greatwolf.com  www.luckyeagle.com  www.eagleslandinghotel.net  FREE Vol. April 2010 3/4 Get a Glimpse of CHEHALIS History on Page 3: Words of famous Chehalis Tribal Program Historian Silas Heck come alive in this TRIBAL touching story. News Precious photos of Chehalis tribal Join Family Tree Classes NEWSLETTER families archived and offered to others to Discover Your Family by Elaine McCloud. Ancestry  “People of the Sands”  The Heritage Program is providing free family tree classes on Mondays starting at 4 Chehalis youth group spread PM in classroom 4 at the new Community. If you are attending for the first time, please obtain your family tree from the the message at dinner Enrollment Department so we have a place to start. It’s easiest to enter the building from Youth group perform a skit on perils of the south entrance. Hope to see everyone there. alcohol and drug addiction, page 2 Any question please contact Elaine McCloud, Heritage Coordinator, 360-709- 1748 or email [email protected]. Chehalis Tribal Members Become With a Stroke of the Vosper Homes Available for Purchase by Tribal Members Blessed With New Home Ownership Pen, the BIA Expands The Chehalis Tribal Housing Authority will Chehalis Reservation be accepting applications from Chehalis By Jeff Warnke, Director of Government tribal members interested in purchasing Public Relations a single family residence at the Vosper Subdivision. The CTHA has four, three- On March 9 the Chehalis Reservation got a bedroom homes, approximately 1500 square little bigger. With the stroke of a pen, it was feet, available. Applications will be accepted done. The Director of the Bureau of Indian from April 28 to the close of business on Affairs signed the Reservation Proclamation May 11. If you are interested, stop by the and seven parcels of land totaling 213.73 Housing Office and pick up an application. acres became part of the Chehalis Any questions contact the Housing Office Reservation. staff at 360-273-7723. Sounds like it should be quick and easy, but, this move was only the third time Attention Artists: Coastal that the Obama administration has signed off on a Reservation Proclamation since Salish Art Needed for inauguration. “It is never easy to get the Head Start Sweatshirts Federal Government to do their job,” said Chairman Burnett. “But we have developed The Chehalis Tribal Head Start Graduation relationships with key people in the BIA that Committee is looking for a traditional have helped us to succeed when other tribes Coastal Salish style drawing to be used as struggle to accomplish this task.” a design on sweatshirts to be awarded to The land parcels are not connected and the class of 2010 graduates. were acquired by the tribe and taken into If you are interested in participating, On March 31, home owners received the keys to their new home from Viginia trust over the years since 1998, but were all please submit your drawing by Friday, May Canales, CTHA Tenant Services. Connie Baker was excited to move into made part of the reservation at once. Some 14 to Heather Galloway at the Head Start. A her new home in the Vosper Division. Pictured (L-R) are Skylar Baker, Ryan of the parcels include the electronic casino winner will then be chosen and announced Pitzenberger, Virginia Canales, Shayden Baker, and Connie Baker. sign near I-5, the bed and breakfast property by the Graduation Committee. on Anderson Road, several abandoned We look forward to seeing our tribe’s By Fred Shortman, Editor railroad parcels along the Chehalis River creativity! On March 22, over 50 tribal and community for the new owners. Following the blessing and the Great Wolf Lodge property. The College Fair at members attended the open house and and ribbon cutting ceremony, everyone was addition of the properties brings the total ribbon cutting of the Chehalis Tribal invited to tour a house at 11 Sickman Loop. size of the reservation to 4,438.36 acres. Great Wolf Lodge Housing Authority at the Vosper sub This gathering blessed the houses as the There are several reasons why this division. After years of waiting, tribal community shared a meal and congratulated move was an important step for the tribe. Tuesday, May 25, 1-6 PM members will live the American dream the new home owners families. Each of the properties that were formerly All welcome! Juniors should definitely of owning their own homes. This process The words spoken by the Chairman off reservation was in some way under the attend. Bring your parents and friends to started in 1999. Now the vision of houses precisely articulated the blessing of the jurisdiction of a local county, some being in visit with representatives from colleges being finished and occupied is complete. The houses. “Presently we are looking at these Thurston and some in Grays Harbor County. and universities, trade and technical patience and diligence by everyone involved new houses,” said Chairman Burnett. “When This will clear up those jurisdictional issues schools. in the completion of this worthwhile project the new owners move in, they will become including policing, issuing land