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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE PORT GAMBLE S’KLALLAM TRIBE | WWW.PGST.NSN.US | 360-297-2646 | JUNE 2019 PRSRT STD U.S.POSTAGE PAID Silverdale, WA Permit # 111 IN THIS ISSUE Page 3 2020 Census Efforts Continue Page 4 Council Elections: Letters of Intent Page 6 NWIC Fall Schedule e remodel of the Infant & Toddler classrooms have been com- pleted. All Infant & Toddler classes are now located in their new rooms. e classrooms are so beautiful with lots of sunlight and are spa- cious with lots of room for the kids to play and explore. e chil- dren were very excited to get into their new space. Of course, it's hard to say who has been the most excited: teachers or the kids! e new classrooms were opened with a blessing from June Jones, Kari DeCoteau, and Francine Swift. Each of them along with management, staff, parents, teachers, and students went through each classroom to say a prayer. ere will be an open house soon so that everyone in the com- munity may have the opportunity to come and explore the new classrooms. We would like to hold our hands up and give a huge thank you to Utilities department for helping with set up and take down of the portable and maintenance for helping move, lift, set up of all the classrooms and much much more not listed. We appreciate you all! Big thank you to Joe Sparr & all construction crews involved for keeping our safety their number one priority. Infant & Toddler Classroom Remodels Complete Above: Pictures of the final remodeled Infant & Toddler classrooms, which are now in use!

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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE PORT GAMBLE S’KLALLAM TRIBE | WWW.PGST.NSN.US | 360-297-2646 | JUNE 2019

PRSRT STDU.S.POSTAGE

PAIDSilverdale, WAPermit # 111

IN THIS ISSUEPage 3 2020 Census Efforts ContinuePage 4 Council Elections: Letters of IntentPage 6 NWIC Fall Schedule

The remodel of the Infant & Toddler classrooms have been com-pleted. All Infant & Toddler classes are now located in their new rooms.

The classrooms are so beautiful with lots of sunlight and are spa-cious with lots of room for the kids to play and explore. The chil-dren were very excited to get into their new space. Of course, it's hard to say who has been the most excited: teachers or the kids!

The new classrooms were opened with a blessing from June Jones, Kari DeCoteau, and Francine Swift. Each of them along with management, staff, parents, teachers, and students went through each classroom to say a prayer.

There will be an open house soon so that everyone in the com-munity may have the opportunity to come and explore the new classrooms.

We would like to hold our hands up and give a huge thank you to Utilities department for helping with set up and take down of the portable and maintenance for helping move, lift, set up of all the classrooms and much much more not listed. We appreciate you all!

Big thank you to Joe Sparr & all construction crews involved for keeping our safety their number one priority.

Infant & Toddler Classroom Remodels Complete

Above: Pictures of the final remodeled Infant & Toddler classrooms, which are now in use!

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Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe31912 Little Boston Road NE

Kingston, WA 98346Telephone: 360-297-2646

Fax: 360-297-7097Website: www.pgst.nsn.usEmail: [email protected]

Tribal Council• Jeromy Sullivan, Chairman• Chris Tom, Vice Chairman• Renee Veregge, Councilman• Matt Ives, Councilman• Jamie Aikman, Councilman• Donovan Ashworth, Councilman

Entity Directors• Kelly Sullivan, Executive Director

• Betty Decoteau, CFO

• Audrey Gugel, Administrative Director of Tribal Government

• Kara Wright, Administrative Director of Tribal Services

• Chris Placentia, Chief Executive Office, Noo-Kayet

• Leo Culloo, General Manager, The Point Casino

• Nic'cola Armstrong, Executive Director, Tribal Gaming Agency

• Joan Garrow, PGS Foundation Executive Director

• Margaret Tom, Port Gamble S'Klallam Housing Authority 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.

REMINDERTribal Council elections are on

Monday, July 8.

