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December 2009 Tribes in the News
BOarona Education Grant Program Has Awarded Over $800,000
n October 28th, the sta and students of 13 Soledad Enrichment Action e Barona Education Grant Program is the rst of its kind in California created (SEA) charter schools from Long Beach to Los Angeles to Pomona joined and administered by a Tribal Government. e goal of the program is to create 45th District Assembly member Kevin de Leon to accept a $65,000 education strong educational opportunities for the children of California, building upon the
grant from the Barona Band of Mission Indians. e check was presented by Edwin “ orpe” Romero, Chairman of the Barona Band of Mission Indians, and represented
$5,000 for each school as part of the Barona Education Grant Program.
Since 2006, the Barona Band of Mission Indians has been helping lessen the blow of budget cuts for schools throughout California with the creation of the Barona Education
Grant program, which has awarded more than $800,000 to over 165 schools statewide, including $140,000 to the SEA schools over the past two years.
TSan Pasqual Reservation Fire Department Obtains New Ladder Truck
“ is is a great thing for the San Pasqual Tribe and our neighbors in Valley Center,” said Fire Chief Howard Maxcy of the San Pasqual Reservation Fire Department.“We have to take re safety seriously. We are excited about the arrival of our new ladder truck and especially pleased with the new re safety capabilities that this new truck gives us.”
SIycuan Helps Low Income Children Get Free Dental Examinations
n late October Sycuan helped nance critically needed dental examinations for 600 Sycuan and the San Ysidro Health Center, which provided the dentists and other children who come from low-income families. e event took place at the V.I.P. personnel, organized the three-day dental clinic. e children received free exams,
Village in Imperial Beach, a community located 15 miles south of Downtown and those who required it, obtained free follow up care as well. Another goal of the San Diego. event was to raise awareness and to make sure parents understand the importance
“ e on-going economic woes are forcing many parents to ignore their children’s dental of providing young children with dental care and routine examinations. care and that’s not what we want to see. Every child deserves this type of attention,” said
Daniel J. Tucker, Chairman of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation.
success of the Barona Indian Charter School, which operates under a continuous improvement model.
Schools throughout California can apply for educational grants from Barona to purchase much-needed supplies and materials that promote academic improvement. Each grant awarded by the Barona Education Grant Program is $5,000. Applications can be downloaded at http://barona-nsn.gov/education/education.html.
he San Pasqual Reservation Fire Department recently obtained a new ladder e new ladder truck, built by Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., includes a 100 foot aerial truck as a way to increase protection for the community as well as the Tribe’s ladder as well as a tiller, an axel that is used to steer the truck from the rear. In addition Valley View Casino and future hotel. to protecting the local community, the San Pasqual Reservation Fire department also
intends on using the truck for mutual-aide, a system that is used to respond to calls outside of the station’s coverage vicinity including Pauma, Pala, Pechanga, Rincon and
Valley Center.
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