The Bigfoot seminar kicked off at UNM Gallup on Feb. 11, and the turnout was tremendous. So many people showed up that the original room overflowed, and the venue had to be changed at the last minute to Calvin Hall Auditorium, which still couldn’t seat everyone. People crowded in to stand and sit on the steps as Dr...Bigfoot is a big deal in New Mexico
The Bigfoot seminar kicked off at UNM Gallup on Feb. 11, and the turnout was tremendous. So many people showed up that the original room overflowed, and the venue had to be changed at the last minute to Calvin Hall Auditorium, which still couldn’t seat everyone. People crowded in to stand and sit on the steps as Dr...PETS OF THE WEEK
SIMONE
Sweet Simone is an easy going feline, with just enough spunk to make you smile. The cat room is full, so consider adopting Simone or one of her many feline pals, or save a life for sure by becoming a foster parent!
CINNAMON
Cinnamon girl wants to become your lap pooch and give you lots of kisses. She’s a puppy, so she can help get you in shape for spring by taking you on some walks in the park. The Shelter also has lots of great grown up dogs needing forever homes!
Visit and adopt one of these deserving furry friends
at Gallup-McKinley County Humane Society: 1315 Hamilton Rd #B, Gallup, NM. Information: (505) 863-2616.
‘The Witch’ – A weird flick that may cast an eerie spell on you
Rating: ««« out of 4 starsRunning Time: 93 min.
Advertised as a “New England folktale”, The Witch may fall under the category of horror, but don’t go in expecting typical jump scares and traditional devices. The latest creeper to arrive in cinemas is far more arthouse film than slasher movie in its approach. First time director Robert Eggers uses a style not dissimilar to the work of independent filmmakers like Ben Wheatley (Kill List, A Field in England). But is this attempt to terrify successful?
Set in the 17th Century, a Puritan family is exiled from their plantation and travel deep into the woods to start a new life. When a newborn child disappears under suspicious...
Service with a smile
Josie Paiz has been in the insurance business for over 39 years but who is counting? She also is the only woman to own a locally owned independent insurance agency that she knows of right now and she isn’t stopping there.Ask her where she envisions her business in five to 10 years and she says “very competitive.”
“My philosophy has always been, whether their (customers) premiums are $5 or $500 or $5,000 my personal commitment to them is all the same,” she said. “And I have a lot of existing clients that are very dedicated and loyal to me that have followed me to the agency.”
She has been a life-long Gallup resident with an impressive resume that dates back to even...
Artist of the Month: Bright speaks of ‘seeing the extraordinary within the ordinary’
Rossi Bright knows she was destined to be an artist. She knew when she was a child growing up in the Midwest. And she credits her parents who she says were good about taking her to art museums.“It just seemed to be a natural instinct I had,” she said. “My head seemed to have an imagination for such things.”
With no specific category, time frame, nor explanation, and sometimes she likes to throw in a title or two to describe her artwork, Bright opened up about the process of how she develops her work as a stream of consciousness.
“I just do it because I have to do it,” she said. “I just kind of do whatever is coming through to me at any given time. Being a clear...
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