THE MANIKIKI NATION
SMOKE SIGNALS
August, 2008 yindianguides.org 
Longhouse
Notes
Next Longhouse: 6:00 pm, Tuesday,
August 19th @ The Green YMCA
All Council members and Chiefs are
required attend Longhouse. Chiefs, if
you cannot attend, please get one of your tribe members to attend and sign in
for you.
Action
Items
Attention all MANIKIKI NATION Golfers!!
2008 MARVIN CAPPS ALUMNI GOLF OUTING
Saturday September 20, 2008
Chenoweth G.C.
See the flyer at the end of this Smoke Signal!!
Recruiting
Event!!
Saturday,
September 6th at the Green YMCA, 10am till 2pm
To keep this Nation strong we need everyone to
help. Come out and show those who come
by how much fun we have, talk to them about what you have gotten from the
quality time you have spent with your son(s), tell them about the fellowship
between the families at our family events, tell them about our upcoming events. Please get with your chief to help handout
flyers for this event at the local schools!!
Caribbean
5K and 10K Runs
August 9th
If you’re not running in the race and can spend
a couple of volunteer hours in the morning, please let the YMCA know. Call
Lori at the Y for more information if you can help by volunteering or just call
the Y if you want to be a runner!
Upcoming
Events
August Event
– Clay’s Park (Family Event)
Swimming and a cookout!
Sunday August 10th, Park opens at 9am, closes at 9pm
Water Park opens at 11am, closes at 8pm
Lunch will be served around 1pm in the pavilion!
Bring your favorite side dish to share!
The Nation is supplying the hotdogs!
Pay at the gate discounted cost is $10.50 per person if you say “Manikiki Rocks”!
Camping is available at ½ the normal cost!
September
Event – Fall Camp-out
Camp Fitch on the Shores of Lake Erie!
September 26th – 28th
Cost is $125.00 for a father and son, plus $15.00 for each
additional son.
Note that the actual cost
for camping at Fitch is $145.00 for father and son and $35.00 for each
additional son, but because we have worked hard to raise money the Nation is
paying the $20.00 difference to help bring more campers out for the event!
Nation
Officer Reports
Nation
Chief: Kurt “Big Bear” Leibensperger 330-699-4734,
330-606-1944 kurtleib@hotmail.com
Tonka Hey!
Summer is winding down fast, and with it, my year as chief. Andrew and I
have had fun as the nation chief, and have met and worked with a lot of you.
We as a group are fortunate to have so many good people in this
nation! Incoming chief John Waller and his council have many new
events planned for next year, along with a number of old favorites, too!
But,
before I go, there are a few events I urge you to support and attend.
First up...our nation summer picnic, hosted by the Navajo on Sunday, August
10th at Clays Park. Then our fall campout will be on September 26-28 at
Camp Fitch on the shores of beautiful Lake Erie. Your council has made
the decision to help underwrite the cost of this campout FOR EVERY FATHER AND
SON IN THE NATION! Actually, the price we pay as a nation to camp has
gone up this year; however, we will be spending some of our nation reserve
money to make this campout cost less than last year. Hopefully, with
the price of gas, this will make this event affordable for more families.
Finally,
we will be doing another recruitment event at the Green Y on Saturday September
6th, and each tribe has agreed to do some recruitment in area schools.
More
information on all of the above in this month's Smoke, and I look forward to
seeing you at one (and hopefully, all) of these events!
War Chief: John “Sits By Fire” Waller 330-867-5726,
330-256-4430 john.waller@wilsontool.com
Nice job
on the drive-in movie to the Mandan. It
was a fun movie to watch and a beautiful night to be outside. Well done!
Sammy,
Jacob and I hope all of you are enjoying the summer as much as we are. Look forward to seeing you all at the
upcoming Family Picnic at Clays’ Park on August 10th sponsored by the Navajo.
Sachem: Scott “Singin’ Moose” Summers 330-644-9110,
330-606-6965 scotts@rolandus.com
Last week I attended our longhouse
budget meeting and it pleases me to say that we have a great group of Dad's
stepping up into leadership positions for next year. I will be leaving
the Manikiki Nation in good hands and I will enjoy watching at our last Father
Son banquet from a table with my Cherokee tribe mates.
I am very proud to say that
Kyle" Wild Moose" will be receiving his sixth straight perfect
attendance medallion. Kyle is now 12 and our participation in Indian
Guides will soon be coming to an end. I still hope to put together a
Trailblazer tribe of older boys next year but our participation in a monthly
event will be increasingly difficult.
