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July 2008

Program

News

Monday Clinic Hours Change

The Chehalis Tribal Wellness Center

(CTWC) will be operating on a later

schedule on Mondays. Starting July 7, the

clinic hours will be open from 9:30 a.m.

to 6 p.m. We hope these hours will assist

patients who have difficulty accessing

CTWC services during the normal 8-4:30

hours.

CHEHALIS

TRIBAL

NEWSLETTER

Jul 05 Jan 06 Jul 06 Jan 07 Jul 07

Tribal members walking

The number of people walking in the

diabetes prevention walk has increased.

 Red and black caps were everywhere, and smiles were on

every face at the ceremony held at the Lucky Eagle Casino, 4

Ceremony

People pay respects Honors

then play ball

Salmon

Chehalis Tribal Days starts with honoring:

and provides a

plentiful and safe

harvest

By Andy Olson, Fisheries Biologist

Foreground (L-R): Cynthia Andy, Diana Pickernell, Heather Klatush, and

Melanie Hjelm tend grave sites at the Secena Cemetery.

 The Chehalis Tribal

Days start with honoring

the Ancestors and ends

with the Memorial Day

Baseball Championships.

The Tribal Days Memorial Day

Baseball Tournament is a Chehalis Tribal

tradition, one that always starts with

honoring those who have passed away in

service to our country. On Thursday, May

22, about twenty Chehalis

Tribal Members and others

visited the cemetery to pay

their respects, mow grass,

clean the headstones, and

place flowers. Marie Bird

gave the blessing. The tribe provided

lunch for the volunteers.

During lunch, some of the Elders

talked about the old days. “Men would

go clean the cemetery while the women

cooked and prepared the food,” recalled

Janice.

“After the work was finished, they

would play baseball and other games.

FirstName LastName

Street Address

City, ST Zip

Great Wolf soft

opening:

Kids love

it (so do

parents)!

By Cecilia Kayano

NEWSLETTER is a publication of the

Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis

Also, the men would bring their tools and

equipment and prepare the baseball field

during the week. This is what honoring

Memorial Day weekend is all about,”

added Dolly.

As people worked together, and read

the headstones, fond memories of people

who had passed away emerged. Some

memories were recent and brought forth

tears. Other memories linked people

to their family trees. After the all-day

clean-up, everyone left reminded of our

ancestors and the importance of taking

care of the cemeteries.

Miss Tribal Days and

Cover Little

Excitement!

story The Elders voted for four categories:

Howlin’ fun for everyone

www.chehalistribe.org

 Elder

learns to

weave

baskets, 4

29 Head Start students

graduated in April

Help for Reservation Pets

Do you have a dog or cat that needs to

be fixed? Did you know there are several

organizations that will help pay the cost

to have pets on the Chehalis Reservation

spayed/neutered?

Rez Animal Resources & Education

will pay for your pet to be spayed/neutered

at either Scatter Creek Animal Clinic in

Rochester or Fords Prairie Animal Clinic

in Centralia. If you are interested please

contact Amy Loudermilk in the Planning

Department at the Chehalis Tribal

Center or contact me (360) 858-1513

aloudermilk@chehalistribe.org.

Evelyn

Penn

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Dental Appointment Guidelines

The Chehalis Tribal Dental Clinic

staff is dedicated to your quality care and

is pleased to reserve an appointment for

all dental health consumers. In order to

meet the scheduling needs of all of our

patients, we have established guidelines

regarding appointment scheduling. Many

patients need our services and missed

appointments affect everyone.

1. It is the patient’s responsibility to

keep scheduled appointments.

2. So that we may provide care to all

of our patients, we request a minimum

of four hours notice for cancellations.

When a patient has not given the fourhour advanced notice or has failed to

arrive within 15 minutes prior to their

appointment time, this is called a “failed

appointment.”

3. If a patient has more than two

failed appointments in a six-month time

period, the patient will not be able to

schedule a dental appointment for the

next six months. A patient can call in

the morning to see if an appointment is

available on a day-to-day basis.

