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Community Volunteers

Invited to Create Indian

Nativity Scene for the

Holidays

CHEHALIS

TRIBAL

NEWSLETTER

 “People of the Sands” 

Community Center

Activities

The Youth Center has received the second

shipment of backpacks has arrived for

students who didn’t receive one from the

Back-To-School celebration. Come and get

yours at the Youth Center.

Nisqually is organizing a tribal basketball

league with a jamboree on October 24 in

Nisqually. Practice has already started for

middle-school age youth. Any youth who

wishes to participate in this league needs

to sign up and attend practices starting at

5 PM at the Community Center. Practice

is mandatory to be eligible to play in the

league. Any questions please contact Tony

Medina, Youth Center Director at 360-2739674.

TELO staff is available for the homework

club Monday through Friday from 3:00 PM

to 5:00 PM. If your child needs help with

their homework contact Nathan Floth at

360-709-1578.

Grant Awarded to

Purchase Water Aerobics

Class Equipment

The Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on

Aging has awarded a grant to the Chehalis

Tribal Aqua Aerobics program to purchase

equipment. The Aqua Aerobics classes are

taught by Lynn Hoheisel. Classes are held

on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

If you’d like more information please

stop by the Diabetes Prevention office and

talk to Lynn or call her at 360-709-1744

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NEWSLETTER is a publication of the

Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis

Reservation.

 1927 Deposition of Chehalis

Tribal Elders from our archives on

housing

 Casino Management Program

helps tribal members to become

successful managers (featured is

Joseph DuPuis).

Canoe Family Youth Learn

Traditional Salmon Cooking

By Diane Devlin, Cultural Coordinator

The Cultural Program has joined with the

Youth Program and community Wood

Shop Hobbyist to create an Indian Nativity

Scene for Christmas. I will be drawing the

Christmas figures and animals on sheets

of plywood, the Youth Program will help

paint the scenery. We are hoping that every

youth in the community will add their

brush strokes to the project. Parents are

most welcome to come and help paint the

people and animal figures to make it truly a

community project.

At the wood shop we will need

volunteers to cut the figures out of the

plywood and prepare them to stand in a

group setting. All materials for the project

will be provided by the Cultural Program.

We are fortunate to have many artists in

the Tribal community, so please come and

share your talent to make the Nativity Scene

something for all to enjoy.

Once the project is completed the Indian

Nativity Scene will be displayed at the

Community Center. Ray Secena and his staff

are helping us light-up the Indian Nativity

Scene for after dark illumination.

Anyone wishing to help with the project

please contact me at my office or call 360709-1621.

Interesting Information

on Page 3:

 Youth worked with Elders, and adults cooking

fish at the Chehalis Watershed Festival, page 2

Employees Recognized for Their Salmon Runs

Dedication to the Tribe at Picnic Will Suffer if

Chehalis River

Dammed

By Fred Shortman, Editor

Employees were honored by having their name and years of service

announced at the annual tribal picnic. Each received a gift for their years of

service. This photo is the raffle portion of the employees picnic. Pictured

are (L-R) Cheryl Starr, Events Coordinator, and volunteers Angie Youckton

and Carla Myer.

By Fred Shortman, Editor

The Annual Employees’ Picnic was held on

Thursday, August 19 at Columbus Park on

Black Lake. Employees and their families

enjoyed games, seeing the traditional racing

canoes, horse shoes, visiting, the setting,

swimming, and lots of good food.

A special part of the picnic was

recognition of employees for years of

service. Each Elder was honored by

receiving special gifts as they continue to

be instrumental in contributing working for

the Tribe. Seven employees were honored

for 30 plus years of service to the Chehalis

Tribe: Dan “Bones” Gleason, Gerrie

Sanders, Dale Klatush Sr., Annie Jones,

Dolly Canales, Debbie Shortman, and Joan

Martin.

The annual volleyball tournament was

as competitive as usual with first place

earning $500.00, second place $250.00 and

third $125.00 It was a highly competitive

activity as bystanders yelled cheers of

encouragement for their fellow co-workers.

All employees who attended received

Chehalis logo red and black backpacks, and

drawings were held for prizes donated by the

Casino, Great Wolf Lodge, End of the Trail,

and local businesses. Great Job to Cheryl

Starr, Events Coordinator and her group of

volunteers. It was a great day to relax for

everyone.

