Page 1 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - April, 2019

The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, ‘People of the Sands’

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Survivor Walk / 10
Police officer sworn in / 3
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Youth make

a wild run

for treats

Families create sweet
memories at egg hunt

By Frazier Myer
The Chehalis Tribal Youth
Program held its annual Easter
Egg Hunt on April 18.
More than a thousand
eggs were spread across the
outfield of the softball field.
The types of eggs
varied from hard-
boiled to plastic
filled with treats.
Youth Program
Manager Tony The second Chehalis Tribal Elders Luncheon featured food, entertainment, family and friends.
Medina told all of
the kids that golden
eggs with tickets inside Elders gather
were scattered in the field as
well. Those who found the
special eggs went home with
Easter baskets filled with all Treasured tribal members from near and
far receive a warm welcome to luncheon
See EGG HUNT, page 7
By Frazier Myer The Chehalis Head Start 2019
graduating class, Native American
ore than 500 elders from comedian Mylo Smith, Chehalis Tribal
numerous tribes came to Elder Ray Bob and a Paul McCartney
Mcelebrate the second Chehalis Tribute band provided entertainment.
Tribal Elders Luncheon on April 25. Event organizers took a brief moment
Elders filled the event hall at Lucky to acknowledge Ray Wells, 90, from
Eagle Casino & Hotel for a day of Nisqually as the oldest male in attendance
entertainment, food and prizes. Chairman and Juanita Clark, 92, from the Cowlitz
Harry Pickernell Sr. kicked off the Tribe as the oldest female elder.
festivities with a warm welcome followed “It’s kind of hard to put in words,”
by an opening prayer by Chehalis Elder Clark said in response to the recognition.
Cindy Andy. Next up was a presentation by “I’m kind of used to being the oldest
Chehalis Tribe’s Business Committee, the
Elders Committee and tribal royalty. See LUNCHEON, page 2

The annual Easter Egg Hunt was
a hit with all ages.