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Apache Scout

Birthday wishes to all of

the elders born in April.

You are all invited into

the center to take a look

at the birthday board and

share birthday cake at

the end of the month and

we will sing happy birth-

day to you!

March flew by and if it

seemed like everything

was packed into one

month, it was. We had a

great Easter celebration

as well as a great time

with some St. Patrick’s

Day fun. We also wanted

to let everyone know

that the deadline for the

scout has changed and

we have been asked to

submit our information

early.

Elderly Center News

Mescalero Apache Tribe

April 2016

Volume 1.16, Issue 04

All Indian Game Day

2

New Mexico Senior Olympics

4

Prevention Program 7

Mescalero Elemen-tary Awards

9

CHR Program 12

Inside this issue:

MAY DEADLINE:

04/22/16

Much of the month was

spent preparing for the All

Indian Game Day. Elders

participating with the eld-

erly program have been

busy practicing for the

games. Our core strength

and endurance has im-

proved and we are honing

in on our skills.

We have been

playing mock

tournaments in

shuffleboard

and washers

and we are con-

tinuing to work

on strengthen-

ing our competitive spirit.

Nicer weather has allowed

us to practice washers out-

doors. We play shuffle-

board at the elderly center

and go to the gym once a

week for basketball, soccer

and frisbee throwing. We

are looking forward to our

days of competition at Is-

leta. Our 800 and 400 esti-

mated walker/runners

spent an afternoon at the

track in Tulie getting some

new times. As our stamina

and strength improves, so

do our times. With Senior

Olympics just around the

corner, we

plan on con-

tinuing our

practice.

All Indian Game Day Elderly Center News

Our fitness classes focus on

healthy aging and making

exercise fun. Our “Have a

Ball Get Fit” class is a fa-

vorite. Everyone is practic-

ing to get better in their

own respective sports and

improve their overall health

and well-being. All of our

fitness classes are open to

the elders. Come in and

exercise with us. You don’t

have to be an Olympic ath-

lete to join in. Fitness is

for everyone! We have

great oldies music and offer

a variety of classes, like

“Functional Fitness”,

“Better Balance”, and

Yoga. If you have concerns

about standing, don’t

worry, everything we do

works sitting in a chair!

There is evidence based

studies that the more ac-

tive you are throughout

your aging, the more

healthy you will be.

Here we are working on our

strength coordination, bal-

ance, and ball handling

skills.

Elderly Fitness & Healthy Aging Elderly Center News

All Indian Game Day Results Are In!

Elderly Center News

It appears all of the prac-

tice the elders did earlier

this year paid off! Day one

started off early with a nice

welcoming an opening cere-

mony. The event was held

at the Isleta Pueblo Com-

munity Recreation Center.

The master of ceremonies

was Eugene Jojola, the ac-

tivities coordinator at

Isleta. We were hon-

ored to be welcomed

by the 2nd Lieutenant

Governor of the

pueblo, the Honorable

Isidor Abeyta. Our

NMSO Board of Direc-

tors Chair Lori Ann

Keith welcomed the

elders along with our

Aging and Long Term

Cabinet Secretary

Miles Copeland.

Then the games began with

the first events of shuffle-

board soccer kick,, archery,

basketball free throw, pool,

bowling, frisbee distance

and accuracy, washers, and

golf. Elders worked hard to

get to their events to do

their best! And that they

did! Despite some time

conflicts, we are proud to

report that everyone re-

ported to their events, de-

spite the fact that archery,

bowling and pool were

miles away from the Isleta

Recreation Center.

