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Soboba’s Summer Youth Academy Participants Share an Environmental Event
As part of Soboba’s annual six-week Summer Youth Academy, about 15 participants aged 13 to 17 explored community awareness and service with the help of the Soboba Tribal Environmental Department.
Soboba Hosts Latest Meeting of the California Fee-to-Trust Consortium
The California Fee-to-Trust Consortium is a workgroup of California Tribes and Bureau of Indian Affairs personnel who, in 1998, began work to streamline the process by which Tribes can secure landholdings that are protected by trust status.
Soboba Fire Department Shares Fire Safety Tips
To assist those who live and work on the Soboba Indian Reservation, Soboba Fire Captain Roger Salmo presented three classes in June to provide education and safety tips. The Wildland Urban Interface Fire Preparation and Survival Class was offered at no cost to participants through a grant from Cal Fire.
Soboba Foundation Supports Local Students with Scholarships
As the Soboba Foundation fully supports education and the pursuit of higher education for all students within the San Jacinto Valley, the nonprofit honored eight local high school graduates with a $2,500 scholarship to give them a jumpstart on their higher education goals. Most of the checks and proclamations for each student were awarded during the individual school’s senior awards ceremonies, held prior to commencement.
Andrew Vallejos Installed as Chamber’s Chairman of the Board
In the past 12 years that Andrew Vallejos has worked as the Soboba Foundation Sponsorship Coordinator, he has come to know almost every business owner and nonprofit director in the San Jacinto Valley. So it makes sense for him to take the gavel as the newest Hemet/San Jacinto Valley Chamber of Commerce Chairman at its annual Installation and Awards Gala on June 24.
