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CHEHALIS

TRIBAL

NEWSLETTER

Honoring

Elders:

Ida

Rosander

 She loves to plant

both vegetable and

flower gardens, 3

 “People of the Sands” 

Youth Encouraged to Become Weavers

at Conference Held at Ocean Shores

 Youth, adults and Elders attend Basket Weavers Conference

to share and learn different weaving styles, 2

Many Show

Respects to

Veterans

Artists Wanted for

Next Year’s Calendar

The 2009 Chehalis Tribal Calendar “K’ah

tuK’ee Tachee” is now available. Calendars

can be purchased at the End of the Trail

II, and the Lucky Eagle Casino. You can

also purchase them at the Enterprise Office

located across from the EOT II on Anderson

Road. The cost is $20, and all proceeds will

provide funding for next year’s calendar.

If you remember reading about the Arts

and Economic Development Initiative in

the August newsletter, our goal is to find

emerging artists and provide exposure and

opportunity at no cost to the artist.

We need twelve more artists for next

year’s calendar. Some of the artists in this

year’s calendar had no coastal Salish art

experience and you can see how it turned

out. Peter Boone will be again providing

his expert tutelage, assisting artists in

learning the coastal Salish art style.

There are talented artists out there

waiting to be discovered. If you are

interested, please contact Janet Chapman,

Project Manager, at 360-273-6664.

Art Teachers Needed

The Chehalis Tribal Cultural Program is

looking for community artists to teach

traditional art classes for the holidays.

Classes can range from basket weaving,

bead work, carving, drum making, and hand

crafted projects.

If you are interest in teaching a class

to community members, please submit a

project plan, and a bid to the Heritage and

Culture Program at the Resource Center.

Space is limited, so sign up at the front

desk of the Tribal Center. For additional

information contact Dianne Devlin or Elaine

McCloud at 360-273-5911 Ext. 1621.

Native Voters ROCK!

Congratulations to everyone who worked

hard on getting so many people to register

to vote in this year’s presidential election.

The Native vote greatly helped make it a

historical day. Awesome effort!

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CHEHALIS TRIBAL NEWSLETTER

is a publication of the Confederated Tribes

of the Chehalis Reservation.

By Fred Shortman, Editor

Election Committee Members Harry Pickernell Sr. (left) and Lucy Hill sign

people in as they arrive to vote for members of the Business Committee.

Tribal Election Draws

Largest Voting Turnout

By Fred Shortman, Editor

At the Annual Meeting on Saturday,

September 8, excitement was in the

air awaiting the results of the Business

Committee elections. It was the largest

voting turnout ever recorded in tribal

history with 338 tribal members. 239 tribal

members crowded the Youth Center and

listened to Enterprise Directors and General

Managers present their reports regarding our

tribal investments.

Polls opened at 8 am and the annual

meeting started at 10 am and lasted until 7

pm. Our Events Coordinator had the casino

provided lunch and dinner.

The Elders held a delicious bake sale

and a fifty-fifty raffle during the meeting.

Congratulations to Dianne Devlin for

winning the jackpot.

Enterprise Report

David Youckton, Enterprise Director,

discussed the hotel, Saxas, and the Chehalis

Tribal Construction Company

The first Chehalis Tribal 2009 Calendars

were given out. They were very impressive

and all the proceeds from selling the

calendars will go to next year’s calendars. .

Tom Pool, Marketing Director, Great

Wolf Lodge, gave a report on the primary

market. They are working on expanding to

a secondary market in Yakima and Spokane.

Their unique approach is targeting families,

since this is the only Great Wolf Lodge in

Washington and it is a great experience for

families to gather and have fun. Strengths

are the employees who make it such a

successful experience. It’s really great

seeing the families smiling and enjoying the

Great Wolf experience.

Lucky Eagle Casino Report

John Setterstrom, General Manager gave

a report on the Lucky Eagle Casino. It was

a great power point presentation on past year

See Annual Meeting, page 4

Veterans Day originally was original

named Armistice Day back n 1938 to

honor the WWII veterans. Citizens felt

that all the veterans of all the wars should

be recognized. In 1954 Congress changed

the name from Armistice Day to Veterans

Day. In America, the holiday is celebrated

for approximate 2.9 million US veterans

with parades and ceremonies throughout the

country.

