Lifeways Issue 07

SUMMER 2023
VOLUME VII

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CONTENTS
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Department Message
Alfhonso Havatone
Senior Services
Connecting Waters with Jessica Martinez
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Community Spotlight
Russell Ray
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12
Employee Spotlight
Janet Crank
Team Spotlight
Adult Protective Services
Better Living
Beat the Heat
Cultural Connections
Cultivating Tradition
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Health & Wellness
Cooking with Celinda & Toby
Kraft Korner
Let’s Get Krafty
Mind Teasers
Word Search & Sudoku
SHRRP
Getting Your AC Summer-Ready
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Community
A Look Back
Contact us
Address
10510 E. Osborn Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Phone
480.362.6350
Visit us online
srpmic-nsn.gov/
government/seniors
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Managing Editor
Jon Newman
Writer/Editor
Laura Toussaint
Graphic Designer
Ravenna Curley
Photographer/Graphic
Designer
Samantha Zivic
Cover Photo
Wild horses of
Salt River
Department Message
Ske:g tas and Kamduum.
I am Alfhonso Havatone,
a member of the Hualapai
Nation (The People of the
Tall Pines).
Though I have worked
within the community
for more than 25 years,
I joined Senior Services
in 2018 overseeing
our social support
programs and am glad
to further my service to
the department as its
newest Assistant Director.
In this role—together
with our professional and caring staff—we will
strengthen the Home Care Assistance and Support
Services programs to ensure the best service to our
community seniors and adults with adaptive needs.
Many potential clients are unaware of the depth of
our services and how we can help them. For instance,
our social workers can help seniors navigate
challenges in receiving services, getting needed
repairs, or connecting with resources and programs
they didn’t even know are available both within the
community and outside of it.
We are also working to bring awareness of elderly
abuse to other SRPMIC departments. As a community,
we should all come together to build a system of
support to protect our most vulnerable seniors and
adults with adaptive needs by learning to recognize
signs of abuse, exploitation and neglect and to report
it so we can assist from a strength-based, familyfocused
approach. You can read more about that in
the Team Spotlight on page 6.
I invite you all to learn more about all that Senior
Services has to offer. You can reach any of our
programs by contacting us at 480.362.6350 or
SeniorServicesInfo@srpmic-nsn.gov.
We are here to serve you.
Alfhonso Havatone
Assistant Director, Client Services
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Employee
Spotlight
Connecting Waters
with Jessica Martinez
Hello all,
Welcome back to Connecting
Waters, or welcome if you are new
to this column. My name is Jessica
Martinez, I am the Community Liaison
for Senior Services. I use this column
to answer some FAQs I receive from
seniors around the community. Some
My family and I were recently on a trip and I took a nasty fall. I am now
having trouble getting around. I was wondering if Senior Services has any
equipment like a walker or wheelchair I could borrow?
Absolutely. Aging can be an overwhelming experience, even without an
Alzheimer’s diagnosis. So we here at Senior Services try to ease any worries as
much as we can. We can first set up a meeting with your assigned social worker
(if you have one) or our intake coordinator, if you don’t. With you, they will go
over some of what to expect and offer support or resources.
We also recommend that you contact Nicole Lomay, Senior Outreach Manager
at Banner Alzheimer’s Institute. She can provide one-on-one counseling and
support for those dealing with Alzheimer’s as well as their caregivers. She will
walk you through what to expect in each stage, give recommendations on legal
things to take care of, and provide information on the types of medication and
treatments that may be recommended, and much more. For more information
on Banner’s Alzheimer’s services, visit bannerhealth.com/services/alzheimers.
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range from really common questions
about our services to wacky questions
like: “My dog needs a haircut, can you
guys do that for me?” (Yes, I’ve really
been asked that question before). I am
here to answer them all!
