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June 2013
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D – DAY, JUNE 6 , 1944
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Sergeant Jim Adams 29th Division
US Army World War II
Private First Class Anthony “Dudley” Jefferson
299th Combat Engineers US Army World War II
“The largest air, land, and sea
June 6th 1944, World War II,
The 299th Engineer Combat tidal range of the beach from vicinoperation undertaken before or since Normandy France. 5 Lummi men Battalion’s mission was to clear ity of Vierville-sur-Mer to Coleville.
June 6, 1944.”
the beach of obstacles within the (Continued on page 2)
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Master Sergeant James Alexander
Company B, 19th Armored Infantry Battalion
US Army World War II and Korean War
“A Warrior’s Warrior.” Jim Alexander was a radio operator with a
cannon company, radioing fire missions in support of ground troops
Staff Sergeant William Alexander
Company B 9th Infantry US Army World War II
Bill Alexander returned to Norand against enemy positions. On mandy on the 50th Anniversary
D – Day his unit was attached to the of D – Day in 1994. “My reason to
4th Infantry Division which made return here on this day was to pay
my respects and honor all the men
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who were buried here (9,386). I was
in command of a platoon of men in
Co. B 9th Infantry. Some of them are
buried here.” The American cemetery is located on a cliff overlooking
Omaha Beach and the English Channel. Bill was awarded the Bronze Star
twice.
D-Day, June 6, 1944
Staff Sergeant Earl M. Thomas
390th Bomb Group (H)
US Army Air Corps World War II
Earl is one of five Brothers that
served in the Military during World
War II, (Jack & Donald-Army,
Joseph & Andrew - Navy). Earl attended Aircraft Mechanics School in
Amarillo, Texas, and Aerial Gunnery
Training in Las Vegas, Nevada. He
flew in B-17’s as an Aerial Gunner.
During the Normandy invasion Earl
was in a B – 17 receiving the Air
Medal for this campaign.
June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed
along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified
French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the
beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight
D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade
in which “we will accept nothing less than full
victory.” More than 5,000 ships and 13,000
aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by
day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foothold in Normandy. The D-Day cost was high
-more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed
or wounded -- but more than 100,000 soldiers
began the march across Europe to defeat
Hitler.
“ To P r e s e r v e , P r o m o t e , a n d P r o t e c t o u r S c h e L a n g e n ”
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(Jim Adams continued from page 1)
participated in D – Day
what was the beginning
of the liberation of Europe, four in the Army and
one in the Army Air Corps
(what is now the Air Force).
Jimmy Adams, Anthony
“Dudley” Jefferson, Jim
and Bill Alexander were on
the ground this day, and
Earl Thomas whom served
with a B – 17 squadron was
in the air this day sadly
they are no longer with us,
proudly there experiences
have been documented,
never forget these gentlemen, and the heroic effort
by all that participated in
this operation.
Served in the US Army
29th Division. From the
beginning everything went
wrong at Omaha. Special
“DD” tanks (amphibious
Sherman tanks fitted with
flotation screens) that
were supposed to support
the 29th division sank in
the choppy waters of the
Channel. Only 2 of the 29
launched made it to the
beach. Jim carried a B.A.R.
(Browning Automatic Rifle) during his time in the
Army. “When the doors of
his landing craft opened he
hit the beach and fired into
the hills.” The fighting, the
death, the noise lasted into
the night, “It seemed to last
forever.” “Half the people
were dead,” Jim recalls,
“heads gone, arms gone.
I saw a guy carrying his
arm up the bluff. He didn’t
want to lose it.” “The next
day I was wounded when
an artillery shell exploded,
shrapnel went through my
helmet and into my head.
There was blood all down
my face, I was wondering
if I lost my eye. A priest
actually gave me my last
rights.”
(Anthony “Dudley” Jefferson
continued from page 1)
Each Demolition team was
loaded in an LCM, (landing craft) these landing
craft carried a ton of explosives and accessories, all of
which were hand carried.
Anthony was a demolitionist; he carried eight sticks
of C2 explosives strapped
to his back and his front.
“On the way into the beach
these boats were loaded
with explosives, when one
would get hit they would
explode and the one next
to it would explode too.”
“Most of the men in my
unit were killed by gunfire; some were blown up
when bullets struck the
explosives strapped to our
bodies.” Anthony received
his Purple Heart for taking
a bullet through the back of
his hand during D – Day.
(James Alexander continued from
page 1)
the first assault on Utah
Beach in Normandy. Jim
mad a career of the Army
serving 30+ years. He is the
highest decorated Lummi
Veteran receiving Three
Silver Stars (Nations third
highest award).
Lummi Nation School
Summer School 2013
July 8th – August 8th
Lummi nation
Plans for summer school are
in the works!
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Get ready for a summer
packed full with fun and
enriching activities!
Culture ~Fantastic Tales ~
Awesome Arts
Eco-tastic Adventures ~
Healthy Living
Super Scientists
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Students trainees
complete GED
certificates
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Happy
Lummi Housing YouthBuild, would like to congratulate the following student trainees, on the completion of
their GED Certificates in Spring 2013:
1.
Fanicia Gonzalez
2.
Tricia Nevins
3.
Nygel Brown-Jensen (Cohort 3 Alumnus)
We would also like to recognize Nickiala Harwood
for the completion of her High School Diploma through
Independence High School! Great work all of you! J
Zaynab Rustam-‘Ali, GED Instructor
Xwlemi’ Chosen Class
9:00 – 9:30 ~ Monday thru Friday
Conference Room N. Wing Second Floor
This class is open to anyone and everyone. Feel free to
come in and participate.
Newi’leng si’iam (Come in my friends)
Shy’aus’teno
Virginia Cagey Ginny
LIBC Cultural Department
Sche’lang’en Transcriptionist
Ph: 360-312-2260 Ext: 2260
AIHEC CEO to
speak at NWIC
graduation, June 14
Submitted by NWIC
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American Indian
Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) CEO
and President Carrie
Bill will be the keynote
speaker at Northwest
Indian College’s 2013
commencement ceremony at 5 p.m. June 14
at the Wex’liem Community Building (2100
Lummi View Drive, Bellingham).
In addition to serving
as AIHEC CEO and president, Bill – an enrolled
member of the Navajo
Nation and Arizona attorney – has also served
as the first Executive Di-
rector of the White House
Initiative of Tribal Colleges
and Universities.
Under Bill’s leadership,
tribal colleges have made
significant gains, including: the largest funding
increases ever received by
tribal colleges in annual
federal appropriations; first
visit by a U.S. president to
a Tribal College; establishment and funding of new
education and infrastructure programs in several
federal departments and
agencies; and more.
The graduation ceremony is open to the community and will include a
celebratory meal.
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Lummi Nation School Art walk
For the past three years,
Lummi Nation School students have been honored
to participate in the Bellingham Children’s Artwalk,
a city-wide exhibition of
student artwork displayed
in many area businesses.
This project is sponsored
by Allied Arts of Bellingham to encourage students
to express themselves in
various art media. Many
schools participate in this
display of creativity. Lum-
mi Nation students’ art is
displayed in Woods Coffee
(Prospect St. ) in downtown
Bellingham throughout the
month of May.
As a part of this yearly celebration of art each
spring, the Lummi Nation
School students who participate, go on a field trip
to see the art work and connect to specific people in
the art world. This year, we
were privileged to visit Jeff
Aspnes, a gifted local pho-
tographer who is displaying
his striking photographs
at the Blue Horse Gallery.
Jeff spent a great deal of
time teaching our students
about photographic techniques and learning to appreciate their own creativity. He encouraged all of
the students to follow their
own individual interests
and to strive for excellence
in what they choose to do.
He shared many “tricks of
the trade” regarding setting
up and shooting photos to
get beautiful effects. All of
the students really enjoyed
meeting with Jeff in the
three sessions he held for
the group.
Another kind patron
of the arts was Brend from
Allied Arts. She welcomed
the students into the gallery and shared information about many teaching
artists who display their
work there. She was very
willing to answer all of the
students’ questions and en-
couraged them to continue
to be creative through art.
She also gave out animal
crackers, yum!
The field trip concluded
at Cornwall Park with pizza
and time to relax before
boarding the school bus for
the trip back to Lummi Nation School. The students’
behavior was exemplary
and they represented their
school and the Lummi Nation with pride.
6th grade students in Mrs. Campbells class report
Field trip fun
Lummi nation
Elijah Wilson, 6th
grade: When we went to
the Childrens’ Art Walk,
everyone got to see all of
the wonderful art. When
we went to Jeff’s picture
gallery, we got to see all
of his cool pictures. We
were like, “Dang, this guy
is good!” Then he told us
that he took a picture of a
bush and he made it look
like a really huge tree. In
the photo, beyond the tree,
Jeff had a background of
Seattle. I really thought
the bush was a regular tree!
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It was very cool. I liked it the rain with my friends.
very much.
Tristian Revey: I like
What I liked about the that we went to the Blue
field trip
Horse Gallery. I think the
photos Jeff took of the river
Johnny Washington, was cool. And the photos
6th grade: What I liked of the ice berg in the winabout the field trip was ter. And the walk to Allied
getting to meet Ms. Jones’s Arts.
brother-in-law, Jeff , for
the first time. I liked how
I like that Blue Horse
Jeff made a little bush look Gallery then Jeff took pholike a big tree. I liked all the tos of us. I like that we saw
pictures that he took. I also other people’s art. By Derliked the other kids’ art. I rick Garcia
liked going to the Cornwall
Angelina Estes want to
Park because I got to take a
thank
Jeff because: I liked
nature shower standing in
how you showed your feel-
ings in the art and that Jeff
took your time to get the
perfect picture. How you
took time outta your own
work time to show our 3rd,
4th, and 6th graders your
art work. How you used
the ghost effect on your
photos that you took of us.
The way each picture had a
story to go with it. This trip
is something that is worth
doing again.
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“I learned how to make
stars look like they are
moving by taking a photograph.” Harmony DeVaney
“Now I know how to
make somebody look like
a ghost if they zoom in
and out while they move.”
James Revey
“Sometimes people inspire you to do something,
that their parents inspired
them to do. I’m inspired to
do art.” Mariah Jefferson
“I liked seeing the art.
I liked seeing my art published at Woods Coffee.”
Tamera Jefferson
“Art is important because you get to express
your feelings in different
ways. Like when you draw
something it can show how
you are feeling.” James
Revey
“I liked how Jeff made
the blue sky look purple.”
Harmony DeVaney
“I liked it when Jeff
made the little bush look
like a huge tree.” Daniel
Johnson
“I liked seeing our art
hung up in Woods Coffee. It
made me feel good inside.
My mom went to go see it
too.” Aiyona Morris
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to know:
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The third grade students in
Ms. Jones’ class had this to
say about this field trip:
“I loved it when Jeff
made water look like fog.
He exposed the photograph
for a long time.” Harmony
DeVaney
Kelsie G.: I really liked
Jeff because he was very
nice to every one of us. I
liked the 3D flowers and the
waterfall picture. I liked
when Jeff turned Tristin
“I like how he changed
into a ghost.
the perspective of a rock
and sand to looking like
Jermaine F.: Seeing my
ice.” Harmony DeVaney
art at Wood’s Coffee made
me feel proud of myself.
