January 2018 Gallup Journey Magazine

2018 January #162

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Start the New Year out right in a brand new Buick or GMC.

Happy New Year!

JANUARY CITY UPDATE NEW YEAR NEW YOU Get fit in the New Year at the City’s Fitness and Recreation Facilities.

Cecil Garcia Fitness Center 700 Old Zuni Road Monday-Friday 4:30am-9pm Saturday & Sunday 7am-5pm 505-722-7271

Cost: $5 for a day pass, monthly and yearly memberships are available for individuals, couples, and families Discounts: Students, Seniors, Military, First Responders, and Disabled Individuals Equipment: Treadmills, ellipticals, stationary bicycles, row machines, leg press, squat racks and weight training area with free weights Facility Offerings: A large gymnasium for basketball and court activities, two racquetball/ squash courts, locker rooms, restrooms, showers, steam room and sauna. Towels for use during your workout, TV in the cardio area

Harold Runnels Athletic Complex 820 E. Wilson Monday-Friday 10am-9pm, Saturday 12pm-5pm, Sunday - Closed 505-722-7107

Larry Brian Mitchell Recreation Center 700 Montoya Blvd Monday-Friday 5am-9pm, Sat & Sun Closed 505-722-2619

Cost: Free

Cost: $2 for Adults, $0.50 Youth

Equipment: weight training area with free weights, treadmills and elliptical machines

Discounts: Free for Seniors, Military, First Responders

Facility Offerings: A large gymnasium for indoor soccer, volleyball and other court activities; a 440 foot indoor walking track (12 laps is a mile), locker rooms, restrooms, showers

Equipment: weight training area with free weights, treadmills, elliptical machines, and stationary bicycles

Classes: Zumba on Wednesdays from 11am12pm, Enchanted Warriors 50 plus class on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10am-12pm

Facility Offerings: A large gymnasium for basketball and court activities, game room with pool table, foosball, and indoor board games area, art room, quilting room and TV in the cardio area Classes: Aerobics Tuesday-Thursday at 5:30pm, Zumba on Mondays at 5:30

Classes: Aerobics on Monday-Friday at 5:30

Programs: Gallup Youth Basketball League, Afterschool or Evening Arts and crafts classes, Summer sports classes and camps

START YOUR NEW YEAR BRIGHT The City of Gallup is responsible for maintaining the street lights throughout our community and we need your help to know if one of them is not working. We are eager to replace bulbs and replace broken fixtures with an LED upgrade. Please note the nearest street address or intersection and report it on the Gallup Connect App, at seeclickfix.com/gallup or call (505) 863-1200.

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Mayor Jackie McKinney Councilor Linda Garcia Councilor Allan Landavazo Councilor Yogash Kumar Councilor Fran Palochak

Photos taken by Elizabeth Long

Photos taken by Elizabeth Long

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Thoughts From The West End It is tough keeping all my roles right as I hop from stage to stage. I must remember my lines and keep to the script; it’s the script that I’ve written for myself and the one others have written for themselves. Together we act out each scene with great precision and drama that we simply call life. If someone forgets their lines, we will whisper it to them in hushed impatience and anxiety for them to properly finish their words.

The show must go on.

This script is the very essence of who you think you are.

It’s your perceived family obligations; it’s the expectations that you think society and friends rely on from you, it’s your strong opinions that you think help define and give structure to your personality, it’s what you think is your vocation, career, or job. If we dare go off script, we often will feel lost, scared, and almost intangible, a nobody without a role.

This is why I fiercely protect my scripts. Like me, most of us are relatively proud of our scripts, while some are tortured by them and often take drugs (legal and illegal) to help keep the performance going regardless. Yet both parties usually stick to their written lines whether they like them or not.

To set the script aside will mean to ask embarrassing and hard questions that may make people not like me, and I really like people liking me… because that’s what the script says. To set the script aside will mean being honest about my religious doubts, and even perhaps be called a heretic for questioning the institutional party line. To set the script aside may mean creating family disharmony, for my lines clearly state that nothing is more important than family.

A script change may mean taking unpractical views on money, career, and ultimately survival.

Yes, it’s going to suck.

There is very little in me that looks forward to this, and the chances of success are honestly relatively low. Such script changes are rarely voluntary or self-achieved. They are usually forced upon us by a fall, a tragedy, a suffering, and most often, the whisper of death.

When such things happen, the attachment to our acting career suddenly wanes. And when we finally quit acting, we often start truly loving…yet by then the show is often nearly over.

Like the rich young man, whose flawless performance, he thought would impress the Messiah, but he was ultimately It’s now a fresh 2018, a new unable to give up his script, year, and historically, I have not walk off stage, and enter a new been one to resolve much in the freedom. Such is the crux of future. Yet this year, oddly, there my questionable journey. is a deep resolve to set my script aside. Oh, how much this will See you on stage in 2018. suck!

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Treasure Hunt

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West by Southwest: Ernie Bulow

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Civil Air Patrol Gallup Raptors Unit 065: Sandra McKinney

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Walking in Beauty

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People Reading

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Event Calendar

Contributors: Ernie Bulow Chuck Van Drunen David Conejo-Palacios Sandra McKinney

We would like to thank Aaron Yazzie, a visual artist, for his submission featured on our cover!

“Dont Be Afraid” - Mixed Media

Publishers: Daisy & Jason Arsenault Chuck & Jenny Van Drunen

Managing Editor:

Staff: Sandra McKinney Christine Carter

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A Pure Night Sky

By Cobin Bo Willie

Run away with me my friend, come with me I need you more than ever Take my hand, hold me close Whisper to me you need me just the same Your so beautiful, take me from here I don’t care where we go or what we do Just take it all away like you do Why do I need this pain to feel alive?!

Please don’t let go as it begins to hurt inside Now I’ll take your hand and hold you close I whisper I need you just the same Come with me the stars began to show I open your door with nowhere to go You smiled at me and stared to the side Watching headlights and street lights passing by Slowly I held your hand with the deftones slowly playing You closed your eyes and smiled like I’ve never seen before How I wish this night would never end Now everything’s no longer moving as we’re above the city lights We look up to see the sky not a cloud in a pure night sky Open the doors, walk together to the edge The silence is so loud, I notice your tears and a smile I slowly grab you and turn you towards me I tell you I need you and I love you Now I kissed you like it was the last when it was the first Like I’ll never see you again Then I whisper my only wish, it made you cry Kissed you again Then I turned away, looked up to the sky Smiled.......said goodbye .........(Bang!!)

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January: January, named for the Roman

god Janus who reigned over beginnings and endings, transitions and time passages.

January, so named because it resides squarely at the end of one year and the beginning of another and often characterized by two masks facing opposite directions—one backward and one forward.

This year I am looking back…100 years to 1918. In that year the Armistice was declared bringing World War I to an end. It was because of the Armistice that the gates to America were opened to immigrants.

