Quick Reads: Week of March 27

Roping clinic March 29-30 in Page

The 2013 Barry and Blair Burk Tie Down and Breakaway Roping Clinic takes place March 29-30 at the Vermillion Downs Arena in Page, Ariz.

Barry Burk, NFR 18-time champion and nine-time runner-up, as well as an NFR Hall of Fame member, and Blair Burk, NFR 14-time champion and nine-time runner-up, will teach the clinic.

Tuition for events is $450 for tie down, $250 for breakaway, $100 for lease horse and a $100 deposit. There is a 15-student limit per event.

More information is available from Harry Donald at (928) 401-7221.

Career Fair April 12 at Tuba City Learning Center

The annual Career Fair at the Tuba City Learning Center in Tuba City, Ariz. takes place April 12 from 9 a.m. to noon.

More information is available at (928) 283-5113 extension 7506 or at ldupuy@dinecollege.edu.

Gospel music gathering April 6

The Navajo Family Bible Conference Committee will play host to a Gospel Music Gathering April 6 from 1-8 p.m. at Grey Mountain Bible Church. More information is available at (928) 797-6382.

Local Community Food Bank BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag)

Natural Grocers will donate five cents per customer to Northern Arizona Food Bank for each person that shops with their own bag.

Going green will help the environment and those less fortunate in the community.

Northern Arizona Food Bank is at 3805 E. Huntington Drive in Flagstaff. More information is available at (928) 526-2211 or on the web at www.nafoodbank.org.

Natural Grocers is at 503 W. Clay Ave. in Flagstaff.

N-NURSE hosting sixth symposium April 18-19 in Flagstaff

Navajoland Nurses United for Research, Service and Education, Inc. (N-NURSE) will host its sixth symposium, "Hózhó Náhásdlii: Sacred Space and Human Caring in Health Care," April 18-19 at Little America Hotel in Flagstaff, Ariz. Organizers are seeking sponsors for the event.

N-NURSE invites speakers and workshop facilitators with expertise appropriate to the focus of the symposium. American Indian nursing students participate in the symposium through the group's American Indian Nursing Student Scholarship Program. The symposium provides an opportunity for nursing students to network, expand their knowledge of nursing as a career and build leadership skills.

Dr. Jean Watson is returning as this year's keynote speaker. She will discuss the cultural wisdom inherent in the concepts of her 'Caritas' theory and Hózhó náhásdlii, Navajo philosophy, to integrate human caring in health care environments.

Symposium information is available at www.n-nurse.org. More information is available from Linda Petri at (505) 459-2619 or lindap1@q.com.

Road closure on Tuba City hospital campus

Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (TCRHCC) is completing work to close part of East Cedar Avenue permanently on the hospital campus because of construction of a new helipad.

Drivers can expect barricades and road closure signs designated on East Cedar Avenue.

More information about this project is available by contacting Terry Crank, facility maintenance director, at (928) 283-2501 or Terry.Crank@tchealth.org.

Classes offered for parents on student success

Kate Esquirvel teaches parenting classes, "How to Help Your Child Succeed in School," at Leupp Public School in Leupp. Classes take place from 9-9:30 a.m. every first and third Thursday of the month through May.

Classes will be offered April 4 and 18, and May 2 and 16.

More information is available at (928) 686-6266.

Birth certificates available

Birth certificates will be available through the Coconino County Public Health Services District. Their staff now travels to Tuba City, Page, and Leupp to offer the service outside of their regular Flagstaff office hours.

Staff visits Tuba City 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (local time) the first and third Wednesday of the month at the Coconino County District 5 Supervisors Office, 49 Maple St., one street west of Tuba City Regional Health Care Center. A Navajo translator is available.

Staff visits Page every second Wednesday of the month 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (MST) at the Coconino County Health Department, Northern Region Office, 467 Vista Ave.

Staff visits Leupp Chapter house the first Thursday of the month 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (local time).

Questions about requirements and fees may be directed to the Flagstaff office at (928) 679-7284/7272 or at the Flagstaff office at 2625 N. King St.

Uranium Contamination Stakeholder Workshop April 16-17

The fifth Uranium Contamination Stakeholder Workshop takes place April 16-17 at the Gallup Inn in Gallup, N.M. Workshops begin at 8:30 a.m.

Workshop activities and topics include health education and research, community involvement, contaminated water sources, contaminated structures, a five-year plan report and abandoned uranium mine investigation and outreach.

More information is available from Alejandro Diaz at (415) 972-3242 or uranium_conf@epa.gov. More information about the multi-agency five-year plan is available at www.epa.gov.

Honoring Our Warriors gourd dance May 18

The fourth annual "Honoring Our Warriors" gourd dance takes place May 18 at the Curley residence at Navajo Tribal Route 6830 in Birdsprings, Ariz.

Gourd dancing runs from 11 a.m. (MST) to sunset. Dinner will be provided. All singers, drummers and dancers are welcome.

This is a free event. Attendees are encouraged to bring canopies and chairs. Vendors will be charged $25 per space. This is a drug and alcohol free event.

More information is available from Jason Curley at (928) 587-7253 or curley.jason@hotmail.com.

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