use and 200 high school students w/ASB cards is finally a reality. Excited families moving their homes to raise their families.” building permits, water quality, and fishery and completed surveys will receive a into their new homes were given the keys John Vosper, who sold the property to management. Great Wolf Lodge day pass the last week of March. the tribe, was present to see the ceremony Several of the parcels along the Chehalis Dan Gleason and Marie Bird led a and said, “I’ve had a recurring dream River are on the opposite bank creating a „„All Chehalis tribal members who have heartfelt prayer, blessing the new houses about seeing homes on the back half of the new southern boarder for the reservation. completed a higher education degree or trade through the higher education See Homes, page 4 See Expansion, page 4 department are encouraged to attend. „„All Chehalis tribal members, community members and employees come and help A Dozen Truckloads of Trash Gone, Thanks to Volunteers us show our youth how successful our By Fred Shortman, Editor community has been. If you have completed a higher education degree and/or trade, It was a cool and breezy please submit a copy of your degree, photo Wednesday morning for of yourself and small quote of your success the Chehalis Tribe’s Spring by May 15. Clean Up Day. There were Any questions, please contact Racheal 40 people who came to the Mendez at 360-709-1698 or email Rmendez@ Tribal Center participating in chehalistribe.org cleaning up the reservation, * Return Service Requested Oakville, WA 98568 PO Box 536 Chehalis Tribal Newsletter including tribal members and

City, ST Zip Street Address FirstName LastName employees, Boys & Girls Club volunteers, Lucky Eagle Casino staff, and United Way of Lewis County staff and volunteers. Elaine McCloud set the tone for the day, blessing this event , thanking and praying for the people and Mother Earth. Joyce Thomas did Volunteers from the United Way of Lewis County, Boys & Girls Club of America and many a great job organizing employees from the Lucky Eagle and Chehalis Tribe gathered at the tribal center before work crews and dispersing

PERMIT No. 2 OAKVILLE WA US POSTAGE PAID PRSRT STD heading out along designated areas during the 2010 Spring Clean Up. them to various areas of the reservation. Everyone rain shower as they worked. needed assistance in hauling the trash. With grabbed work gloves and garbage bags, Work crews were seen picking up this many volunteers helping, it made short intent on picking up trash along Howanut, trash that had been discarded by passing work of the areas to be cleaned up. Niederman, Anderson, Secena and Moon motorists. Groundskeepers were drove Raffle prizes and buffet tickets were Roads and the surrounding areas of the fish around in their truck to pick up the garbage distributed to the volunteers who worked www.chehalistribe.org pit and ball fields. bags and haul them to our tribal dumpsters. that day. Everyone got something to eat, ©Copyright 2009 CHEHALIS TRIBAL Many came prepared with warm clothing, NEWSLETTER is a publication of the They estimated they hauled 12 truckloads and got warmed up after the clean up was Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis expecting rain. Mother Nature smiled down of garbage. The Lucky Eagle Casino and Reservation. upon the volunteers by not giving them a the Youth Center truck also provided much See Spring Clean-up, Page 4 2 Youth Speak Up at Underage Join These Exciting Prevention Activities Soaring Eagles Above the Influence Lorrie Bonifer, 360-709-1717 or Lbonifer@ Drinking Prevention Dinner (SEATI) is the brand-new youth prevention chehalistribe.org ASAP. We can get you team! We are looking for additional youth registered. to participate in the program. We have activities throughout the year and also attend Youth Artists: Get Your Prevention youth conferences across the state. We will Design on T-Shirts be going to the Youth Spring Forum in May The Prevention Department’s youth at the Great Wolf Lodge, as well as Standing team, Soaring Eagles Above the Influence, Tall the following week at the Great Wolf is holding a contest for all youth artists. We Lodge. Both conferences are youth-oriented will be making t-shirts that need a design. with hundreds of youth from across the state To enter the contest, simply draw or sketch attending. up a design for the t-shirts and bring it into Check us out on MySpace and Facebook the Prevention Department in the Clinic. If and become our fans for upcoming events you design it on the computer, email it to and view photographs of what we do: www. [email protected]. myspace.com/chehalisprevention. The deadline is April 30. The best design We can’t wait to see you at the upcoming will be chosen and posted on the Prevention events. More information will be posted on Department’s MySpace and Facebook pages. our MySpace and Facebook soon. The winning artist will be rewarded $250. If you want to be a part of SEATI and Contact Lorrie Bonifer for more information attend these conferences, please contact or to submit your designs.