In that year Guadalupe and Dominga Conejo crossed into Laredo, Texas. Another couple, unknown to the Conejos, Bruno and Paula Palacios also made the same journey. My father, Ascencion, was three years old and my mother, Theresa, was born here in 1918.

America was great. Both of my grandfathers worked on the railroad between Kansas and California where both settled. For a brief eleven years it was the greatest place in the world. And then in 1929 came the Great Depression. Coming from families of 9 and 11 children, respectively, Ascencion and Theresa found conditions severe.

Food was not just scarce, it was almost nonexistent.

Shoes were patched with newspaper for soles. Clothes were mended and re-mended. It was a time of joblessness, hunger and homelessness.

Faith came not just from prayer but a firm belief that God would see everyone through this nightmare.

Day by endless day and night by horrible night it continued—for 11 long years.

And when that ended, we went from the frying pan into the fire. The suffering of the depression gave way to the suffering of WW II. Worse than that was on July 16, 1945 when the US would test a weapon in White Sands, New Mexico capable of killing 250,000 people in a matter of seconds—the first Atomic Bomb. Between December 8, 1941 and June 6, 1945 the United States lost more than 500,000 servicemen.

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In the decade following the end of the War to End All Wars, we would enter and exit the Korean war and then enter the Vietnam conflict.

The motor giants, Ford, Chrysler and General Motors would develop the designer cars of the 50s. Elvis and rock and roll would emerge and give way to the Beatles. Forty two years after my parents arrived here, their children would experience their own holocaust amid the growth of a nation. The 60s and 70s would see the rise of “Flower Power” in San Francisco, the war in Vietnam, the Civil Rights Movement, the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Rev. Martin Luther King, Robert Kennedy and John Lennon.

By the end of that decade, we had placed a man on the moon. It was the best of times and worst of times!

We left that era and have seen the advances of heart, kidney, and even face transplants, driverless cars and drones, the development of the internet, and the invention of smart phones.

It is hard to fathom that for many Americans the short span of 27 years from 1918 to 1950, would be filled with such strife that they would be a generation hardened as steel is in fire. They were a generation who was about to witness growth and development such as the world had never seen. The next 73 years would see artificial intelligence and technology exceed all previous intelligence combined. But we would pay a price for all of this.

We now come to a point of looking forward. In the 21st century, will we once again find acceptable social behavior, kindness and happiness ? People were kinder during the depression and war years than in the years since.

My parents brought me to a land of opportunity.

Will I bring a land of opportunity for love and kindness to my children and grandchildren.

I know I will try.

How about you?

—Palacios

Photo taken by Vinessa Robinson

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TIME

By Scarlet Selleck

A weathered life, in a weary world.

Oh. How cold it seems.

In a weathered house, through a weary door, once filled with vivid dreams.

The weathered cries,

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of weary ashes, blowing in the wind.

The weathered heart, of a weary soul, who too many a time has sinned.

This weathered world we live in....

Too many a time has passed.

For what is the worth of time, if not to kill us slow, but fast.

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“Flower Moth” photo taken by Debra Gill

“Winter Foal” taken by Debra Gill

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“Roses and Star” taken by Debra Gill

They were two and then one For one left the other And the other did not follow And the two did wallow; For the one and the other They were distant under the sun.

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When They Leave

By Joe Carriere

The little Indian girl whom I had never met called me ‘Dada.’ She wasn’t yet a year old.

Our skin was not the same color, but I think her father may have a beard, like mine.

Her voice, musical, sounded within my stranger’s heart.

Her sister, who was two, said “Hi” a lot, and I showed her pictures of my niece.

Their older brother, six years old, wants to play the drums.

I need a drummer in my band, I tell him, call me in a few years.

They are flying to California.

Their mother looks tired, but she is kind, like my sister.

Their grandmother is seated next

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to me. She tells me that the father of these smiling, bright children is white—their mother, who says she needs more sleep, is Indian. Like my roommate, I tell the grandmother, except his father is Indian, his mother white.

I’ve met his siblings, two of them with light brown skin, like the boy who wants to be a drummer.

The baby calls me ‘Dada’ again.

I smile. My mother’s face is far from my memory, the tears I almost cried before she got in the car to leave are far from my memory. The rain that falls outside the window is far from us, but their plane, outside, is here. When they leave, they say goodbye. I wish that I could know them more, the mother wishes me safe travels, as my sister did when she called this morning. When they leave, these children will grow up.

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The boy may learn to play the drums, his sister may become more shy, the youngest will inspire love, and now, in line, she starts to cry.

I hoped my mother wouldn’t start to cry this time, I tend to wish that we could get better at parting, but love remains a challenge. I turn to her and wave a second time, waiting to check my bags.

The little girl, who’s two, waves to me as she waits to board.

She’s the same age as I was when I first flew, when the lights of a city sprawled beyond the tiny window, and I sat next to my mom or dad, my brother, youngest of us three, not yet born, not yet saying ‘Dada’ to someone we would never know.

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Painting by Linda Bowlby

By Rosaline Martinez

T h e

W i n d o w

When you think of glistening snow, blops of rain, or something beautiful, like a sunset with every color.

Sometimes I wonder, if I’m a ghost invisible, unseen, but still there.

What do you look out of to see all those things?

When you don’t want to go outside, but want to see the flowers and their colors.

But I don’t scare you, so what is it?

What do you do?

You look out of me, the window Why don’t you see me?

You look through me not at me.

Why?

I’m the gate keeper of all things beautiful, ugly, and wonderful.

I’m the holder of inspiration, the gateway outside.

So again I ask you, why do you look at me if you are not going to acknowledge me in all of my beauty.

Why don’t you see me?

You look through me not at me.

Why?

Painting by Linda Bowlby

Painting by Linda Bowlby

Painting by Linda Bowlby

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HANGING OUT AT THE ONE-TIME-ONLY QUASI-ANNUAL SHIPROCK PICNIC

The four years I taught for the Bureau of Indian Affairs brings up mixed emotions, but I was only 23 and full of adventure and my students were only too happy to get out of the dorm for the day—or the weekend. We travelled to a lot of wonderful places together.

Parents had to sign a form giving me in loco parentis privileges to check students out. I’m sure the majority of the forms were signed by proxy. It is possible I signed a few myself but don’t quote me on that. Many of the parents in those days couldn’t speak much English, let alone read or write it. I eventually had permission slips to check hundreds of kids out of the dorm.

I got a Government driver’s license and made friends with staff in the chow hall. Saturday mornings I would commandeer a van, check out half a dozen kids (sometimes more), and take off for the far reaches of the Reservation. The school had some Dodge vans the size of a small school bus and I had one of those folding shovels they used to dig fox-holes and an old fashioned blanket-wrapped five gallon canteen. I have never seen another one like it.