“I like how Woods CofI liked meeting Jeff and I
fee hung up our pictures
liked the art and the wolf.
because if a bunch of people looked at it they might
Aubree J.: The field
be inspired by them. It re- trip was awesome and fun.
ally makes me feel good.” Jeff took pictures of us and
James Revey
made us look like ghosts. I
hope we get to go again.
“I like how Woods Coffee published our pictures
Caleb T.: Our field trip
in their coffee shop so peo- was special because we
ple can see how hard we got to see our own art and
worked on our art.” Mariah other art.
Jefferson
Desmond B.: One of
“I liked how at the art the best days to be happy.
walk there were all differ- I liked meeting Jeff because
ent grades and all different he took our picture. I liked
schools. I liked how Sun- the wolf and salmon the
nyland took pictures and best.
cut out their faces. They
Cutrina S.: My favorite
were all cool.” Harmony
photograph
of Jeff’s is the
DeVaney
red tulips because I like
“Some of the art walk red. I was proud when I
art were really cool. Like saw my art at Woods.
the jellyfish, that really
Desean J.: One of the
looked like a jellyfish. They
best
days because I liked
made it with pencil and
meeting
Jeff. My favorite
colored pencils.” Daniel
pictures
of his were the
Johnson
Seattle picture and the waterfall. I love that all the
people at Woods were sitting by my art work. I like
the wolf at Wood’s Coffee.
the art is so beautiful and
it brings out the colors. It
makes me feel happy and
good. I love all the art and
it is so colorful I wish I that
I had it. I loved the one that
was with the lily pad. It was
Joseph T.: It was excitbeautiful.
ing to see my art work. I
like the Seattle picture. It
Jeremy S.: I learned
was fun playing kickball.
that you can make people
look like a ghost on camera.
Talycia T.: I love the art
I liked that I saw my art.
and I am glad that I met
Jeff. My favorite picture of
Kamya J.: It was fun
Jeff’s is the waterfall. I’m because I got to meet Jeff,
glad I saw my art at Wood’s and I learned.
I really
Coffee.
liked it and was happy to
go on the trip.
Collin M.: Our field
trip was special because
Alysia C.: I loved the art
we went to Wood’s Cof- walk! It was great to look at
fee downtown Bellingham other art work. Just really,
and looked at our art. We really grateful! I learned
walked around looking at that you can sit on the floor
other kids art from differ- and take a picture with your
ent schools. We got to take camera.
pictures of other pictures
Desiree S.: It made me
and I was happy.
feel happy. I liked the muTaniya P.: I saw my ral, the waterfall and the
art at Wood’s Coffee. My drum. Art brings out the
favorite picture is the wa- color.
terfall.
Patrick S.: My favorite
Julius G.: People was photo was the truck stuck
sitting by our artwork. We in the water. I liked going
went to Wood’s Coffee to into Wood’s Coffee.
look at the pictures. It was
Dominic W.: I liked the
really fun and we got to play
microphone
at the park
kickball in the rain. I was
playground.
Playing
at the
proud of myself.
playground was fun.
Raeshaun L.: On our
And finally our wonfield trip I saw nice artderful
Para Ashley B. says,
work. When Jeff let us look
around I liked the picture of “I liked how the students
Seattle. Jeff had to sit and from Lummi Nation School
wait for 3 hours for some had their artwork hung up
of his photos. He made us in the Bellingham Wood’s
look like ghosts. It made Coffee. Thanks Ms. Jones
(and other teachers) for
me feel proud.
bringing us on the art
Haily Jo W.: Our field walk.”
trip was special because
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Nina W.: People were
sitting by my art work at
Wood’s Coffee, and it made
me feel proud. Jeff made
us look like a ghost. Jeff
had to sit still and wait for
3 hours for some of his
photos. My favorite photo
that Jeff took was the one
with the fog and the river.
It made me feel proud of
myself to think I can do that
when I get older.
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New NWIC building dedicated to
tribal environmental research
The Salish Sea Research Center will be fully
operational by July 1
Submitted by NWIC
This summer, Northwest Indian College (NWIC)
will open a new $2.2 million building on its main
Lummi Reservation campus that will take science
research capabilities at
the college to new heights.
With the new building,
students and faculty will
be able to conduct environmental research that supports healthy, clean, and
vibrant environments that
sustain tribal people.
The new 4,200-squarefoot building was aptly
named the Salish Sea Research Center. The Salish
Sea has sustained tribes
along its coast for centuries, and now research at
NWIC will help support the
health of the Salish Sea’s
waters and shorelines.
“While the name of the
center contains ‘Salish Sea,’
we are by no means exclusively marine focused. We
are also laying the groundwork for an outdoor teaching and research program
for native plants on campus,” said Dr. Marco Hatch,
Associate Director of the
National Indian Center
for Marine Environmental
Research and Education
(NICMERE), which is located on NWIC’s campus.
Lummi nation
The facility will support
research in all programs of
study – particularly the college’s Bachelor of Science
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in Native Environmental
Science program. It increases opportunities for
hands-on research giving
students the experience
needed to succeed in the
workplace and in graduate
school. It also helps foster
partnerships with federal,
state and tribal organizations.
“The Salish Sea Research Center provides our
students the opportunity to
work with faculty to engage
in research projects and
develop their science and
technical skills,” NWIC
President Justin Guillory
said. “Of course, the building itself is great, but the
learning that will occur
inside the building is where
our mission as a tribal
college comes alive. New
buildings help us build
more students.”
Research already
planned for the facility
includes an examination
of Bellingham Bay nutrient and oxygen dynamics, which is going on its
seventh field season this
year – that project is being done in partnership
with Western Washington
University and Washington
State University’s Whatcom
County Extension. Also, in
partnership with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Association and Lummi
Natural Resources, NWIC
researchers have begun a
project examining the dy- ter we ask what lessons can
namics of red tides.
be learned about how they
promoted sustainability,
“Because of the in- about how they interacted
creased capacity of this with this place in a respectcenter, we are able to work ful manner,” Hatch said.
with Northwest Fisheries “One example of this work
Science Center and Friday is the partnership with
Harbor Laboratories to the Heiltsuk First Nation
study the relationship be- looking at the ecological
tween the loss of eelgrass impacts of a traditional
and increased harmful al- form of aquaculture called
gal blooms,” Hatch said. clam gardens.”
“The center has already
resulted in a leading exThe Salish Sea Research
pert in eelgrass planning Center was funded by a gento come to the college and erous grant from the Naspend a quarter here co- tional Science Foundation
teaching a course on eel- and by NWIC’s $44 million
grass and working with the capital campaign. The camstudents.”
paign has led to significant
growth at NWIC in recent
The building includes years. Since it began in
five main laboratories a 2005, eight new buildings
biology room, a wet lab, a have been constructed on
live lab, an ecology room, the college’s main campus
and an analytical chemistry alone and two more buildroom.
ings will open within a year
“We also have a dedi- as a result of campaign
cated room for microscopes contributions. All of that
to sort samples and count physical growth supports
phytoplankton,” Hatch the college’s evolution as
said. “And I know everyone a bachelor degree granting
is excited about the mud institution.
room, so now we don’t have
“I want to acknowledge
to drag the muck and mire the Kwina Family for profrom the intertidal through viding the land to grow the
our offices.”
NWIC campus,” President
In addition to environmental research, another
focus of the center’s research will be on the history of human interaction
with Salish Sea lands and
waters.
“People have always
been here, and in this cen-
essary equipment – by July
1, according to Hatch.
In addition to projects
already underway at the
facility, the following research is planned for the
building:
Eelgrass student research: project partners are
Friday Harbor Laboratory,
University of Washington,
and Washington State University Extension San Juan
County
Eelgrass and reduced
harmful algal blooms: project partners are Northwest
Fisheries Science Center,
Friday Harbor Laboratory,
University of Washington,
and Washington State University Extension San Juan
County
NOAA / ESP remote
harmful algal bloom monitoring: partners are Lummi
Natural Resources, and
Northwest Fishery Science
Center
Olympia Oyster larval
study: project partners
are Samish Indian Nation,
University of Washington-Tacoma, Puget Sound
Restoration Fund, and the
Guillory said. “This new Washington Department of
building would not be pos- Fish and Wildlife
sible without the land to
Telling the Story of the
build upon.”
Land, Revitalizing TradiA grand opening was tional Plant Knowledge and
held for the Salish Sea Re- Harvest with a View toward
search Center April 30 and Sustainability: project partthe facility should be fully ner is Washington State
operational – with all nec- University Extension.
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Lummi Food Sovereignty gets a big boost
The Northwest Indian College project was awarded
a $65,000 grant by ConAgra Foods Foundation
Submitted by NWIC
Food sovereignty is
a topic that is being discussed more and more
in Indian Country these
days – we can’t be sovereign if we can’t control our
food sources. That idea
has prompted Northwest
Indian College’s (NWIC)
Cooperative Extension Department to implement
food sovereignty programs
at two of its reservation
sites: Muckleshoot and
Lummi.
The Muckleshoot project was the first of the two
to launch about four years
ago. From the get go, the
program was popular in the
Muckleshoot community
and received national attention from other tribes,
donor organizations and
the media.
Last year, motivated by
the success of the Muckleshoot project and requests
from the Lummi community, NWIC launched the
Lummi Food Sovereignty
Project. Now this younger
project is beginning to see
its share of support.
Most recently, that support came in the form of a
generous $65,000 grant
from The ConAgra Foods
Foundation.
the Lummi Nation Service
Organization to form a
NWIC is one of 12 non- Lummi Food Sovereignty
profit organizations in eight working team.
states across the nation
selected to receive a 2013
“We can use all of these
Community Impact Grant resources to support the
from The ConAgra Foods desire of the Lummi peoFoundation. Grantees are ple to get back the health
selected from areas with and healthy lifestyle they
the greatest number of chil- enjoyed before European
dren at risk of experiencing contact,” Given-Seymour
hunger as determined by said.
Feeding America’s study
The Lummi Food Sov“Map the Meal Gap: Child
ereignty
Project evolved
Food Insecurity Estimates,”
out
of
the
four-year reand/or where 100 or more
search
project,
the Lummi
ConAgra Foods employees
Traditional
Food
Project,
reside.
which tested a culturally“A grant of this size based approach to wellness
allows us to move forward that emphasized lifestyle
with this project,” said Su- changes based on increased
san Given-Seymour, direc- consumption of traditional
tor of NWIC’s Cooperative and healthy foods and reExtension Department. lated educational program“With The ConAgra Foods ming. Vanessa Cooper,
Foundation’s support, we Traditional Plants program
will expand the project to coordinator at NWIC, has
meet the Lummi commu- headed the project since
nity demand for a project it kicked off. She said the
that serves the entire com- program’s success, just
munity, including youth, like its roots, is community
elders, schools, healthcare driven.
programs, and more.”
“I love to watch the
The ConAgra Foods ripple effect of the work
Foundation funds allow that we do,” Cooper said.
NWIC to pool resources of “When one person is impeople, facilities, and cur- pacted, they tell others,
ricula with the resources their friends and family
of the Lummi Commod- members. Word of mouth
ity Foods Program and is powerful and our pro-
gram has grown based on
the experiences that families are sharing with others.
It paints a very clear picture
of the need for this kind
of programming and the
hunger that people have
for it.”
