Volume II.17, Issue 11 (2017)

November 2017

Volume II.17, Issue 11

Mescalero Apache Tribe

Apache Scout

What’s going on at Turkey Track in Nogal

Canyon?

Division of Resource Management & Protection

Inside this issue:

Mescalero Head

Start Program

11

Boys & Girls Club

13

BIA—Mescalero

Agency

16

Religion

18

DEC. DEADLINE:

11/17/17 BY NOON

A group of collaborators from the Tribal

Division of Resource

Management and Protection, BIA Branch of

Forestry, USDA Forest

Service and Northern

Arizona University

gathered together

earlier this summer to

plant 278 Southwestern White Pine seedlings in a fenced area

on the Mescalero

Apache Reservation.

The planting represents the first of multiple plantings de-

signed to find trees

that will survive the

greatest threat to

Southwestern White

Pine: the nonnative

tree disease, White

Pine Blister Rust.

Seedlings that do not

die from the disease,

which infects and kills

most southwestern

white pine in the

area, may have come

from mature trees

with genetic resistance to the disease,

and represent the

best future trees for

larger scale planting

efforts.

Future plantings in

the fenced area will

focus on seedlings

grown from seeds collected from trees on

the reservation. This

project is one of multiple efforts to identify mature trees with

genetic resistance to

White Pine Blister

Rust.

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If you are out visiting our planting site, please be sure to keep the

gate closed. This will help keep these seedlings from being trampled.

Thank you for helping to protect these young trees!

Elderly Center

Recent News

Happy Birthday wishes

to all of our elders

born this month. It’s

hard to believe summer is over and fall

will soon bring in the

holiday season.

Activities continue on

at the center with

regular and special activities. Our regular

activities include

Bingo, Movie Day,

Town Day, Casino Day,

Fitness, Nutrition Education and our Monthly

Program Improvement

Meeting.

With winter coming in,

our travel will begin to

ease up a bit. We do

have a few day trips

planned, one in November to The Old

Apple Barn and a

shopping day in Las

Cruces. The other

will be to Tortugas

Pueblo near Las

Cruces in December.

Nutrition Education class always

includes a tasty recipe!

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Travel and Activity Planning for 2018

Elderly Center

November and December are the two

months we also plan

our travel calendar for

the New Year. Some

of the activity ideas

for 2018 are the All

Indian Game Day, New

Mexico Senior Olympics, New Mexico Conference on Aging, and

the New Mexico State

Fair. The meetings

allow for the sharing

of ideas for travel and

activities.

tive American Legal

Aid, Alzheimer’s disease Education, and

Staying Well During Flu

Season. We especially

October was a very

busy month at the cen- enjoyed our Introducter. Our special activi- tion to Beadwork

ties for the month in- Class. The center also

cluded Fall Prevention hosted elderly flu shot

Awareness Day, Foster day. Thanks to IHS for

taking the time to

Grand Parenting, Nacome to the center!

Fire Prevention Safety

Elderly Center

assessment and

homes, including

practiced putting

having an emerout a fire with the gency evacuation

Bullex Program,

and action plan.

where we learned The workshop

how to safely and

stressed the imporefficiently use a

tance of having

fire extinguisher.

working smoke deEnvironmental

tectors and fire exHealth Officer, Ann tinguishers in the

October was Fire

Buchanon led the

home.

Prevention Aware- workshop which

ness Month and the was packed with

center hosted a

valuable informaFire Prevention

tion about home

Awareness Day.

fire assessment.

Participants

The group did a colearned about

ordinated safety ashome fire safety

sessment of their

Native American Legal Aid

presented an informative class

on libel and

slander. Our

next class will

be on Senior Bullying. As always, attorneys

from NALA are

available after

each class for

any needed personal private

consultations.

