FLAG
FLEW OVER U.S. CAPITOL BUILDING—Toward the end of the Closing
Ceremony held on Friday, May 27, at St. Mary’s Mission for the
new Paschal Sherman Indian School...three Vietnam Veterans who
are on the Colville Tribes’ Business Council formed a Color
Guard to raise a flag...that flew over the U.S. Capitol
Building in Washington, D.C. The three Veterans are: (L to R)
Nespelem District Councilmen Andy Joseph Jr. and Deb
Louie...and in back of them Keller District Councilman John
Stensgar secures the lanyard on the flag pole. U.S. Senator
Maria Cantwell sent a letter congratulating the Colville
Confederated Tribes on their new Paschal Sherman Indian
School. The last paragraph of U.S. Senators’ Maria Cantwell
letter said: "Please accept this American flag, flown over the
United States Capitol Building, as a gift to the Tribe on the
opening of your new school. I wish you the best, and invite
you to contact me if I can ever be of assistance".
THE
BEGINING OF ST. MARY’S MISSION—A Closure Mass was held at the
St. Mary’s Mission Catholic Church on Thursday, May 26, and
afterwards a Closing Blessing was held for the old Paschal
Sherman Indian School Buildings. Chief Pa-toi (Unknown-1894)
stands in front of the first Log Cabin Chapel (Church) at St.
Mary’s Mission. The majority of the time that the above
picture is published in newspapers, magazines, etc., it shows
the two horses, but does not show the colt! A descendant of
Chief Pa-toi has a framed picture of the above photo that was
apparently given to Chief Pa-toi. It’s unknown how old the
framed picture is, and it contains the following three items
written in ink: “Log cabin 1888”...”(6 sister) St. M. Mission
school 1908"...and “Father DeRouge died in 1916”. Chief Pa-toi’s
wife was Felicite Timentwa (1877-Apr. 22, 1941). Felicite’s
mother was Yat-ka-nolx, and her English name was Mary Ann or
Ann Mary (1844-Nov. 1, 1918). Yat-ka-nolx was the sister of
Chief Alexander Smitaken (Smitkin), who donated part of his
land that became the grounds for St. Mary’s Mission. (Photo
was obtained from the Northwest Museum of Arts &
Culture/Eastern Washington State Historical Society, Spokane,
WA.)
WW
II VETERANS WERE RECOGNIZED—May was National Elders Month, and
an Elders Day Dinner was held on Friday, May 20, at the
Nespelem Community Center. Elders from 16 different Tribes
attended the Dinner, and a Special Tribute was paid to the
Veterans of World War II. The first Veteran to be recognized
was Norman Steele of Omak, WA., who was born on the same day
the Dinner was being held...May 20, 1926. Mr. Steele served in
the U.S. Navy for 3-1/2 years!
ON ACTIVE DUTY
SSgt.
(E-5) Joseph J. Boyd joined the U.S. Air Force in 1991, and he
has served in places such as: Travis Air Force Base in
California, Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany, Scott Air
Force Base in Illinois, Afghanistan, Russia, Siberia, and is
currently serving in Iraq. We would just like to let him know
that we sincerely appreciate the time he puts in, and the
sacrifices he makes, and has made for our Country. THANK YOU
Joey, and we love you!
From your friends and family in Inchelium
Per Capita Payment to be made on or
before August 5
NESPELEM, WA., JUNE 3—Notice for August 2005 Per Capita
Distribution:
* Checks will be distributed on or before August 5 in the
amount of $500.00
* To be eligible, tribal members must be living and/or born as
of midnight June 30.
* New applicants must submit a complete application to the
Enrollment Department by 4:00 p.m., August 1.
* Address and/or Payee changes must be in Enrollment Office by
July 11. No address changes will be accepted over the phone.
* You are required to provide two (2) pieces of I.D. in order
to cast your check at any bank. If you need a new Tribal ID
Card plan ahead to August 1.
* Cut off date for court orders is July 11. Make sure
Enrollment has a copy of new court orders.
Special Notice
Tribal members will have the opportunity to pick-up their per
capita checks during one of the following:
DATE & TIME:
Monday, August 1,
8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
DATE & TIME:
Tuesday, August 2,
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
Nespelem Community Center
Only YOU can pick up your check, no one else will be allowed
to pick up your check. Tribal ID will be required in order to
release your check. This will be strictly enforced
Reminder
No checks will be re-issued until two (2) weeks after the
distribution date. Please allow one week for the post office
to deliver before contacting the Enrollment Office to place a
stop payment on undelivered checks.
Brenda Thomas,
Enrollment Office
GOING
TO SHUT DOWN—The “Martha S” (Keller Ferry) will stop running
on Monday, June 13, for a U.S. Coast Guard inspection, and the
hull will be painted. The Coast Guard requires this inspection
to be held every five years. The Keller Ferry is scheduled to
resume its regular schedule on Saturday, June 18. The Ferry
crosses Lake Roosevelt, and provides a link between Wilbur and
Republic on State Route 21. It was in September 1949 that the
Keller Ferry first started crossing the Columbia River, and it
operates seven days a week, and 18 hours a day (6:00
a.m.-midnight).
Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation
2005 General Election
Schedule of Events
General Election
- June 17 8:00 a.m. District Election Board
Orientation
- June 18 8:00 a.m. General Election Polls
Open
- June 18 8:00 p.m. General Election Poll
Close
- June 20 10:00 a.m. CERTIFICATION of Poll
Votes
- June 23 10:00 a.m. CERTIFICATION of
Absentee Votes
- July 14 OATH OF OFFICE
General Election Polling Sites
Inchelium Sub-Agency • Keller Community Center
Nespelem Community Center • Omak Senior Meal Site
2005 General Election
CERTIFIED CANDIDATES
INCHELIUM DISTRICT
Position #1
Terry Finley
Allen Hammond
Position #2
Richard A. Swan
Virgil Seymour, Sr.
KELLER DISTRICT
Position #1
John F. Stensgar
Lee Adolph
NESPELEM DISTRICT
Position #1
Deb Louie
Lucille Pakootas
Position #2
Andrew C. Joseph, Jr
Eldon L Wilson
Joanne C. Leith
OMAK DISTRICT
Position #1
Mel Tonasket
Cherie Moomaw
Position #2
Margie Condon Hutchinson
Beverly “Bev” Condon Abrahamson
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