The ConAgra Foods
Foundation grant will support activities that promote
healthy, traditionally-based
food behaviors that produce
the following outcomes and
activities:
• Teaching and supporting cooks in
commercial kitchens
(schools, elder centers, etc.) to prepare
healthier meals
• More community
educators will work
in a variety of venues
• Giving the entire
community increased information
about the availability
and use of traditional foods in healthy
meal preparation
• Commercial kitchens will implement
policies promoting
healthier foods
• T h e c o m m u n i t y
will ultimately experience improved
health and wellness
“We are very grateful to The ConAgra Foods
Foundation for giving us
this support and we look
forward to getting to know
some of the ConAgra Foods
employees through their
on-site volunteerism,” Given-Seymour said.
Now in its fourth year,
The ConAgra Foods Foundation has invested more
than $2 million in Community Impact Grants
programming – including
enrollment in governmentassistance programs, nutrition education, advocacy and direct access to
food. The program aims to
provide more than seven
million meals to children
across the country.
“Without access to
healthy food – even temporarily – children can
face life-long wellness
consequences,” said Kori
Reed, vice president, ConAgra Foods Foundation
and Cause. “That’s why
programs like Northwest
Indian College’s are so important. Being on the frontlines every day, Northwest
Indian College is nourishing these children so they
can unlock their highest
potential, and we want to
empower that success.”
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Recipe of the Month: Low Sugar Strawberry Rhubarb Crunch
Each month Lummi
Tribal member Gail Julius
shares a healthy recipe
with readers in an effort to
make eating healthy easy
and fun.
Foods Program team, and
enge disease causing
now I am asking my readfree radicals
ers to challenge themselves
Rhubarb fun facts:
as we enter the summer
season to shop at the fresh • Rhubarb, which is
produce stands, to start
technically a vegincorporating them into
etable, was declared
Julius is a program your own recipes, and truly
to be a fruit for the
assistant for the Lummi give your body a chance to
purpose of regulaTraditional Foods Project benefit from them.”
tion and duties by
portion of Northwest Ina New York court in
dian College’s Traditional
This month, Julius
1947 – taxes were
Plants & Foods Program. shares a spin on a sumhigher for vegetables
That program – part of mer-time favorite: lowthan fruit.
the college’s Cooperative sugar strawberry rhubarb
Extension Office – helps
to promote self-sufficiency
and wellness for indigenous
people through culturally
grounded, multi-generational, and holistic classes
related to Native foods and
medicines.
crunch.
This month’s recipe,
like all that Julius provides
to the community, is rich
in vitamins and minerals
thanks in large part to rhu- • Medicinally, rhubarb
barb. Rhubarb is rich in the
is used as a laxative.
following vitamins:
“I can’t think of a bet• Vitamin C: bones,
ter way to enjoy this ‘vegteeth, tissue develetable’ than by following
opment and repair
this month’s recipe,” Julius said. “It’s a party tarty
• Vitamin K: facilitates
treat.”
in the absorption of
“Eating healthy is a
personal decision and often a hard one to make
when we feel crunched for
time or overworked, after
work or school activities,”
Julius said. “It is easy to
other nutrients
lose sight of what we put
into our bodies, but I have • Vitamin A: supports
eye sight
significantly changed my
eating habits since joining • Vitamin E: acts as an
the Traditional Plants &
antioxidant to scav-
In recognition
of Lummi Youth
Recreation workers
Lummi nation
Submitted Clint Cagey
ily that will echo for many
generations!
My name is Clint Cagey the reason I write you See you next season!
this letter is to thank our
Football and soccer is
Lummi youth recreation right around the corner!
workers for making this
We are very proud of
season in tee-ball and maall the youth who played
chine pitch a success!
baseball and tee-ball this
I am very grateful for season it was a awesome
all the coaches that vol- season ! It was a amazunteered this season by ing to see the teams talent
giving there time to teach shine, so bright on the field
our youth the fundamental this season !
of baseball this season and
By showing up for prachaving a positive attitude
tice, being opened minded
in life!
and willing to put in work
By being there for our at practice and staying disyouth, you have strength- ciplined! Your talent shined
ened our community !
threw on the field !
Thank you! For payKeep up the great work!
ing it forward James Scott Think positive and be posiSr., James Scott Jr. Angel tive!
Scarborough and other
Know this Legs feed the
coaches from the other
wolf!
Strength of the pack,
Lummi teams!
is the lone wolf! Heart of
I would like to express the lone wolf is the pack!
my thanks to the parents of
Happy hunting keep
tee-ball and machine pitch
this year, gods work must chasing and catching your
be your own and you have dreams!
shown our Lummi youth a
Soccer and football is
positive way of living and right around the corner!
being active in there lives Please contact Sara Tom
you have created positive at Lummi youth Rec. 384
memories, for your fam- 1489From Clint Cagey
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• Rhubarb’s green
leaves are toxic, but
the stems offer multiple vitamins and
minerals.
Low Sugar Strawberry
Rhubarb Crunch
recipes.com/recipe/low- 5. S p r e a d o v e r t h e
sugar-strawberry-rhubarbtop of the rhubarb/
crunch
strawberry mixture
Ingredients
• 4 cups chopped fresh
rhubarb
6. Place in the oven and
bake 30-40 minutes
until topping is dark
golden brown
• 1pint strawberries
(cleaned, sliced)
7. Serve with ice cream,
frozen yogurt or alone
• 1 Tbsp honey
•
•
•
•
1.
2.
3.
Original recipe is from
allrecipes.com and can
4.
be viewed at: http://all-
Julius teams up with
Vanessa
Cooper, Tradi1 cup rolled oats
tional Plants & Foods Pro½ cup packed brown
gram coordinator, to host
sugar
regular cooking and harvesting classes at NWIC’s
¼ cup butter
Lummi campus (visit www.
1 tsp ground cinnamon NWIC.edu for a calendar of
events).
PREPARATION
“Come join us at one of
Preheat oven to 350
our cooking classes,” Julius
degrees
said. Share your recipes
and tell us how changing
Place rhubarb,
your diet made you feel.”
strawberries and
honey in a bowl, mix
For more informaand place to a baking
tion about the program
dish,
or classes, contact Gail
Julius at gjulius@NWIC.
Using the same bowl,
edu or (360) 483-9967, or
mix the oats, brown
Vanessa Cooper at vcoosugar and cinnamon
[email protected] or (360)
together
392-4343.
Add butter and mix
until it crumbles
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JOM Senior appreciation night
Stommish Water Festival
June 14-16, 2013
2013 War Canoe
Race Schedule
June
1 – 2: 8 – 9: Cultus Lake Water Festival
Sasquatch Days @ Harrison Hot Springs
14, 15 & 16: Lummi Stommish Water
Festival
Friday, June 14
11AM Parade sign-up
5PMNWIC graduation
12PM Spirit of Stommish
Parade
8PM
Stommish’s Got
Talent auditions
9:30PMStommish Youth
dance
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Saturday, June 15
7PMShowers open until
10AM
8
AM
Canoe club breakfasts
10AM Skippers meeting
12:15PMO p e n i n g
ceremonies
12:15PMCanoe races begin
1PM Veterans & Canoe
Journey luncheon
1:15PM S w a n
Dancers
3
PM
Clan
Cutest Baby Contest
15 – 16: Cowichan Days
22 – 23: Shell Beach
29 – 30: Scowlitz
July
6 – 7: Ambleside
13 – 14: Whey ah wichen: Cates Park
20 – 21: Chemainus Bay
5PMSla hal tournament
27 – 28: Tsartlip
Sunday, June 16
August
3 – 4: Tsowout
9, 10 & 11: Swinomish
8AM Canoe Club Breakfast
17 – 18: Chief Seattle Days
10AM Skippers meeting
23, 24 & 25: Makah Days
4 PM Oldest Stommish
Elders
7AM Showers open until
10AM
11AM Championship War
Canoe Races
*Subject to change
31 – Sept. 1: J & J Races on Black
Lake, WA
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Lummi Nation Class of 2013
Lummi nation
The Staff of the
Lummi Nation Johnson-O’Malley Program
would like to congratulate the Class of
2013 and their Parent/
Guardians and extended family for the
accomplishments. We
extend our apologizes
for students names that
have not been listed
below.
COSS, SARA:
Tribal Member of
Lummi Nation/Klamath/Pomo/Chippewagraduating from Lummi Nation High. Parents: Valerie & Dennis
Coss Jr. Grandparents:
Sharon & Walt Brown;
Amelia Loureiro &
Dennis Coss Sr. The
important people in my
life are my mom and
dad and my family. I
BRADY, JOSEPH: plan to attend a comtribal member of Lum- munity college for 2
years then transfer to
mi Nation-graduating
UC Berkley.
from Lummi Nation
High. Parents: Isabelle
Revey and Jim Brady.
CULTEE, KEVIN
Grandparents: Beth
JR.: Tribal member of
and the Late Arleen
Lummi Nation graduat& Manual Revey and
ing from Lummi Nation
Joseph Brady. I plan
High. Parents: Charon going to Skagit
lotte Adams and Kevin
Community College for Cultee Sr. GrandparWelding.
ents: Valgina Jefferson
and George Adams
and the late Gladys
BUCK, LENA:
and Kitsap Cultee Sr. I
Tribal Member of
Lummi Nation- gradu- would like to thank my
parents.
ating from Lummi
Nation High. Parents:
Frank Buck and the
DEARDORFF,
Late Theresa JefferJORDEN: Tribal
son; Grandparents: the member of Lummi
late Marian& Leonard Nation graduating
Jefferson Sr. & Mar- from Lummi Nation
tha Nez Perce & Joe
High. Parents: Tracy
Buck. Important people Deardorff & Joseph
in her life are Richard Morris; Grandparents:
& Heather Jefferson,
Linda Cagey & LeDenise James and
roy Deardorff Sr. and
plans for her future are Dawn Renee Williams
to apply for as many
& James Morris Sr. I
colleges and pursue
want to thank my fama degree in criminal
ily & I plan to work
justice and psychology after graduation.
(counselor)
DENNIS, KAYLA:
COOPER, VERON- Tribal member of
ICA: Tribal Member
Lummi Nation- graduof Nooksack- graduat- ating from Lummi
ing from Lummi NaNation High. Parents:
tion High. Parents:
Lorayne & Robert DenTracy Douglas & Mark nis Jr. Grandparents:
Cooper; grandparents: Jody & Jon Davis;
Judy Leathers & Ron- Janet & Robert Denald Douglas; Velma
nis Sr. Plans for the
& Daniel Cooper. My future is attending colmother and sister are
lege. I am thankful for
important to me. My
my parents supporting
grandmother too and I me through school.
just want to get a job
then a home and once
I am all settled down I
will get into college.
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EDWARDS, RICHARD: Tribal member
of Lummi Nationgraduating from Lummi Nation High. Parents: Donia & Richard
Edwards Jr.; Grandparents: Betty & John
and Barbara & the late
Richard Edwards Sr.
I look to go to Haskell
and become an athletic
director for Nooksack
Tribes.
FINKBONNER,
VERONICA: “If-uchseen-el-wit (Lummi)
Lash-high-hit (Yakama)” graduating from
Ferndale High School.
Parents: Stacy Jones
and Ron Finkbonner Jr. grandparents:
Susan and Richard
Shoemaker and Ron
Finkbonner Sr. and the
late Raynette Finkbonner. I have become
the person I am today
because of what my
family has taught me
and I am proud to join
the United States Navy
next year.
GEORGE, DONALD: Tribal member
of Lummi Nation graduating from Lummi
High. Parents: Maime
and Donald George Sr.
