Area in Brief

• Board Meeting — WINDOW ROCK
• Mud Bogg — ST. MICHAELS
• Counselor Visit — FLAGSTAFF
• Bus Tour — GALLUP

Board Meeting

WINDOW ROCK — Navajo Nation Board of Education regular board meeting will be 10 a.m., Sept. 5, at the Dine Education, Sunrise Board Room, Window Rock. Questions call 928-871-6995/7475.

Mud Bogg

ST. MICHAELS — 7th Annual Peshlakai Mud Bogg will be 8 p.m., Sept. 5 and 6, at St. Michaels. May start early on Sept. 6, depending on the returns of boggers. Sponsored by Peslakai family. More info call 505-979-2325.

Counselor Visit

FLAGSTAFF — Veterans Benefits Counselor visit will be 9-11:30 a.m., at the Ganado Chapter House and 1-3:30 p.m., at the Dilkon Chapter House, on Sept. 5. The counselor will help veterans and their dependents with information about veteran’s benefits and assistance in filing claims. The claimant should bring information pertaining to the subject of the visit especially all VA correspondences, DD-214, medical records, marriage license, divorce decree, death certificate, birth certificates, all income award letters, medical expenses, s.s. cards, etc.

Bus Tour

GALLUP — The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is sponsoring a nationwide bus tour with the goal of building a grassroots movement united in its mission to make cancer a top national priority. The effort represents the largest grassroots mobilization campaign ever waged on the issue of cancer. For more info about the bus, including a schedule of stops, please visit www.acscan.org/bus. Tentative Dates: Monday, Sept. 15; stop 1, Albuquerque; stop 2, Laguna, 12-12:45 p.m.; stop 3, Gallup. Help us bring the bus to New Mexico, 1. Purchase Bus miles/become a member of ACS CAN. $10 a mile gives you a one year membership you can purchase at www.acscan.org/bus. 2. Contact 602-778-7634 to learn how you can volunteer to help.