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VOL 7 | ISSUE 334 | AUGUST 20, 2021

Pencils, books, masks DRESS CODE FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL Staff Reports

eginning Aug. 20 there is a new mask mandate in place in New Mexico. Gov. M ichel le Lu ja n Grisham made the announcement on Aug. 17 in a Zoom press conference. Due to the spread of the Delta variant everyone two years old and older is directed to wear a mask or multi-layer cloth face covering in all indoor public settings, except when a healthcare provider instructs otherwise or when the individual is eating or drinking. The news came the afternoon before the first day of school in GallupMcKinley County. District superintendent Mike Hyatt told the Sun that the changes would not be difficult to implement. “We will make adjustments to comply with the governor’s health order,” he said.

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County commissioners approve cannabis regulation ordinance Staff Reports

unicipalities across New Mexico are current ly f ig u r i ng out what the new cannabis regulations will look like for their citizens now that the state is preparing to accept and process license applications for anyone who wants to produce marijuana beginniing Sept. 1. As McKinley County adapts to this law change, county commissioners have met multiple times to discuss what the county’s ordinance would look like.

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Cannabis plant brings changes to local laws as Gallup and McKinley County work to regulate its sale and use. File Photo

During the Aug. 17 meeting they approved the fi nal draft of the ordinance. Ac c o r d i n g t o C ou nt y Attorney Doug Decker, the county will have the same hours of operation for cannabis as the City of Gallup. The consumption of marijuana will be legal from 10 am to 2 am Monday-Saturday, but people will only be able to sell it from 10 am to 12 am. In addition, consumption will only be allowed from noon to midnight on Sundays. Use of marijuana products will be limited to the customer’s home and the cannabis

McKinley County Attorney Doug Decker establishment where it was purchased. T he cou nt y ord i na nce states that a cannabis establishment must be at least 300 feet or more away from any residence, religious assembly, church, library, cultural center, public park, government facility, or other cannabis establishment. The penalty for breaking the law when it comes to marijuana, will be $300.

members, will be required to adhere to the face covering and other COVID-Safe Practices requirements for in-person instruction that can be found in the state’s “Reentry Guidance” for the P ublic Education Department and the “COVIDResponse Toolkit for New

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COAL AVENUE COMMONS PROJECT Ready for the ribbon-cutting

Social distancing inside Gallup High School at the start of the new school year. Photo Credit: GMCS Facebook Mexico’s Public Schools” which can be viewed at https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/reentrydistrict-and-school-guidance/. Private educational institutions shall follow the reporting, testing, and closure requirements set forth in the COVID Response Toolkit for the state’s public schools. On the Gallup-McKinley

County Schools District website, the New Mexico Public E duc a t ion D e pa r t me nt ’s Updated Guidance for School Year 21-22 as of Aug. 18 states: “A ll PK-12 schools a re shifting to a universal mask mandate, regardless of individual vaccination statutes. Everyone in a school building, at an indoor school activity,

or on school transportation is required to wear a mask, except at times dedicated to eating and drinking. Additionally, students are not required to wear masks while taking resting/sleeping breaks; students must maintain social distance and be supervised by staff while resting.

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Coal Avenue Commons ribbon-cutting only days away By Molly Adamson Sun Correspondent

he wait is fi nally over: the City of Gallup will be hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Coal Avenue Commons Project on Aug. 24 at 10 am. The

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city began discussing the need for infrastructure improvements for Downtown Gallup in 2018, but the pandemic and weather delays slowed the process. The city’s Planning and Development Director, Clyde Strain, said these factors played a huge part in the timing and in getting materials for the project. “Coal Avenue freezes over during the winter, so that slowed things down,” Strain said. “Then the pandemic led to material shortages.” One of those shortages left the area without the proper lighting. Strain explained that the string lights that are currently up will not be the permanent light fi xtures for the Commons. The permanent

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The Coal Avenue and Second Street intersection in Downtown Gallup is slated for an upgrade, known as the Coal Avenue Commons. The ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Aug. 24. File Photo lights are currently on backorder and are expected to arrive sometime in September or October. Accord i ng to Jen n i fer Lazarz, the city’s tourism and marketing manager, the project was split up into two phases, and now Phase One is complete. This includes Second Street and Third Street, along with the intersection and the walkway through the two streets.

Phase Two, which will begin shortly, will include the intersection from Second Street to First Street. The project as a whole contains two blocks of downtown and the walkway. In an interview with the Sun, Lazarz said the city took on the project as a way to improve infrastructure and to make the downtown streets safer for pedestrians. She also hoped that a more attractive

area would lead to more businesses coming to the downtown area. Lazarz said these goals will be met by widening the sidewalks, making sure they’re even, and updating the utilities. Phase One cost almost $4.9 million, according to Lazarz. She said the city staff is currently lobbying for the second phase, but she estimated that the total bill will add up to about $8.3 million.

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Break-in unearths a mystery By Beth Blakeman Managing Editor

n ly a few shor t we ek s a f t er t he break-in a nd destr uction at the Big Brothers Big Sisters Mou nt a i n R e g io n of f ic e in Gallup, the non-profit’s Executive Director Sa ra h Piano had her car broken into. Piano said she was in her office on Aug. 13 when her car was vandalized. Piano said a man showed up at her office window three times that day. She told him to leave and he told her the windows in her car were broken.

She was unable to call 911 at the time, because the phones were down. In a conversation with the Sun, Piano said she believed the person at her window was responsible for the damage, and possibly the damage inside the office over the weekend of July 24, as well. She knew the man’s name and a check of New Mexico court cases found his name on a list of charges, for which Piano said, he had not been incarcerated. Eleventh Judicial District Attorney Bernadine Martin told the Sun she would pull up the person’s files by case

The outside of Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region Executive Director Sarah Piano’s car in the parking lot at her oﬃce at 100 E. Aztec Ave. on Aug. 13 when her window was smashed. Photo Credit: Courtesy Sarah Piano number and hopes to complete that by Aug. 20. She added that

if the rules allow, she “can and will re-fi le dismissals.”

The inside of the driver’s side of Sarah Piano’s car after a break-in on Aug. 13 in the parking lot where she works at 100 E. Aztec Ave. Photo Credit: Courtesy Sarah Piano

Weekly Police Activity Report Staff Reports UNKNOWN ASSAILANTS Thoreau, Aug. 1

A man who complained he was assaulted by a man selling sno-cones, may have been mistaken. McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Jerald Watchman was

dispatched to the Speedway station at 92 Hwy. 371 in reference to a male who was assaulted. Watchman met the apparent victim, Jefferson Jim, 64, of

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Thoreau who told him a man parked across the highway selling sno-cones and tamales had attacked him and pushed him down. Jim did have a mark on his cheek that lined up with an injury, and he stated no one was willing to help when he walked into the store to call law enforcement. Watch ma n spoke w it h the man Jim said attacked him, Dennis James Jr., 39, of Thoreau, who said he had not approached or touched Jim. James said he had been helping a customer when a white Chevrolet pickup had approached Jim a nd four u n k now n ma les got i nto an argument with him. The report did not specify if James witnessed any assault by the males Jim argued with. Watchman stated he has met with Jim previously and that he was intoxicated during this meeting. He transported Jim to Gallup Detox after he posted a sample of .20. Watchman concluded Jim had been assaulted, but not by James. No other witnesses came forward at the scene, and no other information is available. MOTEL ROBBERY Gallup, July 11 A Gallup man is wanted for taking over $1,300 from a local business. Gallup Patrolman Ch r i s t opher D awe s w a s

