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Area in Brief
 The
Coal Street Blues Band rocks the house a couple of times a month
at the place of its namesake. Ramon Chavez, Andy Sanville, Toby
Crooks and Megan Chavez perform on Saturday, April 19. [phot by
Brian Leddy / Independent]
Local Music Scene
Saturday
- Kayenta, 4 p.m: Higher Aptitude Fest with Blackfire and Shining
Soul, Kayenta Recreation Center. Free.
- Gallup, 7 p.m: Live Music with Pat Neff & Mike Juda; Coal
Street Pub, 303 W. Coal; Info: (505) 722-0117.
- Ramah, 7 p.m: Live Punk Music with Pretend 2 Believe; benefit
concert for arts council by three-man band; $5 admission; Old
School Gallery, 11 miles east of Ramah; Info: (505) 783-4710.
Tuesday
- Gallup, 6:30-8 p.m: Concert by Classical Guitarist Gabriel Ayala,
award-winning Yaqui guitarist from Tucson; free admission; Calvin
Hall Auditorium, UNM-Gallup.
Wednesday
- Gallup, 6 p.m: One-Eyed Doll, S.O.L., Drazil, Gallup Performing
Arts Center, 1500 S. Second. $7 admission.
Thursday
- Gallup, 6 p.m: Weekly Old Fashioned Hootenanny; acoustic musicians
welcome to bring instruments, jam, & sing; The Coffee House,
203 W. Coal.
- Gallup, 7-9 p.m: Live Music; Coal Street Pub, 303 W. Coal; Info:
(505) 722-0117.
Religion Calendar
God’s Creation
GALLUP — The First United Methodist Church,
1800 Red Rock Dr., will host “A Festival of God’s Creation,”
a special Earth Week presentation during the 8:30 a.m. and 10:45
a.m. services on Sunday, April 27. Stephen Miller, singer, composer,
and a retired United Church of Christ minister from Albuquerque,
will be the guest presenter. Through music, drama, song, and film
the church community will celebrate the unique role we have as
God’s children in care of Mother Earth. The public is invited
to attend. Information: Betsy at (505) 863-4512.
Senior Retreat
GALLUP — Sacred Heart Retreat Center, located
two miles south of Gallup, will host a “Reflection Day for
Senior Citizens” with Sister Mary Matthias Ward from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Monday, April 28. The topic is “Mary, Our Instructor,
as We Age” The fee is $20, and includes lunch. Reservations
must be made by April 21. Reservations: (505) 722-6755.
Walk for Life
GALLUP — The 2008 Prayer Walk for Life
will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 10 in Gallup. The one-mile
walk, which is a fund-raiser for the Gallup Crisis Pregnancy Center,
will begin and end at the downtown train station. Participants
are asked to pick up a registration packet and sign up sponsors
for their walk. Registration packets can be obtained at the Bread
of Life Bookstore, 104 S. Boardman; Gallup Crisis Pregnancy Center,
120 S. Boardman; Cedar Animal Medical Center, off North Highway
491; KHAC in Tse Bonito, N.M.; and many area churches. Information:
(505) 722-7125.
Gospel Gathering
TSELANI/COTTONWOOD — The 14th Annual Isabelle
H. Charley Memorial Mother’s Day Revival and Gospel Gathering
will be held May 12-17 at the residence of Bobby Charley, located
23 miles west of Chinle, Ariz. Events include:
• May 12-16: 7 p.m. nightly revival with Skylight Ministry
and Lambert Curtis of Birdspring, Ariz.
• May 17: 2 p.m: Gospel Gathering with Thomas Arviso, New
Harvest, Promise Land, Curtis Brothers, Daniel Smiley, Janice
Yazzie-Montoya, Jonathan Vicente, Gary Lee, Alvin Logan &
CFC Boys, Randy Begay Jr., and many more.
Refreshments will be provided nightly, and lunch will be served
on Saturday. Please bring your own chairs. Information: Elvira
at (928) 725-3081 or Shirley at 725-3869.
