THE MANIKIKI NATION
SMOKE SIGNALS
July, 2007 yindianguides.org 
Next Longhouse: Tuesday, August 21st
8:00 pm, Green
YMCA
Note the time! We meet at
8:00 throughout the summer and early fall.
Longhouse Notes
Remember … All Council members and Chiefs are
required attend Longhouse. Chiefs, if
you cannot attend, please get one of your tribe members (other than a
Council member) to attend and sign in for you.
Chief’s Action Items Summary
The July family picnic is free and the August event
is pay as you go, so you will not need to collect any more money until the
campout. We will need an approximate
headcount for the picnic so we can plan accordingly. Please use these open
family events as an opportunity to bring some friends into the nation. Also, we are inviting Manikiki Nation alumni
to the family picnic as well, so spread the word.
Non-golfers, join your Guides buddies, past and present, at
the 2007 Marvin Capps Alumni Golf Outing on Saturday September 22nd at
Chenoweth G.C. Only $20 to share in the
fun and food. Just fill in the entry
form and note that you just want to hang out.
The Nation won third place among all the youth organizations that
participated in the Green Memorial Day parade.
Way to go Guides!
Upcoming Nation Events:
INDIAN
GUIDES, PRINCESS, AND ALUMNI
FAMILY
PICNIC
When - Sunday, July 29th
2:00 until 7:00ish (eating at 2:00!!!)
Where - Fraternal Order of Police, Wolter Park Lodge,
2610 Ley Dr., Akron.
All families are to bring a covered
dish and whatever your drink.
PLEASE … No Alcoholic Beverages!
(Editor’s
note: If any alcoholic beverage cans or bottles are
found in the trash, our host, Frank Williams of the Cherokee will be “gigged”.
I’m not sure what happens when you get “gigged”, but it doesn’t sound good.)
Be prepared for Tug of war, sack races, fishing, swimming,
basketball, softball and whatever else we can throw in there.
The Nation will be
providing burgers, dogs and brats.
There is no admission
charge.
Go south on Ley Drive from Waterloo Rd. at Cardinal
Fence. Follow the winding road until it dead ends into the park.
See larger map on page
3.
August
Event
Great
Trail Festival in Malvern, Ohio
Saturday, August 25th
Time TBD
Fall
Campout
Camp Fitch
Friday evening -
Sunday morning, September 28th-30th
The Mohawk Tribe, with the help of
the co-sponsoring Crow Tribe, has decided to take us back to Camp Fitch located
right on Lake Erie in Northwest PA. It
has been a few years since we last visited Camp Fitch, and the veteran Nation
members are excited to return. Camp
Fitch is one of the nicest YMCA camps within driving distance. It has some similarities to Camp Y-Noah with
horse back riding, stations with a climbing wall, bow and arrows, BB guns, real
.22 rifle shooting, and an indoor sports center for games and soccer. The Camp has nice cabins with indoor
plumbing and it is right on Lake Erie which will make for an awesome fire
ceremony. Cost is $140 for father and
sons.
Nation Officer Reports
Nation
Chief: Scott “Singin’ Moose” Summers 330-644-9110,
330-606-6965 scotts@rolandus.com
Sunday July 29th is our annual family picnic. For years the family picnic has been part of
the Manikiki Nation tradition and we are hoping that this year will be the
start of a new tradition. We have
invited our sister organization, Indian Princesses, and alumni members of both
Nations. This will be a great time and
I hope to continue to be involved in this event for years to come when my
family is part of our alumni. We will
be eating first so you can bring hot covered dishes. Then we have an afternoon of fun activities planned starting with
the Nation games that got rained out at the spring campout. Bring your swim suits because there is a
nice lake for swimming and fishing and we will have the opportunity to play
various organized games on the grounds.
The headline event is a “one on one” basketball game between rival
Nation Chiefs, Bob “Big Bear” Mahaney vs. yours truly Scott “Singin’ Moose” Summers. Randy Wallace is the official bookie who
will be taking bets on the action. (Editor’s note.
