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APRIL CITY UPDATE The City of Gallup held its annual strategic planning update February 22-25, 2022. Department directors and city council met and discussed both the accomplishments of the past year as well as the challenges facing the city in the future.

The city council has outlined four goals for our future as a city: 1.

A financially sound city providing exceptional services 2.

Upgraded city infrastructure and facilities 3.

Grow the local economy 4.

More livable community for all.

It is important to focus on the challenges that lie ahead for the city as we strive toward these goals; especially in regard to infrastructure, funding, staff, and more. It is also important to look back and celebrate what the team of over 400 city employees has accomplished in the past year.

• Coal Avenue Commons Phase 1 completed, Phase 2 funded and will begin construction spring of 2022.

• A new police building is fully funded.

• A site was chosen for a proposed new library and a conceptual design is underway.

• A milling machine, paving machine, and vactor truck were purchased, saving thousands in future equipment rentals.

• The city will be acquiring land to build a new Animal Shelter building, saving thousands in future rental fees.

• Police officer salaries were increased to assist in competing with other New Mexico cities.

• Federal funding for the detox facility was extended.

• The city took out a low interest loan for improvements to the wastewater plant.

• Blighted motels on Route 66 were red tagged and closed pending code compliance • The city hosted a successful return of the Best of the Best Rodeo. The next event takes place June 22-25, 2022 (www.gallupbest.com).

• Planning initiatives are underway toward enhanced economic development (such as autonomous vehicle capabilities in the community and the Rhino Health glove factory) and updates to the Growth Management Master Plan for the City.

• The city Tourism Department launched the new www.visitgallup.com and Visit Gallup app • Sewer replacement projects are underway, especially at Maloney and Ford Avenue.

• The city advocated for changes to the state liquor laws.

• The Skate Park is fully open and available to the community with no more COVID restrictions.

• The city worked out a fiscal collaboration with McKinley County to move forward with a regional senior center design.

• The city had a financially responsible, conservative, and balanced budget.

• The Lexington Hotel was repurposed and reopened in a partnership with Heading Home to help provide housing services for our most at-risk community.

• The Four Corners Detox Center opened independent of any city funding and they partner with the city.

• The New Mexico Department of Transportation is progressing with Carbon Coal Road/Highway 491.

• The city hired a new water and waste water utility director, Tim Bodell.

• A request for proposal has been issued for the reconstruction of the intersections of Route 66, Second and Third street to enhance traffic signals and implement pedestrian safety measures and improvements at rail crossings.

• A police substation was established within the downtown area.

• The city has been diligently applying and has received funding to move forward with four new wells.

• A new cannabis ordinance was developed and adopted.

• Furloughed personnel were recalled and facilities closed due to COVID were reopened.

For more information about the City of Gallup’s strategic planning you can visit the City of Gallup on Facebook or Youtube to view the recorded city council meetings.

Mayor Louie Bonaguidi Councilor Linda Garcia Councilor Michael Schaaf Councilor Sarah Piano Councilor Fran Palochak

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Thoughts From The West End The world has strange rules. When I was in elementary school you were required to go to the restroom before you went out onto the playground. If you asked to use the restroom while at recess, you were denied. This is during the 1970s and it seems like we wore corduroy, which is a heavier and tighter material than denim. Let’s just say when you gotta go, you gotta go. I will always remember my buddy walking close to hide the evidence so I wouldn’t be teased. Never understood why that was the rule, or exactly what the lesson was.

It is always confusing to me when similar behavior gets very different results. Houston Texan’s quarterback Deshaun Watson gets accused of sexual harassment and he gets a pay raise. On the other hand, New York governor, Andrew Cuomo resigns and doesn’t have much of a political future. I guess if your profession includes cheerleaders instead of business dressed women the levels of expectations is different. Just like that 6

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school yard recess rule I am having trouble figuring this one out.

Growing up I was always taught that honesty or truthfulness is something to look for in politicians.

I am not always sure that the two exist together, but like all of us I am very hopeful. Politicians are the first to tell you how honest they are, it just wouldn’t go well if a politician came out and told us they were pretty much pulling the wool over our eyes.

That is why I am always so confused when a politician begins their campaign by resigning from a powerful position and tell us they are not going to run for President. Then, what do you know, come campaign season they have entered the race.

Like I said, the world doesn’t always make sense to me. It would be nice to live in a world that was just the same for all of us. Not different rules for different folks.

However, I really do enjoy all of the wild things going on. Did any of you see the Oscar’s?

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Treasure Poem McKinley County Sheriffs Dept. James Maiorano III High Desert Horizons Program Bob Ippel Event Calendar One Life, One Breath Richard Rohr Nurse Angie Kenneth Riege People Reading Branding Through Signage Cyndi Jarvison 54 Opinion Poll 56 Memoirs Eugene Leone

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Heirlooms Michele Laughing Reeves Strike Three Kathy Polich R.E.M. Cycles Chuck Van Drunen Container Gardening Edith Iwan Gallup Cultural Center Being Reborn Chuck Van Drunen 26 Walking in Beauty Daisy Arsenault, RD 28 My Gallup Jewelry Journey Paula Baxter 34 Earth Day Challenge Thanks to our Contributors this month: Michele Laughing Reeves Kathy Polich Chuck Van Drunen Edith Iwan Paula Baxter

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By Michele Laughing Reeves There are two kinds of heirlooms: the antique that has monetary value and the antique that is pricelessly sentimental. Most of us are familiar with the latter. What ever the case may be, heirlooms are valuable, and their value is most likely associated with a special person or occasion or memory. Heirlooms can also be symbolic of a community or cultural pride or military service or career.

You may have an heirloom without knowing it. Perhaps, you carry grandpa’s pocketknife everywhere you go, or your greatgrandmother’s squash blossom hangs in your jewelry case, waiting for the next special event. The great thing about heirlooms is that it doesn’t need to be an expensive thing, its sentiment is what makes it priceless.

belt, “the red one.” The Lover’s Knot Tiara was commissioned in 1913 by Queen Mary and has 38 teardrop-

death in 1997, the tiara was next seen in 2015 when the Duchess of Cambridge wore it to a state dinner, and she has now worn it as often as the late Princess. I would not want to be the person in charge of securing that tiara, I’ve seen Ocean’s Eight.

