Gallup Sun

FARMINGTON –  Seventy-five people gathered together on June 23, to celebrate the Navajo language and culture at the inaugural Navajo Film Festival. After watching all of the submissions, the audience selected Hunter, by Faith Toledo, as their favorite submission. Meanwhile, three judges selected Vision, by Keanu Jones, for 1st Place in the Adult Category, and Fish in Beauty, by Isaiah Crowfoot, for 1st Place in the Youth Category.

Grandma, What Are You Doing? by Benford Beco Begay, Love Story by Faith Browning, and Déélgééd by Elias Gold also received awards. A total of $900 was distributed to the winners.

“I’ve been involved in a number of different film festivals in...

Close to 30 obstacles. Oh yeah, and lots of mud

RMCHCS and the Western Health Foundation are proud to bring adventure racing to Gallup with the 3rd Annual Adventure Mud Run. The event will happen on July 28, 2018 at the Gallup OHV Motorcross Park on Hasler Valley Road.

Mud, dirt, water, crawling, climbing, swinging – racers can sign up for either a 5k or 10k obstacle course. This year the Adventure Mud Run is adding an exciting new feature: teams! Racers are encouraged to sign up with friends, family, or co-workers as they take on the course - matching outfits and costumes are not only welcome, but encouraged! Young runners can also get in on the muddy action with a special kids’...

Chloe, a lost doggie that was placed in the Gallup Sun’s lost pet classifieds, came waltzing into her home after being gone for about a month. Chloe’s happy mom brought her in to the Gallup Sun’s office June 26. Chloe has some explaining to do! Photo Credit: Gallup Sun

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Sicario is a tough act to follow. The 2015 production was one of my favorite films of that  year, detailing an ugly, gray, unflinching and unflattering portrait of US operatives going above and beyond the law in order to cause chaos among Mexican drug cartels. This spin-off follows the most enigmatic and dangerous character from the previous film, setting him loose on a new assignment. The results are Sicario: Day of the Soldado. On its own, it’s a well acted and decent thriller. However, it can’t match the tension and uniqueness of the original.

After a terrorist attack on a Texas grocery store, the US government looks for...