Area man is first beaten, then robbed at local motel
Staff Report
GALLUP — A Vanderwagon man got hit over the head with a beer
bottle and robbed early Friday at a local motel.
Detective Sgt. Rick White said this morning that detectives are
still investigating a beating that occurred Friday morning at
the Redwood Lodge, 907 E. Highway 66. Gallup Police were sent
to a house at Canoncito after a woman reported a suspicious person
standing on her front porch at 5:25 a.m., according to a police
report.
Police officers met with Everett Chee, 34, who was lying on his
side, bleeding from the head. Chee said he was in a motel room
at Redwood Lodge when some unknown men walked into his unlocked
room.
Chee said he was hit over the head with an unknown object, according
to the police report. The men opened his wallet and took $100,
then they left, Chee said.
Med Star Ambulance took Chee to Gallup Indian Medical Center emergency
room for treatment to the head injury.
Officer Andy Yearley went to the motel room at Redwood Lodge and
found a 40-ounce beer bottle with blood on it in the trash, according
to the report. Yearley determined this might have been the object
Chee was hit with, so he took it into evidence.
Yearley also took photos of some blood droplets on the carpet
and on a bedsheet. He noticed blood on the bathroom mirror and
wall.
The floor in the bathroom had blood smeared on it, as if someone
had stepped on drops of blood.
Yearley then went to Gallup Indian Medical Center to check on
Chee. Doctors were just preparing to put stitches in his head.
Chee was released later that day and taken to the Na'Nihzoozhi
Center, the local detoxification center. He was still at the center
this morning.
Police officers talked to other people in the motel to try to
find who Chee's attacker was. They took statements from other
people.
They listed a possible suspect on the report but have made no
arrests. White said they expect to make an arrest after the investigation
ends.
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Navajos set for Olympic torch run
Larry Di Giovanni
Staff Writer
WINDOW ROCK — Navajos are a people born to run, it's in their
blood, so when seven specially selected Navajos help relay the Olympic
torch through their Monument Valley, Utah, tribal park on Feb. 4,
it will be among the proudest moments in Navajo history.
One of the seven will be Rosie Dayzie of Shonto, Ariz., who years
ago participated in the Diné rite of womanhood — which
is all about running. The ceremony starts with a female youth running
to the east, and ends with the youth getting up to greet the sun,
running as far and fast as her legs will take her.
"I believe that if you know where you come from you will not
get lost in the shuffle of life," said Dayzie, who was born in
Monument Valley, Utah, and works in the Shonto Preparatory School
development office. "I am fortunate to come from a strong Diné
teaching background. I believe it is a true blueprint of life for
me."
"When we think of Rosie we see the embodiment of a strong Diné
woman who has balance, a woman self-assured in her traditional culture
and her professional career, and a fine role model for not only our
young girls but for all of us as a whole,"
said a group of more than a dozen fellow professionals at Shonto Preparatory
School who nominated Dayzie for the torch relay honor.
A large gathering is expected at the Navajos' Monument Valley tribal
park to witness a brief part of the 65-day Olympic torch relay, which
will start its Utah trek at sunrise Feb. 4 in Arches, Utah, on its
way to Salt Lake City for the Winter Olympics.
The torch should reach Monument Valley by mid morning. Harry James
Sr., who performs Navajo songs for cultural festivals, was part of
a contingent who accompanied the torch from Athens, Greece, to Atlanta,
Ga. James works as an employment counselor for the Utah State Department
of Workforce Services and is a board member for the Discover Navajo
2002 Foundation.
Like Dayzie, most of the other six Navajos who will carry the torch
in Monument Valley have running in their backgrounds.
Wilfred Billey of Farmington did a lot of his fast moving on islands
in the Pacific as a Navajo Codetalker of World War II.
As a radioman, speaking a code unbreakable by the Japanese —
based on the Diné language — he was part of the Second
Marine Division during the battles of Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian and Okinawa.
After the war, Billey graduated from college and went on to become
a teacher, counselor and high school principal for 40 years.
Kathy J. Holtsoi is a single parent from Gallup who raised five children,
two boys in college, two girls in high school and a third son who
attends elementary school. She has worked 23 years for the Navajo
Nation, currently an advisor within the Office of Legislative Services.