Speaking of security, history’s most valuable heirloom has yet to be found. It is a loss of dynastic proportions.

The Heirloom Seal of the Realm, or The Imperial Seal of China, was the first emperor of China’s stamp. Qin Shi Huang had his commissioner carve an imperial stamp out of the precious jade relic, He Shi bi. The stamp was used on official edicts of the emperor, and it came to be The first kind of heirloom are symbolic of the Mandate of Heaven. the ones that are worth more than As the Heirloom Seal of the Realm was our collective purses, the kind that shaped pearls set with diamonds in passed from one emperor to the next, requires insurance and security guards. gold and silver. Queen Elizabeth II it also was passed from one dynasty Remember the tiara that Princess Diana inherited it upon her grandmother’s to the next. However, the imperial wore on her wedding day? Now that death, and then lent it to Princess seal was lost some time between 900 is an expensive heirloom. Of all the Diana often for royal engagements, and 1400 BCE as warlords fought for crown jewels of the British Monarch, including a visit to the British Embassy power. The Ming dynasty came to the Lover’s Knot Tiara is the most in Washington, D. C. The tiara is power and ruled without it. Decades iconic, so much so that it has a name. estimated to be worth between two later, the Qing Dynasty made hundreds To put in perspective, I call my concho and four million dollars. After Diana’s of official seals to devalue the original.

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One of these Qing seals sold at auction for $22 million. It is speculated that, if ever found, the Heirloom Seal of the Realm would be worth about $1 trillion—that’s 12 zeros for us common folks. Forget Oak Island, the real treasure is somewhere in China. The value of the jade and gold is insignificant in comparison to its symbolism of national and cultural prestige. It does make you wonder if some humble farmer is using it to tenderize meat, completely oblivious to its importance.

It just goes to show that heirlooms are valuable.

Heirlooms are special because they are things that were passed from generation to generation and most often, they come with a story. I’ve had two heirlooms pass over me; by this, I mean that my mother passed them straight to my daughter.

One came from my grandmother, and one was from her own collection. My grandmother was a typical Navajo Masani, she wore her best jewelry whenever she went to town. My grandparents did not go to Gallup often, but when they did my grandma brought out her bling. She didn’t have a footlocker full of jewelry, but she could change up it a few times.

There was one piece of jewelry that she wore all the time, even if she was going to the post office or the gas station. I don’t ever recall having seen her without it. It was her favorite.

The large pin had two rows of blue turquoise stones, and from a distant it looked like a chrysanthemum flower.

Yes, it does have “pawn value,” but it is worth so much more because it was my grandmother’s. Now, my daughter wears it to special occasions.

daughter wearing it! She said, “Gram said its too big for her, so she gave it to me.” The fit is perfect, literally and metaphorically.

Similarly, she also inherited my mother’s bracelet. This bracelet has no monetary value, and it may be considered costume jewelry, the kind seen in movies. The story goes that years ago, when my siblings and I were

I can’t help but wonder what other people have as heirlooms. If you have a daughter, you’ll drive for hours on reservation dirt roads to find the lady who has the “heirloom” recipe for the best Kindaalda Navajo cake.

Others have antique weavings or jewelry made by the original masters.

Then, there’s the ultimate heirloom, if you inherited one of the 29 gold Congressional Medal of Honor that was awarded to each of the original Code Talkers, you have in your possession both Navajo and military prestige.

The feminist in me must include the first Miss Navajo ever, who later became a medical doctor, Dr. Beulah Melvin Allen. Those heirlooms must have inspirational stories to tell and historical significance.

The unique thing about heirlooms is that its familial, it’s only natural that it stays within the family, and the story of it is past down to the next generation.

If something crazy happened like Queen Elizabeth giving me the Lover’s Knot Tiara, it would be nonsensical still very young, my mother for me to keep it, regardless of how was approached by another young gorgeous it would look on me. I would mother who desperately needed money. have no story to tell, I don’t even The young mother offered to sell her know the Queen. Same goes for the bracelet off her wrist. My mother saw Heirloom Seal of the Realm, or any immediately that the stones were fake, other person’s treasure, it belongs to and cuff was nickel silver, but she liked the descendants. It is all about the how pretty it was. My mother bought it sentimental connection; otherwise, it’s knowing that it wasn’t worth what she as misplaced as the Elgin Marbles in paid the lady. She ended up wearing it the British Museum. all the time. Then one day, I saw my April 2022

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By Kathy Polich

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adore watching my sons at whatever activity they are doing. As the boys have grown up and trickled off, the baby is all that remains. Now, please don’t tell my 16-year-old I called him a baby. He’s taller, faster, and stronger than his momma.

Although, if you are at one of his baseball games this spring, you will hear me cheering for him, and sometimes I still call him Cookie.

Over the weekend at a baseball tournament, I watched as his team struggled and lost three in a row. As the player’s and coaches’ frustration increased, so did the parents. I caught myself almost joining in with whining jeers instead of uplifting cheers. You know the ones. “What are you guys doing?” “Come on, wake up, you have to catch those!” or something along the lines of, “You have to be smarter at the plate!”

Now, humor me and go back and reread those. This time use the voice your perfectionist parent or mean teacher used when you were a kid. Or maybe the voice your spouse uses when they nag you. Sit in that for a second, and ask yourself, “How could that be beneficial?” If you can come up with any answers, please let me know! Because all I see when it happens is the collective team body language lose confidence. If you have the Gallup Journey App, you can read my article from March of 2019 titled: THERE’S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL! UNLESS YOU ARE THE PARENTS! I guess I better go back and reread that one myself!

I’m going to shift focus and speak to that player walking back to the dugout after striking out. If you are thinking, “I can’t hit!” or “I’m not good enough!” or, “What if people laugh at me?” Now consider what would happen if you changed your thoughts to, “I’m a hitter, next time, I’ll smash it!” or “I am good enough!” and “So what if people laugh at me!”

