Area in brief

• Ground Breaking — MARIANO LAKE
• Board Meeting — GANADO
• Veterans Meeting — NAVAJO
• Council Meeting — TOHATCHI
• CLUPC Meeting — BAAHAALI
• Planning Meeting — TOHATCHI
• Messiah Performance — GALLUP
• Relay For Life — GALLUP
• Planning Meeting — ST. MICHAELS
• Committee Meeting — SHIPROCK
• Committee Meeting — FORT DEFIANCE

Ground Breaking

MARIANO LAKE — Groundbreaking for Access Road and Parking Lot will be 8 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 6. Planning meeting will take place after. Info call Mariano Lake Chapter 505-786-2182.

Board Meeting

GANADO — Ganado Farm Board Meeting will be 6 p.m., Dec. 7.

Veterans Meeting

NAVAJO — Redlake Veterans Organization #18 meeting will be 1 p.m., Dec. 6, at Old NFPI Building, Navajo. Will discuss Budgets and other matters. Info call 505-777-2320.

Council Meeting

TOHATCHI — Tohatchi Local Senior Advisory Council meeting will be 10:30 a.m., Dec. 7, at Tohatchi Senior Center. Elderly issues and concerns.

CLUPC Meeting

BAAHAALI — Baahaali Chapter Community Land Use Planning Committee CLUPC meeting will be 11 a.m., Dec. 7, at Baahaali Chapter. Info call Cynthia Stewart 505-778-5788 between 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Planning Meeting

TOHATCHI — Tohatchi Community planning meeting will be 9 a.m., Dec. 6, at Tohatchi Chapter.

Messiah Performance

GALLUP — Messiah performance by the Gallup Community Choir will be 3 p.m., Dec. 6, at First United Methodist Church. No admission fee. Donations accepted for the Community Pantry.

Relay For Life

GALLUP — Cancer Relay for Life-the Ups and Downs Team Homes Tour will be 4:30 p.m., Dec. 6, at Cancer Center (near UNM). For tickets or info call Joyce 863-3075.

Planning Meeting

ST. MICHAELS — St. Michaels Chapter Community planning meeting will be 9 a.m., Dec. 6, at St. Michaels Chapter.

Committee Meeting

SHIPROCK — Central Consolidated School District No. 22 Monthly Indian Education Committee meeting will be Dec. 7. Title VII-Indian Education at 5:30 p.m., and Johnson O’Malley at 6:30 p.m., in the CCSD Heritage Education Center (former CCSD Shiprock Conference Center), Shiprock. Topics: 2009-10 IEC Activities, regular Johnson O’Malley and Title VII Indian Education business.

Committee Meeting

FORT DEFIANCE — Window Rock Unified School District No. 8, Title VII Advisory Committee Meeting will be 6-7:30 p.m., Dec. 7, at Tséhootsooi Elementary Parent Center, Fort Defiance. Info call Delores 729-6832.