It’s Happening at Chinook Winds ...
by Teresa Simmons
True Colors of the Oregon Coast Glass Ball and Glass Galore Art Fair
2002 handcrafted glass floats await
discovery on the beaches of Lincoln
City from Oct. 20, 2001, through May
27, 2002, celebrating the third year of
a coastal treasure hunt on the Oregon
Coast. “True colors of the Oregon
Coast: Finders Keepers,” is the theme
for the 2001-2002 float season.
from 7:30-9 p.m., oral auction, and
Glass Galore Art Show
live dancing music until midnight. You
may obtain tickets by calling the
Lincoln City Visitor and Convention
Bureau at 1-800-452-2151, or
e-mailing events@lincolncity.org.
Checks should be made payable to the
Gala Glass Ball
attend the Gala Glass Ball on Oct. 20
at Chinook Winds. Tickets for the ball
are available at the Visitor and
Convention Bureau. The tickets are $50
per person, which includes dinner,
dancing, and a beautiful glass float
crafted by one of the 11 artists
participating in the 2002 glass float
event. The Glass Ball begins at 6 p.m.,
To kick off the 2002 glass float
season, dust off your glass slippers and
with no-host cocktails and a silent
auction, followed by a buffet dinner
Highway 101, Suite 1, Lincoln City,
OR 97367.
The Glass Galore Art Show will be
held Oct. 27 and 28 in the Convention
Center. The show will feature more than
40 glass artists from the Pacific
Northwest who will display and
demonstrate their art, including blown,
fused, etched, stained, and sculpted
glass. The fair is free and the hours are
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 27 and
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 28.
City of Lincoln City and mailed to the
Lincoln City VCB at 801 SW
PASSAGES
Greetings relatives,
My name is Randy Austin. I wanted to take a few moments to thank some
folks for their love, prayers, and kind words. Many of you know that my wife,
Ronda C. Austin (Williams), recently suffered with heart problems and was taken
by ambulance to the intensive care unit in Newport and two days later was transferred
to Corvallis for more testing.
During this time, we received much love and support from family and the
community. The night before my wife was transferred to Corvallis, a few young
men asked me if it would be OK to come to the hospital and pray for Ronda. She
has known two of these men since they were very young and lived on the same
street as we do on Government Hill.
These young men had just returned from a sundance in McDermott, Ariz.,
along with another brother of mine, Buzz Berry. They had sacrificed themselves
dancing for our people for four days and nights without food and water. These
young men were gifted with a pipe by an elder down there who was retiring and
saw something good in these young warriors.
They came to Ronda’s room in ICU at the hospital and performed a pipe ceremony
in her room the night before she was transferred. They explained everything they
were doing so Ronda, myself, and Ronda’s sister, Robina, knew how the prayer was
being conducted. After the sacred pipe was loaded by all, song was offered and the
pipe was smoked, asking for a blessing. After two days of testing at Corvallis, Ronda
was released and sent home with no sign of a heart attack.
It is our belief that the prayers of our relatives with God’s blessing healed my
loving wife’s heart. So at this time I would like to publicly thank a few of our dear
friends. I thank the Creator of all life for blessing us with life today and the spirit
of our ancestors for praying for the future generations to have all these beautiful
Indian ways right here in Siletz for us to use - our feather dance, sweat lodges,
sundancers and sundance chiefs, Native American Church of Siletz, our elders,
pow-wows, other tribal people learning more about the traditions and ways Indians
think and view the world, and those who use conventional churches as well. We are
truly blessed, relatives. If we don’t use these ways, they will go away again.
Much love and thanks go out to Paul Butler, Rusty Butler, O.J. Pitawaniquit
(Anisnabe), Buzz Berry - Native American Church Road Chief, Anna Becerra -
N.A.C. Water Woman, Bill and June Austin for prayers and supporting our Native
ways, Elouise Case and Ardie for love and prayers, and all of our relatives who had
good words and prayers and much love to go around.
I know I am forgetting someone, so we would like to ask the Creator to help us
once again by taking care of that for us, as pitiful as we are. Thanks again relatives;
we are lucky to have you!
Randy and Ronda Austin and family
Shu ashi nin la, shu nawa ninla!
Happy Birthday, Ronda Colleen
Austin, ka “Spindle Leggs.” With a
big fat hug and a kiss!
From your childhood sweetheart,
RCA
Happy B-day, Mom (Ronda
Austin), and many more to you! We
love you lots!
From Todd, Jessie, Sondra,
and Julia
Happy Birthday, Gramma Ronda!
Love Kyle Len, Keyonna Colleen,
Chloie Marlene, and Haley Lee
Happy Anniversary, “Ronda
Cakes.” I love ya’, baby!
From Randall Craig
Happy Birthday to “Grampa Bill”
(Billy D. Austin), with lots of love to
you! Thanks for all your love and
support over the years!
From all your kids, grandkids, and
great-grandkids
Happy Birthday to Buzz Berry!
God bless you, brother! Thanks for all
of your help and support in learning
about our Indian ways. You and Anna
have been a good blessing to us all.
From your family and friends high
atop Government Hill
Brice Evan Fisher was bom on Aug.
28 at 3:33 p.m. His proud parents are
Chris and Brenda Fisher of Lincoln
City, Ore. Brice weighed 7 pounds,
15 1/2 ounces and was 20 inches long.
His grandparents are Barbara Fisher
Riggs and James Riggs of Lincoln City
and Judy and John Hunter of Yakima,
Wash. His great-grandparents include
Jim and Winona Christensen of Yakima,
Truman and Helen Hovis of Yakima,
and Marie Chapman of Siletz, Ore. We
are all very excited to have this addition
to our family. He is the best baby ever!
Happy 26th B-day to my brother,
Michael David Keene, on Oct. 13. Hope
this b-day is better than the last few.
You better come see us soon!
Love ya’, Trish, Ty, and Donovan
Happy B-day, Dad (David Carey)
on Oct. 31! We love you very much.
You are such a wonderful dad!
Love always, Trish and Tyrone
Happy B-day, Grandpa Dave.
Have fun!
Love, Donovan
Happy Birthday, Dad. I love you.
Wish you would stay in contact
more often.
Love, Dennis
October 2001
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