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dispatched to America’s Best Value Inn at 2003 W. Hwy. 66. He met with the caller, one of the front desk clerks, who said he had been speaking with a person he recognized as Michael Anderson, 19, of Gallup. The caller stated Anderson spoke with him about selling a pack of soda and then left afterward. While the clerk helped a guest in the hallway away from the front desk, Anderson returned and broke into the cash register. An estimated $1,379 was stolen from the register, which the caller commented was old. Dawes did review security footage of the incident and confi rmed his accounts. A summons was filed for Anderson. No updates were available. WINDOW VANDAL Gallup, July 11 Gallup Patrolman Ch r i s t opher D awe s w a s dispatched to Cedar Crest Apartments, 220 E. Nizhoni Blvd., in reference to a suspect breaking a window on the premises. He arrived and met with the callers, one of whom said it was her cousin, Cherissa Smith, 36, of Gallup, who had broken the window. Smith had

WEEKLY POLICE ACTIVITY REPORT | SEE PAGE 19 PUBLIC SAFETY

WEEKLY DWI REPORT By Staff Reporters Edgar Shirley Nov. 30, 2020, 7:45 pm DWI (Second) On his way to Del Taco, Edgar Shirley, 58, was pulled over for turning from the wrong lane without using a turn signal. McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Terence Willie approached the driver and told him the reason for the stop and Shirley told him they were just hungry, according to sheriff’s reports. Shirley then told Willie that he had no license, insurance, or registration. Willie saw an open can of Keystone in the cup holder and noticed Shirley had watery eyes and smelled of alcohol. He asked Shirley to step out of the vehicle. “I can’t, I have a wheelchair,” Shirley told Willie. “I had my leg amputated.” Shirley admitted that he

had a beer around 7 pm and agreed to perform alternative field sobriety tests. Shirley was arrested and a handgun was found in the truck. He was booked for his second DWI, open container and driving with a suspended license. Cary Littleman Nov. 20, 2020, 11:34 pm DWI (Third) McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Terence Willie pulled over a car for doing 73 mph in a 55 mph zone on U.S. Highway 491. After talking with the driver, Cary Littleman, 54, Willie said he appeared intoxicated, according to Sheriff’s reports. Littleman told Willie he was returning from a pow wow in Window Rock and when he stepped out of the car, he dropped a miniature of Captain Morgan. L i t t le m a n r e f u s e d t o take the field sobriety tests,

This table represent a seven-day period of Gallup Police Dept. incidents calls. August 4 - August 10 INCIDENT TYPE

NUMBER OF CALLS

INTOXICATED

289

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190

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All other calls including. attempt to locate, burglary, battery, assault, party call disturbance, etc.

269

reportedly telling Willie, “No, I’m going to fail.” Willie took Littleman to the Sheriff’s office where Littleman provided breath samples of .19 and .18, respectively. Littleman was booked for his third DWI, open container, driving with a suspended license, and speeding. Alexander Skeets Sept. 25, 2020, 6:49 pm DWI (Second) Workers at the McDonald’s called police after a customer fell asleep in the drive-thru line. When Gallup Police Officer J. Benally arrived, he saw a white truck pulling out of the parking lot and employees waved him down and pointed at the truck. After pulling the truck over, Benally said he approached the vehicle, according to police reports, and found the windows too dark to see into the backseat. He knocked on the front window, but there was no one in the front seat. Opening the door, Benally found a man, Alexander Skeets, 22 of Rehoboth, sitting in the rear passenger seat. Skeets told Benally that the driver had run away, but Benally did not believe him. Skeets agreed to perform

the field sobriety tests, but after three tests, he was placed in handcuffs and taken to the police station. There, he gave breath samples of .20 and .22 before he was booked for his second DWI and driving with a suspended license. John Leo March 8, 2020, 8:35 pm DWI (Third) As Gallup Police Officer D om i n ic Mol i n a wa s speaking to a woma n who cla imed her boyfriend had b r oke n t h e windows of her car, she pointed out a car that was circling the block. She said that car was being driven by her boyfriend. Molina pulled the car over and began speaking with the driver, John Leo, 40. Molina said Leo appeared to be intoxicated, according to police reports. Leo said he got in an argument w ith his girlfr iend, because she was cheating on him, but said he did not break the windows. Molina said he saw an open container of Budweiser and an empty

miniature of Yukon Jack. Leo refused to perform the field sobriety tests and was taken into custody and booked for his third DWI, open container, no registration and no insurance. Obrien Begay Nov. 10, 2016 DWI As New Mexico State Police Officer Calvin Brown was patrolling U.S. Highway 491, he saw a black SUV swerve over the center line several times. He hit his lights, but the SUV did not pull over. After traveling about a mile, the car pulled over and Brown approached, according to police reports. Brown said he smelled alcohol as he greeted the driver, Obrien Begay, 34, from Yatahey, and asked him to step out of the car. Begay agreed to perform the field sobriety tests and Brown said he failed the eye test and when asked to do the step and turn test, Begay told Brown he was too intoxicated to do it. Begay was taken to the State Police office where he provided a breath sample of .25 twice. He was booked for DWI, open container, operating a vehicle on approach of emergency vehicles, and no insurance.

This table represents a seven-day period of Gallup Police Dept. incident calls. August 11- August 17 INCIDENT TYPE

NUMBER OF CALLS

INTOXICATED

296

WELFARE CHECK

184

TRAFFIC-RELATED

POLICE REQUEST

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DOMESTIC

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ROUTINE PATROL

BATTERY

All other calls including. attempt to locate, burglary, battery, assault, party call disturbance, etc.

218

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Tomicita Woodie accuses Zuni governor of multiple abuses of power By Beth Blakeman Managing Editor

allup attorney David Jordan filed a suit aga i n st t he Zu n i Pueblo on behalf of Tomicita Woodie Aug. 9. The complaint, which specifically mentions Zuni Gov. Val R. Panteah, alleges that Panteah engaged in multiple abuses of his authority as governor. The allegations stem from a grievance that Woodie filed Jan. 12. “I have been targeted by Governor Panteah for vicious retaliation because I filed a grievance against him,” Woodie said.

In her complaint, Woodie alleged that Panteah created a hostile work environment for her by threatening her job. The threats related to the Hazard Pay for employees of the Pueblo of Zuni. Woodie was concerned that Panteah was pressuring her to immediately release funds without following the appropriate protocols and regulations. The Zuni Council wanted to hire an outside investigator to determine the veracity of Woodie’s claims. She said that was the moment that the governor began working to silence her. She said an email was sent to the entire governmental staff on June 2 accusing her of

acting improperly with regard to her handling of Hazard Pay. “Gov. Panteah panicked at the idea of an outside investigator looking into the toxic environment that he had created,” Woodie said. “I just wanted the Council and the Zuni people to know the truth.” Woodie said she welcomed the scrutiny. In his release to the media, Jordan said Panteah ultimately informed his client’s supervisor Charles England that he must fire Woodie or be fired himself. England terminated Woodie’s employment. Woodie said that anyone supporting the investigation of her grievance has reason to fear

termination. Additionally, she is concerned that the Tribal Court will become a target of intimidation since the lawsuit was filed. Jordan, who is a member of several Tribal bars, expects the Zuni Pueblo to file a motion to dismiss the case under sovereign immunity. He explained that sovereign immunity is a concept that was carried over from England — that you can’t sue the king. “In just about every case like this I’ve ever done, you have to establish how you are getting around sovereign immunity,” he said. The Sun reached out to the Zuni Tribal Courts. There was no response by press time.

Tomacita Woodie is suing the Zuni Pueblo after being ﬁred for allegedly mishandling Hazard Pay. Photo Credit: Courtesy Tomacita Woodie

Former Navajo Nation President Kelsey Begaye dies Staff Reports

INDOW ROCK, Ariz. – President Kelsey Begaye, Nava jo Nat ion

Council Speaker, Navajo Nation President, and a Naat’áanii, passed away in Flagstaff, Ariz. Aug. 13 at the age of 70 due to natural causes. Begaye was born on Jan.