Holtsoi wasn't a runner per se but did receive a basketball scholarship
from John F. Kennedy College in Wahoo, Neb.
"I mostly played basketball," Holtsoi said. "My daughters
nominated me."
Torch relayer Virginia Yazzie-Ballenger is a renown Navajo artist
as clothing designer whose pieces will be displayed at the Winter
Olympics. Relayer Elmer Charles Yazzie of Rehoboth is a fellow artist
who paints with handmade yucca brushes.
Considered for placement on the Wheaties cereal box in 1984, he has
coached high school cross country teams to seven state titles.
Brandon Leslie of Gallup is the most active runner of the group of
seven tribal torch relayers. He won seven state championships in track
and field during his prep days, and was recently a part of the U.S.
team at the World University Games in Beijing, China. His goal is
to compete for the United States in the 2004 Olympic summer games.
Jack Anderson of Gallup, who works in the Tourism Department of the
Navajo Nation Division of Economic Development, ran the Boston Marathon
in 1983 in an attempt to make the 1984 U.S. Olympic Team, missing
"by a few minutes." He had to retire from competitions due
to asthma attacks.
"I've always dreamed of becoming an Olympic runner some day,
but sometimes things don't happen. To be able to run the torch relay
and be part of the Winter Olympics will not be forgotten for my family,
myself and friends," Anderson
said.
World watching
Navajo Nation involvement as a goodwill ambassador and welcomer for
the Winter Games in Salt Lake City begins in earnest this week. On
Wednesday, at International Olympic Committee headquarters in Switzerland,
a 3,500 square-foot exhibit that tells the Navajo story from creation
forward will be unveiled. One of the tribal emissaries will be Delegate
Mark Maryboy (Mexican Water/Aneth/Red Mesa chapters). Maryboy has
also been invited by Salt Lake Organizing Committee President Mitt
Romney to be a Mayor of the Day at the Olympic Village, which will
be open Feb. 1-24.
The torch will be lit Feb. 8, the day of the opening ceremonies for
the 2002 Winter Olympics.
In November 2000, the Navajo Nation Council approved $1.75 million
in seed money to develop its Winter Olympic projects, and a nonprofit
Discover Navajo 2002 Foundation was created. Navajo participation
at the games will involve cultural entertainment, a downtown Salt
Lake City pavilion featuring Navajo exhibits, and participation in
the torch ceremony and opening ceremonies.
Mellor Willie, a Navajo liaison for the tribe's Discover Navajo: People
of the Fourth World project, said a main tribal goal will be to spur
tourism and economic development on the reservation. Corporate executives
and VIPs will be sponsoring much of what goes on in the Olympic Village,
located at the Gateway Center in downtown Salt Lake City.
"I think the nation has realized tourism is an untapped resource,"
Willie said.
Under construction is Discover Navajo: People of the Fourth World,
an 11,000 square foot, self-contained tribal exhibit in the shape
of a hogan. It is the only American Indian event officially sanctioned
during the games, which means it can display the trademarked Olympic
rings and snowflake symbol. Those entering the pavilion will be greeted
by Diné creation stories such as how coyote created the stars.
The center of the pavilion will feature interactive learning centers.
There will be presentations on The Long Walk and a map highlighting
when different parts of the reservation were acquired.
The southern pavilion area will feature displays of arts and crafts,
silversmithing, and weaving. The west wall will feature a tribute
to the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II. Guests walking through
the northern pavilion will gaze at deep canyon ravines, their cultural
significance revealed.
The Discover Navajo pavilion will be staffed by young Navajo hosts
who are part of the Navajo Studies program at Diné College.
Discover Navajo: People of the Fourth World will adjoin an even larger,
35,000 square-foot intertribal indoor pavilion called the Festival
of Nations, and an outdoor area called The Central Gathering Place.
The Festival of Nations will feature a Navajo Trading Post for sales
of arts and crafts, a main entertainment stage, Native Foods and Hospitality
area, Tourism Development Center and Tourism Theater, Economic Development
Center and Festival of Nations Art Collector's Show. The art show
will feature "the best of the best" with pieces by such
renown tribal artists as R.C. Gorman.
