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TRIBAL MEMBER NEWS The Journey Respectfully, Eva E. Clayton Healy Transport's new truck for their new long-haul trucking business Healy Transport - A NewTribal Business Priceless adventures full of loop holes, hurdles, and character-building blocks. Is there any doubt the impor tance of culture camp? We have many manipulating fin gers in the big pie in the sky. Dress up and attend the many func tions that hopefully bring out the best in our social skills. Work hard to strengthen relationships that benefit the causes of whatever. Wine and dine potential allies. Show and tell our support in all the maybe possibilities. Make that all-important photo shoot, a remembrance of been there, done that. Chase behind a schedule we can’t quite catch. When weary or a might downtrod den by an overload of I think 1 can, I think 1 can, delegating is the connect ing link. Knock, usually one receives an invitation to enter. The important connection - people. Tribal families, friends are a valuable resource. Monetary values are second ary if our baskets have no bottoms. The hub of our tribal wheel must be our family. If not. then we are just a share holding corporation with a steel heart. I hear laughter; I feel the spin of the circle, sparkle of the gathering. Here we go again and again. What if there was no again and again? Our descendant children (all of them), precious elders (all of them), sur vivor families (all of them), a melting pot of who we truly are again and again. I am going to review my past, play in the present, and dream up my fu ture. See you at culture camp. by Rosie Sufficool, STBC Business Information Counselor For Siletz Tribal member Jenera Healy and her husband, Daniel, the op portunity to start their own long-haul trucking business recently became a reality with the help of the Siletz Small Business Loan Program. Healy Transport will provide long- haul trucking services for a variety of companies. Before receiving the loan, the Healys developed a business plan and met other program qualifications re quired by the Small Business Program. It was a busy time for the Healys. In addition to buying a truck and start ing their own business, they were await ing the birth of their first child, a son, who arrived shortly after they received the loan (Siletz News, April 2006). Daniel Healy, who has several years of experience in long-haul trucking, will do the driving while Jenera will take care of the financial part of the business. “The loan enabled us to get a truck and be in business for ourselves,” Jenera Healy said. “We appreciate the opportunity the Siletz Tribe has given us." Jenera Healy prepared a business plan for the loan application, provided other supporting documents, and partici pated in one-on-one business counseling. If you are a Siletz Tribal member and are interested in becoming an en trepreneur. contact me at 541-994-2142 or 1-877-564-7298 (toll free). Send Us Tribal Member News Siletz News is looking for infor mation about tribal members simi lar to the articles you see on these pages, positive news about you or someone you know. Here’s an example of what we’ll include on the Tribal Member News pages: births, graduations, awards, the Armed Services, weddings, en gagements, and deaths. Contact info is on page 2. Logan Family and Friends Reunion The Logan family and friends reunion will begin July 22, 2(X)6, at 10 a.m. with introductions and sharing family history. A potluck will begin at 1 p.m., followed by baseball (bring your ball equipment), bingo (please bring a small inexpensive item for a prize), and other activities. A family tree is being developed and if you have information you would like to share, contact Jim McCormick at 503-838-3783. Please mail in family history if you are unable to attend and other history that you would like to share. Others who can be contacted are Elaine Thomas at 503-623-6253 (in the evening); Claudia Leno at 971-241-2031; Donna Holmes at 541-444-2578; or Lillie Butler at 541-444-2448, e-mail lebutler2@hotmail.com or send a letter to Lillie at P.O. Box 26. Siletz, OR 97380. Please leave a message with your phone number on the answering ma chines. Please call or w rite if you plan to attend the reunion. Above: Little Miss Siletz, Clarinda Black, with Miss Native American 2006, ReaDawn Skeets, at the Gathering of Nations Pow-Wow in Albuquerque, N.M. Right: The girls from Siletz enter “The Pit” at the Gathering of Nations Pow- (Vow. June 2006 • Siletz News • 13