Buddhist Classes
GALLUP — The Kadampa Meditation Center
of Albuquerque is sponsoring a series of beginning meditation
classes in Gallup. The classes will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
on the following Tuesdays: May 13, 20, 27, and June 3, 10, and
17 at the Gallup Community Pantry, 1130 E. Hasler Valley Road.
Community members are invited to drop into any class, and no pre-registration
is required. The fee is $8 per class. Information: (505) 292-5293.
Area Sports Briefs
Gallup Soccer League registration
GALLUP — Registration for the Gallup Soccer
League will take place May 1, 8, and 19 from 6-8 p.m. at Roosevelt
Elementary School, 400 W. Logan.
A late registration will take place May 29 from
6-8 p.m.
Registration fees are $55 for first child in-family
and $50 for siblings. After 9 p.m. on May 19, registration fee
is $65 for each child. A state issued birth certificate is needed
for new players.
The league is for boys and girls ages 4-13 (must
be four-years-old before Aug. 1, 2008, 14-years-old after July
31, 2008. The season will be August to October.
Volunteers, coaches and referees are needed.
Info: 722-3905 and leave a message or by e-mail at www.gallupyouthsoccer.org.
Sheepherder’s Classic
ROUGH ROCK, Ariz. — The Sheepherder’s
Classic interdepartment men’s basketball tournament will
take place May 1-3 in Rough Rock.
Entry fee is $130. Awards will be given.
Info: Ron Scott at (928) 728-3530 or 674-8107
after 6 p.m.
Coed basketball tournament
SHIPROCK — The Shiprock Northwest High
School sophomore and senior classes are sponsoring a coed basketball
tournament on May 2-3.
Teams may be comprised of girls and boys ages
13-19 with 10 players on a team. Entry fee is $150. Awards will
be given.
Info: Leon Wheeler or Chris Schramm at (505)
368-2100, ext. 5156 or 2145.
Pee Wee basketball tournament
PINE HILL — The 4th Annual Sand and One
coed pee wee basketball tournament will take place May 2-3 at
the Pine Hill School Gym.
Entry fee is $130 (non-refundable deposit of
$60). Ages are 13-and-under. Awards will be given.
Info: Pearl Alonzo at (505) 775-3271, ext. 250
or Laura at (505) 775-3932.
Basketball tournament
CROWNPOINT — A men’s and women’s
basketball tournament will take place May 2-4 at the Crownpoint
Community School.
Entry fee is $200 for the double-elimination,
eight-team bracket tournament. Awards will be given.
Info: Andy at (505) 786-6161 or (505) 786-4255.
Best on the Rez tournament
WINDOW ROCK — The ‘Best on the Rez’
men’s open and 2-and-under boys and girls basketball tournament
will take place May 2-4 at the Window Rock Sports Center.
Entry fee is $125. Awards will be given.
Info: Ron or Priscilla at (928) 856-0716.
Coed slowpitch tournament
VANDERWAGON — The Road to Lawrence, Kansas
coed slowpitch softball tournament will take place May 3-4 at
the Sam Williams Memorial Field (15 miles south of Gallup).
Entry fee is $125 plus a game ball. Awards will
be given.
Info: Allison at (505) 249-5291 or Wilson at
(505) 879-1547.
Shiprock Marathon
SHIPROCK — The 25th Annual Shiprock Marathon,
Marathon Relays, Half Marathon Run and 10K Trail Walk will take
place May 3.
Registration will close April 25. Route 13 will
be closed from Red Valley to Highway 491 from 6:30 a.m.-noon for
the safety of the runners and event volunteers. A traffic detour
route has been graded from Cove turnoff to Highway 64.
Info: www.shiprockmarathon.com.
Coed softball tournament
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — A coed softball tournament
will take place May 3-4 behind the training center.
Entry fee is $130. Awards will be given.
Info: Tino at (928) 814-5339 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
NTC Rodeo this weekend
CROWNPOINT — An IJRA meeting is set for
May 1 at 6 p.m. at the Quality Inn in Window Rock. Board of Directors
please be on time. Parents and members are encouraged to
attend.