Honoring

Elders:

Chehalis Elders and families walked

through the massive doors of the Great

Wolf Lodge, many seeing it for the first

time. It was the lodge’s soft opening, held

Little Miss Head Start Kayley Trott;

Li’l Miss Pai-nui Carter; Junior Miss

Malena Canales, and Li’l Miss Tribal

Days Madison Carter. The Youth Center

provided dinner.

By Friday, anticipation of baseball

games was in the air. All the work was

finished by the grounds keepers who had

the fields and reservation prepared for a

See TRIBAL DAYS, page 2

on March 13. Eyes were wide, taking it

all in. “Mom, are we going to live here

now?” asked one youngster. Everyone was

feeling right at home.

During the opening ceremony, Great

Wolf Manager, Derrek Kenzel, paid tribute

to all the Chehalis tribal members who had

supported and worked towards building

the lodge. “This

is not about

just the Great

Wolf. It’s

not about just

the Chehalis

Business

Committee.

It’s about all of

you, the

Chehalis tribal

members,”

said Derrek.

Then the group

on stage,

including

Chehalis

Tribal

The tribe’s annual Salmon Ceremony

was held on May 16,, 2008. This

ceremony was developed and started by

Ross Davis and Dale Clark many, many

moons ago. It celebrates and honors the

salmon. It also allows us to harvest fish for

each year’s ceremony.

There is more to the ceremony than

just the feast. The ceremony uses oral

tradition to teach how to “Honor the

Salmon.”

We had originally set the ceremony

date for the May 9, but the weather and

salmon didn’t cooperate. Spring Chinook,

the target of tribal nets and fishing poles,

typically don’t move far up the Chehalis

River until the water begins to drop

and warm, signaling spring is here and

summer is near. With the weather staying

cooler and rainier this spring, the fish were

slow to appear, so we had to move the

ceremony back a week.

We finally had enough salmon by

Thursday morning and all the last-minute

preparations began. We’re sorry if we

forgot to get out more notice after having

to postpone the ceremony. Just remember,

if it doesn’t happen on the scheduled date,

it will be set up for the following week.

Please check in with us if it’s postponed.

The Lucky Eagle Casino donated all

the paper products as well as some food,

chairs and tables. The Fisherman’s Fund

donated fish and other food.

Thanks go out to those who helped

prepare and cook the fish and fish heads

(Ray Secena, Shawn Ortivez, Dennis

Cayenne, John Shortman, Fred Shortman,

Barnaby Canales, Wakisa Wittwer, Robert

Cayenne, and Guy Youckton). Maynard

Starr caught and cooked eels (lamprey).

Nancy Romero and her sister, Gloria,

prepared the salads, fry bread, and desserts

with help from their family and Georgette

See SALMON, page 3

Chairman David Burnett, joined in an

enthusiastic wolf howl.

Kids were fidgeting during the lodge

tour. Everyone knew what they wanted

to do: get soaking wet in the water park.

Soon, that’s what they were doing:

hundreds of children, moms, dads and

grandparents, climbing stairs,

sliding, screaming, dodging

spouts of water

and jumping into

waves. It was a

great break

from the

freezing

cold

spring.

See

SOFT

OPENING

page 3

Tribal Days

fun-filled weekend.

Thirty teams showed up to “Play

Ball!” Divisions included Men’s Hardball,

Women’s Slow Pitch Softball and Coed

Slow Pitch Softball. On the basketball

court, there were games for the kids. Food

and craft booths were available in and

around the baseball fields.

since they were little children. One said, “I

look forward to renewing old friendships,

seeing my relatives from neighboring

tribes, reliving the game through family

members who are playing.”

Another said, “My earliest memory

of Tribal Days was the food, then it was

competing as I got older.” There were

also bittersweet memories of playing with

teammates and friends who had passed on.

But seeing the children and grandchildren

brought feelings of joy and pride.

