Enjoying a fresh cup of your favorite coffee and looking at custom cars may not be your perfect idea of how to spend Sunday afternoon, but for a growing crowd, it has become the thing to do on warm summer Sundays. Camille’s owner James Rich says that his business has picked up considerable since this Sunday event was started and parking lot director Julian Martinez said that the average number of cars had also grown, with as many as 25 filling a slot in the area, first come, first served.

The vehicle that stood out the most last Sunday among some tough competition was the 1993 4 WD GMC 1500 owned by Lester Sandoval of Gallup. An artist himself – he designs and puts...

The Octavia Fellin Library recently hired Suzanne Feldberg as deputy director. Prior to coming to Gallup she was the librarian at Hopi Junior Senior High School. She served as the librarian at Albuquerque Academy and the Director of Library and Media Services for 19 school districts in Otsego County, New York.

Feldberg holds a bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from Long Island University, a master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the Palmer School of Library and Information Science, and an advanced degree in Educational Leadership from Stony Brook University. She also has coursework in Online Teaching and Learning from the University of Wisconsin and is certified by the...

Gallup resident Dave Cuellar and his wife have been missing their best friend “Jada” since July 6th. She escaped from her yard on north Fourth Street in Gallup after being spooked by fireworks. She’s wearing a red collar with identification. Be on the lookout so we can help bring this beauty home. If you have seen her, call Dave at: (505) 879-3333. There’s a reward for her safe return.

Northwest New Mexico Regional Solid Waste was recently awarded a grant from the New Mexico Environment Department Solid Waste Bureau that will make it easier for the citizens of McKinley County to have a convenient location to drop off their recyclable materials.

As a result of the successfully funded grant application, UNM-Gallup will be a designated recycling station.  Grant funds will be used to purchase bins for all buildings on campus as well as other supplies, such as wheeled carts, that will allow for a greater commitment to sustainability efforts.

Pamela Stovall, Associate Professor of Communications and Journalism at UNM-Gallup wrote the grant proposal in her capacity as a...