IJRA Membership Drive is scheduled for May 11
in St. Michaels, Ariz., with a general meeting at 8 a.m. Parents
and members please be on time. Remember student officers
will be elected for the season.
Info: Jackson Craig, IJRA President at (505)
406-1439 or Tammy Charley, IJRA Secretary at (505) 620-8923.
British Soccer Camp
GALLUP — The Gallup Youth Soccer League
will hosting the Challenger British Soccer Camp on July 7-11 at
the Gallup Soccer Complex.
Entry fees are $70 for 4 & 5-year-olds (8:30-10
a.m. or 10:10-11:40 a.m.), $98 for 6-18-year-olds (8:30-11:30
a.m. or 5:30-8:30 p.m.) and $150 for 10-18-year-olds (8:30-11:30
a.m. and 5:30-8:30 p.m.).
The Challenger British Soccer Camps is a nationwide
organization that will coach 92,000 players around the U.S. this
summer.
Register online at HYPERLINK http://www.challengersports.com
before May 23 to receive a free soccer jersey.
Info: Becky Payton at (505) 722-3905 or bnkpayton@live.com.
Just For Fun basketball tournament
GALLUP — The 1st Annual Just For Fun boys
and girls 12-and-under basketball tournament will take place at
the Gallup Junior High School on May 9-11.
Entry fee is $150.
Info: Mark at (505) 879-1050 or (505) 726-8434.
Basketball tournament
TOADLENA — The Tohaalie Community School
is hosting a 13-and-under boys and girls basketball tournament
May 9-10 at Tohaali Community School.
Entry fee is $125. Awards will be given.
Info: Cecelia Begay or Elsie Begay at (505)
789-3205 or 789-3201.
Hanson Memorial Golf Tournament
GALLUP — The 24th Annual Paul D. Hanson
Memorial Golf Tournament will take place May 10 at the Fox Run
Golf Course in Gallup.
Entry fee is $80 per person, which includes
green fees and cart. The tournament will be a four-man scramble
with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Awards will be given.
Info: Jennifer Stanley at (505) 721-1092 or
Alex Alvarez at (505) 863-9224.
Softball Clinic
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — A free girls softball
clinic and umpires clinic will take place in conjunction with
the Pitch, Hit & Run competition on May 10 at 8 a.m. at the
Fort Defiance Community Fields behind That’s-A-Burger.
All three fields will be utilized for the events.
Info: (928) 729-4336 or 729-4460.
Mother’s Day Run
IYANBITO — The inaugural Mother’s
Day Run will take place May 11, at 9 a.m. at the 51A Dakota Loop.
This is the first of four races. Entry fee is
$6 per person. All runners are welcome to participate.
Info: Curtis Morgan at (505) 488-6653 or (505) 615-6060.
Youth basketball tournament
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The ‘Bring On
Your Best’ youth basketball tournament will take place May
16-18 at the Window Rock Sports Center.
Entry fee for the 10-and-under coed, 13-and-under
girls and 15-and-under girls tournament is $120.
Info: Al Tsedah at (928) 871-3575 or (928) 245-9326
or email altsedah@yahoo.com.
Shonto Prep High School Rodeo
SHONTO, Ariz. — The 5th Annual Shonto Prep
Open High School Rodeo will take place May 17.
Entry fees are $45 for bareback riding, barrel
racing, breakaway roping and calf roping, $60 for bull riding,
$40 for saddle bronc riding and $80 per team for team roping.
Info: (928) 672-3516.
Girls basketball players needed
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Team Arizona girls
basketball team is looking for 15-16 year-old girls to play in
the 2008 North American Indigenous Games in Cowichan, Canada during
Aug. 3-10.
Info: Jerry Williams at (928) 645-8811, ext.
57590 (work) or (928) 645-5924 after 5 p.m. (MST) or email jerry.williams@srpnet.com.
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