Organization continues decades of supporting Wild Thing

Each July, Wild Thing Championship Bullriding rocks Gallup with a bevy of entertainment for the whole family. This year marks its 30th anniversary of bringing the number one open bull riding to the southwest.

Wild Thing couldn’t happen without its partners and sponsors. And there’s one local organization that always helps out and receives funding in return.

Manuelito Navajo Children’s Home has been synonymous with Wild Thing for the last 25 years and counting. Its long tradition began when MNCH first took shape on the west end of Gallup in Mentmore.

MNCH takes in children who come from all sorts of family situations. Some...

See historic art on public tours

Historic art pieces can be found all over Gallup, but some of them are behind closed doors. In an effort to open those doors and give the public an opportunity to see the artwork, gallupARTS Executive Director Rose Eason is leading public art tours throughout June and July.

GallupARTS received a $400,000 Digital Projects for the Public “Production” grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to build a virtual art museum website that showcases Gallup’s collection of New Deal art.

In an interview with the Sun, Eason said the website wouldn’t be ready until about 2025 though, so in an effort to peak people’s interest in the art...