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Vol. 31, No. 3, March 2003
A monthly publication of the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
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V. 31
no. 3
March
2003
Tribe Re-elects
Siletz Tribe
Donates $94,495 Three to Council
Reggie Butler Sr., David R. Hatch,
to Community and JoAnn
Miller were re-elected to the
The Siletz Tribal Charitable
Contribution Fund made another round
of distributions on Feb. 6.
Thirty-three organizations shared
$94,495.56 in contributions. The seven
member advisory board has distributed
a total of $349,000 since its inception
in 2001.
Eligibility for funds is limited to
two categories:
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Entities and activities located in the
Siletz Tribe’s 11-county service
area (Lincoln, Tillamook, Linn,
Lane, Benton, Polk, Yamhill,
Marion, Multnomah, Washington,
and Clackamas counties)
Native American entities and
activities located anywhere in the
United States
Tribal Council of the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon in
elections held on Feb. 1.
Butler, from Siletz, Ore., was re
elected with 407 votes; Hatch, from
Portland, Ore., received 321; and Miller,
from Logsden, Ore., received 292.
These individuals will serve with
Lillie Butler of Siletz, Mary A. “Dolly”
Fisher of Siletz, and Delores Pigsley of
Salem, Ore., whose terms expire in
2004; and Jessie Davis of Salem, Jane
John of Salem, and Rosemary Landis
of Brightwood, Ore., whose terms
expire in 2005.
On Feb. 3, the re-elected council
members were sworn into office and the
Reggie Butler Sr (I), JoAnn Miller, and David R. Hatch are sworn into office.
Tribal Council selected its officers.
Pigsley will again serve as chairman,
with Davis as vice chairman, Miller as
secretary, and John as treasurer.
Voters defeated a measure to
Prayers for
Dolly Fisher
Tribal Council member Mary
A. “Dolly” Fisher suffered a stroke
on Feb. 13 and was transported to
Samaritan Pacific Communities
Hospital in Newport, Ore. She
remains hospitalized, with
paralysis affecting the left side of
her body.
Please keep Dolly and the rest
of the Fisher family in your
thoughts and prayers.
What’s Inside
Tribal Council officers (clockwise from bottom left): Delores Pigsley, chairman;
Jane John, treasurer; JoAnn Miller, secretary; and Jessie Davis, vice chairman.
Siletz News
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380-0549
Delores Pigsley, Tribal Chairman
Brenda Bremner, General Manager
and Editor-in-Chief
increase the salary for Tribal Council
members. The measure, which would
have increased these salaries from
$9.83/hour to $21.63/hour, failed by a
margin of 289 for to 558 against.
Eight hundred and seventy ballots
were cast out of the 1,755 ballots that
were sent out.
Election Director Dan Van Otten
credited the Election Board with a
smooth-running election. Tina
Retasket, Lisa Norton, Stephanie
Morrow, and Rebekah Goulet
(alternate) made up this year’s
Election Board.
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Chairman’s Report
Tribal Program News
Tribal Member News
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Siletz Clinic
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