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Elderly Center

Recent News

THANKSGIVING

TURKEYS

Fire Safety. This class

is a must if you do any

The center home decorating. We

will also have a class

will dison Piñata Making and

tribute

turkeys to due to a great demand

once again, we will

elders in

the commu- have our Ugly Holiday

nity. We Sweater Contest and

do not have the distri- Christmas Karaoke

bution date but keep day. Santa will be aran eye out for posted riving with all his

flyers. A friendly re- goodies at the center

on December 19th, so

minder that it is one

turkey per household. join in on the fun and

help us ring in the

The center will also

New Year!

host the 2nd Annual

Turkey Calling Con****

test! No worries, you

TRAVEL TO

won’t have to call a

GUADALUPE

turkey to get one from We missed the opporthe center! Join in on tunity to post some

the fun and you just

photos of our travel to

might be the new

Guadalupe in Septemchampion.

ber. Here we are en****

DECEMBER ACTIVITIES

The center has a

whole slate of activities planned to add to

our safe enjoyment of the

holiday season. We will

offer a class on

Home Holiday

joying the local area.

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MISS MESCALERO XXXVIII

MEGAN L. BYERS

Forrest Cochise

Audrey LaPaz Sundayman

Christina & Ty Hoahwah

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Special “Shout out” Thank you to:

Wilmer (Ingemar) & Dana LaPaz

Christie & Persh LaPaz

Summer & Tony Rodriguez

Alicia Little & Family

Tom & Kristie LaPaz

Sherman Blake & sons

We would like to Thank people of

Mescalero for their support, encouragement, kindness and the

opportunity to represent you the

people of the Mescalero Apache

Tribe this past year.

It was an amazing experience for

our family to be a part of her year

as ambassador to the tribe. We

traveled to many different places

in Indian Country and were honored to be part of her journey.

Megan represented herself, her

family and mostly her people and

tribe with: Respect, Honor, Dignity and Grace. We are very proud

of her and her accomplishments

and she will always hold a special

place in her heart for her people.

I’xehe

Doug & Jennifer Byers

Pat & Emma LaPaz

Arian Enjady

Dionne & David Sanchez

Holly & Arden Comanche

Lorrie Chavez, Kostochalesah &

Velania Kaydayso

James Kunestsis

Chris LaPaz

Gene Botella, JR Botella

Charlie & George LaPaz

Carl Botella, Emaline Botella

Myra LaPaz

Simon Simms & Family

Frances Cochise, Melanie & Mila

Bell

Zane LaPaz

Alfred & Bev LaPaz

Bill & Sue Byers

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Why are smoke-free policies important?

Keres Consulting, Inc.

Secondhand smoke is

the combination of

smoke from the burning end of a tobacco

product and the smoke

breathed out by the

user. Secondhand

smoke contains more

than 7,000 chemicals;

hundreds are toxic,

and about 70 can

cause cancer.1,2 There

is no risk-free level of

secondhand smoke,

and even brief exposure can cause immediate

harm.2 Establishing a

100% smoke-free environment is the only

effective way to fully

protect nonsmokers

from secondhand

smoke.2,3,4

communities implesmokers, cleaning the

ment smoke-free poli- air, and ventilating

cies within their com- buildings cannot

munities to protect

eliminate exposures

tribal members from

of nonsmokers to sechealth risk caused by

ondhand smoke.”2

secondhand smoke in- This conclusion was

cluding cancer, asthma substantiated, in part,

attacks, lung and ear

by the following facts:

infections, heart dis Conventional air

ease, and much more.

cleaning systems

The expert organizations below share why

ventilation from secondhand smoke is important:

U.S. Surgeon General

In 2006, the U.S. Sur- 

geon General released

a report entitled The

Health Consequences

of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco

Smoke: A Report of the

The Dee Johnson Clean Surgeon General.2 The

Indoor Air Act passed

report stated that the

in 2007 required most scientific evidence

public places and

now supports the folworkplaces in New

lowing major conclu

Mexico to go smokesion: “Eliminating

free. This law prosmoking in indoor

tected the health of

spaces fully protects

New Mexicans by limit- nonsmokers from exing exposure to secposure to secondhand

ondhand smoke. State- smoke. Separating

wide we are seeing

smokers from nonmore and more tribal

can remove large

particles but not

the smaller particles or the gases

found in secondhand smoke.

Current heating,

ventilating, and air

conditioning systems alone do not

control secondhand

smoke exposure. In

fact, these systems

may distribute secondhand smoke

throughout a building.

