Veterans' Headstone Cleaning
Pend Oreille County Community Event: Veterans' Headstone CleaningDate: Sunday, May 18thTime: 8 AM - 5 PM Location: Cusick American Legion 105 Timber St, Cusick, WA As Memorial Day approaches, we…
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Kalispel Summer Slam
Pend Oreille County's only 3-on-3 basketball tournament is back Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22, 2025. Registration is now open!
- Registration
- Volunteers
- Brackets
- Vendors
Registration Information
Registration Brackets
- Ages 5 & 6
- Ages 7 & 8
- Ages 9 & 10
- Ages 11 & 12
- Ages 13 & 14
- High School Bracket (15-19) - must currently be in high school or have just completed 12th grade
Deadline to register
Friday, May 30, 2025, or until brackets are full.
Limited Spots
Only the first 100 teams to register will be accepted.
No-Show Policy
Teams that no show will be disqualified from next year's tournament.
Late Entries
Entries after the deadline will only be accepted if there is availability for that bracket.
If you have any further questions regarding the tournament, please contact Tammy MacArthur at summerslam@kalispeltribe.com or (509)671-5297.
World Caribou Day - 6.6.24
Mountain caribou (Rangifer tarandus) occupied the Selkirk Mountains for as long as seventy-five thousand years, it’s only been half a decade since the last of the Southern Selkirk Mountain herd…
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Why is the month of June called sx̣ʷeʔlí spq̓niʔs the "Camas Month" ?
sx̣ʷeʔlí spq̓niʔs, means The Camas Month. History and information on what happened during The Camas Month: Camas were examined to see if it was the correct time to dig…
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Why is the month of May called speƛ̓m spq̓niʔs the "Bitterroot Month" ?
speƛ̓m spq̓niʔs, known as “Bitterroot Month”. Bitterroot was dug before it bloomed. This was an important first foods of the people. History and information on what happened during Bitterroot…
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Why is April called sčiyálmn spq̓niʔs "The Buttercup Month"?
sčiyálmn spq̓niʔs, known as "The Buttercup Month," The Buttercup was said to be the first flower that bloomed in the Spring. A sign to the people, that soon the Bitterroots…
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Why is March called k̓ʷsixʷ spq̓niʔs (The Geese's Month) ?
“K̓ʷsixʷ Spq̓niʔs” (The Geese’s Month), known as the spring month. This is the time that the geese are migrating back north from their vacation down south. History/Information on what people…
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Recognizing the Women in our Public Safety Department
In honor of Women’s History Month, we pause to shine a spotlight on the remarkable women within our Kalispel Tribal Public Safety team. These unsung heroes stand at the forefront…
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Why is February called čqʷosqn spq̓niʔs (Coldest Month) ?
The end of “Skʷssús Spq̓niʔs” (January) was a cold and bad month with snow. At the beginning of “Čqʷosqn Spq̓niʔs”, Mothers would tell their children to go outside and say…
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