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JUNE 1, 2016
Tribal Council Vice
Chair and Tribal Elder
Jack Gifen Jr. removes
a hook from a trout
that Tribal Elder
Marion Mercier, left,
caught during the
Elder Fishing Trip at
Hebo Lake in Hebo
on Thursday, May
12. About 20 people
went on the trip and
about just as many
ish were caught. The
Tribe’s Fish & Wildlife
Committee organizes
the trip for the Elders
twice a year.
Hooked on ishing
Tribal Elder Cherie Butler
strings dentalium as she makes
a necklace during the Elder
Fishing Trip at Hebo Lake in Hebo.
Tribal Council member Jon A.
George brought necklace making
supplies for anyone who wanted
to make necklaces.
Tribal Elder Nancy Norton works
on removing a hook from a trout
she caught, as Tribal Elder John
Lillard watches.
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
Bike Rodeo II
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Robert Haller is itted for a helmet by Tribal 477/Vocational
Rehabilitation Program Administrative Assistant Kalene Contreras
during the Bike Rodeo held at the Tribal Community Center on
Wednesday, May 25. In addition to helmet itting, there were bike
safety inspections, a skills course and four bicycles were raled of.
Ninety people attended the event organized by the Tribe’s Social
Services Department.