Volley Ball Tournament Results

1st Place went to CTC

2nd Place went to Ralph Wyman’s team

3rd Place went to Natural Resources

See Picnic, page 4

You may have heard rumors about an idea

to build dams on the Chehalis River; the

rumors are true. Some folks who live in the

flood plain of the Chehalis River are tired

of getting flooded and are asking the Army

Corps of Engineers (the Corps) to see if

dams near Pe Ell and Boistfort might lower

the flooding, especially in Chehalis and

Centralia. This isn’t the first time dams have

been considered in this basin. The Corps

has looked at it before, but hasn’t found a

workable design. Any dam the Corps builds

must be justifiable in terms of the cost of

construction and minimal damage to the

river. They are still searching for a spot that

would hold back enough water, yet still not

damage the river too much.

The latest proposal, put together by the

Lewis County PUD and the Lewis County

Commissioners, calls for a hydroelectric

dam above Pe Ell and another on the South

Fork Chehalis near Boistfort. Their study

proposes to lower flooding and be cost

effective, but independent reviews of that

study have pointed out flaws and bad data.

The Corps is proposing to study the

entire basin to find different ways to lower

flood damage and improve the ecology of

the river. That study is called the Basin Wide

General Investigation (the GI) and the Tribe

is helping to create the plan for that study.

Big dams and other types of water retention

will be studied in the GI as the Corps looks

for any way to reduce flooding and improve

the river ecology. That plan must be cost

effective too.

Dams will have serious impacts on the

salmon runs. The PUD states that dams

See Dams, page 4

Chehalis Represented at Diabetes Awareness Walk

By Pat Odiorne, SDPI of Diabetes Care, RD, CDE

On Saturday, September 18,

2010 the Annual Diabetes

Awareness Walk was held

at the Squaxin Island Tribal

Gymnasium. This was the

second year for the event

sponsored by the Special

Diabetes Program for Indians,

both for Diabetes Care

and Prevention. The SDPI

Prevention Program has

received Indian Health Service

funding for the seventh year

and works to help Native

Americans make lifestyle

changes to delay or prevent

Diabetes.

Tribes participating

in the Walk are part of a

Consortium whose purpose is

to Prevent Diabetes. For more

information about Diabetes and

Diabetes Prevention contact

Lynn Hoheisel, Community

Chehalis tribal and community members were part of the five tribe consortium at

Outreach Representative at

the 2010 Annual Diabetes Awareness Walk at the Squaxin Island Tribe. Diabetes is a

the Chehalis Tribal Wellness

preventable and manageable disease, so get tested regularly.

Center at 360-709-1744.

Photo submitted by Pat Odiorne

2

Youth Learn Salmon Cooking

Tradition at Watershed

News from the Chehalis Tribal Wellness Center

By Fred Shortman, Editor

On Sunday, September 26 at the invitation

of the Department of Natural Resources, the

Chehalis Tribal Canoe Family provided a

traditionally cooked salmon fund raiser at

the Log Pavilion in Aberdeen. It was cold

and damp, so tarps were set up in case of

rain. As visitors entered the parking lot they

could smell alder smoke wisping though

the air. Elders, adults and youth from the

Chehalis Canoe Family gathered to prepare

for the day’s activities of preparing the fish

by lunch time.

Youth were taught how to prepare

spearing sticks and learned about each phase

of cooking fish in a traditional manner. They

learned through the old way of oral tradition

about preparing and cooking the salmon.

Cooking fish in this manner is the way

many people prefer to eat salmon. The fish

was soon gone as visitors at the Watershed

festival gave donations to the Canoe Family

for a tasty sample of salmon cooked by an

alder fire.

As visitors were enjoying the fish the

youth brought out their drums and began

singing and drumming the Chehalis Canoe

Family Coastal Salish songs. Their music

was met with smiles and appreciation of the

sound of their young voices.

Your CTWC Health Care providers are training to use the new Electronic

Health Record (EHR). Pictured (L-R) top row are Neil Dial, Portland Area

EHR CAC Consultant, Autum Klimek, Debra Shortman, Christina Hicks,

Marsha Pocket, John Williams, Tribal EHR Consultant. Bottom row (L-R) are

Sue Ortivez, Cori Fluetsch, Kelsie Steelhammer, Deborah Burkybile, IHS

National EHR Consultant, Christine Smith, and Melanie Hjelm-Snell.

By Cindy Gamble, Director of CTWC

 Technology Improvements to Assist Patients and Health Providers

Youth TJ Trott watches Elder Donna Choke as she uses a knife to whittle

salmon spears used in the traditional fish cook. Back row pictured (L-R) are

Skyler Backer, Fred Shortman, Elder Donna Choke, and TJ Trott. Front Row

spearing the salmon is James Cayenne.

