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Apply for Traditional
Arts Apprenticeship
Program
The Oregon Historical Society
Folklife Program has announced that
applications are now available for the 2000-
2001 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship
Program (TAAP). This annual program
encourages the continuation of traditional
artistic skills within communities by
awarding stipends to master traditional
artists to teach a specific cultural tradition
to one or more apprentices. An average of
10 apprenticeships are funded each year.
The postmark deadline for applications is
Bill White Eagle Wilson plays the Indian flute at the Eagle Feather Ceremony
as his wife, Virginia, helps out.
July 21,2000.
All traditional artists are eligible for
this program. Traditional arts are forms of
How to Spend Less and Enjoy It More
artistic expression learned as part of the
cultural life of a community (such as an
The arrival of a child or other major
changes, such as moving to a new city or
getting married, can cause many families to
remake a family budget. This often means
reducing some expenditures. Here are some
ideas on ways to cut spending:
A- Don’t buy it. Ask yourself if you really
need the item, or if there’s something else
you want more. If you have a hard time
not buying, stay out of stores. When you
do go shopping, take only the money
you need for your planned purchases.
A- Borrow - not money, but items you might
otherwise buy. This approach is
especially appropriate if it’s something
you don’t need very often. And
remember the library and other public
services when it comes to borrowing.
A- Share. You can stretch your dollars by
sharing with family, friends, or
neighbors. Sharing allows you to buy in
bulk, which cuts the cost per item.
A- Substitute if a lower-priced item would
do the job just as well.
A- Use wisely. Make the items you buy last
longer by taking good care of them.
A- Find the best buy. It may take longer, but
checking catalogs, newspaper ads, and
the Internet, and visiting two or three
stores can save you money. So can
shopping in second-hand stores.
A- Make it. The cost of materials should be
cheaper than the finished product. But
check prices and assess your skills and
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time before you decide to make
something. Unfinished or unusable
homemade projects don’t save money.
A- Rent. When you need something for only
a short time, it may cost less to rent it.
A- Trade or barter. You may have things you
no longer want or need that may have
value to others. Consider trading them
for things you need or selling them. You
also may have skills that you could trade
with a neighbor or friend in return for
something you need.
Do It Yourself
Divorce Class
Legal Aid Services of Oregon will
provide a self-help divorce workshop for
uncontested divorces on July 20, 2000.
The workshop is free, but pre
registration is required. Participants will
receive forms and instructions on how to do
their own divorce. The workshop is one four-
hour class.
Please contact Legal Aid Services of
Oregon for additional information and to
register. Hours are Monday through
Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
304 SW Coast Highway (PO Box 1970,
Newport, OR 97365). Phone 541-265-5305,
or outside the Newport calling area (toll-free)
1-800-222-3884. Phone messages can be
left at any time.
ethnic group, tribe, religious or occupational
group, or region). Traditional arts reflect the
history, culture and values of a community
as well as its sense of beauty. They are often
learned informally, passed down from one
person to another, one generation to
the next.
Masters and apprentices apply
together to the program and can apply for
up to $2,500 ($2,000 for instruction time and
$500 for supplies and travel). They decide
when and where they will meet to work
during the year and set their own goals for
what they will achieve. Apprenticeships last
eight months (September through April) and
generally involve 80 to 120 hours of
instruction time.
Apprentices must be Oregon
residents and should be from the same
cultural community as the master artist.
Applications are available in English,
Spanish, and Vietnamese. For application
information, contact Leila Childs, Oregon
Folklife Program, 503-306-5292.
The Oregon Historical Society
Folklife Program is generously sponsored
by the National Endowment for the Arts, the
Oregon Arts Commission, the Regional Arts
and Cultural Council, U.S. Bank, PGE-
Enron
Foundation,
Jackson Foundation.
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