Area in Brief

Sky Yazzie and Elam Bia jump for prizes during an event sponsored by the Navajo Nation Office of Youth Development and Navajo Nation Office of Behavioral Health. Thursday was Ashkii Happy Kids Day at the Navajo Nation Fair and attracted kids from all over the reservation. — © 2008 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

• Planning Meeting — ST. MICHAELS
• Early Release — GRANTS
• Committee Meeting — SHIPROCK
• Academy Visits — GALLUP
• Parenting Training — SAGE
• Regular Meeting — WINDOW ROCK
• Surveys/Interviews — THOREAU
• Cancer Bus Tour

Planning Meeting

ST. MICHAELS — Planning meeting will be 9 a.m., Sept. 7, at the St. Michaels Chapter House.

Early Release

GRANTS — Grants High School will have an early release for students only at 1:30 p.m., Sept. 8.

Committee Meeting

SHIPROCK — The Central Consolidated School District No. 22 monthly Indian Education Committee meeting will be 5:30 p.m., Title VII-Indian Education, 6:30 p.m., Johnson O’Malley, Sept;. 8, in the CCSD Shiprock Board Room, Shiprock. Topics: Election of Officers, regular Johnson O’Malley and Title VII Indian Education business.

Academy Visits

GALLUP — U.S. Rep. Tom Udall, D-NM., has organized events at local high schools to help students and their families learn about America’s service academies. Representatives from the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy will be present: 2-3 p.m., Sept. 8, at the Gallup High School. Info call Tim Knowles, 505-721-2516; and 8:30-9:30 a.m., Sept. 9, at the Farmington High School. Info call Dan Barnes 505-324-0352 ext. 1422. Info call Peter Valencia 505-324-1005 or www.tomudall.house.gov.

Parenting Training

SAGE — Native parenting skills training, will be 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sept. 8, at the Sage Memorial Hospital Gymnasium. Registration at 8:30 a.m. The first 100 to register will get a lunch ticket, registration is free and open to public. Questions call 928-755-5930.

Regular Meeting

WINDOW ROCK — Navajo Nation Budget and Finance Committee regular meeting will be 10 a.m., Sept. 8, in the Budget and Finance conference room, Window Rock. Info call Geri 928-871-7590.

Surveys/Interviews

THOREAU — Dineh Project/Dine Network for Environmental Health staff will conduct surveys/interviews Sept. 8-30, at the Thoreau Chapter House. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Cancer Bus Tour

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 wage on the issue of cancer. For more information about the bus, including a schedule of stops, visit www.acscan.org/bus. Tentative date: Sept. 15; stop 1, Albuquerque; stop 2, Laguna, 12-12:45 p.m.; stop 3, Gallup. Help us bring the bus to New Mexico. 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.