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The closing of coal fire power generation units is the trend now in the Navajo reservation
The San Juan Generating Station is a coal-fired electric power plant located by its coal source, the San Juan Mine, near Waterflow, New Mexico, which is near Shiprock, New Mexico. The Public Service Company of New Mexico, the Tucson Electric Power and the Farmington Electric Utility … Continue reading
Navajos are now turning their hogans into cash on Airbnb
The the lack of employment and the recent Peabody Coal mine shutdown and the Page power station taken out of service some of the more entrepreneur Navajos are now renting their hogans on Airbnb.
Food Packing for Food for Haiti
The Kids Against Hunger packs meals to help with the lack of food in Haiti. Manzanita Outreach does 4 events through out the year to pack these meals. The meal packages our boxed up and sent to Haiti via the … Continue reading
Wood Mission
I always on the look out for wood to provide firewood for my small outreach firewood program to the Navajos in the Oljato community near Monument Valley. As you may be aware that wood stoves are the main source of heat for the … Continue reading
My Cat
I can’t work unless my Cat is right there. Everyone one needs a leader. At fourteen Ella is going strong
Testing the waters
A town in Chapala lake area has the world highest kidney failure. Years ago I would eat the white fish from the lake in the beautiful town of Chapala. With all the industry and manufacturing going in along the Chapala … Continue reading