Dawncinea Marie Moreno is currently 10 months old and competed in the Enchanting Miss Mini National Finals at the MCM Elegante Hotel in Albuquerque. She was the only contestant from Gallup. She received the larger pink crown and trophy for Enchanting Miss Royal Supreme. The smaller pink crown is for Enchanting Miss Mini Princess. A medal was given to her for most beautiful in her age group, which was 0 - 18 months. The two crystal crowns are for first runner-up for the mother-and-daughter event.

The Enchanting Miss Mini National Finals was a three-day-long pageant from July 22 - 24. The first day was just finalizing registration and the second day was the opening ceremony at 9 am...

The New Mexico Livestock Board and the New Mexico Wool Growers, Inc. invite kids, ages 18 and under, to submit pictures for a photo contest, Aug. 5 - Oct. 5.

The contest supports the local economy; displays New Mexico-raised sheep in our environment; and creates youth awareness about Scrapie — a fatal, degenerative disease that affects the nervous systems of sheep and goats — eradication.

A first-prize win includes a $100 Tractor Supply gift card, and the winning photograph will be featured in the NM Stockman magazine.

Pictures must be of sheep and goats, any breed or number, and contestants can enter all the pictures they want. The sheep can be owned by the participant or belong...

Annual event fosters community-police relations

With many police-community relations broken across the nation, the Gallup Police Department continues their efforts to forge positive relationships with the community by hosting its annual “National Night Out.”

The Aug. 2 event, held at the east-wing parking lot of Rio West Mall, 1300 W. I-40 Frontage Road, and amid balmy weather, marked new Gallup Police Chief’s Phillip Hart’s first year attending the family-fun affair that included helicopter landings, fire department demonstrations, bike safety courses, a climbing wall, three-on-three basketball games, hot dogs, and, of course, Hart’s officers.

“This is about community...

Local business serves the community by handing out free backpacks

What happens when a business wants to do more than take money from strangers? What if a business actually wants to be a valuable member of its community?

This is the case for The Cellular Connection. TCC is the authorized Verizon dealer you might have seen in the Rio West Mall, 1300 W. Maloney Ave. They’ve been around for 40 years as a family-owned business, and they even have a division called “Community Matters.”

It’s this part of the business that aims to give back to the Gallup community every three months.

On July 30, TCC participated in multiple events happening at the mall. Volunteers handed out 250...