![From left: Lena Rodriguez, Tieyerra Vigil, Madeline Hagberg, and Drizan Martinez of Cash Cow, present Ophelia Sanchez and Kristen Bischoff of Washington Elementary School with more than $400 of supplies they purchased with donations from the furniture and auto sales employees Aug. 26. The businesses had worked with iHeart Media representative Jen Saucedo to assist needy school children in the area, but decided to supplement that with voluntary gifts from their workers, according to Cash Cow representative Jon Lee. Photo Credit: Tom Hartsock](/images/resized/images/news/2015/21_aug28/16_200_200.jpg)
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Chamber biz expo to put on the fun
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The Gallup-McKinley Chamber of Commerce plans on pulling out all the bells and whistles when they host the annual Gallup Business & Job Expo, Aug. 29 from 11- 3 pm in the parking lot west of the Gallup Cultural Center.
Chamber President David Hinkle said expect live music from local musician Mark Garcia, who heads four local bands. The event will also feature cheerleader and dance group performances.
The expo will end a weeklong celebration of Chamber member appreciation week.
Hinkle said he often gets asked the question – “What does the chamber do for me as a member?”
For him, it’s simple to come up with a laundry list of reasons, but...
Shedding light on the life of a southwest frontiersman
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The Puzzling Life of a Frontier Character: Daniel Dubois
John Lewis Taylor, the author of this book issued in 2012, spent many years as a teacher and principal southwest of Gallup: at Chichiltah/Jones Ranch BIA school. As he was married into the Navajo community he was fascinated by the many stories he would hear of a frontiersman and fellow Navajo ‘brother-in-law,’ who used to reside in the area: Daniel Dubois. So, upon retirement he began to collect information and eventually produce a small but extremely informative book in which he brings to life the less than famous, but dashing Dubois.
Taylor does an exceptional job of using a wide...
Local Rotarians receive distinguished award
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The Paul Harris Fellow is an individual award/recognition that is given to Rotarians by their respective clubs who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in not only their club but in their community.
The Rotary Club meets most Wednesdays at noon for lunch and business session.
They are known for bringing in prolific speakers to discuss issues important to Gallup.
They also honor a high school senior of the month as part of their scholarship program.
And they are always of...
UNM-G Welding Instructor Recognized
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Joe Sanchez, Welding Instructor at UNM-Gallup, was recently honored by the American Welding Society New Mexico Section 75 with the Howard E. Adkins memorial Instructor Membership Award. Six years ago, Joe restarted the welding program at UNM-Gallup. He remembers, “when I started, we did not even have books. Now we have a waiting list for our welding classes.” Photo Credit: UNM-G
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