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VOLUME 33, NUMBER. 6 June EditionJuly 5, 2007

Honoring Colville People of all ages!

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WHERE’S EVERYBODY AT?--Shan Birdtail heads up 10th Street in Nespelem, WA., and he won the 5K (3.1 miles) Run/Walk event held Saturday, June 16, during the Mill Pond Days. Shan’s winning time was 17:57, and he was ahead of the 2nd place winner, Brian Stanger, by 2-minutes, 15-seconds.

COMPETED IN 1A STATE MEET--Mike Stanger won a medal for taking 5th place in the 400 meter run at the 1A State Track & Field meet held at Mount Tahoma High School, Tacoma, WA., May 25-26. Mike’s time was 51.32 seconds, and he also won another medal for being a member of the 4x400 meter relay team that took 5th place with a time of 3:34.41. Mike and his Lake Roosevelt team, Coulee Dam, WA., took 12th place with a score of 22 points.

CONGRATULATIONS LAUREN!--Playing for the Lake Roosevelt Raider Team, Senior Lauren Barnaby-Barry took 3rd place at the 1A Girls Tennis-Singles Championships held May 25-26 at the Yakima Tennis Center. Lauren won her 1st two matches on Friday, May 25, and then on Saturday, she lost to Overlake Sophomore Julie Goncharanko 6-0, 6-0. In the 4th and inal round, Barnaby-Barry defeated her rival Elizabeth Rise from Cascade, Leavenworth, WA., 6-3, 6-3, in the battle for 3rd and 4th place. As far as is known, Lauren’s 3rd place inish was not only the highest ever scored by a Raider, but also by a member of the Colville Tribe! (Photo by Spirit Peoples)

SHE HELPED CURLEW WIN STATE TITLE--Senior Ky Somday helped the Curlew Softball team win their irst ever state title by beating Colton, 7-0. The game was held at the Gateway Sports Complex, Yakima, WA., on Saturday, May 26. The Curlew Cougars won over Garfield-Palouse and Touchet on Friday, May 25, to make it to the inals. (Photo by Spirit Peoples)

NESPELEM, WA., JUNE 21--On June 23, 2005, Cherie Moomaw beat Mel Tonasket 305-241 for Omak District Position #1, Chairman Joe Pakootas was beat in the Primary Election and winning the Inchelium District Position #1 was Virgil Seymour Sr who defeated former Councilman Richard A. Swan 315 to 237, and in the Keller District Position #1 Lee Adolph knocked off Incumbent John Stensgar, 87 to 80.

On June 22, 2006, in the Nespelem District Position #1 Brian J. Nissen beat Chairman Harvey Moses Jr., 383-280; D.R. Michel lost his Council seat to Douglas J. Seymour, 257-250, Inchelium District Position #1; in the

Omak District Position #2 Shirley K.

Charley also lost her seat, she was

beaten by former Councilman Ted

Bessette (1999-2001), 379-248.

Today, Elizabeth (Susie) Mason beat Incumbent Terry Finley by three

votes, 267-264 for the Inchelium

District Position #1. A recount was

held because of the 3-vote difference,

and it was oficially found that Susie had won by 3-votes. In the Inchelium

District Position #2, it was Virgil

Seymour Sr. over former Councilman

Lou Stone, 377-148.

The 2nd new Council Person was

former Councilman John Stensgar

beating Janet “JP” Pakootas, 126-54.

Incumbent Lee Adolph was defeated in the Primary Election held May 5.

In the battle for Omak District Pos i t ion #2 , Karen Condon beat Incumbent Margie Condon Hutchinson, 355-275. Karen is the 3rd new Council Person. For Omak District Position #1, Cherie C. Moomaw kept her seat on the

Council by beating Debra A. Hall, 324-307.

In the Nespelem District, Deb Louie kept his Position #1 seat by beating former Council Person Joanne Circle Leith, 316-247...and Andy C. Joseph Jr. kept his seat for Position #2 by 135 votes over John R. Dick, 352-217!!!

RECOUNT DONE FOR INCHELIUM--Inchelium was the 3rd District to have their Absentee Ballots counted on Thursday, June 21, and for Position #1 Elizabeth (Susie) Mason beat Terry Finley by three votes, 267-264. According to “Chapter 8-3 Elections”, if there is vote count difference of three (3) votes or less between Candidates, a recount is mandatory. After Inchelium, the Absentee Ballots for the Nespelem District was counted, and then a recount was held for Inchelium Position 1. Both the Poll Votes and Absentee Ballots were recounted, and the result was the same, Susie beat Terry by three (3) votes!!! BIA Superintendent Raymond Fry calls out the results of the Absentee Ballot count, which shows Terry--189 and Susie--179.

For the 3rd time there will be three new members

on the Colville Tribes Business Council

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To the Tribal Tribune Editor:

Thank you to all of the people who supported my bid for Council. The

campaign trail has been a very stressful but rewarding experience and I

look forward to working on your behalf, as well as the entire Colville tribal

membership.

Should you have any questions, concerns or suggestions, please do not

hesitate to contact me at: [email protected] or (509) 634-

2148 (this number will change in a month when I move into my new ofice but I will post the new number in a later edition of the Tribune).

Again thank you to everyone that supported me.

Karen Condon

May 5, 2007

Trip Reports: At the last Omak

District meeting, it was requested

that I report out on where I have been

lately and what have I been doing, so

here goes…

May 20-24: Affiliated Tribes

of NW Indians Conference – held

at Squaxin Island Resort. This is

the main NW conference of the

NW tribes. We will be bringing in

national agency representatives

and tribal leaders from all over.

Topics will include all the Indian

agendas, legislative and policy.

I serve ATNI as the First Vice-

President. This position puts me in a

good place to help the tribe, it gives

the tribe national recognition. When

legislatures and agency heads want

to know about the needs of tribes,

I am one of the people they rely on.

It also gives us a place at the front

of the line for federal funding of all

sorts. It also is an important forum

for keeping tribes united and strong,

it is better if we all work together to

protect and ight for tribal rights and sovereignty.

May 15-17: NCAI National

Economic Summit – held in Phoenix,

Arizona. The new Congress and the new head of the BIA, Carl Artman,

have called on this summit to set

the new agenda for tribal economic

development policy and programs.

They want to know what it is that

tribes want and to see if we can work

out some of the problems facing

Indians in business development

and in the creation of new jobs

which are badly needed, along

with housing, education, health

care, and everything else. National

leaders have asked me to be one

of the keynote speakers because

of my expertise in these areas. The

audience will include agency heads,

senate and congressional staffs,

and tribal leaders from all over the

country. To continue to grow into

the future economically, we need

to be able to work with the federal

government to ensure that policies

and legislation and appropriations

all work together to improve life.

This is a constant struggle, many in

the present Administration want to

eliminate Indian programs and they

want to eliminate tribal sovereignty

altogether. Many of our tribes’ future

projects will depend on getting strong

federal support, so this meeting could

be very critical to our future. Getting

things through Congress is very

tough. It can take ive years or more to get legislation through and into

implementation. It takes a lot of work

and a lot of effort. If we were to stay

home, virtually none of the dollars

that we get and many of the things

we take for granted would not be here

at all. Presently, our tribal budget is

at a $94 million level, with much of

this money coming from the federal

government. Keeping this stream of

money coming in each year is critical

and if it stops we will face massive

job layoffs and per capitas would

likely go down drastically, if there

were any at all. It would also halt

much of the future possible growth in

business and government. Our tribe

has a young population, with many

kids coming up. We will need a lot

more jobs and revenues in the near

future just to keep even.

May 8-12: Columbia River Issues

– Teck Cominco – Washington

DC – I will be in DC with some

of our key staff and lobbyists

meeting with congressional staffs

and representatives, the head of the

BIA – Carl Artman, the heads of the

Environmental Protection Agency,

and other key agencies on the issues

of environmental protection for the

tribe. We are currently in a major

battle to clean up the toxic wastes

that have been and continue to be

dumped into the Columbia River

by the Teck Cominco smelter in

Trail BC. This company is spending

millions of dollars in their attempts

to get out of their responsibilities.

So they have their own lobbyists and

lawyers who have been working in

DC pretty much constantly trying to

tell DC leaders that these problems

are not so bad and that they should

not be in our courts at all because

they are Canadians. So this is the

type of thing that we are up against,

extremely rich corporations who lie

and cheat, they make big donations

to try and get their way, they pull no

stops to get their way. So far we have

been winning, but it is like David vs.

Goliath. This case is on the verge of

going to the Supreme Court, but we

think there is a chance that they may

not listen to the case and that would

mean that we win. Our goal is to get

the river cleaned up.

May 4: Economic Treaty working

group – Portland, Oregon. Myself

and a group of about ive or six of the key economic policy leaders

in the west have been meeting

to draft an intertribal economic

treaty. You may have heard about

things like NAFTA or the European

Common market, this is similar. At

this time tribes are inconsistent in

their commercial laws and courts.

If tribes uniformly adopted Uniform

Commercial Codes and codes for

chartering corporations, and if they

ix their constitutions, and generally upgrade their governments, this

would encourage more investment

and trade on Indian reservations.

