Calendar
PALA COMMUNITY CALENDAR – the Community Events and Casino Corner portions of this newsletter can be heard three times daily Mon-Sun on Rez Radio, at 7:25a, 12:25p (in Pala Today M-F), and at 5:25p as the “Pala Community Calendar”. Submit items for PCC to 91.3@palatribe.com at least a week before the event.
Circus Vargas is at the Promenade Mall in Temecula now through April 27 with shows every day but Tuesday. Details and ticket sales at www.CircusVargas.com .
The annual Morongo Agave Roast and Native Food Tasting event is Saturday, April 13 from 11a to 3p at the Malki Museum on Malki Road in Banning. Details at www.MalkiMuseum.org
San Diego Sheriff’s Department is hosting a gun safety event at Pala Admin Saturday, April 20 from 8a to 2p. Get a free gun cable lock or handgun security box while supplies last. Turn in unwanted guns for gift cards. No questions asked.
The Pauma Tribal Farms 5K Run & Gathering is Saturday, April 20. The run begins at 8a. Register online at https://www.raceentry.com/pauma-tribal-farms-5k-run/race-information
The annual Kupa Gathering at Warner’s Ranch on San Felipe Road is Saturday, April 20 at 10a to offer a prayer to ancestors. For information, call the Cupa Cultural Center at 760 891 3590.
OneSight provides free eye exams and prescription glasses for all students and adults at its eye clinic at Pala Admin Building April 22-26. For information on how to register, call Chris at 760 891 3564.
The next Pala Pop Up Shop is Friday, April 26 from noon to 6p in Pala Park on Pala Mission Circle. Call April for more info 760 638 6462.
Pala Fire Department is holding a pancake breakfast Saturday, April 27 at the fire station on Lilac Extension from 8a to 11:30a. Proceeds benefit Pala youth groups.
The 49th Cupa Days is coming up Saturday and Sunday May 4 and 5. Opening ceremonies at 10a Saturday, peon games at dusk. Sunday from 11a to 4:30p. Rez Radio will broadcast live both days. Free admission and parking. Go to www.Cupa.Platribe.com for more information. Vendors contact Na’Leigha at @760 891 3590.
Valley Center Western Days is Friday May 31 and Saturday June 1. Activities begin Friday at 5p at the Festival Grounds on Lilac Road west of Valley Center Road. The Rotary Club has a pancake breakfast at the parade start at 7a Saturday. There’s a 5k and Fun Run at 8:30a. And the parade steps off at 10a on Valley Center Road from Cole Grade to Lilac Rd. Details at www.WesternDays.org
The Weekly Beading Club meets every Friday afternoon at the Cupa Cultural Center. Supplies are provided. Space is limited. Call 760 891 3590 to sign up.
The American Indians Veterans Association Meetings are the first Friday of each month at 10a in the multi-purpose room at IHC Rincon. Call Tim Ravago for details at 760 644 1320.
Covid-19 vaccinations and boosters for IHC patients are available at IHC Rincon Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9a to 5:30p. Wednesdays at IHC Santa Ysabel with days and hours based on pending appointments. Appointments and masks required. Call 760 749 1410 x5297 or 5285.
Senior chair volleyball every Monday and Wednesday at 10a at Pala Fitness Center. Contact Shannon or Samantha in Pala Senior Services for details. 760 891 3505 or 3507
Pala Cultural Resources Committee monthly meetings are open to all Pala tribal members. Meetings are the third Thursday of each month at 5p in the Pala Administration Building. www.Palatribe.com/residents
The Pala Tobacco Program invites Pala residents over the age of 18 years to take the Voluntary Smoke-free Homes Pledge. By signing this pledge, residents commit to protecting their families from the dangers of second and thirdhand smoke. Participants receive gift cards in exchange for their time. Interested residents can stop by and see Jennifer Banagas at the Pala Admin building. Call 760-891-3533, or email palatobaccoprogram@palatribe.com. For more information, go to www.ThirdHandSmoke.org
Opt-in to Pala’s phone-based community emergency alert system to receive text messages, automated phone calls, or emails whenever there’s an emergency or hazardous situation on or near the reservation. Here’s the link to sign-up. https://pbmi.alertmedia.com/public/v1
Pala Fire Department has a “You Are Not Alone” program for the benefit of seniors, those who live alone and generally anyone who is isolated. Volunteers make phone calls to people who sign up to be checked on. You can also suggest someone who ought to be signed up, but may not know about YANA. It’s for everyone in Pala. Not just tribal members. To volunteer, sign up or find out more about Pala’s You Are Not Alone program, email yana@palatribe.com or call Pala Fire Department at 760 742 1632.
