# greatwolflodge.com  www.luckyeagle.com  www.eagleslandinghotel.net  (2008)

> Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more.

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Aconfederated_chehalis%3A44a4e5ba7eea8d8b

## Record

- **Collection:** Tribal code
- **Document type:** Tribal code

## Text

FREE

greatwolflodge.com  www.luckyeagle.com  www.eagleslandinghotel.net 

November 2008 Vol.
1/5

Program
News

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!

FirstName LastName
Street Address
City, ST Zip
www.chehalistribe.org

(under construction) ©Copyright 2008
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.

2

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.

Check out Upcoming Events
Over 200 Learn About
at the Great Wolf Lodge
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

420 Howanut Road
Oakville, WA 98568
(360) 273-5911 (office)
(360) 273-5914 (fax)
newsletter@chehalistribe.org

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”

3

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.

4

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!

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Aconfederated_chehalis%3A44a4e5ba7eea8d8b. Public record. Not legal advice.