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PAGE 2 - SILETZ, OREGON May 1990 L E T T E R S TO T H E E D IT O R In M e m o ry F rie n d : of my *1 Dear FROM THE NEWS My Dear F rie n d , S h irle y has g o n e from o u r m id s t...s h e is tru ly in the HEART FELT THANKS! W e, the Bell Fam ily, w o u ld lik e to ta k e th is o p p o rtu n ity to e xp re ss o u r g r a titu d e to so m any w o n d e rfu l people th a t have helped us in the recent loss o f o u r tw o B e lo ve d S ons, G ra n d s o n s , B ro th e rs , Nephews and G reat Nephews; A rth u r L in co ln and M e lv in Joseph M cKnight.’ The g rie f and loss o f o u r Dear Loved O n e s w as touched by an out-pouring of love, kindness and prayers. S p e c ia l th a n k s to Tony W hitehead, Steve Rife and Kenny Thom pson, Teeny Coxen, Clarence"M abe, Glenn Smithhouse, and Ron Hervey, Siletz and T oledo Search and R escue, S ile tz and T ole d o , 'Fire D e p a rtm e n t - a n d th e C hildrens S ervices. S p e c ia l th a n k s to W ilm a S tr o n g , M a x in e Rilatos, Nancy S im m ons and M oth e rs o f th e H ead S ta rt' Program . Also M ona Fisher and S taff, and S ile tz T rib a l M em bers th a t stayed at the hospital with our fam ily. W e w ould also like to give th a nks to R everand Al Burkey and the m em bers o f his ch u rc h fo r th e ir m any contributions. The Siletz arid L o gsden M e rc h a n ts, M ikes P h a rm a c y , O ur t r ib a l O ffic e s , G e o rg ia P a c ific Strikers, and T h e Red Cross. A Very Special T hank You to o u r D ear C o u sin s: E io u is e C a s e , th e T om F a m ily , T h e Ben F a m ily , Everett B utler and all o f you th a t s ta y e d c lo s e to us offering love and prayers. If w e have fo rg o tte n to m e n tio n a n yo ne p le a se know th a t y o u r e ffo rts were greatly appreciated. GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! ARTHUR & BETTI MCKNIGHT AND THE BELL FAMILY palm of His hand now. She is irre p la c e a b le an d b e ca u se she w as so special, we w ill m ourn h e r lo ss an d ga in from the strength she left us each and every day. S h ir le y m ade life richer for so many. Som eone once said th a t w e need to g a th e r w h ite h ya cin th s fo r r o u r soul (tha t which m akes I o u r life m eaningful a n d fills DEPARTMENT: P le a se send in your address changes!!! W e are receiving m any of o u r New letters back for lack of a correct address. If you know o f anyone w ho is not receiving th e ir n e w le tte f please contact us by writing to : S ile t z N e w s le t t e r , C o n fe d e r a te d t r ib e s of Siletz, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 9 7 3 80 o r c a ll (503) 4 4 4 -2 5 3 2 Ext. 134. i o u r soul w ith jo y) to m ake o u r life co m p le te . S h irle y j w as m y w h ite hyacinth, and my soul is rich er fo r having her as my friend. ¡ I m iss you, S hirley. Teresa « = i A Note o f Thanks: O ur fam ily w ould like tO 'ithank the T ribe fo r all o f th e ir help during the loss o f o u r ‘ son, John F ra n c is L andis. S p e cia l th a nks to Dolly Fisher, A lton B u tle r & C re w , N ancy S im m o n s , W ilrna S tro n g an d S h aron Edenfield. A ll o f y o u r he lp is m uch appreciated. I Thank You, Vince & Barb Landis The Gene Landis Family The Jam es S alutric Fam ily L etters T o T h e E d ito r All letters, received w ill be printed. Please type or write legible, no profane language will be printed. A il, fetters must Include your name and address. Send letters to: "Siletz News" P.O. Box 549, Siletz, Oregon 97380. PLEASE NOTE: The General Manager of the, Siletz Tribe is .the Chief Editor of the Siletz Newsletter. The follow ing is a le tte r sent to Tribal C hairm an, Delores P ig sle y: Dear Ms. Pigsley, P a c ific C o m m u n itie s H o sp ita l, th e M ed ica l S ta ff and A u x ilia rie s in v ite you and your m em bers to join in a cam paign t6 raise funds for the Oregon Ronald M cDonald House. The Ronald McDonald h o u s e s a re a n o n -p ro fjt in te rn a tio n a l o rg a n iz a tio n w ith m ore than 125 houses. The Oregon (Portland) house has been operating as a home- a w a y -fro m -h o m e , fo r, fa m ilie s w hose ch ild ren are r e c e iv in g tr e a tm e n t fo r serious illn e sse s at nearby h o s p ita ls , s in c e M ay 16, 1984. To date th e y have provided support and housing fo r m o re th a n 2 ,7 0 0 fa m ilie s . S e v e n ty -s e v e n (77) o f th o se fa m ilie s are from Lincoln County. S cott Paper Com pany h a s o ffe re d to d o n a te 10 cents fo r each UPC sym bol re d e e m e d fo r th e O reg o n "h o u s e ", b e fo re Ju n e 15. T he eligible products include S c o tto w e ls , V iv a T o w e ls , S c o ttis s u e s , F a m ily S c o tt, Cottonelle Bathroom Tissues, B a b y F re s h , W a s h -a -b y e B a b y W ip e s an d S o fk in s Cleansing W ipes. P a c ific C o m m u n itie s H o sp ita l, the M e d ica l S ta ff and A u x ilia rie s are askin g ?y © K v to , jMUTAtof h e lp in g su p p ort th is w o n d e rfu l and v e ry ^ -./im p o rta n t c h a rity . Ju st c lip the UPC sym bols from e lig ib le S cott products and turn in to one o f the collection boxes. C ollection boxes are a va ila b le at local g ro ce ry and v a rie ty sto re s and a t P a cific C om m unities H ospital. T om O ls e n , A d m in is tra to r; M arg a re t M ille r, M D, C h ie f o f S taff; Barbara D avidson, C h a ir m a n , D ire c to rs . B o a rd , of CONGRATULATIONS!! M om an d Dad are rea lly p ro u d o f A lison and D a rc y Jones fo r th e ir w o n d e rfu l g ra d e s th is term . A lison go t stra ig h t A ’s, (her first 4.0) and D arcy go t 37 A 's and -<1 B (for the th ird q u a rte r in a ro w ). C o n g ra tu la tio n s to b oth o f you. W e 're rea lly proud o f you. Jack & Tina R e ta s k e t- TO THE YOUNG CEDAR Look at m e, frie n d ! I com e to a s k fo r y o u r dress, For you h ave com e to tak e p ity on us; F or th e re is n othin g fo r w h ich you cann ot be used,... F o r you a re re a lly w illin g to g iv e us y o u r d ress, I com e to beg you fo r this, L o n g -L ife maker^ For I am going to m ake a basket fo r lily ro o ts o ut o f you . I p ra y y o u , frie n d , not to fee l a n g ry On a ccou nt o f w hat I am going to do to you; A nd I beg y o u , frie n d , to te ll o u r frie n d s abo ut w h a t I ask of you. T a k e c a re , frie n d ! K eep s ic kn e s s a w ay fro m me, So th a t I m ay not be killed by s ic k n e s s o r in w ar, O frie n d ! -K w a k iu tl