The cafeteria was a seven-day-a-week establishment, so we would drop by and pick up supplies. Commodity foods in those days included huge bricks of

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American cheese and large tins of Spam-like lunch meat. I really miss that. We would also get a dozen dozen boiled eggs, bread, and some kind of fake Mayo. We were set.

Once we drove out of “The Compound,” we were in another world. Yes, they called it the Compound.

One time evening found us at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.

Nobody kept track of where we went or what we did, as long as I delivered the kids back to the dorm by Sunday night. We had food and gas, but I didn’t have enough cash for a room. These kids were used to roughing it, but we needed a place to camp out.

Keeping them all in sight was always difficult, and one of the boys was nowhere to be found. We came across Lionel wrapped in an “Indian” blanket, posing with tourists on the walkway overlooking the canyon – which was lit up by a spectacular sunset. Other folks were waiting in line for their turn. By dark, he had enough money to pay for a room.

He was a beautiful boy. Once at Shalako, a famous New York dancer had hit on him. His hair was long enough to tie into a small bun, though he wasn’t

Ernie’s Selfie

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allowed to wear it that way at school. We wanted to know where he got the worn Pendleton he was wearing.

Well, a Navajo guy and his wife drove up in an old pickup and Lionel saw them park and go into the dining room. They were using the old Pendleton as a seat cover and they didn’t lock the truck when they left.

When he took the blanket back, he introduced himself in Navajo and they exchanged clans. Amazingly, he was the same clan as the old man. I noticed over the years that Lionel changed clans to suit the occasion. It created an instant bond.

I guess he told them what he had done because they all had a big laugh. Who could figure out Bilagáanas?

On one trip, we were going to explore the Washington Pass country above Crystal. There was a lot of history associated with the place. When we got up on the divide, one of the boys said we were near his grandma’s place and could we drop in for a visit? Of course, we could.

When we pulled up at the Hogan, there was a padlock on the door. Nobody home. Jumbo told us to wait and walked to the window. He spoke softly.

All Navajos spoke softly in those days. Pretty soon an arm came out of the window holding keys. Jumbo opened the door and went inside. We all sat in the van as custom dictated.

When the boy came back there were three kids tailing him and an elderly lady stood in the door. Later I asked him what was going on.

“They saw us coming and knew it was a government rig so they had one of the kids padlock the door so we’d think nobody was home. Grandma and the kids are here alone and they don’t trust visitors.”

“They do the same thing when the Gomeles drive up.” Gomele is their word for Mormon. The missionaries would even make it out to the back country.

When we got ready to go, one of the other boys said his family had a summer place just up the road. It turned out that a decent road ran along the crest of the Chuska Mountains almost to Shiprock. A lot of Navajo families moved up on the mountain in the summer to graze their sheep. The forest was park-like and open most of the way.

Now and then, we would pass a cienega, a marshy spot where tall grass grew in abundance. Twice we passed ponds where horses were out in the shallow water having lunch. They would stick their heads down under the water like a moose and bring up a big mouthful of grass. Smart horses.

by Ernie Bulow

By the time we got to Shiprock, everybody was starving. Across the San Juan River, there were a bunch of cottonwoods shading a couple of picnic tables.

The only people around were some Anglos in a Winnebago. Self-propelled motor homes were still something of a novelty.

It was spring and the river was running high, but it didn’t make any sound as it swept by. I like gurgling brooks myself, but they are hard to find in our country. When a dead cow came floating by, I gave up on the river. The ground under the trees was bare dirt and even the ants had left the area. I hoped a dust devil wouldn’t come along and season the food.

We parked under a tree nearby and spread out our food. It was a doit-yourself lunch. Some of those boys could eat four or five sandwiches, so we usually didn’t have any left-overs. Lionel once ate fourteen hot dogs at a sitting; and he was skinny.

The boys noticed long before I did that the white family was curious.

We were all in boots and denim (501 Levis for me, Wranglers for them), some of us had on typical broad-brimmed hats with the high crowns that used to be seen around Gallup. Two of the boys were wearing headbands. Everyone but me was brown.

The family was classic white bread: Father, mother, ten-year-old boy, younger sister. (I’m just guessing his age.) They seemed a little wide-eyed to me, but the boys were ready to have a little fun. The Navajo sense of humor doesn’t need much prodding.

“Chester, did you eat the last prairie dog?” They had all been speaking Navajo but now switched to English. “No, it was Edison, but I think there’s still some rattlesnake over here.”

“Come on, we had plenty of prairie dog, you didn’t need to hog it all.”

“I told you, we got plenty of extra rattlesnake. You like rattlesnake don’t you?”

“How do I know all the poison is out of it? I’m allergic to rattlesnake poison.”

“There’s no poison in the meat.” Chester took a bite of the fake Spam and smacked his lip. “Don’t your family eat snake?”

They were on a roll now. It was impossible to ignore the yapping Pomeranian who kept running into things, apparently old and going blind. One of the other boys chimed in. “What we’re really missing is roast pup. I really love puppy dog roasted over hot coals. My grandma singes the hair off first.”

“That’s only if you boil it. You don’t have to singe the hair if you roast it.” Just then, one of the boys dropped a bite of sandwich by his feet. The Pomeranian didn’t respond so he tossed another bit nearer the dog. It perked right up.

I snuck a look in the direction of our tourists to see if they were enjoying the play. They looked upset. Not horrified yet, but a little scared. The mom had pulled the daughter close. Dad was getting sunburned.

They hadn’t notice the dog moving closer to our table until Rupert was about to grab the poor thing. Mom let out a piercing shriek and grabbed the dog.

Unfortunately, they threw up a lot of dust as they tore out. One of the boys noticed they left their ice chest behind.

It was half full of pop, the thing we were lacking.

On the way home, they talked about making the Shiprock Picnic and annual affair, but it wasn’t in the cards.

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CIVIL AIR PATROL GALLUP RAPTORS UNIT 065 In Civil Air Patrol, core values are at the heart of a code of ethics for all members to follow if they wish to participate in CAP activities.

Founded on Dec. 1, 1941 as a way to protect the nation’s shorelines from invading German U-boats, CAP has evolved into a premier public service organization that still carries out emergency service It is so refreshing to see young people participating in community missions when needed — in the air and on the ground. Civil Air events; volunteering their time and efforts to do something good for Patrol’s missions for America are many, and today’s adults and our town. What a pleasure it was to participate in the recent event cadets perform their duties with the same vigilance as its founding of Wreaths Across America, where our local Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Raptors Unit 065 laid 100 wreaths at the headstones of buried veterans. members — preserving CAP’s legacy of service while maintaining its This action was in conjunction with the laying of wreaths at 1400 other commitment to nearly 1,500 communities nationwide.

