TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
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Elders Summer BBQ
The elders voted at the June meeting
to once again have Bingo and games, and
contribute to the food cost for the Elders
Title VI BBQ luncheon. It’s scheduled for
noon on Aug. 27 at the Siletz Tribal
Community Center. Lunch will be served
at 1 p.m. and Bingo will follow the meal.
Please call Angela at 541-444-8225
or 1 -800-922-1399, ext. 1225, to sign up.
This will be a time for the elders to so
cialize and catch up with each other.
The elders of the Coos, Lower
Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians have been
invited to attend. Caregivers and spouses
are welcome to attend!
Elder Council Meeting
There will be no meeting in August
because of the pow-wow and no meeting
in September because of Run to the Rogue.
The next Elders Council Meeting will
be Oct. 8, 2005, at Chinook Winds Ca
sino Resort.
The July meeting was held at Chi
nook Winds Golf Resort with each elder
attending receiving a Chinook Winds 10th
Anniversary wine glass with sparkling
cider and marble coasters with the Chi
nook Winds Golf Resort name and logo.
Upcoming Activities
The elders have several activities
coming up in August and September.
Elders can sign up for these trips by call
ing Angela Ramirez, Elders Program co
ordinator, at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1225,
or 541-444-8225.
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Elder Raffle at pow-wow; contact Liz
John if you would like to work in the
raffle booth
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Elder BBQ. Aug. 27
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Run to the Rogue, Sept. 9-11
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Jet Boat Trip, Sept. 11-12
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Maori/Siletz Cultural Exchange Day,
Sept. 25
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Willamette Museum Tour, Sept. 27
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Portland Rose Garden and Japanese
Garden tour; date TBA
Siletz Meal Site
Mondays and Wednesdays, Noon - 1 p.m.
Call Karen, Meal-Site manager,
after 10 a.m. on the meal-site day at
541 -444-9547 if you need to change your
meal for the day.
Call Angela at 541-444-8225 or
1 -800-922-1399, ext. 1225, to sign up for
meals or change your meal deliveries on
days when it’s not a meal-site day.
Testing the Water
by Angela Ramirez
On June 24, 26 elders were up early
and ready to catch a bottom fish on the
Dockside Charters’ boat Samson that calls
Depoe Bay its home port.
It was a beautiful sunrise from the
dock at 5:30 a.m. when the majority of
the elders arrived. They saw the salmon
fishing charter set out at 5:30 a.m. It was
just a half-hour more until they were sit
ting out on the ocean. Then the captain
said he was going to go out and check the
waters - it was looking a little rough.
The captain of the Samson and the
captains of the two smaller boats returned
with the news that the smaller boats would
not be able to go out, so only 20 of the 26
would be able to go out on the Samson.
The salmon charter had just returned;
17 of the elders wanted to give it a try, so
they boarded and set sail at 6 a.m. sharp.
Those who stayed behind watched them
depart toward the ocean.
Some commented on seeing the
whitecaps coming up as they left their
motel rooms. One of the vans went up to
Highway 101 to watch them head out to
sea. They sometimes lost sight of the boat,
dipping down as the large waves covered
them from view, then popping back up to
the top of the wave.
One elder commented that all she
could see was water and wondered how
she was going to cast her line when she
couldn't let go of the table to stand up.
Some of the men commented that, “It
wasn’t that bad.’’
After about 15 minutes out, the cap
tain decided that it wouldn’t be possible
to fish and returned to port. It was amaz
ing to see the captain steer the boat into
the narrow path back into the bay.
The elders have rescheduled their trip
for Aug. 5 and hope to have plenty of sun,
low winds, and calm seas!
Another Year of Wisdom for Our
Elders... Happy Birthday!
Mary Grabert, 8/28
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
David Rilatos, 8/20
Marie Spratt, 8/4
Betty Stahr, 8/13
Gloria Stott, 8/16
Lorene Tedmon, 8/20
Daniel Viles, 8/8
Mary Viles, 8/11
Harry Reynolds, 8/24
Maxine Rilatos, 8/7
Shirley Walker, 8/1
Joan Washington, 8/7
Angelina Artiago, 8/8
Robert Baker, 8/5
Bert Bartow, 8/16
Delbert Bell, 8/25
Raymond Blacketer, 8/16
Rosalie Bremner, 8/27
Joyce Britton, 8/11
Ronald Butler Sr., 8/21
GeriCalaba, 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
Chuck Fisher, 8/10
Stephen Flores, 8/17
Judy Muschamp, Siletz Health Director, attends the health board meeting.
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board and California Rural
Indian Health Board Joint Quarterly Board Meeting
July 19-21,2005
Chinook Winds Casino Resort
Left: Rachel Joseph gives an IHCIA update on the last day of the
health board conference.
August 2005
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