Men’s Hardball

The First Pitch,

Lots of Memories

Never Forget the Pride,

the Fight to Win

Jesse Goddard, Tournament Director

Diana Pickernell, Scorekeeper

(continued from page 1):

Who couldn’t help but feel proud

The sound of the first pitch, the

to watch the determined players, those

announcers’ voices of Steve and Chubby,

in it to win for their team, their family,

the cheers of the crowd, the looks of

their tribe? All teams came to win the

determination on the players, your own

championship jackets, wanting the

adrenaline rush… Chehalis Tribal Days

bragging rights for the rest

had begun, and all was right

of the year. That’s why they

“We’re

here

for

with the world.

As Elders watched,

one reason: good, put on such a great show: an

in-your-face demonstration

memories were rekindled.

old-fashioned

Their eyes lit up as they

Indian baseball!” of the fire burning inside

them that drove them to push

remembered the old

- Ken Stevens

their bodies to their limits, to

days: baseball and other

go for the goal. We could see

competitions like the 100it

their

eyes.

Win or lose, each player

yard dash, the dry canoe races, the fat

gave their best. It was a wild ride for the

man races, the baseball throw, the bone

players and the spectators. We can hardly

games. “First we came for the food and

the socializing,” said one Elder. “Then we wait till next year’s.

And we will be back!

came to compete.”

Many Elders said they had been

coming to the tournament for many years,

Tournament Summary

When the final game of the tournament ended, there were awards handed out

to each division: 1st Place received championship jackets; 2nd Place received

pullover windbreakers; 3rd Place received sweatshirts, 4th Place received T-Shirts;

All Stars received Best Bat; and MVP received Best Glove.

1st Place – Little Boston 1

2nd Place – Little Boston Pistols

3rd Place – Willies

4th Place – Nisqually

Little Boston from Port Gamble S’Klallam won the men’s hardball

championship jackets. Little Miss Head Start, Kayley Trott, and Jr.

Miss, Madison Carter, kneel at the bottom right.

Women’s Slow Pitch Softball

Cheryl Starr, Tournament Director

Carla Thomas & Norma Daniels,

Scorekeepers

Andy Zaidy & Terry, Umpires

1st Place – All Nations

2nd Place – Taholah Lady Stars

3rd Place - Skokomish

4th Place – Muckleshoot

All Nations from the Chehalis Tribe, Muckleshoot, _____, and _____

won the women’s slow pitch softball championship.

Tribal Vice Chairman, Don Secena, was one of the volunteers who helped

cook at the Salmon Bake at the fish pit.

Volunteers Make

Tournament a Success!

This tournament couldn’t have been

possible without the hard work of many

people. So here’s a special thanks and

recognition to the rest of the volunteers:

•

Tournament Directors, Jessie Goddard and Cheryl Starr; scorekeepers, umpires, announcers, and the

grounds keepers.

Tony & Marla Medina did another

awesome job with the children’s

activities through-out the baseball

games adding to their Tribal Days

memories.

•

Co-Ed Slow Pitch Softball

Cheryl Starr, Tournament Director

Carla Thomas & Norma Daniels,

Scorekeepers

Andy Zaidy & Terry, Umpires

1st Place – All Nations

2nd Place – Lower Elwha

3rd Place – Taholah Stars

4th Place – Muckleshoot

Don Secena for prepared the fish

for our annual fish plates that were

available at the fish pit.

Shawn Ortivez & Robert Cayenne

prepared the clams & oysters.

The salmon, clams, and oyster plates sell

out quickly, so next year, remember to

check in at the fish pit to see when they’ll

be done. Other volunteers at the fish pit

were: Guy Youckton, Roberta Youckton,

Leslie Boyd, Pai-nui Carter, Norma

Daniels, Mary Secena.

