Gallup Journey Magazine - August 2022

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AUGUST CITY UPDATE

The City of Gallup welcomes you to our community and invites you to attend the very special 100th Anniversary of the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial. We are proud of the diverse cultures, arts, and talents that will be showcased here from August 4 - 14, 2022.

There are two parades for this year’s event (the route will be along Coal & Route 66) August 4th at 7:00pm August 13th at 9:00am Please visit www.GallupCeremonial.com for event information or head to visitgallup.com to plan your time in our beautiful city.

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

Shelly Morningsong and Fabian Fontenelle

Photo Credit: Gallup Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial Association

VISIT US AT THE TRAIN STATIO N IN JULY

The Ceremonial Gallery Exhibit Celebrating New Mexico’s Oldest Indigenous Cultural Event AUGUST 2022-AUGUST 2023

Saturday-August 13, 2022

1:00PM - 4:00 PM

Daryl Custer Shannon O’Donnell Lisa Rodriguez Gary Langston Gary Langston

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Thoughts From The West End I can still remember the first Indian dances my mother took me to. It was a festival on the Second Mesa in Hopi. All of us kids got to run for candy after the pinata was broken, and I thought that was pretty cool.

Over the years I have witnessed a few other Hopi and Zuni dances but nothing where I felt like I should really be witnessing these special ceremonies that were not part of my own culture.

That is why I believe the Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial has been so successful over the last 100 years. It allows us non-Natives to witness the beautiful Native American cultures of our area.

These dancers really put on a show, and they want us there cheering during the parades and performances. It is also a time when we get to see some spectacular 6

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art because of the big prize money awarded during the Ceremonial.

Maybe the best thing is how busy our little town gets with outsiders. We have the chance to meet people from around the world and to take the time to learn about their cultures. Our stores stay open a little later and all the great New Mexican food restaurants are full.

Plus, special events like the Rodeo, Powwow, and the Exhibit Hall filled with art make it that much more special.

If you don’t usually take the time to get out in the big crowds or visit Red Rock Park for the Ceremonial Event, I suggest you make this year different. This is something that we can all be proud of and show off our great city.

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The Ancient Way Cafe is gearing up for a busy season!

Our days and hours of operation are Thursdays through Sundays from 9 am to 5 pm.

Come try our Smokehouse BBQ Omelet with our mouthwatering House-smoked Brisket, Huevos Rancheros, Ancient Way Burgers, Black Bean Burgers, Burritos, French Toast, and other breakfast and lunch delights.

Plus we have a wide range of homemade desserts to entice you!

Sunday Barbeque Special - Every Sunday and all summer long we will serve lunch from our outdoor grill. Offffeerings will be our Amazing Burgers (plain, cheese and/or green chilies), 1/4 Chickens, Black Bean Burgers, Andouille Sausages-on-a-stick, Cajun Catfifissh, and Hot Dogs. We will still be serving breakfast in the Cafe from 9 to 5 on Sundays and regular menu will continue indoors if weather is inhospitable.”

Thank you for your ongoing love and support!

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Contents

34 Looking Back at the Earliest Ceremonial Photos Courtesy of The Menapace Family 40 Event Calendar 42 R.E.M. Cycles Chuck Van Drunen 44 Treasure 46 People Reading 48 Timing is Everything Michele Laughing-Reeves 50 Hollyhocks Edith Iwan 52 Meeting Pope Francis Richard Rohr 54 Saying Goodbye to a Friend Kenneth Riege 56 Gallup 12s

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Welcome to Gallup Shi’ma Traders Thunderbird Supply Company Zimmerman’s Western Wear Walking In Beauty Daisy Arsenault, RD Griswold’s Perry Null Trading Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Schedule 26 Joe Milo’s Trading Company 28 Zuni and It's Beauty Kenny Maxymowich

Thanks to our Contributors this month: Edith Iwan Richard Rhor Chuck Van Drunen Michele Laughing Reeves Kenneth Riege

Kenny Maxymowich The Menapace Family

Managing Editor: Aileen Steigerwald

Publishers: Daisy & Jason Arsenault Chuck & Jenny Van Drunen

Staff: Christine Carter

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Cover: Shiwi O’de’kwe Dance Group Zuni Pueblo Veterans Memorial Park Dedication DZuni Photography

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Congratulations on 100 Years!

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Welcome to Gallup 100th GALLUP

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Native American art enthusiasts flood Gallup, New Mexico every August. They come for the annual Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial. This event first began in 1922 and will be celebrating 100 years of recognizing and promoting Native American art and culture. It is something our community is very proud of, and many businesses promote.

