On November 4, CarShop, a unique car dealership and service shop new to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, held a celebratory grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony. CarShop is a wholly owned subsidiary of Penske Automotive Group, and it offers a no-haggle, no-hassle opportunity for customers to purchase or sell like-new vehicles with no dents or […]
During November 15-18, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Diabetes Prevention Services and FitnessFest held a Journey to Wellness event remotely on Zoom for about 55 participants a day. Before the event, participants picked up a goodie bag at the main campus of Diabetes Prevention Services, which included the materials for them to use on […]
The holiday season is here, and with COVID-19 still out there, Health and Human Services would like to provide an update on COVID-19 testing and vaccination in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. They are testing not only for COVID-19, but also for influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and strep throat. COVID-19 Testing The COVID-19 […]
On October 13, Wendsler Nosie, former chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe and founder of the grassroots group Apache Stronghold, traveled with a spiritual convoy and made a stop at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The group was on their way to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to have […]
The Seven Challenges program is being offered to teens in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community through the Behavioral Health Services department as part of a new approach to substance abuse counseling. The program was developed by Robert Schwebel, Ph.D., in 1991, and meets teens (and adults) where they are in their developmental stage and […]
On November 7, about 300 people showed up to energize their mind and body in the outfield at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick for one of a kind yoga experience taught by yoga instructor Courtney Sheber. “Yoga in the Outfield is such a unique experience unlike any other in the Valley. It is so […]
Leanne “Aimee” Velasquez, a 27-year-old Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member, was working as a registered nurse when she decided to change up her routine of going to the gym in February 2020. Feeling intimidated and lost, she hired a fitness coach to help her get a new routine down. Her coach turned out to […]