Area in brief
Cars back up on the corner of Park Ave. and 2nd Street on Wednesday afternoon. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Cable Hoover

• Board Meeting — NAVAJO
• Flu Vaccine — TSAILE
• Veterans Meeting — NAHODISHGISH
• Veterans Meeting — RED ROCK
• Board Meeting — GRANTS
• Relief Drive — ST. MICHAELS
• Seeking Applicants — GALLUP

Board Meeting

NAVAJO — Red Lake Farm Board Meeting will be 1 p.m., Oct. 20, at Old NFPI Building, Navajo. Mr. Castillo from Navajo Nation Agriculture Department will explain how probate is processed on Navajo Reservation. Farmers urged to attend. Info call 505-862-1892.

Flu Vaccine

TSAILE — Get your flu vaccine, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Oct. 20, at Tsaile/Wheatfields, open to all ages 6 months and up, parental consent needed for children, under 18 years. Bring identification including: name, date of birth, social security number, chart number. Info call Wheatfields / Tsaile/Black Rock, 928-724-2221.

Veterans Meeting

NAHODISHGISH — Special Nahodishgish veterans meeting will be 1 p.m., Oct. 20, at Nahodishgish Chapter House. Info call 505-786-4017.

Veterans Meeting

RED ROCK — Red Rock Veterans meeting will be 6 p.m., Oct. 20, at Red Rock Chapter House (5 miles south of Gallup). All community Veterans and family of veterans welcome.

Board Meeting

GRANTS — Grants/Cibola County school board regular school board meeting will be 5:30 p.m., Oct. 20, at GCCS Boardroom. Agenda available in superintendents office. Info call 505-285-2603.

Relief Drive

ST. MICHAELS — There will be an emergency relief drive on Navajoland for the people of the Philippine Islands and surrounding areas that were recently hit hard by back-to-back typhoons. In the process of collecting relief goods and asking for donated boxes of canned goods, rice, noodles, cereal, crackers, biscuits, snacks, sugar, salt, used clothing, shoes, blankets, towels, bottled water, baby formular, toiletries like shampoo, bath soap, toothpaste-toothbrush and other items that will be of real use to those who have lost just about everything. Our donations will be sent to churches and school and not to just any relief agency. Info call Ed Becenti 928-871-5027 or 480-313-8070.

Seeking Applicants

GALLUP — Gallup Soroptimists are seeking applicants for it’s Violet Richardson Award. If you are a young woman between the ages of 14-17 who volunteers in your community or school to make their community and world a better place. This award recognizes young women who make the community and world a better place by their volunteer efforts such as: fighting drugs, crime and violence; cleaning up the environment and working to end discrimination and poverty. Winners are eligible to receive cash awards for themselves and their charitable organization. The application period is Sept. 15 to Dec. 1. To obtain an application contact Fran 505-879-6570, Justine 505-862-4953 or Connie 505-722-7200. Deadline is Dec. 1.