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Clinic Hours Change to

Fall and Winter Seasons

Fall and Winter Hours

Monday—Friday

8 AM to 4:30 PM

Staff meetings happen on Wednesdays,

so if it is an emergency call 9-1-1. If it is

urgent please come to the back door and

contact our staff. Main doors to the clinic

will opened at 9 am.

Hours will change for Spring and

Summer.

Free Classes to Help with

Personal Budgeting Skills

By Diana Pickernell, Loan Coordinator

Financial Literacy Classes are available on

Monday, October 1, 2009 starting at 5 pm.

Tribal and local community members, ages

17 and up, are encouraged to join.

What is it?

This is a class to help tribal or community

members with personal budgeting skills, or

assist people that are in process of taking

out a bank loan or buying a home. This

class will help you budget your finances in

a better way. There will be classes teaching

you about credit scores and their impact

on financing. These classes will be very

important to you and help everyone in

securing their financial future.

Daycare will be provided if needed

„„Food/drink will be available, depending

on size of class.

„„These classes will last from 6 to 8 weeks.

Cost is FREE and these are a series of

classes that will be very important to you

and your kids in your future. There are a

total of 10 Modules.

„„Part 1—Bank On It (Introduction to

banking); Part 2— Borrowing Basics

(Intro to credit); Part 3—Check it out;

(How to choose and keep a checking

account);

„„Part 4— Money Matters (How to keep

track of your $$); part 5—Pay Yourself

First (Why you should save).

These classes are confidential so what is

said in class stays in class. Nobody will be

giving out your information. Contact Diana

Pickernell for more information. 360-7091631 or email: dpickernell@chehalistribe.

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Oakville (360) 273-0284

Come check out our monthly coffee specials.

Hours are Monday - Saturday 6 AM - 9 PM

Sunday 6 AM to 6 PM

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The MexiGo fast food restaurant at the EOT

II has added pizza to their menu. The cost

is $4.99 for a personal-size pizza, either

sausage or pepperoni. Store hours are

Monday-Saturday 9 AM to 7 PM.

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CHEHALIS

Blast from the Past:

1932 photo of the Chehalis

people during Pioneer

Days at Centralia’s Borst

Park, page 3

 Chehalis Legend from

the Smithsonian Institute,

page 3



TRIBAL

NEWSLETTER

 “People of the Sands” 

Chehalis youth take on

Cowlitz Tribe at canoe races

 Youth win two out of three canoe races

with Cowlitz, but both tribes take home top

prizes of tradition and honor, page 2

Community Effort Makes Tribe Saves Money,

Chehalis-Hosted Weaving Meets Another

Expansion Goal with

Conference a Success

New CTE Building

Brenna Youckton,

Administrative Assistant for CTE

my classes. It was a huge turnout and I ran

out of kits.”

Sally Pikutark, a Chehalis Elder, added,

“I had 38 students, and enjoyed being

with so many young and eager learners.”

Many agreed that it was a challenge for all

the first- timers. They stayed with it, and

everyone completed their projects.

In the grand ball room, there were many

tables filled with people learning from

the Master Weavers. It was a wonderful

approach as Master Weavers taught not

only the style, but the mind set a person

needs to finish their project. The students

demonstrated a thirst for knowledge and

commitment as they learned to weave their

magnificent baskets, listening and focusing

with the goal to finish.

The gathering was a full-out Chehalis

community-involved event. It took

Chehalis Tribal Enterprises is happy to

announce its move into the refurbished

modulars near End of the Trail 2 on

Anderson Road. Though it took us some

time to get adjusted and comfortable after

the move, we were very pleased to host

an Open House for the community on

September 23. The event was held from 11

am - 2 pm to accommodate everyone.

Over 80 visitors were given group tours

throughout the building by Enterprises’

managers; David Youckton and Chris

Richardson. They invited visitors to

participate in a trivia hunt of Q&A’s located

throughout the Enterprise building. The

objective of the hunt was provide facts about

CTE and answer any question that people

might have had. We didn’t make it too hard;

we even let everyone know what our CEO

David Youckton’s favorite soda is (Which is

Coke Zero)! There was also a light lunch for

visitors after the tour and trivia hunt.