After a long day of games

we were all able to make it

back to the hotel in time

for the Athletic Banquet

and dance. The dinner was

great and there was also a

fabulous band playing to a

full dance floor! The eld-

erly center nominated sev-

eral of our tribal elders to

be honored and recognized

as a Spirit Athlete. We

were fortunate to have one

of our nominees Helen

Klinekole selected to repre-

sent us. She was given the

honor of sitting at the head

table with other athletes

who were selected. She

was joined by Marie

Cordero, Cochiti, Cora Go-

mez Jicarilla Apache, Ruth

Remillard Laguna, Patsy

Boyd Santa Clara, Anna

Sanchez Sandia, Elsie

Lucero Isleta. As the selec-

tion committee stated dur-

ing the ceremony, Helen

exemplifies what it means

to be a senior athlete as

well as a true champion by

taking the lead as a role

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model for healthy aging

always being there to sup-

port a fellow team member

never letting them down!

Thursday started off fast

and furious for the team.

Our morning began with

the 5K run, 400 and 800

estimated run/walk held at

Isleta Lakes. We had 15

elders compete in this

event. It was a very cold

morning, and we were

proud of our group for ar-

riving early enough to get a

practice walk and warm up

well before the event! We

continued on with shuffle-

board, soccer, softball,

frisbee and bowling. The

competition was tough,

especially in shuffleboard.

One of our games went into

double overtime!

As competition came to a

close, teams gathered for

the Parade of Athletes and

Team awards. We are

proud of our elderly team

as they won the spirit

award hands down. This

years’ theme was Star

Wars. Our logo was

“Mescalero Apache the

Force Awakens”. Our team

members were either Jedi

Warriors or Princess Leia.

We were the complete

package with our own Chu-

baca! A special thanks to

all of the elders who con-

tributed their talent and

ideas to come up with the

idea and them take the

time make all of the props

and costumes we used,

mostly all with recycled

material! We were the hit

of the parade. We are es-

pecially proud to earn this

award- healthy aging also

means engaging oneself in

creativity, social interac-

tion, and being strong in

spirit. And while it is nice

to win a medal, the biggest

reward is that we are in-

vesting in our own health

and well-being.

Here is a breakdown of

medals won by the elders

in their respective events.

Younger elders group age

55-64:

IM Crisosto Pena- Softball

Distance, Bronze; Janel

Perkins- 800 M. Estimate,

Bronze, 5K Run Bronze,

Washers-Bonze; Ellyn

Smith- 400 Est. Bronze;

Mike Smith-Basketball Free

Throw-Gold, Golf-Silver;

Roderick Chimal-Soccer

Accuracy, Bronze, Basket-

ball Free Throw Gold, 800

Est. Gold, 400 Est. Gold.

Winona Chimal- Soccer

Accuracy, Silver, Lenore

Shendo- Washers Gold

The competition in this age

group is exceptionally

tough. One of our new eld-

ers narrowly missed a

medal by 3 seconds in the

estimated walk. For a small

group we did quite well.

We are proud of you all.

Older Elders group age

65-100:

Helen Klinekole-

Softball Distance,

Bronze; Margaret Morin-

Washers, Bronze, Clau-

dine Saenz-Softball Dis-

tance, Silver, Soccer

Acuracy,

Bronze;Cordelle Ba-

“Mescalero Apache the

Force Awakens”


latche-Washers, Gold, 400

Est. Bronze; Clement Big-

mouth-Soccer Accuracy

Silver; Ivora Fossum-

Washers, Gold; Eva

Geronimo-Softball Dis-

tance, Silver; Joseph

Geronimo-Washers, Silver;

Lida Kanseah- 400 Est.

Gold, Washers 1st, Frisbee

Distance DNP but threw a

distance of 33’; Bruce

Klinekole-Washers, Bronze,

Frisbee Distance Bronze

99’4”, Archery Silver, 400

Est, Bronze 800 Est.

Bronze; Myrna Torres-

Washers, Bronze; Ellis Tor-

tilla-Archery, Gold, 400

Est. Silver; Della Simmons-

400 Est. Bronze.

Enjoy some of the high-

lights of our games! We will

be hosting a reception to

recognize our athletes on

April 6th at 10:00.

After the All Indian Game

Day, the next athletic

event offered will be the

New Mexico Senior Olym-

pics.

