TRIBAL MEMBER NEWS
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Amlal's 2006
T-Ball Season
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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
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