RMCHCS and Hozho Center serve 150 meals on Christmas Eve

By William Madaras
For the Sun

Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services and the Hozho Center celebrated their first joint Christmas Eve “Festival for the Homeless” event this year. The two organizations combined efforts to spread joy to the community by offering a holiday feast to McKinley County’s homeless residents. One hundred-fifty people were served.

Festivities were held from 9 am to 4 pm at the center’s headquarters at 216 W. Maloney Ave. in Gallup. The event featured hot meals of ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, pie and coffee with extra helpings of holiday cheer.

“It was exciting to see the joy...

Meet Camille’s Teacher of the Month: Joshua Otto

Each month, Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe recognizes one local teacher within the Gallup area for his or her determination to help students go above and beyond. Prospective teachers are nominated by students who feel they deserve to be recognized.

Joshua Otto, of Twin Buttes Cyber Academy in Zuni, said he has always been interested in studying languages and reading, as well as creative writing.



BACKGROUND

Born in Fort Collins, Colo. and raised in Kalispell, Mont., Otto attended a Master of Fine Arts Program at the University of Texas at El Paso, where he became a teaching assistant as part of his degree.

“I enjoyed it and was...

Holiday ArtsCrawl 2019

This holiday season one can always find so many unique gifts done by local talented artists and ArtsCrawl is the haven for all forms of art and artisans in Gallup. Held every second Saturday of every month, artists come out to display their work.

Artisans converged along Coal Avenue and extended into the El Morro Events Center with paintings, pottery, music, and of course the aroma of delicious food in the air. Looking for that special gift for that hard to buy for person would be no problem here. A cluster of different artworks was showcased as spectators converged to see the 5th Annual Gallup ArtsCrawl Holiday Art Market offerings. One could find unique...