Cadet CAP has three specific missions: sites across America. Prior to the event, the cadets will canvas the u Aerospace Education - CAP’s aerospace education efforts focus city asking citizens and organizations if they would like to purchase a on two different audiences: volunteer CAP members and the general wreath to be lain at the event. You may also be present to lay a wreath public. The programs ensure that all CAP members (seniors and at a loved-one’s tombstone. cadets) have an appreciation for and knowledge of aerospace issues. To Not only does the CAP place the wreaths, but they also clean up advance within the organization, members are required to participate around the cemetery before the day of the wreath-laying. They will in the educational program. Aerospace educators at CAP’s National also remove the dried wreaths later and clean up again around the Headquarters at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., provide current cemetery. materials that reflect the highest standards of educational excellence.

CAP is not always a step in the direction of a military enlistment, 4 These workshops highlight basic aerospace knowledge and focus although through participating in competitions and completing specific on advances in aerospace technology. CAP’s aerospace education programs, it can allow for an elevated enlistment rank if joining the members receive more than 20 free aerospace education classroom military. materials.

Our local CAP 4 This Aviation Related Careers program should be viewed as Chapter Raptors a follow-on program to expand and enhance CAP’s Aerospace 065 is directed Dimensions, Spacecraft Module-6, and Aerospace: the Journey of by three mentors: Flight, Aerospace Careers and Training: Aerospace Careers, Aviation 1st Lt. Shonna nd Careers, Space Careers, Educational Preparation, Job Preparation, Rice, 2 Lt. Heidi nd Goals & Objectives.

Norton, and 2 Lt. Tom Wood u Cadet Programs - The program allows young people to progress (who is also a at their own pace through a 16-step program including aerospace football coach education, leadership training, physical fitness, and moral leadership. for the Miyamura Cadets compete for academic scholarships to further their studies Patriots). These in fields such as engineering, science, aircraft mechanics, aerospace three individuals medicine, meteorology, plus many others. Those cadets who earn cadet have dedicated officer status may enter the Air Force as an E3 (airman first class) 1st Lt. Shonna Rice, Cadet Isaiah Goldberg , their lives to Cadet Gabriel Hutchison, Cadet Keneal Gordon, rather than an E1 (airman basic). helping our Gallup 4 Cadets receive training on moral standards and good character, 2nd Lt. Tom Wood youth to become manners and public presentation. better citizens.

4 They receive physical fitness training Cadet CAP is open to youth (boys and girls) 12-18 years of age. The 4 Competitions for Academic Scholarships and career potential. group meets every Thursday at 1830 hours (6:30pm) at the Gallup u Emergency Services - Growing from its World War II experience, Municipal Airport. Your child may attend a few meetings to see what the Civil Air Patrol has continued to save lives and alleviate human the group is all about before making the commitment to join. suffering through a myriad of emergency-services and operational missions.

CORE VALUES OF 4 Search and Rescue – Cadets will assist in search and rescue events CIVIL AIR PATROL in and around Gallup, utilizing skills learned in the classroom training Integrity 4 Disaster Relief – in the event of a disaster in our community, CAP Volunteer Service Cadets will assist in efforts to comfort and aid.

Excellence 4 Humanitarian Services – CAP can be seen helping at events, Respect assisting at military stand-downs, aiding in community efforts to help

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disabled or distressed individuals.

4 Air Force Support - CAP performs several missions in direct support of the U.S. Air Force. Specifically, CAP conducts light transport, communications support, and lowaltitude route surveys. CAP also provides search-and-rescue exercises to provide realistic training for missions.

4 Counterdrug - CAP joined the “war on drugs” in 1986. CAP signed an agreement with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Customs Service offering CAP resources to help stem the flow of drugs into and within the United States.

Some of the other events our cadets have participated in recently include: H Helping the Veterans Helping Veterans at specific occasions H Assisting with a DWI Program and Health Fair H Trail Monitors for a Fun Run H Filling Sand Bags for the Gallup Fire Department H Flight Marshalling at specific FlyIns The Wreath of Service Flags H Helping Veterans Helping Veterans place flags for Memorial Day While the cadets were at Hillcrest Cemetery, it was noted that three wooden crosses placed many years ago have become weathered and dry. It is the intent of the Cadets to refurbish the crosses as a future project. They are always interested in community projects to utilize their volunteer skills.

The CAP is looking for adults who would be interested in joining, as well. Shonna Rice stated, “We need individuals who would like to share their love of sciences such as robotics, aerospace, astronomy, computers, as well as drill, mentorship, leadership, physical fitness, emergency services, survival skills, and of course pilots. Yes, CAP has these programs in place but we need adults to help teach them.” If you, as an adult, would be interested in this program, please contact the Gallup Raptors through the information below.

If you think your child would enjoy and benefit from this program, you can find additional information at the local website of www. capgallupraptors.com or go to the National CAP website of www. gocivilairpatrol.com. You may also contact 1st Lt. Shonna Rice at (505) 979-2650 or gallupraptorscap065@gmail.com.

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The Art of Brewing Coffee

By Marcy Marceaux

As romantic as the setting of a coffee shop is, the reality is that there is no romance to be found here. Many people think there is this quiet ambiance about a coffee shop. I have yet to find this solace. Every time I enter the shop, I hear the constant, ear shattering clink of mugs and various cups accompanied by shouts of mispronounced names and silly orders such as a “Venti-Decaf-NoSoy-Half Whip-No Foam-Latte-Heated-to-One-Hundred-Sixty-Degrees.” My heart goes out to the baristas forced to shout such ridiculous orders.

Although the setting of a “calm” coffee shop isn’t my cup of tea, I return time and time again. It may baffle the average coffee enthusiast why I return, but there is only one reason I put up with this torment.

“Order for…Wondy?” I hear shouted from the pick-up counter. “English Breakfast Tea with cream for Wondy?”

Without hesitation, my heart skips a beat as I stand tall and dash to the counter. I reach the counter and stare into the barista’s deep hazel eyes, grabbing my cup, and trying to keep calm, “How many times have we been over this, Alex? My name is Wendy. Not Wondy, not Wanda, and certainly not Woody.”

Alex grinned largely, “Yes, I know, but I just love the way you look so confused whenever I mispronounce it. Besides, Tom has the worst hand writing in the world, so for all we know your name could be Wondy.”

I could feel my cheeks getting hot and the blush rushing to my face, “Oh my.”

I quickly cover my face with the long sleeves of my sweater, but the lens of my glasses begins to fog up in the process. In a mad rush, I slam my hands on the counter, tipping over my tea onto Alex’s arm and apron.

We both let out a loud yelp, mine mainly out of sheer fear. I start to grab a handful of napkins and unintentionally toss them at the spot where the tea hit Alex. “I am so, so, so, so sorry!” I shout on a loop as I continue to cause more of a mess with the napkins.

As I hastily grab more napkins, I hear a chuckle from above. Confused and on the verge of tears from embarrassment as well as fear, I look up and see Alex laughing. “It’s okay, Wendy. Everything is alright.”

I pause for a moment and ask, “W-what? How is everything alright? You just got scolding hot tea dumped on you!”

