Head Start work stalled in Shiprock
Larry Di Giovanni
Staff Writer
SHIPROCK — Look behind Shiprock's Head Start I and II classroom
building, just in back of the Shiprock Chapter House, and you'll
see enough concrete contained in flat-lying slabs for one monster
of a swimming pool.
The slabs, which are meant to be the concrete strip footings for
a Head Start modular building's infant program, are slowly being
enveloped by surrounding weeds.
The construction plans, involving disputes over building specs
and technical documents, have become a frustrating issue for Pat
Chee Miller, owner of PC and M Construction Co. Inc. of Gallup,
as well as for the Shiprock, Tselani (Ariz.) and Cove (Ariz.)
chapters. Each is slated to receive a Head Start modular building
that can accommodate at least 60 infants and required staff.
"They were all pulled out," said Shiprock Delegate Wallace
Charley, who added that he's working on a large Head Start complex
for Shiprock. It would be located on the south side of the new
Bureau of Indian Affairs replacement facility.
Background
A few months ago, Shiprock's unit in five sections was taken from
the chapter parking lot and transported to Farmington, said Miller,
who said he shares Charley's concerns. Despite fencing, the units
had been vandalized, with plastic wrap sheltering the exposed
units cut, and cinder blocks smashed. That created a need to move
the sections elsewhere, Miller said.
The time line of the construction problems dates back to early
2000. Miller said he had examined the Shiprock, Tselani and Cove
sites before submitting a successful bid of more than $1 million.
The bid opening was in March 2000, with a six-month construction
requirement giving Chee's company until Sept. 22 to complete the
work.
Tribal procedure
One of the major problems in completing that time line, Miller
said, is that it took six months and eight days for the Navajo
Nation to complete its required signature review process, known
as SAS. Once completed, around Sept. 1, it gave him three weeks
to do all the work an impossibility, he said.
A new delivery schedule was approved later, but technical problems
persisted.
One Head Start administrator, who did not wish to be identified,
said the building contract was between PC and M Construction and
Navajo Childcare Services. Somehow, the Indian Health Service's
Office of Environmental Health responsible for ensuring compliance
with the Model Head Start Health and Safety Code was excluded
from the process, the administrator said.
"I would agree to that because I went to a meeting where
one hand didn't know what the other hand was doing," Miller
said.
All of this has been to the detriment of PC and M Construction,
which is now looking at completing its work for each chapter on
or before July 16, Miller said, adding, "I felt that we were
abused by having to hold a price for six months."
Building specs, including foundation work, have also created problems.
"What we have in Shiprock and Cove is a very sensitive course
of issues," Miller said.
Shiprock's Head Start modular was initially supposed to be placed
in the chapter parking lot on asphalt. But that plan fell through.
"Apparently, the people living north of there were never
consulted," he said.
Shiprock Chapter employees were very helpful in prepping the ground
behind the Head Start I and II building that became the second
option, Miller said. Fencing was removed, as were above-ground
diesel fuel tanks. The soil was compacted, and a soil analysis
completed.
Technical issues
Charley said one issue not addressed by the present concrete strip
footings, installed at grade level, is that they were to be 8
inches high, not 4 inches as poured.
"Once you put (a modular building) all together, the weight
is tremendous on those double-wide units," Charley said.
Miller said the 8-inch specification was a Cove issue, not one
for Shiprock. The Cove Chapter agreed to 8-inch footings in lieu
of a concrete sidewalk around their modular's perimeter, he said.
Miller referred to the modulars as "light-weight" units.
One section of Shiprock's modular, supported by an I-beam, rests
on two strip footings. The footings are reinforced by steel rebars.
Each strip is 56 feet long. The entire Shiprock modular weighs
56,000 pounds. Cinder blocks are also used for leveling.
Miller produced letters and documents showing that foundation
plans from PC and M meet the guidelines of the modular building
manufacturer, CoMark Building Systems Inc. of DeSoto, Texas. He
also wrote to Cove Delegate J.C. Begay, notifying him that PC
and M has constructed over 30 similar modulars with none requiring
a soil test.
Miller said Begay's request that underground foundation footings
poured 36 inches below the frost line would be too cost prohibitive.
CoMark Building Systems backed that assessment.
"To be sure, in a perfect world with no budget constraints,
footings that meet the support calculations for compaction, plasticity
and freeze lines as derived from soil testing is preferred,"
Mike Bowers, CoMark director of finance, wrote Miller in a Jan.