Navajo Trading Post will be a replica of the historic Hubbell Trading
Post. Art gathered from across the reservation's 110 chapters will
be sold on consignment. The Tourism Development Center will feature
a Navajo energy exhibit, focusing on where the Navajo Nation plays
in the national energy market.
Willie said Discover Navajos' location in downtown Salt Lake City
is ideal. At North Temple and 400 West streets, part of The Gateway
Project, it will be adjacent to the NBC Triad Center and behind Union
Station, a remodeled train station.
"It's a pillar of the Salt Lake community," Willie said
of the area.
Fred White, a tribal tourism specialist, was in Salt Lake City last
week to go over security measures to be in place for the Navajo-intertribal
pavilions. This is a gated and secured area of the Olympic Village.
Double security will be provided for the Navajo Pavilion area.
The Navajo Nation's total monetary goal was to raise $2.25 million
in donations above the already secured $1.75 million seed money for
a total of $4 million. This would fund all of the Navajo Olympic projects,
including the Festival of Nations. While the Discover Navajo pavilion
is a certainty, the scope of the Festival of Nations pavilion is still
a "question mark" because contributions have been slowed,
White said.
"The (Festival of Nations) project has really been devastated
by the slowing economy, what happened Sept. 11 and the threat of terrorism,"
White said.
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Hunt for bin Laden intensifies; Marines
advance on Kandahar
TORA BORA, Afghanistan (AP) — With the hunt for Osama bin Laden
now the main focus of the Afghan conflict, U.S. Marines moved closer
to Kandahar on Monday to search for al-Qaida fighters. In the east,
tribal fighters launched a three-pronged assault on pro-bin Laden
warriors defending a mountain hide-out.
U.S. and Afghan officials regard both areas as likely bin Laden hiding
places.
Marines also secured the abandoned grounds of the U.S. Embassy in
the heart of Kabul — the first time American troops have been
seen in the capital since the Taliban fled last month.
In the south, a column of Marines with heavy weaponry and helicopters
left their Camp Rhino in the desert southwest of Kandahar. They moved
north to what a spokesman said are "key pieces of terrain"
near the city, now under tribal control.
Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-largest city, had been the Taliban's
last stronghold before a chaotic surrender Friday, when hundreds of
pro-bin Laden fighters fled. The Marines have been trying to choke
off their escape routes.
The Marines were blocking "roads and avenues of exit to capture
al-Qaida and enemy forces," said spokesman Capt. Stewart Upton.
"If the Taliban hold their weapons, they will die." He said
the Marines would not enter Kandahar.
Another spokesman, Capt. David Romley, said Marines were being wary
of unmarked minefields in the sandy and rocky landscape. "The
closer you get to Kandahar the more dangerous it gets," he said.
Just after dawn in the east, U.S. airstrikes hit Tora Bora, a vast
network of caverns and tunnels carved deep into the White Mountains.
After the bombardment, fighters from bin Laden's al-Qaida organization
surfaced from their caves and fired mortars at tribal forces trying
to move their aging Soviet-built T-55 tanks forward.
Hours later, small squads of tribal fighters launched an attack and
advanced along mountain trails under the cover of tank fire.
Hafta Gul, a senior officer in the Eastern Shura's militia, said tribal
forces were "attacking from three sides," while U.S.
bombing paused to avoid hitting the fighters.
For days, more than 1,000 al-Qaida fighters have been defending two
valleys and adjacent ridges with 82mm mortars and heavy machine guns.
Gul said Monday's objective was to capture the Milawa valley and a
ridge overlooking the Tora Bora valley — areas riddled with caves
where the mainly Arab al-Qaida fighters shelter from bombs dropped
by high-flying B-52s and other U.S. warplanes.
Meanwhile, Pakistani forces were deployed along the border near Tora
Bora on Monday to stop al-Qaida forces from entering the country.
Helicopters deployed personnel on mountain ridges to monitor the movement
of the Islamic militants, witnesses said.
In Kabul, a Marine contingent swept the grounds of the U.S. Embassy
while a State Department team went to work inside, in the first steps
toward eventually re-establishing an American diplomatic presence
in Afghanistan.
The United States closed the embassy in 1989, citing security concerns
after the occupying Soviets left Afghanistan and feuding Afghan factions
took over the capital.
Citing intelligence reports, U.S. officials, including Vice President
Dick Cheney, and some Afghan commanders think bin Laden may be hiding
somewhere near Tora Bora.
