Northside residents air gripes
Bill Donovan
Staff Writer
GALLUP — Just what can the city do to close down Cowboy's
Bar?
Isn't it time that the city replace those awful, smelly port-a-johns
at the Tony Dorsett Football League field on the Northside?
And what about those police officers who travel 15-20 miles over
the speed limit on the road in front of Harold Runnels Pool?
Are they actually speeding to a crime scene or to meet their fellow
officers for coffee at Earl's?
These were just some of the questions brought up by the more than
50 Northside residents on Wednesday at the first district meeting
called by their city council representative, Bill Nechero. Nechero,
who has been in office since March, promised to hold one of these
meetings every three months to hear what his constituents have
on their minds.
City Manager David Ruiz, who interrupted his vacation to attend
the meeting, said it was the largest meeting of its kind he has
seen in Gallup in recent years. He brought with him several department
heads who briefed residents on some of the issues facing the city.
Here are some of the questions that were brought up at the meeting:
Sidewalk repairs
Is it really going to cost homeowners $2,500 if the city decides
to improve the sidewalk and curb in front of their homes?
The city now has a $400,000 program to repair sidewalks. To make
the money stretch a little further, homeowners who want their
sidewalks repaired will have to pay one-half of the cost. But
city officials said that the $5,000 figure mentioned in an article
in the Independent could be considered a "worst-case"
scenerio, if everything has to be replaced.
The cost to some homeowners, who need only a curb done, for example,
would be a lot less and, as it stands now, he or she can just
say no and the city will not force him to have the sidewalk and
curb in front of his home repaired.
And no, homeowners cannot do the work themselves and bill the
city, expecting that the city will pay half the cost. If you do
it yourself, you pay for it.
Clean up the mess
When is the city going to start clamping down on people in the
city who have unkempt lawns or junk cars in their front yards
that they have been working on for years?
Don't look now but the crackdown has started. Ruiz said that the
first letters to Gallup's messy neighbors were sent out on Tuesday
and as new code enforcement officers are hired and trained, there
will be more.
Those who get letters will have two weeks to remove the weeds/trash/junk
cars before a code enforcement officer appears on their doorstep.
If that happens and the mess isn't gone, the homeowner or renter
will have two more weeks before a complaint is filed and the courts
get involved.
If the court finds you guilty, you could get $300 a day and up
to 90 days in jail and it means just that each day the mess isn't
cleaned up is a separate offense.
As for the absentee landlord or homeowner? "If they are out
of town, they better come back and take care of it," Nechero
said.
Field upgrade
When is the city going to get its act together and make improvements
to the football field near Washington Park?
This came from a police officer, Marty Esquibel, who said he worried
not only about the unsanitary conditions in the port-a-johns at
the site but the lack of lights that may cause security problems
for people who walk and jog in the area at night.
Ruiz said that money was approved by the legislature to do some
of the improvements but this package was later vetoed by the governor.
There's hope, he said, that when a new governor is elected, this
and other city projects will get
funding.
Cowboy's Bar
Can the city do anything about Cowboy's Bar?
This was brought up by a couple of people at the meeting who live
near the bar and claim that this has drastically affected their
quality of life.
One woman said she can't get to sleep until the bar closes at
2 a.m. because of all of the noise caused by people arguing or
hanging around the bar. Another complained of the bottles thrown
in yards and the alleyway. Another about people urinating in her
yard.
Ruiz explained that there wasn't really anything the city can
do except make sure that police are aware of the problem and have
regular patrols. He urged those who were upset to start a petition
drive, collect signatures and to turn these petitions over to
the local state liquor inspectors and let the state know how upset
area residents are as long as the problem continues.
Graffiti concerns
What's with all this graffiti that's going up all around town?
Can't those responsible be stopped from defacing private and public
property?
Ruiz said that this was one of the worst problems the city is
facing and a lot of the problem seems to center around ineffective
laws.
He explained that a kid who is picked up for defacing property
will be charged with one count even if police know he is responsible
for 50 or 60 incidents. And also, he will be fined and punished
only on the basis of that one incident.
Ruiz said he would like to see juveniles charged for all those
incidents and for prosecutors to go after parents to pay for the
cost of repairing all of the areas.
Police speeders
So what about all of those police cars zooming along the road
in front of Runnel's Pool at 15 to 20 miles over the speed limit?