On November 12, the 7th Annual Veterans

Appreciation Day Dinner was held at the

Lucky Eagle Casino Events Center. It was

an awesome turnout honoring all the veteran

with over 500 people showing up. The

theme for this annual event was MIA-POW.

Each speaker was given a gift of a coastal

Salish sash and a Pendleton blanket. The

featured speaker was Tom Cat Nelson who

was a POW in WWII. He was a POW in

Japan as well as survivor of the invasion of

Pearl Harbor.

Another featured speaker was

Christopher Seymor who was in Iraq for

two terms. He is married to a Chehalis

tribal member, Shayla (Youckton).

He spoke about his experiences and

remembered receiving care packages

sent to him and his platoon. He said it is

amazing what hard candy and a football

can do to make 100 plus troops happy.

Rick Spence delivered a nice speech on his

life experience and coping with life after his

time in the services.

Joe Begay, Navajo, who was in the

Special Forces, talked about his life

experiences and education, and how he was

selected to be an actor in the movies. He

never talked about his time in the service

until his daughter found a picture of him

in his uniform. As a Native American he’s

proud to have served his country. This was

something special for all of those veterans

who attended. The Intertribal Warrior

Society started the event by bringing in

the flag. This volunteer group has two

See Veterans, page 4

Dynamic Speakers Talk About Traditions,

Responsibilities and Diabetes Wellness

By Pat Odiorne, Diabetes Program Director and Fred Shortman, Editor

About 140 adults and youth attended the

community wellness dinner at the Lucky

Eagle Casino held on Tuesday, October

21, 2008. The Wellness Center, through

SDPI Diabetes Prevention Program, and

the Chehalis Youth Program sponsored this

event. Keynote speakers were Barbara Mora

and Chance Rush.

The two dynamic guest speakers, Chance

“Cloud Boy” Rush and Barbara Mora,

gave some inspirational messages. Barbara

Mora (Paiute/Dine) is a traditional artist and

author of Using Our Wit and Wisdom to Live

Well with Diabetes.

Chance Rush opened the evening by

sharing his belief that wellness is powerful

medicine. He started off by saying, “Our

Native people are dying, either by diabetes

or suicide! We need to do our part in

stopping these tragedies!”

He continued by saying, “There is a

saying that our youth are our future. That’s

she has come to use her traditional beliefs

wrong, They’re not our future. They’re right and practices to live well with diabetes.

now! Parents, talk with your children about When asked why she does this, she said,

their problems. Have ownership of who

“I was tired of watching three generations

you are, and share with them the important

dying from diabetes. My family told us

things.”

See Dynamic Speakers, page 4

Barbara Mora shared her life story, and

her personal experience with

type 2 diabetes. She is a

quiet and very sincere

individual. She reminds

you of someone who talks

in a whisper, and to hear

them, you need to move a

little closer to listen to what

they’re saying.

Barbara was

diagnosed with

diabetes twelve

years ago.

Barbara Mora and Chance “Cloud Boy” Rush inspired tribal

Since that time,

members to be healthy and contribute to the community.

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Many Generations Learn Basket Weaving at NNABA Conference

Elders are happy

to share, and youth

are eager to learn

traditional weaving

for our tribe to host next year’s 2009

NNABA conference at the Great Wolf

Lodge, and was readily accepted by those

attending. Another special note at the

conference was that Marie Griswold,

Chehalis Tribal Elder, was accepted to the

newly created second seat on the NNABA

Board. The other tribal member already on

the NNABA board is Master Weaver Cindy

Andy.

Special thanks go to Joyleen McCrory,

and Francine Pickernell for helping with

the massive amounts of pre-registration

forms, membership forms, travel costs

and hotel accommodations needed

for the tribal members attending the

conference. Additional thanks goes to

Christina Hicks for helping us hand out

badges at the pre-registration table that the

Heritage and Culture Program set up outside

the conference to serve the Chehalis tribal

families attending the workshops.