Grandparents: Staci
and the late Leroy.
HAWK, GOLDEN
EAGLE JR.: Tribal
member of Lummi Nation-graduating from
Lummi Nation High.
Parents: Deanna Point
and Golden Hawk.
Grandparents: Ernestine (Jefferson) and
the late Dominic Point
and Patricia Morris
and the late Gordon
Hawk. I would like
to thank my mom and
grandma Ernestine for
helping and supporting
me in my schooling,
Love you guys.
HUGHES, DANIEL: Tribal member of
Lummi Nation- graduating from Lummi
Nation High. Parents:
Vanessa Cooper &
Daniel A. Hughes;
grandparents: Florence
Julius & James A. Ostrand III and Runelle
& Leslie Hughes. Important people include
girlfriend Manuela and
mother Vanessa Cooper, Daniel plans to go
to college at Whatcom
Community College
and transfer to ASU.
JEFFERSON,
KYLE: enrolled member of Nooksack tribe
graduating from Lummi High School. Parents: Jewell and Michael. Grandparents:
Marie and the late
Gabrielle. And Delores
and Leroy. My family,
sports and community college, Universe,
Alaska State trooper,
travel the world.
JEFFERSON,
RICHARD “WHILALUCK”: Tribal member of Lummi Nationgraduating from
Lummi High School.
Parents: Heather Wilson and Richard Jefferson, Grandparents: the
late Robert & James
Wilson and Marion &
Leonard Jefferson Sr.
Some important people
in my life are my family, which indicate my
graduation to without
their support I would
not have been able to
have done this well in
school and in sports.
JOHNSON,
VERNELLE: Tribal
member of Pechanga/
Lummi graduating
from Ferndale High
School. Parents:
Christina Johnson
and Howard Johnson.
Grandparents: Cindy
Phair and the late
Verne Johnson Jr. and
the late Naomi and
Joe Washington and I
couldn’t have been the
student am person I
am today without my
mom. I plan on going
to Northwest College
of Art and Design.
JULIUS, MICHAELA: Tribal Member of
Lummi Nation- graduating from Lummi
Nation High. Parents:
Tess Cordero & Aaron
Julius; grandparents:
Frank Cordero & the
Late Geraldine Cordero and Ellen Hess &
the Late Craig Julius.
I plan to attend college to study nursing to
become a nurse.
KERNAK,
BRIDGETTE “Ulana”:
Tribal Member of
Yupik Tribe graduating from Ferndale High
School. Parents: Adriana Kernak & Ben Jefferson grandparents:
Mary Ann & Albert
Kernak and Doris &
Leonard Jefferson Jr.
I plan to go to college!
LACLAIR, KATINA “TSE-SUNIE
II”: Tribal member of
Lummi Nation- graduating from Ferndale
High School. Parents:
Candy Jefferson &
JOHNNIE,
Edward LaClair Jr.;
JOANNE: Tribal mem- Grandparents: Doris &
ber of Lummi Nation- Leonard Jefferson Jr.
graduating from Mt.
and Vicki Turner & EdBaker High School.
ward LaClair Sr. My
Parents: Raphaella
plan for after school is
Johnnie. Grandparto maybe go on to colents: Kay Commodore lege or a tech school or
and the late Raphael
maybe just work. The
Johnnie. I would like
most important people
to thank my family and in my life are my famfriends.
ily. I would like to
thank all my grandpar-
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ents, aunties, uncles
and parents because
they always made sure
that I went to school
and help me feel better
about me. Thank you
and I will always love
you all. Love me TseSunie.
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LAMBERT, ALYSSA: Tribal member of Lummi Nation
graduating from Palm
Desert High School,
California. Parents:
Lindy Lambert and
Juan Gonzalez Grandparents: Valdeen and
Michael Lambert.
After graduation I plan
to attend community
college then transfer
to Santa Monica Art
institute.
nurse practitioner or
midwife.
MISANES, SHADRACH: Tribal member of Lummi Nation graduating from
Lummi High School.
Parents: Wanda and
Vincent Misanes Jr.
Grandparents: Sandra
Martin and Vincent
Misanes Sr. most important people are my
Dad, Mom, Grandpa,
Karly Felix and Uncle
Henry. Want to attend
BTC to build aluminum
boats.
REDFOX, TIM:
Tribal member of
Lummi Nation graduating from Ferndale
High School. Parents:
Bobbie Solomon & Lio
Redfox. Grandparents:
Sheryl & Robert Solomon. Important people
in my life are Robert
Jr., Lio, Ross, Suzan,
& King.
SHAQUANIE,
LINDSEY: Tribal
member of Lummi Nation- graduating from
Lummi Nation High.
Parents: Prudence
& Darryl Shaquanie.
Grandparents: Karen
MORRIS, PAT& William “Buddy”
RICK: Tribal memSolomon; Alberta &
ber of Lummi Nation
graduating from Lum- Stanley Shaquanie.
The important people
mi High School. Parents: Joleine Cladoosby in my life are my
LUCERO, ASHLEY and Marcus Morris Sr. daughter Julee Cultee,
“HA-WEE-AH”: Trib- Grandparents: Roberta Prudence & Angel &
Darryl Shaquanie. I
al member of Lummi/ and Frank Cladoosby
Yurok/Laguna Pueblo, and Randy Turner and plan to go to college
graduating from Wind- the late Marilyn Mor- and become a K-9 cop.
ward High School.
ris.
Parents: Lori & Ruben
SOLOMON, TYLucero. Grandparents:
LER:
Tribal MemPERRIN, JOHN:
the late Delores and
ber of Lummi NaTribal Member of
Willie Gensaw Jr. and Lummi Nation- gradu- tion- graduating from
Linda and Ivan Lucero. ating from Ferndale
Lummi Nation High
My future plans are
School. Parents: OlHigh. Parents: Patsy
to get my bachelors in Wilson & Edward
ivia & Victor Solomon.
Business Mgmt. and
Grandparents: JanPerrin, Step Dad Joe
begin a career helping Roberts. Grandparents: ice Warbus & Marvin
others.
Patti Wilbur (George) Peratrovich and Patty
Phair & Victor Solo& Robin Wilson Sr.
mon Sr. My plans for
MARTIN, JAYand Joanne & John
COB: Tribal member of Perrin. I am the Pres- the future is to be just
a working person like
Lummi Nation graduident of the Ferndale
any other person also
ating from Lummi
Ches Kwin Club and
to be married to SeHigh School. Parents: my whole family and
aneen Roberts.
Tammy Tom and the
friends are important
late Jay Martin Sr.
to me, I plan on atGrandparents: Late
tending Bellingham
SPOTTED BEAR,
Frances & Clarence
Technical College.
JEREMY “NaNuh”:
Tom Sr and Mary &
Tribal Member of
Henry Martin.
Blackfeet Tribes- gradPHARE, ANTHONY: tribal member of uating from Lummi
Nation School. ParMARTINEZ, PAS- Lummi Nation graduents: Melissa Wall
QUILITA “White
ating from Lummi
Cloud”: Tribal memHigh School. Parents: & Carl Spotted Bear.
ber of San Juan Pueblo Sheryl Phare and Mike Grandparents: Thelma
& Thomas Wall and
Tribe- graduating from Roberts, GrandparLummi Nation High.
ents Sharon& Richard Agnes & Fredrick
Parents: Rhonda M & Phare and Roden. My Spotted Bear. I would
like to thank my parChristopher P grandgirlfriend Natasha
ents, sister and my
parents: Emily S &
Sampson.
girlfriend Alina for all
Alex M. Bernie T. I
the help with my senior
plan to attend college
year. My plans are
and become possibly a
to go to Bellingham
Technical School for
welding.
Rudolfo Vendiola Sr.
I’d like to thank the
Vendiola Clan specifiSTRUBE, JANES- cally my mom Michelle
SA: Tribal member of & my dad Michael. I
plan to go to Western
Nooksack graduating
Washington University
from Ferndale High.
Parents: Benita Julius and then become Pres& Allen Strube; Grand- ident of the World! ☺
parents: Jackie & John
Julius Sr. & Lois CadiVENDIOLA, RODente & Harold Strube. OLFO III “Docavie”:
Important people in my Tribal Member of Sholife are Angeles (Fushone/Hopi/Swinomish
ture husband) Terrance tribes, Graduating from
& Terrell (younger
Lummi Nation School
brother’s) I plan to
Parents: Elizabeth
attend BTC to be an
Poleviyuma & Rudy
accountant.
Vendiola Jr. Grandparents: Millie Byers &
Russell Brigham and
TOBY, MIGUEL:
Diane Villuze & Rudy
Tribal Member of
Lummi Nation- gradu- Vendiola Sr. I would
like to thank the Venating from Lummi
Nation High. Parents: diola Clan and I plan
Jenny, Jermaine “Her- to make them proud by
furthering my educaman” & stepmother
Carolee Toby. Grand- tion at Western Washington University.
parents: Louella &
Verle Toby Sr. I am
planning on going to
WALL, ELI “AltoHaskell for college.
be”: Tribal member of
Blackfeet Tribes- graduating from Lummi
THOMAS, EARL
High School. Parents:
III: Tribal member
Joyce (Tom) Wall &
of Lummi Nation –
graduating from Palm Jesse Wall. Grandparents: Lawrence Tom
Springs High School.
Parents: Elinor & Earl Sr. & the late Katherine (Scott) Tom and
Thomas Jr. GrandThelma M. Wall &
parents: Lynne Grant
Thomas Wall. Football& Robert Cermack
All conference, state &
and the late Theresa
Whatcom, basketball
& Earl Thomas Sr. I
played football OL/DL baseball & College.
and did track and field
throwing the discus is
WILSON, SAMANmy favorite thing to do. THA: Tribal Member
I wish to go to college of Lummi Nationand do something in
graduating from Lummath and science like
mi Nation High. Parengineering. My fam- ents: Candice & Robert
ily is my support unit
Wilson. Grandparents:
and I love them all.
Darlene Lane & the
Late Arthur Lane; Ellen & Charles Wilson.
VENDIOLA, MIPlans for the future is
CHAELA B. “Koso”:
to attend college and
Tribal member of
become a nurse practiWalker River Pauite/
tioner then go into the
Swinomish Tribes.
Graduating from Fern- Navy.
dale High School.
Parents: Michael &
Michelle Vendiola.
Grandparents: DeAnna
Conway & Rodney
George & Diane
Villuze-Vendiola &
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Opinions & Perspectives
I’m Just Sayin’... “It’s about the journey, not
NOTE: The following editorial(s), in no way directly reflect the opinions of Lummi Indian Business
Council, it’s members or its staff, unless otherwise noted. Letters to the editor are always welcome.
Please send them to: Lummi Squol Quol Editor, 2616 Kwina Road, Bellingham, WA 98226 email:
[email protected]
about the responsibility of the education we all received.
He said: ‘You must
lead with pride,
make sound decisions based on what’s
best for the longevity
of your business that
protect the integrity
of the companies you
work for.’
By Haw-het-ton
I was sitting patiently,
waiting for my name to be
called as one of the 1200
graduates during the 2013
Washington State University Commencement Ceremony at Beasley Coliseum
in Pullman, WA. To my left,
sitting amongst the 3000
spectators in the stadium
seats were my loving wife
and wonderful kids. Just 13
years ago to the day, I was
one of hundreds to graduate
with my Bachelor of Arts in
Communications and sitting a few rows behind us
who were graduating were
this year’s Bachelor of Arts
in Communications graduates.