Even separately enclosed, separately

exhausted, negative-pressure smoking rooms do not

keep secondhand

smoke from spilling

into adjacent ar-

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eas.

World Health Organization (WHO)

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sure to a safe level of

risk and are not recommended."

environmental tobacco smoke exposure in spaces where

smoking occurs.”

In 2007, WHO released The American Society

of Heating, Refriger-  “Because of ASHa report entiating and AirRAE’s mission to act

tled Protection from

Conditioning Engifor the benefit of

Exposure to Secondthe public, it enhand Tobacco Smoke: neers (ASHRAE)

courages eliminaPolicy RecommendaASHRAE is the national

3

tion of smoking in

tions. In light of the

standard-setting body

the indoor environavailable scientific evi- for indoor air quality,

ment as the optidence on ventilation, including ventilation

mal way to minithe report made the

issues. In 2010, ASHmize environfollowing recommenRAE released a report

mental tobacco

dation to protect

entitled ASHRAE Posismoke exposure.”

workers and the public tion Document on Enfrom exposure to sec- vironmental Tobacco

ondhand smoke:

Smoke.4 The report

References

included the following 1. U.S. Department of

"Remove the pollutHealth and Human Serant—tobacco smoke— major conclusions:

vices. A Report of the

by implementing

 “At present, the

Surgeon General: How

100% smoke-free enonly means of efTobacco Smoke Causes

vironments. This is

fectively eliminatDisease: What It Means

to You. Atlanta: U.S.

the only effective

ing health risks asDepartment of Health

strategy to reduce

sociated with inand Human Services,

exposure to tobacco

door exposure is to

Centers for Disease

smoke to safe levels

ban smoking activControl and Prevention,

in indoor environity.”

National Center for

Chronic Disease Prevenments and to provide  “No other engineertion and Health Promoan acceptable level

ing approaches, intion, Office on Smoking

of protection from

cluding current and

and Health, 2010

the dangers of secadvanced dilution

[accessed 2014 Apr 25].

ondhand smoke expoventilation or air

2. U.S. Department of

sure. Ventilation and

Health and Human Sercleaning technolovices. The Health Consmoking areas,

gies, have been

sequences of Involunwhether separately

demonstrated or

tary Exposure to Toventilated from nonshould be relied

bacco Smoke: A Report

smoking areas or not,

upon to control

of the Surgeon General.

do not reduce expoAtlanta: U.S. Departhealth risks from

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ment of Health and

Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

Coordinating Center

for Health Promotion,

National Center for

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health

Promotion, Office on

Smoking and Health,

2006 [accessed 2014

Apr 25].

ondhand Tobacco

Smoke: Policy Recommendations. WHO

Press, 2007 [accessed

2014 Apr 25].

4. American Society of

Heating, Refrigerating

and Air-Conditioning

Engineers

(ASHRAE). ASHRAE Position Document on

Environmental Tobacco Smoke. Atlanta:

3. World Health OrganizaASHRAE, 2010

tion (WHO). Protection

[accessed 2014 Apr

from Exposure to Sec25].

For Further Information:

Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention

National Center for

Chronic Disease Prevention

and Health Promotion

Office on Smoking and

Health

Email: tobaccoinfo@cdc.gov

Phone: 1-800-CDC-INFO

Media Inquiries: Contact

CDC's Office on Smoking

and Health press line at

770-488-5493.

Mescalero Dental Clinic

Emergency / Walk-In Schedule

SIGN IN @ 745 AM MON-FRI (575)-464-3832

November 01, 2017 1 pm – Emergencies

November 16, 2017 8 am – Emergencies

November 02, 2017 8 am – Emergencies

November 17, 2017 NO EMERGENCIES

November 03, 2017 8 am – Emergencies

November 20, 2017 8 am – Emergencies

November 06, 2017 8 am – Emergencies

November 21, 2017 8 am – Emergencies

November 07, 2017 NO EMERGENCIES

November 22, 2017 1 pm – Emergencies

November 08, 2017 NO EMERGENCIES

November 23, 2017 HOLIDAY

November 09, 2017 NO EMERGENCIES

November 24, 2017 NO EMERGENCIES

November 10, 2017 HOLIDAY

November 27, 2017 8 am – Emergencies

November 13, 2017 8 am – Emergencies

November 28, 2017 NO EMERGENCIES

November 14, 2017 8 am – Emergencies

November 29, 2017 NO EMERGENCIES

November 15, 2017 NO EMERGENCIES

November 30, 2017 NO EMERGENCIES

Emergency/Walk-in time is first-come, first-served, so we highly recommend signing-in at 7:45 AM on whatever day you come on.

