ACTION NEWS SRPMIC Executive Offi ce Update - President Martin Harvier & Vice-President Ricardo Leonard page 3 THE SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER www.oodhamnews.org MARCH 21, 2019 CHANGE SERVICE REQUEST CHANGE SERVICE AZ 85256 Scottsdale, 10005 E. Osborn Road ACTION NEWS O'ODHAM Red Mountain Riders Featured on AMCʼs Ride with Norman Reedus BY TASHA SILVERHORN O’odham Action News [email protected] The Red Mountain Riders are a sovereign nation motorcycle club founded on November 6, 2007, by the late George L. Lerma, James Osife, Leonard Villenueva and Gabe Cas- taneda. The group has 13 other members, who include Eldon Permit No. 319 Scottsdale, AZ Scottsdale, Moore, Dennis Toya, Gary Gar- PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. Postage rett, Manuel Lyons Jr., Abalino PAID Garza, Ignacio Rodriguez, Sarah Rodriguez, Tammie Willie, Ron Willie, Roy Roma, Carl Young, Judge Hudson and the late Ed Luz. The Red Mountain Riders are a diverse group of working pro- fessionals committed to making positive differences and promot- Actor Norman Reedus talks with the Red Mountain Riders as they stop at the Beeline Highway to get pictures with the Red Mountain during ing Community involvement by the shooting of Reedus's AMC show Ride with Norman Reedus. Photo submitted by the Red Mountain Riders. honoring veterans and respecting cultural values of all nations. Norman Reedus, in his AMC forward with the arrangements, its third season and has visited Although the mission for the show Ride With Norman Reedus. with little knowledge that the San Francisco, Death Valley, Red Mountain Riders is to help show was actually Ride with Pacific Coast Highway, Spain, Visit oodhamnews.org Ride with Norman Reedus Norman Reedus, featuring England and many more places. others, they also like to ride for to view 5 videos the fun of it. The group has been At the end of 2017, the Red one of the biggest stars from Each episode includes meetings on a number of trips during the Mountain Riders were contacted the AMC show “The Walking with various friends and co-stars produced for this issue. by Discover Salt River Division Dead.” Reedus has worked with. summer months, taking to the • Ride with Norman Reedus open highway to places such as Manager Blessing McAnlis- In the weekly show, Reedus In 2018, Reedus and “Walk- Viewing Party Las Vegas, New Mexico, South Vasquez to see if they would visits different biker clubs, ing Dead” co-star Austin Amelio Dakota and California. be willing to participate in “a shops, local eateries and scenic traveled to the Community to • Phoenix Suns Camp Recently they acted as tour motorcycle television show.” routes in the various areas he meet the Red Mountain Rid- guides to The Walking Dead’s The group agreed and moved visits. The show is now is in ers and shoot a segment for the • STREAM Extravaganza Continued on page 4 • STREAM - National Anthem To Disney … and Beyond! • Senior Meeting BY DALTON WALKER when they happened to one another, and Chavez O’odham Action News [email protected] spot one another among remembers being on the New Crisis Line the thousands of racers same bus together to the Page 8 A chance meeting and visitors. They chatted old Salt River Day School some, not yet knowing it and attending the same almost 400 miles away Employee Appreciation from their homes in the would be the spark of a church. But the two didn’t Salt River Pima-Maricopa running-buddy relation- become close until that Day Indian Community and ship. “I just happened to chance meeting at Disney- Page 10 shared love for “The Hap- run into her; I recognized land. piest Place on Earth” has her right away,” Chavez Both are huge fans of Sports Roundup led to a wonderful friend- said. Disney and have visited Page 18 ship that has taken Maria Chavez had traveled to the park several times Chavez and Kay McAnlis Disneyland on her own, over the years for fun and specifically to run in the for the 5K. Both have an Public all across the country, and Comment Gaming potentially the world. 