TRIBAL MEMBER NEWS
Griffin John (I) and
his brother, Clark
John, Siletz Indians
ofTututni blood,
circa 1930
(photo courtesy of
Cid Caba)
Lane Wins Miss Native American
Oregon Title
Apples Lane be
came the first woman
ever to receive the
title of Miss Native
American Oregon on
Aug. 16 at Chinook
Winds Casino.
Six young Indian
women participated in
the pageant, which
was endorsed by the
Miss America Founda-
tion. Apples, 18,
received a $2,000l
scholarship, which will be useful as she
studies addictions at Chemeketa
Community College.
Apples, a 2003 graduate of Toledo
High School, is the daughter of William
and Kristi Lane of Siletz, Ore.
Along with several other Siletz
youth, Apples is a member of S.T. Y.L.E.
- Siletz Tribal Youth Living
Empowered. This group recently
produced a video, poster, brochure, and
DeAnna Pearl and Apples Lane
Web site that highlights the dangers of
using tobacco products, which was
Apples’ platform at the pageant.
In August, she joined six tribal youth
in Nashville, Tenn., at the National
Native Conference on Tobacco Use.
They presented the “Smoking is a
Colorful Addition” package, including
a song written by Shane Brown and
sung by both Shane and Apples.
Rib Eating Competition Lures Big Eaters
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Above: Business for Excellence in Youth received $7,400from Chinook Winds -
half from the sale of tasting kits and entry fees and half a match from Chinook
Winds. Les Eisenbarth and Kelli Duhamel (center) present the check to Kate
MacLellan (left), Mike Holden, and Pat Robertson (right) from BFEY.
Right: Josh Blacketer gave it his all.
The International Rib Eating
Contest, sanctioned by the International
Federation of Competitive Eating, took
place July 18-20 as part of the Inter
national Chili Cook-off held at Chinook
Winds Casino.
Competitive eaters came from
across the United States. The competi
tion winner, Ed “Cookie” Jarvis, came
all the way from New York.
This competition received a great
deal of publicity, including an after-the-
event appearance of all the Oregon
eaters on AM Northwest on Aug. 7.
Lip-smackin’ ribs prepared by the
Chinook Winds Food and Beverage
Department under the guidance of Chef
Ed Wickman were provided for the spot
on Fox 12’s Good Morning Show on
July 16. Krissie Kinnison from Chinook
Chace Jeffrey Tate
Chace Joins Tates
Winds’ Human Resources competed
against Jarvis and Ray “The Bison”
Meduna during the live broadcast.
Chinook Winds employees Mike
and Josh Blacketer (father and son)
competed in the preliminaries, with
Josh qualifying for the finals.
Announcing new tribal member
Chace Jeffrey Tate, bom Dec. 3, 2002,
weighing 7 pounds, 6 ounces. His proud
parents are Charles and Angela Tate,
brother Michael, and sister Reni of
Wasilla, Alaska. His grandparents are
Ronald and Pamela Keller of Wasilla,
Alaska, and Michael and Barbara Tate
of Chugiak, Alaska.
Now at seven months, Chace, little
choo choo, is a whopping 22 pounds'
What a ham!
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