Nez Perce Tribe to Hold Annual Memorial at Vancouver Historic Reserve April
23
For the eighth year, the Nez Perce Chief Redheart
Memorial will be held at the Vancouver National Historic Reserve on Saturday,
April 23, beginning at 10 a.m. The ceremony will last approximately two and
one-half hours. The specific site on the Historic Reserve is just north of Fifth
Street across from the Fort Vancouver parking lot.
The event is sponsored by The National Historic Reserve
Trust and the City of Vancouver.
Each year, Nez Perce Tribal members travel to sites that
are important in their history to conduct traditional memorials to honor their
ancestors. The annual event in Vancouver marks the date in 1878 when Chief
Redheart’s Band of the Nez Perce was released from captivity at the Vancouver
Barracks.
The event honors the memory of Nez Perce ancestors and
pays tribute to their principles. During the Indian War of 1877, at which time
the U.S. Army was attempting to remove Nez Perce tribal members from their
ancestral lands to a new reservation, 33 members of Chief Redheart’s band were
captured under the direction of General O.O. Howard. Even though this band of
the Nez Perce neither fought in the Indian Wars nor committed any crimes, they
were kept prisoner at Fort Vancouver until April 22, 1878.
This event will memorialize Chief Redheart’s Band with
traditional singing, the Riderless Horse (Empty Saddle) Ceremony, and the Sacred
Pipe Ceremony. All military Veterans at the event will be invited to
participate in the Sacred Pipe Ceremony.
This event is free and open to the public. Attendees are
encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs.
For more information, contact
Judi Bailey, Program and Events
Coordinator, at (360) 619-1131 or email
to
judi.bailey@ci.vancouver.wa.us.
Commissioners begin Comp Plan study sessions today
The Clark County commissioners begin a series of study
sessions at 2 p.m. today to examine planning assumptions and land use
designations aimed at meeting the need for homes and jobs over the next 20
years.
Board chair Betty Sue
Morris says the commissioners will review elements of the comprehensive
growth management plan adopted in 2004, the pace and character of recent
development, and the amount of land available for homes and businesses.
On April 26 and May 3, the commissioners will consider
related topics such as roads and capital facilities.
Chief Executive Forum expands program offerings
Chief Executive Forum, a 15-year old CEO/Owner Education
and Idea Exchange firm, has added a new program offering and a key person to
lead it. The new Chief Executive Manager's Forum will be chaired by veteran
coach-trainer David A. Benak presenting
Forums in Portland and Seattle.
The new Management Forums are full-day events for second
tier managers to expand their talents and improve their performance by sharing
with other non-competing managers in monthly education and idea exchanges.
Forums will be offered the same day each month at two
Portland locations and one in Seattle. For dates, times, locations and more
information, go to www.ceforum.com or
contact Rene Fritz Jr.,
(800) 48-FORUM, (360)
694-7439 or renef@ceforum.com.
Victoria Maxwell to present dramatic presentation on
recovery at May 18 Talk of the Town
Columbia River Mental
Health Services’ annual “Talk of the Town” will focus on “real recovery.”
The event will feature a dramatic presentation by
Victoria Maxwell, internationally known
teacher and entertainer with personal recovery experience. Wed., May 18, 5-7
p.m., Club Green Meadows, 7703 NE 72nd Ave., Vancouver. Maxwell is one of North
America’s most sought-after educators and consultants on the “lived” experience
of workplace depression, mental illness and recovery, early detection of
depression, reducing stigma and creating corporate mental health strategies.
Please RSVP to Nanette White by May 10,
360-993-3048 or email
nanettew@crmhs.org.
News Brief
Columbia River Mental Health Services, which relies heavily
on volunteers to provide services to families and children, will celebrate their
dedicated service and honor its volunteers on April 28th
from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. The celebration will be a “garden party” held at
the Main Clinic Board Room, 6926 NE Fourth Plain Blvd.
Headlines at home and from around the world:
(Click on the headlines below for the rest of the story)
German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
chosen as 265th Pontiff--Washington Post
Senate to vote
today on gas tax increase--Seattle-PI, Chris McGann
Local projects
on budget bubble--Columbian, Don Jenkins
Feds accept
local salmon recovery plan--Columbian, Erik Robinson
Firefighters
teach lifesaving skills in Honduras--Columbian, Kelly Adams
Where would the oil go? Selling Alaska refuge oil overseas would undermine
reason for drilling opponents say--Seattle Times, Warren Cornwall
Moussaoui may enter guilty plea in 9/11 role--Washington Post, Jerry Markum
Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam
[updates every five minutes]--USDA Forest Service, Mount St. Helens National
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