While being an
executive at Silver
Reef Hotel Casino
Spa these past six
years, there have
been many times
that we have made
sound business decisions that was best for
our casino property that
perhaps may not have been
met with approval by the
General Council. I know
first-hand that we will not
please everyone or meet
everyone’s approval. I also
know that we are a business, focused on raising
money for the Lummi Nation, cutting costs where we
can and doing whatever we
can to make our business as
efficient as possible.
Have we succeeded
these past 11 years with
President Floyd’s declaration? Yes, we have and is
evident in the fact that we
have expanded five times
since we opened in 2002
WSU President Floyd with plans to put up more
spoke to the graduates ‘Pardon our Dust’ signs in
Lummi nation
Submitted by the Lummi
Roving Reporter
Last month I was sure
I’d finish my circle around
and be ready to start a new
route, but.......,I stopped
to watch Eli and his magic
basket ball. I think I was
hypnotized, I couldn’t leave.
Then I started thinking
about Stommish. Oh won’t
it be great if the weather
wants to be good. The
canoe races,carnival, kids
laughing and screaming on
the “scary” rides smells of
salmon dinner, as well as
cotton candy and the junk
food, I started to drool on
myself so woke up. The
canoe teams are practicing hard, and they all look
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the destination”
the near future. The decisions that we have made
here at the casino property
have only created more revenue, more headcounts and
have led to having one of
the most premier entertainment destinations in
the Pacific Northwest.
Can we improve our
business? Of course we
can improve, for improvements will be one of the
keys to the longevity of our
casino property. We constantly improve by listening to guests’ input using
the blue comment cards,
emails, TripAdvisor.com,
Facebook and yes, we get
the periodic hand-written
letters in the mail. We appreciate hearing from our
patrons about many of the
issues they raise as well as
the thousands and thousands of positive reviews
about how friendly our staff
is, the quality of the hotel
rooms, the sensational food
dishes we serve and other
wonderful ways we helped
our guests enjoy their stay
with us.
Having a career in the
gaming industry has been
one of the most wonderful
things of my life; I have met
so many endearing people
who make my work environment fun, free of politics, guiding our business
decisions and allowing me
to use my gifts and talents
to help the Lummi Nation us, the 600-plus Native
receive more revenue.
and non-Native employees
have built over these past
Life is about the journey 11 years. I will do whatever
and not the destination. My I can to go ‘all out’ to projourney here at the Silver viding a world-class expeReef and through my edu- rience here all-the-while
cation has had its ups and helping our People meet
downs; similar to a roller needs they have through
coaster. I constantly learn the revenue we produce
new things and rarely por- daily.
tray to ‘know everything.’
Although I have received
I want to thank my fammy MBA, I realize that my ily (as well as my extended
true MBA, PHD and other Thomas and Silver Reef
forms of education are in family) for indulging me
the day-to-day experiences through these writings over
I am learning from my the past few years. I hope
colleagues and from our that they all appreciate my
guests.
honesty, sincerity and hope
for a better day.
Although it’s been a
blast writing to you, this
My hands go out to all
will be my last letter to the of you in whatever work
Squol Quol for a long while. you are doing to help our
I have enjoyed sharing with tribe. I implore you to
you many of my personal reach out to me via phone
life stories, always with the (360-410-9304) or in perintention that it will touch son if you hear something
at least one person. One that doesn’t sit with you
day, I will share all of these right. Please call me, I enletters I have written in a joy the times where we
book to share with millions can share our thoughts,
of other Native and First agree to disagree and share
Nations persons hoping our ideas. Most of us have
it will have similar effects the same goals which are
that many of you have per- to help our great Lummi
sonally shared with me.
Nation become the best
it can become so that our
So onto my next en- ancestors will continue to
deavors in life whatever that be proud of the work we
may be. I will continue to are doing.
work at Silver Reef for this
is where my passions lie. I
Hyschqe siam e ne
am very passionate about schaleche siam!
protecting what many of
Around the horn
like winners! I wandered
back towards Little Bear
Creek, the Elders were
getting ready for the next
day, they were going on a
long drive to Muckleshoot,
Emerald Downs, for their
Elder lunch, wow a long
drive. I hear it was fun,
they didn’t get lost, the
food was great, the entertainment good, apparently
Caz Ballew supplied some
of the entertainment himself. I would like to see that
video! The Elders building
at LBC is having a partial
face lift, with new posts in
cement to make sure the
outside cover stays where
it belongs, it looks good,
as well as safe. Should
have had Felix Solomon
do a little carving on each.
On Thurs. 23rd, I went to
the 1st Salmon Celebration at the Tribal School.
What a wonderful program. Fred Lane as M.C.
was a grand pick. He looks
good, sounds good. He has
always been a good speaker. Sad to hear of Randy
Kinley having some health
issues. Praying for him.
That was a great seafood
feast, my favorite dish was
the clam fritters, yummy.
And the dessert, melt in
the mouth!, Decided that
I definitely neede to walk
after that meal so headed
back on the road. I stopped
at the Portage and watched
the Seagulls, Crows and
Eagles. They were feasting
also. It suddenly got chilly
and the black clouds came
moving in fast, next thing
I knew, lightning, thunder,
and rain. Time to head for
home. My goodness there
were even bicyclers moving
as fast as they could to get
out of the rain. Sorry folks,
I wouldn’t go so far away
from your shelter until it is
really summer and then I
wouldn’t even venture out
here, unless you live here,
( we don’t have bike lanes).
And thats it for this months
travel around the horn.
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Opinions & Perspectives
Bob’s Garage “Then and Now”
made this magazine so
appealing -- mainly that
the staff was not only nuts,
and possessed with great
writing skills, but that they
were shriekingly intelligent as well. Despite that
they never condescended
to their readers. It’s as
though we were all engaged
in some very naughty and
childish pranks with some
very expensive equipment.
This is not unlike what the
BBC TV show “Top Gear” is
doing now.
There are several
examples that come to
mind
Those who remember
the seventies will remember a product that was
marketed in response to the
growing sexual revolution:
FDS (Feminine Deodorant
Spray). There was a lot of
“nudge-nudge, wink-wink”
associated with that. There
was also a series of ads usually found in the back sections of magazines for “The
Famous Artists’ School”.
Leave it to Car and Driver to put these two together
and come up with a series
of articles on the “Famous
Drivers’ School” (FDS). The
premise was simple: You
paid your tuition, instruc-
tional material was sent to
you along with exams after
each lesson. The idea was
that you would perform
each exam on your driveway. You would then cut up
your driveway into squares
and ship them to the FDS.
The famous drivers would
assemble the chunks of
driveway and rate your performance according to the
skid marks that appeared
on it.
sentence from the article
gives you a hint of just how
nuts they were getting: “…
We lost some time in preparing the car to get a new
paint job (the acid dipping
had ruined the original
one)….”
There are other examples, but space limits me
here.
While digging through
the internet looking for info
on this column, I managed
to run across an entry in
Brooks Peterson’s blog –
“Auto Pilot”. The title of
the blog was “Look What
They’ve Done to Our Car
Mags, Ma” As I read it,
I began to realize that I
wasn’t the only one out in
the world who’s noticed a
change in how automotive
journalism is pursued. If
you get a chance, give it a
read. It’s well worth the
trouble. The site is: http://
blogs.caller.com/auto_pilot/archives/2007/05.
In the seventies, the
Sports Car Club of America
(SCCA) introduced Showroom Stock racing in their
many classes of competition. Car and Driver fielded their own entry with a
(then) brand new Ford Pint
with the German 1.9 L (big
block) engine. They went
into detail describing fitting the roll bar, cutting the
front coil springs, re-arcing
the rear springs, shaving
the tread on the tires, and
many other stunts that they
pulled to just barely comply
with the SCCA’s regulaUntil next time, keep it
tions while trying to gain between the ditches and the
an unfair advantage. One shiny side up.
June’s Tip of the Month
If you suddenly notice that your heater is
blowing cold air, stop and check your engine
antifreeze level. You may be very low.
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that I would select
what I read carefully.
Since it was a challenge to read anything, it would take a
long time to do and I
wanted to at least enjoy the process. During the time period I
mentioned, Car and
Driver was a rollicking
light-hearted tramPhotograph by Joyce Menard pling through the field
of lilies that was seriBy Bob Aiken
ous automotive journalEvery once in a while ism, and I loved it. For any
I’ll be rooting through closet rebellious adolescent
Wikipedia’s site to look in who was nuts about cars,
on folks (writers, actors, it was a wonderful experipolitical figures, aviation ence. The editorial mastnotables, auto racing no- head was populated with
tables, etc.) that I haven’t a collection of characters
heard about in a while. It that could have been pulled
kind of keeps me connected out of a Damon Runyon or
with my past. Recently I Jimmy Breslin story. Davis
ran across some disturb- was in the driver’s seat for
ing news – David E. Davis a good part of it, but there
had died. One reason that were others whose voices
this disturbed me was that I remember well: Charles
he’d died back in 2011 and Fox, Warren Weith, Brock
I was just finding out about Yates, Patrick Bedard, Jean
it now. Another reason that Shepherd, Dick Smothhis passing disturbed me ers, William Jeanes, and
was that I always associate Bruce McCall, just to name
him with a magazine that I a few.
used to read avidly in the
From this pool of talent
late sixties and on through
sprung
some of the most
the early eighties.
outrageous writing about
Car and Driver
cars that I or many othmagazine
ers had ever seen. There
was one other thing that
Being dyslexic meant
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Nooksack Days
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In Loving Memory
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Gabriel Jefferson
Gale “Gabriel” Jefferson, age 79 of
Lummi went to be with Jesus April 23,
2013. He was born July 1, 1933 to David
and Isabelle Barr Jefferson on the Lummi
Reservation. He was the youngest of his
sibling.
He supported his family through logging, working construction, commercial
fishing and was a cook aboard a purse
seiner. He loved swimming, dancing, and
golfing. He enjoyed playing pool, darts,
cards, cribbage, shuffle board and gambling at any casino. He went hunting in
Oregon, Washington and Idaho for deer, elk, moose, duck and
pheasants, often with Charlie and Jim of Oregon; Joe, Gary, Jim
& Mike Taylor of Lapwai, Idaho; and with his buddies, nephews
and son Gabriel in all 3 States. He spent time in Bremerton
visiting and enjoyed going to canoe races with his kids. A favorite past time was taking his kids to the drive-in theater. He and
Marie would travel to yearly events and fairs and no matter where
they went Jewell and baby M would find them. Everyone loved
his spaghetti, smoked salmon, turkey and barbecued oysters. His
family was very important to him and he held all family gatherings
at his house. He was very fond of his lawn mower and used any
excuse to ride it; he would ride up to his kids’ houses and offer
to mow their grass for twenty dollars. If you happened to stop by
for a visit he most likely would be watching a John Wayne movie
or some sort of western and would of course offer you something
to eat. He and Marilyn frequented garage sales, auctions, and
antique shops. He was known as Dad/Pa, Grandpa/Papa, Uncle
and Cousin to many and welcomed all into his home. He will be
Dearly Missed by All Who Knew & Loved him.
