Inchelium Senior Meal
site
Our Inchelium Senior meal site had a wonderful turn out for
our Christmas dinner celebration, on December 22nd, 2005. We
ended up having around 60 people here at the meal site and 15
home delivered meals. We would like to thank everyone that
gave us gifts and Christmas cards, we really appreciated them.
Thank you to all that came and had a fun time. The Inchelium
seniors had alot of door prizes and the winner were, Margaret
Belgarde, Jim Stensgar, Pete Holford, Doug Seymour, Luella
John, Myrtle Noffsker, Harry Jo Watt, Father Bob and Donna
Stensgar. Congratulations to all of you that had won a prize.
We would also like to thank the Ole Time Fiddlers for playing
music for us on our holidays and celebrations. Here are the
following band members; Myrtle Noffsker, Carl Putnam, Clell
Toulou, Ed Desautel, Butch Lemery, John Haynes, Delno Hunt and
Jenny Edgren. You guys did a great job! Thank you for your
entertainment. We would also like to thank Carl and Luella
John for dancing to about every song. You two are great
dancers! We would like to thank the Inchelium senior meal site
advisory board and the attendees for getting the celebration
organized. We had a lot of compliments on our hard work we
really appreciate hearing them. Thank you. Thank you to Ione
Hunter for helping cut up all the pies and getting them ready
to serve, thanks for the extra hand. We would also like to
thank our Inchelium Council men; D.R. Michel and Virgil
Seymour for joining us not just for the holidays but for
coming and visiting with us every month. We are really
thankful that you have the time to come to the meal site. And
thank you for the awesome Wall Clock! It was a wonderful gift
for the meal site. We just wanted to let everyone know that we
are so thankful for the Inchelium community and how we all
work together to accomplish something so special. Thank you to
everyone that helped in anyway for our Christmas Celebration!
From the Inchelium Senior meals site cooks; Sarah Finley,
Jessie Swan, Sis Signor and also Handyman/Van Driver; Doug
Seymour and crew.
Inchelium Senior Meal site Information:
Open Monday-Friday
7:30 am- 3:30 pm
Lunch served
Monday-Thursday @ Noon
Breakfast only served on
Friday @ 9:30 am
Ages 55 and older Free
Ages under 55 $4.00
Ages 18 and under $2.00
Any questions contact: Jessie Swan or Sarah Finley 722-7074
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Keller Community Center
News
We would like to recognize the following persons for
volunteering their time, energy, and resources during the
Keller Community meetings. These community meetings are
designed to provide community solutions to perceived problems
effecting both tribal and non-tribal citizens of their
communities.
The community meetings are always the second Saturday of each
month at 1:00 p.m. The following people have donated, worked
and served their community by hunting and drying traditional
deer meat. The deer meat is dried the Friday before the
community meeting, and then handed out to community members
after the monthly topics of discussions.
1. Jack Ferguson – Tribal member volunteer hunter
2. Willie Coleman – Keller Community Center employee, tribal
member, volunteer hunter
3. Arlan Herman – Employment and Training worker, tribal
member, volunteer to dry meat
4. Mike Nee – Volunteer to dry meat
5. Eric Ferguson – Tribal member, volunteer to dry meat, hunt,
wood cutter, etc.
6. Paul Pearson – Tribal member, volunteer to dry meat, hunt,
wood cutter, etc.
7. James McGinnis – Tribal member, volunteer to dry meat.
We would like to extend extra thanks to Jack Ferguson for
making sure everything runs smoothly each month with the
hunting, drying, wood cutting, etc.
The following women of the Keller Community have also worked
hard in the kitchen preparing the food each month and we would
like to recognize them.
1. Robin Peoples – Tribal member, volunteer cook, organizer of
monthly dinner.
2. Fran Neal – Tribal member, volunteer cook.
3. Lila McGinnis – Tribal member, volunteer cook.
4. Juanita Tonasket – Tribal member, volunteer cook.
5. Hazel Foster – Volunteer cook.
6. Lodi Kent – Volunteer cook.
7. Dianne Tonasket – Cleanup volunteer.
8. Charlotte St. Peter – Tribal member, volunteer cook.
9. Alyssa Neal – Tribal member, volunteer youth cook (11 yrs
old).
10. Heather Hooper and Gloria from the Connections program,
volunteer cooks.
11. Toni Seyler – Tribal member, volunteer cook.
We would also like to extend our thanks to Keller council
member Lee Adolph for helping the Keller Community Center
obtain our new van! The kids and staff appreciate your help.
We also would like to thank Joe Peone and the Fish and
Wildlife program for timely response in request for game
permits.
The Keller Community Center would like to thank and recognize
the following community members who donated their time and
energy for “Safe Kids night out” on December 31, 2005. There
were a total of 45 kids who came to the Keller Community
Center!
1. Teri Covington – Tribal member, San Poil Logging, volunteer
cook.
