NOTICES
Siletz “Art for Kids”
a Success
The Siletz Valley Partnership, along
with an $800 grant from the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians Ad-Hoc Charitable
Contributions Committee, sponsored the
summer art program for kids. The Siletz
Valley Grange hosted the art classes twice
a week, with an “End-of-Summer Art Show”
at the end of August.
The artwork represented a summer of
free art classes taught by local artist Kathy
Stewart. Twenty-one of the regular students
proudly attended the art show.
“There are a lot of talented kids in our
community. It is important that they get
recognition for their work. Each class
numbered nine to 14 kids,” says Stewart.
Stewart is an artist and employee of
the Siletz Valley Partnership, a non-profit
organization dedicated to drug and alcohol
prevention among Siletz youth. This art
program is one way to offer an alternative
for at-risk kids. Exposure to art broadens
their perspective of the world and increases
their self-worth.
Stewart taught charcoal art every
Wednesday for all ages. Fridays brought the
oil painting class for kids age 10 and up
(unless they had already completed a
charcoal class). The money for this program
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made it possible for kids and parents to work
side by side in class, an opportunity that
for some would not have been an
affordable option.
Community groups (CTSI, SPTA, SVP,
Community Boosters and Grange) see the
importance of working together to create
new programs and a healthier environment
for our kids to grow and mature in.
Brainstorming and planning is under way for
an after-school program at Siletz School.
We need volunteers, people who are willing
to share their abilities in a class setting a
couple of hours a week.
People can offer to volunteer time to
help an instructor. Donations would be
appreciated; a list of needs will be addressed
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Monique Lane (I) and Juanita Lane
later. Contact Siletz School Principal Jess
Kennison at 541 -444-2523 or Kathy Stewart
at 541-444-7310 (home) or voice mail at
541-444-8342.
Agnes Baker-Pilgrim (I to r), Selene
Rilatos, Peter Hatch, Dave Hatch, and
Ken Hatch are on board the Elakha, an
Oregon State University research
vessel. Baker-Pilgrim blessed the vessel
during a ceremony in August as it was
launched into service. The Elakha will be
based at the Hatfield Marine Science
Center in Newport and will be used
mainly for studying Oregon coastal
marine systems. Elakha is the Chinook
trading language for sea otter.
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