The end of summer vacation for our (2009)

Isleta Pueblo News

Volume 4 Issue 8

August 2009

Governor’s Report

The end of summer vacation for our

students is quickly coming to an end.

Within about two weeks, the week of

August 12, students will be returning to

school. Most students have already begun

the registering process and have selected

their new classes, and I wish each and

every student success towards completing

their high school education.

To start the school year, the Department

of Education will, on August 1, have

hosted a going back to school meeting

at the Isleta Elementary School and will

have distributed basic school supplies

through the Johnson O'Malley Program.

Every student should be prepared to be

in class with paper and pencil on the very

first day.

If you need help with your education,

make sure that you seek that help as soon

as possible. Don't wait till the problem

gets too big. Contact your school counselor

or the Pueblo of Isleta Department of

Education and they will make every

attempt to assist you.

The Tribal Administration has an open

door policy and we will help parents and

students should the need arise or we will

direct them to the programs that will

provide the needed help. If you feel that

you are not receiving the help you deserve,

we will intervene on your behalf.

During the 2008 — 2009 school year, we

had a successful graduation rate with a

30% increase from the previous school year.

Let's continue the good work and make

this coming school year an even better

year. I encourage all parents/guardians

to get involved with the education of their

children as a successful future is based

on a good educational background. The

Tribal Administration will periodically

be visiting schools throughout the school

year to meet with students and school

administrators, counselors and teachers.

The Tribal Administration, along with

Tribal Council and POI Department

Directors, are all working diligently to get

federal stimulus funding and funds from

other grants that will help with pending

projects. We have been successful with the

delivery of funds for the judicial complex,

but we still have a long ways to go and we

will continue to seek further funding for

this project. The Pueblo water project has

received funding and should hopefully

start soon. We have also received funding

for the Bosque and Manzano Mountain

restoration projects.

I met with Gov. Bill Richardson on

Important Notice

Census Office Requires Current

Addresses for all Tribal Members

Pursuant to Tribal Council Resolution, the Pueblo of Isleta has

made a request for an Election to be called by the Secretary

of Interior to consider proposed amendments regarding blood

quantum requirements in the Tribal Constitution.

The Pueblo must provide an updated list of names and

addresses of all enrolled tribal members who will be 18 years

of age or older as of November 7, 2009 to the U.S. Secretary

of Interior. In order to vote in this important election, enrolled

members must be registered to vote. The registration

information will be mailed to the address that the Census

Office has on file. Therefore, it is critical that the Census Office

has each enrolled tribal member's correct mailing address,

for purposes of participating in the election process.

If you have not updated your mailing address, please do so

immediately to assure that the Census Office has your current

address on file. It is very important that all enrolled members

who will be 18 years of age or older as of November 7, 2009

update their addresses at this time.

Please let your family members know about updating their

address in order to receive the official government mailings

that will be sent regarding the Election that will be overseen

by the Secretary of Interior. Please call the Census Office at

766-6625 or drop by the Census Office to have your mailing

address updated. Thank you for your cooperation.

Monday, July 20 to discuss the issue of

the turning lane on State Road 47, and he

has promised to provide funding for this

project. However, we have not come to

an agreement with the NM Department

of Transportation (DOT) Engineer. I will

be meeting with the DOT Director to see

how Isleta can seek funds for this project.

Mayor Ron Olguin (Peralta) and Mayor

Aike (Bosque Farms) are supporting our

efforts as they are also concerned about

highway safety and see the need for a

turning lane.

Other pending issues include our attempt

to have trust status for Comanche Ranch.

The administrative paper work for this

was sent to the US Solicitor in February

2009. We have yet to hear the status of

this request and we have gone ahead

to contact the Bureau of Indian Affairs

and again, the Solicitor's Office. Also, we

are still concerned with the Rio Grande

River Diversion Dam silt problem. We

have contacted the Corps of Engineers,

the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy

District, along with our Congressional

Representatives in Washington on this

matter. We hope to have further meetings

on the silt situation and we will keep you

informed on the results.

Coming Soon

Isleta Outdoor Summer

E-STEM Project

One-week afterschool summer E-STEM

project, Department of Education

• Learn the importance of Science,

Technology, Engineering and Math

• Learn Entrepreneurship skills

• Awards given to top team groups

• Grades 6th - 12th

September 7-11, 2009

Students with special educational

needs are encouraged to attend.

To sign-up or for additional

information, contact the Department of

Education at 505-924-3185 x440 or by

email at poi08003@isletapueblo.com

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Isleta Pueblo News

August 2009

TRIBAL COUNCIL BRIEFING JULY 2009

Tribal Council Vacancy (June 2009 action)

Based on numerous inquiries from the

Isleta Community, the following sequence of

events are hereby provided for clarification

as to the status of the vacant position on

the Tribal Council. On June 17, 2009,

Mr. James Lente officially submitted his

resignation letter to the Tribal Council

due to his acceptance of a position with the

Isleta Casino and Resort. Based on this

resignation, the Tribal Council Secretary

requested direction as to filling the vacant

position. The Tribal Council reviewed the

Tribal Constitution and determined not to

declare a vacancy in accordance with Article

VIII, Section 1, of the Tribal Constitution

which reads in part, "In the event of the

death, resignation, removal or incapacity

of any member of the council, the position

may be declared vacant by the council.."

Based on the aforementioned Article and

Section it was determined by motion of the

Tribal Council not to declare a vacancy. The

motion carried with 8 voting for, 3 opposing

and 0 abstaining. Tribal Council members

opposing the motion were Councilman

Fernando Abeita, Councilman Allen Zuni

and Councilwoman Diana Piegler.

Tribal Attorney

The Tribal Council interviewed three

(3) candidates for the advertised Tribal

Attorney position for assistance with

the Tribal Administration and Tribal

Council. Mr. Pablo Horacio Padilla, Jr. was

selected for the position and will commence

employment with the Pueblo of Isleta on

July 27, 2009. Mr. Padilla is a graduate

from the Harvard College with a Bachelors

of Arts in Government and also a graduate

from the University of New Mexico School of

Law with a Juris Doctorate. Mr. Padilla is

Zuni and Hispanic, with his Hispanic roots

being within the Los Padilla's community.

Mr. Padilla comes to the Pueblo of Isleta

from the Nordhaus Law Firm in Santa Fe,

New Mexico, where he was employed for

four (4) years.

Isleta Head Start Program

The Tribal Council met with the Isleta

Head Start Director and Human Services

Director to finalize the upcoming school

year calendar and employment contracts

for the staff at the Head Start Program.

The school calendar with an effective date of

September 1, 2009 was adopted by motion

of the Tribal Council.

Pueblo of Isleta Cigarette Vendors

The New Mexico Attorney General's Office

has placed the Seneca Brand Tobacco

products on their non-compliant with

New Mexico Statute list and has become a

concern to the Tribal Council as to whether

the local tribal vendors should cease the

sale of such products within the exterior

boundaries of the Isleta Reservation. It was

determined by the Tribal Council to inform

all local tribal vendors to cease the sale of

Seneca Brand tobacco products by the end

of July 2009 and to exhaust their current

inventories by the proposed deadline by

formal correspondence. The Tribal Council

by motion approved a resolution to prohibit

the sale of Seneca Brand Tobacco products

on the Isleta Reservation and to approve

the issuance of a formal letter to all Isleta

cigarette vendors.

