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Veterans Remember and are Remembered
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Love of rural life captured on colorful tapestries
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When Navajo artist, Jerry Brown, is not getting his hands soiled with his artwork, he spends his free time admiring the simpler things in life like observing trees and insects, hauling wood, and taking care of his “wild” animals.
Brown spent most of his younger days growing up in Coolidge, Ariz., and later moved to Mariano Lake because having been raised by his grandma, Mary Bitsuie, she thought it was a good place to live. From third to eighth grade Brown attended Crownpoint Boarding School.
“They didn’t really push art in boarding school, mostly sports and field trips,” Brown said.
In between spending time with his family on...
Thrift savvy residents turn their artful skills into recycled masterpieces
![Elizabeth Foutenot sits in the midst of her thrifty creations such as decorative boxes and signs covered with inspiration quotes from the Bible or inspiration quotes from her favorite authors. She enjoys making handmade bookmarkers and stain-glassed jewelry. This will be her second year participating at the recycling arts and crafts event. Photo credit: Chrissy Largo](/images/resized/images/news/2015/31_nov06/68_100_100.jpg)
Live entertainment was provided from the local group the “Desert Highlanders,” whom specializes in playing Irish, Scottish, waltzes, and American folk tunes, as curious spectators enjoyed browsing the aisles. They also enjoyed the pleasing and smoothing sounds to Scott Halliday’s cigar-box guitar.
Halliday, a local vendor who showcased his...
Wreaths for Christmas
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Wreaths Across America and Civil Air Patrol have been working together since 2007 to honor veterans around the nation. Along with many other organizations helping out, there are now over 1000 cemeteries around the world working together to honor veterans. Every chance we get to acknowledge our veterans is for the better, and I feel this is a great way to bring the community together as a whole.
This project is also a fundraiser for...
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