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OR.COLL. E 78 .06 S523 V. 29 no. 3 March i 2001 ETZ NEWS »lication by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Vol. 29, No. 3, March 2001 Pigsley, Fisher Re-Elected, Butler Joins Tribal Council L to r: Danny Rilatos, Kathy Stewart, Matt Williams, Andrew Whetstone, Brenda Bremner, and Norm Counts hold the sign design by Counts that announces the skate park ’s location in Siletz. Delores Pigsley, Lillie Butler, and Mary A. “Dolly” Fisher have been elected to the Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. Pigsley, from Salem, was re elected with 307 votes; Butler, from Siletz, received 301; and Fisher, from Siletz, was re-elected with 268. Eleven candidates ran for the three open positions and the three who received the most votes were elected. Term of office is three years for each position on the nine-member council. These individuals will serve with Jessie Davis of Salem, Jane John of Salem, and Rosemary Landis of Brightwood, whose terms expire in 2002; and Gerald Ben of Salem, Reggie Butler Sr. of Siletz, and JoAnn Miller of Logsden, whose terms expire in 2003. The swearing in ceremony for the newly elected council members was held on Feb. 5. Officers also were elected and are as follows: Delores Pigsley, chairman Jessie Davis, vice chairman Mary A. “Dolly” Fisher, secretary Jane John, treasurer Seven hundred forty-seven of the 1,565 tribal members to whom ballots were sent cast their vote. Enrolled members of the Siletz Tribe who are 18 or older are eligible to vote in tribal elections. Siletz Tribe Funds Skate Park The Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians has agreed to donate $45,000 to help build a skateboard park in Siletz, Ore. The Council made its decision at a meeting in January following a presentation by the Siletz Valley Partnership/Youth Skate Park Committee. Matt Williams, 15, led the presentation by describing how local youth and the community in general would benefit from the skate park. The $45,000 donation will help cover the cost of designing and constructing a 100-foot-by-90-foot skate park for the Siletz community. The money will come from state cigarette tax refunds that the tribe receives quarterly. The city of Siletz has designated the land on which the skate park will be built. The land is located just west of Highway 229 near the south end of town, next to a baseball diamond off of Swan Avenue. What’s Inside Letters to the Editor Chairman’s Report Tribal Programs Job Openings Notices 2 3 4 9 10 Siletz News Confederated Tribes of Siletz P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380 Delores Pigsley, Tribal Chairman Brenda Bremner, General Manager and Editor-in-Chief Tribal Member News Timesheets Siletz Clinic Chinook Winds Tribal History Passages 11 14 16 18 23 24 L to r: Lillie Butler, Delores Pigsley, and Mary A. "Dolly” Fisher See news about tribal members on pages 11-13,22, and 24. .. nf Hrenon Library A Universityof^e^^ Received on. wö * Ki Siletz news 12* Eu^ PRESORTED FIRST CLASS U.S. POSTAGE PAID SILETZ, OR 97380 PERMIT NO. 2
