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2022 January #210

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JANUARY CITY UPDATE

CITY OF GALLUP REDISTRICTING INFORMATION The Gallup City Council held several public hearings and then passed an ordinance in November 16, 2021, to update the four city council districts based data from the 2020 Census. The redistricting is required by the New Mexico Precinct Boundary Adjustment Act. Minor changes were made in order to maintain that districts are contiguous and preserve communities and neighborhoods that share common interests and concerns. Data was prepared by New Mexico Demographic Research.

Overall, District 1 suffered a population loss over the past 10 years. To balance district numbers two blocks from District 3 are joining District 1 effective at the election on March 1, 2022. Those blocks are from Strong Drive to Cliff Drive between Green and Logan Avenues. Questions about the redistricting may be directed to the Office of the City Clerk at (505) 863-1254.

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Thoughts From The West End Gallup, New Mexico is one-of-a-kind. It can definitely be rough around its edges, but it also has a charm that only a town with a rich history can. When visitors arrive, it doesn’t take long before they realize this is an old train town. The Santa Fe runs right through downtown, and you might even have to wait at the train tracks to visit the historic buildings, and if you escaped the wait, you are surely going to hear the train horns blast its arrival.

Many visitors find this unique place because they needed a break from travel and exit off I-40 to cruise the Main Street of America, US Route 66. Others have made it their destination to explore the homelands of the Navajo and Zuni Nations. However, most people come to visit the many Native American art galleries that sell the handwoven rugs, baskets, kachina dolls, pottery, and jewelry of our local artisans. Make no mistake this is a serious art town.

You can visit museums across the country that proudly display the art

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that originated in our area. This fascinating history of our area pours over into our everyday lives. It doesn’t take long before you see someone wearing the sacred blue stone or selling their crafts in one of our many restaurants. Visitors are fascinated by this local industry, and it is such a different experience than anywhere else in the world. That love of art is also on display throughout the city. We offer our welcomed guests a tour of murals, trash can art, and several large sculptures that celebrate the artistic talent of our community.

Once a year the Gallup Journey Magazine celebrates our artist with the Arts Edition.

All of the art admissions are displayed proudly throughout the magazine.

You will find the pages filled with pictures that capture the beauty of our area, poems that express the deep roots of Gallup, and paintings to admire.

We love being part of this community and all that it has to offer. Enjoy looking through this 18th Edition of our Arts Issue.

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We have indoor and outdoor serv ice as well as take-out. Masks are required inside except when eating or drinking and Cov id restrictions are followed.

Our Sculpture Trail is highly appreciated for its art and its peace.

Our lively community is coming back into swing again.

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Contents 10 18th Annual Arts Issue

44 The National Medal of Honor Museum Kenneth Riege 48 Treasure Poem

22 My Father Amy Clark

50 People Reading

24 West by Southwest Ernie Bulow

52 Congratulations to Dr.Val Wangler New Mexico Physician of the Year!

Chuck Van Drunen

28 Until Tomorrow Moriah Barber 30 Walking in Beauty Daisy Arsenault

56 Miyamura Cross Country Teams Robert Torres

39 Walk in Beauty Richard Rohr 40 Bark Beetles Dr. Carol Sutherland/Kathy Landers Thanks to our Contributors this month: Amy Clark Richard Rohr & The Center for Action & Contemplation Ernie Bulow

42 Event Calendar

57 R.E.M. Cycles Chuck Van Drunen

Kenneth Riege Chuck Van Drunen Dr. Carol Sutherland and Kathy Landers Robert Torres

Chuck & Jenny Van Drunen

Publishers: Daisy & Jason Arsenault

Staff: Christine Carter

Managing Editor: Aileen Steigerwald

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January 2022 Issue #210 All Rights Reserved. No articles, photos, illustrations, advertisements, or design elements may be used without expressed written permission from the publisher, Gallup Journey Inc. This publication is distributed with the understanding that the information presented is from many sources, for which there can be no warranty or responsibility by the publisher as to accuracy, originality, or completeness. It is distributed with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in making product endorsements, recommending health care or treatments, providing instruction, or recommending that any reader participate in any activity or behavior described in the publication. The opinions of the contributors to this publication belong to them and do not reflect the opinions of the editors or publishers.

