PGST Youth:

Always something to do at the Youth Center...Page 6

Casino gives back:

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Community news — Many of you have prob-ably played ball or had someone in your family play ball on our ball field. This place is very important to our people – as we have had some of the best ballplayers around. When there was a women’s’ softball team, they used the field to practice and play some of their games there. As you can see this place is important to all folks.

Many years ago there used to be far more games per summer but now we have one tour-nament per year and that is it. Many people would congregate to

watch a baseball tournament and cheer their fa-vorite team on. There is always food sold at the games, so people do not have to worry about being hungry - just come with money!

Several years ago, during the off-season, our guys would play informal football games against

The little boston baseball fieldMore than just a field, The Little Bos-ton Basball field has provided dia-monds in memories for many in the community.

Tribal bUSineSS — Since the Port Gamble S’Klallam Foundation (PGSF) Board of Trustees meeting in January, things have been going full speed. The Board meets twice a year and Board members consist of Tribal Council: Jeromy Sul-livan, Chris Tom, Kyle Carpenter, Jamie Aik-man, Dawn Purser and Eugene Purser. Other trustees include Ben Degnin, Luke Xitco, and Barbara Leigh Smith, leaving two Board posi-tions vacant for now.

At the January meeting the Board approved PGSF as responsible for the non-profit side of Heronswood (membership, special fundraising events, tours, etc.) More about this later!

Early in the month of February staff moved to a new office on Heronswood property—an office building that’s the second driveway on the left past the Heronswood sign. New staff: Laurie Mattson returned as Executive Director in Au-gust, Nena Von Sternberg is our now on contract for accounting services, and Kwa-Kwain Price is our office assistant. Nancy Heckler, new General Manager for Heronswood, also works in the of-fice when she’s not out with the gardening crew.

Recent accomplishments and/or in the works:

The STronG PeoPleOn February 27th there was a celebration and book reading for The Strong People: A History of the

Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe. The event was very successful. If you still don’t have a book you can get one at the Tribal Center or order on-line through the Tribe’s website: www.pgst.nsn.us. Click on the photo at the top corner and it will take you to an order page. The proceeds from the book will go to developing curriculum for all ages and purchasing more books when we start to get low.

PreSChool fUndinGBy the time you read this the new Preschool will have had it’s grand opening. What a beauti-ful and functional place for the little ones. The Foundation helped with funding, everything from an art auction in 2011 to grants and indi-vidual donations. Everything about the building is sustainable and reflects tribal culture in many ways. The project is done on time and within budget. Great work to all who were involved! On-going projects funded through PGSF:

TeaChinG The S’Klallam lanGUaGeThe Cultural Department received several grants last year through PGSF to teach the S’Klallam language. Marie Hebert’s classes buzz with enthu-siasm. The kids are preparing for their second trip to visit Tribal Council, to present themselves in the S’Klallam language. The S’Klallam language is being taught and used more than ever. This is part of an effort to expand cultural programming.

one of our Canoe families, just an another fine example of the many good projects the Port Gamble S'Klallam foundation puts its efforts behind.

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from an era long gone, but the feeling that the game gives many SKlallams is the same that fuled many of of relatives and ansectors back in the early days of the baseball.

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Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe

31912 Little Boston Road NE Kingston, WA 98346Telephone: 360-297-2646Fax: 360-297-7097Website: www.pgst.nsn.usEmail: info@pgst.nsn.us

Tribal Council

• Jeromy Sullivan, Chairman

• Chris Tom, Vice Chairman

• Dawn Purser, Councilman

• Eugene Purser, Councilman

• Jamie Aikman, Councilman

• Kyle Carpenter, Councilman

Entity Directors• Betty Decoteau, CFO

• Dallas DeGuire, Executive Director of Administration

• Kelly Sullivan, Executive Director of Tribal Services

• Noel Higa, Director, Port Gamble Development Authority

• Chris Placentia, Housing Director

• Leo Culloo, General Manager, The Point Casino

• Linda Helm, Director, Tribal Gaming Agency

• Laurie Mattson, PGS Foundation Executive Director

PGST Vision StatementOur vision is to achieve the full potential of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribal sovereign nation to be self-sufficient, proud, strong, healthy, educated and respected.

PGST Mission StatementThe mission of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe is to exercise sovereignty and ensure self-determination and self-sufficiency through visionary leadership. We will ensure the health, welfare and economic success of a vibrant community through education, economic development, preservation and protection of the rich culture, traditions, language, homelands and natural resources of our Tribe.

Chairman'S Corner — We’ve all experienced it: the generosity of spirit and giving nature of our family and friends, of the people of Little Boston. When there’s a need, our community responds. We see it all the time with car washes, bake sales, raffles, lunches, and dinners to raise money; in get-togethers designed to foster community and comfort. During the Canoe Journey, our Tribe is fa-mous for its hospitality. We open our homes to the weary pullers and guests, sharing food and all we have to offer.

It’s because of how giving our community is that I find it no surprise that some of the big-gest supporters of our non-profit organiza-tion, the Port Gamble S’Klallam Foundation, are members of our tribe.

In this issue, you’ll be able to read an article by Foundation Director Laurie Mattson about the good work being done by the or-ganization, work that helps this tribe thrive. I wanted to take a moment though and talk about the fact that with most of the Founda-tion’s work it takes people to make projects happen—the people of this Tribe as well as those who live near and far.

