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Basketry workshop at center
A Warm Springs basketry,
workshop is coming up atth e
community center social hall.
The workshop, called N o
Frills Basketry Day, will be on
Friday, May 25 from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
Siletz give
to canoe
family
In the picture above,
Joseph Smith
demonstrates how to
make a hand-drum for
participants of the
Timber Council;
Symposium. At right,
baskets and other
items by Rosie Tom
were on display. She
also demonstrate how
to make pine needle
baskets.
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Continuing battle against dropping out
As o f last m onth, there
were 974 Native Americans
enrolled in the 509-J school
district, according to Deanie
Smith, chair o f the Johnson
O ’Malley Committee.
“There are approximately
100 students in each grade,
k-5,” she said. “In middle
school, that number can drop
as low as 60 in each grade.
In high school, th at figure
can go as low as in the 40s.”
T his year, th ere are 51
Native American seniors en
rolled in 509-J. It is estimated
that last year, 54 graduated.
“We are still fighting the
same battles o f retention and
dropout rates,” Smith said.
I f this tren d con tin u es,
Smith predicts that over the
next 13 years, 350 students
will graduate out o f 900.
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noe Family o f Warm Springs
has received a contribution
o f $3,239 for a marine res
cue platform.
T he contribution comes
from the Siletz Tribal Chari
table Contribution Fund.
In all, the fund recently
d istributed $126,729 to 48
non-profit organizations.
The checks were presented
o n May 4 at th e C hin o o k
Winds Casino Resort in Lin
coln City.
The Siletz Tribe has now
given m ore than $9.5 million
through its Charitable Contri
bution Fund.
C hinook W inds has dp-
nated nearly $ 2 3 million in
cash and fund-raising items
since it opened in 1995.
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This event is open to the
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Little League
Pictures
Wednesday,
May 16, starting
at 4 p.m.
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and health technician/lifestyle
coaches Winona Stwyer, Julie
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