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At the Yakama Nation Cultural Center Winterlodge, Toppenish WA
Sat. March 16th, 9am-5pm
Sun. March 17th, 9am-3pm
The Spilyay-Mi Native American Arts and Crafts Club, which sponsors this show provides Native artists, craftsmen and Western artists a showcase for their work. All arts, crafts, and artifacts must be Native made or Western-style craft and exhibited by owner.
Fine Arts, Crafts, Entertainment, Baby Contest and much MORE!
HOURS
Saturday, March 9, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, March 10, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
See the latest Seattle Bike Expo news!
TICKETS
Adult admission:
$10 – single-day pass
$12 – two-day pass
(Kids 15 or younger are free!)
Please note: We accept CASH ONLY at the door.
An ATM will be available.
Cascade Bicycle Club members can receive
a $2 discount on a single-day pass by showing a membership card. This does not apply to the $12 two-day pass.
LOCATION
The 2013 Seattle Bicycle Expo will be held once again in the deluxe, two-story Smith Cove Cruise Terminal, which overlooks the Puget Sound and features a magnificent view of downtown Seattle and the Olympic Mountain range.
PRESENTATIONS AND FEATURES
No matter how experienced or what style of bicyclist you are, Bike Expo features a plethora of interesting, informative and entertaining programming. Take your pick of three separate stages and presentation areas, plus a full slate of interactive and fun activities for kids.
EXHIBITS
Expo is the largest consumer bicycle show in the United States! Exhibitors from the United States and Canada fill more than 250 booths with exhibits of bikes, gear, travel, health and fitness. Expo is the official kick-off party for everyone’s bicycle season in the Puget Sound. Every top event producer in the region is here as our most of all tour companies, local bike shops and top national manufacturers. This year we are featuring an expanded Dirt Zone and many new booths offering fun, cutting-edge products and “Made in the Northwest” custom items.
FOOD COURT
Enjoy a tasty treat selection of lunch items, espresso and fresh pastries.
PHOTO CONTEST
The popular and fun Photo Contest will return for the sixteenth year running! Visit the Photo Contest page for more info and to enter your own bicycle related photos.
EXPO DRAWING
Be sure to swing by the festivities at the Cascade Bicycle Club booth to enter the drawing to win great prizes – no purchase necessary.
VOLUNTEER
Want to help…and squeeze in for free on the “guest list”? It takes the help of more than 200 wonderful volunteers to produce the Seattle Bike Expo. You can sign up for one of many different positions here. All volunteers receive a complimentary T-shirt plus free admission on both days. It’s a great way to help Cascade, meet new friends and get a “backstage pass” to the biggest consumer bike show in the US!
Donate your bike to Bike Works* & Get a free ticket to Bike Expo!
Donate your used bikes to Bike Works, a local non-profit, at this year’s Expo! Bike Works will get your old bike up and running again, and into the hands of someone in the community through our youth and adult programs. In exchange, your bike donation gets you a free ticket to the Bike Expo! 50 tickets available per day to the first 50 bike donors — bring your bike to the parking lot at the Bike Expo and drop off at the Bike Works truck located next to the Bus Shuttle pick-up zone.
(*All donations to Bike Works, a 501-C3 non-profit organization, are tax deductible.)
By Kirk Boxleitner, Marysville Globe
TULALIP — The closest Wayne Brady has been to the Tulalip Resort Hotel and Casino is Seattle, but he told The Marysville Globe and The Arlington Times that he’s eager to try out a new venue.
“I’ll go wherever the audience is, from Manhattan to small towns,” Brady said, as he looked forward his two showings on March 29 in the Orca Ballroom. “And this won’t necessarily be the last time I’ll be here, either.”
Although Brady’s work in the entertainment industry ranges from starring roles in Broadway musicals to guest-starring parts on scripted TV shows and voiceover work for cartoons, many people probably know him best from his long-running stint as part of the cast on the improvisational comedy show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” which will be returning with new episodes later this year. However, Brady has never seen such high-profile jobs as the end goal of his career, because throughout the rest of his hectic schedule he’s always found time to stay on the road.