On the ballot are candidates for Tribal ChairmanCouncilperson IICouncilperson III

You find letters from the candidates beginning on page 4.

Please vote!

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KeyTribal Clinic & Health Business

Natural Community News Resources

PORT GAMBLE S’KLALLAM TRIBAL NEWS | JUNE 2019 | PAGE 3

Want to learn more about a some-thing you've read about in Syecem 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

[email protected]

Have a story or annoucement for Syecem?

We accept submissions through the 15th of each month for the following month's issue. Submissions must include basic information related to the story and contact information so we may reach you with any questions. Any pictures you'd like included as a separate

jpg or png file.

Please send submissions or any questions to [email protected].

Efforts to Ensure a Complete 2020 Census Count Continue

A map of Kitsap County highlighting areas that often aren't well represented in a census. The PGST reservation is among these

areas; PGST staff are trying to change that for 2020.

By Dionne DeschenneThe Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribal Government is continuing its efforts to make sure that every member of the Tribe is counted in the Census oc-curring in 2020. Roxanne Hockett, Director of the Grants Departments, is leading the effort and has been hard at work planning fun ways to get information out to the community that will resolve misperceptions about the census and encourage all members to fully and accurately participate, because doing so protects the Tribe’s interests in a variety of ways.

The Grants Department sent a representative to attend a recent meeting of tribal liaisons hosted by the Swinomish Tribe. Many Washington tribes were represented, including the Chehalis, Makah, Lower Elwha, Still-aguamish, Suquamish, Shoalwater Bay, Jamestown S’Klallam, Tulalip, Lummi, Samish, Colville Confederated, Cowlitz, Spokane, and Yakama. The tribal liaisons received information from census and state officials, and also took time to exchange information on the efforts that all are making to ensure that all members are counted, and to discuss their rea-sons for doing so.

Many agreed that getting a complete count is important because of the ways in which population and distribution function in preventing strate-gic redistricting of voter districts, something that has become a problem across the nation in recent years.

~CensusContinued on page 7

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CHAIRMAN

Letters of IntentTribal Council elections are slated for Monday, July 8. Up for election are Chairman, Councilperson II, and Councilperson III. On the following pages are messages from candidates who chose to submit Letters of Intent for publication. These letters appear in the candidate's own words and have not been edited for any other reason other than to format in order to appear here.

Incumbent: Jeromy SullivanMy name is Jeromy Sullivan and I am seeking re-election as your Chairman.

I truly feel blessed to receive your vote. It is a great honor to serve my Tribe as Chairman and I take this job very seriously. It is important to me that we operate a government that serves the people, that remembers our culture, that listens to the people, and where the leadership is involved in the community.

Our relationships with other Tribes and outside agencies is very important to me and I work hard at making sure we are at the table when important discussions are being held. I tell our story to anyone and everyone who will listen, always trying to educate others and advocate for our issues. I have a lot of big issues I am working on and feel like I have a lot to offer this position.

Please vote for Jeromy Sullivan for Tribal Chairman July 8, 2019.

COUNCIL IIIncumbent: Donovan "Doc" Ashworth

Greetings My Fellow Tribal Members:

My name is Donovan “Doc” Ashworth. My parents are: my father, Darrol Ashworth, my mother, Cheryl “Queeda” (Sullivan) Purser (deceased) and stepfather, Eugene Purser. I am a lifelong resident of the Port Gamble S’Klallam reservation and I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. To me, Little Boston is the greatest place in the world. Carrie Fulton and I have been together for the past twelve years. We have four grown children and ten grandchildren with another one on the way.

I would like to say thank you to everyone who has supported me in my term as Councilman II of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribal Council for the past two years and I am asking for your continued support in my run for re-election to that same position in the upcoming election.

I make my living as a commercial fisherman and Geoduck diver, participating in all phases of treaty fisheries. It has been my honor and pleasure to serve on a number of boards and committees, including the Tribe’s Fisheries Committee (Chairman), Hunting Commit-tee, Point No Point Treaty Council Board, Cultural Committee, as well as representing the Tribe at many inter-tribal and other gov-ernmental agency forums.

