Gallup Harvests the Sun's Powerby Christina Maldonado '19 and Derek Curley '19 The process of converting light into electricity is used from a device called solar panels. The most powerful light source is known to come from the sun. Astronomers refer to the sun as “sol”, hence solar panels. There are a collection of solar cells that create a solar panel. A large wide spread of solar cells will have an impact because more electricity is produced when more light hit the cells. According to NTUA General Manager Walter Hasse, a three hundred acre solar farm will produce twenty seven and a half megawatts of electricity and it will power about seven thousand and seven hundred homes. The solar farm will need a lot of workers; there are 100 estimated construction jobs and a few permanent positions. Partners involved with the project include the Western Area Power Administration and the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. Gallup Solar is located on 113 E Logan Ave. The city will produce ten percent of its electricity this year with the use of this solar farm. Within the following five years, the percentage rate would be five percent.This took ten years of “prodding” by Gallup Solar and energy consultants were “encouraging.” Also, there was a contact with Continental Divide Electric. The city of Gallup contracted with Mangan Renewables. The solar plant they create will soon be owned by the City itself. Gallup Solar Park is located near Walmart, across West Maloney Avenue. Gallup's mayor, Jackie Mckinney, and city council had approved the power purchase agreement on December 13, 2016. The power purchase agreement was with Mangan Renewables, LLC. which will construct and manage the facility. The company was authorized to start construction. Construction began on July 31, 2016. The goal was to make an 8mw photovoltaic generating facility which will run for the duration of a 25 year power purchase agreement. This facility will take approximately 35 acres of city owned property. The facility is in construction South of I-40, between Allison Road and Munoz Overpass. The finished project, which completion is set by the end of the year 2017, will include 28,896 340 watt photovoltaic modules. When finished, it will have enough energy to power 2,500 homes. It will also offset 3,500,000 pounds of carbon dioxide annually. The finished project should save the city, roughly, 20,000 dollars within the first year and 785,000 by the eighth year. By the seventh year of commercial operation, the city of Gallup can purchase the facility anytime at a fair market value. https://navajotimes.com/biz/ground-broken-solar-farm/ http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/vss/docs/power/1-what-are-solar-panels.html http://mailchi.mp/9b79e3469e26/3llo9l60br-2760069?e=0b3360be24 https://facebook.com/gallup.solar/ Did Trump Really End the Dream?by Danic Daniels '20 and Ethan Chavez '19 DACA is a program that has helped out illegal immigrants establish a career in the US. DACA stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, but will President Trump go through with ending the program? If he does go through with this, 800,000 undocumented immigrants will be deported back to the countries they are not familiar with. Currently there are fifteen states suing President Trump. The fifteen states are New York, Massachusetts, Washington, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and also the District of Columbia. All of these states have “teamed up” against Trump to try to keep DACA. The program has allowed thousands of people all around the country to live the “American Dream,” but if Trump decides to end it the dreams cannot be achieved. The program is set to end March 5, 2018. When Trump announced the end of DACA citizens around the country protested that the only reason he is pushing for this was because he didn’t like Mexicans. “I filed suit against President Trump and his administration to protect DACA because Dreamers are just as American as First Lady Melania Trump.”- Attorney General Hector Balderas In no way is Trump trying to get rid of the program, but he is in fact giving congress time to find a permanent solution. If you look at this form a different perspective Trump is making a good decision because the program is unconstitutional and even Obama himself admitted to it in 2012. President Donald J Trump said and I quote “We love the Dreamers” http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41267926 https://nytimes.com/2017/09/05/us/politics/trump-daca-dreamers-immigration.html Lucia Kezele '18Angelic Lopez '19Fresa Con Crema-Strawberries with Cream. Christina Maldonado '19
Beaded hummingbirds September 16th, 2017 at 340 N 9th St, Gallup, NM 87301 Beaded dream catchers September 16th, 2017 at 340 N 9th St, Gallup, NM 87301 Derek Curley '19This photo was taken on October 5, 2017 in Newcomb, New Mexico. It is a rock formation along highway 491 which is one rock formation that has many meanings and names to the Navajo. Ethan Chavez '19Jewelry making for culture religious. The old Holona Plaza. Zuni Mountains. Danic Daniels '20Native jewelry set. WEEKLY POLLLast Week's Poll Results!Last week we asked Ambush! readers if they thought the change to alcohol sales in Gallup would make a difference and 67% said they hope so while the remaining 33% said no.
