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Lucky days for the Enlightened

Six Students Attribute Five-figure lottery winnings to Ramtha School Lessons

SOURCE Ramtha School of Enlightenment, www.ramtha.com.

YELM, Wash., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — A remarkable run of Washington’s Lottery winners, all from the Yelm area, have cashed winning tickets of $10,000 or more during the past two years. The lottery champions gave credit to the Ramtha School teachings, claiming their winning numbers came to them after careful studying and discipline.

The winners include:

Patricia Everheart, $10,000 on Dec. 30, 2012

Ana Mihalcea and Laura Mooney, $10,000 on Dec. 11, 2012

Heather Singleton and Justin Wood, $10,000 on Oct. 8, 2012

Diana Hall, $12,365 casino jackpot at Red Wind Casino in Yelm on April 11, 2011

Michelle Enos, $10,000 on March 27, 2011

Heather Singleton, $10,000 on January 17, 2011

The stories from all the winners, along with official photos from the Washington Lottery, can be found at: http://www.rse-newsletter.com/category/lotto-winners/.

The Ramtha School of Enlightenment teaches students to capitalize on their natural mental abilities. According to Ramtha’s disciplines, we have direct control over how our lives play out. These lucky students attribute their winnings entirely to the techniques they mastered at RSE.

Heather Singleton is a two-time winner, with lottery jackpots cashed in January, 2011 by herself and on October 8, 2012 with her partner Justin Wood.

“Every day we participate in Remote-Viewing,” said Wood. Remote-viewing is a practice that allows students of RSE to sense events and images that have not yet occurred. Heather Singleton and Justin Wood participate in a daily joint-viewing through the website remoteviewdaily.com, and their collaboration paid off this past October when they accurately viewed the winning numbers 14, 16, 12, and 4.

“The disciplines work,” remarked Singleton, who won her first jackpot after practicing Consciousness & Energy, the teaching that the mind can achieve realities which are seemingly impossible.

“I have always been a winner,” says Patricia Everheart , who won $10,000 after practicing Create Your Day®, a technique of beginning each day by focusing on the mind and the day to come. While mentally preparing for her day, she saw “four numbers came across my brain… I said okay, I will play those numbers.” Everheart is one of many Ramtha students to have cashed in the 4-foot long check recently.

In just the past 3 months, there have been 3 student winners of the Washington lottery, and luck had nothing to do with it. Rather, they deliberately chose the winning numbers after viewing them while practicing the techniques taught at RSE.

Anna Mihalcea and Laura Mooney observed their winning numbers while on a Neighborhood Walk®, a moment of light exercise to improve awareness and general health.

“We decided to start focusing on a set of numbers and become them… mind as matter… we are the number,” said the two women, who won the $10,000 prize this past December. “We chose our numbers and observed them in the Neighborhood Walk®, forecasting our future, and we walked right into them!”

Most students won by predicting the numbers in the “Match 4” game. The students credit their training at the Ramtha School that taught them stillness and a present focus that caused the numbers to appear in their minds. The frequency of these winnings demonstrates these occurrences may have more do to with skill than luck.

About Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment

Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment (RSE) was established in 1988 by Ramtha the Enlightened One as an academy of the mind that offers retreats and workshops to participants from all over the world and from all walks of life. Using ancient wisdom and the latest discoveries in neuroscience and quantum physics, RSE teaches students how to access the extraordinary abilities of the brain to “Become a Remarkable Life®.” Ramtha’s teachings are not a religion. They offer a unique perspective from which to view the mystery of life.

Kids explore under world sea life

Christina Gahringer, Director of Education Technology educating the kids about under sea exploration. — Christina Gahringer, Director of Education Technology educates kids about undersea exploration.

By Jeannie Briones, Tulalip News staff

TULALIP, Wash. – Every Tuesday from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Tulalip Boys & Girls Club, kids ages 8-12 learn about undersea exploration. On January 9^th, the kids enjoyed an educational video called the “Return to the Titanic”, which was shown in the Club’s immersion room.

