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October 2012 Section 2
Promoting Lummi Tribal Jobs (continued from page 1)
Since the beginning of this
program three team members
have successfully completed
the training modules and
moved on to permanent employment with other organizations and also returned to
get a higher education. Approximately 120 applications
have been received and 67
Lummi Tribal members have
been hired. Each subcontractor has had the opportunity
to hire based off the LIBC
applications received. The
Community Improvement
Project Manager also has a
team that receives on-the-job
training.
The summer assignments
that have been completed
include maintaining the Haxton Way trail, Blackhawk
sidewalk, the Lummi Nation
cemetery, the “Y” intersection at Lummi Shore Road
and Old Country Lane, the
Stommish grounds, and numerous homes that belong to
Lummi Elders, single parents,
and disabled Lummi tribal
members.
Program Statistics
Applications Received= 135
Tribal Application = 120
Non-Tribal Applications= 15
Total Hired = 67
Completed Program= 4
Permanent Employment = 4
No Show/Separation= 6
If you would like to see if
you are eligible, please contact the Lummi Improvement
Project for applicant information (360) 758-4172.
Wind Creation: Tribal Artists
is teaching the artist
that their gifts as
an artist can make
change in a positive
direction.
The Lummi artists I
am working with on
the outside murals
are Elsie Wolfblack,
Isha Jules- teaching technique to new T o m S o l o m o n ,
Phillip Solomon,
air-brush artists
David Solomon,
by Isha Jules
Mitch Solomon, Gary Julius,
Colby Schnackenberg, and
Wind Creation is a business Vincent Feliciano.
bringing artists together to
The group is working to
create large scale murals work as a team to create a
to help communities see a change in them to become
positive change from effects b e t t e r l e a d e r s i n t h e
of poverty. Wind Creation community of Lummi. To
create change by doing art
the traditional way, love
their community, to teach
other artists that they are
stronger to work together
to make change rather than
being competitive against
one another.
The understanding that
through art, messages
can be reached to create
thought of what we were as
a Native community before
the poverty was introduced
by the western immigrants.
Through the artist love
and gift of artist is able to
paint murals that are able
to inspire the surrounding
area.
Wind Creation; Painted by Lummi tribal artists at
the old Commods Building
“ 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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Community Updates
Lummi Elders Senior Scene
By: Diana Dixon Thursday, September 6,
2012
Elders get Manager at Little Bear
Creek
The Lummi Elders welcome Jackie Ballew
as Manager of Little Bear Creek, Elder Residential Facility. She is the daughter of Rena
and the late Wayne Ballew. She has two
children; Chad and Rena, three grandchildren Lela, Ostin, and Olivia. She is a devote
Mariners fan. She attends as many games as
time permits. She enjoys walking and walks as
much as possible. Like many career women she
manages a busy schedule. She’s loves round
drum powwows. She has attended the Gathering of Nations Powwow in Albuquerque,
New Mexico. A very busy lady, she went to
Squaxin Island Canoe Journey where Jackie
got together with canoe families from all over
the Pacific Northwest visiting and exchanging
stories. Her real passion is antiques. Jackie
often travels around Snohomish County shopping, viewing and collecting. We welcome her
with encouragement and success in her duties
and responsibilities.
Outreach Worker
Another big Elder welcome to Loretta Olsen (Sel.so.t.ie), Elder Outreach Coordinator.
She is the daughter of Wilma and the late Ray
Olsen. A talented career woman, she has time
for children, grandchildren and her favorite
activities. She is cedar weaver from beginning to finished product. During the months
of May and June, you can find her cedar bark
stripping. She loves the elders and enjoys
traveling with them. She is interested in all
cultural events, near and far. If you have questions or need assistance, you may call her at
758-3500 or drop in to chat with her at Little
Bear Creek.
Lummi nation
Know the Elders, Kwelshimeston
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Kwelshimeston, Edward L. (Deak) Jones
our October featured elder. Kwelshimeston is a
man of many hats. His early years was exciting.
As a young boy he learned to hang sein; fished
in Puget Sound on the seiner Lillian S and in
Southeast Alaska on the purse seiner Scandia.
Fishing ports included Sitka, Petersburg, and
Ketchikan. He learned to can salmon, cure it
in salt brine and in the smokehouse. He helped
with the family gardening; from plowing (with
horses), planting, and finally up to the grand
harvest. He logged, cut and split shakes, always
helping the family. While in high school he
sang tenor in the choir. He was selected to sing
with the prestigious State Choir at Western
Washington University. He sang solo IIHe”
(Can Turn the Tide). In addition to singing, he
can play the drums. Ed would often do drum
solos at the dances held at the old Lummi gym.
Deak had a tricked out car, a ‘56 Crown Victoria Ford. It was totally awesome. It was black
and white, big white walls and twin straight
pipes a person could hear him a mile away.
Deak joined the Marine Corps; stationed at
MCRD San Diego with a stint at Camp Pendleton. He attained the rank of LCpl. Councilman Kwelshimeston worked hard on Lummi
government issues. An inordinate speaker,
he got up all the time to voice his concerns. A
retired longshoreman, he put in many years
on the docks. During his tenure Ed was elected
President of Longshoremens Union (ILWU
Local 7). He is a #1 football fan. His teams are
the Seahawks and the Huskies. In fact, went
to the 2001 Rose Bowl in Pasadena to watch
the Huskies win 34-24 over Purdue. He’s still a
busy guy watching over his family of children,
grandchildren, great grandchildren and of
course great-great grandchildren.
Veteran’s Day
History has taught Veteran’s Day was
first known as Armistice Day. It was a cease
fire temporarily in place until the Treaty of
Versilles (1919) was signed between the allies
and Germany. President Wilson proclaimed
in 1919 Armistice Day honoring those who
died in WWI. Veterans Day honors all American veterans, living and to the ones who have
gone beyond. Veterans Day is a day to thank
all veterans for their dedication, devotion and
service to their country. November 11th of
each year is the day that we let the veterans
know how much we appreciate the sacrifices
they made to keep our country free. Native
American Warriors have the highest number
of military servicemen of all ethnic groups. Our
Warriors have gone beyond the call of duty.
Our deepest respect and appreciation to our
Warriors. Pray for Peace in the Middle East
and send our troops home. Hy’sqe Our hands
are raised to you.
Under 55 Years
Please Keep in mind, the Elders Luncheons
at Silver Reef Casino is strictly for persons 55
years and over. Non-elders will be charged
$6.00 per person payable at the door; enjoying
their lunch out in the Pavilion. The main hall
is reserved for elders only. If you are not an
elder, please don’t be offended. This activity,
held on the second Tuesday of each month, is
for them. It’s a time to break bread and enjoy
each others company. Please respect the elders
and abide by their policy.
Three meals a day are served at Little Bear
Creek. There is no charge for persons 55 years
and over. All elders are welcome to attend.
Non-elders will be charged $3.00 per person
payable at the serving counter. Transportation
is provided for lunch, Monday through Friday.
If you need transportation please call Casimier
“Caz” Ballew, Transportation Supervisor, at
758-3500 to arrange for pick up.
Arts & crafts
Jack Cagey, Little Bear Creek Activities
Director and Ernestine Washington, Activities Coordinator are busily working on next
years Honor Our Elders Celebration. “Jack the
Jeweler” is making necklaces, Native bling and
war bonnets while Ernestine has her sewing
machine buzzing and crochet needles clicking.
Anyone interested in helping out are welcome
to join us.The activities room is open daily
from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Donations are
greatly appreciated. We can use beads, yarn,
cedar, buckskin, sewing notions material and
whatever arts & crafts you have. If you attended
the 2012 Lummi Elders Dinner, you saw the
beautiful hand made ribbon shirts, star quilts,
pillows and crochet shoulder bags made by our
elders. Please come and join in the fun.
Influenza Vaccines
Elders, please don’t forget your flu shots.
Flu shots are available at the Lummi Clinic
beginning October 1st. Soon available at Little
Bear Creek (date yet to be determined). It is
so important to get vaccinated against the flu
virus.
Alzheimer’s/Dementia
You may know an individual or loved one
who is afflicted by the debilitating illness,
dementia (lass of memory). It could be the
result of a head injury that damaged the brain.
Medical researchers indicate there are many
causes including alcoholism and addiction.
Over a period of time individuals with onset
dementia experience short term memory loss
which worsens as it progresses. Although dementia is far more common in older persons,
it can develop before the age of 65.
In late stages of the illness, afflicted persons may become bewildered and confused often forgetting the day of the week, the month,
or year. Disorientation of not knowing who
they are. In time they won’t remember other
individuals including family and friends. Dementia is progressive and incurable.
Halloween
Little Bear Creek is having a Halloween
party on Wednesday, October 31st! Of course
the ghosts and goblins, scary masks and ghoulish costumes will be out in force. It is rumored
that Linda Delgado has a knock out costume
that is locked up in total secrecy. Jack Cagey
gets that demonic, spine-chilling look when
asked about his costume. He too is under the
shadow of complete secrecy. It seems that covert “goings~on” are echoing in the darkness
of Lummi View Drive. In the ghostly night as
the witching hour approaches it’s not visions
of sugar plums but rather who will win the
prize and bragging rights for best hobgoblin.
Please come join us in the ghastly activities of
Halloween. Put on your costume. Join us for
lunch. Prizes for best of the worst! (Or worst
of the best!)
Washington Families
The families of the late Louie Washington
and the late Joe Washington acknowledge
those who attended or helped with the Burning and Dinner for their loved ones. It was
a beautiful day for celebrating the Spiritual
Life of those dearly departed. It’s times like
these that family and friends mean so much
to each other. There are no words that can
completely express thanks for all endeavors.
The gathering is a great significance to our
culture. Our loved ones will not be forgotten.
Hy’sque Hy’sque Hy’sque
Ernestine Washington thanks L1SC, the
Fish Commission, and Natural Resources for
their help during her time of loss. Heartfelt
thanks.
Activities
Our Lummi Elders, always on the Go, have
got up and went. Really! They traveled to Puyallup, Skookem Hatchery, Swinomish Bingo,
and to the Blackhawks game in Auburn. GO
BLACKHAWKS!
The 10th Annual Diabetes Gathering is
held at the Swinomish Casino on Saturday,
October the 20th, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Busses leaving Little Bear at 8:30. This event is
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sponsored by the Four Tribes Diabetes Program
and the Northwest Washington Indian Health
Board. A sign up sheet (for this and all travel
activities) is located in the dining area at Little
Bear Creek or call Casimier “Caz” Ballew.
