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Diné College elementary education students honored at awards reception

Friday, 15 December 2017 10:45 Staff Reports

TSAILE, Ariz. — The Center for Diné Teacher Education at Diné College honored five graduating seniors at an awards reception Dec. 8 at the college’s Ned Hatathli Museum. The event included student presentations and featured a brief musical recognition by CDTE instructor Blackhorse Mitchell.

Mitchell played renditions by the late blues musician Fats Domino. Navajo Nation Vice President Jonathan Nez was penciled-in as the guest speaker, but cancelled.

“They are all very wonderful and smart students,” Mitchell said. “They are hard-working and have already achieved success.”

Denise Denny, one of the senior honorees and a graduate of Chinle High School, conducted her student...

At Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe, cops and kids team up to build special holiday gingerbread houses

Friday, 15 December 2017 10:44 Gallupsun Staff

McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Merle Bates helps Thomas Segura to build his cookie home, while Dep. Monty Yazzie helps Isaiah Hazano with his. The MCSO deputies stood out among the other, smaller attendees at the Dec. 8 gingerbread building field trip. Photo Credit: Knifewing Segura

The third-graders decorate their confectionary constructions with gummy bears, frosting and jelly beans at the tasty Dec. 8 event. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe

The completed gingerbread houses built by third graders from the Dec. 8 event at Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe

PSA: Second annual ArtsCrawl community brainstorm

Friday, 15 December 2017 10:44 Staff Reports

Calling all ArtsCrawlers, artists, community members, business owners, musicians and creatives of all types! Everyone is invited to the 2nd Annual ArtsCrawl Community Brainstorm on Jan. 13th from 4:30 – 6:30 pm in the El Morro Events Center.

Be the first to hear the themes for 2018 and share your ideas for next year’s ArtsCrawl events in a series of speed brainstorming sessions. Help make the 2018 season the best yet.

The 1st annual Community Brainstorm involved over 50 people in generating hundreds of ideas for the event. In 2017, the ArtsCrawl team was able to implement over 50 community-contributed ideas, and they can’t wait to hear what everyone comes up with this year!

Navajo models host ‘meet and greet’ for Thunderbird Supply Company

Friday, 08 December 2017 09:12 By Rick Abasta For the Sun

Models for the Thunderbird Supply Company signed calendars and posters at the company’s flagship operation in Gallup on Dec. 2. The meet and greet was part of an effort to get Christmas shoppers into the store.

Founded in 1971, Thunderbird has been steadily supplying individual crafts people and manufacturers with raw materials to make the beautiful southwestern style jewelry that dominates the area.

General manager Danny Thomason has been with the company since 1978.

Thomason joked about his long association with Thunderbird.

“I guess I’m part of the original furniture,” he said.

Through the years, Thomason has seen the operation bloom into the thriving jewelry supply...

Delegate Yazzie congratulates Navajo elders during the Churchrock Senior Center grand opening celebration

Friday, 08 December 2017 09:11 Staff Reports

CHURCHROCK, N.M. – On Dec. 1, Council Delegate Edmund Yazzie (Churchrock, Iyanbito, Mariano Lake, Pinedale, Smith Lake, Thoreau) participated in the grand opening and ribbon cutting celebration for the Churchrock Senior Center, located approximately nine miles east of Gallup.

The newly constructed 5,500-square foot center features an administrative office, two activity areas, a dining room, two bathrooms with showers, a fully equipped kitchen with two pantries, craft storage, and a fireplace. The new center was constructed using the New Mexico capital outlay projects funding.

During the event, Yazzie commended the community of Churchrock, tribal and New Mexico leadership, and the...