For example, one of the Foundation’s early projects was the capital campaign behind the House of Knowledge project, which, of course, includes the Longhouse, Career and Education building, new Elders Center, and Little Boston Library. The House of Knowl-edge was completed in 2007 and was only made possible because of the dedication of the over 100 volunteers who helped orga-nized fundraising efforts and the many, many others for donated money and other items.

In late February, I hope you were able to attend the author reading event to celebrate the release of The Strong People: A History of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe. This book took over five years of work, mostly by unpaid volunteers who did the bulk of the research, documentation, review, and edit-ing for the project. It’s clear that The Strong People was a labor of love and a tribute to our ancestors who refused to leave their homeland and went through tough times with determination to make life better for future generations.

Recently, we opened the brand-new Pre-school building. It’s a beautiful place that reflects the Tribe’s commitment to environ-mental stewardship with a living roof and rain gardens that are wonderful features that welcome visitors and eliminate water runoff. Jacki Haight, who as our Early Childhood Development Director oversaw the project, has spoken of how parents took time out of their days to unpack and put together class-room furniture to make sure the space was ready for the kids.

The next stage of that project is a play-ground and the Foundation is selling $100 tiles to help fund the project. As could be predicted, the outpouring of support from our community has been strong and many tribal employees are having payments deducted. Laurie even told me a story of one person who attended the Stan PurserMemorial Powwow who said he couldn't af-ford to buy a tile, but gave the $6 out of his pocket to help the project.

Currently under development is the Skate Park and Recreation Area. Often peopletalk of youth as been apathetic and unmoti-vated; this project proves our tribal youth are anything but! Through the group S’Klallams Working and Giving (SWAG), they’ve spent hundreds of volunteer hours working with project facilitators to raise funds and help in the design and planning. We’re so proud of them!

The Foundation has also been put in charge of the restoration efforts at Heronswood. When we purchased Heronswood last year—while it’s still a beautiful place—it was clear that some time and energy would need to be put towards revitalizing the gardens. Through the hard work of some very dedicatedvolun-teers—tribal and non-tribal alike—who have been working almost weekly since late last year, the garden has been cleaned up and is ready for a fresh start this spring. Garden vol-unteers—no matter their experience level—are always needed. If you’d like to volunteer, email: heronswoodgardens@gmail.com.

In addition to helping coordinate volunteer efforts along with the Port Gamble Develop-ment Authority, the Foundation has been responsible for creating events for that help reopen the garden to the community. The schedule starts onApril 6 from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. with Heronswood: Past, Present, and Future. This special presentation will be in the Longhouse and will feature a presen-tation by Dan Hinkley, one of the original founders of Heronswood, and myself. On May 18, July 6, and September 21, Heron-swood will open for self-guided tours and a plant sale, featuring offerings from local nurseries.

If as a Tribal member you would like to take a tour of Heronswood, please contactLaurie at 360-297-9623.

People and the Power of Giving

When there’s a need, our community responds.

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Canoe JoUrneY fUndSPGSF and the new grants office (now back as a tribal program) look for funding each year for the annual canoe journey. The Potlatch Fund and other tribes have been faithful contributors to this event.

S’Klallam lanGUaGe re-CerTifiCaTionThe Puyallup Charitable Fund granted $5,000 for re-certification in the S’Klallam language for Marie Hebert, Karron McGrady, and Laura Price. They were the first people at the Tribe to be certified, but re-certification in the language is a planned part of the certification process. We turn to them for assistance with gratitude and appreciate their skills.

liTTle boSTon librarYOur friends in Hansville and the Greater Hans-ville Community Center support the Little Boston Library each year with their generous donations. Last summer their support paid for a summer program for children. There’s enough funding to support this program again in 2013, plus install an automatic door! We can’t thank them enough! The Little Boston Library has the largest collection of Native American books of all the Kitsap Regional Libraries.

SUmmer edUCaTional enriChmenT ProGram The Summer Educational Enrichment Program in partnership with Wolfle Elementary has been very popular with the kids. The program focuses on math and science, integrating these subjects with hands-on and cultural activities. Now in the works:

welCome PoleS and oTher arT Grants have been submitted through PGSF for welcome poles and other art, both at Heron-swood and Point Julia. A welcome pole and other artwork for Heronswood will enhance the gardens and celebrate the Tribal artists. The

other location designated for a welcome pole is Point Julia. As the fishers leave for a day out on the water the new pole is intended to watch over them and will greet them when they come back from their work. It will welcome canoe families at the annual canoe hosting and journey and be a place of celebration during other tribal events.

PreSChool PlaYGroUndNot many know that a playground for the new preschool could cost as much as $60,000. Equip-ment is the most expensive, and Director Jacki Haight and her staff have ideas for a cultural learning environment. PGSF is fundraising with engraved 12”x12” tiles (call 360/297-9623 or email lmattson@pgst.nsn.us for an order form). The grants staff are also looking for grants.

heronSwoodSince the PGSF Board only meets twice yearly, they approved a Heronswood Steering Commit-tee to provide guidance and advice for the gar-dens. The Steering Committee is just now being assembled and their first meeting is April 4th. Save the dates:

• Saturday,April6,12:30pmto3pmPresentation by Dan Hinkley, with Tribal Chair, Jeromy Sullivan“Heronswood: Past, Present and Future,” a multi-media presenta-tion of Heronswood Gardens that you won’t want to miss! Venue: at the House of Knowl-edge Longhouse on the Port Gamble S’Klallam Reservation. Suggested donation, $5.

