News for Tuesday, June 13, 2017

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When I was growing up on Black Mesa, the land was rich with grass and natural springs, fed by ancient waters of the Navajo Aquifer.

June 13, 2017
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Relic Road, a microbrewery and eatery opened in early June in Winslow.

June 13, 2017
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The Winslow Art Council presented Second Saturday June 10 with the theme centered on domestic pets.

June 13, 2017
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Dr. Sophina Manheimer Calderon, family physician of Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (TCRHCC), is the recipient of the 2017 School of Medicine and Dentistry Alumni Humanitarian Award from the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry.

By Navajo-Hopi Observer June 13, 2017
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The following students were recognized as May Students of the Month at Holbrook High School.

June 13, 2017
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It was a day of sunshine celebration.

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On May 31, the Hopi Tribal Council Water and Energy Committee met with the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution and representatives of the Navajo Nation to discuss the prospects for agreement concerning water rights.

By Navajo-Hopi Observer June 13, 2017
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Dena Wilson never doubted what she wanted to do with her life while growing up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

By Charlie Clark, Cronkite News June 13, 2017
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The Navajo Nation executive and legislative branches expressed their condolences to the family and loved ones of former council delegate and interim chairman of the Navajo Nation, Irwin Billy, who passed away June 2 in Tuba City.

By Navajo-Hopi Observer June 13, 2017
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After 35 years working in the Bay area in California, Judith Namoki came home to Tewa Village to help her dad, but now, as coordinator of the elderly program at Tewa Village, she wants to help the community.

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On June 1, Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye addressed a Department of Interior (DOI) panel calling for improvements to federal agencies that impact the lives of Native Americans across the country.

By Navajo-Hopi Observer June 13, 2017
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On May 26, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Navajo nation to deny utility company’s condemnation of tribal land in Public Service Company of New Mexico vs. Barboan.

By Navajo-Hopi Observer June 13, 2017

Drivers on State Route 87 should plan for delays beginning June 12, as Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) crews begin deck improvements on Jack’s Canyon Bridge, located 12 miles south of Winslow (mileposts 330 to 331).

By Navajo-Hopi Observer June 13, 2017
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After several months of thorough, good-faith negotiations, a replacement lease that would keep the Navajo Generating Station operating through the end of 2019 is now in the hands of the Navajo Nation Council for consideration and, hopefully, final approval.

June 13, 2017