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  • Marie Kirlie, left, Nicole Walker and Liz Whitman march to the Navajo Nation Council Chambers in Window Rock Monday. The women were part of a protest that sought the declaration of Fort Wingate as a sacred Navajo Site.
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  • Ken Brown, left, and Carolene Whitman-Yazzie fastens posters and flags to a vehicle that will follow protestors to the Navajo Nation Council Chambers in Window Rock Monday.
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  • Jay Chee, right, Edmund Yazzie and William Skeet lead other protestors on a march to the Navajo Nation Council Chambers in Window Rock Monday.
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  • Twin Lakes Elementary School parent Bobby Martin addresses the Gallup McKinley County board of education at the GMCS Student Support Center in Gallup Monday.
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  • Lynn Huenemann, left, Joseph Menini and Priscilla Manuelito sit on the the Gallup McKinley County board of education at the GMCS Student Support Center in Gallup Monday.
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  • The Gallup McKinley County board of education conducts its regular meeting at the GMCS Student Support Center in Gallup Monday.
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  • Gallup McKinley County Schools superintendent Frank Chiapetti attends the board of education at the GMCS Student Support Center in Gallup Monday.
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  • Gallup McKinley County Schools superintendent Frank Chiapetti passes papers to Priscilla Manuelito and Kevin Mitchell during the board of education meeting at the GMCS Student Support Center in Gallup Monday.
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  • Gallup Police detective Steven Peshlakai investigates the scene where a body was found near U.S. Highway 491 in Gallup Monday.
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  • Holly Yasui introduces a film and play that she directed about Japanese American activist and lawyer Minoru Yasui during a presentation at UNM-Gallup Monday.
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  • Heath Houghton portrays Japanese American activist and lawyer Minoru Yasui during a play at UNM-Gallup Monday.
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  • Sarah Ann Gilmore practices the motions for the shawl dance with help from her aunt, Amber Dennison, in a hallway behind the gym at Miyamura High School, Tuesday. Gilmore participated in the ninth annual GMCS Navajo Language and Culture Festival, a week long event hosted at district schools to showcase traditional native songs and dances.
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  • Gary Mike hugs his son, Ian Mike during the candlelight vigil in honor of his daughter, Ashlynne Mike, Tuesday night at the San Juan chapter house in San Juan. Ashlynne and Ian were abducted Monday in the Fruitland area, Ian escaped but Ashlynne's body was discovered Tuesday morning near Shiprock.
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  • Alvera Begaye, right, lights a candle for Ashlynne Mike at the roadside memorial near mile marker 13 on Navajo Route 36 in San Juan Tuesday night. The memorial marks the area Ashlynne and her brother Ian Mike were abducted Monday after being dropped off by the school bus.
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  • Gary Mike reacts to the news a suspect was taken in to police custody, Tuesday night, in connection to the murder of his daughter Ashlynne, during the memorial vigil in her honor at the San Juan chapter house in San Juan.
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  • Hundreds of people pay their respects to Ashlynne Mike at a roadside memorial, Tuesday, near mile marker 13 on Navajo Route 36 in San Juan where Ashlynne and her brother Ian Mike were abducted Monday.
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  • Shawndell Dobey holds her brother, Kyowa Comanche's, hand during the memorial vigil for Ashlynne Mike at the San Juan chapter house Tuesday. Several hundred people attended, filling the chapter house past capacity and standing outside the building to help pay their respects to the Mike family.
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  • Search and rescue vehicles help block off the investigation area after the body of Ashlynne Mike was discovered six miles south of the Shiprock  pinnacle Tuesday in shiprock.
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  • Hundreds of community members hold candles and fliers in honor of Ashlynne Mike Tuesday night at the San Juan chapter house in San Juan.
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  • Shelbilynn Pino, center, receives a handshake and a ribbon from Jerry Sanchez during the Army Junior Officer Reserve Training Corps annual awards ceremony at Gallup High School Wednesday.
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  • Josclyn Fink performs a mixed drill routine with other members of the Grants High School Marines Junior Officer Reserve Training Corps during an awards ceremony at Grants High School Wednesday.
