CRIT Library recently hosted a read along for the students of CRIT Head-Start with Smokey  Bear. The day started off with a short story, “It’s Fall” by Rene Kurilla. Smokey Bear read “Smokey’s story time”. The book touches on camping safety and fire safety and prevention. CRIT Fire was on site to give the kids a tour of their fire engine and other equipment used to help put out fires and save lives.

CRIT’s Revenue and Finance Department recently held a Business License & Tax Workshop at the Blue Water Resort and Casino to give current and potential business owners a look at how tribal businesses ae licensed and regulated. The workshop outlined three primary steps for obtaining a business license.

1. Determine the type of license needed.
2. What are the business license requirements?
3. When are the deadlines?

The workshop also explained the different types of business licenses.

Type one license

A temporary license which consists of 4-day consecutive selling and no further days.

Type two license

A seasonal license which consists of selling for more than four consecutive days and less than three months.

Type three license

An annual business license which consists of selling for more than three consecutive months during the calendar year. Annual business licenses expire on December 31st of the year of issuance.

Type four business license

Peddlers(non-food) license. This license is “retail sales” (non-food sales) for a person or persons who are selling tangible personal property (non-food) at retail.

Type five business license

Peddler (food) license applies to a person or persons selling prepared food items at retail. (more…)

CRIT Head Start hosted its Trunk or Treat event October 31st as a number of departments handed out candy and other goodies to the Head Start students who attended. Head Start Director Caroline Alcadia thanked everyone who attended and helped put the event together.  Council members in attendance were Councilwoman Jaymee Moore, Councilwoman Vanessa Welch, Councilman Bobby Page, and Councilman J.D. Fisher.

Robert Esquerra started his career with the Colorado River Indian Tribes on October 18, 1999 as a EMT with CRIT Fire Department. In March of 2002 he went to Head Start as their maintenance worker. He then transferred to CRIT’s Department of Health and Social Services as a driver.

In 2004, Esquerra returned to the CRIT Fire Department as an EMT/Firefighter. In 2006 he was promoted to Captain for the Fire Department and in 2012 Esquerra was promoted to Assistant Fire Chief, the position he still holds today.

The Tribal Council and Human Resources Department thank Robert Esquerra for 25  years of continued service to the Colorado River Indian Tribes.

The Rock the Rez tour presented by CRIT ASAP (Alcohol Substance Abuse & Behavioral health services program) CRIT SDP (Special Diabetes Program), kicked off October 28^th at Le Pera Elementary.. At Le Pera, the day began with a full court sprint and push up challenge, followed by a hoop shooting contest. The Reservation All-Stars basketball team gave out prizes to those who got the chance to participate.  They also showcased their basketball skills on October 28th at the Irataba Hall Gym. The special diabetes program offered participants healthy food options and free tee-shirts.

CRIT Chairwoman Amelia Flores, Vice Chairman Dwight Lomayesva, and Councilmember Bobby Page attended a symposium on the Colorado River held in September in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The symposium’s theme was Bridging Divides for a Resilient Future.

Chairwoman Flores stated that anytime tribal nations can speak about their tribal water rights as conferences like this makes this a historical achievement. She further stated it was an honor to represent CRIT.

Chairwoman Flores was on a panel entitled Paradigm Shift: Inclusive Approaches to Moving Forward. Panelists included (pictured left to right) were moderator: Anne Castle, U.S. Commissioner, Upper Colorado River Commission; Bidtah Becker, Chief Legal Counsel for the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President; Amelia Flores, Chairwoman Colorado River Indian Tribes; Timothy Williams, Chairman Ft. Mojave Indian Tribe; and Lorelei Cloud, Vice-Chair, Southern Ute Tribe.

Vice Chairman Dwight Lomayesva spoke on a panel called Perspective from the Field Agriculture for the Next Century.  His panel included moderator Jennifer Gimbel, Senior Water Policy Scholar at the Colorado Water Center; Taylor Hawes, Colorado River Program Director for The Nature Conservancy; and Dwight Lomayesva, Vice-Chair, Colorado River Indian Tribes.