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Have you completed the 2020 Census?

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Hello Tribal Members!

Have you filled out your 2020 Census yet? It’s nearing the end of the self-response phase and we want to reward Tribal Members who ALREADY responded!

Call Elaina Via at the Tribal Offices, 464-9270, to be entered for a drawing for completing the 2020 Census!! 2 WINNERS AND 1 GRAND PRIZE WINNER WILL BE DRAWN FOR A GIFT CARD!!

DRAWING ENDS SEPTEMBER 10th AT NOON.

Call NOW to be entered to win if you ALREADY COMPLETED THE CENSUS. Still haven’t yet? No worries. Call Elaina and she’ll tell you where/how to fill out the Census!

I am Mescalero Apache and I Count!

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J.O.M. school supplies

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School Supplies available: JOM

K-12th Grade

Monday – Friday; 9AM – 4PM

Empowerment Building

Head Start School Supplies: JOM

Starting September 8th, 2020

Monday – Friday; 9AM – 4PM

Empowerment Building

WHILE SUPPLIES LAST

For more information, call 464-4500.

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Blessing Feast

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With vital importance of traditional blessing ceremonies to the strength and well-being of the Mescalero Apache people, the Tribal Council will sponsor a blessing feast held at one of our four sacred mountains.

´Dził gais ´ání, (Sierra Blanca), holds significance to our Mescalero Apache people because it is sacred and represents one of the four directions which marks our homelands.

The four year journey began in 2017 at Guadalupe Peak and continued in 2018 at Tres Hermanas Mountain and onto 2019 at Oscura Mountain Peak. Sierra Blanca is the final blessing feast hosted at one of the four sacred mountains.

See you at the feast!

**COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS WILL BE ENFORCED**

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Mescalero residents: Good and bad address signage

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Did your 9-1-1 first responder drive past your location, maybe twice, looking for the correct address? The smartest thing you can do is have 9-1-1 address signage that works well both day and night. Review the good signage/bad signage guidelines below. Set a good example for your neighborhood!

Because help often arrives from the opposite direction of the USPS, only 50% of your street addresses are visible to a 9-1-1 responder.

Don’t keep them guessing! Proudly identify your street address on BOTH sides of your mailbox using a minimum of 3-inch high white reflective numbers on a dark background.

Ask yourself, can a 9-1-1 responder see my address at 11:00 PM arriving from the opposite direction of the mail service in the rain at a distance of 100 feet  traveling at 30 MPH? At that speed the address will only be visible for 2.3 seconds.

A first responders priority is to respond to your location SAFELY! Our country legislates signage for roadway signs and vehicle signs (license plates) to assure good visibility day  and night, but not property address signage. The USPS only requires one inch high letters in a contrasting  color on the carrier’s arrival side of the mailbox. Woefully inadequate signage can be a serious distraction to first responders, affecting both response time and safety. The difference between knowing an address and finding an address could affect your well-being.

When seconds count, help by clearly identifying your street address on BOTH sides of your mailbox using a minimum of 3-inch high white reflective numbers on a dark background.

If you live in an area that uses community mailboxes rather than individual mailboxes or you use a PO Box, it is important to display your address on your house using a minimum of 4-inch high numbers that are well lit and have a high contrast to the background, both day & night. As an alternate, place a 3 foot high post with the address sign located near the roadside, visible from both directions.

Information courtesy Mescalero BIA/OJS Chief of Police, James Vepley and http://911ready.org/.

For more information please visit: http://911ready.org/addressing_that_works.htm

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