Trading Companies like Joe Milo’s, Griswold’s, and Perry Null are a must stops during your Ceremonial visit. Each is a working Trading Post and is exactly where you will find the locals doing business. Beautiful pieces of authentic Navajo, Zuni, and Hopi jewelry will be found in each of these locations. Just like the Ceremonial these traders are carrying on traditions that have been going on for one hundred years plus.

You will also want to make stops at Thunderbird Jewelry Supply and Shi’ma Trading Company. Gallup is surrounded by the Navajo, Zuni, and Hopi reservations, and those magical places are filled with artists. Thunderbird carries the material and tools required to make pieces of handmade jewelry and is open to the public. Shi’ma Trading Company is one of the few businesses that employ an onsite silversmith for jewelry repairs. You might not need anything fixed but watching the skilled craftsman at work is something to be remembered.

The Ceremonial dancers are wearing Native American regalia during their performances, but the spectators are wearing western clothing. Zimmerman’s is where you want to head to find that perfect pair of cowboy boots and that Tom Mix hat. Located right on old Route 66 this will be the perfect spot to hit right after the parade.

It is a magical time to be in Gallup, New Mexico. Lots of people, great food, excellent shopping, and a bunch of entertainment. Make sure you take advantage of all there is to see and do on your visit.

Shi’ma Traders

216 W Coal Avenue, Gallup, NM 505-722-5500 Tuesday-Friday 10 am to 5 pm Saturday 10 am to 4 pm

Specialize in repairs for jewelry, In house Goldsmith, Buff and Shine, Solder breaks in chains and bracelets.

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Thunderbird Supply Company

1907 W Historic Route 66, Gallup, NM 505-722-4323 Mon-Sat 8:30 am to 6 pm Thunderbird Cares

Every quarter, our company leaders vote to help a local charity in our community. Yearly, we help our local food banks and the Gallup Veterans Helping Veterans.

We do have a Veterans Wall of Honor in our Gallup store – Photo is added to our wall of honor, Veteran receives employee pricing throughout the year and a FREE FLAG of their choice.

August Promotions

Navajo Pearls by JCK on sale for the month of August – 10% OFF our lowest price break (prices may fluctuate with the silver market).

Plinko PLAY & WIN Fundraiser for the Gallup Veterans Helping Veterans (100% of all proceeds will be donated)

• $2 per play for a chance to win great prizes in-stores, items change weekly and vary at all store locations.

• NEW Vetarans T-shirts will be available for purchase during the month of August • To help raise donations, jars are setup in all store locations.

Model Campaign

This campaign was started to help local individuals get their foot in the door to the modeling industry. We help by setting up a portfolio, coaching on poses and interacting with public audiences in a professional and kind manner. Each year Thunderbird Supply strives to advance our overall product to our wide-reaching audience. To enlighten and bring awareness of our regional indigenous artist talent and Thunderbird Supply being source of this incredible handmade craft. Showing the modern audience how our artist handmade talent is befitting for today’s fashion and everyday wear. Thunderbird has and will continue to collaborate with individual artists/models to promote them and their craft/ talent at no charge in our worldwide campaign. That the beauty created by them is available to all nationalities globally.

We hold our annual auditions towards the end of July and beginning of August.

Our last audition is Saturday, August 13 @ Hilton Garden Inn (Coral Ballroom) from 11am-3pm.

Our 2023 Thunderbird models will be announced August 19th.

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Zimmerman's Western Wear

213 W. Downtown Hwy 66, Gallup NM 505-863-3142 Mon-Sat 9 am to 5:30 pm

Shop for the whole family!

Ceremonial Specials on Accessories, Jewelry, Wallets, Purses and Pendleton items.

Children’s Boots 20% off

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Just one cup can serve up a large amount of these vitamins.

It also contributes to our daily intake of vegetables. Summer squash can be baked, grilled or even stuffed. Try adding beans, legumes or rice to your stuffed squash. It is a fun way to get your kids involved in the kitchen and having them try a new vegetable. You can add this to other ingredients too, like onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, or green chile.

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Place in the oven for 15 minutes or until tender.

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Griswold's 1591 NM-264 Tse Bonito, NM 505-371-5393 Mon-Fri 9 am to 5:30 pm Sat 9 am to 2 pm Get in your car and start heading toward the capital of the Navajo Nation, Window Rock. This will give you a chance to take in the beauty of the high desert on your way to Tse’ Bonito.

