PRSRT STD • U.S. Postage Paid Nespelem, WA 99155 • Permit No. 2 FIRST CLASS • U.S. Postage Paid Nespelem, WA 99155 • Permit No. 8 VOLUME 32, NUMBER. 8 August Edition August 30, 2006 INSIDE Tyler Peasley and Rueben Farewells ......................... 6 Tribal News ..................... 2 Resolution Index ............. 7 CTEC Update .................. 3 Resources ....................... 8 Community News ............ 4 Reservation News ....11-14 win their 2nd crown Tribal Voices ................... 5 OMAK, WA., AUG. 13—Tyler Peasley rode Rueben and together they fought for lst place today from start to finish during The World Famous Suicide Race. The two won the race all four days (Aug. 10-13) to claim the overall title. It’s believed that the last rider and horse to accomplish this feat was Casey Nissen on J.D. in 1994! The owners of Rueben are Vern and Julie Lelone. Taking 2nd place in the point GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING standings was J-31 ridden by Tony Marchand and the owner is Clifford Saturday, October 14, 2006 Louie...and in 3rd place was George Marchand aboard Party Boy and the starting at 9:00 am owners are: George, Don Frazier, and Keller, Washington Leah Whitley. Three (3) Tribal Members are (agenda and meeting place will be noted in next issue) on the “Omak Stampede Board”: Questions, call Sylvia Desautel at 509-634-2240 or Margie Hutchinson, Norine Berni Samuels at 509-634-2248 McCraigie, and Pete Palmer. Saturday night (Aug. 12) during the Omak Stampede a special honor was held to pay tribute to the late COLVILLE TRIBAL MEMBERS Dick Wilkie. He left us on Jan. 13, 2006. Colville Tribal Members got to know him because he served more than 20 years on the Omak Stampede TYLER & RUEBEN WIN AGAIN!—For the 2nd year in a row Jockey Tyler Peasley aboard the horse “Rueben” ON ACTIVE DUTY Board (12 as President) and he served were declared the overall winner of “The World Famous Suicide Race”. Tyler and Rueben won all four races (Aug. 42 years in the Washington Army 10-13) to win the title. With the duo are: (L to R) Co-owner Vern Lelone, Beau Dan Adolph (who one day maybe National Guard Tyler’s replacement), Co-owner Julie Lelone, and Tyler’s parents: Pam and Larry Peasley! Cameron Lake Road Fire is the 1st Fire on the Reservation to burn over 1,000 acres OKANOGAN, WA., AUG. 22— The “Cameron Lake Road Fire” BACK TO OKINAWA, THEN IT’S IRAQ—Veterans and non- started this morning on a hillside Veterans attended a Dinner held Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Nez Perce east of the Wakefield-Cameron Lake Longhouse to honor (Far Right) LCpl. Marshand “Derek” Vasquez Road. Before the day was over the who is going to Iraq. With him are his parents and three sistrs: (L to fire went east around a hill and went R) Maria Gallardo, Tony Atkins, (in front of Tony) Alana Atkins, Mary toward the Corkscrew drainage area. Vasquez, and Mersaedy Vasquez. LCpl. Vasquez attended a six-month Seven Task Forces initially arrived Radio Communication School at MCB, Twenty-nine Palms, Calif. at the scene. They were: The Mount He’s been stationed at Okinawa for the past 11-months, and while Tolman Fire Center, Colville Tribal there he received the “Marine of the Quarter” (April-June) award! Forestry Dept., Okanogan County LCpl. Vasquez was scheduled to fly out from Seattle on Tuesday, Aug. Fire District 3, District 8, Tonasket 29, to report back to the 3rd Recon Battalion, 3rd Marine Division at Okinawa. His Platoon Sergeant is a Staff Sergeant from the Navajo District, Pateros District, and Private Reservation. Later on, he will be a member of an Advance Party that’s Contract Firefighters. going to Iraq. Sitting in front ringing the bell is Evans Dick, LCpl. At 6:00 p.m., it was estimated Vasquez’s Uncle from Satus, WA. that the fire had burn 500-600 acres, which contained tall grass, sagebrush, and timber. An hour later a Thunder (Editor’s Note: The following three (3) corrections are for page 1 of the cell arrived bringing with it erratic July Edition of the Tribal Tribune: (1) The date on the front page should winds (10-14 mph) from the North have been August 2, 2006...