Photo by Francis Pickernell

Watershed Festival Educates

Children on the Ecology of the

Chehalis River

By Glen Connelly, Environmental Specialist

On September 26, the Chehalis Basin

Partnership hosted the Fourth Annual

Chehalis River Watershed Festival at the

Rotary Log Pavilion in Aberdeen. The event

focused on educating children (and adults)

about the ecology of the river and what

people in the basin are doing to protect and

enhance the Chehalis River.

The Tribe’s Department of Natural

Resources was there to show off all the

great projects we have been working on to

improve the watershed. A salmon bake was

provided by the Chehalis Canoe Family in

exchange for donations.

One of the highlights of the festival

was Finn the giant salmon, a 28 foot long

fiberglass salmon that children can climb

into and see beautiful paintings representing

the salmon’s life cycle on the inside walls.

Attendees could participate in Gyotaku, the

Japanese art of fish printing, using a rubber

fish putting paint on the fish, then rolling

the fish over paper to form a unique and fun

print. Other exhibits were part of the festival

including ones from the local conservation

districts, the Nature Conservancy, US Fish

and Wildlife, The Chehalis River Basin

Land Trust, and the Chehalis Basin Fisheries

Task Force.

Watch for it next year and join in the fun,

it’s a great way to learn about the river and

our ecosystem.

Curfew Laws Protect Our Youth

By Fred Shortman, Editor

In December of 1993 the General Council

approved Chehalis Tribal Codes for a

curfew ordinance. A curfew is an official

order to return home before a stated time. It

may often be imposed by a government to

maintain public order. The curfew law keeps

youth under the age of 18 off the streets and

away from gangs, drugs and crime. Curfews,

which apply to the nighttime hours, aren’t

just there to keep the youth from getting

into trouble, they are also there to keep

them from being hurt or becoming victims

of crime. The primary reason for enacting

a curfew law was to encourage the safety

of minors, decrease their victimization, and

reduce crime and violence committed by

minors. The original intent of the curfew law

was not to punish youth, but to protect them.

The limited job market in our area causes

some parents to take shift work. This can

cause problems with the supervision of

children. Finding a good baby sitter for

younger children is a challenge. Teens left

without parent supervision don’t always

make the right choice.

If your child is caught in violation of the

curfew by Law Enforcement you will be

contacted to pick up your child.

Talk to your children about staying safe

and getting home on time.

Chehalis Tribal Ordinance

17.27.050

Curfew – Day, Hour and Age Restrictions.

It is unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen years to be in any public or

community gathering place unsupervised by an adult between the hours specified below.

Age

15 years and under

Days

Sunday – Thursday

Friday and Saturday

Hours

9:00 pm – 6:00 am

10:00 pm – 6:00 am

16 and 17 years old

Sunday – Thursday

Friday and Saturday

10:00 pm – 6:00 am

11:00 pm – 6:00 am

Between June 1st and August 31st, curfew begins one hour later than the time

specified above.

All days immediately preceding a legal holiday are subject to weekend curfew hours.

(Res. 1993-45, passed Dec. 16, 1993)

A new look at the CTWC is coming soon!

Your CTWC Health Care providers will be

doing something new during your medical

appointment. The nurse and the doctors

will enter your health care exam into an

Electronic Health Record (EHR). The

CTWC is joining the national movement to

improve patient privacy and continuity of

care by moving from the old paper chart to

the new electronic record.

The software has been installed by

the Indian Health Service National

and area trainers who were on site the

week of Sept. 13. The CTWC staff had

comprehensive trainings and long days

while the trainers were on site. The national

trainer complimented the CTWC staff on

their enthusiasm and participation. The

tribal IT staff was also supportive and had

lots of work to do. All involved staff were

awesome!

What are some advantages of an EHR?

„„More patient privacy and security.

„„More complete records.

„„Continuity of care.

„„Time saving for medical staff.

„„Allows for timely billing.

Once we have all of our monitors set up

in the exam rooms, we plan to have an open

house for the community. We hope to see

you all then.

 Plan Ahead for Medication Refills

At the Chehalis Tribal Wellness Center

(CTWC) we have been hearing a lot of

concerns about medication refills lately.

We want to encourage all patients to allow

a minimum of three working days for your

refills. Five days would be best.

