Spooky tunes and fearful festivities kicked off at the Salt River Baseball Field on Oct. 25 for the annual Fall Festival. The area was filled with nonstop music, games and fun as Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members came dressed as clowns, movie characters and, yes, even Rumi from the...
More than 2,000 people attended this year’s free Spooktacular event held at the Salt River Schools Accelerated Learning Academy football field on Oct. 28. This year’s event theme was “Haunted Carnival.” After 15 years of Spooktacular, the Safe Schools & Security team has tried to build on each year’s success,...
On Oct. 8, the Fiesta Sports Foundation held a football clinic for youth ages 6-17 at the Scottsdale Community College football field. Kids had the opportunity to participate in drill stations that were designed to enhance skills. Stations were managed by the San Carlos High School football team and Sammy...
3 Takeaways “Construction in Indian Country” is a program curriculum within the Del E. Webb School of Construction (DEWSC) at Arizona State University. For 22 years, the program has held an annual conference to further enhance tribal partnerships between communities, leaders and businesses. This year’s CIIC conference was held at...
Salt River Fire Department paramedic Lee Grant retired from his service to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community after working for 30 years, from June 15, 1995, to Oct. 16, 2025. On Oct. 3, Station 291 on Osborn Road hosted a retirement luncheon for Grant. He received a commemorative axe...
Discover Salt River, the tourism office of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, held its first ever Salt River Arts Festival on Oct. 4. The festival was an opportunity for young artists around the Community and beyond to showcase their work to the public. Held at the RoadHouse Cinemas in...
3 Takeaways The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is looking for Community-member feedback on its formal name. “This effort came out of the SRPMIC Strategy P team, which Council put together from different strategic teams to address priorities in the Community,” said Kelly Washington, SRPMIC Cultural Resources director and team...