The games will be held in

Roswell, New Mexico July

13-16th. Mescalero elders

have been participating in

this since 2008 and our

numbers have grown from 6

the first year to over 30

throughout the years.

The games are open to all

New Mexico residents ages

50 and older. Once again

the elderly center will be

putting together a team for

any tribal elder who wishes

to participate ages 55 and

older. This is a statewide

sanctioned event and in

order to qualify for the

games in July all athletes

must compete in the local

qualifying games.

Mescalero falls into the

sanction with the Tularosa

Senior Program. Our local

coordinator is Chery Parker.

If you would like more in-

formation she can be

reached at 575-585-4532.

This year we will qualify for

the state games the week

of April 4-8th. Some of the

events are hosted here in

Mescalero and some are in

Tularosa. We usually have

washers, frisbee, softball,

soccer, basketball here in

Mescalero. Shuffleboard,

air rifle, pool, horse shoe,

track and field, walking and

running events are in Tula-

rosa. We have plenty of

registration books at the

elderly center so stop in for

a visit if you would like

more information.

We also play pickle ball and

we will qualify for this with

New Mexico Senior Olympics Elderly Center News


the Ruidoso Seniors. We

have a great time with our

neighborhood seniors in

Tularosa. They come up to

the center and have lunch

with us and we do the same

at their place. A friendly

reminder that you must

participate in the qualify-

ing games in order to go to

Roswell. We will also have

a registration deadline.

This helps us block hotel

rooms and meet the crite-

ria for registration with the

New Mexico Senior Olympic

governing body. We will

have a special registration

meeting for those who

qualified on April 27th. If

you attended the games

last year, you should be

receiving your registration

booklet. If you are new and

interested in going we have

extra registration booklets

at the elderly center. Re-

member that the registra-

tion is a non-refundable

fee.

Remember we play bingo

every Friday and travel to

the casino on Mondays.

Some of the activities we

will have in April include

fitness, alzheimer’s educa-

tion, health screening, and

nutrition. We also have

one day in April that we

will go shopping in Las Cru-

ces. Our movie days are

once a month. The elderly

program pays for your

movie and a kid’s pack of

snacks. You may drive your

own vehicle and meet us

there or ride with us on the

bus. A friendly reminder

to those who are interested

in activities to come into

the center and sign up.

Seating is often limited so

come in early and often to

sign up. Remember to

check out the monthly cal-

endar!

AGE LIMIT MOVED BACK

TO 55

There has been a change to

the age requirement that

states when a tribal elder

becomes eligible to partici-

pate in the elderly pro-

gram. The age is now 55.

Previously the age was 60.

(see the resolution in the

March Edition of the

Apache Scout; page 9) If

you are a member of the

Mescalero Apache tribe and

of this age you are now

eligible to come into the

center, have lunch and

have the opportunity to

participate in the many

programs we offer. Our

lunch serving hours are

11:00 am to 12 Noon. We

are looking forward to see-

ing more of you “new eld-

ers” at the center. If you

have any questions please

feel free to call the elderly

center at 464-1614. If you

would like a ride to be

picked up to come into the

center please call us by

8:30 in the morning.

Those who are

interested in the Elderly

Center Activities, come

into the center and sign

up.


Reminders Elderly Center News

Our Easter hunt, party

and lunch was held on

March 23rd. Elders were

divided up into sections

by their age to hunt.

