Tuba hosts festive fall fair
The 22nd Western Navajo Agency Fair in Tuba City Arizona drew hundreds for a weekend of parade rides booths dances contests and rodeos. Parade featured 120 entries with 30 to 40 noncompeting and included representatives from 18 agency chapters amid political candidates including Peter MacDonald. a $100 fine was issued for a parade rule violation.
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Western Agency
Peter MacDonald
MacDonald
Big Boquillas trial delayed amid protest by MacDonald defense
In Window Rock a request to delay the Big Boquillas trial to November 27 drew anger from Peter MacDonald Sr.’s defense. Judge Robert Yazzie has not signed the continuance inquiry. Prosecutors and MacDonald ally Jolley defended the move to gain time for witnesses and appeals while noting MacDonald’s and Rocky MacDonald’s separate bribery and ethics cases.
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Window Rock
Ariz
Peter MacDonald
Shannon Robinson
New Mexico
Val Jolley
MacDonald
Robert Yazzie
Yazzie
Robinson
Albuquerque
William Cooley
Cooley
Grants
Jolley
Boquillas
Rocky
Farmington
Friends
Haskie-MacDonald deal sparks Navajo election row
On the Navajo Nation, Peterson Zah accuses backroom talks as supporters shift to back up Leonard Haskie with a resolution placing him on the general election ballot if Peter MacDonald is removed. The council also extends the election window to January 1991, delaying the vote amid legal battles and holiday conflicts.
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Leonard
Haskie
MacDonald
Zah
Navajo Nation Council
Tuba City parade stirs mixed reactions to MacDonald and Navajo leaders
In Tuba City on parade day Peter MacDonald rode atop a candy truck with his family drawing cheers and catcalls. Interim Navajo Chairman Leonard Haskie and presidential hopeful Peterson Zach also faced mixed responses as Navajo Nation Council delayed the general election to January 1991 and positioned the third top vote getter on the presidential ballot.
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Zah
Cecil Largo-Collier Greyhat
MacDonald
Haskie
Zach Plummer
Zach
Tuba City Fairgrounds
Tuba City
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Leonard Haskie
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Recall vote in Tuba City tests school board
Voters in Tuba City Arizona go to polls Tuesday to decide a recall election targeting five board members. Six challengers vie for seats amid COPE accusations of insensitivity to Native American educational needs and leadership failings. The district recently fired 171 employees to adjust pupil teacher ratios after a recommendation from former Superintendent Joseph Ball who resigned in August. Board president Garry Nez defends the board’s record and says issues should wait for the general election.
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Tuba City
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Public
Larry H. Nez
Marie Wheeler
Charlene Nez
Alvin Harvey
Virginia Williams
LeRoy Shingoitewa
Barbara Norris
Thomas Chabin
Bernice Hanley
George Abe
Rosaline Kaibetony
Parents for_ Education
Joseph ‘Ball
Garry Nez
COPE
Nez
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Bud” Brown
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