Many of the things that need to be

done have already been done here

on Colville. This is the first time

anything like this has ever been done

at an intertribal level. We also hope

to set up new inancial markets for things such as tribal stock exchanges,

intertribal loan funds and many other

things, but first things first. This

project will take a lot more work, but

I think the payoff could be big for the

future. I think we have only begun

to tap the potential business and job

opportunities for Indian people.

This covers May, one month. Next

month, I will be going to Anchorage,

Alaska for the National Congress of

American Indians. This is the irst time that NCAI has met up there for

quite some time now.

In between all this travel, business

at home continues at a fast pace. We

have been negotiating with the city

of Omak to iron out some problems

with the Omak Stampede. We also

played a key role in getting $4

million appropriation for the Omak

Stampede Arena.

The Wenatchee Fishing case has

been heating up again. We had a

recent court win and we are planning

a salmon season on the Icicle right

now. We hope to ish in peace, but I fear that the Yakama Nation will

be taking us to court again, but only

time will tell on that one. We can

only make sure we do our part and

manage ourselves correctly, and if

they bring us to court again, we will

be ready, we have been working

closely with our attorneys in DC to

make sure we are ready for anything

that comes up.

Council wages and budgets don’t

even make up one percent of the

tribes budgets, a large portion of

these dollars are reimbursed to the

tribe in the form of indirect costs.

Many of the managers and staff in

the tribe actually make much more

than Council right now. I don’t think

any of us ran to get rich, many of us

were making more salaries in jobs

we had before we ran for Council,

we are here to try and help the tribe.

In the last couple of years, there have

been some major successes. We won

the Wells Dam settlement after forty

years of struggle and no headway. We

took this settlement and igured out a better way to market the power and

came up with an additional million

dollars by just doing a better job than

Douglas PUD.

Our gaming compact has proven

to be one of the best compacts

in the entire US. The Spokanes

received a lot of press lately for

their compact, but if you read it, they

copied ours word for word. Many of

the tribes in the State are going back

to renegotiate, they want Colville

compact provisions.

Chairman Cawston and I, and

PSIS spent several years lobbying

for the Paschal Sherman Indian

School; we were successful in getting

a $19 million school which is the

Voters of the Omak District,

Thank those of you that chose to vote and support my re-election. In

working for the membership this irst term I have been able to begin projects that should beneit the whole reservation. It is my irm conviction that by updating our bio-generators at CIPV we will bring much needed dollars to

the tribal treasury through the sale of green energy on the power market. This

will enable us to develop needed health programs for all those in need of

care. We need to become as independent as we can as a Nation because the

federal government is cutting services to us every way they can.

It is once again time to set the budget for the coming year. Your council

must balance the budget and set goals and objectives for the next ive years. We cannot continue to take from our reserves year after year.

My travel the last 3 months has been for American Indian Health Care,

Indian Child Welfare, Columbia River Initiative and bio-generation for a

total of $3901.92. I also attended a two day inancial budgeting seminar that was a complete waste of my time and your dollars. I irmly believe that we should bring training to the reservation and do an evaluation of training that

is being offered by others. I have stayed well within my travel budget and

will continue to do so in my next term of ofice.Once again, thank you, those of you that voted. I welcome any questions

or concerns from all membership.

My ofice phone # is 509-634-2215 – Home 509-826-4618—E-mail [email protected].

Sincerely,

Cherie Moomaw

Moomaw Update By Cherie Moomaw

Condon Report By Karen Condon

Indian Country By Michael E. Marchand

most beautiful school in the whole

country. This after everyone told us

it would be impossible because new

construction was frozen and no new schools were to be built. Colville did

not take no for an answer and we

were successful.

We are just about done with the

third clinic project, after completing

Inchelium and Keller; we are ready

to start up in the Nespelem Clinic.

We have been working on an Omak

Clinic, studies look favorable, but the

national budget scene is a nightmare,

with the war deicit and uncaring Administration, but we will work on

this until we get it hopefully.

The mills in Omak are up and

running after what could have been

a disastrous ire. The tribe actually renegotiated all of its insurance

coverages and completed them about

a month before the ire happened at CIPV. We were well covered and the

work crews got the mill in operation

in an amazingly short time. These two mills provide a payroll of over

$12 million, and most of it goes to

an over 80% Colville tribal member

workforce.

Many people have argued for

shutting down these mills over the

years, but I think that is crazy. This would mean that we would lose the

annual $12 million payroll and all

the jobs it creates. It also means that

we would have no outlets for our

timber and would be at the mercy

of outside non-Indian mills and I

could guarantee you that they are not

worried about our future welfare. The

mills also pay us millions of dollars

in stumpage each year.

New management in CTEC and

the construction company have

turned things around for the better,

after some tough years, and things are

looking up. We recently approved the

largest inance package in the history of the tribe with Key Bank. This

will fund a badly needed new casino

in the Omak District. Hopefully, it

won’t be too long before we replace

all the tribal casinos. No other tribe

in the country has a compact that

even comes close to the one we

negotiated.

So there are some good things,

but I know that there are still many

problems. We still have massive

pover ty and unemployment .

Education levels are still low. Trafic fatalities among our young are high.

Suicide rates are high. Alcoholism and

substance abuse are major problems.

The federal government wants to

back out of its trust responsibilities

and this will be one of the major

ights on our hands.We have three major court cases

looming over us right now; they

include the Wenatchee Fishing Case,

the Arrow Lakes case, and the trust

accounting case versus the US. These

are major cases and we have to be

ready, we cannot afford to lose, and

it’s not just about the money, it’s

about our sovereign rights and the

rights of our future generations.

There are literally hundreds of

more issues and it would take a lot

more pages to report to you, but I

hope this gives you a glimpse of what

is going on.

June 5, 2007

Teck Cominco Case: This case is

reaching a critical point right now.

Teck Cominco is a smelter located

just north of the border on the

Columbia River. Smelters basically

take unrefined minerals like gold

and silver and other metallic ores

and melt them down to purify the

metals. But the process creates a lot

of waste products, many of which are

poisonous and toxic to all life. This

smelter has been in business for over

a hundred years.

They basically had a big pipe

coming out of their plant which

dumped all this poisonous waste

called slag into the Columbia River.

Thousands of tons were dumped and

this has been carried down to our side

of the border where it sits today.

The US has a law commonly

referred to as the Superfund law,

which is intended to deal with big

messes like this and to force the

polluters to clean up the messes

that they created. This is basically

the case. Teck Cominco argues

that US law does not apply to them

since they are in Canada. They say

that only Canadian law applies to

them and they say that they are in

full compliance with the Canadian

laws.

The laws contain provisions

allowing US citizens to ile lawsuits to force the EPA to apply its laws.

In this case, the citizens are former Chairman Joe Pakootas and former

Natural Resources Chairman D.R.

Michel, who are listed on the legal

papers. The tribe is supporting

the case, paying for the attorneys

and legal fees and we also provide

technical support from our own

environmental staffs. The tribe has

been winning in the courts.

Teck Cominco has requested the

US Supreme Court to step in and

overrule the lower courts decisions.

This matter is under review right

now and we are waiting to see what

happens.

In the meantime, we have been

meeting with the various federal

agencies such as Environmental

Protection Agency, Department of

Justice, Senator Cantwell and Senator

Murray and with our congressional

people.

The Upper Columbia is the

homeland to the Arrow Lakes people,

whose territory extended from the

Kettle Falls area up to the Revelstoke

areas in British Columbia. Arrow

Lake’s ancestors have lived in the

areas for thousands and thousands

of years and our ancestors are

still buried in these lands. It is the

Council’s position that it is a sacred

duty of the tribe to protect the river

and do what we can to clean it up for

future generations.

Teck Cominco is a very wealthy

company; they made about $1.4

billion last year and they are using all

the inluence that money can buy to get their way and weasel out of their

obligations. They lobby everyone

they can catch in Washington DC

and they do everything they can to

win over the local people and they

are trying to scare everyone into

supporting them and they want people

to believe they are nice people. But

the reality is that they are no friends

to anyone, they are poisoning the

earth just to make themselves rich,

that is the bottom line.

Wenatchee Fisheries Case: As

I am writing this, our Wenatchee

descendants are fishing at Icicle

down at Leavenworth. While this is

good and I know many people have

been praying for the chance to ish there, the case is not close to being

inished yet.While we strongly believe that we

have the right to ish there, this matter is still pending in the court system and

the Yakama Nation believes strongly

that it is in the right also. I won’t get

into all the details right now, but the

case has a long history and there have

been many obstacles and many years

of struggle to get back to the point

where our Wenatchee people have

been allowed to ish at all.While we have the right to ish

at the moment, there is no question

about the Yakama Nation’s intent

to do whatever they can to stop the

Colville Tribes from ever fishing

down there and this matter is not

settled. We have our staffs and

attorneys doing everything possible

to protect this ishing right and we believe we are ready to respond to

whatever problems come up. In the

meantime, I hope whomever wants to

ish is ishing down there now.State/Tribal Cooperative Fisheries

Agreement: On June 5, 2007,

representatives from the Governor’s

office met with our Council in

Chambers at Nespelem and signed

a cooperative agreement to protect

and enhance our isheries. For many years the tribe has met the state in

the court systems, so it was good

to see that we were both able to

negotiate and come to an agreement

on managing a critical resource like

our isheries.As a side note, Governor Gregoire

has been very helpful and supportive

in our legal battle versus the Teck

Cominco Smelter that is polluting

our waters and isheries in the upper Columbia River. This support has

been very important, this Governor

is highly respected nationally and

she has a lot of inluence due to her experience and lifelong commitment

toward bettering this region.

