Who would have thought a tough Marine veteran, and former bass player for a death-metal band would be belting out cutesy love songs with none other than his two little girls. Rippy Williams — a Dineh musician and single father of Lily, 11, and Lola, 9 — is passing his talent onto his daughters while entertaining local audiences. The Sun caught up with Rippy and the Sillyettes to find out more about this unique Gallup trio.

Gallup Sun: Rippy and the Sillyettes: How did you come up with this name?

Rippy: There’s this band called The Raise from the 1950s, and they had this song called, “Two Silhouettes on the Shade,” so we learned that song and my youngest daughter, Lola...

The American Red Cross New Mexico will be in Gallup July 16 promoting the Home Fire Preparedness Campaign, officials said. Gallup Fire Marshal Jesus Morales said Red Cross members and local volunteers will visit neighborhoods at sites that have yet to be determined.

“At no cost, the Red Cross will install smoke alarms at residences,” Morales said. The Gallup Fire Department will assist in the installation.

“It’s something that is done every year,” Morales said.

By Bernie Dotson

Sun Correspondent

Gallup Middle School hosted a Mathematically Connected Communities MathLab.  This unique experience offers students entering grades 5, 7, and Algebra I an opportunity to help teachers improve their instructional practices June 20 - 24.

In the words of a Gallup MathLab student: “Math Lab is fun and educational!”

Locally, approximately 35 students along with 75 teachers from Gallup and surrounding areas attended the MC2 summer program from June 20 - 24.

“I love when MC2 MathLab comes to Gallup each summer, because it is such a powerful learning opportunity,” said Anne Morrison, instructional coach at David Skeet Elementary in Vanderwagon.

She went on to say, “Not...

The face and leader of Cash Cow faced one adversity after another in recent years leading to what some local folks thought was the end of an era. But, Tim Delgado is back in the saddle once again, re-opening some of his stores that shuttered last year.

Delgado’s empire started seeing some cracks when it was slapped with a class-action lawsuit for charging customers an application fee for loans. He soon would file for bankruptcy and shutter the doors to his retail locations and car dealership.

It seemed like the end of the spotted cow brand seen around town, but Delgado fought back, and reopened his flagship store - Cash Cow Furniture. He sat down with the Sun to discuss what went...