Veterans Memorial

The Tribal Council was approached by the

American Legion Post 209 on the possibilities

of procuring land on the north side of the

Isleta convenience store on highway 47 for a

proposed Viet Nam era Veterans Memorial.

The land in question is currently owned by

the Mesa del Sol Development Group and

is approximately 23.5 acres. The proposed

amount of land required for the memorial is

approximately 5 acres. The Tribal Council

requested that a land appraisal be acquired

along with a zoning determination before

any contact with the current owners was

initiated.

Tribal Boards

The Tribal Council requested that all

Tribal Boards provide the Council with

their finalized By-Laws for review and

approval in July 2009. The majority of the

Boards have initiated their final By-Laws,

however, some have been requested to

make necessary revisions and submit for

final approval.

Housing Authority

The Housing Authority continues to assist

eligible Tribal Members with their housing

needs, however, there are problems and

delays encountered with the enormous

request for assistance. The Tribal Council

was apprised of various concerns generated

by home owners who are seeking new

homes, mobile homes or renovations to their

existing residences. Based on information

provided by the Housing Authority to

the Tribal Council some home owners

have become delinquent not only on their

monthly mortgage payments but also with

their home insurance coverage.

Lava Block Project

The Lava Block project is continuing to

produce block at a rate that is acceptable

for the needs of the Housing Program for

the Pueblo of Isleta. The Housing Director

requested the Tribal Council to appropriate

funds in the amount of $6,000.00 to build

a metal roof over the block making plant

in order to ward off the extreme heat that

has been encountered by personnel working

at the plant. The Tribal Council by motion

approved the appropriation on said funds

for the construction of the metal cover for

the lava block plant.

Contractual Services

The Tribal Council approved by motion

the contracting of services of Robert F.

Robinson for natural gas line system rightof-way negotiations with the New Mexico

Gas Company and with Robert W. Wiseman

for performing environmental assessment

services for the Isleta Pueblo Housing

Authority.

Training and Workshops

The Tribal Council attended a two (2) day

session at the Isleta Casino and Resort on

Tribal Enrollment Ordinance for the Pueblo

of Isleta and the Policies and Procedures

of the Tribal Enrollment Committee

conducted by Mr. James Mills. The Council

also attended a two and a half (2 1/2) day

session at the Isleta Casino and Resort

entitled the 2009 Sex Offender Awareness

and Educational Conference. Both sessions

were extremely helpful to the Tribal Council,

1) in understanding various requirements

of the Tribal Enrollment Ordinance and

the policies and procedures that govern

the Tribal Enrollment Committee (TEC),

2) the Sex Offender Conference provided

a comprehensive view on the protocols to

be followed by various Law Enforcement

Agencies in Collaboration with other

Federal and Tribal entities while dealing

with sexual predators on federal tribal

lands.

Tribal Council Issues

for May 2009

Law and Order Code

Tribal Council advised that the Law and

Order code can be

•Checked out for review in library only

•Read only file on intranet

These restrictions are in place due to the

fact that changes to the law and order code

will be made in the near future.

Govenor Robert Benavidez informed Tribal

Council that Michael Sanchez is working

against the Pueblo of Isleta regarding the

Manzano Expressway.

Service Line Agreement- V.Trujillo

Discussions were held on the trailer home

of V. Trujillo at the site where Lt. Governor

approved for the home to be moved.

For The Record: Mark Dixon requested

for all the information regarding the home

of V.Trujillo be provided to Tribal Council.

•This is a designated religious site and

should have never been given out for a

home site by Lt. Governor.

Councilman Ralph D. Jiron made a motion

to stop all progress work on V. Trujillo

home. Vice President Mark Dixon seconded

the motion. All in favor 5, oppose 3, abstain

0.

Other issues

For The Record: R. Jaramillo can build

another room on the west side of her home

where she was denied, because of the

pathway being a historical pathway.

Tribal Council is currently working with

various departments and IHS on a housing

application process. This would require

signatures from different departments

before any type of home is built or trailer

home is placed on any property.

August 2009

Isleta Pueblo News

Indian Highway Safety Grant--Vince

Gomez--Police Department

Chief Jojola informed Tribal Council about

a vibe party. It is almost like a rave party

that was held at Randy Jiron’s field. Chief

Jojola stated that there is no ordinance for

parties.

Mr. Gomez requested approval to apply

for Indian Highway Safety Grant Program

Funds for traffic enforcement personnel,

equipment, supplies, and training in the

amount of $300,647.00 through the Bureau

of Indian Affairs.

Councilwoman Diana Peigler made a

motion to approve the request for the grant.

Secretary Mark Dixon seconded the motion.

All in favor 7, oppose 1, abstain 0.

Tribal Enrollment Committee

Tribal Council Vice President Ernest

Jaramillo swore in the Tribal Enrollment

Committee members, and then they all

signed the oath.

In attendance:

April Chavez, Acting Census Coordinator

Melane Kirk Lente, TEC Member

John D. Jojola Jr., TEC Member

Joseph Jaramillo, TEC Member

Frances Jojola TEC Member

Joanna Rael, TEC Member

Rave Party

George Jojola and Darren Melon informed

Tribal Council about what a rave party is.

Outcome: Chief Jojola will get back to

Tribal Council with a draft restriction on

partys ordinance.

In attendance:

George Jojola, Chief of Police

Darren Melon, Detective

Gabriella Lujan, Intern

Verna Teller, Chief Judge

Cultural Affairs Committee—

Preservation Project

The following is a list of issues that were

talked about but no decisions were made.

•Riverbank

•Evergreen areas

•Pathways

•Church Restoration during funerals

•Air Drop Zone

•V. Trujillo trailer

In attendance:

Cultural Affairs Committee

Valentino Jaramillo

Moses Lujan

Isidor Martin

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Juan Jaramillo

Joe P. Lucero

Celestino Lucero

Richard Abeita

Stephanie Zuni

For the Record—Councilwoman Diana

Peigler stated that there should be no blame

on the Tribal Council for the V. Trujillo

trailer. The Council made 3 motions to stop

the issue.

Emergency Lagoon Maintenance

Councilman Mark Dixon made a motion to

approve the emergency lagoon Maintenance

in the amount of $20,000.00. Councilman

Edwin Jaramillo seconded the motion.

Motion carried with 8 voting for 0 opposed

and 0 abstained.

Pump on Tribal Road #2:

Nick Lucero has been utilizing the pump on

Tribal Road 2 by the old Head Start to wet

down the grounds where he is going to have

his new place of business.

Governor Benavides told council he gave

him permission to use it.

For the Record: Mark Dixon stated to

Governor, if he is giving permission for the

pump to be used he should publish it in the

newsletter.

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Positive News from Washington

on the Future of the

Johnson — O'Malley Program

Do you remember the reduction in funds for

the JOM Programs and even the attempt to

discontinue the JOM Programs during the Bush

Administration?

