Siletz news /, February 01, 2001, Page 9, Image 9

TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS/JOB OPENINGS
Walt’s Words of Wit and Wisdom
This is a story about a local mountain and a bear.
A long time ago, before time maybe, a little bear and his mother
were eating berries in a field in Siletz. Over Euchre Mountain came a
flock of magnificent swans. Baby Bear looked up and said to Mama Bear,
“I am going to fly.” Mama Bear said, “Bears don't fly,” and kept right on
eating berries.
Now, Baby Bear didn’t believe Mama Bear and ran up to the top of
the mountain. Baby Bear ran real fast and jumped. He rolled head over
heels all the way to the bottom of the mountain. He sat up and dusted
himself off; being he was so small, nothing was hurt much.
The next year, now he’s a much bigger bear. He was out with his
mother eating berries in the same field. Over the mountain came the swans.
They were so graceful and so beautiful. He said, “I am going to fly.”
Mother Bear said, “Bears don’t fly.”
Up the mountain he ran fast as he could. He made a run and jumped.
He rolled all the way to the bottom of the mountain. Then he sat up and
his arms were broken, his legs were broken, and his head was broken. He
found his arms, put them back on; patted around, found his head, screwed
it back on; and then patted some more, found his legs, put them back on.
Now he was a whole bear again.
The Siletz Tribal Charitable Ad Hoc Committee presents its final round
of checks to local groups in January, including the Lincoln County
School Auto Mechanic Program (above) and the ESS Springfield
Galaxy soccer team (below).
CTSI Positions
PSU Position
Position: Receptionist - Siletz
Full-time position available,
beginning Feb. 1, 2001 - program
assistant at PSU’s campus in Salem
Ore. Responsibilities include
program
management
and
marketing, maintaining student
database and records, and initial
student advising. Requirements:
bachelor’s degree, customer service
orientation, word processing and
Access database, and experience in
multicultural environments.
Send cover letter and resume
to PSU Salem Center, 4061
Winema Place NE, Bldg. 49,
Salem, OR, 97305. For more
details, call 503-315-4587 or see
www.hrc.pdx.edu/unclsjob.htm.
Salary range is $27,252-40,884.
Review of applications will
begin immediately; position will be
open until filled. PSU is an
Affirmative
Action/Equal
Opportunity institution.
Community Health Clinic
Location: Siletz, Oregon
Salary: $11.37 per hour
Opening Date: 1/8/01
Closing Date: 2/15/01
Position: Pharmacy Technician
(Part-time, On-call)
Classification: Non-Exempt
Location: Siletz, Oregon
Salary: $10.20 per hour
Opening Date: 1/8/01
Closing Date: 2/15/01
Call the Job Line at
541-444-8296 or 1 -800-922-1399
for a tribal application.
The next year, now Baby Bear is a big bear. Again, he and Mama
were eating berries. Over the mountain came the swans. One swan came
a little too low and flapped his wings, and back up he went. Ol’ bear said,
“Ohhoh, I am going to fly.” Mama Bear said, “I told you, bears don’t fly.”
Up the hill he went, not as fast as before though. When he reached
the top, he made a run and jumped When he started to drop, he waved his
arms up and down as he had seen the swan do, and back up he went.
Hey, this is all right,” he says. “I am flying.” As he was flying
along, he would flap an arm now and then to stay up. As he flew over the
berry field where a mother and her daughter were picking berries, the
little girl said, “Look, there’s a bear flying.” Mama said, “Bears don’t
fly,” and kept right on picking berries.
Bear was enjoying his flight. He looked down one side then the
other with a big smile across his face.
Tonight when it’s dark outside and you can see the stars, look for
the Big Dipper. You will see three bright stars in a row. That’s the Bear
Constellation; that bear is still flying.
I have been told that a story doesn’t have to have a beginning or an
end, and doesn’t even have to make sense. Ha, my kind of thing.
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