Pacific Standard Time begins November 4,
2012 at 2:00 a.m.. Be sure to set your clocks
back. Remember, “spring forward” for daylight
saving; set your clocks forward for one hour.
“Fall back” for standard time, set your clocks
one hour back. Set your clocks before you go
to bed. Its also time to change batteries in your
smoke detectors.
Vote
Please don’t forget to vote your choice on
November 13th, Presidential Election. (Obama,
Obama, Obama) Lummi General Election on
November 3rd. Call the enrollment office for an
absentee ballot and if needed, they will assist
you with your choice(s) by coming to your home.
Every vote counts so Rock the Rez Vote!
Little Bear Creek thanks John and Lonnie
Phair for the beautiful steelhead. Candace made
us delicious salmon soup. Nadine Joi gave us
salmon eggs so we had a good feed.
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Community Updates
*October Travel Schedule:
Function
Date Day
Depart Little Bear
Black Jack Silver Reef 2nd Tuesday 6:30 p.m.
Couer d’alene 3rd Wednesday 8:30 a.m.
Depart Couer d’alene 5th Friday 9:00 a.m.
Luncheon Silver Reef 9th Tuesday 10:45 a.m.
Black Jack Silver Reef 9th Tuesday 6:30 p.m.
Shopping - Bellingham 10th Wednesday
1:00 p.m.
Swinomish Bingo 11th Thursday 5:00p.m.
Food Bank 12th Friday 1:00 p.m.
Black Jack Silver Reef 16th Tuesday 6:30 p.m.
Food Bank 19th Friday 1:00 p.m.
Diabetic Conference 20th Saturday 8:30 a.m.
Black Jack Silver Reef 23rd Tuesday 6:30 p.m.
Food Bank 26th Friday
1:00 p.m.
Community Breakfast 28th Sunday 9:30 a.m.
30th Tuesday 6:30 p.m.
Silver Reef
Black Jack Silver Reef Please call “Caz” for availability on all travel activities
By Squol Quol Staff
October the beginning of fall, changing color
of leaves, and cold crisp air.
October is also Disability
Awareness Month, National
Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, Breast Cancer
Awareness Month, Domestic
Violence Month, and many
others including Aids, Energy,
Healthy Lung, Lupus, Brain
Injury, Liver, Orthodontic
Health, Spina Bifida, Psoriasis, and Rett Syndrome.
Disability Awareness
Month is to celebrate and recognize people with disabilities. Disabilities is a part of
nearly everyone’s life. Those
with disabilities, their family
members, friends, and community members play a key
role in enhancing the lives of
people with disabilities.
The most effective
way to increase disability
awareness is through active
participation in community
activities and the openness
of all of us to learn and acknowledge each individual’s
contributions.
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Their are many challenges to those with disabilities. Many don’t know
they have a disability, or
understand the disability,
the challenges each disability
provides, the lack of knowledge and understanding others have, and the stigma that
it can give.
Lummi Vocational Rehabilitation Program
will be hosting the October
25th, Noon Fitness Walk,
to acknowledge the disabilities and provide additional
October Awareness
awareness within our community.
National Bullying
Prevention Awareness Month
is October 2012. Bullying can
be verbal, physical, or via the
Internet. It can severely affect the victim’s self-image,
social interactions, and school
performance, often leading to
insecurity, lack of self-esteem,
and depression. School attendance and dropout rates
among victims of bullying
are much higher than among
other students.
Studies have shown
that children who have identified as a bully by age eight are
six times more likely to have
a criminal conviction by age
24. Children who are bullies
may continue to be bullies as
adults, and are more prone to
becoming child and spouse
abusers. (http://www.nctsn.
org/resources/public-awareness/bullying-preventionawareness-month)
PACERS National
Bullying Prevention Center
is sponsoring ‘Make it orange and Make it end! Unite
against bullying!’ What
are your true colors when it
comes to bullying? If you care
about students who are bullied and want bullying to end,
make your color, ORANGE
on UNITY Day, Wednesday,
October 10. That’s the day
everyone can link together:
in schools, communities, and
online- and send one large,
ORANGE message of support
to students who have experienced bullying. (http://www.
pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/
unity-day.asp)
National Breast Can-
cer Awareness Month is an
annual international health
campaign to increase the
awareness of the disease and
to raise funds for research into
its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and a cure. It
also provides a opportunity
to remind women to get their
annual mammogram.
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month also
referred to as the ‘Purple
ribbon campaign.’ Former
acting director of the U.S.
Department of Justice’s Office
on Violence Against Women,
reminds us, “Domestic violence is not only a personal
tragedy, it is a serious crime
that negatively affects wom
en, men, children, neighborAge: a major factor hoods and communities. We
must join together to address
A woman’s chance of getting the causes of this crime so
that each and every home
can be a place of peace and
breast cancer increases with safety.” Every year millions
of children are exposed to
domestic violence. Domestic
age. Your chance by your
violence incidents affect every
person within a home and can
have long-lasting negative efcurrent age is:
fects on children’s emotional
well-being, and social and ac
age 20 1 in 1,681
ademic functioning. (http://
www.nctsn.org/resources/
public-awareness/domestic
age 30 1 in 232
violence-awareness-month)
Domestic violence
age 40 1 in 69
occurs at the home, workplace, school, on dates, any
where, or anytime. Victims
age 50 1 in 42
age 60 1 in 29
age 70 1 in 27
Lifetime 1 in 8
of Crime, Law enforcement,
Emergency response crews,
the Judicial system, and many
others work to protect victims
and to educate victims on the
signs of Domestic Violence.
Lummi Nation Victims of Crime along with
other sponsors will be hosting “Healing Beyond Survival
Conference” on October 10-12,
2012, at the Wexliem Community Building, with presenters
to include: Chief Tsilixw;
Chi top ei, Aunt Fran James,
Che leah ten, Chairman Cliff
Cultee, Quatztenaut,ViceChairwoman Candice Wilson;
Dee Koester, WomenSpirit;
Ben Atherton-Zeman, Voices
of Men; Tonier Cain, Healing Neen; Deborah Parker,
Tulalip Vice-Chairwoman;
Melissa “Mi Mi” Nichols, Jason “Smoke” Nichols, Sherrie
and “Big S2” or Stuart Perkins, RezHeads; Star Nayea;
Vaughn Eaglebear; Doug
James; and Tillie Black Bear.
See Lummi Victims of Crime
Facebook page to register for
this event, or email Stephanie
Williams at StephanieW@
lummi-nsn.gov
Source: American Cancer Society
Breast Cancer Facts & Figures.
2011-2012
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Gifted and
Talented
Program
New Staff:
Shalaney Hawley
and Bernd Strom
Woody Bakke, LNS High School
Resource Room teacher and
Volleyball Coach
I was born in Seattle
in 1961, moved to Chicago
in 1964, attended Chicago
Public Schools. I graduated
from Judson College, Elgin
Illinois in 1985. There I
met my wife Andrea and
we were married in May of
1986. Though I graduated
with a teaching degree in
Physical Education I went
into Emergency Medicine
(1986-1993) and became
a highly skilled Paramedic
for private ambulance company. In addition I also
volunteered for a country
rescue squad ten miles west
of Elgin, Il where we lived.
I coached football and basketball in public and private
high schools, from the inner
city of Chicago to the corn
fields of Illinois.
tober. Students are nominated with a formal referral
sheet which will be given
to the Director of Special
Education for review. Upon
screening for possible qualifying factors, consent to
assess for placement will
be requested. Written parent or guardian consent to
assess is required prior to
any type of assessment. If
a parent or guardian does
not want his/her child to
be assessed, this informaIn 1993 we moved to
tion will be documented in
The Gifted and Tal- department records.
Bellingham, Washington so
ented Program is based on
I could begin a teaching caProgram Teachers:
two definitions of giftedreer and so I could be near
ness: first, “Gifted” behavS h a l a n e y H a w l e y : my family roots. Our family
ior consists of behaviors
farm is near Acme, Washthat reflect an interaction Grades K-6 Room B101
ington on the Nooksack
among three basic clusters
Email: shalaney.weav- River. From 1994-1996, I
of human traits above av- [email protected] phone: worked as a building suberage ability, high levels (360) 758-4300 ext. 4332
of task commitment, and
Mrs. Hawley is new to
high levels of creativity.
LNS.
She is energetic and
Students demonstrating
gifted behaviors are those loves to take students to
possessing or capable of deeper levels of learning.
developing this composite She is excited and honored
set of traits and applying to work with such a great
them to any potentially group of students.
I grew up in Lynden,
valuable area of human
Bernd Strom: Grades WA and attended college in
performance. Secondly, 7-12 Room C215
Iowa. I have three sisters,
highly capable (hi-cap) stuone who is married and
Email: b.e.strom@ has 3 beautiful children.
dents are those who have
been talent-spotted as hav- lns-k12.or phone: (360) My dad is a nurse at St.
ing outstanding abilities in 758-4300 ext. 4325
Joseph’s hospital and my
the area of general intelMr. Strom has taught mom teaches quilting classlectual capabilities, specific
at LNS since 2007. He is es. While I was in college,
academic aptitudes, or the
a fantastic motivator who I developed a deep interest
creative, visual, or performis eager to see all kids suc- in learning about other
ing arts.
ceed. He strives to bring cultures and languages. I
Referrals for admission out the very best in each studied Spanish Education
into the Gifted and Talent- and every student he is and Middle Level Math.
ed Program can originate privileged to work along- While in college, I spent
from teachers or parents side.
during September and Oc-
Lummi Nation School is
excited to offer a new “Gifted and Talented” program.
This program provides
distinctive services for the
advanced-level learners in
areas of academics and the
visual and performing arts.
Services through the program offer accelerated and
enriched learning opportunities. Implementation of
the program varies at the
elementary, middle school
and high school levels.
stitute and educational
assistant in Ferndale,
while coaching basketball
at Blaine. I returned to college for my Special Education Endorsement. My full
time teaching career began
at Rochester High School,
in Rochester, WA in 1996.
After my Masters in Education Administration at
PLU, we moved to Oak
Harbor (2004), where I ran
the Transition Program and
taught business classes. I
also returned to college to
take course work in Career
and Technical Education
through CWU, so that I
could help my students
become established in the
business community.
Now that I am at Lummi Nation School, I can see
how my life’s journey, and
all of my gifts, has helped
prepare me for my new
job at LNS. While I have
coached at the middle and
high school levels in a variety of schools, this is my
second year coaching girls
– but my first as a volleyball
coach.