The “Soaring Above the Influence” youth group skit demonstrated the dangers of underage drinking. It was their interpretation of a drinking party Program Recognizes Youth Who Excel in Academics and how silly people act when they are drinking alcohol. Pictured (L-R) Congratulations to all our youth striving to High School Graduates: are Britney Maass, Kelsie Klatush, Kelsey Bray, Roberta Youckton, Chayse maintain their academics this quarter. The Attention all Chehalis tribal and Youckton-Bonifer, and Lorrie Bonifer. Education Program staff wish to recognize community members! the following students who qualified for Graduation is approaching fast for seniors By Fred Shortman, Editor dinner and a movie incentive from the who are in the final stages of completing TELO program: their high school education. The Chehalis On March 24, Sixty-seven tribal and When he asked what the acceptable alcohol Skylar Bracero, Kayley Trott, Alyssa Tribe celebrates our graduating seniors with community members showed up to listen to level for children was, the kids exclaimed, Charles, Lilly Rhodes, Heather Daniels, a dinner and recognition ceremony. the keynote speakers for a prevention event “Zero!” Deidra Hawkes, Jordan Merriman, Kaileen If you are aware of any community or geared towards Kick Butt’s Day- educating Tribal member and Police Officer Arick Bray, TJ Trott, Jordon Bird, Brittany Maass, tribal member getting ready to graduate, towards tobacco prevention, and a meeting Burnett conducted an “Impairment Goggle” Gary Ortivez, Geraldine Youckton, Dewey please contact JJ, Tawni, Jason or Nathan at addressing underage drinking. trial area for youth to understand the dangers Gleason-Wheeler, and Kaleb Merriman. 360-709-1749 with all their information. Lorrie Bonifer shared a slide show of driving while intoxicated. presentation on the negative health effects of There were several other tables available using alcohol and drugs. Some of the photos for people to visit and get information. were pretty graphic and an eye opener for „„Cindy Marchand from The Evergreen Fun Basketball Team Passes Serious many of us. Her strong words and stance on State College came out and had a table these addictions came from her heart as a and spoke about her assistance to help mother and a person who deeply cares about anyone interested in going to college. Life Choice Message to Youth people and protecting our youth. „„Christina Hicks had “Parent Speak Up” By Fred Shortman, Editor Elder Elaine McCloud’s presentation T-shirts and information for parents to talk On Saturday, April 10, the Harlem Crowns Each player talked about how they escaped was a table full of paper headstones with to their youth about abstinence. played our Chehalis Stars in the gym at the the peer pressure of growing up in the inner names written on them. They were people in „„Pat Odiorne shared information on the Community Center. What a great family-fun city. Each player introduced themselves her life who had lost their lives due to drugs dangers of energy drinks and sugar event -- to watch a game of basketball. “We and where they grew up, and told the or alcohol. It was hard for her to discuss content in soda. call it ‘Clownball.’ There’s something new different things they had to deal with in their these personal issues, but her point was well every night,” said manager Herb Caife. respective cities. taken. As she picked up one of the paper The Soaring Eagles Youth Group skit The players are masters of ad lib. Many of the players grew up loving headstones she said, “It doesn’t matter about sent a message to our teenagers and parents They take advantage of every situation, basketball and other sports, and participating the names on these head stones. It was what on what happens when people use alcohol. pulling their shenanigans on the opposing in after school activities. Practicing and the addiction cost the family members and Thank you Soaring Eagles Kelsey Bray, players and the audience. This was very committing to getting good grades kept them loved ones when they died.” She pointed to Chayse Youckton-Bonifer, Kelsie Klatush, entertaining, and it had the audience in fits too busy to get involved in bad influences a headstone and continued, “This one could and Roberta Youckton. of laughter. that inner city life could bring. have been a lawyer, doctor, a great leader or Chayse Youckton-Bonifer sang his But the event wasn’t just about showing Their main message was, “If you want to something else. You never will know what Prevention Song with the assistance of off the Harlem Crowns’ basketball skills. be good at anything, it’s necessary to put the they could’ve been.” Savannah Bird. Heidi Gaiser also performed The true story was the players’ message time and effort in, and practice it to become Gail Hurst, Bruce Stinson, and Dean a prevention song she made at the Youth about avoiding gangs, drugs and alcohol. great at it.” Johnny also shared how their programs Music Academy. She thanked Gail Hurst for work. Bruce Stinson gave examples of what mentoring her in the fight against addiction. happens when a youth gets caught drinking The message given at this dinner was a alcohol or using drugs, how the legal system strong one in the fight against addiction and works when dealing with this illegal activity. how addiction negatively affects families.