While serving on these committees, I have helped write policies, develop programs, such as the Geoduck Retirement Program, and have participated in negotiations with other Tribes and agencies. My main goal is to en-sure that we exercise our treaty rights in a way that is in the best interest of all tribal mem-bers. Resource protection and sustainability is the most important part of governing our Tribe. Not only natural resources, but human resources and economic resources also.

Over the years, I have organized community events, such as fund raisers, campouts and sports tournaments, for both kids and adults. I have been active in community events, and I help out fellow community members when-ever possible. I utilize my skills and resources to provide seafood for community feasts and to the elders whenever I can. This is what I want to role model to my children and grand-children so the S’Klallam tradition of work-ing together, as a community, lives on into the future.

Over the past two years, while serving on Tribal Council, I have had the opportunity to about the things that affect the Tribe. My focus con-tinues to be seeing our members become self-sufficient and being given the opportunity to earn a decent living by lowering expenses for fishermen, increasing wages and growth op-

portunities for tribal employees, and provid-ing more financial assistance for employment, education and elders whenever possible.

If elected to serve another term as Council-man II, I would also like to focus on improve-ments to the recreational areas of the reserva-tion, such as our parks and playgrounds, the baseball field and Point Julia.

I am grateful to have had the pleasure of serv-ing with all of the other Tribal Council mem-bers over the past two years and thank them for their service to the Tribe. I am also grate-ful to our tribal staff who serve our Tribe with dedication and perseverance.

As your Councilman II, I will continue to work diligently to secure our Tribe’s future in a manner that is just and equitable to all its members. Thank you for considering me when you cast your vote. Regardless who you choose to mark on your ballot, I urge you to please vote on July 10th.

Thank youDonovan “Doc” Ashworth

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COUNCIL IIIIncumbent: Matthew Ives

Please accept this Letter of Intent for run-ning for Tribal Council Position #III.

I skwatchi I nuk—it is a good day today.

My name is Matthew Ives. My parents are William and Sharon Ives. I have been hon-ored serving as one of your Tribal Council-men for the last year. I have served on many Committees as a Liaison to the Council. The heart work has included working with Education, Natural Resources, Law and Order, occasionally the Culture Commit-tee and Utility Board. Before serving on Tribal Council, I served on the Port Gam-ble S’Klallam Tribe’s Fish Committee for the previous nine years. I have been a dedi-cated treaty fisherman for the last 13 years. I received my AA Direct Transfer Degree from North West Indian College in 2010.

I am a proud member of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe for 54 years. I believe that we as leaders, parents, mentors and teach-ers must be the beacon and inspiration for our youth and our members to see. For the last 24 years I have been exactly that—drug and alcohol free. It is good to see so many breaking the chains of addiction. Those of you walking in a good way, my hands are up to you. My goal is to see that our reservation is drug free. Our approach is to not let the chain get started; to educate and bring awareness to our Community. We are trying to get a transitional house up and running. We are moving forward in so many direc-tions. Our Casino, Gliding Eagle store and Cannabis store have been and will contin-ue producing revenues for the Tribe. These ventures allow us to prosper and take care of the hard dollars which are sometimes needed to keep the tribal government functioning. It is my hope that we can, someday, earmark the tax we receive from the marijuana store to go towards educa-tion support.

It can be a great thing helping the needs of our scholars whether they are the youth or higher Ed students. For the students of today are our leaders of tomorrow.

Part of taking care of our students’ needs has been attending Strategic Planning with the North Kitsap School District. At these meetings we have identified the core values needed by the schools, staff and students to aid in their achievement. This year, we began our first professional development training for NKSD teachers about our his-tory and culture. Working with our awe-some Education Department, we have de-vised a plan for the needs of our students in the classroom.

