Stomp out diabetes



Continuing his crusade to stomp out diabetes, Navajo Nation President Kelsey Begaye leads the Diabetes Awareness Parade with Indian Hills Elementary student Patrick Esquibel through the streets of downtown Gallup on Tuesday morning.

Photo by Jeff Jones



Sarah Muamah, 5, left, and Kealey Collison, 2 1/2, sit on a rock at the "We The People" sculpture in Miramura Park in Gallup Sunday afternoon.

Photo by Jerry W. Kelley

 

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Port of Entry's largest drug bust yields one arrest

Bill Donovan
Staff writer

PORT OF ENTRY — The driver of the tractor-trailer with more than $15 million in illegal drugs inside immediately attracted the attention of staff of the port of entry west of Gallup.

"His registration papers just didn't jive," said Lt. Robert Baca, supervisor at the facility.

When the man, identified as Anguiano Oscar, 46, of Calexico, CA, drove into the port-of-entry about 7 a.m. Sunday, he was dead-heading from California on the way to a destination that is still unknown to law enforcement officers.

But when staff at the facility had problems determining exactly who owned the semi and where he was headed, a decision was to detain the man until an officer with a drug-sniffing dog could come from Gallup.

The facility has its own canine, said Baca, but the officer who was trained to work with the dog had accepted a position with another agency, so the Motor Transportation Division has had to rely on nearby police agencies when a dog was needed.

Once the dog arrived, it took only minutes for officials to discover the huge cache of illegal drugs hidden in a compartment in the trailer.

As for Oscar, he denied any knowledge of the drugs being hidden in the truck, saying he was only hired to drive the truck.
Doug McKim, director of the Region II Narcotics Enforcement Task Force, said the seizure consisted primarily of
amphetamines but there could be other drugs as well. Police will know that, he said, as soon as tests are done.

The drugs were put in 11 boxes and transported to Albuquerque for testing. The truck is still at the port-of-entry, where it will stay until a determination is made as to whether it will be seized for transporting illegal drugs.

McKim said that Oscar is being held without bond on drug charges in Albuquerque.

This is the largest seizure of amphetamines at the port-of-entry, McKim said.

Baca pointed out, however, that the staff at the port periodically uncover large caches of illegal drugs during routine inspections of the semis that are required by law to check in at the port before traveling on New Mexico roads.

Last May, some 44 pounds of marijuana was confiscated. A few months later, staff discovered another 200 pounds.

The port staff periodically also discovers trucks loaded with illegal aliens. Calls are also made to immigration officials on a routine basis after inspections of buses turn up possible illegals immigration then picks them up when the buses reach
Albuquerque.

While officers with the narcotics task force are now working on the follow-up trying to determine exactly where the drugs were
headed and who owns the truck, McKim said that the credit for the drug discovery should go to staff at the port who were on their toes that Sunday morning.

Baca also praised the staff at the port, pointing out that his officers routinely inspect 2300 trucks on a normal weekday and an
average of 3800 of an ordinary Friday and Saturday.

This is in addition to patrolling the interstate near the port checking to make sure that drivers are not tailgatting trucks too closely
or not doing anything that would put area motorists in danger.

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Ex-supervisors fight gag order

Jim Maniaci
Dine Bureau

WINDOW ROCK — Four Navajo Board of Election Supervisors responded Monday in Window Rock District Court to the prosecution's attempt to censor them with a gag order in the controversial case.

Chairwoman Eunice Begay of the Western Agency, Vice Chairwoman LeNora (Fulton) Johnson of the Fort Defiance Agency, Juliette Largo of the Eastern Agency and Jackie Burbank of the Chinle Agency are generally considered the most vocal of the eight people facing two criminal charges inspired by an early August memo by Chief Legislative Counsel Steve Boos.

The four responses maintained that lead prosecutor John Kern tried to mislead the court in his request for the gag order. The responses said most of the cases Kern cited in support of his censorship motion actually upheld the defendants' right to speak openly.