Each person received a free raffle ticket

just for showing up. And each person who

filled out the trivia sheet received a second

free raffle ticket.

We were excited about the number of

people who stopped by that afternoon.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to

come see us and our new building, making

our little event a success. Also, thank you

to the Business Committee, the Heritage

and Culture Program, the Office of Tribal

Attorneys, and the Lucky Eagle Casino for

donating the food and raffle items.

The 4,700 square foot CTE office

building cost half as much as a new stick-

See Weaving, page 4

See Enterprises, page 4

Master Weavers from many tribes passed on basket-weaving techniques

during the 15th meeting of NNABA. Many students from the Chehalis and

other tribes completed baskets for the first time. Their names and tribes

were announced and the teachers held up the baskets for applause.

By Dianne Devlin, Cultural Coordinator

The Chehalis Tribe hosted the 15th annual

Northwest Native American Basketweavers

Association (NNABA)* Gathering on

October 2 – 4 at the Great Wolf Lodge.

Natives came from all over the United States

and Canada with open minds and hearts to

learn new techniques from Master Weavers.

Early registration began Thursday

afternoon. Each adult and elder received a

woven cedar turtle created by the Red Cedar

Hat Club to attach to their name tag.

On Friday free classes were set up in a

separate room for the youth. It was a great

way to preserve traditional weaving and

encourage the children to become basket

weavers. Many of the instructors were youth

themselves. They made beautiful projects

including feathers, cedar baskets, and turtles.

Shelby McCrory, age 17, said, “This was

very satisfying. I had 20 students in one of

Interior of Tribal Community Center Revealed

By Fred Shortman, Editor

The long-awaited tour of the new Chehalis

temporary occupancy permit and said, “On

with each other as they wandered through

Tribal Community Center finally arrived.

behalf of the Business Committee and staff

the areas that were open for the public

On Wednesday, September 30, community

who put this project together, welcome

to see: the large gym, gathering room,

and tribal members toured the beautiful new to our new Community Center. The goal

swimming pool, and kitchen. The beautiful,

community center. There was excitement

is to have this building as a center piece

new Chehalis Tribal Community Center

in the air during this momentous step in the

of activity. We will find many ways this

proved it will be a huge asset to the tribe,

continued growth that our tribe is making.

building can be used. There is room to grow a place for friends and family to gather,

As tribal members entered the parking lot

and with the building’s flexibility, we’ll find visit and develop an even stronger sense of

they could see the beautiful landscaping

even more use of this building.”

community.

created by Larsen Casteel. The three flags,

Tribal and community members visited

high on their poles, were

waving in the wind, welcoming

everyone to the 55,000 squarefoot building designed by the

Buffalo Design Group.

Inside the building, guests

marveled at the beautiful,

repeated basket pattern. The

cedar incorporated throughout

the building and in the furniture

was spectacular. It was apparent

that there was a lot work and

thought that went into the

design of the building.

Dan “Bones” Gleason

provided a special blessing and

prayer for the building and all

those who will be using it and

Tribal employees started moving into the new Chehalis Tribal Community Center on

working there.

October 16. Although it is never fun to move, employees are excited about the quality

David Burnett held up the

and atmosphere of the building and offices.