Some of the needs can be out of the class-room with tutoring and encouragement through positive reinforcement. My goal is to see that our students are educated and supported in the best ways possible so when they are done with high school, their endeavors are attainable whether they are moving onto higher education, the mili-tary, trade schools or the work force.

Our Natural Resources is a topic that de-serves our utmost attention. Our Natural Resources are being attacked by so many outsiders. Many meetings with other Tribes, the State of Washington, private land owners, NOAA and the Navy that are trying to encroach on our Treaty Rights and Usual and accustomed fishing grounds.

In these meetings, my intent is to ensure that the needs of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribal Fishermen are met. Take for in-stance, Area 9 Chum fishery, east of the Hood Canal bridge—our front and back-yard. I have been to countless meetings in the North of Falcon process which allows us a list of agreed fisheries. We have had to hold the State of Washington accountable for their impractical fishing practices. The State fishermen were catching fish from the

Hood Canal in areas 10 & 11 for the years prior to the new area 9 fishery. This in turn would inflate their South Sound numbers. The area 9 fishery has just about matched what the state fisherman catch from the Hood Canal chum is in area 10 & 11. My feeling is that if any tribes are in area 9, we shall fish with them.

We must take care of our Elders. As a Tribe, it is our duty to serve those who have in the past served this great reserva-tion. When our members hit the age of 70, a goal of mine, would be they should not be paying taxes or rent and their Elder disbursement should be doubled. We need to let our elders live out their golden years without the hinderance of paying penal-ties. Our Tribe is in a good place, finan-cially-- let us start by giving to those who were here first that sacrificed so much for the needs our tribe.

My fellow Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribal Members we must continue mov-ing forward in the right direction. Allow me to resume and be that transparent voice of yours, who is willing to bring up tough discussions and make those hard decisions that are in the best interest of our Tribe and that will also move us into new era while protecting our Sovereignty and Treaty Rights. Please Vote Matt Ives for Tribal Council position # III.

Feel free to contact me in person, through personal email or text message, 360-509-7524. I’ve always had an open-door policy.

Thank you,

Matthew Ives

Remember to voteMonday, July 8!

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Northwest Indian College Announces Summer & Fall Schedules

The Northwest Indian College has announced its schedule of classes for the upcoming summer and fall semesters.

Summer ClassesDept NUMSEC Course Instructor Day/TimeCMPS 101PG Computer Swift, F. 3T R Basics 10-11:30

ENVS 201PG Northwest Boure, A. 5T R Plants 5-6:30

ENVS 201PG Northwest Boure, A. W Plants 1-4:30

CMPS 100PGU Intro to Swift, F. 3M W Computers 10-11:30

MATH 107PG Elementry Hsia, J. 5MWF Statistics 9-11:30

Fall ClassesDept NUMSEC Course Instructor Day/TimeARTD 146PG PNW Cummings 3F Beadwork I 9:30-12

CMPS 101PG Intro to Jones, H. 3T R Computers 12-1:20

CSOV 101VC Intro to Sullivan, J. 5M W Cultural 5-7:05 Sovereignty

CSOV 120PG Reclaiming Our Almoujuela 5M W History 12-2:05 CSOV 320PG Impacts of Almoujuela 5T R Colonization 5-7:05

CSOV 335PG Social Justice: Selam, P. 5M W Defense of 5-7:05 Our Homeland

HMDV 110PG Intro to Successful Fuller, A. 4T R Learning 12-1:25

MATH 98/99PG Int. Algebra Hsia, J. 5M W 12:10-2:15

NASD 101PGU Conversational McGrady 3M W NA Lang. I 5:15-6:25

NASD 102PGU Conversational McGrady 3M W NA Lang. II 5:15-6:25

NASD 103PGU Conversational McGrady 3M W NA Lang. III 5:15-6:25

POLS 350PG Native Govt. Swift, F. 5M W & Politics 5-7:05

For more information on any of these classes or how to enroll, please visit www.nwic.edu.