There are several issues that are

contributing to this. One is that we are not

fully staffed at the CTWC. The providers

are fully booked for appointments and

our same day appointments are reserved

for sick patients or urgent care patients.

Medication refills, physical exams such as

PAP’s, school physicals, or work physicals

are not an appropriate use for the short,

same day appointments. Therefore it

may take several days to get an advance

appointment for medication refill. Hall’s

is also experiencing increased volume and

decreased capacity. They are going from

three pharmacies to one pharmacy. They

are not always able to guarantee a same day

refill, especially for deliveries. Please plan

for your medication refills. Make sure you

order your medications 2-3 days in advance,

if you know you have a refill. If you don’t

have a refill it is best to give yourself a 7 day

window to schedule an appointment with

a CTWC provider to get your medications

ordered and delivered.

CTWC staff wants to be sure that all of

our patients are able to order and receive

their medications. This requires that every

patient plans ahead and allows enough time

for the orders to make it through the system.

 Coming Soon! Have your Questions Answered in the “Dear CTWC

Provider” Section of the Chehalis Tribal Newsletter

The Staff at the Chehalis Tribal Wellness

Center (CTWC) want to hear from you. We

invite you to participate in a new monthly

column: “Dear CTWC Provider.” You can

write a question to the CTWC Provider of

your choice---or just

Chehalis

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Articles and opinions expressed in this

publication are not necessarily the opinions

of this publication or the Chehalis Tribal

Business Committee.

a general question.

The questions can be anonymous. You do

not need to sign the letter. We will have drop

boxes at the Wellness Center for your letters.

We hope this will give our community and

our staff another way to communicate. We

hope this will be a good service for our

community. We hope to hear from you soon.

MD providers will be available to

answer your question regarding

health. Pictured top row is

Eugene Sine. Bottom row

(L-R) are Ivan Reveron,

Maribeth Duffy and James

Hampton.

Business Committee

David Burnett, Chairman

Don Secena, Vice Chairman

Jessie Goddard, Treasurer

Cheryle Starr, Secretary

Dan Gleason, Sr., 5th Council Member

Chehalis Tribal Newsletter Staff:

Fred Shortman, Communications

Coordinator. Go to this direct link

for online newsletters copies: www.

chehalistribe.org/news-events/index.html

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

Printed: Each month

The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis

Reservation...

“People of the Sand”

DEPOSITION OF CHEHALIS ELDERS: Topic of Housing

3

March 19, 1927, Oakville, Washington from Mary Heck, Marion Davis, and

George Jack

Submitted by Elaine McCloud, Heritage Coordinator

These excerpts are taken from the

deposition of Chehalis Tribal Elders.

For brevity, we have taken the liberty

of extracting only portions of their

testimony and other editorial privileges.

I have the deposition in its entirety at

my office. You can contact me at

360-709-1748.

HOUSES

Mary Heck was produced as a witness

on behalf of claimant and sworn through an

interpreter, to tell the truth. Her occupation

is making Indian baskets, that she is 92

years of age.

The houses were very large, made out of

cedar and they lined their houses with the

mats. They had a place where they sleep,

a platform around the border of the inside.

There was another one a little farther up that

they used for sleeping purpose too. They

stored dried fish, dried meat and berries

overhead, a place prepared for that. They

had 6 fires in one house and a large space in

between reserved for entertainment.

There was a village near where the city

of Chehalis is now located. At the mouth

of the Neweukum River; there were 3 large

houses there, permanent residences. There

was another village further up the river; it

is a place where a little town by the name

of Adna is, with 4 houses there. Another

village further up the river at a place what

they call PeEll now and there was 6 big

houses there.

Where the city of Centralia is was a large

village, comprised of 10 houses and what

they call now a potlatch house. People

might call it a community hall, where people

get together and entertain other tribes. They

had another place, what we call Grand

Mound. You see that mound this side of

Centralia; there was a village there of 7

houses. They were all big houses, because

that is where they practiced the Indian belief

of tamahnousing, that is where they sing out

and call on the spirits. That village practiced

that.

Right in this part of the Territory there

was something like 5 houses. Down here

about a mile from here; there was another

place. The place has no English name.

There were 2 houses there, permanent

residence. Made it a purpose to gather fern

roots. That was noted for fern roots.

Right where a certain place there, one

locality; there was about 7 houses. At

Cederville, there were 3 houses.

There was a place they call Klukwulum.

The city of Elma is within a mile of it

and there were 4 houses there. There was

another place where the city of Elma is now

and there were 4 houses there.

