Page 3 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - December, 2018

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ELDERS

Gifts made

with love

Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel hosted the
2018 Elders Bazaar in the Events Center on
Saturday, Dec. 1. The room was packed with
vendors selling while customers browsed
items for sale.
For most,
sss the annual
event offers an
THANK YOU opportunity
to purchase
Thank you elders, Christmas gifts
vendors and for loved ones.
customers for coming The enormous
out to the annual variety of items
Elders Bazaar. We host means it’s the
the bazaar on the first perfect place This year’s Elders Bazaar featured handcrafted items for seasonal shopping.
Saturday of December to complete
every year. Hope to holiday bazaar to shop for Christmas gifts for the raffled off later in the day. Vendors also
see you next year! shopping for past decade. And the same goes for vendors. donated items to enhance opportunities to
– From the Elders the whole Some of them have set up shop and made a win a prize.
Committee family. little extra cash before the holidays for years. Elder April Reynolds said raffle tickets
The Elders For other vendors, this year was the first time sold fairly steadily throughout the day. She
Bazaar attracts selling their handmade goods at the bazaar. had a great time visiting with cousins and
vendors with The experience isn’t just about buying old friends while making new ones.
an impressive variety of craftwork. It helps and selling arts and crafts; it also is about As the day drew to a close and raffle
give back to local artists and independent the stories and meaning behind crafts. winners’ names were announced over the
business owners in the region. Shoppers One perk of attending the event was that loudspeaker, people made it over to claim
are excited to purchase authentic Native customers were able to place a special order their prize. They were seen smiling and
American handmade items. for beadwork after an item was sold out. visiting as they walked to their vehicle with
A few customers have frequented the Many elders donated items that were gifts they purchased or won that day.

Chehalis elders share Christmas dinner

Great Wolf Lodge invited Dozens of
Chehalis tribal elders to a special Chehalis
holiday dinner on Dec. 12. The tribal
room was decorated in perfect elders were
Christmas style, setting the tone treated to
for the evening gathering. Elders an early
and their guests shared a festive Christmas
meal together. dinner at
More than 70 elders Great Wolf
shared stories of the past and Lodge on
discussed holiday plans at the Dec. 12.
heartwarming event. The yearly
Great Wolf Lodge General December
Manager Nadine Miracle and her event is
staff introduced themselves to a great
the elders. The staff recognized chance
Chehalis tribal member Helen for elders
Sanders for reaching the age of 91 to take a
in December with a birthday gift. break from
Merry Christmas and Happy the hustle
New Year! and bustle.