Artist Pablita Velarde, of Santa Clara Pueblo, paiinted this scene of men herding horses as part of the Works Progress Administration program. Velarde, just 19 when she was commissioned by Bandelier National Monument during the New Deal, went on to become the most prominent femaile Indian easel painter in the nation. All contents property of the Gallup Independent. Any duplication or republication requires consent of the Gallup Independent. Please send the Gallup Independent feedback on this website and the paper in general.

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A notepad on an easel in the center of the room reflected the lively discussion judges had in deciding the winners of the Akron Beacon Journal NEXT Awards, open to local businesses founded in the past three years. Russ Vernon, retired chairman of West Point Market, said he also appreciated the way SpineMatrix has become involved with the region’s medical community, from tapping the Cleveland Clinic for clinical trials to serving on area advisory boards. In the past two years, Hattie Larlham, the Portage County agency that serves the region’s disabled population, launched Hattie’s Cafe & Gifts in Hudson and Akron. Paulette Scott, co-founder of the Multicultural Diversity Business Association and a new business owner herself, said she knows firsthand how ‘’scary” it is for entrepreneurs to take that risky leap from idea to practice and congratulated the spirit of all the nominees.

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Project Compassion has painted over 1,000 portraits of soldiers who have died since September 11, 2001. Kaziah Hancock spends countless hours painting soldiers’ portraits as a gift to their families. When the painting turned out to be a success, Hancock began painting more and more soldiers’ portraits, giving them to grateful families. So, Hancock began an organization — Project Compassion — that recruited other talented artists to volunteer. The emotion involved in painting the portraits has not diminished, according to Hancock. According to Project Compassion’s Web site, next of kin request portraits, and must also lend the artist three photos of their soldier.

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