“We are studying simple machines” started Sr. Christi Ann Landolff, C.S.A. as she began to describe, enthusiastically, the new curriculum she is using for teaching physics starting in sixth grade at Sacred Heart Cathedral School. She goes on to explain that physics is the base science and math is the language. If you...Dabbling in physics: Sacred Heart gets a head start
“We are studying simple machines” started Sr. Christi Ann Landolff, C.S.A. as she began to describe, enthusiastically, the new curriculum she is using for teaching physics starting in sixth grade at Sacred Heart Cathedral School. She goes on to explain that physics is the base science and math is the language. If you...Music through the generations
Concert association showcases the best of GallupSince 1944, Gallup Community Concert Association has been providing world class entertainment to the Gallup Community. GCCA has provided a diverse plate that will suit the palette of any music lover: brass ensembles, opera trios, piano concertos and the favorite of association director, Antoinette Neff, Riders In The Sky.
The association was formed in 1944 at a time when morale was low. People were concerned about World War I. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the concert association, Octavia Fellin wrote (in 1995) about that era: “Yet, the spirit of music, art and literature nurtured the spirits … which were sometimes...
Young girl overcomes obstacles, inspires others
She lights the room with her smile, but her first 14 years have been anything but sunny.Kaela Gaulden has been battling Ewing Sarcoma bone cancer for the past seven years. She has endured 15 surgeries, the last of which was in December when most of her right leg was amputated. And she is determined to keep up with her friends, prosthetic leg or not.
Gaulden is in the eighth grade at Rehoboth Christian School. She said she likes Rehoboth because she is allowed to practice her faith without fear of judgment. She missed most of her second and third grade years because of the cancer, but since then, her grandparents, Scott and Rosa Armstrong, have been able to schedule appointments and...
Former crime reporter turns to crowd funding to combat cancer
Author and previous Gallup Independent writer Michael Sullivan was recently and unexpectedly diagnosed with bone cancer. Sullivan is set to begin radiation therapy this week and has joined GoFundMe, an online fundraising website. As of today, Sullivan has raised over $1,000 and has a goal of bringing in $100,000 to offset medical expenses.According to Sullivan, he was initially diagnosed with prostate cancer, which soon metastasized into his bones. Sullivan also said that the benefits provided to him by Medicare don’t cover the necessary treatments.
“Medical expenses are skyrocketing, exceeding the ability of my family and I to keep pace,” Sullivan said. So, I established an...
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