Randi Lynne Elizabeth PalmerLRHS Senior 2007

Daughter of (Red) and Val Palmer, Granddaughter of the late Shirley & Harold Palmer, Gene Matt, Sue Matt, Louie Pichette.

Congratulations and we are very proud of you!

Randi will be attending SFCC in the fall of 2007.

Recipient of: Fraternal Order of Eagles Scholarship, Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship, Careers that Work Scholarship, Total: $2000.00

Anthony Matthew MattOmak High School Senior 2007

Congratulations Anthony! We are very proud of you!Love your Auntie Sugar, Kaliana, Randi,

Shane, Ryne, Devan, Janelle.

Justin Brett MarcellayJustin Brett Marcellay is a Colville Tribal

member, the son of Maureen Marcellay and

grandson of Morris and Katherine Marcellay,

of Brewster, Washington. Justin will start

college this fall quarter at Clark College in

Vancouver, Washington.

Emma NoyesEmma Noyes, daughter of Steve, Tribal

Artist and Maren Noyes, Educator (Omak) is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation and graduated from Omak High school in 2004. Emma was honored at the University of Washington by receiving the Robert T. and Nancy J. Knight Scholarship. This year Emma was also awarded the Morris K. Udall Foundation Scholarship posted on a banner in the center of Red Square and the Bonderman Travel Fellowship through which she will spend the next year traveling solo around the world. Emma is a junior, double-majoring in anthropology and public health. Both her current studies and her future career are focused on reducing health disparities and other social injustices experienced by Native Americans/Alaska Natives/Indigenous peoples. Emma has continued her active leadership on the First Nations Student Advisory Committee. After completing her BA at the University of Washington she plans to also obtain a masters degree in public health and later pursue a PhD.

Congratulations Krystina Felix2007 Okanogan H.S. Graduate

Damian McCartney 2007 State Golf We are very proud of you Son! Love

Mom, your Dad Mike & Lyndsey

Damian McCartney 2007 Graduate from Wilbur High School

Very proud of you son!! Love Mom, Your Dad Mike and

Lyndsey

Kayce Palmer-Ankney We want to congratulate you on your

Gates Full ride Scholarship to Gonzaga University. We are so proud of you and we all love you. You did a great job in school and keep reaching for the stars.

Lots of love Mom, Dad, Loren, Garrett, Daryle Rae, Hunter.

Jake William WarrenClass of 2007

Inchelium High SchoolInchelium, WA

Congratulations Jake for all your hard work and determination!

Jake will be attending college this fall to obtain his 2-year transferable A.A.S. then will continue his higher education at either WSU or U of I with an emphasis in Forestry. During high school Jake maintained honor roll status, participated in GEAR-UP and became a national honor society member while participating in Football, Basketball, Track and Baseball.

Jake, we wish you the best and are so proud of you!

Love You Much, Mom and all your “Peeps”

Cary Rosenbaum IICary Rosenbaum II, a senior at Eastern

Washington University, received irst place in Sports Features at the Society of Professional Journalists– Inland Northwest Chapter’s annual banquet. He is majoring in journalism and has been a staff writer and online editor for EWU’s student newspaper, The Easterner, for the past 1.5 years.

There were 21 categories of award for college journalism, of which EWU received seven of the 53 awards at the banquet. Other area colleges competing were: Whitworth, Gonzaga, WSU and North Idaho. There were also many categories of awards presented to daily newspapers and television news programs in the Inland Empire region.

Earlier this spring, the entire staff of The Easterner traveled to Portland, OR., to receive a irst place award for weekly newspapers’ Best in Show by the Associated Collegiate Press.

Rosenbaum II, a tribal member from Inchelium, has been promoted to sports editor for the 2007-08 school year. If you’re interested in reading his features or other stories about what’s going on at EWU, check out www.easterneronline.com.

Zach HunterZach Hunter, son of Dave Hunter and

Laura Zacherlee Hunter of Blanchard, ID,

completed high school with a 3.5 GPA. He

was home schooled for 3 years, and attended

a private Christian school. Zach played

sports for Priest River Lamanna High School

in Priest River, ID.

Zach’s achievements include:

1 year junior varsity basketball

1 year junior varsity wrestling

2 years varsity wrestling

2 1/2 years junior varsity football (received

the most improved defensive player of the

year)

1 1/2 years varsity football (In his senior

year Zach he received the all state varsity

defensive player of the year for the Inter

Mountain League of North Idaho.

Zach is an avid hunter and isherman and plans to attend Spokane Community College

in the fall majoring in automotive.

He is a G-R-E-A-T big brother to

Cheyanne!

We are very proud of you, son. Keep up

the good work and remember with God in

your life anything is possible. We all love

you very much--

Love,

Mom, Dad, Cheyanne, and Baby.


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Eric AndrewsCongratulations Eric Andrews

Graduate from Omak High “2007”

We are proud of you.

Good luck in your future.

Love, Mom, Dad, & gramps, Auntie

Karen & family

Alana Best, Graduate from Okanogan, Class of 2007

Plans to attend Gonzaga University. “Be true to yourself” always.Love, Mom, Lewis, David, Baby Duane,

Dad & family

Garret Elsberg, 18 years, Kartar Valley

Omak Graduate, June 9, 2007Son of Jim & Fawn Swan & Jamie

Elsberg,

CCT member, Grandparents, Sam &

Margie Hutchinson.

Garret received an athlete scholarship to

play football for Sacramento City College.

Congratulations, we are so proud of you.

Your family

Michael Stanger Nicholas StangerGraduated from Lake Roosevelt High School, June 2, 2007

Parents: Robert and Teen Stanger of Nespelem, WAOur appreciations go out to Verna and Arnold, Val Palmer and Juanita Reyes for opening

your homes to us. Big Pat Morin for all the stories you have shared with us. Little Pat Morin for all the hours worked on our truck. Bev Abrahamson for the time she took out of her day to help us fundraise by selling tickets and football cards. Sam Ankney, Toni Ankney and Tim Palmer for the many, many hours of basketball practice. Sue Dickey, Cindy Jackson, and Laura McClure the Loop Loop volunteers and the many weekends taking us to Loop Loop for Skiing and Snowboarding.

Our uncle and aunties from our dad’s family, Brian, Misty, Toni and Kacey for those times you stepped in to watch over us when our parents were too busy working.

On our mom’s side of the family, our uncle Edward Hanway, who took us swimming, camping and to rodeos every summer. Catherine Hanway, who was there for every special occasion and Lori Ann Cayou who was there at every pow-wow and for those times they stepped in to watch over us when our parents were too busy working.

Last, but not forgotten, our grandparents. Butch and Kim for the time you could spend with us. Grandpa Sam and Grandma Leona for the many, many days and nights you’ve spent with us teaching us everything that you could, showing us what life is about and to making it count. Our Grandma Lottie, who has been there every minute of our lives for every sporting and school event. No matter what was going on our Grandma Lottie was there for us and we deeply appreciate this.

Michael StangerNick Stanger

Congratulations to Angela Mae Iukes!A 2007 Graduate of

Lake Roosevelt High School. We are very proud of the accomplishments

that you have achieved this far in life.Love you lots, Grandma & Grandpa,

Mom & Kenny, sisters Annessa & Kyona & brother Kyle


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Paschal Sherman Indian Preschool 2006-2007Front row: Kai Holder, Maylin Bent, Raymond Woodward & Garrett Allen.Back row: Kylee McDonald, Mya Moses & Simarah Tom.Pictured Top Right Corner: Daisy Allen & Richie St. Peter.

Paschal Sherman Indian Preschool 2006-2007Front Row: Sebastian Brooks, Samantha Carden; kneeling, Vertis Campbell, Laela

Jameson & Daniel Pakootas.Back row: Shawnee Palmer, Mia Arlee, Garrett Taylor, Colton Myrick, Serayla Bent &

Sadey Clark.

Starting roughly mid to late March, pollens start blowing off of local trees, followed by the blooming of grasses from early summer through mid-September, and weeds into October. Combine these air-borne irritants with the wind, dust, and smoke that we have in our region, and it is no surprise that a large percentage of the population of

Colville Indian Reservation suffers from environmental allergies. Approximately 20 percent of people of all ages nationwide are affected by allergies in this way, but just observing our own population, we have a signiicantly higher rate of folks affected by allergies who seek treatment at the Colville Indian Health Clinic, likely because of the combination of all of these factors in a relatively harsh climate.

People who have a family history of allergies, as well as people with asthma or eczema, are much more likely to develop allergies and the allergic symptoms. Diagnosing allergies can be especially tricky because these symptoms are nearly identical with those of the common cold, which is caused by a virus and as such will not be “cured” with either allergy medications or antibiotics. How can you tell the difference? A common cold will improve within 5-7 days and completely resolve itself or turn into a bacterial infection, whereas with allergies the symptoms can persist for weeks and months at a time without worsening but with little if any improvement. The good news is that the same over-the-counter medications can help treat the symptoms in both allergies and “colds”.

