TRIBAL MEMBER NEWS
Congratulations, ONABEN
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by Lisa Norton
The Oregon Native American Business and Entrepreneurial Network
recently completed “Starting a Successful Business” classes. Several tribal
members graduated from the classes.
I would like to congratulate them and wish them many successes.
The graduates include Randy and Barb Kessinger, Glendora Osborn, Violet
and Todd Moore, Shannon Chrisman, Michael Wilson, Darlene Smith, and
Arliss Chatterson.
It takes a lot of hard work to finish this class and every one of them
persevered through to the end. Again, congratulations to you all!
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Marlene Wynn (I), Andrea Wynn, Julia Wynn, and Marnie Wynn,
a graduate of Beaumont College of Beauty
PSU Honor Day
Hoiness New Football Coach
at Quinault
Activities at Portland State
University’s Honor Day recognized
PSU graduates, which include Siletz
Tribal students Welo Watson and
Andrea Wynn, and Siletz employee
Kelli Brugh, who received a master's
degree in social work.
Congratulations, graduates!
Reprinted with permission from The Daily World in Aberdeen, Wash.
AMANDA PARK - After
spending nine years as an assistant
coach al Hoquiam during the 1970s
and last season as a defensive
coordinator at Quinault, Ron
Hoiness has finally landed a head
coaching position.
Hoiness was named the new
football coach at Quinault High
School at a recent school
board meeting.
“I’m excited, because now I'll be
making the decisions,” said Hoiness.
“I'm looking forward to starting a
good, successful program with
high expectations.”
Being a head coach is something
Hoiness has always wanted to do.
“Things just didn’t work out,” he
said. “There .was always somebody
that beat me out for the job. Two
different times I came in second.”
The 55-year-old Hoiness spent
last year as the defensive coordinator
under head coach Andy Olson, who
resigned from his position last winter.
The Elks went 8-2 last season but lost
in the first round of the B-8 state
playoffs to Prescott, 27-18.
The major area where Hoiness is
looking to improve the program is in
numbers. He hopes to field a squad of
20 to 25 (Quinault finished last year
with 13 players), while also getting
enough players turning out to also
have a junior varsity team.
Hoiness, who also coaches track,
will be entering his third year as a
physical education teacher for
grades kindergarten through 12th
at the school.
Hoiness graduated from R.A.
Long High School in Longview in
1964. He played running back and
linebacker at Central Washington
University (1964-68).
After graduating from CWU,
he became an assistant coach at
Hoquiam High School from 1969
through 1978. He was the defensive
coordinator under head coach
Sandy de Carteret when the Grizzlies
reached the 1976 A A state football
championship game “I think I bring
a lot of experience and I have
worked with some very good head
coaches,” Hoiness said. “I’ve got a
good philosophy of both offense
and defense.”
He left coaching in 1978. After
spending over two decades out of
coaching, he took a PE teaching
opening at Quinault High School
two years ago and joined the Elks’
football coaching staff last year.
Hoiness’ two sons, Todd, 34, and
Sev, 30, were both standout running
backs for the Grizzlies. Todd was
a running backs coach at the
University of Idaho last year.
“I think it is a great opportunity
here,” Hoiness said. “The community
is great for helping the coaches and
players both. It’s a great place to be.”
Welo Watson and Jennifer
Kelli Brugh (second from left)
Frank Simmons distributes salmon to Brenda Butler (I), while Tom Downey
helps out Dorothy Lane (r).
July 2002
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