“There are stand-ups who land those sitcom gigs because that’s what they were aiming for, but I’ve never stopped performing live,” Brady said. “It’s how I’ve stayed sharp. No matter what I’ve done, whether it was ‘Chicago’ or ‘Let’s Make a Deal,’ it would have suffered if I hadn’t kept doing that.”
According to Brady, he thrives on contact with live audiences, and described the sense of immediacy in their interactions as difficult to duplicate even in live television.
“There’s just this rush of instant reaction,” Brady said. “If you’re doing comedy onstage, you don’t have to wait for a critical review or a Nielsen rating. The club or theater or whatever the venue is will let you know, yea or nay, how they think you’re doing. It can be through a hush in the crowd or in the rattling of drinks, or more positive affirmation if you’re doing good. Either way, you get that feedback right away.”
Brady sees the challenges of live performance as akin to the enjoyable challenges that he feels everyone should choose to take on, regardless of their professions.
“The joy of live performance is that it’s live,” Brady said. “Nothing can replace it. Not everyone can do live performances, but we should all challenge ourselves, whether at work or in our lives.”
While Brady promised his Tulalip audiences that he would arrive fully engaged, he requested that they return the favor.
“I’m happy to come out here and bring my A-game, but I’d only ask that those who come out to see me do the same with their suggestions,” Brady said. “I’m going to challenge you guys too. This isn’t just going to be a show where you sit back and put your feet up. It’s improv, so you need to be ready for me to do anything, even if it means coming out into the crowd and interacting with you.”
Brady’s 8 p.m. show on March 29 is already sold out, but as of March 4, tickets were still available for his 11 p.m. show later that same night. For more information, log onto www.tulalipresort.com/entertainment/orca-ballroom.aspx.
Indian Country Today Media Network
U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom announced March 6 in a U.S. Department of Justice news release that Ruben Dean Littlehead, 38, Lawrence, Kansas, and Brian K. Stoner, 32, Ponca City, Oklahoma, are charged with unlawfully selling feathers from eagles and hawks covered by a federal law protecting migratory birds. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in Douglas County, Kansas.
Federal law (Title 16, United States Code, Section 703) prohibits taking, killing or possessing migratory birds. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service maintains a National Eagle Repository in Colorado for the purpose of providing eagle feathers to Native Americans for use in Indian religious and cultural ceremonies. (For more information, see: Fws.gov/le/national-eagle-repository.html.)
The indictment alleges:
On September 15, 2008, Littlehead sold a bustle made with 68 feathers from a Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos).
On November 22, 2008, Littlehead sold 11 tail feathers and a wing from a Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos).
On February 26, 2009, Littlehead and Stoner offered for sale parts of a Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), a Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), and a Crested Caracara (Mexican Eagle, Caracara cheriway). They sold a tail feather fan made from feathers of a Bald eagle.
On February 26, 2009, they sold a bustle made of feathers of a rough-legged hawk and ferruginous hawk (Bueto lagopus and Buteo regalis).
If convicted, they face a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each count. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Randy Hendershot is prosecuting.
Court documents were not immediately available for review. Ruben Littlehead, Northern Cheyenne, is a top pow wow dancer and MC, who has emceed at major events such as the Gathering of Nations.
Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/03/07/two-native-american-men-indicted-unlawfully-selling-eagle-and-hawk-feathers-148053
Melissa Cavender, Tulalip Tribes Health & Safety Specialist
Living a healthy lifestyle means living a way of life where you make healthy choices that contributes to your own health and wellness. It’s about practicing good eating habits to maintain a healthy weight and to prevent infections and diseases.
A healthy lifestyle also includes practicing healthy habits such as exercising, and avoiding harmful habits. It also comprises of having the right and positive attitude about life and living, loving your work or whatever you do and being in a healthy relationship.
Your body requires lots of water. But how many glasses of water can you drink in a day? And it needs fresh vegetables too. Too little water rich food, having too much food consisting of carbohydrates, proteins and high fat food and eating beyond moderation are among the causes of weight problem and low energy.