We are both excited about the events
we have left and it is appropriate the we are finishing up at the Fall campout
at Fitch. Our first Indian Guides event was a Spring campout at Fitch in
2002. This has been a rewarding experience that Kyle and I will talk
about for the rest of lives. I can only hope that Kyle will some day have
a son and join Indian Guides. I will be saving our bead necklaces and
leather vests just in case I have the opportunity to pass it on to another
generation.
Medicine
Man: Jim “Iron back” Cross 330-245-1326, 330-697-9121 jcross009@neo.rr.com
I need
back the sign in sheets for the Spring Campout and the Aeros Baseball game.
Contact me when you get the time so I can update attendance before next
Longhouse. There wasn’t a sign in sheet
for the drive in and I will be passing one around at the next Longhouse.
A couple
of updates about future events that may have changed since the budget meeting
are as follows:
The
Haunted Hayride Y-NOAH may be moving to Boettler Park.
At this
time all Sundays in December are open for our Father/Son Banquet, some Fridays
and Saturdays are still open, but the 13th is booked.
January is
booked up and at this time only February 7th and 8th are penciled in for
us so the individual tribe events may have to be switched
Also if anyone
else was at the WKDD Kids day and picked up our headbands and feathers PLEASE
contact me!
Story
Teller: Dan “Big
Rock” Hickman 330-896-7164,
330-472-7010 nhickman3@aol.com
<No report submitted>
Wampum
Bearer: Dwayne “Big Bad Wolf” Haines 330-699-0972,
330-419-1002 dghaines@babcock.com
The
council met at Kurt’s Tee Pee to plan next year’s activities and budget. The incoming council was creative and has
come up with a nice program. Give them an atta-boy. Hope everyone
is enjoying their summer and look forward to seeing you at the picnic.
Tally
Keeper: Jeff “Last Hawk” Pearce 330-645-6075, 330-714-7892 jeffp@pearceengineering.com
I’ll start with the usual, we had a
great time at the Drive In, and we stayed for both movies! We’re looking
forward to Clay’s Park, can’t wait to get the Comanche Tribe on the rolling
barrel!!
Then want to say that I’m excited
about the upcoming year, there’s going to be some great new events planned, and
the idea of an open month where the tribes can plan their own event sounds
great. Hoping the Mighty Comanche can
take on the Arapaho in a no holds barred corn-hole tournament!!
I’ll offer my house for an upcoming
Comanche Tribe meeting, maybe Saturday August 16th. We can have a
fire, cooks some hotdogs and marshmallows; maybe even do some pies in the pie
iron!
Web
Spinner: Charles "Kicking Buffalo" Campbell 330-854-3077,
330-264-5383x237 kickingbuffalo@sbcglobal.net
Tonka Hey Mighty Manikiki Nation! I hope everyone had a great time at the
drive-in. I know my boys did. If anyone has pictures from the drive-in,
please forward them to me and I'll include them with the next website update. See you at Clay's Park!
Tribe
Chief Reports
Apache:
John "Fire Stick" Matheos 330-864-6899,
330-418-3300 jmatheos@peoplesservices.com
What Da
Hey! It was great seeing you all at the Drive in Movie I hope you had
fun. Looking forward to Clays Park Please let me know if you’re planning
to camp there the night before. We have a great line up of events lined
up for next year which will be fun and affordable. My Reign of
Terror will soon end and our most experienced new Chief “Big Bear” Larry and
“Running Bear” Kyle Murgatroyd will be leading us in to a much brighter
future. Happy August Birthday to Andrew Leibensperger!
Arapaho:
Paul “Big Foot” Scheatzle 330-832-0304, 330-323-7683 paulscheatzle@hotmail.com
The
Arapaho tribe is looking forward to the summer picnic and fall campout.
We're happy to be planning the father-son banquet again and thank Camp Y-Noah
for their hospitality in allowing us to use the dining hall as it will save us
a great deal of money.
Blackhawk:
Todd “Sly Fox”
Mellon 330-645-9456 330-819-7762 tmellon@primebusinesssolutions.net
I just wanted to encourage everyone to come out for
the event at Clays Park. It should be a
blast. It will be a great way to spend
time with your family and other families that are part of the nation. Please keep the time set aside for the Fall
Campout as well at Camp Fitch. If we
have half as much fun as we did at Y Noah it will be a great success. I will see you soon.
Cherokee:
Sam “Buffalo Hump” Ewing 330-245-1138, 513-907-9860
samewing@sbcglobal.net
Tonka hey
Cherokee Brothers,
Please
welcome our new incoming Chief, Rick “Running Horse” Crowl and his son, Justin
“Running Pony”. It has been a rewarding year as the Cherokee Chief and I wanted
to thank all my brothers for the tremendous help you provided. The feathers are
being passed to a very capable new Chief who I am sure will do an outstanding
job.