Griswold’s is an active pawn shop and the pieces that fill their cases are pieces of traditional Navajo jewelry.

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Perry Null Trading Co. Gallup, NM

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Perry Null Trading

1710 S 2nd St. Gallup, NM 505-863-5249 Mon-Sat 9 am to 5 pm perrynulltrading.com An authentic Trading Post that continues a tradition started in 1939. Visit us online or stop in the next time your in Gallup, New Mexico.

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Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Schedule August 4-14

FRIDAY- AUGUST 05, 2022

7:00pm

9:00am-6:00pm

7:30pm

Artist and traders Check-in Red Rock Park

SATURDAY - AUGUST 06, 2022 6:30am 8:00am–6:00pm 10:00am

5K Fun/Run Walk Ellis Tanner parking lot Artist and Traders Check-in Red Rock Park Song & Dance American Heritage Plaza

SUNDAY – AUGUST 07, 2022 8:00am – 6:00pm Art Judging-Best of Show Red Rock Park (not open to public) 8:00am 6 Steer Shoot Out Roping Red Rock Park (back arena)

TUESDAY - AUGUST 9, 2022 8:00am

Open Junior Rodeo Red Rock Park/Main Arena

WEDNESDAY – AUGUST 10, 2022 7:00pm

Iron Cowgirl Challenge Red Rock Park/Main Arena

6:00pm-10:00pm Exhibit Hall Opening Night and Wine Gala Red Rock Park Museum Plaza

THURSDAY – AUGUST 11, 2022 8:00am

Open Rodeo Morning Slack Red Rock Park/Main Arena 10:00am–6:00pm Exhibit Hall Open Red Rock Park 7:00pm Rough Stock Slack Red Rock Park Main Arena

FRIDAY – AUGUST 12, 2022 FREE ADMISSION SPONSORED BY FIRE ROCK CASINO 10:00am–8:00pm Exhibit Hall Open, Red Rock Park 11:00am-6:00pm Amphitheater Performances Red Rock Park Presented by Navajo Transitional Energy Company 1:30pm Open Rodeo – 1st Performance Red Rock Park 4:00pm Gourd Dance – Pow wow Red Rock Park 6:00pm Team Ropings Red Rock Park Jackpot Arena

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Voladores – “The Flying Men” Pow wow arena Red Rock Park Pow wow – Grand Entry Pow wow arena Red Rock Park Traditional Night Dances featuring Various Native American Tribes Red Rock Park/Main Arena

SATURDAY – AUGUST 13, 2022 8:00am

Song & Dance Registration Red Rock Park 10:00am Parade, Downtown Gallup 11:00am–8:00pm Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Hall Red Rock Park 2:00pm Gourd Dance/Pow wow, Red Rock Park 12:00pm Song & Dance Grand Entry/ Song & Dance, Red Rock Park 1:00pm–6:00pm Amphitheater Performances Red Rock Park Presented by Navajo Transitional Energy Company 1:30pm Open Rodeo - 2nd Performance Red Rock Park 6:00pm Pow wow Grand Entry Pow wow Arena Red Rock Park 7:00pm Voladores “ The Flying Men”/ Pow wow, Red Rock Park 8:00pm Traditional Night Dances featuring Various Native American Tribes Red Rock Park/Main Arena

SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2022 NATIONAL CODE TALKER DAY FREE ADMISSION SPONSORED BY COCA COLA AND WALMART 10:00am

Song & Dance Roll Call/Song & Dance Arena, Red Rock Park 10:30am Cowboy Church Red Rock Park Amphitheater 10:00am–1:00pm Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Hall Red Rock Park 11:30am Wooly Riding Pre-show Red Rock Park 12:00pm–5:00pm Open Rodeo Top Ten Short-Go Red Rock Park Plus Ram Rodeo Old School Days Events, Buffalo Riding, Hide Race, Wild Horse Race, Pony Express Race, Womens Steer Riding, Wild Cow Milking, Fruit Scramble, Frybread Pan Throwing, Ranch Bronc Riding.

Note: Events, times and schedules subject to change.

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n collaboration with the 100th Anniversary of the InterTribal Indian Ceremonial and Native Film Series.

8th Annual Native Film Series “The true story of America’s first female archeologist who worked with the Navajo in the 1920s.”

“As history is told, landmarks were made and legends lived on.”

Proceeds to honor the ADABI.org and their efforts to support families of violence against Dine Women.