Hi, I am Janet of the Táchii'nii (Red
Running into Water People), born for
the Kiyaa'áanii (Towering People). My
maternal grandparents are the Tábąąhá
(Edge Water People) and my paternal
grandparents are the K'aa' dine'é
(Arrow People). I am Navajo and grew
up on the reservation.
I’ve been driving with Senior Services
for almost a year. Before coming
here, I was a bus driver for Salt River
Elementary School. I started there
around 2010.
I grew up around a lot of animals—
sheep and chickens and cows
and horses. It took me a while to
understand why we never went to the
grocery store. My mom would always
tell us not to name those babies but we
always did.
I grew up speaking Navajo. My mother
wove blankets. My aunt too. They
taught me some. My uncle did silver
and taught me some of that. Another
aunt did beading. She taught me.
I liked it and I still do. I like to get out
my beads whenever I have time.
I went to a boarding school on the
reservation first through eighth grade. I
learned English there. I went to another
boarding school for high school. It was
in Snowflake. On weekends, the girls
would work as housekeepers in town
Janet Crank
and the boys went to a pig farm—they
would come back stinking! We were
paid and the school taught us how
to budget. In the evenings, with our
money, they’d take us to the movies or
to eat at a restaurant. They taught us
which forks to use and how to order
and to eat with manners.
After high school, I came down to
the Valley with a cousin to work. I had
several jobs and good bosses. One at
Phoenix Elementary encouraged me to
become a bus driver. She’d take me out
for practice drives and help me study
for the test. I passed the second time
and that is how I became a bus driver.
Now I am here. The seniors are a bit
better behaved than the kids. Haha. I
drive the shuttle to events, but I also
help out in the kitchen and with meal
delivery. I get to know the seniors and
I let them know what is going on like
the bingo or the dances. I attend all the
events. I even learned how to do the
chicken scratch!
I live in town so when I am here, I
enjoy the open space—all the land,
canals and quiet roads. I love walking.
I walk the canal during my lunch break.
I love to see the white cranes and the
ducks. I enjoy looking at quail too.
I am just glad to be here.
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have them lead the process. We’ve got
the tools and the resources and they
join us in planning the direction for
their case,” said Alfhonso Havatone,
Assistant Director of Senior Services
and Manager of Support Services. “We
find this approach is effective because
it’s a joint effort.”
Adult Protective Services will never
remove clients from their homes
against their wishes, nor do they
determine capacity.
“When we receive a report, we
interview the vulnerable senior
and family. If we find there is cause
for concern, in addition to working
together to create a client-familydetermined
plan, we offer a variety
of wellness resources to expand
the family’s capacity of care and
competency,” said Alfhonso. “As a
community, it is up to all of us to create
a supportive structure for these families
and that is why it is important that we
all watch for signs of abuse, neglect
and exploitation, and report it, so these
families can be connected with the
resources and help they need.”
Team Spotlight
Adult Protective Services
It is the tradition and custom of our
community to honor and protect our
elderly and vulnerable members.
Senior Services has a caring team
of trained professionals to help keep
our seniors safe and well. Our Adult
Protective Services team investigates
alleged abuse, neglect and exploitation
of seniors and adults with adaptive
needs.
It is their goal to maintain elderly and
vulnerable adults within their family
structure while working with them to
assure a safe and healthy environment.
Our APS team has a client-and-theirfamily-led
approach to help build
capacity. They provide assessments
and offer temporary assistance through
partnering resources within and outside
the community.
“Clients and families know what is
best for their situation, that’s why we
If You See Something, Say Something
Anyone can make a report of a concern
regarding a vulnerable elder or adult
with physical or adaptive needs. Your
identity is confidential except as provided
by community law or ordered by the
community court.
