Area in Brief

Participants in the 5K 13th Annual Ellis Tanner Run begin the race Saturday morning in Gallup N.M. [photo by Daniel Zollinger / Independent]

• PTSD — CHINLE
• Polynesian Dance — KAYENTA, Ariz.
• New Building — LEUPP, Ariz.
• Planning Meeting — WINDOW ROCK
• Business Workshops— CHURCHROCK
• Business Seminar — GALLUP

PTSD

CHINLE — Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Education and Support Group (Startle Response) will be 10 -11:30 a.m., June 17, at the Chinle Vet Center. Info call 1-800-949-1005 x7806/7805/7804 or 928-674-3682.

Polynesian Dance

KAYENTA, Ariz. — “Legacy” Polynesian Dance Performance will be 7-8:30 p.m. June 17, at the Monument Valley High School student activity auditorium (SAC), Kayenta. Admission $5 a person or $20 a family.

New Building

LEUPP, Ariz. — Leupp Schools, Inc. is holding its new school dedication on Friday, July 18. The general public is invited to come celebrate our new K-12 school building. There will be special guests, food will be served and entertainment will be provided. The program will begin at 10 a.m. All LSI alumni are invited. School registration is ongoing and the registration table will be set up to accept new Braves students. Enrolling kindergarten through sixth grades for the elementary section, the seventh and eighth grades for the middle school and ninth through twelfth grades for Leupp High School. More info call Ruth Kanuho or Lolita Paddock at 928-686-6211 x200.

Planning Meeting

WINDOW ROCK — Window Rock High School parent-guardians SY ‘08-’09 Freshman Orientation planning meeting will be 5:30 p.m., June 17, at the Window Rock High School Lecture Hall. Attendees: WRHS Parent Advisory Committee, WRHS Student Council, THTMS parent advisory committee.

Business Workshops

CHURCHROCK — Small Business Development Workshops “Evening Workshops” (Why Financial Management is Key) will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. June 17, at the Eastern Regional Business Development Office (ERBDO), Churchrock, 2 miles east of Interstate 40 and Route 66 intersection (by mile marker 28).

Business Seminar

GALLUP — Small Business Seminar Series (How to Create or Update your Employee Handbook) will be 9 a.m.-12 p.m., June 17, at UNM-Gallup. Room To Be Announced. Registration fee of $99. To register call Mike Enfield at 863-7732.