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‘Women of the Wild West’

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Guests see their story in one-woman show

Students and community members were treated to a one-woman musical theater show April 7 at the UNM-Gallup Zollinger Library.

The show, called Amazing Women of the Wild West starring actress/singer Van Ann Moore, portrays different women in that time period. Moore, who has performed...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for April 21, 2023

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Welcome to another look at some of the highlights that are arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. There are a few high-profile releases, as well as plenty of interesting independent features. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week or need to stay indoors, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

BIG NEW RELEASES!



COCAINE BEAR: Inspired very, very loosely by a real event, this horror/comedy involves a drug dealer who dies in a forest in Georgia while smuggling cocaine. A black bear finds part of the stash and ingests it, turning into a dangerous, angry creature on the prowl. When a group of teenagers come upon the bear, they are immediately attacked. One of the...

‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’ sheds light on the war in Afghanistan

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Rating: 3 out of 4

Running Time:  123 minutes

This film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is scheduled to be released in cinemas on Friday, April 21.

The U.S. fight with the Taliban in Afghanistan came to a grim close recently with little success over the course of a conflict that lasted more than 20 years. Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant takes a look at one aspect of the conflict that many in this part of the world may be unaware of. The movie addresses reneged promises made between members of the U.S. Army and the Afghan translators who served with them. It depicts an unexpected bond formed between two men from different backgrounds to help bring that idea across.

The story introduces...

In Loving Memory

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John Wesley Rains, of Gallup, died March 9. He was 79.

He was born in Gallup on July 30, 1943.

John was preceded in death by his parents: Ralph Rains and Katherine (Kozeliski) Mataya; and his sister, Mary (Rains) Montano of Lakeside, Ariz; his brother, Ralph Rains of Gallup; and his sister Susan (Rains) Bridges of Albuquerque.

He is survived by Charles Mataya of Gallup; Ralph Montano of Sacramento, Calif; Angela (Montano) Savage of Pa’auilo, Hawaii; Monica (Bridges) Manginell of Albuquerque; Joyce Bridges of Rio Rancho, N.M.; Wayne Montano of Hedgesville, W. Va.; Ana (Mataya) Hudgeons of Gallup; and Matthew Mataya of Albuquerque.

Funeral Services will be held at St. John Vianney...

In Loving Memory

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Ralph Vincent Rains, of Gallup, died May 5, 2020. He was 72.

He was born in Gallup on Sept. 4, 1947.

Ralph was preceded in death by his parents: Ralph Rains and Katherine (Kozeliski) Mataya; and his sister, Mary (Rains) Montano of Lakeside, Ariz.

He was followed in death by his sister Susan (Rains) Bridges of Albuquerque and brother John Rains of Gallup. He is survived by Charles Mataya of Gallup; Ralph Montano of Sacramento, Calif; Angela (Montano) Savage of Pa’auilo, Hawaii; Monica (Bridges) Manginell of Albuquerque; Joyce Bridges of Rio Rancho, N.M.; Wayne Montano of Hedgesville, W. Va.; Ana (Mataya) Hudgeons of Gallup; and Matthew Mataya of Albuquerque.

Funeral Services will...

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