WHAT ARE ALLERGIES? Allergies usually cause inlammation of

the inside of our noses, which in turn causes us to sneeze, have an itchy nose as well as itchy or burning eyes, congestion and runny nose, and the resulting drip down the back of the throat that is really our sinuses draining. These symptoms can cause sinus pain and headache as well. The draining down the back of our throats may also cause us to cough.

The irritating substance, for example tree pollens, to which you have an allergy is called an allergen. Allergens are considered “foreign bodies” or “invaders” by our own body, and the symptoms that you have from your allergies are actually your bodies defense against these allergens. These symptoms range from the nasal, eye and throat symptoms discussed above, to mouth breathing and frequent awakening, that leads to feeling tired during the day.

HOW DO I CONTROL MY ALLERGY SYMPTOMS?

In most people, allergy symptoms can be controlled by first avoiding the thing

Rebecca L. Johnson2007 Graduate of Belford High School

High School Diploma, GPA: 3.19, Distinction: Calculus IAward of Excellence: General High School

Cory R. ChristmanLake Roosevelt High School and

Davenport High School

Congratulations to our Beautiful Daughter

Juanita Arrieta-Trevino6th Grade Graduate

PSIS 2007

Congratulations Emilia Anjelina VerduzcoHeadstart - Omak - 2007Love, Grandma & Grandpa, All your Aunty’s & Uncle’s

We Love You & Are Very Proud!

Congratulations toJuan Victor Chavez &

Derrick CharleyYou inished another year.

We are proud of you!Love, Victoria & Jesse Chavez

and All Your Family

that is triggering your allergic response (for example, if it’s smoke, ask smokers not to smoke in your home, do not have any kind of ires in the home and avoid areas where there are known potential dangers (for example going outside in Omak last summer during the major forest ire). If your allergies are to dust mites, animal dander, or indoor molds, you can take speciic actions to rid your house of these allergens by getting rid of the offending substance itself (and yes, that may mean the family cat! Cat’s are one of the most HYPERALLERGENIC creatures on earth!) Air ilters can help to clean the air but are not effective for dust mites.

Medications address the symptoms, but cannot cure your allergies. Over-the-counter medications are increasing in variety and availability, and the providers at the IHS clinic can help you by recommending what seems to work well. Usually these cold and allergy formulas, cough medicines, antihistamines and saline nasal sprays are designed to provide relief from the symptoms you suffer. Prescription medications available at our pharmacies in both Omak and Nespelem include steroid nasal sprays that help to shrink the swelling in the nasal passages, antihistamines to relieve the itching, medications that are used in allergic

asthma (that is asthma triggered by allergic

reactions), and immunotherapy.

WHAT ARE ALLERGY SHOTS?

Immunotherapy is a big word for

allergy shots. Allergy shots act to reduce

your sensitivity to certain substances, by

injecting you with small amounts of the

offending substance. They are not effective

for all allergies, but are available for the most

common, including molds, pet dander, some

pollens, stinging insects, and dust mites.

Initial testing must be done by allergists,

and in most cases this is not considered a

“Priority 1” for the purposes of coverage

through CHS. However, once the allergist

makes a recommendation as to the treatment

of your allergies, our clinic at Nespelem is

able to administer the weekly to monthly

injections. Although there is some debate

that the testing, regular monthly visits, and

cost of the shots may not be worth the cost

for the given result, nonetheless many people

ind real relief from these shots.

Seasonal Allergies by Dr. Suzanne Gnaegy, Colville Indian Health Center

The awards come from the Top

Ten Films in America Festival

in Virginia, April 22nd. You

can learn more about the film

at the production company’s

site: Foxhall Films, http://www.

foxhallilms.com. The ilm also won Best Comedy

at the Buffalo Niagra Film Festival

in New York on March 31.

The winners are: Audrey Rose

Seymour, Best Actress; Joseph

Heldman, Best Supporting

Actor; Nick Erb, Best Supporting

Actor.

Rain In The Mountains is

about Eric Smallhouse, a Native

American man who, thanks to the

words of a spirit he encounters

when taking a new road home,

believes it is his destiny to lead

his people back to the old ways.

The only problem is that Eric

was raised off the reservation and

doesn’t know the old ways. But

he’s not the kind of guy who will

let that stop him.

Against his wife Lindsay’s

objections, he drags his 12-year-

old son, Todd, on a quest to reclaim

the past. Failing miserably and

Three Colville Tribal Members

recently won awards for their

roles in the Native American

Comedy: Rain in the Mountains.

Audrey Seymour as Lindsay Smallhouse

Nick Erb as Todd Smallhouse & Steve Pierre as Eric Smallhouse

learning the hard way that things

weren’t any easier back before

the white man brought electricity,

Eric soon begins to think that

the modern world with all of its

modern conveniences is the real

enemy.

With help from the spirit who

told him his destiny, Eric makes

plans to strike back at modern

convenience, but his antics soon

leave him on the run from the

U.S. Government.

Congratulations! Cubby Desautel

We are so very proud of you. Keep up the good work.

Grand Marshall – Mill Pond Days ’07. Most Achieved & Improved Student of the Year 2007, Coulee Dam Middle School.

Love, Carlie, Winfred, nieces & nephew

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FOR SALE

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Ofice Number (509) 634-2266Fax Number (509) 634-4617

FOR SALE. $35,000 irm. Great starter or rental home. Small three bedroom home with partial garage. Drive by at 312 S. Williams, Elmer City. Call (509) 633-3210 to see. Shown by appointment only.

HOME- FOR SALE

Coulee Dam; 611 Spruce St.List: 135,000.00

Contact Henry Hix (509) 633-35193 Bedroom, 1 ½ bath, separate

dinning area, kitchen and living room, covered back patio. Newer appliances; Refrigerator, double oven range with ceramic top, dishwasher. Separate laundry/pantry. House is on a foundation, well insulated, 2 pane windows. Ready for a wood stove if you want to put one in. 2 car garage with a small room in the back, fully insulated. Chain linked fence around the back yard. Plus separate fenced area for pets. The property runs between Spruce Street and Central Drive.

POW WOW DANCE REGALIA

I am taking a small limited order for pow wow dance regalia. Please get a hold of me ASAP and offer me your ideas.

Cash or trade are welcome. i can help you create a nice dance regalia for you or your child in time for the upcoming pow wow season.

For more info contactDan [email protected]

WANTED 5 TO 20 ACRES

Tribal member looking to buy 5 to 20 acres on reservation. Phone 775-8810

or 322-3787.

HOUSE FOR SALE

3 bedroom, 1 laundry room, 1 bath, 1 car garage. Yucca Street, Coulee Dam, $68,000. Phone Steve @ 633-2297.

COMMUNITY NEWS

In the Children’s Court of the Colville Confederated Tribes

Notice and Summons No. MI-2007-27018

In Re the Welfare of A.W., et.al., Minor children.

To: Norman SammaripaYou are hereby given notice that an

Adjudication Hearing pursuant to the Colville Tribal Code will be held at the Agency Campus, Nespelem, WA on the 12th days of Sept., 2007 at 9:00 AM. The sole purpose of this hearing will be to determine if the above-named minors should remain Minors-In-Need-Of-Care.

You are hereby summoned to appear at this hearing. Failure to appear may result in an Order of Default against you.

Dated this 1st day of June, 2007. Chad Marchand, Deputy Prosecuting

Attorney

(TT--1 of 2)

New Royalty CrownedWe would like to announce our

2007-2008 sunlower royalty.Sunlower Princess-Rosa Spotted

Elk & Sunlower Brave-Christopher Smith

Little Sunflower Brave-Joseph Smith & Little Miss Sunflower-Azure Belgarde

We want to thank our royalty in advance for the ine way they will represent our school at many public functions throughout the year.

Bike WinnersCongratulations to Danielle

Batten and Lydia Harris. They are the spring semester winners of the reading contest. This contest rewards the two students in grades irst through sixth who have done the most reading hours outside of the regular school day.

Two bikes were generously donated by the Okanogan chapter of Masons. The girls were presented with their prizes at the end of the year assembly in front of the whole school. We greatly appreciate the support to our students provided by the Masons.

Degree Earned!We wan t t o cong ra tu l a t e

Debbie Simpson for inishing her Superintendent Certiication Program through Seattle Paciic University’s Executive Leadership branch. For the past two years, Ms. Simpson has been traveling to Seattle to attend classes as she worked toward this credential.

The program “prepares district-level educational leaders to apply their knowledge, skills, attitudes, and abilities to make a positive difference in school districts.” These goals are achieved through faculty-student interactions, course work, and guided ield experiences.

Five years ago, Ms. Simpson was asked to be the acting Superintendent. She has provided excellent service to the staff and students and quality job leadership to our school board. She has taken these classes on top of being a full-time administrator. The school staff of Paschal Sherman appreciates your hard work and congratulates you on your latest academic achievement Ms. Simpson!

Paschal Sherman

Indian School would like to congratulate our former students who

graduated this spring:

Omak Graduates:Eric Andrews, Michael Bowling,

Dale Fry, Cassie Andrew, Camille Condon, Craig Phillips, Garret E l sbe rg , Zack Ar thu r, E r in Abrahamson, Wambli Spotted-Elk, Frank Carden and Bryce Zacherle

Okanogan Graduates:Alana Best and Krystina FelixWe apologize if we missed any

former students who graduated this spring.

