Area in brief

Tina Garcia-Francis of Acoma gives a traditional pottery demonstration at the El Morro visitor's center during the Ancient Way Festival Saturday. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Cable Hoover

• Flu Shots — BAAHAALI
• Flu Vaccine — ROCK POINT
• Monthly Meeting — SHIPROCK
• Bookmobile —BLUEWATER
• Local Outreach — SHIPROCK
• Concert — SHIPROCK
• Board Meeting — NAVAJO

Flu Shots

BAAHAALI — Baahaali Chapter will have flu shots from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Oct. 6, from ages 6 months and up.

Flu Vaccine

ROCK POINT — Flu Vaccine will be open for ages 6 months and up will be 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Oct. 6, at Rock Point Chapter. Parental consent needed for children under 18 years of age. School flu clinics will be 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Oct. 5, at Luthern Mission. Info call Rock Point Chapter 928-659-4350. Bring identification that includes name, date of birth, S.S. number, chart number.

Monthly Meeting

SHIPROCK — Northern Navajo Agency Elder Care Task Force monthly meeting will be 1 p.m., Oct. 6, in the Nizhoni B. Conference Room, top floor of the West Wing building which is adjacent to the Northern Navajo Medical Center, Shiprock.

Bookmobile

Rural Bookmobile West will be Oct. 6 at Bluewater Post Office, 10-11 a.m.; Thoreau Senior Center, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Whispering Cedars, Fire Station, 2-3 p.m.; Fort Wingate Post Office at Bear Springs Plaza, 3:30-4:30 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.

Local Outreach

SHIPROCK — Department of Labor local outreach event, will be 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Oct. 6, at the Northern Navajo Medical Center, Tsi Bi Tai B Conference room, Shiprock. Local Outreach is to assist claimants that may be eligible for benefits under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, which is set up to assist qualified uranium workers who were employed at a Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Section 5, uranium mine, uranium mill or buying stations at any time during the period Jan. 1, 1942 through Dec. 31, 1971. Call Espanola Resource Center 1-866-272-3622 for an appointment.

Concert

SHIPROCK — Back-to-School Concert with S.O.G. and crew from California will be 5:30 p.m., Oct. 6, at Shiprock Shopping Center. Outdoor live concert, bring your skateboards and bikes and dress warm. Info call 505-324-2721.

Board Meeting

NAVAJO — Red Lake Chapter Farm Board Meeting will be 1 p.m., Oct. 6, at Old NFPI Building, Navajo. Agenda: emergency Action plan update conservation plan. Info call 505-862-1892.