Scouts conquer Mount Taylor in winter Klondike Derby
Sixty one scouts from seven troops in Cibola and McKinley counties braved subfreezing conditions on Mount Taylor for the Klondike Derby. Dan Wayant led planning with Troop W and Chee Dodge Elementary, while Gary Martin noted the event aims to build winter survival skills and teamwork across Grants Bluewater and Gallup units.
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Gallup
Brian, Salazar
Jeff
Steven Decker
John Boone
Chantry Mowrer
Mount Taylor
Boy Scouts
Chee Dodge
Wayant
Grants
Bluewater
Gary Martin
Zuni Mountain District
McKinley
Cibola
United States
England
James F. West
Rotary Clubs
Martin
Boy Scouts of America
Klondikes
Cody
Council
Thomas Council
Terry
Young
Wilds
Avhat
Navajo EPA Returned Over $250000 to U S Treasury
An audit of the Navajo Environmental Protection Agency shows in 1997 the tribal program returned 266,186 dollars to the federal government as unspent grants. The money represented about 14 percent of the roughly 52 million in grants for air and water pollution control hazardous waste and abandoned fuel tank removal.
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Window Rock
Navajo Environmental Protection Agency
Tribe
Auditor General
Budget and Finance Committee
Tribal Epa
Welfare office to take on a Navajo flavor
Navajo tribal officials plan a unified TANF center on the reservation to administer the 34 million program with Navajos for Navajos. The plan seeks culturally appropriate services, coordination with workforce development, and matching funds from nearby states to operate 14 offices. Recipients will sign personal responsibility plans, with local administration emphasized.
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ST. Michaels
Alex Yazza
TANF
Yazza
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
Blannins Rand
Hogback Man, 73, Found Dead in Suspected Homicide
Navajo Nation police investigated the death of 73 year old Joé Begay as a homicide after discovery at his Hogback area home. The body was sent for autopsy in Albuquerque. investigators hail foul play but comment limited. Begay previously worked a decade at Big Rock Trading Post in Waterflow.
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Hogback, N.M
Navajo Nation
Joé Begay
Hogback
Albuquerque
John
Begay
Big Rock
Waterflow
Long road beckons for trucking school students
Tracy Raven and Howard Scott opened Rocky Mountain Truck Driving School in Albuquerque and Gallup to train new drivers. With four trucks, a four week course costs 2500 dollars plus fees. The program targets Native Americans and promises salaries from 32000 to 35000 in the first year, with industry need sprawling across the nation.
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Gallup
Tracy Raven
Sunwest Bank
Whispering Cedars
Nations Bank
Raven
New Mexico Human Resources Development
Mayflower
Albuquerque
Howard Scott
Scott
Rocky Mountain
Four Corners
Rocky Mountain Truck Driving School
Gilbert Ortega
Bryan Burrola
Cordell McKinley
Darryl Blackgoat
Chris Martinez
Instruc
Gallup Ceremonial poster contest seeks artists for 2001
The Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremonial Association invites Native American artists over 18 to enter the 2001 poster contest. Winning art receives 500 dollars, 20 percent of posters, promotional recognition, complimentary copies, banquet tickets, and hotel stay with unveiling at the April banquet. Deliver entries Feb 22 to March 1 to the Ceremonial Office or visit gallupceremonial.org for details.
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Stait
Gallup
Inter- Tribal Indian Ceremonial Association
Coal Ave
Ceremonial Office
Gallupceremonial.org
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Lyle Petzold
Tom Purdom
EPA
Randy John
Criminal Investigations Unit
Department
Shiprock Office
Long Road
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Oft Jones
Indepe
Aaron Catron
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