25 letter. "However, a modular building can be comfortably
placed on unprepared sites with a soil bearing capacity of no
more than 1,500 (pounds per square foot)."
In Cove, building issues were further complicated because the
modular's grease trap cannot sit next to a water line. Tselani
also saw matters complicated when a chosen site seven miles from
the chapter, the old trading post site, was found to have a burial
site underneath. New sites have been selected for each.
Miller said Navajo Social Services Director Cecilia Belone told
PC and M to suspend all work "until technical questions are
resolved." The new deadline completion date of July 16 will
allow the Head Start infant program to start before the 2001-02
school year.
According to a Shiprock Chapter resolution passed 54-0 Nov. 19,
2000, Head Start is one of the most underserved programs in the
Northern Navajo Agency. Shiprock's Head Start I and II classroom
building only serves 20 children and another 10 based at home,
while 633 agency youth are on the waiting list, the resolution
says. There are 27 Head Start centers and 10 home-based programs
agencywide.
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Two killed in accidents on Route 666
Jim Maniaci
Diné Bureau
WINDOW ROCK — Two people were killed Monday in separate traffic
accidents on or near U.S. 666 north of Gallup.
A woman driving a motorcycle southbound on the highway toward Gallup
died in a crash at Mile Post 25 about two miles north of Tohatchi.
The motorcycle crashed into a ditch. Her husband, who was driving
a second motorcycle, was not involved in the accident.
Neither person was immediately identified. Other details also were
not available.
A Crownpoint law enforcement division spokesman said a 26-year-old
woman died about 8 a.m. on a dirt road to Nakaibito (Mexican Springs)
west of Mile Post 20 on U.S. 666. Her name and other details of the
accident were not available at press time.
Tribal police also responded to five house fires between May 23 and
31 in Rock Point, Pinon, Chinle, Kayenta and Tuba City. Police said
some of the fires were accidentally caused and others may have been
the work of arsonists.
Kids with matches
A Pinon area five-bedroom double-wide mobile home sustained minor
furniture and smoke damage in a fire last Thursday about three miles
north of Burned Corn Wash and Bureau of Indian Affairs Route 4.
The home is owned by Esther Charley, a police detective. Sharon Charley,
37, told Chinle police she believed children playing with matches
in the master bedroom caused the fire.
Rock Point arsonists
Arsonists are believed to have caused a fire in a mobile home near
Mile Post 492 off U.S. 191 in Rock Point about 3 a.m. last Wednesday.
The Chinle detective's report did not list the extent of damage or
how the arsonists started the fire in the home owned by Ralph Descheny,
45, who lives about 9 miles southeast of the Rock Point store. Footprints
were found going from the road to the home, a police report said.
Hot roof
Damage to a home in Kayenta last Tuesday was limited to a small portion
of the roof, the Kayenta Law Enforcement District report said.
Josephine Linville spotted flames coming from the roof of the home
of Rex Linville about 9:30 p.m. The Kayenta Volunteer Fire Department
and the BIA School Fire Department responded, keeping damage to a
minimum.
A police report of the incident said firefighters concluded the cause
was accidental, as workers patching the roof earlier in the day had
used a torch to heat some materials. The torch apparently caused a
beam to smolder enough to burn, but the roof concealed the embers
for several hours.
Mobile home destoyed
A 1,120-square-foot mobile home burned to its frame the night of May
25 near the Chinle Indian Health Service hospital, according to a
Chinle Law Enforcement District report.
Witnesses Rose Billy, 60, and her neighbor, Virginia Begay, 51, were
sitting in the shade of a tree in front of the 14-by-80-foot home
about a quarter-mile west of the hospital when they saw smoke coming
from a bedroom.
Because of strong winds, the fire engulfed the home before the Chinle
and BIA Fire Departments could get to the scene around 7:20 p.m. Neighbors
were unsuccessful in using garden hoses to keep the flames from spreading.
Five abandoned vehicles parked at the home also were destroyed.
Residents included Ervin Wayne, 56, and Gary Billy, 34. Residents
said 9- and 10-year-old grandchildren had been at the house and might
have caused the accidental fire.
Fire cuts power
An arson-caused fire in an unoccupied mobile home not only destroyed
the Tuba City structure early May 23, but cut electric service to
the neighborhood, according to a Tuba City Law Enforcement District
report.