By Dianne Devlin, Cultural Coordinator

On October 2-5, thirty-seven Chehalis

tribal families attended the 14th Annual

Northwest Native American Basket

Association (NNABA) convention hosted at

Ocean Shores Quinault Casino.

NNABA was founded in 1996 and

provides opportunities for weavers to study

basketry and showcase their work. Basketry

also provides a healthy social, cultural,

spiritual, and economic environment for

indigenous basketry. NNABA works

to ensure access to traditional cultural

resources, gathering sites, educates Native

Americans, and the general public of the

artistry, practices, and concerns of basketry.

The organization also provides opportunities

for Native youth to learn and creates markets

that allow weavers to increase their income

and artistry in basketry.

Our traditions are maintained in a cultural

and spiritual environment for all weavers

to enjoy and carried on with respect for our

Elders, and for Mother Earth.

Basket weaving is one of the most

important cultural artistic expressions

of Native Americans. Despite pressures

to abandon our heritage, it remains an

integral and important element of tribal

identity. Through the persistence and

patience of a few Elders and other teachers

across the region, the art is being preserved.

Friday, October 3, kicked off the weaver

classes. Wall-to-wall tables were set up

in the casino’s banquet hall to serve the

participants. Various types of weaving

classes, from beginner to master classes,

were offered. Tables with floating balloons

attached to them signaled that “Youth

Weaver Classes” were being offered.

Quinault had received a grant asissting tribal

youth to receive free classes for the first day

of the conference. Our youth were excited

to work with teachers who shared their many

Sasha Starr helps her daughter, Alexis (age 2), make a basket while her

cousin, Gordon Klatush (age 14, foreground), works on his basket.

“Our ancestors believed that the

weaving techniques.

Elaine McCloud, Heritage Coordinator, and

cedar tree was one of our spiritual

The newly-hired Cultural Coordinator,

Dan Penn, Language Coordinator, presented

Dianne Devlin, and Heritage Coordinator,

Elders who blessed us with this

NNABA with $5,000 contribution check

Elaine McCloud, dedicated their time

unique art of basketry. We have lost

from the tribe in support of NNABA’s

insuring everyone attending the conference

much of our Native art. To me, it is

long-standing cultural preservation efforts

was taken care of, from pre-registration, to

as if our art of basketry once died

of Native

having a place to stay. The Chehalis Tribe’s

and now has come to life again. It is

basket weavers.

Heritage, and Culture Programs are proud

the rejuvenation of our identity, the

A proposal

to have had one of the best representations

was submitted

reawakening of our great heritage.”

of youth weavers, beginning weavers and

by Cheryle Starr,

Founding Board Member and Master Basket

experienced weavers at the conference, with

Chehalis Tribe

weaver, Nettie Jackson

57 adults and 55 children attending. Nancy

Events

Romero, Elder’s Coordinator, took 35 Elders

Coordinator,

to the weaving conference. Yvonne Peterson

and Katherine Barr were featured weavers at

the conference.

Adults attending the weavers gathering

agreed to donate one handmade item to the

Heritage and Culture Program in exchange

for being sponsored by our program. Please

remember to get those donated items back to

us soon and maintain your eligibility for the

next NNABA Conference.

The following evening, a banquet was

held for NNABA members. At the dinner

NNABA business was presented to its

members. The Chehalis Tribe, represented

Featured Weaver and Elder Katherine Barr, Elder Cindy Andy and

by Dianne Devlin, Cultural Coordinator,

Katherine’s son Wayne Barr and wife Maria Barr, share basket making skills.

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Health at Annual Tribal Fair

By Cindy Gamble, Health Services Director

The recent Health Fair held at the Lucky

Eagle Casino Event Center was a great

success with over 200 people participating.

There were over 43 vendors providing

information ranging from language and

culture, to face painting, dental hygiene, and

checking blood sugar and blood fat.

The Diabetes Prevention Program

conducted 48 blood sugar tests with a finger

stick, and the CTWC staff had over 30

participants who had their blood fats tested.