The 14-page responses concluded, "The fundamental issue to be considered is whether there are sufficient statutory basis for usurping Section Four of the Navajo Nation Bill of Rights. Indeed, there are none which have passed by a referendum of Navajo Nation voters."

The conclusion added, "...there is another fundamental issue to be considered, whether the matter before this court involves core issues of governance, voting rights and the distribution and the use or alleged abuse of governing power, about which the public retains a right to be fully informed under the guarantees of Section Four of the Navajo Bill of Rights."

The responses continued, "The plaintiff cites no tribal statute, rule or regulation which defeats the parameters of the rights granted by the Navajo Nation Bill of Rights with respect to the right of free speech. ... In the case of the Navajo Nation Bill of Rights, the right to freedom of speech is clear and its abridgment is possible only through a referendum vote."

The responses also claim the election case, "...involves a very powerful body, who has demonstrated its ability, political or otherwise, to influence the persecution of this case, despite outstanding questions of potential conflicts of interest, as raised by the Navajo Nation President Kelsey Begaye. In this case ... according to reliable and unrefuted news reports evolved from the several sources of the highest levels of the Navajo Nation government, (it is) members of the Navajo Nation Council, the
Navajo Nation Legislative Counsel and the Assistant Attorney General who appear to have initially chosen to discuss publicly
the alleged criminality of the defendant members of the Navajo Nation Board of Election Supervisors."

Citing a 1991 Nevada, the response cites part of the court's decision that says a defense attorney"...may take reasonable steps to defend a client's reputation and reduce the adverse consequences of indictment, especially in the face of a prosecution deemed
unjust or commenced with improper motives. A defense attorney may pursue lawful strategies to obtain dismissal of an
indictment, or a reduction of charges, including an attempt to demonstrate in the court of public opinion that the client does not
deserve to be tried."

The responses claim, "Thus it appears that the plaintiff's complaints are not so much that publicity has occurred as it is about the content of the outcry by the press and by Navajo individuals themselves regarding the governmental decision to prosecute the
Navajo Board of Election Supervisors under these circumstances."

Lead prosecutor in the case, John Kern of Donovan Brown's White Collar Crime Unit, and Window Rock Prosecutor
Geraldine Benally asked the court for the gag order because of what they called prejudicial publicity against the prosecution.
They claimed it would be difficult to obtain an impartial jury.

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Indian rodeo check bounces
Stock provider still waiting for money

Santiago Ramos
Staff Sports Writer

GALLUP — It has been three and a half months since the 25th Annual Indian National Finals Rodeo was held at the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque and Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association stock contractor Sammy Andrews of Bagwell, Texas
is still waiting to be paid his $61,000 fee.

Andrews received a check for $61,000 from the INFR for his services. The check bounced twice and still has never been made
good.

"What aggravates me is that I had to borrow money to make my checks good," Andrews said during a telephone interview
Monday night from his home in Bagwell, Texas. "I called the INFR commissioners and they're well aware of it (the bounced
check). If I can borrow the money, the INFR can, too. Every time I talk to them they say they would have the money the next
day. They're (the INFR) supposed to be the best of the best. This gives you a sour taste in your mouth towards them."

Andrews said that the majority of his calls to the INFR commissioners are never returned.

"I just don't understand," Andrews said. "Maybe they're trying to beat me."

INFR secretary/treasurer Willie Johns of Okeechobee, Fla., who signed the $61,000 check, refused comment when contacted
by phone.

INFR president and one of the founders of the INFR, Mel Sampson, of Wapato, Wash., at first declined commment when
contacted by phone then said: "The positive thing is that we're addressing it (the bounced check). It's an unfortunate situation
that we hope to clear up before too long."

The date for last year's Silver Anniversary INFR which was held Dec. 6-9, was plagued by problems of delays with the final
date changed several times from October to November and even delaying it until this April before being held the first week of
December which ended up being the same week of the prestigious $4.5 million 42nd Annual National Finals Rodeo that was
held in Las Vegas, Nev.