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Will This Change Deter Alcoholismby Angelic Lopez '19 The time for alcohol sales to begin has recently been changed from 7 A.M to 10 A.M by the city of Gallup. Is this a good idea or not? Let’s find out. GHS! Ambush had interviewed employees from known restaurants and a gas station here in Gallup to hear about their opinions and to see what they think about this change. The first place we stopped by was The Rocket Liquor Store. Some employees had different opinions on if it’s a good idea to change the alcohol time sales. One employee said, “No, because outside the city limits they can still sell liquor at 7 a.m so the drunks drive over there and come back driving intoxicated and that's dangerous.” The other employee we interviewed said, “Yes, because all the drunks won’t be passed out early in the morning.” We Then asked if this change has affected their business in anyway? Their response was, “No, because they really are not that busy, but it affects the employees by cutting their hours.” “If the customers are already intoxicated they don’t get served.” Think about the change that is not affecting The Rocket Liquor Store as much as it’s just changing is the employee's hours.. The other places we visit that had a similar responses to each other were Shop-N-Save Liquor, Giant and Applebee's. An employee from Giant said, “No, because either way they can still sell and make their money.” A Walmart employee said, “No, because it doesn’t matter, it's still Gallup.” An Applebee's employee had said, “It’s not really going to make a change if they change the time sales for alcohol.” The last two places we visited were Wal-Mart and Pizza Hut. They both said yes. A Pizza Hut employee commented that, “Changing the time on alcohol sales is a good idea because early sales bring alcoholics. They always hang out back of the restaurant f***ed up. You never know what the drunks can do, they can rob us or scare off the delivery people.” Pizza Hut is thinking for the safety of their employees and the safety of the intoxicated people. Walmarts response was, “Yes, because it’s too early to be selling alcohol at that time.” We then asked all the places if they were aware of this change and they said yes and that they were prepared for this change and voted for the change. Now that you have read a couple of opinions on changing the alcohol time sales, what do you think of this change? Do you think this is beneficial for the city of Gallup? Will this prevent some of the alcoholics from drinking too early? Or, does this bring up the question if the drunks will do anything to drink if it means driving outside the city limits? Mayor was not available for comment. WEEKLY POLLLast Week's Poll Results!Last week we asked Ambush! Poll takers if they thought the law suit against President Trump would hold up and 60% said yes while 40% said no.
Dialysis and Kidney Failureby Christina Maldonado ‘19 Derek Curley ‘19
Kidney failure can only occur when by kidneys are diseased or damaged. If only one kidney is diseased or damaged, it can be removed or a transplant may be necessary. Renal causes of kidney failure consist of sepsis and medication. Chronic glomerulonephritis, poorly controlled diabetes and blood pressure are the most commonly related causes; less common causes are prostate disease, kidney stone, and reflux nephropathy. Kidney failure is diagnosed by blood test, urine test, or other tests such as kidney biopsy and abdominal ultrasound. Dialysis is a treatment for people who suffer or have suffered from kidney failure. Dialysis is a process for removing waste, salt and excess water from the blood. Dialysis also helps blood pressure. Dialysis is only used when you lose 85 to 90 percent of kidney function. There are two main types of dialysis, Hemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis. Hemodialysis is when an artificial kidney, a hemodialyzer, is placed inside the person and it will function like a regular kidney by removing waste and chemicals. Peritoneal Dialysis is when your blood is cleaned inside of your body. A catheter is placed in the abdomen and will have dialysate which cleans the blood. During the cleansing of the blood, excess fluid and waste are drawn out the same tube. In conclusion, dialysis is a treatment for people whose kidneys have or are failing. WEEKLY POLLLast Week's Poll Results!Last week we asked Ambush! Readers if they though the law suit against President Trump would hold up and 50% said no while the other 50% said yes.