Native American Electricians Training Available

Are you interested in starting a career as an February 1, 2010. Electrician? The Vocational Rehabilitation „„Must be a high school graduate, have a program will assist anyone who wishes to GED or a two year degree or higher. pursue this exciting opportunity to become „„Must provide transcripts of education and an electrician. trainings and have good math skills. The Office of Indian Energy and „„Must agree to and sign an Individual Plan Economic Development, and the for success. Department of Labor in partnership with „„Must have a current, valid driver’s license United Tribes Technical College, the „„May have to relocate for placement to International Brotherhood of Electrical successfully complete an apprenticeship Workers and the National Electrical program. Contractors Association, is offering a seven Additional Minimum Qualifications The Harlem Crowns are masters of ad lib, and put the audience on the spot week pre-apprenticeship training course „„Be physically and mentally able to by bringing them out on the basketball court. Herb Caife, Manager of the in association with the National Joint safely perform essential functions of the Harlem Crowns, instructs and teases Jaiden Smith as he shoots a free throw. Apprenticeship and Training Committee in job, either with or without reasonable Bismarck, North Dakota. Upon successful accommodations. Business Committee completion of the training, students may be „ „Be able to get to and from work at job Chehalis David Burnett, Chairman offered an apprenticeship position. sites anywhere within the geographical Tribal Don Secena, Vice Chairman area. Jessie Goddard, Treasurer Application and Acceptance Process „ „Be able and willing to attend all related Cheryle Starr, Secretary Submit application with all supporting Newsletter classroom training as required. Dan Gleason, Sr., 5th Council Member documents to United Tribes Technical „„Be able to climb and work from ladders, 420 Howanut Road College. Oakville, WA 98568 poles and towers of various heights. Chehalis Tribal Newsletter Staff: „„Applications are accepted and screened „ 360-709-1726 (office) „Be able to crawl and work in confined Fred Shortman, Communications for eligibility and applicants are further 360-273-5914 (fax) spaces such as attics, manholes and Coordinator. Go to this direct link screened with a phone interview. [email protected] crawlspaces. for online newsletters copies: www. „„Final acceptance is determined upon „ „Be able to read, hear and understand Articles and opinions expressed in this chehalistribe.org/news-events/index.html receipt of the drug test results, the instructions and warnings. publication are not necessarily the opinions physical results, and a background check. If you are interested, please submit a of this publication or the Chehalis Tribal Business Committee. „„Upon notification of final acceptance into completed application and fax it to: Barbara the program, applicant must be prepared Schmitt or Arden Boxer at 701-530-0607, The Chehalis Tribal Newsletter encourages to take the drug test, and a physical, and or scan documents and e-mail to bschmitt@ tribal members to submit letters, articles, travel to training location within three photographs, and drawings to be considered uttc.edu or [email protected]. weeks of selection. for publication. These are subject to editing. Pre-Apprenticeship Program Minimum The application deadline is May 22, 2010. Contributing writers, artists, and Qualifications For more related information, go to the United Tribes Technical College website: photographers include Chehalis tribal All individuals selected for participation in community members and staff. the Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program www.uttc.edu. The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis must meet all of the following qualifications: Please contact Barb Churchill at 360- Submission deadline: 6th of each month Reservation... „„Minimum age requirement of 18 by 709-1633 for an application. Printed: Each month “People of the Sands” Blast from the Past! 1951 Interview of Silas Heck Taken From the Leon Metcalf Collection 3

A long time ago, when I was a little The voice to read what the Trees boy, my father called his neighbors to say. have a feast. And while they were in SILAS HECK And what the Grass says. there having a feast, they were singing CHEHALIS TRIBAL ELDER And what the Animals say when their medicine songs and pounding they make a noise. on the floor, and the boards on the 1874 - 1967 When I see the trees… when the ground, and pounding the roof. cone is ready to drop, then I know the That’s the way they called the Silas Heck was an elder who contributed elk is at its prime. I go out and kill the Spirits, and one man, he got up at a great deal of information on the culture elk, and I have the best meat that a that time and he said, “The world is and language of the Chehalis Indians to