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Youth Use Pride and Muscle to Win at Traditional Canoe Races

By Fred Shortman, Editor

pullers reminded us about what strategy

It was a beautiful sunny weekend

was going to be used for this race. With

at Ike Kinswa State Park on

determination in their minds, they set an

Mayfield Lake. The Chehalis

awesome pace. Though the Cowlitz Canoe

Canoe Family participated in

was leading in the early part of the course,

the Second Annual John Barnett

technique and stamina was a contributing

Memorial Traditional Canoe

factor in Chehalis taking the lead. As the

Races and Celebration. The

pullers tired, the words of encouragement

Cowlitz honors the Late John

from the youth gave everyone strength

Burnett by fulfilling former Tribal

to the finish this race. There was a

Chair’s vision of reviving the

victory swim for all pullers as the skipper

canoe races.

requested each seat to take their turn

On Friday, there was a

jumping into the water.

blessing of the dugout canoe

On Sunday the course was revised

built by Cowlitz member Robert

from a 15 mile race to a 4 ½ mile. Skipper

Harju. Everyone who came to

Gail White Eagle selected her pullers. It

witness was smudged in order

was a great day, a little windier than the

to purify themselves, bringing

The Chehalis Canoe Family youth encouraged everyone to pull hard in the canoe races.

day before. The youth pullers used the

their good thoughts and prayers Their commitment was inspiring as they competed against a team of adult men. When they same strategy that worked the day before. It

for the canoe. The ceremony was won two races, they acted with respect and honor.

was a fun race, but a buoy was missed and

performed by Joseph Kalama it

our canoe had go back and circle it. It was

differences. The first canoe race was a 1

was filled with youth against the Cowlitz

was done to awaken the spirit of the cedar

a good race, and everyone was laughing and

mile race. The Chehalis Canoe Family

Canoe adult males. It wasn’t just about

tree, finding a new life as a canoe for the

congratulating everyone for a good race.

circled up and skipper Gail White Eagle

winning, it was about working together and

people informing it was to be used in a

selected her pullers. The youth donned their

seeing how committed the youth are. What a

The feast and thank you gifts were

good way. After the ceremony the canoe

life vests and took a warm up pull. The

proud moment it was.

given out at the dinner. It was a great

was launched and given its maiden voyage,

weekend in celebration honoring John

human spirit always has the competitive

The final canoe race that day was a five

followed by the Cowlitz and Chehalis

Barnett and helping participate in his

drive to win in representing your tribe. The

mile race. The Cowlitz support boat captain

Canoes that are used in the Canoe Journeys.

dream of having canoe races on Mayfield

anticipation and excitement rose in the chest took our skipper to show him the 5 mile

It was an honorable and thrilling moment for of the pullers as they waited for the starting

course. And when he returned the Chehalis

Lake. The Chehalis Canoe Family enjoyed

those who came to witness the ceremony.

horn. The youth focused and committed

Canoe Family circled up and Skipper James visiting with neighboring tribe, enjoying

On Saturday, the event began as people

their hospitality in this gathering of native

to working on nothing but power pulls in

Cayenne II picked his pullers. Once again

came to see the races. There were only

people. Our hands go up in appreciation to

this race. They pulled with everything they

the youth stepped up to pull, still excited

two canoes that showed up to race, both

had and they were greeted by cheers of

over the first victory. The Chehalis and

our youth for their dedication and hard work

are ocean going canoes that are used on

encouragement echoing over the water as

the Cowlitz Canoe Families were evenly

representing the Chehalis Canoe Family

the Canoe Journeys. Other canoe families

they successfully crossed the finish line. It

matched and the skippers’ course selection is with honor and respect.

weren’t able to come due to scheduling

was an awesome victory because our canoe

crucial to achieving a victory. The front seat

Program’s Goal is to Screen for and

Prevent Colon Cancer for Native

Americans at Five SPIPA Tribes

October is National Breast

Cancer Awareness Month

By Marilee Bittner-Fawcett (Tsimshian heritage), Public Information, SPIPA

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable

cancers. It can be screened for, and treated,

in a pre-cancerous stage, with either a

colonoscopy (every ten years) or a “stool

test” (annually). Now seven Southwest

Washington tribal clinics can provide routine

colorectal cancer screenings to low- income,

or under-insured, patients.

Five of the seven tribes are members

of the intertribal, nonprofit consortium,

the South Puget Intertribal Planning

Agency (SPIPA): the Chehalis, Nisqually,

Shoalwater Bay, Skokomish and Squaxin

Island Tribes. The $600,000, five-year grant

from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

also serves the Cowlitz and Quinault tribal

communities.

