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A plea for parks: Can cannabis taxes rescue them?

By Holly J. Wagner Sun Correspondent

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arks and Recreation Director Vince Alonzo wants to put the recreation in “recreational marijuana.” Or more accurately, he wants the Gallup’s cannabis tax proceeds to help fund much-needed park maintenance and improvements.

“We’re calling it recreational marijuana. What about earmarking the excise money for parks and recreation?” He proposed to the city council in a presentation Feb. 14.

Alonzo admits that for personal reasons he was against lega lizi ng ma r ijua na , but acknowledged that cannabis is the state’s top growth industry, no pun intended.

The city’s share of cannabis taxes collected between last April and November was $85,000, Alonzo said, and some projections indicate sales will grow by 273% over the next year. Alonzo thinks the proceeds could grow enough for the city to do a $20 million parks bond and pay it back with marijuana money.

That could help the city keep up with demand from not

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The warning track at the Pee Wee Reese field has deteriorated since it was last redone in 2005. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Vince Alonzo only residents, but the visitors that swell the town’s population on weekends. The city has park sharing agreements with schools and the county as well.

Gallup’s problem is that city parks are too popular, especially with the explosion of league sports over the last two decades. Many of the parks are old, with facilities that are falling into disrepair faster than the parks department can patch them back together.

Nobody has seen this fi rsthand like Alonzo. He joined the parks department when he was 17, in 1981. He retired in 2007, but when the city called, he went back in 2010 and has been leading the department

ever since.

He said it breaks his heart to see the parks he’s tended for 40 years deteriorating before his eyes. He thinks about his legacy, and hopes to get the city’s parks on a better path before he retires for good.

“I don’t blame anybody.

This is the result of years and years of getting by on what you have. It’s caught up to us,” he said.

Alonzo estimates that getting all of the city’s parks into tip-top shape would cost $43 million, far more than the city can afford, over 10 years – and he has a separate $13 million list of “nice to haves.” For just this year he’d love to have $5.3

million, but said the department will operate on about $2.5 million.

“We are getting very close to making hard decisions and limiting groups who access the parks. We are not able to meet and accommodate demands,” Alonzo told the council. “All of our programs used to run two or two and a half months.

Now they are so big, and it’s every day.”

The park needs are many and varied. Several parks have no paved parking, or what they do have has deteriorated into asphalt jigsaw puzzles. Some sports fields are riven with prairie dog holes.

“We have a problem in many areas of Gallup where the prairie dogs are a real nuisance. The grass is food for them. They have everything, they have water because we irrigate,” Alonzo said. “We had a huge problem at the old Gallup soccer complex, which we no longer use, and at the T-Ball field.”

Re st room s of ten have just one or two sinks and toilets or urinals, which may or may not comply with current Americans with Disabilities Act standards. Some have no

hot water.

The Larry Brian Mitchell Recreation Center is a good example. The building was built in 1940 and has had several upgrades over 83 years.

“I don’t think this building will ever fall down, but it doesn’t meet our needs,” Alonzo said, noting that a craft fair in the fi rst week of December drew 2,000 people.

“It has one urinal in the men’s and two toilets in the ladies’ room. That’s just not enough.”

The big push for this year will be turf. At least one field at Indian Hills Park will be closed for the season to let new grass take hold, while others will get new artificial turf. The life expectancy for artificial turf is about eight years; some of what’s in the Joe Vargas Veterans Memorial Complex has been in place since 2004 and is the turf equivalent of threadbare.

“I’ve been told by several turf vendors that they can’t believe there’s anything left out there,” Alonzo said. “I credit my staff for making them last as long as they have.”

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Federal agency threatens to pull promised water funding

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ity officials are scrambling to get help from federal legislators after

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the Bureau of Reclamation threatened to go back on $18 million in funding for water while the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project is under construction, and reclassify the city’s role in the NGWSP in a way that would force it to pay up front.

The alarming news spurred a trip to Washington, D.C. for Mayor Louie Bonaguidi, councilors Fran Palochak, Dist. 4, and Linda Garcia, Dist. 1, and Assistant City Manager J.M. DeYoung. McKinley County Commissioner Danielle Notah, Dist. 1, and County Manager Anthony Dimas also made the trip.

Washington-based city and county lobbyists arranged for

the delegation to meet with Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M, and representatives for Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D- N.M., and Reps.

Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., and Teresa Leger-Fernandez, D-N.M. Heinrich’s office promised to send a team to Gallup Feb. 22 to meet with local officials.

Heinrich’s office didn’t respond to a request for comment by press time.

“Our backs are against the wall. We told them we’re desperate because if we don’t have any water, we don’t have a city,” Garcia said at a recent city council meeting. “This is going to be an enormous financial burden not only on the city, but our citizens as well. I represent

Mayor Louie Bonaguidi a district where most people are on fi xed incomes. It’s going to be on their backs and there’s

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Featured DWI Armando Zamora Dec. 26, 9:53 pm DWI (Fourth) McK i n ley C o u n t y Sheriff’s deputies responded to a veh icle crash and eventually a r re st ed A r ma ndo Zamora, 30, of Belen, for his fourth DWI. Metro Dispatch received a call in reference to a silver Toyota RAV4 driving off Interstate 40 near the 24.5-mile marker. The caller reportedly saw the vehicle’s headlights turn and go down the hill, which was v isible from a nearby store on Highway 118.

Gallup Police arrived at the site and located the RAV4 in a ditch about 200 yards south of the interstate. The vehicle was then under the jurisdiction of McKinley County or New Mexico State Police. MCSO Deputies Lorne Mahkee and Terence Willie were dispatched to the scene and met with Gallup officers.

Willie was advised Gallup Police met the driver, Zamora, and he was being helped from the crash by police and Gallup Fire Department staff to be transported to a local hospital. Willie checked the inside of the vehicle and found two miniature bottles of 99 Grape and a 12-oz. of Modelo.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Willie went to speak with Zamora, who allegedly was being disorderly with hospital

staff. The report stated Zamora was in a neck brace but had no other injuries. He told Willie he was traveling to Los Lunas from Arizona and could not recall what had happened prior to the crash. According to his report, Willie saw that Zamora had bloodshot eyes, smelled of alcohol, and was slurring his speech, which are all signs of intoxication.

Zamora agreed to take the Standard Field Sobriety Tests and was given alternative tests.

However, he performed poorly on the tests and was determined to be under the influence and he was arrested. Dispatch advised Willie that Zamora had three prior DWIs, so a blood warrant had to be obtained from Judge R. David Pederson and the draw was completed at the hospital.

After being released with no injuries, Zamora was transported to McKinley County Adult Detention Center and booked for DWI (fourth), failure to maintain traffic lane, duration of evidence, and an open container in a vehicle. His preliminary examination is set for March 8.

Name: Joshua James Age: 27 Arrested: Jan. 16 Charge: Aggravated DWI Status: Motion hearing on April 18 Name: Lance Ramone Age: 36 Arrested: Jan. 14 Charge: DWI (Second)

Status: Motion hearing on March 7 Name: Megan Tyner Age: 40 Arrested: Jan. 13 Charge: Aggravated DWI Status: Motion hearing on March 7 Name: Arlene Thompson Age: 55 Arrested: Jan. 7 Charge: Aggravated DWI Status: Motion hearing on May 9 Name: Gerrick Begay Age: 54 Arrested: Jan. 7 Charge: DWI (Second) Status: Motion hearing on April 27 Name: Tammy Lee Age: 28 Arrested: Dec. 21 Charge: Aggravated DWI Status: Motion hearing on April 13 PUBLIC SAFETY

Maintain Good Order I once heard a preacher speaking who had previously been in the military. He talked about how everything in his life was “ordered” and “timely” and the purpose was so that his unit ɩȌɐǶƮ ƦƵ ٗƵǏ˛ƧǞƵȁɈ ƊȁƮ ƵǏǏƵƧɈǞɨƵ٘ ɩǘƵȁ ɈǘƵɯ ɩƵȲƵ ƧƊǶǶƵƮ ǞȁɈȌ ƧȌȁ˜ǞƧɈ‫ خ‬RƵ ɈƊǶDzƵƮ ƊƦȌɐɈ ǘȌɩ the CO would constantly remind them daily “MAINTAIN GOOD ORDER”.

Sometimes, a recruit, would be “brave” [or crazy] enough to ask: WHY? And the CO in a loud voice would say to the unit, soldiers tell this “newby” why and they would shout in unison:

“to lessen Disruption; to lessen Disorder; to lessen Disunity; to lessen Confusion; to lessen Chaos”.

This concept “to Maintain Good Order” would serve us well as a guiding principle for life.