7, 1951 in Kaibeto, Ariz. He was Tódich’ii’nii and born for Tł’ízí łání. Prior to his public service, Begaye served in the Vietnam War as a member of t he Un it ed St a t e s

A r my. He later beca me a substance abuse counselor, helping many young people to overcome drug and alcohol abuse. P r ior to bei ng elected President, he also served as a local school board member, President and Secretary/ Treasurer for Kaibeto Chapter, and two-terms as the Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council. He served as the President of the Navajo Nation from 1999-2003 with former Vice President Taylor McKenzie, M.D. Kelsey Begaye is survived by his wife, Marie Begaye, and five children. Their eldest son passed away in 2014. President Nez and Vice President Lizer called for all f lags on the Navajo Nation to be flown at half-staff on Aug. 14. A proclamation will be issued once deta ils of the ser v ice for Begaye are fi nalized.

Kelsey Begaye, who died Aug. 13, was president of the Navajo Nation from 1999-2003 and also served two-terms as the Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council. Photo Credit: Courtesy OPVP The Navajo Nation Office of the President a nd Vice President continues to offer support to the family.

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Water reaches the communities THE CONCLUSION OF THE FOLLOW UP TO THE STORY “A CENTURY OF FEDERAL INDIFFERENCE LEFT GENERATIONS OF NAVAJO HOMES WITHOUT RUNNING WATER” By Elizabeth Miller New Mexico In Depth April 12, 2021

he first piece of the Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project began running in October. Wa t e r c a m e f i r s t t o Huerfano, the closest community to the source, at the start of a six-month testing phase. Other communities will come online this year, all the way to Jicarilla Apache land. For some communities, the project means access to running water. For others, the groundwater quality is poor, so this connects residents with water they might actually enjoy drinking, moves them off increasingly strained groundwater wells, and reduces risk of exposure to heavy metals, which are known to be prevalent in New Mexico’s groundwater. In others, more water means a chance to grow. “All things they need, and things we take for granted like schools and gas stations, they couldn’t build because there wasn’t enough water to provide those services,” [Andrew] Robertson, [a civil engineer with Souder, Miller and Associates], said. The first 24 hours the pumps ran for the Cutter Lateral, Robertson slept in the pumphouse. Though it dropped down to 50 degrees that autumn night, the engines kept the building so hot that he turned on the air conditioning. Noise fi lled the room, and he slept, listening for rattling, a shift in the hum, or anything else that indicated a problem. “Just to make sure,” he said. “After all this time, I wanted to make sure everything was good.” Whitehorse Lake sits in an arid, treeless landscape. Smith moved away for college and worked as a civil engineer in Tucson for eight years. But the heat proved unbearable and he missed home and the friends he’d grown up with, who had been left wondering what had happened to him. So he went to work as an engineer for the BIA [Bureau of Indian Affairs] and moved back to Whitehorse Lake. That time away, a college degree, and his work as a civil INDIAN COUNTRY

engineer, he said, prepared him to get things done for his chapter. “This is my homeland, it’s where I grew up and my relatives still live out here,” [Chee] Smith [Jr. of Whitehorse Lake], said. “You know how it is, I’m just used to being out here because that’s where I was raised, and I like this place.” One paved road connects Whitehorse Lake to Grants, 50 miles away, which takes a solid hour to drive. People drive that far or farther, to Gallup or Farmington, both about an hour and a half away, Smith said, “to go grocery shopping or just to get a hamburger.” The closest police station is in Crownpoint, 40 minutes away. Even until a few years ago, to make calls on their cell phones, people living in Whitehorse Lake had to drive miles to fi nd a signal. They’d park on the side of the road while they talked. The only alternative was to use the office phone at the chapterhouse, which also housed a shower that residents pay to use. Electricity is also still missing from some homes, as are indoor bathrooms. All the services in the chapter come from the chapterhouse and senior center. “I guess the big issue is, people just don’t want to live out here, because there’s no stores, the roads are dirt, so I guess that’s why we ran out of business,” Smith said. Whitehorse Lake wasn’t originally on the map for the Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project, but when chapters in that area began organizing a regional water system, they decided to include a pipeline between it and Pueblo Pintado, about a dozen miles from Whitehorse Lake, and divided from it by the long buttress of tawny sandstone that is Chaco Mesa. “The eight chapters decided they weren’t going to leave anyone out,” Robertson said. “So [when] Whitehorse Lake said ‘We want to be part of this, and we’re going to step up,’ the other chapters who had put their own money into it said they were okay with some of their money going to support Whitehorse Lake.

Whitehorse Lake Chapter residents ﬁll barrels for livestock at a community watering point. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Elizabeth Miller Think about that for a minute — it’s like people in Bernalillo County saying we’re okay with our money helping people in McKinley County.” The water flowing into the Cutter Lateral system will eventually reach all the way to Whitehorse Lake. With water, Smith hopes more stores, a gas station, and a laundromat, saving the drive to Gallup or

Grants to wash clothes, could follow for Whitehorse Lake and Pueblo Pintado. “Years ago, when we asked for stores, housing, stuff like that, and they’d tell us, ‘There’s no water. We can’t do it,’” Smith said. “There’s no excuses anymore. They can’t say there’s no water. We have water now — so start building.” With water, Smith said,

it’s time the Navajo Tribal Housing Author ity reconsider allowing construction. Smith still attends meetings with updates on the San Juan Lateral, the bigger piece of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, and encourages other communities with water on the way, to push for development. In Crownpoint, a bit of a headquarters for the region, he’s encouraging officials to think about everything from fast food to banks to colleges. “I want to see development, see improvements for my people,” Smith said. “That’s what keeps me going … I want to see better things for my people.” Repor tin g for thi s story was supported by grants from the National G eo graphi c S o ci et y’s Covi d -19 Em er gen cy Fund for Journalists and The Water Desk at the University of Colorado’s Center for Environmental Journalism.

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Earthweek: Diary of a Changing World Week ending Friday, August 13, 2021

their deaths after crashing into power lines and pylons. Many of the iconic birds gather each year just southeast of Athens, where they await favourable wind conditions to cross the Mediterranean. “We have many storks. It is the first time we have had so many dead storks in Athens,” Anima President Maria Ganoti said. “People in Athens are picking up dead storks from their lawns.”

By Steve Newman

Decarbonize Now Because the world ignored for decades the calls from climate scientists to curb carbon emissions, a new UN climate assessment warns that global heating is now at “code red” for humanity. It says the deepening climate crisis will see Earth’s average temperature reach 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels by around 2030, a decade earlier than predicted three years ago. With increasing heat waves, wildfi res and floods making headlines around the world, calls for immediate and decisive climate action are growing louder. “This report must sound a death knell for coal and fossil fuels before they destroy our planet,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement.