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Mescalero Head Start Program

Male Involvement Activity: “Fishing with Dad”

On November 2nd,

in, the men played the away as door-prizes.

close to 50 men

“Human Bingo” game These activities are

(fathers, grandfathers, and got to learn a lit- apart of our MALE INuncles, older brothers, tle more about one an- VOLVEMENT INITIATIVE

step-fathers) came and other before eating

where we try to get as

spent the day fishing

grilled pork chops,

many males involved in

with their Head Start

hotdogs, macaroni

the school life of their

child. Our cooks pre- salad, chili, baked po- child. We understand

pared breakfast for the tatoes, corn-on-thethat not every child

children and their vol- cob, jello, cake, and

has a biological dad

unteer before they

fresh home-made tor- currently in the home,

headed out to fish

tillas for lunch. Fish- so we also ask other

along the Mescalero

ing poles, lawn chairs, male family members

Creek until noon.

lunch bags and table

to take on that role.

games

were

given

When they came back

Enrollment

Opportunities

Male Involvement Activity: NFL Pick Ems

Mescalero Head Start Program

Another way our program encourages our

fathers get involved in

their child’s education

is to volunteer in the

classroom, go on field

trips, etc. In turn they

are able to participate

in the weekly NFL Pick Week 3: Amen MaEm’… here are the

goosh (father)

winners thus far:

Week 4: Gabriel ArtiWeek 1: Fred Second

aga Sr. (father)

(grandpa)

Week 5: Morris KanWeek 2: Brysen Platta

and Spencer Cojo

(fathers)

seah (father)

Week 6: Spencer Cojo

(father)

There are enrollment openings at

both the Mescalero

and Carrizo Site. A

staff member will

give you more details on what documents are needed.

Head Start serves

children who are

between the ages

of 3 and 5 years

old, and are income eligible.

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Mescalero Head Start Program

Recent News

Kwanis Book

Distribution

Memorial Walk

In honor of our teachWe are very fortunate ers and remembering

to have the Kwanis

one of Head Start’s

Club of Alamogordo

elite teacher, Ms.

come twice a year to Lodi, we held our 3rd

give all of our Head

Annual Memorial

Start children free

Walk. Every year we

books without cost.

strive to hold this meThey have been faith- morial because Ms.

fully coming for over Lodi loved teaching

10 years.

and the fall season.

Upcoming Events



Mesilla Valley

Pumpkin Patch

Field Trip



Pumpkin Carving

Contest and Party



Muffins With Mom



Annual Head Start

Thanksgiving Lunch



Roc Your Mocs



Donuts With Dad

Child and Adult Care Food Program

Mescalero Head Start Program

The Mescalero Apache Head

Start would like to announce

the sponsorship of the Child and

Adult Care Food Program. All

participants in attendance will

be offered the same meals with

no physical segregation of, or

other discriminatory action

against any person. All meals

will be provided at both Head

Start sites.

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Boys and Girls Club

Club Members of

the Month

Recent News

The Mescalero Apache nated classrooms for

Boys & Girls Club

their “dinner”. We are

serves children 6-18

fortunate to receive

years of age. Curfunding from the At

rently, the Mescalero Risk After School Meal

Site has 65 enrolled

Program through the

members and the Car- state. The youth then

rizo Site has 60 enhit “Power Hour” in

rolled members. When which they do their

the Club members ar- homework or have a

rive, they have time to school-related activity

socialize, play, and

or game in which they

release all the energy are still learning.

they have stored up

When Power Hour confrom a long day at

cludes, the children

school. The children

will take part in anthen go to their desig- other program such as

The month of November will be busy. We

plan on having a

Thanksgiving Dinner

and Bingo for Club

members and a family

member. We will also

be taking a field trip

to the Ruidoso Bowling

Center.

