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I ... 1 Restoration, Logan Road RV anniversary, Run to the Rogue Pages 5-6, 8-9 CA Memorials, Naval Reserve graduation, race winners Page 11 1 | i I | I Pandemic flu, youth BUTT in, cancer navigator, Tooth Talk Pages 15-16 ................ I Senior Fair, Candidate’s Fair, Clint I Black, craft fair, giant veggies । Pages 18-19 J_______________________________ OrColl .rated >, E 78 S iletz .06 no. 10 October N ews Vol. 34, No. 10 October 2006 :ed Tribes of Siletz Indians veterans Honored at Memorial Rededication by Teresa Simmons Aug. 27 was a windy and some what chilly day for the rededication cer emony of the Gulf War Memorial. This annual event is part of the Run for the Wind Motorcycle Rally at Chinook Winds Casino Resort. Each year the content of the cer emony varies, but it never fails to re mind us of the sacrifices made by so many who have served their country during a time of war. People gathered near the monu ment in front of Chinook Winds Ca sino to remember the veterans of all the wars that this nation has known and to honor those who are serving in the military at this time. The stars and stripes were flying at half-staff for yet another young Oregonian who had been killed in combat the previous day. Siletz Tribal elder and Tribal Coun cil member Phil Rilatos Sr.. U.S. Navy retired, opened the ceremony and Rev. Jean Celia gave the invocation. Tribal elder Ed Ben. dressed in full regalia and carrying the eagle staff, led the color guard, followed by the Siletz Tribal and Siletz VFW honor guards. Next in line was the Chin(X)k Winds honor guard and the Oregon Coast Veterans. The ceremony opened and closed to the sound of the Siletz Tribe's Round Stone Singers, with the beat of the drum and the cry of their voices flowing on the wind. Collective memories, emo tions, and thoughts surrounded us as in silence we listened to World War II veteran George Rankin sing the na tional anthem with only the ocean surf to accompany him. Roger Robertson was the master of ceremonies and near the end of the cer emony, with the assistance of Tony Molina, Roger read the names of all Oregon servicemen who have died in combat during the Iraq war. R.C. Collins, president of the Or egon Coast Veterans Association, gave a short speech, as did World War II veteran Don Foelker. Special tribute was given to Siletz Tribal elder and Army Staff Sergeant Eddie Collins, veteran of World War II who served 24 years in the military, and Siletz Tribal elder Ed Ben. who served in the Navy also at the end of World War II. Other honorees at the ceremony were World War II veterans Bill Foelker and Don Foelker. Both men served as officers in the U.S. Marine Corps in the South Pacific at the end of World War II and today are the two oldest com missioned officers living in Oregon who served in the South Pacific. Tribe Starts Native Oyster Restoration Project by Marika Pullam, Siletz News Intern The National Oceanic and Atmo spheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded $47,352 to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz. Indians for a commu nity-based project to restore native shellfish to Yaquina Bay. Ore. The project is funded by the Com munity-based Restoration Program within the NOAA Fisheries Service and is the first native oyster restoration project funded by NOAA in Oregon. Oysters play an important role in estuarine ecology by filtering plankton and providing habitat for juvenile Dungeness crabs and many fish species. In the Pacific Northwest, harvest ing during the late 1800s and early 1900s diminished native oyster (Ostrea lurida) populations. Native oyster restoration projects have been initiated in San Francisco, Puget Sound, and now the Oregon Coast to restore the once plentiful populations that inhab ited bays and estuaries from San Fran cisco Bay to British Columbia. Tribal project personnel include Stan van de Wetering, summer intern Brett Blundon. Dave Rollins, and Coby Retherford. Local partners include Liu Shin, owner/manager. and Miguel Correo of Oregon Oyster Farms; Dick Vanderschaff of The Nature Conser What’s Inside Letters to the Editor Chairman's Report Tribal Program News Tribal Member News Notices 2 3 4 I I 12 Eddie Collins, Jean Celia, Bill Foelker, Roger Robertson, and Don Foelker at the rededication of the Gulf War Memorial at Chinook Winds Tribal Council Timesheets Siletz Clinic Chinook Winds Passages I 4 I 5 I 7 20 vancy; Sue Cudd, owner of Whiskey Creek Oyster Farms; Ford Evans of the Hatfield Marine Science Center; and Dennis Tufts, a Siletz Tribal member and a retired shellfish biologist. “The commercial oyster folks, Liu, Miguel and Sue, as well scientist Ford Evans and Dick Vanderschaff have been especially helpful to the tribe and its efforts. Whiskey Creek Hatchery, The Nature Conservancy, and Ford Evans provided all their assistance at no charge. Oregon Oyster has been a tremendous help to our project in pro viding dock space and professional knowledge. And they are all just great folks to work with," said Stan. After receiving the government funding in late 2005, the project to re store native oysters to the central Or egon coast, specifically in the Yaquina estuary, began in earnest May 2006. The first step was to find bnxxl stock, which Dick collected from Netarts Bay. The adults then were transported to the Whiskey Creek hatchcry, where they were spawned. After spawning has taken place, the larvae begin to grow an eyespot and fool. The foot is used to crawl around and try to find a place to lie on hard sub strate where they begin to grow. Next they undergo a metamorphosis and transform into what professionals call spat. Once they are in the spat stage and have grown for two weeks in the setting tanks, they are transferred to the field. Our oysters were transferred to Oregon Oyster's facility. Miguel and crew cared for the juveniles for a few months. While Sue and company were busy getting the Netarts stock ready. Ford's crew simultaneously spawned oysters from the brood stock Miguel had collected from Yaquina Bay. Delores Pigsley. Tribal Chairman Brenda Bremner. General Manager and Editor-in-Chicf Siletz News Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians P.O. Box 549 Siletz. OR 97380-0549 See Oysters on page 13. PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 178 SALEM. OR ACQUISITION DEPT./SERIALS 1299 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON —!!,~r~L;r- nr r ; a «W -r • ¡ir >¡r • MW • • — ■• q -?.*>->-? » ■ -n 4 afe -J DÎT M ob !J University of Oregon Library OB WB Received on: 09-29-06 Siletz news (Siletz, Or 1998)
