Meet Bandit: Bandit (JA-82) is an adorable male adult with black and tan coloring. He looks like a Chow mixture with his large and fluffy hair. Bandit is very loving and already knows how to sit. He would make a great pet for the right family. Remember the Low Income Spay/Neuter Program. To see the animals up for adoption at the Gallup-McKinley Humane Society, visit the facility on North Highway 491, or call 863-2616. [Courtesy Photo]

Face Time: At a reception dinner in Santa Fe Wednesday night, New Mexico State Rep. Patty Lundstrom, D-McKinley, and Gallup City Manager Eric Honeyfield talk about what issues and bills will be discussed at the New Mexico State Legislature today. Today is Gallup/McKinley County Day at the legislature. [Photo by John A. Bowersmith/For The Independent]

Be Mine: Gabrielle Gray, 12, works on a Valentine card at the after-school art program at the Larry B Mitchell Recreation Center on Wednesday afternoon. [Photo by Matt Hinshaw/Independent]

Gibson Gonnie, a traditional Navajo medicine man, is preparing for a month-long trip to visit an Ashram in India to share and exchange cultural teachings. [Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent] Full Story