If you
missed the drive in event, it was a good time on a beautiful night with a
strange movie.
Our next
event will be the Clay’s Park extravaganza on August 10th. If you haven’t been
to Clay’s park before, it is a favorite for the whole family. Please let me
know how many from your family will be attending before 8/8/08.
Comanche:
Tom “Fighting Eagle”
Knoebel 330-882-2387 TKnoebel@tribute.com
Tonka Hey
to the mighty Big-Medicine-leading Comanche Tribe!
Next
Nation event is the family picnic at Clay’s Park, and be sure to clear your
schedules now for the fall campout Sept 26-28. Camp Fitch will be a blast
and you don’t want to miss it! In the meantime, some of us are talking
about having a tribe get-together in August. Anyone want to volunteer
their house and yard for a few hours one weekend? Another family picnic
with some grillin’ and some cornhole sounds good to me! (No rain this
time though.)
Also, Jeff
needs to order the new tribe t-shirts so get you and your son’s sizes to him
ASAP so he can put the order in. Ask your wife what your son’s size is
because you know you don’t know. And be realistic guys – there aint none
of us in the tribe who fit in an adult medium any more!
Happy
birthday to Dylan “Red Wolf” Knisely who turns 6 years old on August 6th.
Dylan, it’s a Comanche tradition to save some cake and ice cream for your
CHIEF! (I like chocolate, with sprinkles, if you were wondering).
Also, the Comanche Tribe wishes a quick recovery to Adam “Broken Arm”
Schlosser. We hear a local hospital is naming its next addition the
“Schlosser Wing” in honor of the family that has done the most to keep it in
business!
Creek:
Dave “Brave Buckeye” Rownd 330-494-5544,
330-352-4747 drownd@starkmetal.com
Tonka
Hey!...and a hearty OH….followed by a cheering IO…..to all the Manikiki
Nation!!!!
What a
great summer! The Creek Tribe has been having a lot of fun!
Football season will soon be upon us and we will be relocating down to the land
of the great spirits along the banks of the Olentangy.
The Creek
Tribe now has a satellite tribe in Germany! Steve “Stargazer” Rohweder
and his squaw Mia are moving the family to Europe to get better views of the
sky! We will miss Andrew and Eric and have told Steve when he returns the
“chief” feathers will be waiting for him!!! No one gets out of it that
easy!!! Good luck to the Rohweders and safe travels!
Happy
birthday to Tim “little mountain” Stroia
Hope to
see you all at the next event!!
Crow:
Jim “Buffalo Wing”
Livers 330-334-8137, 330-807-6781 jlivers@neo.rr.com
Hello
Crow,
Michael
and I had a great time at the drive-in movie. We stayed for both movies and could have walked home since it was
so close to our house. Thanks to the
Mandan tribe for a great event.
A big
thank you to Jack “Mustang” Daniels for stepping up to be the next chief. All you big braves can breathe easier for
another year. We are sponsoring the
fall camp out at Camp Fitch.
We will
have some planning meetings at the Crow bar. Please try to attend.
Happy
birthday wishes to Nick ”little deere” Schippert, 8-30.
Kickapoo:
Steve “Silent Eagle”
Maxim 330-966-0820 smaxim@maximent.net
<No report submitted>
Mandan:
Bill “Snoring Bear” Spaid 330-896-6495,
330-896-6495 wspaid@aol.com
<No report submitted>
Mingo: Tim “Flying Arrow” Dunigan 330-896-2134,
330-414-2967 tddunigan1356@peoplepc.com
<No report submitted>
Mohawk:
Brian "Fighting Cardinal” Morris 330-896-1394, 330-612-4740 bmorris005@neo.rr.com
Mohawks, I
hope you all had a good time at the Drive-In; we had a lot of fun and also
a nice turnout from our tribe. If
anyone is interested in our golf event give me a call, I would like to get a
foursome from our tribe members.
Navajo:
Jeff "Big
Rubba Dubba" Reale 330-896-6256, 330-329-5041 ru4reale22@hotmail.com
Thanx for
all the Goodies at the drive-in!
August
10th is Clay's Park and we're looking forward to a great day with family &
friends. Remember to mention
"Manikiki Rocks" at the gate for $10.50 a person. Chiefs-we need a headcount from your entire
tribe (and all families) by Friday 08.08.08-1st day of the Olympics!
No
birthdays for the month of August for Navajo!
A big
Navajo Welcome to the incoming Chief-Brian Roberts 2008-09 who attended the
budget meeting at Kurt's home. Kurt,
nice job at your house and for the year so far!
