of all ages. For more information about this concert and series memberships please contact Antoinette Neff, Executive Director at 505-8623939 or e-mail: toni@nizhonimusic.com and read G-Town article on p. 51.

December events at Octavia Fellin Public Library listed on p. 51.

ONGOING

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

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

Gallup Solar meets the first three Wednesdays of every month at 113 East Logan to discuss everything solar, from megawatt plants to solar lighting for the outhouse. To find out how you can save money on a grid tie in Gallup or for more information, go to new projects at gallupsolar.org or call Don at 505-728-9246.

Community Stage Night, 7-9 pm at El Morro Theatre. All talent welcome, including music, mime, magic, improv, comedy, dance, spoken word, and more. Free admission. Performers may call Rachel at 505-863-7626, email manager@kglp.org, or arrive before 6:45 pm to sign up at the theatre.

Midweek Refreshment at Church of the Holy Spirit, 7 pm. We are watching and discussing actor David Suchet’s DVD: “In the Footsteps of St. Paul.” Come join us! The Church of the Holy Spirit is located at 1334 Country Club Drive, just 1 block west of Red Rock Elementary School. For information, call 505-863-4695.

“Evolutionary Christianity” study group at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 7 pm. Based on a series of interviews with theologians, scientists, and philosophers who integrate their faith with an affirmation of what we can learn from science.

Contact Pastor Lorelei Kay for more information at 905-3247.

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The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus’ Birth, Advent Study by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan, Wednesdays at 7 pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Contact Pastor Lorelei Kay for more information, 905-3247.

Midweek Refreshment at Church of the Holy Spirit, Dec. 3, 10, 17 at 7 pm. We are studying Henri Nouwen’s beautiful reflection on Rembrandt’s painting: The Return of the Prodigal Son. Come join us! The Church of the Holy Spirit is located at 1334 Country Club Drive, just 1 block west of Red Rock Elementary School. For information, call 505-863-4695.

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Soroptimist International of Gallup meets at Angela’s Café at noon.

Christmas Eve Service, 7 pm at the Church of the Holy Spirit. O Come, All Ye Faithful! Join us for a beautiful candlelit service of Lessons and Carols and Holy Eucharist. Bring your family and friends and plan to stay afterwards for fellowship, cocoa, and cookies. The Church of the Holy Spirit is located at 1334 Country Club Drive, Gallup, just 1 block west of Red Rock Elementary School. Phone: 505-863-4695.

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NCI 15th Annual New Year’s Eve Sobriety Gourd Dance & Powwow, beginning at 12 noon at Miyamura High School Gym. A non-perishable item, any school supplies, or toys gets you in. For more information, contact Karen Johnson at 505722-9282.

Navajo Nation Museum will be hosting the 6th Annual KÉSHJÉÉ Navajo Shoe Game Tournament, from 8 pm into the New Year! Cash prizes for the first four places. The Museum Café will be open; there will also be door prizes and children’s winter activities. Team registration is open for an 8-team bracket. Cost is $75 before Dec. 19 (nonrefundable). To register a team, call 928-871-7941.

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The Buddhist meditation Morning Light Sanga will meet from 2 to 4 at 113 E. Logan. Please join us.

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Thursday ONGOING

Crafty Kids, fun for all ages, 4pm at the Children’s Library.

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

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

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

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

Divorce Care Support Group, Thursdays at 7pm.

Location to be determined. For more information, call or email Dan at 505 878-2821 or dkruis@yahoo.com.

Diabetes Education Classes, first four Thursdays of the month, 6:30-8:30 pm, RMCH 2nd floor library. Contact: Carolyn at 863-1865.

ONGOING

Movies for all ages at the Children’s Library@ 4pm.

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

Learn and Play Chess, 1:30 – 3:30 pm at The Coffee House. Russ, a chess master, will be conducting a class for beginners all the way to advanced chess players. Come by and relax, enjoy and learn.

Saturday ONGOING

Every 1st Saturday of the month is RMCHCS Childbirth Education classes for 2014. Classes are held in the library at RMCH and begin promptly at 9:00 am and end at 1:00 pm. The class is designed for busy people who wish to complete the class in one day. Call the Women’s Health Unit at 505-863-7026 to register, the class is free. The facilitator is Beatrice Nunez, RNc. Overeaters Anonymous meets at 11 am at First United Methodist Church library (1800 Red Rock Drive, entrance NW).

For more information, call Liz 505-863-5928 or 505-721-9208.

Open Table at Coal Street Coffee House, 6:30 pm, second and third Fridays. “Living the Questions” – a series of 20-minute videos of Christian faith basics discussed in interviews with progressive theologians from a variety of denominations. These sessions are good for any who are just learning about Christianity, or who might be rethinking their faith. Call 905-3247 for more information.

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Habitat for Humanity is in need of volunteers for one or more part day construction or support sessions. No experience required. Yard Sales are closed for winter. If you have household items to donate or wish to volunteer, call Bill at 505-722-4226.