The INFR, the largest all Native American rodeo in the world, which has 12 Indian rodeo associations in the U. S. and Canada,
has been plagued by a number of problems over the years.

The most noteable the withdrawal of the All Indian Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (AIPRCA), including rodeo
contestants from Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma from the INFR in 1995 over concern of the lack of direction for the
rodeo association.

Poor attendance at last year's INFR can be attributed to several factors: the late date (in December instead of October or
November), to clashing with the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, to the uncertainity of the INFR date and also starting on a
Wednesday and ending on Saturday instead of the usual Thursday through Sunday format, which accentuated cash flow
problems.

After a 15-year run in Albuquerque, the INFR was moved to different locations due to the lack of support in 1993.

The INFR was held in Rapid City, S. D., in 1994 and 1995 before moving to Canada for the 1996 INFR. In 1997 the finals
were in Reno, Nev., for one year before being moved to Scottsdale, Ariz. in 1998.

The INFR returned to Albuquerque in 1999 where it has been held for the past two years.

James Andrews, Sammy's son, received the check for the $61,000 stock fee for the eight performances. The Sammy Andrews
Rodeo Company Inc. paid off the other stock contractors at the INFR.

Several days later Andrews was notified by his bank that the INFR check bounced. Two weeks later, it bounced a second time.

A third-generation stock contractor, Sammy Andrews is well-known on the Navajo Reservation, having provided the stock
which included the late Bodacious and Skoal's Outlaw Willie, for the PRCA 4th of July Rodeo in Window Rock, Ariz. the last
seven years.

"It's a pleasure to come to Window Rock and perform before a packed crowd," Andrews said. "The fans there are so
knowledgeable."

Andrews, who has been the stock contractor for the last three INFRs, said this might be his last INFR rodeo.

"It will be pretty tough to do the INFR again," he said. "I'd want the cash, the greenbacks in my hand first."

Andrews said he asked INFR secretary/treasurer Johns before the INFR was held if the association had the money to pay him.

"He said we have a sponsor for the stock," Andrews said. "But I still haven't been paid."

Andrews said he provided about 110-115 bucking horses, 45-50 bulls, 58 calves and 58 steers for the eight performances
during last year's INFR. Andrews also said he received rodeo stock from three other stock contractors for the INFR from
Casper Baca of Grants, Travis Klegg of Utah and the Karkow, South Dakota Rodeo Company.

"You do a good job at the finals so you go out and get the best stock. It's something to be proud of."

Andrews admitted that he's had a few checks bounced from other smaller rodeos he's provided stock for but that the checks
were made good soon after the rodeos were held.

"This has happened before to me, but not this long," he said.

Andrews said he has turned the case over to a district attorney in Albuquerque but has gotten no action.

"I'm contacting a lawyer to file a civil suit so I can get the interest (on the loan) back," Andrews said. "I don't like to do this."

Calls to Navajo Nation Rodeo Cowboys Association (NNRCA) president Alvin Smith were not returned. The NNRCA was the
host rodeo association for the INFR.

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Rehoboth takes boys and girls team trophies

Santiago Ramos
Staff Sports Writer

TOHATCHI — These days it's not much of a surprise when Class A Rehoboth Christian knocks off schools much bigger than it is.

That was the case as Rehoboth swept both the boys and girls team trophies during Tuesday's rescheduled Tohatchi Invitational.

The Rehoboth boys team cruised to top team honors with 153 points with Newcomb a distant second with 110 points.
Crownpoint followed with 68 points, followed by Thoreau 66, Gallup JV 65, Tohatchi 40, Navajo Pine 37, Wingate 28 and
Gallup Catholic 19.

The Rehoboth girls team matched the boys total with 153 points while Crownpoint finished second with 116 points. Gallup JV
followed with 54 points, Newcomb 40, Wingate 37, Navajo Pine 32 and Tohatchi 16.