You can control your thoughts and feelings and, in turn, your behavior. In my article from February of this year, I wrote about some of the rules of the mind. One of my favorites is that your mind believes anything you tell it, good or bad, true or false, right or wrong. So the takeaway is to say to yourself good things.

If parents, coaches, or other fans are bringing you down. Become your own cheerleader!

You know what you need to adjust. Drown out

their negativity with your positive cheerleader!

If you have the guts or at least an open line of communication with your folks, ask them to try the following. Instead of pointing out what is wrong, have them rephrase it positively if they have to cheer. For example, if you are lifting your head right when you swing, ask them not to yell that, but to say something like, “You’ve got this, keep your head down!”

Changing your words is super important, so you don’t get bogged down in a looping thought. If we are still using baseball as our example, this is where slumps can start. A negative looping thought goes like this: Thought- My teammates don’t like me. I’m not pulling my weight batting. Not batting well makes me feel sad, scared, and upset.

Feeling- When I feel sad, scared, or upset, I lack confidence.

Action- When I go up to the plate without confidence, I strikeout.

Thought-When I strike out, I feel like I’m not good enough, and my teammates don’t like me.

See how this is a never-ending loop. Go back and reword each phrase to a positive spin and turn that into a positive looping thought. Does that mean you don’t have accountability for mistakes? Not at all, but it will allow you to focus on a task and skill-specific errors and not get demolished by self-deprecating talk. In the end, you can fix a lousy batting stance if you don’t believe you are lousy at batting! But if you think you can’t hit the ball, does your batting stance matter?

Well, wish me luck and say a prayer I can heed my advice. I am off to watch my baby, Cookie, play ball. Strike that last sentence.

I will watch my very mature teenager, and his buddies try and overcome their negative looping thoughts. I hope the Gods of baseball don’t smite me if I lose it for a brief second and forget there is no crying in baseball!

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R.E.M. CYCLES DREAM TIDBITS

by Chuck Van Drunen

FROM NOCTURAL NOTIONS

here was no particular image of who or what I was talking ...-..-1111111111 he subtle signs of drought were begining to show this past summer. The ponderosa pine tree in my back yard to, and I'm not sure there were even words that I spoke. mysteriously began to die on one side, while the general It was more of a heart energy or plea that was neither lack of rain seemed to make the town generally more contrite or tempered. The request floated in the air and dusty and hotter than normal. It felt, to me, almost like filled the space I was in. The intesity of the request was specific, sharp, and to the point in requiring liquid nourishment for the suns rays themselves were more intense than usual. my forest. rips to the Zuni mountains began to reveal large swaths of pinion trees that has turned brown. I' m told the was shocked to receive a relatively quick reply from a faceless/ drought weakened the pinion allowing the pine beetles to formless entity. It was even more shocking that there was a overtake them more easily without proper sap impatient harsheness in the tone of the response: "WHO ARE production to repel them. I see other large areas of YOU TO BE SO DEMANDING?" pinion dying in Ramah, and near Smith Lake. was immediately filled with a shameful fear, as the question was n a mountain bike ride in the forest I begin to feel a legitimate inquisistion upon which I had no weighty answer to sad at the thought of the forest burning down or the reply with. Indeed...who am I to be so demanding? ponderosas themselves finally being overtaken by the stresses related to a lack of moisture. ot sure how to respond I began to formulate a backpedalling response not terribly disimilar toJob's ver that month a pressure built up in me, an emotion of when his demands were actually answered in the deep sadness,but not one of resigniation. I thought, "if biblical text. thisforest dies, then I will die with it; I will not abandon it. I will hold it's hand on the metaphorical hospice bed et before I could expunge any syllables to that effect there if necessary." was a change in demeanor of my faceless host. There was a sublte softness and and genteleness that seems to fill the 11 of these thoughts perhaps culimated and climaxed into the dream I was to have a few days later. space.

n my dream I was present with all these thoughts and emotions and I had decided that the only recourse I had was to make a direct plea for Divine intervention on behalf on my beloved forest.

hen somehow the stranger inserted into the eye of my mind the image of the gospel story ofJesus making lOO's of gallons of wine for people already drunk at a party.

ext was the image of what happened right before that. There was Mary stubbornly askingJesus to do something that silly. .._.,..._ inally there was the image of Jesus looking at Mary and saying rather harshly, "Woman!

Why do you involve me." ut then He deeply smiled and honored her request anyway.

nd then I woke up.

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CONTAINER GARDENING

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f you have limited ability to reach down to the ground to garden, you can use raised planters. If your soil is lava, or is like concrete, you can use any variety of pots. Container gardening will allow you to garden and beautify your yard. You can grow a great variety of vegetables and flowers in pots and there is no end to what can be used.

There are tomato varieties specifically developed for pots but a full-sized tomato plant will produce well in a five gallon bucket with drainage holes drilled in

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the bottom. Cucumber and squash can be allowed to trail their vines or put a trellis behind the pot. You can also buy plants that will not vine and produce fruit neatly around the pot. Green beans, chili plants, spinach, and greens of all kinds can be grown easily. If you are planting vegetables such as beets, radishes, carrots, be sure you choose a pot that is 6 to 10 inches deep. The selection on the internet and in catalogs is much more varied than you will get in local stores and the hunt for the best variety is part of the joy of

growing. An added bit of information recently added to seed packages is the recommendation for how many vegetable seeds to put in a container. Companies are aware of the changes in gardening!

Traditionally, flowers have been used more often in pots. They can be used to brighten up a patio or the front door area.

If you choose a large enough pot, you can drape some plants down the front, fill the center with eye catching colors, and toward the back place something tall and green. It is best to use plants that all like the same conditions. For example: all sunny or shade loving/wet or dry soil.

