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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS/TRIBAL MEMBER NEWS
Getting to School Safely
The Five Key Dangers Kids Face
4. School Bus Stops
of transportation for children.
School buses are the safest form
Nearly 24 million students
ride buses to school every
off the bus is more
day. In fact, getting on or
J itself. Many injuries
dangerous than the ride \
into the driver’s “blind
occur when children walk
spot,’’ an area 10 feet from
the bus.
pedestrian fatalities occur
Most bus-related
in the afternoon. More
than 40 percent of school
bus-related pedestrian
fatalities were children
between 5 and 7 years old.
This information is
supplied by Norman
Chief. The other “Key Dangers
Counts, Siletz Tribal Police
Kids Face ” will appear in subsequent issues of Siletz News.
Memorial Day
Ceremony
May 27, 2002
11 a.m.
Government Hill
Siletz, Oregon
Procession to Veterans
Memorial - Honor Guard
Opening
Invocation
Lord’s Prayer - Siletz Royalty
Welcome - Delores Pigsley
Memorial Day Address
Presentation of Flowers
Salute to Veterans - Honor Guard
Closing
Lunch - Noon at the Siletz Tribal
Community Center
Three tribal members were honored at the Residents ’ Organization meeting
in April for their commitment to the people who live in tribal housing.
Shannon Case, chairman; Ardella Parr, vice chairman; and
LeiLani Cordova, secretary, display the plaques they received
from members of the organization.
Kaady Receives
SHERO Award
Katy Kaady, Portland area
education specialist, has received the
honor of a SHERO Award through the
PIVOT Program (Job Corps). A
SHERO is a woman who shows
courage and vision, and uses her
knowledge, skills, talents, and abilities
to benefit families and individuals in
their community.
The Portland area office is proud
to have a SHERO amongst us. We also
would like to recognize the efforts that
Katy puts forth to assist tribal members
as well as Natives from other tribes in
accomplishing their goals.
Congratulations again, Katy
Kaady!
Hill to Graduate
from McNary
High School
Tribal member Jeremy Lane Hill
will graduate from McNary High
School in Keizer, Ore., on June 7,2002.
Despite many personal struggles,
Jeremy managed to stick with it and
complete high school.
Graduation ceremonies will be held
at Volcano Stadium in Keizer. His
family will honor him with a graduation
party at his home on June 1, 2002.
Jeremy plans to attend Chemeketa
Community College in the fall.
His mom and stepfather, Cindy and
Carl Jackson; his sister, Jenera Hill; and
his grandparents, Warren and Donna
Woods, are all very proud of him.
Good luck in the future, Jeremy!
Katy Kaady
Walt’s Words of Wit and Wisdom
A story as told by Diane Million
Minnie had a house that had trees
and flowers in the yard. She especially
liked the kitchen because it had a large
old cast-iron stove and that the landlord
said this was the reason the house was
so cheap.
Pretty soon Minnie’s brother,
Rupert, came along with his wife,
Onna. They set up housekeeping in the
living room on the old couch. The house
warmed and rocked and sang because
Minnie and Rupert laughed a lot.
Soon Mom, Elsie, came to live with
them too. She liked being with the
laughing young people. She knew how
the cast-iron stove worked best. Minnie
gave up her bed and slept on the cot.
One day, Dar and Shar, twin
cousins, came to town looking for work.
They were the pride of Elsie’s sister,
Jo, and could they sing. They pitched a
tent next to the cedar patch in the back
yard and could be heard singing a
mixture of Indian tunes and country
western songs around the house.
When it was winter, Elsie worried
about her mother, Sarah, who was
living by herself in Moose Glen back
home. Elsie went in the car with Dar
and Shar and Minnie and Rupert and
got her. They all missed her anyway,
and missed her funny stories.
She didn’t have any teeth so she
dipped all chewable items in grease,
which is why they are tasty she said.
She usually sat in a chair in front of the
stove or would cook up a big pot of
something for the others.
Rupert and Onna had a baby they
named Lester and nicknamed Bumper.
They were glad that Elsie and Sarah
were there to help.
One day, the landlord came by to
fix a leak in the bathroom pipe and was
surprised to find Minnie, Rupert, Onna,
Sarah, Elsie, Shar, and Dar all singing
around the drum next to the big stove
in the kitchen. Even baby Lester was
smiling and waving a piece of greasy
dried fish.
The landlord was disturbed and
went to court to evict them. He said the
house was meant for single-family
occupancy. This surprised the family
because that is what they thought
they were.
May2Q02
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