Showing at the Historic El Morro Theatre, Gallup, NM August 12th • Showing at 7pm NFS 2022

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Joe Milo's Trading Company

1628 State Hwy 602 Vanderwagen, NM 87326 1-888-563-6456 Mon-Fri 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Between Gallup and Zuni, New Mexico you will find a trading post that does a little bit of everything.

Joe Milo’s is located in the tall pines of the Zuni Mountains and has a wonderful collection of authentic Native American art. They also serve as a post office and supply shop for the area making it a very busy place.

From I-40: Take exit 20 from NM-602 S, Munoz Blvd. Drive South on 602 for approximately 18 miles.

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ZUNI AND IT'S BEAUTY "If she was a cowboy, she'd be the Queen." sit next to her mom, Andrea Lonjose and watch beautiful jewelry being created with silverwork and precise inlay. An-

By Kenneth Maxymowich

That’s what I think about Tamara, even though her musical tastes are more classic rock, old country and 90s R&B than new country. Ok, she can take a bit of this new country but she’s “old school”!

Tamara Pinto grew up in Zuni, New Mexico at a time when Native American art was rapidly gaining popularity. Starting her education, she attended Santa Fe Indian School until her junior year and then transferred to Gallup where she graduated.

Grad behind her, she moved to Tucson Arizona for 8 years where she sought further education before returning home to begin her career in silversmithing. As a young girl, she would

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drea is a legend in creating inlay pieces of art and her award-winning art adorns

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help by washing her mother’s jewelry pieces. Tamara credits her amazing mother and also her Wowo (Grandmother) Shirley Benn as her closest mentors.

She tells me how blessed she is to have these beautiful ladies as her teachers still today.

Growing up, Tamara was intrigued and amazed by the matriarchs of her family and the unbelievably beautiful jewelry

they were creating. She remembers her mom sitting her down and patiently teaching her step by step. “At times” she tells me “I would get so frustrated I’d want to quit but my mom

taught me to have patience.”

Determined she sat there and patiently took it all in. “It was a process” she says.

In 2010, Tamara moved back to Zuni from Tucson expecting her first child. At this time, she didn’t know what the future had in store with her being a single parent. Determined to support herself and her daughter, Tamara decided to become a silversmith with the help of her family. This profession gave her the flexibility to work from home and raise her daughter.

Having her Mom and Wowo by her side with guidance, Tamara was always learning something new “whether it was new designs, new techniques to create different style pieces or trying new stones.”

Tamara considers her style of work as “multi-color etched inlay”. She uses a wide variety of natural stone and shell which include turquoise, coral, mother of pearl, malachite, black jet amongst others. Tamara tells me she just loves butterflies. So much so that she has a couple tattoos of butterflies. She remembers not knowing what she would create when she first started making jewelry. Her excited words came out as “ I drew out a pattern of a butterfly and that was my first piece...I just love how I’m able to use all of the colorful stones.

From my first pieces I came out with several different patterns. I’ve also made hummingbirds, owls, lizards, flowers, but mostly butterflies.”

When I first started collecting strictly Zuni art, I fell in love with Tamara Pinto’s butterflies.

I kept seeing her multi-colored butterflies of different styles

and designs and was star struck. I remember thinking it’s my goal to somehow get in touch with her. Who knew years later we would become friends. Tamara is one of the funniest people I know, and I had the privilege of seeing Tamara, her mom, her Wowo, her daughter Kiearah and puppy Phoenix recently and soon I’ll see them all again.

When not at her worktable, she loves spending time with her family. Having three brothers, with two living out of town keeps her busy trying to get together as often as possible. Kiearah is growing up so fast and spending quality time with her is a priority.

Homework, volleyball and other sports bring them closer together.

When spending so much stationary time at her worktable, Tamara says she likes to stay active. I can attest to this, as every time I call, she’s at the gym!

has worked on is making the faces of the KISS rock band.

Her Wowo Shirley is famous for her incredible Maidens with the most gorgeous faces.

Tamara says “It was challenging because I never worked on faces before, something my grandmother is good at. I was pretty relieved and amazed with how the pieces turned out. At least I could tell it was them, haha!”

As most members of her community are, she is quite modest.

One of the most recent designs to her butterflies is incorporating only kingman turquoise and black jet. The result to me is the most amazing butterfly design to date!

Tamara Pinto has the determination, patience, pride and viOne of the sion to be one of Zuni’s greatest most unique designs that Tamara treasures. She has youth on her

side, and she tells me her mind is full of ideas and she has different unique pieces she would like to create. She’s not afraid to take on new challenges or to learn new silversmithing techniques to get a desired effect.