person could eat. twirling, and turning, and its moving various non-Indians who were studying That is the reason I said, “Let us in some direction we don’t know. And the heritage. Much of the language give the old people the fat of the the earth and all that belongs to the information came from data by Professor land.” sun goes around, and follows the sun Kincade collected from Silas Heck and And so, whenever a hunter comes wherever it’s going. And whenever the Lillian Young, which he combined with in with a deer, they cut a piece off that world turns over, peoples should turn all available data collected in the past by meat, the very best part, and send a over, too, and start something new.” other individuals. Silas had the foresight boy to take it to some old person that One of the chiefs, he got up and to have information recorded for future couldn’t hunt any more, and give it says, “What are we going to do with generations. to them. When they received that gift the old people? Are they going to they would say, “My grandson, I am starve?” And a young chief, he got up going to give you my life when I die.” and says, “No we can’t let them starve. That’s the subject of the story that I Let us give them the fat of the land, told in Indian. because they taught me.” The voice of the Moon. They taught me everything . The voice of the Clouds. The voice of the Trees. The voice of the Endurance.

Heritage Coordinator Values Old Community Input Needed to Document Photos, and Offers Copies of and Record Reservation Cemetery Family Photos to Tribal Members Information and Upgrade Signs By Elaine McCloud, Heritage Coordinator The Culture, Heritage and Language „„Find out where you and your family wish I have a large picture collection I inherited Bible School (1959). I have a handful of Programs are in the process of starting to to be buried from my mother Hattie Hayden Pikutark. community members in various pictures like document all cemeteries and we are asking „„Assign or reserve areas or plots at each I have spent a great deal of time and picking huckleberries or having dinner at the for your help. Please watch for fliers that cemetery money preserving them. I organized them Mess Hall. will be going out to the community. „„Select cemetery name sign styles to a certain degree and matched up any I have pictures of the next generation of We will be having four dinners. Each „„Discuss other issues that need to be negatives I found to the picture. Then I went cousins especially those we used to baby sit dinner will be for all families of a specific covered to Camera Exchange and made copies of or who used to come over and visit, also the cemetery. These dinners will be to discuss the negatives. Surprisingly many of them Thomas children. I also have some pictures each cemetery and cover different issues Watch for flyers! Contacts for this produced very sharp and clear pictures. I of kids at the Little White Church. such as: project are Joyleen McCrory, 360-709- think they were shot from a 120 mm camera. There is still a lot of work that I have „„Unknown/unmarked graves 1573, Dianne Devlin, 360-709-1621, Elaine I have the older pictures coded. If there is a to do as far as organizing. I have pulled „„Show documented grave sites McCloud 360-709-1748, or Dan Penn, 360- red dot in the photo album it means I don’t pictures from their books for various events „„Record families at each cemetery 709-1747. have the negative. The original picture and like NNABA and they haven’t been put the negatives are kept separately back. Very few of the color pictures have The earliest family picture I have is of been organized like the older black and Grandma Bessie, Uncle Walter Walker and white ones. Life just seems to keep getting Aunt Susie as children. I have pictures of in my way. Grandpa John Hayden’s mother, Lucy Bill I am in the process of trying to organize Probation Services Available at and three of her grandsons. If you sent my this huge collection and eventually have mother a graduation picture, the chances them scanned into the computer and are good that I still have it. She did tell me available for people to download onto disks Public Safety Building that she had “lent” out a picture or two so or make copies. people could make copies and they never Some of you may have received an email Hi, my name is James Cayenne II. I’m the If you have matters dealing with came back. So she told me that after that her with a picture attachment every now and new Chehalis Tribal Probation Officer. I probation, report directly to me. All calls policy was that she would make copies for then. If you have an email address, I try to want to get the word out that if you are on are confidential. Feel free to contact me. people who wanted them. email a picture or two while I am scanning. probation you need to come in and check in My office hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, I have pictures of Grandpa Abe Parsons; This has been a task I have been working on with me if you have not done so already. Or Monday thru Friday. I’m located in Bruce Auntie Annie Simmons; Uncle Walt Walker; for many years and will continue working if you know someone who is on probation, Stinson’s old office at the Public Safety Aunt Susie (Walker) Reichart; Grandpa John on. My email address is Emccloud@ let them know they need to check in, so I Building. You can contact me at 360-709- Hayden; Grandma Bessie (Walker) Hayden chehalistribe.org. If you would like me to can get those individuals back on track. 