• Saturday,May18,10amto5pmHeronswood Garden Open with plant sale. Dan Hinkley will be giving two talks during the event and Kelly Dodson from Far Reach-es farm will also do a presentation.

The sale won’t feature plants from Heron-swood, but vendors from some of our favorite nurseries will sell a choice selection of plants. As an added attraction, we're inviting tribal members to sell their art work. There will be food vendors too! The S’Klallam Singers

will make an appearance and perform their traditional songs.

Admission to the plant sale and lectures will be free of charge, but a $10 admission will be charged to see the gardens at their most beautiful during the spring season. (Fee waived for tribal members.)

• Saturday,July6,10amto5pm&Satur-day,September21,10amto5pmHeronswood Open Garden and Plant Sales. This will be similar to the May 18th event. More details to come!

At the Kingston Town Meeting in February many people said how happy they were that the Tribe now owns Heronswood and that the gardens are being restored. (…And a BIG thank you to all who have volunteered to work in the gardens!).

SKaTe ParK and reCreaTion areaThe youth and a handful of dedicated staff are working with the Sheckler Foundation for a long-wished for skate park. The youth have done so many fundraisers and attended many meetings with Tribal Council and representatives from the Sheckler Foundation. PGSF will be a conduit for grants when possible, and there’s the hope that an adjacent recreational area can also be built. Kudos to the youth for all their hard work!

environmenT and SUSTainabiliTY efforTSPGSF has been submitting letters of support for Natural Resources Department grants. We are also looking for ways to help with the NR Department’s efforts to encourage and educate community and staff on a sustainable workplace and reservation.

new PGSf webSiTeWe’re working on a new separate website for the Port Gamble S’Klallam Foundation. This will help everyone stay better informed on what’s happening. Inthemeantime,ifyouhaveques-tions,pleasecallLaurieMattsonat360/297-9623,oremailatlmattson@pgst.nsn.us

KeyTribal Business

Natural Resources

Community News

Clinic & Health

wanting to place an advertisement or submit an article?

Contact Sharon Purser, at the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribal Center, 31912 Little Boston Road, Kingston,

Washington (360) 297-6276 or sharonp@pgst.nsn.us

Summer educational enrichment Program, heronswood, little boston library and the future SkatePark, programs that help enrich our lives.

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naTUral reSoUrCeS — Garbage. It’s a way of modern life. It’s filling up our garbage cans to the point of bursting. Extra bags are set out creat-ing an irresistible attraction for wild animals and res dogs. The trash that’s carted away ends up in landfills that grow bigger and bigger every day.

A good first step to solving our trash problem is recycling. You likely already have the blue recycling bins in your yard. You can also drop

off your recyclables to the Hansville Transfer Station. By recycling more, you can save room in your garbage cans, which will reduce not only the trash going into a landfill, but may also register a savings on your collection bill!

The biggest obstacle to recycling is sorting out what can and can’t be recycled. Once you have that down, it’s a cinch! Below is a handy list you can use to help easily

sort your family’s garbage from recyclables. Cut this out and hang it up on the fridge or some-place everyone will have access to. Get into the habit of checking the list before you throw something away and eventually recycling will be second nature!

SUSTainable liTTle boSTon: Recycling 101 By Destiny Wellman, Tribal Response Program Manager

Recycling Do’s and Don’tsDO Recycle…

 Corrugated cardboard, including broken down boxes

 Magazines

 Office paper, all colors

 Newspaper

 Paperboard, including cereal boxes

 Paper cardboard dairy/juice cartons

 Unsolicited direct and junk mail, including envelopes with windows

 Phone books

DON’T Recycle… Â Waxed paper

 Food-contaminated paper or cardboard, such as a cheese-encrusted pizza box

 Mixed metal and paper, such as stapled paper. Remove the staple and the paper can be recycled.

As sorted and accepted at the Hansville Transfer Station. This list can also be used as a general menu of what can be recycled anywhere in each category.

Mixed Paper  Phone books

 Magazines

 Catalogs

 Mail

 Office/school paper

 Cereal-type boxes, liner removed

 Cracker boxes, liner removed

 Snack boxes, liner removed

Cardboard  Corrugated cardboard

 Brown paper bags

Newspaper  Anything on newsprint paper

 Ads from the newspaper

Glass  Unbroken food and beverage containers

Fluorescent Lights  Compact Florescent Lamps (CFLs) only,

maximum 10, no tubes

Mixed  Aluminum cans

 Tin/steel cans

 Plastic bottles, jugs, and dairy tubs

 Milk jugs

 Pop/soda containers

 Liquor/wine/beer bottles

 Shampoo bottles

 Detergent bottles

 Cleaning containers

 Margarine tubs

 Frozen food boxes (no food residue)

 Polycoated containers and paper, including milk-style cartons

 Yogurt cups

 Cottage cheese containers

Batteries  Household

 Automotive

Automotive Fluids  Antifreeze

 Uncontaminated motor oil

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april is Child abuse Prevention month

April is a month to focus on our children and families. S’Klallams are the Strong

People and Strong Families are equal to Healthy Futures. Each week in April’s com-munity memos there will be articles with information, tops, and activities for families.

As we promote families spending time playing and interacting together, as a community we need to remember we cannot always do it alone. There are many

resources in the community to assist families in a time of need. Take a look at 30+ Activities for families to find free op-portunities to do with your kids!