2. Joyce Makua – Community member, volunteer cook, chaperone.
3. Cheryl Richmond – Tribal member, volunteer cook, chaperone.
4. Brian Nissen – Tribal member, volunteer chaperone.
5. Jason Wellings – Community member, volunteer cook.
6. Arlan Herman – Tribal member, X-Box tournament organizer,
Keller Community Center staff.
7. Derek and Farrah Vargas, youth tribal members, cooks and
chaperones.
8. Dustin Covington – Tribal member youth.
We would like to extend extra special recognition to the TANF
program for supplying the X-Boxes, food, and supplies. Also to
Brian Nissen for volunteering his time and energy on December
31, 2005.
Special thanks to Mt. Tolman Fire Center and to Dave Nee for
providing the projector and DVD player for all the kids. Teri
Covington (San Poil Logging) for all your hard work and time.
I would like to extend my appreciation to Keller Community
Staff employee Willie Coleman for all your time and hard work
while supervising (Safe Kids Night Out) and all the volunteers
who made this event a success.
Thanks,
Duane H. Gervais
Keller Community Center Director
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Convalescent Center NEWS
CTCC Residents and Staff wish everyone a HAPPY AND HEALTHY
2006!
CTCC wishes to say THANK YOU to CTEC, CCT History and Archives
Dept., Fish and Wildlife Dept., Olivia Millard, Walla-Walla
State Pen. Inmates for providing Christmas gifts for our
residents.
We want to thank everyone who bought gifts from our Tree of
Sharing and to Gary Martin for being our Santa Claus. The
residents at CTCC had a wonderful Christmas, thanks to all you
giving people.
Thank you to the local schools and churches for Christmas
Caroling at CTCC.
Thank you to James Ives, Fish and Wildlife for the Venison.
Thank you to Gary Martin for providing the Christmas trees for
our “Trees of Sharing.”
Thank you to CTCC cooks/aides for providing a great Christmas
dinner: Helen Thomas, Pearl Ness, Pat Wandler, Dominic Davis,
Curtis Manthey, Danita Adolph, Kelly Thomas and Echo Scott.
Thank you
CTCC Residents and Staff want to say thank you to Ellen Moses
for getting donations and purchasing CTCC a new 32 inch TV for
our Activity Room
CTCC will be selling and delivering “Valentine’s Day
Telegrams” on 2/14/06 for $6.00. Call Donna Marchand 634-2879
to order one.
Sally Hutton
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30-Day Public Notice
Environmental Program
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Final
Environmental Assessments (EA) for the South Nanamkin/North
San Poil Helicopter Timber Sale Project
The FONSI and EA for the South Nanamkin/North San Poil
Helicopter Timber Sale Forestry Project on the Colville Indian
Reservation are available for public comment. The project EA
evaluates forestry actions that would treat approximately
2,431 acres of inoperable ground in the San Poil Valley to
produce income for the Colville Confederated Tribes and to
address Forest Health Issues, Desired Future Conditions and
Wildland Fire Issues.
Individuals and entities that may be significantly affected or
interested in the proposed action may provide comments about
this FONSI and the accompanying EA to this office until
January 27, 2006. These comments will be considered by this
office prior to implementing the proposed action. This
opportunity to comment is not a right to appeal this FONSI or
EA; any challenge to the adequacy of this FONSI or EA must be
made, if at all, in an appeal of the decision which relies
upon this FONSI and EA. Review copy available December 28,
2005.
To receive a copy of the FONSI and EA(s) please contact Janice
Jackson at 509-634-2361 or send a request to South
Nanamkin/North San Poil EA Comments, C/O Janice Jackson,
Environmental Program Coordinator, Colville Confederated
Tribes, P.O. Box 150, Nespelem, Washington, 99155.
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Colville Tribes Children
and Family Services/Residential
Thank You!
I would like to take this
opportunity to thank everyone who participated in the Tree of
Sharing at Tribal Credit and the Christmas stocking raffle. I
would also like to thank CTEC for their annual generous
donation.
Your kindness and generosity helped make the Holiday Season
brighter for a lot of our Tribal children. Peace be with all
of you in the New Year.
Sincerely,
Daryl Toulou, Program Manager
Colville Tribes Children and Family Services/Residential
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Highway Tire
As of January 1, 2006 price changes occurred at Highway Tire.
Our hourly labor rate has increased from $40.00 per hour to
$45.00 per hour to help cover increases at Highway Tire.
Also, there will be a $2.50 tire disposal fee to cover our
cost of disposing of old tires. This fee applies to passenger
car and light truck tires. Anything larger in size will be
extra cost, for larger tires will cost more to dispose of.
These tires are the large trucks, semi, trailer, and tractor.
If customers choose not to pay this fee the tires will be
returned to the customer for their own disposal.
All other prices and fees remain the same until further notice
and are subject to change also.
Any questions can be referred to Highway Tire at 633-3802.
Thank you,
Rick Marchand, CCT Highway Tire
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Colville Tribal Museum
512 Mead Way, Coulee Dam, WA 99116
Colville Tribal Museum
will remain open Jan-Dec 2006
Jan-March hours 9-5
April-Dec hours 10-6 Daily
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