1606. and nine of their children (Jessie, Wallace, email you a picture that I might think you Lillian, my mom, Elmer, Johnny, Mabel, would enjoy, please let me know. Otherwise Clifford (Buddie) and Dorothy. I have if you need a picture for a certain event pictures of most of the generation of cousins (memorial, birthday, family reunion, etc.) that I belong to. If you stayed with us at one and if I have such a picture, I will do my Staff Profile: CTWC Medical Receptionist time or another like at Portland or Lizzie best to get it to you. Johnson’s house, I might have a picture or I can be contacted at my Heritage Greetings, I am Mary loose to apply for real jobs. two with you in it. Coordinator work number, 360-709-1748, Secena, the Medical I applied for the new My mother went to Chemawha Indian or my home number, 360-273-0378. Please Receptionist for the Chehalis Medical Receptionist Boarding School in Salem, Oregon. I have be patient with me as this is a very time Tribal Wellness Center. position and became the first the yearbook from the year she graduated. consuming task, but I do want you to know I am from Raft River, in Medical Receptionist for the A couple of her friends were Elizabeth that I am willing to share my wealth of between Queets and Lake new clinic. Ken Dyball was Arquette and Eliza Bobb. I have a small pictures with people who will use them for Quinault. I have been in this our first Physician Assistant. collection of pictures of her and her friends their own personal use. I hope they won’t community since 1974. I The clinic was dedicated to in Portland. end up sold to some anthropologist who is have two wonderful boys. Ms. Lorraine Goldman for I have a small group of Chehalis tribal writing a story on the ways of the Indians One is Michael Anthony the hard work she did to pictures like Pioneer Days (1932/1933), the from a long time ago. Hicks, whom my brother get funds for the clinic. She Chehalis Sewing Club (1939), and Vacation Richard I. Hicks and CTWC was the Secretary for the Mary Jane Shale adopted tribe back then. and raised. His father Medical Ken Dyball, Glenda is William P. Heck. My Smith (nurse) and I were other son is Calvin Page Receptionist the only ones in the clinic Cayenne through my first for a long time. Eventually marriage with Frank Cayenne, Jr. I am now our staff started growing when we received married for 11 years to a wonderful man, more funds. The clinic added the CHR Don Secena, and we have five beautiful and Dental Programs. Ted Kramers, a grandchildren. Family Counselor from Taholah Indian In 1974 I worked as a Teacher’s Aide Health Clinic, came to our clinic to provide for Head Start with Helen Nolson, and counseling for clients once or twice a week. Roberta Secena. Rosetta Klatush was the In 1982 I transferred to Taholah Indian cook. In 1975 the Chehalis Tribe started Health Clinic for about seven years and an Indian Action Team with carpentry completed my circle and returned and training and a secretary class. Many of us re-applied for my old job. I’ve been the Do you know any of the women in this photo or where the photo was young women took the secretary class. Medical Receptionist for 31 years now all taken? If so, contact Elaine McCloud at 360-709-1748 to help her identify The men in the carpentry training built the together. I love my job and the people here, everyone in the picture. clinic. We women learned everything from and I’ve worked with plenty of nice people Photo donated by Elder Bettie Fulton sewing, accounting, typing, shorthand, and have seen many of them come and go. speed writing, medical terminology, how to I have lived over half of my life here answer the phone, and secretary skills. In in Oakville and can’t wait to retire and Correction from March 2010 Chehalis Tribal Newsletter: the sewing class we sewed aprons and shift do all kinds of arts and crafts, sewing and The new ball fields at the Community Center will consist of two softball fields and one dresses that we modeled for our new clinic relaxing over a cup of tea, enjoying all of little league field. that was opened in 1977. After two years our beautiful grandchildren, and catching up of experience under our belts, we were let on my soaps. 