"I'd be disappointed if we did not finish in the top three at state if we stay healthy and improvements are made," said Rehoboth
coach Don Tamminga whose boys and girls teams finished fourth at state last year. "We usually beat the other schools here but
state is different. We lost a few from last year's teams but it's still a solid team. We'll be real competitive at state."

Rehoboth has 26-27 boys and 13-14 girls on its track teams.

Rehoboth will be competing in the McKinley County Invitational at Thoreau Friday beginning at 3 p.m.

Boys division

Rehoboth senior Andy Yazzie picked up a pair of firsts in winning the triple jump and the 1600 meters.

Yazzie posted a 37-8 effort for first in triple jump, followed by Rolland Walthal of Thoreau 37-1 1/2, D.J. Biava of Gallup
Catholic 35-2 1/2, Joel Yazzie of Rehoboth 34-2 1/2, R. Sanders of Newcomb 34-1 and O. King of Newcomb 33-10.

Yazzie qualified for state in the 1600, winning with a time of 4:43.81. Darren Benally of Gallup JV took second with a 5:04.40,
followed by Lloyd Yazzie of Rehoboth 5:07.25, Lawrence Nez of Thoreau 5:08.63, G. Platero of Crownpoint 5:12.68, and A.
Yazzie of Gallup JV 5:15.77.

Thoreau took a pair of firsts in the 100 and 200 with Phillip Elkins claiming both for the Hawks.

Elkins won the 100 with a 11.82 followed by O. King of Newcomb 12.30, Ronald John of Crownpoint 12.32, Josh
Landavazo of Rehoboth 12.33, R. Sanders of Newcomb 12.40 and Chris Noel of Thoreau 12.59.

Elkins also took the 200 with a 24.95, beating teammate Dewyett Shirley with a 25.80. A. Henderson of Newcomb was next at
26.43, followed by R. Sandoval of Tohatchi 26.51, Andrew Lujan of Gallup Catholic 26.53 and Josh Landavazo of Rehoboth
26.60.

Rehoboth easily won the 1600-meter relay with a first place time of 3:47.92, which was just shy of state qualifying. Newcomb
placed second with a 3:56.60 followed by Crownpoint 4:00.16, Gallup JV 4:01.98, Thoreau 4:14.08 and Navajo Pine 4:17.29.

Rehoboth also won the 1600-meter medley with a state qualifying time of 3:56.22. Gallup JV finished second with a 4:09.00
followed by Navajo Pine 4:12.78, Crownpoint 4:14.36, Wingate 4:15.85 and Newcomb 4:26.80.

Thoreau took first in the 800-meter relay with a winning time of 1:43.91. Navajo Pine finished second with a 1:44.9, followed
by Gallup JV 1:45.69, Rehoboth 1:45.99, Newcomb 1:47.82 and Tohatchi 1:48.80.

Rehoboth senior Toby Crooks easily topped the field in the javelin with a solid throw of 161-6 that qualified him for state after
tossing it 174 feet last week. J. Yazzie of Newcomb took second with a 151-2, followed by N. Mann of Navajo Pine 114-0,
Abe Azua of Gallup JV 114-1, Jeremy Bowman of Crownpoint 105-2 and Narcisse Thomas of Tohatchi 103-2.

Crownpoint's Marques Johnson doubled in winning the shot put and discus.

Johnson tossed the shot put 37-5, beating N. Martin of Newcomb with a 34-2. B. Irwin of Newcomb was third at 34-1 with
Josh Frederiksen of Rehoboth 34-1, Jay Denetclaw of Gallup JV 32-3 and Hosteen Peralto of Thoreau 31-11.

Johnson also won the discus with a winning toss of 117 feet. Toby Crooks of Rehoboth was second with a 101-8, followed by
N. Martin of Newcomb 98-6, Isaac Leyba of Rehoboth 95-3, L. Casey of Gallup JV 94-8 1/2 and J. Peshlakai of Navajo Pine
87-4 1/2.

