Area in Brief

Catie Yale tries her hand at sewing strips for a quilt she is making while her mother, Alicia, watches. Yale who was working on earning a badge as part of a Keepers if the Faith home school program, was one of about eight who participated in a beginning quilting class at the Gallup Service Mart Wednesday evening. [photo by Brian Leddy]

• Planning Meeting — NAZLINI
• Vet Meeting — HOUCK
• Service Training — GANADO
• Quadrathlon — GRANTS
• Addiction Recovery Classes — GANADO

Planning Meeting

NAZLINI — Nazlini community base land use planning special meeting and summer youth employment program interview, will be 9 a.m. May 30, at the Nazlini Chapter House.

Vet Meeting

HOUCK — Veterans’ organization meeting will be 10 a.m. May 30, at the Houck Chapter. Info call James Begay Sr., 928-688-2734.

Service Training

GANADO — Ganado Farm Board officials in services training will be 10 a.m. (DST) - 3:30 p.m. May 30, and 10 a.m.- noon, May 31, at the Ganado Chapter House.

Quadrathlon

GRANTS — Mt. Taylor Quadrathlon is requesting design art for the 26th Quadrathlon T-shirt Contest. T-shirt design art may have 2-4 colors, and must be delivered in an electronic PDF or GIF format. First place will receive $250 for designing 2009 Mt. Taylor Quadrathlon T-shirt. Mail entries to Mt. Taylor Quadrathlon, P.O. Box 85, Grants, New Mexico 87020 or email entries to tfletchern@msn.com. Entries must be received by June 6.

Addiction Recovery Classes

GANADO — Free addiction recovery classes patterned after the 12 step AA program for addiction recovery are being offered weekly in Ganado at the LDS Church next to Hubbell Trading Post. Two classes are held each Tuesday, one at 10 a.m. and another onian gospel principles and participation in confidential. Adult family members and friends affected by alcohol and drug addictions in their loved ones, are also invited to attend. No children please. There is no charge for the class, other than $3 for the workbook. Call Elder Wilcox at 755-3999 for more info.