Page 1 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - June, 2019

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

TRIBAL

CHEHALIS NEWSLETTER

FIND HISTORY, HERITAGE AND RESOURCES AT CHEHALISTRIBE.ORG June 2019

Future of forests Employee of the Month inside
Land management Tribal Gaming Agency’s Focus on men’s health / 4 Head Start graduation / 7
issues topic of meeting Mike Irby recognized Become a foster parent / 4 Students of the month / 8
Oakville schools news / 9
In brief / 5
page 5 page 3 July birthdays / 6 Father’s Day fishing / 12

Grads reach big milestone

2019 GRADUATES – From left: Haken Phillips, Samuel Starr-Wright, Nathan Wittwer, Savanna Bush-Bird, Kenedy Adams, Kamryn Couillard, Matthew
Reynolds, Jakeb Hoyle and Lilia Hoheisel were congratulated on June 13 during the Senior Recognition Dinner at Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel.

Families By Frazier Myer Wittwer, Savanna Bush-Bird and
Samuel Starr-Wright, (Rochester)
mark new he Chehalis Tribe Kenedy Adams and Kamryn
K-12 program honored
adventure T its 2019 high school Couillard, (HEART) Matthew
Reynolds, (Adna) Jakeb Hoyle,
for class graduates on June 13 at the (Rainier) Hakan Phillips and
(Foothill, Calif) Lilia Hoheisel.
of 2019 Senior Recognition Dinner. The event began with the recent
Nine high school seniors gathered
as tribal for dinner with family and friends at graduates dishing up their plates
first. As everyone finished their
members Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel Event meals, the activities
Center. The graduates recognized
started with a trivia to
tackle goals that evening included these Chehalis
tribal members: (Oakville) Nathan See GRADS, page 10

Planning helps tribe grow, flourish

Department plays vital role in community’s future
Amy Loudermilk
The Chehalis Tribe’s Planning grant applications and much more. DIRECTOR OF PLANNING
Department serves the tribal Planning issues tribal business
community by developing safe licenses to all businesses and private Loudermilk has worked in
buildings and infrastructure. contractors working on tribal the Chehalis Tribe’s Planning
They provide services such trust land. The department also Department since 2006.
Amy Loudermilk was as health and safety inspections, supply permits for activities such as She started out with the tribe
promoted to Director building design, coordinating building, construction/demolition,
of Planning in 2010. surveys and assessments, writing electrical and plumbing. See PLANNING, page 2