The following letters were forwarded to POI

Tribal Governor's Office. One from Congressman

Dan Boren to Department of Interior Secretary

Ken Salazar, and the other, a response to the

Congressman Boren from the Interior Secretary

Salazar...and there may be a light at the end,

and the future of JOM may be bright, shiny and

positive...

The tribal JOM Programs have petitioned

the past administrations, especially the Bush

administration, on the limited support for the

JOM Programs. We are hopeful that the Obama

administration will come forth in full support

of not only the JOM Programs, but all Native

American education programs.

The POI-JOM Program asks that you contact

your congressional representatives on this

issue. Ask for their support for Native American

education programs.

The next P0I-JOM meeting will be on Saturday,

August 15, 2009 at 9 AM at the Department

of Education...and if you did not pick up your

school supplies on August 1, 2009, please contact

Beverly or Ulysses at 869-2680.

THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR

WASHINGTON

JULY 16 2009

The Honorable Dan Boren

House of Representatives

Washington, DC 20515

Dear Mr. Boren:

Thank you for your June 17, 2009, letter requesting the

Department of the Interior to designate an administrator

to provide support for the Johnson O'Malley program.

Similar letters are being sent to your colleagues.

As you know, JOM dollars are appropriated for American

Indian and Alaskan Native students attending public

elementary and secondary schools. The Bureau of Indian

Education, located in the Department's Office of the

Assistant Secretary — Indian Affairs, is responsible for

federally funded schools for American Indian students;

BIE has also been given the task of distributing the

annual JOM appropriation to eligible contractors. As the

BIE is the only DOI entity that has interaction with the

JOM program, I am designating the BIE Director as the

single point of contact within the Department. Mr. Kevin

Skenandore is currently acting in this capacity and can

be contacted at (505) 563-5225. Assistant Secretary Larry

Echo Hawk has contacted Mr. Skenandore and shared

your concerns with him.

Identical letters have been sent to your colleagues who

join you in support of American Indian and Alaskan

Native educational resources.

Sincerely,

Ken Salazar

Isleta Pueblo News

Congress of the United States

Washington, DC 20515

The Hon. Ken Salazar

Secretary

U.S. Department of the Interior

1849 C. Street, NW

Washington, DC 20240

Dear Mr. Secretary:

August 2009

June 17, 2009

For over 70 years, the Johnson O'Malley (JOM) Program has served thousands of Native

American students. It has provided everything from academic tutoring and cultural

support services to needed school supplies and unmet medical assistance, such as

eyeglasses. It has succeeded with its aim of improving the academic progress and ultimate

success of our Native American children and has evolved to meet the changing needs

and circumstances of the time. It is this flexibility that has been its strength, providing

basic funding to schools in the form of tuition through the 1930s to 1960s to community

defined and coordinated education services.

Despite its broad enthusiastic support within the Native American community, in the

last 13 years, administrative support and resources for JOM within the Bureau of Indian

Affairs (BIA) has waned. In 1995, JOM was combined with several other programs

into a block grant, forcing tribes to have to choose amongst their many great needs in

Indian Country. The BIA froze grant amounts at 1995 levels and stopped collecting

any information about the program. As a result, student counts are no longer collected,

requests for numbers of who might qualify for funding are unavailable, and reviews of

existing funding levels have not been performed. As a result, many tribes who depended

on the JOM program to fund vital services for their members were forced to augment the

program funding with Tribal resources in order to keep these services alive.

In 2005, a number of tribes began requesting a new survey of existing JOM enrollment

numbers and successes, but the previous administration denied that request, stating lack of

resources and cost. In the same year it terminated the staff position of JOM Coordinator

in the Central Office, the last Federal support position assigned to the program, and

began recommending the program's termination. In all instances, the Native American

community strongly protested and Congress restored the funding but without the vital

administrative support position to coordinate the program's implementation.

The current budget proposal before Congress reverses the alarming funding trend and

asks that funding be continued for the program. While we greatly support this first step

in rebuilding our government-to-government relationship in the area of education, we

additionally ask that you designate an administrator with responsibility to provide support

for the JOM program. Having this single point of contact is critical for coordination

within Indian Country and the Bureau. In addition, we ask that such a designated officer

works with local/tribal/school officials to collect and maintain information on this

program and assess its needs through consultation with interested tribes.

We thank you in advance for your time and consideration of this request. We look forward

to working with you to strengthen and maintain this proven program for Indian Country.

Respectfully yours,

August 2009

Isleta Pueblo News

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Circle Summer Enrichment Program (ETC)

Native American Youth with Eyes on

College Success Embrace Challenges in

IAIA's Expanding the Circle Summer

Enrichment Program

By Layli Long Soldier

SANTA FE – Native American teens from NM

explore independence, learn self-advocacy and

life skills for college through Expanding the

Circle (ETC) summer workshops at the Institute

of American Indian Arts.

"I was attracted to the ETC program because I

wanted to know what it would be like without my

mom, to gain some independence and experience

what a college would be like in the future for

me," Brandi Lucero from Isleta Pueblo, who is a

junior at Menaul School, admitted.

When asked if she did, indeed, experience

the independence she'd hoped for, Lucero

emphatically replied, "Yes!" "First thing, when

we arrived," Lucero explained, "we were paired

up with another student we didn't know, from

a different community. And we had to live with

them for three weeks."

ETC Facilitator John Anthony Reyna, from

Taos and Ohkay Owingeh Pueblos, explained

that teaming up unacquainted roommates

is intentional—part of the overall ETC

curriculum to give youth practice for college and

beyond. Creating situations like this provides

opportunities, Reyna said, to discuss and roleplay possible conflicts and resolutions in future

college housing.

"The ETC curriculum was developed by

the University of Minnesota for students in

transition to college. It comes with goals,

objectives and lesson plans for three full weeks

and prepares students for matters such as

finances, developing a support system, and

even note taking. It's chock full of lessons I

wish I'd had when I went to college," Reyna

said. "What's wonderful about the curriculum

is it was designed specifically for Native

American students, so it incorporates culture

and history into the activities. For example,

there's a genealogy activity where students

call home to get help with tracing family and

tribal history," Reyna explained. He noted other

lessons which help students consider how their

tribal backgrounds will affect college life, such

as making schedules.

"Each student was given a syllabus and asked

to fill out a calendar with dates for birthdays or

important family occasions, Pueblo feast days,

tribal and community gatherings which would

occur during the ETC program. They had to take

all of these dates into consideration and come to

a conclusion about whether they could commit

to the program for three weeks," Reyna said.

This activity prepared students for how to plan

and weigh their responsibilities to family and

tribal community gatherings; to decide which

activities they are obligated to attend and which

ones they may miss when they leave home.

But maybe medical health and art aren’t so

distantly related? As Shawna Shandiin Sunrise,

instructor for Creative Process, explains it:

“There’s a strong level of healing in being able

to use creative process. You can make art or

you can make spaghetti—however you use

your creative process, it is, essentially, a way of

connecting and communicating with yourself”

Sunrise, who is from the Navajo Nation and

Santo Domingo Pueblo, designed her lessons—

collage work, soap sculpture, printmaking

and photography—to strengthen hand-eye

coordination and develop an ethic to “just keep

going and work with what happens in the

process.