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Gallup, New Mexico, is an art town. Art is our main attraction and visitors from around the world make the journey here to shop our galleries. These visitors come to find handwoven tapestries, silver adorned with vibrant stones, hand coiled clay pottery, along with several other Native American art traditions. What you will find in our annual Arts Issue is something different. Of course, some of the work has been influenced by our Native American culture, but the majority is something very different than what you find in our local galleries. The artists who fill these pages are moved by words, rhythm, family, landscapes, technology, and the idea of exploration.

Art has a way of making us feel better. Art provides one of those rare moments where our minds are freed from the complexities of our daily lives. We get lost in what the artist is saying, and we go to that place where we explore what the art means to us. When you explore this issue, you are going to find poems, pictures of pets, photos of our area, and places not all of us are familiar with. Let the issue move you, and maybe next year you will be ready to share your art with this community.

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THE COWBOYS CALLED THEM RANGE MAGGOTS

THE LEGENDARY PLEASANT VALLEY WAR T

COMMODORE PERRY OWENS - HE HAD TIES TO GALLUP

he Western Cowboy was invented after the Civil War. Southerners who had fought for the South made up the bulk of them, and they were all hardened fighters, handy with knife and gun. They were also very angry. First, they swarmed Texas, where many of them became wanted criminals, but the range herds being trailed north soon gave them new horizons thanks largely to the new railroads.

NOTE: cowhands hated the term “cow punchers” because it referred to the drovers who had to get the beef onto railroad cars using poles to poke them along.

As they found new pastures, the cattle companies tended to overrun small ranches occupied for a century or more. The Federal Government had assured these small ranchers they could keep the land they occupied, mostly grants from the Mexican and Spanish regimes. Power and greed steamrolled over them.

It has always bothered me that most people in Gallup have never heard of one of the greatest range wars.

Dozens of books have been written about this piece of western history.

Many novels have used this cattle/ sheep war including Zane Grey, titled “To the Last Man.” Of all range wars in our history, it had the most fatalities.

Where did the great animosity against sheep come from? That is not a difficult question. The cattlemen had claimed the public range first, and they believed they had “eminent domain.”

The range belonged to them by use.

Usually that right is only exercised by the government.

As an excuse, the cattlemen claimed that the cattle cropped the grass, just bit it off, but sheep supposedly tore the grass out of the ground, ruining the grazing. In reality, the fight wasn’t sheep vs. cattle, but big over small, weak vs. powerful.

One of the most famous range wars in the West happened south of Holbrook, Arizona. The Pleasant Valley War also involved grazing land below the Mogollon Rim. Just to keep it interesting, it is also called the Tonto Range War.

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THE HASHKNIFE WAS A TOOL FOUND IN EVERY CHUCK WAGON, RANCH HOUSE, AND CATTLE CAMP. The better-known Hash Knife War involved the same people, so the two fights were first cousins. Beginning in 1885 there were a lot of players in the game but the conflict is usually attributed to the Tewksburys and the Grahams.

When the ten-year war was over, at least twentyfive men had been sent to the great pasture in the sky. The cattle-loving Grahams were known as the “Hashknife” outfit, and they used that for their brand. It seems impossible, but there is not a single example of that cooking tool for sale on eBay today. The hash knife resembles a leather-working tool.

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bought a million acres (usually valued at a buck per—they got it for fifty cents) in a ninety-mile strip across Arizona from the New Mexico line to Flagstaff. Separately they purchased even more land. While they technically only owned every other section [square mile], they could effectively isolate the ranches already there.

There was a similar land grab on the New Mexico side by a company called the Cibola Land and Cattle Company, and they tried to claim land that had been used by the Zunis for hundreds of years, and similarly tried to take land from the Ramah Mormons. These new “ranches” were not owned and operated by a family, but rich stockholders in the East.

The reason they used the hashknife to brand their cattle was because the Texas ranch that sold them 33 thousand head were already branded with that mark. Brands can be registered in any state. Sheep get branded too, with a tarry paint. I have a sheep iron around someplace.

Sheep raising in the four corners area was much more personal. Navajos, Zunis, and Hopis counted on their animals for their very lives. For most, there were only two cash crops; wool in the spring, lambs in the fall. The Navajos also depended on them to create their blankets and rugs.

The Aztec company was started in 1884, and incorporated in 1885. With a lavish brush,

this Texas cowboy was a hard-case. Blevins killed three Navajos and stole a herd of their horses. There were a lot of stories about the man, including that he had stolen twenty-five horses from the Mormons.