“It’s impressive to see how much the kids remember from lesson to lesson and how much they retain and get excited to come back and share what they remember. Lessons are very different; some are science experiments, art base, and games,” said Christina Gahringer, Director of Education Technology for the Tulalip Boys & Girls Club.

The movie takes place 12,500 feet below sea level and explores the Titanic, whose wreckage was discovered by Dr. Robert Ballard in 1985. Christina showed three video clips, after each clip she get kids to participate by asking questions. The video provides information on how state of the art robots, like the Hercules and Argus, work hand-in-hand, and how Hercules excavates and transmits images back from the site of the wreckage.

The Hercules is a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that maneuvers in difficult areas under sea. The ROV has the capability to take images from a high definition video camera and can lift up to 600 pounds.

The Tulalip Boys & Girls Club members participate in an interactive activity.

The Argus is also a ROV and is attached to the Hercules with a 100ft cable. Argus’s primary duty is to provide light to the Hercules. The Argus pumps 1200 watts of light at the bottom of the ocean.

The kids participated in a fun interactive activity using lines of string to demonstrate how information and images are relayed and filtered through the Hercules, Argus, and to surface ship.

For more information about Tuesday afternoon activities , please contact Christina Gahringer, Director of Education Technology at cgahringer@bgcsc.org.

Jeannie Briones: 360-716-4188; jbriones@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov

VAWA still standing

Article by Monica Brown

Sections of the 18 year old Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which was built from grassroots and Human rights efforts, were left to expire during the 112th Congress that adjourned without reauthorizing the entire VAWA. The failure of Congress to pass the updates VAWA is due to different political oppositions on sections of the Act they deem to be without need. While the Republican-sponsored House version favors the reduction of services to illegal immigrants and LGBT individuals they have also refused many revised drafts concerning tribal courts ability to prosecute non-natives after committing acts of violence on Native Americans.

In a letter to Majority leader Eric Cantor from the National Congress of Indian Americans (NCIA) stated,

“Tribal leaders viewed the draft as a construct that would bolster the ability of abusers to game the criminal justice system, the very problem we are now trying to solve. The system outlined in the proposed draft would make a dangerous system even worse.” The proposed draft requires case referral to the U.S. Attorney in order to be tried as a felony while the U.S. Attorney, which currently declines 67 percent of sexual abuse and related cases may decide to prosecute, an event that takes months, or to send the case back to Tribal courts as a misdemeanor – where the defendant can immediately remove the case back to the U.S. Attorney for a dismissal.

The VAWA would protect women and men from self governed tribal reservations who are attacked on the reservation from non-tribal member offenders. The Act would also protect immigrants and homosexuals from domestic violence. Within the Act services and programs provided are:

Federal rape shield law limits a defendant’s ability to cross-examine rape complainants about their past sexual behavior. The term also refers to a law that prohibits the publication of the identity of an alleged rape victim.
Community violence prevention programs
Protections for female victims who are evicted from their homes because of events related to domestic violence or stalking
Funding for female victim assistance services, like rape crisis centers and hotlines
Programs to meet the needs of immigrant women and women of different races or ethnicities
Programs and services for female victims with disabilities
Legal aid for female survivors of violence

The 2005 version of VAWA is still in operation but the loopholes still leave many victims without a source of refuge or protection they can rely on. As the 113^th Congress has been sworn in at the beginning of this year actions are being taken to draft a revised VAWA to be signed into place.

Proposed Road Usage Charge plan

The Washington State Transportation Commission met December 7, 2012 to review Traffic and financial reports and toll rate schedules for both the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and State Route 520. With the Toll fees bringing in a good amount of money they turn to the shrinking income from the gas tax. They discussed how to work a possible plan and budget which would introduce a Road Usage Charge (RUC) and in place of a gas tax. The RUC was proposed by the Road Usage Charge Steering Committee which is recommending a full investigation from 2013 to 2015 on how a the RUC work. The Commission’s study is assessing the feasibility of a future transition from the gas tax to a system that would charge drivers by the miles of road traveled, rather than by fuel consumption.

