1988-06-22 Char-Koosta News

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A news publication of the Salisfi and 'Kootenai 'Tribes
of the (fathead Indian 'Reservation
Chief Charlo of the Salish VOLUME 17, NUMBER 5
MONTH OF THE CAMAS
Chief Koostatah of the Kootenai JUNE 22, 1988
800 expected at Celebration of Sobriety this weekend in Arlee
As the pow wow season gets underway —the big doings in Arlee and Elmo are coming up in July — the Tribal Alcohol Program plans to throw its annual Celebration of Sobriety this weekend, June 24 and 25, at the Arlee pow wow grounds.
"We have this gathering every year as a time for families to be together without alcohol and drugs before the
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pow wow season gets them all too busy," program director Anna Whiting-Sorrell explains.
"It's also a 'thank you' to everyone who's helped us out throughout the previous year, and a 'thanks' for everyone who's stayed sober. We want to recognize those who have endured."
Here's the agenda for the free, open to all, two-day gathering:
FRIDAY, June 24: 4 p.m. — Drumming and singing musical chair game; 8 p.m. to midnight — Teen dance, with music provided by the Rapid Transit Road Show. There will also be pinochle and cribbage games going on throughout the evening, tournament-style.
SATURDAY, June 25: 8 a.m. — Registration for the Run for Sobriety, which will begin at 9 a.m.; 11 a.m. —
Watermelon feast and baseball game;
Noon — Sobriety Olympics, with frisbee throw, ameba tag, 100-yard dash, 50-yard dash, sack race and other similar events; 1 p.m. — Volleyball tournament for youths; 2 p.m. — Volleyball tourney for adults, and a stick game tourney for youths; 4 p.m.—Tug-of-War for adults and youths; 5 p.m. — Dinner, provided by the Tribal Health Dept. Alcohol Program.
7 p.m. - Honor dance and awards for those celebrating sobriety; 8 p.m. — Entertainment from Mike McKay, a Blackfeet comedian, and local musicians; 10 a.m. ~ Closing ceremonies.
Whiting -Sorrell said they expect as many as 800 people to show up during the weekend.
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July quarterly is around the corner
The year's third quarterly meeting is set to begin around 9 a.m. on Friday, July 1, in the Council's chambers at Tribal headquarters in Pablo. All you folks up on the Reservation for the Arlee pow wow, as well as all you regular residents, are encouraged to stop by and meet with and ask questions of the Tribal Council.
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