With the grant, SPIPA will design and

implement a tribally-based colorectal cancer

program. Only four tribal organizations

(SPIPA and three Alaska Native

organizations) were selected for funding

through the Center for Disease Control’s

review process. SPIPA is the only lower48 Tribal Colorectal Cancer Program. The

agency will be involved in state and national

efforts to bring the message forward on how

to best address colorectal cancer in Indian

Country.

The focus of this national program is

to increase the colorectal cancer screening

rate in the United States for all people 50

years of age and older. This will be achieved

through two main goals:

„„Provide community-wide activities

including educational activities to

increase community awareness and assist

patients with making appointments for

colorectal cancer screening. The goal

is to achieve an 80% colorectal cancer

screening rate of population.

„„Provide free colorectal cancer screening

and diagnostic services for low-income

patients 50 and older, those without

insurance, or provide assistance with copays for those with insurance. The goal is

to provide screening and follow up to 900

eligible patients per year

SPIPA has had as Comprehensive Cancer

Control Program in place that has received

national attention. This Colorectal Cancer

Screening Program (CCCP) will help SPIPA

achieve the second SPIPA Comprehensive

Cancer Control Program. This goal is to

detect all screenable cancers at the earliest

stage for tribal and community members of

all SPIPA tribes. It will surpass the CCCP

fourth objective to work with the tribal

clinics to screen at least 50% of the ageappropriate population for colorectal cancer.

This new SPIPA program is modeled after

our successful Native Women’s Wellness

Program and our Comprehensive Cancer

Control Program. The Colorectal Cancer

Program staff will work closely with staff

from these two programs.

Chehalis tribal members and employees wore pink on October 16 to show

their support for women who are breast cancer survivors.

Chehalis tribal members and employees

wore pink on October 16 to show their

support for women who are breast

cancer survivors.

About 250,000 American women

are diagnosed with some form of breast

cancer each year. More than 40,000

women die from it. But thanks to early

detection and improved treatments,

the number of deaths is decreasing.

Together we can make a difference. The

important thing here is to remember

early detection: Get your screenings on

a regular basis.

The American Cancer Society’s

breast cancer screening guidelines are:

„„Age 40 & over - Mammogram and

clinical breast exam (CBE) yearly,

monthly self breast exam

Chehalis

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„„Age 20 & 30s- CBE about every three

years, monthly self breast exam

„„Starting in 20s- Monthly self breast exam,

consult your health care provider about

CBE

The SPIPA Native American

Women’s Wellness Program pays for

breast and cervical screenings for

low-income women who meet income

eligibility. The clinic has two providers

who see women for these screenings.

Donna Elam, PA, is here Monday thru

Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30pm. Dr. Teresa

Solis is here Monday thru Thursday,

8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Christina Hicks

is the NWWP Outreach Worker. You

can call the clinic at 360-273-5504 to

schedule your appointment. Remember,

every woman counts.

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

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.

Youth Director Tony Medina put on a punt, pass and kick contest for the

children during the TELO Flag Football Game. This was their opportunity to

show off their skills.

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 Sands”

Blast From the Past:

Chehalis People at Pioneer Days, Centralia’s Borst Park, 1932

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Hayden, Adam Heck, Bertha Bob Holding Cindy, Katherine, Jessie Sanders, Celia Bobb, ?, Lucy Sanders, Sophia Heck, Frank Pete. Bottom Row,

Charlie?, Dan MacJoe? Bill Willams, Murphy Secena, Irene Secena, Donna Mae Heck, Anna Bell Walker,?,?, Harriet Pete, Lillian Hayden, Hattie Hayden,

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CHEHALIS LEGEND

Unnamed Story on How the Sun was Stolen

Museum Honors Chehalis and Cowlitz

Tribes with Native American Room

This Legend was received from the Smithsonian Institute.

