TRIBAL MEMBER NEWS
Fun and Fund-raising Top Siletz
Community Carnival
Siletz Valley Partnership sponsored
its second annual carnival fund-raiser
in collaboration with local non-profit
groups. The drug and alcohol
prevention-based coalition focused its
efforts on funding and creating pro
grams that encourage at-risk youth to
make healthy choices in their lives. Last
year was a successful and fun beginning
that promises to be better each year.
If you weren’t there to hear the
barker or see the dunk tank activity, you
missed a real treat. Bristo Bayya spent
time in the tank, but not without his own
water pistol! Benny Marzan (although
a tad bit hesitant at first) stayed through
the day. Kelley Ellis also joined the
group. Even when the wind caused
goose bumps and chattering teeth, she
took her turns.
Sheri Rilatos sat in the tank at the
request of her kids and proved to be a
real good sport! Last but not least,
teacher John Meyer braved the
elements and the crowd’s accuracy.
These community volunteers showed
such enthusiasm and good sportsman
ship and were a great crowd pleaser!
Thank you!
One Siletz Valley youth in
particular caused groans and trembling
every time she took her place in line.
Katie Lyons, poised and wearing pink,
returned again and again to dunk
whomever was seated on the watery
perch. You go,girl!
Additions to the groups of vol
unteers included clowns from the Siletz
Baptist Women’s Ministry. They
wandered in and out of local businesses,
inviting folks to join the fun. One merry
harlequin will always be remembered for
her clever dance moves on the cake walk.
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Two clowns were seen waving and
welcoming passersby or helping in the
different booths. We hope they return
next year! The women’s ministry held
a free drawing for three items - a Bible,
a gift certificate for Noel’s Market, and
an accent lamp.
The groups that participated
included Winds of Praise (a Christian
broadcasting station with a photo booth
and guitar raffle), Cub Scouts Pack #31
and VFW (bean bag toss and silent
auction for baked goods), Crime
Prevention (beading, grab bags, and
silent auction), CASA (face painting),
NAMI (information on mental illness
and greeting cards), Logsden Christian
School (lively spirited cake walk),
Tribal Tobacco Prevention (a clever
booth where players threw wads of
“money” into a large pack of cigarettes
called “Barfboros”), and Siletz Valley
Partnership volunteers (ticket booth,
fishing pond, and kitchen).
Many people volunteered their time
and energy for this crowd-pleasing
event. Siletz Valley Partnership would
like to express wholehearted
appreciation to all volunteers. You are
the heart of the community! Thank
you to all the youth and adults who
worked together to make this carnival
a complete success!
Siletz Valley Partnership invites all
non-profits to consider partnering with
us to put next year’s Third Annual Siletz
Community Carnival on the map!
□ July 2003
Siletz youth teams attend a leadership conference and
play basketball in Washington.
Siletz Teams Place Third at Yakama
Basketball Tourney
Several of our tribal youth attended
the Yakama Indian Nation Youth
Leadership Conference and Basketball
Tourney in Yakima, Wash., in May.
We took two teams that we’re all so very
proud of with their b-ball playing skills,
attitudes, and overall how they
conducted themselves.
Our youth were the most active at
the youth conference out of all the
participants and teams that attended and
they participated in all conference and
cultural activities.
The teams were divided into two
age groups; 7th-9th grade and 10 th-12th
grade. Siletz Warriors took third place
with team members Sam Lynch, Kendra
Lancaster, Tasha Rilatos, Monique
Lane, Carley Robinson, Robbie
Williams, Cole Jackson, Che’ Butler,
Kyle Towner, and Corey Hime.
Siletz Braves took third place with
team members Jamie Mason, Robbie
Jay, Wes Tyler, Jennifer Butler, Kyle
Wolf, Lynette Hibdon, Jesse Cordova,
and Karli Jay.
Team coaches were Charlie Butler,
Eddie Ehret, Kenny Paul, Bobby Brandt,
Steve Jackson, and Selene Rilatos.
On behalf of our tribal youth and
basketball teams, we would like to
thank our tribal sponsors: Siletz Clinic
- Community Health advocates,
Diabetes, and Prevention; other tribal
departments - Education, Culture, Siletz
Residents Organization; and Chinook
Winds Casino & Convention Center.
Who Holds
Tomorrow?
by Eva E. Clayton
I don’t know what tomorrow
holds, but I do know who holds
tomorrow, our children.
I wear my ancestral heritage
like a merit badge. Our children are
our badges of honor (our reflection).
As parents, caregivers, and
elders, we can help our children and
communi-ty become more active and
healthy. Just a few minutes of time
can last a lifetime.
It’s about the (wheel) circle of
enlightenment - the (hub or center)
family, (spokes) children, extended
family, commitment, dreams, goals,
security, opportunity, mentors,
tradition and culture, future.
Ties from the past should
strengthen our solidarity and bring
about the rhythm of the wheel.
Regalia colors and pocketful of
dreams await our budding bloomers
who hold tomorrow.