For instance, how many times have you heard stories of someone “drinking” to much and then getting mad at the person they supposedly love and beating up them up. Or getting behind the wheel of an automobile while intoxicated and causing a wreck that kills someone.

What about someone who can’t manage their money very well, as a result they never have enough to pay for everything. Or they have their priorities backwards on how they spend ɈǘƵǞȲ ǿȌȁƵɯ ‫ ى‬ǐƊǿƦǶǞȁǐ ƊȁƮ ƮȲǞȁDzǞȁǐ ˛ȲȺɈ ƊȁƮ ȲƵȁɈ ǶƊȺɈ ɩǞɈǘ ɈǘƵ ƵȁƮ ȲƵȺɐǶɈ ƦƵǞȁǐ ɈǘƵɯ ǶȌȺƵ their rental unit and the family is out on the streets.

These are some of the things we see: ‫§ ا‬ȲȌƦǶƵǿȺ ǿƊȁƊǐǞȁǐ ǶǞǿǞɈƵƮ ˛ȁƊȁƧǞƊǶ ȲƵȺȌɐȲƧƵȺ‫خ‬ • Limited Education keeps many from getting good paying jobs. ‫ ا‬0ɮƧƵȺȺǞɨƵ ƮȲǞȁDzǞȁǐ‫ ة‬ɩǘǞƧǘ ȲƵȺɐǶɈȺ Ǟȁ ˛ǐǘɈǞȁǐ ƊȁƮ ƮȌǿƵȺɈǞƧ ƧƊǶǶȺ ɈȌ ‫ׁ​ׁ׉‬ • Lack of good parenting skills, child abuse and neglect • Lack of relationship building skills and dispute resolution skills.

These all can be addressed through various local help resources but people need to take the ˛ȲȺɈ ȺɈƵȯ ƊȁƮ ȺƵƵDz ɈǘƊɈ ȺȌǶɐɈǞȌȁ ǏȌȲ ɈǘƵǿȺƵǶɨƵȺ‫ خ‬JR ǘƊȺ ƮƵɨƵǶȌȯƵƮ Ɗ ÀƵȁƊȁɈ ªƵȺȌɐȲƧƵ JɐǞƮƵ for this purpose. Copies may be obtained by requesting at: Gha.Main@galluphousing.com

Thoreau man charged with 2021 murder

By Molly Ann Howell Sun Correspondent

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man named Shannon Brown called the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office and said that two men were following and threatening him.

Deputies met with Brown in Thoreau, but then several hours later found him unconscious near the intersection of Indio Road and State Highway 371. He was declared deceased at the scene.

One of the men who was reportedly threatening Brown was later identified as Rashawn Saunders, 26. Although the homicide took place Dec. 26, 2021, a bench warrant for Saunders’ arrest wasn’t filed until Feb. 2, over a year later. He was arrested Feb. 8.

The MCSO received a call around 1:15 am Dec. 26, 2021, and

Deputies Harland Soseeah and Jeremy Shirley responded.

When they arrived at the scene at the Thoreau Speedway, Hwy. 371, mile marker 1, they met Brown. Brown told the deputies that two men had threatened him.

The harassment allegedly started at Red Mesa Express, 119 State Hwy. 371, where Brown had stopped to shave and use the restroom. Brown admitted he was banned from the convenience store. But while he was there, two men who had come up in a black car reportedly approached him and began arguing with him.

Brown said he decided to leave Red Mesa Express after the argument, and headed to the Speedway, which is less than a mile away. Shannon said that the two men followed him to Speedway and “started talking s*** to him.”

Brown identified the car the men were driving as a black Chevy Impala with a Green Bay Packers license plate on the front bumper.

According to the affidavit, Soseeah offered to drive Brown to the detox center in Gallup for shelter, but Brown refused and walked away.

The deputies reportedly stayed in the area “in case the vehicle returned to Speedway.”

But then, around 1:30 am, the deputies allegedly heard gunshots. While they were searching Thoreau to try and find out where the shooting had come from, they found Brown near the intersection of Indio Road and State Highway 371.

According to the affidavit, Brown was deceased when the deputies found him, and he had two gunshot wounds in his back

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and one in his right elbow.

The case was originally assigned to Investigator Clayton Etsitty, who is no longer with the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office.

During his investigation, Etsitty interviewed two employees of Thoreau Speedway. The employees said that Brown was a homeless man who came to Speedway regularly to do laundry and shave.

The employees said that on Dec. 26, 2021, Brown got into an argument with two men, one of whom was identified as Saunders.

One of the employees said that Saunders and the other man were employees of Red Mesa Express.

The employees backed up Brown’s story by saying he came into the Speedway after arguing with the two men. According to the affidavit, they also noted that he said he was being followed by a black car and that he was afraid of being shot or stabbed.

While Brown was in the store, the two men came inside and bought some cigars. After he bought the cigars, Saunders reportedly confronted Brown and started arguing with him.

After the argument had gone on for a while, Saunders left and got back into his black Chevy. He then parked in front of the convenience store and began yelling and flipping Brown off.

During the daily switch shift at MCSO, deputies were made aware of the alleged murder and told to be on the lookout for a black Chevy Impala with a Green Bay Packers license plate on the front bumper.

Deputy Nocona Clark found the vehicle that matched both the convenience store employees’ and Brown’s description. Clark and Sgt. Garylle James met with Saunders, and he confirmed that he had been driving the vehicle the night before.

Saunders said he gave “an

Rashawn Saunders unidentified man” $20 while he was at the Thoreau Speedway. He said the two of them then got into an altercation, but afterward he and his companion left the area.

Etsitty left the MCSO before the case was finished and an arrest was made. Investigator Galvin Panteah took it over. He looked over all the interviews Etsity conducted, all the surveillance video from the night of the incident, and all the evidence, and concluded Saunders had committed the murder.

McKinley County Sheriff James Maiorano III said that it was Panteah’s hard work that led to an arrest in the case.

“Galvin picked it up, went through all the information, looked through all the evidence that was presented, rewatched all the video, and he believed he had enough information based on that case and the information he was able to find during his tenure with the case and so he filed a criminal complaint and an arrest warrant,” Maiorano explained.

A n arrest warrant for Saunders was signed by a judge on Feb. 2.

After MCSO deputies surveyed Thoreau for many days, Saunders was finally arrested on Feb. 8. He was charged with first-degree murder. His first court appearance was on Feb. 10, when the case moved to district court.

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Gallup man caught shoplifting in Albuquerque Staff Reports

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Gallup man has been charged with shoplifting after he robbed an Albuquerque Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Albuquerque police officers were dispatched to the store at 3550 NM. Hwy. 528 around 2:15 pm Feb. 8. Two men had reportedly robbed the store, and one of them was Fernando Julian Baeza, 39, from Gallup.

While one of the officers was driving to the scene he was informed over the radio that the men were last seen in a dirt lot behind the apartments located at 10131 Coors Blvd. NW. Once the two men were detained, the Dicks Sporting Goods store manager arrived at the scene and confirmed that the two men were the ones who had stolen from his store.

The manager said the two men had come into the store at the same time and picked up multiple items, “showing no regard for the size nor the price of products.”

The manager said the men avoided employees who asked

Fernando Julian Baeza if they needed any assistance, and then they walked out the front doors. He also noted that he saw the men put the stolen items into their bags once they were outside the store.

He provided police a video that showed the shoplifting incident.

I n t ot a l t he t wo men stole about $665 worth of merchandise.

According to the police report, Baeza had two warrants out for his arrest. He was arrested for the warrants and for shoplifting. A status conference concerning this case is scheduled for March 13.

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MCSO, Navajo Police arrest vehicular homicide suspect ANONYMOUS TIP LEADS OFFICERS

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cKinley County Sheriff James Maiorano III and two Navajo Nation deputies from the Window Rock division recently acted on a bench warrant and were able to arrest Duane Yazzie after he failed to comply with his conditions of release. Yazzie, 45, was originally arrested after he crashed into a motorcycle with his car on Sept. 19, 2020, killing one person and injuring another.

On that day, McK inley County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Sagebrush Liquor,

452 State Hwy. 264A in Yahtahey, around 6 pm after a car crash was reported.

W hen Deput y Dway ne Holder arrived at the scene, he reportedly found Yazzie lying on the median in the center of the road as he talked to other officers.

Yazzie’s blue 2009 Hyundai Sonata wa s facing nor th across the median. According to Holder’s report, there was “heavy front end damage to the vehicle and the airbags had deployed.”

The other vehicle involved in the crash was a black 2020 Harley Davidson motorcycle,

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which had been traveling westbound on State Highway 264A. The motorcycle riders were identified as Samson and Janella Bryant.