Just where are they going in such a big hurry?
The woman who asked that question said she wondered whether these
officers were heading for a crime scene every time she has seen
this. Police officials at the meeting said that patrol personnel
have been told not to speed if there was no emergency.
They told the woman that if she reported the unit number and the
time, they would be able to check to see where the officer was
going and would discipline anyone who violates the policy.
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Aborigine man bridges gap between cultures,
religions
Heather Armstrong
Staff Writer
GALLUP — There may be a lot of ocean between us and the aborigines
of Australia. But one man is trying to educate people about different
cultures to show that they are really not so different on a spiritual
level.
Philip Obah, an aborigine from the Wadja Tribe of North Queensland,
Australia, visited Gallup and the reservation at the invitation of
the Baha'i community of Gallup in an effort to educate about cultural
differences that are often misunderstood.
Obah said he currently acts as an ambassador in building relationships
between the aborigines and the wider community in hopes of breaking
down stereotypes and prejudice.
"When you look at the dictionary term of prejudice, it's about
prejudging people," Obah said. "What we're doing are programs
to make people become more aware of different cultures, to relate
to each other on a spiritual and social level."
Obah earned a bachelor's degree in community welfare from the James
Cook University in Australia. This degree hits home for Obah who said
that while aborigines have made strides in education and health care,
they have a long way to go since they were not considered Australian
citizens and were not even counted in the census until 1967.
Aboriginal family
Obah was nominated to be a tribe elder, to look after the spiritual
well-being of the tribe and to guide the community and family members.
How many family members is he talking about?
"I've never counted them," Obah laughed. But, he did draw
a map designating that his extended family stretches all the way up
the eastern side of Australia, from tip to tip.
"We don't have terms like cousins," Obah said. "We
are all brothers and sisters."
Orphans are nonexistent since aunts and uncles carry on the same roles
as mothers and fathers. Obah inherited the role of grandmother when
his sister passed away. Grandmother? Obah affirms that he takes her
place, making him a grandmother.
Marriages are dictated by kinship, also know as skin names. This prevents
marrying too close to one's bloodline. He likened this to Native American
clans.
Obah's tribe is matriarchal, meaning the mother is recognized as the
head of the family or tribe.
Aboriginal religion
Everything has a spirit to the aborigines who believe the air, rocks,
trees, language, law and culture and art all come from the Creator.
The aborigines believe that a rainbow serpent was God's messenger,
teaching moral and spiritual laws. Obah said these laws also helped
the aborigines adapt to harsh Australian environments. However, Christian
missionaries in Australia saw it differently.
"In the Bible the serpent was evil because it tempted Adam and
Eve," Obah said. "They thought the aborigines were worshipping
the devil."
"God appeared to Moses as a burning bush," Obah said. "If
God could appear to Moses as a burning bush, surely he could appear
to us as a rainbow serpent."
Obah also addressed the aboriginal oral tradition, which is often
seen as being inferior to a written tradition. He argues that just
because it's not written in the Bible doesn't mean it never existed.
Zealous missionaries put the aborigines in boarding schools and taught
them Christianity. The faith they learned depended on which school
they attended. Obah went to a Catholic school, so he became Catholic.
Obah paralleled this to many of the area's Native Americans who were
also sent to boarding schools.
The missionaries brought their own laws that aborigines were forced
to adhere to, causing them to break their own traditional laws. Just
speaking their own native tongue meant imprisonment for the aborigines.
"It squashed out a lot of our teachings," Obah said. "Today
I can't speak my own language. We were not allowed to practice it."
The languages were kept alive only by those aborigines who hid out
or were too far in the bush to be captured. Obah noted that aborigines
who were caught from the 600 or so tribes were mixed together, which
muddled things further and caused friction between enemy tribes that
got mixed up.
Obah pointed out the irony that conservationists are now preaching
what the aborigines always practiced. Nature has always been a priority
for the aborigines.
"We're connected to nature and nature's connected to us,"
Obah said. "Nature is not outside in a national park. You are
a part of it, not separate."
Baha'i faith
The Baha'is believe, among other things, in one God, in the oneness
of humankind, in the harmony of science and religion and the equality
of men and women.
"I wasn't looking for religion," Obah said. "I was
on a journey of looking at my own traditional culture."