If you have any concerns regarding the health or safety of a child in the commu-nity please contact Greg Graves at 360-297-9672.

As a witness to the North Kitsap School Closure Committee and public hearings and meetings in general, I appreciate our Chairman's presence standing behind our students, the Wolfle staff collaborating with our Tribe as a whole, and the elders, who stood behind us, as well as our wonderful Tribal staff who testified on our students' behalf.

North Kitsap School District professionals listened carefully to each testimony, read each e-mail, and read each letter submitted to them. Thank you to all who participated in these multiple events. The new school boundaries are being drawn at this time.

Wolfle and Suquamish boundaries are en-larged.We are now preparing students for the an-nual High school profeciency exam HSPE and the Measurement of Student Progress exams MSP. The Academic Coaching staff wants to extend a hearty thanks to respon-sive parents who pay attention to their students.

We also want to recognize the contributions to this year's Opportunity Fair. We had a fun day and appreciate students who contrib-uted to the event.

Tribal bUSineSS — The impacts of federal across-the-board cuts (known as sequestration) have, in some way, touched every community in our region. Indian country has been no exception.

Over the past month, I have met

with our tribal leaders to understand how their communities will be affected by the senseless, nonstrategic cuts that started going into effect on March 1 st. Tribal health centers, support-ive services, and schools will all have to make difficult decisions and find ways to weather the storm sent directly from Capitol Hill.

These are our most vulnerable programs that are already operating on a tight budget. Un-less Congress does something soon, tribal communities will either have to decrease the

amount of people they serve to operate at cur-rent levels or eliminate programs entirely.

Among the many painful cuts, the effect on our Tribal schools could be devastating. This is because Tribal schools have received a steady stream of income from federal funds, known as Im-pact Aid. In 1950, Congress set up the Impact Aid program in order to help those school districts with limited taxbases on lands owned by fed-eral or tribal governments.

Many of our Tribal schools serve rural com-munities and operate on very small budgets. The 5% cut coupled with a lack of full Im-pact Aid funding will force schools to reduce expenditures by hundreds of thousands of dollars for the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 budgets.

This means potentially making significant changes to bus routes, reducing the number of days schools will be able provide fresh fruits

and vegetables in school lunch programs, letting go of support staff, and halting capital projects that look to provide students and staff with a safe and healthy learning environment.

Our region’s Tribes are the lifeblood of our identity and cultural heritage. While our nation’s budget prob-lems must be fixed and Con-gress will need to make many difficult cuts, I do not believe our problems will be solved by hurting schools that serve our tribal communities.

As a lawmaker, I am disappointed that Con-gress has have chosen to let partisanship overrule logic. I am working to push my colleagues and House leadership to come to their senses and get rid of these nonstrategic, untargeted, and painful cuts. We must decide on a balanced approach to save our country’s core community programs from financial ruin.

Sincerely,Representative Derek Kilmer

naTUral reSoUrCeS — It’s great to get kids involved in fishing activities and shellfish harvests, but school is a priority! As such, minors may harvest no earlier than one hour after the school day ends and not later than 10 p.m. on a day im-mediately preceding a school day.

Fisher Fast Tips

working to Stop Cuts to impact aida letter from representative derek Kilmer

edUCaTion noTeS by francine Swift, academic Coach Coordinator

. . .Our region’s Tribes are the lifeblood of our identity and cultural heritage.

rePreSenTaTive dereK Kilmer

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Youth ColumnAlways something to do at the Youth Center...

CommUniTY newS — S'Klallam Youth have been busy this last month 2013 has been a busy year for S’Klallam Youth. Many youth and young adults have been active in basketball tournaments. On the weekend of March 8th the Tribe opened its gym to Kingston Youth Sports for a 9-12 year old tournament. To start off the tournament there was a mom’s vs. the kids basketball game. The kids had the moms crawling down the court by the end of the game! The moms brought a victory after the help of Karleigh Gomez and a nine-man defense on the court.

LB had two teams enter the youth tournament. Both teams played hard, one of LB’s teams coached by Tito Cox and Adrian Purser took 2nd place. A special thanks goes to Scott Moon who donated his time and refereed 14 games that weekend! Keep an eye out for different ways to support the startup of Kingston Youth Sports. Once the program gets started Kingston will have its own Sports recreation program providing football, basketball, cheerleading, and wrestling. Darren Ashworth also refereed all weekend and is actively involved in bringing this opportunity to the Kingston Area.

While many of our youth have been busy with a ball in their hand, four youth dedicated a Satur-day in February to using their hands for cultural learning. Kaitlyn Gutierrez, Cheryl Archembault, Shylynn Pluff, and Kalina Gutierrez participated in the basketweavers conference on the reservation. Each of the youth had the opportunity for new learning and to create weaved items. The girls then took their skills and taught a cedar rose making class in early March at the Youth Center with the help of Laura. We hope to bring more opportuni-ties for education to our youth on cedar gathering and weaving.

S’Klallam Working and Giving (SWAG) youth have been busy fundraising these last few months. At the Stan Purser Pow wow they had a bake sale and sold raffle tickets for items donated by the Scheckler Foundation. Thank you to every in the community who supported the fundraising efforts of the youth. The SWAG steering committee has been busy working on a video representing their efforts toward “Be the Change.” If any young adults or community members are interested in working with youth on the recreation and skate park project feel free to attend the next SWAG meeting on April 17th at 2:30pm.

