Gallup Sun

Wow! It’s an incredibly busy week for new releases on DVD and Blu-ray, with all kinds of genres and styles represented. One thing’s for certain ... readers are sure to find something here to match their tastes. So if you can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

Big New Releases!

Cemetery of Splendor - Soldiers suffering from a sudden and unexpected sleeping sickness are transferred to a medical facility in this arthouse fantasy film. After arriving, doctors and even mediums attempt to help the patients. This multinational production is primarily a Thai project that won numerous awards at film festivals, and praise from...

Rating: 1 ½ out of 4 stars

Running Time: 127 min.

By Glenn Kay

For the Sun

Twenty years ago, Independence Day was the movie of the summer, breaking box office records and becoming the highest grossing film of the year. It was a big, bag stuffed full of silliness, but it ultimately worked as cheesy popcorn fare. A long time has passed since then, but viewers are now being given an official sequel. Independence Day: Resurgence features new and familiar characters enduring another alien invasion.

You might be wondering why the $165 million dollar epic isn't getting the kind of press that other blockbusters of the season are receiving. Simply put, it's not our fault. There's been...

Gallup Middle School hosted a Mathematically Connected Communities MathLab.  This unique experience offers students entering grades 5, 7, and Algebra I an opportunity to help teachers improve their instructional practices June 20 - 24.

In the words of a Gallup MathLab student: “Math Lab is fun and educational!”

Locally, approximately 35 students along with 75 teachers from Gallup and surrounding areas attended the MC2 summer program from June 20 - 24.

“I love when MC2 MathLab comes to Gallup each summer, because it is such a powerful learning opportunity,” said Anne Morrison, instructional coach at David Skeet Elementary in Vanderwagon.

She went on to say, “Not...

The face and leader of Cash Cow faced one adversity after another in recent years leading to what some local folks thought was the end of an era. But, Tim Delgado is back in the saddle once again, re-opening some of his stores that shuttered last year.

Delgado’s empire started seeing some cracks when it was slapped with a class-action lawsuit for charging customers an application fee for loans. He soon would file for bankruptcy and shutter the doors to his retail locations and car dealership.

It seemed like the end of the spotted cow brand seen around town, but Delgado fought back, and reopened his flagship store - Cash Cow Furniture. He sat down with the Sun to discuss what went...