Free Meal Policy Statement

The Nespelem School announces the sponsorship of the Simplified Summer Food Program for Children. Meals will be made available at no charge to attending children under 19 years of age. All meals are available without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call toll free (866) 632-9992 (voice) or (202) 401-0216 (TDD). The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Meals will be provided at the site(s) listed below at the following times:

Nespelem School, 11:30 – 12:00; Fish and Wildlife, 11:15 – 11:35; Colleen’s Day Care, 11:15 – 11:45; Old HUD’s, 11:20 – 11:50.

The Nespelem Senior Advisory Board would like to thank everyone who helped make

the ‘Elders Dinner’ on May 18 such a big success.Thanks to businesses from Nespelem, Belvedere, Grand

Coulee and Coulee Dam who donated items for the rafles and door prizes. This also includes community individuals and the Business Council.

We really appreciate Ranae Hawley from CTEC for decorating the gym with the balloons. Big thanks to Dave Kirk and his crew for all the work that they did. This was the largest crowd that honored us with their attendance.

Thank you,Nespelem Senior Advisory Board,

Sharon Redthunder, Lorretta Moses, Lucetta Desautel, Donna Moomaw

Upcoming Events:Wednesday, August 22nd

CPR Training

Thursday, August 23rd Beneits Training (optional)

Friday August 24th Staff First Day

Monday, August 27thFirst Day of the

2007-2008 School YearCome Join Us!

Applications available now.

TRIBAL VOICES

Letters to the Editor are published at the discretion of the Editor, as

space permits. No letter which contains defamatory or malicious state-

ments will be published. Any letter which contains questionable mate-

rial will be sent to the Ofice of Reservation Attorney for legal review. All letters must contain the writer’s signature, address, and telephone number (if available). Letters NOT signed will not be published.

Letters are limited to 450 words. Letters exceeding 450 words may be published if space allows and the Editor so chooses. The Editor reserves the right to edit any letter for content, clarity, and length.

Views and opinions expressed in Letters to the Editor, complimentary

or critical, are those of the writer of the letter. They are not endorsed by the Tribal Tribune staff, Tribal Administration, Tribal Business Council, or the Colville Confederated Tribes’ membership as a whole.

Letters To The Editor

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Wellpinit

Alliance

Program

THANK

YOU!I would like to express my heartfelt

gratitude to all the people who tried to

make the Wellpinit Alliance Program

a success during my involvement the

past two years.

I want to thank CFS and TANF

for their co-operation and support. I

would also like to thank the staff and

administration at Paschal Sherman

Indian School, particularly Pat

Quintasket, for all their help during

the year the program was located in

their school.

I would also like to take this

time to thank the Nespelem School

District staff and administration

who have been very supportive over

this past year. Special recognition

needs to be acknowledged for the

help and support received from Bill

Higgins, Sue Palmer, Marci Flores

and Virginia Lezard.

Without the help of these people

my position would have been dificult at best. Thank you all, I’ll miss

working with you.

Sincerely,

Jeff LorzWellpinit Alliance Instructor

To the low life thief who

would rather steal other

people’s thingsTribal Editor,On May 23, 2007, my daughter Brenda reported to the Keller Transfer

Station where she’s worked for a number of years. To her surprise her little frig was gone and a DVD player; yet there was no sign of a break in – windows and doors were intact.

This is to the low life thief who would rather steal other people’s things than buy his (her) own.

You thief – how did you get into the locked shack? According to Mr. Marchand – only Dorothy and Brenda had keys to the shack. Yet you entered without damage to door or windows. Where did you steal a key from? You had to take the frig somewhere, did you tell your family or friends you stole Brenda’s frig or were you desperate for a ix and traded it to one of the drug dealers?

If that’s what you done, I hope the drug dealer reads this letter and knows it’s a stolen frig. Ha! Ha! thief. The DVD is not good, it’s out of order. You stole it for nothing. Serves you right.

Suzanne JamesKeller

COULEE DAM, WASH. JUNE 11, 2007 – The Colville Tribal Enterprise Corporation (CTEC) Board of Directors recently held its election of oficers for the upcoming year. Board member Gary George, Chief Operating Oficer at Wildhorse Resort & Casino, was recently elected Chairman of the Board and President of CTEC. Gary will assume oversight of CTEC in place of former Chairman and President, Brian Clark who continues to serve on the Board as Secretary of the Corporation. Brian currently manages the Roads Department for the Colville Tribes. John MacClain, General Manager for Cherokee Casinos in Tahlequah and Fort Gibson, Oklahoma was elected Vice-Chairman. Andy Pooler, Senior Vice-President of Operations for Pan American Silver and Norris Palmanteer, Human Resource Manager for Intel Corporation will continue to serve as members of the

COULEE DAM, WASH. JUNE 18, 2007 – All human resource staff throughout Colville Tribal Enterprise Corporation (CTEC) recently completed HR training from Timber Products Manufacturer (TPM). Each staff member successfully passed their test and received their certiicates on May 15, 2007.

The t ra ining involved s ix sessions: 1. Employees Rights Laws ;2. Harassment in the Workplace; 3. Recruitment, Selection and I n t e r v i e w i n g P r a c t i c e s ; 4 . Performance Management; 5. Compensation and Benefits; 6. Employee and Labor Relations.

Director of human resource services for TPM, Kevin Proctor, has worked with CTEC staff since 1998. “I thought everyone took something away from this,” said Proctor. “The training was pretty comprehensive and people had a lot of excellent questions. The best training happens when people are engaged.”

Judy Zunie has been working in the Human Resource Department at Mill Bay Casino for over two years. She believes this training has

CTEC Board Reorganizes

board. Bruce Didesch who served as Interim CEO since October, 2005, will resume his previous role as Corporate Counsel. The CTEC Board will continue its search for a CEO candidate.

CTEC was founded in 1984 and has become the largest, most diverse employer in north central Washington. The company currently manages 14 enterprises that include

gaming, recreation and tourism, retail, construction and wood products. In 2006, CTEC employed 800 people, generated over $142 million in revenue and paid over $40 million in payroll.

Contact: Michelle CampobassoPublic Relations/MarketingColvi l le Tr ibal Enterpr ise

Corporation (509) 634-3220

CTEC HR Receive

Certiication

brought the HR staff closer together as a team. “I thought the classes were informative and it was training that was needed.”

CTEC Staff Attorney, Andrea George, works with HR staff throughout the corporation also took part in the training. “I think the information that was given will enable people to be more conident

in the decisions they make. The TPM trainers did a wonderful job.”

On August 1-2, performance management and sexual harassment training will be given to supervisors and managers from all entities.

Contact: Michelle CampobassoC T E C P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s /

Marketing (509) 634-3220

LEGAL NOTICES

Paschal Sherman Indian School

TREE TALK By Gary Martin


R E S O U R C E S6 TRIBAL TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2007

Daniel L. Fagerlie, Project Director, Ferry CountyMargaret Viebrock, Project Director, Dougals CountyPaige Patrick, Family & Consumer SciencePhil Linden, 4-H Challenge CoordinatorChristine Buckminster, Ofice ManagerSheilah Kennedy, AG, Natural Resources

Linda McLean, 4-H Youth Development Educator

PHONE: (509) 634-2304FAX: (509) 634-2353

EMAIL: [email protected]. Box 111, Nespelem, WA 99155

Cooperative Agencies: Washington State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture (special project number 93-EIRP-1-0036), Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Colville Agency BIA, and Ferry County. Cooperative Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported to your local Cooperative Extension Ofice. Daniel Fagerlie, Project Director


R E S O U R C E STHURSDAY, JULY 5, 2007 TRIBAL TRIBUNE 7

COLVILLE CONFEDERATED TRIBES2007 RESERVATION MOOSE HUNT

APPLICATION FORM

WHO MAY APPLY:Any enrolled Colville Tribal Member who is 16 years of age or

older by the closing date of permit applications.

HOW TO APPLY:Print a copy of the application off of the Colville Tribal Website or

pick up a copy at the Inchelium, Omak, or Nespelem CCT Fish and Wildlife ofices.

Applications will only be accepted on oficial Reservation Moose Hunt application forms. Forms must be completely illed out to be valid. Please, ONLY one application per person during any calendar year. Submitting more than one application shall disqualify the applicant from the drawing.

WHEN TO APPLY:Applications must be post marked no later than July 25th, 2007 or

received at the Nespelem Tribal Fish and Wildlife Ofice no later than 4:00 p.m. on July 25th, 2007.

WHERE TO APPLY:Send or bring your completed application form to:Colville Confederated TribesFish & Wildlife DepartmentP.O. Box 150, Nespelem, WA. 99155

NOTE: Persons who were successful in drawing a Reservation Moose permit in the

2006 season are not eligible to apply for another Reservation Moose permit until the

2009 season. Successful 2007 applicants will not be eligible until 2010.

COLVILLE CONFEDERATED TRIBES2007 HELLSGATE GAME RESERVE ARCHERY ONLY ELK HUNT

September 1 – October 15, 2007APPLICATION FORM





Applications will only be accepted on oficial Hellsgate Game Reserve Archery Only Elk application forms. Forms must be completely illed out to be valid. Please, ONLY one application per person during any calendar year. Submitting more than one application shall disqualify the applicant from the drawing.