The soil mixture you use in the containers will need to be a good quality potting mix rather than what is in your garden. If you have a very deep pot, you can add styrofoam peanuts or similar product that will fill in the space deeper than where the roots will penetrate and keep the pot from becoming excessively heavy. It will also be less expensive to just fill the top 6 to 10 inches of the pot with potting mix and not the whole pot. Some potting mixes have added fertilizer. It will say what kind is added on the bag. Plant will need both a quick and long acting fertilizer. The quick acting fertilizers provide ingredients for only 2 weeks while the long acting ones can last 3 to 6 months. If you use a three month fertilizer, in August your flowers or tomatoes may slow production of fruit or flowers. A dose of fertilizer can do a lot to revitalize them.

Most plants in pots will need daily watering, if in full sun with temperatures above 90 degrees, maybe twice a day. If you are unable to do this, there are watering systems you can buy . They consist of tubing and emitters to the pots or series of pots and attach to a timer. There are also self-watering planters. Happy and fruitful gardening!

Edith Iwan is a Cibola-McKinley County Master Gardener who lives and works in Thoreau. As a Master Gardener she assists the County Cooperative Extension Service in providing accurate, research-based gardening information to county residents. If you have any gardening questions, please call the NMSU Cibola County Extension at 505287-9266 or NMSU McKinley County Extension at 505-863-3432.

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Gallup Cultural Center Being Reborn. . .

New Events & Support Revive Gallup Landmark

1.Educational Programming The Gallup Cultural Center has begun to offer cultural educational experiences. Recently student groups from California & Georgia participated in a “Storytelling” program where the groups were taught stories and history of regional pueblo and Navajo narratives.

The program also carried a creative component of painting their own “Storyteller” pottery image, instructed by art professionals and assisted with Native music from Fernando Cellicion.

The groups attending the program were a part of Education First Tours, but such programming is also available for local schools. Local education agencies are encouraged to contact the Gallup Cultural Center to schedule a culturally relevant professional development training for students and teachers by calling 728-8048.

2. Indigenous Dance Program Starting May 2nd the Cultural Center will have Indigenous Dance groups performing every Monday/Wednesday/Friday (7pm-8pm) until August 10th in front of the building. In addition there will be a live cultural art demonstration every Friday from 4pm-8pm.

3. New Exhibits and Support New programming and building improvements are the result of newed support from the City of Gallup, Southwest Indian Foundation, and most recently from state legislators who delivered a $175,000 capital outlay for the building. A grand re-opening of the Storyteller Museum is scheduled for May 30 with many new exhibits to be displayed. The Gallup Cultural Center has also secured new working partnerships with the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (Albuquerque,NM), the Belen Harvey House (Belen,NM), and the Indigenous Cultural Advisors (Yatahey, NM).

4. New Director

Teri Frazier is the new director of the Gallup Cultural Center and is working collaboratively with City Tourism Marketing and Manager, Jennifer Lazarz, and City Director of Library and Museums, Tammi Moe, to create a synergistic effort in making the Gallup Cultural Center an immersive experience for tourists and locals alike.

The Gallup Cultural Center continues to be a daily Amtrak train station, and home to Angela’s Cafe, and the Enchantment Skate Shop.

When asked for a comment about the new educational programming at the center Teri says, “We thoroughly enjoyed providing a one-of-akind experience for the students, and looking forward to providing Indigenous Cultural and Educational experiences for students and adults in our community, surrounding areas, and from out of New Mexico!”

For more information you can contact Teri at 728-8048.

Trail Happenings! Here are some things happening on and around our local trails in the next month: A women’s ride on Sunday April 24th at 3:00 at the Hilso trailhead in McGaffey. It’s muddy now, but hopefully April will bring us some dry trails! All levels of riders welcome! Meet some new riders, see some new trails, have fun in the forest! Any updates to location due to weather, etc. will be found at: https://www.facebook.com/galluptrails.

Saturday April 16 is the annual Earth Day McGaffey clean-up! Meet at 8:00 am. at Bear Springs Plaza (The old gas station/store in Fort Wingate) for supplies and to be assigned a section of road.

On April 23 and 24 there is a training/orientation for folks who would like to help out with youth mountain bike racing in New Mexico. Scott Nydam of Silver Stallion Bicycle and Coffee is helping to make interscholastic cycling a thing in NM! Contact him at: development@newmexicomtb.org for more information about how to get involved!

Check https://www.facebook.com/galluptrails in a few weeks for a trailwork project. Gallup Trails will be working on some re-routes and upkeep on some sections of trail in the forest. Time and place info to come...

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A little bit about myself: I have been married for 15 years, raised a blended family of five children, and have three grandchildren. I value God, family, and our freedoms. I have lived in McKinley County for over 30 years, and for the last 21 years I have served the community as a law enforcement officer. My first 3 years I worked for the Gallup Police Department and the last 18 years with the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office. I currently serve as the Undersheriff at the Sheriff’s Office leading a great team of men and women who care about our communities. In this month’s edition I wanted to talk about what we are currently doing to help inspire the youth in our County.

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We have partnered with the National Indian Youth Council, Workforce Solutions, UNM-Gallup, HELPNM, and Gallup McKinley Schools to provide internships and temporary job placements with our office.

Currently over 20 students and workers have been rotated through the office to learn about various elements of the workplace. Some are interested in law enforcement or other facets of the criminal justice system, and others are learning clerical skills - including customer service, data entry, and basic computer skills. Some of these interns, depending on the program, are eligible for wages while working at the Sheriff’s Office.

We start each intern off with an interview to get them acquainted with job interviews and how to answer questions.

We go over proper dress attire, being on time, how to act in the workplace, and the importance of a strong work ethic. At the end of the internship, if they request, we will assist them with starting a resume and giving them a work reference.

For school interns, we ask them to write about themselves and where they see their career path going in the next 5 years. We talk about their strengths and interests and provide guidance as to what jobs they might excel at.

A few of our interns have gone on to get full time jobs with the Sheriff’s Office, McKinley County, and the courts.

SCHOOL PRESENCE

We resumed our school education programs when inperson learning returned to the McKinley County Schools last semester.

For the teachers we have been providing Active Shooter Response training and Stop the Bleed classes. For students we have given several presentations about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. We have given out promotional items and schools supplies as well as Junior Deputy stickers.

We are in the process of getting two new DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) instructors that can work with the schools on drug abuse education.