Ja nel l a w a s de cl a r e d deceased at the scene. Samson reportedly had very serious injuries from the crash. He was airlifted from the scene and transported to a local hospital.

When Holder spoke to Yazzie, Yazzie said his back hurt. He confirmed that he had been the one driving. In his report, Holder noted that Yazzie spoke in a low, soft voice and that he was slurring his words.

While McKinley County Fire

personnel were checking on Yazzie, Holder did a pat search on him to check for weapons. He reportedly felt a large bulge on Yazzie’s right leg near his ankle, and when he lifted Yazzie’s pant leg, he found a bottle of Vitali vodka stuffed in his sock.

He also discovered a bottle of Dark Eyes vodka stuffed in the sock on his left leg.

Both bottles had been opened, and the Dark Eyes vodka was almost empty while the Vitali bottle was only partly empty.

Yazzie was put on a gurney and transported to a local hospital.

Holder met with Yazzie inside the hospital, and that’s when Yazzie agreed to a blood draw so that Holder could see if he had been driving while intoxicated.

Holder drove Yazzie to the McKinley County Adult Detention Center around 1 am.

Now, Yazzie is facing more legal trouble after he failed to comply with the conditions of his release.

“Back in March 2022 the judge out of district court issued a bench warrant for his arrest for violating or failure to comply with his conditions of release. Part of his conditions of his release was he was supposed to have attended a competency evaluation,” Maiorano explained.

After the bench warrant was filed, MCSO posted about Yazzie on their Facebook page.

Maiorano said they did get some calls from the post, but they didn’t lead to anything.

On Jan. 22, the motorcycle group Endless Riders, a group

Duane Yazzie that Janella was a part of, posted a $1,000 reward on their Facebook page for anybody who had information leading to Yazzie’s arrest.

E n d l e s s R i d e r s C lu b President Troy “Hammer” Essary spoke warmly of Janelle, calling her a “great person” that will be missed. Endless Riders is based out of Gallup.

Meanwhile, the anonymous tip led MCSO to believe that Yazzie was living on the Navajo Nation, so Maiorano wrote a letter to Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren asking him if MCSO could get help from the Navajo Nation Police.

The warrant was signed on Feb. 15, and two days later Maiorano and two Navajo Nation deputies from the Window Rock division showed up at Yazzie’s door. He was taken into custody without incident.

After an extradition hearing in Navajo court, Yazzie was taken back to state land and booked into the McKinley County Adult Detention Center.

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15-year-old boy was found dead after shots were fired at Ford Canyon Park.

Metro Dispatch received an emergency call about shots being fi red at the park on Feb. 17, around 4:30 pm. Two people were allegedly seen running from the scene.

When officers arrived at the scene they found the 15-yearold injured with multiple gunshot wounds. The young man was transported to the local hospital where he later died.

GPD Detectives are seeking information and witnesses.

They’re also asking for information from individuals or businesses that have Ring cameras or security cameras from the area.

No suspect(s) have been positively identified. Call Metro Dispatch at (505)722-2002 or the McKinley County Crime Stoppers at (877) 722-6161 if you have any information.

Reference Case # 23-5750.

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How to improve a child’s literacy ALBUQUERQUE READING TEACHER, TUTOR GIVES TIPS

By Molly Ann Howell Sun Correspondent

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ccording to the 2022 New Mexico KIDS COUNT Data Book, 79% of New Mexico fourth graders scored below proficient in reading in the 2022 National Assessment of Education Progress.

New Mexico is currently ranked 50th in the nation in fourth grade reading proficiency. The N.M. KIDS COUNT Data Book states that children need to be able to read proficiently by fourth grade in order to be able to use their reading skills in other school subjects.

The data book also notes that kids who aren’t reading at grade level by that critical point are more likely to drop out of school and less likely to go to college.

So how can parents help their children with their reading, and better prepare them for the future?

Ca meron Bourg, a n Albuquerque-based reading teacher, tutor, and author of children’s books, has some tips.

His fi rst tip is making sure the child is reading something they’re interested in. In an interview with the Sun, he said that “kids are little sponges” and focusing the reading on things

they’re interest in will be a big help.

“Interest inventory is a very powerful tool,” he said. “[Kids] want to crack the world around them, and they want to know more about the world around them.”

Besides fi nding books that an individual kid will enjoy, Bourg said to focus on fluency.

One way to promote fluency and comprehension is doing a words-per-minute exercise.

Bourg said seeing how many words of a certain text a child can read will help their fluency.

“Words per minute are

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Cameron Bourg looks for audience participation during his presentation about improving literacy at the Octavia Fellin Public Library Feb. 4. Photo Credit: Courtsey of OFPL important, so if you have three or four texts that you want a child to become more proficient in, set up a words-per-minute chart up with them at home,” Bourg explained.

Bourg said that when a child is timed to see how far they can read in a minute they can track their progress easily. As they become more and more familiar with the text, they’ll be able to see how much they’ve improved.

Bourg said this exercise will boost a child’s confidence.

“Hands-on learners will like the words-per-minute {exercise] because they’re in direct competition with themselves,” Bourg said. “… Confidence is also a very important tool; it’s a feeling they get when they feel they’ve done something correct.”

The last tip Bourg shared was one called “shadow-reading.” This strategy lets an adult do the reading, and the child marks words that they don’t understand. The adult then goes back over the challenging words, and after that is done the

student tries reading the text by themselves.

Besides tutoring and teaching in Albuquerque, Bourg also travels around New Mexico giving talks about how to improve a child’s literacy skills. He spoke at the Octavia Fellin Public Library at the beginning of February and will speak at the library again in May. Bourg said he relies on audience participation during his presentations.

“When I’m there giving a talk or doing a book read I really like to look at my audience and I can tell whether they’re engaged or not,” he said. “I like to focus my techniques on that. I like to read with a lot of expression, I like to ask a question every once in a while, or call on audience participation.”

He a lso st res sed how important the parent’s role is in a child’s literacy journey.

“I think it’s such an important part of learning and literacy to get their parents involved,” Bourg said.

EDUCATION

Awarding excellence GMCS HONORS 623 STUDENTS FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

GMCS Superintendent Mike Hyatt and school board members posed for photos with almost all of the 623 GMCS students who won the 2022 State Assessment Board Scholars Award. Photo Credit: Courtesy of GMCS

By Molly Ann Howell Sun Correspondent

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allup-McKinley County Schools recently honored students who achieved academic accomplishments last year in an award ceremony.

During a special school board meeting Feb. 21, GMCS superintendent Mike Hyatt, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum/Instruction Wade Bell and school board members recognized students who had received the 2022 State Assessment Board Scholars award.

Hyatt said that 623 students

had been recognized from 32 of the district’s schools.

T he a ssessment s were taken in March and April.

Elementary and middle school students were tested on their English /language arts and math skills, while high school students were recognized for their high SAT scores.

Hyatt said this was the best performing year GMCS had ever had.

“We searched our memories and could not think of a time when he had so many board scholars,” Hyatt said.

Hyatt thanked the students for their hard work before the awards were handed out.

“We want to thank those students for their hard work and their efforts in school,

and for being exemplary students in Ga llup -McK inley County Schools,” Hyatt said.

He also thanked the parents and teachers who helped the students.

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student research on the New Mexico Tech campus. More than 250 students and over 200 of their parents and guardians attended Research@Tech Day Feb. 20 to learn more about the university’s hands-on research projects in science, technology, engineering, math, and other fields.

Students and their guests began the day hearing from a pa nel of students who described how they landed on- ca mpus jobs, su m mer internships, and job offers from tech companies, national labs, and research organizations with the assistance of New Mexico Tech faculty, staff, and alumni.

Katie Neal, a senior pursuing a civil engineering degree, described her capstone assignment – a research and design project building a concrete canoe her team will race against other universities in April.

“There’s lots of opportunities for hands-on experience,” she said.

Neal told the audience she landed an internship at PNM electric utility last summer after attending NMT’s job fair, which featured practice interviews, resume advice, and a clothes closet. She also advised future students to join a club to meet others who share interests and can provide mentoring.

“Clubs were my really good way of meeting people outside classes,” she said.

H i g h s cho ol s t ude nt s toured NMT’s departments, learning about cutting-edge research projects from both undergraduate and graduate students and faculty members.

