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Hard work pays off for Tiny Tots Pageant

Friday, 16 August 2019 01:36 By Dee Velasco For the Sun

Little ones share culture while having fun

“Hard work pays off” were the encouraging words of one child’s father to help her win in the 2019 Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Tiny Tots Pageant program held Aug. 5 at the El Morro Theatre.

This year’s 2019 Tiny Tots contestants included five little girls...

98th Annual Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Queen Luncheon

Friday, 16 August 2019 01:35 Gallupsun Staff

Zunneh-bah Martin, 2017-2018 Miss Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Queen and her sister Nizhoni-bah Martin, 2018-2019 Tohatchi High School Native American Princess, at the 98th Annual Miss Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Queen Luncheon, August 7 at Howard Johnson in Gallup. Photo Credit: Akilah Martinez

Autumn Pilcher (Navajo/Mescalero Apache/Oglala Lakota), 2019-2020 Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Queen Contestant, answers a contest question about culture, Aug. 7 at Howard Johnson in Gallup. Photo Credit: Akilah Martinez

Local models wearing creations from Virginia Ballenger at the Navajo Spirit Fashion Show at the 98th Annual Miss Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Queen Luncheon, August 7 at Howard Johnson in Gallup. Photo Credit: Akilah Martinez

Texas real estate developers see potential in El Mercado Plaza

Friday, 16 August 2019 01:33 By Cody Begaye Sun Correspondent

Long-term plan in place for center

A long-lasting retail center on the north side of Gallup is now in the hands of a new ownership group that has ideas to reinvigorate it.

Legacy Alliance Holdings, a real estate company based out of Addison, TX, recently finalized a deal to purchase El Mercado Plaza, 819 N. Hwy. 491, Gallup, N.M. Legacy first identified the plaza as a business opportunity about three years ago.

El Mercado Plaza, which is comprised of the Harbor Freight building, the former Payless store, and Little Caesar’s, was first developed by Munoz Properties, a Gallup-based company that provides commercial and residential real estate and construction services.

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Best in Show Night

Friday, 16 August 2019 01:31 Gallupsun Staff

2019 Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial arts and crafts

Cindy Nez (Navajo), “Teec Nos Pos” rug 3’x10’, Best In Category, display at both ART123 in Gallup, Aug. 6, and Red Rock Park Exhibit Hall, Aug. 7. Photo Credit: Akilah Martinez

Virginia Yazzie-Ballenger (Navajo), “The Slender One,” Best In Class: Tribal Arts, Winner of People’s Choice for the 2019 Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial arts and crafts, displayed at both ART123 in Gallup, Aug. 6 and Red Rock Park Exhibit Hall, Aug. 7. Photo Credit: Akilah Martinez

Bob Jaymes (Navajo), Best In Category of Metal Sculpture and 1st Place at the 2019 Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Red Rock Park Exhibit Hall, Aug. 7. Photo Credit: Akilah Martinez

Joseph L. (Zuni), “Zuni Pottery with red flowers (painted),” displayed at the 2019 Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Red Rock Park Exhibit Hall, Aug. 7. Photo Credit: Akilah Martinez

Allan J. Bahe (Navajo), “Dark Cloud Is Here,” Acrylic. Best In Category of Traditional Native American Style All Media at the 2019 Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Red Rock Park Exhibit Hall, Aug. 7. Photo Credit: Akilah Martinez

Jerry Brown painted live for the 2019 Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial arts and crafts events at both ART123 in Gallup, August 6 and Red Rock Park Exhibit Hall, Aug. 7. Photo Credit: Akilah Martinez

Darryl & Rebecca Begay (Hopi/Navajo), “Turquoise Dream,” Special Award Kenneth Begay Memorial, Best In Category of Tufa, Sand or Lost Wax Casting and 1st place at the 2019 Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, ART123 in Gallup, Aug. 6 and Red Rock Park Exhibit Hall, Aug. 7. Photo Credit: Akilah Martinez

Kirk Tom (Navajo, 1st place Indigenous Comic Con 2018, 1st place Duke City Comic Con 2019), “Kǫ’ Trooper (Fire Trooper),” Category: Miscellaneous Sculpture, Special Award Ellis Tanner Sculpture and 1st Place at Red Rock Park Exhibit Hall, Aug. 7. Photo Credit: Akilah Martinez

Virginia Yazzie-Ballenger (Navajo), “The Slender One,” and Kirk Tom’s “Kǫ’ Trooper (Fire Trooper)” at both ART123 in Gallup, Aug. 6 and Red Rock Park Exhibit Hall, Aug. 7. Photo Credit: Akilah Martinez

Raymond M. Chee Sr. (Navajo), “Healing Of The Night,” Best In Category, Best In Class of Sculpture, 1st Place at Red Rock Park Exhibit Hall, Aug. 7. Photo Credit: Akilah Martinez

‘The Art of Racing in the Rain’ spins its wheels in melodrama

Friday, 16 August 2019 01:28 By Glenn Kay For the Sun

Rating: «« out of ««««

Running Time: 109 minutes

It seems like there has become a whole separate genre of tear-jerker melodramas devoted to pooches and their influence in our lives. Marley & Me is an obvious example, and in the years following, we’ve gotten titles like Red Dog (which I admit, actually worked on me), A Dog’s Purpose and A Dog’s Journey among many, many others. These movies aren’t exactly subtle and almost seem to revel in their emotional manipulations, doing everything they can to try and eke sniffles out of viewers. Based on the novel by Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain follows this trend, abandoning every ounce of subtlety.

Denny Swift (Milo...