Coeur d’Alene Reservation, ID

As most of you probably know, JoAnn Brown-Sonder has been hospitalized since March 7 for congestive heart failure. (Baby Archer is doing fine). The doctors say this is extremely rare at her young age. She has responded well to the medication (her heart is now pumping at 25% instead of 12% - although it is supposed to be at 55% as I understand it) and they are now allowing her to walk around the hallways, whereas before she was only allowed to get out of bed to go to the bathroom. JoAnn is scheduled for surgery Thursday morning (March 20) for the doctors to put in a defibulator. I do not know how much longer she will be in the hospital. Needless to say, expenses are piling up for the family, due in part to the high price of gasoline.

The Lakeside Boosters are coordinating a benefit Spaghetti dinner on March 28, 2008, at the Longhouse in Worley, beginning at 4:30 p.m. and going until we run out of food. Price will be $5 per plate for spaghetti, salad, French bread, dessert, and a drink. Donations will also be accepted. We will be scheduling shifts for people to help cook on the 28th, and to serve, and do cleanup at the end. Please contact Mindy Parker if you want to volunteer to work.

Food donations can be made through the following people:

Lakeside High School – Dawn Sifford – 686-2158
Lakeside Middle School – Sherry Chapman – 686-2204
Lakeside Elementary – Mindy Parker – 686-2117
CDA Tribe – Chris Dohrman – 686-6106.
(We have already received 10 pounds of burger from Dale Johnson)

I just wanted to update everyone and let you know I have since found a wonderful sitter for my boys. She is truly a blessing to us!

It is people - you - me - our employers - our employees - our neighbors - EVERYONE.

Building social capital is building our human networks and making connections. It is an important part of having a healthy community. Several of us attended a recent workshop on this topic and left with a driving desire to spread out and make sure that we have the networks in our communities to help everyone feel welcome and be successful in life. One idea that we discussed at length was putting together information that could be given to newcomers and long time residents so that everyone knows what is available in our communities. This information is vital in developing these networks, yet is something that we do not have. At least not yet!

There will be a Horizons Action Teams meeting on February 4th at the Tribal Wellness Center in Plummer, from 5:00 to 8:00. A dinner will be served by the Lakeside High School Senior class (mmm… lasagna… yummy!!)
This meeting is for all four action teams to work on shoring up their schedules after a nice holiday break, and to make sure each team is fully aware of each others’ plans. We also would like to make sure that new people who may not have had a chance to get involved in the past can join in this year’s activities! Call the Extension Office, 686-1716, with any questions.

Hi! My name is Leslie and I am the Office Manager for Red-Spectrum Communications. I will be doing my best to keep you informed of what is going on on the Reservation regarding the technical side via Red-Spectrum. We will be starting some really fun classes soon that are free and open to the public. We are still finalizing the schedule but as soon as it is completed I will post it here. Classes will include music and video editing, digital art and scrapbooking, basic internet searching skills and email accounts, and E Commerce. Our goal is to make sure that everyone on the reservation will learn and utilize computer skills to help connect them to the world and furthur their education and careers.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at lzahir@cdatribe-nsn.gov or 208-686-1164.

Red-Spectrum is looking for 35 individuals who have basic knowledge in technical areas
such as music and video editing, web pages, and e-commerce to volunteer their time as a
mentor for the next 7 months, for as little as 5 hrs a week. For your time, they are offering you 512K Broadband service FREE in your home for the next 7 months. If you are interested, please contact Leslie at 686-1164 to have your name added to the list. The deadline to sign up is Friday January 11th. We will then have a meeting on January 16th with the selected mentors to go over the program and set up internet accounts.

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 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

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.

For further information or to RSVP
for an event please contact:

Meri Joswiak
Horizons Program Assistant
merijoz@uidaho.edu

208-885-8949
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Non-Profits that Work
Kay Sohl, Executive Director of Technical
Assistance For Community Services (TACS)

December 6, 2007 9am-3pm
Grangeville, ID–Super 8 Meeting Room

December 7, 2007 9am-3pm
Plummer, ID–Tribal Wellness Center

Learn how you can strengthen your nonprofit organization, rest easy that you are providing effective direction and oversight for its work, and increase the resources your nonprofit brings to your community.
For more information about the training
and Kay Sohl.
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Building Social Capital: Connecting
Newcomers and Locals to Strengthen
Community
Lynette Flage, Community Leadership
Development Specialist, North Dakota State
University Extension

January 15, 2008 9am-3pm
Grangeville, ID–Super 8 Meeting Room

January 16, 2008 9am-3pm
Plummer, ID–Tribal Wellness Center

How does a community assist those that have recently moved in to become engaged, feel at home and connected to this new place? A community with ample social capital will be able to do just that as they make newcomers feel connected and welcome.
For more information about the training and
Lynette Flage.
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Idaho Horizons Community/Partnership Summit

January 23, 2008 9am-3pm
Worley, ID–Coeur d’Alene Tribal Longhouse

January 24, 2008 9am-3pm
Grangeville, ID–Elks Lodge

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

The Summit will include presentations by the Horizons communities on their action items and community visions, as well as guided networking sessions to connect the partners and commmunities. The community presentations will not only give the other Horizons communities, but partnering organizations as well, an idea of the upcoming work that will be done in the region.
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So You Want to Build a Community Center?
Craig Smith, Rural Development Initiatives, Oregon