Clovis Goes From Peaceful to in Terrorby Derek Curley '19
The suspect in custody is a sixteen year old who goes to Clovis High School. The suspect in custody apparently had no motive for the shooting.The recent shooting left two people dead along with four people injured. Due to this shooting, the school's attendance has dropped drastically. Another shooting occurred on Tuesday morning of September 5, 2017; someone had killed a thirty-year old man in an apartment complex. Police had responded to a call around at two fifty-eight to someone hearing gunshots. Later when police showed up they found a body with a gun wound in the right shoulder of David McDonald. McDonald was then transferred to Plains Regional Medical Center. McDonald did not respond to any treatment and later died at three twenty-four the same morning. Along with the shootings in Clovis, there have also been bomb threats. These bomb threats have occurred on September 5, 2017. The bomb threats focused on public schools. The schools that have received threats are Clovis Freshman Academy, Yucca Middle School, Cameo Elementary School and Sandia Elementary School. Clovis Community College had also received a threat the same day. The aftermath of the shootings and bomb threats are making the FBI follow up on the cases and questioning what is happening in the town of Clovis. http://abcnews.go.com/US/injured-shooting-library-clovis-mexico/story?id=49476872 http://www.koat.com/article/bomb-threats-prompt-lockdowns-evacuations-at-clovis-schools/12178546 http://krqe.com/2017/09/07/fbi-following-bomb-threats-made-after-clovis-library-shooting/ http://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/clovis-police-man-fatally-shot-at-apartment-complex/4594917/ http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2017-08-30/clovis-high-school-attendance-plummets-after-city-library-shooting Hullabaloo at Volcano Vistaby Christina Maldonado '19
The students were punished and the student who posted the offensive photo on Snapchat was suspended from school for ten days. The other student was a football player, who was kicked off the team. The mother of one of the African American girls had declared that the boys needed a tougher punishment as she was not happy that her child feels unsafe going to school; the students feel targeted and threatened. Sheryl Williams Stapleton said in an interview with The New Mexican, “It might start with some stupid picture, but if we ignore it, it could advance into something different.” Actions begin to spread through people of all ages and influence others that violence is acceptable. These violent actions align with what happened last month in Charlottesville, VA. Dillon Hopper, a former Marine Corps Veteran was the leader who organized the rally; Hopper’s services were ended in January for participating in creation of a white supremacist group. Father, Lamont Webb had thoughts about child safety, “You don’t expect your kids going to school and having to deal with racism and discrimination in 2017. It's kind of appalling.” KOB acquired a letter from Bannerman, the principal of Volcano Vista High School, who claimed that the two students reviewed it as a “joke.” There is a line between humor and racism, these students do not seem to understand the difference. http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/high-schoolers-suspended-over-repugnant-and-hateful-photo/article_4d2acf19-bd71-5574-8c8d-85e15567c903.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article170535187.html WEEKLY POLLLast Week's Poll Results!Last week we at Ambush! asked our readers if they've heard of any of the soup kitchens in the Article 'Is Gallup Feeding the Hungry?' 100% of poll takers said yes, they've heard of the kitchens listed in the article.
Local Cult Charged With Abuseby Lucia Kezele '18
Is Gallup Feeding the Hungry?by Lucia Kezele '18
Care 66 is a nonprofit located at 407 West Highway 66. “CARE” stands for “Career Area Resource Enterprise, Inc.” Consisting on two different sections; this facility houses veterans, the chronically homeless, and those addicted to drugs. One section houses individuals who need assistance with drug and alcohol problems and provides them with a place to live during the process. The other section is considered to be “permanent” housing. Those that live at Care 66 are provided with three meals a day, counseling, and mentoring. The only thing asked in return is help cleaning, cooking, and full effort within their recovery. Care 66 takes donations and welcomes volunteers. The Community Pantry is located at 1130 Hassler Valley Rd. Founded in 1999 by Jim Harlin and Tom Crider, the Community Pantry is an integral part within our community and its fight against homelessness. It began as a tiny building and now consists of a huge pantry area for donations, donation drop off area, and area for distribution of donations to other organizations, offices