Area in brief
Bugs and flowers work their daily exchange in the tinier side of life in McGaffey on Thursday. © 2009 Gallup Independent / Adron Gardner
Advisement
FARMINGTON — San Juan College East in Aztec and West in Kirtland will have advisement for students enrolling in the fall 2009 semester from 4-6 p.m., Aug. 11. Appointments required. Call 334-3831 ext. 200 in Aztec and 598-5897 in Kirtland.
Bookmobile
Rural Bookmobile West will be Aug. 11 at Alamo, Cherry Town Housing, 10:30-11 a.m.; Datil, Post Office, 1-2 p.m.; Pie Town, Post Office, 2:30-3:15 p.m.; Quemado, Post Office, 3:45-4:45 p.m. Books by mail provides library service to those who are not reached by bookmobiles or public libraries. Call 1-800-395-9144. Library for the blind and physically handicapped call 1-800-456-5515.
Committee Meeting
BREADSPRINGS — Public invited to attend regular JOM/Indian Education Committee Meeting 12 p.m., Aug. 11, at Baahaali Chapter House. Items include, review of the Indian Policy an procedures, address the JOM reports/subcommittee reports and hear from two presenters. Info call Herlinda Mann 721-1044.
Counselor Visit
FLAGSTAFF — Veterans Benefits Counselor Visit will be 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Aug. 11, at DES Winslow. ADVS will help veterans and their dependents with information about veteran’s benefits and assistance in filing claim. The claimant should bring any pertinent 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, social security cards etc.
Support Group
CHINLE — Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) education and support group for veterans (Numbing) will be 10 a.m., Aug. 11, at Chinle Vet Center. Individual, couple, family counseling available. Info call NAVAHCS 1-800-949-1005 ext. 7806 or Chinle Vet Center 928-674-3682.
Board Meeting
CORNFIELDS — Cornfields Farm Board meeting will be 8 a.m.-12 p.m., Aug. 11, at Cornfields Chapter House. To discuss: Update of the cornfields irrigation project, 2009 cornfields farm plots, quarterly report to resources committee and more. Info call 928-755-5912.
Parents welcome
CROWNPOINT — Parents are invited to breakfast and lunch with their children, Aug. 11, at Crownpoint Community School. Parent orientation will be 5:30 p.m., Aug. 11, in the school cafeteria. Dinner will be served and door prizes awarded. Info call 505-786-6160/6159.
Well Woman
CROWNPOINT — Make an appointment to be healthy on Tuesday afternoons each week in Crownpoint, by calling 505-786-5291 or 1-866-820-0141.
Planning Session
MARIANO LAKE — Strategic Planning Session will be Aug. 11-13, at Mariano Lake Chapter meeting hall session and will start 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Info call Valentina Bennett 505-782-2182/2180.
Regular Meeting
CHINLE — Central Navajo Veterans Organization regular meeting will be 6 p.m., Aug. 11, at Chinle Chapter House. All family members encouraged to attend.
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Fighting to save culture:
Program engages youth to service their community
Man shoots, kills self at NMSP station:
Used two guns; note found
NTUA tests emergency utility restoration plan
Deaths
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