Longhouse Notes

 

Next Longhouse: 7:30 pm, Tuesday, November 17^th

 at the Green YMCA Class room down the hall on right

We will discuss upcoming Raffle and Fundraiser, as well as, the Banquet

All current chiefs and council members are required to attend.

Note the earlier time! We will meet at 7:30 the remainder of 2009 through the spring 2010.

  

Reminder annual dues are $ 47.00 per father and son ( $10.00 per additional son).

Upcoming Events

Ice Skating Party at Center Ice Sports Complex

November 28^th from 2-4 – This event is free! (does not include skate rental $2.00 or food so save some Halloween candy).  Thanks to our charitable friends at the annual fund raiser

This is a Family Event so bring the whole Tribe and any new friends that may be interested in the Guides.  Thanks Seneca Tribe!

 

Additional Information on Center Ice

The website is www.Centericesports.net

FROM THE SOUTH:

• I-77 TO SHUFFEL ROAD EXIT
• GO LEFT AT END OF RAMP ONTO SHUFFEL ROAD
• PROCEED THRU THE 4 WAY STOP
• ARENA IS ON YOUR RIGHT AT THE CORNER OF PORT JACKSON AND SHUFFEL ROAD

FROM THE NORTH:

• I-77 TO SHUFFEL ROAD EXIT
• GO LEFT AT END OF RAMP ONTO SHUFFEL ROAD
• PROCEED THRU THE 4 WAY STOP
• ARENA IS ON YOUR RIGHT AT THE CORNER OF PORT JACKSON AND SHUFFEL ROAD

 

Try the Y DAY

Our heroes  

  

We had a very successful annual recruiting event at Try The Y Day.  We would like to extend a special Tonka Hey to these father and sons that answered the call in for our Nation:

 

KC & Kevin Caldwell – Apache                                                Denny, Jack & Shane Kelliher – Blackhawk

Jacob, Sammy, & John Waller- Apache                          Craig & Brevin Miller – Crow

Jim & Alex Cross – Mohawk                                         Jeff & Tucker Pearce – Comanche

Brian Morris – Mohawk                                                            Tom Knoebel – Comanche

Shawn Knisely – Comanche

   

Nation Officer Reports

 

Nation Chief: Jeff “Last Hawk” Pearce

330-645-6075, 330-714-7892 jeffp@pearceengineering.com  

 

Many many thanks to all those who helped at the recruiting event at the Try the Y Days!!  See the listing of who helped in this Smoke Signal !!  Looks like we’ll be adding a few new braves from it!  And an extra thanks to Charles Campbell and Shawn Knisely for helping me at a small recruiting event at a Coventry School.  We passed out flyers during the Turkeyfoot Elementary Fall Festival and I know at least one family joined from that and we may have one or two more.  Doesn’t seem like big numbers but the event was free and every single new member makes a difference by keeping our Nation going.

 Our next event is a perfect opportunity to bring in even more members by inviting prospective braves and their families to a couple hours of free skating!!  Tell your kid’s friends and their parents to stop on out and see what we’re all about.

 And we need to start preparing for the Nation Fundraiser coming in the late winter/early spring.  I have discussed some tentative dates at the Longhouse meeting and will be looking to book it at Guys very soon, but before I finalize the date I want to ask all Nation members if they are aware of any other major events that may conflict with ours.  I know we won’t please everyone with a date but if possible we just don’t want to schedule it the night of another fundraiser for members in our Nation.

 We are looking at February 27^th, March 6^th or March 13^th, with March 6^th as the leading date as of now!

  

War Chief: Charles “Kicking Buffalo” CAMPBELL

330-854-3077, 330-466-0135 kickingbuffalo@sbcglobal.net  

 We had a great time at Punt Pass and Kick and look forward to seeing you all at Center Ice.

Go Herd

 

Sachem: John “Sits By Fire” Waller  330-867-5726,  330-256-4430 john.waller@wilsontool.com

 Tonka Hey!

