Sean Wells, a fifth generation Spanish Colonial artist and Day of the Dead artist is bringing her talents to the Gallup Sun with contributions once a month.

Wells, who grew up in Santa Fe, says she never thought of art as a professional career. “I always loved math and art. I saw the struggle of Santa Fe artists, the very successful fine artists and struggling artists, and then there were the Spanish Market artists — for me that was a great source of cultural pride for my family and for myself, but I still didn’t think of it as a profession for myself,” Wells said.

So she went to college and earned a degree in architecture, but returned to her family roots when the economy...

Gallup Police Department asks for the public’s help in locating Leah Haudley.

Haudley, 14, was last seen about 10 pm on Oct. 19. She reportedly left Sun Valley Apartments after a disagreement with her guardian. She is estimated to be about 5’3” tall and weigh 100 pounds.

She was last seen wearing gray sweatpants, a gray sweater and a blue bandana. Authorities suspect she may have been seen with one Kyle Austin, 22, in the Gallup area.

If you have any information about this person’s whereabouts, contact Metro Dispatch at (505)722-2231.

 

FRIDAY, October 16

VIRTUAL LOTERÍA

4 pm, join us Live on Facebook, @galluplibrary on for a virtual game of Lotería, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.  If you want to participate live from home and have a chance at winning prizes, request your free game board curbside at the Main Library beginning. For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (505) 863-1291.

SCIENCE AND STORIES

11 am Join us Live on Facebook and YouTube, @galluplibrary for beginning Spanish lessons and silly spooky science experiments this month. Videos are posted Wednesdays and Fridays at 11 am. This week: Opposites in Spanish.

SUNDAY, October 18

CROP HUNGER WALK

12 pm-2 pm @ The Community Pantry (1130 Hasler...

Alternative care site readied to cope with COVID-19 resurgence


At a time when COVID-19 numbers are on the rise on the Navajo Nation, the Chinle Community Center in Chinle, Ariz. has been called into service as an isolation site for individuals who test positive for the coronavirus, in order to help reduce and prevent the spread of the virus among Navajo Nation members.

On Oct. 6 the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President listed 17 new cases of the virus and one more death. The day before that, there were 11 new cases. Oct. 4 saw 19 new cases and one death, Oct. 3 had 17 new cases and Oct. 2 had 34 new cases and two recent deaths on the Navajo Nation.

While...