The home at Preston Way and Maloney Street is owned by Kathleen Black,
36. The report said Arizona Public Service Company lost about 300
feet of power line.
Neighbors had to be evacuated. The report also said the home was being
used for storage and was under repair from a previous fire. The report
did not indicate why the fire is believed to have been caused by arsonists,
or how it started.
Vehicle rollover
Three men were ejected from the cab of a 1997 Chevrolet pickup truck
as the vehicle rolled twice while traveling along Arizona Route 277
(BIA Route 6) from Holbrook to the reservation about 5 p.m. Sunday.
The Dilkon Law Enforcement District report listed the injured as the
driver, Alvin John, 45, who lives about a mile north of the Jeddito
Chapter House, and Larry A. White, 34, and Nathaniel John, 24, both
of Keams Canyon.
Lorraine Nells, 42, and Roy Nells Jr., 41, of Nazlini, were driving
south when they saw the truck go off the east side of the road, come
back across both lanes onto the west shoulder, and jerk back to the
right, flipping the pickup twice.
White was flown from the scene to Flagstaff Medical Center.
The Johns were taken by ground ambulance to the Indian Health Service
clinic in Winslow. The elder John suffered several broken ribs and
neck injuries. He also was flown from Winslow to FMC when he kept
losing consciousness. Nathaniel John was kept at Winslow for observation,
the report said.
No immediate charges were listed, but the report said the three males
were drinking beer while in the
truck.
Cash stolen
A large amount of cash was stolen from the patients' safe deposit
box at the IHS Crownpoint hospital sometime between May 17 and May
30, according to a Crownpoint Criminal Investigations District report.
Detectives believe it was an inside job, but did not have an immediate
suspect. The burglary was discovered when a patient checked out of
the hospital. The report did not indicate how many patients lost money.
Officer punched
A Chinle detective, one of two assisting a Navajo patrol officer with
a drunken driver arrest the evening of May 26, was grazed on his left
cheek, adding a charge of battery on a federal officer to the driver's
list of charges.
According to the police report, the detectives had gone to the Best
Western Canyon De Chelly Inn parking lot to help the officer with
the driver and four juvenile passengers.
When told liquor is illegal on the Navajo Reservation, and therefore
he was being arrested on a public intoxication charge, Robert Chambers,
21, of Hot Springs, Ark., threw a punch at Louis St. Germaine.
The trio of peace officers used the Mace-like pepper spray to help
subdue Chambers.
A drug-sniffing dog also found marijuana and paraphernalia.
He was charged with simple assault on a federal officer and tribal
charges of trafficking and driving with a suspended license, according
to Criminal Investigations Department spokesman Capt. Samson Cowboy.
Chambers was taken to the Apache County Jail in St. Johns.
The names, genders, ages and hometowns of the four juveniles with
Chambers were not listed in the report.
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Laguna opens travel center
Tara Drolma
Staff Writer
GRANTS — The Laguna Pueblo Development Corp. continues to expand
business operations along heavily traveled Interstate 40, which passes
through reservation land east of Grants.
On May 24, the Laguna Superette Travel Center became the third such
operation the corporation has opened along the east-west highway to
serve pueblo residents and travelers.
The center is north of Interstate exit 114 and near the pueblo's main
village. The center includes a Conoco gas station, a convenience store,
and a small arcade for children.
In early May, the corporation opened the Dancing Eagle Travel Center
across from the Dancing Eagle Casino. The Laguna Travel Center, located
at exit 140 at the Rio Puerco, has been open for several years.
Jerry Smith, operations director for the corporation, which manages
the Dancing Eagle enterprises, said the new travel center initially
will create eight new jobs.
Smith said the Superette represents one of the businesses in the corporation's
development portfolio. He said the pueblo government has invested
more than $650,000 in the project. An existing building was redesigned
and state-of-the-art gasoline equipment was installed.
The store carries fresh produce, meat and dairy products, and a variety
of general merchandise, automotive and personal care items.
Store Manager Lorenti Brown said business at the new store has been
good. Brown said the store is still "slightly under construction"
and a large new sign will be installed to help attract highway travelers.
The Dancing Eagle Travel Center has a 1,500-square-foot truckers lounge,
an arcade, a convenience store area and a food area that includes
a Taco Bell, Hot Stuff Pizza, Smash Hit Subs, Cinnamon Street Bakery
and Cappuccino Coffee Bar. There is seating for 60 people.
