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THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE CHEHALIS RESERVATION, ‘PEOPLE OF THE SANDS’
CHEHALIS TRIBAL
NEWSLETTER
february 2018 s HISTORY, HERITAGE AND RESOURCES AT CHEHALISTRIBE.ORG
Improving road safety The flu is still raging inside
WSDOT plans to create Protect yourself from Staff profiles / 3 Early Learning news / 8
Highway 12 roundabouts this year’s onslaught Wear Red Day / 5 Social Security help / 9
Birthdays / 10
Diabetes eye disease / 6
page 11 page 4 Power of beans / 7 Students of the Month / 12
BIG WHEELS KEEP ON ROLLIN’ AT
MONSTER JAM
Contributed by Tony Medina, children were in the youth
Manager of Youth Services program. Now I’m going
with my grandchildren. It’s
The roar of thunder and
the smell of power were in a cool event. Watching the
the air during the crowd- big trucks compete against
pleasing Monster Jam on each other is exciting! I love
Jan. 12 at the Tacoma Dome! the kids’ smiling faces as
More than 250 Chehalis they enjoy the show. It is a
community members joined once-a-year event, and we
thousands of spectators to See MONSTER, page 3
celebrate awesome monster
trucks.
Folks chowed down on
hot dogs, popcorn and cotton
candy and wore shirts and
hats featuring Monster Mutt
Dalmatian and Grave Digger.
“I started going when my
Photos by Jodie Smith
and Charlotte Lopez
Summit tackles tribal environmental health goals
Leaders gather to share throughout the state to develop
perspectives, priorities healthy tribal and urban
communities.
In early January, the Chehalis The summit focused on
Tribe hosted the first Tribal environmental health priorities
Environmental Public Health of tribes and identified strategies
Summit at Great Wolf Lodge. for building and strengthening
The two-day conference partnerships. Food safety, air
featured networking between quality, disease outbreaks and
Washington health directors, environmental change impacts
Guest speakers shared their knowledge and experiences to the Indian Health Board and
help achieve successful tribal community health plans. representatives from tribes See SUMMIT, page 2
