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TRIBAL MEMBER NEWS
New Babies!
Miss Siletz Says Thanks for Fun Year
by Tiffany D. Stuart, Miss_Siletz_03_04@hotmail.com
Jacob Blue
Trejan Eric and
Evaristo Luca
We would like to announce the birth
of our beautiful twin boys, bom May 10,
2004, at 8:28 a.m. in Lincoln City.
Trejan Eric weighed 5 pounds, r
ounces, and was 18° inches long.
Evaristo Luca (‘lil Bristo) weighed 6
pounds, 1 ounce, and was 19 inches long.
Proud parents are Heidi Bayya and
Jeff Achen, and big sister Donna Jean.
Grandparents are Sammy Bayya Jr. of
Siletz, Emily Lunstedt of Lincoln City,
Pete Achen of Salem, and Kathy and
Larry Davis of Depoe Bay.
We would like to thank everyone
very much for all the gifts and most of
all, the support and all of the help.
To my redheaded Uncle Don, thank
you for stopping by every single day of
my pregnancy with a Twix and every
day since we have been home.
Mom, you have been my rock. Thank
you for all you do for us. Without you,
I’m not too sure I could do as well as I’ve
done so far. I will be eternally grateful.
Auntie Mandy, you are doing a
great job and you are learning more
every day. It’s almost your turn, OK.
Uncle Ricky Suterball, Auntie
Jamie - thank you for your morning
stops and for all your help up at
Doembecher Children’s Hospital. Hey,
brother - thank you for staying with me
and putting up with me at the end when
Jep went out fishing.
Just to let everyone know, I do have
the best family and friends in the world.
The newest addition to the William
and Stephanie Hudson family, Jacob
Blue, was born April 21, 2004. He
weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces.
He joins sister Lainie and brother
Austin.
His grandparents are Bill and Karen
Hudson, and Linda and Steven Frame.
His great-grandmas are Gladys Bolton,
Ruth Lermexiau, and Alice Carlson.
Alycea Leigh
Taylor
1 would like to take this time to
announce my family’s very first grand­
child and great-granddaughter.
Tiffany Natina Taylor gave birth to
a beautiful 7-pound, 14-ounce, 20-inch-
long baby girl. Alycea Leigh Taylor was
bom July 3, 2004.
Alycea’s grandmother is Darcy Kim
Taylor Walton and great-grandparents
are Darlene and Ray Taylor.
Her great auntie is Marci Taylor and
great-great-great uncle is Phil Rilatos
Sr. She also has numerous great-great
uncles and aunties.
Welcome into this big world,
precious angel. We are all so excited
about your arrival and being the first
for us all.
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Siletz News
Getting a chaperon who is available
to be out of state at a certain time is not
always a “walk in the park” either. Thanks
to Aunty Selene Rilatos for helping me
through the Miss NCAI pageant.
Not only does an “ambassador,” or
you can even call me a “princess,” need
a chaperon to watch over her, but she
needs a person to be a coach, dresser,
nurse, and sometimes just to be there.
Another big thanks goes out to my
parents for providing the way to New
Mexico for the Miss Indian World
Pageant in conjunction with the
Gathering of Nations Pow-Wow. If it
wasn’t for my parents paying my way
to compete for this title, I would not
have even have made it to the pageant.
Thanks to Grandma Maxine Rilatos
and my parents for helping me through
this tough week of being up early in
the morning and staying up late at night
for all the events for the Miss Indian
World pageant. Thanks to Aunt Selene,
Cousin Sam Lynch, and Cousin Rena
Brandt for coming to New Mexico to
support me in this competition.
Another hurdle to jump over is the
sale of raffle tickets. To enter the Miss
Indian World Pageant, a potential
contestant must sell a minimum of 500
tickets. Big thanks go to Aunt Vai
Hibdon for taking on the challenge of
sales in Oregon. Also big thanks to
everyone who bought tickets.
For the talent show presentation at
the pageant, I needed to show who the
Siletz/Coastal people are with a
traditional talent. Thanks to Robert
Kentta and Bud Lane for recording
Adams Family
Reunion
Oct. 16, 2004
Siletz Tribal Community Center
Dinner served at noon
Contact Pete (Running Man)
Downey for more information,
541-336-2938.
Thank you to them all!
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It’s been a fun year as Miss Siletz
2003-2004.1, Tiffany Dawn Stuart, will
remember this year for years to come.
I have been to more than 20 events
this year while wearing the Miss Siletz
crown made by Bonnie Petersen. To
whoever continues with the title of Miss
Siletz, remember that you are the
“ambassador” for our people and
everyone is watching you. Not only do
you represent your family and the
community, but you also have an
obligation to represent the Siletz Nation
to many tribes, government officials,
celebrities, and others.
The times I will remember the most
during my reign are with my family and
friends at the pow-wows and pageants
I competed in throughout the year.
In January, I was head lady at a
local pow-wow and to see old friends
and be with my family is one of the
good times that I had at many of the
small and big pow-wows.
I want to give big thanks to my
parents, Thomas and Marlene Stuart,
for supporting me financially through
the pow-wows and with the giveaway
in January and in August.
Being in pageants is not always
“easy as pie.” Paying for the hotel at
the Hyatt was very expensive but very
convenient for being a contestant for
Miss NCA1 (National Congress of
American Indians). Thanks to the Siletz
Tribe and Pow-Wow Committee for
paying my room and $400 entry fee in
the pageant. Also thanks to the Siletz
Tribe for the airfare for myself and a
chaperon to Albuquerque, N.M.
Tiffany Dawn Stuart, Miss Siletz 2003-2004
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August 2004