Terrance Sabbas, with the Indigenous Edu-cation Department in the Marysville School District, and Deyamonta Diaz, with Tulalip Education, have chosen 7th grader, Anthony Najera, from the Port Gamble Sklallam tribe, as the representative of All Middle Schools Student of the Month.

Anthony has shown exceptional growth as a student and attributes it to his love for bas-ketball in which maintaining good grades is a must to play.

Keep up the good work Anthony and Dee still wants his rematch for 1 on 1.

Anthony Najera Chosen as All Middle Schools Student of the Month

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CensusContinued from page 3Redistricting is something that unscrupulous political players have used to restructure voting districts in order to dilute opposition voters and ensure that the ballot measures and candidates that they prefer are passed or elected. It is very important that we prevent this from hap-pening. The tribes need to be able to have their wishes heard within the districts that they occupy, and redistricting diminishes the capacity for us to do so. Deb Lekanoff, proud Alaskan Native and Washington State Representative for the 40th District, was there to confirm this information and answer questions for those present. She is asking that every Native in Washington make sure to complete the census, so that we can establish our presence and distribution and preserve districts.

The other reason that many feel a complete count is crucial is be-cause of the effect the count has on the funding that the tribes receive. This was best captured, perhaps, by Bill Anoatubby, Governor of the Chickasaw Nation, when he recently said:

“An accurate counting of Native Americans is particularly important because of the government-to-government relationship tribes have with the federal government. The federal government has treaty re-sponsibilities to provide education, health care, housing and other services to Native Americans. Therefore, an accurate count of people from each Native American Nation or Tribe is essential in outlining the details of those responsibilities… By participating, we speak for the generations of native people that preceded us and for those yet to come.”

This is indeed the case, as much of the funding that we receive is based on the numbers and information gathered in the census. PGST is lo-cated in an area that historically has been considered hard to count due to low participation.

We need to resolve this and ensure that everyone is counted because for every person counted, the Tribe receives ~$3,000 per year and the State receives ~$1,900 per year. This means that for every thousand people not reported, the Tribe would lose $3,000,000 per year and the State would lose $1,900,000 per year. Imagine all the services that would be lost as a result of such undercounting. Imagine how many more services we could have provided over the past ten years if we had received all of the funding that the Treaty obligates the federal govern-ment to provide to us. The information gathered in the 2020 Census will be used for a full ten years, so the more accurate we can make that information, the more readily we can receive the funding that we are owed under our Treaty, and the better we can provide for the needs of the community.

How do we ensure the information is accurate?In our area, a postcard is mailed to each household early in 2020, ask-ing us to go on-line and answer the ten questions in the census. Actu-ally, there may be an eleventh question about citizenship, but as of this writing the Supreme Court has not yet ruled on whether or not that question will be allowed to remain on the 2020 Census.

Keep in mind that if you respond on-line, then you are done – you will not receive any phone calls and census information gatherers, called enumerators, will not show up knocking on your door. This is not the case for those who use a post office box as the mailing address.

For those with a POB, a visit to the physical address is unavoidable.

Remember that we are legally obligated to answer the census questions and to best serve the community when doing so we need to: 1. Make sure that if we have a Native adult in the household, we list

them first on the form, so that the household is recognized as an AI/AN household.

2. Make sure to use the correct spelling of the name of the Tribe. Ours is listed as Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, but if you leave out the apostrophe or omit the word tribe, it will still process correctly.

3. Report all children, no matter how young. If an infant is not re-ported, then the Tribe does not receive funding for that child until after the next census, in 2030.

4. If you have income derived from work that is protected by treaty rights, such as hunting and fishing, do not report it. We are not re-quired to report treaty rights income and doing so reduces the funds that we qualify for and receive.