Commodore Owens went to the Blevins

HASHKNIFE BRAND WAS BURNED ON THOUSANDS OF CATTLE, USED BY THE AZTEC LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY. shack where twelve people were holed up. There he shot several men, killing three and wounding others.

That was the sort of thing that created legends.

Burt Mossman was another sheriff of Apache County, one of the last outposts of the

Of all range wars in our history, Pleasant Valley had the most fatalities.

Eventually, other ranches became involved, and it developed into an all-out war, but it was not the only one in Arizona. Only Texas had more armed conflicts between sheep men and cattle raisers. There were other “Hashknife” outfits, one near Watrous, New Mexico. It also functioned as a trading post and “fort.” To get the major railroad lines built, the Feds gave up to forty miles of land involving alternate sections (hence the Checkerboard areas around Gallup) which were given to the railroads.

The range wars were explained as sheep versus cattle, which is a bit of a lie. In the case of the Hashknife fight, it was probably motivated by the trouble between two families. With the Rebels making up most of the hired gunfighters, race was also a factor. The first man killed was a Navajo.

Mexicans were the sheepherders. There was also a religious motive. The St. Johns Mormons were constantly harassed.

The Aztec Land and Cattle Company

wool merchant Edward Kinsley led the new company. A man whose fortune came from wool but hated sheep? Starving cows in Texas were really cheap and the trail drivers, too. Aztec kept importing both. Anyone who doubts the character of these buckaroos, look at Holbrook in 1886. That year, in a town of two hundred fifty citizens, they had twenty-six shooting deaths. Hopefully the bad hombres were shooting each other.

Commodore Perry Owens (no he wasn’t a commodore; it was just his name) was a lawman and gunfighter who had ties to Gallup. He was very handsome and a womanizer, and he wore his red hair very long. He claimed a homestead on Navajo land and shot two of them when they tried to steal his horses. Later he killed another Navajo but was acquitted by an Apache County jury.

In 1885 he was elected sheriff following the term of Lorenzo Hubbell, and he inherited warrants including one for Ike Clanton, famous for the O.K. Corral dustup. Lot Smith, noted Mormon gunman, was another. Andy Blevins is not well known, but

Wild West. He was originally a cowboy for the Hashknife. At the age of twenty, he became the manager and later was promoted to superintendent, though it is not clear what that was. He was clearly a man of intelligence and motivation. Even as he pursued cattle thieves, he had his own ranch and other businesses, including a stagecoach line.

The year Owens was elected sheriff, he and three other men built a brick Opera House in Winslow. There is a belief that he rode with Teddy Roosevelt at San Juan Hill. It is a fact that most of the Rough Riders were recruited from the toughs in Arizona.

He continued to live a spirited life and was a captain of the Arizona Rangers for two years.

This is probably where he got the nickname “Cap.” It is not known how many men he killed in the line of duty, but amazingly, he mostly stayed on the right side of the law.

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As Sheriff, I will improve the quality of life in our communities by…

Continuing to hold those sentenced to jail time and community service accountable by having them

work community cleanup projects by picking up trash, pulling weeds and painting over graffiti, while at the same time offering a positive environment to talk about how they can succeed upon their release.

Continuing to fight the drug problem head on by stopping traffickers from delivering drugs to our

communities, stopping dealers from dealing to our community members and children and collaborate with treatment centers to get those addicted the help they need to recover.

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I hear your name call to me, From the winds and the seven seas, In the intricate design in nature’s components, To the endless stars and galaxies that surround you and me.

You bring hope for tomorrow Until tomorrow when I see the sun rise again, Until tomorrow when the wars finally end, Until tomorrow when the orphans find a place to find home, shelter, security, and peace.

Until tomorrow when the ill and weak find restoration and life in living again, Until tomorrow when the blind can look over the horizon over the pacific shore.

Until tomorrow when the hungry are fed.

Until tomorrow when people are healed.

Until tomorrow when the lost are found.

With mercy and love I do not deserve any.

The transgressions of yesterday, now finally unshackled Paid with the ransom of your grace Laying down your life for all to see Saving us from our inequities.

The morning falls and evening rises Its been a while and I cannot see The world without your bright eyes Calling me home with open arms

Gazing at the horizon’s end Until tomorrow I’ll be free once more In your presence I will rejoice For all throughout eternity.