She tells me “Once I get started on a new design, I get excited about how it will turn out. I enjoy seeing satisfaction on my customers when they see these creations.”

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ists as well.

Tamara’s paternal side of the family is incredibly talented going back generations.

Her father Bryceson Pinto for a time worked with gold and silver making inlay bird and animal pieces. He primarily generations of artists including works with nonprofit organisilversmiths, potters, carvers zations now as a management and painters. Her mother alone consultant. Surely, it’s no secret is an award winning and extalent runs in his family as Brytremely talented silversmith. ceson’s brother Marlin Pinto is Andrea’s grandfather is Mr. one of the greatest Zuni carvers Theodore Edaakie who served as Lieutenant Governor of Zuni of all time winning award after award with his pieces. Anothand is famous for his paintings er brother Randy Pinto is still of kachinas, his wonderful inlaid owl pieces and large color- creating such beautifully lifelike inlay pieces in the form of ful pendant necklaces. Also on birds. Whenever I see Tamara’s Andrea’s side of the family is her sisters Valerie and India Co- butterflies, I think of her closest mosona and her brother Stephan mentors Andrea and Shirley.

Shirley Benn to me is the greatLonjose all of which are very est, most humble artist still crewell respected and talented ating masterinlay silversmiths. Tamara’s pieces today. I Great Aunt Kelly Edaakie and can remember other Aunts are respected art-

the first time seeing one of Virgil and Shirley Benn’s inlaid Maidens in a well-respected Zuni publication and literally gasping at it’s intense beauty.

Virgil and Shirley’s pieces are highly collected as their inlaid pieces are made with such precision and lifelike presence.

Shirley Benn is the daughter of Daisy Hooee Nampeyo who taught pottery making in Zuni.

Along with her stunning pottery pieces, she is known for her

lifelike inlaid jewelry figures and also forming the Zuni dance group Olla Maidens which are still very active today. Also, on Tamara’s Hopi/ Tewa side is of course her Great, Great, Great, Great Grandmother Nampeyo who was an incredibly famous potter of Tewa Village. She used ancient techniques for making and firing pottery and used designs from “Old Hopi” pottery and sherds found at 15th-century ruins on First Mesa. Her art is in collections worldwide and her pottery displayed in highly respected museums across North America. Tamara’s Great Uncle who is Shirley’s brother Raymond Naha is one of today’s greatest Hopi painters. Ray Naha has influenced countless artists across the Native American realm with his true to life painted depictions of dancing kachinas.

In closing it’s exciting to see what will come next from the imagination, mind and worktable of Tamara Pinto. Whatever creation develops and comes to life will surely add to her repertoire of Zuni beauty as all she touches turns to gold.

“So, mamas if your daughters grow up to be cowboys, so what?!”

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Looking Back At The Earliest Ceremonial

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1967 Ceremonial Parade

Hackberry Johnson feeding one of his buffalo he brought to Ceremoninal each year. Contestants would try to ride like bull riding.

Photos Courtesy of the Menapace Family.

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by Chuck Van Drunen

Dream tidbits from noctural notions

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Y birthday had a happened about a week ago and my wife had given me an ambient noise making speaker that would drown out the train whistle noise that tends to disrupt my sleep inside my downtown Gallup home.

he noise machine greatly improved my sleep as I woke up less from the randomized noise pollution of the train horns that ridiculously blow, on average, every 12 minutes in our lovely city. espite the reality that the city could create a downtown train quiet zone and greatly improve the quality of life of a large percentage of its’ citizens; I, in fact, slept deeply with the aid of a my wife’s thoughtful and practical gift.

nd alas, my analytical brain finally did shut down and quit endlessly obsessing about large rail corporations screwing over small communities so they can make a buck, doing things like blocking the 3rd street rail crossing for as long they want, whenever they feel like it.

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n my dream I was looking at a present neatly wrapped in red paper with a big gold bow on it. It was sitting on the coffee table about 12in by 12in in size. stared at it , and thought it was really nice, but didn’t seem to know what to do with it.

omeone unrecognizable sitting across the room from me decided to comment and said, “That’s a nice present.” And I thought to myself, “yep... sure is nice”, while remaining silent and ignoring the other person.