Despite the cold windy

day we had a house of

hunters. Staff and eld-

ers prepared over 800

eggs to hide. We had

lots to find, including

several prize eggs. The

hunt was followed by a

delicious Easter lunch

with of course some

Easter Egg Hunt & Party Elderly Center News


Mescalero Prevention Program Greetings from the Mescalero Prevention Staff

Ardena Orosco-Director,

Eloise Damon-

Preventionist, Krystal En-

jady-Coordinator for the

Native Connections grant,

Tree Escalanti-Youth Coor-

dinator, Pius LaCroix-

Garcia-Data analyst. We

are a 638 grant program

with funding from several

different sources. Our pro-

gram has a suicide Preven-

tion grant called Native

Connections out of the Sub-

stance Abuse & Mental

Health Services Administra-

tion. In the NC grant we

work with the community

of Mescalero to

help develop a

Suicide Protocol

for all community

members. We are

also in the proc-

ess of scheduling

Question, Per-

suade, Refer training this is

a suicide Prevention train-

ing for all Tribal Depart-

ments. We are also very

active in getting the youth

involved with the commu-

nity. The Native Connec-

tions staff collaborated

with community depart-

ments and held a Teen

Lock-in for the area’s

youth. For our February

lock-in we had 120 youth

(ages 11-18) that attended

the all night event. Thank

you to all the volunteers

and departments that were

"I really had a great

time today. I am an

older lady and I have

never came out to pick

Mescal beans. I think

this is a great way for

us to be together and

for kids to see other

things besides the small

screens..."

- Participant of the

Family Cultural Trip to

Carlsbad


able to participate. Plan-

ning for the next Lock-in

has already started. So

please look out for flyers in

the community. The youth

council is also working with

several programs to bring a

MP3 Apache Language cur-

riculum for Youth of Mesca-

lero. We have a youth

council forming and are

seeking youth to help and

assist in the development

of the positions, youth will-

ing to serve in a position on

the youth council or just

looking for “something” to

do. We have several events

coming up and planning is

taking place daily. (So stop

by for a full schedule of

events)

Another grant that we are

working on is a State grant

from the New Mexico Pre-

vention Project, with this

grant we are able to bring

you several activities that

are related to “Family

bonding” and “Community

Engagement”, the Preven-

tion Program has sponsored

two family time walks. The

First of our four part series

was the Apache Family time

walk in August and the sec-

ond was the Pet Walk in

October. Look out for up-

coming walks in the spring.

One of our family bonding

activities, was a trip to

Carlsbad NM to collect Mes-

cal beans. We had over 40

participants take part in

the event. We spent the

day traveling to and from

Carlsbad. We collected

Mescal beans and hiked to

several location of Historic

value to the Apache peo-

ple. Several families were

able to collect the beans

for their families.

We would like to say

“Thank you” to the Mesca-

lero Drug Court, Elderly

Program, Tribal Human Ser-

vices and the Historic Pres-

ervation program for the

use of their vehicles to

transport participants and

for their involvement in the

family bonding activity.

As a second part of the

Carlsbad trip we held a Tra-

ditional craft day for Com-

munity members. There

were approximately 35 Par-

ticipants who came and

made a necklace or choker

at the craft day. Each par-

ticipant made their own

craft. We have some very

talented people in Mesca-

lero. Thank you to all the

participants for attending

the activity.


In January we held a begin-

ner sewing class for com-

munity members. Each par-

ticipant was asked to bring

a youth to the class. All

materials and supplies were

provided for each partici-

pant. At the class each par-

ticipant shared a story

about memories of “Camp”

dresses and who made

them in their families. Each

story was very unique and

deeply appreciated. We

would like to say Thank to

the staff of the Youth De-

velopment for the use of

their sewing Machines and

kitchen. Thank you to all

that were able to attend

the class. There was a large

number of community

members that were

unable to attend that

weekend, and due to

the amount of supplies

we still have left from

the class. We are

happy to announce

that we will be sched-

uling another class in April,

date and times TBA, so

please look for flyers in the

community.

Traditional Sewing Class Mescalero Prevention Program

We are located in the

Apache Empowerment

Complex Room 201 &

209.