Crownpoint's Michael Norton also scored a double for the Eagles by capturing the 400 and 800.

Norton took first in the 400 with a 56.41, with A. Hunt of Navajo Pine second with a 56.90. Crownpoint's Ronald John was
next with a 58.80 followed by Matthew Curley of Wingate 1:00.30, R. Talkalai of Navajo Pine 1:00.31 and Sean Rivera of
Rehoboth 1:00.80.

Norton also came back and won the 800 with a 2:06.51 beating Leonardo Jim of Wingate with a 2:11.60. Rehoboth's Tim
Tamminga was third with a 2:15.03 with Lynx teammate Joel Yazzie next with a 2:18.45. Gallup JV's Marty Toadlena was next
with a 2:24.12 with E. Becenti of Crownpoint with a 2:24.66.

James Kezele of Gallup Catholic took first in the long jump, leaping 16-8 1/2. Rehoboth's Josh Landavazo was second with a
16-4, followed by Gallup's BJ McCollum 16-0, T. Smith of Newcomb 15-10 1/2, G. Chee of Navajo Pine 15-6 1/2 and BJ
Biava of Gallup Catholic 15-4.

Wingate's Leonardo Jim topped the field in the 3200 meters, easily taking first with a 10:31.1. A. Yazzie of Gallup JV was a
distant second with a 10.49.7 with Rehoboth's Lloyd Yazzie third with a 11:00.1. Gallup JV's Darren Benally was next with a
11.01.7 with Thoreau's Lawrence Nez 11:07.6 and Josh Fredericksen of Rehoboth 11:37.9.

Tohatchi's Delino Brown won the 110-meter high hurdles with a clocking of 21.10. Jonah Billie of Tohatchi took second with a
21.20. J. Platero of Crownpoint was next with a 21.70, followed by Marquis Yazzie of Rehoboth 21.85, Geoff Horney 22.20
and L. Rojack of Crownpoint 22.96.

Newcomb claimed the 400-meter relay with a first place time of 48.42 with Thoreau second with a 29.33. Gallup JV took third
with a 49.60 followed by Crownpoint 49.90, Rehoboth 50.77 and Gallup Catholic 51.90.

Newcomb's O. King won the high jump with a 5-6 effort, based on fewer misses. Rehoboth's Toby Crooks took second also
with a 5-6. T. Smith of Newcomb and B.J. Biava of Gallup Catholic tied for third with 5-0s. Delino Brown of Tohatchi was
next at 5-0 with Sonny Waybenas of Tohatchi also at 5-0.

Newcomb's J. Yazzie won the 300-meter hurdles with a 47.62. Tohatchi's Jonah Billie took second with a 50.59. followed by
Geoff Horney of Rehoboth 54.70 and Marquis Yazzie of Rehoboth 54.71, D. Largo of Wingate 58.80 and A. Wauneka of
Navajo Pine 58.84.

Girls division

Rehoboth's Jessie Hale qualified for state in sweeping the 1600 and 3200 with first place showings.

Hale posted a first in the 1600 with a 5:54.96. Wingate's Cateka Tsosie trailed in second with a 6:05.20. Thoreau's Candace
Begaye was third with a 6:12.40. Gallup's Candace Natachu was next at 6:19.20 with Tohatchi's Lavina Jackson at 6:25.49
and Christine Johnson of Gallup JV 6:38.00.

Hale added another first in the 3200 with another state qualifying time of 12:56.00. Gallup JV's Candace Natachu trailed far
behind with a 13:44.9. Gallup JV's Christine Johnson was third at 14:29.00. Crownpoint's Lawanda Nodestine was fourth at
14:37.9, followed by Crownpoint's Laura Shorty 14:44.9 and Thoreau's Heather Pinto 14:49.7.