Another important aspect of this summer’s

program, Reyna said, is the inclusion of the arts.

“At IAIA, we’ve refined, polished, re-shaped the

curriculum. Some of the original lessons from

University of Minnesota have been replaced

with lessons or activities more suited to the IAIA

environment and students from New Mexican

tribal areas. For example, this year we offered a

course called Creative Process, as well as Poetry

Writing I.”

“There’s no ‘wrong’ in a creative process,”

Sunrise explained. “I wanted students to learn

how to pick up and work with materials even

when there were accidents.” In this creative

atmosphere, Sunrise said her students grew

and evolved together quickly, as a group. “I felt I

succeeded 100% with every one of them. Almost

as if they were running a race and I was on the

sidelines cheering them on., offering them water,

doing whatever I could to keep them going!”

“Parents were astounded by the writing that

came out of their children [in the poetry class].

Most had never seen that side of their child...

Students even surprised themselves,” Reyna

noted.

Not only did the students step up to the challenges

and driving pace set by staff and facilitators,

students described it as invigorating. Rock

climbing was also a memorable activity of the

three weeks, and it could easily be a parallel for

other life-obstacles they may climb. As described

by one of the students “It was easy at first, but

started to get harder the higher we went... it was

challenging to keep climbing. But every step I

took made me confident about being myself and

trying to make it all the way to the top,”

Brandi Lucero agreed with Reyna. “I felt like

the poetry teacher [Orlando White] opened the

doors to poetry for us,” Lucero said, “then he

turned on the lights. We learned how to read

and process a poem, how to write our own. At

the end of the course, we made our own handbound book of poems. That was a highlight for

me.”

Kirstyn Abeita from Isleta Pueblo, a junior at

Valencia High School, was impacted by activities

in the Creative Process class. Although Abeita

concedes a strong interest in the health care

field after she graduates from high school, she

said, “studying photography in the Creative

Process class really opened my eyes to other

careers that are out there. I enjoyed the handson experience.”

ETC’s mission is “to provide underrepresented

students of the New Mexico Apache, Navajo and

Pueblo Nations, the opportunity to experience

college in an environment that values culture

and promotes success in life.”

For more information, contact ETC Outreach

Coordinator, Alissa Chavez at (505) 424-2341 or

achavez@iaia.edu.

College Road Trip 2009

Two students from Isleta, Kirstyn

Abeita and Brandi Lucero, along

with other youth from New Mexico's

22 tribes and Pueblos were selected

to attend a "College Road Trip 2009,"

which was a week-long journey to

tour colleges and universities in

Colorado: Colorado State University,

University of Denver, University

of Colorado and Fort Lewis College

in Durango. This gave them the

opportunity to learn about each

college's admission procedures, the

academic programs offered at each

college along with campus, housing

and meals.

Top Row- Left to Right ETC Mentors: Diana, Troy, Ben, Megan & Daphne

Bottom Row — Left to Right: Brandi Lucero, Liz Bahe (ETC Project

Director) with daughter & Kirstyn Abeita

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Isleta Pueblo News

August 2009

Workforce Investment Act Pueblo of Isleta

WIA Adult Program

The WIA Adult Employment and Training Program serves

individuals ages 18 and over. The adults are funded by the WIA

Program, Indian & Native American Programs, Department of

Labor. Unfortunately, the WIA Indian & Native American Programs

have not received any ARRA funds for the Adult Programs from

Department of Labor.

During the past year, the WIA program has served 26 participants

in the Adult Work Experience (WEX) Program. There were 91

participants receiving Core Services. There were 11 participants

that completed the Classroom Training Program. The results for

the CRT Program are:

•Two participants received certifications from Quality Health

Management.

•One participant enrolled in Rocky Mountain Truck Driving

School and received a CDL license.

•Four participants were enrolled in CNM under the CRT

program.

•One participant is attending classes for Apprenticeship.

•Three participants received certificates for the CNM Workforce

Training Center's Eldercare Series Class held at the Elderly

Center from April 13 — July 31, 2009

WIA YEAR ROUND YOUTH PROGRAM

The Year Round Youth Employment and Training Program begins

in September - May and we serve youth ages 16 and over. The

youth worked at various worksites throughout the Pueblo of Isleta.

They learned office skills, such as filing, data entry and customer

service. They assisted the Elderly with arts and crafts, worked as a

Kitchen Aide, Recreation Aide, Clerical Aide, Maintenance at Head

Start. Work sites were at EMS, Truancy, Isleta Elementary School,

Treasurer's Office, Elderly Center, Recreation Center, Isleta Police

Department, Isleta Health Clinic, Cultural Affairs and Records

Retention and Department of Education.

During the year training is offered to youth but not as intensive as

the summer program. Each youth completed training in Resume,

job search, interviews, and career assessment. Youth work 20

hours per week for 9 weeks during the year and earn class credit

toward graduation. Three youth participants received their High

School Diplomas as a result of the Youth Program.

We are really busy this year and plan to have more training sessions

and activities planned.

WIA Summer Youth Program

The Workforce Investment Act Program, Summer Youth

Employment and Training Program began June 15 and ended

August 7, 2009. Ten youth participated; four youth, ages 14 — 21,

were funded with WIA funds and six youth, ages 14 — 24, were

funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

Funds.

The Summer Youth were employed at worksites throughout the

Pueblo of Isleta and received training in various workshops. They

completed their employment program with excellent evaluations

and attendance. The youth learned work ethics and gained skills

while employed and received certificates for the workshops they

attended. The workshops were in Budgeting, Credit Cards, Loans,

Check Writing, Wellness, Coping with Stress, CPR/First Aid, Work

Ethics, Cultural Training, Natural Resources Education, Team

Building, Leadership, and Communication. The workshops offered

to the youth are listed below.

•Coping with Stress, CNM Workforce Training Center

•Financial Management, Wells Fargo Bank, Bosque Farms

•Teambuilding, Communication and Leadership,

POI Project Venture

•Heart Saver First Aid Certifications, POI EMS

Department, Vernon Abeita

•Awesome Possum(Work Ethics Workshop),

Yolanda Ramirez, Isleta Casino & Resort

•Natural Resources Education, POI Natural

Resource Programs

•Cultural Training, Larry Lucero, Isleta Social Services

•Wellness Workshop, Carlos Sifuentes, Isleta

Diabetes Program

I want to thank the departments and businesses for their

contribution to the success of the Summer Youth Program and for

presenting excellent workshops.

I also want to thank the following departments for providing

worksites for the summer youth: Isleta Elderly Center, Public

Works, Recreation Center, Isleta HeadStart Program, Project

Venture Program, Isleta Library, and Tribal Administration

Records Retention.

It was a successful program and the youth had fun as well as

learned new skills. We are looking forward to the 2010 Summer

Youth Program.

Not Feeling Well

1. Call Nurse Advice Line 1-877-725-2552

2. Follow Recommendations of Nurse

a. If he/she recommends you see a

physician within a time span and

the clinic is not open during

that time and you do

not have other insurance

coverage which requires you

to go somewhere else, go to NM

Quick Care and present your Tribal ID.

b. If he/she recommends you see a physician

within a time span that the clinic is open,

then go to the clinic.