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  • Tyler Nunes performs with the national champion rifle drill team from the Grants High School Marines Junior Officer Reserve Training Corps during an awards ceremony at Grants High School Wednesday.
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  • Members of the Grants High School Marines Junior Officer Reserve Training Corps watch a video presentation about their year during an awards ceremony at Grants High School Wednesday.
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  • Bob Roland, right, talks with Park Ranger Eric Weaver during a community meeting about ordinance disposal at the El Malpais visitors center in Grants Wednesday.
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  • El Malpais National Monument superintendent Mitzi Frank, center, answers questions from visitors during a community meeting about ordinance disposal at the El Malpais visitors center in Grants Wednesday.
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  • Community members and area residents meet with representatives from the Parks Service and the Corps of Engineers during a community meeting about ordinance disposal at the El Malpais visitors center in Grants Wednesday.
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  • Lois Becenti teams a wool workshop at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock Wednesday.
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  • A group of hikers explore the arch in the Window Rock Park in Window Rock, Friday.
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  • Hailee Martin learns how to card wool to clean it for use during the wool workshop hosted at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock Wednesday.
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  • Three horned owls peer out of their enclosure at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock Wednesday.
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  • Eva Stephenson, right, feels her wool during the wool workshop held at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock Wednesday. The wool was donated from Navajo Churro sheep in Fort Defiance and a farm in Wisconson.
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  • Lois Becenti leads a wool workshop at the Navajo Nation museum in Window Rock, Wednesday, which teaches how to transform raw wool in to thread for weaving.
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  • Caleb Thompson, a volunteer from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, helps organize inventory in the warehouse of the Community Pantry in Gallup Wednesday.
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  • Cheryl McEwen volunteers at the community pantry checking in recipients of the food baskets Wednesday at the Community Panty in Gallup.
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  • Bodee Hancock, left, and Caleb Thompson, volunteers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, work in the warehouse of the Community Pantry in Gallup Wednesday.
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  • A dogs sniffs around the side of Jay Street in Gallup Thursday with no leash or owner near by.
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  • Christine Charley adjusts her cap before the graduation ceremony at Diné College in Tsalie Friday. Charley graduates from the school with a degree in Business Administration.
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  • Oriyanna David shows off her drawing at the trout themed art show at Tobe Turpin Elementary School in Gallup Friday. The students all created different works of art, including two installations of a fake river, in honor of the New Mexico state fish the Cutthroat Trout.
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  • Rama Mustang Taea Hill dives across the finish line to win the 100 meter dash in the New Mexico State track and field meet in Albuquerque Saturday.
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  • Crownpoint Eagle Chenoah Belen throws for 34'1" in the shot put during the New Mexico State track and field meet in Albuquerque Saturday.
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  • Navajo Prep Eagle Monty Larvingo chases down a third-place finish in the 100 meter hurdles during the New Mexico State track and field meet in Albuquerque Saturday.
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  • Navajo Prep Eagle Sarah Chacon pulls ahead in the final straightaway to win the 800 meter run in the New Mexico State track and field meet in Albuquerque Saturday.
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  • Maddix Peshlakai, left plays a ring toss game with help from volunteer Vern Thomas at the Zoo Fest event held at the Navajo Nation Zoo in Window Rock Saturday.
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  • Angelique Watchman, middle, runs between the slides of the jungle gym at the Navajo Nation Zoo in Window Rock during the annual Zoo Fest Saturday.
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  • Keelan Nastacio from the Kallestewa dance group gets help adjusting his necklace between dance sets Saturday at the Zuni Main Street Festival in Zuni.
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  • Talia Wallace performs with the Kallestewa dance group at the Zuni Main Street Festival in Zuni Saturday.
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  • Donahue Dosedo, left, and Edward Lewis sing and play the drums for the Red Clay dance group Saturday at the Zuni Main Street Festival in Zuni Saturday.