She said they were substantial houses, on

account of the posts were set in the ground

and they were hard to move or blow down or

can’t hardly break it down. Whenever they

go out in the summertime – go out camping

or hunting and fishing – they loosen the

roof boards and slide it down. This airs the

house and never gets stale and that way they

kept healthy.

When asked what became of the house,

she said the Indian custom was pretty strong.

When a whole family dies out and there

is not one left of that family, they take the

house and destroy it with fire. When the

white man came in they built their houses

or lived right near our houses. They took

possession of the land. They plowed the

land and burned their houses.

The white man didn’t allow them to even

cut a stick of anything. She couldn’t go back

to the localities where she used to live in

her younger days, on account of the white

people took possession of it. She said they

never got paid, never got nothing. When

they go back to their places where they used

to live the white man threatened their life.

They even mutilated their graves. She said

the government sent an agent up here to look

after us and help us. Mary said the agents

just visited one another and got a big salary

from the government, but they never helped

the Indians with nothing.

Under cross examination, she was asked

if she had been to each and every one of

those 10 or more villages. She said yes

because it was her territory; she went from

village to village. They questioned her

figures that the usual houses were 6 fathoms

long by 4 ½ fathoms wide. She said just

because she had been converted into the

Christian religion; she is not going to lie to

you. She is sure of her figures. She saw it

with her own eyes. As a little girl, her father

used to make that lumber and she was right

there.

They questioned her regarding her

statement that the houses had 6 fires. She

said yes, the ordinary house had 6 fires. Sixfire houses, they called it.

Another person cross examined her and

asked her if knew of any one of the old

houses ever being sold or exchanged or

traded away. She replied that no they never

sold a house, but they sold the lumber to

another house.

Marion Davis was produced as a witness

for the claimant and sworn to tell the truth.

His occupation is that of a farmer, that he

is 76 years of age, that his residence is the

Upper Chehalis Reservation and a member

of the Upper Chehalis Tribe.

He was questioned regarding the houses

that Mary described and asked if he had seen

them and he replied that he had. When asked

if the white people ever paid anything for

the land or houses they took, he said they

never paid anything for them; they just took

them away. The white man used the lumber

for their barns or anything. He was asked if

the government ever paid them anything and

he replied no, just took it.

He was questioned on the size of the

houses. He said at the time he was a boy so

he couldn’t judge the exact size.

George Jack was produced as a witness

for the claimant and sworn to tell the truth.

His occupation is that of a woodsman; that

he is 61 or 62 years of age; that his residence

is Oakville and a member of the Upper

Chehalis Tribe.

When asked who owns the buildings

in the villages, he responded the bands

that worked on the buildings do. The head

builder has more say about the building

than the rest. He said that instead of letting

a poor fellow freeze to death outside they

would let him in even if he wasn’t related

or had helped build the house. When crossexamined about the crowd that builds

the house owns the house, he replied that

not really owned but have a right to live

there. They asked him if he understood the

difference between the right of ownership

and the right of occupancy using a blanket

or canoe and that of a house as an example.

He said a blanket is personal property and

the house is owned by the chief of the

building and all those who assisted him in

building it.

Eagles Landing Hotel Manager Lucky Eagle Management Training

Glenn Brydges Retires

Program Helps Tribal Members

Become Successful Managers

By Rodney Youckton, Director of Business Operations

The Lucky Eagle Management Training

Program is designed for our tribal members

and their success working at the casino.

The casino reports quarterly on the

program so that the Tribal community has

an awareness of what efforts are being

made with our tribal members employed

at the casino. We are building success

stories which will be reflected of the

Succession Plan. We are hopeful the large

number of young adults will read about

the hard work and sacrifices fellow Tribal

members are undergoing in an effort to

achieve their goals. They all have dreams

and set goals to reach those dreams. Tribal

Management Training Program employees

hope to be good role models and mentors for

those wanting to be successful in the career

of their choice. We all have dreams. Never,

never, give up on your dreams. Reach for the

stars and make it happen.

“Our commitment is to provide an

unparalleled entertainment experience that

exceeds our guests’ expectations.”

Featured Tribal Member:

The hotel staff honored Glenn Brydges with a retirement party at the Eagles

Landing Hotel on Monday, September 27. Glenn Brydges is pictured here

with his wife Joann by the memoriabilia board that was signed by all who

attended.