We started K-9 drug sweeps this semester in order to help the School District keep our schools safe and drug free. Over the last month we had the pleasure of escorting the Bengals and Patriots teams on their way to State Championships.

These are all opportunities to meet students and hopefully leave a lasting and positive impression of law enforcement. We want them to know we are there to keep them safe. To keep up with what we are doing at the Sheriff’s Office follow us on Facebook @McKinleyCountySheriffsOffice.

Stay tuned for new topics each month by following my Facebook page at Maiorano4Sheriff, or you can email me at Maiorano4Sheriff@gmail.com.

FULLY ENDORSED BY CURRENT SHERIFF, RON SILVERSMITH

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SALT A white crystalline substance that gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food.

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Sometimes this advice is given when a person may be diagnosed with high blood pressure. Many factors can contribute to high blood pressure such as: gender, age, genetics. We may not have control over those issues but what we do have control over is what we eat.

Eating a diet that is filled with variety, healthy portion sizes and more fruits and vegetables. Using less salt is also a way that we can benefit our overall health.

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Cheese can also be high in salt, so look for cheese that is low-sodium or have a controlled portion size.

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My Gallup Jewelry Journey

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I fell completely and hopelessly in love with Southwestern Indian jewelry on a business trip to Santa Fe in 1986. A year or so later, my husband and I arrived in Gallup. I was a novice collector. Gallup was trumpeted as the “Indian Jewelry Capitol of the World.” We stayed at the Best Western on the sparsely populated west side of town. We watched the trains rolling by as we ate at Ranch Kitchen, listened to the music of the engine and freight cars, and went to sleep and woke up to the mournful engine whistles as they passed through town.

Gallup had character.

I needed to expose myself to the ins and outs of Native-made jewelry. Gallup, I learned, wasn’t the place to go for antique or vintage pieces, but it provided the finest array of post-1980s Indigenous jewelry to be found in the Southwest. It was quickly becoming evident that there was not enough literature on the subject, so I needed to find alternative sources of information. In Gallup, I met the local Indian traders and they proved to be very helpful. They offered different ways of seeing and examining silver, turquoise, and related materials.

Attending the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial in August was a bonus.

I began to meet the artists. I started to discern jewelry techniques and styles of the pieces on exhibit. Soon, I was tracking changes in silverwork, and marveling over the beauty of heishi and other lapidary designs. I studied the prize winners on display each year. Beautiful patterns were beginning to snap into place.

In Gallup, Richardson’s vast post was one way to begin looking.

They had masses of older jewelry, but also offered contemporary styles. I usually found myself using Richardson’s as a starting point, and doing my early collecting at Gallup Trading Co., Ellis Tanner’s, Tobe Turpen’s, and Shush Yaz. I think it helped that my personal taste in jewelry coincided with local Native tastes. Gallup offered the best of the “traditional” mid-twentieth century-style Navajo and Pueblo silver and turquoise pieces. 1970s pieces were abundant.

When I took up writing about Southwestern Indian jewelry to fill a gap, Gallup’s public library was the place to go. I could look through old microfilms of the Gallup Independent and Navajo Times. I even got to read the comic adventures of Mutton Man. Sometime around 28

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Downtown Gallup, 2011 1999 or so, a trader introduced me to local resident Octavia Fellin.

That marvelous lady took me on a two-hour tour by car around Gallup that I’ll never forget. How wonderful to know that later on the public library was named after her!

Change came to Gallup as it does for all places. But some things never seemed to change. You always got a good plain meal at Earl’s and a chance to dicker with the vendors selling their wares. You’d always roll out of the restaurant at El Rancho, feeling satisfied if not ten pounds heavier. If we wanted to eat Mexican, there were the folks at El Sombrero ready to place heaping plates in front of us. Tourists from the East Coast, visiting Gallup became the focus of our travel itinerary. Later on, other collectors we got to know revealed to us that Gallup, too, was a necessary part of their journey.

The first decade of the 2000s brought more changes. Perry Null took over after Tobe Turpen’s store closed. Later on, Bill Malone started his own shop on Coal Avenue. We bought jeans at Zimmerman’s and belts at City Electric. I got to meet the folks at Tanner Indian Arts. How sweet it was that Gallup not only had a Dairy Queen, but a Blake’s Lotaburger, too. There never was any need to dress up as a visitor. In 2017, we left the East and moved to Arizona.

The 2010s brought a significant enhancement in jewelry design.

New pieces on offer gradually moved away from the conservative, fixed mid-century modern styles. Silverwork and inlay became more artistic and less traditional in decoration. More stylish. Jewelry available in the trading posts in town now greatly resembled the work found in posh Santa Fe and Scottsdale galleries. I discovered homegrown talent, from Philander Begay to Ervin Tsosie. Gallup was a good place to study and compare turquoise from various mines and new stone choices.

We book at various hotels, always glad to try a new experience. We know that the last two years were punishing for Gallup, as everyone struggled with the cruel and baffling nature of the pandemic. People were lost unexpectedly, a community’s heart broken. Things will revert to some form of normal, and those of us who really benefit from the Gallup experience are planning to return again and again.

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see which school could pick up the most trash around their campus & in their community in honor of Earth Day, April 22.

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like to expand on it. Recent cleanups by local youth organizations – Gallup Wolf Pack, Rehoboth Christian School, NM Titans, GMCS Virtual & Career Learning, Miyamura HS, Kennedy Middle School, and MESA Youth have demonstrated that a few people can make a tremendous impact in the amount of trash lying around our community. Imagine what people throughout our community could do!

The Keep Gallup Clean & Beautiful Board, on Earth Day, April 22, challenge all businesses in our city to send out employees for one hour to pick up trash in their area.

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Since the article was released in February, two photos have been provided to us, by Gallup Journey readers and Facebook followers, to add to our commemorative , 1923 April 7 auto urday, t a of S s d st l a arre plaques. lup Her Lou making Sheriff .

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Zecca, a Gallup resident. Sheriff Roberts was her great uncle and served from 1913-1918 and 1929-1930.

