22 Dec 1990
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1990
Page
1
Stacey Claude four would like a Ninja Turtle doll and a pizza. Ellisia Tom two percent wants a playhouse and dolls for Christmas.
Dozens of stranded motorists and travelers, delayed by a third day of howling snow, shelter at the Gallup Recreation Center. Daniel Tibbet, hitchhiking from Nashville toward Washington, and Cindy and Daniel from Albuquerque, wait for roads to clear while center staff close for the weekend to host temporary guests through Monday.
Weather and road reports from Window Rock Navajo police warn drivers to slow down as snow flurries and glaze ice persist. Highway 264 remains snow packed yet passable from Window Rock to Canado, while other routes to Gallup Lukachukai and Shiprock are icy or closed.
Betty Reid reports from Window Rock that Gal lup attorney Laurie Burnett testified she resigned before the Big Boquillas Ranch closing because Navajo officials would not heed her warnings. The trial of suspended Navajo Chairman Peter MacDonald centers on bribery fraud and ethics charges tied to a $33.4 million purchase later questioned for title water and mineral rights and upsets from the down payment handling.
Three Hopi High School seniors Caroline Sekaquaptewa Melanie Roland and Andrea Speen will travel to Shanghai China for the International Sports Exchange Program over Christmas break They led the girls cross country team to four straight state titles and will compete in a 5 kilometer race funds were raised locally with a $500 gift from Patrick Dallas Hopi tribal vice chairman to Sekaquaptewa and Roland and a similar request for Speen Dallas praised the students and coach for this achievement and the program aims to encourage academic and athletic excellence
Local Catholics reenact the La Posada pilgrimage from December 16 to 24, traveling house to house with statues of Joseph Mary and a donkey. After repeated refusals, homes grant entry and a fiesta with a pinata follows, ending at Christmas Eve mass.
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