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Thank you my savior My God My Lord And My friend Jesus Christ.

The one who heals the sick and gives sight to the blind A voice to the silent Strength for the weak And mercy for the sinner Grace and life for me and you.

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It’s winter. Do you know what your Vitamin D level is?

Many of us are at risk of a vitamin D deficiency. We use too much sunblock to make enough vitamin D. Being low in vitamin D can cause osteoporosis, weak or aching muscles. Vitamin D is a nutrient that is needed to maintain good health and strong bones. Our immune system also uses Vitamin D to help us from getting sick from bacteria or viruses.

We get vitamin D from the sun, food or drinks or Vitamin D supplements.

The Sun: Our bodies convert the sunlight into vitamin D after it hits our skin. Healthy exposures are recommended so that we do not get sunburned.

Food or Drinks: It is hard to find foods that are good sources of vitamin D. Most of the foods have been fortified with vitamin D. All milks, cereals, a few orange juices, yogurts and hot cereals are fortified.

Natural sources of Vitamin D are halibut, tuna, catfish, salmon and some mushrooms. Fortified foods and drinks are where most of our Vitamin D is found. Be sure to read your food labels.

Vitamin D from Supplements: Some individuals may need extra help getting vitamin D in their diets. Older adults, breast-fed infants, those with certain medical conditions such as liver disease, celiac disease, cystic fibrosis, Crohn’s disease and obesity.

Should you get your vitamin D level checked? Yes. Just like you get your cholesterol checked at least once a year.

Your doctor can check this for you during a regular check-up and then recommend if you need a supplement. For now, be sure to get a safe amount of daily sunshine.

Get outside and take a walk, run or hike.

Enjoy that New Mexico sunshine.

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Academic Parent Teacher Teams APTT is a program that allows Parents and Teachers to collaborate on how better to help elementary aged students while at home. These group meetings are taking place at your student’s school during evening sessions.

Getting involved in the APTT program can help build relationships, respect and mutual understanding between families and instructors. This extra instructional opportunity will benefit the family by providing guidance on supporting learning in the home environment.

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Dear GMCS Parents, Gallup-McKinley County Schools is adopting a new approach for student instruction when weather or other conditions would result in school cancellations. With students now having an individual computer device and schools having experience delivering remote instruction for students we see an opportunity for GMCS to stop cancelling school and have students continue to work on their schoolwork from home on these Virtual Days. One of the positive results of this change is that student’s instruction will continue on these days and learning will not be stopped or disrupted during the week. Another benefit is that GMCS will eliminate having to add makeup days to the end of the school calendar which can often disrupt family and other summer plans.

When school for students is cancelled the following will take place for Virtual Days: 1. The students school starts from home per the individual schools 2-hour delay start time.

2. Students report to class from home on the Microsoft Teams platform or perform other schoolwork provided by the teacher(s) when internet is not available. Schools will be reaching out to you in the coming days to provide you your student’s online schedule for these virtual leaning days.

3. Attendance will be taken for Virtual Days.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as our Gallup-McKinley County Schools evolve to meet the needs of all our children and families. If you have further questions, please contact your school principal.

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Bark Beetles Although New Mexico bark beetle adults are small, rarely exceeding 1/3 inch in length, they are very capable of killing even the largest host trees with a mass assault, girdling them, or injecting them with certain lethal pathogens. Some species routinely attack the trunks and major limbs of their host trees, other bark beetle species mine the twigs of their hosts, pruning and weakening trees and facilitating the attack of other tree pests.

While many devastating species of bark beetles are associated with New Mexico conifers, other species favor broadleaf trees and can be equally damaging.

Adult bark beetles are strong fliers and are highly receptive to scents produced by damaged or stressed host trees as well as communication pheromones produced by other members of their species. The first beetles to attack a potential host tree may be repelled or killed by resins in the bark if that portion of the tree is still relatively healthy. If the tree is too weak to “pitch out” the beetles, infestation proceeds and even more bark mining beetles are attracted to infest the host. In extreme cases where bark beetle populations are exceedingly high, the defenses of even healthy, 40

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live host trees can be overwhelmed.

Many, if not all, bark beetle species transport spores of tree fungi that further weaken the host, clogging its vascular system and sometimes killing it before the bark beetles do. Tree fungi transported by conifer-infesting bark beetles in New Mexico are called either “blue stain” or “brown stain” fungi for the colors that streak and down grade the wood after it is infested.