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Protection sought for wolves in neighboring states KEEPING THE WILDERNESS TRULY WILD Staff Reports

OZEMAN, Mont. — A coalition of wildlife a dvoca c y g roups, represented by the non-profit environmental law firm Earthjustice, asked the U.S. Forest Service to issue new protections for wolves in designated wilderness areas following Idaho and Montana’s enactment of a rash of aggressive anti-wolf laws. The groups’ petition, submitted to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and top Forest Service officials June 9, asks the agency to enact measures to protect wolves in National Forest wilderness areas from new Idaho and Montana laws authorizing use of professional contractors and private reimbursement programs re sembl i ng 19 t h- Cent u r y wolf bounties to dramatically reduce wolf populations in the two states. During their 2021 sessions, the legislatures of Idaho and Montana both enacted harsh anti-wolf laws that target up to 1,800 wolves across the two states. One goal of the laws is to artificially inflate elk populations to levels last seen in the mid-1990s, before wolves were reintroduced to their historic range in the Northern Rockies. “A wilderness is supposed

to be a wild place governed by natural conditions, not an elk farm,” Earthjustice attorney Timothy Preso said. “We are calling on the Forest Service to prevent Montana and Idaho from taking the wild out of wilderness through their aggressive wolf-removal campaigns.” T he g roups’ pet it ion focuses on a guarantee in the 1964 Wilderness Act that the Forest Service must manage designated wilderness as “an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man ... retaining its primeval character and influence … which is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural conditions.” New laws that authorize profe s sion a l cont r a c t or s and subsidized trappers to drive down wolf populations threaten to degrade wilderness conditions by upsetting the balance of predator and prey and eliminating a keystone wildlife species that is an icon of the wilderness landscape. The petition asks the Forest Service to issue new regulations and closure orders to prevent wolf killing by professional and subsidized hunters and trappers across nearly 8 million acres of designated wilderness in Idaho and Montana, including such flagship areas as the Bob Marshall Wilderness

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in northwest Montana and the Frank Church-River of No Return and Selway-Bitterroot Wildernesses in central Idaho. “Wolves need wildernesses to serve as a refuge where they can be safe from the slaughter they face across Idaho and Montana,” Andrea Zaccardi, a senior attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity, said. “Protecting wilderness requires the Forest Service to also protect wolves, which are so ecologically important to our national forests.” “The state-sanctioned killing of wolves in Idaho and Montana threatens to needlessly damage the natural balance within our wilderness areas in these states for years to come,” McCrystie Adams, managing attorney at Defenders of Wildlife, stated. “We urge the U.S. Forest Service to abide by its duty and take immediate action to safeguard the unique character of our wilderness areas against these states’ wolf-killing measures.”

Wolf in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Jacob W. Frank, National Park Service.

“The wild Clearwater region is the northern half of the largest relatively intact ecosystem in the lower 48 states,” Gary Macfarlane, ecosystem defense director for Friends of the Clearwater, said. “Wolves and other species make places like the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness truly wild. This petition seeks to keep it that way.”

“Di s pat ch i ng t r a pper s and private contractors to cruelly and ruthlessly kill wolves on public lands threatens both the survival of the species and the character of the wilderness areas where they range,” Nicholas Arrivo,

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Is universal preschool coming? WHY DOES IT MATTER? By Mike Daly Guest Columnist

resident Biden wants the federal government to subsidize preschool for all children in the U.S. at a cost of about $20 billion. “The 2020 Kids Count Databook” from the Annie E. Casey Foundation ranked New Mexico 50th in the area of childhood education, until the latest edition. So, any rope the feds can throw us seems like a wonderful idea. High-quality early childhood education is viewed as an important and cost-effective intervention to address early-life difficulties. And according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation high-quality preschool programs for three-to-four-year-olds helps set the stage for future skill development, learning and well-being, particularly for kids from low-income households. These programs play an important role in preparing children

for success and lead to higher levels of educational attainment, career advancement and income. At the same time, the Foundation fi nds New Mexico nearly dead last in the 50 states, in educational achievement for children — a shameful situation. What good is preschool? A long-term study from the Boston Schools Experience provides a definitive answer – it is of great value primarily by socializing the children so they accomplish more with less difficulty. This was a longterm study. In the 1990s Boston wanted to provide preschool to all its students, but did not have the funds to provide this benefit to all its students, so they held a lottery. This created two groups, those who attended preschool and those that did not. This allowed for a great comparative study comparing winners of the lottery and therefore attendees in preschool

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and the other students as two separate groups. Early results were positive, but the long-term benefits were unknown until recently. Researchers were from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Chicago and the University of California at Berkeley. —“The Long-Term Effects of Universal Preschool in Boston; MIT, Boston Mass.” Long-term the researchers found that attending preschool led to long term educational atta inment a s those who attended were more likely to graduate from high school and enroll in college. They also found that preschool attendance led to a substantial impact on behavior. The results did not differ by race or income. The study results show that preschool attendees were less likely to be suspended in high school and less likely to be sentenced to juvenile incarceration. Ne a rly 70 p er c e nt of

who writes on crime and justice, 77 percent of released prisoners return to prison within five years. And a simple remedy has escaped – pardon the pun – the attention of prison officials and legislators worried about costs. Mike Daly That is the fact that prisoners who take literacy classes while attendees graduated from in prison are 47 percent less high school. So, it appears that likely to reoffend. preschool improves children’s We just need to pay more social and emotional skills and attention to the educational helps them to mature. system we have and so, on its Nationwide, the entire New face President Biden’s plan is a Mexico population is 44th in sure winner as long as the dolliteracy, according to “World lars are properly used and not Population Review,” behind wasted. The fact that his wife is Louisiana, Mississippi and West an educator probably informs Virginia. The “Albuquerque his position so we can assume Journal” reports that 29 percent a good outcome. of New Mexico adults read at Summing up, higher levels the level of ages five to seven of education are associated years. with a wide range of positive Seventy-six percent of New outcomes - including better Mexico fourth graders are not health and wellbeing, higher proficient in reading. They are social trust, greater political four times more likely to drop interest, lower political cyniout of school. This is a key find- cism, and less hostile attitudes ing. Children drop out early, so toward immigrants. early intervention – or greater Education has become one efforts in the early grades is key of the clearest indicators of life to improving the educational outcomes such as employment, outcomes of our population. income and social status, and is The Journal asks “(i)magine a strong predictor of attitudes trying to write a resume, read and wellbeing. Education is notes from your child’s teacher; often used by people to shape fi ll out basic forms for a driv- their ‘social identity,’ framing er’s license, insurance or rental their understanding of themagreement or understand notes selves and their relationships or directions from a doctor.” with other people. A positive, This is a statewide problem. affirming social identity is And there is a strong correla- associated with a range of postion between low literacy rates itive outcomes in life, such as and higher unemployment, pov- increased wellbeing, health, erty, poor health, low self-es- social trust, and political teem, teen pregnancy, drug and engagement. alcohol abuse and criminality. However, the emphasis It’s obvious that the low on education in today’s socistatewide educational achieve- ety makes it much harder for ment is directly related to poor people with low levels of eduunemployment and poor busi- cation to develop a positive ness activity in the state. social identity. This can negBut take a quick look at the atively affect self-esteem and relationship between literacy wellbeing. and criminality. Most of the THE POSITIVE prisoners in the state have not EFFECTS OF EDUCATION completed high school. And E d u c a t i o n de c r e a s e s our prison system is doing lit- pover ty. About 61 million tle, but house the offenders. children are not enrolled in There doesn’t seem to be any primary school. effort to rehabilitate or change E duc at ion promotes the behavior of the prisoners, health. People who have an eduonly to house them as inexpen- cation are significantly healthsively as possible and decry the ier than those who are not. expense. Education closes the genIn New Mexico in 2007, 44 der gap. percent of offenders released E duc at ion m i n i m i ze s in 2007 landed back in prison malnutrition. within three years. Nationally, Education provides ecoaccording to Diane Dimond nomic growth. OPINIONS