However, other Afghan officials say he has probably fled to mountains
near Kandahar. Another fugitive, Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammed
Omar is also thought to be on the run in the south.
On Sunday, Cheney said a videotape of bin Laden obtained by U.S. officials
in Afghanistan makes clear that the al-Qaida leader was behind the
terrorist attacks in the United States.
The Washington Post, quoting unidentified senior government officials,
said the tape shows bin Laden praising Allah for the attacks, which
he said were more successful than anticipated.
Marines are building a temporary prisoner of war camp outside of Camp
Rhino.
Spokesman Capt. David Romley said fighters captured by Marines would
be fed, given medical care and allowed visits by the international
Red Cross for a short time until their status was determined.
John Walker, an American who fought with the Taliban, was recuperating
at Camp Rhino as a "military detainee," said another spokesman,
Capt. Stewart Upton.
Walker, 20, of Fairfax, Calif., was in good condition and was recovering
from dehydration and a gunshot wound in the leg, Upton said.
Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of
Staff, said Walker had been providing useful information and no final
decision had been made on what to do with him.
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Prep captures fifth title
Abelita Rose Freeland
Staff Sports Writer
THOREAU — The Navajo Prep Lady Eagles won their fifth Hawk Classic
championship under coach Robert Adams at Thoreau High School Saturday
night.
The Lady Eagles beat the Thoreau Lady Hawks 72-54.
The Crownpoint Lady Eagles took third place with a 49-46 win over
the Valley Lady Pirates.
In other games Saturday, the Grants Lady Pirates beat Sandia Prep
44-36 and the Navajo Pine Lady Warriors lost to the Many Farms Lady
Lobos 80-72.
Championship game Navajo Prep 72, Thoreau 54
Once the Lady Eagles took a short lead in the first quarter, it slowly
escalated to a big win but not without a fight from the Lady Hawks.
"It is this type of playing that is going to lead us to our fourth
state title," said Lady Eagles coach Robert Adams said. "We're
still not playing at the level we should be at but we are going to
stay together and continue with the team effort that led us to the
championship."
"Navajo Prep has some good outside shots and that is what hurt
us," Thoreau coach Jori Wippert said. " We took the chance
with playing zone but they also have some tall girls. We knew what
to expect, but we couldn't get our defense going at the end of the
game."
The Lady Eagles were first to score in the first quarter when Roquita
Garcia went 1-for-2 at the line. The Lady Hawks then scored on an
assist from Candace Begay to Cindy Morgan but the Lady Eagles came
back with one of six trys from Genice Morris to give the Eagles a
4-2 lead.
Thoreau then scored four points when Morgan had two assists to Crystal
Martinez and Philestina Yazzie. The Lady Hawks then took an 8-5 lead
but Morris tied the game with another three-pointer. Thoreau went
on a five-point run with an assist by Martinez to Morgan and Morgan
finishing the three-point play at the line. Evangeline Platero then
assisted Martinez with a pass.
The Lady Eagles easily matched the five points when Stacey Chavez
hit a trey and Rhonda Padilla scored on an offensive putback to give
the Eagles a 15-13 lead.
Thoreau tied the game at 15-15 as Begay dished an assist to Morgan
but a jumper by Eagle Chavez and a trey by Morris with just four seconds
left on the clock put the Eagles on top 18-15 at the end of the quarter.
Thoreau once again tied the game with a three-point basket by Karen
Chavez at the beginning of the second quarter. Navajo Prep then
returned
with a 12-point
run. Eagle Chavez sank a trey and followed with another basket.
Morris hit another trey, Carol Lee Jefferson then handed an
assist to Morris and Venessa Francis sank a pair of free throws to
widen the Eagles lead to 28-20.
Lady Hawk Marticia Holiday ended the run on an offensive rebound and
finished the three-point play at the line. Behind 30-23, the Lady
Hawks then came back with a six-point with a drive to the basket by
Morgan and then Morgan going 2-for-2 at the line. Holiday also had
a drive to the basket to pull the Hawks within 30-29.
The Eagles finished the quarter with a 37-29 lead with a seven-point
run. Morris made a three-point jump shot, Francis made a drive to
the basket and Jefferson took her steal in for a basket.
