1992 - 1993

Our first event of the year was the Ghoul Walk held at Camp Y-Noah on Tuesday, October 17, 1992. The Ghoul Walk had two parts. The Cheyenne tribe at a campfire entertained one half of the Nation while the other half was on the walk. Attendance was 85%.

At the November Longhouse, Nation Chief, Don Suboticki, invited the first Nation Chief of the Manikiki Nation, George Bowe, to be guest speaker. We recruited 61 dads and 71 sons and added two new tribes – Blackhawk and Mohawk for a total of 372 Nation members.

November skating was held at Springfield Roller Rink with 52% attending. The First Mini-Golf event, something new, was canceled because of weather, but went well the next week with 57% of the Nation attending. It replaced the Kite Fly. At the April Longhouse a motion was made to buy headdresses for the sons of the Nation officers and to send Mike Grimes to the National Convention in Texas.

The May Campout was held at Camp Y-Noah. We held the first archery contest at the Nation built range constructed a few years earlier. At the campfire we had a guest speaker, Ten Bucks, a real native American Indian. This campout also featured a grand raffle. The Annual Banquet was held at Thomastown Party Center with the Animal Man doing a great job. There were two Outstanding Service Award winners: Dan Atha and Phil First. There were four Joe Friday Awards given to Randy Kugler, Frank Raso, Keith Treen and Jack Williams.

The December Longhouse was the start of our fundraiser. We went with Family treats, selling coupon books, candy bars and brochures. Our goal was set at $100 per family or $63 buy-out. A donation of $100 was approved for a local boy in need, Willie Mentzel.

For January, our Nation went to a Canton Invaders Soccer Game. At the Longhouse, we had a guest speaker from the Tumbling River Nation: Mike Anderson from Cuyahoga Falls YMCA. We attended one of their Longhouse meetings.

The bowling event in February was at Comet Lanes with 75% of the Nation attending.

In March we held the Swim Overnighter at the Canal Street YMCA.

The June event was an Akron-Canton Indians baseball game with all Little Braves receiving a pennant. There was 72% of the Nation in attendance.

The July event was held at Clay’s Park. The cost was $5.00 per person. Also that month Mike Grimes attended the National Convention in Texas.

There was no August event; some of the Nation went to Barberton Speedway for a trial event.

The Fall Campout at Camp Tippecanoe featured a carnival. This was a great success. At the campfire, Jim Peterson became the Nation Storyteller.

Chief - Don Suboticki, Seneca
War Chief - Mike Grimes, Mingo
Sachem - Keith Gwyn, Mingo
Medicine Man - Tim Dunigan, Mingo
Wampum Bearer - Phil First, Seneca
Talleykeeper - Ed Hackathorn, Cherokee
Storyteller - Jim Peterson, Cheyenne
Indian Agent - Greg Blondheim, YMCA