Brands: why we trust them By Lawrence Castillo Host of “Safe Money and Income Radio” Trust is loyalty earned. — Lawrence Castillo

shor t while ago, a n i n t e r n a t io n ally known brandbuilder, Wally Olins, passed away after a long and brilliant career. He was one of the fi rst to recognize the value that a “brand” is worth more than the value of its product. We are constantly embraced by brands everywhere we go, from the movie theater to the ballpark, to our children’s schools. Brands are positioned everywhere to influence and encourage us. T he sa me is t r ue i n t h e a n nu i t y b u s i n e s s ; brands are well-positioned a nd well-f ina nced. New York Life, The Hartford, A X A, and Nor thwester n Mutua l, to na me a few. This year Nor thwester n Mutual sponsored the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, The Road to the Final Four. Did Northwestern ever talk about a product or a financial plan? No, they talked about how associating with them means safety and security. NML has worked hard to make sure their brand actually means safety. So, we buy their products after being convinced that safety and security are also included in their products? We buy them because we trust the brand. Why? Why do we automatically believe the brand product is better than a product from a company we wouldn’t necessarily know? State Farm sells auto and home insurance, and yet we automatically assume their life and annuity products are also the best. Maybe they are, and maybe they aren’t, but the assumption is always positive; that is the goal of brand building: making the brand greater than the actual product. Ye a r s a g o , D o n a l d Sterling, then the Los Angeles Clippers NBA team owner, made remarks negative to African Americans, and what happened almost immediately? Brands who had associated with him suddenly departed and disavowed OPINIONS

any connection to him and his team. He now is no one any brand wants to be connected to in any way, shape, or form. He is poison to their brand. Brands want to spin positive news, and anything that can help establish the brand as positive gets the play. An example is the Boston Marathon. A few years ago, the terrible bombing placed the future of the race in jeopardy, but what happened,

the new brand appeared: Boston Strong. Now hundreds of companies have jumped on board with their brands paying to be associated with the positive brand (Boston Strong). Brands paid a lot of money to be positioned with the marathon. Why? Because it enhances them. It is good business, and it is smart marketing. But does that mean the brand associated with the

marathon has better products? No, it is about the image and how the consuming public perceives the image. In the annuity world, brands are important, but that doesn’t necessarily mean their rates are the highest or their products are the best. For example, a small company based in Louisiana that you have probably never heard of has very high-interest rates. Why don’t

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“Knight Rider” is a robot built by the Tech Engineer Unicorn team for the First Lego League Robotic Challenge sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club of Gallup in July. Photo Credit: Courtesy Boys and Girls Club of Gallup By Beth Blakeman Managing Editor

arisa Hutchinson had a drea m of b oy s a nd g i r l s building robots out of Legos. So she wrote a grant, something she does a lot when

The robot built by the Copperheads team for the First Lego League Robotic Challenge sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club of Gallup in July. Photo Credit: Courtesy Boys and Girls Club of Gallup

she imagines new projects for the Boys and Girls Club of Gallup. “I have to constantly write grants, so we can stay open to help the kids,” she told the Sun. The Legos from one of those grants arrived while she was at the Rio West Mall,

in November, helping children with their homework. In June, the club held a training for the young participants in the project. The First Lego League Robotic Challenge got under way a month later. Sixteen youngsters were formed into opposing teams,

The Tech Engineer Unicorn team for the First Lego League Robotic Challenge sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club of Gallup garnered the most points in the competition which concluded in August. From left top row: Liliyana Dajani, Cruz Mejia, Arwin Thompson, Alan Mendoza. From left bottom row: Aaliyah Guerrero, Osvaldo Sanchez, and Joaquin Otero. Photo Credit: Courtesy Boys and Girls Club of Gallup

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The Copperheads team completed three missions with their robots in the First Lego League Robotic Challenge sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club of Gallup. From left top row: Miguel Otero, Lucas Keller, Gavin Silva, Honei Bahe. From left bottom row: Adam Keller, Mahmoud Ayesh, Gabriel Villicana, and Layla Dajani. Photo Credit: Courtesy Boys and Girls Club of Gallup

each with a leader. They chose team names: the Tech Engineer Unicorns and the Copperheads. Then they were given their missions. There were nine of them. Hutchinson said the construction of the robots took

only a matter of days. The programming was harder. The missions required the young engineers to make their

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Dystopian travelogue gets bogged down in a crime plot in ‘Reminiscence’ By Glenn Kay For the Sun

RATING:  OUT OF  RUNNING TIME: 116 MINUTES This film will be released in cinemas by Warner Bros. on Aug. 20 and will also be available for viewing on the HBO Max streaming service. The new neo -noi r science-fiction thriller “Reminiscence” boasts impressive names behind the camera. This includes director/ writer Lisa Joy and producer Jonathan Nolan, creators of the hit HBO series “Westworld.” As expected, the visuals are striking and the story offers limitless possibilities to investigate the nature and lure of our deepest memories and their fallibility. There are some strong individual moments in the story, but the narrative ultimately careens in an overly familiar direction. Set after a devastating war, ex-soldier Nick Bannister (Hugh Jackman) now works as a businessman in a dystopian, dilapidated and waterlogged Miami. Using elaborate technology, he and his partner Emily “Watts” Sanders (Thandie Newton) offer clients the opportunity to spend time reliving their happiest memories. Of course, the service is addictive and takes a great deal

of skill to use safely. The pair also spends time working with the police and using the recollections of suspects to solve crimes. One day, a charismatic woman named Mae (Rebecca Ferguson) arrives at their office asking for assistance in helping her locate her keys. Sparks immediately fly and the two begin a romantic relationship. But soon after, Mae disappears without a trace. Nick becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to her. He is soon shocked to discover that she is connected to a local case involving a criminal. In some respects, the movie attempts to pay homage to old fi lm noirs and employs a great deal of narration from the protagonist to the business and how it works. Some of the voice-over dialogue is a bit stiff, but does help impart a lot of information quickly and also sets up a surreal environment. Jackson does his best to effectively sell the concept of how becoming addicted and focused on the past can potentially destroy one’s future. Early on, the story generates plenty of tension from the concept and Nick’s thoughts, as viewers question what they are seeing and if any of it is actually happening, or is part of the memories of a fractured mind. We’re not quite sure if Mae is a femme fatale or an innocent victim. And there are a few interesting (if blunt) observations from Nick about the

Nick Bannister (Hugh Jackman) with his jaw set at a determined angle as he wanders the wet streets of Miami pondering the disappearance of a woman named Mae in “Reminiscence.” Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures falsehood of “happy endings” in the real world. Naturally, the film has a big water motif, from the memory chamber itself to the flooded streets of Miami. It’s all impressive to behold as characters move through or sail down city streets backed by the neon glow of signage bouncing off the water. There are other memorable shots, including one bit that features the protagonist struggling with a figure in a submerged theater. The photography is consistently impressive and the film makes a gorgeous dystopian travelogue. Despite all the potential to delve into the minds of

the character, the screenplay instead becomes focused on solving Mae’s disappearance. And as things progress, certain elements become more and more preposterous. When a district attorney questions a suspect in a case, Nick takes over the procedure without much retribution. The plot gets bogged down as the protagonist learns more about Mae’s history and the individuals with whom she crossed paths. In fact, just about every client of Nick’s ends up being connected in some way to the woman. It becomes an increasingly tough sell. And when all is ultimately revealed, the

motivations of the antagonist end up feeling bland and conventional. “Reminiscence” wants to update classic film noirs by interjecting fresh and modern technology into the mix. However, in many respects the story could have also used an upgrade. With all of the great material involving twisted memories and their effects on our psyche, one wishes that the screenplay hadn’t decided to emphasize the traditional crime story element. The movie has its moments, but by the final reel it all ends up feeling a bit soggy. V ISI T: W W W. CINEMASTANCE.COM

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2021 Ceremonial Dances, Bucking Bulls Apache Crown dancers in ceremonial dress Aug. 14 at Red Rock Park Amphitheater during the 2021 Gallup InterTribal Indian Ceremonial. Photo Credit: Hawk Segura

Fabian Fontenelle Zuni/Omaha dance Northern Traditional at Red Rock Park Amphitheater during Gallup Ceremonial Aug. 14. Photo Credit: Hawk Segura