The hotel staff gave a retirement party

at the Eagles Landing Hotel on Monday,

September 27 for Glenn Brydges. It was

attended by many of his co-workers, friends

and family, who also honored him for his

commitment in helping get an important

enterprise started for our tribe.

Mr. Glen Brydges started working for

the Chehalis Tribe July 3, 2005 bringing

43 years of hotel management experience.

The Eagles Landing Hotel has been a great

success for the Chehalis Tribe. When hired

he said he was close to retirement, but would

establish a solid ground work for the tribe to

continue to make this a successful business

venture.

Lucy Hill, a tribal member, was hired

last year in a training program that had been

established to pursue her career in hotel

management. Lucy will be the assistant

hotel manager until she completes the

training program. Until that time, Debbie

Kydland serves as the interim hotel manager.

Community Halloween

Party

Annual General Council

Meeting

Saturday, October 30

At the Community

Center

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

On Saturday, October 30th a

Community Halloween Party and

Haunted House will be held at the

Community Center. Bring your

children and dress up for Halloween.

Join in the fun and games. Prizes will

be awarded to different age groups.

Saturday, November 6

Tribal Election Polls will be located

at the Community Center

Open at 8:00 AM

Close at 5:00 PM

Lunch will be provided. There will

be booths in the Gathering Room for

programs to provide information.

Watch for flyers for the agenda. Any

questions please contact Sharon Hall,

Secretary at 360-709-1541

slot floor layout and improving

Joseph DuPuis

the overall ambiance of the

is participating in the Casino

casino floor;

Executive Development Program

„„ Successfully implemented

and is working toward the

Cash in/X2 on all of the Tribal

General Manager Position at the

Lottery Systems;

Lucky Eagle Casino. In 2003,

„„ Successfully implemented

he received his Bachelor of Arts

the Bally One Ticket Solution

in International Business from

System on all of Tribal Lottery

Fort Lewis College in Durango,

Systems;

Colorado. He has six years

„„

Project Manager of

of gaming experience and is

Tribal Member

the

installation

of the IGT,

currently responsible for the

Joseph DuPuis,

WMS and Multimedia M11L

oversight and direction of

Casino Executive

the Video Department. This

Development Program Tribal Lottery Systems;

„„

Project Manager

includes, but is not limited

of the installation of the

to: strategic planning, project

Planet Bingo system, an electronic WAN

development, quality assurance, profitability,

progressive bingo system;

budgeting and implementing the priorities of

„„Successfully completed the gaming

senior management. DuPuis is responsible

management certificate from the

for the staff development of over 60

University of Nevada, Reno;

employees and the overall performance

Successfully completed the Executive

„

„

of the slot floor, including the slot floor

Development course for Gaming

layout, game mix, installation, repair and

Executives from the Wharton School of

maintenance of over 850 slot machines.

Business, Penn University;

His previous positions at the casino include

„„Successfully completed the Executive

the Assistant Bingo Manager, Marketing

Development Program at the University

Analyst, IT Special Projects Coordinator and

of Nevada, Reno;

Slot Technician.

„„Participated as a speaker on Slot

Technology at the Northwest Indian

His accomplishments include:

Gaming Convention in 2007 and 2008;

„„Successfully completed an expansion

and was

of the casino floor, doubling the square

„„Featured in an article in Indian Gaming

footage of gaming space and adding 151

Magazine.

new slot machines while creating a new

4 Picnic (continued from page 1)

Dale Klatush Sr.,

son of Mena Secena

and Walt Klatush,

displays his hand

carved red cedar

paddle that he

received for 33 years

of service. Gathered

around him are his

daughters (L-R)

Colleen Klatush,

Joyleen McCrory,

and Bev Starr at

the 2009 Employee

Picnic. He retired in

December 2009 at

81 after working for

the Chehalis tribe

in. He devoted over

33 years to the Tribe

in different areas.

Thank you, Dale, for

your dedication!

New Program Information Will Help

You Plan Ahead for Bad Winter

Weather forecasters are warning Puget

Sound residents to plan now for a colder,

wetter and snowier winter. A La Nina

weather pattern is likely to bring nastier

weather to the region, especially in late fall

and early winter. The weather pattern occurs

when the temperature of the ocean’s surface

cools near the equator, sending storms to the

Pacific Northwest.

A new program called “Take Winter by

Storm” has been set up to help people get

ready. It includes a website, http://www.

govlink.org/storm with advice on how

to prepare. Washington State Emergency

Management Division offers the following

recommendations regarding storing

emergency supplies:

1) You may have to rely upon supplies you

have available in your home for a period

of time following any major disaster. Store

these items in something that is portable

and easily carried, like a plastic tub with a

tight-fitting lid. In the event of fire or rapid

evacuation, you’ll appreciate having more

than just the clothes on your back.