Chehalis Canoe Club

Tribal Journey 2008-Paddle to QUW’UTSUN (Cowichan Bay, BC)

July 14...............Squaxin Island Hosting

July 15...............Arrive at Nisqually

July 16...............Arrive at Puyallup

July 17...............Arrive at Muckleshoot – 2 days

July 19...............Arrive in Suquamish

July 20...............Arrive in Port Gamble S’Klallam

July 21...............Arrive in Port Townsend

July 22...............Arrive in Jamestown

July 23...............Arrive in Elwah – 2 days

July 25...............Arrive in Songuees

July 26...............Arrive in Tsaout (E Saanich)

July 27...............Arrive in Tsartlip (W Saanich)

July 28...............Arrive in Cowichan

August 1............Final Day of Potlatch protocol

August 2............Rehearsal day for Indigenous games

August 3............Opening Ceremonies and Cowichan will do their

protocol and giveaway

You’ll need the following to enter and exit B.C.: drivers license, original

birth certificate, Proof of Residence, or tribal ID. Questions, contact

Sylvia Cayenne at 360.273.5911 or sylvia@chehalistribe.org.

All Nations from the Chehalis Tribe, Muckleshoot, _____, and _____

won the co-ed’s slow pitch softball championship.

Chehalis

Tribal

Newsletter

420 Howanut Road

Oakville, WA 98568

360.273.5911 (office)

360.273.5914 (fax)

newsletter@chehalistribe.org

Business Committee

David Burnett, Chairman

Don Secena, Vice Chairman

Joyleen McCrory, Secretary

Jesse Goddard, Treasurer

John Shortman, 5th Council Member

Chehalis Tribal Newsletter Staff:

Fred Shortman, Communication Coordinator

Articles and opinions expressed in

this publication are not necessarily the

opinions of this publication or the Tribal

Council.

The Chehalis Tribal Newsletter

encourages Tribal Members to submit

letters, articles, photographs, and

drawings to be considered for publication.

These are subject to editing.

Contributing writers, artists, and

photographers include Chehalis Tribal

community members and staff.

Submission Deadline: 6th of each month

The Confederated Tribes of

the Chehalis Reservation...

“People of the sands”

Salmon

(continued from page 1):

Wells. We would like to thank them for

their food contribution. The Youth Council

was critical in the setup of the food and

cleanup. Thank you to Marie Bird and

Bones who performed the opening prayers

blessing the event.

This year we rented and put up an

awning for the Elders, and it worked well

to shade them from the hot sun as it was

a beautiful sunny day. We are hoping that

next year’s run of Spring Chinook will be

stronger and will allow a commercial and

subsistence fishing season.

If you wish to learn about the

ceremony, come join us. This is our

culture. Let’s continue it. Don’t forget this

ceremony is for the salmon -- it is key to

a plentiful and safe harvest. Thanks for

attending and see you next year.

Soft Opening

(continued from page 1):

It was a great opportunity to be healthy: to

run, swim, jump (for hours), and to have

some good, clean, fun, family time.

Here is what Tribal Members had to

say:

Helen Sanders, Tribal Elder

“It’s big and nice. I just live two miles

down the road. You look at it from outside

and it’s huge, but from the inside, it’s even

more impressive. We seniors are excited

about it.”

Janice Latch, Tribal Elder

“Awesome! I feel so proud. I’m busting

with pride. I think all of us are! This is

ours!”

Ida Roseander, Tribal Elder

“It’s beautiful. It will provide jobs for a lot

of people. I’m really happy about it. Ten

years ago, I couldn’t have imagined this.

It would have been a dream that could not

be done.”

Robert Wertz

Along with honoring the salmon, we honor the Elders by inviting them to

be first in line. The smell of salmon cooked over an open fire filled the air.

More gaming space, “open sky” ceiling,

and three-story admin building at the

Lucky Eagle Casino

To meet its growing customer needs,

the Lucky Eagle Casino is adding 19,140

square feet to the existing casino’s gaming

floor. This will allow for an additional

134 new slot machines, bringing the total

number of slot machines to 785. The

expansion is designed to allow the casino

to grow up to the present legal limit of 975

games.

The new non-smoking gaming area

will provide our guests direct access

to a cashier cage and a non-smoking

environment with a separate outside

entrance.

The new area will feature a cityscape

theme including higher ceilings with a

finish that will give our customers a sense

of being under the open sky; interesting

floor and wall treatments, and eyecatching signage throughout the gaming

floor.

A new state-of-the-art air ventilation

system is being installed to provide

our customers and associates with a

comfortable environment for work and

fun.