Stit Molh
Andrea Rose Warbus
Sunrise 2-27-1947
Sunset 5-13-2013
Preceded in death by her
grandparents Edward Warbus
and Rosanna Frank, Phillip
Francis and Mattilda Williams,
and by her parents Floyd
Francis Warbus Sr. and Veronica Isabelle Francis, and by
her siblings, Edna Simmonds,
Louis Simmonds, Craig Warbus, Cecile Warbus, Joan Simmonds, and Freda Simmonds,
and grand daughter Raelene
Noland.
Survived by her daughters Regina Warbus, and Merrilee
Perez, and by her grandchildren Bonofasio Tapia, James Plaster
Williams, Nicholas, Kasey, and Dwyne Williams. Also survived by
her siblings Ward Simmonds Sr., Floyd Warbus Jr., Joyce Tommy, Bernadette Hayward, Josephine Warbus, Clair Charles, Alma
Jefferson and Cindy Warbus.
Rose worked for the Lummi Health Clinic as a Medical Records Clerk for 20 plus years. She grew up learning to knit socks,
hats, and sweaters from her mother. She spent many of her earlier years fishing with her brothers on the Nooksack River. Rose
is best known for her wonderful sense of humor and having the
greatest love for all of her friends and family.
He was married three times. 1). Rena Lane, their children
Karen & Levi; 2). Reatha Mae, their children Avery, Barbara,
Sandra, Sharon, Karen, Yvonne, Dewey, Joni, Andrea, Alan
(Patrick), Adrian &Teresa; and 3). Marie Phare, their children
Lillian, Gail, Jewell, Evelyn & Gabriel. He spent the last twenty
years with Marilyn McDougal, step daughter Randi.
He was preceded in death by his parents David and Isabelle
Barr Jefferson, his wife Reatha Jefferson, his brothers Jim, David, Tom, Doug and his twin brother Mike (Dale) Jefferson, His
sister Evelyn Jefferson. Children: Marie Tuney-Oats, Charlett
Tupper, Terry Charles, and Nikki Jo Moore. Grandsons: Levi Jefferson Jr., Anthony Jefferson & David Jefferson. Granddaughters:
Natasha Phair & Gabrielle Jefferson.
Lummi nation
He is survived by his mate Marilyn McDougal of Lummi; his
sister Verna Jefferson of Lummi; his children Avery Charles and
Dewey Moore both of Bellingham, Levi and wife Julie Jefferson,
Patrick Jefferson of Lummi, Gabriel Jefferson and wife Denise
of Nooksack, Barbara Charles, Sandra Charles, Sharon Solomon
and husband Dewey of Bellingham , Yvonne Jefferson of Klamath
Falls, Karen Halford of Sacramento, Karen Williams, Joni Wilson
and husband Charles, Andrea Jefferson and partner Daryl, Adrian
Jefferson-Ayosa and husband Michael Ayosa, Lillian Marquez,
Teresa Jefferson, Gail Jefferson, Jewell Jefferson, Evelyn and
husband Carlos Castaneda, and Randi Mathers, all of Lummi. He
had 33 grand children, 33 great grand children, 1 great-great
grandchild, He enjoyed being Dad/Pa & Grandpa/Papa to his numerous nieces and nephews all of whom he loved very much.
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Albert Bruce Hillaire
Albert Bruce Hillaire, a Lummi Nation fisherman and diver,
passed away May 9. He was born March 1, 1966 to Richard Hillaire II and Phyllis Miller. He joined the U.S. Army after high
school, serving three tours including Operation Desert Shield.
When he returned to Lummi, he proudly followed his ancestors in
harvesting the open sea.
Hillaire is survived by his children Justin, Taylor, Mikko and
Kiera; stepchildren Krista Kern, Devin Bynum and Bryce Bynum;
sisters Valdeen Lambert and Doreen Vargas; brothers Richard
III, Elden and Rodney; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Matthew,
Kellee, Delton and Andrew; and stepson Michael.
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Choosing the right path
May 8, 2013
It’s so crazy how teenagers from 13 and up that are drinking
and doing drugs. A lot of teenagers now days already had their
first drink of alcohol or already tried drugs. My name is Tanesha
Lane and I’m writing this article because I want to change this
reservation and make it a better place for the ones my age and
younger.
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Many Many Hy’Shqe’s
With the loss of our beloved Daughter, Sister, Lindsey Janae
Greene, I would like to thank all Family, friends & Community for
helping us through such a difficult time in our lives.
It is still so unreal that she is here no longer, we dread through
each day as a struggle without her. Her laughter, her big smile,
her phone calls, and her beauty. I still question why? She was
such a loveable caring person, it is only fitting that god does take
the good at a young age. He knew Lindsey needed relief from her
Yes, I’ve made mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes, but we
hurtful life from those who took and took from her little spirit.
all learn from them. Girls that are younger come up to me and say
Until god said enough. I, as her mother will pray & pray to forgive
they look up to me as a remodel. It makes me feel good inside for
them.
the ones younger than me to tell me that. I may have done dumb
things in the past, but I don’t want that to stop me from being a
On another Note, that dreadful morning, I receive a call at
remodel for them. Since I was a little girl my plan was to be a
9:00 AM, from a Lummi police officer, asking why would a person
leader for our reservation; and that’s what I plan on doing.
have a .05 cent silver reef ticket in their possession, I responded
sometimes I leave my odd cent tickets at the machine, but last
Now days a lot of families are being torn apart from drugs
night I was there with my daughter Lindsey. And we did use my
and alcohol. Teenagers don’t know where to turn, to so that’s
card, and that was the conversation, nothing more was shared or
what they turn to. That’s what I want to stop. I want the younger
gave any sort of concern of her passing that morning.
generation to stop turning down the wrong road. Even if it’s a
little change that I will make, I will make a difference.
And about 12:00 that afternoon I start hearing rumors of
Lindsey being found dead, and I make another call back to the
From: Tanesha Lane
police officer and ask what is going on? I’m hearing all these rumors of a young lady getting hit by a car, and my daughter Lindsey
is missing, and she doesn’t have a cell phone to try to reach her,
what is this about, he responds, I can’t tell you over the phone,
We will be at your house shortly.
Tribal members need their
business directory
No parent should have to find out about their child passing in
such a way, I was and still am upset about how this was handled.
Why wasn’t I told at 9:00 AM when I got the first call? Why did
We have over 400 Lummi Tribal Members each year renewing their Tribal Business License. As we own and operate our own the majority of the Lummi community know about this before the
parents knew, I pray that any other parent does not have to lose
businesses, we Entrepreneurs should be recognized in a profesa child but worse relive of how we were contacted with the tragic
sional directory. The merchandise we sell and buy or profesnews.
sional services we offer should be public knowledge allowing an
opportunity for other’s to access Lummi local businesses. Most of
God Bless you All, And thank you for your support & caring
the monetary value of what is in the Reservation is spent off the
arms to wrap around us just a hug makes it a better day.
Reservation. We want prosperity for all willing to be in business.
Love you All, Lorita, Casie, Rian Rae-Ann, Amiya, & Channing
Our people would benefit from our own Lummi Chamber of
Commerce to expand and benefit our local resources to be utilized
efficiently and effectively resulting in our own growth.
Addressing the Lummi Nation
We own Eagle’s Haven RV Park, Gift Shop & Deli Food
Services and offer to take in from local artist’s, as a Consignment
Sale, the Arts & Crafts items they bring into our Gift Shop.
Stommish Week-end we will offer to Lummi Vendor’s to
set up a table to sell their arts & crafts for no charge for their
vendor space. To Reserve a space, Call the RV Park Office:
360-758-2420.
Eagle’s Haven RV Park, Gift Shop located on the corner of
Haxton Way and Smokehouse Road, 2924 Haxton Way, is now
open for the Summer Season. We have a variety of Gifts of Northwest Native designs suited for Birthdays and special occasions.
We have done special orders for the family events of Potlatch and
other get-togethers that require accumulating those unique, one
of a kind gifts that are memorable keepsakes. Currently we have
some St. Kateri Tekiwitha dolls in 3 sizes.
The Squol Quol has been doing a great job informing us of local news, Thank you !
Sheri Williams, owner of Eagle’s Haven RV Park, Gifts, Food
Service and Consulting for Entrepreneur’s.
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360-758-2420 located at 2924 Haxton Way, Bellingham,,
WA. 98226 [email protected]
Indian Nations had always
been considered as distinct,
independent political communities, retaining their original
natural rights, as the undisputed possessors of soil…The very
term “nation,” so generally
applied them, means “a people
distinct from others.”
John Marshall, 1832
Worchester v. Georgia,
31 U.S. (6 Pet) 515, 561
Hy’ sche! I am Robert
Hakim, my native name is
Igluha Tonwe.. Takuye. I am
running for Position 5 of the Ferndale City Council and desire the
continued positive connection between the Lummi Nation and the
City of Ferndale for the next generations to come. Some of the
Lummi Nation may remember me recording the Blackhawk and
Wolfpack footballs games. I have work with the LIBC twice in
the communications department. Another Lummi Nation experience was being part of the Paddle to Lummi, pulling from Port
Hardy down the Inside Passage past Vancouver Island on the way
back home to the Lummi Nation shores. I pulled the following
year and recorded the traditional story of how the Lummi People
would travel the Inside Passage for trade and potlatch from an
elder storyteller as he shared of the historical routes the Lummi
People as they traveled throughout the Salish Seas. My experiences with the Lummi Nation have grown to an understanding of
the culture.
Thank you, Robert W. Hakim - Mexican Indian
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Four belated wishes:
May 1st, Happy Birthday to Sheila Whitney.
OMG Baby you’re gettin old...lol. You make
me proud to be your mom, I thank God
everyday for the gift of you! Just hearing your
voice, seeing your smile makes my world so
much begger. Follow your dreams always
& forever. Love Mom, Zak Sr. & your baby
sissy LaDenna.
May 5th, Zak Lane Sr., Birthday #39. To my
wonderful husband, I thank you for being the
wonderful, strong & loving man you are to
me & our princessa. You have given me so
much to live for, you have taught me what
it is to be A FAMILY & for that I’m eternally
grateful for you! I wish you many more years
of happiness, love you wife Gina & your
Princessa LaDenna! xoxoxo
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Happy Fathers Day Snoop. Your love and
commitment to your children is one of your
most admirable qualities. Thank you for all
you do for your children and your ability and
strength to encourage them to do their best
always but even more important now that
they are all young adults. They admire you
and love you as much as I do. The love you
show for them is endearing and watching
them with you and the love they have in
return for you is heartwarming. And now
with your grandchildren their smiles and their
laughter when they are with you and know
Papa is coming- their smiles; they are lucky
to have you! Thank you for who you are and
all you do! Love you Always! Yours, Julie
Happy 9th Birthday! Talycia Tom 6-20-13.
Love you girl.
Happy Mother’s Day to all my beautify
Leathers aunties, you’re al amazing and hold
a big place in my heart. Love Gina Carol, Zak
Sr. & LaDenna.
Happy Mother’s Day to OUR MOMS Elaine
Lane and Becky Leathers. We couldn’t have
been who we are without our wonderful
moms. Thank you God for two wonderful
woman who helped make our families
complete. You are both loved to infinity and
beyond. Never ever forget that you are loved.
Love your brats, Zak Sr., Gina & Princessa
DaDenna.
Happy Fathers Day Dad ‘Hado’! (George
Cagey) love, Georgia Ray
Happy Birthday to Thomas Edward Marois
6-25-88! We love you and your babies son.
