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Health, Education, and Human Services Committee supports Navajo student housing pilot project at UNM

Friday, 15 December 2017 10:46 Staff Reports

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – – On Dec. 11, the Health, Education, and Human Services Committee voted in support of Legislation No. 0475-17, which seeks approval of supplemental funding from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance in the amount of nearly $1.5 million, which would provide exclusive dormitory space for Navajo students on the University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque.

The legislation states that $1.5 million would be allocated to the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President, which would execute the contract with UNM. The Navajo student residence hall would reflect cultural and historical values of the Navajo Nation, and would be located in the Lobo...

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...