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Suicide, teen woes, discussed
Sports: The
Arlington girls basketball team won 64-45 behind Jessica Ludwig’s 16 points and 11 rebounds to advance at districts. Robert Miles led the Tulalip boys with 33 points in their win, also Thursday. For more, go to www. arlingtontimes. com.
BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
Business: New thrift store. Page 8.
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Visitors enjoy the beautiful new Stillaguamish Community Center on opening day Feb. 17.
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Stilly center opens up BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
ARLINGTON — “Many of our people dreamed of this day, but didn’t live to see it,” John Cayou said at the Feb. 17 opening of the Stillaguamish Community Center. “But they can see it from the other side, and their children and their grandchildren can enjoy it,” he added. “We were told we would be orphans, but here we are.” Cayou, a Swinomish elder, praised the Stillaguamish Tribe for creating a facility for all tribes and all ages, from the day care for children and the bas-
ketball courts for young people to the accommodations for seniors. Tara Boser, cultural manager for the Stillaguamish Tribe, recalled when such services were scattered through separate and smaller facilities. She and Tribal Chairman Shawn Yanity credited the Angel of the Winds Casino, and the contributions of countless tribal and other community members, with making the new center possible. “This offers us a chance to reconnect with our culture, and we all made it happen together,” Boser said. After the Thunder Hawks drum group performed a song, Boser noted
that the drum they were using, which she estimated dates back to at least the 1980s, will be gifted to the day care. Yanity recalled the long road the Stillaguamish Tribe has taken toward opening the center, which relied on a renewed focus on economic development starting in 2000. “It was a blessing and a curse,” Yanity said. “We had to grow and move forward. Now we have a home for both our children and our elders, where they can share and learn from each other.” SEE CENTER, PAGE 2
TULALIP — Amy Sheldon’s daughter has found it difficult to return to Marysville-Pilchuck High School in the wake of last fall’s shooting. “She still can’t walk by the cafeteria,” Sheldon said. Bonnie Juneau’s two children, both M-PHS students, have found it harder to express their feelings. “My oldest acts cool, like nothing’s wrong,” Juneau said. “My youngest is going into isolation.” Juneau turned down a request by her younger child to have a cable run into their bedroom. “I said, ‘No, you need to interact with others,’” Juneau said. “They don’t process this tragedy the same way.” They were two of the mothers who attended a community meeting Feb. 17 on suicide prevention and teen issues at the Tulalip administration building. Completely unrelated to the shooting, Rose Iukes’ daughter committed suicide last year, leaving her to raise her granddaughter, while her son survived a recent suicide attempt. Dr. Robert Macy, president of the International Trauma Center, identified differences in how boys and girls react to tragedy. “Boys tend to disassociate, while girls get in your face,” Macy said. “You need SEE SUICIDE,PAGE 2
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