The health and pest infestation levels of New Mexico’s forests impact survival of many landscape conifers, particularly when urban and suburban trees are planted near the same species growing in the wild. Despite the best efforts of landscapers and homeowners, many trees, particularly conifers, are not planted on the best sites, nor are they adequately maintained, setting the stage for bark beetle infestation.

In addition, wind damage, physical injuries and soil compaction make trees

attractive to bark beetles. This is especially true for trees affected by construction or location of trees along roadways and parking areas.

While not fool-proof, the best defense against bark beetles begins with maintenance of a healthy, actively growing, non-stressed tree.

Recent transplants and trees stressed for whatever reason can be protected from bark beetles with topical applications of labeled insecticides. These treatments should be applied at least to the trunk and major limbs of each tree according to label specifications and prior to the first flights of bark beetles in early spring. While some systemic insecticides are labeled for bark beetle control, these products may not be translocated adequately in the tree to kill bark beetles and their larvae. Also, beetle damage to live bark may be more extensive than first estimated. Live bark damaged by bark beetle tunneling will not “heal” or resume functioning even if the pests are killed. No pesticide is currently labeled for control of tree-killing fungi carried by many bark beetles.

Corrective pruning or tree removal should be done in the winter when bark beetle flight activity is minimal.

Promptly dispose of pruned branches

in the sun over the summer, venting and drying it prior to use in the fireplace or wood stove. A variety of beneficial insects and nematodes are natural enemies of bark beetles and their immature stages, suppressing populations of these pests. However, windstorms, or limbs, foliage and bark away from fire and drought can stress large live, healthy trees. Logging slash numbers of trees in an area; in these as well as fresh mulch made from situations, bark beetles can reproduce recently cut trees may be highly and disperse much more efficiently attractive to flying bark beetles until these materials dry and are weathered. than any or all their natural enemies Never stack firewood near or beneath together. For the full article by Dr. Carol Sutherland please go to this link valued landscape trees, whether they https://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/plantclinic/ are conifers or broadleaf species.

Instead, locate firewood piles in parts documents/o-03-barkbeetles.pdf.

For more information please contact of the yard receiving the most hours Kathy Landers at the McKinley of daily sunlight. Keep the stacks County Extension Office 505-863relatively low and loose. Cover each stack with colorless landscape plastic, 3432 or kalander@nmsu.edu.

Photos from the article by Dr. Carol anchoring all edges securely with soil.

Sutherland.

Allow the covered firewood to bake

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Virtual Artist Talk: Shannon Gurley O’Donnell + Nalmerthan Pablo 6:00 pm LIVE on @gallupARTS Facebook page Join us for a discussion between two artists whose creative perspectives both begin with painting, then branch off in different directions--one takes a realistic approach in watercolor, and the other combines realism and abstraction in acrylic-before ultimately ending up in the same place: moments of true beauty!

Virtual Artist Talk: Christian Bigwater LIVE on @gallupARTS Facebook page Chat with Diné artist Christian Bigwater about what portraiture can and should be.

Virtual Artist Talk: Joshua Whitman + Tasha N. LIVE on @gallupARTS Facebook page. Explore the boundaries of nature photography with Joshua Whitman and navigate the qualities of composition in painting with Tasha N.

The Recycling Depot at the Larry Brian Mitchell recycling site will be closed on January 1 to celebrate New Year's Day. If anyone would like items from the Depot before February 5 or have questions call Sandy (505) 728-8089 or send an e-mail to betsywindisch@yahoo. com.

The Recycling Depot is staffed by volunteers first Saturdays of the month from Noon - 1:30 pm.

This is a public service for educators and others by the McKinley Citizens' Recycling Council.

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January Events at the Octavia Fellin Public Library

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Google Career Certificate Scholarship Jump-start your career with a Google Career Certificate scholarship. Prepare for entry-level positions in data analytics, IT support, project management, or user experience design - no college degree or relevant experience required. Apply for a scholarship at ofpl.online now through January 31st, 2022.

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

Library Advisory Board Meeting The public is invited to attend the Library Advisory Board (LAB) monthly meeting on January 13th at 5:00 PM. Join the Zoom Meeting at https://us02web.zoom. us/j/86946788988 Meeting ID: 869 4678 8988.