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Second Thursday Diabetes Support Group, 5:30 pm at Church of the Holy Spirit. For all people who suffer from Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes. For the next few months: cooking classes! The Church of the Holy Spirit is located at 1334 Country Club Drive, Gallup, just 1 block west of Red Rock Elementary School. Phone: 505-863-4695.

Breastfeeding 101, learn the basics of breastfeeding, 6pm, RMCH 2nd floor library AND Baby Bistro, support group for breastfeeding moms and their babies, 7pm, RMCH 2nd floor library. For more information contact Mary Ippel at 505-8705103.

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Red Rock Balloon Rally, December 5-7.

Visit www.redrockballoonrally.com for more information.

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Navajo Nation Museum presents the 17th Annual Késhmish Festival, December 12-13. The festival is open to the public, Friday 9 am – 7 pm and Saturday 9 am – 5 pm. Come get your shopping done early. Enjoy hourly door prizes, Lighting of the Luminaries, children’s activities, book signings, entertainment by Miss Navajo Nation, McKeon Dempsey (Friday at 5:30 pm), contests, and more! Booth space is available. For more information, call 928871-7941 and read G-Town article on p. 50.

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On Call Jazz will play annual Christmas benefit concert for Thai Burma Border Health Initiative, 7-9 pm, upstairs at the Gallup Cultural Center at the Gallup train station. Enjoy an evening of Christmas jazz favorites. This event is free, but donations are accepted. 100% of proceeds directly benefit refugees on the Thai-Burma border: tbbhi. org.

Volunteers needed The New Mexico Child Abuse and Neglect Citizen Review Board needs volunteers to provide independent and objective oversight for abused and neglected children in the custody of the state, with the goal of improving the lives of children and the child welfare system. Meetings are held one day a month to review cases and volunteers must be able to access and use a secure computer.

For more information, call 866-583-6101 or visit www.nmcrb.org.

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The Pyramid Rock Trail Run will be held at Red Rock Park. Registrants may run or walk this trail, which is about 4.5 miles long. Entry fee is $20 for early registration (by Dec. 3), $25 at the race. On-site registration will begin at 8:30 am; the race will begin at 9:30 am. Questions? Call Bob Ippel at 505-863-4412 ext 123 or email him at bippel@rcsnm.org. Read G-Town article p. 50 for more information.

Quilted Holiday Ornament workshop at UNM-North Campus, 9 am – 4 pm. $35 lunch included. Join Laura and Susan who will show you how to make Quilted Holiday Ornaments, which make wonderful gifts and decorations for the holidays! You will make two ornaments during the class: the ball ornament and the pinecone ornament. These are simple and make a great gift or family project for the holidays. No sewing machines needed. For more information, call 722-9414.

16th Annual Kateri Circle Christmas Arts & Crafts Sale, 9 am to 4 pm at St. Michaels Mission Gym. Arts, crafts, concession food and raffle tickets for great prizes! Vendors welcome. Call Rosh Fredericks at 505-8707331 or leave a message at Friary 928-871-4171.

Holiday Make & Take: Make your own body products using organic ingredients and therapeutic grade essential oils. $15. 1-3 pm at Gallup Chamber of Commerce, 106 Highway 66. For more information or to RSVP, call (646) 942 8759 or email essentialgallup@gmail.com. Space is limited.

There will be an author’s book signing at the Coffee House, 203 West Coal Avenue, Gallup, from 1 to 3:30 pm.

Dr. Linda Bowlby, a psychiatrist who has recently settled in Gallup, will be signing a variety of her books that have been written for both adults and children that are not only inspirational, but healing as well.

McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council Monthly Meeting, 2:00 pm at Red Mesa Center (105 W. Hill Ave.). Call 722-5142 for more information.

Make your own Holiday Cards at Octavia Fellin Public Library, 2 pm. Local card designer, Ethel Hill, will demonstrate how to design your own holiday cards this season. Supplies will be provided and class is limited to 10 people. The program is free of charge and registration is required. Call the library at 505-863-1291 or libsuper@gallupnm.gov to register.

Get Tough Bull Riding Association 2013 and 2014 Year End Banquet at Lions Club Hall in Gallup, NM, 3 pm. Dance to follow reception, featuring Badlands Band.

First Saturday Healing Prayer and Song, 5 pm at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit. Come celebrate The Feast of St. Nicholas – a casual and comfortable service devoted to healing of mind, body, & spirit, including music, scripture, prayer, and Holy Communion. Everyone is very welcome indeed! The Church of the Holy Spirit is located at 1334 Country Club Drive, Gallup, just 1 block west of Red Rock Elementary School. Phone: 505863-4695.

Soroptimist International of Gallup in partnership with Rio West Mall is hosting the Annual Festival of Trees.

Tree Give Away to be held on December 6 at 5pm. Ticket must be present to win. Ticket sales December 1-6 at mall office and near tree display. Proceeds support Soroptimist “Live Your Dreams Award” program, Battered Families Services Housewarming, “Dream It Be It” program for girls and other projects. For more information contact Geraldine Arviso, President, SI Gallup at 721-9121. Thanks to all the sponsors for their support!

