FBI profile matches suspect in Las Cruces baby kidnapping
Gallup nurse Bridget Denny Shaffer was arrested on May 23 charged with federal kidnapping in the infant abduction. The FBI profile matched elements of her case, though hospital staff noted differences in appearance. Shaffer, 36, held in Albuquerque without bond, reportedly could not have more children due to a past operation.
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Gallup
FBI
Las Cruces
Bridget Denny Shaffer
Denny Shaffer
Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital
Kevin Chavez
Albuquerque
RMCH
Doug Beldon
Smoke buster atop Zuni Mountains fire tower
Judy Hamilton, 44, takes an eight week Forest Service job atop a 60 foot lookout tower in the Zuni Mountains. She monitors for smoke, records weather, and maintains a radio relay site while awaiting monsoon weather.
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Judy’ ‘Hamilton
U. S. Forest Service
Lake McGaffey
Judy Hamilton
Forest Service
Zuni Mountains
Hamilton
Bisbee
Ariz
Watchtower
California
Last stand for Navajo Academy faces eviction and delay
In Farmington Navajo Academy, a federally funded prep high school on Navajo land, has until June 28 to vacate a 100 acre campus owned by the United Methodist Church. A late Bureau of Indian Affairs report warns that without federal funding for a new school the institution may struggle for a year or more to resolve its future.
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B. Anthony Lee
FT. Defiance
Navajo Nation Council
Lorena Bahe
Association of Navajo Community Controlled School Boards, Inc
Association
Navajo Reservation
Navajo Academy
Farmington
United Methodist Church
Women’s
Board of Global Ministries
New Mexico
BIA
State of
Navajo Tribal Council
Bahe
BIA project gains Indian praise at Navajo meeting
Indian leaders from the West and Northwest praised the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Self-governance Demonstration Project but stopped short of urging adoption by the Navajo Nation. Lummi representative Gerald James noted benefits of flexible funds and four small tribes joining the pilot, while Quinault's Tom Shirilla argued the program strengthens sovereignty and honors traditional teachings. Budget underfunding and annual hearings highlighted ongoing funding challenges.
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Richard Sitts Dine
Bureau
Window Rock
Ariz
West
Northwest
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Navajo Nation Council
Gerald James
Bellingham
Wash
James
BIA
Congress
Lummi
Lummis
Tom Shirilla
Quinault
Shirilla
Return of Navajo warriors celebrated in Window Rock
In Window Rock Arizona Navajos celebrate the return of 438 Navajo military personnel from Operation Desert Storm along with veterans from World War I II Korea and Vietnam The parade luncheon speeches and pow wow at the fairgrounds mark the 123 year return from imprisonment by the U S Cavalry with Sen John McCain expected to attend and a symbolic end to past conflicts highlighting tribal sovereignty and homeland reunion
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Betty Reid Dine
Bureau
Window Rock
Ariz
U.S. Cavalry
Bosque
Redondo
Four Sacred Mountains
Fort Sumner
N.M
Fairgrounds
Percy, Deal
Nelson Gorman
Arizona
John McCain
Deal
Burger King 59 Percent Off Whopper Deal At Two Locations
A limited time offer at Burger King gives customers 59 percent off a Whopper when purchased at regular price. The promotion applies at both locations.
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Burger, King
Carriers Needed Sundance Area
Local Independent newspaper seeks postal carriers in the Sundance area. Applications encouraged, routes available with steady pay and regular schedules. Call circulation desk at 863-68 for details.
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Sundance Area
the Independent
Calm Before the Storm student film debuts at Treaty Day
Leupp Schools students wrote and produced a 10 to 15 minute video about a Marine in Desert Storm. The work titled Calm Before the Storm screens this afternoon in Window Rock during Treaty Day. Lead actor Arnold Manygoats shaved sides of his head for the role while keeping his long hair in back. Filming faced early hours sandstorms and gusty winds delaying the final scene shot in Tuba City.
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Mary
Wicoff Western Bureau
Leupp, Ariz
Leupp Schools, Inc
Window Rock
Arnold Manygoats
Manygoats
Leupp
Tuba City
Media
San Juan seniors unhappy with funding split
San Juan seniors center in Farmington objects to a 44 to 58 percent funding split in favor of their group but will not oppose. Northwest Seniors Inc. members accept their share after a unanimous mid-April split into two entities amid staffing and oversight changes.
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Craig Wall
Gallup
San Juan
Farmington
McKinley County Seniors Inc
McKinley
Pharis Martin
Schaffer
Gloria Howes
Legislative Finance Committee
Sen
Christine
Dennisthorpe
Donisthorpe
Northwest Seniors Inc
Terry Schaffer
Ford Canyon
Ramah and
Thoreau
Area Agency On
Bernalillo
Walt Lohman
McKinley County
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Southwest
Steven Patrick
United States
Beldon
Tamara Wiles
Mark Esper
Salitre Mesa
Last Stand
Dave Rostrum
Area Agency On Aging
Rostrum
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