Watch for and report signs of:
Abuse
• Unexplained injuries or behavior
• Fearfulness of a person or situation
• Isolation or left unattended
Neglect/Self-Neglect
To report suspected abuse, neglect
or exploitation:
Ask for Adult Protective Services at
480.362.6359
• Sudden decline in personal hygiene
• Untreated health/medical conditions
or self-neglect-related injuries
• Unsafe living conditions
After Hours, ask for Request Crisis
Response at 480.850.9230
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Exploitation
• Missing possessions or property
• Sudden transfer of money/forged
checks
• Undue influence or coercion in
financial matters
If the alleged abuse occurs outside
SRPMIC boundaries, contact the Arizona
Department of Economic Security Adult
Protective Services at 877.767.2385.
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Russell Ray
Russell grew up in a traditional adobe
house with a dirt floor on the northwest
corner of Camelback and Longmore. He
lived there with his siblings, parents,
grandparents and great grandparents.
When he was very young, he would
run around barefoot and create games
with sticks, boards and other found
objects in the neighborhood. He
was taught from a young age to help
not only their family, but also their
neighbors.
When Russell was nine, the US
government provided funding to bring
running water to Salt River. As part of
the agreement, each household was
to contribute 1,500 hours of labor to
install the system. Though he was
young, Russell worked on behalf of his
family and for those who had no one
to complete the hours for them, such
as his elderly neighbors. He did the
same during his middle school years
when HUD provided funds for modern
housing.
Russell attended day school in Salt
River and middle school in Mesa.
He did not know much English and
remembers being punished when
spoke in his native language. However,
Russell developed a love of running
and excelled at cross country on the
school’s track team. He was good
enough that when he couldn’t make it
to school, the truant officer would give
Russell a ride to school so he could
stay on the team.
When he wasn’t doing homework or
working, Russell would walk with his
siblings and neighborhood friends
to swim at the irrigation pumps or
Arizona canal. He recalled it wasn’t as
dangerous then as it is today. He also
recalled not knowing many people.
“Back then we had to walk
everywhere so we really only knew
our relatives and neighbors,” recalled
Russell. “Growing up I didn’t know
that there were other tribes, other
nationalities.”
That changed when he
attended high school at
Stewart Indian boarding
school near Carson
City, Nevada. There,
he met boys from many
other tribes around
the nation. It really
opened his eyes to
other cultures and traditions, but also
shared their experiences as indigenous
peoples.
The school discovered that Russell
used to run track in middle school
and asked him to be their track team.
“There were seven of us: two Navajo,
two Apache and three Pima, including
me,” recounted Russell. “At first no one
paid us any attention because we were
native, but we were soon competing
and winning against college teams
even though we were only in high
school.”
When he completed high school,
Russell returned to Salt River to
learn drafting through a government
program. He took a BIA job in
downtown Phoenix.
In his mid-20s, a position opened up
within the community. The government
was still in its infancy as was called
the Planning & Land Management
Department. Russell worked with
the late Johnson Enos and Terrance
Leonard, surveying and drafting home
site and creating legal descriptions.
Seeing his talent, Russell’s mentors
wanted him to gain experience beyond
allotted lands within the community.
He remembers Johnson and Terry
telling him, “If you want to excel in this
career, we encourage you to go work
“Back then we had
to walk everywhere
so we really only
knew our relatives
and neighbors.”
off the community and learn all that
they (outside cities) have to offer, then
come back and help our people.”
He did that for 25 years. In addition,
he took courses on
his own through the
community college
to learn about soils,
drilling wells, how to do
inspections, as well as
public communication,
create presentations
and handle project
management and finances. He also
learned basic law so he could advocate
for the community.
In 1988, the council secretary
informed Russell that he had been
McDowell Road Bridge under
way on Loop 101 Pima, 1990
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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
nominated to represent Lehi on a
council seat. He accepted, ran and won.
He served in that capacity for 12
years. During this time, he assisted
in the water settlement negation with
the US government under late Salt
River President Gerald Anton. He also
participated in bringing the freeway and
gaming to the community, as well as the
liquor ordinance; initiatives which were
all approved through a vote by enrolled
community members.
He is honored to have served the
community and bring opportunity to its
members.
