TRIBAL MEMBER NEWS
Body Slam in the Sand
Left: I 'iolet 'Lafferty-
Moore and her
daughter, Heather
Moore, meet
professional wrestler
Buff Bagwell at
Chinook. Winds.
Below: Lee and Vickie
Butler and their sons,
Isaac and Bobby, with
some of the lirestlers
who participated in
Chinook Winds' first
pro wrestling event.
Menzie Graduates from McNary HS
by Mom (Donita)
We would like to announce the
graduation of our wonderful, loving
daughter, Ashlie Menzie, who will
graduate from McNary High School
in Keizer, Ore., on June 6, 2003.
In addition to Ashlie’s high
scholastic grades, she has many
accomplishments that make us proud
of her. Ashlie has been recognized
for her perfect attendance from Head
Start, kindergarten, and elementary
school through middle school. She
has missed only a half a day in four
years of high school.
Ashlie Menzie
Ashlie has strong core values and a deep commitment to bringing projects
to a successful completion. She’s a very dedicated person. This also is evident
in her commitment to band. Every morning she gets up one-and-a-half hours
earlier than she would normally have to so she can assist her band teacher in
tutoring children in the fifth through eighth grades. During the last three
years, Ashlie has played the flute in regular band, marching band, and concert
band. She also has helped the band director set up two of her last concerts.
Ashlie plans to attend college in the fall. Even though she’ll leave high
school behind, she’ll open the door to a new career. All of her family (including
her little sister, Andrea) are very proud of her accomplishments and wanted
others to know a little about her and how special she is to us.
Youth, con’t from page 1
Wadhams, an art director who
by history, with the hope of improving
often works with Tom; and Kevin
the future.”
Rankin, a computer wizard who also
Word is getting out about the
works with Tom.
project. DeAnna presented it at the
Tom is particularly pleased to be
Northwest Indian Health Board
involved in this project.
conference on May 20. Shane and Apples
“After writing
sang the song in a
and
producing S iletz T ribal Y outh talent show at the
advertising
for
C oming T ogether
Oregon Indian Edu
almost 30 years, I felt
cation Association
this was a chance to make a
youth conference on
difference with a project that
May 16. The kids shared their
did some real good for
music at the Siletz Tribal
people, instead of just
Youth Coming Together:
making
another
ad
Native Style con-ference on
campaign for another
May 30-June 1. Brochures,
company,” he said. “Also,
posters, and the video will be
I had a personal reason.
available
My mother (Maxine
N ative S tyle
at the Nesika Illahee
Hall) was born in Toledo
Pow-Wow.
back in 1907. Her father and his brother
“Hopefully, this project will
ran the general store in Siletz in those
encourage other youth to get involved,
days. It’s especially rewarding to work
or even want to get up and do something,
with a community I’m connected to
anything,” said Rhiannon.
Mother’s Day
has just passed and I
am a very lucky
mother. But I‘m
also a very lucky
mother-in-law. I have
two very sweet
daughters-in-law.
I thought I
would share a poem
I re-ceived from my
youngest son’s wife.
I xmnie Andrews
/
4» s
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,
OTH^R
MOTHER
you are the other mother
iceived the day O wed
. your son, and
*
just want to
thank you, A^om,
the. loving
things you've done.
you ve given me a precious
man willy whom io share my life.
Vou arc. his lovely mother, ¿7 am
his lucky wife. \^ou used io pat
his little head and now <
hold his
hand. Vou raised in love a little
hoy and then gave io me a man.
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