Spring sports have started at Kingston High School. Austin Ashworth, Melia Beckwith, Megan Beckwith, and Sonya Redbird turned out for track. Lexy Jones, Molly Knowlton, and Chloe Sul-livan are playing fast pitch, and James Streun and Mikole Hendricks playing baseball. Game sched-ules can be found on the school’s website. Go out and show your support!

As spring settles in, hiking season and canoe jour-ney are just around the corner. In March Youth Services hosted a Wilderness First Aid Course over of two days. Youth staff, Canoe Family Skippers, and volunteers were certified in a 16-hour course preparing them for emergencies that could hap-pen in the wilderness. The dedication over these two days by these individuals brings safety and education to those who are with our youth in

possible vulnerable situations. If you are interested in volunteering for backpacking trips or any youth center activity come see Steph Carpenter in the Youth Center 633-0112.

There are many events including, college trips, youth conferences, song and dance, support group, and fun activities in the next few months. Please check out the first Memo of every month for a detailed youth calendar. We ask that parents please pay attention to the calendar daily for when we may close early or have special events away from the youth center. We provide rides home each day before closing, but not all youth choose to get a ride. In addition we are still tracking points for 6th-12th grade youth participation in youth, community, and school activities. At the end of the year there will be a trip to Silverwood for youth who have the most points.

Featured Youth:The family of Megan and Melia Beckwith want to share with the community the girl’s Cross Country and Track accomplishments. Melia has been to the State Championship 7 times as a runner and it is anticipated she will go again this spring for track! Megan started running as a sophomore and made it to state as an alternate her first year. Great job ladies, you are showing others that when you get out there and try, you can accomplish the world!

The troop leader and parents of PGST Girl Scout Troup 40329 would like to recognize Aletcia Ives, Nizhoni Price, Awasis Williams, Layla Purser, Sholana Purser, Stephanie Webster, Kamali Price-Sullivan, Kiara Tom, and Lavonne Tom for their hard work and fun times! They would also like to thank those in the community that supported

the Girl Scouts during March for their GS Cook-ies Sales. Earnings from the sales will go towards projects, materials, activities, and an end of the year celebration.

*Ifyouwouldliketorecognizeyouthinthecommunityfortheirparticipationinagroup,sport,orachievementwewouldliketoincludeitintheyouthsectionofthenewspaper.Pleaseletusknowatsdixon@pgst.nsn.usor633-0112

Upcoming Events:• April 13 ar noon - Visit to Elwha

Cultural Center

• April 18 at 3 pm - Spring Craft Activity

• April 9th: 9th-12th Grade Opportunity Fair at Little Creek Casino (Pre-arranged absence form required to attend)

a couple of hard working girl scouts!

boys basketball team, 2nd place at the recent Youth tournement.

The Youth Services hosted a wilderness first aid Course for the up coming Canoe Journeys.

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StrongFamilies,HealthyFuturesApril is Child Abuse Prevention Month

30+ Activities for Families in April Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

April Showers

Bring May

Flowers

1)

KHS JV

Baseball vs.

Bremerton at

Home. 4:15

Go out and

watch James

Streun

2)

Song &

Dance

Practice in

Longhouse @

6pm

3)

S’Klallam

Worship

Center

Teen/Youth

Group &

Children’s

Church 7pm

4)

Free entry into

the Bainbridge

Island Kids

Museum,

KidiMu

from

10am-4pm

5)

Games Day at

the Little

Boston

Library. Fun

for all ages

2-4pm

6)

Free Family

Science

Saturday at

Keyport Naval

Undersea

Museum

10am-Noon

7)

Kid’s Day at

McClouds

Grill House:

Toys, Lego

competition,

egg hunt, &

hay rides.

2-5pm

8)

Family

Pictures at

the

Longhouse

5pm

(Families will

get a variety of

printed sizes)

9)

KHS Varsity

Baseball vs.

Port Angeles

at Home. 4:15

Go out and

watch Mikole

Hendricks

10)

Chi-e-chee

Sponsored

Family Drum

Making 5pm

(Limited spots

available)

11)

KHS Track

Meet at home.

3pm. Watch

Austin

Ashworth,

Sonya Redbird

Megan &

Melia

Beckwith

12)

Point No

Point Treaty

Day

Free Bug

Museum in

Bremerton

10am-5pm

118 Charleston

Beach Rd W,

Bremerton

13)

Kitsap Live

Steamers Train

Rides @ South

Kitsap

Regional Park,

Port Orchard

10am-4pm

(2nd

& 4th

Saturdays)

14)

Free Trails at

Islandwood

Includes pond,

suspension

bridge, tree

house, and

forest canopy

tower 1-5pm

Must pre-

register online

15)

KHS JV Fast

pitch vs.

Sequim at

Home. 4:15pm

Go out and

watch Molly

Knowlton,

Lexy Jones, &

Chloe Sullivan

16)

All-Stars 4:00

Song &

Dance

Practice in

Longhouse @

6pm

17)

Autism

Awareness

Walk 11am

Legos at LB

Library 3:30-

5pm

Worship

Center 7pm (see the 3

rd for

details)

18)

Spring Family

Craft Night

5pm in the

Kitchen

(Snack

Provided)

19)

Visit the Free

Poulsbo

Marine

Science Center

at the Poulsbo

Waterfront

Thursday-

Sunday 11am-

4pm

20)

University of

Washington

First Nations

Spring Pow-

Wow @ HEC

Ed Building

(19th

-21st)

21)

Free Family

Fun Day at

YMCA Camp

Seymour

2-5:30pm

RSVP by 4/19

253-884-3392

22)

Family Earth

Day Event

5-6pm

More

specifics to

come!

