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PAGE 2 - SILETZ, OREGON, MAY, 1987 Alcohol/Drug Awareness On Wednesday, the 29th of April the Tribal Community Center hosted the “Just Say No Club” of the Siletz School. The Captains of each club were present. They were; Tony Molina, Willy Metcalf, L in d y E d w a r d s , L isa Oleman, Lacey Davenport, Cher Cox and Chris Oleman. They shared w hat their prospective clubs were do ing, and what they hoped to accomplish. They had an in fo rm a tiv e q u estio n a n d answ er program . The adults that were pre sent w ere; Gary Butler, Kevin Strickler, Tina Jones, Angelea Robertson, Elouise Case, Jan et D air and Wlat Klamath. To Tribal Members: Since the letter to the editor in March, stating that alcoholism is a disease I have talked with m any that disagree with that theory, and thats OK but I will give the AMA definition of a disease then you can decide if it fits: Definition: Disease - A definite morbid process with a ch aracteristic train of symptoms, it m ay effect the entire body or any of its parts, its etiology, pathology and prognosis m ay be known or unknown. Walt K lamath Tribal Alcohol & Drug Education Assistant Thank You We the Siletz Head Start P aren t Committee, staff and children would like to thank the following for their dona tions for our raffle held M arch 8th. National Security Bank, Siletz Valley Branch, S u rfrid er, Siletz T ackle, Club 86, Dana Richie, Coun try Cuts, Safeway, Noels M arket, Seletz Lockers, Lit tle Miss Siletz, Silver Screen Video, Siletz Indian Bingo, and Debbie Williams. Last but not least, the tribe for let ting us use the Siletz Tribal Center for our rum m age- raffle and baked food sale held M arch 7 & 8. Thanks to all of you who bought raffle tickets, baked goods and articles from the rum m age sale, we raised $704.00 for future Head S tart activities. Thanks again, Siletz Head Start P aren t C o m m itte e , S ta f f a n d Children. “ Just Say No Club” In Loyalty Day Parade The Siletz “Ju st Say No Club” sponsored by the Newport Optimist Club was well attended, even if it did show signs of raining all day, but we did luck out, the rain ceased about the time the parade started. Some of the 6th G rade m arched as Mr. and Mrs. P eer P ressure, and handed “Ju st Say No” buttons to boys and girls of their own ages. The Optimist Club had 50 pounds of candy for them to throw to the crowd w atch ing. Those m arching in the parade w ere; Nolan Lane, Trisha Christianson, Jack S tro n g , R aileen F lo w ry , N a th a n B y n u m , T a n y a Valet, Brenda Brown, Willy M etcalf, W ayne Nephew, Tasha Bailey, Wendy E d w ards, D errick Taylor, Spr in g C p lay p o o l, S h a u n a T ucker and A d ria n Syaroleta. At least one Ju st Say No m em ber was on the Siletz School float, the Optimist pickup was driven by Floy Caldwell. P at Whetstone and Walt Klam ath walked with the paraders. on tobacco and liquor sales, retail sales, severance on4oil and gas p r o d u c to in , possessory interest on real p ro p e r ty , b u sin e ss an d c o n s tr u c tio n a n d fish harvests. The issue of tribal taxation has been a focus of controversy recently in Mon tana. Siletz Elder Program Transportation Opportunities: The Newport Council on Ag ing Office has transportation available for Senior citizens to attend the Senior Meal Site in Siletz. The m eal site is h e ld on M o n d a y s a n d T h u rsd ay s a t the Siletz Grange Hall. F o r a ride an d /o r m ore information, contact the Council on Aging a t 265-6611, EXT. #334. The Council on Aging Office also provides transportation for Senior citizens to Toledo to go grocery shopping. E very Friday a van picks up Swimmer Hears elders and transports them From Tribal Leaders to and from Toledo. If you would like to go, please con Assistant Secretary Swim tact the Council on Aging Of m er m et on April 7 in Helena fice a t 265-6611 EXT. #334. with M ontana Gov. Ted Schwinden to discuss the issue of tribal taxation on In dian reserv atio n s in the sta te . Sw im m er, an a d vocate of tribal rights to levy PROPOSED PROJECT:. Spr taxes, said the Governor ing cleaning p a rty , any a c k n o w le d g e d t h a t th e Tribal elder needing spring courts have upheld tribal p leaning done, an y th in g taxation and is interested in from washing walls to mopp developing models for state- ing floors, airing out rooms, tribal governm ent arrange vacuuming, etc; please call ments. Two tribes in Mon Tina a t 444-2533. We will also tana currently levy taxes be setting up a lawn care and one is proposing a tax. p a rty for anyone e ld e r The Blackfeet and F ort Peck needing their lawns mowed, tribes levr taxes on oil and hedges trim m ed, leaves rak gas production and the Crow ed, etc. Please call Tina a t tribe is proposing a sim ilar 444-2533. tax. A Blackfeet possessory interest tax is under review We are setting up a personal in the Billings Area 40ffice care day. Volunteers are and a F t. Peck tribal tax on donating their tim e to fix utilities is being challenged your h air and do yoUr nails. by prospective non-Indian We are looking for volunteer taxpayers. In all, approxi barbers, also. m ately 90 trib al govern m ents levy some form of tax. The most common taxes are W OOD "Opinions Questions Concerns" All letters received will be printed. Please type ci write legible, no profane language will be printed. All letters must include your name and address. Send letters to: "Siletz News” , P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR. 