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The Young Hearts Program will be holding meetings every Saturday from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm to educate the importance of nutrition and exercise in a fun environment in order to develop life-long adherence for a long healthy life.
The first meeting will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2023.
For more information call (760) 572-4057 or email at wellnesscenter@quechantribe.com
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First widespread Freeze of the season for eastern areas of southern Gila County this morning. Areas of gusty winds in south-central Arizona through Tuesday. Frequent Low HeatRisk for many lower elevation communities this week.
The Fort Yuma Health Care Center has introduced a new Emergency Mass Notification System.
Individuals may scan the QR code to sign up to receive emergency notifications or general public information shared by the Fort Yuma Health Care Center. The phone number used to sign up must be SMS-capable as recipients will receive alerts as text messages.
For questions, please call (760) 572-4752.
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Locally windy conditions Sunday across southeast CA and the Lower CO River Valley. Frequent Low HeatRisk for many lower elevation communities. First widespread Freeze of the season for eastern areas of southern Gila County.
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The Enrollment Office will be closed to attend an enrollment conference from Monday, November 13th through Friday, November 17th, 2023.
We will re-open on Monday, November 20th at 8:00 AM.
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Well-above normal temperatures into this weekend, with record breaking high temperatures possible today, especially in Phoenix.
Dry conditions with essentially near zero rain chances through Sunday.
Windy conditions with patchy blowing dust possible in SE California on Sunday.
On Thursday, October 12, 2023, Miss Sarah Laurenzana was crowned Miss Quechan 2023/2024. Miss Laurenzana ran against Miss Mary Jane Barley, who was the previous Miss Quechan.
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Well-above normal temperatures the rest of this week, with areas, mostly south-central Arizona, near record highs.
Dry conditions with essentially near zero rain chances this week.
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As part of the Phoenix Suns commitment to honoring and recognizing the 22 Tribal Nations in Arizona, Phoenix Suns Charities Board has committed to a grant focused on helping grow basketball and youth athletics in Arizona’s indigenous communities.
The grant consists of $10,000 donations to each of the 22 Tribal Nations of Arizona intended to be allocated to youth sports in each nation.
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Flu season is approaching and Fort Yuma Public Health Nursing is doing their part by holding multiple community vaccine events.
No appointment necessary for these special clinics.
Available for all!
COVID Vaccines will be offered if available at these clinic.
For questions please contact FYHCC Public Health Nursing at (760) 572-4806.
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The Quechan Indian Tribe is Seeking Letters of Interest from Enrolled Tribal Members for the following Committees that are still in need of members.
Ft. Yuma ADAPP Proudly announces the WINNERS of 2023 Red Ribbon T-Shirt Design Contest “Be Kind to Your Mind, Live Drug Free”
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The Quechan Public Works department will be performing an Emergency Water Line shutdown today, Friday, October 6, 2023, starting at 1:30 pm. The shutdown will last for one hour.
Affected residences will be Araz Road and Quick Road.
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Above normal temperatures into next week with today seeing the highest temperatures with lower desert highs of 100-104 degrees.
Breezy conditions Friday night and Saturday morning across eastern and south-central Arizona.
Low rain chances (5-15%) across eastern high terrain areas this weekend.
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In order to keep our tribal members informed and keep transparency with our tribal members our newsletter will focus on what the Quechan Tribal Council worked on for the week.
“Together we Progress”
The Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribal Council has proclaimed October as the Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Let's raise our voices and create a safer, more compassionate community for all.
Test messages will be sent to cell phones, TVs, and radios.
Phoenix - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, starting at 11:20 a.m. MST.
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Occasional breezy conditions this afternoon, mainly across eastern high terrain areas. Below normal temperatures through early this week. Temperatures warm back above normal the latter half of the week. Daily Minor HeatRisk Low rain chances (<10%) through the next 7 days.
Water line is down north of Post 802.
There will be a water outage effecting residence on Arnold Road, east of Baseline Road starting at 5:30 pm.
The repairs will take approximately four hours to complete.
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The University of Arizona program, which provides mentorship and resources to Native American entrepreneurs in Arizona, will help five more tribal members grow their businesses.
Five entrepreneurs from the Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe make up the new cohort of Native FORGE, a University of Arizona program that supports entrepreneurs from federally recognized Native American tribes in Arizona.
The entrepreneurs' businesses include a coffee roasting company, a barbershop, a construction company, a moving company and a mobile food business, all of which are located on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation. The 45,000-acre reservation near Yuma borders Arizona, California and Baja California, Mexico.
Native FORGE will provide the entrepreneurs with technology supplies, mentorship and access to an online curriculum to learn how they can build their businesses. The entrepreneurs will also come to Tucson in November for the annual Native FORGE Conference to connect with potential mentors and investors.
The program is part of University of Arizona FORGE, which provides education and startup acceleration for student and community ventures. A part of the university's Office for Research, Innovation and Impact, the FORGE name stands for Finding Opportunities and Resources to Grow Entrepreneurs.