I’m not sure “action” is an appropriate word to describe this clash of
Titans.)
The future looks bright for the Manikiki Nation. We just had our annual budget meeting last
Tuesday, July 17th to work out the plans for next year and set up a
schedule of events. The meeting was
held in my back yard and it was very well attended with incoming and outgoing
chiefs from eleven tribes participating.
We have a new calendar in the back of this Smoke news letter that lists the schedule for next year with tribe
sponsors and a tentative budget. (The
final budget will be voted on by tribe chiefs at the August longhouse
meeting). Please take a look at the Nation
events calendar and start marking your calendar right now because there is
going to be lot’s of fun activities including some new events.
Finally, we voted on leadership for next year and I would
like to congratulate our current War Chief Kurt “Big Bear” Leibensperger for
being elected as next year’s Nation Chief.
We also have a fine group of men who have stepped up to serve on next
year’s Council so we are positioned for another strong year. Kurt is very proactive and has plans for
increasing our recruiting efforts as we move forward. Please take a moment to talk to Kurt at the family picnic.
War Chief: Kurt “Big Bear” Leibensperger 330-699-4734,
330-606-1944 kurtleib@hotmail.com
Thank you to all who have
agreed to serve on next year's Council:
John Waller, War Chief;
Scott Summers, Sachem;
Dwayne Haines, Wampum
Bearer;
Jim Cross, Medicine Man;
Jeff Pearce, Talleykeeper;
Charles Campbell,
Webspinner; and
Dan Hickman, Storyteller.
Thanks also to outgoing Council
members:
Pat Duff;
Rich Ashley;
Jamie Wiggins; and
Tom Turner.
Also thanks to all the
incoming and outgoing chiefs. I look forward to serving with you next
year in my position as Nation Chief.
We have lined up a number
of events where we will be going out to the community to recruit new members.
As of this writing, I just returned from our recruitment event at Boettler Park
Kids Day, and I can personally tell you there is great interest in our
program. People want to join...we just have to go out and find
them. Thanks to Jim Cross for coordinating this event, and thanks to
all who showed up to help out and talk with people. There will be
more recruitment events upcoming, and I hope one and all can
help. New blood and new members are vital to our Nation, and it's
something we should all work to make happen!
That's all for now.
Medicine Man: John “Sits
By Fire” Waller 330-867-5726,
330-256-4430 john.waller@wilsontool.com
Tonka Hey!
As plans for the end of this year and next year start to unfold it
appears we are in for some great, great times with our boys! We have many dads that have stepped up this
year to make the Guides program the success that it is and we have a few more
guys stepping up to make next year easy for the rest of us. Please consider becoming your tribe’s chief
or becoming a Nation Council member and spreading some of the responsibility in
the next year or so. I promise you will
not regret it.
The Navajo continue to lead the Big Medicine Point totals for this
year so far, but are followed closely by the Apache, Mohawk, Arapaho and the
Cherokee. There are still a handful of
tribes that could rise up with strong event attendance, Longhouse attendance
and Smoke Signal participation from your chief. “Good Luck” to all Manikiki
Tribes as we round out the last part of the 2006-2007 season.
Story
Teller: Tom “Sitting Hawk” Turner 330-493-7380,
330-543-8024 tturner@walsh.edu
Wampum
Bearer: Dwayne “Big Bad Wolf” Haines 330-699-0972,
330-419-1002 dghaines@babcock.com
Tonka Hey to all the Nation. I was not able to attend the budget meeting,
so please send me the budget that was worked out. Hope that you are all
having a fine summer and are looking forward to the Family Picnic next
week. Thanks to our Council and tribe chiefs who keep things humming
along
Tally
Keeper: Rich “Howling Wolf” Ashley 330-882-2532,
330-807-9104 rich@awrsofakron.com
The recent budget meeting made me realize how quickly the end
of our time in Indian Guides is approaching.
My son turned 12 in April and he’s closing in on six years of perfect
attendance. Guides has been so
important to making sure that at least once a month I set time aside for us to
be together. I think that over the
years I will appreciate even more how important that was.