Native Owned company part of the New York Stock Exchange

By Monica Brown

On August 25, 2011, NativeOne became the first Native American owned trading institution of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Don Lyons and Dennis Smith are the co-founders of NativeOne. Lyons is a member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians located in Cabazon California while Smith has over 30 years experience in financial capital markets and investment advisory services and 12 years of working as a financial advisor for tribes.

NativeOne offers a unique opportunity, as their company states, “Your company simply requests their funds managers to direct a portion of their trading activity to the NativeOne Institutional Trading Desk or directly to our traders on the NY Stock Exchange. NativeOne will donate a portion of its net profits in the name of your company every quarter to these causes. This could give your company continued positive publicity in Indian Country at no additional cost to your company.”

NativeOne services include Equity and Fixed Incomes sales and trading along with offering internships. As part of their Mission statement NativeOne is aimed to level the financial playing field for all native tribes and Canadian First Nations while delivering the very best financial services to its institutional customers.

“One of the goals of the NativeOne companies is to collaborate with Tribes towards achieving greater participation in the financial services industry while promoting the economic advancement of Native American Tribes, Canadian First Nations Tribes, their members and communities” states Lyons.

While tribes don’t always have the knowledge to manage the money they will use money managers. The money managers, in buying and selling stocks, cannot make the trades themselves and will need to go through a broker-dealer. NativeOne, as a broker-dealer is able to buy and sell stocks, bonds, options or government securities for tribal money managers, if the tribal chief financial officer directs them to do so.

Early this month Oregon Health & Science University invited NativeOne to participate in their recent $126,365,000 bond underwriting.

“NativeOne’s inclusion in this underwriting is a groundbreaking achievement”, said Tiani Osborn, Managing Member of NativeOne and former Chairwoman of the Investment Committee for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. “We are paving the way for Native Americans as they assume an active and meaningful role as capital markets participants”.

Visit their website here,

http://nativeonefinancial.com/2010/

Get fit at the Tulalip Conditioning Center

Tulalip employees, tribal member Joseph Alexander and Jadah Milam are taking advantage of the conditioning center. — Tulalip Tribal members Joseph Alexander and Tulalip Tribes employee Jadah Milam are working up a sweat on the recumbent bikes.

By Jeannie Briones, Tulalip News staff

Since the opening of the Tulalip Conditioning Center five months ago, community members have taken advantage of the various exercise equipment that the center offers, including treadmills, elliptical bikes, recumbent bikes, a heavy punching bag, speed bag, dumbbells, bench press, curling bench, ab crunchers, and other devices to provide an overall well-balanced workout.

“This center provides a healthy and safe program for our community. Diabetes run within Native American communities, so my main objective is providing somewhere the community can workout for free and feel safe at the same time,” said Josh Fryberg, Youth Services Recreation.

“I am thankful to have the opportunity to workout. I have kids and can’t workout at home, so I want to take advantage of this time,” said Tulalip Tribal employee Jadah Milam.

To better ensure that folks meet their health goals, Josh encourages people to workout in pairs and set weekly obtainable goals.

The Conditioning Center is available at no charge to tribal members, tribal employees, and community members. The center is open Monday through Friday, usually from 12:00 – 4:30 p.m., but hours may vary at different times throughout the week.

The Center is located at 7730 36th NW Ave W, Tulalip, WA 98271 (across from the Tulalip Boys & Girls Club). For additional questions, please contact Josh Fryberg at 425-377-4110.