Rehoboth's Cherelle Garnes won the 100-meter hurdles with a 19.27. Tohatchi's Lavina jackson took second at 20.70.
Crownpoint's Becky Becenti placed third at 20.75 with Rehoboth's Allyn Krzymaski at 21.93. Gallup JV's Nicole Jackson
was fifth at 23.08 and Navajo Pine's W. Catron 23.88.

Rehoboth's Naomi Kruis won the 300-meter hurdles with a winning time of 53.08. Thoreau's Lisa Ramone finished second at
57.72 with Wingate's Fallon Snyder thrid 58.50. Gallup JV's Erica Schukar was next at 1:02.40. Crownpoint had the next two
spots with Becky Becenti 1:03.72 and Crystal Morgan 1:06.53.

Rehoboth swept first place honors in three of the four relay events.

The Lady Lynx took first in the 400-meter relay with a 56.60 with Gallup JV second with a 1:01.01. Thoreau was next at
1:04.07 followed by Navajo Pine 1:05.75, Wingate 1:07.00 and Tohatchi 1:08.74.

Rehoboth qualified for state in winning the 1600-meter medley with a 4:51.80. Crownpoint finished second with a 5:02.31 with
Wingate at 5:06.27. Navajo Pine was next at 5:09.76 followed by Newcomb 5:21.72 and Tohatchi 5:37.80.

Rehoboth also qualified in the 800-meter relay with a first place time of 1:55.66. Crownpoint finished second with a 1:58.60.
Navajo Pine was third with a 2:06.48, followed by Thoreau 2:10.46, Gallup JV 2:13.98 and Wingate 2:19.69.

Crownpoint spoiled Rehoboth's bid for a relay sweep by taking first in the 1600-meter relay with a 4:38.4 with Rehoboth
second at 4:54.20. Gallup JV placed third at 5:08.97. Wingate was next at 5:10.78 with Navajo Pine at 5:15.65.

Thoreau sophomore Cassandra Ping picked up three firsts, one second and one fourth in five individual events.

Ping won the 400, triple jump and long jump and placed second in the 200 and fourth in the 100.

Ping won the 400 with a 1:05.73 with N. Louis of Navajo Pine second with a 1:09.60. Crownpoint's Crystal Morgan was next
with a 1:09.63 followed by Thoreau's Evangeline Platero 1:10.50, Adria Chavira of Gallup JV 1:10.95 and Crownpoint's D.
Washee 1:11.40.

Ping also took the triple jump with a 31-6 1/2 effort. Rehoboth's Naomi Kruis took second with a 30-6, followed by Allyn
Krzymawski of Rehoboth 25-10 and Newcomb's Tomlinson 24-5.

Ping also won the long jump, leaping 14-1 1/2. Rehoboth's Naomi Kruis took second at 13-10, followed by Deborah Butler of
Crownpoint 12-8 1/2, Lisa Ramone of Thoreau 12-6 1/2, Krzymawski of Rehoboth 12-5 1/2 and K. Clark of Navajo Pine 12-4
1/2.

Ping took second in the 200, losing to Rehoboth's Jenelle Hartog, 28.10 to 28.20. Rehoboth's Millie Charles was third at
28.66 followed by Crownpoint's N. Jake 29.82, Crownpoint's Deborah Butler 30.08 and Rehoboth's Porshia Johnson 30.33.

Ping placed fourth in the 100 with a 13.93. Rehoboth's Millie Charles won the event with a 13.51. Rehoboth teammate Heather
Mazon took second at 13.80, followed by Newcomb's T. Tso at 13.86, Ping at 13.93. Crownpoint's Emily Wilk 14.47 and
Thoreau's Candace Begay 14.49.

Wingate's Cateka Tsosie topped the field in the 800 with a first place time of 2:39.46. Thoreau's Candace Begaye took second
at 2:42.40. Crownpoint's Kimberly Smith was third at 2:50.35 with teammate Dana Washee fourth at 2:53.46. Gallup's S.
Becenti was next at 2:54.77 with Crownpoint's Monica Smith sixth at 2:57.10.