Obah, a self-described retired Catholic, said it was the Baha'i faith
that helped him understand the colonization of his people.
He realized it was inevitable, according to what Bahullah, the founder
of the Baha'i faith, had written.
"The way it happened I don't agree with," Obah said of the
colonization. " But it had to happen to bring about the unity
of mankind."
"Before Baha'i we (the aborigines) hated everyone white,"
Obah said. "We marched the streets and told them to get on the
boat and go back home."
Obah said he believed that although different religions call God by
different names, they are in fact all referring to the same creator.
Obah embraced the Baha'i faith because it does not believe one group
or one culture is superior to another.
Obah's role
Obah does not see himself as a prophet or a preacher.
"I'm no one special," Obah said, adding that he's just a
man who travels and talks.
Obah said his goal through various programs is to increase awareness
of the different cultures to help people relate to each other on a
spiritual and social level.
In Obah's view, one culture doesn't take precedence over another.
"It doesn't matter who we are, we all have souls," Obah
said. He said the difference lies in the level of awareness one has
of his or her soul.
He is one of the nine of the Baha'i National Assembly of Australia.
There are three different levels: a nine-member local assembly, a
nine-member national assembly for each country and a nine-member Universal
House of Justice.
Obah first went to England, where he gave talks at Oxford. He then
moved on to Israel for a week, Canada for two weeks and the U.S. for
a week before jetting off to Somoa. He then heads home to rejoin his
wife and six children.
How does he sum it up?
"It's been a good journey, socially and spiritually," Obah
said.
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Warden: Help track 'wild pigs'
Tom Purdom
Staff Writer
GRANTS — Game Warden Craig Sanchez wants to know if anyone has
seen a few good piggies in El Malpais recently.
If so, get a survey sheet from the New Mexico Department of Game and
Fish, fill it out and then go to Voight's Freeway Texaco on East Highway
66 and Interstate 40, or Grants Motor Machine Shop on East Highway
66 to drop the survey off.
The Game and Fish Department is trying to find out how far north the
javelina population has migrated.
"We are trying to find the javelina's northern-most range, and
any information you have will be valuable information for our study,"
Sanchez said.
The department wants to know:
Location of the sighting such as by which highway, canyon or mountain
range.
Time of year the wild animals were seen.
The number of javelinas spotted.
Any additional information which may be helpful, such as any young
javelinas spotted.
Sanchez said the survey forms may also be returned to him at Craig
Sanchez, P.O. Box 1345, Grants, N.M. 87020.
Sanchez said he is helping to coordinate the survey for one of the
department's Santa Fe biologists.
Bill Hatten, co-owner of Grants Motor Machine Shop and an avid outdoorsman,
said he has seen javelina in El Malpais near
County Road 42 between state Highway 53 and state Highway 117, but
closer to state Highway 117 than state Highway 53.
Sanchez too said he has seen the little porkers, but these were in
Catron County's rugged Spring Canyon in the checkerboard
area just south of the Cebolla Wilderness, which is part of the El
Malpais National Conservation Area. "I've seen them as far
south as the Catron County line," Sanchez said.
While migrations will carry animals into areas, these javelina are,
in Sanchez's opinion, resident animals and not just visitors.
"I've seen four in one group and one at a time," Sanchez
said. "They were eating heavily on pion nuts."
Resembling small pigs between 40 and 60 pounds and between 3 and 5
feet long, the animal's range is supposed to be the
deserts of southwestern Texas, through southern New Mexico to southwestern
Arizona and southward into Mexico.
Cibola and Catron counties are not exactly southern New Mexico. Once
biologists find out for certain the javelina has
expanded its northern territory to Cibola and Catron counties, work
can begin to find out why the javelina have come this far
north.
Ordinarily javelinas like brushy desert and semi-desert canyons, cliffs
and watering holes near cactus, chaparral, oak and
mesquite trees. Also known as a collared peccary because of lighter
colored hair around the animal's neck, which resembles a
collar, javelinas have two other names: tayaussa and musk hog.
Javelina have a musk gland on the top of its rump which squirts a
stream of liquid that has a smell resembling that of a skunk.
The javelina odor is unmistakable and many times wildland visitors
can smell javelinas before the animals are seen.
Although a cousin to the pig, a javelina has three toes on its hind
feet compared to a pig's four toes. In addition, the upper tusks
of a javelina are pointed down, whereas pig tusks are curled.