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looked at the package more closely and it was neatly labeled in flowing handwritten cursive with the words: “Your Life Partner.” he stranger broke the silence again and said “You know the best part of a gift is finding out what’s inside. I mean the wrapping paper and bow are nice, but don’t you want to open it? Don’t you want to see what’s waiting for you on the inside?”

efore I could answer, the stranger and I blew out of our seats and flew straight up through the roof of the house.

We climbed to a high altitude, and we hovered, looking down upon the happenings of a large city.

rom that vantage, I saw different people carrying around a single wrapped present, and driving around with a wrapped present in their cars, and eating dinner at restaurants with a wrapped present at their table.

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he wrapping paper colors and patterns were varied from simple to exotic, from bright to bland, from flamboyant to elegant.

saw some people leave their present on a street corner and walk off to get a new present that had nicer or more intriguing wrapping paper in a nearby storefront window.

You see,” the stranger said, “Many people do not make the effort to open the gift of their partner. And it is a gift indeed!” Yet they only value the wrapping paper.”

e then shot down back through the roof into my living room, the box again sitting pretty on my coffee table in front of me. nd then I woke up... (roused by a rogue train whistle.)

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By Michele Laughing-Reeves Horology comes from the Latin words hora and logy, which means “any period of the day” and “the telling or speaking of,” respectively. When you’re young, you have plenty of time; when you are older, you seem to never have enough time. Cindi Lauper sings about how she’ll catch you and be waiting for you “time after time,” while MC tells you it’s “Hammer Time.” Meanwhile, scientists are still debating whether time is even a dimension. In the end, time is one of the things that we cannot control.

Our perspectives and accuracy of time has evolved to the point of anxiety.

Measuring time started with the ancient civilization of Sumeria and evolved with the Egyptian obelisks and sundials. Later, the Greeks invented the water clock around 250 BCE, and then hourglasses were invented by a monk in the 8th century. The first clocks were built by monks in Europe, one of which is still ticking-and-tocking at the London Science Museum. Now, wrist watches are being replaced by cell phones, at

least until the battery dies. Even with all this technology forcing us to be on time, we still wait hours upon hours for a chapter meeting to start.

In most western societies, time is a linear concept. There is a starting time and an end time. The movie starts at 3 pm and ends at 5:30 pm, or the Zoom meeting starts at 10 am and ends at 11:10 am, but that doesn’t keep people from entering late. In other societies, including Navajo, time is a circular concept, events and occurrences will “come back around.” Three or more generations ago, Navajos measured time with the four seasons and the day-to-day pattern of the Sun and the Moon. We wake up before sunrise and get all our work done before sunset. This would then explain why most elders have inaccurate birthdates. My late grandmother contested her birth certificate, she said she was older by at least a year; therefore, birthdays weren’t celebrated. It was other life events, such as a coming-of-age ceremony or a wedding, that marked the passage of time. Navajos used the seasonal changes to count years, the shape of the Moon to count months, and the path of the Sun to count a

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Regardless of whether you have the linear or circular perspective of time, we know that time is a valuable commodity.

It fits the supply-and-demand model; the more time you have the more likely that you’ll waste time, the less time you have, the more precious it becomes. Time is a big part of our lives: we wake up to an alarm set at a specific time, we watch the clock when lunch time approaches, we check our phone every other minute until 5 o’clock, we double-check our appointment times, we triple-check our flight departure time and then again to see if we have enough time to make a stop at Starbucks. As the technology refines the accuracy of time, we try, with some effort, to also be more accurate in our arrival times. We can even remember the births of

our children down to the minute. There’s something personal and special about knowing that you were born at 7:30 in the evening, because there’s a big difference between 7:30 am and 7:30 pm on July 4th.

It has been said that a lot of time and energy is wasted on worrying about the future, so it is better to focus on living in the present, to enjoy the now. If there is, for example, a job interview schedule for Thursday and it’s Monday, and you spend the next four days leading up to the interview being stressed and worried, then you have wasted four days in which you could be doing something productive or something you enjoy. The concept of time is intriguing, it is an abstract thing but has the capacity to dictate our lives, especially if you are impatiently waiting for the chapter meeting to make a quorum.

(If you haven’t guessed the answer of the two riddles, the answer is “time.”)

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By Edith Iwan ummer time always reminds me of hollyhocks (Alcea rosea) blooming in the garden and dolls made out of the flowers and buds. In New Mexico almost every old picture of Santa Fe has hollyhocks blooming in front of an adobe house or wall. But where did the hollyhock originate?