And this is why eating fruits is good for you. All fresh fruits provide nutrients, enzymes and are water rich and contain the natural sugar, fructose. And almost all of them contain fiber, protein and vitamins. They act as your body cleansing agent to eliminate waste. Dried fruits like figs, prunes, and raisins are equally healthy and provide medicinal benefits.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is the easiest thing to do, provided you know the right tricks. Excess stress jolts your mind and you will see its spill-over effect in every aspect of your life. The key to counter daily pressures and stress is to lead a healthy life and develop healthy habits. You will find your productivity visibly enhanced and your mental framework quite positive, if you follow a healthy way of life.
March 9, 2013
Muckleshoot Tribal School Gym, 15209 SE 376th Street, Auburn, WA 98092
Grand Entry 7pm
(CBS) – On Thursday afternoon, President Obama signed into law the re-authorized Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The act, originally passed in 1994, provides federal funding for programs and research aimed at preventing and prosecuting domestic and sexual violence.
The new version of the law includes several new measures, including granting Native American tribes jurisdiction to prosecute non-native perpetrators of domestic and sexual violence against native women. Previously, tribes had no jurisdiction over non-tribal members, even if they are married to native women or reside on native lands.
But, said Obama Thursday, “as soon as I sign this bill, that ends.”
According to Tina Olson, co-director of Mending the Sacred Hoop, an advocacy group dedicated to fighting violence against native women, as many as 50 percent of native women marry non-native men. This means that if they become victims of domestic violence, they have little recourse through the tribal justice system.
“It’s not as if native women want something unique,” says Olson. “They just want the justice other women get.”
Olson says she has “high hopes” about how the new law will help tribal women, but is taking a “wait and see” attitude until funds for enforcement – and consequences for failing to enforce – arrive.
In addition to the new provisions aiming to protect Native American women, the re-authorized VAWA allows groups representing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered men and women to apply for grants to prevent sexual violence and care for victims. The new law also includes the SAFER Act, which aims to whittle down the backlog of DNA tests – often known as “rape kits” – in police storage around the country; and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act which provides services to victims of human trafficking.
VAWA expired in September 2011 and stalled in Congress after the House of Representatives balked at some of the new provisions in the version passed by the Senate. House Republicans drafted an alternative bill, but it failed when brought for a vote on Feb. 28. Later that day, the House voted 286 -138 to pass the Senate version.
Ariel Zwang, the CEO of SafeHorizon, a group that provides shelter and services to victims of domestic violence, says that as important as the new protections the reauthorized VAWA provides is the message the passage of the law sends to victims and perpetrators of domestic and sexual violence.
“Before VAWA, society’s response to domestic violence was basically to tell the guy to go walk around the block,” says Zwang. The law, she says, makes a national statement that “this is wrong, it’s a crime, and we’re going to talk about it and prosecute it.”
President Obama agreed, saying Thursday afternoon that the original law “made it possible for us to talk about domestic abuse.” The new law, he said, assists immigrant women whose status may be tied to an abusive spouse and “expanded housing assistance so that no woman has to choose between a violent home and no home at all.”
The signing coincides with a new report by the Department of Justice that shows that after declining between 1995-2005, the rate of sexual assault in the U.S. leveled off between 2005-2010. The new report also shows that fewer women are reporting sexual assault to police: in 2003, 56 percent of sexual assault victims reported to authorities, compared to just 35 percent in 2010.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Mar. 6, 2013 – Tri-Union Seafoods LLC is voluntarily recalling a limited amount of Chicken of the Sea brand 5-ounce cans of chunk white albacore tuna in water.
The seams on the lids of the cans do not meet the standard for seam quality. Cans that do not meet seam standards could result in product contamination by spoilage organisms or by pathogens, which could lead to illness if consumed. There have been no reported illnesses to date, and Tri-Union Seafoods is issuing this voluntary recall to ensure the highest margin of safety and quality.
The specific product being recalled is Chicken of the Sea Brand 5-ounce chunk white albacore tuna in water sold at retail nationwide in single cans between February 4, 2013 and February 27, 2013.
