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Vol. 32. No. 3 _ March 2004
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erated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
Tribe Elects Tribal Council Members
Lillie Butler, Delores Pigsley, and Bud Lane pose for photos after the swearing-
in ceremony on Feb. 9. A photo of the 2004 officers appears on page 17.
Lillie E. (Logan) Butler and
Delores A. Pigsley were re-elected and
Alfred (Bud) Lane III was elected to
the Tribal Council of the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon in
elections held Feb. 7.
Lillie was re-elected with 389 votes.
Bud received 367, and Delores received
333. Eleven candidates ran for the three
open positions and the three who received
the most votes were elected.
Voters also defeated a measure to
increase the salary for Tribal Council
members. The measure, which would
have increased these salaries from
$10.16/hour to $15.77/hour, failed by
a margin of 389 for to 444 against.
Following the swearing-in cere
mony for Lillie, Delores, and Bud, the
Tribal Council elected the following
individuals as officers: Delores Pigsley,
chairman; Jessie Davis, vice chairman;
JoAnn Miller, secretary; and Jane
John, treasurer.
Eight hundred fifty ballots were
cast out of the 1,972 ballots that were
issued. Enrolled members of the Siletz
Tribe who are 18 or older are eligible
to vote in tribal elections.
The eight other candidates received
votes as follows: Philip W. Rilatos, Sr.,
330; Loraine Butler, 285; George F.
Siniscal, 177; Patricia A. Fredrickson,
152; Eva E. Clayton, 147; Laurie
Brown-Godfrey, 110; Florence Griggs
(s. Francella Mary), 96; and Frank
Aspria, Sr., 85.
Siletz Gas & Mini-Mart Celebrates
Grand Opening
Amid a crowd of local residents
munching on free hot dogs and slurping
free soda, the Siletz Gas & Mini-Mart
celebrated its grand opening Jan. 26.
Staff members were busy greeting
customers, helping them to the hot dogs
and soda, and passing out pens and
pencils with the name and phone
Carson Edwards, Austin Lancaster, and Dakota Burgins enjoy free hot dogs
and pop at the grand opening of the Siletz Mini-Mart and Gas.
What’s Inside
Letters to the Editor
2
Tribal Council Timesheets
16
Chairman’s Report
3
Siletz Clinic
18
Tribal Program News
4
Chinook Winds
19
Tribal Member News
9
Passages
23
Notices
12
Siletz News
Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians of Oregon
P.O. Box 549
Siletz. OR 97380-0549
number (541-444-1214) of the business
on them.
The staff includes Ken Blacketer,
assistant store manager, and store
employees Linda Patt, Wylona Poitra,
Jennifer Butler, Judy Johnson, and
See Mini-Mart on page 10.
Delores Pigsley,
Tribal Chairman
Brenda Bremner,
General Manager
and Editor-in-Chief
University of Oregon Library
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