5. If you have more than one residence, be sure to list the one that is on the reservation.

One of the best ways to help us achieve a complete count is to become one of the counters. Being an enumerator is considered a temporary position and therefore does not affect food or housing benefits. We have received written waivers from the federal agencies administering those benefit programs confirming this. If you would like to apply and would like to have those waivers before doing so, feel free to contact the PGST Grants Department to request that those be emailed to you. Many of the positions allow one to work from home and the pay ranges from $13-25.50 per hour.

Finally, some food for thought and discussion for those who live in a home that could list more than one tribe with which they are affiliated: Take time to discuss this and decide in advance which tribe you wish your household to be counted toward.

Some smaller tribes have lost their status as federally recognized because no person responded to the census and listed themselves as affiliated with it. If the Tribe doesn’t have any members then in the eyes of the federal government, it no longer exists.

Let’s be counted!

Kingston, Washingtonwww.thepointcasinoandhotel.com(360) 297-0070

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Around The Rez Opportunities and announcements for the S'Klallam Community

Tribal Council Elections: Monday, July 8

There are three positions up for election: Chairman, Councilperson II and Council-person III. Letters of Intent from the can-didates who submitted them appear in this issue.

Please vote, remind others, and help those Tribal members in our community who need a little extra help getting to the polls!

Gliding Eagle Survey: Enter for a Chance to Win a $50 Shell Card

The Gliding Eagle Marketplace wants to hear from you!

They are currently conducting an online survey to provide feedback to help improve their service and provide their customers with the best possible customer experience. The survey takes about five minutes to complete and every participant who com-pletes the survey in full will be entered to

win a $50 Shell gift card. Five cards will be awarded.

To complete the survey, please visit www.glidingeaglemarket.com.

Now Accepting: Nominations for Ted

George Legacy AwardThe Ted George Legacy Award was created to recognize enrolled Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribal members who dedicate themselves to any and all of the following: perpetuating tribal sovereignty, advancing the education of Native Peoples, preserving culture, pro-tecting treaty rights, and/or helping unify Native people across the nation.

Nomination forms are now available. To submit a nomination, please contact Kelly Sullivan at [email protected] or Tawny De-Coteau at [email protected]. Nomination forms must be complete and submitted no later than August 31, 2019. The 2019 Award recipient will be announced at the Fall Gen-eral Council meeting, which is slated for Sat-urday, October 5.

Have a message for the digital signs?

If you have a message, congratulations, or birthday wish you would like to announce, put it on the digital sign on the hill. Messages are displayed on a first-come-first-served ba-sis.

Send your message to Sharon Purser at 360-297-6257 or [email protected].

Our Hands Are UP!Our Hands are Up to all of our Tribal and community members who have worked so hard this past year to achieve their educa-tional goals.

Congratulations to all of our graduates!

And to those of you still in school: Keep going! You're worth it!

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Vacancy Announcement – Position #5

Letters of interest are now being accepted to fill a Northwest Indian College Board of Trustees position. This position has a three-year term beginning January 2019. Board members shall be a recognized member of a participating Northwest Indian Tribe and shall be selected for their qualities of industry, responsibility, honesty, integrity, and judgment. One position shall be reserved for a member of the Lummi Indian Business Council, so long as the individual is in office. A majority of the voting Northwest Indian College members will be recognized members of the Lummi Nation. Board members shall have no contractual, employment, or financial conflict of interest in the College. The Board meets on the first Wednesday of each month and in special sessions as needed. The College provides partial reimbursement for expenses incurred when conducting college business. QUALIFICATIONS – All appointed members of the Board of Trustees must meet the following qualifications:

a) Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of appointment; and b) Must not be an employee of the College; and c) Must not have a conflict of interest arising from any Lummi Nation, state or federal law regarding his

or her appointment; and d) Must not have been convicted of a felony within five (5) years preceding the date of appointment; and e) Must have a sober lifestyle, refraining from the excessive or inappropriate use of alcohol and abstain