Javelina tend to band together in small groups of four to 12 animals,
although some bands of javelinas containing up to 30
animals have been spotted in south Texas and in the famed Texas Hill
country.
The animals also like to stay near permanent sources of water. The
javelina will find shady areas to bed down in the midday
heat and forage for food when the day's temperature becomes a bit
more cool.
A javelina is grizzled black and gray with a dark dorsal stripe and,
at the same time, the shoulders are lighter in color. The
javelina fur is extremely course. javelina young are reddish to yellow-brown
colored animals.
For javelinas, breeding happens all year long. Female javelina ordinarily
give birth to a pair of javelina after a gestation period
of about 145 days. Javelina are denning animals. They prefer to den
in hollow logs or hollows in the ground.
Anyone who spots the animals is asked to fill out a survey form from
the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish or call
Sanchez at 285-5227.
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Angels' late-game leads don't hold up
13&14 Softball
Michael Peretti
Staff Sports Writer
GALLUP — The Angels held the lead in both of their games Thursday
evening in 13&14 softball action, but in the end they lost both
games in the seventh inning.
Going into the seventh inning in the early game the Rockies gave up
a run that in the end would be the deciding factor. The Rockies held
on for a 4-3 win.
In the second game the Angels fell behind 1-0 in the first but by
the bottom of the seventh they held a 6-5 edge. The Blue Jays scored
two runs in the bottom of the seventh to come up with the 7-6 win.
Rockies 4, Angels 3
The Angels came right out, scoring a run in the first inning. Lynn
Spencer led off with a hit for the Angels in the first and scored
on a single by Luchel Begay.
The Angels defense held the Rockies scoreless through the first three
innings, allowing only one runner to get on base.
In the fourth inning, the Rockies were finally able to get a run on
the board, scoring two and taking the lead. Paige Buffington led off
with a single but was thrown out trying to score on a hit by Dusa
Peterman. Jennifer Sisneros singled and scored along with Peterman
on a hit by Toni Hernandez that the Angels shortstop could not handle.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Angels added another run to their
score. Juaquina Soland singled and stole her way to third, eventually
scoring on a ground out by Mari Avila to tie the game at 2-2.
Both teams played perfect fifth innings, retiring all the batters.
In the top of the sixth the Rockies put another run on the board,
scoring Peterman again. Peterman came up to bat with one out an hit
a triple to right field. She scored on a sacrifice ground out to first
base by Toni Hernandez.
The score stayed 3-2 until the top of the seventh when the Rockies
scored once more. Tommy Andy led off the inning with a double and
came in to score on a double by Paige Buffington.
The Angels scored one more run in the bottom of the seventh. Mari
Avila led off the inning with a single and advanced to third on a
single by Allison Branson. Branson was thrown out at second on a fielder's
choice hit by Lynn Spencer, allowing Avila to score.
Picking up the win for the Rockies was Jennifer Sisneros, going the
distance with six strikeouts. With the loss was Phillesha Brown going
the distance, striking out eight.
Leading the way for the Angels was Lynn Spencer going 2-for-3. Leading
hitter for the Rockies was Paige Buffington going 2-for-3.
Bluejays 8, Angels 7
Down to their final at-bat with two outs and trailing 7-6, the Bluejays
rallied to take the come-from-behind victory.
Sabrina Zamora led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a slam
to center that went for a double. She advanced to third on a single
by Danay Saucedo and with no outs the Bluejays looked ready for a
comeback.
Things looked bad for the Bluejays when Dacia Dallago hit a hard line
drive to shortstop with Juaquina Soland making a game-saving catch.
Soland quickly threw the ball to third to get Zamora for the second
out. Still, down to their final out, the Bluejays stayed focused.
Crain followed with a shot to right that went for a double. Being
cautious, the Bluejays held Saucedo at third. The next batter, Lashonda
Ramirez, hit a hard grounder down the first base line that the Angels
first baseman could not get to. Saucedo came in to score and with
the game tied, the Bluejays sent Crain home. She made it safely when
the throw from first base to home was off-target, giving the Bluejays
the come-from-behind victory.
The Bluejays took the early lead in the top of the first when leadoff
batter Lashonda Ramirez scored on a hit by Heather Mazon.