Alex bent down to pick up the napkins on the floor and explained, “Well, I guess your order was wrong. I was given a cup of iced tea. See.” Alex grabbed my hand and dipped it in what was left in the cup. The chill of the tea hit my fingertips, causing me to shiver a little.

Alex noticed this and held my hands, warming them back to normal temperature. I could feel a wide smile warm my face as I looked back to Alex, “You’re…you’re so warm.”

“Thanks,” Alex said smiling, “it gets super warm in here most of the time. It’s nice having a bit of a change.”

I notice Alex’s cheeks blush a bit. Not breaking eye contact, I grab some napkins and wipe our arms, “So I assume my order will be out soon?”

Alex chuckles and releases my arm, “Of course! Don’t worry about it; I’ll take care of you. I mean it! I’ll take care of it, your order. The tea you ordered.” I noticed Alex’s face glow a bright, rose red and couldn’t help but giggle a bit.

“Sounds perfect,” I turn to take a seat at a table next to the counter.

Just as I take a seat, Alex turns around and asks, “You know, there is a Starbucks right around the corner. They probably won’t spill your tea there, so why do you choose this small place?”

I look up at Alex and say, “Well, they obviously don’t have excellent service from the best barista gal around town! Plus, if I went there, I would miss seeing that amazing dress you have on.

Alex does a twirl, swaying her hair around, “You do have a point. I’m just glad no tea got on this! A girl’s gotta work hard to look this nice. Your order will be out soon.” She smiles and turns around.

There may not be great atmosphere here, but there is something I was wrong about; there is definitely romance brewing in this little coffee shop.

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Pray and Run

By Duane Yazzie

Home sits on the high desert of Colorado Plateau in land filled with fire and ice where Sacred Mountain snows melt into coolness of water that journeys ancient sandstone riverbeds crisscrossing landscape, greening it with meadows whose thinly bladed grasses coexist alongside intermittent deposits of natural salt Here, I wake and fill sunlight and live life as teacher Rising to greet holy dawn, rising to pray and run With cornmeal sprinkled, off I rush to the world of busyness, on the run The serenity of home an eroding memory withered by flames of fire, charred by irregular prominences mottling life of teacher While sun travels its east-west course, I grow parched and thirst for water Here I season lives of students, sha’1[ch7n7. I am peppering of salt flavoring beings in my midst, wetting arid meadows Home sits among rocky ridges lined with scrub grasses and sparse meadows where sheep graze freely and bands of fiercely free reservation horses run seeking sustenance from young tendrils tucked among wild pastures and natural salt under heat of day, burning and growing exhausted under a smoldering disc of fire Here they search, purposely sniff, and locate sources of life-giving water racing nimbly on spindly legs under tutelage of seasoned stallion teacher With dust unearthed, off they scatter away from time-trodden teacher Juveniles exercising youthfulness among boundless sagebrush prairies and meadows In tandem rushing sandy channels holding promise of run-off…water

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Slowly washing down hydrating coolness in earth-caked throats, readying for another run Here resilience resides in the face of tongue-lashing, blistering fire baking Earth Mother and her age-old fragments of salt Home rests among juniper and rabbit brush covered hills far from lakes of salt placing me directly in the sacred center, shaping carefully molded teacher-working in fields of corn and beans, caring for children warmed by heated rays of sun fire slumbering after a lengthy labored day under awning of luminaries in cricket-filled meadow Here I awaken in quietude in White Dawn, strengthened to run, run and run sprinting ever eastward inhaling unseen holiness, exhaling vaporous prayers for water With lungs heaving and sweat dripping, I long for coolness of water to wash and be immersed in, to rinse away remnants of whitewashed salt left in chalky rivulets on my browned sinewy body after morning tide run Now I bathe in sunrays, showering in light and enlightenment by warm sky teacher Here I take breath, renewed and standing in midst of far-reaching meadows preparing to take flight, spreading tendoned wings tempered by fire My lifelong quest for water is choreographed by nature, my teacher With constant longing for salt and suppleness of meadows, Here, I pray and run in land of fire Author’s Note: The form of the sestina revolves around a set of 6 words. The words I chose to anchor my piece represent my being, my identity told through K’e, our clan system. I am Fire Clan (my mother’s clan, Hopi), born for the Bitter Water People (my father’s clan, Navajo). My maternal grandfather is The Meadow People (Navajo) and my paternal grandfather is The Salt People (Navajo). The other 2 words comprise major facets of my livelihood: teaching and running.

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Walking in Beauty

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3rd grade class Rehoboth Christian School

Christmas Day

Peaceful

Mushrooms!

It’s Christmas day, With holiday cheer I have been waiting All this year.

There’re presents under the Christmas tree, How more awesome Can this be?

It’s Christmas day HOORAY!!!

It’s Christmas day HOORAY!!!

There’s fig pudding at the table Just for you, How much more can I do?

It’s Jesus’ birthday YAY!!!

Sitting alone on a bench With no one bothering me It feels so good And looking at the sunset I feel rain drops on my head Now I feel soaked

Mushrooms!

Are the worst!

I don’t like them!

Raw Or cooked!

I do not like them!

It makes me complain.

I wish my mom did not put them in my food.

And she knows, I do NOT like them!

Though there are many kinds of mushrooms STILL, I don’t like them no matter what my mom will not NOT let me eat them.

Sometimes my mom will eat them for me.

And my whole family likes them except Jose.

When we have mushrooms he won’t complain like I do.

And he will always eat them The other people in my family love mushrooms!

But Christopher he liked them cooked The other people in my family will eat It raw or cooked.

I don’t know if the other kids like them raw or not or cooked To them mushrooms are the best EVER! But for me it’s the opposite, It is the WORST! I do not like mushrooms!

By Irelynn Delgado

The Cop

By Molly Arsenault

By Trae Daniels

Time

By Henry Howerzyl

Whatever, the date is…

Whatever, the year is…

Whatever, the decade is…

It is a gift.

Christmas Limerick

By Stephen George

I am A cop With a Mop, And I like To listen To pop.

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By Paul Silva

Penguin

By Laila Boyd

The Creek

By Jonah Jones

Seeing a Snake in the Pond

By Christopher Armstrong

There once was a penguin who liked boats.

He wanted, a brand new purple coat.

He had tiny boxes He saw two foxes.

He went to the north pole to float.

Cupcake Story

By Shanoah Eddie

By a creek in Colorado Watching it flow rushing and trickling past rocks.

All at the same time constructed a spear I saw a fish, And I never speared that fish!!!

Blazer

By Kathlyn Copley

A fish rubbed up against my left foot I jumped In the pool.

I saw a water snake!

My brother jumped in.

Both of us saw the water snake.

We jumped out of the pool We got scared We ran back to the car.