Jeannie Briones: 360-716-4188; jbriones@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov

Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe obtains sacred site

Article by Monica Brown
On Dec. 21, the 62 acres around Tamanowas Rock, including the rock itself, were purchased by the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe for $600,000. Tamanowas Rock, shaped like a pointed egg, stands more than 150 feet from the valley floor to the east of Anderson Lake State Park just south of Port Townsend.

The purchase has been added to the adjacent 22-acre property that has been owned by the tribe since the 1990’s and will be known as the Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary, “will be protected in perpetuity from development and inappropriate uses with respect to a cultural and religious Indian site,” according to the tribe’s official announcement of the purchase.

For over 10,000 years the Tamanowas rock which has been a sacred spot beginning with the Chemakuan people, now extinct. Currently a sacred location for many Salish people and would draw them in from as far north as the Lummi Nation. Tamanowas means “spirit power” in the Klallam language.

The rock was previously owned by George Heidgerkin, a developer who purchased the property in 1993 with plans for as many as 46 homes on the land surrounding the rock but was purchased by Washington State Parks in 2008 and transferred to the Jefferson Land Trust and purchased by the Tribe.

A new management plan has been developed that will allow continued but controlled public access Tribal plans include the addition of information kiosks to teach visitors of the history of the site; its cultural, religious and historic importance; and how to show respect to the land and the rock itself — including no rock climbing.

Images of the Tamanowas rock Sanctuary can be viewed here;

http://www.saveland.org/projects/land/Land_Detail.aspx?processid=59

Navajo Generating Station gains support from government agencies

Interior, Energy, EPA Commit to Cooperative Working Group to Achieve Shared Goals on Navajo Generating Station in Arizona

Release Date: 01/04/2013, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, press@epa.gov

WASHINGTON – Today the Department of the Interior, Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency released a joint statement that lays out the agencies’ shared goals for Navajo Generating Station (NGS) and energy production in the region served by NGS.

In the statement, the three agencies agree they will work together to support Arizona and tribal stakeholders in finding ways to produce “clean, affordable and reliable power, affordable and sustainable water supplies, and sustainable economic development, while minimizing negative impacts on those who currently obtain significant benefits from NGS, including tribal nations.”

In addition to identifying shared goals, the statement announces specific activities the agencies intend to take jointly to help achieve those goals. These actions include: 1) creating a long-term DOI-EPA-DOE NGS working group; 2) working with stakeholders to develop an NGS roadmap; 3) committing to complete the second phase of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s report on clean, affordable, and sustainable energy options for NGS; and 4) supporting near-term investments that align with long-term clean energy goals.

A copy of the Joint Statement is available at http://epa.gov/air/tribal/pdfs/130103_statement_ngs.pdf.

NGS is a coal-fired power plant located on the Navajo Indian reservation approximately 15 miles from the Grand Canyon and owned partially by the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation). Power from the facility is distributed to customers in Arizona, California, and Nevada. Reclamation’s share of the power is used to move water to tribal, agricultural, and municipal water users in central Arizona.

The Department of the Interior, the Department of Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency oversee other federal responsibilities or interests that relate to NGS. These include tribal trust responsibilities, protection of national parks and wilderness areas, visibility and public health protection, and clean energy development.

Marysville Little League registration open

Scott Campbell, Information Officer / VP Fastpitch Softball, Marysville Little League

Dear MLL Parents:On behalf of the Marysville Little League Board of Directors, I’d like to welcome you back to a new season. We are very excited about the upcoming season. You will be receiving more information in the next several weeks, but for now we wanted to give you information regarding registration. We are actively adding more information to our website (www.marysvillelittleleague.net) to keep you more informed. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at information@marysvillelittleleague.net.Registration for 2013 is 100% online this season. This change will allow us to save money on registration forms and ensure that your data is accurate and up to date.Please note that we will not be using Cedarcrest Middle School for registration. (See below for more details)The registration process is broken down to 3 steps.

Step 1: Verify your child lives in the Marysville Little League boundaries.