NOTE: Persons who were successful in drawing a Hellsgate Game Reserve Archery

Only Elk permit in the 2006 season are not eligible to apply for another Hellsgate Game

Reserve Archery Only Elk permit until the 2009 season. Successful 2007 applicants will

not be eligible until 2010.

COLVILLE CONFEDERATED TRIBES2007 NORTH HALF (MT. HULL) BIGHORN SHEEP HUNT

APPLICATION FORM





Applications will only be accepted on oficial North Half Bighorn Sheep Hunt application forms. Forms must be completely illed out to be valid. Please, ONLY one application per person during any calendar year. Submitting more than one application shall disqualify the applicant from the drawing.




NOTE: Persons who were successful in drawing a North Half Bighorn Sheep permit

in the 2006 season are not eligible to apply for another North Half Bighorn Sheep permit

until the 2009 season. Successful 2007 applicants will not be eligible until 2010.

TROUT TOTALS

PLANTED THROUGH

MID-JUNE 2007I am Gary Ives, Hatchery Manager of the Colville

Tribal Trout Hatchery which is located across the river from Bridgeport. The hatchery crew rears then plants trout into Tribal waters from April through June. We also plant ish again in the Fall from September through November.Fish size Lake or Stream # of Trout Species Totals

Sub legals N. Twin 50,785 Redband Rainbow 50,785 Legals N. Twin 10,109 Rainbow Triploids 10,109TOTAL 60,894

Sub legals S. Twin 56,674 Redband Rainbow 56,674Legals S. Twin 10,267 Rainbow Triploids 10,267TOTAL 66,941

Sub legals Buffalo 15,900 Redband Rainbow 15,900Legals Buffalo 6,186 Rainbow Triploids 6,186TOTAL 22,086

Legals Little Goose 1,500 Rainbow Triploids 1,500

Legals Rufus Woods 1,356 Rainbow Triploids 1,3563 to 5 lbs Rufus Woods 2,450 Net pen Triploids 2,450TOTAL 3,806

Legals Round Lake 4,217 Rainbow Triploids 4,217

Sub legals LaFleur Lake 14,449 Redband Rainbow 14,449Legals LaFleur Lake 2,193 Rainbow Triploids 2,193TOTAL 16,642

Legals Summit Lake 1,205 Rainbow Triploids 1,205

Sub legals Borgeau Lake 7,457 Redband Rainbow 7,457

Sub legals Omak Lake 109,806 Lahontan Cutthroat 109,806

Sub legals Mill Creek 4,507 Redband Rainbow 4,507Legals Mill Creek 137 Rainbow Triploids 137TOTAL 4,644

Sub legals North Star Creek 4,474 Redband Rainbow 4,474

Legals Nespelem River 796 Rainbow Triploids 796

Legals Lost Creek 137 Rainbow Triploids 137

Legals Hall Creek 356 Rainbow Triploids 356

Legals Stranger Creek 810 Rainbow Triploids 810

Sub legals Wilmont Creek 6,412 Redband Rainbow 6,412

Grand total planted to date on Tribal waters = 312,183

Total pounds of trout = 44,163

COLVILLE CONFEDERATED TRIBES2007 NORTH HALF (VULCAN. MTN.) BIGHORN SHEEP HUNT

APPLICATION FORM





Applications will only be accepted on oficial North Half Bighorn Sheep Hunt application forms. Forms must be completely illed out to be valid. Please, ONLY one application per person during any calendar year. Submitting more than one application shall disqualify the applicant from the drawing.



WHERE TO APPLY:Send or bring your completed application form to:Colville Confederated TribesFish & Wildlife DepartmentP.O. Box 150Nespelem, WA. 99155

NOTE: Persons who were successful in drawing a North Half Bighorn Sheep permit

in the 2006 season are not eligible to apply for another North Half Bighorn Sheep permit

until the 2009 season. Successful 2007 applicants will not be eligible until 2010.

COLVILLE CONFEDERATED TRIBES2007 NORTH HALF MOOSE HUNT

APPLICATION FORM





Applications will only be accepted on oficial North Half Moose Hunt application forms. Forms must be completely illed out to be valid. Please, ONLY one application per person during any calendar year. Submitting more than one application shall disqualify the applicant from the drawing.



WHERE TO APPLY:Send or bring your completed application form to:Colville Confederated TribesFish & Wildlife DepartmentP.O. Box 150Nespelem, WA. 99155

NOTE: Persons who were successful in drawing a North Half Moose permit in the

2006 season are not eligible to apply for another North Half Moose permit until the 2009

season. Successful 2007 applicants will not be eligible until 2010.


8 TRIBAL TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2007FAREWELLS

In this section, we wish to say farewell to our beloved Colville Tribal Members, Direct Descendants, Non-Tribal Members, Friends and send our wishes for health, happiness and faith to their families.

We welcome memorials about your loved ones and friends who have passed away, including photographs and poems if you wish.

Please send your contributions to: Tribal Tribune Memorials, P.O. Box 150, Nespelem WA 99155.

IN MEMORIAM

From the family ofJulian A. Vargas

The family of Julian A. Vargas would like to thank all those who helped us during our time of sorrow. Our father loved living on the Colville Indian Reservation and called it home. He followed his heart in 1969 when he arrived with his wife, Clara Edmond Vargas to Nespelem. Here he raised twelve (12) children, and helped raise thirty-seven (37) grandchildren and six (6) great-grandsons. Most of the grandchildren and all the great-grandsons he helped raised as a single father and grandfather after he lost his true love Clara in 1985.

The family valued the staff and those who helped us at the hospital, in preparing him for his last journey home, family and friends who assisted in preparing food for the family home, helping the family remember every little things for the services, by bringing food to the community center, helping prepare the memory cards and video, preparing the beautiful casket, the men that dug the grave, the people who sang at the rosary and funeral services, the special words that were shared during the rosary and funeral services, spending the last night with our father, friends who helped at the grave site, the ladies who helped place the lowers just right on the grave, but most of all the family would like to thank you for all the smiles, laughter, hugs and comfort you gave us. This was truly unexpected and we needed your help to get through it.

It was a treasure to see all the friends from our father’s life come to his services, the men and women that worked at Timber Stand Improvement (TSI), he loved those days, he talked fondly of the people who worked there and enjoyed every moment. We learned self-pride from our parents but especially from our father because

Casey Lewis Adrian

Four years have come and how quickly they have passed,And you being gone is still hard to grasp.Every morning I wake, I think of all those I love,But what never gets easy is missing the ones up above.No one can make a move nothing is ever completeThere’s always the question, “If he was still here, how would it be?”The happy times that go by are quickly clouded and become sad,Still haven’t igured out how to go on and for your brothers and sisters it makes me mad.I have loved my 3 boys and my 4 girls, everyone one of you, all the SAME,But I can’t stop feeling different now just when I hear your name.I know you’re here beside us in everything we do,I know I speak for all of us, that we’re still loving and missing you. By: Stacy La Von Adrian JoeRest Well Case. Love Mom, Ina, Lucilana, Clarissa, Talon, Jazz, Sam,

Grandpa, Grandma, and everyone that still carries you. Our son, brother, cousin, friend, and uncle. May 1, 1986-June 20, 2003

he modeled pride and hard work in everything he did including driving the bus for the Nespelem School. He made sure that your children and his own would arrive home safe and sound. He loved the smiles on the children’s faces and the conversation with parents who used to ride his bus when they were children. Our father loved ranching and respected all the other ranchers and cowboys in the community and he appreciated the help from others during hay or cattle branding season.

If we left anyone out, we are truly sorry but we appreciated all of our individual friends and relatives that came and supported each of us. The family would like to especially thank the Colville Business Council for their gracious gift to our father. We are very thankful for our auntie Antonia, auntie Liz and uncle Don who traveled from Oklahoma and Las Vegas to be with the family. Thanks for special guidance from our uncle Jerry Jim.

Our father’s heart is what brought him to this beautiful community that he loved so much and he truly respected all of you and we thank you for respecting him and accepting him into the community.

Forever thankful,Vincent Vargas & FamilyMichael Vargas & FamilyDiana V. Aiken & FamilyJulian G. VargasClara V. Harris & FamilyVal Vargas-Thomas & Family Angel Vargas & FamilyCecile Ralston & FamilyMary Blue Eyes & FamilyGuadalupe Vargas & FamilyMarc Vargas & FamilyJessica Vargas & Family

Julian A. Vargas, Sr.Julian A. Vargas, Sr., 78, of

Nespelem, died on Thursday, May 31, 2007, in Wenatchee, following a sudden illness.

Julian was born April 8, 1929, in Clines, Texas, to Librado Vargas and Maria Alejos Palestine. As a young boy he moved to Yakima with his family where he was raised. He worked over the years between Yakima and Nespelem, and has made Nespelem his home for the past 36 years. Julian was a bus driver for the Nespelem School District for much of that time.

Julian is survived by four sons: Vincent, Julian, Angel and Marc Vargas; seven daughters, Diana Aiken, Clara Harris, Valerie, Vargas Thomas, Mary BlueEyes, Cecilia Ralston, Lupe Vargas and Jessica Vargas; his many grandchildren; two brothers Rosendo and Juan Vargas; four sisters Rosa Salinas, Ysabel Castaneda, Guadalupe Vargas and Antonia Duranek; and an uncle Antonio Ybarra. He was preceded in death by his wife Clara Joe Edmonds Vargas, a daughter Barbara, his parents, one sister Juanita Vargas and three brothers Domingo, Libra do and Daniel Vargas.

