In costumes, athletic gear, Gallupians take off at Fox Run Golf Course

 

 

Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region fundraiser scores $70,000

 

By Rick Abasta Sun Correspondent

The 14th Annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region was a big hit this year, raising approximately $70,000.

Bowl for Kids’ Sake consists of businesses, groups of friends, and family members who form bowling teams to raise funds for the organization. The organization provides services for youngsters throughout McKinley County, Apache County, Arizona and the three Arizona communities of Fort Defiance, Saint Michaels, and Window Rock.

Among the locals who participate are law enforcement officers, who have consistently...

The skater-owned­-and-operated Enchantment Skate Shop organized its first Skate Jam since the pandemic began. It was held Oct. 16. It was part skateboard competition-part environmental fundraiser.

Husband and wife, Jeremy and Cecely Todacheenie, the owners of Enchantment Skate Shop at 201 E. Hwy. 66 and organizers of Skate Jam have been involved in the community since before the new skatepark opened in 2018.

“We’ve helped raise money for the Gallup Skatepark and helped start events like this,” Cecely Todacheenie said.

“We just try to do everything we can to be productive skateboarders and do an event every chance that we can for our skate community,” Jeremy Todacheenie...

Representative Derrick Lente guided Indigenous Peoples’ Day from inception to celebration

New Mexico celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day as an official holiday for the third time this year on Oct. 11. Indigenous Peoples’ Day officially replaced Columbus Day in the state in 2019. The day offers New Mexico’s Indigenous population a formal opportunity to celebrate their culture and their heritage. However, the holiday only came to fruition after a great deal of work and debate.

The process of changing the holiday began with legislation sponsored by Rep. Derrick Lente, D-Sandia Pueblo, and co-sponsored by Rep. Andrea Romero, D-Santa Fe. Lente said the idea of a formal day to...