TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Annual Cultural Camp
July 25-28, 2000
At Goverment HI I
in Siletz
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Camp planning mtg.-April 14, 1p.m.
at Cultural Conference Room
Any questions? Please call Selene Rilatos
1-800-922-1399, ext. 246
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Student Opportunities for Scholarships
at Taft High School in Lincoln City.
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employees of the Siletz Tribe and Chinook|
Winds Casino.
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$425). Take advantage of our move-in!
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Judy at 541 -265-2663 or stop by 365 NEj
36th St., Newport. Don’t miss out!
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Stargazer 2000
The NAU/NASA Space Grant and the
Department of Physics and Astronomy is
sponsoring a one-week program in
astronomy for Native American high school
students. It will be held at Northern Arizona
University (NAU) in Flagstaff from June 25
through July 1. Participants will join with two
Ph.D. astronomy teachers from Dine
College, Ph.D. astronomers, a NASA
astronaut, and many others for an exciting
introduction to astronomy.
Space Grant will provide tuition, room,
board, field trips, and materials. Limited
travel funds also are available.
Admission to this unique program is
competitive and limited to high school
students. To apply, complete the application
form and send it with a one-paragraph
description explaining why you wish to
participate. You also must include a letter of
recommendation from your science teacher
or counselor. Review of applications will
Majestic Mortgage Provides Home Loans
and Refinancing
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Majestic Mortgage, a Portland-area firm specializing in creative lending, has
positioned itself as a resource for the Siletz Indian Housing Authority (SIHA).
Liz Hamilton, herself a Native American, leads a program that works with the first
time homebuyer and debt-consolidating and refinance clients. It utilizes the first-time
homebuyer assistance program offered to tribal members under HUD’s Indian Housing
Block Grant Program.
Purchases: While many lenders struggle with how to structure NAHASDA grant
money toward down payments, Majestic Mortgage has adapted program guidelines to
fund quickly and efficiently.
Refinances: Whether your credit is A+ or includes credit challenges such as
bankruptcy, Majestic Mortgage can refinance the existing loan and pull cash out for such
things as debt consolidation, home improvements, vacation, or working capital for a
business. Properties can either be owner-occupied or non-owner-occupied investment
properties. If you are self-employed, we can fund a type of loan where no income disclosure
is required.
Getting started is easy! Contact Hamilton at 1-800-579-8222, ext. 552, or page her
at 503-955-0772.
Most pre-qualifications are done in 24 hours and there is no charge for the initial
call. Majestic Mortgage is an equal opportunity lender and can originate home loans in any
state where licensing laws allow.
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begin May 1, 2000. Send materials and
questions to:
Dr. David Cole
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Northern Arizona University
Box 6010
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6010
520-523-8017, david.cole@nau.edu
Sharon Butler Memorial
Scholarship
The Sharon Butler Memorial
Scholarship is awarded to a Siletz Tribal
member who resides in Lincoln County at
the time of application.
High school seniors and people who
have received GEDs or high school
equivalency degrees can apply. People who
have taken some college classes also may
apply for the scholarship, as long as they
have earned no more than 36 college credits
by July 1 of the year that they apply.
Applicants must plan to attend any
accredited college with the goal of obtaining
a two-year associate’s or four-year
bachelor’s degree.
Applications are available from high
school guidance counselors.
React/Take Action Awards
If you know someone between age 12
and 18 who has taken action in his/her
community by fighting racism, helping the
homeless, working for students’ rights,
dealing with the environment, etc.,
encourage them to apply for the 2000
“React/Take Action Awards.”
Each year, five $20,000 scholarships
are awarded to young people who have
taken action in their community and have
made a change. Ten $1,000 scholarships are
awarded to runners-up.
Applications are on the Take Action
Fund
web
site
at
http://
www.takeactionfund.or or www.react.com.