Carlsbad, N.M. cowboy Luke Daughenbaugh catches his steer in the “Bull Doggin’” event at the Gallup Ceremonial Rodeo Aug. 14 at Red Rock Rodeo Arena. Photo Credit: Hawk Segura

Pollen Trail Dancers clad in regalia at Red Rock Park Amphitheater during Gallup Ceremonial Aug. 14. Photo Credit: Hawk Segura

One of the Zuni Cellicion dancers the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial at Red Rock Park Amphitheater Aug. 14. Photo Credit: Hawk Segura

Chantel Roy from Mesa, Ariz. is Miss Rodeo San Carlos 2019-2021. Photo Credit: Hawk Segura Ethan Smith of Jemez Pueblo, N.M. is bucked oﬀ his bull as bull ﬁghter Maurice Peters of Standing Rock, N.M. steps in to help at the Gallup Ceremonial Rodeo at Red Rock Rodeo Arena Aug. 14. Photo Credit: Hawk Segura

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Rider Number 453 lies down on the back of a horse while remaining in the stirrups at the Gallup Ceremonial Rodeo Aug. 14 at Red Rock Rodeo Arena. Photo Credit: Hawk Segura

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WEEKLY POLICE ACTIVITY REPORT | FROM PAGE 8 allegedly been banging on the door of their residence before breaking one of the windows and leaving the area. Smith has been at Sports Page Bar the night before with her cousin, according to the report, and then her cousin had shown up the next morning banging on her door and window. The other caller stated the cousin was arguing with another person outside and then asked them for her keys, which they did not have. The second caller said the cousin had appeared drunk during the confrontation. After the second caller locked the door on her, Smith began banging on the door repeatedly and then broke the window. Gallup Police officers patrolled the area but did not find Smith. A summons was filed. No other updates were available.

YELLOWSTONE WOLF | FROM PAGE 13 managing attorney for the Humane Society of the United States, sa id. “ The Forest Service must take action to mitigate the da mage that Idaho and Montana’s reckless wolf-killing legislation will cause.” “The Forest Service has long recognized that the presence of the Northern Rockies’ treasured wolves on the landscape enhances and preserves congressionally designated wilderness areas,” Keisha Sedlacek, director of regulatory affairs for the Humane

CASTILLO — BRANDS | FROM PAGE 15 is one reason. It is also the fear of buying from an unknown company or one that is possibly not trustworthy. It is a basic human fear of the unknown

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | FROM PAGE 16 robots do things like dance, or go under a bridge, or get on a treadmill, or push someone down a slide. NEWS

STATION TRESPASSER Gallup, June 17 A woman was placed under arrest for trespassing after she refused to leave a local gas station. Gallup Officer Matthew Strandy was dispatched to the Speedway station at 1223

BREA K ING IN TO SLEEP Gallup, March 14 A man discovered sleeping inside a vehicle at Seventh Street a nd Aztec Avenue woke up to meet Gallup Patrolman Victor Madrid. Madrid had

been called out on a vehicle break-in at a car lot. Madrid spoke with the lot owner, who confirmed this was not the first such incident. He then met the suspect, J.C. Curley, 18, who stated he was in the car because he had nowhere else to go. Curley admitted he had cut into a fence on the premises and crawled underneath it. The lot owner stated he had seen Curley trying to enter the lot four days prior. After receiving a call that someone was on the lot, he traveled to the scene and saw Curley flee once he arrived. He added that Curley did not have permission to be on the lot and was trespassing. The back of the vehicle was fi lled with trash and the seats were stained. The estimated damage to the fence and the vehicle came to about $1000. Curley was placed under arrest for criminal damage and trespassing, and he was transported to McKinley County Adult Detention Center and booked.

Society Legislative Fund, said. “The agency must carry out Congress’ intent to protect wolves from commercially driven slaughter.” “ The Monta na Wildlife Federation supports ethical, fair chase hunting of wolves, but this is anything but ethical or fair chase,” Nick Gevock, con ser vat ion d i rector of Montana Wildlife Federation, said. “Paying contractors to go into wilderness areas and kill wolves amounts to an allout eradication effort that harkens back to the 19th Century. These are wild areas that offer some of the best hunting in the country for all species, and these moves degrade that. It’s

disgraceful and it needs to be stopped.” “Wolves are essential to the overall health of ecosystems, but Montana and Idaho’s new laws aim to decimate their populations in the Northern Rockies. We cannot allow the modern equivalent of a bounty system for wolf killing to operate in wilderness areas— the very places meant to provide refuge for wildlife to thrive,” Da n Ritzma n, director of lands, water and wildlife at the Sierra Club, said. “With the extinction crisis bearing down, we need wilderness areas to remain intact and in support of life-sustaining biodiversity more than ever.”

“Wilderness is a place where natural processes should prevail, and the howl of the wolf should echo from peak to vale,” Erik Molvar, executive director of Western Watersheds Project, said. “Healthy populations should be allowed to thrive throughout the range of the gray wolf, and their ability to flourish should not be impeded by commercially-driven killing, especially in Wilderness.” “Montana and Idaho have declared a despicable war on wolves and on the very idea of Wilderness itself,” George Nickas, executive director of Wilderness Watch, said. “The Forest Service has the authority and mandate to protect

these special places and their wildlife. It needs to put a stop to this ugly slaughter.” “Americans need to know that wolves can exist unmolested by man in our few rema i n i ng w i lder nesses,” Marc Cooke, representative of Wolves of the Rockies, said. T he pet it ioner g roups i n c l u d e t h e C e n t e r fo r B i o l o g i c a l D i v e r s i t y, Defenders of Wildlife, Friends of the Clearwater, Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society Legislative Fund, International Wildlife Coexistence Network, Sierra Club, Western Watersheds Project, Wilderness Watch, and Wolves of the Rockies.

and nothing more. There are dozens of very wonderful companies with products offering benefits that make them stand alone at the top in our industry. But instead of brand building, these companies invested in technology, people, and correct portfolios to offer the best products.

American E q u i t y, Guggenheim, Allianz, Great A mer ic a n, AV I VA , Nor t h A mer ica n, Phoenix, F&G, National Western, Athene, could be included here. Ever hear of one of them? Generally, these companies build their brands by offering great products, services, and benefits, not

by continually sponsoring anything and everything. After all, isn’t Coca Cola just carbonated sugar water? Brands are important, I suppose. But as consumers, we need to look a little closer at exactly what is being offered and how it will benefit us as the end-use consumer.

Frankly, I would rather have a little extra interest earned than to see my annuity company sponsoring an NFL stadium. Send your financial questions to Lawrence Castillo at LandCRetirementPlanners@ g m a i l . c o m fo r f u t u r e columns.

Each mission had points assigned to it. T he Tech E ng i neer Unicorns amassed the most points — 235, for missions involving a bench, a bridge, and a pushbar. The Copperheads ran into

some technical difficulties in programming their robots. They completed three missions and were awarded 191 points. Hutchinson said all the participants received gift cards and medallions.

“The whole point was to get everybody to participate and learn how to program and to build — to come together as a team and work together as a team,” she said. “They got a pizza party, too.” Around spring break she is

thinking about creating a second Lego league. For more information contact the Boys & Girls Club of Gallup, 416 W. Princeton Ave., boysgirlsclubgallup@gmail .com , (505) 488-2378

RESISTING FOUR OFFICERS Gallup, July 11 Gallup Pol ice of f icers were dispatched to Ceda r Hills Apartments, 1710 Elm Cir., in reference to a caller stating a person was threatening their safety. Officer Matthew Strandy was advised the suspect was Sheldon Ray Jones, 26, of Aneth, Utah, who also had two warrants for his arrest. Jones had returned to the premises and threatened the calling party. Strandy and Officer Daniel Brown arrived at the scene and were told Jones was behind the building. Jones initially answered their questions confi rming his identity, but once the officers said he had two warrants for his arrest, Jones became aggressive. He took a

fighting stance and began cursing at the officers. He told them he would not go with them and they would have to shoot him. Officers Michael Eley and Patrick Largo arrived on scene and assisted with the arrest as Jones continued to refuse. The officers were able to restrain Jones and finally place him into Strandy’s unit. Paramedics were called after Jones stated he was in pain, and he was transported to Gallup Indian Medical Center where he received a medical clearance. Jones was then transported to McKinley County Adult Detention Center where he was booked on the warrants and four charges of resisting arrest.