“We now have our own stores to go
to. It has created jobs for those who
want to work and revenue assistance
for services such as burials, which
had been a challenge before. These
initiatives also helped to establish
Memorial Hall and the Cry House in
Lehi,” said Russell. “Businesses [on the
community] are charged taxes and fees
that help our community. We now have
our own fire, police and court. We are
self-staining like other municipalities
and our salaries are competitive.”
Today, Russell continues using his
knowledge, experience and business
skills assisting projects such as the
Pima Center commercial development
and the 101 freeway, commercial
corridor within the community. His
duties included review the construction
plans and follow up on permits for
projects, as well as developing the
cultural esthetic, including the use of
native plants and sculptural elements.
He also uses his knowledge of the law
to help community members advocate
for themselves.
“We have survived for many years,
and we will continue to survive many
generations in the future. We will
continue to be who we are, indigenous
people,” said Russell. “In these days; it’s
very different than playing and running
barefoot in the dirt.”
BETTER LIVING
Beat the Heat:
Tips to Keep You Safe This Summer
Yay, it’s summer time here on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
when school kids are home, gardens are growing, its powwow season, and the
temperatures rise over 100 degrees daily. Seniors are at risk for heat-related
issues due to chronic health conditions, age-related changes and the side effects
of certain medications. Here are simple tips to help you stay safe and enjoy the
summer:
Stay Cool
As we age, our bodies have a harder time with handling warming temperatures,
which can lead to heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Becoming overheated can
cause high body temperature, confusion, fast pulse and difficulty breathing.
To combat the heat, wear a hat and long-sleeved loose-fitting clothing when you
are outside. Also, do outside activities early in the morning or later in the evening
when th sun is down. Avoid being outside during the hottest part of the day,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Stay in Touch
If you live alone, it is important to have a good neighbor, family member
or friend who checks in with you daily. You cannot count on your rez dog to
check on you. Lol. It is helpful to have someone who knows your daily routine,
especially if you enjoy gardening, walking or working out at the WOLF. Keep
emergency numbers handy just in case you have a heat-related emergency and
if your air conditioner is not working, call SHRRP, 480.362.7800.
Stay Active
It is important to stay active during the summer months and enjoy life. We have
plenty of inside activities for you including yoga, tai chi and Enhance Fitness.
The WOLF also has an indoor track and chair volleyball to keep you happy and
healthy. Staying active improves your memory and keeps you young. Stay safe
this summer my, friends and remember to Stay Cool.
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FOOD & NUTRITION
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Halve avocados lengthwise and pit.
2. Remove flesh with a spoon and
slice it into bite-size chunks.
3. Peel and segment grapefruit and
oranges.
4. Combine the above in a large
bowl with cilantro, jalapeno,
pomegranate seeds and red onion.
5. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with
sea salt and pepper and gently toss
to combine.
6. Top with crumbled feta cheese.
7. Cover and refrigerate for at least
one hour before serving to allow
the flavors to blend.
Avacado Tuna Boats
Serves 4
Because avocados are loaded with antioxidants, healthy fats and fiber, they
have many health benefits. Avocados can help:
• Keep you full longer so you eat less
• Burn body fat and absorb fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E & K
• Protect your heart
• Stabilize blood sugar and prevent diabetic complications
• Promote healthy digestion
• Improve memory and brain function
Not only that, they are cool and delicious making them a refreshing choice for
summer. Here are two yummy recipes to include avocados in your diet. #Yum
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Citrus Avocado Salad
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
2 large ripe avocados, peeled and sliced
1 large red grapefruit, sectioned
4 medium oranges, peeled and sliced
1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
¼ cup feta cheese, crumbled
1 jalapeno, seeded, and finely chopped
1 Tbs fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
1 Tbs extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp coarsely ground pepper
INGREDIENTS
2 ripe avocados
2 cans of tuna in water, drained
1/4 cup Greek yogurt or mayo. Yogurt
is healthier and adds a nice tang
1 celery stalk, diced
2 Tbs red onion, finely chopped
1 Tbs lemon Juice, fresh squeezed is
best
Salt & pepper to taste
Parsley to garnish, optional
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Halve lengthwise and pit the
avocados.