A three-story, 20,000 square foot

administrative building will replace the

long used “modular” offices. The new

office building is located at the southeast

end of the casino and will allow the many

departments to work under one roof

thus streamlining communication and

coordination efforts.

Liz Jones

“I work here and I love my job. The

employees are fun. There’s a lot of

good energy. It’s better than working at

Disneyland. My 9-month-old son will

come here. It will help him be even more

active.”

Rodney Youckton

“I think it’s great for the tribe to expand,

to create another enterprise and make

different investments.”

Natalie Pickernell, age 16

“My high school friends are envious!”

Enrique Lopez

“It gives our son Jordan a chance to be

active in the winter. He gets a chance to

run around and use his energy. Outside it’s

gloomy. But inside it’s like summertime.”

Shayla Seymour

“I’m proud, but I’ve always been proud to

be a Chehalis member.”

Kamryn Coillard, age 6

“It’s bigger and better than I thought.

I want to come here once a week. It makes

me feel happy.”

“This is a gift of prosperity from the

Chehalis people to the community. It will

create more jobs and help stabilize the

local economy.”

Lisa Powell

June Jones

“It’s made us a major player in southern

Thurston County. With that comes

responsibility. We are operating clean

enterprises. We are providing jobs.

I don’t see this as the end. We can keep

developing enterprises because of the

tremendous growth potential in southern

Thurston County.”

“It’s great, just like its name! I’m proud of

my people who worked so hard to make

it happen. I’m so glad it’s for families.

I’m so happy because it’s something we

created for kids.”

Gerald Jake Jones (Port Gamble

S’Klallam)

“It’s really awesome. Every tribe should

have one of these. I want Port Gamble to

build one of these in the next few years,

before I’m too old to swim!”

Kathy Pickernell

“It will give our youth something to do,

to have good, family fun. I remember

we used to go to the river and inner tube.

These tubes reminded me of that.”

“Seeing my grandkids so happy, it makes

me happy!”

David Youckton

Mel Youckton, Tribal Elder

“I remember when we had a hard

time making payroll, when we had 15

employees and many budget restraints.

I used to worry. Now, I don’t worry.

This is beyond outstanding! This makes

our Chehalis people proud. But we still

must be careful. We need to continue to

remember our relatives, our heritage and

where we came from.”

Dan Gleason, Tribal Elder, said, “We didn’t have anything like this when

we were young. We didn’t even have electricity! I remember doing the

blessing at the ground breaking ceremony. It was hard to image. It was

like having a good dream.”

Explaining Great Wolf Lodge

The new casino addition will be open to the public in mid-to-late July

2008. Case and detail work will continue through September. The

administrative building will be ready for occupancy in September.

The Tribe donated $10,000 to the Ronald McDonald House on May 24,

2008. The Foot Patrol is seen in the background and Joyleen McCrory

handing the check to Kaarin Stowell, Operations Manager with Ronald

McDonald House.

Passes and Discounts

NON-GUEST PASSES

Four times each year, every adult (21

and older) Tribal Member will be invited

to purchase passes to the water park for

a discounted fee, without having to be an

overnight guest of the Great Wolf Lodge.

Each time, the tribal member will be able

to purchase up to six non-overnight-guest

passes to enjoy the water park for one day.

The price for the non-guest passes

will initially be $10, and will be subject to

future adjustments.

The Tribal Member may obtain a

“coupon” from the Tribe, which will be

issued in their name. Upon presenting

the coupon at the Great Wolf Lodge, the

Tribal Member will be required to show

identification, and only the person who is

named on the coupon will be eligible to

purchase the non-guest passes.

The total number of non-guest passes

sold on any given day is subject to control

of the Great Wolf Lodge, and may vary

daily, based upon the number of registered

guests at the time. If the lodge is full on

a date that is not blacked out, the Tribal

Center will be notified.

DISCOUNT ROOM RATES

Tribal members will be entitled to

purchase one guest room at a time at the

same rate as the “Friends and Family” of

the Great Wolf Lodge employees. Nonguest passes and guest room nights will

be subject to certain “black-out” dates. A

list of dates will be provided at the Tribal

Center, or may be obtained from the Great

Wolf Lodge.

