Area in Brief

• Board Meeting — KIRTLAND
• Support Group — CHINLE
• Parent meeting — GALLUP
• Seniors Rep. — GRANTS
• Organization Meeting — CROWNPOINT
• UNM Presentation — GALLUP
• Farm Board Mtg. — NAVAJO
• Blood Services — TOHATCHI
• Care 66 — GALLUP
• Fall Activities — GALLUP
• Cause for Paws — ST. JOHNS

Board Meeting

KIRTLAND — Special Executive Board Meeting will be 7 p.m., Sept. 23, at the Kirtland Board Room, Kirtland. Purpose is to confer in closed session: Discuss limited personnel matters and more. Questions call Williams Noland 505-368-4984.

Support Group

CHINLE — Grief and loss education and support group (growing pains) for veterans will be 10 a.m., Sept. 23, at the Chinle Vet Center. Info call NAVAHCS at 1-800-949-1005 x. 7806 or Chinle Vet Center 928-674-3682.

Parent meeting

GALLUP — GMCS Special Education parent meeting will be 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Sept. 23, at the Educational Development Center. Lunch provided. RSVP by calling 721-1800.

Seniors Rep.

GRANTS — UNM representative for seniors will be 9 a.m., Sept. 23, at the GHS cafeteria.

Organization Meeting

CROWNPOINT — Central Valley Housing Organization meeting will be 6:30 p.m., Sept. 23, at the NHA Conference room. Please come to hear updates on renuvation process. Info call 505-716-8848.

UNM Presentation

GALLUP — “Uranium Development Impacts in the New West Economy” will be 6-8 p.m., Sept. 23, at the UNM-Gallup Campus, Gurley Hall Lecture room 1124. Dr. Thomas Power is the Montana economist who has done an alternative economic impacts study commissioned by NMELC on uranium mining and milling impacts.

Farm Board Mtg.

NAVAJO — Farm Board meeting will be 6 p.m., Sept. 23, at the Red Lake Chapter, Navajo. Applications for student financial assistance for registered students are available. Deadline is Sept. 30 at 5 p.m.

Blood Services

TOHATCHI — United Blood Services will be at Tohatchi High School, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sept. 23. Rockin Blood Tour T-Shirt.

Care 66

GALLUP — CARE 66 is seeking civic organizations, churches, student groups and individuals interested in volunteering from now to end of November. “National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week, Nov. 16-22. If interested in helping to educate Gallup community about homelessness and/or conduct grassroots fundraisers to aid the work of CARE 66, please call Geri 1-505-722-5412. Check out: www.care66.org for details.

Fall Activities

GALLUP — UNM-Gallup Intervarsity Christian Fellowship has a schedule of activities for the fall semester. Tuesdays: meet at 2:45 p.m., in front of the canteen for lunch and spiritual discussion. Wednesdays: Meet at 1:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church for large group fellowship meeting.

Cause for Paws

ST. JOHNS — A Cause for the Paws, music for mutts and classy cats, featuring music of the Chainsaw Bears, will be 6-9 p.m., Sept. 27, at the Iggy’s in St. Johns. Cost: $25 with dinner, $10 without. All proceeds go to: the Blackhat Humane Society. Tickets on sale now.