 As the Nation Sachem this year I am not directly responsible for recruiting, but I would like to recognize the individuals who did all of the work to make sure our Annual Recruiting Event at the Green YMCA last Saturday was handled so well. These fathers and sons gave their time and efforts to make sure our Nation continues to remain strong and healthy into the future. Their efforts are especially important because we are slated to age out 20 young braves this December and another 15-20 boys next year (my boys included). This is great news for our Trailblazers program, but those are high numbers so we need to keep bringing in new families into the Guides to ensure that the Manikiki Nation is strong for many years to come. I met a couple gentlemen at the Event that had been in the Indian Guides with their fathers and sons some 20 years ago and conveyed to me fond memories of their times together. That was really something.

 So let’s thank KC and Kevin Caldwell (Apache), Jim & Alex Cross (Mohawk), Brian Morris (Mohawk), Denny, Jack and Shane Kelliher (Blackhawk), Shawn Knisely (Comanche), Tom Knoebel (Comanche), Jeff & Tucker Pearce (Comanche) and Craig & Brevin Miller (Crow) for a fine effort. All of the boys did a great job and I think we may have found a future Nation Chief in Kevin Caldwell with his exceptional sales skills promoting our program! If your tribe was not represented or you were unable to contribute, perhaps we can count on you to bring in a new family or two on your own. We need everyone’s best efforts!

                                                                                                                                                                  

John Waller

“Sits By Fire”

 

Medicine Man: Tom “Fighting Eagle” Knoebel

330-882-2387 TKnoebel@tribute.com

 Our Nation currently stands strong at 207 braves; 90 fathers and 117 sons.  We had 19 outgoing braves this year, and need to work hard at recruiting new braves so our Nation remains strong and our tribes full.  Chiefs, please work on getting your roster filled out and the info to me so our records are complete.

 Attendance at the Punt Pass & Kick event was 112 big and little braves.  That is just 54% of the Nation.  10 of the 11 Tribes in our Nation were represented, but no Tribe had 100% attendance.  I’m sure we can do better at the skating event this month.  Don’t forget to sign in at the rink when you get there.

 I am compiling the final attendance statistics for the 2008-2009 year.  Thank you to the chiefs for confirming and fixing my records.  I will have it wrapped up by mid-November in time to order awards for the banquet.

 

Wampum Bearer:  Jim “Buffalo Wing” Livers 330-334-8137, 330-807-6781 jlivers@neo.rr.com

Remember to please have your dues paid before the father son banquet so we can continue to have these /free/reduced cost events.  Eat More Wings!

Thanks

Jim

  

Tally Keeper: John "Firestick" Matheos

jmatheos@peoplesservices.com

330 418 3300 M, 330 864 6899 H

WHAT DA HEY !!

 Chiefs thank you very much for your reports.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the next meeting feel free to send any newsworthy notes related to your tribe or community. Thank you all that helped in the Try the Y Day – Thanks!

  

Story Teller: Paul “Big Foot” Scheatzle

 330-832-0304, 330-323-7683 paulscheatzle@hotmail.com

 Back in the old days, Bear had a tail which was his proudest possession. It was long and black and glossy and Bear used to wave it around just so that people would look at it. Fox saw this. Fox, as everyone knows, is a trickster and likes nothing better than fooling others. So it was that he decided to play a trick on Bear.

It was the time of year when Hatho, the Spirit of Frost, had swept across the land, covering the lakes with ice and pounding on the trees with his big hammer. Fox made a hole in the ice, right near a place where Bear liked to walk. By the time Bear came by, all around Fox, in a big circle, were big trout and fat perch. Just as Bear was about to ask Fox what he was doing, Fox twitched his tail which he had sticking through that hole in the ice and pulled out a huge trout.

"Greetings, Brother," said Fox. "How are you this fine day?"

"Greetings," answered Bear, looking at the big circle of fat fish. “I am well, Brother. But what are you doing?"

"I am fishing," answered Fox. "Would you like to try?"

"Oh, yes," said Bear, as he started to lumber over to Fox's fishing hole.

But Fox stopped him. "Wait, Brother," he said, "This place will not be good. As you can see, I have already caught all the fish. Let us make you a new fishing spot where you can catch many big trout."