Web Spinner: Jamie “Big Dog” Wiggins 330-603-4661,
330-896-9004, jpwiggo@yahoo.com
Tribe Chief Reports
Apache: Charles "Kicking
Buffalo" Campbell 330-854-3077, 330-264-5383x237 kickingbuffalo@sbcglobal.net
MIghty Apache, wow is this summer is really
rolling by quickly, so I hope to see everyone at the July 29th Family
Picnic! Remember this is a free family event, so bring a covered dish to
go along with the hotdogs and hamburgers provided by the Nation. We'll
start to eat around 2:00pm and will have the rest of the afternoon for Nation
Games, the fishing contest etc. See the end of this issue of the Smoke
for more details.
Speaking of Smoke Signals; we will be switching to
e-mail/web centric distribution at the beginning of the year. Meaning that
unless you let me know that you would like a hard copy mailed to you, only an
e-mail version will be sent. We're
doing this as a cost saving measure because most of the membership has easy
access to e-mail and we can get it out faster without the time needed to print
label and mail each edition of Smoke
Signals.
Arapaho: Paul “Big Foot” Scheatzle 330-832-0304,
330-323-7683 paulscheatzle@hotmail.com
It was good to see
everybody at the Aeros game and then at our tribe barbecue ay my house. Thanks to all who came. It was a good opportunity to get everybody
up to speed on the Nation’s plans for this fall and next year.
Blackhawk:
Jeff “Jumping Fish”
Williamson 330-245-1828, 503-704-3580 jrwilliamson@purefishing.com
Tonka Hey Blackhawk's. Hope you all are having a great summer and
had a great time at the Aero's game. I
look forward to seeing everyone at the Family Picnic. Please let me know if you will be attending
so I have a head count.
Please let me know if you
still need a hard copy of Smoke
mailed to you, otherwise we are going electronic.
See everyone next week.
Cherokee:
Frank “Chasing Tail” Williams 330-794-2707, 330-715-3953
FWilliams@ci.akron.oh.us
Comanche: Jeff “Last Hawk” Pearce 330-644-4749,
330-714-7892 jeffp@pearceengineering.com
Tonka Hey! I want to first thank everyone who came out
to support the Relay for Life, my kids loved selling the snow cones and
popcorn.
Next, I want to thank Tom
Knoebel for his commitment to the Comanche Tribe and the Manikiki Nation!
Tom has once again stepped up to become the Chief of the Mighty Comanche.
After years of service as chief and a council member, while enjoying his time
with his older son Josh, he is once again taking extra time to support Indian
Guides as he continues with his younger son Logan! Thanks Tom!
Hope to see everyone at
the picnic!
Creek: Kevin “Running Pike” Adkins
330-645-6542 kevina@amerimail.com
The Creek Tribe is
looking forward to the Family Picnic and we hope our good weather continues.
Creek Tribe birthday
wishes go out to Tim Stroia.
Crow: Dan “Big Rock” Hickman
330-896-7164, 330-472-7010 nhickman3@aol.com
Kickapoo: Paul “Running Deer” Mallue 330-497-9943, 330-209-4366
malluep@firstenergycorp.com
I hope everyone is having
a great summer. Baseball is coming to
an end for most of us so we can now take a break and do some other things (like
vacation) before school starts.
The next Nation event is
the Family Picnic on July 29th from 2:00–7:00 pm at the FOP
Lodge/Grounds. There will be swimming,
fishing, and the Nation games that we did not do at Camp Y-Noah, and lots of
good food. The Nation will be providing
burgers, dogs and brats. Each family is
asked to bring a covered dish to share.
There is no admission charge.
The next two events will
be the Great Trail Festival in Malvern on August 25th and then the
Fall Campout from September 28-30. More
details on these events can be found in this newsletter.
Happy birthday to Alec
Johnson who turns 7 on the 23rd of July, Jack Hewitt who turns 6 on
the 13th and his brother Ryan who will be 5 on the 18th.