Hwy. 66 after the call came into Metro Dispatch. An attendant at the station said she asked Sharon Tolino, 34, of Yahtahey, to leave the premises, but she refused. After being told the trespass order was valid by Dispatch, Strandy placed Tolino under arrest. Tolino was transported to McKinley County Adult Detention Center and booked on trespassing charges.

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*** Job Vacancy Announcement Administrative Assistant – Front Desk Gallup Housing Authority General Job Description: The person will serve as the initial “point of contact” with the public, applicants, tenants, and vendors. Person will provide general administrative and clerical support to each of the following departments: Housing, Finance, Administration, and Maintenance as needed. Person will assist Executive Director and Agency staff in preparation for Board meetings; including agenda preparation, administering public notice of meetings, recording and filing of both meeting minutes and approved resolutions. The successful candidate must have excellent computer skills and experience with Word, Outlook, and Excel spreadsheets. Must be skilled in standard office procedures and operations. Must have ability to communicate effectively with applicants, tenants, other employees, and the general public, and must be fluent in the English language. Relevant college coursework is highly preferred. Applicant must have and maintain a current valid driver’s license. A

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CLASSIFIEDS | FROM PAGE 21 All interested parties are invited to attend mentioned herein. Done on behalf of the McKinley County Electric Generating Facility Economic District Authority this 18th day of August 2021. Publication by posting date: August 18, 2021 before 3:00 pm. Published in Gallup Sun August 20, 2021. *** NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CITY OF GALLUP, NEW MEXICO Request for Proposals (RFP) NO. 2021/2022/01/P Qualifications-based competitive sealed proposals for Professional Engineering Services will be received by the Contracting Agency, City of Gallup for RFP No. 2021/2022/01/P. The Contracting Agency is requesting proposals for: FOR PROJECT: GALLUP WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

PENCILS, BOOKS, MASKS | FROM PAGE 4 Everyone is required to wear masks for indoor recess, for physical education classes, and for indoor athletic practices and competitions. Masks are recommended, but not required while outdoors, except for staff (and their students) with close contact assignments. When county transmission rates are substantial or high (i.e., when either percentage positive tests are eight percent or higher or the daily case rate is 7.14 cases per day per 100,000 population or higher), everyone is required to wear masks inside school bu i ld i ng s, even when no student ser vices are being provided.” SCHOOL WORKERS The state has outlined a new vaccinate-or-test policy for workers in New Mexico schools.

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requirements. Neither the United States nor its department’s agencies or employees is or will be party to this invitation for bids or any resulting contract.

As more particularly set out in the RFP documents, copies of which may be obtained from the City of Gallup Purchasing Division, 110 W. Aztec Ave., Gallup, New Mexico 87301; or contact Frances Rodriguez, Purchasing Director at (505) 863-1334 or email frodriguez@ gallupnm.gov. Copies are available for viewing or can be downloaded from: https://app. negometrix.com/buyer/3226

This procurement will be subject to regulations contained in Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements, 2 CFR Part 200 and 1500. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246, as amended.

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All school workers in public, private or charter schools who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or who are unwilling to provide proof of vaccination to their respective supervisors must, effective Aug. 23, provide proof of a COVID-19 test on a weekly basis. Gov. Lujan Grisham implemented an identical policy for state government employees through the State Personnel Office earlier this month. “Our priority is keeping students and staff safe and learning in school buildings,” Public Education SecretaryDesignate Kurt Steinhaus said. “We know from experience that in-person learning is the gold standard. “Masks are part of that safety strategy, but vaccinations are the best tool, hands down, he said. “Because of increasing infections in schools due to the Delta variant, we need to work together to step up our game and focus on COVID safety measures that

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The Offeror must make a good faith effort to solicit and hire Disadvantaged Business subcontractors and suppliers to meet the goals outlined in EPA XP-215. A good faith effort requires that the Offeror: 1) Complete the affirmative steps outlined in XP-215, 2) Submit XP-215 with the proposal, 3) Submit with the proposal proof that affirmative steps have been taken and this should include copies of advertisements and letters of solicitation. A Proposal that omits XP-215 or does not support that a good faith effort

was made will be considered non-responsive and the Proposal rejected. NOTE: The City of Gallup has transitioned to a new e-Bid/ RFx software powered by Negometrix. All solicitations will be released electronically through Negometrix and responses from bidders must be submitted electronically through this online platform. By using Negometrix, prospective bidders will be provided with all information regarding a bid including addendums and changes to the project requirements. Negometrix is a completely free service for all respondents. Prior to submitting a proposal, respondents are required to set up their free account with Negometrix. Register your company at Negometrix.com. Only ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED BIDS will now be accepted; system will not accept bids submitted after due date and time. Dated this 18th day of August 2021 By: /S/ Louie Bonaguidi, Mayor Classified Legal Column: Gallup Sun Publishing Date: Friday August 20, 2021

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can keep our schools open for learning.” COVID-19 REGULATIONS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL Under t he NMSA 1978 Section 12-10A-19 public health order issued Aug. 17 by Lujan Grisham, any business, establishment or non-profit (other

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*** INVITATION TO BID S.J. Louis Const., Inc. is soliciting subcontract and material bids for the NGWSP – Reaches 12.1 & 12.2 Project. Bids Due: September 9, 2021 @ 2:00 PM MDT. Qualified DBE/ MBE, Approved SLBE, and small business firms are encouraged to submit bids. We are seeking subcontractor and vendor quotes for Hauling/Trucking, Asphalt Milling/Paving, Pavement Markings, Bypass Pumping, Traffic Control, Aggregates, Concrete Material, Clearing/ Grubbing, Erosion Control, Trenchless & HDD. Please contact us if you need any assistance in obtaining bonding, financing, insurance, equipment, supplies, materials or related assistance or services. All qualified bidders will not be discriminated against due to race, age, religion, color, sex or country of origin. Specifications and Plans available at www.sjlouis. com. Fax bids to (320) 2533533. Please contact us at (320) 253-9291 ext. 361 for additional information. Publish Date: Gallup Sun August 20, 2021 August 27, 2021

period. Rapid responses will be counted on a rolling basis. However, unlike previous COVID-19 regulations, four or more rapid responses will not mean businesses, establishments or non-profits will have to cease operations. Any and all state officials authorized by the Department of Health will be allowed to enforce this latest public health order by issuing a citation of violation, which can result in civil administrative penalties of up to $5,000 for each violation. The New Mexico Department of Health, the New Mexico Department of Public Safety, the New Mexico Depa r tment of Homela nd S ec u r it y a nd Emer genc y Management, and all other state departments and agencies are authorized to take all appropriate steps to ensure compliance with the the New Mexico public health order issued Aug. 18. CLASSIFIEDS/NEWS

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QUILTS OF VALOR

6:30 pm @ Veterans Helping Veterans (908 E. Buena Vista Ave.) A group of local quilters will present 10 quilts to local veterans. Light refreshments will be served and direct from Las Vegas, Nev., Gallup’s own singer John Encinio will make a special appearance at the event.

