TRIBAL MEMBER NEWS
New Babies!
Steve Cheseborough (right) jams with David Kimbrough
at the now-burned-down Junior ’s jook joint, Chulahoma, Miss.
Cheseborough Brings the Blues to
Siletz, Invites Residents to Toledo
Sharae
Luta Rose Blackowl-Butler
by Aunt Lodynne
Luta Rose Blackowl-Butler was
bom March 13, 2(X)7, in Springfield. Ore.,
at 12:58 p.m. She weighed 8 pounds,
2 ounces and was 211/2 inches long.
Proud parents are Paul Butler and
Dora Blackowl, sister of Darius and
Wamblee. Proud grandparents are
Sylvia Butler Terthesesa Blackowl and
Paul Brock.
Happy Mother’s Day to Raeloni.
You have a beautiful baby. Welcome
to the family, Sharae.
by Laurel Johnson
Steve Cheseborough not only is
a blues musician, but also a blues
historian, giving his audience a mini
history lesson with each song. Such
was the case at Steve’s live concert on
April I at the Siletz Public Library.
“The concert was RAD!” said
Lynn Whitlow. Siletz TLC coordinator
who is assisting the Village Music
Foundation of Yachats in bringing live
concerts to the Siletz area.
At Steve’s concert, Lynn said, “We
had 16 folks in attendance and every
one stayed until the very end, which ran
past 4:30 p.m. at Steve's request and
the audience's enthusiastic approval!”
As Lynn noted, the proceeds from
the concert will help fund future musi
cal performances in the Siletz area.
When asked about his impressions
of the Siletz concert, Steve replied,
“The Siletz Library was one of the best
venues 1 have ever played. Going into
a library, I didn’t know if it would be
in a big auditorium or what. But it was
in a small room. I had brought a PA
system with me but it was obvious that
that was unnecessary.”
Steve added, “I could just play and
sing and speak in the natural, direct way,
and everyone would be able to hear fine.
And people interacted, asked questions,
sang along a few times, laughed, just
had a great time. I'm always aiming to
reduce the separation between per
former and audience, to make it a con
versation, an interaction, and it worked
spectacularly there at the Siletz library!"
Steve said. “I am glad that every
one of those people came. But I feel
that somehow the people who live
right around the library missed an ex
perience they would have enjoyed very
much. Maybe they didn't know about
it. There was no mention of it on the
marquee in front of the building, which
I thought was strange. 1 hope lots of
Siletz residents come to my next show,
and to the other musical events planned
for their lovely library.”
In regards to the promoters of his
concert, Steve said, “If there were Village
Music Foundations all over the United
States, this would sure be a happier and
more musical country! I hope to work
with them again soon and often.”
On May 25, Steve will play at Hog
father’s “Almost Famous” Dinner The
ater, at 300 S Main St. in Toledo.
The dinner show starts at 6 p.m. and
includes a Southern-style meal built
around the musical performance. For
more information, contact Hogfather’s
at 541-336-1363.
Congratulations
to SVS Students
Siletz Valley Schools has announced
the students of the month for March
2007. Our students K-12‘h grade are
recognized for attendance, academic
achievements, citizenship, and positive
behavior at our morning assembly.
Based on performance, teachers
nominated the following students:
I would like to thank Nicholle
Kessinger for the great job she did
with my granddaughter’s hair. Alize
went to her salon and had over I 1
inches cut from her hair and then
donated it to the Locks of Love.
Nicholle is a full-time student
and works at Elite Salon at 100 S.
King St. in Salem, Ore. Call 503-
585-6164 if you ever want a great
cut and just ask for Nicholle.
Time to Gather Basket Materials
Spring is here and very soon hazel
sticks will be ready to pick and peel.
Hazel stick gathering is a must for
anyone interested in making traditional
Siletz baskets. Spruce root can be dug
all year round and is used for the weav
ers or weft of Siletz baskets.
Bear grass and maidenhair fern are
used for overlay to make our traditional
designs or marks in our baskets and
both are picked in late summer.
Any tribal members interested in gath
ering can call Bud Lane at 1-800-922-1399,
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ext. 1320, or 541-444-8320; or e-mail
budl@ctsi.nsn.us.
Basket materials must be gathered
in a timely fashion. Here is a general
breakdown of gathering times for dif
ferent items:
May
Hazel, willow, and fir sticks, spruce roots
PE - Ms. Robinson
July
Fir sticks, spruce roots, bear grass,
maidenhair fern
August
Fir sticks, spruce roots, bear grass,
maidenhair fern, hazel sticks (limited),
willow sticks
June
September
Hazel, willow, and fir sticks (until mid
June), spruce roots
Bear grass, maidenhair fern, wood-
May 2007
Kindergarten, Ms. Douglas: Austin
Davis, Matt Garrett
1st Grade, Ms. Butler: Jacob Butler,
Payton Palmer
2nd Grade, Ms. Colvin: Kylie Frame,
Caleb Galicia
3rd Grade, Ms. Bowen: Chazlynne
Goodell, Skyler Larson
4lh Grade, Ms. Perkins: Devon Reed,
Britany Robertson
5,h Grade, Ms. Rogers: Ashley Hunt,
Lewis Napoleon
6,h Grade, Mr. Scott: Jeff Paul, Autum
Roberts
7th Grade. Ms. Rajput: Sophia Hendrix,
Damion Williams
8,h Grade, Ms. McGraw: Roni Gerttula,
Nichole Fisher
wardia fern, spruce roots
Kindergarten: Jenny Elmore. Ralene Butler
3rd Grade: Skyler Larson
7th Grade: Breanna Jordan-Goodell
High School
Mr. Akiyama, Language Arts: Tim
Lindstrom, Monica Serna
Mr. Baker, Math: Robert Taylor,
Regina-Marie Thielen
Ms. Craven, Social Studies: Shawn
Garofalo, Matt Sharpe
Mr. Hall, Health: Nick Borden,
Amanda Westfall
Ms. Haxel, Science: Marcus Beggs,
Brittney Mooney