Siletz Tribe Passes $9.5 Million in Overall Giving

The Siletz Tribe distributed $126,729 to 48 organizations May 4, giving more than $9.5 million in gifts through its Charitable Contribution Fund and other sources since 2001. Some individual grants to East County organizations included $3,260 to RSVP of Lincoln County, based in Toledo, for its grab bar program. The Siletz Valley Fire District was given $2,800 for fire boots. Money was given to Siletz Valley Early College Academy for football uniforms and girls basketball camp materials. Both the Siletz and Toledo schools received $500 grants for their senior alcohol- and drug-free activities. Toledo Jr/Sr also received $500 for its student incentive program. Another $1,000 grant was given to Santa’s workshop to distribute toys to East Lincoln County children.

Arts – $9,545

Bay City Arts – basalt stone hand chisel workshop tools Bay City, OR $2,500

Willamette Girlchoir – Mardi Gras-themed concert Salem, OR $1,045

Willamette University, Hallie Ford Museum – conservation of historic Native American baskets Salem, OR $6,000

 

Cultural Activities – $12,704

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians – conference sponsorship Siletz, OR $5,005

PSU Native American Honor Day Graduation – supplies and equipment Portland, OR $1,500

Salem-Keizer Volcanoes – game tickets for military personnel and families to attend Patriotic Tribute Keizer, OR $1,960

Santa’s Workshop – toys to distribute to East Lincoln County children Toledo, OR $1,000

The N’chi Wanapum Canoe Family – marine rescue platform Warm Springs, OR $3,239

 

Education – $19,882

B’nai B’rith Camp LLC – summer camp scholarships Beaverton, OR $2,400

Kennedy High School – lab station equipment Mt. Angel, OR $2,844

Native American Rights Fund – summer law clerk program Boulder, CO $6,800

Oregon Coast Aquarium – The Sea & Me exhibit Newport, OR $5,000

Santiam Canyon School District – T-183 Plus calculators Mill City, OR $1,300

Strengthening Rural Families – preschool equipment, tabletop puppet theater, storage shelving unit, Study Buddy Philomath, OR $1,038

Toledo Jr./Sr. High School – student incentive program Toledo, OR $500

 

Health – $31,924

American Cancer Society, Relay For Life – sponsorship Lincoln City, OR $1,000

American Cancer Society, Relay For Life – sponsorship Newport, OR $1,000

Cornerstone Associates Inc. – AMS 150 strip cut shredder Corvallis, OR $2,074

Food Roots – upgrade computers Tillamook, OR $2,990

Helping Hands Gleaners – food Albany, OR $5,000

Linda L. Vladyka Breast Wellness Foundation/Play for a Cure

Oregon – sponsorship Salem, OR $1,800

Linn County Child Victim Assessment – ABC House Girls Circle group Albany, OR $600

Marion County Public Safety Coordinating Council – drug abuse prevention event centered on professional baseball game Salem, OR $1,000

Mary’s River Gleaners – food Corvallis, OR $2,500

RSVP of Lincoln County – grab bar program Toledo, OR $3,260

Sisters of the Road – hot meals/barter program Portland, OR $2,500

Sweet Home Gleaners – food Sweet Home, OR $5,000

Ten Rivers Food Web – Cooking Matters kits and groceries Corvallis, OR $3,200

 

Historical Preservation – $5,000

Benton County Natural Areas & Parks Department – relocation of Fort Hoskins commander’s residence to original site and build foundation Corvallis, OR $5,000

 

Housing – $5,000

Mario Pastega House – lodging for Lincoln County residents Corvallis, OR $5,000

 

Prevention – $11,747

CASA of Lincoln County – computer equipment Newport, OR $1,700

Celtic Mat Club – tournament entry, Team Oregon gear, singlets,

regional sweatshirts Keizer, OR $747

City of Adair Village – summer youth program Adair Village, OR $500

Corvallis High School – senior alcohol- and drug-free activity Corvallis, OR $500

Forest Grove High School – senior alcohol- and drug-free activity Cornelius, OR $500

Nestucca Valley School – senior alcohol- and drug-free activity Cloverdale, OR $500

Northwest Kidney Kids Inc. – blood pressure monitor program Portland, OR $1,500

Philomath High School – senior alcohol- and drug-free activity Philomath, OR $500

Siletz Valley Early College Academy – football uniforms Siletz, OR $1,800

Siletz Valley Early College Academy – girls basketball camp

materials and supplies Siletz, OR $1,500

Siletz Valley Early College Academy – senior alcohol- and drug- free activity Siletz, OR $500

Sprague High School – senior alcohol- and drug-free activity Salem, OR $500

Toledo High School – senior alcohol- and drug-free activity Toledo, OR $500

Waldport High School – senior alcohol- and drug-free activity Waldport, OR $500

 

Public Safety – $30,927

Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue Volunteer Assoc. – rope rescue

team equipment Waldport, OR $7,950

City of Depoe Bay – emergency outdoor warning siren Depoe Bay, OR $15,000

Mt. Hood Search & Rescue Council – specialized Tracker Aware training Oregon City, OR $5,120

Siletz Valley Fire District – emergency fire boots Siletz, OR $2,857

 

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Former Toledo Cop Finds New Role

Former Toledo Police officer Jeremy Gautney has moved on to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office as a patrol officer. He finished the department’s Field Training and Evaluation program this spring and has now achieved solo patrol status, and will work dayshift patrol. Sheriff Dennis Dotson said, “Deputy Gautney understands the importance of customer service and is committed to serving our citizens. He has great character and we are very proud to have him as a member of our patrol team.” Gautney was named the Toledo Police Department’s “DUII Enforcer of the Year” in 2011. Gautney left the Toledo department in February to take the county job. Toledo had been looking at whether to cut a patrol position after the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians reduced the amount of police services contracted from Toledo from $367 thousand to $252 thousand.