Did they come from England? I remember pictures of English Cottages with hollyhocks adorning the gardens. Looking into history shows they came from farther shores. Origins point to Japan because hollyhocks have a long history in their culture. Travelers spread the hollyhock across Asia and eventually they were found in the Middle East. The English encountered them during the Crusades and brought them back to England where they thrived.

The hollyhock plant was used to make a salve that was very good for the Crusader’s horses which were injured on their hind legs, or “hocks”.

This is where the name comes from: holly as is holy (the Holy Land) and hock as in the part of the horse treated with the plant.

a yellow dye. The black-flowered hollyhock is an heirloom grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello. In 19th century Germany it was used to color wine. Black flowers yield anything from pale lavender to dark purple dye. The Hollyhock symbolizes the circle of life, ambition, fertility, and abundance and were planted at the front door to encourage those attributes.

The hollyhock spread so widely because of its ability to thrive in almost any climate and soil as long as it is planted in full sun. It is known for growing in cracks of sidewalks and will grow in soil from clay to sand, acid to alkaline. Their wide range of colors make for an attractive background of pinks, reds, whites, purples, and black. You can also find them with double blossoms or dark centers. They can grow as tall as 10 feet or a miniature as short as 18 inches.

In New Mexico many people find it hard to grow the hollyhock from seed. One trick that seems to work is to buy a hollyhock plant.

The seeds that drop from the plant often work germinate where a scattering of seed fails.

Hollyhocks are part of the Mallow family, a very disjointed branch of the plant world that contains okra, cotton, hibiscus, and marshmallow.

All parts of the hollyhock plant have been Hollyhocks are biannual meaning they will grow used for natural remedies for centuries. It is a rosette the first year and flower the second year. chemically related to the common marshmallow They grow in USDA Zones 3 to 8, bloom June to and can be used as a poultice for wounds and rashes. Hollyhocks were also used as a tincture in August. expectorants, and for diseases of the circulatory, Hollyhock seeds can be started indoors in gastrointestinal, respiratory, and urinary systems. early spring or outdoors 1 week before the last For meals, a tea can be made from the flowers expected frost. Keep the soil moist during this and leaves. They can also be used in salads time but expect erratic germination. Because and soups. Hollyhocks are also well-known as hollyhocks get so tall, protection from high winds dye plants. All colors except black will make

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with a fence, wall, or stake will keep them upright. They are prone to rust that will weaken them. Water from below, good air circulation and a thorough fall cleanup will help. If you see yellow leaves remove and dispose of them to prevent further spread.

Hollyhocks feel like such an important part of summertime memories that is seems a shame not to have a corner of the garden dedicated to the highly useful and beautiful flower.

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 505-287-9266 or NMSU McKinley County Extension at 505-863-3432

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SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVES

Meeting Pope Francis ALBUQUERQUE, July 1, 2022: I am full of joy – ecstatic even – reflecting on my meeting with Pope Francis. Our conversation focused on how the rediscovery of the contemplative mind can serve the renewal of Christianity and healing of our world.

Sitting across from each other, I shared with him about what God has done in my life – from my beginning as a charismatic learning the healing power of heart-based devotional prayer, to confronting the social justice issues of our time through my travels around the world, to founding an organization for the teaching of action and contemplation. I consider putting those two back together to be the historic and singular opportunity we have in this moment.

Pope Francis listened to what I shared and seemed genuinely eager to encourage our work. I brought him a copy of Universal Christ, my end-of-life book, but he said he had already read it!

He shared three times very directly, “I want you to keep doing what you’re doing, keep teaching what you’re teaching.” For this Catholic boy from Kansas, that is a wonderful, hard-to-believe affirmation coming from the Pope himself, for the whole Christian contemplative movement.

Of course, most of my own teaching years are now behind me. I am in the twilight of my own life. Yet I remain utterly convinced of the message that led me to found the Center for Action and Contemplation nearly 35 years ago: the rediscovery of the contemplative roots of Christianity is the key to the future of our faith.

The teaching of the contemplative mind gets to the heart of the matter because it changes consciousness, and thus transforms how we relate to ourselves, each other, and God. I believe it is the key to experiencing what Jesus calls “metanoia” and St. Paul refers to as the “new mind.” Jesus modeled it, and the desert mothers and fathers in Egypt, Syria, Palestine, and Cappadocia understood and cultivated it. It was taught systematically in monasteries for centuries. It is a treasure of our Christian tradition.

The Christian contemplative movement has worked for decades now to renew and reimagine how this ancient wisdom can be taught and shared. Today, it is becoming increasingly accessible to everyone. It is hard to overstate the potential implications for helping heal our church and world. Leaving the meeting with Pope Francis, accompanied by our Executive Director Michael and our small group, with the support and encouragement of our whole community, I felt great hope in what God is doing.