The Lady Hawks of 2012
are young and full of energy. They have heart and a
desire to improve. Though
we are 0 – 4, each day they
have shown us that they are
improving in many parts of
the game. More than half
of the team represents 8th
and 9th grade, and while
there are two seniors and
three juniors. The girls are
learning basic fundamentals while working on team
techniques that will help
them to compete against
competitive teams.
I consider it a privilege
to be at Lummi Nation
School, and a joy to work
with the volleyball team.
In addition, I have also
enjoyed helping the football team as well. These
activities have allowed me
to meet wonderful people.
The Lummi community
is both beautiful and gracious.
Introducing Ms. Cara Mulder.
Middle School Math Instructor
at Lummi Nation School
a summer in Mexico and
a semester in Costa Rica
learning the language and
culture. After graduating
I accepted a teaching position in Gallup, New Mexico.
I taught Spanish to Navajos
and Zunis for three years all
the while learning another
culture. Living overseas
was something I always
dreamed of doing, so after
being in New Mexico for
three years I moved to
Honduras. I taught 7th and
8th grade math at a prestigious bilingual school in
Tegucigalpa. I truly loved
living in Honduras, but
I missed my family and
Honduras was becoming
more and more violent so it
was time to leave. I moved
back to the area in June
of this year and am honored to be teaching Middle
School Math at Lummi.
Lummi nation
Introducing Sean Sposari: High
School/Middle School Science
teacher
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My name is Sean Sposari. I am 33 years old.
This last summer was an
exciting one for me. I got
married to my beautiful
wife Britta and we had our
first child, Sunna Mae. Last
year I was unemployed
and spent the majority of
my time remodeling our
house. It has been under
remodel since I moved in
over 5 years ago. Before
my year of unemployment,
I was a teacher at Horizon
Middle School in Ferndale.
I taught 7th and 8th grade
math for 5 years, and am
now excited to be teaching
science. I graduated with a
bachelor’s degree in biology from Western.
When I’m not teaching
or working on my house, I
really enjoy hiking. With
all that has been going
on these last few years, I
don’t get to walk the trails
as much as I would like.
I also play competitive
Ultimate Frisbee. I played
for Western Washington
University’s team and on
club teams. Britta and I
have a dog and two cats
and enjoy keeping up our
vegetable garden. We look
forward to a time we can
live on more land and have
more pets and grow more
food and native plants.
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Lummi language
Tsiweng-s tia skew chil.=It’s cold this morning.
Qemexnat eti’ekyes.=Today is Monday.
U ey’sxw ol?=Just how are you?
U ey’ sen ol=I’m just fine.
Xwian totest Xwlemi Chosen.
Our theme is about Greetings.
Our phrase for the day is Nilh wat?=Who’s that?
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For black hawk bucks remember the phrase, Nilh wat?=Who’s that?
Ey’ skweyel-have a good day.
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Lummi Nation School Pride
Blackhawk Pride
By: Terrence Solomon
What it means to me to be a Lummi Blackhawk. Personally I
would rather be a Blackhawk then a Red Raider or a Mariner. It
means a lot to me to be a Blackhawk.
If I were to go to Sehome or Bellingham I wouldn’t be as
respected there as I am here. Out here people like me for who I
am. Even though I have friends that go to those schools, I would
rather be out here where I know almost everyone instead of like
ten or twenty people. A lot of people in those schools are mean
and cruel.
Most people would not understand what it is like to be a native. Out here in Lummi everyone is equal. Most of the people
in Bellingham would say bad things about you and try to hurt you
or do mean things to you, but out in Lummi most people wouldn’t
even try to do those things.
Why I’m proud to be a Lummi
student
By: Dana-Lee Noland
Being a Lummi Blackhawk student should mean a lot to
everyone. We get to do a lot of fun things, but that’s not what’s
important. What is important to our Lummi Blackhawk students
is the schoolwork and playing sports. I am glad I can call myself
a Lummi Blackhawk student. We all have to represent who we
are and what we do! Our sports and schoolwork is what keeps the
children going. We, who don’t play sports, love to watch students
play, football, basketball, volleyball, and softball. The only way
we are able to play sports is if we are always on time to class,
have perfect grades, and also are drug and alcohol free!
The other reason I love being a Lummi Blackhawk student is
because, when I look closely to our community, I see a lot of high
school drop outs, but when I look inside our school there are also
Being a Lummi Blackhawk probably would be like being in the many students still in school. Students give up even before tryNFL. People would understand where you come from and what
ing. They will look at their given assignment and say, “This is too
made you better. Blackhawks are like my family. They treat me
hard” before even trying to read the directions. Others just get it
like I’m family. I didn’t treat a lot of people with respect because done and over with. Therefore, what I am trying to say is, I love
they didn’t treat me with respect. Out here teachers, students
seeing students try in school. Last year, my freshmen year, older
and other people who work here treat me with respect, so I show students from Lummi Nation School told me that high school is no
them respect.
joke, but I thought I could pull off all the work. I didn’t listen, and
now I am a sophomore taking freshmen classes. I now understand
If I weren’t a Lummi Blackhawk I wouldn’t be a part of this
that high school is no joke. I hope I help freshmen understand that
family. Everyone either knows me or is going to. These guys
before their freshmen year is over because high school doesn’t
and girls are my family. I probably wouldn’t get along with most
give you a second chance. If you want to do sports, then stay fopeople if I went to Bellingham school. I am a Lummi Blackhawk
cused in school and don’t worry about anything but school. Freshand I am PROUD!!!
men keep up the good work! You’re heading to a great place!!!!
School Spirit Essay
I am at a different point of view now. I am trying my hardest
in all my classes, and I know one day I will be graduating from
There are many reasons as to why school spirit could be imLummi nation school because of how the teachers push me into
portant. Different schools have other focuses with what they do
doing things I do not like, but I do understand that they only want
with their school spirit. Generally, the focus is on sports teams.
what is best for not only me but everyone around! I want to go far
Having good school spirit is greatly affected by whether or not you in life but to do that I have to take my first baby steps, one which
want to be there. If the majority of the student population in the
will be graduating with all my friends!!!
school isn’t happy, the teams are more likely to not play as well.
Last year in English I was asked what this quote meant to me,
Since academics are a large part of our lives, if there is a good
“The
root of education is bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” My anmood around that, if could effect how well other aspects are.
swer was having an education is hard, but the reward is going to
School spirit levels at quite a few high schools revolve
be well worth it. I didn’t realize I was such a strong writer until I
around how well the teams play. A couple of the main sports at
read this the next year, and let me tell you it feels pretty good to
this school seem to be football, basketball, and volleyball. Cheer- know. Every year as I get older I see who I am becoming and I
leaders attend games to assist in keeping the team pumped.
couldn’t ask for more!!
Grades are how well students perform academic-wise. It is required by most districts that a C+ average be achieved in order to
participate.
School Spirit
Another factor that comes into play when talking about
school spirit would be respect. Some people have limited respect
for others, which means limited spirit otherwise. Teachers, students, and other staff members need to give and receive respect
in order to have more spirit. Respecting school supplies, hallways,
and classrooms is a part of spirit, and a good school setting.
Lummi nation
The word ‘Pride’ tends to get tossed around a lot when
referring to school spirit. All schools tend to have a color that usually is the same as the one on the sports jerseys. If you enjoy and
are happy with where you attend school, you will have more pride
in school.
-Tatsiana James
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The Importance of School Spirit:
School spirit is important because it shows just how much we
care for the sports people. To show how much we can prove to the
school. That the spirit of our students implants just how much we
believe in one another. To realize our opportunities and possibilities our sports people will go with the heart of a never ending
dream. That if someone were to fall that we would up lift that
person with prosperity of another opportunity because our school
spirit we will always cheer them on even through the good and
bad. Our school spirit is one very rare because we care and cheer
on for the person like a brother and or sister.
Moriah Solomon
September7,2012
By Emily Lawton
What is school spirit? It allows students to find fun in school
and not always be negative about everything. School spirit gives
us new ways to learn and get acquainted with different teaching
styles. The more us students like school the more we will learn to
like the work. It also lets student know they belong.
A strong school spirit is important because it increases the
school’s visibility and improves the atmosphere for students,
teachers and parents. This is also important for teachers because
they can then take pride in their part too. It’s not always the kids
having fun. It benefits the football teams and all sports because it
lets us show how much the sports mean to us. School spirit comes
down to one thing, Pride. Your spirit in your school shows how
proud you are. I am proud to be a Blackhawk; therefore I am
involved in almost everything I can be!!!
It also gives the school a reputation. Strong support improves
the school’s reputation and parents say good things about it which
increases support. Some schools have parents saying bad things
about the school but when kids come home saying “I like how we
can dress up some days” or “school is educational and fun”.
Some ways to help show school spirit are you can make banners for the football or the volleyball team that show pep. There
are many things like Twin Day, Color War Day and Pajama Day.
People love school spirit days! It is extremely fun to run around
wearing our school colors and to use our energy to show our
spirit. Get out there and show us your Blackhawk spirit!
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My name is Richard Malloway Edwards my parents are Richard and Donia Edwards, My grandparents are Jonny and Betty
Romero, Barb and Richard “shot” Edwards. I am proud to say
I am a Lummi Blackhawk student. I have not been a Blackhawk
all my life, before I was a Blackhawk I went to Mt. Baker High
school where I was a mountaineer. I was one of maybe fifteen
native american students that attended there, out of the three
hundred students the school has. Being the youngest of my three
sisters and brother and seeing two of my sisters Rikkole and Erikka go to Lummi I knew I wanted to be a Blackhawk.
Since I have become a Blackhawk I have not wasted any time
getting involved with the school. I play on the Lummi Football as
a defensive end and wide receiver. I am a part of the cross country team, I am in the leadership class that will that is going to
help organize and plan the school dances. I recently moved into
the Lummi youth academy where I stay with close classmates and
have been on the sidelines of the Lummi lady hawks home volleyball games.
Being a Lummi Blackhawk student is enjoyable for me, because I have always wanted to be one watching all my family
attend and play sports in front of the whole community has been
something I have always wanted to do. I also love going to Lummi
because I get to be with my friends that I have had since my
preschool days or my friends I lined up at the cork line with during
canoe season or my friends I traveled with playing in basketball
tournaments. My friends here at Lummi have been my closest
friends for a long time and being a Blackhawk with them finally
makes puts the icing on the cake.