Participants learned what their cholesterol,

HDL, LDL, and triglyceride levels were.

We had a fabulous lunch catered by

the Lucky Eagle Casino. Jana Peters was

in charge of that and did a wonderful job

of organizing the lunch and setting up the

entire event with the tables and chairs.

Masi! Thank you Jana!

The health fair planning committee was

made up of Cheryle Starr, Cindy Gamble

and Orinda Goddard. Orinda shouldered

the majority of the organization. She did

an excellent job of ensuring that the entire

health fair ran smoothly. Masi! Thank you

Orinda!

Thank you to the Chehalis Tribal Health

Center and other tribal employees who

supported the health fair by participating

as vendors and/or as participants. We could

not have done it without you! We want

to especially thank all of our community

members who took time to come and visit

the health fair. This fair is all about you, and

we are so glad you attended. Masi! See you

next year.

Thanksgiving - November 27

Santa’s Arrival and Tree Lighting November 29 Sanda and 4 elves will be

skydiving into the south end dirt parking

lot - 2 pm. 2:30 to 5:00 Santa will be

greeting guests until lighting of the tree.

Great Winter Escape and Santa Visits

6 pm - 8 pm in the Grand Lobby on

December 5, 6 12,13, 19 21,22, and 23.

Music Performances, Decenber 5

Chehalis Girl Scout Carolers, 6:30 pm 7:30 pm

Toledo High School Musical performane

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Chehalis

Tribal

Newsletter

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Burglary

Reminds Us

to Stay Alert

By Fred Shortman, Editor

The Chehalis Tribe and our community

member will not tolerate vandalism, drugs,

and other crimes. We need to stay alert and

report any and all suspicious behavior.

On October 2 at 3:35 am the EOT II

was burglarized. A series of crash and grab

thefts have occurred in the surrounding areas

and our store was one of them. The stolen

vehicle used in the theft was located later

in the day by law enforcement agencies.

It could have been worse, if it wasn’t for

someone disrupting the burglary. The cost

of replacing the doors was more than what

was stolen from the store. Cement blocks

were placed in front preventing someone

from using the same method until the new

posts are put in.

These senseless acts hurt everyone, so if

you hear anything about it, please contact

law enforcement for any tips. Contact law

enforcement 360-273-7501, or call 911.

Business Committee

David Burnett, Chairman

Don Secena, Vice Chairman

Jessie Goddard, Treasurer

Cheryle Starr, Secretary NEW

Dan Gleason Sr, 5th Council Member NEW

Chehalis Tribal Newsletter Staff:

Fred Shortman, Communications Coordinator

Articles and opinions expressed in this

publication are not necessarily the opinions

of this publication or the Chehalis Tribal

Business Committee.

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.

Clinic Nurse CJ Morgan tests Chehalis tribal community member Jerry

Sloppy’s blood sugar during the Health Fair put on by the Clinic.

Submission deadline: 6th of each month

Printed: First week of each month

The Confederated Tribes of

the Chehalis Reservation...

“People of the Sands”

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Honoring our Elders:

Ida Marie Rosander

“...She loves it when the grand

children make time to visit her.”

Ida Marie Rosander, 85, Parents Stephen Jack-Johanna Comenoute; Grandparents, George Jack

and Lucy Heck; Annie Charley and Amos Comenoute; 1 sister, 3 daughters, and 6 grandchildren.

Ida was married three times: first husband was Clyde Calvin Beckwith; second marriage was to

Lyle Secena; and the third lasted 50 years to Leonard Rosander who passed away in 2003.

Ida Rosander grew up on the Chehalis

Reservation in her parent’s house on

Howanut near Anderson Road. Howanut

Road wasn’t the official name back

then—it was known by a route number.

She remembers helping prepare the family

dinners. They had some big feasts.

Her best friends were Pearl Sanders

and Irene Secena. They would hang out

at the Sanders house that was located

between what is now Purcell’s and

Hamilton’s on Howanut Road. There’s a

gravel road still there that goes to the river.