They watched demonstrations,

Senior civil engineering major Katie Neal, center, describes her experiences at New Mexico Tech over the past four years for the audience of 250 high school students and their 200 guests. At left are fellow students Anita Montoya, a junior studying electrical engineering, and at right is Livia De Viterbo, a senior pursuing a mineral engineering degree. Photo Credit: Courtesy of New Mexico Tech

Loren Chase, left, and his girlfriend, Tia Howard, both of Gallup, visited Socorro for the first time Feb. 20 for Research@Tech Day. Chase is planning to transfer from the University of New Mexico and study civil engineering like his father. Chase said an engineer at his workplace recommended New Mexico Tech to him for its small class sizes and interactions with faculty. Photo Credit: Courtesy of New Mexico Tech checked out lab equipment, and viewed research presentation posters. Students and their guests also toured a drone room and on-campus housing, watched a robotics demonstration, learned about clubs and

organizations, and got their admissions and fi nancial aid questions answered.

More information about admissions is available on the New Mexico Tech website: nmt.edu/admission.

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Travel show enthusiasts will enjoy ‘The Reluctant Traveler’

By Glenn Kay For the Sun

and being asked to partake in something close to an icy polar bear plunge in frozen waters.

The photography is gorgeous, including beautiful drone footage of the wilderness, as well as some great shots of the performer being pulled through a forest with reindeer food and the animals in pursuit.

It all looks impressive, although the actor doesn’t have much to do except exchange pleasantries and comment on the bitter cold.

However, as the series progresses, Levy does make an impression. He admits to some phobias (like riding in helicopters) and by the time he arrives in Venice, Italy, the host is much chattier, as are those whom he speaks with. The humorous interchanges all seem to come a little easier.

By the fourth episode in Utah, the actor appears completely comfortable as host.

Levy jokes more naturally

RATING:  OUT OF  RUNNING TIME: 8 EPISODES (EACH BETWEEN 34 AND 39 MINUTES IN LENGTH) This documentary travel series is now available to stream on Apple TV+.

Apparently, 75 -year-old Ca n a d ia n comed ic a ctor Eugene Levy isn’t much of a traveler. Despite this, Apple TV+ has convinced the performer to venture out across the planet for a new program on their streaming service. To be fair, the concept of putting a personality in front of the cameras as a reluctant visitor to new lands isn’t particularly uncommon. The British 2010 – 2012 series An Idiot Abroad and the 2017 – 2021 show Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father did it well, though often taking glee in the discomfort of some participants’ issues with customs from other countries.

Levy is a more low-key host and lead in The Reluctant Traveler series. By comparison with other programs, he is much friendlier and genial (he is, after all, Canadian). In fact, he appears only mildly uneasy and uncomfortable with venturing into the unknown.

As a result, the first episode or two come across as a bit stiff.

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with the hotel staff. He even opens up to guides about the beauty of Amangiri, Utah and the surrounding Navajo Nation.

These stops feel very authentic, as does his journey away from familiar sites in order to share dinner with a guide.

Another impressive episode late in the series takes Levy to Kruger National Park in South Africa. He’s put up in unique accommodations – essentially a train car on a bridge overlooking a very active wildlife area. Between safari trips, the nervous actor delivers some of the best observations and fears. Particularly memorable is when he expresses unease at the sound of dangerous animals around him in the night and also worries about hearing an unfortunate creature being torn apart by predators while

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Eugene Levy is the host of a new traveling show ‘The Reluctant Traveler.’ He travels to many places all over the world, including Finland. Photo Credit: Apple TV+ it does seem like the star slowly gets more comfortable in his role and relaxed being around new people. When this occurs, he starts delivering some very funny off-the-cuff remarks and engaging in deeper conversations with locals. As the show progresses, it eventually fi nds its footing and becomes quite entertaining.

The first episode takes Levy to Lapland, located in Northern Finland. As in other travel shows, he’s given impressive accommodation and then undertakes a series of unusual activities in the Nordic wilderness. This includes dog-sledding, assisting a reindeer keeper, sampling local cuisine (also reindeer, as it turns out), Gallup Sun • Friday February 24, 2023 21

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for February 24, 2023

By Glenn Kay For the Sun

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elcome to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. Once again, it’s an interesting edition with a wide variety of pictures in numerous genres. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week or need to stay indoors, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

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BROK ER: This drama from South Korea details two individuals who partake in an illegal operation selling orphaned infants to the wealthy.

Rationalizing their business by stating that the babies are going to opulent homes, the unexpected arrival of a mother and a newborn surprises them. She wants her baby to be taken in by a rich family and insists on supervising their search. The group form an unlikely bond as they seek out the right parents for this baby.

Response was very positive toward this foreign-language feature. A small percentage didn’t think the movie worked, calling it overlong, mushy and difficult to relate to. Still, the vast majority suggested it effectively handled its unusual subject matter and complimented the end results as thought-provoking.

It stars Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-Won, Bae Doo-Na and Lee Ji-eun.

EMPIRE OF LIGHT: Set in a seaside town in the 1980s, this story follows a young black man who takes a job at a mov ie theater. There, he meets and gets close to other

employees, including ushers, the projectionist and a duty manager. Despite the age gap, he and the duty manager hit it off and begin a relationship. When she starts behaving erratically, the young man isn’t sure how to help.

R e a c t ion f r om Nor t h American critics towards this title was slightly more negative than positive. Almost half thought it was gorgeously shot (it has since been nominated for an Oscar for its cinematography). They also believed it had complex characters and subtly conveyed how movies provide a very brief respite in troubled lives. However, slightly more called the film dull and took issue with the central relationship, saying it wasn’t believable.

The cast includes Olivia Colman, Michael Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Crystal Clarke and Tanya Moodie.

THE INSPECTION: Based on the real experiences of the film’s writer/director, this tale is about a young, gay black man whose mother disowns him. With no prospects on the horizon, he decides to apply for a position in the Marines. The protagonist decides to do whatever it takes to succeed, battling prejudice and the tough physical conditions of basic training.

Along the way, he makes friends and begins to see a future for himself.

Overall, the press liked this film. A small number thought its points were delivered with the subtlety of a sledgehammer and that it had a lot of contradictory messages. Still, the consensus was that the cast were uniformly excellent and the story was powerful and handled the lead’s emotional journey in an inspiring way.

It features Jeremy Pope, Raúl

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Castillo, McCaul Lombardi, Aaron Dominguez, Bokeem Woodbine and Gabrielle Union.

NOCEBO: An English fashion designer struggles with a bizarre sickness that baffles doctors and her family. A Filipino caregiver unexpectedly arrives and tells the fashionista that she knows a cure for her troubles.

The nurse’s traditional folk healing methods have an immediate positive effect, but before long the designer’s husband becomes concerned that this guest is controlling his spouse and plotting something sinister.

Critics generally enjoyed this genre film. Nearly one-third did complain that the themes were less-than-subtle and that there weren’t any real surprises or shocks. Regardless, most complimented the creepy atmosphere generated by the events and thought that it had enough distressing moments to earn it a recommendation.

It stars Eva Green, Mark Strong, Chai Fonacier, Billie Gadsdon and Cathy Belton.

THE OLD WAY: In this western, a vicious gunslinger puts away his weapons and becomes a hard-working family man. After more than a decade, he and his family are living a quiet and happy existence on a ranch. That is, until an outlaw and his gang arrive and try to take hostages.

Determined to protect those around him, the killer decides to dust off his weapons. He also gets help from an unlikely source, his sharp-shooting 12-year-old daughter.

Reviews weren’t particularly strong for this effort. About

one-third of write-ups liked the cast and said the onscreen personalities were so entertaining that they were intrigued to see what happened. But the remainder commented that the screenplay didn’t make the most of its intriguing concept, saying the end results were formulaic and uninteresting. Nicolas Cage, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Clint Howard and Abraham Benrubi headline the film.

THE PRICE WE PAY: Two crooks rob a pawn shop and get more than they bargained for at the beginning of this thriller.

T hey t a ke a hostage and hit the road, only to have their vehicle break down in the middle of nowhere. The group go to a nearby farm and ask if they can wait for car assistance on the property. After they wander around and find a secret barn door, the group discover some truly horrifying things occurring onsite.

This genre-switching effort split the press. Half of reviewers suggested that while it started off interestingly, once the horror kicked in the true emphasis was on the gore rather than the characters. By the time the climax arrived, they had lost interest in the story. Just as many claimed that this was a simple, but energetically shot and effective chiller that blurred the lines between good and evil and delivered everything a genre fan would want.

It features Stephen Dorff, Emile Hirsch, Gigi Zumbado, Tyler Sanders and Vernon Wells.

THE RETA LIATORS: After an upstanding pastor’s teenage daughter is viciously

murdered, he decides to help officials find the responsible party. As he gets deeper into the investigation, he becomes obsessed with seeking retribution. Despite a friend’s warning that he can’t return to a normal existence after committing murder, the lead travels into the criminal underground to find vengeance.

