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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS________ r———————————————— Royalty Enter the Tipi Drawing Applications Now Name: Available Add ress: The Siletz Tribal Pow-Wow Committee is now taking applications for this year’s royalty contestants. The age categories are as follows: Little Miss Siletz 7 to 12 years old Jr. Miss Siletz 13 to 17 years old Miss Siletz 18 to 24 years old Any young woman interested in running in one of these categories can contact Craig Whitehead at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 230, or 541-444-8230 for an application. The pageant is scheduled for Aug. 10, 2000, and the winners will be crowned before the first grand entry at the Nesika lllahee Pow-Wow on Aug. 11. The deadline to submit royalty -applications to the Pow-Wow Committee is July 1,2000. Any applications turned in from July 1 to July 15 will be accepted only with Pow-Wow Committee approval. Applications turned in after July 15 will not be accepted. Applicants will be judged on their knowledge of tribal and family history, poise and personality, speaking ability, dance ability in both the feather dance and intertribal styles, and ticket sales. Each contestant will receive a commission on the number of tickets that she sells - 1 to 500 at 20 percent, 501 to 1,000 at 25 percent, and anything over 1,000 at 30 percent. This year’s royalty will receive sponsorship to attend the Gathering of Nations Pow-Wow and Miss Siletz also will be sponsored in NCAI competition. Phone: Roll No.: For Siletz tribal members to use during the Nesika lllahee Pow-Wow on Aug. 11-13, 2000. One entry per household, please. Deadline for entries is July 15,2000. Names will be drawn soon after the deadline. Return he form to: Siletz Pow-Wow Attn: Tipi PO Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380 The Housing Improvement Program by Howard Roy In an effort to increase customer service, we are accepting applications from outside of our service area to refer clients to other tribes and organizations when we can't provide HIP services due to our limited service area. We are currently undergoing some restructuring of HIP from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. We apologize to our clients for the inconvenience over the past month. We will continue to process the applications we have received and also will accept new ones. To speed up his process, if you have not sent in your income verification, please send it to Tammy Wagner at PO Box 549, Siletz OR 97380. Please feel free to call us anytime. Down Payment, con’t from page 6 mortgage), they can then start looking for a property to purchase. For more information on how the Down Payment Assistance Program can work for you, call the Housing Finance Program ffice in Salem, Ore., at 1-888-870-9051 or 503-304-4064. The staff includes Dave Litchy, finance manager, and Bunni Snook, administrative assistant. Applications are available at the Housing Finance Program office, the SI HA office in Siletz, or at any area office. For information on the Oregon Bond Program or any other mortgage questions, call Gena Pegg, Residential Loan Officer, First Security Bank, 503-945-2326. Looking for Contractors for General, Excavating, Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical We are looking for responsible contractors to do construction work on rehabilitation projects and septic, drainfield, well and water system installations. You need to be licensed, insured, and bonded with the Construction Contractor’s Board. We also have a 10 percent preference policy for 51 percent properly licensed Indian-owned contractors. The Indian Heath Service supplies water and sewer disposal systems in the 11-county service area of Oregon. In some cases, however, we have been able to provide service in other areas of Oregon with the assistance of other Oregon tribes and IHS. If Indian Health Service has denied you and you meet our guidelines, we may be able to fix a water pump or do septic repair with NAHASDA funds if you meet the income guidelines. Any Siletz tribal member is eligible for this program. You must obtain an IHS application from one of the area offices or the HIP office in Siletz. Fill it out, sign it, and send it to the HIP office in Siletz. Septic systems that are spilling onto the ground present a health hazard and should be reported to HIP immediately for site evaluation from the Siletz Tribe and Indian Health Service. We are starting our first outreach projects with NAHASDA funds this year and are looking forward to servicing the many clients who in the past have been without service. We are located in the SIHA building at 555 Tolowa Court, Siletz, Ore. It is my pleasure to work with Elena Bassett, the new executive director of SIHA. She is a seasoned professional and has already brought strong leadership and teamwork concepts to the tribe. We are very fortunate to such a wonderful person working for us. We look forward to serving Siletz Tribal members throughout the year.