Ruth Enjady

Tashmira Herrera

Audrina Reynolds

Railey Blake

Dominic Moreno

Erikai Skin

Dionna Bob

Rooney Lopez Jr

Skyler Rice

Hendrick Aldava

Jade Chavez

Shanna Cochise

Melanie Comanche

Tamree Marden

Diandra McFadden

Marlee Chino

Benita Klinekole

De’eddrick Provencio

Avin Yellowcloud

Jaylynn Ahidley

Miley Cojo

Anjilita Comanche

Toren Enjady

Gillian Morgan

Cody Rice

Christian little

Haleigh Shendo

Molly Pena

Halee Williams

Arliyana Chee

Caydence Palmer

Feliciana Brillante.


Events that we have on the

drawing board are:

The Mescalero Apache

School’s annual Blessing

run. We are seeking com-

munity members to partici-

pant in the schools Blessing

run. If you are interested in

participating please give us

a call and we will be happy

to pass on the information

about the run.

Youth Conference March

25th at IMG. We will be

hosting a one day youth

conference for community

youth. We have a 75 limit

for youth participants. We

are also seeking adult room

monitors and help for the

day.

Traditional Herb collecting

When the weather becomes

warmer, we will be sched-

uling a day to go collect

traditional herbs, such as

Indian Tea, roots etc. Date

TBA.

Upcoming Events Mescalero Prevention Program

Mescalero Prevention Program Apache Empowerment Complex

148 Cottonwood Drive Room 209 & 201 464-4516 & 464-4976

[email protected]

3rd Quarter Mescalero Elementary Awards

January 5, 2016 – March 4, 2016

Superintendent Award

Nora Comanche

Cassandra Flowers

John Gallerito

Zoey Klinekole

Noah Rice

Herwauney Wilson

Daniel Yuzos

Lamual Ahidley-Castillo

Savannah Hopson

Weakeah Hoahwah

Shywin Chaffins

Lairah Comanche

Seaven Martinez

Abagail Botella

Ellie Gallerito

Uriah Moya

Tommia Trujillo

Shayla Apachito

Ferron Big Hunter

Bridgette Blake

Sunshine Evans

Chanden Pena-Gallardo

Freeman Blake

Jarryon Comanche-Amaya

Jacob Kanseah

Jonathan Marrujo

Jacoby Rocha

Deven Botella

Riley Morgan

Jessariah Pinto

Deandrea Provencio

Anavay Wheeler

Dominick Garcia

Symiah Gonzales

Eugene Hewgley

Kairah Shanta

Kaylyn Chino

Jesiah Enjady

Kayliah Ahidley

Mandy Chimal

Shaidyn LaPaz

Julian Mendez

Kaylan Ahidley

Kalvin Balatche

Elizabeth Blake

Sophia Casares

Astori Chee

Lordon Chee

Angelo Rocha

Kaylionna Rocha

Scott Douglas

Colton Choneska

Ania Marrujo

Eldon Enjady IV

Anastacia Kanseah

Jacob Mendez Jr

Sanoe Whitewater

Laramy Ortega

Mystery Forte

Nikki-Lynne Torres

Orie Peralto

Pierce Spitty

Esham Bigmouth-Hill

Mila Herrera

Keri Sago

Charlotte Blake

Craden Stward

Krissly Eshbi

Marshall Coonie

Zachary Flowers

Paisley Pike

Isaac Garcia

David Vigil Jr

Vianka Atole-Eshbi

Kolton Kazhe

Jesslin Paz

Kirstein Smith



January 5, 2016 – March 4, 2016

Principle Award


January 5, 2016 – March 4, 2016

Honor Roll

Niles Caje Jr

Nicholas Yuzos

Deajon Kaydahzinne

Lakai Whitewater

Asher Cleveland

Jade Steward

Vianka Atole-Eshbi

Bridgette Blake

Leda Bob

Abrina Chee

Arliyana Chee

Chance Chee

Jariah Chee

Randie Chimal

Miley Cojo

Neyemiah Duffy

Eric Herrera Jr.

Cheyenne Kanseah

Christian Little

Leilani Little

Rooney Lopez Jr.