I went to Santa Fe

By Gilles Tsosie

Hungry for food First of all I chewed a tender chicken I ate Fast because I was hungry And broccoli bread and baked potatoes mashed potatoes and desserts Strawberry cupcakes with white whipping cream and cake brownies and marble cake 7 layers

Pizza and Chili

By Isaiah Rodriguez

My favorite food is pizza My least favorite food is chili, I just can’t stand chili Some people think chili is goodbut I just CAN stand, pizza!

When my dad got the blazer He loved going off roading So, we were going off roading My dad saw some mud Well, He thought we could make it across, we were half way when we got stuck.

“Dad.” We’re stuck.

“Yup.” So Alizabeth and I got out of the blazer to see the mud Well, My dad called my mom And it took five hours for the blazer to get out.

I woke up at 7:00AM Got some chips in my pantry Walked to the car Drove to the shop Packed the orders.

Got in the car Stopped for food.

Two or three hours later Got to Santa Fe. Stuck in traffic Got to the hotel Relaxed and slept.

Next day woke up at 9AM My brother said I’m going to get some food.

He walked back to the hotel Knocked on the door I walked to the door I opened the door He was carrying a bag We ate dinner. YUM! The End January 2018

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The Dino and the Boar

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I Love Video Games

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My friend has Xbox one And we played multiple player And it was a dirt bike game I beat him on the game In a race The End

How I love video games, I love them, So much I love the PS1 PS2 PS3 and especially The PS4.

I love everything about video games I love them I love them When I first saw them my eyes lit up with joy!

There is so much you can do With game consoles you can download netflix Youtube Almost everything!

I am Happy

By The Rehoboth Christian School 3rd Graders I am happy, When the sun shines.

I am happy, When I do a backflip.

I am the happiest man in the world, When I eat pizza.

I am as happy as the sun, On a hot summer day.

I am happy, When I get a free throw.

I am as happy as a happy face, When I see my family.

I am happy when I go to church, And read the Bible.

I am happy When I get delicious Chipotle.

I am always Happy!

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Photo by Padma Komaravolu - “India”

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People Reading

2018 Thunderbird Models Sesha, Fallyn, Rita-Marie, Shicura, Yvette and Melaina pose during annual meet-andgreet in December

Gallup Girls (L to R): Becca Hibbler, Kate Poortenga, Kelli Wright, Emily Wuestewald, Ana Meekhof, Emily Jeninga) reading the Journey in Scottsdale, AZ after running the Hot Chocolate Race 5k and 15K

Family Thanksgiving celebrations reading the Gallup Journey! L to R: Georgette Toews of Grasonville, MD, Steven Bolieu of Durango, CO, Lynn Anner-Bolieu of Juniper Hills, NM, Robert Berney of Grasonville, MD and family dog Rocky A-B in front. Photo by Georgette Toews

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By Martha Hughes

Unapologetic

Scrawl of dry juniper branches reach for the midday sun, Grandmother’s warped trunk thrust deep into high desert rust, fragile husk with a tornado heart.

Sap icicles drip from a broken bough, glisten like the glass beneath tattered remnants of a mattress soon earth to earth, unlike the plastic water bottle buried nearby in dust, unapologetically impervious to the elements.

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Events Calendar January 5

JANUARY 14

Gallup Poetry Slam Featuring Dine’ Poet Jake Skeets 6:30 - 8:30pm, ART123 Gallery For more info: www.galluparts.org/galluppoetry-slam

A Taizé candlelight Service, 4:00pm Westminster Presbyterian Church-Gallup to provide an opportunity for spiritual refreshment through music, chant, prayer, quiet time, Scripture and readings. Please join us. The church is located at 151 State Highway 564 (Boardman Drive near Orleans Manor Apartments). Contact: Kathy Mezoff – 505-870-6136.

January 6 The monthly meeting of the McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council Regular meetings are held at 2:00pm on first Saturdays, Red Mesa Center, 105 W. Hill - Gallup. The public is encouraged to attend to learn about recycling opportunities in our region, updates on residential Gallup curbside recycling, plans for recycling outreach and more. For more information call 505-7225142.

JANUARY 10 Dementia/Alzheimer’s Support Group 6:30pm - Gallup Masonic Center.

505-615-8053

JANUARY 13 Rangoli: Traditional Folk Art of India A Show by Padma Komaravolu 6:30 – 8:00pm (including a live demo) For more info follow @ART123 Gallery on Facebook.

2nd Annual ArtsCrawl Community Brainstorm Everyone is invited to share ideas for the 2018 season of ArtsCrawl!

4:30 - 6:30pm, El Morro Events Center RSVP to executivedirector@galluparts.org or call 505-488-2136.

FREE Artist to Artist Business Management Workshop 11:30am - 2:30pm, Navajo Tech Innovation Center in Church Rock Register at www.galluparts.org/artistworkshops.

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JANUARY 16 The Gallup Interfaith Community will meet at 6:30pm on Tuesday, January 16th at Westminster Presbyterian Church.

Bring food or drink for a shared meal. All are welcome in friendship and community!

The church is located at 151 State Highway 564 (Boardman Drive - near Orleans Manor Apartments). For more information contact Pastor Lorelei Kay (505.290.5357), the church office (505-905-3247) wpcgallup@ gmail.com.

JANUARY 17 Bereavement/Grief Support Group 6:30pm - Gallup Masonic Center 505-6158053.

JANUARY 18 Winnie the Pooh Scavenger Hunt National Winnie the Pooh Day! Join us all day at the Children’s Library Branch for a scavenger hunt. Find Pooh and all his friends for a sweet treat. For more information e-mail childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505726-6120.

JANUARY 21 Join Us! Resurrection Life: Ric Wright, Evangelist, Revivalist, Speaker 10:30am Lighthouse Church 2045 Westview Street Gallup - 6:00pm Joshua Generation Church 1375 Elva Dr. Gallup.

January Events At Your Octavia Fellin Public Library Cultural-X-Change at the Library Water is Life!

Food is the greatest of cultural common denominators. Recipes from our family and community gatherings are as integral to our sense of place as the games we played growing up, schools we attended, music we listened to and books we have read. You are invited to be part of a food history and recipe exchange at the Library! During the month of January, we will explore the basic element of water in cooking and culture. The Library is looking for the unique tastes of our community. Do you have recipes, stories, or pictures to share that tell the story of Us? Please visit the Cultural-X-Change display at the Main Library during the month of January.

For more information email tmoe@ gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291.

“I Love Gallup” Instagram Photo Blast Throughout January, the Library will celebrate the launch of our new Instagram by having a photo blast. Follow our Instagram galluplibraryevents and then show us why you love Gallup. Take a selfie with a memorable Gallup landmark, resident, business, or artwork and post it with the hashtag #ilovegallup. Throughout the month, random posts will be chosen to win a prize. So blast us with that Gallup love. For more information please call 505-863-1291 or email libtrain@ gallupnm.gov.

Save the Date: Instead of tossing all of those holiday party items and decorations, think how you could re-use / repurpose them for the McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council Trashion Show on April 14th. Contact: Betsy 505-722-9257/April 505-722-2157.