 

 Bear agreed and so he followed Fox to the new place, a place where, as Fox knew very well, the lake was too shallow to catch the winter fish--which always stay in the deepest water when Hatho has covered their ponds. Bear watched as Fox made the hole in the ice, already tasting the fine fish he would soon catch. "Now," Fox said, "you must do just as I tell you. Clear your mind of all thoughts of fish. Do not even think of a song or the fish will hear you. Turn your back to the hole and place your tail inside it. Soon a fish will come and grab your tail and you can pull him out."

"But how will I know if a fish has grabbed my tail if my back is turned?" asked Bear.

 

"I will hide over here where the fish cannot see me," said Fox. "When a fish grabs your tail, I will shout. Then you must pull as hard as you can to catch your fish. But you must be very patient. Do not move at all until I tell you."

Bear nodded, "I will do exactly as you say." He sat down next to the hole, placed his long beautiful black tail in the icy water and turned his back.

Fox watched for a time to make sure that Bear was doing as he was told and then, very quietly, sneaked back to his own house and went to bed. The next morning he woke up and thought of Bear. "I wonder if he is still there," Fox said to himself. "I'll just go and check."

So Fox went back to the ice covered pond and what do you think he saw? He saw what looked like a little white hill in the middle of the ice. It had snowed during the night and covered Bear, who had fallen asleep while waiting for Fox to tell him to pull his tail and catch a fish. And Bear was snoring. His snores were so loud that the ice was shaking. It was so funny that Fox rolled with laughter. But when he was through laughing, he decided the time had come to wake up poor Bear. He crept very close to Bear's ear, took a deep breath, and then shouted: "Now, Bear!!!"

Bear woke up with a start and pulled his long tail hard as he could. But his tail had been caught in the ice which had frozen over during the night and as he pulled, it broke off -- Whack! -- just like that. Bear turned around to look at the fish he had caught and instead saw his long lovely tail caught in the ice.

"Ohhh," he moaned, "ohhh, Fox. I will get you for this." But Fox, even though he was laughing fit to kill was still faster than Bear and he leaped aside and was gone.

So it is that even to this day Bears have short tails and no love at all for Fox. And if you ever hear a bear moaning, it is probably because he remembers the trick Fox played on him long ago and he is mourning for his lost tail.

  

Web Spinner:  Brad  “Grey Hawk”  borne

330-699-9300,330-284-3181 

bborne@ideasincweb.com

  Tonka Hey!  I finally got the website up to date and I'm getting the hang of the blog site as well.  I could use any photography from recent events like PP&K.  If you have photos please send me an email and I'll arrange for a file transfer.

 

Tribe Chief Reports

  

Apache: KC Caldwell 

330-867-3853,330-801-2943 

kccaldwell@landmarkplastic.com

  

Tonka Hey

It was great seeing everyone at the Punt Pass Kick competition.  Looking forward to teaching our Tribe some moves I learned when I tried out for the Red Wings “The Punisher” this November 

 Coming up this December:
Father & Son Banquet:
Guys Party Center              

Sunday, December 6th

1:00 – 5:00 pm

Cost: FREE

Happy 9^th Birthday to Nick “ Crawling Beetle” Matheos

.October 30^th.

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Arapaho: mark Walker

 330-620-5043 chippmoverr@gmail.com

 Tonka Hey !

The Arapaho Tribe had much fun at the PPK event.  My son Ben had a blast at his first event as our newest member of the Arapaho Tribe.  The boys are looking forward to going to Center Ice and boy am I glad it is a family event, Mama is a much better skater than ol' Dad!

 

Blackhawk: Denny “Slithering Snake” Kelliher  330-285-5887  dskelliher@yahoo.com

Our tribe had a lot of fun participating in and running the Punt, Pass Kick contest and hope everyone else did as well!  My personal thanks to fellow tribe members and others who helped out.  Remember that the winners will be announced and awarded at the December banquet.

Happy Blackhawk Birthdays to Mikey Burrington (10), Brian Beitko (9) and Austin Hughes (12)!