Dolton McFadden

Kaylor Pena-Cavazone

Chanden Pena-Gallardo

Audrina Reynolds

Jaden Starr

Craden Steward

Jade Steward

Frank Trujillo

Christina Venego

Ronnie Victor

Lakai Whitewater

Nicholas Yuzos

Ricardo Yuzos



January 5, 2016 – March 4, 2016

“Chief”Ment Award

Mescalero Elementary Perfect Attendance

3rd Nine Weeks

January 5, 2016 – March 4, 2016


Well it's that time of year

again that the elk are start-

ing to shed their antlers.

This is just a friendly re-

minder to please be pre-

pared when going out look-

ing for antlers. We get

plenty of search and rescue

calls during this specific

season alone here at the

Conservation Department.

Make sure that you are

dressed in layers and wear

some good comfortable

hiking boots/shoes. It is

still cold at night so be pre-

pared if you are planning

on camping and make sure

that your camp fire is prop-

erly extinguished. Remem-

ber there is no burning on

red flag days and also keep

in mind the current fire

restrictions. The following

is a general list of some

things you can take along

with you while out walking:

A small back pack

Food/snacks

Water

Knife

Matches

Compass

Map or GPS

Flashlight

Cell phone with a fully

charged battery

Basic first aid kit

Rope

Always be aware of your

surroundings and watch

your footing as there are

other wildlife out (Bears,

feral hogs, snakes, etc.) If

you find yourself lost, make

sure you STOP! Sit, Think,

Observe & Plan. Another

critical thing you can do

before going out is letting

someone know where you

are going and when you

plan to return. If you get

lost, your location is key

and a big help to those who

are looking for you. If you

call in for a lost individual

and they happen to return,

please give the Mescalero

Police Department a cour-

tesy call letting them know

the “lost” individual has

returned that way we can

call off the search and res-

cue. We’ve had plenty of

occasions where the lost

individual returned but we

were not aware and so

therefore the search and

rescue continued. Also,

keep in mind fire season is

fastly approaching as it is

getting warmer and dryer.

Be sure to close the gates

as cattle operation are in

full swing. Antler season

here on the Mescalero

Apache Reservation is for

TRIBAL MEMBERS ONLY. Any

violators caught trespassing

or littering will be subject

to prosecution. Help keep

Mescalero beautiful, do not

litter! Good luck, be safe

& enjoy your hike!

Mescalero Conservation

Scholarship Application deadline is April

22, 2016. Applications will NOT be ac-

cepted after April 22, 2016!

Mail your completed applications to:

Mescalero Responsible Gaming Program

P.O. Box 330

Mescalero, NM 88340

Go to mescaleroapachetribe.com to

download the Mescalero Responsible Gam-

ing Scholarship Application under the

Community News tab!

Mescalero Responsible Gaming


Religion

Apache Assembly of God "Connecting people to God, friends, ministry, and the world.” A message from Pastor Gary

JUST SIMPLY BELIEVE IN

GOD

“Simple faith” Oh, what

it’s like to just have simple

faith. Not only is faith sim-

ple, so is God’s mercy and

grace. In fact, God makes

everything simple and easy

to discern. It is man who

can complicate the mes-

sage of the gospel with only

a few words. The most

outstanding quality of Billy

Graham’s gospel message is

this: He preached it so

plain and simple that even

a child could understand.

We seem to look at faith as

something complicated;

something that has to be

worked up. We seem to

think that we have to hold

our head a certain way for

God to come to our side.

But that isn’t necessary.

What Jesus told us was

this: “Only believe. If you

can believe, all things are

possible to him who be-

lieves.” Please observe

this wonderful story in

Joshua 3, just as the peo-

ple of God were about to

enter the promised land.

“And it came to pass, as

soon as the soles of the

feet of the priests that

bear the ark of the Lord,

the Lord of all the earth,

shall rest in the waters of

the Jordan, that the

wathers of Jordan shall be

cut down from above; and

they shall stand upon a

heap.”

Wow. What faith. What

brave Levites. We can’t

help but admire them as

they carry the ark right into

the stream, for there would

be no dry ground for them

to walk until their feet

dipped into the water.

