PAGE 2 - FEBRUARY, 1985, SILÉTZ, OREGON
Hearing Tests MEETING
NOTICE
To Be Given
An audiologist from
the Office of R ural
Health will be in Siletz
on Thursday, F ebru
ary 21st, and Saturday,
F ebruary 23rd.
School children will
h av e th e ir h e a rin g
tested during the day.
H eadstart children will
be included in the
screening.
Adults who wish to
be screened m ay come
to the T ribal Com
m u n ity C e n te r on
Thursday the 21st from
5-8 p.m . Adults m ay
also be screened on
Saturday the 23rd, but
only by appointment.
If you wish to m ake an
a p p o in tm e n t
c a ll
D arlene a t 444-2532 to
arran g e a tim e. No ap
pointments a re neces
s a r y fo r T h u rs d a y
evening.
New
Baby
D e n n is
and
Tonya
(Brow n) F a w v e r of Albany,
proudly announce the a r
riv a l of a baby son, J a r e d
R ay, born J a n u a ry 17, 1985,
2:15 p.m ., w eighing 7 lbs. 14
oz. and 2OV4” long.
P ro u d g ra n d p a re n ts a re :
Bennie Brown J r . of Siletz
a n d A rch ie a n d A lb e rta
Faw ver
o f ' T o le d o .
C ongratulations.
The Commission on
Indian Services will
m eet F riday, F ebru
ary 15, 1985, in Room
454 of the State Capitol
Building, Salem, OR.
The meeting will begin
a t 9:00 a.m . and will
adjourn a t approxi
m ately 5:00 p.m.
The meeting agenda
will include:
Community reports
from m em bers ;
Reports from m em
bers regarding tribal
c o u n c il a n d c o m
m unity responses to
th e 1984 R e g io n a l
Meetings actions ;
Staff Reports;
R e p o rt fro m th e
Oregon Indian Educa-.
tion Association, and
L egislative update
on CIS sponsored bills,
n a tu ra l re so u rc e s
m easures and other
legislation of interest.
M embers will also
discuss the 1984 Hu
m an
R e so u rce s
Assessment follow-up
and possible introduc
tion of a Joint Resolu
tion to Congress per
taining to the Indian
Child Welfare Act.
F or inform ation con
cerning this meeting
c o n t a c t th e C o m
mission representative
for your area or the
Commission on Indian
S ervices office, 454
State Capitol, Salem,
OR 97310, 503/378-5481.
New Telephone
System Operational
With a little bit. of luck and lots of hard
work, the new telephone sysem is installed
and working. Occasionally there a re problems
with individual extensions, but overall the
system is working well. Most of the staff have
the new phone system down pretty well, so
calls a re handled quickly and efficiently. We
ask your continued patience, however, as
some calls will take m ore tim e to answ er than
others.
If you need to reach any Siletz staff person,
please call 444-2532, and the Receptionist,
D arlene Carkhuff, will gladly transfer your
call.
Volunteers
Needed
The Lincoln County Title
IV P ro g ra m a n d P a re n t
C o irtm ittee is c o n c e rn e d
a b o u t th e g r a d e p o in t
a v e r a g e s a n d th e l a s t
q u a rte r g ra d e s of m any of
o u r In d ia n S tudents. We
w an t to help fu rth er • the
e d u c a tio n of o u r you n g
stu d ents, a n d have s e t up a
tutoring session on M onday
nights a t th e ' Siletz School,
Room 32 from 6:30 to 7:30
p.m . If you h a v e a student
w ho w ould like * to p a r
ticip ate, p lease contact Ann
G oddard a t 444-2523 o r Tina
Jo n es a t 444-2409 (evenings).
We need volunteers to help
w ith the tutoring program .
We will be tutoring in all
a r e a s , in c lu d in g m a th ,
s c ie n c e , re a d in g , s o c ia l
studies, histo ry , etc. If you
could give a n hour of your
tim e, even if it is ju s t to sit,
and listen to a child read , it
will be g re a tly appreciate.
Qur young students a re our
future. H elp them help them
selves by spending one hour
a w eek w ith them .
1 Letters To
The Editor
To the E ditor:
I would like to dedicate
this poem to m y loving m om ,
M rs. M axine R ila to s, in
m em ory of m y beloved and
g re a tly m isse d d a d M r.
R obert R ilatos Sr.
It w as w ritten to m e by m y
m uch loved h u sb an d Steve
E . B randt.
Subm itted by your loving
d a tfg h te r M a r ita S e le n e
R ilatos B randt! I love y o u ! '4
In Siletz T ribal Lore he will
alw ays be known —
As a m an who re sto re d them
’M ost all on his own;
While o thers would scoff and
tell lies ’hind his back
R obert R ilatos w orked h a rd
for the pack.
He < never g av e up and so
quickly it cam e.
The new s from D.Ç. th a t
r e s t o r e d th e m t h e i r
nam e.
A recognized T ribe of the
U.S. of A.
“ Thanks R o b ert!” only too
few would then say.
He kept up tradition ih so
m any w ays,
I m arvel a t a ll the excite
m ent these days.
F o r w ithout this G re a t M an
th a t’s re m em b ered still
The T ribe wouldn’t have e ’en
a tent on th a t hill.
‘ ‘My Father-in-law ’ ’
My D ad, w e m iss you
“ Opinions,
Questions,
Concerns”
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670, Siletz, OR. 97380. Questions? Call 444-2536.
SILETZ
NEWS
TED WERTH
EDITOR /
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Siletz, Oregon 97380
Telephone: (603)444-2536
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SILETZ NEWS IS FEBRUARY 18, 1985
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POW-WOW — Art Bensell takes part in the Grand Entry at Pow-Wow held at the Af
filiated Tribes of Northwest Indians Mid-Winter Conference in Eugene.
Also present
were Miss Siletz, Julie Staggs and Little Miss Siletz, Angela Martin. More information
about the Mid-Winter Conference will be in the next month's issue.