Article Submitted by Elaine McCloud, Heritage Coordinator

Once upon a time, there lived

a chief who kept the sun in a box.

When his daughter went to gather

berries, she carried the box along

and opened it a little so that she

was able to see. When she had

filled her basket, she carried the

box home to her father.

The people in other countries

were very poor. They held a council

in which they deliberated how they

might obtain the sun. Finally they

decided to send kali-qoo to the

chief to steal the sun.

When he reached the country,

he assumed the shape of an old

slave. The people found him and

took him home to their chief. Blue

Jay lived in the house of the latter.

He said “Oh, that used to be my

father’s slave. He lost him one

day. His grandfather had been

my father’s slave.” The people

believed him and gave him to Blue

Jay.

When the chief’s daughter

went picking berries; they took

him along to paddle the canoe.

He was a very good oarsman, and

Blue Jay said, “That is Tsi sti saatq,

he was a very good oarsman.” And

they believed him. When they were

traveling along, the slave began

to say “Tses, tses, tses.” The Blue

Jay said to his brother Robin, “He

always spoke so when he carried me

about when I was a little boy.” But

the Robin did not remember. And

Blue Jay said, “Oh, you are good

for nothing,. You are older than I am

and you do not remember him.”

Finally they arrived at the berry

patch and the girl opened the box a

little. As soon as the sun appeared,

the slave jumped up, seized the

box and opened it. And it became

daylight. He ran away and they were

unable to catch him. The people

almost killed Blue Jay because his

lies had been the cause of their

losing the sun.

Kali-qoo took the sun home to

his chief, who gave it to the people

saying, “Henceforth, we will all

enjoy the sun and not one man alone

shall have it.”

The Lewis County Historical Museum have opened a Native American Room.

Hazel Pete (Chehalis) and Mary Kiona (Cowlitz) Exhibits are inspirational

exhibits on display.

The Lewis County Historical Museum

has opened a Native American Room. A

blessing was performed on September 26 to

representatives of the Chehalis and Cowlitz

Tribe. Many items displayed were donated

by family members.

The museum is located at 599 Front

Way, Chehalis. It is open Tuesday through

Saturday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. The cost is

$4 for general admission and $3 for senior

citizens. Age 12 and under are free. Yearly

memberships are available for $35 per year

per family, $25 for senior citizen couples,

and $18 for individual senior citizens.

It is a honorable and respectable exhibit

with some very intricate Native artifacts and

information.

Tribal Staff Profiles: Chief Building Inspector and IT Senior Analyst

woods as a cedar technician

Don has worked for the Chehalis

(better known as a “shake

Tribe since early 2006, but has

rat”). He and Gail started

done projects around the tribe for

their family in 1977, and

over 12 years. He was a general

have three kids. Josh, the

contractor and built the fish house.

oldest, works here at the

He also hired and worked with

tribe in facilities. Stephanie

tribal members rebuilding the

was born next, in 1979, and

youth gym/classrooms, and social

Brandon was born in 1984.

services addition. He was the site

Don and Gail moved their

supervisor for the elders/Head

Don Terry,

Start building construction

Chief Building Inspector family to Oakville in 1981,

and their kids completed

and other projects. Don began

working in construction in 1986 specializing their schooling there.

You can usually find Don out in the

in major residential remodels, and new

field, conducting inspections on buildings

construction and had his own company for

around the reservation. He is responsible

15 years.

for keeping them up to current building

Don was born in Centralia, went to

codes so they last as long as possible and

grade school in Rochester, and graduated

are in great condition with an emphasis

from high school at Lake Quinault in 1973.

on safety. Currently Don is overseeing the

During his summers, he worked with his

dad in the woods, cruising timber, laying out final inspections of our Community Center,

as well as the addition to the Public Safety

logging roads and working on regeneration

Building. As the scatter site administrator, he

surveys on the Quinault Reservation for the

works with tribal families to help them get

Quinault Allottees Association.

funding from I.H.S. to repair or replace their

Don joined the Navy the year he

septic and water systems.