Genre critics enjoyed this horror/revenge feature. A small number stated that its influences were obvious and that it tried too hard to be shocking, instead coming off as ridiculous. Still, the majority called the movie effective, were impressed by the make-up effects and thought it interestingly depicted how much an individual changes in their quest for revenge.

The cast includes Michael Lombardi, Marc Menchaca, Joseph Gatt, Katie Kelly, and features appearances by Five Finger Death Punch, Tommy Lee, Papa Roach and many more.

RUNNING THE BASES: This baseball drama and faithbased picture follows a smalltown baseball coach. A f ter being hired as the head coach for a large high school program, he uproots his family. Not long after starting his tenure, the lead faces strong opposition from the school superintendent. Simply put, his boss doesn’t appreciate the role religion plays in the teacher’s methods and his attempts to bring the players together like a family.

Only a handful of reviewers saw this picture. They stated

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DVD/BLU-RAY | FROM PAGE 22 that it was very preachy and that the acting wasn’t exemplary, but that the tale would appeal to its target demographic. A few more have popped up online noting that there’s a lot of fear mongering in the script and that it plays up the lead character as being persecuted so much that the movie ends up feeling absurd.

Brett Varvel, Gigi Orsillo and Todd Terry headline the picture.

S A L V A T O R E : SHOEMAKER OF DREAMS: Salvatore Ferragamo was an Italian shoemaker who found work in Hollywood during the silent film era. He created and dressed stars in innovative and iconic footwear. This documentary tells the man’s life story, from growing up in Italy, crossing the sea as a young man, and setting up shop in motion picture studios.

This documentary from Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name, Suspiria, Bones and All) premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2020, but it took a while to find a release date and distributor (perhaps due to the pandemic). Critical reception was generally positive.

A small number thought that while genial, it didn’t provide much insight or depth about its subject. Regardless, the consensus was that the documentary brought attention to an important figure and noted his role in shoemaking inspired and changed fashion worldwide.

It is narrated by Michael Stuhlbarg and features interviews with Martin Scorsese, costume designer Deborah Nadoolman, and many more.

BL ASTS FROM THE PAST! There’s plenty of older efforts arriving on disc as well.

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A couple of months back, 88 Films intended to release the period action f ilm Ma g n if i c e n t War riors (1987). It was delayed, but the Blu-ray is fi nally arriving this week. The tale is set against the backdrop of World War II and stars Michelle Yeoh as a daredevil pilot and mercenary who tries to gather intelligence for China revealing a potential Japanese invasion.

The disc includes the original theatrical cut (including the original ending), a movie expert commentary, archival interviews with Yeoh, the stunt coordinator, publicity materials, a special limited slipcase and a booklet on the film.

Eugenie (1970) aka Marquis De Sade’s Philosophy in the Boudoir arrives as a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray set from Blue Underground. This kinky dreamlike flick from Jess Franco features Christopher Lee in a supporting role and tells the story of a young woman who vacations on an island and finds herself in the company of sexual sadists. It comes with a film historian commentary, a trailer, an interview with a man who once worked with Franco on another feature, a discussion about the movie maker’s body of work, a featurette on the production history of the movie, a trailer and a poster and still gallery.

Dazed and Confused (1993) is a brilliant coming-of-age tale from writer/director Richard Linklater (Before Sunrise, Sch ool of Rock , Be r nie, Boyhood, Everybody Wants Some!!) that follows a group of students in Austin on their last day of high school. They gather with friends, party and attempt to figure out what their future

holds. Criterion is giv ing the movie the 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray treatment. Well, it appea rs that the 4K version features a new restoration and improved picture quality, but the regular Blu-ray is from the distributor’s previous edition.

It comes with all of the same, exceptional extras from the last Criterion release of the film.

Kino is presenting T he Crimson Rivers (2000) on Bluray. This French murder/mystery stars Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel and involves detectives hunting down a killer at a prestigious university in the Alps.

Extras include a director commentary with the two stars, a documentary on the movie, a making-of, storyboard comparisons with commentary, a multi-angle featurette on a big avalanche sequence, as well as a theatrical trailer.

The Hunter (1980) is also appearing on Blu-ray from the distr ibutor. The film ma rk s Steve McQueen’s last film role. He plays a bounty hunter who is pursued by a vengeful psychopath. The movie has received a 4K restoration for this release, in addition to a fi lm historian commentary track, trailers and TV sets. The first copies also include a slipcase for the disc.

Additionally, The Werewolf of Washington (1973) is being relea sed on Blu-ray. Dean Stockwell plays a press reporter who is bitten by a werewolf

while visiting Hungary. He gets a job as a press assistant to the President as bodies start piling up at the White House. This disc presents a 4K restoration of the Director’s Cut that was prepared by the filmmaker shortly before his passing in 2021.

The action picture Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) is being rereleased in a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray set from Paramount.

Chris Pine takes over the role of the heroic C I A a n a ly s t (also played by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck) in this prequel.

Shout! Factory is putting out several titles as well. The first is Giovanni’s Island (2014), an animated post-WWII feature from Japan about a pair of kids who live on a tiny fishing island and make friends with a little girl arriving from Russia. It comes with a making-of, an interview with one of the voice actors, a music video and an art gallery.

They also have a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Collector’s Edition of the classic The Magnificent Seven (1960).

This tale follows a group of gunfighters with shady pasts who are hired to protect a small Mexican town from an invading force of bandits. It stars Yul Breener, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach, Robert Vaughn and James Coburn. Besides the new picture restoration, you’ll also receive multiple archived commentary tracks, a making-of, lost images, publicity materials and much more.

Additionally, you can pick

up a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray double-feature of the slashers The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) and The Slumber Party Massacre II (1987). Both films have been given new, upgraded 4K scans from the original camera negative and come with commentary tracks and loads of publicity materials. The Blu-ray of the second movie also contains an unrated cut of the film.

Finally, Sony is presenting the Catherine Deneuve drama Indochine (19 92) on Blu-r ay. T he f ilm won a n Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film during its original release.

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What exactly is a beneficiary?

By Lawrence Castillo Guest Columnist

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hen an individual purchases an annuity, they name one or more beneficiaries who will receive the benefits if something happens to them before the contract ends. This could be due to death, disability, or another event that would cause the individual to no longer need their income from the annuity.

The ultimate beneficiary of an annuity is the individual receiving the payments; however, there can also be additional beneficiaries. These can be named by the owner or automatically assigned through the contract. It’s essential to understand who these beneficiaries are and how they will be affected by the annuity payments to best plan for retirement income needs.

Primary Benef iciary: The primary beneficiary is typically designated by the owner at the time of purchase and will receive any remaining funds from the annuity

after the owner’s death. When multiple primary beneficiaries are listed on an account, each may receive a proportional portion of any remaining funds at death based on their age and relationship to the owner. This can include spouses, children, stepchildren, grandchildren, siblings, or other loved ones such as friends or charities.

Depending on individual circumstances, these distributions may be taxable, so it’s vital to seek expert advice when naming beneficiaries on your account if you’re unsure about how taxes may affect them down the road.

Secondary Beneficiaries: A secondary beneficiary is another person who might benefit from an annuity upon the death of both owners (if it’s owned jointly). Generally, this would include other family members such as grandchildren or nieces/nephews but could also include non-family members like charities or religious organizations should you desire. If no secondary beneficiary is named, any remaining funds will pass directly

through your estate according to your state’s laws regarding intestate succession if applicable (or whatever estate planning documents you left behind).

Contingent Beneficiaries: In some cases, you may choose to name a contingent beneficiary in case both primary and secondary beneficiaries predecease you before taking ownership of your annuity policy. This could include family members or non-family members like charities/religious organizations, depending on whom you want to receive any remaining funds at that time should it ever become necessary for them to do so.

Annuity owners should ke ep t hei r benef ic i a r ie s up-to-date by ensuring they are aware of changes in their life. This includes marriage, divorce, the birth of a child, the death of a loved one, or any other relevant life events that may affect the ownership/ distribution of your annuity policy. It’s also important to consider the tax implications for all involved and how you

In Loving Memory Ronnie Salcido Garcia, of Gallup, died Feb. 14. He was 61.

Ronnie was born into the Kiyaa’aanii, born for Naakaii.

He was born in Gallup on March 27, 1962.

Ronnie was preceded in death by his father Alfred Salcido Garcia and his three brothers, Benjamin, Alfred Salcido (JR), and Conrad.

He is sur vived by his mother Rose M. Garica; his two sisters Aurelia and Rachel; his wife of 31 years, Victoria Garcia; their four children Brandon, Nicholas, Rebecca (Victor), and Alyssa; and three grandchildren Royal, EmilyRose, and Stella.