Ida and her friends enjoyed each

other’s company and did everything

together. They rode horses on the

property. They joined the Oakville 4-H

Club while in school, where they learned

how to embroider. They also played

softball in the field at Pearl’s house. It was

decided to let her run the bases, because

she wasn’t a very good hitter. They

learned how to weave baskets, but Ida

said hers were not up to her standards, so

she gave it up. Presently, she’s starting

up again, and her skills as a weaver are

improving.

After the reservation boarding school

was closed down, they had to attend

Oakville public schools. She remembers

Hattie Hayden (Pikutark) telling her

stories about when the Indians first

attended school there, they were called

names and weren’t treated very nice. She

commented, “They must have gotten used

to the Indians when I finally started going,

because I can’t remember it being as bad as

she had told me.”

As Ida was growing up, the tribal

meetings were held in an old school

house. She remembers it never getting

very warm during the winter months,

because of the broken windows. They

were held monthly on the first Tuesdays of

the month. Following the potlatch dinner

style, everyone attending the meeting was

encouraged to bring a dish to be shared.

Ida was married three times throughout

her life. The first was to Clyde Calvin

Beckwith, and she had one daughter with

him. Her second marriage to Lyle Secena

didn’t last very long. Her third marriage

was to Leonard Rosander, which lasted for

50 years before he passed away in April

2003. She had two daughters with Leonard

who have since passed away.

Ida and Leonard had a home on

Howanut Road and in Taholah. It is no

longer there, having been destroyed by a fire

awhile ago.

She remembers when they decided

to build a new home on Howanut Road.

Clarence Youckton asked what they were

going to do with the old house. They

were taking a road trip to visit family in

California, and told Clarence that if he could

move it before they returned he could have

it. He was able to drag it over to where

Ida enjoyed attending the NNABA

Conference at the Quinault Beach Resort

in Ocean Shores in October 2008.

David Youckton lives now.

Early in her marriage, Ida enjoyed going

to Taholah with her husband Leonard to fish

and dig clams. She remembers that Leonard

would go out and fish for blue back and

together they would dig razor clams. She

would clean clams that they dug that day.

Other clam diggers would see her cleaning

and ask if she would clean their clams.

Always willing to lend a hand, she agreed to

help.

She wasn’t just good at cleaning clams

though. She could also shoot a gun. While

driving on Howanut Road, she saw a deer

standing alongside the road by the sharp

corner near Black River Bridge. Being

hungry for venison, she hurried home to get

her gun. It was a bolt action single shot .22.

Leonard thought she was joking, and said

something like, “You’re not really going to

shoot that deer are you?

She replied, “Yes I am!” When they

returned to where they saw the spike. She

took aim, waited for the deer to turn slightly,

and shot him right between the eyes. It

went down, but she could tell it wasn’t dead.

She yelled at Leonard to give her another

shell. He wasn’t moving fast enough, so

she grabbed a fence post lying nearby and

smacked the deer across the head. Leonard

finished it off with his knife. He then

dressed it out and they took it home to finish

processing it. It was one of the tastiest

venison dinners she ever prepared.

She and Leonard loved planting

vegetable gardens. She liked using starter

plants for her side of the vegetable garden.

Leonard like to use seeds on his side of the

garden. When harvesting time came, they

worked together canning the produce. She

loved planting flower gardens. Dahlias

were one of her favorite flowers. She said,

“But you need to get the bulbs out before

the first frost. This allows you to replant

them the following spring.”

Out of necessity, Ida brought in an

income to assist taking care of her family.

In her younger years, she worked for the

Land Management Division of the BIA.

She qualified for the position because she

could type and take short hand.

She worked with Leonard for fifteen

years delivering the senior meals for the

Lewis County Senior Center. She laughs

as reminisces about it saying, “Leonard

did the heavy work handing out the meals,

while I enjoyed visiting the seniors and

collecting the money. We made a great

team!” She presently is working at the

Lucky Eagle Casino in the Marketing

Department. She says it’s not that

glamorous, but it keeps her busy.