(2) The correct first name of Miss Colville causing the fire to spread south and Confederated Tribes 2006-2007 is Feleshia Abrahamson....and (3) the PIC east along the Corkscrew drainage showing a contestant on a saddle bronc should have been that of Waylon area. These winds caused control Timentwa on a brahma bull. Below is the correct PIC!) lines to be lost and the Initial Attack forces had to regroup. Eighty-one firefighters were sent to fight the fire...and there were OVER 1,500 ACRES WAS BURNT—The “Cameron Lake Road Fire” was reported to officials at 11:52 a.m., also: 1 helicopter, 1 SEAT plane, 10 on Tuesday, Aug. 22. The “Road Closed Sign” is for the Cameron Lake-Omak Lake Road that runs between (L) engines, 5 dozers, 3 Water Tenders, the Omak Lake-Columbia Road and the (R) Wakefield-Cameron Lake Road. The above picture was taken around and 30 handcrew members. 5:00 p.m. that day. The fire was said to be contained at approximately 8:00 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 24. No structures OMAK CREEK BRIDGE were damaged or destroyed, and the BELOW CIPV—This picture of the fire was reported to have covered Omak Creek Bridge was taken on 1,567 acres. Monday, Aug. 28. That road that The specific cause of the fire is goes across the bridge and up the currently being investigated! canyon is Omak Lake-Columbia River road. To the left of the “Road Closed Sign” is the Moomaw road. It was reported that the actual UPCOMINMG removal of the bridge was started TOOK FIRST PLACE BOTH DAYS—On Saturday, July 8, Waylon DEADLINE on Wednesday, Aug. 29. Work on the removal of the bridge started on Timentwa scored a 71 on this ride to take 1st place in the Bullride at the FOR THE TRIBAL TRIBUNE Nespelem Open Jackpot Rodeo & Bull-A-Rama held at Nespelem, WA. On Monday, Aug. 14, and the reopening Friday, July 7, Waylon had a score of 74 to win the Bull-A-Rama! Waylon Sept 19th of the new bridge and the road will be is from Omak, WA. on or about Friday, Sept. 29 TRIBAL TRIBUNE 2 TRIBAL TRIBUNE T RIBAL NEWS WEDNESDAY AUGUST 30, 2006 CREDIT CORNER New Youth Coordinator for Keller Should I Co-sign for a Loan? Hello everyone, my name is then ate lunch. Afterwards we came men salmon fishing. With the help go. We had a lot of fun. Deon Pakootas. I am the new Youth back home. of Aaron Carden, who supplied Right now LJ and Tiffany took Many of you may have heard this before “Mom, Coordinator for the Keller area. The teenagers from Keller also all the materials from the poles to some youth to Gonzaga for a Youth Dad, Grandma, Uncle…etc. I am trying to get a vehicle I got the job and started on July have their own Youth Group. They gaffing materials. (Hope I spelled Leadership Conference for a week. and the salesman said I could get it if you co-sign for th me.” You’re told your signature is needed because he 17 . Since I have been here there has have a basketball Tourney set up. that right). The only thing we had to Thank you for bringing them and or she has no established credit record, or maybe there been a lot of activities go on. They helped cook a dinner for the do is show up. He took his time to letting them see what else is out there. have been credit problems in the past. “Please, all you LJ and Tiffany had planned a District meeting which I thought show each young men how to cast I am trying to get cooking classes need to do is sign this contract. I will pay everything rafting trip. Which was awesome. We went very well. Thank you Amber and how to snag a salmon. Out of for anyone who is interested. We will back.” went on this trip on 7-23-06 down by for cooking the salmon all by the 3 who went 2 caught and reeled start out with simple things and then Wenachee. yourself. You did a very good job. in a salmon. The 2 that caught a try new things down the road. We are When you co-sign a contract with that lender, you We had swimming Lessons from Tawni helped with the chicken and salmon gave them away to an elder. doing movie night too. are being asked to guarantee this debt if the main July 25th to the 28th at Spring Canyon. Jessica helped too. Thank you girls! One went to Pauline Stensgar from If you have any ideas please feel borrower fails to live up to the agreement. We can’t tell We had a lot of children show up They have their meetings set for Keller and the other to another elder. free to call me at ext. 2191. you if co-signing on a loan is a good or bad idea - that’s for that. The age group ranged from Wednesdays at 5:30 pm. If you want They were also taught how to fillet a Thank you, a personal decision you should make after assessing 5 to 12 years old.