Crownpoint claimed the first two spots in the shot put with Laronada Cook first with a 29-5 1/2 and teammate Melena Manuelito second at 27-3. Newcomb had the next three spots with J. Farley at 26-6, T. Yabeny at 26-4 and S. Benally at 25-9. Carmelita Bitsoi of Tohatchi was next at 25-1/2.

Crownpoint's Melena Manuelito placed first in the discus with a winning effort of 89- 1/2. Newcomb's T. Yabeny was second
at 82-7 1/2. Crownpoint's Laronda Cook was third at 79-4. Navajo Pine's L. Hobb was next at 77-9 with Navajo Pine's J.
Farley at 75-8 1/2. Crownpoint's Sophie Johnson was sixth at 74-10 1/2.

Crownpoint completed a sweep of the field events taking the first three spots as Jerilene Kenneth won the javelin with a winning
toss of 94-8. Teammate Orlanda Martin was second at 67-1 with teammate Melena Manuelito third at 63-3. Rehoboth's
Armanda Ortega was next at 62-0 with T. Vanwinkle of Navajo Pine with a 61-2. E. Yazzie of Thoreau was next at 54-9.

Newcomb's E. Lee won the high jump, clearing 4-0. Teammate M. Tomlinson was second at 38 with Tohatchi's Shawnette
Halona third at 3-6.

Hopi splits doubleheader

Stan Bindell
Special to the Independent

POLACCA, Ariz. — Pitching by Hopi's Davin Leslie in the opener and Greyhills' Jeremy Tulley in the night cap proved the difference as Hopi and Greyhills split a double header Tuesday night.

Hopi has a 3-4 record while Greyhills is at 5-5-1. The Knights are 1-0 in the 3A North while the Bruins are yet to play a conference game.

Hopi exploded for four runs in the first and five in the second inning and never let Greyhills back into the opener. Leslie struck out five and walked two. He gave up two runs in the fourth and fifth innings, but otherwise shut Greyhills down.

Cisco Mata started the first inning rally with a single and a stolen base. Two errors, two walks and a single by Logan Koopee
punched the four runs across the plate. Two errors, a two run triple by Emmett Navakuku and an RBI double by Logan Koopee
brought five runs across in the second frame. Virgil Torres later added a triple for the Bruins in the lopsided affair.

In the second game, Greyhills exploded for four runs in the second inning and Hopi was never able to catch up, although the
Bruins pulled within 4-3 and 6-5.

Hopi opened the scoring in the second inning when Koopee doubled, stole third and scored on an RBI single by Julian
Mahkewa.

in the bottom of the second, Wilkerson Big singled and Vernon Woody and Carlo Kurley walked. The first run scored on a
balk. Bronson Belin reached on an error with a run scoring and Uriah Yazzie reached on another error allowing two more runs
to score as Greyhills grabbed a 4-1 edge.

The Bruins scored single runs in the third and fourth to pull within 4-3. In the bottom of the fourth, Kurley scored a run as he
singled, stole two bases and crossed home on a passed ball. In the Greyhills fifth Brian Branston singled, stole his way to third
and scored on a passed ball as the Knights led 6-3.

Hopi attempted to tie the score in the top of the sixth. Buck Auclair singled and stole second. Emmett Navakuku singled and
stole second. Virgil Torres smacked the ball to centerfield for a sacrifice fly as Hopi pulled within 6-4. Garrick Jones walloped a
triple to pull the Bruins within 6-5, but the inning ended on a groundout to first base.

Greyhills put the game away in the bottom of the sixth. Uriah Yazzie singled, Craig Poorthunder smacked an RBI triple,
Bronston cranked an RBI double and Wilkerson reached base on an error allowing another run to score.

After a 4-16 record last year, Greyhills coach Shaun Deschiney feels elated that the Knights have already surpassed last year's
win mark and were able to split with Hopi.