graduated, and served during the Vietnam

In his spare time, Don enjoys camping,

pullout aboard the aircraft carrier USS

spending time with his six grandchildren,

Midway. When he got back, he married his

wood working, and going to the ocean for

high school sweetheart, Gail Norris. Don

razor clams and beach combing.

supported his new family by working in the

Washington. My mother and one

Hello, my name is Steven

of my sisters live in Aberdeen,

Raher. I grew up in Sioux

so it’s wonderful to be near

City, Iowa, and graduated

family again. I have a 20-yearfrom the Naval Academy at

old daughter attending college in

Annapolis. The first part of

California. (My ex stayed behind

my time in the Navy was

in Massachusetts, to be near her

spent on a nuclear submarine.

family.) I have to state that since

I was the Reactor Control

moving to Washington, I see

Officer, which means

Steven Raher

more fog in a week than I had

that I ran the reactor and

IT Senior Systems Analyst ever seen in my entire life! On

supervised the men who

the other hand, I will not miss knee-deep

maintained the electronic equipment. After

snowdrifts in the winter and Boston-area

my submarine duty, I was transferred to

traffic.

Washington, DC, where I taught computer

I really like working here. In a large

courses for the Defense Department and the

federal government. This was before desktop city, and in a big company, people tend to

compensate for the crowding by being a

computers were common, and most of my

little standoffish. When you pass someone

students had never touched a computer.

in a hallway or on the sidewalk, it’s almost

After ten years, I left the Navy, got

considered rude to make eye contact. The

married, and settled in Gloucester,

atmosphere is much friendlier and more

Massachusetts, the home of the Fishermanrelaxed here.

at-the-Wheel statue and the setting of “The

I work for Kameron Naini, Terry

Perfect Storm.” I worked as a software

Youckton and Daymon Thomas in the

engineer at several companies in the

Information Technology Department. It is

Boston area, including Dunn & Bradstreet,

a real honor to work with the many good

Houghton-Mifflin, and IBM.

people here at the Chehalis Reservation.

Last January I left Massachusetts for

4 Enterprises (continued from page 1)

The beautiful, new Chehalis Tribal Enterprises building was constructed

from five pre-built trailers. It stayed on budget and saved the tribe money.

Construction of a new storage and cigarette packing plant is in the process.

built building. Construction isn’t finished,

there is a new 2-story, 3,500 square foot

storage building presently being built by

our Chehalis Tribal Construction company.

When it’s finished, it will be part storage

and part cigarette packaging plant. Having

a centralized area has greatly enhanced the

capabilities and goals of our Chehalis Tribal

Enterprises.

DID YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT CHEHALIS TRIBAL ENTERPRISES?

„„In August 2009, End of the Trail stores #2

and #3 sold 361,124 gallons of fuel.

„„Chehalis Tribal Enterprises employs

108 people and 35 are Chehalis tribal

members.

(The number of non-Chehalis Natives

and Chehalis spouses we employ changes

our ratio of staff. Currently 51% of our

employees support Native American

homes.)

„„In 2009, the title of top manager of CTE

was changed from “Executive Director”

to “CEO”, to better reflect the CTE

business mission.

„„The beautiful, new CTE offices were built

from 5 pre-built trailers.

„„CTE directly manages and operates eight

businesses.

„„The CTE executive management team

consists of four positions.

Listing Financial Information Now Will

Give You Peace of Mind for the Future

If you were to become

incapacitated or die,

how easy would it be

for relatives or someone

else to take over your

financial affairs?

Would they have

to search through a

mountain of paperwork?

If you don’t receive

paper statements, would

they even find out about

all of your accounts?

No one likes doing funeral planning

or other things that remind us of our own

mortality. But death and injury are a fact of

life. Creating a personal financial directory

makes it easier for someone to cancel your

accounts or otherwise manage your finances

if you are not able to. You may also find

yourself using it if, for example, your wallet

is stolen and you need to notify financial

institutions and creditors, or you forget an

online password.

