TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
April USDA Distribution Dates
Salem
Siletz
Monday, April 5
Tuesday, April 6
Wednesday, April 7
Thursday, April 8
Friday, April 9
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Monday, April 19
Tuesday, April 20
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2 p.m.-7 p.m.
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If you would like to find out if you
might be eligible to receive USDA com
modities, please call us at 541-444-2532
or 1 -800-922-1399 and ask to speak to
Kitti Hostler, USDA director, or Joyce
Retherford, USDA clerk.
Happy meals! We hope you’re eating
nutritious and well-balanced meals.
Registration Form
Siletz Cultural Day Camp
July 27-30,2004
Applications are due June 1,2004
Pre-registration is necessary for participating in Culture Camp
This is a day camp only, unless you are traveling from the Eugene, Salem,
or Portland areas. Parent/Guardians are welcome to attend and are responsible
for dropping off and picking up children at appropriate times. Children age 10
or younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Name: _ _______________________________________________________________
Walt’s Words of Wit and Wisdom
by Walt Klamath
Hey, by golly, time does fly. Don’t
even have to have fun. Well, maybe a little.
Been racking my chitum-peeling brain
trying to figure out something to write
about Guess it will be about the old times.
When I was a youngster - when the
Dead Sea was feeling a little ill, and even
before - one activity we did a lot was play
music. Mom would tell about going to
the old homesteads and the men would
play music and the others would dance.
They didn’t all have cars and some
of the places didn’t have roads anyway.
They would go to Sam Henry’s place,
way over the hill on Sam’s Creek. Mom
said they would go in the daylight after
taking care of the cows and such, dance
and play music all night, then come
home in the daylight and do the chores.
She didn’t say how often this happened,
but probably twice a month or more.
Then they might go to the Spindle
place (don’t remember his name) and
do the same thing. Or they would go to
the Elliot place or maybe Pettycrew.
These were accessed from Rock Creek.
There was a ford near the falls, a little
toward Logsden, where people would
cross with a team of horses and a sled.
On the other side from Spindle’s,
they would go to Henry Tinner’s place.
Sometimes at the Bowman place, there
was a dance hall. I remember seeing the
old player-piano. It fascinated me that
it would play all by itself.
Up Rock Creek was a wagon trail
people used to go to the old school-
marm’s place. A schoolhouse was there,
this was Maggie Hampton’s place. They
also went to Eddie Donkel’s place. This
house was made of hardwood inside
and out. When GP bought the place,
they burned it down. I don’t remember
Mom saying anything about the Santells.
Jack Horsefall played the banjo, my
dad and Joe Lane each played the fiddle,
and Sam Henry played the piano. I can’t
figure them taking a piano around with
them; maybe most places had one. Old
man Bemrose played the juice harp.
As time went by, some of us younger
generation picked up on the music. Our
grandpa played the base viol and his
son played the mandolin. His daughter,
my girlfriend who turned out to be my
aunt, played the accordion. My uncle
who married my girlfriend played a
ukulele and I played at a guitar. Every
where we went, we played music.
One day I was talking to a young
fellow and I asked him, “Do you re
member when we used to come to your
place and play music?” He repbed, “No, I
can’t” I said, “You Hved at Sam’s Creek.”
Then he asked when was this. I said 1953
or ’54. He said, “I wasn’t bom ‘til ’58.” Oh.
We all had a good time and didn’t
spend much money (didn’t have much
either). Gas cost 18 cents a gallon, bread
was 10 cents a loaf. We had weenies
and marshmallows and one heck of a
good time. It would be so good if we
could get people interested in music
today, as in playing it and leaving the
hellavision and the computers off and
being creative one more time.
In 1941, when electricity came our
way, Mom bought a big Packard Bell
recorder radio. She made many records
of people singing and playing, but
unfortunately, they were burned. We
had Grandpa singing, Manual Rilatos
singing, Joe Lane, and Spade Cooley.
What a shame, what a loss.
Birthdate:Roll #:
(If pre-registering your family, please submit all names, birthdates, and
roll numbers.)
Mailing Address:_______________________________________________________
Social Security #:
Telephone #:
Parent/Guardian’s Name:_______________________________________________
Parent/Home #: Work #:
Emergency Contact Person: ____________________________________________
Emergency Phone #:___________________________________________________
Does participant have any allergies? If so list below:
If participant is from outside the Siletz area, please call 1-800-922-1399,
ext. 1230, to reserve a tipi or camping space (limited number available).
What nights: □
Tuesday □
Wednesday
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Thursday
Chaperone’s Name:_____________________________________________________
(Chaperones must be 18 or older)
Chaperone’s Phone #:___________________________________________________
Classes will be pre-scheduled based on your selection. Please select the
five classes you are interested in from the following. Prioritize your selections
by using 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Siletz Basket Weaving
Earrings & Necklaces
Moccasins
Shell Necklaces
Drum Sticks
Story Telling
Parent/Guardian’s Signature
Flint Knapping
Brain Tanning Demonstration
Cedar Bark Weaving
Soapstone Carving
Bow Making Demonstration
Beadwork
Date
Please return registration form to your nearest tribal office or send completed
form to Cultural Program, CTSI, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549.
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