PRSRT STD It's "Rock"tober! U.S. POSTAGE Tribal Halloween Party PAID Silverdale, WA Oct 30th! Permit # 111 Pages 12 THE OFFICAL NEWSPAPER OF THE POrt GAMBLE S’Klallam TRIBE | WWW.PGST.NSN.US | 360-297-2646 | OCTOBER 2013 Visitors from all over had the opportunity tour the gardens and purchase some plants along with to the chance to buy from tribal artists and sample traditional food, including seafood chowder and fry bread. An End to the Season Heronswood Hosts Fall Open Garden & Plant Sale COMMUNITY News — On September 7, Her- this event possible, especially the Port onswood hosted its final Open Garden & Gamble S’Klallam community. It has only Plant Sale of the season. been through their ownership and dedica- tion to reopening this treasure that we’ve Throughout the day, upwards of a thou- been able to come as far as we have in just sand people visited Heronswood to tour over a year,” said Nancy Heckler, General the garden and shop from local nurseries, Manager, Heronswood. which included Windcliff, Far Reaches, Dancing Oaks, Dig Nursery, Friendly The Septem- “A big thank Natives, Longbranch, Robinwood, Col- ber 7 event you to everyone vos Creek, Chimacum Woods, Celestial was the third Dream, Keeping it Green, Foxglove, Heronswood- who made this Rhododendron Species Foundation, and hosted Garden event possible, Dragonfly. Open & Plant especially the Sale of 2013. Port Gamble Visitors also had the opportunity to buy The first, on S’Klallam from tribal artists and sample traditional May 18, was food, including seafood chowder and fry the first event community. bread. Proceeds from the food and drink open to the sales benefited the PGST Canoe Family public since PGST took ownership in July and the PGST Worship Center. While 2012. Since late last year, staff and a team the event was free, a $10 donation to the of volunteers have worked to begin restora- Port Gamble S’Klallam Foundation was tion of the garden and its buildings. required to tour the garden. For more information, please visit “A big thank you to everyone who made Heronswood.com. PAGE 2 | OCTOBER 2013 | POrt Gamble S’Klallam TRIBAL NEWS Economic Impact Of Port Gamble Tribal-Owned Businesses S’Klallam Tribe 31912 Little Boston Road NE CHAIRMAN'S CORNER — In Washing- gear, food, special clothing, daycare Kingston, WA 98346 ton State, there are 29 federally services, and more. The harvest also Telephone: 360-297-2646 helps employ local buyers, proces- Fax: 360-297-7097 recognized tribes. In each of the Website: www.pgst.nsn.us counties that in which these tribes sors, and shippers, while grocery Email: [email protected] live they are often one of the area’s stores, seafood distributors, and major employers. In short, tribes, restaurants benefit from accessing Tribal Council including, of course, our own, locally caught seafood. As fishers • Jeromy Sullivan, Chairman are paid for their hard work that make a huge impact on the eco- • Chris Tom, Vice Chairman nomics of Washington State. money is spent at local stores and restaurants on food, clothing, fuel, • Dawn Purser, Councilman There are a lot of examples: the home goods, school supplies, and • Lena Tunkara, Councilman Tulalip Tribes’ Quil Ceda Village other fam- • Jamie Aikman, Councilman outlet mall, located just outside ily needs. In Our • Kyle Carpenter, Councilman Seattle, accounts for close to 5,500 short, a lot fishermen are local jobs with an annual payroll of of people de- responsible Entity Directors $98 million. Our Tribe, along with pend on our for more than • Betty Decoteau, CFO Suquamish, are top employers in fishermen! feeding their • Dallas DeGuire, Executive Director Kitsap County alongside the Navy families; they of Administration and the school districts. The ex- This pic- are apart of • Kelly Sullivan, Executive Director pansion of The Point Casino alone ture plays our state’s of Tribal Services brought with it dozens of jobs to a out all over economic • Noel Higa, Director, Port Gamble struggling economy. the Puget recovery. Development Authority Sound. • Chris Placentia, Housing Director The prosperity of tribes also im- Recently, • Leo Culloo, General Manager, pacts the health, safety, and qual- Crosscut, an online publication, The Point Casino ity of life of the communities in wrote a series of articles that tried • Linda Helm, Director, Tribal which they live. Our Tribe gifts to measure the importance of fish- Gaming Agency ing to Washington’s economic thousands of dollars each year to • Laurie Mattson, PGS Foundation non-profit, educational, and com- health. While they concluded that Executive Director munity groups through our Ap- over $6 billion is brought in by pendix X giving program. In 2008, commercial fishing, the number PGST Vision Statement the Jamestown S’Klallam donated of jobs linked to the industry can Our vision is to achieve the full potential of close to $100,000 to expand the only be estimated at tens of thou- the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribal sovereign Blyn Fire District in Sequim. sands. This is because there are a nation to be self-sufficient, proud, strong, While all tribes with a casino are lot of jobs—engineers, boat build- healthy, educated and respected. required to give back a portion of ers, gear manufacturers/retailers, etc—that rely on fishing indirectly. PGST Mission Statement the money they take in, many ex- The mission of the Port Gamble S’Klallam ceed the state minimum. In an area that today might be Tribe is to exercise sovereignty and ensure sometimes better known for coffee, self-determination and self-sufficiency While it’s fairly easy to measure high-tech, and aerospace, there’s through visionary leadership. We will the economic impact of tribal- little argument that fishing has a ensure the health, welfare and economic owned businesses, it’s far more deep economic influence. success of a vibrant community through difficult to look at the money education, economic development, Our fishermen are responsible for preservation and protection of the rich brought in by one of our most es- culture, traditions, language, homelands sential employers: fisheries. Not more than feeding their families; and natural resources of our Tribe. only does fishing take on a lot of they are apart of our state’s eco- different forms—commercial, sub- nomic recovery. Fishing is one of sistence, fin vs. shellfishing—the the hardest and most dangerous trickle down effect is massive. jobs around, but, for those who do it, it’s also one of the most reward- For example, shellfish harvesting ing. It brings our fishermen (and from Port Gamble Bay and the women) closer to our culture and Hood Canal brings in millions of ancestors. It’s a proud tradition; dollars each year. This revenue has one that I’m positive will exist long an aggregate economic effect for after the Microsoft and Starbucks Kitsap County businesses and sur- are but a distant memory. rounding communities. During the harvest, fishers require essential goods and services, such as marine POrt Gamble S’Klallam TRIBAL NEWS | OCTOBER 2013 | PAGE 3 2013 S’KLALLAM DAYS A festival of S'Klallam pride, fun activities and good memories. TRIBAL BUSIness — How about those fire- works folks?!? I must say the best show ever!!! Thank you to everyone who volunteered during S’Klallam days, it was a great success and I could not have done it without the help of all those who lent a helping hand and assisted me with every- thing from set up & clean up, to taking a shift at the t-shirt table or bouncy slide. This year’s games & activities were a blast. The following are prize winners and this year’s titleholders: SHARP SHOOTERS: • 1st place – Steph Sullivan • 2nd place – Pete Bunich sr. • 3rd place – Steph Carpenter COOK OFF WINNERS: • Janis makris • Donna Jones HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT: • 1st place – Mark Hendricks • 2nd place – Joey Fulton • 3rd place – Adrian purser • Crowd’s choice – Harmony & STRONG MAN & WOMAN: Charity Tyson • Joe Ives jr. • Crowd’s choice – • Angel Ives Jayla Moon • Crowd’s choice – Bethany swift TALENT SHOW: • 1st place – Peyton Watland STRONG STOMACH CONTEST: • 2nd place – Nizhoni Price Began with 15 hungry competitors along with an • 3rd place – Angel Ives eager, very watchful crowd. After the first course was consumed the competition dropped to a mere 4 competitors, even some innocent on lookers were nowhere to be found. The final titles go to: • 1st place – Pete Bunich sr. • 2nd place – Chris Heeps Key • 3rd place – Gary Wellman sr. (mags) ROYALTY PAGEANT: This year’s royalty pageant was huge. There were Tribal 52 applicants in all, with a total of 38 outstanding Business finalists. After each brave soul took the lime light, your 2013/14 S’Klallam royalty are: Natural Lil S’Klallam Princess – age 6-8 Analee McDonald Resources Runner up — Faith Halsey Jr S’Klallam Princess – age 9-11 Community Katamia Ives News Runner up — Nizhoni Price Miss S’Klallam Princess – age 12-14 Clinic & Health Brieanna Joy Donaldson Runner up — Lillian Ives Senior S’Klallam Princess – age 15-17 Dominique Archambault Wanting to place Runner up — Kaitlyn Gutierrez an advertisement or submit an article? S’Klallam Queen – Miranda smith Contact Sharon Purser, at the Port Gamble S’Klallam Mr. S’Klallam Warrior – age 12-14 Tribal Center, Adam Charles 31912 Little Boston Road, Sr. S’Klallam Warrior – age 15-17 Kingston, Washington Jarod Decoteau (360) 297-6276 or [email protected] S’Klallam King – Dean Fulton PAGE 4 | OCTOBER 2013 | POrt Gamble S’Klallam TRIBAL NEWS "How Many Meals?" Updates on this past Summer Lunch Program COMMUNITY News — The Family Assistance Tribal Summer School programs and the Program & Children and Family Services Summer Youth Worker program.