There’s a Farmer’s Market at Lawrence Welk Village off Champagne Blvd north of Escondido every Monday from 3-7p. https://VisitEcondido.com Tuesdays 9a to 1p at Vail Headquarters on Temecula Parkway. Wednesdays at Temecula Promenade mall parking lot from 9a to 1p. https://www.facebook.com/Promenade-Certified-Farmers-Market-139280616138917/ One in downtown Oceanside every Thursday from 9a to 1p. www.mainstreetoceanside.com/farmers-market There’s one in Vista Saturdays from 8a to noon on S. Melrose near the county courthouse. https://VistaFarmersMarket.com. The Old Town Temecula Farmers Market is Saturdays from 9a to noon. https://www.facebook.com/oldtownfarmersmarket/ And the weekly Fallbrook Farmers Market is Saturdays from 9a to 1:30p on Main between Hawthorne & Fig. www.FallbrookFarmersMarket.org
Fox Raceway in Pala is open. For information go to www.Facebook.com/FoxRaceway , @FoxRaceway on Instagram or www.PalaTribe.com/Business/Fox-Raceway
Pala Skate Park is open daily. http://www.palatribe.com/businesses/pala-skatepark/
Pala Fitness Center is open daily. Hours are Monday through Friday, 6a to 9p. Saturdays 8a to 4p. And Sundays 8a to noon. http://www.palatribe.com/businesses/pala-fitness-center/
The Pala Language Revitalization Program offers free online classes every Monday. The Pala Learning Center’s GED prep, literacy classes, K-12 and college tutoring are all available remotely via Zoom every weekday from 8a to 4:30p. Printed packets of studies in more than a dozen classes for students of the Bonsall school district who don’t have internet access are available every other Tuesday. For more information on all of these programs, call the Pala Learning Center at 760 891 3538.
Pala Little Feathers Preschool is open to all children ages 2 to 4 and now enrolling. Year-round, part or fulltime. Call Martina at 760 742 1997 or email mcalac@palatribe.com
Pala Youth Center is open to all kids and teens Monday through Friday from 10a to 4p. Call April Cantu at 760 742 2281. acantu@palatribe.com
Rincon Serenity Al-anon meets every Wednesday from 4 to 5:30p on the phone at 213 279 1990. Enter the ID 831 016 298#. For questions about this program, call Doris at 760 533 9535.
For news on activities, events and services at IHC in Rincon, call 760 749 1410 x5246 or x5340.
CASINO CORNER
Event listings and info to help you enjoy Pala’s own four-diamond Casino, Spa and Resort
Pala Box Office 1 877 946 7252 or www.startickets.com
AT Pala Casino and Resort …
Live music nightly at the Center Bar.
Concerts at Pala Events Center
- Fri Apr 12 – Anything for Salinas, tribute to Selena
- Fri Apr 19 – 7 Summers, tribute to Morgan Wallen
- Sat Apr 20 – This Was It, tribute to Michael Jackson
- Fri Apr 26 – 24K Magic, tribute to Bruno Mars
- Sun Apr 28 – Grupo Clasificado
- Fri May 3 – Journeymen, tribute to Journey
- Fri May 17 – Wild Child, tribute to The Doors, and Power of Soul, tribute to Jimi Hendrix
- Sat May 25 – Moira
- Sun May 26 – December Avenue
At the Starlight Amphitheater
- Sun May 5 – La Adictiva
- Fri May 10 – The Isley Brothers
- Sat Jun 1 – The Brian McKnight 4
- Fri Jun 14 – Queen Nation, tribute to Queen
- Sun Jun 16 – Lorenzo de Monteclaro y Los Cadetes el Ultimo Batallon
- Fri Jul 5 – Mustache Harbor – Yacht Rock Forever!
- Sun Jul 14 – Los Alegres del Barranco