23)

ECEP Walk

Against Child

Abuse @

Gliding Eagle

11am

24)

Chi-e-chee

Sponsored

Family Drum

Making 5pm

(Limited spots

available)

25)

Family Song

and Dance

in the

Longhouse at

5pm

26)

Free entrance

into

Washington

State Parks

April 24th

-28th

27)

Free Healthy

Kids Day at

Bremerton

YMCA

12-3pm

28)

Community

Swim & Pool

Rental in

Bainbridge

4:30-6:00pm

Limited Spots

(633-0112)

29)

KHS JV Fast

pitch vs. Port

Angeles at

Home. 4:15pm

Go out and

watch Molly

Knowlton,

Lexy Jones, &

Chloe Sullivan

Watch for more interesting ideas and tips in this month’s memos in the

“Strong Families, Healthy Futures” section.

Activities in BOLD are hosted or facilitated by the Tribe For

questions or to sign up please contact

Steph Carpenter 360-633-0112

Strong families, healthy futuresapril is Child abuse Prevention month

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CommUniTY newS — The newest service provided by your library is downloading maga-zines onto your tablet or computer. Learn how on Sat., April 6, from 11:30a.m.-12:30p.m. Choose from 100 magazines. Call us to register for this class at 360-297-2670. Other programs in April include:

Î Spring break diY book art: wed., apr. 3, from 3:30-5p.m. Alter old books to make book art and book poetry! Materials pro-vided although you can bring your own if desired. All will leave with their own book art and ideas for more! For grades 5-12.

Î little boston book Group: wed., apr. 3, from 11a.m.-12p.m. We’ll discuss Walking across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton.

Î Î Spring break Gaming @ the library: fri., apr. 5, from 2-4p.m. Fun for all ages at the library! We'll have both board and video games. Snacks too!

Î living Closer to the Ground: mon., apr. 22, from 6-7p.m. Author Dylan Tomine and his wife left Seattle for a house in the woods and way of life that allows their family to

explore nature daily. His book, Closer to the Ground, walks readers through four seasons of foraging, cooking, and eating from the woods and sea. Books will be available for purchase.

Î legos at the library: wed., apr. 17, from 3:30-5p.m. If you love Legos, grab a friend and head to the library for an afternoon of free play and build-it challenges! For tweens and children.

Î Crafternoon: wed., apr. 3, 10, 17, and 24, from 2:30-3:30p.m. Bring your handwork projects and browse new craft books.

Î Preschool Storytime: Tues., apr. 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 at 10:30a.m. Come enjoy a morning full of stories, songs, rhymes, and fun with our youth services librarian, Whitney. Especially for children 3-5 accom-panied by a caregiver. Siblings welcome.

Î baby and me Storytime: Tues., apr. 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 at 1p.m. Enjoy bouncy rhymes, songs, and stories that promote language learning and early literacy skills.

Playtime afterwards. For babies up to 18 months old accompanied by a caregiver.

Î Kitsap regional library board of Trustees meeting. Tues., april 23, 5:30-6:30p.m. The public is invited to attend.

Call 360-297-2670 for program updates or check our website www.krl.org to confirm program information.

CheCK iT oUT aT YoUr liTTle boSTon librarYA real mystery at the library in the month of March

guys from Bainbridge Island. The guys referred to these inprompto games as “Dog Patching”.

The field has also used by young boys to practice little league football and baseball. This has given other young people from outside our community an opportunity to come to the reservation and experience the com-mitment our Tribe has to promoting youth sports.

In past years, the field has been used for a place where people on the tribal canoe journey set up camp –

while our Tribe was hosting.

One of the most awesome things that happened at the baseball field was in 2009, when, during the annual Queeda/Lonnie Memorial Baseball Tournament, twenty-three tribal elders were honored as former members of the Boston Braves baseball team. That began a tradition of honoring formers players when they become elders. They are recognized at the tournament and receive a “Ring of Honor” baseball jacket. The men re-ally look forward to getting a jacket; they feel a real sense of pride.

The ball field has been here for many decades. The game first surfaced here on the reservation in the late 1800s and has been embraced by the Tribe ever since. Little Boston’s baseball team, as well as its fans, has been known throughout the Northwest as a force to be reckoned with. A trip to the Little Boston ball field could be a harrowing experience for an opposing team.

The baseball field is and always has been a place on the reservation that has been cherished and we want to keep it forever. There are many good memories of time spent at the baseball field, and there are many opportunities for young people to enhance their skills and create memories of their own.

The little boston baseball field (Continued from Page 3

Tribal bUSineSS — Since the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe purchased Heronswood, an effort has been underway to restore and revital-ize the garden. Show your S’Klallam pride and be a part of the future of Heronswood by volunteering to work in the gardens.

No matter your experience level, we need people who are willing to get their hands dirty to help create something beautiful. Several volunteer days are being offered each month. Volunteers are not expected to attend all the dates and can just let us know what works best for them.

AprilVolunteerDates:2,4,12,16,18,23,26,30.The core hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers are not ex-pected to work the entire time.