97380. Questions? Call 444-2536. CUTTING PARTY: The Tribal Council approved for another wood cutting party, probably som etime in June, to cut, stack and distribute wood to Tribal elders. The wood would again come from the cam pground a rea on Govern m ent Hill. Be watching for m ore infor mation on these upcoming events. Committee Braves W eather For Parade It was 9:30 am , the wind w as blow ing ev e ry th in g around, the rain was coming down sideways, Shirley and Karen were trying to hold down the plastic while F ran k taped it down. There was no one else around but the Search and Rescue Team m em bers, who were direc ting people where to park. (I m ean it was just us and them! Who else would be crazy enough to come out on a day like this?) The tape wouldn’t hold, we were soaked and cold, right there and then we voted to can it, all in favor? and climbed back into the truck, while the plastic flew around over our heads. Then we had to w ait because we had other people coming. In the meantim e a few pickups pulled in pulling boats, (were they trying to tell us something?) F ran k disappeared (we later found out he went an d had the 99i b reak fast!!!!!) E very once in a while the search & rescue men cam e around to check us out. The royalty princesses showed up and waited around and we sent th em on th e ir w ay to Chemawa. Where was all this happen ing? At the Loyalty Days P arade, in N ew port,‘Bonnie P etersen showed up and we decided we were all wet anyway so we m ight as well go ahead with it. F rank went into Freddy’s and bought Shirley a hat, then he went back and bought a plastic covering w ith tie-dow ns. Between us all, we tied it down, got our signs on the truck and were in business. Janice Metcalf showed up to help. The rain slowed down and more people show ed up. We even had a drum show up, thanks to Bruce Butler, III, Gaelen Black, and Gary Davis. They did a good job even if they did get hoarse. We saw a lot of tribal m em bers and friends along th e w ay a n d e n jo y e d ourselves even if we were cold and wet. We ran out of candy and flyers and we w e re n ’t ev en h a lf w ay through the parade yet. But not bad for the late s ta rt the Pow Wow Committee had this year. After F ran k bought the hat, the covering and all our hard work getting i t on, the rain q u i t . . . all through the p a ra d e !!!!! Thanks go to F rank Petersen for driving for us and to Committee m em bers Jan ice Metcalf, Shirley S trickler, Bonnie P etersen and K aren Bell for showing up a t all, and to lit tle Sara Bell, Felicia Eden- field, Fish M artinez and Jason Metcalf. Edmond Ben Claim ant John Roe Chief Judge Tribal Court held on adoption case May 9,1987. T.A.D.A.A. Teens Against Drug And Alcohol Abuse T.A.D.A.A.A.! is an exciting new group in Siletz, started by teens for teens. The feeling was, ’There is nothing for us to do in Siletz, so it’s easy to get in to trouble.’ All the teens were interested in holding drug & alcohol free ac tivities and some felt they also needed a support group to overcome drup & alcohol problems. Since March, T.A.D.A.A.! has held rap sessions/one on one counselling; a barbeque; film night; and making and eating a four foot banana split. On E aster weekend, we held a 50’s and 60’s ’Bunny Hop’ dance a t the Tribal Community Center. The Cody Taylor Band had everyone rock’n roll’n. F rank Rilatos won first prize for best costume; Jessica Rilatos cam e in second & Troy Olaphan third. Everyone from 8 months to 50years old totally enjoyed themselves. We felt proud that we pro vided entertainm ent in Siletz. Another dance is planned for Sat., June 13th, 8-11 P.M ., so m ark your calenders now! One of our long term goals is, to start a teen center in Siletz. We feel that there will always be teens in Siletz and if there is no where to go, then they will hang out on the streets and could get into trouble. Our dream is to rent or preferably buy, a house large enough to have a pool room, video gam e room, craft room, rap/counselling room and homework room. We’d like to have w eight/sports equip m ent and sta rt classes in this, along with crafts. Our fun draising activities for this have included a ca r w ash; bake sale; bottle drives and donation cans in Tribal offices and around Siletz. WE WILL BE HOLDING ANOTHER BOT TLE DRIVE SOON, SO PLEASE SAVE YOUR CANS / BOTTLES. We are also working on becoming a non-profit organization. Our meetings are held Tuesday and Thursdays from 7-9 P.M. For location or more information please call Jessica Rilatos - 444-1040 or Sue E atherly 444-2812 or contact Gary Butler. All teens are welcome to attend, but we ask that you only come if you want to. We feel, teens should not a t tend meetings only because of parental pressure to do so. We also have agreed, that anything discussed at meetings, is not discussed outside them. We ask you to respect this. We would like to thank the people of Siletz. Your support and encouragem ent has m eant a great deal to us. We also realize that there are people who a re critizing us. To them, we would like to say - Yes, some of us are labelled trouble m akers and caulls, but we are trying to help ourselves. Like everyone else, we need to feel accepted. We need to feel good about ourselves. Please, keep an open mind and give us a chance. Once again, we’d like to thank all who have helped us. Special thanks to L arry for letting us hold a ca r wash, to Siletz Fish & Tackle for the movie and to the Siletz Tribe for the use of the hall.
