TULALIP – The Boom City Swap Meet opened April 26, for the summer season, giving collectors, treasure seekers, and bargain hunters a chance to explore the emporium of eclectic items every Saturday and Sunday for only $1 vehicle entry fee. The swap meet will be open until mid-June, closing for a brief break for the Boom City Fireworks season, reopening in mid-July until September.
The swap meet features over 200 vendors selling wares, including a cariety of food vendors selling tasty treats where you can enjoy shaved ice, Mexican cuisine and Indian frybread among others.
This year children’s activities will include a large bouncy house and face painting.
Boom City Swap Meet is located at the Tulalip Boom City site behind the Tulalip Resort Casino and open Saturdays and Sundays, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. It is a family friendly atmosphere. For more information about the Boom City Swap Meet, please visit their website at www.boomcityswapmeet.com.
Brandi N. Montreuil: 360-913-5402; bmontreuil@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov
Tulalip TV’s Tulalip Health Watch will air this summer and will focus on health issues Native Americans face today. Photo/ Brandi N. Montreuil, Tulalip News
TULALIP, WA – Tulalip TV viewers will soon be able to watch a new informational program called “Tulalip Health Watch,” which focuses on health issues Native Americans face today.
In the program’s first episode, “Diabetes,” the disease is examined through interviews with health professionals at the Tulalip Karen I. Fryberg Health Clinic. Viewers will learn the fundamental characteristics of diabetes, along with resources available for testing, prevention, and treatment.
Diabetes affects 57 million Americans, and only 8.3 percent are diagnosed. But more shocking are the epidemic proportions of diabetes in Indian Country with 16.2 percent Native Americans and Alaska Natives diagnosed.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Indian Health Service, Native Americans are at a 2.2 times higher risk than their non-Indian counterparts. Between 1994 and 2004 there was a 68 percent increase in diabetes diagnosis in American Indian and Alaska Native youth, aged 15-19 years old.
In “Diabetes,” viewers will learn how a poor diet, lack of regular exercise, and a genetic pre-disposition are the leading contributing factors for 95 percent of American Indians and Alaska Native with Type 2 diabetes, and 30 percent with pre-diabetes.
Viewers will also learn how clinic staff incorporates Tulalip culture and traditions into programs available at the clinic for diabetes education, prevention, and management.
“The providers that we have here are great. The Tribe is putting money into this clinic and our goal is to be here with an open mind and heart, and to be a partner here for them regarding their health needs. We have a collaborative team here that you don’t see at other clinics,” said Bryan Cooper, Tulalip Karen I. Fryberg Health Clinic Nurse Practitioner in “Diabetes.”
“Tulalip Health Watch,” will air this summer. Future episodes will explore heart disease, obesity, and other health issues Native Americans face.
You can watch “Tulalip Health Watch” on Tulalip TV at www.tulaliptv.com or on channel 99 on Tulalip Cable.
Brandi N. Montreuil: 360-913-5402; bmontreuil@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov
Stripping the bark from the sticks. Photo/Mike Sarich
By Mike Sarich, Tulalip News
On April 22nd, members of the Wisdom Warriors support group met up to discuss ways to they can lead a healthier lifestyle. The support group meets on a monthly basis to support each other in maintaining their health goals for living a strong life. Meetings include discussing health topics, enjoying a prepared healthy lunch, and participating in an activity. This month, the group carved “salmon sticks” from branches of the Ocean Spray bush that were harvested locally by tribal members.
For more information on the Wisdom Warriors, contact Veronica Leahy at 360-716-5642.
SPOIL MOM SILLY THIS MAY 11 Earn “Brownie Points” with Brunch and a Visit to the T Spa at Tulalip Resort Casino
Tulalip, Washington — Give Mom something to brag about this Mother’s Day…be the kid who got her out of the kitchen, making her the toast of the table. On Sunday, May 11, children of all ages can celebrate the special woman in their lives at an opulent brunch in the Tulalip Resort Casino Orca Ballroom, with seating at 10:30am and 1:00pm.