for the employees, as well as a big garden to grow produce for donation. Gallup’s food pantry provides for all of Northwestern New Mexico with a “sister” pantry in Grants, NM that provides for Cibola County. Below is a list of the programs and a description of them from the Community Pantry’s website. Free Produce: This program links fresh produce and perishables gleaned in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas to our community every week. Free to all clients – available Tuesday through Friday. The Emergency Food Box – Provides families with up to two week’s worth of food up to four times a year. This food is raised in the community through food drives by the Confirmation Classes and the Letter Carriers. Food For Kids (FFK) – The FFK program helps reduce food insecurity for school children. In the 20 schools we are currently serving (16 in McKinley, 4 Cibola), 480 children who might well go hungry over the weekend are provided with nutritious food. The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) – Distributes food commodities to approximately 1500 families a month. The Agency Program – This program distributes Feeding America food and other food available to local non-profit agencies and churches for free distribution among their own clients. The food pantry also collects donations and is open for receiving donations Tuesday - Friday from 8 am - 5 pm. Casa San Martin is a soup kitchen as well as overnight shelter for homeless people located on the North Side of Gallup, NM. This kitchen is run by the Missionaries of Charity, a Catholic organization. The women in charge of the program are nuns associated with the Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. At Casa San Martin dinner is served at 4 pm until about 6 pm. Visitors can choose to help set up the dining area, wash the dishes, or clean the dining area if they wish to stay the night. Those that stay the night are given a place to shower and sleep for the night. The sisters provide breakfast in the morning. Prayers are said at night and in the morning, sometimes masses are held or novenas (nine day prayer chains). The sisters are on a first name basis with almost all of the people that come in and even have some inside jokes with a few of them. I have volunteered here on multiple occasions and find it invigorating to see that these women really do seem to care about the people that they are feeding. Every shelter or soup kitchen within Gallup is helping to impact our town’s homeless situation. All shelters are open to volunteers as well as donations. Below are the names, numbers, and addresses of multiple pantries, shelters, and soup kitchens within Gallup. Please call before bringing donations or going to volunteer. This is simply to ensure that there are not too many volunteers for a conducive working environment or that there is a need for certain donations at the moment. The Community Pantry - 1130 Hassler Valley Rd. (505)726-8068 Care 66 - 407 West Highway 66. (505)722-0066 Casa San Martin - (no physical address listed, located on the North Side, near Saint Francis of Assisi Church) (505)722-5261 Little Sisters of the Poor - 1900 Mark Ave. (505)863-6894 Na'nizhoozi Center, Inc. - 2205 Boyd Ave. (505)722-2177 WEEKLY POLLLast Week's Poll Results!Last week we asked Ambush! readers if they believe Gallup is trying to address the homelessness issue and it was a tie. 50% of Ambush! Poll takers said yes and 50% said no.
Navajo Culture and the Solar Eclipseby Rylie Begay '21 Mayor McKiney Speaks on Homeless Populationby Samantha Plummer '19 Homelessness, Is Anyone Helping?by Jaiden Van Doorn ‘21
Chronically homeless is defined as being being homeless for one year or having at least four episodes in three years. Chuska Apartments provides services to encourage self reliance. Sadly, there is usually a wait list for this assistance. Another program helps only homeless veterans. The Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing, also known as VASH is a HUD program ran by the local Gallup Housing Authority. There is also a VASH program at the Navajo Housing Authority as well as a Zuni Housing Programs service within the Gallup area. There is another program that will assist people who do not fall into these two categories. The Care 66 mission is to “create opportunities to end homelessness.” Care 66 is trying to complete this mission by providing transitional housing, create more affordable housing, and making opportunities for people to make a decent wage. Within Gallup High School, both SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and National Honors Society volunteer at Care 66. WEEKLY POLLLast Week's Poll Results!When asked what changes one would like to see in the community, 80% of Ambush! Poll takers said they'd like to see help for the homeless population and the remaining 20% said they'd like to see more developments in education.