<< Bullying Presentation by Toni Little of the Violence

Against Women

Program

OCTOBER Birthdays:

Cheyenne

NOVEMBER

Birthdays:

Larren

Asher

Happy Birthday Blessings

Lakai

Darian

to each of you!

Kayliah

Sanoe

Love,

Caydence

Jade

AUGUST

the TRAIL program,

Triple Play, or other

designated Boys &

Girls Club programming.

Club Members & Staff

August Club members

of the month were Elias

B. & Paisley C.

SEPTEMBER

September Club members of the month were

Madison C. and Larren

K.

How to be selected:



Awesome behavior

& attitude



Participate in activities



Being at Club 3 or

more times a week

GREAT WORK TO OUR

SUPER COOL CLUB

MEMBERS!

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Carrizo Boys & Girls Club

Great Futures Start Here!: Caught in a web of friends

Fundraising

We have been fundraising to raise money

for Club activities;

field trips and special

occasions. Please look

out for our flyers and

support the cause.

School is in

Session

Our After-School programming is in full effect. During this time

children will be involved in many Boys &

Girls Club Programming. We will provide

Power Hour activities

and a meal each day

along with program

activities.

The Boys & Girls

Club Staff continue

to strive to

provide a safe, fun

environment for all

Club Kids. We are

always open for

suggestions.

Hot Root Picking

Club Youth had the

opportunity to take a

short trip to pick Hot

Root. They were taught

how to identify the plant,

the importance of the

root and what it is used

for.

Brownie Makin’

The kiddos made Brownies

from scratch. They learned

about basic math concepts,

and gained confidence in

the kitchen. The sense of

pride on each child’s face

was priceless!

Tell me & I’ll forget, Teach

me & I’ll remember, Involve

me and I’ll learn. -Benjamin

Franklin

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BIA—Mescalero Agency

Recent News

NOTARY SERVICES is

a Tribal ID. For more to provide the followavailable at the main information, contact

ing information:

BIA Agency located at the Agency at (575)

1. Physical Address

590 Sage Avenue. Be- 464-4423.

(Red Number). The

fore services can be

****

address you provide

obtained, you must ap- PERSONAL FREE-USE

is where the wood

pear in person before

must be hauled to.

WOOD CUTTING PERthe Notary. Personal

MITS

2. Vehicle Informaappearance means the

tion: Year, Make,

As the summer season

signer is in the NoModel, Color, and

comes to an end and

tary’s physical presLicense Plate #.

the cold fills the mornence – face to face in

ing/evening air, many One Wood Permit per

the same room. The

tribal members will be Household will be issigner must identify

requesting wood per- sued. Wood permits

one or two credible

mits. Wood permits

are valid for 3 months.

identifying witnesses

will be issued Monday Non-Tribal Members

under oath or through

through Friday from 8 are not allowed to use

reliable identification

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at

Free-Use Permits.

documents such as a

the BIA Forestry Office Must be accompanied

government issued

located at the Summit by permit holder.

driver’s license/

(210 Chatto Drive).

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identification card, or

You will be requested

Mescalero Type II IA Crew

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CURRENT FIRE ASSIGNMENTS

FIRE EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT

firefighters of the Mescalero Agency.

Fire personnel are cur- The Mescalero Agency

rently on assignment

Fire Management Proto the Northern Caligram initiated 31 fire

fornia Fires: E-6063 is position task books in

assigned to the CENFY 2017. The task

TRAL LNU Complex and books were initiated

our Type II IA Crew

for casual hires (AD/

was assigned to the

EFF), seasonal hires

MENDOCINO LAKE

(GS), and for career

COMPLEX but have cur- hire employees (Tribal

rently been reassigned & GS). Our goal within

to another fire in Cali- the Fire Management

fornia. We wish them Program is to promote

a safe assignment.

employee development and advance****

ment for all Wildland

As a result of a busy

fire season and many

fire dispatches, the

Agency certified 12

task books which

opens up opportunity

for more dispatches in

the 2018 fire season.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

2018 FIRE SEASON – JOB FAIR

On Wednesday, November 29, 2017,

the Agency will host the 2nd Annual

Wildland Fire Job Fair.

