Paiute Tribe Eyes Bellmont Land Casino Site In Arizona
The San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe near Tuba City has optioned 54 acres in Bellmont for a potential casino. Phoenix developer Jerry Diddy represents the tribe and says details aren’t disclosed. revenue would help pay debt. The plan calls for 50,000 square feet of gambling space and a 75,000-square-foot multipurpose building. Local zoning could be overridden if land is taken into trust. BIA hearings will seek public comment though no formal trust application has been filed. The 250-member tribe has members across the Navajo Reservation in northern Arizona and southeastern Utah.
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Phoenix
Jerry Diddy
San Juan
Arizona
U.S
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Knife on Thoreau student key ring triggers suspension
A 17 year old Calbert Wilson at Thoreau High School was found with a pocketknife on August 23. He was suspended for five days and referred to juvenile probation after the deputy booked the blade into evidence under zero tolerance. The district reported the incident to police as required by policy.
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Gallup
McKinley County
Thoreau High School
Calbert Wilson
Continental Divide
Wilson
Rick Horacek
Juvenile Probation Department
Angelo DiPaolo
Gallup-McKinley
Horacek
Olicy
Polce
Columbine
Colo
DiPaolo
Bi County Fair and Prewitt Labor Day Rodeo World Tradition
The 50th Prewitt Labor Day Rodeo and the 32nd Bi County Fair mark long standing Labor Day weekend traditions in Cibola and Valencia counties. Sept 1-4 focus on rodeo nightly dances with Southern Wind. fair emphasizes exhibits over midway rides.
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Cal-Baca
Cibola County Extension Service
Fair Board
Baca
Cibola County
Valencia County
McKinley County
Valencia
Cibola
Puerto Ricans Meet Navajo Leaders Over Status Debate
Alfonso Aguilar-Sartori of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration says a Navajo alliance shows potential for Latino Native partnerships. The Puerto Rican delegation pressed Rep. Jim Kolbe to back funding a status education campaign, amid long standing statehood, enhanced commonwealth, or independence debates.
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Rock
Arizona
Jim Kolbe
Fuerto Eta
Puerto Rico
U.S. Commonwealth
U.S
Alfonso Aguilar-Sartori
Washington, D.C
Federal Affairs Administration
Kolbe
House of Representatives
Aguilar-Sartori
Kelsey Begaye
Popular Democratic Party
Clinton
U.S. Justice Department
Greyhills High School chief kept after audit concerns
TUBA CITY Arizona Greyhills High School Superintendent Mitch Kalauli survived a June 9 special meeting with strong community support. The 6-0 board vote kept him on, following questions over a missing three year audit and budget issues. About 125 attended, with 25 parents and officials speaking in Kalauli's defense. The audit for 1997-98 found posting errors but no misuse of funds. Kalauli said accountability will be emphasized and wiser use of finances pursued.
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Tuba City
Ariz
Greyhills High School
Mitch Kalauli
Greyhills School
Kalauli
Greyhills
Rived
Albuquerque
DWI Arrests Down While Alcohol Crashes Rise in New Mexico
In New Mexico drunken driving arrests fell to 19,056 in 1999, the lowest since 1988, while deaths in alcohol involved highway crashes rose 2 percent to 192. Activist Linda Atkinson cites complacency and urges stronger enforcement and checkpoints to curb drinking and driving.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Linda Atkinson
Pw Resource Center
Atkinson
State Traffic Safety Bureau
Allen
Chip
Partment
New: Mexico
James Davis
Division of Government Research
University of ‘New Mexico
Davis
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Flagstaff
Bellomont
Jeff Jones
Navajo Nation
Justine Kanuho
Gallup City
Frank Sanchez
Begaye
Tom Purdom
Mariana Lake
Standing Rock
Leona
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