Many would look on and

say, “You would never

catch me running a risk like

that. Why, who knows, the

ark could be swept away.”

Not so, the priests stood on

firm dry ground. At this

point, let me say this,

“Always remember the fact

that faith on our part helps

God carry out His plans.”

That’s why it says in the

book of Hebrews, “Without

faith, it is impossible to

please God.”

Faith assists God. You

want to work for God? Have

faith!! Faith assists God.

It can stop the mouths of

lions, quench the violence

of fire, can even make the

sun stand still. Faith can

move mountains. Faith can

cause water to flow from a

dry rock. Faith can even

raise the dead. Faith can

dispel demons. Faith can

heal a diseased body. Faith

can vanquish the addictions

of alcohol and drugs. Faith

can bring peace to a trou-

bled heart. Jesus simply

said, “Have faith in God”.

Oh for this faith that will

go on, leaving God to fulfill

His promise. Fellow Le-

vites, let us shoulder our

load, and let us not look as

if we were carrying God’s

coffin. It is the ark of the

living God. So as you are

approaching the flood you

are facing in your life right

now, that seemingly impos-

sible situation, remember

not to back away from it,

but take that first step of

faith into the waters and

watch dry, clean ground

appear as you head to the

other side, the promise

place of total victory.

Be blessed today!

Pastor Gary


Youth Happenings: National Native Youth Con-

vention & Easter Weekend Apache Assembly of God

Twenty-one youth and

eight chaperones attended

the annual “Nation Native

Youth Convention” in Phoe-

nix, Arizona on March 17th-

19th last month. We would

like to thank the Lord and

everyone who made it pos-

sible; from those that gave

sacrificially out of their

own pockets to those who

supported their food sales.

Mescalero had the largest

group to attend. The trip

was something those who

attended will always re-

member. During the after-

noon activities, Mescalero

placed 2nd in the co-ed

volleyball tournament and

3rd in the co-ed basketball

tournament. In the eve-

ning, the youth got to hear

the Word of God and sing-

ing through T.J. Valtierra

(from St. Paul, Minnesota).

Before the Lord changed

him, he was a part of a

gang, was into drugs and

alcohol. Most of the youth

could relate to him because

of his testimony.

In less than a week later

from coming home from

the NNYC conference, the

youth joined together once

more in an overnight event

from 7 p.m-8 a.m.; which

involved eating together

“Last Supper” style, pray-

ing on the hour, every

hour; singing praise and

worship music, and playing

a lot of games. This was a

great experience for them.

Most of them said, it has

really deepened their walk

with the Lord. They prayed

for their families, their

schools, our pastors,

against drugs and alcohol,

and for themselves.

Easter morning started off with the Com-

munity Sunrise Service at the Inn of the

Mountain Gods resort at 6:30 p.m. The

ladies of the different churches put on a

wonderful event. Later on at church, we

had morning worship and the children

hunted eggs afterwards. All in all, March

was a great month.

Easter Apache Assembly of God


Upcoming Events in April Apache Assembly of God

The first annual “Lady

Grace Tea Party” will be

held on Saturday, April 16,

2016. It will be a day full

of fun activities and lessons

on becoming a lady of

Christ. For girls and young

ladies ages 5-17. This

event is open to the Mesca-

lero community and sur-

rounding areas. We en-

courage you to send your

daughters, nieces, grand-

daughters, etc. to this

event. The deadline to

register is April 5, 2016.

Entry fee is $20 (fee will

include a t-shirt and party

favors). Entry forms can be

picked up at the church or

by messaging us on Face-

book at the Apache Assem-

bly of God page, so we can

email you one. Payment

can be mailed to: Apache

Assembly of God Church,

218 Yucca Drive, Mesca-

lero, NM 88340. Atten:

Lady Grace Tea Party.

As always, if you and your family are look-

ing for a church home, or just want to

come by to visit, our doors are always

open.