To learn about the careers in Wildland

Fire, we encourage you to join us on

November 29, 2017, to be held at the

BIA Fire Warehouse located at 210 Chatto Drive in Mescalero, NM, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

We encourage you to bring your resumes. If you don’t

have one, no worries! We will provide you guidance to

develop one. Don’t forget your training certificates!

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

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Religion

Mescalero Reformed Church

Quick to Listen & Slow to Speak by Pastor Mark

Do you know what a

seem to get anything cause we’re not very

one-upper is? You

done at work” but just good at listening. I

might not know the

as the one-upper must would imagine many

term but I bet you

one-up the oneof us when in a conknow the person. The downer must oneversation are simply

person who must ‘one down when they say, waiting for our oppor-up’ everything you

“Well I’ve had the

tunity to speak and

say. For example, you worst day today; I did- take control. Rather

might say, “I’ve had a n’t sleep a wink last

than listening with an

great day today; I had night, I fell asleep at attentive ear to our

a great night sleep

work and missed a

family member, our

and felt very produc- meeting with my boss, friend, or our coltive at work” but the I got a flat tire on my league we most likely

one-upper must one- way home, AND real- are thinking of how

up when they say,

ized the milk was

we will respond and

“Well I had an even

spoiled after I poured what we can add to

greater day; I had the myself a bowl of cethe conversation.

best night sleep, got

real.” Once again,

Recognizing all of this,

the most done at work it’s a bit frustrating to perhaps it would serve

out of everyone, AND I be in a conversation

us well to listen and

had my favorite meal with the one-downer, chew on the words

for lunch.” It’s a bit isn’t it?

found in James 1:19,

frustrating to be in a I don’t mean to point “You must understand

conversation with the the finger at an imagi- this, my beloved: let

one-upper, isn’t it?

nary person, so rather everyone be quick to

Or do you know what I’ll point it at mylisten, slow to speak,

a one-downer

self. Though I know

and slow to anger.”

is? Once again, you

this type of communi- Quick to listen and

might not know the

cation is frustrating, I slow to speak. What

term but I bet you

would imagine I am

would that look like

know the person. For guilty of being the one for you? How would

example, you might

-upper and the onethis affect the way

say, “I’ve had a pretty downer and I would

you spend time in conbad day today; I did- bet you could say the versation with your

n’t sleep well last

same. The reason this friends and loved

night and I couldn’t

is frustrating is be-

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ones? How would this open to you if you are will have Thanksgivaffect the way you

looking for a church

ing Day Worship tospend time in prayer

home or just want to

gether at 9:00 am on

with God? Quick to

come visit.

Thursday, November

listen and slow to

23, 2017.

Grace & Peace,

speak. Perhaps inSunday Services

Pastor Mark

stead of offering an

Note: Our youth group 9:30 – Sunday School

opinion it means askfor Children and Adults

ing another ques10:40 – Worship

tion. Perhaps instead

Opportunities for Felof trying to fix a problowship and Encourlem it means offering a

agement

hug. Or perhaps inMen’s Bible Study –

stead of saying anyfirst and third Thursthing at all, it means

has had a busy month day’s of each month at

to simply remain silent

at Mescalero Reformed 6:00 pm in the church

and listen to the voice

Church. Included with basement.

of God. Quick to listen

this article are some

and slow to speak.

Women’s Bible Study

pictures from our par– first and third TuesI think we all can

ticipation in the Asday’s of each month at

agree, it would serve

penFest parade in Rui6:00 pm in the sanctuus well to take these

doso.

ary.

words seriously; it

Advance Notice: We

would be wise for our

Women’s Gathering –

will again be making

families, our communievery Wednesday at

and selling our PUMPKIN

ties, and our nation to

9:00 am in the church

PIES for Thanksgiving.

be quick to listen and

basement.