Rosary was held on Sunday, June 3, with the funeral service on Monday, June 4. All services were held at the Nespelem Community Center.

Arrangements were entrusted to Strate Funeral Home of Grand Coulee.

Fredrick Arne Leskinen

Fredrick Arne Leskinen, 66, of Nespelem, rode his last horse in the pasture above Five Lakes Sunday, June 3, 2007. He was born October 19, 1940, in Toledo, Ohio, to Arne and Scheila (Ball) Leskinen.

Fred was one of the most likeable people you’d ever meet. He never met a stranger and treated everyone equal and fair. He’d do anything for anyone.

He grew up in Chicago and Minnesota. If he told you something it was most likely because he

experienced it at least once before. He was a hard worker and could do just about anything, again experience.

Fred was most proud of being a life-time member of the Masonic Lodge and was also a member of the Jockey Club and Quarter Horse Association.

He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Colleen at their home in Nespelem; daughters Pete Palmer (Eddy Cohen), Nespelem and Louie Floyd of Spokane; one son Jordan at home. He also leaves at home a grandson, Shawn Ankney, and granddaughter Bailey Ankney, whom he raised; daughters Kim Leskinen of Wenatchee and Kami Gaskell of Minnesota. He is also survived by a large extended family.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a son.

Services were held Friday June 8, at 10 a.m. at the Leskinen “Track” on School Loop Road. Burial followed at the Nespelem Community Cemetery.

Lester Edward Herman

Lester Edward Herman, 74, a lifelong resident of Keller, died on Sunday, May 27, 2007, in Spokane. Lester was born May 4, 1933, to Sol and Sophia (Manuel) Herman in Kewa, Washington. He lived his entire life in the Keller area and was proud of his San Poil heritage. Lester spent his working years as a rancher in and around Keller.

He married Barbara MacPhail in December of 1982. Her family is of the Wenatchee area. Lester was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Keller, and a longtime member of the Tribal Council.

He is survived by his wife Barbara at their home in Keller; his daughter Leslie Herman of Spokane; his many grandchildren including Cheldon and Quannah; two brothers Fancis Herman and Chubby Martin, both of Omak, and two sisters Hazel Perkins

of Keller and Mary Louie who lives in Canada. Lester is also survived by many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two daughters and several brothers and sisters.

Rosary and wake were held June 1, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Keller. Funeral Mass was celebrated June 2, at the church.

Arrangements were entrusted to Strate Funeral Home.

Vicki ArnoldVicki Arnold, age 80, passed

away at home with family by her side on May 20, 2007. She fought a courageous seven-year battle with cancer.

Vicki was born in 1927 to Frank (Doc) and Margaret Seyler in Inchelium, WA. She was raised in Ford, WA, and then later moved to Spokane in 1952 to attend Esther’s Beauty School.

In 1954 she met and married her husband of 53 years and began raising a family. She later worked at Audubon Beauty Salon for several years. Vicki was a lifetime member of Beta Sigma Phi. She was an avid bowler who enjoyed many years of the Eagles Lodge Women’s Auxiliary league.

Preceding her death are her parents, brothers Eugene, Mickael and Ron; sisters Ilene Flett and Bernice Martin.

She is survived by her husband Bob Sr.; four children, Lynda (Watson), LaDonna (Moore), Bob Jr., and Frank (Elvis). She had 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Vicki was woman of great strength, both mentally and physically. She will be missed by family and many of her neighborhood pals, but never forgotten.

At her request, there will be no services. A memorial was held at her home on June 2. In lieu of lowers,

the family would be very grateful for donations to be made to Hospice of Spokane. Arrangements by Spokane Cremation & Burial Service.

In Loving Memory of “Donny”, Donald

Robert Smith

Born May 11, 1984, in Redmond, Washington. Passed away May 9, 2006 in Edgewood, Washington.

Survivors include parents, Dale Robert Smith and Ruth Ann Smith; brother Dennis Glen Smith; sisters Connie Diane Nesmith, Sharon Marie Stone, Karen Rane Leonhardt; grandparents James Campbell and Dorothy Campbell and numerous nieces and nephews and many friends.

I’d Like the MemoryI’d like the memory of me to be

a happy one,I’d like to leave an afterglow of

smiles when life is done.

I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways,

Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.

I’d like the tears of those who grieve to dry before the sun.

Of happy memories that I leave when life is done.

THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2007 TRIBAL TRIBUNE 9


PHOTO ALBUM

Happy 4th BirthdayLaelah Mattie Anne Pakootas

7-3-03Love, Mom, Dad, Uncle Cubby,

Sister & Brother

Happy Fathers day WinfredYou are a very good

Dad and Person.Love, Carlie, Cubby, Ravina,

Laelah & Mane

“Toones and Terry”Love and Miss you both,

Grammie

Jaelynn Frances Vallee

Conneasha Nanamkin and Jory Vallee of Grand Coulee, Washington are pleased to announce the birth of their new baby girl born on June 3, 2007 at Coulee Community Hospital. Jaelynn Frances Vallee weighed 6 pounds 7 ounces and measured 19-1/2 inches at birth.

Maternal grandparent is Melissa Dogskin of Nespelem. Paternal grandparents are Mike and Vanessa Vallee of Spokane.

Great grandparent is Melba Smith of Nespelem.

All my love to my family’s Birthday in July. As I was thinking of whose birthdays are in July…

I am a Mom, I am Auntie & a happy Grandma to my Amber (7/1). I wish you a good birthday; I pray your year is full of happiness. James (my son) & Diane (my niece) born on the same day (7/7). I wish you two a great birthday. Oh, yeah, Di has a beautiful son,

Roscoe. He will be ONE 7/25!I am just say’n Hi & I love you.

T. SamI am who I am, nothing less, nothing more.

Smile

Eddie Palmanteer, Jr.July 5, 1932

Love, all your family

Happy 1st Birthday, 6/22/06Our little Manerider Pakootas

Love, Mom, Dad, Uncle Cubby & sisters

Happy Birthday Josiphine Pakootas

Love, Aunt Carlie, Uncle Winnie & cousins

Happy 2nd Birthday Baby Ike

Love all your family

Shantana Pakootas and Ravina Pakootas

Happy Birthday Shantana RayLove, Auntie Carlie, Uncle

Winfred & cousins

Jerry JimJuly 27, 193?

Love you, Dad, your kids & grandkids & great grandson

Sandi Brooks, July 28, ??

Happy Birthday From Jerry & Rez Jims

Mildred “Rico” Shadle, July 17, ??

Happy Birthday, Love U, Omak Jims

Happy Birthday, Jennelle.Love, your family & friendsFrom, Mom, Dad, Daylon,

Rachel & Ida Sue

Happy Belated Birthday, Mark Brown, June 24, “old guy”.

Love, Brenda, Eric, Karen & family

Hey there, “Uncle Adam”,Here’s to your belated Happy Birthday, June 7th.

Love, your sister, Charlene, proud daughter of a WWII Veteran and sister of an Army Veteran

Happy Birthday in Heaven “Grandma Tillie” BearCub. You used to tease, “the whole country celebrates your birthday,

July 4th. We still do.Love and miss you, and carrying on your love of politics,

Your loving daughter, Was-Way, Charlene BearCub

Here’s to my “Desert Storm” grandsons.I love you Ray & Terry Yazzie,

“Frybread Champs”.I will always be here for you,

Love, Grammie Chuck

“The Marchand Family” Bryan, Shawnee, Germaine & Shyanne. Happy belated March 5th birthday to Shyanne, June birthdays to Shawnee, June 28th and

Germaine, June 7th.Love, Grammie Chuck

Congratulations Class of ’07 Graduate, Robert Thomas, Spokane.

Your favorite rez cousin, Charley

Happy Birthday in Heaven, son, Ronnie Dean Thomas, Jr.

July 14, 1986 – January 12, 2005.

Gone, but not forgotten, both you, and your buddy Casey.

All families and friends love and miss you both everyday.

Love always, the BearCub-Thomas extended families.

And for the family of Casey Adrian

Our beloved “Sonny”. You would be 21 on July 14th.

We’ll never stop praying for your justice. Someway, Somehow,

Someday.Love & Miss you, Dad “Big

Ron”, Mom, Charlene; sisters, Micki and Shawnee; brother,

Charley, nephews Ray, Terry & Germaine; niece, Shyanne.

Happy Birthday!Gerri and Carol

Happy BirthdayEric Andrews

July 3.Love, Mom, Dad, & gramps,

Auntie Karen & family

Happy Birthday son, John Hall, Jr., July 6.

Love, Momma, Popps & Eric

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RESERVATION NEWS10 TRIBAL TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2007

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

seeks to limit construction impact

on native ishing due to new low delectors at Chief Joseph Dam

SEATTLE, WA (JUNE 22)-- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Confederated Colville Tribes have agreed on a plan which will minimize disruptions to tribal ishing along the south bank (powerhouse side) of the Columbia River during construction of low delectors along the base of the dam’s spillway, part of the Chief Joseph Dam’s Gas Abatement Project.

When completed, the delectors will result in reduced entrainment of total dissolved gases, which are harmful to aquatic organisms including Endangered Species Act-listed species of salmon. The addition of spillway delectors was determined to be the most effective balance of gas reduction and of implementation cost.