The Eagles continued their team effort in the second-half outscoring
the Lady Hawks in both quarters. Navajo Prep scored 17 in the third
quarter to the 15 by the Hawks to take the Lady Eagles into the final
quarter with a 54-44 lead. In the fourth quarter, the Hawks were
limited
to 10 points
while the Eagles ran away with 18.
Morris led the Lady Eagles with a six-treys and a total of 21 points
and two blocks. Francis followed with 13 points, 10 rebounds,
a steal and was 7-for-10 at
the line. Kendra Henry added 12 points
and three rebounds and Jefferson had four rebounds, four steals,
two assists
and two blocks.
Navajo Prep finished the night going 16-for-44 on field goals, made
10-of-25
trys and were 10-for-21
at the free throw line.
The Lady Hawks were led by the tournament MVP Morgan with a total
of 25 points, eight rebounds, three steals, three assists and two
blocks.
Third place Crownpoint 49, Valley 46
After a disappointing loss against Navajo Prep on Friday night, the
Crownpoint Lady Eagles settled for third place.
"I am pleased with third place," said Crownpoint coach Sheri
Moore. "It's difficult to come back from a disappointing loss
from the day before but I feel that we were still flat today. This
was definately a team win. I am very pleased with the team effort.
There is always someone that stands out but today we were pretty even."
"Valley had great offensive passes but we weren't playing aggressive.
We weren't running our offense consistently and we weren't rebounding,"
Moore added.
"We learned that we need to work on our conditioning," said
Valley coach Julia Six. "We need to work on lasting four quarters
not three. We always play our defense man-to-man and when we got tied
we had to play zone."
"We also need to work on our offense a little more. We had to
work a different offense because we didn't have Racine (Shorty). Since
she got hurt in the tournament, we weren't able to practice a new
offense without her. (But) we will practice different offenses now
just in case something like this comes up again."
The Lady Pirates had a 10-5
lead in the first quarter, but the Lady Eagles came back with 20
points in the second quarter to Valley's 12 for
a 25-22 lead a half time.
Crownpoint tied the game at 10-10 at
the start of the second quarter behind Orlanda Martin with a basket
and trey.
The Lady Pirates were up 13-12,
but the Lady Eagles came back with an eight-point run. Krystle Bowman
sank a pair of free throws, Martin
made a drive to the basket and Nelrita Jake and Martin both put in
lay-ups.
Trailing 20-13, the Pirates scored four points on a put back by Lauren
Ashley and Savannah Yazzie with an assist to Bonnie Lynch, but Martin
countered with a trey. Ashley then was 1-for-2 at the line and Ashley
assisted Marisha Forster for a basket.
Eagle Sylvia Johnson made a drive to the basket before Pirate Ashley
had a lay-up to end the quarter with the Eagles leading 25-22.
In the third quarter, the Pirates scored 14 points to the Eagles
12
but Crownpoint held a 37-36 lead entering the fourth quarter.
The Pirates opened the final quarter with a drive to the basket by
Ashley and then a jumper by Yazzie. Nelrita Jake hit a jump shot for
Crownpoint.
The Lady Pirates took a 46-39 lead with a six-point run. Heather Smith
had an assist to Yazzie, Smith sank a jump shot and Ashley had another
drive to the basket. Nelrita Jake sank a jump shot to end Valley's
run.
Crownpoint regained the lead with Jake taking a steal for a basket
and then assisted Stephanie Powell with a pass to give the Eagles
a 47-46 advantage.
With just over a minute left in the game, the Eagles took control
of the ball when Lady Pirate Yazzie was called on an offensive foul.
Eagle Bowman then sank a basket for the lead. The win was sealed when
Valley was called on two fouls with just 40 seconds left on the clock.
The Eagles were led by Martin with 22 points, three rebounds and
a steal. Nelrita Jake followed with 10 points,
four rebounds and two steals.
Ashley led the Pirates with 17 points, 15 rebounds, a steal, a block
and four assists. Forster added 10 points, 12 rebounds,
two steals and three blocks.
Fifth place Many Farms 80 Navajo Pine 72
The Many Farms Lady Lobos outscored the Navajo Pine Lady Warriors
for fifth place.