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  • Ryan Awelagte and the fellow employees of the Family Dollar store in Ramah all wear yellow Saturday in memory of Ashlynne Mike who was kidnapped and murdered in Shiprock May 2.
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  • Miyamura Patriot Phrankkie Pawlowski (12) catches a fly ball in the in zone during the game against Los Alamos at Ford Canyon Park in Gallup Saturday.
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  • Miyamura Patriot Desirae Madrid (10) bunts the ball during the game against Los Alamos at Ford Canyon Park in Gallup Saturday.
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  • A small collared dog walks along the sidewalk of Maya Drive in Gallup Monday.
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  • Matthew Levingston, bottom, bangs on a barrel while his partner Gareth Sever taps on his hardhat while the pair perform as the comedy percussion act Buckets N Boards during the final show of the Gallup Community Concert Series at the Kenneth Holloway Auditorium Tuesday. The 2016-17 concert series will kickoff Oct. 5 with the Seraph Brass Quintet.
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  • San Francisco Peak looms over the landscape visible from the Little Painted Desert County Park north of Winslow.
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  • Tyler Nelson of Dilkon sends photos from the rim of the Little Painted Desert County Park Tuesday.
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  • Dappled sunlight accentuates the the colorful hills and valleys of the Little Painted Desert County Park north of Winslow Tuesday.
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  • The team leaders for Relay for Life hold up signs in Gallup Tuesday celebrating raising a total of $1,000,000 since the local chapter began in 2000. This year's Relay for Life event, which will be held June 10 at the downtown courthouse square, is themed "Million Dollar Year."
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  • Kiera Soto signs her hand print on the wall of Ana Torres' classroom at Lincoln Elementary School in Gallup Tuesday during a farewell open house. The school will start classes in the new building later in the week while the original building is set to be demolished.
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  • Janyka Billie, right, and Mariana Enriquez, put books in boxes in a classroom at Lincoln Elementary School in Gallup Tuesday. The school will transition to a new building at the end of the week.
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  • From left, Alyssa Acevedo, Carmella Begay and Brenna Becenti sign the walls of their classroom at Lincoln Elementary School as a way of saying goodbye to the old building Tuesday.
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  • James Smiley exits his home outside Crownpoint Tuesday. Smiley is in negotiations with Gallup Solar Company to install a solar panel at his house. Currently Smiley uses generators to power his home.
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  • James Smiley is in the process of renovating his bathroom at his home near Crownpoint Tuesday.
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  • Jim Smiley explains his troubles with getting utilities to his home and his hopes of install solar power during the Gallup Solar meeting in Gallup Wednesday.
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  • Bill Bright of Gallup Solar questions Jim Smiley during the Gallup Solar meeting in Gallup Wednesday.
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  • Bill Bright, left, Jim Smiley and Leo Grey listens to other speakers during the Gallup Solar meeting in Gallup Wednesday.
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  • Jutayia Jones, a senior at Middle College, talks about the advantages of the Middle College dual degree program at the University of New Mexico Gallup branch Wednesday.
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  • Sonja Thompson, a graduating senior from Middle College, poses for a portrait at the University of New Mexico Gallup branch Wednesday.
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  • Brianna Mortensen, a graduating senior from Middle College, poses for a portrait Wednesday at the University of New Mexico Gallup branch.
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  • Miyamura Patriot Jennie Grijalva (18) catches the ball at first base attempting to get Centennial Hawk Francesca Espinoza (28) out during the playoff game in Rio Rancho Thursday.
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  • Miyamura Patriot Monique Ashley (8) pitches against Centennial during the playoff game in Rio Rancho Thursday.
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  • Miyamura Patriot Dayna Howard (3) hits the ball during the playoff game against Centennial in Rio Rancho Thursday.
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  • Kirtland Central Bronco Andrea Weaver (3) slides in to second base but is tagged out by Hope Christian Husky Priscilla Rael (5) during the state playoff game in Rio Rancho Thursday.
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  • Kirtland Central Bronco Nia Nelson (14) stops the ball in the outfield during the during the state playoff game against  Hope Christian in Rio Rancho Thursday.