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

Grow with Google: Create a Career Plan to Get the Job You Want Join OFPL LIVE on Zoom or in-person at the Main Library on Tuesday, January 4th at 3:00 PM. Build a career plan that can help you meet your professional goals - whether you’re searching for a new job, seeking a promotion, or considering a career change.

In this Partner Digital Series workshop, you’ll identify your strengths and passions, take inventory of your unique skills and experiences, and start a plan to reach long-term professional goals. Email mdchavez@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Bullet Journals Bullet Journaling is meant to help you organize your tasks and stay productive but it’s also great for maintaining mindfulness. It has evolved into a platform for many to express their thoughts and creativity. Join OFPL in-person on Wednesday, January 12th at 4:00 PM in the Main Library for a bullet journal workshop. Keep track of your favorite books, water

consumption, binge-worthy tv shows, and more! Supplies will be available at OFPL during the workshop. Email jwhitman@ gallupnm.gov or call (505) 8631291 for more information.

Relaxation Bath Salts Join OFPL on Facebook, @ galluplibrary, or YouTube on Saturday, January 15th at 1:00 PM to make your own relaxation bath salts.

Watch our collection of selfcare workshops on YouTube to boost your mental, emotional, and physical health. The ingredient list will be available at ofpl.online prior to the workshop. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form at ofpl.online. Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Holiday Closure The Octavia Fellin Public Library will be closed on Monday, January 17th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. During that time, OFPL’s online services, as always, will be available at ofpl.online featuring downloadable magazines, e-books, audiobooks, streaming movies, virtual programs, and many other resources. Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information Cook the Book Challenge Calling all foodies! Test your skills in the kitchen in our Cook the Book challenge. Join OFPL LIVE on Facebook, @ galluplibrary Friday, January 21st at 4:00 PM to try a new

recipe! Follow along as we replicate a random recipe from one of our cookbooks. Recipes are available using the Supply Request Form at ofpl.online.

Snap photos of your plated food and post your results on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter and tag us, @galluplibrary to join the challenge! Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

Scribble Bots at Rio West Mall Join us inside the Rio West Mall behind Hobby Lobby on Saturday, January 22nd from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM to make scribble bots. These cool little science critters are made using a simple circuit, battery and recyclables in a fun, STEM science activity.

Your Scribble Bot will move, wiggle forward, in circles, and scribble on the paper.

Supplies are provided in partnership with ¡Explora!

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

Coloring & Mocktails Join OFPL on Facebook, @ galluplibrary, or YouTube on Wednesday, January 26th at 4:00 PM for a mocktail demonstration! Need a little stress relief after the holidays?

Pick up a kit containing coloring sheets, pencils, and mocktail recipe cards. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a firstcome, first-serve basis using the Supply Request Form at ofpl.online. Email jwhitman@ gallupnm.gov or call (505) 8631291 for more information.

Navajo Astronomy Join OFPL for National Family Literacy Day LIVE on Zoom or in-person at the Main Library on Thursday, January 27th at 2:00 PM for a Navajo Astronomy presentation. The first virtual presentation in the series will describe traditional Navajo

astronomy, constellations and the unique way in which Navajo people view the cosmos and their place within it. Making time every day to read or do a learning activity with children is crucial to a child’s development and can help a parent improve their skills as well. Astronomy kits are available using the Supply Request Form at ofpl.online.

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

Neo-Graffiti Art Neo-graffiti or street art is a staple in any community that has evolved from a defiant graffiti art into a more commercial art meant to provoke thought. Join OFPL in-person on Friday, January 28th at 4:00 PM at the Children’s Branch to learn the fundamentals of creating stencils and the skills needed to make sidewalk graffiti. Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

12 Step Bible-based recovery programs

(weekly, ongoing) Gallup: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Tuesdays- Joshua Generation Church 1375 Elva Dr, Gallup NM 87301. Contact: Debra Chee, 505-702-5132, dchee4@gmail.com 6:00pm-8:00pm, Thursdays Community Bible Church (near Window Rock) 2 Hilltop Rd, Gallup NM 87301. Contact: Steve Maus, 505-371-5749, steven. maus@acrossnations.cc Zuni: 7:00pm, Thursdays Zuni Christian Reformed Church 19C Pia Mesa Rd, Zuni NM 87327. Contact: Tim Eisenga, 505782-5649, teisenga@ zunichristianmission.org January 2022

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The National Medal of Honor Museum

Coming Soon to Arlington, TX

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he first Medals of Honor were presented on 25 March 1863 (this is why March 25th is National Medal of Honor Day) by the Secretary of War to 6 US Army Volunteers.