The Angels finally got on the board in the top of the third, scoring
two runs and taking the lead. After the first two batters struck out,
Avila stepped up and hit a double. She was followed by Phillesha Brown,
who hit a triple to right, scoring Avila.
Brown came in on a passed ball to put the Angels ahead 2-1.
The Bluejays tied the game in the bottom of the inning. Dani Crain
reached on an error to start the inning and advanced to second on
a hit by Lashonda Ramirez. Heather Mazon followed and hit the ball
to second base. The ball bounced off the second baseman's foot into
the shortstop's glove and she tagged Ramirez out at second. Crain
scored on the play. The Bluejays loaded the bases but could not take
the lead, stranding all three base runners.
The Angels took control in the fifth, scoring four runs on three hits
and two errors. Phillesha Brown had two RBIs in the inning, knocking
in Avila and Rochelle Jaramillo with a single.
The Bluejays quickly got back into the game in the bottom of the inning,
scoring three runs to pull within one. Zamora knocked in two runs
and then scored on a triple by Saucedo.
The Angels loaded the bases in the sixth but came up empty, stranding
all three. The Bluejays put two runners on in the sixth, but they
were able to capitalize, scoring a run.
Davina McLaughlin walked with two outs and stole second and third.
She came in to score on a single by Casey Begay to tie the game at
6-6.
The Angels scored their final run of the game in the top of the seventh.
Philicia Brown led off the inning with a single. She went to second
and third on a pair of passed balls and came in to score on a double
by Lynn Spencer, putting the Angels ahead 7-6.
The leading hitters for the Bluejays were Zamora and Saucedo, both
going 2-for-3. Leading the way for the Angels was Phillesha Brown,
Phillicia Brown and Lynn Spencer, all with two hits.
Picking up the win for the Bluejays was Casey Begay, going the distance
giving up seven runs on 11 hits, while striking out 13.
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School board approves key personnel
Andrea Egger
Staff Writer
GALLUP — Personnel were approved, and one was rejected, at a
special meeting of the Gallup-McKinley County School Board Wednesday
night.
Superintendent Robert Gomez said the short meeting was mostly a personnel
session, where the school board discussed the various applicants for
open positions.
School board members approved Carla Lewis as the assistant superintendent
of curriculum and instruction. Lewis comes from the Oklahoma State
Department of Education.
She has a master's and doctorate in curriculum and instruction from
Oklahoma State University. Her new position has been open for about
a year...
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Peabody union disagrees with use of water
Stan Bindell
Special to the Independent
KAYENTA, Ariz. — Members of Peabody Coal Co.'s United Mine Workers
Association have joined the ranks of those who feel Peabody needs
to find another source for slurrying water from the mines.
Environmentalists and many tribal members have said the mine is depleting
the N-aquifer the main source of water for the Hopi Reservation and
a key source of water for the Navajo Nation. Peabody Coal Co. has
disagreed that the mine is depleting the N-aquifer.
Eugene Bedonie, spokesman for UMWA's Kayenta Mine, said the workers
agree that another water source is needed.
"The only one who doesn't agree is Peabody. We're the ones who
have to live here. Peabody can just leave when they're done,"
he said.
The UMWA members feel strongly enough that they have endorsed a congressional
candidate who said he's willing to look into the issue for them...
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Braves, Cubs steal victories
9&10 Baseball
Abelita Rose Freeland
Staff Sports Writer
GALLUP — It has been only two weeks since the 9&10 year
old divisions has switched over to new rules allowing players to
lea off their bases and the teams have adjusted just fine with the
Braves and Cubs taking easy wins on Thursday evening at Stafie Memorial
Field.
In the early game, the Braves beat the Giants 11-5 and the Cubs
won 11-6 over the Reds.
The Braves and Cubs had a total of 51 steals, 15 of them for runs,
while getting picked off only four times. The Giants and Reds combined
for less with 38 total steals, 7 for runs and got picked off more
times for eight outs.
Braves 11, Giants 5
Despite three strikeouts by Giants pitcher Todd Quam, the Braves
took a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning and the Giants could not
recover...
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Kinlichee boy dies in ATV crash
Jim Maniaci
Diné Bureau
GANADO, Ariz. — A 9-year-old Kinlichee boy died last week when
he drove his fast-traveling all-terrain vehicle into barbed wire
guarding a chain link fence at Ganado Dam.