Before I became a Blackhawk student a lot of people told me
that academics are “poor there or your not going learn anything
there” at first I behaved them thinking I was going to cruise
through the year. The academics have caught me by surprise.
Coming from one of the top academic school in the state. I still
find my self having to bust my butt off to finish an assignment. Or
staying later after class to get help on something I don’t understand. Lummi is just like any other school were you have to take
the opportunities it gives you or else your not gonna get anything
out of it. I do see my self learning something new every day I am
at school as a Blackhawk student.
Lummi Nation School Music
Schedule of Events for
2012-2013
Note: specific dates and times will be announced
ahead of time
October
Whatcom Symphony Orchestra Concerts at
LNS
Percussion Ensemble: October 19, String Quartet: October 23
Woodwind Quartet: October 25 Brass Quintet:
October 31
For students in grades 3-6, and Music students
in Middle/High School
November
Veteran’s Assembly
Music students in grades K-12
December
Christmas Program for Elders
Music students invited from grades 3-12
January
San Juan Region Solo and Ensemble Contest
Music student in grades 7-12
February
Combined Concert
Music students from Lummi Nation, Eagleridge,
Horizon,
Skyline, Vista, and Central, grades 1-12
March
San Juan Region Elementary Choir Festival
Honor Choir Students in grades 3-6
May
Lummi Nation School Talent Show
Auditioned Lummi Nation School students in
grades 1-12
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Transforming into a Blackhawk this past month has been a
pleasure for me. Going to school, playing in football games Friday
and Saturday dancing the night away at the school dances, being
around people that I know I could have a good time with is something I cant wait to look back on knowing I lived the high school
life. Knowing I got to spend my last year as a high school student
a Lummi Nation Blackhawk.
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What it is like to be a Lummi
Blackhawk
Education
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Education
Conference brings together tribal
food sovereignty leaders
Submitted by NWIC
maple tapping and processing a deer) and traditional
cooking demonstrations.
In early September,
more than 130 tribal food
sovereignty leaders and
learners gathered to share
stories of community programs that have helped
regional tribal members
return to more traditional,
healthier diets, and to share
traditional food and cooking methods.
The gathering, called
the Our Food is Our Medicine: Revitalizing Native
Food Traditions Conference, was organized by
Northwest Indian College’s
(NWIC) Institute of Indigenous Foods & Traditions
and held on Bainbridge
Island. The three-day conference attracted people
from as far as Minnesota,
Alaska and California, said
Meghan McCormick, coordinator of the Institute,
which is part of NWIC’s
Cooperative Extension Department.
“The traditional cooking demonstrations were
definitely a highlight for
many people,” McCormick
said. “We roasted veggies in
a pit oven, cooked salmon
and clams over an open
fire and had a deer dressed
and butchered by a group
of Muckleshoot hunters. I
heard people all day raving
about the venison stew, it
was delicious. All the meals
featured traditional food
sources in the region.”
From left, Miguel Hernandez, JB Williams and Shin-Gee Dunston hold bowls
of vegetables that were cooked in a pit oven at the Our Food Is Our Medicine
conference, held in early September on Bainbridge Island.
place,” McCormick said.
“It was a great opportunity for people to connect,
learn, explore and grow.
A lot of people talk about
the way things used to be
“We were honored to
and this was a way to show
have so many people who
that people are still using
are passionate about food
traditional knowledge to
and community in one
prepare food and for them
to share their traditional
knowledge. There were
a lot of knowledge keepers at the conference who
shared what they know
about particular plants, for
instance.”
In addition to keynote
speakers from the Alaskan
Native Tribal Health Consortium and the Vancouver
Island & Coastal Communities Indigenous Food
Network, the conference
included plant walks, medicine making, interactive
workshops (such as big leaf
McCormick said she
was happy about the turnout at the conference and
that another is in the works
for next year; it will be more
focused on food sovereignty
and policy than this year’s
was.
For information about
the conference or NWIC’s
Institute of Indigenous
Foods & Traditions, contact McCormick at (360)
594-4099 or mmccormick@
nwic.edu.
Golf fundraiser garners $18,500 for
NWIC athletics
was awarded to the first
place team from a particiNorthwest Indian Col- pating tribe or casino.
lege’s 10th Annual Big
The Champion Cup
Drive for Education Golf
went
to the team sponsored
Scramble raised $18,505
by
the
Lummi Indian Busifor student athletics and
ness
Council,
represented
athletic programming –
by
golfers
Jeremiah
Julius,
that’s up from last year’s
Carl
Lane,
Carl
Johnson
Golf Scramble, which
brought in $17,000. Money and Angelo Jefferson.
was raised through a comThis year’s Traveling
bination of team sponsor- Rez Cup was the Swinomship, tee sponsors and ish Casino, represented by
raffle sales.
golfers Charlie Edwards,
Ten teams participated Bryan Wilbur, Bruce James
in the event this year, held and Danny Rapada.
Lummi nation
Submitted by NWIC
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Sept. 14 at the North BellThe event was supingham Golf Course in ported by 24 volunteers
Bellingham, Wash.
from both NWIC’s men’s
“It was a great day, the and women’s basketball
weather was nice and we teams, five coaches and
saw some great golf shots,” NWIC’s athletics director,
said Greg Masten, director Krista Mahle.
of NWIC’s Development
“We are very grateOffice, which organized the ful to all of the sponsors,
event. “Congratulations to volunteers, staff and parthe winning golf teams.”
ticipants that came out in
Two first place trophies support of our students at
were awarded this year, the this year’s Golf Scramble,”
Champion Cup, awarded Masten said. “We hope
to the tournament’s over- next year will be even betall winning team, and the ter.”
Travelling Rez Cup, which
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Education
Greg Masten hired as new NWIC
director of development
Submitted by NWIC
This summer, Northwest Indian College selected Greg Masten, a member
of the Yurok Tribe, as the
new director of the college’s
Development Office.
“I am very excited to
be a part of the Northwest
Indian College Foundation team,” Masten said.
“I accepted this position
because I believe very
strongly in tribal sovereignty and empowering
tribal nations and their
members through education. This perfectly matches
the mission of Northwest
Indian College.”
ment portfolio
with the Foundation; provide support to donors of
scholarships and
endowments;
plan and coordinate various
fundraising activities and
events, such as NWIC’s Big
Drive for Education Golf
Scramble and TL’aneq’;
and provide support to
the President’s Office for
NWIC’s $44 million capital
campaign, which has led to
significant campus growth
and improvements to the
college’s infrastructure
since it began in 2005.
NWIC President Justin
Guillory said the college is
fortunate to have someone
of Masten’s caliber – with
his local and national tribal
education experience – join
the NWIC team. Guillory
said Masten has the disposition and the skill set to
communicate the mission
of the college to a broad
spectrum of people, and
the ability to influence and
increase the college’s fundraising efforts.
In his new position,
Masten’s overarching goal
will be to support student
success. He will accomplish
this by working directly
with the NWIC Foundation
to plan, develop, coordinate, manage and imple“Since the day he first
ment various fundraising started, I have been imstrategies and activities.
pressed with his enthuMore specifically, Mas- siasm, creative ideas and
ten will: manage the invest- willingness to jump right
in and help our team move
forward on our capital campaign efforts,” Guillory
said. “Greg has a passion
for tribal education and
seeing tribal communities
flourish, and I look forward
to seeing great things out of
the Development Office as a
result of his leadership.”
Before joining the NWIC
team, Masten worked for
the Hoopa Valley Tribe
for seven years. For five of
those years, Masten was
the tribe’s Education Director, as which he oversaw
the Tribe’s 17 education
programs including, Early Childhood Education,
K-12 Supplementary Programs, Learning Center,
College Prep, Vocational,
and their college campus.
Additionally, for the past
year Masten has served as
the President of the Tribal
Education Department’s
National Assembly.
Masten has worked with
tribes across the nation on
education initiatives affecting policy, program development, student success,
and securing resources to
support their efforts of nation building.
education must include
tribal values, context,
and citizenry,” Masten
said. “This is why I believe
NWIC is unlike any other
institution in the west,
because it provides an education that reinforces the
ideals of tribal sovereignty
and the empowerment of
Native people.”
Masten said it is time
for tribes to include education in their definition
of sovereignty; therefore
it is essential to have an
institution such as NWIC
because it provides tribal
context and the familiarity
that Native students need
to succeed.
“NWIC is a home away
from home and is truly
a ‘sanctuary of learning’
for our students” he said.
“Throughout recent history, Native people have
been told what education
should look like, what we
should teach, and what
success is. But I believe
that it is time for tribal nations to define education as
it aligns with their values,
goals and ideologies in this
new global economy.”
Masten said NWIC’s
“I have particularly ad- recent growth – campus
vocated for many years that
expansion and the addition
of two bachelor’s degrees
– supports the evolving
needs of tribes and their
members.
“I am very excited about
the new Bachelor degrees
NWIC is offering and to
be a part of the birth of a
university, Masten said. “I
am honored to share this
vision and become a part
of the NWIC team and I
will use all of the abilities
given to me by my Creator
to help provide the tools
and resources that the college and our students need
to succeed.”
In addition to being a
member of the Yurok Tribe,
Masten is also a descendant
of the Hupa and Karuk
tribes. His original family
village is Mor’ek and he
moved from northern California to join NWIC.
“I come from a long line
of leaders that have been
involved in tribal issues for
many years,” Masten said.
“I owe all that I am and
have to my Creator and my
family and heritage, and
I honor them by dedicating my life to education to
help empower our greatest
resource: our children and
students.”
Annual Diabetes
Gathering
“Becoming a Champion”
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Submitted by Monica
Sulier, Certified Diabetes
Educator
The Northwest Washington Indian Health Board
is excited to announce that
Joann Henderson-Collins
will be delivering a free
educational program at
the Swinomish Casino and
Lodge to share her journey
to becoming a :”Diabetes
Champion”. Her journey was not an easy one…
as many who live with
diabetes can understand.
She was diagnosed with
diabetes in her 30s and by
then had already witnessed
how her mother, grandfather and grandmother had
coped with the disease. “No
one in my family took it seriously.” As a result, Joann
knows all too well the devastation diabetes can have
on one’s life. While taking
care of her mother, Joann
realized how much of her
own children’s life’s both
she and her mother were
missing. She vowed not to
repeat the cycle and worked
on educating herself and
managing her diabetes.
talk about foods to eat to
become a diabetes champion.
