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”
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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
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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.
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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
Page 6 Volume 1.16, Issue 04
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
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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.
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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.
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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
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
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3rd Quarter Mescalero Elementary Awards
January 5, 2016 – March 4, 2016
Principle Award
3rd Quarter Mescalero Elementary Awards
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
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3rd Quarter Mescalero Elementary Awards
January 5, 2016 – March 4, 2016
“Chief”Ment Award
Mescalero Elementary Perfect Attendance
3rd Nine Weeks
January 5, 2016 – March 4, 2016
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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
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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
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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
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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!!
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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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