The convenience store features items for truckers including radio
and CB equipment. There is also a smoke shop where tax-free cigarettes
and tobacco are for sale.
Earlier this year the corporation opened the Laguna Travel Center,
located at the Rio Puerco exit. The store has a convenience store
area and a Dairy Queen.
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Indians hand Yankees first loss of season
Santiago Ramos
Staff Sports Writer
GALLUP — The Indians took advantage of six crucial errors to
hand the previously unbeaten Yankees their first loss of the season
with a stunning 5-2 upset Monday night in 9-10 year-old baseball division
at Stafie Memorial Field.
In the opening game, the Tigers rallied for three runs in the sixth
and then got out of trouble with a key game-ending double play with
the bases loaded for a 7-4 win over the Giants.
Indians 5, Yankees 2
After starting the game with four straight strikeouts, Yankee starting
pitcher Clint Baldwin experienced control problems coupled with sloppy
fielding that paved the way to their demise and the Yankees' first
loss of the season after winning five straight.
The Indians (4-2) grabbed the early lead, scoring one run in the top
of the second with the help of a couple of walks, a passed ball and
a throwing error that allowed second baseman Ryan Plese to score.
The Yankees (5-1) came right to tie the game in their half of the
second off Indian starting pitcher Kevin Tom.
Third baseman Craig Maranito led off with a double to left center.
Maranito moved to third on the wild pitch and scored on a groundout
that tied the game at 1-all. Indians relief pitcher Wesley Brown walked
rightfielder Brandon Longhair and centerfielder Edgar Maldonado with
two outs and pitcher Clint Baldwin singled down first base that loaded
the bases. But Brown settled down and got second baseman Mason Silversmith
to ground out to first base to end the threat.
The Indians broke the tie in the third with a pair of runs that was
fueled by three throwing errors by the Yankees. The lone hit, which
turned out to be the only hit of the game for the Indians, was an
infield single by catcher Joel Mora.
The Indians scored a couple of insurance runs in the fifth without
the aid of a single hit. A pair of walks sandwiched around two throwing
errors pushed the Indians in front, 5-1.
The Yankees managed to score one run in the bottom of the fifth on
a one-out double by Dominic Mendoza and a RBI-infield single by Maranito
but fell short, 5-2.
Indians relief pitcher Wesley Tom picked up the win, pitching one
and one third inning and allowing no runs on two hits.
Taylor Jones got the save, going two innings and allowing one run
on two hits. Starter Tom lasted one and two-thirds innings and gave
up one run on three hits.
Yankees starting Clint Baldwin was the hard luck loser. Baldwin struck
out 10 and walked four. He gave up four runs on one hit. Troy Aguirre
hurled the final inning and surrendered one run on no hits.
The Indians' only hit of the game was an infield single by Mora in
the third inning. The Yankees' leading hitters were Maranito and Mendoza
who were both 2-for-3 with a single and a double and Baldwin who was
2-for-3 with a pair of singles.
Tohatchi Tigers 7, Giants 4
In the opening game, the Tohatchi Tigers (3-1) erupted for three runs
in the top of the sixth to break a tie and posted a 7-4 win over the
Giants.
Giants relief and losing pitcher Kevin Arias walked Esiason Watchman
and Kevin Roberts. An infield single by Ernest Leslie along with a
passed ball and two wild pitches scored three runs.
The Giants (3-3) threatened in the bottom of the sixth as Tiger relief
pitcher Sylvester Spencer walked Ethen Esparza, PJ Torrez and Joe
Rae Roybal with one out. But Spencer had Marquis Estrada to hit into
a game-ending double play at shortstop.
Tiger relief pitcher Spencer got the win as he pitched four innings
and gave up one run on just one hit. Starting pitcher Pierce Mitchell
went two innings and allowed two runs on one hit.
Giants reliever Arias took the loss, allowing four runs on two hits
in two and two-thirds innings. Starter Todd Quam went three and one
third innings and gave up three runs on four hits.
Giants' Tom Chee went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles.
Ironically the Giants had the early lead with a pair of runs in the
first off Mitchell with no hits, but with the help of four Tiger errors.
The Giants made it 3-0 with a single run in the third on a leadoff
single by Zach Olivar and an error.
The Tigers stormed back to tie the score with three runs in the fourth.
Singles by Watchman, Roberts and Chee got the rally going. Three passed
balls allowed the runs to score.
Both teams scored single runs in the fifth before the Tigers scored
three times in the top of the sixth to pull out the victory.