JANUARY 25 Wine & Painting: Snowy Bird Have a creative night out with ART123 Gallery! 6:00 – 9:00pm, ART123 Gallery. Register at www.galluparts.org/ wine-and-painting.

2018 SAMUEL P. MAGGARD QUALITY CONCRETE SCHOOL

Registration is officially open for the 2018 Samuel P. Maggard Quality Concrete School. The event will take place on the NMSU campus in Las Cruces, NM. If you have any questions regarding the event, please contact Dr. Craig Newtson at netwson@nmsu.edu. Deadline extended to January 8th. www. nmsu_qualityconcrete_2018.eventbrite.com If you have any trouble registering, please feel free to contact me at traceyo@nmsu.edu. Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you.

NOTICE CHANGE TO MEETING DATE: Gallup Autism Support Group will now be meeting on the second Monday of each month. Do you have a child on the Autism Spectrum? Join with other parents to find support. Children welcome at meetings. Also find our group on Facebook. Meets at City Center Coffee/ Journey Church (501 S. Third St) from 6:00 -7:30 pm. For info call: 360-912-1953.

On Going: MONDAYS Al-anon, Support for Families and Friends of Alcoholics.

Sacred Heart Cathedral Family Center 555 South Woodrow Dr., Gallup, NM., 12:00 noon – 1:00pm TUESDAYS Al-anon, Support for Families and Friends of Alcoholics.

One Day At A Time Club Next to Catholic Church, Ft. Defiance, Az. 6:00 – 7:00pm WEDNESDAYS Co-Dependents Anonymous First United Methodist Church 1800 Redrock Dr, Gallup, in the library.

6:00-7:00pm. All are welcome; learn more at CoDA.org Gallup Solar is hosting free classes about all things solar Wednesdays 6:00-8:00pm at 113 E. Logan. Call 505-728-9246 for info on topics & directions.

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

Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Dr., Gallup, NM 7:00 – 8:00pm FRIDAYS Women’s Alcoholics Anonymous meeting Friday evenings 7:30 to 8:30pm Closed group / Step Study Format Westminster Presbyterian Church, South on Boardman Avenue just past Orleans Manor Apartments on the left hand side of the road. (151 NM-564) Contact 505-409-3487 or 910-619-9432.

SATURDAYS Overeaters Anonymous Meeting Open to all Every Saturday at 10:00am First United Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Drive, Gallup Meeting takes place in the Library Feel free to call Liz 505-721-9208 with any questions.

FIRST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH The City of Gallup’s Sustainable Gallup Board meets 3:30 - 5:00pm at the Octavia Fellin Library. Community members concerned about conservation, energy, water, recycling and other environmental issues are welcome. Call 505-722-0039 for information.

WEEKLY Habitat for Humanity work sessions held each week.

Volunteers who wish to serve on decision making meetings or wish to volunteer at or help fund construction projects, call Bill Bright at 505-722-4226 for details.

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“CHEESE”

By Daniel T. Garcia

I’m a chubby little mouse, fueled by the greed to succeed.

I will get in your house; I will take what I need.

In a crowd so proud, to stand tall and I will not fall.

I am stronger than all.

Leave the CHEESE on the table… …When I’m free, willing and able… …I creep and I crawl.

I’ll have your wife reeling and squealing and climbing up the wall.

So you make the call, you got the ball after all.

I suggest you cooperate; now you know how I operate.

So see, don’t be late to rethink it’s me mate!

Because all it takes is one mistake.

Guess what! Oh that’s just great, “I’m not alone!”

We will eat you out of house and home.

By the crate and then again what’s left on your plate.

Believe me we ain’t fake and most can relate.

And try to retaliate against the chaos; a chubby little mouse can create.

Because he bobs and he weaves… …with tricks up his sleeves.

With little to no reprieve; you best believe.

With little to no lies, in disguise; recognize and realize.

Who’s in the house?

It’s the CHUBBY LITTLE MOUSE.

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Black Holes

By Elizabeth Long

Dreaming of quantum crystals Flashes of the past, The shadows they cast.

Black holes can open portals of change.

Light cannot escape, the pull of a black hole, gravity, the weight, pushing on your soul.

Nothing that falls inside can come out again.

At least not in its original state, The unknown, it will emulate the choices that are made.

In the deep blackness of night, The light finds a way to reach the quantum crystals of my eyes.

Sometimes I wonder, maybe, just maybe, if that light found a way to escape a black hole.

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FourCornersWelding.com Gallup Area Government‐ to‐Business Open House 28 February 2018

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Attorneys at Law • 505 722 4463 • 104 E. Aztec www.milawfirm.net

The Rain Season: Chuska Lake

By Mariya Deykute

The trees are knee deep in the sudden water Bird clouds flit between them and the far hills.

The clay preserves all footprints, I wish I knew What a mountain lion’s print looks like. Then, I’d know whether to be scared. But I’m still too much of a city girl, flirting with wilderness.

A tangle of fishing line, flowers growing through Spiderwebs. I move one foot after the other, I write one word after the next. In the clay I leave Fat, messy prints: clear signs that I was here.

The words, same thing, smudged unique and repetitive, Sights of the trees, the birds, the footprints of rainboots I stole by accident in another life. I stole these words, too.

Someone will steal them from me, soon enough, And remake them into a different mold, in foreign ink.

Now: I am walking nowhere. I am walking here.

I want to say nothing but this with this poem.

Photos taken by Michelle Sanchez

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EMMA

By Deborah Milford

She left us way to young. Her leaving crushed each and every one of us. We were not ready.

We had way to many laughs left to have. Way too many talks, way too many picnics, way too many hugs left to do.

Her smile lit up the room, literally. She had that way about her. Too much charisma, if that’s possible. Everyone loved her, and to top that off, she was genuine.

She was a petite woman, always slim and a bit of a tomboy. She loved her jeans and boots. Boy could she twostep. She had those movie star looks, but had a fragile heart.

Broke a few too. Boy, was she tough and had a vicious temper, watch out!!! For such a small woman.

Oh my god! The cooking though, could have easily been a chef. She could also make anything grow and did. She could drop a seed in the ground and it would come up. She had a shot gun, a chain saw and a truck; she could cut her own rick of wood. Didn’t need a man.

Fixed her own vehicle at times.

She was a simple woman, a country girl that grew up in the back wood. And she did walk two miles to and from school as a child. She liked simple things, not pretentious at all. She could make any place a home! And she did.

She never had much. But had everything! People loved her. And that’s what she cared about. She did her best to get her kids grown. Wasn’t always easy. Sometimes pennies is all we had. But we didn’t know we were poor. How she provided for us kids, now looks like a miracle. We miss her every day and always will until our last.

People still say, “I remember your mom!” She was hard to forget!