We are still searching for photographs of three Sheriffs: Sheriff William A. Smith- served 1901-1904 Sheriff Tom P. Talle- served 19091912 Sheriff J.H. McCamant- served 1919-1922 If you have any information on these Sheriffs or photos you could share, please contact our office at (505) 8631410 or email me at james.maiorano@ co.mckinley.nm.us.

James Maiorano III Undersheriff, McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Credits for photographs: Photo of Lou Meyers - Walter Haussmen, J.R.Willis Collection; Photo of R.L. Roberts - courtesy of Jerry Zecca; Newspaper article - retrieved archive of The Gallup Herald circa 1923

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High Desert Horizons Program

By Bob Ippel, Superintendent Rehoboth Christian School If you have the opportunity to tag along with a Rehoboth sixth grade student, you might be surprised to find that you are not in the four walls of a classroom as much as you remembered when you were in school.

Studying ancient civilizations? Travel to Chaco Canyon, Monument Valley or Aztec Ruins and connect the ancient civilizations of the local ancestral peoples before you study the ancient civilizations in Greece, China, Europe, Africa or South America.

Learning about issues connected to the environment like solar energy or uranium spills? Travel to Bethany Church which is powered by solar panels or go to the Red Pond and hear about the worst radioactive disaster of the United States which happened only miles from Rehoboth.

Motivated to become Creation Keepers? Students are given the opportunities to assist the Navajo Fish and Wildlife in taking surveys of protected fish populations and raising fish which are then released into streams in the Chuskas. They are also challenged to find other ways to make a difference in their communities. Authentic learning happens when students get to do real work that addresses the real needs of real people.

Why do the sixth graders spend so much time out of the walls of the school? They are involved in the High Desert Horizons Program which is shaped by place-based education which “immerses students in local heritage, cultures, landscapes, opportunities and experiences, using these as a foundation for the study of language arts, mathematics, social studies, science and other subjects across the curriculum.”

This kind of learning sticks: just ask Rachael Tahy, a current Rehoboth ninth grader, who vividly remembers traveling to learn about these ancient cultures. Tahy says, “It made me aware of how much I took things for granted in New Mexico. It also gave me a better understanding of things that we have now. It makes you think about how other cultures were able to survive and live in our area.” Current sixth grader Ellen Zwiers shared that these experiences made her realize that there was so much that had happened before our modern times about which she had never thought. She now realizes that life has not always been lived the way we live it now.

A highlight of the High Desert program is the use of the natural world around us as part of the classroom. Whether the Rehoboth ponds and trails or the forests of McGaffey, the sixth graders spend time getting to know themselves, each other, and the world around them. Outfitted with backpacks, tents and sleeping bags, students experience an outdoor education experience that they will never forget.

If you would like your child to try out the High Desert Horizon experience, Rehoboth will be offering a free half-day opportunity on Saturday, April 30. See our ad in this issue of The Journey.

Seats for the half-day camp are limited to 26 students.

Register online at www.rcsnm.org and for more information about enrolling your child in Rehoboth’s sixth grade High Desert Horizon program, call 505.726.9609.

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APRIL 2022

APRIL 2 Free Family Art Kit Distributions Kit Project Description: “Make a Mobile” by Tine Hayes - Design, color, cut, and shape a sculptural, multi-dimensional, and moveable work of art.

Times/locations: • ART123 Gallery in downtown Gallup: 12 - 6pm (while supplies last) • Zuni Public Library: Starting at 1pm at the Zuni Fairgrounds (while supplies last) More info: www.galluparts.org/ familyartkits APRIL 9 ART NM! @Gallup 2 - 5pm ART123 Gallery Print a postcard with artist Dana Aldis, enjoy live music

by McManus & Juda, and help create an “instant mural”! (Free community event!)

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APRIL 9 Show Opening: “Walking in Gallup” by Guest Curator Armond Antonio at ART123 Gallery 7 - 9pm (during ArtsCrawl) A show of painting, photography, and found object sculpture that humanizes the experience of homelessness and spotlights the systemic issues that contribute to the injustice.

APRIL 4-APRIL 16 Easter Bunny Photos Available Until April 16 Monday-Sunday Noon-6:00 pm Rio West Mall

APRIL 14 Guest Curator Talk: Armond Antonio ART123 Gallery 6pm In-person and LIVE on the @ gallupARTS Facebook page Armond Antonio discusses everything from the issue of homelessness, to social justice art, to curating a gallery show.

Elementary Art Display Easter Eggs from local Elementary Schools Displayed throughout April Rio West Mall

SAVE THE DATE: Mother’s Day Craft Fair May 7 10:00 am-5:00 pm Rio West Mall

APRIL 22 Earth Day! APRIL 24 The last concert of the Red Rock String Ensemble will be Sunday, April 24 at the First United Methodist Church at 4:00. Free admission as always.

This completes our 17th season and will be the final concert.

Works by Handel, Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn.

April 14 THE FORUM GROUP, a discussion group which explores a variety of topics with an opportunity to learn with civil dialogue that values all opinions. $5 per person donation. Meets at 7 PM at the Gallup Masonic Lodge.

For information call or text (505) 615-8053 or email GallupEvents @ yahoo.com April 19 GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP meets at 7 PM at the Gallup Masonic Lodge. No charge and open to anyone who has suffered a loss. For information call or text (505) 615-8053 or email GallupEvents @ yahoo.com April 29 HOUSE CONCERT WITH GUITARIST KRAY VAN KIRK. Small group allows personal interaction with Mr. Van Kirk. 7 PM at the Gallup Masonic Lodge. $25 per person. Advance reservations required. Call or text (505) 615-8053 or email GallupEvents @ yahoo.com

A Place of Thin Veil: Book Talk & Signing

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celebration of New Mexico arts and culture sponsored by Creative New Mexico and happening in 8 communities this April.)

Join OFPL and Guest Author, Bob Rosebrough in-person at the Main Library on Wednesday, April 27th at 5:00 PM. In Gallup, NM, the veil between the material and spiritual worlds is thinner and more permeable. It is a place that is disproportionately and simultaneously wonderful and terrible.