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3 pm. Join us by downloading the Goosechase app and join by using game code 3MM4X1 to compete in the challenges. Test your knowledge of everything from pop culture to local history! Go head to head and find out who is King of the Brains. Prizes will be given to the top participants. For more information email libtrain@ gallupnm.gov or call 505863-1291.

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9 am-4 pm @ McKinley Public Health Office (1919 College Dr.) Call (505) 722-4391 to schedule an appointment. Bring your child’s shot record. Vaccines will be provided at no cost for children through 18 years of age. SATURDAY, AUGUST 21

DEEP IN THE STACKS!

2 pm. Join us on Facebook and Instagram, @galluplibrary or YouTube to catch conversations on various topics and hear about all of the exciting upcoming events at OFPL. Watch our newest virtual show! We’ll answer questions, showcase library materials, and more Deep in the Stacks! For more information email mdchavez@ gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291. MONDAY, AUGUST 23

UNM-GALLUP FALL SEMESTER BEGINS

Aug. 23 – Dec. 18

UNM-GALLUP REGISTRATION

Senior Citizen special rate registration opens.

MCKINLEY COUNTY BACK TO SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION CLINICS

through 18 years of age.

CREATIVE CORNER

4 pm. on Facebook, @ galluplibrary or YouTube. create your own art using materials found around your home! Courses are geared toward individuals approximately 15-yearsold or older. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-served basis using the Supply Request Form at ofpl. online. Each session is limited to 20 individuals on a first-come firstserved basis. This week we will turn planks of wood into unique works of art. Create a decorative word or phrase to hang in your space using string art. Learn to turn a wood plank, nails and string into a decorative craft. For more information email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291.

TECH TIME: ONLINE EDUCATION & TRAINING

4 pm on Facebook, @ galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library for FREE computer classes. Watch our archived collection of classes or take part in our new LIVE In-Person classes. Submit your technology questions, and we will create tutorial videos to meet your technology needs. For more information email libtrain@ gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291.

BACK TO SCHOOL RESOURCES (LIVE IN-PERSON)

4 pm on Facebook, @ galluplibrary or YouTube at Octavia Fellin Public Library. It is back-toschool time and the OFPL has some resources to make the transition easier. Join us for a live in-person class or on Facebook Live to learn about the different tools available to you and your student at the library.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

1 pm-2 pm @ SSC 640 Boardman Dr.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 24

3D PRINTING BASICS

4 pm. Join OFPL on Facebook, @galluplibrary or YouTube to learn how to create your own 3D projects. Design your own bubble wands, Dungeons & Dragons dice, or small figurines. Send your completed project files to ofplprints@gmail.com to get them printed at the Library. Be sure to include your name and contact information in your email so we can contact you once your 3D print is ready

CALENDAR

to be picked up. 3D Prints must not exceed 8 cubic inches. For more information email jwhitman@ gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291.

TUESDAY EVENING VIRTUAL ARTIST TALKS

6 pm. LIVE on the @gallupARTS and @ART123Gallery Facebook pages. Chat with featured artists from ART123 Gallery’s “The August Show: All in One” about their creative processes.

MCKINLEY COUNTY BACK TO SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION CLINICS

9 am-11 am @ McKinley Public Health Office (1919 College Dr.) Call (505) 722-4391 to schedule an appointment. Bring your child’s shot record. Vaccines will be provided at no cost for children through 18 years of age. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25

MCKINLEY COUNTY BACK TO SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION CLINICS

STORYTIME SCIENCE

11 am. Join us outside by the playground at Octavia Fellin Public Library Children’s Branch. Join us for stories, songs and science! THURSDAY, AUGUST 26

NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WITH DIST. 1 COUNCILOR LINDA GARCIA

6:30 pm-8:30 pm @ Gallup Senior Center (607 N. 4th St.)

MCKINLEY COUNTY BACK TO SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION CLINICS

CRAFTY KIDS

4 pm on Facebook and YouTube @galluplibrary (all ages) for family-friendly crafts and step-by-step tutorials for all skill levels. Supply kits are available at OFPL on a first-come, first-served basis using the Supply Request Form at ofpl.online. This week we will introduce you to Recycled Bottle Cap Art.

ONGOING

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS NEEDS HELP

Following a break-in over the week end of July 24, a number of things were taken or destroyed at the 100 E. Aztec Ave. office. Because the organization is committed to its cause, the doors are open and people are back at work. However, they would appreciate donations to help replace some of the items that were stolen, enhance their security, and get the office professionally cleaned. If you wish to help, visit bbbsmountainregion.org, email info@ bbbsmountainregion.org, or call (505) 726-4285 or (505) 728-8356.

GOOGLE CAREER CERTIFICATE SCHOLARSHIP

Jump-start your career with a Google Career Certificate scholarship. Prepare for entry-level positions in data analytics, project management, user experience design, and IT support-no college degree or relevant experience required. Apply for a scholarship at https://forms. gle/1jThmKPHVScnJuxr5 now through Sept. 15. For more information email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291.

RMCHCS COVID VACCINATION CLINIC

8 am-5 pm Mon.-Fri. @ College Clinic (2111 College Dr.). No appointments needed. For COVID testing please call (505) 236-1074 and someone will come out to your vehicle to obtain a specimen.

RMCHCS RAPID CARE AND URGENT CARE

8 am-5 pm. Closed weekends @ 1850 U. S. Rte. 66. urgent care visits, vaccines, primary care. (505) 488-2603.

SUMMER READING 2021: TAILS AND TALES BINGO CARDS

There’s still time! Don’t forget to return your summer reading bingo card to be entered into weekly prize drawings. Last day to submit your bingo card and enter into a grand prize drawing is Sept. 1. For more information email bmartin@gallupnm. gov or call (505) 863-1291.

MCKINLEY COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

8 am-5 pm; closed 12 pm-1 pm Mon.- Fri. @ McKinley Public Health Office (1919 College Dr.) Call (505) 722-2004 for WIC services. Call (505) 7224391 for clinical services.

For COVID vaccinations (Moderna & Pfizer), register at cvvaccine.nm.org or call for assistance. Services include vaccines for children up to age 18 and adults 19 and older; Confidential family planning & STI services and confidential harm reduction services on Thursdays from 9 am-12 pm.

CIBOLA COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

The club meets monthly. It is a non-profit 501c, and an all-volunteer organization made up of local amateur radio operators who assist local governments during emergencies, find lost people, and help citizens obtain their licenses to become amateur radio operators at no cost. Visitors and members must pay for their own meals.

SUMMER READING 2021: TAILS AND TALES

All ages can participate in Summer Reading 2021! Children read four hours, vote in the Land of Enchantment Books Awards, or complete a Summer of STEM kit. Do one, two, or all three! Expand your horizons, read different genres and a variety of literature and complete a book bingo card. All age groups are eligible to win PRIZES. The last day to submit your bingo card and enter into a grand prize drawing is Sept. 1. For more information email aprice@gallupnm. gov or call (505) 863-1291.

FIRE HYDRANT TESTING

7 am-7 pm Mon.-Sun. The Gallup Fire Dept. will conduct annual fire hydrant testing and maintenance. This includes capturing pressure readings, flowing water of the fire hydrant, cleaning, painting and documenting any inefficiency found. Customers who experience any discolored water problems after the tests are encouraged to turn on a cold-water faucet outside of the house and let it run for five to 10 minutes. A slight decline in water quality is common. If quality does not improve or further problems occur, contact the Gallup Water Department by calling the utility dispatcher at (505) 8631200. Testing is scheduled to continue until mid-August. To post a nonprofit or civic event in the calendar section, please email: gallupsunevents@gmail.com or fax: (505) 212-0391. Deadline: Monday at 5 pm.

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