Gallup Sun

Dawncinea Marie Moreno is currently 10 months old and competed in the Enchanting Miss Mini National Finals at the MCM Elegante Hotel in Albuquerque. She was the only contestant from Gallup. She received the larger pink crown and trophy for Enchanting Miss Royal Supreme. The smaller pink crown is for Enchanting Miss Mini Princess. A medal was given to her for most beautiful in her age group, which was 0 - 18 months. The two crystal crowns are for first runner-up for the mother-and-daughter event.

The Enchanting Miss Mini National Finals was a three-day-long pageant from July 22 - 24. The first day was just finalizing registration and the second day was the opening ceremony at 9 am...

Rating: «« out of 4 stars

Running Time: 102 min.

As a reviewer, you see all kinds of films in various different genres. Sometimes in the kids’ flick category, there are features in which the characters speak especially slowly, almost pouring over every syllable. It’s obvious the makers and performers are specifically aiming the material at youngsters. Some of these movies are decent, some are not, but I’ve come to call them “slow-talkers.”

This week, Disney has a slow-talker coming your way. To be fair, Pete’s Dragon is a nicely produced, well-intentioned, and perfectly genial family film. It’s likely to please the children, although a few adults in the audience...

Rating: ««« out of 4 stars

Running Time: 89 min.

Occasionally, when you watch a movie, you wonder whether the creators were smoking something when they wrote it. Very rarely, however, is one absolutely convinced. OK, one can’t say with absolute certainty how Sausage Party came about, but it’s easy to imagine creators Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Jonah Hill dreaming this one up on the couch in a cloud of smoke.

Regardless of how it came to be, the result is a uniquely vulgar and outrageous R-rated animated comedy that provides laughs and gross-outs in equal measure.

Each and every morning, the products at Shopwell’s awaken and sing a song created by the heavens that tells...

The New Mexico Livestock Board and the New Mexico Wool Growers, Inc. invite kids, ages 18 and under, to submit pictures for a photo contest, Aug. 5 - Oct. 5.

The contest supports the local economy; displays New Mexico-raised sheep in our environment; and creates youth awareness about Scrapie — a fatal, degenerative disease that affects the nervous systems of sheep and goats — eradication.

A first-prize win includes a $100 Tractor Supply gift card, and the winning photograph will be featured in the NM Stockman magazine.

Pictures must be of sheep and goats, any breed or number, and contestants can enter all the pictures they want. The sheep can be owned by the participant or belong...