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We had a blast with you all in 2017, and we’re already looking forward to the next year of ArtsCrawl. You too? Please join us for the 2nd Annual ArtsCrawl Community Brainstorm on Saturday, January 13th from 4:30 – 6:30pm in the El Morro Events Center. Be the first to hear the themes for 2018 and share your ideas for the next season of ArtsCrawl in a series of speed brainstorming sessions. Help us make 2018 the best year of ArtsCrawl yet! Reminder: ArtsCrawl will be on hiatus in January and February and will start again on March 10, 2018. For more info, follow ArtsCrawl Gallup on Facebook.

Also this month: see a show of Rangoli art

by Padma Komaravolu at ART123 Gallery, opening after the ArtsCrawl Community Brainstorm from 6:30 – 8:00pm and on view through February 6th. Rangoli, also known as Muggu or Kolam, is a traditional Indian folk art, similar to sand painting, but using rice flour (and with different designs and meaning, of course!).

Padma will fill the floor of ART123 Gallery with colorful patterns for you to explore, and she will be doing a live demo at the Opening. See you there!

For more info, follow ART123 Gallery on Facebook.

Quintana’s Music and Native American Jewelry Best quality new and used music equipment, Native American jewelry, arts and crafts.

We carry a great selection of band equipment and accessories.

Rentals and music lessons available 223 W Coal Ave, Gallup, NM 87301

505-863-5577

quintanasmusic1@gmail.com

We accept T & R Cards

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Cupcake Menu MONDAY

Blueberry Chocolate Chip Chocolate Chip w/Walnuts Banana Walnut Banana Split Banana w/Chocolate Chip

TUESDAY Peppermint Mocha Apple Spice Nutella Gingerbread Cupcake w/CC Frosting Pumpkin Spice Cupcake w/CC Frosting

WEDNESDAY Pistachio Cherry Almond Red Velvet Carrot Cupcake w/CC Frosting Hummingbird Cupcake

THURSDAY Rocky Road Oreo Cookie Cookie Dough Bluecorn Meal Reece’s Pieces Cupcake

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Now Booking Holiday Parties at Hilton Garden Inn Gallup • Space to accommodate parties up to 165 • Ask us about our Special Holiday Menu • Plated and Buffett options available • Booking through January

Call or email Erica Cardona, Director of Sales or Brianna Yazzie, Sales Assistant for more information and pricing: (505) 726-5283 erica.cardona@hilton.com

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Call or email Erica Cardona, Director of Sales or Brianna Yazzie, Sales Assistant for more information & pricing: (505)-726-5283 erica.cardona@hilton.com (505)-726-5284 brianna.yazzie@hilton.com 1530 West Maloney Ave Gallup, NM 87301

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MESO-AMERICA

By Harold Manuelito III 7th Grade Meso-America is where three great empires thrived. “Mystery of the Aztecs,

by Nathan George inspired me to write this. I am fascinated by history. I remember learning this in 6th grade at Rehoboth. I noticed the Aztecs, Incas, and Maya were powerful civilizations. Let’s start with the Aztecs. The Aztecs started out as a native tribe that was kicked out of the land of many other tribes. The Aztecs called themselves the “Mexica” (Me-shi-kaz) which was a nahuatl. And the other nahuatl word “Azteca,” which means “coming from Aztlan,” Aztlan was basically the land of Mexico. The “ll” in the nahuatl language isn’t pronounced like the “lls” in “tortilla.” It is pronounced like the two

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English “lls,” with a long “L” noise. Like the word “llama.” The Aztecs were trying to find a place to live. They were told by their god Huitzilopochtli which means humming bird of the left. He told them to settle where they see a bird, perched on a cactus branch eating a serpent. This story actually happened. They made their capitol Tenochtitlan in the middle of Lake Texcoco on an island. The currency of the Aztecs was not coins made of metal. They were cacao beans. Tenochtitlan meant “Place of the Prickly Pear Cactus.” There were two zoos in the city. One was filled with birds dedicated for prayer. The second one was for all with a variety of animals. The Spanish conquered the Aztecs and built Mexico City over Tenochtitlan. The Aztecs never had sicknesses like the Spanish.

The Incas were farmers and cut out

terraces for crops. They used simple tools to make things. The Incan capitol was Cuzco. And is now a city in Peru. The most common city is Machu Picchu. The buildings there are still in good shape.

The Inca built buildings at an 80 degree inward. It would be able to withstand an earthquake. The Inca tamed wiled llamas and alpacas.

The Maya lived in southern Mexico.

They lived before the Aztecs. Their capitol was Tikal. We can give some credit to the Maya for creating the number zero. Zero is important because how would we write 10? I would be just 1. The Maya made a calendar and predicted the world would end on December 21, 2012. Instead, on the 21 of December 2012, the cycle of the calendar ended. The Mayans also had a famous city called Chichen Itza.

“Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.”

- Carl Bard

Start Now! Spring 2018 Semester starts on January 16, 2018 Things you can DO NOW: Make an Appointment for Advisement Register for classes - Apply for Financial Aid

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December 7, 2017 at 2:00pm in SSTC 200 January 6, 2018 at 9:30am in SSTC 200 January 19, 2018 at 2:00pm in CHC 248

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www.gallup.unm.edu 705 Gurley Ave. - Gallup NM 87301 - 505.863.7500

The University of New Mexico - Gallup Notice of Non-Discrimination: The University of New Mexico-Gallup, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University of New Mexico - Gallup is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race/ethnicity, color, national origin, age, spousal affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, medical condition, disability, religion, pregnancy, genetic information, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries or complaints may be addressed to the Office of Equal Opportunity whose Director serves as the 504/ADA Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator on UNM main campus: 505-277-5251.For referrals to main campus see: UNM Gallup Title IX Coordinator; Director of Student Affairs, SSTC Room 276. Telephone: 505-863-7508. For Referrals to main campus regarding Section 504 compliance; Student Success Specialist, Gurley Hall Room 2205 B. Telephone: 505-863-7527.

GALLUP BID PROJECTS Putting The Pieces Together To Make Downtown Great

Gallup Business Improvement District improvements include initiatives to improve the business climate, physical appearance, sense of welcome, and overall marketability of downtown to attract new businesses, consumers and visitors.

Downtown Redevelopment Plan

Downtown Private Security

Gallup BID works with City of Gallup and other organizations to make this plan the reality.

Gallup BID contracts a local security firm during the busy summer season to keep the downtown business welcoming for residents and visitors.

Monthly ArtsCrawl

Gallup Rt 66 Freedom Ride and Flight Cruise Freedom Festival

Gallup’s March - December monthly ArtsCrawl creates a family friendly “Community Commons.” All are invited to gather for conversation, entertainment, shopping and dining.

Downtown streets are closed to traffic to provide an open venue for live music, dance and art making.

francis@gallupbid.com

www.GoGallup.com

2017 end of July event attracted many residents and visitors spending $595,000 in Gallup’s local economy.

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