Quick Reads: week of May 21

Summer youth opportunities and Devil Pups try-outs in June

Career Incentive Training, interviews for the Summer Youth Employment program and Devil Pups tryouts will take place at the following locations:

June 3, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. for Coppermine, Lechee Chapters at Lechee Chapter House;

June 4, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. for Kayenta, Oljato, Chilchinbeto and Dennehotso at Kayenta Township;

June 5, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. for Leupp, Tolani Lake and Birdsprings Chapters at Leupp Chapter House;

June 9, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. for Navajo Mountain, Inscription House, Kaibeto and Shonto Chapters at Inscription House Chapter House;

June 11, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. for Coalmine Mesa, Tuba City, Cameron and Gap/Bodaway Chapters at Tuba City Chapter House.

To be eligible for employment all applicants must be an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, be 14 to 24 years of age, enrolled in high school, college or vocational tech institute, have definite plans to continue education, one family member per household and they must attend the career incentive training.

Applications are available at chapter houses. More information is available by calling (928) 283-3022.

Devil Pups program is a non profit organization designed to help boys and girls from all backgrounds to gain self confidence and learn to take responsibility for their actions. The program is a demanding physical and academic good citizenship program for young teenagers. The qualified participants will attend the 10-day camp that will provide challenge, teamwork, discipline and education for boys and girls between the ages of 14-17.

All participants must be healthy, must pass a physical test (sits ups, push ups, pull ups and one-mile run), need current physical exams, valid census number, and cannot be on any type of medications or have asthma.

More information is available by calling Elsie or Elson at (928) 283-3021 or 3022.

Hopi High Summer Food Service begins June 2

The Hopi Jr./Sr. High School Summer Food Service program will go from June 2 through June 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Hopi Jr./Sr. High School cafeteria. Meals will be served Monday through Thursday.

Meals are served to all children, ages 18 and younger, without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability - there is no discrimination in the course of meal service.

More information is available by calling (928) 738-5111.

Family Camp June 15-21

The Flagstaff Mission to the Navajos (FMN) is sponsoring Family Camp 2014 June 15-21 at the Nathan Christian Conference in Flagstaff, Arizona.

There will be activities, crafts, bible teaching, contest, singing and fellowship around the table with food.

Sunday through Friday evening Navajo speaker Calvin Kelly from the Presbyterian Church in Leupp will speak. The English speaker is Howard Tyron, founder and executive director for Praying For You.

Morning sessions: Pastors of FMN Navajo Churches Session 1 and 2.

Children: College Park Church, Indianapolis, Indiana

College and Career: Shane Duke with Crossover Ministries, from Columbia, Louisiana

Cost: cabins $9 per day and kids five and younger are free.

More information is available by contacting Daniel Taggart at (928) 774-2802 or by email to Navajo@fmn.org.

Parking rules at Tuba City Regional important

To ensure people with disabilities have immediate handicap access to Tuba City Regional, staff asks that all guests and patients avoid parking in the reserved handicap parking spaces.

These parking spaces are reserved for people with disabilities who have a designated/displayed Disabled Person Parking Placard and/or license plate. This special area is designed for people who use wheelchairs and specially-equipped vehicles.

More information about parking is available by calling the (928) 283-2501 and asking for the Security Department.

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