Coeur d’Alene Reservation, ID

The Idaho Horizons Summit will be an exciting and interactive opportunity to connect our Horizons community with potential partners. We hope that the partnerships made during this summit will provide us with valuable resources for completing our action items, as well as offer partners the chance to develop and expand upon their services to rural Idaho communities.

We will have a 15 min. time slot to present our community’s goals, vision, and action items to tell the partnering organizations what they can do to help our community. Everyone will have the chance to speak one-on-one with partnering organizations after the presentations, during the networking sessions. This will be a valuable time for solidifying contact information and compiling resources.

All community members are invited to attend the full day.
Worley, ID January 23rd Coeur d’Alene Tribal Longhouse
9am-3pm, with lunch provided.

Please call Laura at 686-1716, or email her at laural@uidaho.edu,  if you plan to attend. She will need to have a headcount of attendees by the 15th of January.

Fun, games, learning, drumming, speakers, prizes, food and more!
Tuesday, January 15, 2007
8:00-4:00
at Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel
Seating is limited! Please call to make a reservation with Community Health 686-1767

Diabetes Support Group will meet January 15 at 5:00 p.m. at the Tribe Wellness Center.

The children of ECLC have decorated Christmas ornaments and written a wish for a special toy on the back.

Please stop by ECLC and grab an ornament, purchase and wrap the present then return to ECLC by Wednesday December 19th, 2007.

Santa will be stopping by the center on the 20st to pass out the presents to all of the children.

Thank you,

ECLC Staff

The Action Teams all presented their work plans verbally at the Community Breakfast November 29th. Complete work plans are available as separate pages to the right.

Life Long Learning will be focusing on building and strengthening educational programs for all ages, increasing the proportion of graduates from the High School, defining a process for identifying factors that contribute to dropping out of school, establishing a career program with job sahdowing, internship and visitation experiences for high school students to explore the many career opportunities in the communities, passage of bonds for the construction of a new school and library, and providing a continuous learning clearing house through establishing connections with local universities, community and technical colleges and through establishing a format for visiting speakers. Basically, they would like to increase level of optimism and appreciation within the local communities through involvement in educational activities.

Communication and Leadership will be working to improve communications by promoting the blog as a useful informational tool, hosting informal gatherings for leaders to build relationships, exploring options for a formal leadership group that would encompass all of the entities, starting a cooperative project of a non-controversial nature to foster working together, and trying to determine the most effective way to provide communication. They hope to have an impact on reducing poverty by building strong community leaders who make more efficient use of resources through cooperative efforts.

Community Vitality

Community Pride

Don’t miss this FREE opportunity to learn more about
selling to the government!
December 12, 2007
5:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.
Best Western University Inn
Gold Room
1516 Pullman Rd
Moscow, Idaho
Please RSVP: SPACE IS LIMITED
Workshop topics include:
⇒ Introduction to Selling to the
Government
⇒ IBN Services
⇒ Idaho Division of Purchasing….
How to Competitively compete
⇒ SBA Certifications
To register, call Sundi Neely the Idaho Department of Commerce, 208-334-2650 ext. 2133
OR
E-mail: sundi.neely@commerce.idaho.gov
Sponsored by:
Idaho Department of Commerce
U.S. Small Business Administration
Idaho Division of Purchasing

December 12 2007
2:00-7:00 pm
University of Idaho Commons
Clearwater Room
Please join us as the Interior Design ID451 Studio seniors present design solutions for community centers in 6 Idaho Horizons Communities. These centers are designed to
assist communities move toward sustained prosperity by strengthening partnerships and engaging students and community stakeholders to discover meaningful solutions.
Agenda
2:00-2:30 Welcome & Introduction
2:30-3:00 Cottonwood - Amy Axley & Abbey Christensen
3:00-3:30 Fernwood - Tami McDonald & Emily Rawls
3:30-4:00 Kamiah - Tab Carman & Tara Garrett
4:00-4:30 Emida - Lindsay Thomson & Alyssa Vernon
4:30-5:00 Kamiah - Tess Nally & Heather Porter
5:00-5:30 Troy - Jill Solgrove
5:30-6:00 Kendrick/Juliaetta - Ray Shoulders
6:00-6:30 Troy - Sara Londos & Rachel Van Hoos
6:30-7:00 Wrap-up
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED

For parking information and to view a campus map, please access the UI Parking Services homepage at: http://www2.dfa.uidaho.edu/ceis/parkingtest/visitors.aspx

Visitor permits can be obtained from the Visitor Center-Information Desk located in the Student Union Building (SUB) at 709 Deakin Avenue across from the Bookstore.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!!!!!!! Training for volunteers will be held from 8:15 to 9:00
a.m. this day.

