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TRIBAL MEMBER NEWS Vrm i Vonfmlh llmiwh Five living bum Ghkf Willium uf he I'kMu Triim hum ku h i i^hi Ch^up^r Sihukr H^kn (Mt*unk .kuimlh SJiukr. Jtwwlk Guiding Mmhmi uml Nuulu May kimki MH hnhil NhunH Amlal's 2006 T-Ball Season Ai fr/mo Rhum I'm H im r nt you who know Amini ami sharp hin loyalty to the Oregon Ducks Uli«} stoiy In lor you, W¿ started I ball season, which he mi anxiously and impatiently wailed im mill fiiiu. iwo weeks of praelice, we Mill did not know what our team name wan Hum picture day came and we were es- eitcd Iwause this wan Ihe day we would hud oui what our learn name would he We all gathered al the community center with Coaches Jason and Jessie Amial bounced oui of the ear, jogged over to his coaches, and then ii hap pened Amiel wan handed an orange whirl with while and black lettering He grubbed his whirl, turned lo me and said, “Mooum! h’a oiangel We’re the lleeeeaverm! Ywck!” Coach Jason happens to he a Rea vers fan and said. “Don't tell me you like the DucksJ" amt then they went hack and forth for a minute “Go Ducks! (io Heavers! Go Ducks!" He didn't even grab the hlack hat and slumped his way to me (he's so diamatich I tried to tell him 11 was OK, hut he wasn't having n I even med to explain that they weren't the heavers, they were the Orioles, showing him the bird on hin hat- He’s never heard of the Orb ulen before and apparently I had added injury to insult as he exclaimed in dis^ belief, “We're the Cheerios?” I reassured him they weren’t the Checrios, hut the Orioles Hin response wan, "We're the Oreos?” I guess going from a cereal to a cookie was not an improvement As upset as he wa^ he did pul the whirl and hat on, hm you most definitely knew something was wrong big im dicator wan mat he literally stood with his arms draped to his sitU and head Itang- Hip q,, low his chin was niching his chest, itiigell, hin teammate's mum and Obi1 alumna, asked Amial what was wrong He thiow his head hack and said to her, “h’s manget” Rhe leaned over ami said, “Do, Heavers!" His respm.se, of course, was •'Go Ducks!" Aside hum tha« omul had a great season, He played an positions, some times trying to at the same lime, cross- mg from third base to second lo try to make the play ai fust When he wore the catcher’s gear, he looked soooo cute ihe nhm guards were leg guards. When he was al hat he would hit Ihe ground twice, look ai me, point tn the outfield, hit the hah, and run as rasi as he could, sometimes sliding mtn base On picture day, I was worried they would be ruined, hut as you can see he’s all smiles. He came lo terms with wearing Reavers colors by telling me, “Mommy, in my heart I still love the Dueks" Par all you Reaver fans, 0« Dueks! Fawver Earns Medal at Games with hum hum ww family Justin Fawver, nun of Tonya and Dennis Fawver, wan one of many Siletz Tribal members invited to play basket hall ai ihe Indigenous Games in Den ver, Hin age bracket played leaiim from Idaho twice, Utah, New York. Florida, British Columbia, and Oklahoma Team Oregon brought home the hron^e! We are all very proud of you, Jun tin. Keep up ihe good work. umM hum hm Boe Graduates from Boot Camp Congratulations co James Aaron Hue who graduated June 22, Jtiim. front hum camp at Fori bill, Okla He wan a member of Alpha Battery. 1“ Battalion, 22^ Field Artillery, and 4,h PlaloomSieele Dugs He in the nun of Bonnie Hue of Springfield, Ore Following a three- week furlough here in Oregon, James was stationed al Fori Miley, Kan. His family and friends are proud of him for his serviee to our great country, Their thoughts and prayers go with him Mary Elizabeth Hudson 1940 - 2006 Mary hli/ahelh Hudson, hh, horn Minnie Sue Washington on June I, 1940, made her journey at her home in Milel/ on July h, 1096, Mhe was a direel descendant or Chief lyee Jo Washington and Chief Yaquina John, She was die last of the hilhhhmded Indians on Ihe rolls of the Mi let/ Tribe, Mhe was adopted by the Thomas family when she was very young. In 1938, she married Fearn Henry Blacketer Jr, and had In children, AC ter a divorce, she married Richard Hudson in 1977 and had a daughter, She was predeceased by II broth ers and sisters, including Theresa Washinglom a hah* Fearn Henry Blacketer Hh another son, Ronald Vincent Blacketen ami m • lite partner. David Barr, She is survived b* a halGsister. (tinny Gonglofr, an adopted brother. Joe Thomas, children Louise, Delores, Mari, Dehhie, John, Joe, James, David ami Theresa; grandchildren Melissa, Larissa “Bug,’’ Natalie, Stephanie, Fearn, Jeff, Jenny, Jesse, Sage, Stephan, Sadie, and Mateo; and greah grandchildren Chantel, Rage, Mylia, Flias, Aiden, Aundrea, and Fi--Shah She was expecting two more great- grandchildren. She also is survived by numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. She watched with avid anticipation as the new Silel/ Community Library was built with hopes of being its first patron, She loved reading, her people, her tribe, and especially her family, tier Passage Ceremony was done in the traditional ways at the Longhouse in Milew cm July Lt 2RB0 Burial was al Paul Washington Cemetery on Gov= ernment Hill August 3066 • lítete News • 19