Funeral Services will be held at Gallup Community Center on March 11 at 12 pm.

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want your funds to be allocated should something unexpected happen.

By understanding annuity beneficiaries and taking the time to name them correctly, you ensure that your beneficiaries receive the funds from your annuity in accordance with your wishes. Be sure to talk with an experienced fi nancial advisor for more information about annuities and how naming the correct beneficiaries may help protect both you and those closest to you in the future.

Like all critical issues, please make sure you fully understand how and why a beneficiary selection is essential. Ask for professional help from a licensed and authorized professional.

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There’s some extra pleonasm on your shirt ‘Grammar Guy’

By Curtis Honeycutt Guest Columnist

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n the Ghostbusters movies, the eponymous heroes blast ghosts and otherworldly beings with their proton packs, and the ghosts explode into a mess of slimy green ghost goo. This goo is called ectoplasm. I first encountered ectoplasm through Hi-C’s companion drink, Ecto Cooler, in elementary school whenever I brought my lunch.

Ultimately, Ecto Cooler couldn’t hold a candle to the greatness of Kool-Aid Blasts and Capri Suns.

The late ’80s and early ‘90s were a wild time for brown-bagging it. Of course,

Curtis Honeycutt my kids refer to anyone born before 2000 as people “born in the 1900s.”

On the theme of “words that end in ‘-asm,’” I’d like to discuss neoplasms. While “neoplasm” sounds like something that would ooze from goblins in the Ghostbusters

reboot, it’s actually a language ter m refer r ing to a fun, limited-edition fl avor of redundancy.

Pleonasm is using more words than necessary to convey meaning, whether done intentionally (for emphasis) or unintentionally. More simply stated, pleonasm is when someone uses a redundant expression.

For instance, when playing Goldeneye 007 on the Ni nt e nd o 6 4 , my f r ie nd Brandon always yelled, “Kill him dead!” A nd then he’d either eat a handful of Gushers or Bugles. Remember, this was the late 1900s.

I think pleonasm is hilarious. For my day job, I write plenty of blog article titles and

email subject headlines, so I chuckle anytime I see pleonasm in the wild.

The most common use of pleonasm I’ve obser ved is when a company offers a “free gift” to dangle a new subscription to a potential customer.

While I get it, the defi nition of a gift is something that doesn’t cost the recipient anything. Noticing pleonasms is a gift and a curse.

Pleonasm works well to emphasize a sentence. For example, “I saw it with my own eyes,” or “heard it with my own ears” is something you’l l hea r f rom eyew it nesses after a tornado, alien abduction or international weather balloon in the sky.

“I saw t he Ca nad ia n low

orbit spy balloon” is much less emphatic than “I saw the Canadian low orbit spy balloon with my own eyes.” The latter sentence conveys more weight and importance.

W h i le ple o n a s m a d d s intentional emphasis, it often shows up unintentionally.

Examples include “true facts,” “new beginnings,” “past experience,” and “novel idea.”

Thanks for indulging my past memories of long ago. As an added bonus, these video games and movie franchises are returning, and now it’s déjà vu all over again.

Cur ti s Hon eycut t i s an award-winning syndicated humor columnist and author. Connect with him at curtishoneycutt.com.

IHS awards $24 million to expand, modernize small ambulatory health care facilities Staff Reports

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he Indian Health Service announced $24 million in funding to 12 tribes and tribal organizations on Feb. 20 as part of a competitive Small Ambulatory Program to invest in the construction, ex-

pansion or modernization of small ambulatory health care facilities.

“The IHS Small A mbulator y Progra m suppor t s ou r t r iba l pa r t ner s by e x p a nd i n g a c c e s s t o cultura lly appropr iate, qua l it y hea lt h ca re i n a n

environment that promotes patient safety,” IHS Director Rosely n Tso sa id. “Sma l l ambulatory health care facilities are a critical part of the Indian health system because

they meet the diverse health c a r e ne e d s of A mer ic a n Indians and Alaska Natives.”

The tribes that received funding are based in Ok la homa , Ca l i for n ia ,

Roselyn Tso A r i zona , Nebra sk a a nd Washington.

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MOVIE REVIEW | FROM PAGE 21 he tries to sleep. It’s one of the strongest episodes in the series.

Final stops in Portugal and

A PLEA FOR PARKS | FROM PAGE 4 His goal for next year is to refurbish the city’s 10 playgrounds, a project he estimates will cost $1.8 million.

With few options for bringing in money, the city may need to revisit some of its

Japan also deliver some great moments.

The Reluctant Traveler isn’t that much of a departure from other travel shows, but it does differ from a few in that

the 75-year-old lead, while at times uncomfortable with his surroundings, seems genuinely interested in learning more about people and other cultures while visiting scenic locales.

sharing agreements, consider starting an adopt-a-park program and/or start charging user fees for more facilities.

“I’m not crazy about the idea of charging our users. I’m not crazy about charging our county users more than city residents,” Alonzo said.

Councilors listened

sympathetically and agreed that using cannabis funds is an option.

“This gives us a different picture. It gives us a picture that we are in dire need,” Councilor Linda Garcia, Dist.

1, said.

Councilor Michael Schaaf, Dist. 2, congratulated Alonzo

Restrooms in the city’s parks are too small and don’t have enough facilities for the traffic. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Vince Alonzo

NGWSP | FROM PAGE 6 no way that they are going to be able to pay for this.”

The $18 million is intended to help the city pay for new wells to supply water until the NGWSP – which has been plagued with delays and cost overruns even before the COVID-19 pandemic – is fi nished. Originally it was supposed to be finished by 2024; now the date looks more like 2030.

The delay forced the city to pursue additional state and federal grants to dig new wells that will tide the city over until the

NGWSP starts delivering water from the San Juan River. The city recently fi nished one new well, its first since 2003, and has enough money for another well and a half at a cost of $6 million each, Bonaguidi said. But the city may need a few more.

The city has already made significant investments in the NGWSP. Bonaguidi said the city started planning for it 30 years ago. He said the city has already done everything it agreed to do.

“We’ve already done our reaches and everything that we’ve promised to do, and that’s in the range of $40 million.

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We’re already supplying water to the outlying chapter houses,” Bonaguidi said. “We’ve done everything we’re supposed to do; we’re ahead of it. We’ve got storage tanks and everything.”

If the lobbying efforts fail, the city will be forced to rely on well water into the future.

That means digging new wells and chasing a dwindling supply of groundwater.

Separately, the city is also asking the state legislature for $30 million this year for water infrastructure projects. Past requests have been focused on getting the water itself; the new request is to help replace the

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Prairie dog holes are an ongoing battle for the city’s sports fields. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Vince Alonzo and his staff “for doing such a and shorter, and I owe the fantastic job with what little community a huge debt,” he you have.” said. “They have been good to Alonzo said he doesn’t plan me. I don’t want to walk away on giving up on making the and [have my successor say], parks as pretty as possible.

‘What did that guy do for 40 “My time is getting shorter years?’”

Dist. 1 City Councilor Linda Garcia city’s aging pipes.

When NGWSP construction

begins, another problem will arise. The project will likely dislodge scale that has built up from well water in the existing pipes.

“We need to replace about 128 miles of water line underneath our streets,” Bonaguidi said.

To make matters more precarious, the city council hasn’t been able to agree on a new water rate structure for the city.

Until it does, the city is losing money on the water it provides and with no income for the water department, the agency is unable to borrow or bond for money.

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CLASSIFIEDS | FROM PAGE 27 The Gallup Sun seeks a delivery driver to drop off newspapers at designated locations in Gallup and beyond. Job requires availability every Friday. Route pay, plus mileage.