3. Contact the Contract Health (CHS) office

(869-4488) within 72 Hours

If you do not follow these 3 requirements,

you may be held Financially Responsible

for any charges incurred at Quick Care.

Quick Care

Located: 1400 Main Street,Suite D in

Los Lunas at the intersection of

Main Street and Los Cerritos

in the shopping center behind Quizno’s.

Open: Monday through Friday until 9pm and

Saturday & Sundays 10am -6pm

Need: Pueblo Census ID Card, which shows "I"

Number (Financial Assistance can only be

provided to enrolled tribal members

and their Native American

[minor] children and spouses.)

QUICK CARE is an URGENT CARE Service

and should not be used for routine medical

needs; it is not an emergency room. If the

Nurse Advice Line recommends you go to an

emergency room, then do so and report it to

Contract Health within 72 hours. Individuals with

insurance coverage should follow the rules of

their coverage and may not be eligible for this

Quick Care service.

August 2009

Isleta Pueblo News

Parks & Recreation

As July 2009 comes to a close, so does our summer program. I honestly believe

that in the 8 years that I have been here (July 2nd 8 years complete) this has

definitely been our most successful to date. Not only did we have a record number

of children register for the summer program and participate on a daily basis but

also we were successful in opening our newest park named in honor of all our

previous Governors and Lt. Governors named Governors Little League Complex

which is directly across the street from the New Rec Center. It is not to say that

we didn't have problems or bumps along the road, but we did work as diligently

as possible to iron those out. The most important thing is, we did what we could

to provide the best service possible to the people we serve in the Pueblo of Isleta,

especially the children, and I thank all you parents and guardians who gave us

the opportunity to do so. The exit comments from the children as our program

came to a close was they will miss the staff and the fun they had with all the

different activities they had the opportunity to experience, especially going to

Cliff’s Amusement Park and the Zoo. These two were voted the most favorite of

all the special events. Pictured to the right is Mr. Joe D. Lucero who was playing

the drum as the children from the Library program entertained the crowd

with traditional dancing. Incidentally,

Mr. Lucero is one of our oldest tribal

members who stays young by being

involved. Thank you, Mr. Lucero. The

third picture is part of the estimated

600 hundred people who were on

hand for the Grand Opening of the

Little League Park. All in attendance

were also treated to a barbecue. The

next picture is of our Governor Robert

Benavides, Lt. Governor Max Zuni and

Lt. Governor Frank Lujan, along with

Master of Ceremonies Joe Jaramillo,

along with State Representative Henry

"Kiki" Saavedra and former Senate ProTem Richard Romero.

Arts/Crafts

Once again our Arts/Crafts Program continues to be a

major part of our recreation setting. Pictured right are:

Instructors Nana Gloria, Nana Abie, and Nana Marie

with Daren Jojola and Felicia Chavez with a number of

pictures displayed on the wall that were part of the Art

Show that took place at our end of summer play-day

and barbecue on July 30, 2009. Once again, Nanas, we

thank you three for a beautiful Arts/Crafts program

that you all have presented to all of our children who

wanted to get involved. The Nanas will now be taking

a break for several weeks (until school resumes in midAugust).

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Summer Recreation Action Shots

Pictured below are a number of action shots from the 2009 Summer Recreation

Program. Without saying or printing any more words as the old saying goes, if

these pictures could talk, each picture would say a thousand words. God Bless all

of our children and thank you and all of my staff for making this, one beautiful

summer program to remember.

August 2009

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Fall/Winter Program

By the time everyone receives this newsletter, our summer season

would have come to an end and our Recreation facility will have

been closed for a week for its annual end of summer cleaning. The

facility (New Rec.ONLY) will have been closed for a week, (through

August 2nd), for sanding and varnishing the gym floor, stripping

and waxing all the tile floors and some minor painting to once

again spruce up the facility and protect our investment in this

beautiful facility. The program will resume beginning on Monday,

August 3rd at 5:30 am. with all of the facilities open for everyone

to enjoy. Organized after-school programming will resume on

the second day of the new school year. We will send out fliers as a

reminder to parents and children alike.

Archery Shoot

On Saturday and Sunday August 1st and 2"d our annual Isleta

Archery Shoot will have taken place over at the Isleta Lakes

forest area next to the river. Because this newsletter had to go

to print prior to the shoot, I will report on that in next month's

newsletter.

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August 2009

Greetings from the Transfer Station!

It's that time again when we have to think

about what to write about in our monthly

article. Well, this month we will make a

repeat of one of our previous articles because

I know many of us never received the news

letter till recently.

tank got stuck behind our hydraulic ram,

causing a malfunction on our hydraulics.

Luckily nothing was broken, but the trash

truck was inoperable for two days till we

un-jammed the air tank. Please view the

pictures, YOURS?

This month we will talk about how we (you)

can help keep our trash trucks in good

working order by following this one helpful

hint.

1. DO NOT PUT ANYTHING BUT

HOUSEHOLD TRASH IN YOUR

TRASH CANS! Anything else can and

will damage the moving parts in our

(your) trash truck, which means, broken

trash truck, NO TRASH PICKUP!

a. The following are some example of

items which may damage parts in

our (your) vehicles: Metal, car parts,

bicycles, TVs, vacuum cleaners,

broken metal chairs, boards, yard

trash, etc.

I think you'll get a better idea of what we

encounter during our routine trash pickup,

by reading the following:

Then on July 20th, there was a small metal

chair in one of the trash cans and when

the trash can was dumped into the truck,

the leg of the chair got jammed in one of

our sensors and again immobilizing the

hydraulics, except this time, there was

so much pressure being applied on the

hydraulic hoses, one of our (your) 2 inch

hydraulic hoses blew up. Needless to say,

the truck ended up in the shop.

These two are recent incidences that

have occurred within several days, but

occurrences like this are common during

our daily trash pickup.

So remember "Household trash only in your

trash cans!

Thank you for your cooperation.

The Isleta Transfer Station

On Monday, July 13th, someone put a red

portable air tank in the trash can and when

we dumped the trash can, the portable air

Water / Waste Department

I hope your summer has been an enjoyable

one. The Water / Waste Water department

has been busy working on the sewer lagoons

to keep the odors to a minimum.

Remember that the children will be back

in school soon, please pay attention to the

speed limit signs on the tribal roads.

To help clarify a couple of items that seem

to be confusing Tribal members:

Public Works maintains potable water lines,

sewer lines, roads, and solid waste. Public

Works performs work outside the house

within 5 feet of the home. (766-6658)

For work orders within your house please

call Housing (869-4153)

Please remember that all work orders must

meet certain criteria prior to approval

Scheduling of septic orders is as follows:

Septic drivers pick up their work orders

early in the morning. Any requests that

are placed after 8:30 am will automatically

go to the next day's work orders. Example:

If a work order is placed on Friday at 9:30

am then the work order will most likely be

completed on Monday. Please remember

that our septic drivers also have families

and if they are scheduled for time off, the

back up drivers may not know where you

live or that your gates are unlocked if

closed.