A reservation bordertown with a remarkably diverse citizenry, Gallup started out as a railroading and coal mining community with an alcohol-soaked, violent history. It is a place of constant struggle where the forces of good and evil are joined in combat and where each resident faces their own inner struggles. This book isn’t just for Gallupians or New Mexicans; it is both a memoir and history about real people facing Goliath struggles. Book sales is available on a first-come, first-served basis with light refreshments served.

Email tmoe@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

April Events at the Octavia Fellin Public Library (OFPL) Google Career Certificate Scholarship Jump-start your career with a Google Career Certificate scholarship.

Prepare for entry-level positions in Data Analytics, IT Support, Project Management, or User Experience (UX) design - no college degree or relevant experience required. Learn the skills to be job-ready in six months with opportunities to over 1.3 million jobs and an average starting salary of $63,600 per year. Apply for a scholarship at ofpl. online now through April 30th, 2022. Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Emergency Rental Assistance Program Are you struggling to pay your rent, utilities, or facing eviction?

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) makes funding available to assist households that are unable to pay rent or utilities.

Join New Mexico Legal Aid at Octavia Fellin Public Library every Thursday from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM for assistance completing the ERAP application. Please call New Mexico Legal Aid at (505) 7224417 to schedule an appointment. Walk-in help may also be available.

Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Artist Trading Cards Join OFPL in-person at the Main Library April 8th at 4:00 PM to make Artist Trading Cards. Artist Trading Cards or ATCs are miniature pieces of art that are traded by artists around the world. Learn how to make your own ATC with an interactive workshop inspired by Courtney Cerruti’s Creative class. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form at ofpl. online. Can’t make the in-person event? Watch the virtual workshop available on Facebook, @galluplibrary and YouTube. Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Library Advisory Board (LAB) Meeting The public is invited to attend the Library Advisory Board (LAB) monthly meeting LIVE on Online April 21st at 5:00 PM. Join the Zoom Meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83770796932 or at Meeting ID: 837 7079 693. Email tmoe@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Earth Day Soirée Join OFPL, the Community Pantry and Hope Garden, and the McKinley Citizen’s Recycling Council for an Earth Day Soirée virtually on Facebook, @galluplibrary or YouTube for demonstrations and in-person at the Main Library for a film screening April 22nd from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Email jwhitman@ gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

UPCOMING EVENTS National School Library Media Month Starts April 1

School Board Meeting April 11

Easter April 17

Earth Day April 22

Navajo Nation Sovereignty Day April 25

Administrative Professional Day April 27

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Design and Engineering with OFPL at Rio West Mall Join OFPL inside the Rio West Mall behind Hobby Lobby April 23rd from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM for SOME hands-on FUN! Try your hand at building robots and explore structural engineering as OFPL challenges you to build the tallest tower. Fun and entertainment for the entire family. Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

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NURSE ANGIE

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Lincoln in 1950 and in 1953 she received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Nebraska, Omaha and then in 1958 she received her Master of Science in Nursing Education from the University of Colorado. She became a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner from the University of California, San Diego in 1975 and was Commissioned a Lieutenant in the United “Nurse Angie” as she prefers States Navy in 1973 and achieving the rank of

By Kenneth Reige Captain (O-6) in 1979. She retired from the Navy to be called was born on 15 USAF Veteran in 1983 and became a Nurse Educator at West April 1928 in Bayard, NE. She received her Bachelor of Science in Secondary Nebraska Hospital School of Nursing.

Education from the University of Nebraska, Well, that in itself would be an amazing career and life for anyone, but Nurse Angie is so much more than her resume. I have never had the honor of meeting Nurse Angie but know many who have, and one person by the name of John is here today because of her dedication of being a nurse. his story is about one of our nation’s greatest unsung heroes United States Navy Captain and Nurse Angeline G. Liakos (Retired).

Here is a picture of Nurse Angie with some very special veterans she has helped to include MOH Recipient Mr. John Baca (back row center).

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Here is the story of how John had meet Nurse Angie after he returned to the United States after Vietnam. John’s wounds were extreme to say the least and through the help of Nurse Angie who was at the VA Hospital when John arrived to make a full recovery. He not only recovered he most importantly made a friend for life. John spends most of his time now taking care of the hero who took care of him.

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MOH Recipient (Vietnam) John Baca wipes his eyes as he sits with his dear friend and former Balboa Navajo Hospital Nurse Retired US Navy Captain Angie Liakos (left of John). Nurse Angie took care of John after he was severely wounded by a hand grenade in Vietnam. These actions earned John his Medal of Honor.

Aerial view of Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial in San Diego, CA

In beautiful San Diego, CA there is a place called “Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial” where plaques such as these can be found. This one is dedicated to US Navy Captain Angeline G. Liakos or “Nurse Angie.”

The saying below Captain Liakos picture best describes her. It reads, “Not for Self, but for Country.”

As with all my stories I will end with a quote from one of our nations Medal of Honor Recipients. I may have used John Baca’s quote before, but for this story I will use it again:

“Don’t swim through life, just float. Peace will never come on the battlefield; it comes from within. Allow gentleness and compassion to follow.”

Thank You John for those words and Thank You Nurse Angie for your service and dedication to our country and to our military and veterans. We salute you.

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Meet and Greet with the 2022 Thunderbird Models: Jade V., Destiny T., Kristina V., Melonie H., Renay B., and Anistacia A. The promotional models autographed and handed out complimentary calendars during Thunderbird Supply Co. Super Sale on Saturday, March 5 from 12pm - 4pm.

“Gathering of the Crowns” meet and greet with 2021-22 Indigenous Queens (Left to right): Miss Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial Queen - Amber Ballenger, Miss Navajo Nation - Niagara Rockbridge and Miss Zuni - Shanell Leekya signed complimentary posters on Friday, March 4 during Thunderbird Supply Co. annual super sale from 12-4pm.

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Branding Through Signage

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hen a small business decides to launch a new brand, spin off to a new company, combine brands, or completely relocate, there are many factors and obstacles to consider. One major aspect that never comes to mind is signage. Whether you are a retailer, a small business or a hospitality driven business, signage is extremely important because it is the face of your business. Additionally, consistent signage becomes especially important for a company that has real estate and visible branding across the world.