If you or someone you
know is struggling with diabetes, these presentations
may provide the motivation
to take those steps to better
blood sugar control. Those
attending the presentation
will also receive a book free
of charge on what steps you
can take to become a Diabetes Champion
JoAnn is a member of
the A1C Champion Program
supported by Sanofi, which
is a patient-let approach to
diabetes education. She
will be covering topics at
the October 20th conferWhen: Saturday,
ence including: achiev10-20-12,
10a.m. to 2
ing good glucose control,
p.m.
learning about effective
Where: Swinomish Caself-management, develsino
and Lodge 12885 Caoping a balanced healthy
sino
Drive,
Anacortes
lifestyle, overcoming fears
surrounding diabetes.
Call: Northwest Washington
Indian Health Board
The Diabetes Gatherat
647-9480
to reserve your
ing will also feature St.
seat.
Joseph’s Diabetes and Nutrition Center dietitian Jennifer Berdinka who will
Lunch will be provided
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Education
Lummi Nation Early
Learning Program
2011-2012 Annual Report to the public
Lummi nation
We are excited about
Dear Community Friends
the future new home of
and Partners,
Early Learning. Lummi
Lummi Nation Early Early Learning will be upLearning Programs served grading to a new 17,000
131 preschoolers, 89 Early square foot facility which
Head Start, and 20 Birth will be located next to the
to Three children and their new Administration Buildfamilies in a comprehensive ing. The new Early Learnintegrated service deliver ing Center will consist of
model. 56 children transi- six Head Start Classrooms
tioned into Kindergarten. and two Early Head Start
Throughout the year devel- classrooms, with plans to
opmental goals were met expand to include Scott
with early intervention and Road daycare.
individualization. Health
It has been a rewarding
needs were addressed for
children and their parents. year of excellence for staff
Plus there were many op- and families. End of the
portunities for parent in- year ceremonies took place
volvement and investment at the gym with 56 children
into their child’s education. transitioning to KindergarWe continue to strive for ten in the fall. Teachers are
excellence in all areas of enrolled online to acquire
their Bachelor of Science
service.
degree to meet a Federal
At Lummi Head Start requirement of 50% of
and Early Head Start chil- all Head Start teachers
dren grow in learning envi- mandated to have their
ronments that are designed Bachelor of Science in Early
for them, to stimulate their Childhood. Teacher Aides
excellence in every area of
service.
10
are enrolled online to at- Funding for Early Learning Programs is as follows:
tain Child Development
$857,852
Associates Certification; a • ACF Office of Head Start (Head Start)
Federal requirement as of • ACF Office of Head Start (Early Head Start)
$963,268
September 2013.
Head Start funded
enrollment is 117 Head
Start and Early Head Start
funded enrollment is 72
families from the Lummi
Reservation, Ferndale, and
Bellingham were served
during the year. Of the 72
Early Head Start children,
24 were center based at
Teen Child Development
Center and Scott Road
Child Development Center.
Child Care partnerships
are Scott Road Day Care,
James Rorabaugh Site
Manager, and Teen Child
development Center with
wrap around services for
Child Care, Carmen Fitzgibbons; Site Manager.
Birth to Three Partnerships: IDEA Part C, Terry
Tucker, Coordinator.
• ACF CCDF (Scott Road)
$202,433
• BIE Part B & C
$284,560
• USDA Reimbursement
• Volunteers - 20
50,781
Volunteer hours 40
Lummi
Bonnie Hayward, M.Ed.
Lummi Nation Early Learning Director
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Opinions & Perspectives
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]
Bob’s Garage “Corvettes, Part One”
one has to realize that
from 1942 to 1946,
the US had been engaged in war production and no cars had
been produced for domestic consumption.
That wouldn’t have
made any difference
anyway since there
was hardly any fuel
available to run them.
Photograph by Joyce Menard The war effort had
taken damn near all of
By Bob Aiken
it. During that same period
In nosing around About in the US, the economy had
Dot Com’s website, I no- emerged from the great deticed that they were looking pression – also due to the
for a Guide to handle infor- war effort – and wound up
mation about Corvettes. with a lot of people with a
That got me to thinking lot of money and very little
about how we in the US to buy. By 1946 the situatake these machines for tion was basically this: A lot
granted while the rest of of troops had demobilized
the world tends to regard and the non-military workthem with a great deal of force had ballooned. There
respect. It also got me to were plenty of jobs, there
thinking that this might be was no rationing, there
a good idea for October’s was lots of saved money,
and there was hardly any
column.
housing. Also, new car proFor dyed-in-the-wool duction was just starting
car nuts, the story of how up again with practically all
the Corvette came to be, of the new offerings little
and it nearly disappeared more than slightly restyled
several times is the stuff of ’41-’42 autos.
legend, suitable for telling
Many of the sharper
and re-telling around the
campfire at night. Although automotive brass knew
the car first appeared in that they were about to
the showrooms in 1953, its enter a mad scramble for
story began much earlier market share. The situathan that. The idea to pro- tion was made even more
duce the car actually had intense because Congress
its origins soon after World had pushed through bills
that offered subsidies to
War Two ended.
small car makers to help
To understand the ori- “level the playing field”
gins of what has come to in auto manufacturing.
be “America’s Sports Car”, Seems as though they were
worried that the major car
makers would use their
war profits to bury weaker
competition. Turns out that
they were right.
proceeding along parallel
tracks that would eventually coalesce in the original Corvette, but the pot
needed stirring.
At the grass roots level,
interest was being demonstrated in the form of
auto racing, car customization, auto shows, and an
embryonic form of automotive journalism known
as car testing. One good
example of this interest
was “Mechanix Illustrated”
magazine’s Tom McCahill
modifying a 1946 Ford and
writing a series of articles
on the process of modification and resulting improvements in performance.
McCahill had been and
would prove to continue
to be a thorn in the side of
the major car makers. They
officially ignored him, but
they were paying attention.
Enter Harley Earl.
By 1949, Cadillac had
redesigned their overheadvalve V8 and Oldsmobile
was selling their cars with
a revolutionary V8 engine
known as the “Rocket 88”.
Ford/Lincoln/Mercury was
turning heads with a major
restyling of their entire line
of cars that same year. Also
by that time, Europe was
desperately going after
American dollars, and in no
small part was doing it by
attempting to sell more cars
to us than they were selling
in their own countries.
The American car buyer
was being exposed to a lot
of the essential elements
Earl had been with
General Motors since the
early twenties and by the
early fifties, he’d already
been handed big styling
projects and had risen to
the post of vice president
in charge of styling. He had
noticed the interest in road
racing in the US, which at
the time was being dominated by European makes.
He knew that GM had all
of the essential elements
to produce a sports car
following the model of the
European cars, which was
basically a light, two-seat
roadster with an in-line
engine (either four or six
cylinder). He also knew
that Americans were responding to “jet age” and
“space age” styling and
figured that he could turn
the domestic market on
to a distinctly “American”
sports car. There was also
the fact that Kaiser Motor
Corporation and Nash al-
ready had two seat sports
cars out in the market and
if General Motors didn’t
move soon, it would have
a major uphill fight to market its own sports car.
Chevrolet brass approved of what became
known (to a select few)
as “Project Opel”. The
development of the Corvette proceeded in secret
until its unveiling at the
“GM Motorama” in 1953.
What was on display was
a white, sleek, small twoseat roadster with a Chevy
235 cubic-inch car engine
(three carburetors) and a
two-speed “Powerglide”
automatic transmission.
Hard to believe that
such a machine would become the almost lethal,
shriekingly fast Le Mans
winner that we see today.
That evolution would be
shepherded by men like
Zora Arkus-Duntov and
Bill Mitchell. The story
continues next month.
Until then, keep it between the ditches and the
shiny side up.
October’s Tip of the Month:
In our pre-service training at Head Start, we
were informed that we are “Mandated Reporters”
for suspected child neglect and abuse. We were told
that not having children buckled in a car was a form
of neglect that we were obligated to report or face
possible firing and a federal fine. So, PLEASE, for
the sake of your children’s safety and for the sake of
everybody’s sanity, buckle the kids in.
Lummi nation
“Being Frank” State Still Ignores Fish-Blocking Culverts
Unfortunately, the state of
Washington continues to ignore its obligation to enforce
one of the first laws on its
books that requires fish passage at culverts under roads.
The state has been ignoring
that obligation for more than
100 years. Today, hundreds
of state-owned culverts block
fish passage throughout western Washington. Meanwhile,
the state has been unwilling to
hold its own agencies accountable, refusing to enforce its
own environmental laws.
most cost-effective strategies
for restoring salmon habitat.
The cost and benefit ratio,
they said, increases right
along with the number of
culverts repaired per year increases.” In 1997 state agencies estimated that every dollar spent fixing culverts would
generate four dollars worth
of additional salmon production. Recent studies support
the state’s findings.
appropriated just for culvert
fixes, and seven more as part
of highway projects. Since
the court’s ruling DOT is still
only correcting about three
culverts per year with its
dedicated culvert funding,
but has actually decreased the
number of repaired culverts to
eight per year.
DOT can’t make the excuse
that increasing funding to
fix culverts will affect state
general fund programs such
as education. DOT uses only
funds from the state transportation budget for fixing
culverts, and that budget is
separate from the general
fund. Clearly, DOT doesn’t
feel that it must respect the
court’s ruling that it is violating the treaty-reserved rights
of the tribes.
Unfortunately, not much
has changed since the court
ruled in favor of the tribes
The problem got so bad and our treaty rights. While
that the tribes were forced to the Department of Natural
OLYMPIA – Habitat is ask the federal courts to step Resources appears to be takthe key to salmon recovery, in. Almost five years ago, a ing its responsibility seribut ongoing loss and damage federal judge issued a sum- ously, the same cannot be
of salmon habitat is driving mary judgment saying that said of the Department of
down salmon populations our treaty-reserved fishing Transportation. DOT’s lack of
across western Washington rights prohibit the state of commitment to fish-blocking
and threatening tribal treaty Washington from allowing culverts – and obeying state
There are still 930 more
rights. No matter how well we fish-blocking culverts under laws – hasn’t changed.
culverts for DOT to fix. At
manage harvest and hatcher- its roads.
Before the 2007 sum- this rate, it will take more
ies, if there is no habitat, both
State agencies told the mary judgment, DOT was than a century to repair only
the salmon and our treaty- Legislature back in 1995 that correcting about ten culverts the culverts that are currently
reserved rights are lost.
fixing culverts was one of the per year – three using funds blocking fish from many miles
By Billy Frank, Jr.,
Chairman Northwest
Indian Fisheries
Commission
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of available habitat. All the
while, more culverts will fail
and block salmon.