The UPC code (also known as the bar code) is found on the label of the product and is 0 48000 03355 0. The Best By date is printed on the bottom of the can and is 01/18/17. The product lot codes that are part of this voluntary recall can also be found on the bottom of the can and include:
| CODE | BEST BY DATE |
| 3018CA2CKP | 01/18/17 |
| 3018CA3CKP | 01/18/17 |
| 3018CA4CKP | 01/18/17 |
| 3018CAACKP | 01/18/17 |
| 3018CABCKP | 01/18/17 |
| CODE | BEST BY DATE |
| 3018CACCKP | 01/18/17 |
| 3018CAECKP | 01/18/17 |
| 3018CB3CKP | 01/18/17 |
| 3018CADCKP | 01/18/17 |
“The health and safety of our consumers is paramount. As soon as we discovered the issue, we took immediate steps to issue this voluntary recall by alerting our customers who received the product and by asking them to remove it from store shelves,” said Shue Wing Chan, President of Tri-Union Seafoods.
No other codes of this product or other Chicken of the Sea products are affected by this voluntary recall.
Consumers looking for additional information can call our 24 hour Recall Information line at 1-800-597-5898.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 6, 2013 – Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, has issued a voluntary recall on specific codes of 5-ounce Chunk White Albacore and Chunk Light Tuna products. The recall has been issued because the products do not meet the company’s standards for seal tightness.
Loose seals or seams could result in product contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens and lead to illness if consumed. There have been no reports to date of any illness associated with these products.
View more product photos here
Products subject to recall follow:
Brunswick Brand 5oz Chunk Light Tuna in Water – 48 Count Case (Case UPC 6661332803)
| Can Label UPC | Can Lot Code | Can Best Buy Code |
| 6661332803 | 3018SB1CLP | Best By Jan 18 2016 |
| 6661332803 | 3018SB2CLP | Best By Jan 18 2016 |
Bumble Bee Brand 5oz Chunk Light Tuna in Water – 48 Count Case (Case UPC 8660000020)
| Can Label UPC | Can Lot Code | Can Best Buy Code |
| 866203 | 3016SBCCLP | Best By Jan 16 2016 |
| 866203 | 3016SBDCLP | Best By Jan 16 2016 |
| 866203 | 3016SBECLP | Best By Jan 16 2016 |
| 866203 | 3017SB1CLP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 866203 | 3017SB3CLP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 866203 | 3017SB4CLP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 866203 | 3017SB5CLP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 866203 | 3017SB6CLP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 866203 | 3018SB2CLP | Best By Jan 18 2016 |
| 866203 | 3018SB4CLP | Best By Jan 18 2016 |
| 866203 | 3018SB5CLP | Best By Jan 18 2016 |
| 866203 | 3018SBACLP | Best By Jan 18 2016 |
| 866203 | 3018SBBCLP | Best By Jan 18 2016 |
| 866203 | 3018SBCCLP | Best By Jan 18 2016 |
| 866203 | 3018SBDCLP | Best By Jan 18 2016 |
| 866203 | 3018SBECLP | Best By Jan 18 2016 |
Bumble Bee Brand 5oz Chunk Light Tuna in Vegetable Oil – 48 Count Case (Case UPC 8660000021)
| Can Label UPC | Can Lot Code | Can Best Buy Code |
| 866213 | 3016SACCLH | Best By Jan 16 2016 |
| 866213 | 3016SADCLH | Best By Jan 16 2016 |
| 866213 | 3016SAECLH | Best By Jan 16 2016 |
| 866213 | 3016SAFCLH | Best By Jan 16 2016 |
| 866213 | 3018SAFCLH | Best By Jan 18 2016 |
Bumble Bee Brand 5oz Chunk White Albacore in Water – 24 Count Case (Case UPC 8660000025)
| Can Label UPC | Can Lot Code | Can Best Buy Code |
| 866253 | 3017SA1CKP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 866253 | 3017SA2CKP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 866253 | 3017SA3CKP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 866253 | 3017SADCKP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 866253 | 3017SAECKP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 866253 | 3017SAFCKP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
Bumble Bee Brand 5oz Chunk Light Tuna in Water – 6 Count Case of 4-Pack Cluster (Case UPC 8660000736)
| Cluster Pack UPC | Can Label UPC | Can Lot Code | Can Best Buy Code |
| 8660000736 | 866203 | 3017SBACLP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 8660000736 | 866203 | 3017SBBCLP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 8660000736 | 866203 | 3017SBCCLP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 8660000736 | 866203 | 3017SBDCLP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 8660000736 | 866203 | 3017SBECLP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
Bumble Bee Brand 5oz Chunk White Albacore in Water – 6 Count Case of 8-Pack Cluster (Case UPC 8660000775)
| Cluster Pack UPC | Can Label UPC | Can Lot Code | Can Best Buy Code |
| 8660000776 | 866253 | 3017SABCKP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 8660000776 | 866253 | 3017SADCKP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
Bumble Bee Brand 5oz Chunk White Albacore in Water – 6 Count Case of 8-Pack Cluster (Case UPCS 8660000776)
| Cluster Pack UPC | Can Label UPC | Can Lot Code | Can Best Buy Code |
| 8660000776 | 866253 | 3017SA3CKP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 8660000776 | 866253 | 3017SA4CKP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 8660000776 | 866253 | 3017SA5CKP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 8660000776 | 866253 | 3017SAACKP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 8660000776 | 866253 | 3017SACCKP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
| 8660000776 | 866253 | 3017SB2CKP | Best By Jan 17 2016 |
These products were distributed for retail sale nationwide between January 17, 2013 and February 28, 2013.