-Fr. Richard Rohr

Pope Francis & Fr. Richard Rohr About the Center for Action and Contemplation: The Center for Action and Contemplation, in Albuquerque New Mexico, is an educational nonprofit that introduces spiritual seekers to the contemplative Christian path of transformation. We offer teachings by our core faculty that are rooted in Christian mystical traditions and point to our intrinsic oneness with God and each other. Founded

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Saying Goodbye to a Friend This story is about an amazing hero, friend, father, grandfather and all-around inspiration to all who meet

By Kenneth Reige him. This is USAF Veteran about my friend and the passing of WW2’s last Medal of Honor Recipient, Mr. Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams.

Woody (as he preferred to be called) was born on 2 October 1923 in Quiet Dell, West Virginia and passed on 29

June 2022 in Huntington, West Virginia. Woody was 98, and at the time of his passing was the oldest living Medal of Honor Recipient. After his passing that torch has now been passed to our beloved Hershey Miyamura who will be 97 on 6 October 2022.

I am extremely proud of this picture. This was at the 2017 MOH Convention in Pueblo, CO. Woody had just named me as an “honorary” board member for the Hershel Woody Williams Gold Star Family Foundation. He then presented me with a beautiful medallion to wear.

Here is Woody and Hershey at that event. I apologize for the purple hue here. This is inside an American Airlines Hangar at DFW and no matter what, everyone’s pictures turn out this way.

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I first met Woody about 8 years ago through my travels with Hershey. I have talked about Woody for many years to my family and in March 2022 Retha got to meet Woody at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new National Medal of Honor Museum in Dallas.

As I have mentioned before, my family and I have been truly blessed. In 2019 I got to travel with Hershey and Woody to NYC for the 100th Anniversary Veterans Day Parade.

Woody had a passion for helping veterans. He served as a VSO (Veterans Service Officer) for the for 33 years. As a matter of fact, Woody lived in New Mexico from 1946 to I believe he told me 1949. He enjoyed

WW2 and Hershey Miyamura MOH Korea. This was taken at a VFW Post outside of NYC. I do apologize as I do not remember the town’s name.

We had just attended a Memorial Service and were Later in life his main focus was helping and honoring Gold Star Families. For more information headed back to our hotel when we came across on the Woody Williams Gold Star Family Memorials this place that was having an event and Woody and Hershey wanted to stop. What an amazing or to donate please visit the Woody Williams honor for this VFW Post to have these 2 guys come Foundation at: www.woodywilliams.org walking in. living here, but his wife wanted to move back to their beloved West Virginia.

I will close with a short story that Woody told me. We were just chatting, and I had presented him with a challenge coin that I had made in honor of my grandfather who fought with the 1st Battalion/5th Marines during WW1. Woody thanked me and then asked if I knew of the Marine Corps saying of “Once a Marine, Always a Marine?” I said yes sir and he said, well Ken, if you live long enough to hear this saying changed to: “A Marine is Always a Marine,” then you will know that I have come back as the Marine Corps Commandant. You see Woody’s belief was that while a person may become an Airman, a Sailor or a Soldier, you are born a Marine.

Here is a picture of one of Woody’s Gold Star Families Memorials. I believe the Most Patriotic Small Town in America should work to get one of these. If interested, please let me know at kpriege@ One last detail for this story. While over 16 yahoo.com million Americans served during WW2 only 473 Medal of Honor’s were conferred.

I am quite sure I have used Woody’s MOH Quote in the past, but for this story I will use it again.

Woody’s quote:

Another picture of two of the greatest heroes to ever walk this planet. Woody Williams MOH

“You have never lived until you have almost died. For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected will never know.”

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Parent Teacher Conference 02/06/2023 Presidents’ Day Spring Break 02/20/2023

03/13-17/2023 End of Third Quarter 03/10/2023 Report Cards 03/24/2023 Spring Break

03/13-17/2023 End of Third Quarter 03/10/2023 Report Cards Navajo Sovereignty 03/24/2023

Day 04/24/2023

Navajo Sovereignty Day 04/24/2023

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JANUARY ‘23

Juneteenth 06/19/2023

Early Release Every Friday Early Release Thursday 10/20/22, 1/5/23 & 3/23/23 Early Release Every Friday Early Release Thursday 10/20/22, 1/5/23 & 3/23/23