Page 1 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - December 2023

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

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Oakville basketball / 3 Tropical vacation Evening brings in money
January birthdays / 5 is a welcome break for valuable tribal resource
Longtime employees retire / 6
Health / 7 page 4 pages 8-9
Spirit

season
OF THE

Host of Christmas activities offer
merriment, joy to tribal members

By Frazier Myer
The Chehalis Tribe celebrated
Christmas throughout the month
of December. Multiple festive
events took place within the
tribal community to wrap up
2023 in style. The Employee Christmas Party
Christmas activities included (above), Spirit Week (left) and
Breakfast with Santa, holiday Breakfast with Santa (below)
gift wrapping, Spirit Week, a More photos were big hits in December.
staff party for tribal government on Pages 10-12
employees and the annual
Community Christmas Party for
tribal members and their families.
Activities kicked off from 8 a.m.-
noon Dec. 10 with Breakfast
with Santa. Families were invited
to Great Wolf Lodge in Grand
Mound to enjoy breakfast and
take a family photo with Santa
and Mrs. Claus.
See SEASON / page 10

MAT clinic provides a safe place to recover

Hope and Healing offers patient-focused services Wellness
Center
leaders
By Bobbie Bush personalized care. were joined
Marie Bird opened the event
Chehalis tribal elders gathered with a prayer. Elders gathered by Chehalis
to watch the dedication ceremony to witness the ribbon cutting tribal
for Hope and Healing Clinic at and were welcomed into the elders for
9 a.m. on Dec. 14 in Tumwater. building. Behavioral Health Care a ribbon-
The tribal community is taking an Coordinator Janet VanStegall and cutting
important step toward combating Wellness Center Director Denise ceremony
addiction while providing Ross held the ribbon for honored at the Hope
a welcoming environment and Healing
for healing, wellness and See CLINIC / page 2 Center.