5K. McAnlis had traveled annual pass. For a re- Back in 2016, Chavez with family members, cent Halloween, the two page 19 who watched her from the dressed up as Mouseke- Kay McAnlis and Maria Chavez after fi nishing the 2018 Disney and McAnlis had just Princess 5K in Florida. finished a 5K race at Dis- sidelines. teers. Over the holiday Photo courtesy of Kay McAnlis Unclaimed Property They always knew of season, Chavez met up neyland Park in California Continued on page 2 Page 20 Phoenix Suns Present Basketball Skills Clinic for Community Youth BY RICHIE CORRALES O’odham Action News [email protected] Phoenix Suns guard George King made a special appearance at the Basketball Skills Clinic hosted by Casino Arizona and Talking Stick Resort. The clinic, which took place on March 7 at the Way of Life Facility, was for youth ages five to 15 interested in improving their basketball skills and Continued on page 8 Participants of the basketball clinic take a group picture with George King, Steve Hunter, Tom Leander and the Suns Gorilla. Continued from page 1 To Disney … and Beyond! with McAnlis and her family at Disney- agreed, was seeing the behind-the- land Park for a quick getaway. scenes activity of the park, because the McAnlis’s favorite characters are route goes through the park and also the Winnie the Pooh and Bambi. “I just back areas of the park that only workers enjoy Disney,” she said. Chavez has get to see. always been a fan of Mickey Mouse, McAnlis ran her first Disneyland 5K Donald Duck and Goofy. “It brings back in 2014. She started doing 5Ks in the happy memories when I see them. It just Community and wanted to do more, so reminds me of being a kid,” she said. she signed up for the Disney run. “You When she visits, “It’s a Small World” don’t have to run; you can jog or walk is a must-ride, plus she indulges in the it,” she said. “There’s no pressure.” corndogs and candy apples. McAnlis said her goal is “to continue Last year, the pair flew to Florida to keep up with my grandchildren, go for a 5K at Walt Disney World Resort. to their games and make many more They’ll do it again in April for the Star Disney trips. I’ve been blessed.” “We’ve just become really good Maria Chavez and Kay McAnlis. Kay McAnlis and Maria Chavez with their Disney friends with our running.” Photo courtesy of Kay McAnlis Princess 5K numbers. Photo courtesy of Kay McAnlis - Maria Chavez Wars Rival Run Weekend. They plan Chavez started running near her home to dress the part; McAnlis as R2D2 in 2015 after a family health scare. She and Chavez wearing a two-toned shirt wanted to get healthier. She’s been a with the words “Dark Side” and “Light Senior Stepper for years but needed to Side.” do more physically, she said. They’ve done more than a handful of “I’ve liked to travel ever since I was 5Ks together already, including a Hot little; I like to see new things, see new Chocolate 5K in San Diego and Las people,” Chavez said. “When I was Vegas. The San Diego run was their younger, I was really shy. Going out first together. Chavez likes to run the and running helped me to get out of my 5K while McAnlis jogs; when Chavez shell.” crosses the finish line, she waits for her friend to cross. “We’ve just become really good friends with our running,” Chavez said. The duo wants to take their Disney 5K relationship to the next level and participate in the Disneyland Paris Run Weekend in the future. A date hasn’t been set yet. The best part of a Disney 5K, both Maria Chavez's medals from Disney 5Ks to A Journey Kay McAnlis with her 2017 Never Land 5K medal. Maria Chavez placed fi rst in her age category at a to Wellness 5K in the Community Photo courtesy of Kay McAnlis recent 5K at the Way of Life Facility in Salt River. 2 O'odham Action News March 21, 2019 Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community executive office update President Martin Harvier & Vice-President ricardo leonard Opportunity Zones The Opportunity Zone pro- gram was created to revitalize economically distressed com- munities using private invest- ments rather than taxpayer dollars, with the investors gaining certain tax advantages. The proposed Opportunity Zone regulations were released in October 2018 for comment and a hearing held. Q: The current language does not address use of the Opportunity Zones program on tribal trust lands. Is this a program that the Community can utilize? President Martin Harvier: If you look at the Opportu- nity Zone map (see graphic), it designates the entire Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community as an Opportunity Zone. The problem is that the Opportunity Zone language does not include administer- ing the program on tribal trust lands. Investors must be able to purchase the land they plan to develop, and that is not possi- Opportunity Zone map. Visit https://www.azcommerce.com/arizona-opportunity-zones/ ble on reservations. During the National Congress of American see copy of NCAI resolution or availability of illegal drugs on Q: How do you plan on to possibly use them in moving Indians (NCAI) mid-session, opportunity zones, go to OAN the Community and the deaths moving forward in the fight forward.