If you would like to volunteer at Heronswood, please email heronswoodgardens@gmail.com. Please let us know what dates would work best for you and what kind of experience you have with gardening. Don’t let a lack of experience stop you from volunteering!■

heronswood looking for volunteers to help with Garden restoration

honoring some our hall of famers at the ballfield that played so long ago.

volunteering not only helps out, you get to take in the beauty of heronswood fisrthand that way!

port Gamble S’Klallam tribal NewS | april 2013 | Page 9

one Step Closer to building healthier lives with help from The Point Casino

CommUniTY newS — Over the past year, The Point Casino has been working hard to con-tribute to the effort to build healthier lives and reduce death caused by heart disease and stroke through a fundraising campaign to benefit the American Heart Association. The Point Casino is wholly owned and operated by the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe.

On March 13 at The Point Casino in Kingston, Wash. a check was presented for $37,036.22 to the American Heart Association. This year’s fundraising efforts are the most successful in Point Casino history.

“The work that the Association does is truly close to our hearts and we are so happy to have been able to raise this money for such an important organization,” said Leo Culloo, General Man-ager of The Point Casino. “The Point Casino is a small community business, so it is very im-portant to us to work together to make what contributions we can. It took some innovative fundraising methods in order to make our guests, vendors, and members feel like their contribu-tions were special and making a real difference.”

Culloo said that the key to success was getting everyone involved and passionate about the proj-ect at the very beginning and maintaining their motivation through constant encouragement. “Our employees became so inspired by the cause, that many chose to make frequent small dona-tions straight from their own paychecks every month,” said Culloo. Employee contributions added up to a total of $6,200.

Last year, The Point Casino held two of its an-nual charity events, including The Charity Poker Run, which allowed guests and members of the community the opportunity to bike or drive a 145 mile course for the cause. It began with a buffet breakfast and ended with a barbeque, live entertainment, and a poker tournament.

In August, The Point Casino held their second charity event at the Lakeland Golf Course in Al-

lyn, Wash. for the “Swing for your Heart” Charity Golf Tournament. With the enor-mous support of vendors and the attendance of nearly 200 golf-ers, who all broke

out their golf clubs in honor of the American Heart Association, almost $16,000 was raised from this one event.

The community continued to come together in full force, donating just over $11,000 with the slot ticket and point donation options at the Point Casino, proving to be a very successful new addition to our fundraising efforts.

The 2012 American Heart Association fundrais-ing campaign is not the only charity effort from The Point Casino. A new charity partner is cho-sen every year and efforts are made throughout the 12 months to contribute to the betterment of society. Since opening in 2002, The Point Casino has been heavily and passionately involved in working with numerous charitable organizations.

“We may be a small business, but we pride our-selves on being able to help the community and do what we can to make a difference and inspire the same generosity in others. Our goal remains the same as with any business venture the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe gets involved with; that is to make things a little better than they were,” said Culloo. ■

We will be having several focus groups around the topic of youth marijuana use.It is important to get the community's perspective and input in regard to the avail-ability of marijuana to our youth and to assist in strategic planning to address this issue.

If you are interested in partici-pating please contact;

Barbara Jones at 533-0113 or Stephanie Carpenter

at 633-0112.

foCUS GroUP on ConTribUTinG faCTorS To YoUTh USe of mariJUana

Scholarships available:• women's independence Scholarship Program (For Women who

are Survivors of Intimate Partner Abuse) — Deadline Always Open

• washington State business and Professional women's foun-dation educational Scholarship — Deadline May 1, 2013

• full Circle Scholarship — Deadline May 31, 2013

• Catching the dream — Deadline: Fall Semester/Fall Quarter April 15, 2013, Spring Semester/Winter Quarter September 15, 2013

. . .we pride

ourselves on

being able to help

the community

and do what we

can to make a

difference . . .

on march 13 at The Point Casino in Kingston, wash. a check was presented for $37,036.22 to the american heart association.