It makes one wonder why after 158 years, we still do not have a National Medal of Honor Museum. There are other places across our great country that may have what they call a Medal of

By Kenneth Reige Honor Museum (including the USAF Veteran Comfort Suites in Gallup) but not a National Museum. Well, thankfully this is about to change.

In 2019, Arlington, TX was selected as the site for this (way overdue) museum that will not only honor all those who have served (by some estimates well over 40 million) in the United States Military, but also those who have performed such heroic feats that only 3,530 Medals of

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Honor have been presented. Many of these acts of heroism have been so far Above and Beyond the Call of Duty that the recipient gave his life so others might live. Of the 3,530 there has been only 1 female recipient, Dr. Mary Walker (Civil War).

Below is the final artistic rendition of the Medal of Honor Museum that as of now is scheduled to break ground in March 2022 and scheduled to open sometime in 2024. My guess is they will try for March 2024.

Not only has this museum been approved, but also a National Medal of Honor Monument will be erected in Washington, D.C. The museum will not only be the place to honor all the brave Americans who have received our nation’s highest award for valor against an enemy force, but also a world class education center where they will be able to reach out across our great country and the world to help educate anyone wishing to learn about our nation’s greatest heroes.

I believe our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, put it best by saying: “Any Nation that does not Honor Its Heroes will

not long endure.”

We must honor those who have worn the uniform of our country and especially those whose actions have been so extreme that they have earned the Medal of Honor.

I truly look forward to the day when this museum is open and my family and I can visit and read about all the MOH Recipients, past and present, and of course to honor Gallup’s favorite son, Hershey.

Just recently a film crew and members of the MOH Museum were here in Gallup filming and interviewing Hershey and others that will be a part of their permanent exhibits there.

Here is a link to the National Medal of Honor Museum website: www.mohmuseum.org

Here is a link to their online store where you can purchase items or make a donation to help make this the greatest museum in the country: www.shopmohmuseum.org I invite all to visit these websites and to learn a little more about the Medal of Honor and the museum and to also visit their shop and to get a few last minute Christmas gifts. I mean, who wouldn’t want a MOH Museum Challenge Coin or cap to add to their collection.

I am sure as the museum is being built there will be more items available on their website store and more information to read. I, myself, am so very excited to one day take my family there and visit what will surely be “Hallowed Grounds.”

This month’s MOH Quote comes from one of the Korean War Veterans, (and best friend to Hershey Miyamura) Raymond G. “Jerry” Murphy. His quote is as follows:

“We live in the best country in the world.

It is our duty to love, guide and protect it.”

Here is the statue outside the Raymond G. “Jerry” Murphy VA Hospital in Albuquerque.

Wanted to share this really cool picture.

This was taken on 27 Oct 1953. The names are from L to R: Hershey Miyamura, James Stone, David Bleak, Alford McLaughlin, President Eisenhower, Bob Simanek, George O’Brien and Jerry Murphy.

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HOPI KATSINA CARVING I have been making art for many years since the young age of 8 years old. I learned this craftwork from my maternal grandfatherGuy Maktima who was a prolific artist in his lifetime. He was a Hopi from Old Oraibi and was Snake Clan. I am Rabbit/Tobacco on my mother’s matrilineal side, and this is a part of my cultural background.

NICK BROKESHOULDER

The Hopi Katina dolls have been made since the early 1900’s as a trade item for non-natives who arrived in Arizona by venturing out by railroad. Visitors soon found their way to Hopi villages from Winslow, AZ and travelled by car, wagon, or by animals to visit Hopi.

This created a trade system to barter goods made by Hopi such as baskets, textiles, jewelry, and items such as Katsina Dolls.

These photos are of two types: Flat dolls and Full figure dolls.

All are handmade and crafted by basic small knives and rasps. They are painted using clay as the base medium and natural rock minerals for various colors. Final decoration of horsehair, feathers, leather, and shells.

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People Reading Teddy the Grandpa reading the Gallup Journey with his Grandkids!