All you need to do is set aside a

few hours one day. Think about all of

the accounts and obligations you have,

including a mortgage or rent, loans, credit

cards, utilities, checking and savings

accounts, investments, retirement funds,

and insurance. On a piece of paper, list the

following information about each one: the

account number, who it is with, company

contact information, online user name

and password, location of statements,

and monthly payment and due date (if

applicable). You should also include the

name and contact information for any

financial advisors, such as an accountant or

insurance agent. Periodically revisit the list

to make sure it is up-to-date.

In order for your financial directory

to be helpful, someone has to know it

exists. You may have no problem giving

it to a trustworthy relative or friend, but

it is completely understandable if you are

worried about handing over your account

information while you are still in good

health. After all, what is to prevent your

brother Bob from logging into your checking

account online and transferring a little bit of

money to himself? One option is to leave the

list in a safety deposit box or fire-proof safe

in your house. (Just make sure that whoever

will be handling your affairs will be able to

access it). Another option is to give it to a

lawyer or other financial professional. (Once

again, make sure the designated person

knows who to contact.)

Besides creating a financial directory,

another way to make it easier for your

financial affairs to be taken care of is to

assign someone durable power of attorney

for finances. This specifically gives him

or her the legal right to make financial

decisions for you if you are unable. You can

create a durable power of attorney document

with the help of a lawyer or computer

software. Make sure to choose someone who

is trustworthy - if you have no friends or

relatives who are appropriate, you can use a

professional, such as a lawyer or accountant.

A little bit of planning can ensure that

your finances are taken care of even when

you are not able to manage them yourself.

Diabetes Awareness Walk

Medicare Presentation

Is going to happen this month.

Everyone is invited!

Saturday, October 24

Sign up at 10 AM

Walk starts at 11 AM

Come join this 1st annual 5K Diabetes

Awareness Walk. Starts at the Youth Center.

Lunch will be provided. Guest speakers.

Raffle and door prizes!

Any questions, please contact Lynn Hoheisal at

360-709-1744 or lhoheisel@chehalistribe.org

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many meetings and hours to arrange

and coordinate. Many volunteers helped

wherever they were needed.

Diane Pickernell worked on the

NNABA Poster and created the pamphlet

that featured photos with bio’s of each of the

featured weavers.

Christina Hicks did a great job preparing

the Wellness Room, which included

massages and volunteers from the Tribal

Clinic. Every hour a massage for one lucky

elder was raffled off at the conference.

Participants who didn’t purchase a raffle

ticket could pay a small fee for a massage.

Many took advantage of it, too. Christina

Hicks also did a super job as the MC at the

gathering and at the banquet held Saturday

night at the new Chehalis Tribal Community

Center.

Elders Jerry Simmons, Joan Martin,

Dolly Canales, along with Theresa Shortman

managed to sell quite a few raffle tickets

to help off-set the cost of the banquet.

The table vendors selling items at the

conference were very generous with their

donation items for the raffle. The donation

encouraged people to buy raffle tickets in

hopes of winning a hand-crafted Native

American item.

Elder Janice Latch staffed a registration

table for the Fashion Show that was held

at the banquet. The fashion show was a

beautiful display of Native regalia. Selena

Kearney announced and commented on

the fashions, and it turned out to be a great

hit with the guests. Some people modeled

their own creations, but for those who did

not wish to do so, community members

stepped up to become runway models.

A big thanks to Kaileen,

Kelsey, Olivia, Charlie,

Rita, Lucy and even

Selena who pulled

double duty when

she set down the

microphone to

model.

The banquet

was held

at the new

Chehalis Tribal

Community

Center. Over 500

people attended.

The tables filled and

people overflowed

into the bleachers.

The dedicated crew

kept the food coming

until everyone was

fed. Special thanks

*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, and gathering sites, and 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.

Kelsey

Bray, Selena

Kearney and

Charles Latch,

III, modelled

beautiful Native

regalia for the

fashion show.

