Page 3 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - October 2024

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ELDERS

Intrepid

group

hits the

road

Elders attend luncheon
in Coeur D’Alene that
features music, food the very beginning of the event.
and fellowship People from many Indian Nations Chehalis
Tribal Elders
were present. Umatilla, Lummi, traveled
By Bobbie Bush Warm Springs, Grand Ronde, to Idaho on
Chehalis Tribal Elders jumped Nooksack, Swinomish, Puyallup, Oct. 2 for
aboard the bus to Idaho on Oct. 2 Muckleshoot and Chehalis were the exciting
to participate in the Coeur D’Alene called in the drawings. annual
Tribe’s Elders Luncheon the Sonny Youckton was one of the luncheon.
following day. first Chehalis door prize winners.
The bus departed from the Cheryl Jones won three times.
Chehalis Reservation around Betty Tanner, Rodney Boyd and
8:45 a.m. and arrived at the hotel Allen Bush also took home prizes.
in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, around The event was filled with
5:30 p.m. ambiance thanks to music by Eric
According to Google, the trip E. He asked folks to call out years
should take about five hours and and he would respond with songs
50 minutes. Luckily, we were able that were hits from that time.
to stop for restroom breaks and Years called out included 1967,
lunch at Perkins in Ellensburg, 1968, 1972 and 1957. Renditions
Washington. of Credence Clearwater Revival,
Some of the Elders who Elvis, Crosby Stills & Nash and
traveled in their personal vehicles one song by the Impressions were
we already there when the bus played.
arrived. There were two 50/50 raffles
Registration began at 9 a.m. to benefit programs. The first
The Coeur D’Alene Tribe gifted 50/50 raffle was for the Older
Chehalis Elders cute jack-o’- Americans Program and the
lantern backpacks with snacks, second was to support the Coeur
lip gloss, a beautiful pen and mini D’Alene Youth group, which
table set. The message on the pen is raising funds to attend the
and tablet was, “Sometimes you UNITY conference.
forget you’re awesome, so this is Lunch featured roast beef, roast
your reminder.” pork, waldorf salad, macaroni and
Door prizes were drawn from cheese, green salad and mashed
potatoes with apple or pumpkin
pie for dessert. The apple pie was
delicious.
Raffle drawings continued until
about 2:30 p.m. Youth workers
volunteered to pick up debris,
offer beverages and run raffle
prizes out to the big group of
hopefuls in the audience.
A lot of laughs and fellowship
with Elders from all over the West
served to make the luncheon an
enjoyable event.