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Central High School savers visit Pinnacle Bank

Friday, 28 August 2015 03:59 By Shawn Spruce For the Sun

Believe it or not, 11 percent of adult Americans stash cash under a mattress. Another 10 percent store it in a cookie jar. In fact, a 2012 Marist College survey revealed that more than three quarters of us hide money somewhere in the home.

Students at Gallup Central High School participating in the Graduation...

Taco Bell Foundation raises funds for local Boys and Girls Clubs

Friday, 28 August 2015 03:43 Staff Report

Boys & Girls Club of Gallup and High Desert QSR LLC a locally owned and operated franchise of Taco Bell will be hosting an event Aug. 28, in honor of local high school students who graduated in the Class of 2015. The event is made possible through a $13,000 grant from the Taco Bell Foundation for Teens.

“Graduation season is our favorite time of year. We’ve watched these young men and women in our community work so hard to get to this point and it’s a thrill to share in their joy of earning that diploma,” said James Rich, owner of High Desert QSRs LLC. “We are proud to recognize our new grads and we are committed to our future graduate right here in Gallup, NM”. Rich also...

Cash Cow donates school supplies

Friday, 28 August 2015 03:41 Gallupsun Staff

Timeidra Garcia, the 2014-15 Tobe Turpen Elementary School Princess, stands next to some school supplies she purchased from her allowance. The third grader is the daughter of Cash Cow customers, Barney Joe and Shylynn McCray. Photo Credit: Tom Hartsock

No Escape Is Too Ugly To Entertain

Friday, 28 August 2015 03:39 By Glenn Kay For the Sun

Rating: «« out of 4

Running Time: 103 min.

Here’s a movie that will likely never earn the endorsement of the Southeast Asia Tourism Board. No Escape depicts a nuclear family unit from America in a foreign land that must fight for survival and endure some of the toughest hardships imaginable. Admittedly, the movie is effective in spots, but the approach taken to the material left this viewer more than a little conflicted.

Jack Dwyer (Owen Wilson) is a down-on-his-luck engineer who has taken a job in Southeast Asia to help build a water purification refinery. Mere hours after arriving with his wife Annie (Lake Bell) and daughters, a violent coup breaks out. With foreigners being...

DVD/Blu-ray Roundup for August 28, 2015

Friday, 28 August 2015 03:35 Gallupsun Staff

Alright folks, it’s a really busy week with some great Blu-ray and DVD coming your way, both new and old. That means we should get right to it. So if you can’t go out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

Big New Releases!

6 Ways to Die - This small, action B-movie follows a man beaten by a notorious drug kingpin. Yearning for revenge, the protagonist comes up with an elaborate plan and hires 6 assassins to help him destroy the life of his nemesis. Reviews were mixed - some called it an acceptable if unremarkable genre picture, while others found it too weak and derivative to recommend. The cast includes Vinnie Jones, Dominique Swain, Vivica...