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»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
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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
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L to r: Lillie Butler, Delores Pigsley, and Mary A. "Dolly” Fisher
See news about tribal members on
pages 11-13,22, and 24.
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