2) The container should be able to withstand

moisture, insects, and some abuse. If you

have a large family, several smaller tubs

may be easier to carry than one large

container. Place items in plastic bags to

protect against condensation, which causes

mildew and rust. Locate these supplies as

close to your primary house exit as possible.

You may have to find it in the dark or after

the upheaval of an earthquake.

3) Plan to rotate the items in your kit

annually. This includes making sure the

clothes you have stored still fit.

4) Keep at least a three-day supply of water

and non-perishable food for each person in

your household. Select foods that require no

refrigeration or cooking with minimal water.

5) Keep the following supplies stored

together for use in case of emergency:

„„Band aids, sterile bandages, gauze pads,

and adhesive tape.

„„Hydrogen peroxide, antibiotic ointment,

instant cold packs.

„„Scissors, tweezers, safety pins, needle &

thread, pocket knife.

„„Splinting materials.

„„Moistened towelettes, bar soap, liquid

soap, toilet paper.

„„Latex gloves, plastic bags

„„Aspirin & non-aspirin pain reliever

„„Antacid and any other similar medications

needed.

„„Paper cups, plates, and plastic utensils.

„„Battery-operated AM radio.

„„Extra batteries.

„„Flashlight.

„„Non-electric can opener.

„„ABC fire extinguisher.

„„Roll of plastic and duct tape to seal

broken windows.

6) Always preplan for prescription drugs

and medications. During an emergency, it

will be extremely difficult to obtain these

items. Also plan for other medical concerns

like extra eye glasses, contact lens solution,

denture adhesive, baby diapers, food, and

formula. Keep copies of important papers

including insurance policies, bank account

numbers, and an inventory of valuables.

Other things to consider are a family picture,

family records, and games and books.

7) Consider adding items like blankets or

sleeping bags, sturdy shoes, warm socks, a

hat and gloves, and one complete change of

clothes.

For more information on planning for

emergencies, come see our Emergency

Management table at the Annual Meeting.

Dams (continued from page 1)

on the Chehalis River will improve the

water quality of the river and help salmon,

but our Tribe has seen how dams hurt fish

runs. A good example is the Lower Elwha

Dam on the Olympic Peninsula, now being

‘deconstructed’ after years of struggle by

the Lower Elwha Indian Tribe to have it

removed. The Wynoochie Dam was built

for flood control first and hydro electricity

generation was added later. Land below the

dam still flooded during the 2007 and 2009

floods when the river came over Highway

12.

With the Wynoochie flood control dam

in place, a trap and haul system is used

to move adult salmon upstream. This has

not been successful and the downstream

migration of juveniles is disastrous. The

South Fork of the Chehalis and the main

river past Pe Ell are prime spawning grounds

that would be wiped out by construction

of dams. This spawning area produces 40

percent of the fish runs for Chehalis River

Basin. Fish ladders will not be practical

because the dams will be too high. Trucking

the returning adult salmon would be the

only option to get them past the 250 foot

tall dams. Smolt heading out to sea would

Renewing Fishing License by

October 31 Saves Money

By Andy Olson, Fisheries Biologist

The 2010-2011 Tribal Commercial fishing

licenses will include a reflective sticker

which needs to be picked up in the Natural

Resources upstairs office from Charlotte

Lopez or Andy Olson. The reflective

stickers are for the fishers’ boats for easier

identification and safety in dark/poor

weather conditions.

Tribal fishing licenses expire October

31, 2010. Renewal by then saves $30 at

a renewal cost of $5. The fees go up to

$35 for everyone, renewal or not, after

October 31st. An announcement will

be posted if an extension is granted due

to a lack of commercial opportunity.

This extension would be in effect until a

Vocational Rehabilitation ProgramThe Vocation Rehabilitation Program is

located in the Family Service Building. Any

questions please contact Barb Churchill at

360-709-1633.

Domestic Violence-The Domestic Violence

Program is located at the New Community

Center. Dawn Boley can be reached at 360709-1874.

General Assistance-The General Assistance

Office is in the Elders Building. George

Youckton can be contacted at 360-709-1572.

commercial opening occurs. We will try to

include commercial fishing openings that

are scheduled well in advance in future

newsletters as time allows.