Navajo police released the detective's report Thursday. The incident
happened at 9:30 p.m. June 21.
The boy, who lived at Navajo Housing Authority No. 12 in Kinlichee,
was riding with his brothers, ages 11 and 16, of the same address,
on the top of Ganado Dam at a high rate of speed, according to the
detective's report.
When the boys came to the canal, barbed wire on top of the chain
link fence that guards the waterway clotheslined him, inflicting
fatal abrasions on his neck, according to the detective's report...
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Thoreau parents spring to action
Dallas Moyer
Staff Writer
THOREAU — For the second Thursday in a row, concerned parents
and students of the closed St. Bonaventure Catholic High School
met to discuss the fate of the students and plans for the future.
After a week of writing letters, making phone calls and hanging
fliers, ideas were shared among parents and students for the next
step in their opposition to Bonadventure mission officials deciding
to not reopen the high school this fall. The closure affects only
the high school (about 100 students) and not the lower grades.
Both parents and students spoke their minds and suggest ideas as
to what to do next. Some students spoke of what the school meant
to them and how they felt about it being closed abruptly. Sophomore
Lyndia Long spoke of how the elementary students she's teaching
a summer English class reacted when she told them she would not
be returning...
Counties seek to be separate from
Navajos
Jim Maniaci
Diné Bureau
HOLBROOK, Ariz. — Local government leaders in southern Apache
and Navajo counties told the Independent Redistricting Commission
they want to be with eastern Arizonans, not the Navajo Reservation,
in a new state legislative district.
The same officials didn't object in Wednesday night's public hearing
testimony to a Navajo-dominated district, but feel their community
of interest is with the other members of the Eastern Arizona Counties
Organization.
That testimony came from Navajo County District 3 Supervisor J.R.
DeSpain (Holbrook and Winslow), Navajo County Manager Eddie Koury,
EACO Director Martin Moore, and St. Johns City Manager Steve Anderson.
EACO members Apache, Navajo, Gila, Graham and Greenlee counties
have economic, geographic, cultural and legislative interests in
common, which form the basis of a strong and unique community of
interest, their June 21 resolution said...
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Deaths
Duane Charles McCabe
ST. MICHAELS, Ariz. — Services for Duane Charles McCabe, 42,
will be held at 10 a.m. today, June 29, at St. Michaels Catholic Church.
Father Meldon will officiate.
McCabe died June 25 in Flagstaff. He was born November 24, 1958, in
Tuba City, Ariz.
McCabe graduated from Ganado High School in 1976. He attended Northern
Arizona University, Haskell Indian Junior College and College of Ganado.
At the time of death he was self-employed.
Survivors include his mother, Reba McCabe of Gallup; brothers, Marvin
McCabe of Safford, Ariz., Gentry McCabe and Stephen McCabe, both of
Flagstaff, and Johnny Kee McCabe of Yuma, Ariz.; and sisters, Marjorie
McCabe Ablowitz of Flagstaff and Joy McCabe of Parker, Ariz.
McCabe was preceded in death by his father, William McCabe, and brother,
William McCabe Jr.
Pallbearers will be Gentry McCabe, Stephen McCabe, Johnny Kee McCabe,
Matthew McCabe, Megan McCabe, and Christina Ablowitz.
Cope Memorial is in charge of arrangements.
Kirsten Taylor Fred
GALLUP — Services for Kirsten Taylor Fred, 3 months, will be
held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 29, at the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints in St. Michaels, Ariz. Bishop Lynch will officiate.
Burial will follow at Fort Defiance Cemetery.
The infant died June 24 in Gallup. She was born March 7, 2001, into
the Sleeping Rock People Clan for the Towering House People Clan.
Survivors include her parents, Fernie Bryan Fred and Michelle Begaye,
both of Gallup, and grandparents, Julie Gorman
Begaye of Gallup, Elsie Fred of Red Rock and Ashley Wauneka of Gallup.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Alvin "Al"
E. Begaye, John Fred, and Alice Gorman Roanhorse.
Pallbearers will be Sean Alvin Begay and Chad Begaye.
Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Ronald Michael Manning
MEXICAN SPRINGS — Services for Ronald Michael Manning, 41, will
be announced at a later date.
Manning died June 25 in Mexican Springs. He was born April 8, 1960,
in Gallup.
Cope Memorial is in charge of arrangements.
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