Every matriarch will feel like a diva dining her way through a dazzling array of breakfast and lunch favorites, including Carving, Omelet and Egg, Pasta, Quiche, and French Toast/Waffle stations. If Mom’s a salad lover, she can select among six – from Seafood Pasta with bay scallops and shrimp to Tossed Mexican Caesar with avocado vinaigrette. Hot entrees run the gamut from Chicken Saltimbocca to Ginger Lemongrass Steamed Clams and Mussels. Assorted breakfast pastries such as muffins, croissants, and Danish complement the menu.
The dessert buffet could be a meal on its own. Colorful French Macarons beckon enticingly as does springtime Strawberry Shortcake Trifles. Whole Tropical Fresh Fruit Tarts hold court, alongside decadent Chocolate Fondant Cakes with raspberries and cream. If Mom likes her chocolate straight up, she can finish her meal with Milk, White and Dark Chocolate Ganache Disks. Cheesecake lovers need not despair, as there will also be an alluring assortment of minis.
For the wee folk, there is a kid’s knee high buffet featuring Chicken Strips, Macaroni Cheese Bites, and Mini Pizzas.
Celebrate Mom in the grand style she deserves at Tulalip Resort. Mother’s Day brunch, including a welcome Mimosa, is priced at $42 inclusive for adults. Children 4 to 12 are $18. Call 360-716-6888 for reservations.
Those looking for a Mother’s Day gift idea as special as the recipient should consider the T Spa’s “Wildflower Pedicure.” A perfect post buffet treat, Mom can literally feel the stress ebb during this 60 minute treatment. A floral foot soak infused with Linden and Orange blossom essence is followed by a gentle, but invigorating exfoliating scrub. This spa pedicure includes a warmed stone massage for tired tootsies, foot mask and paraffin treatment. For reservations and additional information, call (360) 716-6350.
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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 7 dining venues, including the AAA Four Diamond Tulalip Bay Restaurant. It also showcases the intimate Canoes Cabaret and 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.
Tulalip Montessori Students were visited by an elusive Easter guest last Friday. Lining the playground fence to start their hunt for treasured Easter Eggs, they were ecstatic to see the Easter Bunny hiding eggs.
As the children ran about, scouring the playground for the highly prized eggs, the Easter Bunny visited with kids, passing out hugs and more eggs.
And they’re off! Children race to find the most Easter Eggs.
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Andrew Gobin is a reporter with the See-Yaht-Sub, a publication of the Tulalip Tribes Communications Department. Email: agobin@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov Phone: (360) 716.4188
By Monica Brown, Tulalip News
It’s time for spring cleaning; let the neat freaks and germaphobes unite. The sun is shining more often and the weather outside is warming up. It’s a perfect time to clear the clutter, organize and clean up the remnants of winter before the hot days of summer are here.
The Tulalip Tribes are supplying garbage dumpster containers at select housing locations (see list below) on April 28th and they will be available for tribal members to use for 3 weeks. Please do not put paint or tires in the dumpsters; leave them outside the container and Solid Waste will pick them up. For disposal of larger items, call the tenant service specialists to make a request.
Spring cleaning tips
Organize your household clutter into five piles; Items that belong in another room, donations, giveaways to a specific person, items to throw away and uncertain items. If the items in the uncertain pile go unclaimed, pack them up and label the box with the date. If in six months to a year you never open the box or can’t remember what is inside, and can stand parting with it, you can safely discard those items.
Clean up dust, dander or mold and sanitize. This is perfect weather to clean those items that have been skipped over during housecleaning or only need once a year cleaning. Steam clean the rugs and couches, sort out and clean the refrigerator, dust behind electronics, wipe down cabinets, doors, windows and light fixtures, sanitize door handles, t.v. remotes, game controllers, phones and light switches.
