Area in Brief

Independent staff pose in their breast cancer awareness t-shirts Friday, October 17— © 2008 Gallup Independent / Cable Hoover

• Veterans Meeting — NAVAJO
• Team Roping — HOLBROOK
• Regular Meeting — CROWNPOINT
• Council Meeting — CROWNPOINT
  
• Crop Walk — GALLUP
  
• Coat Drive — FORT DEFIANCE
• Committee Meeting — CROWNPOINT
• Veterans Meeting — FORT DEFIANCE
• Housing Meeting — NAVAJO
• Chapter Meeting — CROWNPOINT
• Free Seminar — GALLUP
  

Veterans Meeting

NAVAJO — Veterans meeting will be 5 p.m., Oct. 19, at the Red Lake Chapter.

Team Roping

HOLBROOK — Jackpot Team Roping will be 10 a.m., Oct. 19, at the rez line, 13 miles north of the Holbrook truck stop. All day open drawpot team roping. More info call 928-386-5294.

Regular Meeting

CROWNPOINT — Becenti Chapter regular meeting will be 1 p.m., Oct. 19, at the Becenti Chapter. Info call 505-786-2283/2284.

Council Meeting

CROWNPOINT — Eastern Agency Caucus Navajo Nation Council Regular Meeting will be 9 a.m., Oct. 19, at the Crownpoint Chapter. Info call Tonya 505-786-2430.

Crop Walk

GALLUP — Crop Walk will be 2 p.m., Oct. 19, at the Community Pantry. Help raise money for clean water projects and sustainable agriculture in poor communities all over the world. Donations of any size are welcome. Last year our community raised $2,000+ with FUMC bringing in over $1,000. McKinley County is one of the hungriest in the nation. With the rise in gas and food costs those living on the edge are truly hurting. If you cannot walk, or be there on the 28th to assist the walkers, please help spread the word, solicit donations, and/or pray for the walkers and the Crop walk-Church World Service Mission. Contact Celeste Handy, Sally Carter 863-4282, Betsy Windisch 863-4512/722-9257, Hilda or Jim 726-8068.

Coat Drive

FORT DEFIANCE — Fort Defiance WIC Nutrition Program sponsoring a Winter Coat Drive for infants, children and elderly. Gently used coats and/or new coats can be dropped off at the Fort Defiance WIC Clinic, Breastfeeding Room #11. Please laundry you gently used coats before drop off. The coat drive will be on-going through the months of Oct. and Nov. Questions call Ora Nez or Amanda Singer 928-729-4057/4058.

Committee Meeting

CROWNPOINT — There will be a Parent Advisory Committee Meeting, 6 p.m., Oct. 20, in the school cafeteria. There will also be a Parent Teacher Conference, 1-4 p.m., Oct. 22. (there will be a half day of school). Refreshments will be served and will be door prizes. Info call 505-786-6160/6159.

Veterans Meeting

FORT DEFIANCE — The TseHootsoi Twin Warriors Society veterans meeting will be 6:15 p.m., Oct. 20, at the Fort Defiance Chapter House. Upcoming Veterans Day activities will be discussed. All veterans encouraged to attend. Info call 928-729-4352.

Housing Meeting

NAVAJO — Housing meeting will be 12 p.m., Oct. 20, at the Red Lake Chapter.

Chapter Meeting

CROWNPOINT — Eastern Navajo Agency Council Delegates Meeting will be 9 a.m., at the Crownpoint Chapter. Crownpoint Chapter Meeting will be 1 p.m., Oct. 19.

Free Seminar

GALLUP — Free seminar-retirement strategies for married or single women, of any age you’re never too young or too old to start doing the right thing for yourself. The seminar will be 10:30 a.m., Oct. 25, at the Gallup McKinley County Chamber of Commerce. To register call 505-888-7944 x114. Space is limited. Call soon.