We make every attempt to pump septic

tanks as quickly as possible. Work orders

are completed in the order they are

received.

Our drinking water systems have been

working very hard to keep up with the high

demand of water use. There are still many

HOT days ahead. Please use ditch water

or well water to irrigate gardens or water

livestock. There are several well locations

for Tribal Members who do not have wells

to use for livestock. The average cow at 95°F

can drink 35 gallons of water per day.

In the months of May through August the

demand is very high. The water use is

about 600,000 gallons per day and that

does NOT count the Casino, Lakes, Golf

Course, or Travel Center.

So please conserve water whenever you

can. Every bit helps.

Water/wastewater Group

The Eastside water system, which includes

Lobumtee, Chical and Ranchitos areas,

are seeing a very big demand for water.

The demand is so high that both wells that

serve these areas are running 24 hrs., seven

days a week. The 300,000 gallon storage

tank at Chical is almost empty, which be

a major problem if there should be a fire

at a residence since this tank also supplies

the fire hydrants. I mentioned before that,

because of the hot weather we are having,

the usage is high. To add to the problem, a

lot of the water is going towards lawn and

garden irrigation and livestock watering.

Please try to be more conservative in the

ways to save precious water. The recent

showers have helped to lower the usage

somewhat, but we cannot predict when or

how long we will be receiving rain.

Thank you, and please rethink on how to

use the water that we take for granted,

more conservatively.

ROADS DEPARTMENT

During the summer months, the question

we often seem to hear most is "What can we

do about dirt roads and dust?"

Dirt roads pose one of the most difficult

challenges regarding airborne dust control

in Isleta.

Vehicular traffic on dirt roads causes

dust to become airborne and contribute to

road erosion problems and maybe health

problems. How and when we can treat it

depends on several factors including soil

conditions and base, moisture adequate

roadside drainage, number of vehicles using

the road, scheduling, and of course, cost.

What Can Be Done to Reduce Airborne Dust

on Dirt Roads ?

•Reduce your speed

•Water when necessary

•Grade regularly

•Use an environmentally-friendly

dust controller that can withstand

routine traffic.

The Roads Department takes into

consideration priorities for improvements,

maintenance, and watering of roads is for

the benefit of all citizens of the Pueblo of

Isleta.

Questions regarding dirt road maintenance

may be directed to the Public Works

Department at 766-6658

August 2009

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Community Health Fair 2009

Isleta Health Center

Health Beat

Health Educator:

Stephanie Barela, 869-4479

Were you one of the 389 people that

attended the Health Fair this year?

If you weren't part of the 389 attendants at

the fair, you REALLY MISSED OUT, but

GOOD NEWS, this is an annual event and

it will happen again next year!!! This year

was an exciting year for the Isleta Health

Fair. The Governor's Office was kind enough

to help support the Isleta Health Center put

on this year's fair. There were more than

60 booths, sandwiches and fruit for all and

lots of different activities to take part in.

The Annual Community Health Fair was

on July 11, 2009 from 9am to noon. Due to

last year's turn out at the Health Center,

we decided to move this year's event to the

Isleta Rec Center. The health fair was filled

with lots to do, see, hear and win.

The fair began at 9 a.m with the booths

opening. There was a lot a great information

and services for the community to learn

about, ranging from massages given by the

Isleta Rec Center to blood glucose screening

by the Isleta Diabetes Prevention Programs

and many other great booth topics were

available. Around 10 a.m., Lutenent

Governor Max Zuni gave a great invocation.

Also at 10am was the start of the Diabetes

Prevention Programs’ "Melt Off" Walk/Run.

This walk is an annual event in conjunction

with this Health Fair.

played wonderful music for people to listen

to while they enjoyed great sandwiches

and fruit. There were a lot of activities, as

well as numerous raffle prizes. The raffles

ranged from 2 free movie passes to Translux

Theaters to beautiful pottery donated by

Margret's Smoke shop. As you can see,

there was a lot going on.

To add to the excitement, the Isleta

Elderly Center Line Dancers performed

for everyone, as well as a performance by

the Isleta Diabetes Prevention Program's

Youth. Both performances were great!!!

The Isleta Health Center would like to thank

the Community Health Committee, all the

Booth Participants, and everyone else who

helped make the Isleta Community Health

Along with learning about how to stay

healthy, the people who attended the fair

also had a number of fun things to do.

There were Fun Jumps for the kids, snow

cones for everyone, face painting and

magic shows, which were all donated by

the Governor's Office. There was a Fruit

Basket Walk for everyone, which gave

baskets of fruit that were donated by Whole

Foods. There was also a rock climbing wall

donated by Albuquerque Parks and Rec.

Looking at Country with Jennifer Jojola

Fair a Success. We would also like to thank

all of our donators:

●Pueblo of Isleta Governor’s Office

●Isleta Casino and Resort

●Dion’s Pizza● Translux Theaters

●Michelle Jojola ●Einstein’s Bagels

●Isleta Lakes ●Isleta Responsible Gaming

●Whole Foods

●Crystal Spring’s Bottled Water

●Los Lunas Cold Stone Creamery

●University of New MexicoMascots-Lobo Louie and Lucy

●Benny’s●Leno’s Smoke Shop

●Isleta Fun Connection

●Isleta Rec Center●Margret’s Smoke Shop

●Looking at Country●Starbuck’s Coffee

●Redwing’s Shoes●Isleta Elderly Center

●Molina Health Care●Teresa Nelson

It was a FANTASTIC DAY!! If you

happened to miss it this year, MAKE

SURE YOU CATCH IT NEXT YEAR!!!

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WIC NOTES

WIC will roll out its new food package

and its new electronic card benefits

card this fall.

Here is an overview of some of the foods

WIC participants will receive: Whole

Grains, Fruit and Vegetables and Infant

food.

Fresh, Frozen and Canned

Fruits and Vegetables.

Most fruits and vegetables are allowed.

Here is a list of fruits and vegetables that

are not allowed:

• White potatoes (baking, Russet,

Red-skinned, Yukon Gold)

• Fresh herbs and spices

• Purchases on salad bars

• Fruits and vegetable baskets,

• Party fruit/vegetable trays

• Peanuts and other nuts

• Bulk dried beans

• Vegetables used as decorations

like gourds, baby pumpkins, garlic on

a string.

What if my fruit and vegetable (fresh,

frozen or canned) go over the dollar

amount allowed on my WIC card?

The checker will let you know if you have

gone over the dollar amount allowed. You

will have to remove an item(s) to lower

the total dollar amount to the amount

allowed on your WIC card.

After your WIC purchase is finished, you

may purchase the item that was removed

with cash, food stamps, or credit card.

If I have more than one family

member on WIC will I get a separate

card for everyone?

No. There will only be one card for all

family members.

Fruit and Vegetable dollar

amounts per month:

Children: $6.00/month

Pregnant, Partially Breastfeeding, and

Postpartum Woman: $8.00/month

Fully Breastfeeding

month

women:

$10.00/

Whole Grain foods.