UNM Gallup Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is excited to introduce their new location with new signage. This introduction is beneficial to the clients we serve and to us in order to promote us:

• As a trusted partner • Consistent branding America-wide • Long-standing relationships • Experience • Existence in Community

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The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides no-cost, confidential, virtual business consulting to help you navigate through starting a new business, or expand/improve your existing business. The SBDC will be here to help your business grow and adapt to the changes and find new opportunities in our new economic environment.

For Assistance Contact: Cyndi Jarvison, Director at cjarvison@unm.edu Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. All SBDC programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.

With that said, America’s SBDC’s help entrepreneurs start and grow businesses, create jobs, increase prosperity and contribute to the economy.

Small businesses are job creators and innovators. Supporting their formation and growth moves our economy forward and makes our communities healthier.

There are plenty of tips and tools available to help small businesses realign and operate more efficiently. Why not reach out to your local SBDC to schedule a one-on-one remote consultation to discuss further or go to our website at

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OPINION POLL Questions:

1. Going to the Movies or Stream at Home 2. Romantic Comedy or Action 3. Pickle or Popcorn George

1. Movies 2. Romantic Comedy 3. Pickle

Karen

1.Streaming 2.Action 3.Popcorn

Tony

1. Movies 2. Action 3. Popcorn

Donovan 1. Movies 2. Action 3. Popcorn

Gloria 1. Movies 2. Action 3. Popcorn

Tyrrell 1. Movies 2. Action 3. Pickle

Valerie

1.Movies 2. Romantic Comedy 3. Pickle

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Ryan

1. Streaming 2. Action 3. Popcorn

Charlene

1. Streaming 2. Romantic Comedy 3. Popcorn

Rebekah 1. Movies 2. Action 3. Popcorn

Eddie

1. Streaming 2. Action 3. Popcorn

Angel

1. Do not watch movies 2. Favorite Superhero-Batman 3. Would you wear the costume?

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Tamar

1. Streaming 2. Romantic Comedy 3. Popcorn

Jason

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Over the next 11 months we will be sharing the Memoirs That Made Me Who I Am. These are compiled stories written about the life of a former Gallup resident Eugene Leone.

Before his passing, he wrote, “It is with great delight that I share these stories from my heart, which have been inside for many years.

My desire is that the reader would be able to go back to a time that was very real and may have been lost through the years.

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This adventure takes place back in the early 30’s, which was the serious start of the Great Depression. Clifford Farriar (Clara’s father) had enlisted for service in World War I and had been shipped to Ireland for service in France. I cannot tell you more because Cliff would not talk about it. Cliff and Marie married prior to his departure. They, Clifford and Marie were both very nice people and they literally adored each other.

On the rare occasion, Marie and Cliff would have a dinner party and most of

the guests were relatives. Marie was without a doubt the very best cook in the whole town of Gallup. That included the professional Chef employed at the famed “Harvey House.” A highly skilled chef, like many other endeavors, must enjoy the whole process of preparing a 4-star meal. It was not unusual for husbands to nudge their wives and tell them to get the recipe for one of her dishes. Marie would gladly do so knowing that very few of these women went on to prepare this or that dish

because it involved so much effort.

Clifford and Marie finally realized their dream of having their own home, which was designed by them.

They were especially proud of the large picture window in the living room. The house was built on a bluff and as such enjoyed possibly one of the few scenic vistas in Gallup.

So, Cliff now had the time to fulfill another dream, which was to have one of the very few verdant lawns in Gallup. The problem was the constant wind which came in from the East and which blew continually carrying with it, a virtual 24-hour dust storm. The dearth of rain completed the conditions for the making of a desert. That was the beginning of the “Great Sandstorm,” which led to the tragic, forced abandonment by the mostly German immigrants of some of the best farming land in the world. They were also given the worst, most erroneous farming advice, along with the generous land allotment.

This land grant was partly in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and to a lesser extent in Colorado.

The newly arrived immigrant was instructed by the United States Agricultural Department, to plow under the tall grass in preparation for the spring planing time, which

they did (it was autumn). The result was a horrendous 24-hour sandstorm calamity, which is more aptly depicted by John Steinbeck in his Pulitzer Prize winning novel, “The Grapes of Wrath.” I was just a young boy who happened to live next to the famed Highway 66. Many of the refugees from the constant desert sand storm drove by, in their jalopy cars, or trucks on their way to California, which the hope for jobs. I saw children and babies crying for food and the mother also crying because they had not gotten enough food for themselves to make the milk the babies needed. I saw men, the fathers with haunted looks of desperation because they had brought their wonderful families into this hell.

Well, let’s get back to our main story and see how Clifford Farriar was going to show us how to grow a lawn in Gallup. Cliff called me early in the morning and asked if I could come right over because he had a big problem, and he said, “I would like for you to see it yourself.” So I drove over and drove up to where he was standing. I was astonished to see a dead horse lying on his new lawn. I said, “Cliff, what the hell did you do?” I told you several times to aim and shoot in the sky.” Clifford

replied, “I know, but I guess I lost my temper.” Well, I said,”you better start making calls because I got a feeling this is not going to be easy.”

Well, he called our local garbage company. When he told them he had a dead horse in his yard to dispose of, they replied, “We don’t do horses,” and hung up. My dad’s friend, Potsy Cresto said that he knew a guy who had a large ranch about 25 miles out of town, who owned a truck equipped to tow, and a forklift that could easily pick up the dead horse, and put it on the truck for a proper and legal disposal.

Cliff would not tell me what it cost, but it was not cheap. I took back my “high” powered* rifle and made him a promise not to handle another gun.

A few guys called him “Gunner” for about a year.** *Editor’s Note: While the author was expounding not the story about the “high-powered” rifle, he laughingly said it was really like a child’s BB gun. When I asked why it was not in the story, he replied, “I don’t think the reader would believe me, because how could a BB gun kill a horse?!” **Additional Editor’s Note: According to the author, Clifford was not known to be a good shot.

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