When asked what she feels about the

changes the tribe is making. She replied,

“I’m happy with the direction the tribe is

going. It looks like it will keep getting

better.”

Tribal Staff Profiles: Heritage and Cultural Coordinators

position into three

My name is Elaine

positions. Originally,

McCloud. I am

one individual was

the tribe’s Heritage

employed to handle

Coordinator. My

language, culture and

parents were Hattie

heritage. Now more can

(Hayden) and Bennie

be accomplished in each

Pikutark. I am married

individual category.

to Jack McCloud and

We have passed out a

have four sons: Kevin,

survey on family trees to

Greg, Stephan and Rikki

individuals who attended

Sutterlict. I have 15

the NNABA conference.

grandchildren and three

If you received one and

great-grandchildren.

Elaine McCloud

I am very excited

have finished it, please

Heritage Coordinator

to be employed in

contact our office. We

this position. My

are collecting pictures

position involves duties that might fall

that you might have that depict tribal

under those of a historian. I will be

history. We will be happy to scan any

working with historical, biographical

and all you would like to share.

and photographic material regarding the

My office is in the old dental

tribe’s culture and history.

office, and my phone number is 709I commend those individuals

1621.

who had the wisdom to separate one

My name is Dianne

must never forget our

Devlin; I am the new

traditional ways and to be

Cultural Coordinator.

proud of who we are.

My grandmother was

I will be working with

Gertie Parson; my

Native artisans from this

mother was one of six

community and Salish

sisters from the Benn

communities around

family line. I have

the area to preserve and

eight brothers and three

mentor our traditions. I

sisters. Most of my

will also be working with

family lives off the

Dan Penn on cultural

reservation, except my

classes for the Language

Sister Sally Pikutark and

Program and Elaine

Dianne Devlin

Terry Devlin. I have two

Cultural Coordinator McCloud on cultural

grown children, Lance,

classes for the Heritage

and Stefanie and one

Program. I am very proud

grandson, Tyson.

to be a part of a great program and

I grew up here and watched the many working with good people.

changes our tribe has gone through to

The Heritage, Culture and Language

make our dreams come true and make

Programs are located in the old dental

a better way for our children. In doing

office. Stop by or contact by 709-1621.

so, we have always known that we

In October 200, more than 50 Elders traveled to Maui, Hawaii for vacation. This is the Chehalis group enjoying a lua at the Royal Luhana Resort.

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Dynamic Speakers

(continued from page 1)

Chance “Cloud Boy”

Rush says, “Parents,

talk with your children

about their problems.

Have ownership

of who you are,

and do your part in

sharing with them the

important things.”

to keep quiet, and after my mother passed away, I decided

to speak out. If I can inspire someone to take care of

themselves, I know I’ve done my part in helping them to help

themselves.”

She became involved in pilates and has been teaching it

for six years. Her tribe sponsored her to become certified,

and at the age of 62, she is the one of the oldest certified

pilates instructors. Barbara says pilates is good for everyone:

It strengthens core muscles. She uses meditation, traditions

and exercise to get people moving. She has noticed that

Elders who participate in her classes have shown decreased

injury through balance of health and spirit.

Barbara said that diabetes is a preventable disease, but if

you get it, there are many ways to take care of yourself and

prevent complications.

Barbara emphasized that today there are tools to prevent

complications. She uses tools such as blood sugar monitoring

to stay on the wellness path. Barbara and Bob Mora also

shared how Bob has supported his wife since her diagnosis.

Bob and Barbara treated the audience to beautiful music,

singing, and flute music.

Annual Meeting

(continued from page 1)

statistics. This was another positive year for

the Casino. They will continue with their

conservative approach and challenges for

the 2008 season with the economy being

a contributing factor. The cashiers cage is

almost finished and will improve the look

for the Casino. The new office space is

getting its finishing touches. The office

space was sorely needed.

Great Wolf Lodge Report

The Resort will soon add an outdoor area.

They’ve also added another slide called

the River Canyon Run that opened Friday,

September 14. They are also adding Wing

Street to Pizza Hut. They will be expanding

the Loose Moose dining area and possibly

expanding the hours of the buffet. Soon

they will also be providing room service to

accommodate all guests.