This major event is being held for approximately 500 high school
students from schools located in Moscow up to Bonners Ferry and surrounding area, including Lakeside High School in Plummer.

The University of Idaho is sponsoring and the Idaho Council on Economic Education is very involved in this event. WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!!!!!!! We would like volunteers representing the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Coeur d’Alene Casino and Horizon Community Volunteers. The International
Economic Summit is a global trading simulation that is full of excitement, creativity and competition as nearly 100 high school teams representing various countries work aggressively to better the economic situation of their country. Teams are also working to improve the world
addressing many issues such as, pollution, deforestation, AIDS and human trafficking. In order for the Summit to be successful the event requires 45 community volunteers to assist in score keeping, bankers, summit monitors, registration, etc. Training and lunch will be provided. If you can help recruit volunteers please have them email me at jamie.k.olson@wellsfargo.com or call me at (208) 819-3977 with contact information and I will forward that information to Heidi Rogers, U of I whom is helping to coordinate this event. The particulars are as follows:

Northern Idaho International Economic Summit
Coeur d’Alene Casino and Event Center
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
8:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Training for volunteers from 8:15 to 9:00 a.m.

Jamie K. Olson
VP Senior Business Relationship Manager
Coeur d’Alene Business Banking
301 E. Sherman Avenue 2nd Floor
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814
(208) 769-1019 - Office
(208) 819-3977 - Cell
(208) 769-1006 - Fax
jamie.k.olson@wellsfargo.com

Dec. 14th there is $10 lift tickets at Schweitzer!
It is in honor of Heather, a local girl that died of cancer a few years ago. Schweitzer has designated one day a year for Heather with $10 lift tickets and 100% of the proceeds go to
cancer research. Schweitzer is also opening their two new lifts on the 14th!

Are you interested in getting $1 a month telephone services?

Under the Enhanced Lifeline/Linkup program you may be eligible for $1 a month home telephone
service and discounts on your hookup charges!

Enhanced Lifeline helps pay the costs of basic monthly telephone charges. Most customers will receive discounted local services resulting in a $1per month phone bill.

Tribal Linkup helps pay the costs of hooking up your telephone and other one time costs. Qualifying customers will pay 50% of the first $60 of hookup charges. The phone company will credit your bill for the remainder of the costs up to $100.

What are the qualifications?
· Reside on the reservation
· Participant in at least ONE of the following programs OR meet the following income guidelines:
*Medicaid
*National School Free Lunch program
*Headstart Program (if income eligible)
*BIA General Assistance
*Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
*Federal Public Housing Assistance Section 8
*Food Stamps
*Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
*Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

Estimated income requirements for household at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty guidelines are as follows:

Household Size/Annual Household Income
1/ $13,784
2/ $18,482
3/ $23,180
4/ $27,878
5/ $32,576
6/ $37,274
7/ $41,972
8/ $46,670

For family units of more than 8 members, add for each additional member the amount of
+ $4,698

Public Service Announcement sponsored by:

Coeur D’ Alene Tribe IT Department
PO Box 408 Plummer ID, 83851
Please report any problems with the Lifeline/Linkup program to the IT Dept. (208) 686-1164

**Applications are available at the Technology Center. We are not able to email them out at this time.

Red-Spectrum is doing an area wide American Idol Santa hunt!! We are looking for the jolliest, merriest Santa that can volunteer his or her time on Saturday, December 15th from noon – 4pm to do Santa pictures! The winner will receive a free month of broadband internet service!!! Auditions will be held Friday Dec. 7th from noon until 4pm. If you are interested please contact Leslie Zahir at 686-1164 to set up an audition time. Audition times will be in 15 minute intervals.

Red Spectrum is featuring “Pictures with Santa” at the Technology Center on Saturday, December 15th from 12pm-4pm. Pictures will be done by Cheffrey and Rosanna Sailto and will cost $7 each. Pictures will be printed and issued at the time of purchase.
The computer lab will also be open during this time. There will be free candy canes and hot cocoa. Be sure to check out the Christmas specials. For information contact Leslie Arnoux-Zahir, Office Manager, Red-Spectrum Communications at 686-1164.

Lucille Bassah and Richard Vincent will be memorialized December 8th at 10:00 a.m. at the Rose Creek Longhouse in Worley Idaho. There will be dinner and a giveaway. All are welcome. Questions please direct them to Paulette Jordan 686-5303.