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Kiro drops appeal to move
GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — A man accused of killing a police officer
in a standoff last week is withdrawing his request to be taken out
of the McKinley County jail, where defendant Robert Kiro feared for
his safety.
"We are now satisfied the McKinley County Adult Detention Center
is doing everything possible to protect Mr. Kiro," said Trienah
Meyers Gorman, an Albuquerque-based public defender.
Gorman had requested a hearing before McKinley County Magistrate John
Carey on a motion to move Kiro from the jail. The motion filed Friday
said Kiro feared for his life.
Gorman declined to say Monday whether there had been threats against
Kiro that made him fearful...
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School board tackles overcrowding
Dallas Moyer
Staff Writer
GALLUP — The district master plan was the key topic at Monday
night's Gallup-McKinley County school board meeting.
The main issue with the master plan dealt with the overcrowding of
certain schools in the district and the addition of a new middle school
to accommodate the increasing number of students.
"This year at Gallup and JFK Middle schools, we have a total
population of about 1,600 students," Superintendent Robert Gomez
said. "That's only in two grade levels. We had about 1,600 students
in three grade levels about five years ago."
A change in the elementary formats from grades K-6 to preschool-5
and having middle schools change from grades 7-8 to 6-8 was suggested.
This would leave all high schools accommodating grades 9-12...
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Arizona redistricting hearings set
Jim Maniaci
Diné Bureau
WINDOW ROCK — Arizona's Independent Redistricting Commission
will hold three meetings on the Navajo Reservation.
The first will be June 23 during the Western Agency Council meeting
at the Monument Valley, Utah, High School.
Hearings are planned for June 25 at the Navajo Nation Museum Library
and Visitors Center in Window Rock and June 28 in Tuba City, with
the location to be announced. Meeting starting times will be announced
soon, according to the Navajo Nation's office of the President-Vice
President.
Major Navajo and Hopi presence also is expected at IRC hearings
in Flagstaff on June 19 and Holbrook on June 27...
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Visitor's Center head wants to relocate west
Bill Donovan
Staff Writer
GALLUP — If it's a choice between having a visitor's center
for Gallup either east or west of town, officials for the Gallup
Convention and Visitor's Bureau know which way they would go.
"We would rather see a visitor's center constructed west of
town at the Manuelito rest area," Ed Jungbluth, director of
the bureau, said.
Joe Athens, director of Red Rock State Park, however, has been promoting
the idea of setting up a visitor's center east of town at the Giant
Refinery Center and he appears to have at least some members of
the Gallup City Council agreeing with him.
The council has asked Jungbluth to appear at a work session today
to talk about Athens' proposal and whether the bureau could provide
any type of assistance, financial or otherwise...
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Bureau offers to help out Ceremonial
Bill Donovan
Staff Writer
GALLUP — The Gallup Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial may have
found a new home.
Ed Jungbluth, director of the Gallup Convention and Visitor's Bureau,
said he has offered to provide assistance to the association by
having his personnel handle much of the work now done at the Ceremonial
office downtown.
This includes answering the phone and sending out Ceremonial literature
to people who request it.
The Ceremonial Association has been looking for someone to do just
that for almost a year as officials for the financially troubled
organization have been trying to cut down on expenses. All of its
former paid employees were laid off after last year's event and
the office is now manned by volunteers...
Cibola manager closer to new contract
Tom Purdom
Staff Writer
GRANTS — It appears controversial Cibola County Manager Bob
Ortiz may be offered a new contract.
Cibola County commissioners voted 4-1 Monday to direct the county
attorney to draft a contract with help from an outside professional
who is familiar with county manager contracts. The proposed contract
would be used as a basis for negotiations at a June 11 commission
meeting.
Commissioner Arturo Candelaria voted against the proposal.
It has taken the commission two months to reach the county manager's
contract issue.
At Monday's special session, the commissions produced two specific
goals:
Decide if a new contract will be offered.
Negotiate a contract...
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Deaths
Pablo R. Chavez
GALLUP — Services for Pablo Chavez, 67, will be held at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, June 6, at St. Francis Catholic Church. Father Diego Mazon
will officiate. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park.
Visitation will be held at 1 p.m. today at Rollie Mortuary. A rosary
will be recited at 7 p.m. tonight at Rollie Mortuary.
Chavez died June 3 in Gallup. He was born Dec. 18, 1933, in Atarque.
