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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.
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We are seeking candidates for the 2023/2024 Miss Quechan Pageant. Candidates must be between the ages of 18 and 24 years old.
Pageant applications can be picked up at the Quechan Tribal office's Receptionist Desk Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.
The pageant will be held at the Paradise Event Center on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 7:00 pm.
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A gradual cooling trend will continue to take place through the rest of the week with temperatures expected to fall below normal.
Breezy conditions to develop with the strongest winds across Imperial County later today, extending into Arizona on Thursday.
Dry conditions with very minimal rain chances will prevail through the next several days.
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Theme: Honoring our Leaders of the Future.
This year the Quechan Indian Tribe Events Committee has designated this year’s Indian Days theme as “Honoring our Leaders of the Future”. We want to continue to highlight the importance of education, culture and traditional ways that will build leadership in our children who will carry our people throughout generations to come in all of our Native Communities near and far.
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Dry, tranquil conditions will continue with near to slightly above normal temperatures through this weekend.
Rain chances will be near zero for most areas with a slight chance (20-30%) for a few isolated showers/storms in far eastern portions of southern Gila County Sunday afternoon.
A cooling trend will take place next week with temperatures expected to fall below seasonal normals.
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Thunderstorm chances increased through Wednesday (30-70% chance in Arizona). Storms this afternoon may have localized damaging winds, small hail, and isolated flooding (5% chance). A few lingering stronger storms possible near and east of Phoenix Wednesday. Near normal temperatures most of the week with dry conditions the latter half of the week.
CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS BRIEFING
Removed Moderate HeatRisk today and added Minor Thunderstorm risk to Phoenix Metro area Wednesday.
Make a cool t-shirt design for the Fort Yuma ADAPP's Red Ribbon Week: October 23 through October 31, 2023.
This contest is open to the Quechan Community.
The winner will receive a t-shirt with their design and a $100 gift card.
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Temperatures trend upwards over the course of the week. Moderate HeatRisk by the latter half of this week.
Excessive Heat returns by the weekend as the HeatRisk increases into the "Major" Category.
A Dry air mass entrenched over the region will result in near zero rain chances during the next several days.
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Flash Flood Warning for West Central Yuma County in southwestern Arizona, Southeastern Imperial County in southeastern California until 3:45 PM MST /3:45 PM PDT/.
At 12:43 PM MST /12:43 PM PDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area.
Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD... Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Yuma, Somerton, Gadsden, Fortuna Foothills, San Luis, Araby, Winterhaven, Andrade and Blaisdell.
Quechan Head Start Reminder:
Quechan Head Start will be closed on Monday, September 4, 2023 in observance of Labor Day.
Head Start will reopen on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call (760) 572-0263.
Enjoy the holiday and be safe.
Early Release:
Quechan Head Start will have an early out on Monday, September 11, 2023. Children will load the bus or be picked up at 11:30 am.
Pre-K children will be transported to San Pasqual School as scheduled.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call (760) 572-0263
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Update 1:50 pm
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 1:45 PM PDT.
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
Original Post:
Strong to severe thunderstorms expected across Southwestern La Paz, West Central Yuma, Imperial and Riverside Counties.
Thunderstorms are developing across the region. Some storms may become strong to severe.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible, which may generate blowing dust.