In the first quarter, the Lady Warriors held a 18-14 lead. Many Farms
then battled for 21 points in the second and Navajo Pine scored 17
for a 35-35 tie at half-time.
The Lady Lobos then scored 19 points in the third quarter and 26 points
in the fourth quarter to take the win. The Lady Warriors had 14 points
in the third quarter and 23 in the final quarter.
The Lady Lobos were led by Diedra Curley with 26 points. Katrina Begay
followed with 22 points and Latanya Largo scored 11.
Lahtonia Louis led Navajo Pine with 15 points. Louis also was 8-for-8
at the line. Kayla Clark added 13 points and Elciena Holland had
10 points.
Seventh place Grants 44, Sandia Prep 36
The Grants Lady Pirates came back in a third quarter rally to go on
to beat the Sandia Prep Lady Sun Devils for seventh place.
The Pirates trailed 20-17 at half-time but then scored 19 points in
the third quarter to take a 36-31 lead.
In the fourth quarter, the Lady Pirates scored eight more points to
the Sun Devils five to hold on for the win.
The Lady Pirates were led by Antonia Dominguez with 20 points and
Vail Rochlitz added 12 points.
Maranda Kirkseay led the Sun Devils with 14 points and Magie Murray
scored 10.
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Adventure Gallup gets positive nods
Bill Donovan
Staff Writer
GALLUP — The area's Adventure Gallup project has received a couple
of major endorsements in recent weeks.
A state legislative committee, which deals with economic and rural
development, has given the project its official support and the McCune
Charity Foundation has pledged $25,000 for the next two years.
"The legislative committee was very responsive to our presentation,"
said Aaron Hozid, the planner in the Northwest New Mexico Council
of Governments who has been helping to get the program up and running.
COG officials have been working on the Adventure Gallup project now
for more than two years. The idea behind the project is to create
a series of trails in and around Gallup to attract tourists who are
interested in walking in natural surroundings and motorbiking...
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Hopi high to continue Harvard program
Stan Bindell
Special to the Independent
POLACCA, Ariz. — The Hopi Junior/Senior High School Governing
Board voted recently to continue a educational pioneering program
with Harvard University.
Hopi High School became the first high school in the nation last summer
to send its students to Harvard while still in high school.
Dr. David Potter, professor of neurobiology at the Cambridge, Mass.
school, said everybody who participated in this program last summer
was impressed with the Hopi High School students and teachers.
"Nobody felt this program wasn't successful. As long as we can,
we'll keep this program going," he said.
Harvard has the second largest medical library in the U.S., yet the
Hopi High students were able to learn the system and find what they
were researching...
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GOP prods judge to order Senate redistricting trial
SANTA FE (AP) — Republicans are prodding a state judge to order
a redistricting trial for the state Senate within the next couple
of months.
Democrats who want to wait for a new — and perhaps friendlier
— governor should not be allowed to do so, a lawyer for Republican
lawmakers said.
Senators aren't elected again until 2004, and the legal proceedings
over redistricting have focused on the state House of Representatives
and Congress, whose members are elected in 2002.
Trials to redraw district boundaries for 70 House seats and New
Mexico's three congressional seats begin next week...
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Sights of mountainous north-central
New Mexico
North-central New Mexico offers travelers a little of everything,
from winter sports to summer hiking, all seasoned with ancient pueblo
communities, mountain scenery and Southwest history.
You can easily make plans for a vacation visit to this region north
of Santa Fe by plugging into a few sites on the Internet.
Start by heading north out of Albuquerque to the nearly 400-year-old
city of Santa Fe, where the Palace of Governors is the nation's
oldest public building in continuous use. The city's Convention
and Visitors Bureau — http://www.santafe.org — recommends
things to see and do in the historic downtown area, plus day trips
in the area.
North Central New Mexico — http://www.newmexiconorth.com —
provides a handy overview of the region, with short profiles of
some of the towns and pueblos, including Santa Clara and Ildefonso,
both famous for their pottery. And down at the bottom of the page
are links to suggested road tours...
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Blind teen converts books to Braille
Amy Webber
Albuquerque Journal
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Rio Rancho High School student Chris
Gabaldon said he's learned that helping someone a little bit can
go a long way.
When Gabaldon heard his mother talking with a friend in September
about a visually impaired woman who wanted to take a class but didn't
have a Braille copy of the book she needed, he volunteered to make
the book for her.
