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TRIBAL MEMBER NEWS New Babies! Natalia Marie Cuomo Natalia Marie Cuomo was born June 11, 2007, at 12:44 p.m. She weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces and was 20 inches long. Natalia is the fifth generation in her family, which includes her mother, Lynettta Benedict; grandmother. Angela Martin; great-grandmother, Joella Strong; and great-great-grandmother, Wilma Strong. Natalia's proud father is Derek Cuomo and proud Grandmother Sherry, both of Salem, Ore. Congratulations to All-Around Athlete, Dancer, Champion! by Ar Ussa Rhoan What a great weekend Amial had playing for the Warm Springs Reds. during our Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days Cele Rookie League was started in the past bration held June 23-25 in Warm Springs. couple of years and is for 7- and 8-year- On Friday night, he danced his little olds. Amial is 6 and was moved up from heart out and into so many others and T-ball because of his skill level. placed second in the boys 6 & Under Thanks go to Craig Whitehead for Traditional/Fancy/Grass. Then on Sat starting T-ball in Siletz a few years ago urday morning, he was up early and (spring/summer 2003?). Thal is where took first place in the 1-mile run at the Pi-Ume-Sha Fun Run/Walk for the 12- Amial got his start when he was 2! He is now in the Summer Youth Golf and-under age group, with a time of Program and will compete in a tourna 12 minutes and 40 seconds. His team just finished an unde ment Aug. 21.1 will keep you updated. Take care everyone! feated Rookie League baseball season. Congratulations to Logan and Bobby Butler! The boys wrestled for Team Oregon Wrestling at the regional tournament in Klamath Falls, Ore. Awesome season, guys! (From I to r, Michael Reyes oj Grand Ronde, Logan Butler and Bobby Butler) Wisdom Attends NEA Student Leadership Conference by Tiffany Wisdom The National Education Associa tion (NEA) Student Leadership Confer ence was held in Philadelphia, Pa., on June 25-28, 2007. An awards banquet, workshops, special speakers, remodeling of an elementary school and meeting with other colleges took place during this four-day event. Haskell Indian Nations University was a candidate for a Chapter Excel lence Award. To obtain this award in your state to make it to nationals you have to prove the areas of political ac tion, community outreach, membership growth and professional development. NEA sponsored a group from Haskell Indian Nations University to attend - School of Education Dean, Dr. Russell Blackbird; two School of Edu cation juniors, Misty Hammer and Krysten Rhodes; and myself (presi dent, Kansas National Education As sociation Student Program Haskell Chapter 2007-08, and School of Edu cation senior). Thank you to NEA and Anthony Daniels, NEA Student Program presi dent, for making this possible. All NEA college student participants and the NEA retired group remodeled an elementary school in Philadelphia. This school had no grass on its entire Tiffany Wisdom property. Students were playing on a concrete playground. More than 300 volunteers helped to lay grass and sod, paint inside the school, drywall inside, organize books and supplies, and clean rooms. I put together bulletin boards in hallways and classrooms during the day and painted the doorways. If you would like to start your local chapter of the NEA Student Program, please contact me al tiffany.wisdom@yahoo.com. May God bless all students as they start the 2007 school year. Hvm’chi Send Us News Delores Pigsley gives the keynote speech at the graduation ceremony for Oregon Coast Community College in Newport, Ore. She congratulated the graduates on starting their education at OCCC and said, “As you pursue your goals in life, always remember the people who supported you. 10 • Siletz News • August 2007 Siletz News is looking for information about tribal members similar 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 these pages: births, gradua tions, awards, the Armed Services, weddings, engagements, and deaths. Contact info is on page 2.