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Must have own vehicle, drivers license, current insurance and registration. Call (505) 7228994 to make an appointment to fill out an application, plus interview. *** Reporter Wanted The Gallup Sun seeks a stringer or two to cover general assignment in Gallup and surrounding areas. Please email resume to: gallupsun@gmail. com NON PROFIT Four Corners Pet Alliance is looking for like minded and compassionate animal lovers to volunteer. Foremost, we need foster homes. We’re also looking for a fundraiser coordinator, savvy social media / website master. Please email: fourcornerspetalliance.org and visit: www.fourcornerspetalliance.org LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICES STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF McKINLEY ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF ELVIRA JEAN-HALONA MARTIN FOR CHANGE OF NAME No. D-1113-CV-202300052-V TELEPHONIC/VIDEO NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ELVIRA JEAN-HALONA MARTIN, a resident of Gallup, County of McKinley, State of New Mexico, and over the age of fourteen years, has filed a Petition to Change Name in the District Court, McKinley County, New Mexico, wherein he/she seeks to change his/her name from ELVIRA JEAN-HALONA MARTIN to ELVIRA JEAN MARTIN and that this Petition will be heard before the Honorable R. David Pederson, District Judge, Div. V, on the 6th day of MARCH, 2023, at the hour of 8:15 A.M., at the McKinley County Courthouse, JOIN WITH GOOGLE MEET or TELEPHONE. Jodie Schwebel Clerk of the District Court By: Deputy Clerk Published: Gallup Sun February 17, 2023 February 24, 2023 *** LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION TO BID Public Notice is hereby provided that the Gallup-McKinley County Schools is accepting competitive sealed bids for: Re-Bid Landscaping - On Call Multi-Award Price Agreement No. ITB-2023-37BK Commodity Code(s): 91141, 91873, 98852 As more particularly set out in the ITB documents, copies of which may be obtained by downloading from the Gallup-McKinley County Schools eBidding platform website: https://gmcs.bonfirehub.com/ portal/?tab=openOpportunities Sealed bids for such will be re-

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ceived until 2:00 P.M. (LOCAL TIME) on, March 10, 2023.

FAX and HARDCOPY BIDS will NOT be accepted. Offerors will not be able to upload proposals or documents after the specified CLOSING date and time.

The Gallup-McKinley County School Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any formalities or minor inconsistencies, and/or cancel this solicitation in its entirety.

Dated the 6th day of February, 2023

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FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, CIVIL NO. 1:22-cv-00798 v.

4.0897 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, SITUATE IN MCKINLEY COUNTY, STATE OF NEW MEXICO; MASCI FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, et al.

PUBLIC NOTICE

PARCEL NOS. NGP-16 (FEE),

By: /S/ Chris Mortenson, President Board of Education Gallup-McKinley County School District No. 1

PUBLIC NOTICE lS HEREBY GIVEN that the McKinley County Board of Registration will meet in Regular Session on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 9:00 a.m., in the County Clerk’s office / Bureau of Elections, at the McKinley County Building, 207 West Hill Avenue, Gallup, NM. Done this 21st day of February 2023 Marlene Custer Bureau of Election Manager

NGP-16A (P) NGP-16B (P), NGP-16C (P), NGP-16A (T), NGP-16B (T), AND NGP-16C (T) Defendants.

NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION FOR PUBLICATION TO: Mary Masci Family Limited Partnership

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CLASSIFIEDS | FROM PAGE 28 Venus Ann Masci Unknown Parties You are hereby notified that Plaintiff United States of America has filed a Complaint and a Declaration of Taking to condemn fee simple to the property described below. The public uses for which said interests in land are taken for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project (NGWSP), which is a major component of the Navajo Nation San Juan River Basin Water Rights Settlement in New Mexico. Once completed, the NGWSP will provide a reliable municipal, industrial, and domestic water supply from the San Juan River to the eastern section of the Navajo Nation, southwestern portion of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, and the City of Gallup, New Mexico, and for other such uses as may be authorized by Congress or Executive Order. The interests in land hereinafter described are taken under and in accordance with 40 U.S.C. §§ 3113 and 3114; the Act of Congress of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, 389-90), and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, and particularly section 10602 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Pub. L. No. 111-11 (123 Stat. 991, 1379-82), and specifically section 10602(c) (123 Stat. 991, 1380). Funding for the taking was authorized and appropriated by sections 10501 (123 Stat. 991, 1375) and 10609 (123 Stat. 991, 1395) of Pub. L. No. 111-11, and section 701 of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-291 (124 Stat. 3064, 3156).

If you have any objection or defense to the taking of your CLASSIFIEDS

property in which you may have or claim some interest, you are required to serve upon Plaintiff’s attorney, at the address designated below, within twenty-one (21) days after March 10, 2023, an Answer identifying the property in which you claim to have an interest, stating the nature and extent of the interest claimed and stating all your objections and defenses to the taking of the property.

A failure to serve an Answer shall constitute consent to the taking and to the authority of the court to proceed to hear the action and to fix the just compensation and shall constitute a waiver of all defenses and objections to the taking.

If you have no objection or defense to the taking, you may serve upon Plaintiff’s attorney, a Notice of Appearance designating the property in which you claim to be interested and thereafter you shall receive notice of all proceedings affecting said property.

You are further notified that at the trial of the issue of just compensation, whether or not you have answered or served a Notice of Appearance, you may present evidence as to the amount of the compensation to be paid for the property in which you have any interest and, if appropriate, you may share in the distribution of the award of compensation.

You are further notified, however, that unless you file a Notice of Appearance, this proceeding may proceed to pretrial or trial without further notice to you.

You are further notified that all persons, firms and corporations named as defendants herein are joined as defendants generally to the end that all

right, title, interest and estate of all said defendants in and to any and all of the land herein involved shall be divested out of them and vested in Plaintiff.

Real property described as follows: Parcel No. NGP-16 (Fee) A tract of land lying within Section 9, Township 16 North, Range 20 West, N.M.P.M., McKinley County, New Mexico, and more particularly described with New Mexico State Plane West Zone grid bearings and ground distances as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of Section 9; thence S00°34’43”W, along the center of section line of said Section 9, 861.66’ to a point, thence N89°31’18”W, 593.18’ to a point, thence S00°20’20”W, 78.99’ to the point of beginning; thence S40°49’52”E, 313.05’ to a point; thence S49°10’08”W, 273.77’ to a point; thence N00°20’20”E, 415.87’ to the point of beginning. Containing 0.9837 ac±.

Parcel No. NGP-16A (P) (Perpetual Easement) A strip of land lying within the West Half of Section 9, Township 16 North, Range 20 West, N.M.P.M., McKinley County, New Mexico, more particularly described as follows: A strip of land being 80 feet wide, lying 40 feet each side of the following described centerline.

Beginning at Reach 12.1 Station 121625+77.45, a point on the North/South Centerline of said Section 9 from which the Northeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 9 bears North 00°34’42” East a distance of 1854.57 feet; Thence, from the Point

of Beginning, North 39°53’35” West a distance of 378.10 feet to Station 121629+55.55; Thence North 58°44’09” West a distance of 364.34 feet to Station 121633+19.89; Thence North 40°49’52” West a distance of 39.01 feet to Station 121633+58.60, the Point of Terminus, from which the Northwest corner of said Section 9 bears North 57°05’19” West a distance of 2450.96 feet.

Bears North 15°16’57” East a distance of 1573.60 feet.

The sidelines of said strip shall be extended or shortened as necessary to boundary lines.

Parcel No. NGP-16A (P) contains 1.42 acres, more or less.

Parcel No. NGP-16C (P) (Perpetual Easement) A strip of land lying within the West Half of Section 9, Township 16 North, Range 20 West, N.M.P.M., McKinley County, New Mexico, more particularly described as follows:

Parcel No. NGP-16B (P) (Perpetual Easement) A strip of land lying within the West Half of Section 9, Township 16 North, Range 20 West, N.M.P.M., McKinley County, New Mexico more particularly described as follows: A strip of land being 30 feet wide, lying 15 feet each side of the following described centerline.

Commencing at a point on the Southwesterly line of said Parcel 2 as described and depicted in Schedule D, from which the Northwest Corner of said Section 9 bears North 55°07’25” West a distance of 2499.34 feet; Thence along the Southern Boundary Line of 2 said Parcel 2, South 49°11’14” East a distance of 268.60 feet to a Point on a Curvature, Station 14+15.46 and being the Real Point of Beginning; Thence 103.65 feet along a curve to the Left with a Radius of 150 feet, chord bearing North 07°11’47” West a distance of 101.60 feet to Station 15+19.11, the Access Road Point of Terminus, a point on the Southern Boundary line of Parcel No. NGP16A (P) from which the North Quarter Corner of Said Section

The sidelines of said strip shall be extended or shortened parallel to the adjacent centerline curve to the Southern boundary of Parcel No. NGP-16A (P) and to the South Boundary of Parcel 2.

Parcel No. NGP-16B (P) contains 0.07 acres, more or less.

A strip of land being 30 feet wide, lying 15 feet each side of the following described centerline.