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  • Kirtland Central Bronco Mariah Bileen (20) hits the ball during the state playoff game against  Hope Christian in Rio Rancho Thursday.
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  • City of Gallup Parks Department employees Dean Shirley, right, and Tommie Gray plant shrubs and other foliage in the median of Route 66 in Gallup Friday. Shirley said the medians of U.S. 491 and U.S. 602 would get new greenery too.
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  • Eileen D'Orazio serves to rootbeer floats to Nevaeh Orr, left, Angelina Cordova, Aiyana Gomez and other third-graders at Juan de Oñate Elementary School in Gallup Friday. The third grade class earned the reward by winning a fundraising contest to support Relay 4 Life.
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  • Miyamura High School seniors Dylan Overheim, left, and Brittany Wilhelm organized the Paws for a Cause art show at the Gallup Cultural Center that raised funds for the Gallup Humane Society.
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  • Stan Bobcat, left, serves fresh roasted mutton Ned Chee during a traditional butchering event at Red Rock Care Center in Gallup Friday.
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  • Isabelle Wilson, left, and Margaret James slice mutton and make traditional achii during a sheep butchering and barbecue at Red Rock Care Center in Gallup Friday.
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  • Alfred Lynch and other residents watch the butchering and cooking at Red Rock Care Center in Gallup Friday.
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  • Herman Jay pulls fresh mutton from the fire during a sheep butchering and barbecue at Red Rock Care Center in Gallup Friday.
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  • Larry Lynch hugs his mother Maxine Smith during a visit at Red Rock Care Center in Gallup Friday.
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  • Asher McIntyre gets a face full of blue powdered paint at the Rehoboth Color Run on the Rehoboth trails Monday. The color run was hosted to raise money to build a new high school.
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  • Young elementary students run through the purple station of the color run held on the Rehoboth trails Monday.
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  • Elementary students run through the yellow powdered paint on the Rehoboth trails at the color run Monday.
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  • Rudy Garcia
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  • Rudy Garcia is a candidate for Cibola County Commission.
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  • Navajo Tribal Utility Authority general manager Walter Haase at sits in his office in Fort Defiance Tuesday to discuss upcoming projects.
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  • Navajo Tribal Utility Authority general manager Walter Haase, left, and attorney Walter Wolf talk about their collaborative projects at the NTUA office in Fort Defiance Tuesday.
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  • Koby Lalio plays a song on his acoustic guitar at his house in Zuni Wednesday.
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  • LeWayne Lalio helps his son Koby Lalio stand from the couch at his house in Zuni Wednesday. Koby is diagnosed with muscular dystrophy.
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  • Katie King waits her turn to be served dinner during the St. Joseph Mission School open house in San Fidel Wednesday.
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  • Koby Lalio poses for a photo in his house in Zuni Wednesday.
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  • Koby Lalio holds the seven-string guitar he built during shop class at Ramah High School Wednesda in Zuni.
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  • The principal of St. Joseph Mission School Antonio Trujillo begins the school wide presentation by welcoming visitors to the school in San Fidel Wednesday.
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  • Joshua Fernando participates in the song "Rock-a My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham" during the school wide presentation at St. Joseph Mission School in San Fidel Wednesday.
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  • Dr. George Mychaskiw, Founding Dean of the RMCHCS-Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, talks about the process of making Rehoboth McKinley County Hospital a teaching hospital during a presentation and dinner at RMCH in Gallup Thursday.
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  • Dr. Oliver Hayes talks about the positive effect of making Rehoboth McKinley County Hospital a teaching hospital and the types of students the program is looking for during a presentation and dinner at RMCH in Gallup Thursday.
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  • David Conejo, CEO of RMCH listens to guest speakers during during a presentation and dinner at  Rehoboth McKinley County Hospital in Gallup Thursday about RMCH becoming a teaching hospital.
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  • Family, friends and community members raise their candles during a memorial service and candlelight vigil for Mary Pabilto in Zuni Thursday. Pablito was found dead in Gallup Monday night but police have not yet released details about the cause of her death.
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