A 110-foot area from the face of the spillway downstream, including half of the parking lot, will be closed for safety reasons once a new construction platform is built and a larger crane is brought in. During the placement of the platform and installation of the crane, and also during concrete pours, the majority of the south bank will be shut down for safety. It appears likely that closure will occur during the last week of July or the irst of August and may last as much as two weeks, ending August 11. Additional closures will occur during concrete pouring activities.

Project Manager Julie Allen notes that access for the entire fishing season will be maintained. The new platform will be constructed off-site to enable ishing access in that area until the platform is put into place. The barge and new 50-ton crane will be moved closer to the face of the spillway (within the 110-foot closure area), and once in place will be the only area restricted to ishing except for the scheduled monthly concrete pours.

Allen notes that the irst concrete pour is slated to start on July 16 and will last one week. Additional pours will take place every four weeks and last a week each, though the schedule is subject to change. Fishers should contact the project’s security staff at (509) 686-5501, Ext. 1670 for the latest status. They may also contact the Confederated Colville Tribes’

Fisheries Department at (509) 634-2113 or 2110.

According to Allen, eight parking spaces will still be accessible for use by anglers, and ishing will still be allowed in the evening and on Sunday, even during concrete pours. Portable toilets will be available to temporarily replace the existing comfort station. She expressed conidence that construction activities along the south bank will be complete by November of this year, and that the entire modiication project will be done within a year to a year and a half.

For current general information about activities at Chief Joseph Dam Locks, check the Corps of Engineers website at: http://www.nws.usace.army.mil and select “Dams and Locks” then click on “Chief Joseph Dam” from the left-hand column.

OKANOGAN, MAY 31, 2007

– Agriculture producers in Okanogan

and Ferry counties who would like to

guide federal farm programs at the

local level have a chance to do so.

The USDA Farm Service Agency is

seeking candidates for the grower-

elected County Committee election,

November 2 to December 3, 2007.

Nominations are due to the FSA

county ofice by August 1, 2007.“These federal farm programs

represent millions of dollars to our

rural economy. The local committee

is the best way to ensure the programs

it our area’s agricultural conditions as much as possible,” said Gary Breiler,

FSA County Executive Director

for Okanogan and Ferry counties.

Breiler said FSA encourages all

interested agricultural producers,

including women and growers of

different ethnic backgrounds, to seek

nomination.

The FSA County Ofice Committee is the most direct link between USDA

farm programs and local growers.

The County Committee system

helps shape nation-wide programs

into programs that work at the local

level by making decisions related to

commodity price support loans and

payments, establishing allotments,

Agency Seeks Local

Producers to Guide

Federal Farm Programsyields and marketing quotas for

some crops. FSA committees also

make eligibility determinations for

conservation programs, as well as

disaster assistance.

“The people elected to the

committee will become part of

a national network of farmers

and ranchers that have a unique

opportunity to help the future of all

local growers,” Breiler said. “This

is government at its best – locally

rooted, and bringing the resources

and expertise of the USDA together

with our customers.”

Elected County Committee

members receive an hourly wage for

their attendance and representation

at county committee meetings.

Persons interested in holding ofice as a county committee member

are encouraged to check eligibility

requirements with the local FSA

ofice. Additional information and nomination forms may be requested

from the Farm Service Agency

located in the US Department of

Agriculture Service Center at 1251 S.

2nd Ave., Room 103, Okanogan, WA

98840, 509-422-3292 for Okanogan

County or 84 E. Delaware Ave.,

Republic, WA 99166, 509-775-3390

for Ferry County.

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A REMINDER THAT IT’S ELECTION TIME--This “Vote Today” sign, located close to the campus of the Colville Indian Agency, was irst noticed when the Primary Election was held on Saturday, May 5. The sign was put up again when the General Election for a seat on the Colville Tribes Business Council was held on Saturday, June 16.

Counting of Absentee Ballots was held Thursday, June 21

IS BALLOT VALID OR INVALID--At about 10:27 that Thursday morning, Omak was the irst of the four Districts on the Colville Indian Reservation to have their Ballots counted. Election Committee Members decided whether contested Poll Votes were valid or invalid...and whether Absentee Ballots that were received with a late postmark, or no signature on the outer (White) envelopes was valid or invalid. (R to L) Niki Wippel, Election Coordinator, hands out the irst ballot to be looked at by the Election Committee Members: Gail DeLaCruz, Dorthey Zacherle, Jeanne Jerred, and Dianna R. O’Neil. At the end is Shirley Wak Wak, Election Clerk.

NUMBER 21??--Shirley Wak Wak counts out loud the number of contested Poll Votes for the Omak District. There were 24 Valid votes, and 10 Invalid votes. Mailed out were 556 Absentee Ballots and 366 were returned, and 5 were turned in at the Poll. Total number of Valid Ballots counted for the Omak District was 384 (24 Valid contested Poll Votes and 360 total Valid Absentee Ballots).

WHO TOLD THE JOKE??--(L to R/seated) Loretta Covington Pakootas, Lorna Simpson, Kathy Stensgar, and Shelly Davis enjoy a good laugh as (Top/L to R) Niki Wippel and Shirley Wak Wak hand out Absentee Ballots to members of the Election Staff.

WHO’S THE FASTEST?--After counting the outer (White) envelops and telling the Election Coordinator, Niki Wippel, how many Absentee Ballots they had...members of the Election Staff: (L to R) Elizabeth Smith, Sis Signor, Loretta Covington Pakootas, Lorna Simpson, Kathy Stensgar, and Shelly Davis open the outer (White) envelope, and remove and shufle the inner (Brown) envelope.

I’M DONE!--Kathy Stensgar opened the inner (Brown) envelopes and removed and unfolded (face down) the (Pink) Omak District Absentee Ballots. The tear-off serial numbers that are used to insure proper accountability only, were removed (upper right hand corner) prior to voting at the polls, or prior to mailing the Absentee Ballot to the voter.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS BEING COUNTED--(R to L) Theresa Bracco gave the irst Absentee Ballot for the Omak District to Dorothy Palmer, who read the names of the Candidates who received a vote, and Dorothy then handed the Ballot to Luana Gendron.

MILL POND DAYS5K Run/Walk--June 16,2007

AGE FEMALE MALE

0-8 ....................... Lashelle Bearcub ................... Jerry Palmer Jr.

9-11 ..................... Alana Epperson ..................... Josh Mills

12-14 ................... Tanessa Mills ......................... Damon Dick

15-18 ................... Teaya Epperson ..................... Shan Birdtail

19-29 ................... Megan Popielarecylc ............. Randy George

30-39 ................... Marilyn Turner ...................... Dana Cleveland

40-49 ................... B.J. Bearcub .......................... Mark Ives

50-59 ................... Pamela Sharp ......................... Adam Bearcub

60+ ...................... Constance Wilson .................. Soy Redthunder


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ASKING BID: $750.00

Offers to purchase are to be submitted to Colville Tribal Credit by August 31, 2005. Please submit bid in a sealed envelope clearly marked: “Bid Enclosed, MAZDA”. Bids can be mailed to: Colville Tribal Credit, P.O. Box 618, Nespelem,

WA 99155 or emailed to [email protected]

Tribal members interested in inancing through Colville Tribal Credit must apply for a

loan at the time they send in their bid before August 31, 2005.

CREDIT CORNER

Tribal Resource CentersI N C H E L I U M – K E L L E R – N E S P E L E M

True Auto Sales, LLC(509) 826-1980 - Cell Phone (509) 322-5356

525 Omak Avenue, Omak, WA 98841********************************************************

OUR PAST HISTORY

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Its Tribal By Virgil Seymour

Finley Report

NEW ONKOMW680 AM

“New on KOMW 680 AM on your radio dial: Weekly

- Thursdays 2:00 p.m., Music, Gospel and Testimonies.

Moses Mountain Ministry

Rev. Darryl W. Stanger

P.O. Box 3823, Omak, WA 98841, home phone, 509-826-5265, cell

phone, 509-425-8788. Call anytime to share, comment or prayer request and donations to

this ministry are welcomed.

Thank You and God Bless,Darryl W. Stanger

Hutchinson Update By Margie Hutchinson

The Eagle Review By D.R. Michel

Indian Country By Michael E. Marchand

COLVILLE COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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Nissen Report By Brian Nissen

Tip of Arrow By Douglas Seymour

In this section, we wish to say farewell to our beloved Colville Tribal Members and send our wishes for health, happiness and faith to their families.



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C o n f e d e r a t e d T r i b e s o f t h e C o l v i l l e R e s e r v a t i o n

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(Number wil l put you in contact with the main switchboard operator)

Perms • Coloring • Acrylic Nails • Highlights • Facial Waxing Pedicures • Piercing (Body) • Permanent Make Up

T’s 826-1707Theresa BestT’s THE HAIR &

NAIL SALON17 E. CENTRAL AVE., OMAK, WA

ONE OF THE ONLY TRIBALLY OWNED SHOPS IN TOWN.

Semi PermanentCOLOR SHINES

$25.00Does Not Include Cut

Color That ThinksIts A Conditioner

$25.00 Reg. $45

NON-DAMAGINGDoes Not Include Cut

Great For Kids

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