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Red Rock Craft Fair, 9 am to 4 pm. Over 60 vendors selling Baked Goodies, Crafts, Wooden Toys, Jewelry and More! Contact Julie for more information, 505-870-7083.

It’s a Winter Wonderland at the Children’s Library, starting at 1 pm. Kids won’t want to miss seeing Santa Claus, who will be visiting from the North Pole. Families are also invited to a holiday story time, featuring the Polar Express, at 2:30 pm. Starting at 6 pm, in conjunction with ArtsCrawl, the Children’s Branch will be hosting holiday movies, crafts and games throughout the evening. And don’t forget to stop by for a cup of hot cocoa.

ArtsCrawl, Downtown Gallup, 7-9 pm. Schedule of events on p. 44.

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1. Each story must be no more than 750 words.

2. Each story must be typed and emailed to gallupjourney@gmail. com with your name and mailing address.

1. Please submit your photos via email (gallupjourney@gmail.com), or bring a disc to the gallup journey office (202 east hill avenue).

2. FIVE photos per entry.

Please include your name and mailing address.

3. ONE entry per person.

Call to artists, writers, poets, photo nuts, and anyone we forgot.

Poetry

1. Each poem must be typed and emailed to gallupjourney@gmail. com with your name and mailing address.

2. ONE entry per person.

submissions due by Friday, december 5, 2014. send short stories, poems, and digital photos to us at gallupjourney@gmail.com or drop a disc off at our office (202 east hill avenue).

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1. Celebrating their Airman’s graduation at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Big photo: Edward Pinto with Airman Theron Logg. Left photo: Aryanah Jim. Right photo: Anne Spencer. They were there to celebrate Theron’s graduation from Basic Training AND to read the Journey.

2. UNM-Gallup TRiO/Student Support Services participants and staff reading the Gallup Journey atop the San Francisco Peaks at the Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff, AZ during a recent enrichment trip for students.

3. Kellan and Kayleb Benally read the Journey in Page, AZ - the farthest they have been in there 9-10 years in Gallup.

4. Betty and Matt Craig read the Journey after landing by ski plane on Mount McKinley’s Ruth Glacier, Denali National Park, Alaska.

5. Karen Zollinger and Carol Freidman, of Washington D.C., reading the Journey in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

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1. Aileen McCarthy with some of her fellow graduates doing a little extra curricular reading after their graduation from Thomas Aquinas College in CA. 2. JJ Robbins, Shauntaye Yazzie, Ralina Yazzie, Angie Yazzie, Lynn Yazzie, Rita Spencer, Cameron Robbins, Maraya Yazzie, and Tiffany Robbins reading the Journey on their Disneyland Vacation this past summer.

3. Navajo botanist, Arnold Clifford reading the Gallup Journey to his students at Roy Kady’s Experiential Holistic Cultural Learning Sheep Camp on Carrizo Mountain near Teec Nos Pos, Az. L - R: Tim Bruinius, Naomi Bruinius, Jennie Wei, Arnold Clifford, Mia Lozada, Jennifer Thompson, Roy Kady.

4. L-R: Rosanna Touchin, Elyssa Russell, Tyrone Kay, Taylor Snow, Katelynn Russell, and Winona Kay read the Journey at Dallas Cowboys vs. Denver Broncos game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. 5. Charles and Ann Arviso are reading the Journey at Mount Rainier National Park, one of the many stops on their annual vacation.

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1. Best Burger: _____________________________________________________ 2. Best Breakfast Burrito: ____________________________________________ 3. Best Coffee Joint: ________________________________________________ 4. Best Grocery Store: _______________________________________________ 5. Best Sandwich: ___________________________________________________ 6. Best Hiking/Biking Trail: ___________________________________________ 7. Best Pizza Joint: _________________________________________________ 8. Best Margarita: __________________________________________________ 9. Best City-Sponsored Event: _________________________________________ 10. Best Local Bar: ___________________________________________________ 11. Best City Park: ___________________________________________________ 12. Best Mural: ______________________________________________________ 13. Best Green Chile: _________________________________________________ 14. Best Red Chile: ___________________________________________________ 15. Best Burrito: _____________________________________________________ 16. Most Recognizable Gallupian: _______________________________________ 18. Best Salsa: _______________________________________________________ 19. Best Thing About Living in Gallup: ___________________________________ This is so easy. Here’s what you do: Write down any or all of the answers to these questions, rip the page out, and bring it to the journey office (202 east hill) or if we’re not in the office, drop it in the mail slot at the curb.

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“First Friday” “Gallup Business Improvement District”

Holiday Progressive Dinner December 5th from 5pm until 9pm

Holiday Music Ceremony Saturday, December 6th from 5pm until 9pm, Downtown Walkway

Santa's Art & Crafts Market December 5th & 6th from 5pm until 9pm at the Downtown Conference Center across from the El Morro Theatre. Free Admission for general public. (Artist space, $10) For Information: Gallup Business Improvement District ​(505) 722-4430 • francis@gallupbid.com Event Coordinator: Dee Santillanes (505) 728-1055 • deesantillanes@gmail.com

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