To the editor:
I recently nominated our chairman, Dee Pigsley, for an Ecotrust Indigenous Lead
ership award for her many years as an outstanding leader for our Tribe. Ecotrust is an
organization that supports innovative approaches to developing sustainable economic
prosperity. Recognizing the role that Tribes play in the global economy, Ecotrust
created the Indigenous Leadership Award in 2001.
The Ecotrust nomination process requires submission of a nomination letter, a
detailed nomination form and supporting documentation. I enlisted the aid of Tribal
Vice Chairman Bud Lane, Tribal Public Information Officer Diane Rodriquez and
Assistant General Manager Bonnie Petersen in pulling the nomination package together.
An Ecotrust panel reviewed all submitted nominees and narrowed them down to
five honorees. The committee selected one finalist among the five honorees. I was
very excited when Ecotrust President Spencer Beebe called and notified me that Dee
was among the five honorees. A few weeks went by and I was contacted again and
told that Dee had been picked as the finalist. I called Dee and told her the wonderful
news; we both cried with joy. What a prestigious award!
I told Dee she has earned it and then some. What a hard job she has labored for
us over the years. So I would like to say to her: God bless you, Mrs. Pigsley. Keep on
keeping on. Thank you for all the years you have devoted to our people. Thank you
also to Bud, Diane and Bonnie for the part you played in making this happen.
Agnes Pilgrim
The Beach Boys
Beach Boys return with all their hits
The classic rock-‘n’-roll band The
Beach Boys will be live in concert at Chi
nook Winds Casino Resort on Nov. 11-12.
Hits like Barbara Ann, In My Room,
I Get Around, Wouldn't It Be Nice and
Good Vibrations bring back the sounds of
summer, sun and simpler times.
The group was inducted into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. The band
was chosen for the Vocal Group Hall of
Fame in 1998.
In 2001, the group received the
Grammy’s Lifetime Achievement Award
and in 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine
ranked The Beach Boys No. 12 on its list
of the 100 greatest artists of all time.
The group’s 1966 releases - Pet
Sounds and Good Vibrations — frequently
rank among critics’ lists of the greatest
albums and singles of all time. The record
was profoundly influential on The Beach
Boys’ contemporaries - Paul McCartney
named it one of his favorite albums of all
time (with God Only Knows as his all-
time favorite song).
The original founding members of The
Beach Boys are Mike Love, Brian Wilson,
Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson and Alan Jar
dine, as well as David Marks and Bruce
Johnston. The band has gone through
many phases of membership with Love
and Johnston consistently in the band.
Love has been the lead singer since 1961.
Show time is 8 p.m. Tickets range
from $40 to $55.
To the editor:
We really want to thank all involved — the remodel was such a blessing. We received a
new main sewer line because ours kept flooding the house. We got new floors and our ceiling
was insulated to keep our heating bill under control, which will be so great this winter.
We also received a new floor and counter tops (our old kitchen floor was tom and
water-damaged) and the old counter wasn’t attached to the wall. Our home was built
in 1953, so it is very old and needed an update.
The bathroom is my favorite because it benefits my son the most. His wheelchair
can fit up to the sink to wash and brush his teeth. We also received new floors in there
because our floor was damaged and the bathroom was not conducive to disabled access.
I d like to specifically thank Rob Smith in Housing and Leon Araiza and Lavonne
Butler of Siletz Valley Builders. I think it’s important to give them due credit. As much
of a blessing as it was, it was a lot of work.
After the project started, our main sewer line broke, causing two inches of water
in the basement that put everything at a standstill. Without some major brainstorming
and effort from those people, we'd still be looking at yearly basement flooding.
Thank you to everyone for helping us so much.
Penny Lane-Garver
To the editor:
Claire, Marleen, Fawn - Thank you for all of your help and generosity in the
energy program. Thank you all so very much.
Josh Rilatos
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 Behavioral Health - 800-600-5599
Chinook Winds Casino Resort -
888-244-6665
Chemawa Health Clinic - 800-452-7823
Bureau of Indian Affairs - 800-323-8517
Website - ctsi.nsn.us
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It'. Better at the Beach!
On the beach in Lincoln City • 1 -888 CHINOOK
Editor-in-Chief: Brenda Bremner
Editor: Diane Rodriquez
Assistant: Natasha Kavanaugh
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