Peace
Manikiki Nation 2007 - 08 Event
Calendar
|
October
Event: Akron Zips Football Game |
November
Event: Ghoul Walk (October) |
|
Place: Akron
Rubber Bowl Date: Saturday
October 13th Time: Tailgate
Party 4:00pm Event Type / Award: Family / Bead Cost: $5
per ticket Sponsor / Budget: Mohawk / $200 |
Place: Camp
Y’Noah Date: November
4th Time: 1:00
– 5:00 pm Event Type / Award: Family / Bead Cost: N/A Sponsor / Budget: Mingo / $400 |
|
December
Event: Father-Son Banquet |
December
Event: Christmas Project (tribe
event)
|
|
Place: Guy’s
Party Center Date: Sunday,
December 2nd Time: 1:00
– 5:00 pm Event Type / Award: Father-Son / Claw Cost: FREE
… paid by fund raiser Sponsor / Budget: Arapaho-Comanche / $4500 |
Place: N/A Date: N/A Time: N/A Event Type / Award: Fathers-Son / Special Bead Cost: N/A Sponsor / Budget: All tribes / mandatory |
|
January
Event: Winter Campout |
February
Event: FASCAR Derby |
|
Place: Kalahari Date: January
Time: Sat
– Sun. morning Event Type / Award: Fathers & Son / Arrowhead Cost: TBD Sponsor / Budget: Blackhawk-Mingo / $900 |
Place: Green
Family YMCA Date: Saturday,
February, TBD Time: 9:00
am – 1:00 pm Event Type / Award: Father- Son/Claw or Special Cost: $5
per/car kit Sponsor/Budget: Comanche-Arapaho
/ $400 |
|
February
Event: Fundraiser –
Reverse Raffle |
March
Event: Pro-Football
HOF |
|
Place: Guy’s
Party Center Date: Saturday,
March 1st Time: 6:00
pm - midnight Event Type / Award: Adults / mandatory
event Cost: Tickets
$55 (x1 per member) Sponsor / Budget: Council / Make lots of $$$$ |
Place: Pro-Football
HOF, Canton Date: Sunday,
March 16th Time: 1:00
pm - ? Event Type / Award: Father-Son / Bead Cost: $10.00
per person Sponsor / Budget: Creek / $400 |
|
April
Event: Late Night Party at the YMCA |
May
Event: Spring Campout at Y Noah |
|
Place: Green
Family YMCA Date: Saturday,
April 12th Time: 9:00pm
- Overnight Event Type / Award: Father-Son / Bead Cost: N/A Sponsor / Budget: Apache / $400 |
Place: Y-Noah
Campground Date: May
30th – June 1st Time: Fri.
evening – Sun. morning Event Type / Award: Fathers & Son / Arrowhead Cost: $130/family,
$20/extra son Sponsor / Budget: Cherokee-Crow / $1200 |
|
Memorial
Day: Memorial Day Parade (makeup) |
June Comm.
Svc. Proj: ACS Relay For Life (makeup) |
|
Place: Green
High School Date: Monday,
May 26th Time: 9:30am lineup, 10:30 step off Event Type: Guides-Princesses
w’ Dads Cost: N/A Sponsor / Budget: Council / ($100 from disc.) |
Place: Green
Memorial Stadium Date: June
20th-21st Time: Friday
night-Saturday noon Event Type Family
/ Special Bead Cost: Just
a little of your time! Sponsor / Budget: Council / (donation from disc.) |
|
June
Event: Akron Aeros Game &
Fireworks |
July
Event: Drive-In Movie |
|
Place: Canal
Park, Akron Date: Friday
night, June 13th Time: TBD Event Type Family
/ Bead Cost: $5.50
per person Sponsor / Budget: Kickapoo / $0 |
Place: Magic
City or Blue Sky Drive-In Date: July
20th Time: TBD Event Type: Family
/ Bead Cost: $12
per car Sponsor / Budget: Mandan / $0 |
|
August Event:
Clay’s Park |
September Event: Fall Campout |
|
Place: Clay’s
Park Date: Sunday,
August 10th Time: 9:00am
– 9:00pm Event Type: Family
/ Bead Cost: $10.50
per person + Side dish Sponsor / Budget: Navajo / $400 |
Place: Camp
Fitch Date: Sept.
26th – 28th Time: Fri
evening – Sun morning Event Type / Award: Father-Son
/ Arrowhead Cost: $125,
$15 for each extra son Sponsor / Budget: Crow-Cherokee
/ $1500 |
MANIKIKI NATION
2008 MARVIN CAPPS ALUMNI GOLF OUTING
Saturday
September 20, 2008
CHENOWETH G.C.
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ONLY. ( ALUMNI AND PERSONS OUTSIDE OF NATION ARE ALSO WELCOME )
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