It’s this same failure to
address habitat that got us in
this situation to begin with.
The state will not enforce its
own laws or respect the treaty
rights of tribes, and there is no
accountability. All of us, both
Indian and non-Indian, are
losing hundreds of thousands
of salmon for every year that
DOT fails to fix its fish-blocking culverts. The state needs
to stand up to its obligation
to the salmon, the tribes, and
everyone else in this state and
fix those culverts.
Contact: Tony Meyer or
Emmett O’Connell (360)
438-1180, www.nwifc.org
Northwest Indian Fisheries
Commission
6730 Martin Way E.,
Olympia, WA 98516-5540
Phone: (360) 438-1180
FAX # 753-8659
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Opinions & Perspectives
I’m Just Sayin’...
Sustainability And The Lummi Elections
and of course Lummi Nation elections. How does
today’s leadership and
perhaps this November’s
leadership in all four areas
think about sustainability?
Does sustainability come
up when decisions are being made on behalf of each
of it’s constituents as a
general paradigm or way
of doing business at Lummi
Nation?
Written by Haw-hetton (Aaron Thomas)
For the past five years,
I have been working at Silver Reef Hotel Casino Spa
(by the way, there is no “&
Spa,” just “Spa” and it’s not
just ‘Silver Reef Casino’,
because we are more than
a casino) I have learned so
much about the business
world. I had a great discussion with some credible
members of the LIBC staff
about the SSA issue and
it lead us to a discussion
about sustainability.
Sustainability. This
word gets tossed around,
especially during the election season, but what does
sustainability really mean?
Wikipedia defines sustainability as: to maintain, to
support, to endure. A common sentence using sustainability is “sustainable
development that meets
the needs of the present
Before this good conwithout compromising the
versation,
I would have
ability of future generatold
people
that
we should
tions to meet their own
be
responsible
with our
needs.”
decision about SSA; that
Hmm...this word strikes we should get the entire
me as important, not only picture (cultural, business,
in the business world from environmental impacts) bewhich I am learning and in fore making any statements
which the tribe’s biggest about this issue to the mebusiness venture Silver dia, to the world and most
Reef thrives in. Sustain- importantly to ourselves.
ability also strikes a chord
Even though, as a votin the discussions we’re
ing
member of the Lumhaving over the controversial SSA and Coal terminal mi community, I am still
collecting data and learndiscussions.
ing about this issue, I am
Here we are in October, convinced that even on a
2012 and we’re gearing up business level this idea of
for National, State, County supporting SSA does not
have a sustainable lifespan
for our community. At first
blush, we may gain hundreds of new construction
jobs which provide this
area with a ton of spending decisions per year. In
short, the more people
with more spending power,
typically means more cash
flow to the Lummi Nation,
Ferndale, Bellingham and
Whatcom County businesses. More cash flow to
Lummi means a potential of more services (programs), or discretionary
dollars the Nation wishes
to do with it.
However, in talking
with these credible sources
at LIBC, I have come to the
conclusion that even the
credible economist who
recently spoke to tribal
leaders and ‘who has no
dog in the fight’ says that
after coal terminals open
around the world, the most
jobs that they typically
create is less than 50. Although these jobs are high
paying, often very technical
in nature, to me, this does
not create a sustainability that businesses located
next to it can enjoy. Now,
if that number was more
like 300+, I would think
slightly differently.
Sustainability should
be one of the main reasons
why businesses are created
and why our Nation should
attempt at creating them.
In this case, even looking
at this idea through the
lens of the business world,
until we get more data, it’s was one reason why I chose
not a good idea to support to live off the reservation
and in Bellingham, because
the SSA proposal.
I don’t feel safe in my own
Now that election sea- community anymore.
son is upon us and we have
What can WE ALL do in
some really good candiour
community to achieve
dates (including those who
safety
sustainability? This
are seeking re-election), we
have to consider sustain- question must be answered
ability in the decisions that sooner than later because
they will one day make as a lot is at stake. Without
our community members
an LIBC member.
feeling safe, there may be
Again, as a voting mem- a higher chance that we
ber, I will be looking to see will not gather anymore or
which of our courageous as much as a People. If we
candidates takes sustain- don’t gather as a People,
ability seriously and tell we will lose our cultural
me examples of what this and inherent right to culmeans before I vote for tural sustainability. Withthem. There are different out cultural sustainability,
areas of sustainability that we have a higher chance
we must take into consid- of raising our kids to beeration; different spokes of come assimilated, just as
the tire ‘so to speak’ when it the Federal government’s
comes to this. We can look wishes were when they
at sustainability through: deemed ‘Kill the Indian,
business, culture, educa- Save the Man’ credo stated
tion, social and safety.
by Capt. Richard H. Pratt
Speaking of safety, I’ll in 1887.
be looking at each of our
candidates and asking them
what they will do to achieve
sustainability in safety. We
all know that there is a drug
epidemic in our community and most families are
suffering with at least one
person who is addicted to
drugs and/or alcohol. It’s
the addiction that pops up
when we hear an elder’s
home has been broken into
or a single mother just
barely making it on her own
and barely any food to feed
her kids’ car was broken
into. We just don’t feel safe
in our homes anymore; this
My dear people, sustainability is a key word
not just because it’s election season, but because
it’s the right thing to do.
What are WE going to do
about it? We must unite
to ensure that our businesses survive (regardless
of who is running them),
that our cultural practices
and language survive (at
all costs) and that we’re
leaving behind a world that
the 7th generation can be
proud of.
Hyschqe.
Report Tells the Truth of Salmon Recovery
By Billy Frank, Jr.,
Chairman Northwest
Indian Fisheries
Commission
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OLYMPIA – Treaty Indian tribes know the watersheds of western Washington better than anyone
else because we have always
lived in them.
Over the past three
years we have been looking at those watersheds
to gauge progress toward
salmon recovery. The result is our recently released
State of Our Watersheds
report that confirms we are
losing the battle for salmon
recovery. Habitat is being
lost faster than it can be
restored, and this trend is
not improving. It’s causing
a steady decline in salmon
populations across the re-
gion that threatens tribal
cultures, treaty rights and
economies, and the quality of life for everyone who
lives here.
The report is the latest
part of our Treaty Rights at
Risk initiative to address
the erosion of tribal treatyreserved fishing rights from
ongoing loss of salmon. The
initiative is a call to action
for the federal government
to meet its trust responsibility to protect tribal
treaty rights and its duty to
recover salmon by leading
a more coordinated and
effective salmon recovery
effort.
The State of Our Watersheds report tracks key
salmon habitat indicators
over time – such as the
condition of nearshore ma-
clined from healthy
rine areas, forest habitat
to depressed bealong our streams, and
cause of degraded
water quality and quantity
nearshore habitat.
– in 20 watersheds across
Herring are imporwestern Washington. It
tant food for salmon.
includes data gathered
from decades of tribal,
state and federal projects, • In the Chehalis River
system, the Quinault
and will be updated as
Indian Nation estinew information becomes
mates that culverts
available.
slow or block salmon
from reaching more
Some of the report’s
than 1,500 miles of
findings include:
habitat.
• A 75 percent loss of
We all have made a
salt marsh habitat
huge investment in recovin the Stillaguamish
ering salmon habitat in rewatershed is limitcent decades, but it hasn’t
ing chinook popubeen enough. As the report
lations in the river
shows, we are running out
system.
of time. We must be fierce
• Herring stocks in
in protecting salmon habithe Port Gamble
tat for the treasure that it
Klallam Tribe’s area
is. That includes stronger
of concern have deenforcement of existing
laws aimed at recovering
salmon habitat, controlling polluted stormwater
runoff and putting a stop to
development in river floodplains that are important to
salmon habitat.
We need to remember
that the salmon is really
us. All of us. And whatever
happens to the salmon is
going to happen to us. If
we can’t protect the salmon
and its habitat, then we
can’t protect ourselves from
the same things that are
driving the salmon toward
extinction.
More information about
the State of Our Watersheds report and the Treaty
Rights at Risk initiative at
nwifc.org/sow and treatyrightsatrisk.org
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Please send them to: Lummi Squol Quol Editor, 2616 Kwina Road, Bellingham, WA 98226 email:
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2012 LIBC Elections
2012 LIBC ELECTIONS
• Election Office is located in the HR Building, both office spaces located
in the main hallway.
Questions
• Primary Election voter registration is available until October 5, 2012
and General Election voter registration is available until October 24,
2012.
Vela K. Kamkoff
360-384-2237
Tamera Julius 360-384-2363
• Some names were removed from the voter’s list for not voting in three
(3) consecutive years or the voter moved out of Whatcom County. Petitions for candidacy return deadline was September 28th.
Christine Cultee 360-384-2206
Positions open for the 2012 LIBC elections are:
Clifford Cultee*
Cheryl Kinley-Sanders *
Levi Jefferson *
Position E (On) Position F (On)
Position G (On/Off)
The following are those who had filed as of September 28, 2012
Clifford Cultee
Cheryl Kinley-Sanders Johnny D. Felix
Sheri-Lee A. WilliamsHenry Cagey
Gordon Adams
Primary Elections purpose is to reduce the number
Harlan James Jr.
Levi Jefferson
of candidates, with two (2) highest score going to
Toni JeffersonTom
Edwards
General Election
In the case of Position F – with only two
candidates. Position F - will only appear on the
* Incumbents
General Election Ballot.
Dates to be aware of:
Oct. 5, 2012: Voter registration closes for
Primary Election
Oct. 20th, 2012: LIBC Primary Elections at
Council Chambers 8:00AM-8:00PM
Julie R. Finkbonner
Election Committee for the 2012 LIBC
Elections are as follows:
Theresa Lawrence Donna Cultee
Adrian Jefferson–Ayosa
Loreen Wilbur
Teresa Butler, Chair
Rosalynn Bland, Vice-Chair
Oct. 23th, 2012: Certification of Primary
Election Results
When an Election Committee Member is unable
to serve in this capacity, an alternate may step in.
Oct. 24th, 2012: Voter Registration closes for General Election
Alternates are Keith Tom and Bobbie Joe Tally
Nov. 3, 2012: General Election at Council Chambers 8:00AM-8:00PM
Four new election certifiers were nominated
to the Primary & General Elections:
Nov. 6th, 2012: Certification of the 2012 of General Election
Christine Julius
Vernell Lane
Irene Thomas
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In Loving Memory
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Hazel Christine Phair
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Arthur William Humphreys Jr.