We need to talk up the Great Wolf

Lodge and let people know it’s out there.

They hold special events for the holidays:

Halloween was a huge hit with the kids and

there will be more holiday fun so check out

the web site to get updates.

Tribal News Report

There was a discussion on the enrollment

freeze on adults at this time. Unfortunately,

the enrollment committee hasn’t been able

to complete an audit. They have decided

on a company and will be presenting it to

the Business Committee very soon. The

Business Committee will be assisting the

Enrollment Committee to ensure this matter

gets taken care of and started within 90 days

as motioned. It was unanimously voted to

keep the enrollment freeze on until issues

can be resolved. There were thirty new

applications for children who were accepted,

bringing our enrollment up to 819.

The allocation plan was presented by

Jessie Goddard, Treasurer for the Business

Committee. Tribal members were given the

chance to pick how their per-capita will be

paid out to them- monthly, quarterly, semiannual, or annually. If you did not fill out the

form your check will be automatically made

in one payment.

The new representative for the Head

Start Policy Board is Anna Hartman. All the

other committee elections will be held at the

December general council meeting and the

following meeting.

Congratulations to our new Business

Committee Members: David Burnett,

Chairman; Don Secena, Vice-Chairman;

Jessie Goddard, Treasurer; Cheryl Starr,

Secretary; Dan Gleason, Fifth Council

Member.

Veterans Honored

(continued from page 1)

WWII Veterans on the guard, as they attend

different events from parades and other

ceremonies throughout Washington State.

Annie Jones blessed the meal in the

Shaker way. The casino provided a great

feast for all of those who attended. Tribal

members cooked fish in our traditional

manner, which is always a special treat.

There were other foods served for those

who don’t eat fish. People were smiling and

reminiscing with their friends and family.

Many veterns greatly appreciated what the

tribe and casino are doing and hopes they

continue this annual event. The closing

prayer was performed by Paster Marie Bird.

When I asked Lori Tovrea, Veterans

Dinner Coordinator, what inspired her to

take on such an honorable project, she

replied, “Years ago when I lived in Taholah,

Jiggy Shale and Uncle Jimmy Jones

talked about the Vietnam War and the sad

experiences that happened there. I realized

that no one ever gave them any thanks. We

raised enough money to feed them turkey

dinners. The joy that we saw on their faces

showingtheir appreciation insired us to

continued doing this until we moved away.

When I started working at the Casino, I had

asked for years about for a Veterans day

Elders Christmas Bazaar

at the

Lucky Eagle Casino

Saturday, Dec 6, 2008

9 am - 5:00 pm.

Lots of arts and crafts. Come on in

and check it out!

If you have any questions please

contact: Nancy Romero, Elders

Coordinator (360) 273-5504 ext. 1576

dinner. I explained that nobody around

here honors them. I persistently asked

about it year after year. Finally, I was given

permission to have the dinner.

The Chehais Tribe donated the fish and

the other food was donated by LEC. We

also requested donaations from vendors for

awards, raffle prizes, hats and mugs. This

year sponsors were the Chehalis Tribal

Youth, Sare Electric, Travers Electric, &

Aecon.

Thanks to all the volunteers, Janessa,

Johnny, Raven, Mark, Anthony, Maria

,Danielle, Jesse, LaDell, Rodney, Bones,

Shayla, Greg Bailey MC, Fry bread Makers,

& the Fish pit crew we could not have done

this without all you help you are all VERY

AWESOME!

Speaker Joe Begay and his daughter,

Krystal Begay, enjoyed the Veterans

dinner.

Native People for

Cancer Control

“Incorporating Tradition

and Healing”

by Dr. Rita Blumenstein

Traditional Healer

Alaska Native Tribal Health

Consortium

Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008

12:00 - 1:00 pm.

This will be held at the Chehalis Tribal

Wellness Center. If you have any

questions please contact: Christina

Hicks at (360) 273-5504 ext. 1741.