Tenant Service Specialist for each area
Jolene M. Fryberg 360-716-4842: Mission Highlands, Church site, Battlecreek tax credit apartments, and all tax credit homes 1, 2 and 3
Darla Johnny 360-716-4458: Battlecreek, Silver Village, Quil Meadows
Elizabeth Vosika 360-716-6647: Y-site, Senior apartments, Senior duplexes, Battlecreek apartments, Turk, Quil 1 & 2, Beatty Estate, 28th Ave. and John Sam
Tulalip Family Haven held an open house on April 10, for their new program, Girls Group, that is designed to be a support network for Native girls, ages 14-17. Photo/ Brandi N. Montreuil, Tulalip News
Just for the girls
by Brandi N. Montreuil, Tulalip News
TULALIP, WA. – Being young is one of the most thrilling times in a person’s life. It is the time frame between major responsibilities and no responsibilities at all, however, the decisions made during this phase can be hazardous to their future. Some decisions can destroy your life while others will define what type of an adult you will be. To help teen Native girls navigate this precarious time, a new group designed just for them through Tulalip Family Haven is providing Native girls the support they need to become the most successful person they can be.
The group, simply referred to as Girls Group, will offer Native girls, 14-17 years old, support in life skills, education, and cultural understanding. The group uses the Canoe Journey, Life’s Journey curriculum guide by June LeMarr and G. Alan Marlatt, which is a comprehensive evidence-based intervention curriculum guide for Native adolescents. The girls will be taught to make choices that promote positive actions while learning to avoid the hazards of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
“This is about intervention, prevention and education to keep girls away from hazardous lifestyles, while increasing their self-esteem and empowering their self-awareness to ensure they become successful adults,” said Yvette McGimpsey the group’s project director.
As part of the Girls Group curriculum, young girls will be introduced to different art mediums and crafting, such as the keepsake jars girls made during the Group’s open house. Photo/ Brandi N. Montreuil, Tulalip News
“The idea is to teach young Native women life skills, everything from how to cook and clean to budgeting finances, along with cultural awareness,” explained Sasha Smith the group’s lead youth advocate. “As we do our curriculum, we will be incorporating activities such as crafts and guest speakers from the community and from our elders. We will also be doing other education pieces such as sexual education, and dangers of alcohol and drug use.”
Curriculum will also include nutrition education through the Washington State University Nutrition Program, which uses an interactive approach through trained staff, to teach participants to develop skills and behavioral healthy eating. Community work, such as cleaning up beaches and visiting elders will also be included.
A health and beauty station was available during the Girls Group open house on April 10, where girls received hand massages, aromatherapy, and facial beautification. Photo/ Brandi N. Montreuil, Tulalip News
“A simple day in the group would be, we pick them up from school, they will have time devoted to doing homework, then we do an activity such as art and craft making. Then we will all make dinner together and work on a lesson from the curriculum guide,” said McGimpsey.
“And that is the biggest thing, these girls may not have a healthy place to go after school or have homework help or have someone teaching them those critical life skills. This will be a safe place for them,” said Smith. “We will also be exposing them to things they would never get a chance to experience, such as the ballet or an art gallery,” continued Smith.
The group meets every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays and is free to join, and participants can be enrolled in the group until they graduate. A community advisory board, made up of youth advocate volunteers and professionals, will also evaluate the group’s progress monthly for effectiveness.
For more information on the Family Haven Girls Group or how to sign up, please contact lead youth advocate Sasha Smith at 360-716-4404.
Brandi N. Montreuil: 360-913-5402; bmontreuil@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov
Tulalip tribal member Mandy Carter volunteered her gardening expertise to teach the girls how to plant their own vegetables and flowers during the Girls Group opening house held on April 10. Photo/ Brandi N. Montreuil, Tulalip News
TULALIP – The Boom City Swap Meet opened April 26, for the summer season, giving collectors, treasure seekers, and bargain hunters a chance to explore the emporium of eclectic items every Saturday and Sunday for only $1 vehicle entry fee. The swap meet will be open until mid-June, closing for a brief break for the Boom City Fireworks season, reopening in mid-July until September.
