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NMSU-Grants documentaries on iTunes
By Jim Tiffin
Cibola County Bureau

GRANTS — The New Mexico State University-Grants creative media program’s Web series on veterans has been chosen to appear on Apple’s iTunes. It will be available soon on the main page. It will be a free download to iPods and computers.

The documentaries may also be viewed at:
www.youtube.com/warveterans
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY_dMuCM-JE (Islam on my dog tags) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytk6QHdpJeY (PTSD)

More Webisodes on veterans are planned, and the creative media program is seeking veterans who would like to tell their stories.

Veterans that have been filmed so far include: Lewis Bennett (World War II); Judson Hemperley (World War II); Cho Larson (Vietnam); and Zero Aikil-Bey (Iraq).
Veterans are invited to tell their stories.

Contact: Doug Bocaz-Larson, (505) 287-6656 or e-mail: dbocaz@nmsu.edu.

2009 Navajo County Spelling Bee set
By Independent staff

HOLBROOK, Ariz. — The 2009 Navajo County Spelling Bee will be held at 2 p.m. in the George Gardner Performing Arts Center in Holbrook Feb. 11.

The top speller will advance to Phoenix along with 26 other state finalists to determine who will represent Arizona in the National Spelling Bee in Washington May 26-27.

“An Arizona student is eligible to compete if he/she has not passed beyond the eighth grade on or before Feb. 1, 2009, and has not reached his/her 15th birthday before September 1, 2008. Private, public, charter and home-school students may compete. There is no minimum grade or age level at the state or national finals; however, spelling bee officials at the classroom, school or district level may, at their discretion, set a minimum grade and/or age limit,” Tami Phillips, Navajo County Spelling Bee coordinator, said. She noted that any child taking part in the Navajo Nation Spelling Bee is not eligible to participate in any of the county spelling bees or in the Arizona State Spelling Bee.

The home-school spelling bee coordinator is Vicky Dawson. Please contact her at rdawson123@msn.com, if your home-schooled child is interested in participating in the home-school bee.

Information: Phillips, (928) 524-4202.

Cibola School Board to meet
By Helen Davis
Cibola County Bureau

GRANTS — The Grants/Cibola County School Board will meet in the Board Room at Washington Avenue and Second Street at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday for its regular public meeting. The board will convene in closed session before the open meeting for its annual evaluation of the superintendent. Although the first meeting of the month is sometimes considered the “public comment” session, Dianna Sanchez of the superintendent’s office said there will time for the public to address the board.

Information: GCS, 285-2500.