Area in brief

• Work Session — SHIPROCK
• Miss Pre Teen — LUKACHUKAI
• Applications — BAAHAALI
• Adult Care — GALLUP
• Checkpoints
• Jump Start — GALLUP
• Pyramid Rock — RED ROCK

Work Session

SHIPROCK — Central Consolidated School District Board of Education work session will be 7 p.m., tonight, Aug. 13, at the Shiprock Boardroom, Shiprock. Discussion: Indian Education Committee.

Miss Pre Teen

LUKACHUKAI — If you are interested in the 24th annual central Navajo Nation Fair Miss Central Pre-Teen Pageant 2009-2010, you are welcome to apply. Criteria: Must not be a current consecutive title holder; must be between the ages of 9-13 years old; must be attending elementary or junior high; must be an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation and live within the Chinle agency; must be willing to learn how to speak Navajo and learn more about Navajo culture and tradition. Application deadline is Aug. 17. Info call Shawna Claw 928-674-2065.

Applications

BAAHAALI — Baahaali Senior Center is accepting applications for temporary kitchen help, must have food handlers permit. Deadline is 4 p.m., Aug. 14. Info call 505-778-5888.

Adult Care

GALLUP — UNM-G is a sponsor of the Child and Adult Care Food Program. All adults enrolled in an adult day care program will be offered the same meals with no physical segregation of, or other discriminatory action against any adult because of race, color, age, national origin, sex or disability. If you feel you have been discriminated against, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964 (voice and TDD). Adult participants enrolled in an adult day care program and who are members of food stamp households or who are SSI or Medicaid participants are automatically eligible for free benefits.

Checkpoints

New Mexico State Police sobriety checkpoints will be Aug. 14, within the San Juan County. This is designed to apprehend drunk drivers and make the highways safer. Questions call Sergeant Ron Foreman.

Jump Start

GALLUP — Gallup-McKinley County School District Jump Start Day for all preK, Kindergarten and 6th and 9th grade students, will be 8-11 a.m., Aug. 14. Check your child’s school or website for more information. Buses will run for 6th and 9th grade students only, parents are also welcome to attend. Info call JoBe Thilgen or Tammy Hall at 721-1000.

Pyramid Rock

RED ROCK — Dedication of the Pyramid Rock Trail at Red Rock Park will be 8 a.m., Aug. 14. Take time to enjoy the scenery during an open hike along the trail from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Refreshments served. Info call 863-1240.