 

Cherokee: RICK “Running Horse” CROWL 

330-645-6435  rickcrowl@davisprintingco.com

 

 Tonka Hey, the mighty Cherokee had a great time at the Punt Pass and Kick competition and wish to thank the Blackhawk for putting on another outstanding event!  We are anxiously awaiting our next event, ice skating at Center Ice. Finally, we want to wish Noah “Cat Runs with Arrow” Wiggins a very happy birthday (10/18).

 

Comanche: Shawn “Stomping Rock”Knisely ”

330-645-0012, 330-324-4781

tshawn@gmail.com

 

 Tonka Hey!

The Comanche Tribe had a good time at the Punt, Pass & Kick, although some of our braves were too distracted by the mysteries that await under the bleachers or the fine sand box they found at the far end of the field! They thought it was pretty cool that the football team had their own sandbox to play in!

We are looking forward to ice skating in November, should be a good time. Who is bringing the video camera to capture the fine display of our grace and ability on ice?

We'd like to wish a belated Happy Birthday to Todd "Scardy Cat" McKenney! We are also wishing a Happy Birthday in November to Rick "Crazy Cloud" Ausel as well as Dave "Big Rock" DiRocco! 

  

Creek: Scott “ Star Warrior” Veney

330-497-2543, 330-603-6094  slj03@sssnet.com

 

The Creek Tribe is proud to announce the graduation of 5 braves and the addition of 1 new brave.  The outgoing braves are as follows:

 

Alex “Night Owl” Borne

Scoty “Flying Tomahawk” Kingin

John ”Running Buckey” Rownd

Grant “Running Mandu” Simmons

Kenton “Kicking Bull” Keeslar

 I wish good luck to these young men in all of their future endeavors.  The Creek Tribe’s would also like to welcome its newest braves, Riley Damm & his father Buddy.  We’re hoping for some interesting Indian names for the Damms.

 

Crow: Craig  “Chasing Fox”  Miller 

330-671-2681  justcraig@sssnet.com

Tonka Hey Crow Tribe!

Birthdays for the month are Daniel Mundy and Anthony Dolan. 

 Mark your calendars for the skating on the 28^th

  

Mandan:  Troy “Rising Sun” Tietz

330-256-064, 330-563-4269

troy.tietz@gmail.com

We had a great time at PPK and look forward to seeing all of you all at Center Ice

Mohawk: Jim “Iron back” Cross

330-245 1326, 330-697-9121

Jcross009@neo.rr.com

 

For our service project the Mohawk tribe is again ringing the bell for the Salvation Army “inside” the Acme in Ellet sometime in December.  We are a small tribe and we are looking for others that would like to join us to try and fill a whole day. If your tribe is interested please let me know.

Jim (Iron Back) Cross

330.697.9121

Jcross009@neo.rr.com

 

Navajo: Dave “Mad Dog” Stokes

330-899-0144, 330-936-5406

Dstokes5496@yahoo.com

 

Tonka Hey,

We had a great time at the Punt, Pass, and Kick.  It was great to see Sean out there in shorts and a t-shirt on a 40 degree day!! (Good job Dad).  Good luck to all of the boys.  Hopefully one of the Navajo will bring home an award.  I am looking forward to going to Center Ice.  I have never been ice skating, so it should be interesting.  Have a nice Halloween.  See you on the 28th!!

 

Happy birthday to Dylan Vinciguerra

David “Mad Dog” Stokes

Seneca: Ron “Sling Blade”Hudas

 330-280-6255, 330-284-1497

rdhudas@mac.com

 Tonka Hey,

Seneca - we all enjoyed punt, pass, and kick and we anxiously await the results.  Speaking of football, we are Sad to say that the Akron Zips game was too pricey for our group but we've planned a great day at Center Ice see the smoke for more info. 

Ron "snake blade" Hudas

 

Trailblazers:  Kurt “Big Bear” Leibensperger 330-699-4734, 330-606-1944 kurtwone@hotmail.com

 Andrew and I hope you are all looking forward to this year as much as we are.  We are planning some great trips and events that I will be working on diligently in and should have further details to you soon.