2. Blend remaining ingredients in a
medium bowl until well combined.
3. Spoon the mixture into the
avocados and enjoy!
To learn more about additional recipes and upcoming
cooking demos, contact Celinda & Toby at 480.876.7180
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Jacob with descendents of
some of his orginal seeds
too,” said Jacob. “It took me going to
New Mexico to learn from an elder
of the Tohono O’odham Nation about
traditional values, our himdag—way
of life, the path that we walk in life.
Initially, it was taught to me through
agriculture, not only in how to grow the
plants but also our
people’s connection
to them, and our
connection to one
another.”
When he returned
to Salt River, Jacob
started a heritage
seed bank in his home
with his first seeds,
including 60-day corn
given to him by Ed. It
was 1998. Jacob still
plants the descendants of those seeds
today.
“Our people were gifted corn
thousands of years ago. Over those
years, we created 60-day corn, the
fastest-growing corn in the world.
There is an origin story of how corn
came to the people,” said Jacob. “They
were not made by the creator but given
“It took me going to
New Mexico to learn
from an elder of the
Tohono O’odham Nation
about traditional values,
our himdag—way of
life, the path that we
walk in life.”
to us by the living embodiment of the
plant, Corn Man, who came and offered
the silks of his chin to the community
with the instructions of how to bring the
seeds of corn, then he left.”
When Jacob’s interest in traditional
plants became known, elders from
all over the O’odham
communities began
giving him seeds that
their families had grown
when they were young.
As the seed bank grew,
Jacob realized the
importance of noting
from whom and where
the seeds had come.
For the first few years,
the seed bank remained
at Jacob’s home.
However, in 2003, Jacob moved it to
what would become Cultural Resources.
There, the focus was on educating
the community about traditional seeds
and creating interest through food
tasting and gardening. Jacob said that
sometimes it was difficult.
“There was a disconnect because for
the past 100 years, many of our
Jacob Butler developed an interest
in growing traditional plants when he
was just 17. A friend, Stetson Mendoza,
asked Jacob to go with him to New
Mexico. Stetson’s father, Ed, and the
Traditional Native American Agriculture
Association were teaching a two-week
program on cultivating and preserving
heritage seeds, utilizing techniques
practiced by indigenous communities
from around the world.
At a crossroads in his life, Jacob
decided a change of scenery would do
him good. Little did he know those two
weeks would instill in him a life-long
passion.
“I knew about some of our culture
and traditions, but back then, it was not
in our schools and many of our elders
had come from boarding schools and
felt that farming was an old way of life
not conducive to modern-day success,
so I had little interest. While I was in
New Mexico I saw the impact young
people—people who looked like me—
were making in bringing traditional
foods and cultural practices back to
their communities, I wanted to do it
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CULTURAL LIVING
traditional foods were lost and when
we tried to re-introduce lost varieties
because there was no recent memory
among our people, some thought that
we were bringing in seeds that did not
belong in the community—but those
seeds started with our people. We just
lost them,” recalled Jacob.
Jacob shared that in the past, the
community had 13 varieties of tepary
beans. When Cultural Resources started
its first community garden in 2003, the
community only remembered two—
white and brown.
When Stetson joined Cultural
Resources more than 10 years ago, he
and Jacob again teamed up to create
interest among the community in
cultivating and eating foods grown from
traditional seeds.
“When I first started, we only grew
a few types of beans, corn and some
squash,” said Stetson. “This spring,
we started working a new acre with
some new foods like keli baso—old
man’s chest—melons, yellow water
watermelon, Pima squash, white and
brown tepary beans and devil’s claw.”
