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Makai Amari Anderson Steven Anderson and Ticey Casey (Mason) would like to announce the birth of their son, Makai Amari Anderson. Makai was born June 13, 2009, at 6:15 a.m. He weighed 4 pounds, 1 ounce and was 19 inches long. He joins his brothers Devonte and Terrell Casey. Makai’s grandparents are Pamela Rilatos and the late Daniel Payne of Siletz, Ore., and Danielle Raines and Steven Randolph of Port land, Ore. His great-grandma is the late Madge Mason. Downey Assists Detroit Ranger District Fisheries Program, Earns Scholarship DETROIT, Ore. - Georgia Downey, a 2009 graduate of Santiam High School and member of the Siletz Tribe from Mill City, Ore., has been chosen as one of 35 students to participate in the 2009 Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program, an innovative education program sponsored by the American Fisheries Society (AFS). Downey is being mentored by Fisheries Biologist Darren Cross at the Willamette Na tional Forest Detroit Ranger District and will receive a $3,000 scholarship from AFS. Downey’s work includes hands-on experience with the Detroit Ranger District's aquatics crew on pre-project monitoring and design, stream surveys, temperature monitoring and Respect the River riparian restoration. Downey is helping with fish rescue for the Salmon River estuary project at Tamara Quays and will spend a couple of days at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Minto collection facility, handling spring Chinook salmon and summer steelhead. Next year, Downey will attend Oregon State University in its natural resource program. “Georgia is a fine representative of the program and an excellent candidate for our Student Career Experience Program, said Cross. Downey also has had the opportunity to attend Forest Service meetings and learn about other U.S. Forest Service program areas, including wildlife and timber/silviculture. The principal goal of the Hutton Program is to stimulate interest in careers in fisheries science and management among groups underrepresented in the fisheries professions, including minorities and women. Application to the program is open to all junior and senior high school students regardless of race, creed or gender. Because the program seeks to increase diversity within the fisheries professions, preference is given to qualified women and minority applicants. This year, the program received 161 applicants and selected 35. For most students, the Hutton Program is their first exposure to a professional work setting where they learn the necessary qualities to be successful in that environment and the importance of working as part of a team. The students gain an awareness of conservation issues and the importance of healthy aquatic systems; participate in projects that benefit habitat restoration, pro tection and management; and gain an understanding of what is involved in being a fisheries biologist and of the career opportunities available in the field. For information on the American Fisheries Society and the Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program, please visit the AFS website at www.fisheries.org or contact Kathryn Winkler, Hutton Program/CE Coordinator, American Fisheries Society, 301-897-8616, ext. 213, or hutton@fisheries.org. Most Often Requested Numbers Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians 800-922-1399 Salem Area Office 503-390-9494 Salem Finance Office 888-870-9051 Portland Area Office 503-238-1512 Eugene Area Office 541-484-4234 Contract Health Services (CHS) 800-628-5720 Siletz Community Health Clinic 800-648-0449 Siletz Alcohol and Drug 800-600-5599 Chinook Winds Casino Resort 888-244-6665 Chemawa Health Clinic 800-452-7823 Bureau of Indian Affairs 800-323-8517 Website www.ctsi.nsn.us ..... Graduates! .................. Matthew King Univ, of Notre Dame Ada Ball Matthew Arthur King of Greenville, Pa., graduated cum laude on May 17 from the University of Notre Dame Law School. South Umpqua HS He is a graduate of Greenville High School and earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Califor nia in Los Angeles. Matthew is the son of Dr. and Mrs. David (Judy Grabert) King of Green ville. His grandmother is Mary Grabert of Greenville. While residing in San Diego, Matthew prepared for the California Bar Association exam in July 2009. Send Us News Siletz News is looking for informa tion about Tribal members similar to the articles you see on these pages, positive news about you or someone you know. Contact information is on page 2. Ada Ball graduated from South Umpqua High School (SUHS) in Myrtle Creek, Ore., on June 5, 2009. Ada and her sister, Amber (class of 2011), are Siletz Tribal members who re ceived high school credit for taking Siletz Dee-ni through the Siletz Tribal Language Program for the past two years. This ful filled their two-year language requirement for their high school diploma. Ada received an honor cord (orange) from SUHS for completing her two-year language requirement in Siletz Dee-ni as well as honor cords for drama (purple) and band (teal). She also wore a special necklace made of nah set shells during the graduation ceremony in honor of the old ones. Ada will attend Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., in the fall. Ada is the daughter of Kelly Strickler LaChance (Dakubetede/Shasta) and Mi chael Ball (Klamath/Modoc). She is the granddaughter of Charlotte Downey Noble (Dakubetede/Shasta) and the late Darrell Strickler and the great-granddaughter of the late Mae Adams Downey (Dakubetede/ Shasta) and the late Roy Downey Sr. September 2009 • Siletz News • 13