In Lov
February 04, 1945 September 10, 2012
Haz
Arthur William Humphreys, Jr. Ts’ emementsa
‘seli “Wild Bill”
Arthur William Humphreys, Jr. born February 4,
1945 passed away September 10, 2012.
He is preceded in death
by his father Arthur Humphreys, Sr.; son Billy Jack
Humphreys; and sister Sue
Humphreys Tulee.
Hazel Christine
Phair, age
14, 10,
was born
Sunrise:
April
1998to Robert
and Lorna Phair. She was born on April 10, 1998, in
Arthur is survived by his wife Althea (Samson) Humphreys;
Sunset: September 29, 2012
Bellingham, Washington.
his mother Annie Humphreys; his children Arthur W. (Charlene)
Hazel was a student at Whatcom Middle School
Hazel Christine Phair, age 14, was born to Robert and Lorna
Humphreys III, George Humphreys, Edward Humphreys, Michael
and enjoyed listening to music and spending time with
She was born on April 10, 1998, in Bellingham, WashingRoberts, and many adopted sons; sisters Clara Humphreys Harvey, Phair.friends.
She also enjoyed shopping. She was quiet,
ton.
Eileen (Jiggs) Penn, Loretta (Bill) Cline, Judy (Merle) George,
caring, funny, and had a big heart.
Dorothy (Dave) Bob, Sharon (Mike) Perez, Lynette (Joe) LaClair,
Hazel
is survived
her parents,
Robert
and LorHazel was
a student
at by:
Whatcom
Middle
School
and enjoyed
and Kathy (Richard) Shafer; brother Thomas (Cathy) Humphreys; listening
na Phair;
her brother,
Dennistime
Phair;with
her sisters,
to music
and spending
friends.Sarena
She also engrandchildren, Amanda (Jeremy Roberts) Humphreys, Treena
BreaunaShe
Phair;
pet, Heaven
joyed and
shopping.
washerquiet,
caring, Phair;
funny,her
andgrandhad a big heart.
Humphreys, and LeAnne Humphreys; and numerous nieces and
mother, Ardellina Johnson; Aunties, Uncles, numerous
Hazel
is survived
by: her parents, Robert and Lorna Phair; her
nephews.
cousins,
and friends.
brother, Dennis
her sisters,
Breauna Phair; her
HazelPhair;
is preceeded
in deathSarena
by: her and
grandparents,
Wild Bill worked hard all his life to provide for his family as a pet, Heaven Phair; her grandmother, Ardellina Johnson; Aunties,
Linda Williams, Donald Hubbard, Anothony Jefferson
logger and fisherman.
Uncles,
cousins,
friends.
Sr.numerous
(Dudley), and
Robertand
‘Bobby’
Johnson; her Auntie
Francis
Wolfe; andinUncle
Duane
Johnson.
Farewell Tribute Information
Hazel
is preceded
death
by: her
grandparents, Linda Wil-
A prayer service were held September 13. Funeral services
were September 14. Both services were at the Wexliem Community Building.
liams, Donald Hubbard, Anothony Jefferson Sr. (Dudley), and
Robert ‘Bobby’ Johnson; her Auntie Francis Wolfe; and Uncle
Duane Johnson.
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A prayer service was held on October 3, and funeral services
were held on October 4. Both services were at the Wexliem Community Building, Lummi Nation.
Services were held September 26, 2012
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Remembering Hero Warrior of By Jewell James, 2012 Indian Country
One thing the Lummi People understand is grief. We have all lost a lot of
people in our lives. We have our traditions that teach how to love and care for
each other. We have to be proud of the fact that there are Lummi Children, as
young adults, that come directly from the line of Navajo Code Talkers. Sam
Tso was their grandfather. The Code Talkers were heroes that save thousands
upon thousands of lives during World War II. It was sad that our Police Chief
went home, to Navajo Nation, to spend time with his ailing father only to end
up having to help bury him.
Yes, the Lummi Nation helped with the funeral costs when the Code Talkers Association were not able to respond fast enough for the sudden death.
Everyone had prayers for his recovery at the time. But, as an Indian Nation,
with many veterans ourselves, we should be proud that our Nation could step
forward and help with the final burial of another national hero and a hero
amongst all Native American Veterans.
In honorable memory, we talk of Samuel Tso, 89, a United States Military Veteran and Navajo Code Talker passed away in May, of 2012 at the
San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, New Mexico, surrounded
by family members. One of those family members was Ron Tso, who has been
with the Lummi People for decades of dedicated police enforcement, and has
children at Lummi.
Cedar Rose
This is a poem by Elder, Rena Ballew. Rena is 79 and resides
at Little Bear Creek. She loves to share her thoughts through
poems, as she see’s it.
Definition: A Journey Canoe- up to 15 seats, not an 11 man
canoe. A family canoe, made by a real Lummi Native
CEDAR ROSE Journey Canoe, not an 11 man canoe, carved
by Levi Jefferson!
Cedar Rose, a Female Canoe,
Look - look what I have!
Look what I did,
I can carve a canoe, for you,
A seat just for you!
The Female teaches Peace and Permission
A Cedar Rose, full of Memories!
According to a Navajo Nation press release, Nation President Ben Shelly
ordered the Navajo Nation flag to be flown at half-staff from May 10 – 14 to
honor another heroic Code Talker and his services during World War II.
“The Navajo Nation has lost another Code Talker and that saddens my
heart. The Code Talkers have brought great pride to our Nation and the loss of
Samuel Tso saddens not only myself, his loss saddens the Navajo Nation. On behalf of the First Lady, the Vice President, and the Navajo people, we offer our
prayers, condolences and words of encouragement to the Tso family. Samuel
Tso was a true Navajo warrior,” Shelly said in the release.
Tso was born June 22, 1922, at Black Mountain, near Many Farms, Arizona and was Zuni Tachiinii and born for Nakai Dine’e. He often told stories
about making up his birth date to get jobs. At 17, Samuel enlisted in the United
States Marine Corps by claiming he was 21 years old, in order to be eligible for
the military. He relocated to Camp Pendleton in Southern California, where he
learned to be a code talker.
Earl Thomas III with his two
sisters: Jordan (left) Olivia (right)
During World War II, the Marine Corps enlisted about 400 Native American code talkers who were trained to transmit messages.
Lummi nation
Thank you Navajo Nation for having kept your language alive and having
contributed so extensively to the success in World War II. Your men changed
world history, and this we must not forget. We were honored to be there with
our Healing Totem Poles when the Navajo Nation unveiled their Code Talkers
Monument.
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Earl Thomas III with Joe
Jefferson’s son: Saiah and
nephew Christian.
Drugs and alcohol affects the
success of student athletes
Michael Schjang
09-19-2012
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Hy’shqe from
Humphreys
family
Speaking on behalf of the
Humphreys family:
We are so grateAs an athlete growing up with drugs and alcohol
ful on how our comin my community, I know how hard it can be to fight
munity comes together
off the temptations of peer pressure. Drugs and alto support a family in
cohol aren’t a good thing for the human body in the
need. Ours hands go up to everyone who sent their
first place because it deteriorates the body’s muscles,
thoughts, prayers, condolences or spent time with the
therefore it eliminates the chance of performing to
family and/or food for the table. Everything was very
your highest potential.
much appreciated in every which way possible. With
At the rate of teenagers trying drugs and alcohol everyone’s help it made the work go a bit smoother
for the first time, it puts them at risk of becoming
for the family.
addicted and likely to drop out of high school. For
If we missed anyone we apologize but we would
a student athlete, that high school diploma is the
like to thank: Lou and Loreen Peters, Ramona
ticket to continue their education in college and earn
James, Marge Phair, Karen Solomon, Geri Lane,
a degree for a high paying job and for an athlete to
John Cayou, Rosemary Paez, Chris Cooper, Moles
play sports while getting that degree. I’m sure we
funeral home, all the grave diggers, hunters & fishall know of someone who was so great in their sports
ermen’s, cooks-Cess Ballew and Myra George and
or so smart they could have made a name for themyour kitchen crew, all the staff at Bellingham health
selves but their dreams were all taken away because
care and rehab center, Victor Solomon & the other
of drugs and alcohol.
honorary pall bearers, and the casket pall bearers,
I believe we all have a purpose in life and damDoug James and the casket builders, Alex and Gen
aging your body with this negativity isn’t the way to Johnny, the commod squad and the LIBC for all that
serve our purpose. I encourage the next generations you’ve done to ease the load for the family. Some
to continue walking that straight path and to do what times it may feel like a thankless job but you are
you love, for who you love. I’m sure if our ancestors very much appreciated by us. Love you all!!!
were here today, they wouldn’t be happy with the
Love,
way we’re living life, because they didn’t fight for us
Althea, Art III, Charlene, George, Edward, Amanda,
to be killing ourselves with drugs and alcohol.
Jeremy, Treena and LeAnne
Law & Order
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All are innocent, until proven guilty in a court of law
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I would like to wish my Son, David Michael
Johnson DOB: September 25, 1967 and my
daughter Janine Faust-Whiteantelope, DOB:
September 18, 1970, my granddaughter,
Alexandria Wilson DOB: September 9, 2007
a very, very Happy Birthday and I love all of
you with all my heart!! God Bless, Mom and
Grandma Ginny
Happy Burfday James!!! Its awesome to
watch you grow into a young man, son. We
are proud of you for all that you do. School,
sports and fishing. You have such a big and
brite future ahead of you. We promise to be
there with you thru it all son. Love always
Mom and Dad…….Justice, Paris, Crayton
Iziah and Major Steelo!!!
Happy birthday to my best cousin in the
whole wide world Carolyn Peters! I want to
thank you for everything you’ve done for me!
I love you always mija! Love Georgianna
Hillaire
Happy Birthday to my wife Amber JeffersonAyosa on October 26. To love and be loved
is the greatest happiness of existence.
Happy birthday! Love Tabitha.
Oct. 6th- Happy Birthday Kelsey Sampson!
Hope your birthday is a great one. Momma
loves you to the sky! Xoxo!