Many whole grain foods will be

allowed:

• Whole Grain Bread- Earth Grains,

Mrs. Baird’s, Nature’s Own, Roman

Meal, Oroweat, Pepperidge Farm, Sara

Lee

• Corn Tortillas-Any Brand

• Whole Wheat Tortillas-Any Brand

• 100% Brown Rice-Any Brand

• 100% Barley -Any Brand

• 100% Oatmeal-Any Brand (plain,

instant or quick)

• Hamburger Buns —Oroweat, Sara

Lee, Mrs. Baird’s

• No hotdog buns

Amounts per month:

Children 32 oz of Whole Grains

Pregnant and Breastfeeding Woman 16 oz of Whole Grains

Baby Fruits and Vegetables and Baby Food Meats

WIC can offer more foods to moms and babies who fully breastfeed

ALLOWED SIZES

2.5 ounces

3.3 ounces

4 ounces

6 ounces

Stages 1-3

FULLY BREASTFEEDING

Breastmilk

Infants receiving formula

Infant formula amount based

on age of infant

Baby Food

Fruit and Vegetables

Baby Food

Fruit and Vegetables

256 oz

128 oz

ALLOWED SIZES

2.5 ounce jars only

ALLOWED

Added Broth or Gravy

Pureed to Diced textures

NOT ALLOWED

No Meat & Vegetable

combinations

Baby Food

Meat and Chicken

77.5 ounces

NO MEATS

No Meat Sticks

(31-- 2.5 ounce jars)

You will receive a receipt at WIC and at the Grocery Store. Keep your receipt. It is

the only way you will know what foods you have left on your WIC card. The WIC staff

looks forward to these new and healthier changes.

Heidi Lanes

WIC Nutrition Coordinator

August 2009

FRUIT AND VEGGIES

MORE MATTERS MONTH

(in Sept.)

There's a huge variety of fresh produce

available during the summer and it's not

too late to get started! Aside from being

delicious, low calorie and full of vitamins,

minerals and fiber, eating 5 or more

servings a day may help protect you from

chronic diseases, including stroke, heart

disease and certain cancers.

SAVE TIME & MONEY!

►Pick ones that require little peeling

or chopping-- ready to grab when

tempted to snack on something less

healthy.

►Buy "in season" when less

expensive, store properly & freeze

or can excess.

►Make vegetable based onepot meals using beans or smaller

amounts of meat.

► Grab & go! Make a fruit rollup with whole wheat tortilla, thin

spread of peanut butter & add your

favorite fruit.

TRY THESE SUPER SNACKS

WITH A TWIST:

1 MINUTE BANANA SPLIT

Cut a banana lengthwise & place in a

dish. Top with 1 or 2 scoops of vanilla or

or lemon frozen yogurt, strawberries,

crushed pineapple & non-dairy whipped

cream

TORTILLA TREATS

Bake tortillas until lightly browned,

about 5 minutes. Top with a mixture of

low-fat cream cheese, honey or sweetener,

raisins and chopped apples; sprinkle

with cinnamon sugar (sweetener)

CRAZY CURRY VEGETABLE DIP

Mix in a bowl, plain low-fat yogurt, a little

low-fat ranch dressing, some shredded

carrots, minced green onions, pinch of

sugar, and dash of curry powder. Taste &

chill. Thread a colorful variety of veggies

on skewers & serve with dip.

THE 45-SECOND FRUIT SALAD

SNACK

Stir together mandarin oranges, a sliced

banana, cut-up apple & a few frozen

blueberries for a colorful, refreshing, fast

salad or snack!

Terri P. Elisberg, RD, LD, CDE

Nutritionist,

Diabetes Prevention Programs

Pueblo of Isleta

August 2009

Isleta Pueblo News

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NOTICE

Pueblo of Isleta Head Start and Child Care Center

Child and Adult Care Food Program

Public Release Statement

of Sponsorship

The Pueblo of Isleta announces the sponsorship of the Child and Adult Care Food Program. All attendance will be offered the same

meals with no physical segregation of, or other discriminatory action against any child because of race, color, age, national origin, sex or

disability. If you feel you have been discriminated against, write immediately to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W,

Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). Children who

are members of FDPIR food distribution program in Indian reservation or food stamp household are automatically eligible to receive free

meal benefits.

HOUSEHOLD SIZE

YEAR

MONTHLY

1

$14,079

$1,174

2

$18,941

$1,579

3

$23,803

$1,984

4

$28,665

$2,389

5

$33,527

$2,794

6

$38,389

$3,200

7

$43,251

$3,605

8

$48,113

$4,010

For each additional

Family member +

$4,862

$406

WEEK HOUSEHOLD SIZE

$271

1

$365

2

$458

3

$552

4

$645

5

$739

6

$382

7

$926

8

For each additional

$94

Family member +

YEAR

$20,036

$26,955

$33,874

$40,793

$47,712

$54,631

$61,550

$68,469

MONTHLY

$1,670

$2,247

$2,823

$3,400

$3,976

$4,553

$5,130

$5,706

WEEK

$386

$519

$652

$785

$918

$1,051

$1,184

$1,317

$6,919

$557

$134

NOTICE

WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Corner

Thank you to all of the breastfeeding mothers who sent in a

photo to be entered in the 2010 Breastfeeding Calendar contest.

The photos will be voted on by our community in July at the

Isleta Health Fair.

The WIC program will be celebrating World Breastfeeding Week

on August 5, 2009. The theme for 2009 is Breastfeeding: A Vital

Emergency Response. Are you ready?

OBJECTIVES of WORLD

BREASTFEEDING WEEK 2009

• To draw attention to the vital role that breastfeeding plays in

emergencies worldwide.

• To stress the need for active protection and support of

breastfeeding before and during emergencies.

• To inform mothers, breastfeeding advocates, communities,

health professionals, governments, aid agencies, donors, and

the media on how they can actively support breastfeeding

before and during an emergency.

NEW FACES AT THE CLINIC

Health Educator:

Stephanie Barela, 869-4479

Dr. Emily Bundy is the new dentist

at the Isleta Health Center. She

moved to New Mexico from Salt Lake

City, UT where she worked at the

VA Hospital. She was just married

6 months ago and now lives in

Albuquerque with her husband and

puppy, Brutus. She is very excited to

be here and meet everyone.

RATIONALE

• Children are the most vulnerable in emergencies - child

mortality can soar from 2 to 70 times higher than average due

to diarrhea, respiratory illness and malnutrition.

• Breastfeeding is a life-saving intervention, and protection

is greatest for the youngest infants. Even in non-emergency

settings, non-breastfed babies under 2 months of age are six

times more likely to die.

• Emergency preparedness is vital. Supporting breastfeeding

in non-emergency settings will strengthen mothers’ capacity to

cope in an emergency.

Source: worldbreastfeedingweek.org

WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counseling: # 924-3180

LAND WANTED

A family is in

need of land on the

Isleta Reservation.

If anyone is able

to help out

and sell some

property, please call

Mary at 507 3496.