In addition to
the community
garden, Jacob
and Stetson
hope to inspire
individuals to
begin growing traditional foods at
home. The bank sets aside a portion
of the seeds to be given to individuals
interested in home gardening. These
are given out in January and February,
in time for spring planting.
“We want to get more people
interested in growing and eating
traditional foods so we have a program
where we will help community members
to start a garden using traditional
seeds. We hope that they will grow
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“...those seeds started
with our people...”
Stetson waters the community
garden’s newest acre
them, enjoy the produce and return
some of their seeds back to us,” said
Stetson. “But they need to realize that
these seeds are like babies—they take
a lot of care. You must
water them and protect
them from birds and
gophers, but it’s well
worth it.”
A large portion of the
seed bank is held in
stock to be available if
the community wanted
to begin growing on a
tribal level.
Jacob believes this
would have many benefits. Indeed
several studies show that native foods
and a return to traditions prevent many
of our modern-day ailments such as
diabetes, obesity, heart disease and
even behavioral health issues. Some
“The seed bank is
helping to ensure
that our community
still has access to
traditional foods that
nourished our bodies
for generations.”
studies even show a decrease in crime
in communities where traditional foods
are eaten and cultural practices are
observed.
“Traditional foods are
better for us—just one
tepary bean has the
nutrients of five pinto
beans and takes fewer
resources to grow—but
it also connects us with
our culture, eating as
our ancestors, once
did,” said Jacob. “The
seed bank is helping
to ensure that our
community still has access to traditional
foods that nourished our bodies for
generations.”
To learn more about traditional foods
and gardening, call Cultural Resources,
at 480.362.6325.
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SHRRP
Karen Schruz waited in the cool
comfort of her living room as Senior
Housing Repair & Replacement
Program team members made sure
her air conditioning unit was summerready.
They checked that her unit was
running properly. They also changed
her air filters and helped her reprogram
her thermostat
for warmer
temperatures.
“A lot of people
think turning
off your air
conditioning when
they leave will
save money, but the truth is, it uses
more energy bringing the temperature
back down than just leaving it running
at a bit warmer temperature when
you’re not home,” said HVAC Supervisor
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“SHRRP does a lot of work all
over the community... They
care about our seniors and
they do good work.”
Karen with members of the
SHRRP HVAC team
Andy McMonigal. “If you have your
thermostat set at 72 when you’re home,
just bump it up to 75 when you’re out.”
He also advises making sure you
replace your air conditioning filters
every 30 days to keep your unit running
at its best.
“Our clients are on a schedule and
we drop off their
filters every 30
days and install
them if the clients
need assistance,”
said McMonigal.
Karen is grateful
for the help. She
has been a SHRRP client for about 10
years.
“I was in denial for a while [before
calling SHRRP]. I was always so
independent, but then I started getting
sick and I needed a walker. I had carpet
before so they redid my floors so I
could get around better,” said Karen.
Since then, SHRRP has helped Karen
in a variety of ways. They replaced her
shower and fixed the plumbing in one
bathroom when it had no water. They
also help with weed abatement and
other tasks that would be challenging
for her.
“They have such great service, but
people need to be patient,” advised
Karen. “SHRRP does a lot of work
all over the community and they
sometimes take a while to get to you
because they are helping others, but
they will get it done. They care about
our seniors and they do good work.
Just remember, they are doing the best
they can.”
In addition to weatherizing homes,
SHRRP provides a variety of other
services to qualified community
residents.
These can include complex
renovations and retrofitting of interiors
to meet health or safety need such as,
but not limited to:
• Kitchen Cabinets
• Flooring
• Handicap Bathrooms
• Ramps
• Exterior Door Covers
• Roofing
SHRRP also provides services that
seniors and those with adaptive and
medical needs may find challenging
such as changing air filters or
programming thermostats.
Qualified individuals must be
members of the community, age 55+ or
qualify with medical disability, and have
a home condition that detrimentally
affects their health, welfare or safety.