Ceremonial Interview with Nameless Dancerby Rylie Begay '21 (For audio purposes, the questions can be viewed below) Question: Do you feel a stronger connection to your culture when you dress up and dance? Answer: Yes, I do. I dance in buckskin like my ancient ancestors. Question: Who taught you how to dance? Was it like a relative or a trainer? Answer: It was passed down from generation to generation. We try to do the same dance our grandfathers sang and danced. We try not to change them, we feel like we don't have the right to change those dances. Question: When did you start dancing? Answer: I started dancing when I was ten years old. My father and my uncles danced on ceremonial ground then. I didn't start dancing till I was around ten or eleven. Question: How long did it take you to make your outfit? Answer: It's a matter of time. I have four, five different outfits. I just make them over the years. You put them together there's different styles and different times. Is AP Opportunity Fair Throughout the District?by Samantha Plummer '19 This school year there has been a big impact on educational programs like AP classes. Many students want to be placed in advanced programs so they can get ahead, better themselves with more knowledge, and challenge themselves. Students can not do that if they do not have AP classes. On reservations, many schools do not offer any AP classes whatsoever. The New Mexico Education Department is trying to provide AP classes for students on the local reservation. These classes will only be offered through the internet and if teachers are found that can teach these classes during their personal time. Gallup High has only four AP classes to offer this year while Miyamura has ten, why is that? I tried to speak with representatives from the New Mexico Public Education Department and Central Office on multiple occasions and received no answer from either party, however, I did get some answers from our principal. According to Mr. Romero, 1% of district students passed AP exams. Romero also said, “We [the school] have to align PARCC and AP so we are trying to push for students to take San Juan College classes instead.” Miyamura is in the same town but is granted more opportunities for AP classes and also has a San Juan Program. Is it fair that both schools have AP as well as San Juan courses but Miyamura is given more AP opportunity? Is it fair that some schools on reservations aren't offered AP courses at all? WEEKLY POLLMay Poll Results!50% of Ambush! Poll takers said they love the restaurants coming to Gallup and they love food. The other 50% of of Ambush! Poll takers said they’d rather see more stores instead.
50% of Ambush! Poll takers were excited for Freddy’s Steak and Custard to open, while the other 50% of poll takers are more excited for Hobby Lobby. McKinley County High School Graduation DatesOf course Gallup High School’s graduation was on May 12th, but there are plenty more graduations in Gallup and the surrounding area still to come. May 18, 2017 (Thursday) Tohatchi High School - 6:00 PM May 19, 2017 (Friday) Ramah High School - 6:00 PM Miyamura High School - 6:00 PM, Angelo DiPaolo Memorial Stadium May 20, 2017 (Saturday) Central High School - 4:00 PM, MHS Gymnasium Tse Yi Gai High School - 11:00 AM, Gymnasium Navajo Pine High School - 10:00 AM Middle School Muralby Lucia Kezele '18 Since the end of April, one of our local middle schools has been working on a mural for our town. Gallup Middle School has been working a local artist on their artwork. So far they have developed two different models for what they want to do. The students are centering their mural around the idea of a “Beautiful Earth.” The hope of the artist and the students is to start painting the mural this summer and have it finished before the beginning of the 2017-18 school year. The kids have worked incredibly hard on this project and it is an amazing new thing to come to our town. It is a great way to beautify our town and make it more enticing of a place to walk around or visit. MAY POLL
April Poll Results!66% of Ambush! Survey takers said they'd like to see a Wholefoods or Sprouts come to Gallup, the other 34% wanting to see a Target. 50% of Ambush! poll takers said they'd like to see an Olive Garden and the other 50% a Chik-Fli-A; The two restaurants sound a bit weird in comparison, but that seems to be what the people want.
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March Poll Results!60% of Ambush! survey takers said their favorite activity is going to the movies, 20% saying theirs is hiking, and 20% saying theirs is hanging out with their friends. Want to Fix Your Body?by Cliff Burnham Want to fix your body?*
The body of your car that is! Is it rusting, peeling or chalking? Is it dented and in need of repair? Could you see yourself in a career that involves bringing old cars back to life and watching people’s eyes turn as they drive down Historic 66 in a car customized by you? If so, UNM-Gallup Collision Repair Courses through the CCTE Program is the place to be, and Floyd ‘Cliff’ Burnham is the man to see. Mr. Burnham can be contacted on the UNM-Gallup Campus at Gurley Hall #1322 and reached by phone at (505) 863-7350 or you can call Ms. Ann Jarvis the Principal of CCTE at (509) 863-7500. There will be upcoming tours to UNM-Gallup or you can phone ahead for your own guided tour. Mr. Burnham can show you pictures of past projects and you might even be able to see the Ice Cream Truck that the class is giving new life to now. UNM officers Certificate and Degree Programs in Collision Repair (Auto Body), Construction, Welding, IT, Criminal Justice, Medical Careers, Cosmetology and Barbering, etc. as well. Drop on be and visit with us. Your future is at hand…. |
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