Tribal Members may obtain a form

from the Tribal Center, or one can be sent

electronically via email. The completed

form will be submitted to the Great Wolf

Lodge contact identified on the form.

The form must allow for at least two

weeks notice to schedule the stay, and a

confirmation number will be sent back to

the requester. Loud parties or significant

room damage suspends this privilege.

Contact Chris Ortivez, Enrollment

Clerk, 360.273.5911 or cortivez@

chehalistribe.org, or any of the members

of the Business Committee for more

information about non-guest passes and

discount room rates.

Honoring Our Elders:

Evelyn Penn

How She Became a

Basket

Weaver

Evelyn Penn’s grandma, Hariette

Pete, who was married to Frank Pete,

showed her how to weave. She remembers

watching her on the porch working her

material. “I was amazed at how gentle and

patient she was while making her baskets,

how much she put herself into her work,’

said Evelyn.

She first learned how to bead from her

sister-in-law, Judy Penn, who was married

to Wesley Penn. They made different

items to sell and give away as was needed

for extra spending money.

Her interest in weaving started in

2001, after her mom past away. She

started working with cattail and raffia, but

was only able to start the bottom coil of a

basket. Evelyn said, “I couldn’t remember

how to do the rest, and tried to rely on

what I remembered while watching my

grandma.”

She was invited by Henrietta Boyd,

who was the Elders Coordinator at the

time, to attend basket weaving classes

held at the Elders Center. The class was

being sponsored by the Chehalis Tribal

Heritage Committee. Evelyn was excited

and signed up immediately. This class

taught her how to work with cedar. Their

first assignment was to make a little cedar

basket. It was a four-hour class taught by

Linda _____. Evelyn said proudly, “I was

able to complete my first basket on the

Kindergarten

Here We Come!!

By Tracy Mitchell

The Chehalis Tribal Head Start

graduation took place on April 29, 2008

at the Lucky Eagle Casino. We had 29

students advancing to Kindergarten this

year. The children wore red and black caps

and gowns and proudly marched up the

aisle and onto the stage to receive their

diplomas.

Many hours of planning and fund

raising efforts went into this year’s event

and it definitely paid off! A special thank

you goes out to the parents and family

members who donated their time and

talent to ensure that the children’s Head

Start graduation would be remembered for

years to come. We would also like to thank

all of the tribal employees and community

members that supported the Head Start

program by buying raffle tickets and

baked goods.

The Lucky Eagle Casino graciously

donated the use of the Bingo Hall and also

provided dinner after the ceremony. The

Head Start program is very grateful for all

of the support we receive from them every

year. They are a very important part of our

program. Numerous businesses donated

thousands of dollars of merchandise for

our raffles. We are very appreciative of

their generosity. Graduation is a very

special part of the Head Start experience

and we couldn’t do it every year without

all of the support from the community.

first day. After finishing, I wanted to start

another basket. I was told by Linda that I

had ‘The Gift’ of working with cedar.”

There were about 15 people who

participated in the class. “I felt really

connected to working with cedar, because

while working on my basket, I found

myself being very focused on my work,”

said Evelyn.

She later learned how to gather

materials from Yvonne Peterson who was

contracted to teach classes at the time.

Yvonne show us how to gather sweet

grass, cattail, cedar bark, cedar and birch

root.

Since the class, Evelyn has completed

thirty-two cedar hats. She said, “In giving

my first hat away, I’m following the

tradition that my dad taught to me. So, I

continue to honor that tradition and pass it

on to those who wish to listen. Sometimes

as we grow up, things touch us and we

become connected to them through our

life. We may not understand them until we

are able to hear what they are saying to us.

My mom used to tell me what they meant,

but I failed to receive the whole message.

The message continued to try and reach

out to me, but still I couldn’t understand it.

When I finished the first basket, I finally

understood the message that was reaching

out to me -- become a basket weaver!”