"We're still learning, but we have 10 returners from last year for the first time in years," he said.

Deschiney noted that Tulley, his number two pitcher, threw a good game in the nightcap.

"Our first game needed work. We didn't take too well to the drive, but we woke up for the second game. I guess that's part of
being on the road."

Deschiney said he is happy with the Greyhills pitching, but they need to find a number three and four pitcher. He is also happy
that the Knights beat Monument Valley in their only conference game thus far.

Hopi High coach Jaime Roe said the double header split was not bad for the Bruins, but they still lack experience and know
they cannot match last year's record of 15-5.

"Greyhills has a decent team. Their pitchers throw strikes. In the second game we walked five or six and scored four. That was
the difference in the game," he said.

Roe said Leslie didn't have his best control, but still pitched a solid game in the opener.

"In the field we're still making too many mental mistakes and making poor decisions with the ball," he said.

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Defense lawyer assigned in election board case

Jim Maniaci
Dine Bureau

WINDOW ROCK — A Navajo Board of Election Supervisors member, Roy Tso of the Northern Agency, became the first of the eight facing criminal charges over the postponed tribal election to obtain legal counsel.

Window Rock District Court Judge Allen Sloan on March 8 appointed the tribal public defender as his attorney.

Six others who have been arraigned also asked the court to appoint defense attorneys, but the three judges have not yet determined whether they qualify.

Eight of the 10 supervisors are scheduled for pretrial conferences April 12. The conference is a meeting between the defendant and his/her legal representative and the prosecutor to work out a plea bargain to submit to a judge. In addition to Tso, they are Eunice Begay, LeNora (Fulton) Johnson, Jackie Burbank, Juliette Largo, Harry Brown, Paul Redhouse and Jay DeGroat...

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Ceremonial seeks public aid, input

Bill Donovan
Staff writer

GALLUP — Officials for the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial will be hosting a public forum at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Gallup Chamber of Commerce.

The event will include an update on the status of the event yes, it will be held again this year despite financial difficulties and people who attend will be given an opportunity to give suggestions on how to make the event better.

Ceremonial board chairman Louis Bonaguidi said that efforts are now underway to find a solution to the event's continual financial woes.

This year marked the first time that the event is being run totally by volunteers, ending decades when the offices were manned by a paid executive director and secretarial staff...

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Deaths

Doris Alene Bryan-McCarroll

BLUEWATER ACRES — Services for Doris Bryan-McCarroll, 76, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 24 at the Baptist Church, Corona. Private dispostion will follow at South Canyon Gallinas Mountains, Lincoln County.

Bryan-McCarroll died March 17 in Bluewater Acres. She was born April 17, 1924 in Nocona, Texas.

Bryan-McCarroll lived and ranched in Corona, then moved to Estancia Valley where she farmed. She later retired to Bluewater
Acres with her first husband Billy. Billy died in 1986. She married Harold "Mac" McCarroll in 1987 and moved to Logan up
until his death in 1989. After Mr. McCarroll's death she returned to Bluewater Acres.

Survivors include her son, Franklin James Bryan of Arlington, Texas; daughters, Billie Joyce Kauffman of Albuquerque, Mary
Joan Harbaugh and Fran Bryan-Proctor both of Bluewater Acres; sisters, Helen Marie Porter of Belen, Ovida Frances
Stubblefield of Monetti, Miss., Ima Jean Wolford of Greenville, S.C., Kathryn Ellen Jones of West Pelzer, S.C.; 11
grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

McCarroll was preceded in death by her husbands, William F. Bryan and second husband, Harold M. McCarroll; parents,
William and Ollie Wilson; brother, John A. Wilson and sisters, Edith Joyce Dossey and Billie Myrle Leite.

Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Mattie D. Tsosie

NASCHITTI — Visitation for Mattie D. Tsosie, 96, will be held from 4-5 p.m., today at Cope Memorial Chapel.

Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.