The baking will occur

slow to speak. As you

Youth Group for Midon Monday and Tuesgo about your weeks

day, November 20-21, dle and High School –

ahead, take a breath,

Wednesday at 6:00 pm

with the pie sales to

enjoy the silence, and

in the church basebegin on Wednesday,

listen with an attenment.

November 22. Place

tive ear to both God

your orders by calling Kids’ Club after-school

and neighbor.

program for 1st-5th

the church at 464Please know that you 4471. Also, please be grade students meet

are always welcome to sure to watch for the

every Thursday at 3:30

worship God and exannouncements posted pm in the church baseperience His mercy at in various places

ment. Come for a fun

Mescalero Reformed

time of playing, prayaround Mescalero.

Church, as our arms

And remember that we ing, singing, and

(and our doors) are

crafts.

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Mescalero Reformed

Church

336 Wardlaw Dr.

P.O. Box 188

Mescalero, NM

(575) 464-4471

Visit (and Like) our

Mescalero Reformed

Church Facebook

page!

Email us at mescalerorc@gmail.com

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Mescalero Reformed Church Youth Group

Recent News

Greetings to our com- strengthens me.” It is a rush, no-one was

munity, we are the

true that God is our

stressed, there were

Mescalero Reformed

strength, some might smiles on all of our

Church Mid-High Youth look at all the work

faces. This all should

Group. We meet

and become discourremind us of Noah,

Wednesday evenings at aged, but with Christ

when the Lord first

6:30 p.m. in the Rein the center, sharing told him to build an

formed Church baseHis Word as our focus, ark, his mind probably

ment. Last month Sep- we were given the

started churning and

tember 13, 2017, we

strength and the task hundreds of complias a group decided to was fun, not hard, the cated ideas clouded

enter a float in the As- Joy of the Lord was

his mind, even kept

penfest Parade. As

ever present as we

him from sleeping.

many of you know a

worked together. God Then the Lord said

float takes many dedi- is our Provider and all “Here is My plan, this

cated hours of work,

supplies and decorais what you are to do,

lots of money goes into tions were made read- these are the supplies

decorations, and

ily available, He also

you will use.” Still

plenty of people are

provided hands, hearts Noah may have been

needed to get all the

and mind. He gathered overwhelmed, but the

work done. This year’s all talents; workman- Lord send Noah’s sons

theme was ‘Hocus Po- ship, artists , painters, to help, like the sandcus’. One of the mem- carpenters and leadpaper, smoothing out

bers came up with

ers. To each one of us, the plans, simplifying

‘Hocus Pocus God’s our God gives talents,

things that Noah was

Focus’. The parade

some are smart, and

over thinking. The end

rules state that candy have big—sometimes

result, which was

must be handed out,

complicated ideas, but probably far from what

not thrown. We dewhen you put your

Noah first imagined

cided to spread the

minds together with

was perfect, because

Word of God by atthe Lord as your guide, God’s hand was guidtaching scripture to

the ideas of others

ing. They preserved

the candy. Speaking of help sand it down and with the strength of

the time required for simplify things. As we the Lord. We can do

the work, one of our

worked under God’s

all things through

scriptures came from direction, everything

Christ who strengthens

Philippians 4:13—”I

went smooth, there

us—we cannot stress

can do all things

was a peace that filled enough how reliable

through Christ who

the air, we weren’t in God’s Word is, every-

A pa c h e S c o u t

V o lu m e I I . 1 7 , I s s u e 1 1

thing comes out beau- healing. The enemy

near. We would like to

tiful. The next verse

comes only to steal,

give a special thanks

we used came from 1 kill and destroy. We

to Wallace and Clara

Corinthians 13:13—

take stand against him Rice, Russell Bell,

”And now these three with the power of

Miranda Sago, Kimremain: faith, hope,

God, he has already

berly Enjady and Arian

and love.” We shared been defeated two

Enjady who all helped

the love of Christ with thousand years ago at make this success posall the parade specta- the cross. The last

sible. We couldn’t

tors. We let his light

verse we chose came

have done it without

shine. The Love of

from John 15:5—”I am your support and helpChrist tears down

the vine, you are the

ing hands. In closing,

walls, breaks chains,

branches. If you abide we would like to invite

His Word never comes in me and me in you,

all interested youth to

back void. Prayer and you will bear much

join us and bring a

relationship are key.

fruit; apart from me

friend, 6th grade to

We prayed before we you can do nothing.”