4 Expansion (continued from page 1) More Youth Services at Chehalis Tribe Possible Thanks to Funding for Tribal Boys & Girls Clubs The old southern boarder was the river, the tribe that was taken some 150 years which moves over time and creates a ago. With land having reservation status, bit of uncertainty as to where the actual the tribe is better positioned to protect boundary is: Is it the current location of cultural and environmental resources. “Our the river or where the river was in 1864? land has fish, wildlife and other foods and The new boundary is now the land on the materials that we utilize for subsistence other side, thus eliminating the question. and ceremonial purposes,” said Chairman Additionally, it negates the state’s claim that Burnett. “As a sovereign nation we have the reservation ended in the middle of the sole jurisdiction over our own resources to river instead of the opposite bank. protect and enhance them as we have done Above all, this fully restores land to for centuries.” Great Wolf Lodge Slides Into the World Record Book During 24- Hour Waterslide-athon Event

 Event Raises More than $125,000 for Big Brothers, Big Sisters Rob McKenna, Attorney General, announced a grant being made available to provide funding for tribal Boys & Girls Club of America. Pictured (L-R) are MADISON, Wis. (April 8, 2010) – After to the organization before descending the Attorney General Rob McKenna, Chehalis Tribal Chairman David Burnett, 45,148 participants slid a total of 3,593 waterslide. The resorts collected more than and Boys & Girls Club Executive Officers Joe Ingoglia and Bill Tsoukalas. ® $75,800 during the event, and a $50,000 miles, Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: By Fred Shortman, Editor WOLF), North America’s largest family of contribution to the national agency from the indoor waterpark resorts, received official Great Wolf Resorts corporate office makes On March 22 a meeting was held in the pain killers Vioxx and OxiContin) in 2008. word today from Guinness World Records the total donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters gathering room of the Community Center This settlement has also awarded funding that the company’s 11 Great Wolf Lodge® more than $125,800. Additionally, many announcing a grant available to tribes to Indian Health Service to help provide locations set a new record for “longest properties opened their doors to local Bigs interested in opening Boys and Girls additional services to combat the negative distance water sliding in 24 hours in and Littles to participate in the event. Clubs. The grant was made available from effects on communities due to prescription multiple venues.” “Great Wolf Lodge has given its guests the State Attorney General Office. State pill addiction. On March 26-27, all Great Wolf Lodge a fun and inventive way to support Big Attorney General, Rob McKenna, was there There could be many variations to an locations participated in the 24-hour event Brothers Big Sisters’ work in providing to announce the grant, as well as Boys and agreement between a county Boys and to celebrate the opening of new waterslide successful, long-term mentoring matches Girls Club Chief Executive Officer Joe Girls Club organization and our tribe, from attractions at three of its locations – Kansas that help vulnerable kids beat the odds,” Ingoglia and Bill Tsoukalas. financial agreements to the local staff hiring City, Kansas, Kings Island in Mason, OH, said Karen J. Mathis, President and CEO of The meeting discussed a $101,000 grant process, officials said. This position will and Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania. Big Brothers Big Sisters. “The company’s that was made available for tribes interested need someone who is a positive role model The Great Wolf Lodge “World’s Largest commitment brought an energy and in developing Boys and Girls Clubs on their for youth. Waterslide-athon” took place over 24 excitement to these communities, which reservations. The tribes’ Boys and Girls “The tribes are sovereign nations. consecutive hours with one designated slide will enable us to positively impact even Clubs will be able to fund a coordinator They have their own approach, as they per resort. Every slider who descended the more children and their families.” For more position for two years. This position will should, on how they pursue these kinds designated slide counted toward breaking information, visit www.greatwolf.com/ be communicating and interacting with the of opportunities,” Attorney General Rob the record for longest distance traveled on worldrecord. Washington Association of Boys and Girls McKenna said. “The process of deciding waterslides over a 24-hour period. Our Grand Mound Great Wolf Lodge Clubs, assisting tribes in developing their whether there should be a Boys and “We’re thrilled to hold the Guinness was one of 11 different Great Wolf Lodges local Boys and Girls Clubs, and enhancing Girls Club should be done in a way that World Record for the longest distance venues that contributed to sliding into the current programs such as the Awana’s respects their sovereignty, is the tribe’s watersliding in 