Match goes five sets

The St. Michael Indian School Lady Cardinals withstood some tough defense by a resurgent Rehoboth Christian School team and beat the Lady Lynx 3-2 in a District 1-3A volleyball game played Sept. 23. The Lady Cardinals won the match 25-15, 25-20, 19-25, 23-25, and 15-8.

“I think we lost what enabled us to win the first two games, but we got it back in the last game,” St. Michael Head Coach Andrea Ashkie said. “We had a let-down on defense for a short time, but we picked it up and were able to win the match.”

The first game looked like it was going to be a runaway with the Lady Cardinals jumping out to a 13-8 lead. Junior outside hitter Sydney Terry and...

Gallup Film Fest has multicultural draw

The fourth annual Gallup Film Festival drew some of the best movies traveling the film fest circuit this year.

Submissions came in from Indian Country and as far as Spain, Kazakhstan, Croatia, Poland,  Germany and more. Here’s a list of the movies that the GFF judges thought earned a statue for “best of” …

FOURTH ANNUAL GALLUP FILM FESTIVAL ‘BEST IN SHOW’

Short Film Awards

Best Short Film

Mousse

Best Short Comedy

MONDAY

Best Editing (Short)

Bad Habits

Best Director (Short)

Mehmet Tıglı - Twin Stars

Best Screenplay (Short)

Twin Stars

Best Original Music (Short)

Choose Me

Best Cinematography...

On Sept. 19, the public was invited to a Community Health Fair held in the gymnasium of Chee Dodge Elementary School at 641 U.S. 491 in Yatahey. The event kicked off a full day of health-oriented information on various topics, and coincided with parent-teacher conferences.

“We’re here promoting community health with others, and it’s good because it will be with the parent-teacher conference,” Navajo Health Education Program Gallup Service Unit member Kelly Bitsilly said. “Parents are hard to get a hold of because of work, so this way, we can get the parent engaged, too, rather than just always the student.”

Other health-related vendors were on hand at the event to teach...

‘Bless Me Ultima’ author receives medal from President Obama in White House ceremony

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Sept. 21, U.S. Senator Tom Udall congratulated celebrated New Mexico author Rudolfo Anaya, who was honored with the National Humanities Medal on Sept. 22. Udall attended the ceremony at the White House.

“This is a well-deserved honor for a treasured New Mexico storyteller. Great books captivate our attention and allow us to walk in the shoes of ordinary and extraordinary people, and Rudolfo Anaya’s stories have touched the hearts of New Mexicans — and Americans across the country — for decades,” Udall said in a statement.

“The son of a vaquero, Anaya has...