Kenneth Riege, a veteran of the U.S. Air force and general manager at Comfort Suites on Gallup’s east end, is a finalist for the 2016 New Mexico True Hero award.

Four individuals will be chosen for the honor, and the four honorees will be announced Nov. 29 at 1:30 pm at a ceremony at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, acting city tourism and marketing manager Jennifer Lazarz said. The ceremony will be hosted by Gov. Susana Martinez and state Tourism Secretary Rebecca Latham.

A New Mexico True Hero is someone who was chosen for his or her contributions for making New Mexico a better to live, work or raise a family, Lazarz said.

“We sincerely hope that (Ken) is...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — It was recently announced that Elouise Cobell will be one of 21 recipients to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony on Nov. 22.

Cobell had passed away on Oct. 16, 2011, at 65 years of age from cancer.

The Blackfeet community leader spent nearly 15 years advancing a class-action lawsuit on behalf of 500,000 Indians against the Interior Department. The lawsuit claimed that the Interior Department had stolen or squandered billions of dollars in royalties owed to individual tribal members in exchange for oil, gas and other leases.

The case was settled in 2009 when the Interior Department agreed to the $3.4 billion settlement.

“The...

Thanksgiving Thursday … Black Friday … Cyber Monday. The next day is #GivingTuesday, Nov. 29! This is an opportunity to become part of a new tradition of gibing back with generosity by giving HOPE through your donation to Hands of Hope.

Ways to give:

Give your time by volunteering.

Give material donations of diapers, wipes or gently used baby/maternity clothing and equipment.

Give financially – go to HandsOfHopeGallup.org and click on the “Ways to give” tab.

Monetary donations can be given online through Paypal or by mailing a check.

Coming together to give enables HOPE to continue providing free pregnancy tests with options counseling as well as free parenting...

EMPLOYERS HIRING VETERANS, TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBERS, FAMILY

A recent Gallup Job Fair and Recruiting Event took place Nov. 17 at the New Mexico Workforce Connection, 2918 E. Historic Highway 66. The Hire Veteran Job Fair was open to the general public but mainly focused on hiring veterans.

Nikki Lee, Business Consultant with Workforce Connection, said, this was a statewide event held by all the workforce offices in New Mexico.

“We noticed lately that here in the community that veterans don’t have enough resources and non-veterans as well, we want them to know that we are here and that we do have the resources to help them on their employment barriers,” Lee said.

Nine...