Bumble Bee Foods SVP of Technical Services and Corporate Quality Assurance Steve Mavity said: “Due to can integrity concerns, our top priority at this time is to remove these recalled products from distribution as soon as possible. We are working closely with our sales team and with retailers to help expedite the recall. We must assure our consumers and retailers of a safe and quality product so we very much appreciate everyone’s part in disposing of the products with the specific codes indicated.”
Mavity added, “There have been no consumer reports of illnesses attributed to these products, but because we’ve identified an issue with seal tightness, we’re voluntarily recalling products to ensure the highest margin of safety and quality.”
Consumers who have purchased the recalled products should discard the product by disposing in the garbage.
For any questions concerning this voluntary recall or reimbursement, consumers can contact Bumble Bee Consumer Affairs 24 hours a day at (800) 800-8572.
View all FDA recalls here
Watch the signing live at 10:55 a.m. PST here,
http://www.whitehouse.gov/live
View the Bill here,
By JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON March 7, 2013 (AP)
President Barack Obama is signing into law a bill extending and expanding domestic violence protections, ushering in a legislative victory for gay rights advocates and Native Americans.
Flanked by domestic-violence survivors, lawmakers, law enforcement officers and tribal leaders, Obama was signing the extension to the Violence Against Women Act in a ceremony Thursday at the Interior Department, which overseas programs for Native Americans. A key provision of the expanded law strengthens protections for victims who are attacked on tribal land.
Vice President Joe Biden, who as a senator wrote and sponsored the original bill in 1994, was also scheduled to speak at the ceremony.
The law strengthens the criminal justice system’s response to crimes against women. White House press secretary Jay Carney called the extension “a very important milestone” that would give law enforcement new tools to respond to domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking.
Although the law was renewed twice in the past with little resistance, it lapsed in 2011 when Republicans and Democrats couldn’t agree on a bill to renew it.
The Republican-controlled House rejected a Senate-passed version making clear that lesbians, gays and immigrants should have equal access to the law’s programs. The Senate bill also allowed tribal courts to prosecute non-Indians who attack their Indian partners on tribal lands, giving Native American authorities the ability to go after crimes that federal prosecutors, for lack of resources, often decline to pursue.
In February, House Republicans capitulated and allowed a vote on an almost identical version of the bill. It passed 286-138. It was the third time in two months that House Speaker John Boehner let a Democratic-supported bill reach the floor despite opposition from a majority of his own party — a clear sign that Republicans wanted to put the issue behind them after performing poorly among women in November’s election.
The Violence Against Women Act has set the standard for how to protect women, and some men, from domestic abuse and prosecute abusers and is credited with helping reduce domestic violence incidents by two-thirds since its inception in 1994.
The renewal authorizes some $659 million a year over five years to fund current programs that provide grants for transitional housing, legal assistance, law enforcement training and hotlines. It reauthorizes the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, adds stalking to the list of crimes that make immigrants eligible for protection, and authorizes programs dealing with sexual assault on college campuses and rape investigations.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/obama-sign-expanded-violence-women-act-1867272
