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
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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
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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