Our boundaries are similar to the Marysville School Districts boundaries… If your child attend (or should attend) a Marysville School District school, you most likely are in the boundaries.

There is an online tool that you can use: http://www.littleleaguewa.org/findyourleague

Once you have verified your address, proceed to Step 2.

Step 2: Complete the Registration Form online.

Option 1: Go to www.marysvillelittleleague.net and click the Click here to register online button.

Option 2: Attend one of four registration events. At these events, we will have computers set up for you to register your child. No more paper forms.

Sat, Jan 12, 2013 @ Marysville Library 10:30am – 3:00pm
Tue, Jan 15, 2013 @ Cedar Field (1010 Cedar Ave) 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @ Marysville Library 10:30am – 3:00pm
Thu, Jan 24, 2013 @ Cedar Field (1010 Cedar Ave) 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Notes:

Registration Fees must be paid at the time of registration.
Credit Cards will be accepted online and in-person. Cash payments are available in person only.
Checks will be accepted.
Online registration ends on 1/31/2013. Any registrations after 1/31/2013 will be assessed a $25 late fee

Step 3: Provide copies of birth certificate and 3 proofs of residency

Little League Regulations require us to verify birth certificates and 3 proofs of residency. The complete rules and types of documents can be found here: The easiest and most common types are driver’s license, car registration and insurance documents. Other easy ones are utility bills (you can use only one), bank statements, school records. Just make sure that have your address printed on it.

Very Important Note: The key is that these documents must be in effect between 2/1/2012 and 2/1/2013

Option 1: You can upload these documents online on your profile page at www.marysvillelittleleague.net.

Option 2: You can bring these documents to one of the registration events listed above, and we will scan it and upload it for you.

Stay tuned for more information. If you have any comments, questions, or concerns, please reach out to us.

Tulaip Resort Casino earns coveted 2012 Platinum Choice Award

From Thousands of Qualified Properties and Organizations, Only a Select Few are Honored

January 07, 2013, Press Release, Tulalip Resort Casino, www.tulalipresort.com

Tulalip, Washington — Tulalip Resort Casino is one of 125 hotels in North America to be awarded the ninth annual Platinum Choice Award from Smart Meetings Magazine — the industry’s premier resource for meeting professionals. This prestigious award recognizes excellence in service and amenities among meeting facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.

Out of thousands of qualified properties and organizations, only a select few received this award. Winners earn this accreditation by setting exemplary standards in numerous categories, which include ambience, amenities, breadth of resources, facility quality, guest services, meeting space, meeting packages, recreational activities, restaurant and dining facilities, staff attitude and technical support.

“I am so proud of our Tulalip family and their unwavering commitment to insure that each meeting we host is beyond compare and memorable for our guests,” said General Manager Samuel Askew. “We are honored to have been selected for this top award by the magazine’s readers and industry experts.”

The esteemed group of honorees can be found on Smart Meetings’ website, http://www.smartmeetings.com.

About Tulalip Resort Casino

Award winning Tulalip Resort Casino is the most distinctive gaming, dining, meeting, entertainment and shopping destination in Washington State. The AAA Four Diamond resort’s world class amenities have ensured its place on the Condé Nast Traveler Gold and Traveler Top 100 Resorts lists, as well as Preferred Hotel & Resorts membership. The property includes 192,000 square feet of gaming excitement; a luxury hotel featuring 370 guest rooms and suites; 30,000 square feet of premier meeting, convention and wedding space; the full-service T Spa; and 6 dining venues, including the AAA Four Diamond Tulalip Bay Restaurant. It also showcases the intimate Canoes Cabaret; a 3,000-seat amphitheater. Nearby, find the Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve, Cabela’s; and Seattle Premium Outlets, featuring more than 110 name brand retail discount shops. The Resort Casino is conveniently located between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. just off Interstate-5 at exit 200. It is an enterprise of the Tulalip Tribes. For reservations please call (866) 716-7162.