PASSAGES
I would like to tell my son, Joshua
Morrow, just how proud I am of him
for going into the United States Air
Force to serve his country. I miss you
very much! Be safe.
I love you, Mom XX00XX
Alexander Holland is a 2002
graduate of Aloha High School. Alex’s
plans include going on to college to
become a commercial pilot.
Congratulations, Alex! Your whole
family is proud of you and wishes so
many good things in the future.
Love, all of the Holland Gang
Mom - 50 isn’t gonna be that scary!
Happy Birthday on July 5.
Love, Savannah, Marci, Donnie,
Tracey, Willie, and Nikki
Happy 28,h Birthday to my “Baby
Sister” Nina.
A wonderful birthday wish to my
sister, Nina. You can do anything you
set out to do. Just remember to be
strong, ask for help, and remember that
your family is always here for you
because we love you.
All my love, Wendi
Happy late Birthday to Melody
“Ebbah.” With all my hopes and desires
that all of your wishes came true on
June 4. Momma’s little baby.
Lots of love, Mom, Dad, Wilma,
Jessica, and Junior
Oscar Gushchu Garcia - little “O”
- was born May 11, 2002, weighing
7 pounds, 15 ounces, and was 20 inches
long. Proud parents are Jessica Parr and
Oscar Garcia and big brother Treigh.
Grandparents are Ardella Parr, Gus
Parr, Vicente Garcia, and Consuelo
Garcia. Great-grandparents are Elouise
Case and the late Clifford Case Sr., and
lots of aunties, uncles, and cousins.
Welcome to the world, lil “O.” You
are a true blessing from God.
Little Man Cody Snook turns 7
years old on July 18. You’re a
crackerjack son! Happy Birthday! We
love you.
A Teaspoon of Knowledge in an Ocean of Wisdom
To a very special woman, friend,
and love of my heart! I want to give a
thank you from the deepest part of my heart. You have given us three beautiful
girls. I love you, Alaina! I love you, Roberta! I love you, Marie! Winona, I love
you and thank you!
Love, Frank
Hello, my name is Justin McKnight and I am the son of Joe McKnight. I
want to take this time to say thank you to some very special family members who
came to be with me while my dad was in the hospital - my two grandmothers,
Clarice McKnight and Donna Merrill; my uncles, Delbert Bell, Chuck Ricks,
and Mel and Art McKnight; my aunts, Judy McKnight and Sharen Bell; and my
many cousins who came also.
And 1 would like to say thank you to Ed Ben for coming to visit my dad. Joe.
Ed presented a beaded eagle feather to my dad; this really meant a lot to him.
To all my families, you will always hold special memories for both me and
my dad.
Thank you, Justin McKnight
See more Passages on pages 21, 22 and 23.
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Siletz News
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July 2002
Well, here it is another day, but on this particular day, it is different. Maybe it
isn’t any different for you, but for me, my outlook has taken a 180-degree turn. It
is this day, yes this day, that is the first day of the rest of our lives.
It is this day, as I peer off to the far horizon, looking deep, deep like the core
of our Mother Earth, into the heart of man. Looking deep within, not for problems,
but for solutions.
It seems to me that too many times, we hear or see others, or ourselves,
looking for the fastest way to exploit one another’s weaknesses, or the ways in
which we are different. Too many times we show our weaknesses, as we search
for the weakness in others.
For me, it is sad to see, for we as a people may then never witness the full
potential that the Creator instilled within our heart and soul. They say that we
were created in our Creator’s image. To me that says we are like a breath of air, or
each of us like a drop of water, until unity makes us a river or stream, or perhaps
even an ocean.
It is this ocean of knowledge in which we thirst, yet we have chosen a teaspoon
to drink from. Perhaps we are each a grain of sand that makes up the most beautiful
beaches, whereas alone, we are next to nothing. We are the abalone shell your
ancestors prayed with, or the trees cut down to build the ships that brought the
bearded ones to Turtle Island. We are the redwoods so mighty, strong, and wise,
yet even they started from a little seed.
So with this, on this day, I pray to you all, that I have planted a seed within
you. It was on this day, yes this day, the first day of the rest of our lives, in which
I lost my teaspoon, only to find a cup.
With open eyes, Eddie E. Ehret E.E.L.