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1-April � Dennis O’Conner

� Cherish Goodall

� Cheri Ives

2-April � Kaylee Jones

� Braydon Flores

� Arnold Fulton

� Breana Balmes

� Richard Roberts

� Cloe Sullivan

3-April � Jodi Fulton

4-April � Anika Kessler

� Elizabeth Fulton

� Michael Fulton

5-April � Edward Stark

6-April � Stella Wellman

� Jordan DeCoteau

� Jamon DeCoteau

� Zachary French

� Rachel Harris

� Robert Jackson Jr

� Jalesa Johnson

� William Lund

� Brenda Seachord

� Donald Sullivan

7-April � Sue Hanna

� Donna Jones

� Michael Nilluka

� Courtney Sullivan

� Nathaniel Swift

8-April � Camilia Ives

� Eric Meyer

9-April � Kwangksun DeCoteau

� Sheree Fulton

� Merrilee Miguel

10-April � Melia Beckwith

� Lenore Edwads

� Jordan Hankin

� Ted Moran

� Julianna Sullivan

� Ricky Woodruff IV

11-April � Jasmine Cole

� Rachel Hudson

� Zachary Johnson

� Giovanni McPhaul

� Izak Moran

12-April � Andrea Ashworth

� Darren Ashworth

� Michael Cole III

� Aiden Purser

13-April � Elaine Fulton

� Mark Ives

� Joan Murphy

� Victoria Purser

� Ryan Wellman

14-April � Cheryl Wan

15-April � Roxanne Cummings

� Jessica Hankin

� William Jones III

� Dawn Jones

� Beverly Michalscheck

� Xavier Roberts-Jones

16-April � Christy Lawrence

� James Price

� Heather Sullivan

� Victor Tom

17-April � Fawn Fredericks

� Brian Lawrence

18-April � Shirley Gresham

� Julie Lawrence

19-April � Ryan Charles

� Marjorie tom

� William Trevathan

20-April � Brian Groves

� Dwayne Ives

� Foster Jones

21-April � Marcy Henderson

� William Lund

� Emily McBride

22-April � John Aguayo

� Tayana Caldera

� Lena Tunkara

� Teresa Hudson

� Matthew Macomber

� Debra Majerus

� Daylon Martin

� Raina Perry

� Tleena Sellars

23-April � Jayden Fulton

� William Headley

� Judith Hunt

� Victoria Jackson

� Gordon Najera

� Jacqueline Smith

24-April

� Jasmine DeCoteau

� Sharilyn Michalscheck

� Rose Purser

� Tim Seachord

25-April � Brandon Halsey

26-April � Nicole Aikman

� James Ives III

� Ben Ives Jr

� Kay Jones

� Shelaya Landers

� Dakota Purser

27-April � Tiani Doleman

� Michael Johnson

� Alyssa Purser

� Terrance TJ Wellman

28-April � Nancy Bannach

� Sharon Castro

� Wendy Fulton

� Rogina Stevens

� Lilly Tom

� Tierrah Wellman

29-April � Willow Sullivan

30-April � Jelen Cole

� Shayla DeCoteau

� Colleen Loux

� Orion Mosher

� Nancy Townsend

a happy birthday to You!Celebrating your special day in the month of April

Gina would like to wish her daughter: melia beckwith a Happy 18th birthday on april 10th from her family.

port Gamble S’Klallam tribal NewS | april 2013 | Page 11

Tribal bUSineSS — This is the final month of the Spring Break Beach Party 2013 at The Point Casino. The Spring Break at the Point Party runs every Saturday evening in April with great food, fun and music. Also in April there will be a Hawaiian Luau on Sunday, April 28th. The upcoming April events include:

• April6th70’s night with a “Led Zepagain” a tribute to Led Zeppelin) Tickets $10 advance/$15 day of show

• April13thHeart By Heart featuring former band members of Heart. Tickets $10 advance/$15 day of show

• April20th80’s night with “Rio” a Duran Duran tributeTickets $10 advance/$15 day of show

• April26thand27thTwo nights of “Wanted” a Bon Jovi tributeEnjoy Karaoke before the show Tickets $10 advance/$15 day of show Friday is Heroes day where military, Fire, Police, EMT get tickets for $5.

• Sunday,April28thHawaiian Luau from 4pm to 7pm with buffet and live music. $15 per person. 21 and over

The Spring Break at the Point Casino events are general admission and ages 21 and over. Food is available for purchase in The Event Center. Seat-ing is limited. Doors open at 6pm for all shows unless otherwise noted. Music starts at 8pm. Formoreontheeventsortopurchaseticketsgotowww.the-point-casino.comorstopbythecasinogiftshop.(360)297-0070. ■

Tribal bUSineSS — Next Chi-e-chee Meeting: April 10th at Noon in the Kitchen, Lunch servedFrom the 2012 Healthy Youth Survey, almost 90% of 6th-12th grade S'Klallam Youth report that their family has clear rules about alcohol and drug use and almost 86% of youth report that they have been explained the consequences of rule breaking.

NextChi-e-cheeMeeting:April10thatNoonintheKitchen,Lunchserved

*Every third month the monthly chi-e-chee meet-ing will be in the evening to involve community and Tribal members in community change and activities. Everyone in the community is welcome at all meetings, you are needed! ■

In 2012 almost of 6th-12th grade S'Klallam Youth report that their family has clear rules about alcohol.

final month for beach Party at The Point event Center

Chi-e-chee: helping our familes take steps in the right direction

New Arrivals

JoshJonesandJordanDeCoteau– a daughter born March 12, 9 lbs 7 oz. and 20 inches long. Aliecia Rene’ Eva Jones. Grandparents: Billy and Eva Jones and Jonelle DeCoteau.

BenStewartandMistyJones – a son born March 7, 7 lbs and 19 inches long. Jace Manuel Blaze Stewart. Grandparent: Billy and Eva Jones

DavidPerryandTrishaTerva– a daughter born March 12, 4 lbs 1 oz and 17 inches long. Kimberly Jane Perry. Grandparents: Brian and Debi Perry 90%

DiD you know...

Gina would like to wish her daughter: melia beckwith a Happy 18th birthday on april 10th from her family.

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Tribal Council PnP Treaty day holiday

Utlity board meeting

family drum making

Chi e Chee

family drum making

• April was the second month in an early Roman calendar, but became the fourth when the ancient Romans started using January as the first month.

• Diamond is the birthstone for April

• DAISY and the sweet pea are the flowers of the month.

• Pocahontas married John Rolfe, on April 5,1614.

• Henry Aaron broke Babe Ruth's career major-league home run record, April 8, 1974.

fUn faCTS

“The April winds are magical, And thrill our tuneful frames; The garden-walks are passional To bachelors and dames.” . — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Bill Henry Feb 2

Jake Jones Feb 20

Rachel Harris 4/6

Joan Murphy 4/13

Beverly Michalscheck 4/15

Vic Tom 4/16

Shirley Gresham 4/18

William E. Lund 4/21

Rose Purser 4/24

Happy Birthday