New Tribal Hatchery will Release Fish in Early

2010, You’ll See More Fish in 2013

By Andy Olson, Fisheries Biologist

Finally we are open! The hatchery building

is up and running. Everyone in fisheries

and at the hatchery is excited and wants fish

in the building. The Chehalis Tribal Fish

Hatchery had its open house on October

9 and everything went great. Marie Bird

gave the blessing and everyone enjoyed the

Spring Chinook cooked by Shawn Ortivez,

John Youckton, Robert Cayenne and Don

Secena.

The construction phase is finally over

and we can begin the process of producing

more fish for the people. The tribe will be

following all of the recommendations made

by the Hatchery Scientific Review Group.

This will lead to better quality hatchery

fish derived from wild stocks within the

basin. We will be getting the eggs from fish

within the Chehalis basin. The eggs will be

taken from wild fish that have paired up and

are ready to spawn, so essentially we will

be taking eggs that would have gone into

gravel and putting them into our hatchery

to increase survival to release. The releases

At the Chehalis Tribal Elder’s Center

On Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

Starting at 9:30 am

The

Great Wolf

Lodge

Medicare Part A covers your hospital care.

You are eligible to receive Part A coverage

premium-free if you or your spouse paid

Medicare taxes while working.

Will be providing tours to tribal

members and their families

every 3rd Thursday of

the month.

Martin Estrada, Southwest WA Regional

Trainer, Office of Insurance Commissioner

SHIBA Helpline (360) 725-7108

MartinE@oic.wa.gov

to Cheryle, Dolly, Boots, Cammi, Shoni,

Tiny, Betty F., Nadine, Bones, Priscilla,

Lynn, Jo, Dianne D., Sue, Lloyd F., Bruce

K., Malissa and son, Boo, Jordan, Helen,

and Wakisa.

The Fisheries Committee prepared the

fish. Thank you Dennis, Shawn, Robert,

Jerry and Guy for keeping the fish coming.

And a big shout out to Ray Secena who ran

around endlessly helping us set the finishing

touches on the banquet room.

The slide show during the banquet was

prepared by Shelby McCrory. She did a

great job! The Chehalis Tribe Canoe Family

entertained the guests during the dinner.

The LaPush Tribe led by Rodger Jackson

preformed their Raven and Wolf traditional

dances.

The 15th Annual NNABA Conference

hosted by the Chehalis Tribe was a big

success because it was a community effort

where so many dedicated people worked

on the project over the course of a year. I

am sure I have forgotten some of the people

who were so helpful. Thank you! Your time

and effort helped make this conference such

a success!

Transportation will be provided.

Sign up sheets are available at the

Tribal Center.

should begin in the spring of 2010 and will

consist of Fall Chinook (King), Chum (Dog)

salmon, Winter Steelhead, and Cutthroat

Trout.

Spring Chinook will play a key part in

the new opportunities for Chehalis tribal

fishermen. We will begin raising them next

year. The tribe hopes to be able to release

hundreds of thousands of fish, but this will

take time, and a little more expansion. Our

goal is to be able to increase tribal catches

by thousands of fish. Sheena Tanner has

been hired as our Fish Hatchery Technician.

She brings years of experience to this

position, and she’s looking forward to caring

for our fish.

The goal of the hatchery is to raise wild

native fish from local rivers. We should see

fish returning as soon as 2013. With more

fish returning, we will be providing fish

for future generations to enjoy and catch.

Hatchery staff are working with Fisheries

to create a plan to begin the process of

spawning fish and getting eggs in the

incubators.

South Puget Intertribal

Planning Agency

10th Annual

Native Art Auction and Dinner

Saturday, November 14,

at the Lucky Eagle Casino

Tickets are $75.00 and are on sale now.

Registration begins at 5:30, and the silent

auction will begin then. The seafood

dinner/buffet is at 6:30 with the live

auction to follow at 7:30.

For more information, contact Terri

Flowers at 360-426-3990 ext. 3202.