from all illegal drug use. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES – Northwest Indian College Board of Trustees is the governing body and shall be responsible for the operation and management of the College. The College offers post-secondary educational opportunities, including vocational, academic, adult, continuing, cultural, recreational and in-service education leading to appropriate certificates and degrees for the Lummi Nation, as well as other participating Northwest Indian communities. The College will be responsible for providing management for the enterprise, funding for the enterprise, and for seeing that it operates in a sound, economic and educational manner. The College shall establish overall operating policies for the enterprise and shall enforce strict adherence to such policies, as well as their charter. TERM OF OFFICE – The term of office of each Board shall be three (3) years, provided that Board members shall be appointed to positions with terms staggered as follows: The term of office of the LIBC member shall be one year with that member’s term as appointed by LIBC no later than March 1. All new members of the Board (other than the LIBC member) shall have three (3) year terms. APPLICATION PROCESS – Interested individuals please submit a current resume, a letter of interest that states your qualifications, and a letter of recommendation from an unrelated community member. This can be dropped off at LIBC Human Resources Department, 2565 Kwina Road, Bellingham, WA 98226; phone 360.312.3023 or Fax 360.380.6991; or scanned and emailed to [email protected].

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A Happy Birthday to You!Celebrating your special day in the month of JUNE!

June 1Dakota AikmanGertrude BjorklundEthan BrandtCarrie CallihooByse LababitCody Taylor

June 2Christopher NajeraDestiny OliverJustin Whisler

June 3Kaylee Oliver

June 4Dean FultonRandee FultonAden JohnsonGus Makris Jr.Melissa StewartMia StrodeConnie Vereggee

June 5Zackariah AndersonMelody BidtahAlan FultonJohn LundMary OliverDoreen Purser

June 6Gene JonesShawn Jones

June 7Sandra CrumpTatyanna DolemanDwayne HooperMaximus Moran

June 8Dayna BenefieldJames Mabe

June 9Sandra Nystrom

June 10Chaz FrenchMeadow RogersConsuelo StrawDillion TownsendJune 11Kelsey PatrickAiyana Turrieta

June 12Loretta McMillanPerry MeyerDonald PurserJustin Reynolds

June 13Jean MarvelSonya RedbirdLori FisherTaylor FrankBarry FultonThelma LawrenceLevi TillmanFaith SullivanCecil WionMartina Wion

June 14April BassettStacy CallihooJacob McGovern

June 15Tyler ChadwickKaden EdwardsBarbara KnoxJayden Laducer-NaclerioJordan Laducer-NaclerioCharity Tyson

June 16Chevonne DeCoteauKatamia IvesPenny PurserLoral Wellman

June 17Kaoni AikmanAngela BeckBert Fundak

June 18Ilahna AlarconWendy Olson

June 19Samuel HudsonKayla LaubAnalee McDonaldLaura PriceTimothy Sampson

June 20Talon DeCoteauBrenda JacobsLateesha Sawyer-LucasTerrence Seachord Jr

June 22Robert HortonKahlia KelliherCelia Whisler

June 23Clara JonesPaul LachnerRachel Smart

June 24Elsie JonesKaylire SchrellIyanna Sheehy

June 25Angel IvesMichael Patrick

June 26Louella AbrahamsonCharlene HadnotDonald JonesTracy MontgomeryAmy PlankenhornShyla PurerJonathan SmartJeromy SullivanTherron SullivanJames Trevathan

June 27Olivia BidtahJessica McElroyWambleesk Nilluka-ValandraJadyn Reynolds

June 28Ronald CharlesJonathan Landers

June 29Stephanie DahlbergAkiah EllenwoodBenjamin Jackson IIIJessica JamesStonechild Moran

June 30Brittany BennettDennis JonesLindsey QuinnettMelissa Shelden

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COMMUNITY NEWS — With the month of June comes Summer Learning at the Library. After reading ten hours, adults may earn a carabiner mug and youth may earn a book. By learning something new and sharing notes about it, you can enter our drawing for one of three grand prizes: Discover Nature Pack, Discover Photography Pack, or Discover Science (choice of Point Defiance Zoo membership or Pacific Science Center membership). Reading one hundred hours this summer could win you a t-shirt. Prizes will be while supplies last.