If you think you or someone you
know may qualify, call the SHRRP
helpline Monday - Friday,
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at 480.362.7800.
If you are an existing SHRRP client with an afterhours/weekend HVAC or
plumbing emergency, you can call community dispatch to reach an on-call
technician or plumber at 480.850.9230.
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KRAFT KORNER
Here is a fun and simple craft you can do at home. Make for yourself or as a gift!
Step one: Gather your
supplies: air-dry clay, jar,
rolling pin, knife, wax
paper, ruler, paints and
brush.
Step two: Roll the
clay out to 1/4-inch thick
and cut to fit height and
circumference of your jar.
Step three: Tape wax
paper tightly around your
jar. Wrap with the clay.
Seal by pinching and
smooth with damp finger.
Step four: Roll out
circle. Place jar in center
and cut slightly larger than
the bottom of the jar.
Step five: Squish sides
of the circle up to meld
with the clay around the
jar. Gently roll to seal and
smooth with a damp finger.
Step six: Let dry 1-2
days and paint. Voila, your
creation is done!
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MIND TEASERS
O’odham Crossword
Piipaash Crossword
C U C U L A O U V A C A A V
I O A A M A T U I B M O I K
S S I V O L L K A S S O H L
L C L O V O D O O M H A M E
D L I C S I A A G O L I O C
H A N A M O L V L O N H H A
S U G L V I C G M I C H L M
H L O A U O G E O I L U A C
A L H I B K V N M D K L L I
I O O B H I A K O A I A V N
G O I H U M I H I I I C K A
I C V A L G A K S L I T C L
D K I I A C K A K A I C U A
I O L G C H I O G V C A E S
Cemait (Tortilla)
Cucul (Chicken)
Kakaicu (Quail)
Vilgodi (Apricot)
Viohol (Split Pea)
Nalas (Peaches)
Sivol (Onion)
Hanam (Cholla Buds)
Ibhai (Prickly Pear)
Viohog (Mesquite Beans)
A I I I N A R A N G K M O S
T A S M A O S K I K I A O I
C L M H I H U T W M T Y I A
A S A I M T Y A G I A W K I
A D R W L I I Y I I D A H Y
M R I I X I T R Y A M U O X
C I I H V M K M T S V M Y A
M M K D S H I D O M M A H R
S A I D H S K T X I A X A X
T X A D O K Y C I S N P S S
A A H S I D A H T L H A I P
A X A A N S D I K S O N K V
M O D I I L Y I I C I I H D
A I M H G T T I M H A M A C
Maxpan (Cheese)
Kshmiitho (Cantaloupe)
Svsho (Spinach)
Thadish (Corn)
Kwiduy (Watermelon)
Maa (Milk)
Modiily (Bread)
Mariik (Beans)
Narangk (Orange)
Chii (Fish)
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Color by Numbers
O’odham Piipaash
1 - Scedagĭ (Blue)
2 - Scedagĭ (Green)
3 - Soam (Brown)
4 - Soam (Yellow)
5 - Svegĭ (Red)
6 - Soam (Orange)
7 - Skomagĭ (Grey)
8 - Scuk (Black)
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COMMUNITY
Take a look back
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SHRRP
Senior Home Repair & Replacement Program
Roofing
Ramps & Flooring
Handicap Bathrooms
Weed Removal
Air Conditioning
What is SHRRP?
SHRRP provides day-to-day
services that seniors and
those with adaptive and
medical needs may find
challenging such as
changing air filters, repairing
exterior doors that do not
close correctly or windows
that are not properly sealed.
Who is eligible?
Qualified individuals must
be members of the
community, age 55+ or
qualify with medical
disability, and have a
home condition that
detrimentally affects the
individual’s health, welfare
or safety.
If you think
you or someone
you know may
qualify, call
the SHRRP helpline
Monday - Friday,
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at
480.362.7800.