February 26 and 27, 2008
1 day sessions in 2 locations (TBA)
Check back soon for more details.
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Entrepreneurial Boot Camp Series
March/April 2008
4-three hour sessions to be offered in 3 different locations
Check back soon for more details.
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Mobilizing Your Community
David Beurle, Innovative Leadership Australia

March/April 2008
1 day sessions in 2 locations (TBA)
Check back soon for more details.
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Specialized Marketing for Entrepreneurs
April 2008
1 day session in 2 locations (TBA)
Check back soon for more details.
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Internet Business/E-Commerce
Western Rural Development Center (WRDC)

May 2008
2 day session in Moscow, Idaho
Check back soon for more details.
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Grantwriting Training
Dates and Location(s) pending
Check back soon for more details.
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Are you a Tribal member interested in serving on an advisory committee for the creation of a Tribal Comprehensive Child Support Program?
The Child Support Development Program needs input regarding child support issues including establishing paternity, establishing initial child support orders; modifying child support orders; enforcing child support orders, and location of missing parents for establishing and modifying child support obligations.
If you would like to serve on this advisory committee, please submit a letter of interest and include why you would like to be involved with the Child Support Advisory Committee. Address your letter to:
Child Support Development Program
Coeur d’Alene Tribal Court
P.O. Box 408
Plummer, ID 83851

Or call (208) 686-2069 or e-mail: rlozon@cdatribe-nsn.gov

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS:
DECEMER 3, 2007

The Energy Fair was great fun and everyone involved hopes to make it an annual event. Although the attendance was small, those who went left with their arms full. Compact flourescent lights were the big give away with people receiving a total of nine from various vendors. Shower heads, shower timers, thermometers, and lots of literature were also given away. Drawings for numerous doorprizes such as 5 gallon tanks of propane, LED Christmas lights, night lights, smoke detectors and much more added to the excietment.

You are invited to a Community Thanksgiving Celebration, Tuesday, November 20 at the Fort Sherman Chapel on the North Idaho College Campus. The event will begin at 7pm.

This will be an inter-faith celebration with the sharing of writings, prayers and music from a variety of faiths and cultures. It is an opportunity for the community to come together and express thanks for all the blessings we have received. The celebration is informal and there will be no offering. We are encouraging those coming to bring non-perishable food items for the local food bank.

The program is sponsored by “Diakonia” the area inter-faith group.
Questions? Please call 664-5410

There will be an open house for the Love in a Bag program on Thursday November 8th from 3:00 to 6:00 at the Plummer Community Center. Soups and bread will be provided.

Items needed: socks, underwear, toothbrushes, toothpaste, toiletries for older kids (deodorant etc.), NEW clothes in all sizes, and blankets. Please consider donating what you can to help make sure we can help our kids when they need it the most.

For more information on the Love in a Bag program please see the page to the right.

The first ever energy fair for this area will be held this year on November 14th at the Plummer Community Center from 3 pm to 6 pm.

Everyone is invited to learn about ways to save energy, money saving programs, energy efficient lighting and appliances, energy audits, and more. There will be items given away at many of the booths along with door prizes to be drawn every half hour.

Participants include all of the local electric utilities - City of Plummer, Kootenai Electric, Clearwater Power and Avista. Other participants include energy assistance representatives, Gateway Fire District, All New Insurance, and Ameri-Gas Propane Company.

November 3rd is a big day for fundraising for Plummer and Tensed Senior Citizen groups while feeding the masses.

The morning starts at 6 am with a breakfast of scrambled eggs, biscuits and sausage gravy, hashbrowns and beverages at the Plummer Legion Hall/Senior Meal Site. It is all you can eat for a $4 donation and everyone is welcome.

Then at noon a stew lunch and rummage sale is scheduled at the Tensed Senior Center. The lunch is $3.50 and pies will be sold for $5.00 each. For more information or to order pies call 274-2085, 274-2166, or 274-2851.

Proceeds from both events will be used to keep the senior meal sites operating.

Idaho Family Reading week is November 11-17. The statewide theme is “So much to see, so much to do@your library.”

The Plummer Public Library is planning a family night with refreshments and a travel slide show hosted by Lakeside High student Alexis Fanning on Thursday, November 15th at 6:30 p.m. There will also be a prize drawing for a Creaative Zen V Plus MP3Player. Tickets for the drawing are available at the library now.

The Plummer/Worley Friends of the Library are hosting a holiday arts and crafts fair and used book sale on November 10th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the High School gym.

Vendors/Crafters are still needed. Val Simkins is the contact person at 686-1526 or call the Plummer Library at 686-1812.

Thursday, October 11th at 6:00 pm at the Plummer Community Building.
Pizza will be served for dinner.

The Co-chairs, Josh Arnold and Wilma Bob, welcome participation from the community to discuss ideas. The ideas brainstormed at the Vision Launch include:

Revamping the main streets with landscaping through the Reservation towns.
Hosting movie theaters at the local community centers.
Entreprenurial opportunities with assistance.

Please come contribute your ideas and later your elbow grease.