Mandan: Jeff “White Eagle” Rand 330-899-0735,
330-813-1122 jrand@hbchemical.com
Tonka Hey! Summer
is now well past the half way mark and September will soon be upon us.
Remember the fall campout is probably the best event of the year so read Smoke and put it on your schedule.
The Mandan still needs a Chief. I am unable to continue with the duties
because of work issues. Being Chief is very rewarding and the kids love
the headdress. Hope to see all of you soon.
Mingo:
Scott “Sitting Bull” Kanis 330-753-8650,
330-472-2373 scotty-dawg@sbcglobal.net
Mohawk: Brian "Fighting
Cardinal” Morris
330-896-1394, 330-933-2372 bdmorris@aol.com
Looking forward to the
Family picnic, I hope everyone can attend. This is a family event at the Akron FOP lodge from 2:00pm-7:00pm.
Happy birthday to Alex
Cross from the Mohawk Tribe.
Navajo: Mike “Eagle Eye” Vinciguerra 330-699-0207, 440-669-3264 MiVinciguer@aol.com
Happy b-day to Mark
Dahlman!!
Just a reminder the next
event is the family picnic Sunday July 29th. Everyone welcome Jeff
Reale as the next chief for the upcoming year.
PLEASE be kind and gentle to our new chief!!
“Blowin’
Smoke”
I had a lunch meeting with the new director of
the Green Y, Lori Lautenschlager, and she seems to be very supportive of Guides. She offered to help us in any way she
can. I mentioned to her that we were
discussing a fall recruitment drive to build up some of our smaller tribes, and
she offered concrete ways they can help us grow our program...
1) A
full page in their fall program guide, sent to all 8000 Green members,
spotlighting Guides (and Princesses, Trailblazers and Maidens as well), letting
us outline our 2007-08 event schedule, and promote our programs. This will go to press the first of August,
so it is essential that we set our program lineup for the fall and winter
before that time.
2) Do a
recruitment event at the Y, with us setting up our big tepee outside for added
effect. The newsletter article can
mention it, and I think we should try and do something similar to what the
scouts do in the fall. It's a great
opportunity to present Guides to many potential members.
3) Letting
us set up a table in the lobby to recruit members whenever we want, but at the
following specific Y events...
June 16th---Donuts with Dad event (I will be
coming back from vacation then, but if there's interest from Council or chiefs
to set something up, I'd help as much as I can.)
August 11---the annual Green Y 5K race. This event is also a fall program sign up.
October 13th---Y Crazy Days, where the Y
advertises a 50% off sign up fee, and where there are usually new members in
attendance.
4) Letting
us do a flyer to be sent to the Y Homeschoolers program with over 200 kids
involved.
She is also receptive to advertising these
programs/events in the local papers (Green Leader, Suburbanite), and even to
splitting costs on marketing our programs.
She's also going to look into having the Y take up the cost of printing
our membership sign up form, and working to better educate the front desk
people about our programs. She had also
noticed our large presence at the Partners with Youth fundraiser, and realizes
the importance of our group to the overall Y.
We should try and set up a meeting with the
Princess and Maidens chiefs to discuss splitting costs/time slots on these
events.
A number of tribes over the past year have
complained about shrinking rosters and needing to grow. This could be a significant opportunity to
expand our roster by many, many people!
Would we be able to get Council support on moving on this? Let me know your thoughts...