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August 2009

Pueblo of Isleta Public Library

Hello out there to everyone in Isleta. We

here at the Library hope all of you are doing

well. This summer flew right past us and

we are already planning exciting events for

this next school year. We can’t help but be

grateful for all of you that participated in our

summer activities. As you already know,

we had our summer reading program with

students that exceeded our expectations.

We had a blast this summer and want to

share with you some of our memories.

We have already shared the first half of

activities that we did during the month

of June. Here is what happened in July,

starting with our Toddler Program. The

students made medicine bags for their corn

meal and/or arrowheads. The students were

taught about the importance of cornmeal in

our culture, when and how it is used. Their

bags were made for their own personal use.

They took a trip to Robert Edaakie’s garden

to see the way we plant. The students helped

plant chili, beans, and melon. The following

week, the students molded their very own

animals out of clay. Let us tell you that

their imaginations went wild and we had

some very interesting animals. Of course

we couldn’t have done this project without

the help of local artist, Diane Wade. They

also were given graham crackers, chocolate

icing, various candy and marshmallows to

build their very own edible adobe house.

They enjoyed themselves and have a layout

of a new adobe house- parents. The last

week of program, we watched our students

paint pictures and took them to ABQ Jump

and IT’Z. They all worked hard this summer

and it was a reward for a job well done.

While the toddlers were busy with their

various activities the youth showed no

signs of slowing down. They also made their

own medicine bags and paintings that were

eventually framed. These paintings were

done with fine paper and acrylic paints.

The students painted pictures that revolved

around our culture. We had paintings from

elf to adobe homes to mountain sceneries.

One last group picture from the Toddler Summer Reading Program

After the games we spent some time in the

They also used their painting skills on pool, but only to work up an appetite. We

canteen potteries. They created their own had lunch at the Isleta Casino Buffet. So

design on the canteen, which they can congratulations to our students on their

eventually put into use.

well-deserved victory, and we look forward

During this time the students took a trip to to next year’s challenge.

the petroglyphs in the back mesas on the Our final field trip was to Cliff’’s Amusement

west side of Isleta. We have Mike Abeita Park and Furr’s All You Can Eat Buffet.

from Range Patrol to thank for the great The kids had a great time and it was a great

tour and insight to this historical sight. way for us to show them that we are proud

The students were able to see some artifacts of their hard work over the summer. We

that gave them the opportunity to analyze also wanted a way to reward the students

for themselves what they thought of their and showcase. We decided to have a BBQ

findings.

for our awards ceremony and an Art Show

We are also proud to announce that this

year our youth students won our annual

Rec Challenge. This challenge started two

years ago that involves the Library’s and

Recreation Center’s youth group from ages

7-16. They play kickball and two rounds

of dodgeball. The past two years, we had

fallen behind, but this year we came out of

nowhere and beat the Rec in both games.

Toddler Summer Reading Program constructing their Edible Adobe Houses

to display their projects.

The BBQ was a success. The parents joined

us for a cookout in the nice summer evening

weather with delicious food prepared by the

staff. We used this time to hand out our

prizes. During the duration of the program,

the students were given the opportunity to

do book reports on a book read during the

summer. At the end, the top three with the

most reports will get to choose from three

grand prizes. These outstanding prizes were

an ipod nano, a digital camera, and an iflip.

2nd Grader, Marina Abeita, came in first

place choosing the yellow 4g ipod nano. She

will be able to download her favorite music

and videos and enjoying using this device in

her own free time. Taylor Jojola, 7th grader,

came in 2nd and chose the Samsung Digital

Camera. As she is moving forward and

continuing her education, this camera will

be along her side capturing those memories.

This camera is also capable of recording.

Coming in at 3rd place, 7th grader, Krysta

Lucero wasn’t left behind because she still

received the iflip, which is a mini handheld

video camera that is great for recording

those favorite moments.

We also had prizes donated by Southwest

Grill, Benny’s, and the Jerky Store.

Southwest Grill donated a $15 gift certificate

and Benny’s donated a $10 gift certificate.

These were won by Jasmine James and

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Christina Lujan. The Jerky Store prepared

and donated 20 wonderful gift bags. Half of

them had jerky which went to our superb

youth students and the other half with wax,

juice filled candy went to our terrific toddler

students. The rewards were as follows:

Toddlers: Well Behaved: Layne Lujan &

Vincent Otero, Jr.; Most Creative: Miyawni

Curtis; Hard Worker: Royce Waconda,

Citizenship: Kendra Edaakie.

Youth: Well Behaved: Patricia Piro; Most

Creative: Gabriel Paquin; Hard Worker:

Krysta Lucero & Taylor Jojola; Citizenship:

Jeremy Lujan.

Congratulations to all of you on your great

prizes. We hope you enjoy them. Winners

were chosen by the entire Summer Reading

Program Staff.

The following day was our Art Show that

displayed the projects of all our students.

We turned the library into a museum

showcasing all of our fine artworks. The

students had been waiting to take home

their work and parents anticipated seeing

what their child had been up to all summer.

We are proud of the work that they did and,

as we mentioned, all of their projects are

authentic and can be used, from our shawls

to rattles to turquoise and coral necklaces

to bells. We really hope that you put these

items to good use.

Well, that is a wrap on another year of a

fun summer reading program, but we must

say that this year was a huge success and

it couldn’t have been done without the

help of people around our community. So,

a big thank you to everyone that came

in and helped our kids or contributed in

some way. We are very grateful for the bus

drivers at Head Start for providing all of

our transportation. Sam’s Water Express

again for their service and coupon given out

to our community members. We also like to

thank our summer workers for providing

their help and insight during the program.

They are as follows: Jose O. Lucero, Tasha

Library Summer Reading Program & Tewa Language Program Youth Dancing

@ Governors Park Dedication (July 02, 2009)

Lujan, Angelia Zuni, Samantha Abeita, opportunity to leave their child here at the

Issac Jaramillo, & Greg Simpson.

library to do fun activities for a few hours.

This is a chance for you parents to get out of

A few quick updates, due to a busy and the house or just have a nice alone time for

exhausting summer, we are sorry to inform set up a couple of hours. This date hasn’t

you that the Little Helpers program will been set yet, but if you would like more

not be taking place. Don’t think that we’re information on this, please call to find out.

going to be slowing down though, we have

some great ideas in store ahead.

Reminder

On August 7th there will be a Mary Kay

party here at the Library from 5 to 7. Any

adult is more than welcome to come. We

will have facials and the opportunity to buy

your own products or a gift for someone you

know. This is also a preliminary trial to a

bigger party, All About You, that will take

place in September. We would like to have

more than just one vendor in the area of

beauty, cosmetics, and relaxation. So if you

sell Avon, candles, make up, or any other

products along this line, please call and get

more information about coming in to sell

you products.

Starting August 10th, we will return to our

normal business hours of 8am- 8pm Monday

through Thursday and 8am- 4:30 pm on

Friday. Please take note of these changes.

The Pueblo of Isleta Public Library

contact information is:

Phone: 505.869.8119

Fax: 505.869.7690

Email Address: poi02002@isletapueblo.com

Web Address: www.myspace.com/isleta_

pueblo_library

In September we will also have A Parents

Night Out, where parents are given the

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Asst. Editor: Beverly Piro

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