24 hours. It was a true team Guinness World Records. The River Canyon Program. own deliberative process, and is culturally effort at all of our properties,” said Kim water slide was used for this event which David Burnett said, “This has been a appropriate.” Schaefer, CEO of Great Wolf Resorts. “We measures 498.5 feet. One pack member topic of interest for several years for our The Tulalip Tribe has the first and only had so much fun setting this world record, rode the slide 98 times throughout the 24 tribe. It should be a good fit and enhance tribal Boys and Girls Club in the State but what makes this a truly special event is hours period. They had 6,582 participates present programs. This will add another of Washington. Several other tribes have the generosity of our guests and the general contributing to 620.80 miles to the record resource to help our youth get the services expressed interest in opening Boys and public who donated during the waterslide- along with the 10 other lodges adding to the they need, whether it is help with school Girls Clubs on their reservations, including athon to our charity of choice, Big Brothers record breaking total of 3,593 miles. The work, offering of cultural activities, or Chehalis, Lummi, Yakima, and Quinault. Big Sisters.” old record of 843 miles was blown out of providing a safe environment for youth to This grant gives them the opportunity to In addition to celebrating the new the water by 2,750 miles. What an awesome study, learn and have fun.” pursue this, using the Tulalip Tribe’s Boys attractions, the event raised money for job pack members, making it was a howling This grant was made available from and Girls Club as a model showing how local Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies. success! a settlement from pharmaceuticals drug it can supplement current tribal youth Participants were asked to make a donation makers Purdue and Merck (the makers of programs.

Great Wolf Spring Clean Up (continued from page 1) employees finished. It was good work by everyone and everyone else who came out to help! recorded involved. Everyone is invited back. Watch for flyers each Joyce Thomas said, “You really don’t see for next year’s Annual Spring Clean Up! participant in how much trash there is the record- when travelling in a car. breaking But there was more than 24- hour slide I expected. It’s a good marathon, feeling to help keep getting them our reservation clean.” into the Many others agreed that Guinness this was good work. A Book of little messy, but a job World well done! Records. A special thanks goes out to Correna Young and United Way of Lewis County for their Homes (continued from page 1) many years of helping property. It’s an honor to have witnessed homes and families be blessed! with our Spring Clean Up! The United Way this vision, to see it come true for new home I asked Connie Baker how it feels to of Lewis County has owners.” own her own home? She responded with Congratulations to all the new home been involved with our a wholehearted, “Whoo-hoo! I’m excited. owners and their families: Eli Snell, Melanie Spring Clean Up since Hjelm, Shawn Ortivez, Connie Baker, Russ This has been a dream of mine for awhile, 2007. Baker, Diana Pickernell, Frances Pickernell, owning a home on the reservation is finally a Thank you to newcomers Boys & Volunteers Harry and Stephanie Pickernell pick up and Misty and Willie Secena. May your reality for me and my children.” Girls Club of America trash along Anderson Road during Spring Clean Up. Dinner for Prevention of Multi-Generational End of the Trail IV Drive - Thru Espresso & Tobacco Prescription Drug Abuse Women’s Health Fair 18101 Anderson Road Thursday, May 13, from 10 AM - 2 PM Oakville 360- 273-0284 Wednesday, May 19 At the Community Center’s starts at 5:30 PM Gathering Room Come check out our monthly coffee specials. At the Community Center We will be honoring all women during End of the Trail II Hours are Monday-Sunday, 6 AM to 6 PM National Women’s Health Awareness Month. 18010 Anderson Road This gathering will be held to address Come and learn about a variety of health- EOT 1 related topics that are important to women’s prescription drug abuse. Guest speakers, Oakville, WA 98568 2 Niederman Road health. Guest speakers will present. door prizes, and raffle for a Store hours are 9 AM-4 PM. Oakville 360- 273-6603 Mark your calendars and plan to attend and To place an order call 273-1060. We have $100.00 gas card. get information that is vital to women’s health. taco specials, like meal deals. Tuesday is Monthly Specials Available Lunch will be provided. Gift bags will be Please contact Lorrie Bonifer at Tostada wrap—2 tacos and a small soda Hours are Monday-Friday, 7 AM to 9 PM given for the first 100 women. 360-709-1717 or Any questions, contact Christina Hicks at for $4.99. Check out new items and daily Saturday, 8 AM to 9 PM email [email protected] 360-709-1741. specials from our menu. Sunday, 9 AM to 8 PM