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ACTION NEWS Three Salt River Wrestlers Place at State Tournament page 18 THE SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER www.oodhamnews.org MARCH 7, 2019 CHANGE SERVICE REQUEST CHANGE SERVICE AZ 85256 Scottsdale, 10005 E. Osborn Road ACTION NEWS O'ODHAM Salt River Celebrates Spring Training Opening Day Permit No. 319 Scottsdale, AZ Scottsdale, PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. Postage PAID CEMAIT / MODIILY TORTILLA FESTIVAL Huhugam Ki Museum Saturday, March 23, 2019 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Traditional Food Demonstrations, Hands-On-Demos, Food Truck, Tortilla Sales, Kitchen Ware for Sale, Chicken Scratch Band, Info During Opening Day at Salt River Fields, Young Rivers Peoples Council Vice-President Caleb Dash (right) and President Sommer Lopez (left) each threw out the fi rst pitch before the Arizona Tables & Displays, Food Tastings. Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies game. Tortilla Making Classes Register on-site only (3/23/19) BY RICHIE CORRALES backs and Colorado Rockies. Salt River, Kennise McGertt, along. O’odham Action News Instructor: Sharilyn Belone [email protected] A strong winter storm had just as well as the Police Honor Also taking place prior to the Open to the public, ages 16& passed through the Valley, but Guard. Students from Salt start of the game, the D-backs up, Limit 10 people per class. All materials provided. On February 23 at 1:10 p.m., despite the cold temperatures River Elementary School sang and Rockies paid tribute to Salt River Fields at Talking and a backdrop of snow-covered “The Star-Spangled Banner” in recently fallen SRPD Officer Stick opened its gates to the mountains, more than 8,000 O’odham, dressed in colorful Clayton Townsend. Both teams Cowboy Represents public for the first day of Spring fans and spectators came out to traditional attire. And students donated $5,000 to Townsend’s Community at Training 2019. The first game watch the game. from Salt River Schools helped wife, Deanna Townsend. Der- Rodeo Events was between the two resident The afternoon began with the with dropping a large flag for rick Hall of the D-backs and Page 17 teams, the Arizona Diamond- introduction of Miss Salt River, everyone in the stands and lawn Rick Monfort of the Colorado Kailey Toney, and Jr. Miss to see as they all stood and sang Rockies presented the checks in March District Meetings Continued on page 3 Page 6 Salt River Eagles Take Second Place at Father, Son Complete Spartan Race State Tournament BY DALTON WALKER O’odham Action News [email protected] eeling euphoric even with his cut-up knees shaking from near-exhaustion, F31-year-old Zachariah Miles crossed the Spartan Race finish line knowing he left every- thing he had on the course. The Spartan Race is an endurance and ob- stacle race series with events held around the world. Various levels exist, including the Spar- tan Sprint and the Spartan Super. Both children and adults have their own races. The Spartan Arizona Sprint and Super Weekend was held at the Fort McDowell Rodeo Grounds on Febru- ary 9 and 10. Salt River's Ki-Ana Loring (center) attacks the St. John Paul II Catholic defense during the To make completing the race that much CAA Division 1 State Tournament at Talking Stick Resort Arena on February 18. sweeter, Miles had crossed a different finish BY DALTON WALKER Catholic, 65-39, on February 18 line earlier that day along with his 9-year-old O’odham Action News son, Zariah, who had just completed the Spar- [email protected] at Talking Stick Resort Arena in tan Kids race. Zachariah ran the kids’ course downtown Phoenix. with Zariah, who was celebrating his birthday Zachariah Miles and son Zariah with their medals after The Salt River Eagles girls’ The game was close through that weekend. completing the Spartan Race in February. basketball team ended an excit- most of three quarters, but Salt The father-son duo had been training for the Photo submitted by Miles family. ing season with a second-place River never led and basket at- tempts to either tie or take the race for months. The course was packed with waited and cheered for Zachariah to finish. finish in the Canyon Athletic lead kept rolling out. The Eagles challenges like mud pits, lifting obstacles and “It was mentally challenging to go the Association Division 1 Arizona were down 33-30 with just un- climbing walls. Zachariah completed the Super distance, to conserve energy and not burn out State Tournament. der three minutes left in the third race course, a grueling 9.1-mile, 29-obstacle too soon,” Zachariah said. “It was an experi- The Eagles went 