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Spring Trifecta Kicks Off Summer Season

Mother’s Day weekend will see three events kicking off Toledo’s 2012 summer season: Quilt Quest MMXII, the return of Ye Merrie Greenwood at Glastonbury Faire, and the annual celebration of National Train Day at the Yaquina Pacific Railroad Historical Society Museum. All three are new events, with Quilt Quest starting in 2010 and the other two events making their debuts last year. Quilt Quest is a city-wide celebration of all things quilt, with many public and private spaces and businesses displaying quilts Saturday, May 12.

Quilt Quest

Now in its third year, Quilt Quest has routinely drawn visitors from several surrounding states. And, with sunny weather forecast, a large crowd is anticipated. Organizer Monica Lyons said 275 quilts will be on display Saturday. Local quilter Linda Anderson was earlier announced as the featured artist for the event. Anderson and a sizable exhibition of her quilts will be found on stage in the Toledo Clayworks at the corner of Main Street and 2nd Street during the event. A 10-year resident of Toledo, Anderson coordinates a program through St. John’s Episcopal Church in Toledo to provide quilts for children who find themselves in the county’s Human Services foster care program. The group is looking for additional quilters, beginners and experienced, to join them in this effort. For more information, call 541-336-2877.

Fifty of the quilts will be on sale at The Bee Hive (207 E Bus. 20), a new retail outlet just open. Prices start at $35. Much of the proceeds will go to charity. There will also be Quilt Documentation by members of the Coastal Quilters Guild at the Toledo History Center (208 S. Main).

Quilt Quest also has a featured writer, who is also a quilter. Arlene Sachitano is creator the popular Loose Threads mystery series ,featuring quilter and amateur sleuth Harriet Truman. Sachitano divides her time between Portland and Tillamook. She is currently promoting her latest book Quilt by Association. She will appear May 12 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Quilter’s Cottage (333 N. Main). For more information on Quilt Quest events, contact Monica Lyons at 541-336-2877.

National Train Da

National Train Day 2012 is celebrated Saturday, May 12 nationwide, and in Toledo at the Yaquina Pacifica Railroad Historical Museum (101 NW “A” Street). Events include special exhibits of its restored combined Railway Post Office and baggage car, restored wooden caboose, 2-8-0 locomotive “One Spot” and motorcar demonstrations.

Ye Merrie Greenwood at Glastonbury Faire

Ye Merrie Greenwood Players of Washington’s Tri-Cities area return to the Toledo waterfront May 12 and 13 to replicate the world of Elizabethan England. Entertainment ranges from Renaissance dance and song to English madrigals and Gypsy dancers, Morris dancers and various jugglers, artists, comedians and troupes. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for senior and children 12 and younger and free for 5 and younger. The Players have been actively staging Renaissance Faires since 1985.

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Flowerree Community Center Formally Dedicated, Holds Grand Opening

 

Two of the three children of former Georgia-Pacific President Robert Floweree were on hand to dedicate and formally open Toledo’s new Community Center, named in honor of their late father. The community center in the former Mary Harrison School, owned by the Olalla Center for Children and Families. The Flowerree Family Trust made a large gift to the Olalla Center in 2011 to help reconfigure the building. Ann Flowerree of Portland and John Flowerree of Bend took part in a ceremonial tree planting and the unveiling of a bronze plaque that identifies the building. Both lived in Toledo in the 1950s; Ann attended Mary Harrison as a child. Olalla Center Executive Director Ray Burleigh told the assembled crowd “We want this to be your Community Center and we want it to be your space.”.” Burleigh thanked the Flowerrees for “a magnificent gift that enabled us to go farther and quicker than we ever imagined we could go.” Employees at Georgia-Pacific compiled a book detailing Robert Flowerree’s history as manager of G-P Toledo. He was mill manager for C.D. Johnson Lumber when itwas acquired by G-P in 1951. Flowerree is credited for construction of the Toledo mill, which became the first G-P pulp and paper mill in 1957, opening a new line of business for the company. Flowerree became CEO of Georgia-Pacific in 1975.

Several groups already use the building on a regular basis for classes and activities. It hosts an after school program now attended by about 15 students. There were signups during the Open House by people conducting private classes like exercise and martial arts, Food Share Lincoln County, which wants to start community cooking classes, Oregon Coast Therapy Animals, and adult and children’s arts groups. Program Coordinator Maygen Blessman pointed out that use of the facility is free for non-profit groups, including use of the large multi-purpose room, or gymnasium and that it is open to anyone in the area, not just Toledo residents.

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Obituary for Edward Roesbery of Toledo

Edward James Roesbery, 66, of Toledo died May 2. He was born July 4, 1945 in Nyssa, Oregon to Edward Walter Roesbery and Virginia Louise (Green) Roesbery. He married Barbara (Cameron) Roesbery August 3, 1973 in Woodland, Washington. They have lived in the Toledo and Newport areas since then. Ed did mill work until he had a serious injury that made him unable to work. He is survived by Barbara Marie Roesbery of Toledo; daughter Brenda Martin (Tony) Irrigon, Oregon; grandchildren James Martin of Umatilla, Travis Martin and Alicia Martin of Irrigon; mother Virginia Roesbery of Cincinnati, OH; siblings Robert Roesbery and Mary Matthews, both of Cincinnati, OH. He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Walter Roesbery. A private ceremony has been held. Services by Affordable Burial & Cremation.

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