“I do remember that day, when it

came all together. Now, I dedicate myself

to continue to learn and teach what was

shared with me-understanding, as a basket

weaver, that it’s not until you hold the

material in your hands, do you know what

will become of it. I learned to not work the

material while you are upset or angry and

to take pride in your work. That’s how I

became a basket and hat weaver.”

Chehalis Tribal Member, Evelyn Penn,

is 57 years old and comes from a family

of nine. She has five brothers and three

sisters. She is the oldest daughter of Ruth

Pete and Morris Penn. She graduated

from Olympia High School in 1970.

She volunteered at the Chehalis Tribal

Head Start Program while her daughter

was attending. She has worked different

positions in Head Start and received her

Teachers Certificate. She also received

her BA in Native American Studies at the

Evergreen State College. She has eight

children, ages 16-37; six girls, two boys

and nine grand-children with one more

on the way. Her hobbies are weaving,

beading and making regalia for her

children. Evelyn is presently working on

her first sweet grass and raffia hat.

Over 50 Join Cancer Walk

The Chehalis

Tribe held its first

annual Cancer Walk

on May 25. All the

proceeds went to

cancer prevention.

Fifty-two people

walked 5K for this

worthwhile cause.

Great job everyone

who walked, and

yes, Lucille Back

completed it too!

Thank you to

those who donated

family pictures for

the memorial, the

people who donated

money or purchased

T-shirts, and those

who walked. A special

thanks to Joyleen

and Vernon McCrory

who dedicated their

time and effort

in making this a

successful memory.

This was a touching

The first annual Cancer Walk raised $700 for cancer

and memorable

victims. A memorial was created of pictures of

experience.

cancer survivors, as well as those who lost the fight.

Clinic Wins Best

Parade Float Award

By Misty Hill

Front: Zachary Woosley, Shayna Pickernell, James Jimenez, Samantha

Moceri, Aaron Esquivel, Shelby Petty, Chyler Daniels, Jimena Gomez,

Hunter Ortivez, Middle: Mira Rainbolt, Tres Meddaugh, Allie Fair, Mykale

Atkins, Lizbeth Mendez, Jonathan Knittle, Emily Holmes-Pickernell,

Zachary Sauer, Tanya Sanchez, Kalob Spann, Destiny Ziady, Top:Teacher

Tracy, Andrea Greiner, Joshua Hubbard, Caelen Christensen, Johnny

Secena, Owen Harner, Julian Garcia, Aaron Jones, Jacob Ristvet,

Elizabeth Phelps, Teacher Marilynn

Talkin’ Trash

By Glen Connelly

Free Trash

Services

There are two

ways to get rid of

trash: 1) put your

trash cans and

recycling bins out

on the curb and

have them picked

up by LeMay, and;

2) use the 40-yard Tribal dumpster located

on the old Hamilton Farm on Howanut

Road. Both options are free. Please do

not burn garbage, furniture, construction

debris or cardboard. (EPA restrictions

do not allow this kind of burning.) And,

please do not dump garbage alongside any

road.

Here are some garbage disposal tips:

- Use your regular LeMay garbage

pick-up service for everyday trash.

- Do not put hazardous chemicals

(paint, batteries, motor oil) in your

curbside bins, or in the dumpster (take

them to transfer stations in Lacey or

Centralia).

- Use the dumpster for any extra trash,

or large items like furniture or mattresses.

Do not overfill the dumpster (LeMay will

not remove it if the lid doesn’t close).

Handling Fireworks and

Cardboard

Fireworks season is already here!

Please do not throw away unspent

fireworks. Put spent tubes and other

wrappers in plastic garbage bags, then

throw away. We are working on a

recycling plan for all those cardboard

boxes that come from the fireworks.

When the cardboard recycling bins

arrive, please remember:

- Flatten the cardboard boxes before

putting in bins.

- Use bins for cardboard only.

- Only put flattened cardboard in bins

(no paper, no spent fireworks tubes, no

Styrofoam, no plastic strapping).

Any questions about solid waste

can be directed to Glen Connelly,

Environmental Program Specialist in the

Department of Natural Resources at 8581554 or gconnelly@chehalistribe.org.

The 5th Annual Literacy Parade,