You are a great Daddy with them and they
love you so much!! Love Dad and Mom
Happy Birthday
Thomas!! You
have become
such a good Dad
to your kids. We
all love you! Love
Merena, Rebecca
& Arthur.
Happy 7th Birthday Khalid Eugene!!! It feels
like just yesterday we were in the hospital
awaiting your arrival. You are growing in
to such a young man. Love always Auntie
Merena!!!
Lummi nation
I want to wish my Hunny a very Happy
Birthday. I know we have had our tough
times hunny but its only brought us closer
and made us stronger. I am blessed to have
you as my other half. So June 3rd I am
wishing you Angela Rose Dennis a happy
Birthday and many more to come. Love you
more then you could ever know. =+) Love me
Junior aka Jr., aka Talans dad (+= <3<3<3
Talan Samuel would like to wish his mommy
a very very special Happy Birthday on
6/3/2013. If he could talk at this very moment
I believe he would say, HAPPY BIRTHDAY
MOMMY YOU’RE THE BESTEST MOMMY
IN THE WORLD AND I LOVE YOU WITH
ALL MY HEART!! Love your son Talan
Samuel ,aka handsome boy. Aka Caillou
(cai-you)!!
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Happy Birthday to Shelby Jacobs 12 years
old many to come. Don’t grow up so fast.
From Misty, Jeremiah, Danielle, baby Victor
Happy Birthday to a wonderful daughter
Danielle M. Wright. WOW YOU WILL BE
12 YEARS OLD. I can’t believe it 12 years
already love U my beautiful daughter. From
Mom , Jeremiah, baby Victor
Happy Belated Birthday to our oldest baby!
Kristina Marie Marois 5-29-82! We love you
and the way you have grown into such a
beautiful woman and Mother! We pray for all
your happiness and dreams to come true!!
Love Dad and Mom!
Frank Lawrence III, June 4th-Happy
Birthday! Everything I’ve longed for You’ve
made my dreams come true. But the greatest
gift of all is being loved by you Have a really
lovely Birthday Indeed I’ll see that you do.
Love you babe! Selena Lawrence
Happy 30th Anniversary to my wonderful
Husband Henry Cagey! We have had
so many good times together! We had
3 beautiful Daughters and 2 handsome
Grandsons! Hopefully we will have
another 30 years together, and many more
Grandchildren! Love you so much, Yvonne
Cagey!
Happy Father’s Day to Merle (Snoopy)
Jefferson! What a great “Papa” and
“Grandpa”. May all of your children and
grandchildren continue to cherish their time
with you. Have a wonderful day! Mom-inLaw
Happy Father’s Day to Adam Harper. I am so
proud of you and the husband and father you
are, Son. I hope that your day is filled with
tons of warmth and hugs. I love you. From/
Edna – a.k.a. Mom
Happy Father’s Day to one of the strongest
men I know, My Dad!! I know times are hard,
our 1st everything without our precious
Happy Father’s Day to Brandon Revey! And
Lindz. But We love you and we are all here
Happy College Graduation Day! And to all
to walk this test together. You have taught
the wonderful things that are awaiting you
me so much in life and continue still to this
in your future !!! Enjoy – you are a great
day. You’re heart is ever so big and caring.
example
to your son, and a loving father to
You taught me how to walk strong. How to
my
great-grand-daughter.
Thank you. Love
love and sacrifice for the ones you love. How
you,
Ednaa.k.a.
Nari
to be a good mother and not to take crap
from anybody. But most of all a great Papa
to my babies who are growing up without a Happy 17th Birthday to Curtis Guy Russell!!!
father. I couldn’t ask for a better role model Time sure flies, grandson – and I know it may
to help my babies walk this life with their
not seem that way to you now, but it will as
teachings. =) We love you Dad, ~Love Casie the years begin to roll at you faster (smiles)
Rae, Rye-Rye, Mia, your lil Channing Tiger, Have a wonderful and happy birthday!!! Love
and our guardian angel ~}!{~
you. –Grandma Harper
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I would like to wish my daughter Tamera
Rochelle Jefferson happy birthday on June
25 “Happy 10th Birthday Tamera Rochelle
Jefferson” Mom and Dad and sisters loves
you more then the angles and stars. Hope
you will have a lots of fun.
Announcements
Happy Fathers day to our Dad “Robert Lane”
From your girls Loreen, Jan, Judy Kelly,
Bobby, Larissa, Lalita, Crystal, We love you
way up to the heaven and back.
Happy Fathers day to Bert Jefferson=From
his baby girls Tamera & Destanie. We love
you dad always and forever. And miss you
lots.
Happy Fathers Day Daddy Love you whole
Bunches Bentlee Joseph
6-24 HAPPY 8th BIRTHDAY TO OUR BABY
ASHTON TYLER SOLOMON! We love you
always and forever! Love-Mommy Bambi,
Mommy Heather, sister Savannah; Brothers
Erin and Ivan.
Happy Fathers Day to Alex Jefferson Jr.
the Best Dad/Papa in the whole world!
You have such an Awesome bond with all
your daughters and especially your grand
daughter! Thank you for being you! We love
you!
Happy Birthday Grandpa ! “Our Hero” a.k.a.
Papa. I know times have been tough for you
grandpa, but God doesn’t give us anything
we can’t handle. Love Tristan, Tobias,
Jordan, Henry Nate and Baby Tj.
We would like wish a very Happy Father’s
Day to Willy Owings. Thanks for being an
awesome dad and taking good care of
us! We love you as big as the world! Love
always: Willy & Adison Owings
From HILLAIRE HILL: First of all, Happy
Birthday to Dad- Grandpa- we love you
soooo much! You are the best dad-grandpa
anyone can ever have in Heaven and on
Earth. You sacrificed so much for us all
and we stand here with thanksgiving and
gratitude in our hearts and lift it up to God
giving thanks to Him for all that you’ve done
for our family. May God continue to bless
you with a renewed heart mind body and
spirit! BIG 90! Wow God thank you for
blessing us with you for ninety years! You
are the best!
Happy Father’s Day to our Daddy James
Adams and Happy Birthday June 24th!
We Love you with all our Heart……..Zeta,
Joseph and Teresa <3
Happy Fathers Day to the best Damn Father
in the World, Merle Jefferson Sr. ~ Merle 1
1/2! Love your Son, Snoop
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I would like to wish my sister Maureen “Mo”
Kinley a happy 50th birthday!!! I would like to
thank her for what all she does for the family,
she is just, to awesome on all she does.
She is also a wonderful ‘GRANDMO”.....
She does a great job with her grandson
“B-BEAR”!!! Have a wonderful birthday,
and wish you many, many more...Love you
always, Thanks for all your support!!! Sharon,
Joe, Todd, Earl, Scott, Haley, Mathias and
Miss Kara..
We would like to wish a Happy Fathers Day to our Grandpa/Great-Grandpa Ed Jones.
Thanks for always being there for us! Thanks for all you do. We appreciate you and are
grateful to have you in our lives. Love you as big as the world! Love: Mia, Willy, Billy
Lummi & Addy Renee
I wana wish my father (Dean Mike ) a “
Happy Father’s Day - sending love and
prayers for him for he is such a great father
– to all he knows not just his own children
!!! Love you daddy – love your daughter –
Michelle Mike – and also Happy Fathers Day
to all the dads out there doing their daddy
duties – all my love from southern lummi –
ennit – yeeeeeeeeeh yeeeeeee.
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Happy Father’s Day Dad! Love You Always Your Daughter Georgianna!
To Our Son Jared Thomas Lane Tom
“CLASS OF 2013” Congratulations
Jer! We Are So Very Proud Of All Your
Accomplishments, For The Fine Young Man
You Are & For The Being The Best Daddy
You Can Be You Did It Jer!!! We Love You So
Much, Mom, Dad, Lincoln & Caleb (K-Bob)
To Our Nephews Eli William & Jeremy Dane
“Class Of 2013” Congratulations! We Are
Very Proud Of You Both Love You Much,
Uncle Pete, Auntie Boe & The Boys
Norien Duralia & Judy Leathers- I just
want to thank both of you for helping me
w/supporting our miss veronica in getting
her threw high school.. if it wasn’t for both
of you... I don’t know how I would of done
it... thank you both.. that’s what a family is
all about... they both helped me w/school
clothes/pictures/sports/senior pics/supplies
ect... it all paid off... our last baby to graduate
from high school... Tracy Douglas
June 14th-Birthday Brian James-Happy
Birthday Brother/Uncle/Son... we all love you
and hope you have a wonderful birthday...
Love your favorite Sister- Tracy/Chris-Norien/
Jeremy-Veronica/Jake-Mom Judy
June 24th-Birthday Marilyn Scott-Happy
Birthday Marilyn.. Love ya cuz.. and hope
you have a wonderful birthday.. Love your
favorite cuz- TRACY...
Lummi nation
June 27th-Birthday Norien Duralia-Happy
Birthday Norien... we love you whole
bunches and we all hope you have a
wonderful birthday & hope you get everything
you want... Love your mom/Chris-Sister/
Jake-Uncle & Grandma/Jeremy/Snuggins/
OJ/Bella/Bright Eyes/Honey
June 27th Misty plaster/Felix Happy birthday
mommy.. Hope U have a wonderful day... I
love U whole bunches.... ur the best mommie
in the whole world....... love U always.......
Ismael n (T)
June-6th-2013 Graduation - Veronica
Cooper- we are so very proud of you for
graduating even though you hit some tough
spots
in the road you still continued going to
June graduation. Congratulations Christian
school...
you grew up faster then anybody
Williams..... I’m so proud of u Chris ...u done
I
have
known
and you still kept on going...
it.... love u whole bunch... he graduating from
you
grew
up
w/one
parent and you still kept
Btc... 2 yrs of welding.... Love always Tracy..
on
going...
you
don’t
know how proud we all
Veronica.. Norien..
are of you... the first to graduate out of our
immediate family... keep going just because
I want to wish my daughter Misty a very
you finished high school.. its not the end its
Happy Birthday on June 2, Lots of Love and
just the beginning of your life... you can do
God Bless
anything you put your mind to... I’ll always be
Happy Birthday to the best Granddaughter in there for you... help you get where you want
the world and much love to Danielle Wright
to go... love you always and forever... your
on June 19th, Much Love and God Bless
mom... ( Tracy Douglas)
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Congratulation to all the graduates in my
family Lena Buck, Richard Jefferson, Katina
LaClair, Leonard Jefferson III, Edward
LaClair.
Thanks Dad for being My Dad- Leroy
Deardorff Sr.!!!! Love Mason! Happy
Father’s Day!
June 6th-2013Graduation. Jaycob
Martin- we are so
very proud of you
jake for not giving up
and for finishing off
high school... you’ve
been threw alot and
we hope you and
miss veronica keep
moving forward and
be somebody in life..
get that education...
love you and we
are proud of you...
Tracy/Chris-Norien/
Jeremy- Grandma
Judy/Brian
Fathers Day, Christian Williams- Happy
Fathers Day Chris... you are a wonderful
father/step-father... we all love you... and
just want to say thank you for always being
there... Love always- Tracy/Veronica/Norien
oh and Oj.. :)
Wishing a Happy Fathers day to our Daddy,
James Adams, and a Happy birthday on
June 24th. Love your babies, Zeta Joy,
Joseph Brody, Teresa Rose
I would like to say Happy Birthday to Best
basketball MOM Theresa Lane! We love you
MoM Thxs 4 everything you do 4 us to keep
us active& in shape.