Just wanted to say Happy Birthday to Jaylen
Jade Lawrence 9-23 Luv you always an
forever grandson love grandma Vicky sis
Justenna an sis Natasha niece Kailey-big
brother James an all your uncles Jared
Randall Justin
Happy Birthday Amiyah Fitzgibbon
September 3rd
Happy 5th Birthday Charlee. We love you,
Daddy and Cherry
Lummi nation
I would like to wish my sister bear Michelle
James a very Happy Birthday on October
5th. Hope you enjoy your special day! Maybe
we should start calling you the “GRAMS
THAT JAMS”. Love from your sister bear
Twig
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Married September 27, 1981 Happy 31st
Anniversary, Paul and Barbara Roberts
Happy Birthday Josie, Jerry & Rocky Oct. 27 Happy Birthday Thayer Oct. 28 May the great
spirit watch Over you all, and grant you A year of prosperity, & Happiness Love you my
Brothers & sister! Karen Julius & Family
HAPPY 50TH ANNIVERSARY!!!! Ron
and Gail Phair You Are The Most Precious
Parents In The World I can not thank you
enough for all that you do. Love Always,
Darren
Wishing my Baby Girl a Happy 8th
Birthday~Amiya Adriana~I love you so much,
and it continues to grow each and everyday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MURPHY!!!! LOVE Rye
Rye, Tiger, Grammie, Papa, Didi & your
Mama~Love you Forever~
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Happy birthday “miss. apple bottom”
LaKeysha Revey ~ ~ ~ Pearl ~ ~ ~ We
want for you to get up from your bed every
morning with~Your face shining with your
sparkling eyes~Your heart fills with new
hopes, and~Your mind with new ideas of
spreading happiness~~~And most of all
may you get everything in your life, HAPPY
BIRTHDAY!!! Love Always & Forever, Daddy,
Mommy, Erica, Jaysonha, Andre, Free
Eagle, Raven, Nickolosa, and Grandma
Emily & Grandma Mavis
Announcements
Wishing my mother-to-be Ye-wi-sen-ot
(Amanda Humphreys) a Happy Birthday on
Oct. 3rd !!! Love you babe! Love, Mom, Dad,
Grandma, Jeremy, Treena and LeAnne
Happy Anniversary Daphne and Bob (10/4) I
hope you have many many more.
Happy 4th birthday Kaitlyn, and Happy 3rd
birthday Kyler!!! Love Auntie and sister
Happy birthday Raven (10/20) Luv, mom,
Kelly, Misty, Jeremiah, Danielle and nephew
Happy birthday Auntie Becky 10/19 Luv your
Jefferson nieces and Nephews
Happy Birthday Uncle Victor (10/25) Luv
your Jefferson nieces and nephews
Happy birthday BooBoo’s Luv auntie Kel.
Happy Birthday to son & brother Raven
Redhorn Love and miss you from Mom,
Sisters Kelly & Misty and family. October 20,
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Happy Birthday Shadow ~ ~October
20 ~ ~ Nikki Revey ~ ~If ever there is
tomorrow when we’re not together… there
is something you must always remember
You are braver than you believe, You are
stronger than you seem, and you are
smarter than you think… but the most
important thing is… even if we’re apart..
We’ll always be with you to succeed. Love
Always & Forever; Daddy, Mommy, Erica,
Jaysonha, Andre, Free Eagle, Raven,
Lakeysha, and Grandma Emily & Grandma
Mavis
Happy 4th birthday to our sugar plums from
gramma, grandpa, auntie, and uncle. We
love you sooo much.
Happy Birthday Selena Lawrence ( Oct. 7th)
You always tease me about how I talk about
the day you were born on your birthday..but
I love to remember how I felt when I first laid
eyes on you…the awe and the instant love I
felt. I always tell you that it was You & I alone
together in that big hospital….And now look
at you and what you have accomplished….
You and Frank are buying your own home!!
How exciting…I am so proud of You..keep it
up my Daughter …good things come to good
people and you are certainly that ! All my
love and Respect …Mom .
To Our Son Cheyanne James Lane No
words could ever tell you or show the full
extent - Of what a special Son you are and
what you’ve always meant And so these
special thoughts bring you a world of love
- With wishes for the happiness you’re so
deserving of! Happy 11th Birthday son We
Love you Love always Mom, Dad, & Shayla
(Tysa &Ernesto)
To my awesome husband Zak Lane Sr.
Happy Anniversary Sept. 24th. It has been 1
year for me being Mrs. Zak Lane Sr.. A year
Happy birthday brother!!!! Love your sisters
to remember we have had A LOT of tests
Taylor and Brittany
and trials and we have made it through it all!
When I married you I made the best decision
of my life and now I can’t wait til we grow
old together siting on our porch watching
Happy Be-lated Burfday wish Berry!!! My
big bro is 47 this year….Amen bro! We (tha our family grow old with us! (lol) I thank the
Great Creator for bringing us together, you
people) are honored to celebrate another
bring the best out of me and helped me be
year with you and pray for many more to
the best I could be. I love you forever and
come. Siam….. Love your bro’s --- Art, Swilalways. Love Mrs. Zak Lane.
Kanim, Clyde Mike, Big Dee And Dubalano
Happy Birthday Kelsey Sampson (Oct.
6th ) Happy Birthday to my beautiful
Granddaughter ….I wish only the best for
You Honey….cause you deserve to be
happy! Even though we don’t get to see
each other very often doesn’t mean that I
don’t think about You cause I think about
You every day wondering how You’re doing!
I will always love you cause you are my first
Grandchild…..You have my cell number call
me just to say Hi…. All my love to you Baby!
Grandma Jackie
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We have officially entered the “FALL”
weather here in Northern Lummi! BBRRRR!
Compared to the wonderful weather we had
all Summer long! HOTT DOGG TUESDAYS
were plentiful and so much fun! Thank each
of you who were able to attend at one point
or another. Great memories and NOODLE
SALAD! Who could want more? Anyway....on
to business...We, the Thomas Family, would
like to send out our HAPPY BIRTHDAY
shout out to the following members for
October!!!.....
1 Kalia Cakes Peters
1 Ahmari Thomas
2 Great Great Grandpa Bill RIP
2 John Leathers
4 Jordan Thomas
4 Quayla Jackson
6 Marissa Veale
20 Raven Redhorn
21 Mary Paull
25 Carolyn Peters
26 Jamesy Solomon
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU EACH! MAKE
A WISH! OH AANND....GGEEEET OUUUUT
AND WAAALK! Hip Hip Hooray! Love you
each Evers! Heart! Sky! Everyday! 333!
A GREAT BIG WELCOME HOME TO OUR
NEPHEW SKYE FROM VISIT TO CHINA!
We are so happy you made it home again
home again! Can’t wait to visit!Love you
everyday!
We have a.....HURRY UP! WE CAN HARDLY
WAIT!....The Thomas/Tom Family are
anxiously awaiting the arrival of GARY TOM
JR! His arrival is noted to be October 31...
yep....Halloween. But one never knows!.....
Love you guys, Dineen and Gary! We are so
very proud of both of you! Happy for your lil
family! Remember now--Keep us posted!
The Thomas/Point Family extend a
CONGRATULATIONS to Brian and
Verna! They were officially wed Saturday,
September 22, 2012! Wishing you many
happy years together! Please remember you
both come great families! Help/Advise/Time/
Attention is only a phone call away. Once
again, Congratulations to you both. Love you
big time, always, everyday!
October 4th happy Birthday to my daughter
Mary Russell! I’m so very blessed with
you as my baby and wish you a wonderful
birthday! Love, Mom
October 29th Happy Birthday to my amazing
mother Edna! Wishing you a blessed day,
good health, happiness, prosperity, and
many blessings today and throughout the
year! So proud to call you my Mom and my
friend, I truly am blessed! Love, Julie
Happy Birthday Nari! I love you so much and
hope you feel all the love and respect I have
for you! Love, Sonboy
Happy Birthday Nari! Love, Snoop n Julie
Lummi nation
Happy Birthday Nari! I love you more than
you will ever know! I am grateful for all that
you have done for me and our family! Your
strength and your love continue to inspire me
to be the best I can be. We love you! Love,
Edna, Nana, and Brandon
To my Nari! You are thee best and I am so
lucky to have you! I will always be grateful
for all that you do and most importantly your
unconditional love! We love you and wish
you the happiest birthday ever! Love, Trisha,
Loren III, and Alice
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Happy 4th Anniversary to my Husband
James Bob on October 3rd
Thank you for being ‘you’
Our wedding anniversary brings to mind
The happiness and joy you’ve brought to me,
Sweet memories--the laughter and the tears
Joni & Charles Wilson married on September
3, 2012. Would like to thank both of our
families and friends that stepped up and
helped in the weeks planning to make this
day the most memorable day. We will always
remember each and everyone of you every
anniversary for the rest of our married life.
Love you all <3
Happy birthday to my elder my sister Mary
Russell! Wish you thee best Love, Julie
Devoted love you give abundantly.
Thank you for all the yesterdays,
I appreciate your love today,
And I look forward to all the tomorrows...
Happy Anniversary!
With Love, Darcilynn Bob
MABLE WILSON Happy Birthday to a
wonderful sister, mother, daughter, grandma,
aunty, and friend! Thank you so much for
all of the wonderful selfless acts you do
at taking care of the kids and dad. We
appreciate and love you very much!!! Your
family
Happy( 39th) Birthday Chief Tsilixw
Kwel’Sil’Le’Mault (jaj)
Happy Birthday Mom (Linda Delgado)
love your son, Snoop
Happy Birthday Kayla Harper! I am so very
proud of you and wish you a very happy
Birthday! Love, Grandma
Happy Birthday to my babe, Brandon
Revey. Aubryana, Xavier, and I love you
very much and we appreciate all the hard
work you do to support us. We hope you
know how much we love you! Love, Edna,
Nana, & X
Oct. 15th I just wanted to say Happy 9th
Birthday to my baby boy Desmond Freeman(Ballew) ,mom n brothers LOVES YOU
WITH ALL ARE HEART... LOVE MOM,
Happy Birthday Cousin Bert 10/26! Love you
KEVIN, TERON, N JAYA xoxoxo
tons Cousin. Love, Edna
Happy Birthday Nephew James Marois!
Wishing you a happy and safe birthday!
Love, Uncle Snoop, Auntie Julie, Edna,
Aubryana, Trisha, Loren III, Alice, and Merle
III
October 7th is a very special day for my
honey Selena Lawrence. Happy Birthday
and may all your wishes come true. I love
you whole bunches. FL
Birthday
Candy
10/20 Happy Birthday Chief Tsilixw. You are
still older than me friend. LOL Have a very
happy happy day. Edna
Happy Birthday Kayla! From all of
Us- Uncle Snoop, Auntie Julie, Edna,
Aubryana, Patricia, Loren III, Alice, and
Merle III
Solomon!!!!
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