12th grade, Wednesworked, we prayed

The awesome October day evenings 6:30-8:30

and gave thanks before Saturday, we all did

p.m. Romans 14-15—

the parade walk and

bear much fruit, we all ”For those who are led

we all had a blessed

went out with a joyful by the Spirit of God

day. No chain can

heart and represented are the children of

withstand the power of the Lord, we declared God...the Spirit you

God, the same power we are not ashamed.

received brought

that raised Christ from The Word of the Lord about your adoption to

the dead, the same

says “If you deny me

sonship.” He is a Fapower that parted the before men, I will deny ther to the fatherless,

sea, the same power is you before My Father.” we are all his children.

in each one of us.

the end result: The

God bless you all, may

Power to break the

Mescalero Reformed

you find comfort in His

chains of addiction to Church Youth Group

Word.

alcohol, drugs, gamreceived Honorable

-Parade participants:

bling, power to overMention in the AspenTrinity & Angel Enjady,

come evil with good,

fest Parade. All praise

Cheyenee Casares, PJ

power to overcome an- honor and Glory to our

Chino, Maggie

ger, animosity, jealLord. Not only did we

Comanche,

ousy, insecurity and

receive an award, but

Keithan, Vencreate healthy relawe were able to have

cia, Veronica,

tionships. As a Youth

an impact on the comBlessing Pino,

Group we pray for our munities of Ruidoso,

Kaleb Bell &

community, for our

Mescalero, and surGary Skin Jr.

people, we pray for

rounding areas far and

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Apache Scout

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Happy 90th Birthday

Clora Mae Johnson

Imagine September 27, greatly enrich

1927, Whitetail. A new lives. She

home, this reservation brings good,

probably newly settled not harm, all

by our Apache People, the days of

within the last 15

her life. She

years at least. Many

gets up before

still living in tents and dawn to preteepees. Families

pare breakfast

starting new, after re- for household

cent ‘freedom’ The

and plan the

Apache Wars still fresh day’s work. She is en- kindness. Her children

in the minds and

ergetic and strong, a

stand and bless her.

hearts of the survihard worker, her lamp Charm is deceptive

vors. A new baby girl burns late into the

and beauty does not

born to Minnie

night. Her hands are

last; but a woman who

Doask’ada and Wood- busy. She extends a

fears the Lord will be

row Wilson. A child

helping hand to the

greatly praised. Rewho would grow into a poor and opens her

ward her for all she

beautiful Proverbs 31 arms to the needy. She has done. Let her

woman. An encourage- is clothed with

deeds publicly declare

ment to women to

strength and dignity, her praise.

serve God in every as- and she laughs without Thank you Jesus for

pect of their lives. She fear of the future.

blessing us with this

is more precious than When she speaks, her beautiful, wise, virtuRubies. She is Trustwords are wise and she ous woman.

worthy, she will

gives instructions with

~The Family

War Dances

Social Dances

Guest Speakers

Mescalero

Community

Center

10am

^^^Volunteers needed for November 6 & 9 for food preparations,

contact SDPI Diabetes Wellness Center at 464-6383/6384^^^

Lunch provided

November 12th

Maryland Coho-Evans

Happy Birthday!

From: All Aunties, Uncles, Grandmas, & Grandpas, & Naiche family

November 23rd

Lorraine Damon Happy Birthday!

From: Mom, Dad, Grandma,

Grandpa & Family

November 25th Charles Rice Happy

5th Birthday! We love you! From:

Mom, Dad & Grandparents

November 30th

Grandpa Robert “Bubba” Hugar

Happy Birthday! From: Charles &

Family

Mescalero Apache Tribe

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P.O. Box 227

108 Central Avenue

Mescalero, NM 88340

Phone: 575-464-4494

Fax: 575-464-9220

E-mail: egvia@mescaleroapachetribe.com

Checkout the tribe’s official website!

MescaleroApacheTribe.com

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Non-Profit Organization

Permit #1

Mescalero, NM

88340