Kurt "Big Bear" Leibensperger, War Chief
Manikiki Nation 2006-07 Event Calendar
|
October Event: Family Outing / Corn Maze |
November Event: U of A Zips
Football |
|
Place: Maize
Valley Farm Date: October
15th Time: 1:00
– 4:00 pm Event Type / Award: Family / Bead Cost: Adults
$6, Kids $5 Sponsor / Budget: Mandan / $500 |
Place: Akron
Rubber Bowl Date: Saturday
November 4th Time: Tailgate Party 11:00am, Game 1:00 Event Type / Award: Family / Bead Cost: Adult
$5 Sponsor / Budget: Mingo / $200 |
|
December
Event: Father-Son Banquet |
December
Event: Christmas Project
(tribe event) |
|
Place: Guy’s
Party Center Date: Sunday,
December 3rd Time: 1:00 –
5:00 pm Event
Type / Award: Father-Son / Claw Cost: FREE …
paid by fund raiser Sponsor
/ Budget: Arapaho & Council
/ $4500 |
Place: n/a Date: n/a Time: n/a Event
Type / Award: Fathers-Son / Special
Bead Cost: n/a Sponsor
/ Budget: All tribes /
mand1atory |
|
January
Event: U of A Zips
Basketball |
February
Event: Bowling |
|
Place: Akron U
JAR Arena Date: Sunday,
January 21st Time: 2 pm Event
Type / Award: Family / Bead Cost: $5.00 Sponsor
/ Budget: Blackhawk / $0 |
Place: Park
Center Lanes Date: Saturday,
February 10th Time: 2pm Event
Type / Award: Father-Son / Bead
Cost: $10.00 Sponsor
/ Budget: Creek / $300 |
|
February
Event: Fundraiser –
Reverse Raffle |
March
Event: Late Night
Party at YMCA |
|
Place: Guy’s
Party Center Date: Saturday,
February 17th Time: 6:00 pm Event
Type / Award: Adults / mandatory event Cost: $55 / ticket
(1/Brave req’d) Sponsor
/ Budget: Council / $1000 |
Place: Green
Family YMCA Date: Saturday,
March 24th Time: 9:00pm -
Overnight Event
Type / Award: Father-Son /
Bead Cost: TBD Sponsor
/ Budget: Crow / $400 |
|
April
Event: FASCAR
Derby |
May
Event: Spring
Campout |
|
Place: Green
Family YMCA Date: Saturday,
April 21st Time: 9:00 am
– 1:00 pm Event
Type / Award: Father- Son/Claw
or Special Cost: $5
per/car kit Sponsor/Budget: Comanche-Arapaho-Mandan/$500 |
Place: Y-Noah
Campground Date: May
18th, 19th, 20th Time: Fri.
evening – Sun. morning Event
Type / Award: Fathers &
Son / Arrowhead Cost: $120 per
family Sponsor
/ Budget: Apache-Cherokee
/ $1300 |
|
Memorial
Day: Memorial Day Parade (makeup) |
June
Event: Akron Aeros Game & Fireworks |
|
Place: Green High
School Date: Monday,
May 28th Time: 9:30am lineup, 10:30 step off Event
Type: Guides-Princesses
w’ Dads Cost: N/A Sponsor
/ Budget: Council / $80
for candy+ |
Place: Canal
Park, Akron Date: Friday,
June 8th Time: TBD Event
Type Family Cost: TBD Sponsor
/ Budget: Kickapoo / $0 |
|
June
Comm. Svc. Proj: ACS Relay For Life (makeup) |
July Event: Family Picnic |
|
Place: Green
Memorial Stadium Date: June
22nd - 23rd Time: Friday
night-Saturday noon Event
Type Family /
Special Bead Cost: Just a
little of your time! Sponsor
/ Budget: Council /
donation TBD |
Place: Akron FOP
Lodge/Grounds Date: Sunday,
July 29th Time: 2:00 –
to approx. 7:00 Event Type: Family –
Guides/Princesses Cost: Side
Dish per family Sponsor / Budget: Cherokee / $400 |
|
August Event:
Open |
September Event: Fall Campout |
|
Place: Great
Trail Festival, Malvern Date: Aug. 25th,
Saturday Time: TBD Event Type: Father-Son Cost: TBD Sponsor / Budget: Navaho / $400 |
Place: Camp Fitch Date: Sept.
28th, 29th, 30th Time: Fri
evening – Sun morning Event Type / Award: Father-Son / Arrowhead Cost: TBD Sponsor / Budget: Mohawk-Crow / $1300 |
Supplies: $500, Membership Drive; $200. YMCA Donation $1000,
Misc: $3000. Total Budget $15,000