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June 27th-Desiree Jones Happy Birthday
Niece! Love Aunt Selena.
Announcements
Our family would like to wish our princess,
“Makayla Presley Taylor” a very happy 7th
birthday! You have brought so much joy to
the family! All our love, Gramma Carmen,
Mommy, Daddy, Aunties, Kota, Melmel, Nora,
Rosie and Uncle Woo? Woo : )
Happy 5th Birthday
Brittney Rose Williams!!!
Happy birthday: June 14, Chuggy & Jackie;
June 15, Julie, June 16, Gibi. Love from
Aunty Candy
We want to welcome home, the love of “our”
lives, Lance D. Jones, Sr.! You have no idea
how much we missed you. Love, your baby
girl Kota and Carmen.
Happy Birthday and a big hug to mom Karla.
We love you! -Bryan and Cherry
Happy Birthday Khalid Marois 6-15! You our
Happy Birthday Rebecca Marois on 6- 12.
light and laughter with your incredible dance
We love you so much sweetheart! You are 3
moves and your funny jokes! We love your
trying to go on 20. LOL! Always being the big personality Grandson! Have a great Birthday!
girl and big sister! Your heart is so sweet! We
Love always and forever Gram and Papa
love you Becca Ellen!!! Love Gram and Papa
Tiana Jolynn Marie Marois Happy Belated
Birthday!! You had such a great day we were
all so happy! You are such a shinning star
and everyone you come into contact with
falls in love with you! Love Gram and Papa
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Happy Father’s Day Daddy! Jim Marois you
have always been there for your babies!!!
You never left them behind and thank you
always for that! We all love you and wish our
brother Joseph Cline was in the picture with
us! Have a great day! Love your kids and
grand babies!!!
Happy Anniversary to my husband, Jim
Marois, June 23, 1993. Twenty years and
counting more wonderful years to come! You
gave me children to love and raise, you gave
Padre, Thank you for investing so much time
me happiness, you gave me unconditional
in me. I am grateful for all the knowledge
love, and you even gave me heartbreaks.
you’ve given me, and I never take for granted
Through all good and all bad, we have
all the things you do for me. I am proud
grown together and stronger! You are my
to tell everyone that I’m Snoop’s boy, and
everything Jim and I love you with my heart
I wanna wish you a very happy, relaxing
and soul. To our best years yet! Love you
Father’s Day. Love, Sonboy
always and forever! Love Your wife, Deb
Happy Birthday to Joseph Cline on 6-26-82!
We love you son and hope it is a good one,
as best as it could be! We love you!! Love,
Dad and Mom
Please join “Bill’s Gang” in saying…HAPPY
ANNIVERSARY WISHES TO ROBERT
AND BRANDY!! Thank you for all that you
do for the family as well as the community!
The two of you are great examples for our
younger generation to follow! Love you both
everyday! Sorry it can only be everyday!
ROR! 333 always! OK Bernie….444 just for
you alright?!!!
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Congratulations to Autumn Washington on
having her brand new baby girl Marrianna
Jade a day shy from my birthday May 18th!!
Wishing nothing but the best for you and the
kids, auntie loves you all. Also like to say
happy father’s day to Arthur Humphreys III
and Jeremy Roberts!! You both are great
daddies!!
Congratulations
Grads
FROM THE HILLAIRE HILL: Happy Birthday
to Evelyn Darlene Jefferson! Hope your day
is blessed! Thank you for all that you do for
grandpa-dad.
Happy Birthday to Maria Eloise Hillaire!
Happy Birthday to Kateri Lee Hillaire! You
are such a good momma! May you have a
blessed day becuz you deserve it!
LOVE YOU ALL BUNCHES!
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June 17th Happy Birthday Tim Solomon
(AKA: Bro, Sonny) Make a wish another year
gone by. Hoping that this year grants your
wishes and dreams!! Luv you Lots XOXO
Mom, Dad, Dee, Owen, Jim
June 2nd Happy Birthday Mom, Grandma
(Colleen James) You’re the best! Hope your
day Is as great as you!! Luv u with all our
hearts!!!!! Carm, Tim, Beauty, O, Timmy
June 10th Happy Birthday Mom, Grandma
(Sylvia Solomon) You’re the Best!!!! Hope
you have a great day!!!! Luv u Lots XOXO
Carm, Tim, Ms. D, Mr. O, TJ, Jamesy
June 10th Happy Birthday Marcella (Mama
Sis) May this year bring you great joy
And much happiness!!!! Luv u Lots XOXO
Carmen, Tim, Shadeeya, Owen, Timothy
Happy belated Birthday Grandson Aurthur!!
We love you forever!! Love you Grandma
and Papa. And to Gene (Arthur’s twin) we
love you and miss you more then possible!!
Gram and Papa love you both always and
forever!
June 16th
Happy 4th
Birthday to
our Princess,
Baylee Nicole
Washington! We
are so blessed
to have you as
our daughter &
sister, We love
you past the
moon & stars!
Love always &
forever, Mom,
Dad, & Alvis
Lummi nation
Happy Pop’s day to the best Pop ever! I love you with my whole heart. Have a Juicy
one!!! Love JOVONN, Mark, Malcolm, Cece, Kymmy, Alex, Catlyn, Camanda Jo & Milo
and Bane
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Candy, Doris & Leonard Jefferson Jr. would like to take this time too Congratulate all 5 of
their family members for their outstanding efforts throughout the 2012-13 School Year. We
LOVE YOU and are so Proud of your ‘accomplishments’. Congratulation to: Little Mann
LaClair (Edward III) Graduating from Lummi Head Start; Ka-Tina LaClair “Tse-Sunie 2”
& Bridgette Kernak “Ulana” Graduating from Ferndale High; Ed LaClair Jr., NWIC GED;
Leonard Jefferson III “Uncle Suka” NWIC GED.
Happy 30th Anniversary to Henry & Yvonne
Cagey!! Love you! - Amber, Christine, Hilary,
Noah and Andrew :)
I would like to wish my father Karl Sanders
a Happy Father’s Day; he means everything
to us! He never says no and is always willing
to do anything and everything for me and my
family! You’re the best father and grandfather
anybody could ask for! We love you! Love
Sheena (Brat face #1), Landon (Brat Face
#2) and Evin (Brat Face #3).
Congrats Sam Wilson, William Lane. And
Class of 2013
Congrats to Charlie Wilson & Jonathon
Alvarez for select Baseball All-Star Teams...
Happy Birthday JUNE 22 William Laura
THERESA
As summer approaches on the fast track
we continue to celebrate the life and times
of all our family members! June…the month
of Stommish and Father’s Day! What could
be better? BIRTHDAYS OF COURSE!!! So
here we go PLEASE join the Thomas family
of both Northern and Southern Lummi in
wishing the following a Very Happy Birthday
with many more to come and never forget to
GGEEETTT OUUUT AND WAAAALK!! Love
you each EVERYDAY….333 forever….and
yes Uncle Bernie 444!...ROR!
2 Tiffany James
10 Al Willard
13 Leanna “Pudge” Mike
20 Pam “Auntie Pampt” Thomas
20 Pam Hillaire
21 June “Lovie” Veale
23 Alex Johnson
26 Robert Paull
26 Tina Johnson
30 Ostin Priest
Happy Fathers Day Bobby Davis lll, Hope
you have the best day. Thank You for all you
do! Love you Always, Kimberly & all our Lil
Wolf cubs
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Happy Fathers Day Luke G. Lane, We Love
you!
Happy 4th Birthday Lil Princess Syera Bill,
We Love You Past the moon, over the Stars,
Always & Forever. Papa Bobby, Ma Kim,
Luke, Ayiana, Nessa Pooh, & Lil King Hope
all your Dreams & Wishes come true today.
*Big Hugs*
Happy Birthday Kaitlyn Ann Cultee, we love
you so much and are very proud of you! Love
Dad, Cindy, Grandma Jean, Aunt Tammy,
Amanda, Mariah, and Tana.
Birthday wish for Tamera and Happy Fathers
day to my dad and Bert,,, Not three birthday
wishes. Just want to make sure that was
correct.
June 27thDesiree
Jones, Happy
Birthday
Niece! Love
Aunt Selena.
Happy Fathers Day to our Grandpa Chris
James. Thanks for being an awesome
Grandpa ! We enjoy spending time with you.
Love you as big as the world! Love your
grandkids: Willy and Adison Owings
I would like to wish these four wonderful
men a Happy Father’s day. Most girls are
fortunate to have one dad/father figure in
their life. And I am very fortunate to have
four. Not just for me but my daughters too.
These four have helped shaped me to be
the person that I am today and without
them being there for my girls and I, life just
wouldn’t be as wonderful. Thank you for
Happy Fathers Day Grandpa! Love you ~
always
being there. Thankful we (my girls
Dino #3
and I) have you in our lives. Thankful for my
little Brother Brian for being such a strong
Happy Father’s Day!!! From the Thomas
and happy father figure to my daughters.
Family of the Late Earl and Theresa, we
Happy Father’s day to you Awesome,
would like to wish all the “Dad’s…Uncle
Amazing and Wonderful Men. My Dad
Dad’s and the Big Brother’s” a VERY HAPPY Brian, my Uncle Brad, my Uncle Jim, and my
FATHER’S DAY! Everyone needs a Hero in
brother Brian.
their life and we are blessed to have each
And a very happy Birthday to My dad Brian
of you! Thank you for all that you do and
on June 28th, I won’t say how old you are.
more importantly for all that you are! We love Because you definitely don’t look or act that
you each EVERYDAY….sorry it can only
old. LOL. Just kidding dad. I love you lots.
be EVERYDAY! 333 forever and for Uncle
We love you lots, Emily, Abby and Laura.
Bernie 444….ROR!
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Happy Father’s Day James Adams! Love
from your Babies! Zeta, Brody and Baby
Teresa! <3 <3 <3
Nikki Finkbonner, LVOC Coordinator will be
graduating on June 9th from the Evergreen
State College with a Bachelor of Arts
Degree. All LVOC Staff and Volunteers want
Nikki to know how very proud of her we
all are. She has without a doubt positively
impacted many women, children and families
lives in our community. Your compassion,
devotion and hard work do not go unnoticed.
Congratulations Nikki ☺ We Love You!!!
I would like to congratulate my son
Christopher Ross Revey and his new wife
Nichole Smith (Revey) for a blissful wedding
and for a wonderful fulfilling life of love,
happiness ,peace, joy, and blessings in their
new life as one and forever as one. Loving
wishes from your mother Lisa Robin Phair (
TEA-WHA-LEM WHICH-TA-LUM )
Happy Birthday to my BFF Kateri Lee Marie
(KLM)! “A good friend would bail you out of
jail, but a true friend would be sitting next
to you saying, “”That was ””!!” Love you;
Sheena Marie Lee (SML)!
Gail Jefferson, June 27th Happy Birthday
Mom! Your girls love and think of you every
day! Have a fabulous day and year! Love
Landa and Teeiah. Picture left to right: Gail,
Landa, Teeiah
“Happy Father’s Day to the best dad in the
world. Thank you for all you do for us!! We
Love you!! ~ Alayla, Raven, Dino, Caleb,
Jordyn, William & Aliesha”
Happy Father’s Day Henry (Penny) Hillaire.
In my eyes he’s the best father in. My perfect
world! Love Marcelle Shelby, Eric, Zeta, and
Brodz ,Teresa Rose!
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