12-0 in the quarter before St. John Paul II course, in three hours and 35 minutes, faster ence to utilize the whole body, a complete body regular season and 2-0 in the Catholic went on a run, leading than his four-hour goal. It only took Zariah 24 challenge.” state tournament as the top seed by 14 after three quarters. minutes to complete the 1-mile, 12-obstacle “It was fun and overall some of it was really, before falling to undefeated and Junior post player Sialik King kids’ course. Zariah and his mother, Jackie, really hard, like going over hills with sandbags, second-seeded St. John Paul II suffered an arm injury early in Continued on page 10 Continued on page 19 Salt River Celebrates Spring Training Opening Day the ceremony. The afternoon was also a Cultural Day, with O’odham and Piipaash dem- onstrators set up at the stadium’s main entrance showcasing traditional basket weaving, pottery making and painting, 2 O'odham Action News March 7, 2019 Continued from page 1 Yoan Lopez and Junel Querecuto of the Arizona SRPMIC basket maker Alice Manuel and pottery maker Youth from Salt River Elementary sing in front of thousands right before the game started. Diamondbacks take part in a meet and greet before Ron Carlos showcase their work during the Spring their game. Training opening day at Salt River Fields. Salt River Celebrates Spring Training Opening Day the ceremony. and shell etching. They also demon- said Caleb Dash, Vice-President of the rado Rockies 7, Arizona Diamondbacks The afternoon was also a Cultural strated O’odham burden baskets, bow- Salt River Young River People’s Coun- 3. The Cactus League has 15 teams Day, with O’odham and Piipaash dem- and-arrow making and sidewalk chalk cil. “It was an amazing experience.” playing spring training games in 10 sta- onstrators set up at the stadium’s main artwork. Dash is a sophomore at Mountain View diums throughout the Valley, with more entrance showcasing traditional basket “I was really excited to have the op- High School. than 100 games scheduled between weaving, pottery making and painting, portunity to throw the opening pitch,” The score for the afternoon was Colo- February 23 and March 26. Royce Manuel showcases his O’odham burden basket and bow and arrows. Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies donate two checks to the Clayton Townsend memorial fund. Arizona Diamondbacks get cheers from the crowd as they walk on the fi eld. The fi rst day of spring training at Salt River Fields brought in over 8,000 people. EARTH LIFE EARTH LIFE EARTH LIFE March 7, 2019 O'odham Action News 3 February Snowstorm Reaches SRPMIC You don't see snow on a cactus A snow covered mountain off Bush Highway in the nearby everyday. A cactus in Fountain Hills. Tonto National Forest. (Top) A view of Red Mountain on the morning of February 22. Some snow was visible on the top north side of the mountain for most of the day. (Right) A snowy Red Mountain along Beeline Highway A lonely snowperson along near Community border. the side of the street in Fountain Hills. Part of the community was covered with snow. BY DALTON WALKER the Fort McDowell Yavapai lower than the record high of Airport reported 33 inches of O’odham Action News [email protected] Nation, Fountain Hills and 87 recorded in 1982. snow on February 21 alone and northern Scottsdale. In fact, the For the most part, steady rain more than 40 inches over- Do you have snow late-February winter snow shut down the Beeline and brief hailstorms affected all, according to the weather storm that dumped two Highway (State Road 87) at the Community. Scottsdale service. Payson received 23 pictures from in or around Bush Highway in the Tonto received almost two inches of inches of snow. Many school A to three feet of snow in SRPMIC? National Forest just northeast rain over this time. districts affected by the snow parts of Arizona left its finger- For an opportunity to be print in the Salt River Pima- of the Community. Visible from Phoenix, the announced closures. Snow- Along with the snow came McDowell Mountains, Four fall even accumulated in the featured in O’odham Action Maricopa Indian Community. News, send photo to Senior Re- On the morning of Febru- a cold streak unlike the Phoe- Peaks and Superstition Moun- Tucson area and on the Tohono nix area has felt since 1897, tains were covered with snow O’odham Nation. porter Dalton Walker at dalton. ary 22, a dusting of snow was [email protected] seen on the top of sacred Red when a high of 54 degrees and revealed a late-season A few days later, the Val- Mountain and snow covered was recorded, according to the beauty over the next few days.

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