Gabaldon, 14, said he's used to making Braille books because he's
been blind his whole life. When the opportunity to help Vivian Hardin
came up, Gabaldon said he was ready.
Hardin, who lost her vision in 1997 because of a hereditary condition,
said she is still learning how to cope with her impairment...
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Rep. Condit files for
re-election
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Pushing aside a controversy that has
dogged him since May, Rep. Gary Condit filed for re-election at
the deadline and entered what is expected to be the toughest race
of his congressional career.
A year ago, the congressman of "Condit Country" seemed
unbeatable.
But then this spring, Chandra Levy, a 24-year-old federal intern
from his district, disappeared. And the married congressman —
while not considered a suspect — later admitted having a relationship
with her.
Condit had kept his re-election plans silent until Friday, when
he appeared at the Stanislaus County courthouse with his campaign
papers and 1,500 voter signatures to add to the 1,939 already declared
valid. A candidate must have 3,000 valid signatures to qualify for
the ballot or pay a filing fee...
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Deaths
Lester Mahooty Boone
ZUNI — Service for Lester Boone, 56, were held at 7:30 p.m, Tuesday,
Dec. 4 at the Old Mission.
Boone died Dec. 1 in Albuquerque. He was born Aug. 31, 1947 in Zuni.
Boone was a silversmith and veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Delberta Boone; sons, Sylvester Boone,
Gregory Boone and Julius Boone; daughter, Bernadette
Boone; sisters, Marlene Booqua and Marcella Booqua and ten grandchildren.
Boone was preceded in death by his parents, Bennette and Blanch Boone;
brothers, Dean Boone, Alex Boone, Roger Boone
Sr.; sisters, Sue Ellen Boone and Gertrude Boone.
Pallbearers were William Lewis, Dixie John T., Gabriel Yuselew and
Ed Wato.
Julia M. Beaver
PINE HILL — Services for Julia Beaver, 58, will be held at 10
a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 11 at the Pine Hill Church of God. Pastor
A.J. Williams will officiate. Burial will follow at family plot, Pine
Hill.
Visitation will be held today at Cope Memorial Chapel.
Beaver died Dec. 6 in Zuni. She was born July 4, 1943 in Pine Hill
into the Sleeping Rock for the Bitter Water.
Survivors include her husband, Charlie Beaver of Pine Hill; sons,
Bob Beaver and Frank Beaver both of Pine Hill; daughters,
Joan Archer Maelene Beaver, both of Pine Hill, and Darlene Cohoe of
Helper, Utah; brothers, Amos Martinez of Mass., Leonard Martinez of
Farmington, Mark Pino, David Martinez Sr. and John Martinez all of
Pine Hill; sisters, Betty M. Beaver
Doreen Martinez, Louise Pino, Mae Martinez, Geneive Coho, Debbie Martine,
Minnie Martine and Anna Rita Martinez all of
Pine Hill; 23 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Patchie Cohoe Jr., Lester Beaver, Resendez Beaver,
Harold Martinez, Edgar Martinez Jr. and Kirby Cooke.
Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
David Alan Wolf
GALLUP — Services for David Wolf, 48, were held Tuesday, Dec.
4 at Norvel Owens Mortuary, 914 E. Route 66, Flagstaff, Ariz.
Wolf died Dec. 1 in Flagstaff. He was born April 22, 1953 in Mansfield,
Ohio.
Wolf was a graduate of Coconino High School and Nothern Arizona University,
where he received his Bachelor of Arts and
and Master's degrees in History. He was a teacher of Social Studies
and Geography for the Gallup McKinley County School
District at the intermediate level and of Music History at NAU Summer
Music Camp. His hobbies included historian in family
genealogy, space exploration, classical music, gardening, car racing,
Civil war, traveling, cooking, watching movies and reading.
Survivors included his wife, Jeanene of Gallup; son, Benjamin of Gallup;
daughters, Emma Marie and Kristina both of Gallup;
parents, Dr. Donald and Helen Wolf of Flagstaff, Ariz.; and brothers,
Grant Wolf of Gilbert, Ariz.
Memorial donations can be made to the Leukemia Society of America,
2990 E. Northern Ave., Phoenix, Az., 85028.
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