Sunday Services: Adult Sunday School at

9:30 a.m. and Worship Service at 10:30

a.m.

Monday Evening Prayer: 5:00 p.m.—7:00

p.m.

Wednesday Evening Potluck: 5:30 p.m.—

6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Evening Bible Study: 6:30

p.m.—8:00 p.m. (Women, Men, Youth,

and Children)

Apache Assembly of

God

218 Yucca Drive,

Mescalero, N.M.

(575) 464-47474

FACEBOOK:

Apache Assembly of

God

When one thinks of life in a

nursing home their minds

may gravitate to unpleas-

ant thoughts. That is not

the case with the Mescalero

Care Center. The Care Cen-

ter is a busy bustling home

to our Tribal and Non-

Tribal residents. There are

a full range of activities

and themed parties each

month. MCC prides itself

on the personal touch and

the things we do every day

to increase our residents

quality of life and a great

place to call home. The

skilled caring staff are

dedicated to the unique

needs of our residents.

Mescalero Care Centers

intimate and nurturing en-

vironment nestled in the

business district of Mesca-

lero is the perfect place to

recover from illnesses and

return home or a long term

stay. MCC is a 40 bed

Skilled Nursing Facility and

8 bed Assisted Living Com-

munity specializing in reha-

bilitation therapy such as

physical, occupational, and

speech therapy. The Mesca-

lero Care Center accepts

Medicare, Medicaid, and

Private Pay as forms of

payment. Please stop by

454 Lipan Avenue for a visit

our doors are open…come

on down!

Mescalero Care Center

The Mescalero CHR Pro-

gram will be sponsoring a

community on “Stress

Awareness” April 20, 2016

starting at 10:00 a.m. until

2:00 p.m.

There are posters out an-

nouncing our event and we

request pre-registration to

provide lunch for those at-

tending.

There will be three (3)

topic sessions going simul-

taneously therefore, we

will divide attendees into

three groups. Each group

will have an opportunity to

attend all topic sessions.

During this time period, we

have a staff member offer-

ing message therapy and it

will be on sign-up basis.

Because of low funding re-

sources, we are only able

to sponsor a few workshops

in our community for 2016.

We want our community

people to be aware of

health issues and concerns

that face our Native peo-

ple. We hope that the at-

tendees share information

with each other.

Mescalero CHR Program

Private Coloradas Mangas

On February 5, 2016 Private

Coloradas Mangas com-

pleted his Marine Corps

Basic Training at San Diego

Recruit Depot. His father

and mother, Carl and Cri

Cri Mangas made the trip to

attend his graduation cere-

monies. Also his aunt Trudy

Gaines and his grand-

mother, Claudine Saenz

and cousin Jaron Mangas

attended. Other close

friends and relatives who

attended are: Gil Aguilera,

Simon Simms, Sr., Wallace

and Clara Rise and son.

Tommy and Hazel Spotted-

bird also were present.

Tommy mentored Colo-

radas throughout the whole

process and the family is

very much grateful for his

service.

Private Coloradas Mangas

will be assigned to Twenty-

Nine Palms Marine Corps

Air Station for his training

in Communications.

During his 10 day-pass he

returned home and family

sponsored a Gourd Dance in

his honor to recognize his

accomplishments. He was

also christened with his

Apache name Bi gha’da’si

zi “Stands on Top” by an-

other mentor Sherman

Blake.

Sempre Fi!!



The Annual Child Find Health Fair held at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m. was Ap-proved for (5) hours of Administrative Leave on March 3, 2016!

Apache Scout

P.O. Box 227

101 Central Avenue

Mescalero, NM 88340

Checkout the tribe’s official website!

MescaleroApacheTribe.com

Phone: 575-464-9270

Fax: 575-464-9292

E-mail: [email protected]

Mescalero Apache Tribe

Bulk Rate

Non-Profit Organization

Permit #1

Mescalero, NM

88340

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