- Karthik Anandan

Meet and Greet with the 2022 Thunderbird Models: Renay B., Anistacia A., Jade V., 2021-22 Miss Navajo Niagara Rockbridge, 2022 Thunderbird Models: Destiny T., Melonie H. and Kristina V. at Thunderbird Supply Co. Super Sale on Saturday, December 4 from 12pm 4pm. The models and queen autographed complimentary calendars and posters.

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Congratulations to Dr. Val Wangler, New Mexico's Physician of the Year

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f the 3,000+ physicians that practice throughout New Mexico, Gallup’s own Dr. Val Wangler of RMCHCS Hospital was chosen by the New Mexico Society of Hospital Medicine as the 2021 “Physician Of The Year.”

The award ceremony that took place on Dec. 2, begged the question of how does a small rural hospital doctor gain such an honor amidst the legion of providers in larger cities like Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe? Or perhaps a better question is, why would such an awarded doctor choose to dedicate her life to McKinley County and the lowerpay, longer-hours, and languishing-trials that come with doing medicine in the rather unnoticed corner of Northwest New Mexico?

The answers, in part, come from knowing who Dr. Val Wangler really is. A native of Ft. Worth, Texas, she graduated with a degree in a Bio Engineering, complimented with an ironic minor in Philosophy. She decided to change course and pursue medicine when she finally concluded that she “liked humans a whole lot better than computers.”

She dived into that humanity by traveling to India and volunteering for the Missionaries Of Charity where she provided first-aid care and taught English to homeless children. One reason she chose to serve in India was to experiment with “actually living on $1 a day.”

Dr. Wangler then attended medical school at Baylor College of Medicine and did her residency in Seattle. She proceeded to become chief resident and was soon teaching in the residency program itself.

Despite being in a large bustling city like Seattle with great career ladder advancements, high pay, and endless culinary options, Dr. Wangler chose to continue family medicine by moving to the pueblo of Zuni in 2010. When asked why she chose rural small-village life over big tech-city existence she simply said “ I wanted to be and serve in a place that

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at RMCHCS, which she then designed, implemented and currently directs. At this time Dr. Wangler moved to Gallup, bought a house, settled into a new job, and a new family with her son “Kai” coming into the world that same year. Soon she was also Chief Medical Officer for RMCHCS. Then Covid 19 came.

The challenges of a small rural hospital hit with a disproportionately large number of Covid cases was (and is) an unprecedented challenge for Dr. Wangler and all the staff at RMCHCS. In the highest case load times, in order to be both safe and available, she moved out of her home with her family, and into a spare room in the hospital for 2 months. She was the chief decision maker, question answerer, and also the one to whom staff came when they were near panic. One I felt I could actually make a difference, staff member remembers, “she must have and not just be a cog in a huge wheel. In said, ‘Ok, big deep breaths. I’ve got you Zuni the breadth of work was vast; I got about a thousand times those first months.” to do everything…emergency, out-patient, Additionally, Dr. Wangler coordinated delivering babies, hospital management, with GIMC, city officials, and other local and after all that, on some mornings I got institutions to streamline and unify the to hear the elk bugling from my house. county’s Covid response. She also led the Being in the pueblo I was really a part team in rolling out Covid testing protocol of the community; I saw my patients in and practices, and later, a vaccination the grocery store or at the gas station and clinic. In fact, it was into her hands that doing medicine didn’t stop at the hospital the very first delivery of vaccine was doors. At times that was tricky. though, placed. like the occasions I felt bad for buying When asked to comment on her a candy bar if I ran into, say, one of my award, Dr. Wangler, deferred to instead diabetic patients.” compliment her co-workers at RMCHCS In her 8-year tenure, Dr. Wangler became and says that she is “incredibly fortunate Chief of Staff in the Zuni hospital and to work with a group of people, from cafe is credited with starting the team-based cooks to surgeons, who give it their all Health Tech program. She is well known every day.” and remembered in the Pueblo of Zuni for Finally, when asked what she might do advocacy on behalf of Zuni youth, helping to enjoy and savor the distinguished honor grow the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project. of her award she laughs and says “Well…

This eventually led to her successful grant .I love to just do a family hike along with procurement and project leadership for the my 3 dogs (two of them Zuni rez dogs) on creation of a beautiful new Youth centerour great trails, or maybe take my son to -complete with sports fields, local art, the Gallup skate park, but really just spend story-telling circles, and hiking trails. time with my family.”

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