TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Tribal Loans Available for
Home Improvements
The Siletz Tribe Revolving Credit Program currently offers loans to tribal
members for home improvements. Tribal members can use these loans for
such things as a new roof, new siding, new carpeting, room additions, a new
furnace, and new appliances.
For more information about the Home Improvement Loan Program,
call Dave Litchy at the Siletz Tribe Finance Office in Salem, Ore., at
503-304-4064 or 1-888-870-9051 (toll-free).
Another Year of Wisdom
Happy Birthday!
Bert Bartow, 8/16
Delbert Bell, 8/25
Rosalie Bremner, 8/27
Joyce Britton, 8/11
Ronald Butler, 8/21
Geri Calaba, 8/19
Charles DePoe, 8/14
Peter DePoe Sr., 8/21
Elizabeth Dotson, 8/4
Duane Endres, 8/2
Consuelo Fernandez, 8/1
Richard Fernandez, 8/30
Stephen Flores, 8/17
Kathleen Forester, 8/15
Mary Grabert, 8/28
Robert Jordan, 8/19
Joseph Lane Jr., 8/24
Lois Lanier, 8/13
Martha Lockhart, 8/12
Sharon Mason, 8/14
Wanda Melton, 8/17
Charlotte Noble, 8/9
Maxine Rilatos, 8/7
Marie Spratt, 8/4
Betty Stahr, 8/13
Gloria Stott, 8/16
Lorene Tedmon, 8/20
Mary Viles, 8/11
Shirley Walker, 8/1
Joan Washington, 8/7
Elder Council
Meeting
Sept. 13,2003
Chinook Winds Casino
& Convention Center
2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Arlissa Rhoan,
Isaac Butler,
Cecillie Butler,
Reggie Butler Jr.,
William Whitehead
and Craig
Whitehead
participate in an
exhibition dance
at the Lincoln
County Fair.
Vickie Nelson and her great-nephew Jayden Ben
Elders Attend Nez Perce Gathering
by Kathryn Dick
Twenty-five Siletz elders traveled
to Idaho to attend the Nez Perce Elder
Honor Day in June. It was a great trip
filled with lots of fun.
The Siletz elders’ bus broke down
just as it arrived to pick up the Salem-
area elders. A big thanks to the Salem
staff, who quickly transferred luggage
and elders into the Salem office vans.
We had a nice trip to Idaho with
exciting things happening along the
way. We hadn’t realized how great
our state of Oregon was. We have nice
rest areas along our roads and
highways, not quite so in Idaho. As we
traveled, we needed a stop but there
were no rest areas to be seen, just rolling
hills everywhere.
As we were getting quite desperate,
we happened onto a porta-potty sitting
on a trailer along the side of the road.
There just happened to be enough room
for all three vans to pull over to the side
of the road.
Jack McCord III, our notorious
volunteer bus driver, jumped from the
van to check to see if it was open and
luckily it was. The elders jumped off
the vans and lined up to use the porta
potty. Such relief!
After getting back on the vans and
heading toward our destination, we
drove about two miles and finally saw
a rest area sign. Things like this always
make our trips memorable. We always
look back and get a good laugh.
After arriving in Lewiston, we
found our rooms and settled in. The
next morning, we went to the Nez
Perce Casino for Bingo Breakfast.
The afternoon was
spent at the Nez Perce
Community Center,
where we had lunch.
It was a fun trip and
we all had a very
enjoyable time with
people from the other
tribes who attended.
Jack McCord III and
Eva Clayton
August 2003 □
Siletz News
□
5