Please pay your fishing fees at the

accounting office. First Time license buyer

fee is $35.00, and renewal fees are $5.00,

due before October 31st. Bring you receipt

to the Fisheries office and pick up your boat

sticker. Watch for flyers on opening and

follow the Chehalis tribal fishing ordinance

when participating in each fisheries

opening. Please contact Andy Olson for

more information at 360-709-1559 or email

Aolson@chehalistribe.org.

The 34-space Chehalis

Tribal RV Park, located

near Highway 12, is

basically self-service.

RV customers

reserve and pay

for their overnight

stays at the touchscreen reservation

and payment kiosk

located at the on-site

registration building.

The $25 per night

fee includes electric,

water and Wi-Fi.

There is a single RV

waste station available

for RV customers who

stay at least one night.

The Lucky Eagle

Casino offers free

shuttles to and

from the casino.

Reservations will be

able to be made on the

web in the near future

so that customers

can plan their trips in

advance.

Temporary Program Office Relocations

Behavioral Health-They are located at the

Chehalis Tribal Wellness Center. To contact

Gail Hurst call 360-709-1682 and leave a

brief message.

also be impacted as dams hold back gravel

and logs that fish need for spawning and

rearing habitat. Overall, the effect on salmon

if dams are put in place is expected to be

severe.

Jurisdictions working together on these

issues are known as the Chehalis River

Basin Flood Authority. The Tribe is one of

eleven agencies working to find solutions

to controlling flood damages. The Tribe

has strict rules about building in the flood

zone, while some other areas continue to

allow people to build in the flood plain.

Unfortunately, this increases flooding that

affects all of us. If you are interested in these

issues and want more information check out

the following websites:

http://lewsicountywa.gov/chehalis-riverbasin-flood-authority

http://www.ofm.wa.gov/chehalisbasin/

http://www.americanrivers.org/our-work/

restoring-rivers/dams/dams-dam-removaltrp.html

http://nwsscs.blogspot.com/

Contact Mark White, Director of Natural

Resources at 360-709-1551 for the dates of

the Chehalis River Basin meetings.

Register for the Grays Harbor County

Parrot Feather the Next Battle in the Fight

Notification System

Against Aquatic Invasive Plants

Did you know that the Grays Harbor County Management issue which could impact your

By Andy Olson, Fisheries Biologist

In 2010 the war on Brazilian Elodea seems

to have been won with a few small plants

remaining, but Thurston County noxious

weed is mopping them up. The new

opponent is Parrot Feather; this invasive

plant is unique in that it can live in the

water or on land so it is quite a battle. The

crew that Maynard Starr and his company

Freshwater Nuisance Specialists did another

great job pulling more than we had expected

and were very productive. The work was

hard, wet, muddy, and stinky but they did

their work hard and earned their money

this year. All in all the crew pulled over

36,000lbs or 18 tons of Parrot feather.

Several acres were cleared in Davis

Creek Slough on and near the Tribes

property on South Bank road. The work

began at the mouth of Lincoln Creek in

the town of Galvin and the guys came

downstream to a major concentration in the

Slough at the mouth of Davis Creek. This

will be an ongoing process as long as we

can continue to get grants to fund Invasive

plant removal. Hopefully it’s a war that can

be won just like the Brazilian Elodea that is

now under control. Maynard’s crew include

Tommy Colson, Shawn Goddard, Andrew

Starr, Bobby Jones, and Jimmy James.

Department of Emergency Management has

a website and that you can follow them on

Twitter? On the website, you can sign up

for the Grays Harbor Notification System

which will send e-mails and text messages

as well as phone messages regarding

hazardous weather, disaster information and

other important information you’ll need in

critical situations for your family. On the

Grays Harbor County Notification System

Form, you can also request to be added to

a daily e-mail list to receive current news

issues about weather, PUD information and

on Emergency Preparedness Issues on a

daily basis. The website also provides you

with an opportunity to read recent articles

and have access to sites where you can

obtain information about any Emergency

family and the County.

The Grays Harbor County Department

of Emergency Management website address

is http://www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us/info/

DEM/Index.asp. Registration is about half

way down the page. The Twitter account

is GHCDEM. You can also reach Grays

Harbor County Department of Emergency

Management by phone at 360-249-3911 ext.

290.

The Grays Harbor County Department

of Emergency Management is continuing

with a pro-active approach to communicate

information about planning, preparation,

response and mitigation to county citizens

and welcomes feedback with your

comments, questions and constructive

criticism.