Barbara Mora and Chance Rush both spoke of the importance of wellness for the future

of all Native Americans. For those who have diabetes, and for those who are at risk, there

is help and support through the Chehalis Tribal Wellness Center.

For further information and diabetes screening, contact Mary Scherer, at 360-709-1742

or Lynn Hoheisel at 360-709-1744. Thanks go to the Lucky Eagle Casino, Eagle’s Landing

Hotel, and area businesses for their donations and support for this event.

Bob and

Barbara Mora

treated the

audience to

story telling,

flute playing and

singing. Copies

of Barbara’s

book “Using Our

Wit and Wisdom

to Live Well with

Diabetes” are

available at the

Wellness Center.

6-Year Project to Supply Ample

Water Nears Completion

By Lennea Magnus, Planning Director

Sometimes, road work is worth it. The road

work you see along 188th is part of a six-year

project to bring safe, dependable drinking

water to more Chehalis tribal families, and

provide ample water for fire fighting.

Since 2002, much progress has been

made. A 720,000 gallon water storage tower

was built. Thirty-year-old water mains

that were 6 inches in diameter have been

replaced with 8 and 12-inch PVC pipes.

Tribal buildings have been connected to the

system. Nine homes that had high nitrate

levels in their well water have also been

connected to the water system. “Stub-outs”

for future homes were provided along the

way.

Now we are in the final stage of the

Water System Project. The water lines are

being extended from Niederman Road to

the Lucky Eagle Casino. This will allow for

three existing homes that were on well water

to connect to the community water. It will

also improved “fire flow” water pressure,

and a reliable source of clean, safe water for

the Chehalis tribal community.

In this final phase of the Water System

Project, over 80 households will benefit.

More households will be able to connect to

Kevin Albert,

Tribal

Member and

Chehalis

Tribal

Construction

employee,

works on the

water line

project along

188th Avenue

SW. The

entire project

was done by

this Chehalis

tribal

enterprise.

water that is more reliable and has higher

pressure. Plus, there will be ample water

pressure and fire hydrants to fight fires.

This final phase is completely funded

by a grant from HUD. The first two phases

were funded by the tribe and I.H.S. All the

construction work has been done by our

Chehalis Tribal Construction.

Be Ready for the Next Emergency

By Ena Myers, Assistant General Manager, and Ralph Wyman, Public Safety Director

The huge flood of December 2007

was a big shock for many people. Every

year brings some level of flooding. Your

tribal government and administration takes

your health and safety very seriously.

The Emergency Management Team is

headed up by our Public Safety Director,

Ralph Wyman, and includes the following

members: Ralph Wyman, Don Secena,

Gregg Burnett, Cindy Gamble, Ena Myers,

Glenn Connelly, and Dr. John Taylor.

We are dedicated to keeping you safe

during emergencies. When preparing for

a possible emergency situation, it’s best to

think first about the basics of survival: fresh

water, food, clean air and warmth.

Additional items to assemble are

medications, plus food and other items

for babies, children, and pets. Assemble

sleeping bags, and a change of clothes for

each family member, and store them with

your emergency supplies. If you have any

questions, please call the flood information

phone line. For local calls (Centralia), call

623-8883. Toll free is (866) 623-8883.

Basic Emergency Supply Kit:

Chehalis Tribal

Community Christmas

Dinner

General Council

Annual Meeting

(Put these items in boxes in a secure place)

at the Lucky Eagle Casino

Water, one gallon of water

per person per day for at least

three days

•

Food, at least a three-day

supply of non-perishable food

•

Battery-powered or hand

crank radio

•

Flashlight and extra batteries

•

First aid kit

•

Whistle to signal for help

•

Dust mask

•

Moist towelettes, garbage

bags, and plastic ties (for

personal sanitation)

•

Wrench or pliers to turn off

utilities

•

Can opener

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Starting 5:00 pm

Saturday , Dec. 20, 2008

Watch for flyers and

the reader board!

If you have any questions please

contact: Cheryl Starr, Events

Coordinator 306 273-1824

•

at the Tribal Center

•

Watch for flyers with the agenda!