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Federal Reserve wants to hear from New Mexico businesses

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The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City wants to hear from small businesses in New Mexico about the experiences they’re having in the credit market.

Every year, most banks in the Federal Reserve system’s 12-bank network participate in a national Small Business Credit Survey to get the data they need to provide...

Locals ring in inaugural Gallup Indigenous Peoples’ Day

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Though Gallup is recognized for its rich Native American history, it’s often forgotten that Native peoples occupied the area before anyone else.

That’s part of the message Navajo civic activist Mervyn Tilden wants to promote in light of the newly instituted Gallup Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which the Gallup City Council formalized via resolution at its Sept. 27 regular meeting.

“This is a great day – a great day for everyone,” Tilden, a Church Rock native, said.

Asked what word he’d give to the Oct. 10 demonstration in front of the Gallup Cultural Center at 201 E. Hwy. 66, Tilden replied, “Life.”

Close to 20 people joined him at the demonstration off and on...

Suicide Prevention event rocks local lives

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What does “Rockin’ Life” mean to you? Those words held many different meanings for the folks who attended an open-stage evening at the Rio West Mall, 1300 W. Maloney Ave., on Sept. 30.

September is recognized nationally as Suicide Prevention Month, and the mall invited local community members to come out and express their way of “rockin’ life.”

“We put this event on so that people can show how they celebrate life, and to focus on life,” Rio West Mall General Manager Anita Artalejo said.

The event was open to anyone who has been affected by suicide, and Artalejo said it was a great way to get involved with the community.

“We were approached by UnitedHealthcare...

Two Navajo female scouts to be honored at Veterans Summit

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On Oct. 12 and 13 at Red Rock Park, off N.M. 118 in Gallup, the second annual Veterans Summit is held. Military veterans, retirees, National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve service members, transitioning active-duty personnel, along with family, friends, and members of the community, are invited to attend this free event.

A special program and presentation centers on the involvement of women who participated in combat roles while serving in the armed forces.

Through the efforts of David C’de Baca, a retired Army colonel living in Corrales, who has been seriously researching the history of the Army’s Navajo Scouts, an interesting aspect of that colorful unit came to light.

In 1886, as...

Local historian gets his kicks on Route 66

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Red or Green? Locals know in an instant that they best select the type of chile they want smothered on their enchiladas unless they want to seem like an outsider. Go down Historic Route 66, in the heart of Gallup, and there’s plenty of restaurants along the way and beyond where that’s a typical question asked by servers of their customers – and the official state question.

And this normal aspect of dining out in New Mexico is one snippet from the Land of Enchantment’s rich, cultural history that’s woven into local historian Martin Link’s new book New Mexico Kicks on Route 66.

Link’s book takes readers on a road trip down time-honored Route 66, from the far reaches of...

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