Beginning at a point on the Northeasterly line of the Rightof-Way of New Mexico State Road 264, from which the Northwest corner of said Section 9 bears North 46°40’32” West a distance of 2855.94 feet; Thence, from the Access Road Point of Beginning, North 07°11’39” West a distance of 36.50 feet to Point of Curvature (PC) Station 10+36.50; Thence 89.17 feet along a curve to the Right with a Radius of 150 feet, chord bearing North 09°50”10” East a distance of 87.86 feet to Point of Tangency (PT) Station 11+25.67; Thence North 26°51’59” East a distance of 51.71 feet, to PC Station 11+77.38; Thence 70.46 feet along a curve to the Right with a Radius of 150 feet, chord bearing North 40°19’18” East a distance of 69.81 feet to PC Station 12+47.84; Thence 123.92 feet along a curve to the

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CLASSIFIEDS | FROM PAGE 29 Left with a Radius of 290 feet, chord bearing North 41°32’06” East a distance of 122.98 feet to PC Station 13+71.76; Thence 43.70 feet, along a curve to the Left with a Radius of 150 feet, chord bearing North 20°56’47” Easta distance of 43.55 feet to Station 14+15.46, the Access Road Point of Terminus, a point on Southern boundary of Parcel 2 from which the North Quarter corner of said Section 9 bears North 13°16’57” East a distance of 1667.93 feet.

The sidelines of said strip shall be extended or shortened to terminate at the property line and to the Right-of-Way of New Mexico State Road 264.

Parcel No. NGP-16C (P) contains 0.29 acres, more or less.

Parcel No. NGP-16A (T) (Temporary Easement)

A strip of land lying within the West Half of Section 9, Township 16 North, Range 20 West, N.M.P.M., McKinley County, New Mexico, more particularly described as follows: A strip of land being 150 feet wide, lying 75 feet each side from Station 121625+77.45 to 121628+90.21 of the centerline described in Parcel No. NGP-16A (P); Thence being 115 feet wide, lying 40 feet right and 75 feet left from Station 121628+90.21 to Station 121630+64.78; Thence being 150 feet wide, lying 75 feet each side from Station 121630+64.78 to Station 121633+58.90 of the centerline described in Parcel No. NGP16A (P).

The sidelines of said strip shall be extended or shortened as necessary to boundary lines.

Less Parcel No NGP-16A (P) described above and any portion of Parcel No. NGP-16B (P)

described below that lies within the boundary of described Parcel No. NGP-16A (T), Parcel No. NGP-16A (T) contains 1.06 acres, more or less.

Parcel No. NGP-16B (T) (Temporary Easement) A strip of land lying within the West Half of Section 9, Township 16 North, Range 20 West, N.M.P.M., McKinley County, New Mexico, more particularly described as follows: A strip of land being 60 feet wide, lying 30 feet each side from Station 14+15.46.36 to Station 14+66.36 of the centerline described in Parcel No. NGP-16B (P).

The sidelines of said strip shall be extended or shortened parallel to the adjacent centerline curve to the Southern boundary of Parcel No. NGP-16A (T) and to the South Boundary line of said Parcel 2.

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Parcel No. NGP-16C (T) (Temporary Easement) A strip of land lying within the West Half of Section 9, Township 16 North, Range 20 West, N.M.P.M., McKinley County, New Mexico, more particularly described as follows:

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A strip of land being 45 feet wide, lying 30 feet Left and 15 feet Right from Station 10+00.00 to Station 11+25.67 of the centerline described in Parcel No. NGP-16C (P); Thence being 60 feet wide, lying 30 feet each side from Station 11+25.67 to Station 14+15.46 of the centerline described in Parcel No. NGP-16C (P).

The sidelines of said strip shall be extended or shortened to terminate at the property line and to the Right-of-Way of New Mexico State Road 264.

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No. NGP-16C (P) that lies in boundary of described Parcel NGP-16C (T), Parcel NGP-16C (T) contains 0.23 acres, more or less.

Dated: 2/21/2023 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA /s/ Scott Stemetzki By: SCOTT STEMETZKI ROBERT GORE Trial Attorneys, Land Acquisition Section Environment and Natural Resources Division United States Department of Justice P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044-7611 Telephone: (202) 305-0298 (202) 305-0304 Fax: (202)514-8865 Email: scott.stemetzki@usdoj. gov robert.gore@usdoj.gov Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America Published: Gallup Sun February 24, 2023 March 3, 2023 March 10, 2023 CLASSIFIEDS

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Community Calendar Feb. 24 - March 2, 2023 FRIDAY, FEB. 24

KIDS CRAFTER-NOON 1 pm - 3 pm @ Stuido123 at ART123 Gallery ((123.

W. Coal Ave.). Kids ages 8+ are invited to spend the afternoon coloring, cutting, collaging, constructing and crafting!

CHESS CLUB 4:30 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.).

Join the chess club at OFPL! Email pneilson@gallupnm. gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

GET UP AND GAME 1 pm - 5 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Every Friday, come to the children’s library to unwind from a busy week!

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

CALLIGRAPHY WITH MARIEA HALL 9 am - 4 pm @ ART123 Gallery (123. W. Coal Ave.).

Learn to write in beautiful Italic-style calligraphy. Register at www.galluparts.org/ workshops

‘FROM NEGRO SPIRTUALS TO JAZZ’ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm @ UNM-Gallup’s Calvin Hall Auditorium. Celebrate Black History Month with “From Negro Spirituals to Jazz: A Night of Music with the Story Songbird Woman” featuring Brenda Hollingsworth-Marley.

KIDZ CINEMA

SATURDAY, FEB. 25

2 pm every Saturday @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.) for weekly family oriented film screenings. This week’s movie is The Princess and the Frog (2015). Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 8631291 for more information.

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The Gallup 9th Street Flea Market is one of the largest Native American markets in the United States.

MONDAY, FEB. 27

FAMILY STORYTIME 11 am @ the Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.).

This week, the theme is “We All Scream for Ice Cream!”

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

EUREKA! 4 pm @ OFPL’s Facebook page (virtual). Be inspired by Garret Morgan, the inventor of traffic lights by designing your own switchable traffic light with LEDs. Email pneilson@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

TUESDAY, FEB. 28

TECH BYTES 2 pm @ the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library (705 Gurley Ave.). Each month, Zollinger Library will give short tech workshops on skills to help with classes and tasks at home. This month’s topic is “Creating a Citation Page.”

For questions or more information, call 505-863-7531 or email markos@unm.edu.

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 6 pm @ City Council Chambers, Gallup City Hall (110 W. Aztec Ave.). The meeting will also be streamed on the City of Gallup’s Facebook page at City of Gallup, New Mexico Government.

CHESS CLUB 4:30 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.).

Join the chess club at OFPL! Email pneilson@gallupnm. gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1

REVOLUTION CHESS CLUB

6 pm - 7:30 pm @ Rio West Mall’s food court (1300 W. Maloney Ave.) A free chess club that is open to players of all ages and skill levels.

For more information email revolutionchessclub@gmail. com.

MIDWEEK MATINEE AT OFPL 4 pm every Wednesday @ OFPL’s main library (115 W. Hill Ave.). This week’s film is Umma.

FAMILY STORYTIME 11 am @ the Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.).

This week, the theme is “We All Scream for Ice Cream!”

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

TINKER TECH 4 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.) for an interactive, hands-on tech program for tweens & teens.

THURSDAY, MARCH 2

DR. SEUSS DAY CELEBRATION @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.). Join OFPL for activities celebrating Dr. Seuss!

CRAFTY KIDS 4 pm @ OFPL’s Children’s Branch (200 W. Aztec Ave.).

For more information email: bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291.

ONGOING

WE READ, WE TALK HYBRID BOOK CLUB OFPL’s book club book for April is The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich.

Discussions will be in April via Zoom or in-person at the Main Library. Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.

BUILD-YOUR-OWN-BUNDLE OFPL staff who will create a bundle of material specially for you! Let them know what type of materials and genres you are interested in, and they’ll browse for you and create a custom bundle of material for you to pick-up curbside. Email bmartin@ gallupnm.gov or call (505) 863-1291 for more information.

INTER-TRIBAL INDIAN CEREMONIAL: A PHOTO RETROSPECTIVE The City of Gallup invites you to celebrate the centennial of Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial through images and objects, an exhibition curated by OFPL. Email tmoe@gallupnm.gov for more information.

GALLUPARTS EXTENDS HOURS

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12 pm-6 pm Tuesdays through Saturdays (123 W. Coal Ave.)

MARCH 3

GOOGLE CAREER CERTIFICATE SCHOLARSHIP

GALLUP YOUNG WRITERS CONFERENCE 9 am - 1 pm @ UNM-Gallup 6th through 12th graders are encouraged to join OFPL, in partnership with UNM-Gallup and Gallup-McKinley County Schools, for a conference. Engage in workshops on a variety of topics taught by local educators and writers.

Jump-start your career with a Google Career Certificate scholarship. For more info email bmartin@gallupnm. gov or call (505) 863-1291.

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