Chavez was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was employed with the BIA
in Gamerco and the U.S. Postal Service, retiring after 30 years. He
worked at R&R Construction as a roofer after his retirement.
Survivors include his wife, Roselyn Chavez of Gallup; sons, David
Chavez, John A. Chavez, Raymond S. Chavez, Ernest Arellanes and Manuel
Arellanes, all of Gallup, Gilbert M. Chavez of Albuquerque, Paul "Oscar"
Chavez Jr. of Dumas, Texas, and Max Arellanes of Monte Clair, Calif.;
daughter, Cecilia P. Paiz of Gallup; brother, Anselmo Chavez of Los
Lunas; sisters, Elaine Montano and Gertude Ponce, both of Gallup,
Rebecca Gomez and Louisa Urbina, both of Milan; 25 grandchildren and
nine great-grandchildren.
Chavez was preceded in death by his parents, Juan and Perfelia Chavez;
son, Ruben Michael Chavez; brothers, Arsenio
Chavez, Esquipula Chavez, Samuel Chavez, and step mother, Kika Chavez.
Pallbearers will be Hilario Alvarez, Alex Barraza, Derrick Chavez,
Ed "Bubba" Paiz Jr., Robert Rosales and Joe Sandoval.
Donations can be made to RMCH Hospice, 650 Vandenbosch Dr., Gallup,
N.M. 87301.
Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Shawn Dale
NASCHITTI — Services for Shawn Dale, 21, will be held at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, June 6, at St. Mary Catholic Church,
Tohatchi. Burial will follow at Naschitti Community Cemetery.
Dale died June 1 in Phoenix. He was born Dec. 13, 1979, in Tuba City,
Ariz., into the Tangle People for the Hispanic.
Dale attended Chuska High School, Gallup High School and Wingate High
School. He was employed as a construction worker and as an artist.
Survivors include his parents, Fidel and Catherine Borunda of Naschitti;
brothers, Lance Tapia and Ricardo Tapia Jr., both of Naschitti; sisters,
Desarah D. Delgado of Phoenix, Davina Borunda and Nicole Borunda,
both of Naschitti; and grandmother, Laurel Dale.
Dale was preceded in death by his grandfather, Hoskie Dale.
Pallbearers will be Anthony Daw, Lance Tapia, Ricardo Tapia Jr., Arnold
J. Dale, Fidel Borunda and Alex Bryant.
The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services
at Naschitti Chapter House.
Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Calvin Holiday Sr.
MONUMENT VALLEY, Utah — Services for Calvin Holiday Sr., 86,
will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 6, at Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-Day Saints, Main Street Chapel, Blanding, Utah. Burial will
follow at Blanding City Cemetery.
Visitation will be held 30 minutes before services.
Holiday died June 2 in Chinle, Ariz. He was born Jan. 1, 1915, in
Kayenta, Ariz., area into the Ashihii clan for the Lok'aadine'e Clan.
Holiday was a Navajo Code Talker during World War II. He was employed
as an uranimum miner in Utah, social worker with the State of Utah
in Blanding and as a Navajo arts and crafts salesman in Monument Valley
area.
Survivors include his wife, Julia Crank Holiday of Monument Valley;
daughters, Tinna H. Willie of Rough Rock, Ariz.,
Caroline H. Simpson of Blackfoot, Idaho, Alma J. Sutherland and June
M. Wauneka, both of Cedar City, Utah, Velma J.
Perez of Las Vegas, Nev., Maeta J. Beck of American Fork, Utah, Julienne
H. Price of Kayenta, and Julianne Holiday, Darlene
Holiday, Elaine Holiday and Carol Holiday, all of Monument Valley;
sons Carl Holiday and Alvin Holiday, both of
Monument Valley, Utah, and Calvin Holiday Jr. of Mesa, Ariz.; 48 grandchildren
and 40 great-grandchildren.
Holiday was preceded in death by his father, Hastiin Hosnie; sister,
Suzy Browne; brothers, Dick Hosnie, Dick John and John
Steve; one daughter and twin sons.
Pallbearers will be Devin Wauneka, Michael Perez, Corey Simpson, Spencer
Willie, Alvin Holiday, Calvin M. Price, Tano
Haycock and Harrison Hutchins.
Correction
GALLUP — The obituary published for Kathryn Sabin, 94, inadvertently
omitted a surviving niece, Mary K. Nelson of Teton,
Idaho.
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