Our newest library staff person is Andrea Ashworth. She writes, “I'm very excited to have joined the Little Boston team last month! I'm from the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe and I was born and raised on my reservation. Ever since I was a little girl I've loved books and wanted to work in a library! I've come to this library since I can remember, even when it was in the old building. I have two sons at home, and I am engaged. I like to spend my free time rereading the Harry Potter series, hiking or cooking.”

• Rain Gardens: Nature Conservation at Home: June 4, 10:30-11:30 am. Learn how rain gardens help manage storm water while positively impacting our environment. Resource planners will discuss installing your own rain garden and will provide helpful information to guide you during the process. In partnership with Kitsap

Conservation District.

• Book Group: June 5, 1:00-2:00 pm. “The Road to Little Dribbling” by Bill Bryson

• Crafternoon: June 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2:30-3:30 pm. Bring your craft projects or try one of ours. Discover our extensive craft book collection and find inspiration for your next project. All skill levels and interests are welcome.

• Family STEM: June 27, 2:00-3:00 pm. Bring the whole family to explore a different Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math with hands-on activities.

For updated information about classes, events, and new hours, check our

website krl.org or call us at 360-297-2670.

See you at the library!

CHECK IT OUT AT YOUR LITTLE BOSTON LIBRARYby Tomi Whalen, Branch Manager, Little Boston Library

Jumping Jackpot Drawings & TournEvent Slot Tournaments in June

In June, The Point continues its Semi-Final TournEvent of Champi-ons slot tournaments on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. Cele-brate Father’s Day with us on Sunday, June 16th with our special $750 TournEvent of Champions Tourney Brunch and $500 Cash Drawings from 3 to 6pm for men. The slot tournaments continue into August when a champion will be crowned to win $1,000 cash and a trip to Las Vegas to compete in the National TournEvent of Champions.

The June Jumping Jackpot Cash Giveaways begin on Tuesday, June 4th and are held every Tuesday in June as well as Fridays on June 14th, 21st, and 28th. Wildcard Club members can enter to win cash and the $2,500 jackpot that grows by $1,500 if not won each day of the draw-ings. Club members can enter every day of the drawings.

Entertainment for June in The Event Center includes our country trib-utes to: Garth Guy – The Ultimate Garth Brooks Tribute on June 1st at 8pm. Then on June 8th the Country Artist Tribute Show with tributes to Eric Church and Jason Aldean. Vegas Country—a show featuring tribute acts to Shania Twain and Tim McGraw—returns to The Point on Saturday, June 15. Also, in June our outdoor Summer

Sounds shows continue every Friday and Saturday out on the Ronald G. Charles Spindle Whorl Courtyard. An outdoor BBQ, Bar and mu-sic will be available from 6 to 9pm thru Labor Day Weekend.

In The Boom Room, enjoy DJs and live music in June featuring sev-eral great bands. On June 1st is Sons of Nashville. June 14th The In Crowd; June 21 and 22 Dueling Pianos; and on June 29th tributes to AC/DC with Soul Stripper and Led Zeppelin with Led Zeppman.

In the Little Boston Bistro, the Wine Dinner Series continues on the second Tuesday of every month. In June, the dinner will be on Tues-day, June 11th featuring Meadowcroft Winery. The dinner is $55 per person and features a 4-course dinner paired with five wines. A special wine dinner will be held on Tuesday, June 25th featuring wines from New Zealand. The Little Boston Bistro is open for dinner daily begin-ning at 4pm.

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Tribal Council Finance

Tribal Council

NKHS, Ever-green, & NWIC Graduations

Kingston High School Graduation

Graduation Cere-mony at The Point

Events Center

Middle School Sum-mer School Starts

Father's Day

First Day of Summer