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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS Women’s TLC Moves Forward By Joyce Retherford, Coordinator Things are moving right along at the Transitional Living Center. We are still looking, however, for women who are in recovery to help cover shifts. I have developed some volunteer handbooks that cover the training sessions we’ve had. The topics covered include Siletz Tribal history, professional boundaries, ethics, confidentiality, healing principles of the Red Road, infectious disease control and nutritional aspects of recovery, disease concept of addictions, Native code of ethics, and a questionnaire to be filled out after reading the materials. Our small volunteer staff is very dedicated to the success of the TLC and is a tight- knit group of women. They would welcome any assistance that the community can give in dedicating time and caring. Vision Statement Our journey is linked with the past. It is with our traditions, cultural values, and today’s knowledge that we embrace sobriety. In a safe haven, we support and nurture each other in sobriety with positive relationships and humor. The ceremony and spiritual path of each individual is respected. As a circle of women placing their roots in recovery, we restore, mend, and strengthen ourselves and future generations. Hatchery, con’t from page 6 You also might see another good year for Chinook. We saw our coho begin to move into the Rock Creek system with the first rain in October. With the second rain on Oct. 9, we opened the trap for two hours and captured 26 fairly bright coho. More fish should have returned in the last three weeks of October. We hope the weather and the fish cooperate and we hope to see some folks trying their luck on Rock Creek along with Euchre and Dewey. Although a new fence is up around part of the property, the grounds will be open during daylight hours as they have been in past years. We hope the new fence will reduce littering and vandalism by non-tribal members. As a whole, we have received very positive input from local residents regarding our hatchery activities. Most people are somewhat excited about our plans and a few want to volunteer to help the project move forward. This winter, I’ll look at whether we can put together an official volunteer workgroup. If you or anyone you know is interested, please give me a call. USDA Distribution Siletz 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6 Tuesday, Nov. 7 Wednesday, Nov. 8 Salem Monday, Nov. 13 Tuesday, Nov. 14 Wednesday, Nov. 15 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. USDA would like to welcome a new worker on board at our Siletz warehouse., Honie Ann Caley. Welcome aboard, Honie. keep up the good hard work. Frank’s Project Several of us in Natural Resources and Housing chipped in a week of labor fo help build a new fishing platform at the Euchre Creek site. It’s a fairly difficult place to build a deck and we were somewhat proud of ourselves when we finished. It’s strong, level, and the corners are square! Next year, we may try to redirect the channel so the deck will actually provide the best fishing access instead of the best viewing access. PSU Offers First American Education Series The First American Education Series, Senate Bill 1010 sponsored by Portland State University, has I’ve joined a committee responsible for developing ag rules regarding streams and water quality. I’ve attended a few meetings and have not come away confident that the process will be a useful one. Having said that, I’m not giving up yet and hope to receive input from Tribal Council and tribal members. By the October meeting, I will have presented details on how SB1010 relates to our EPA106 project and why we should be interested in it. If you are a small ag landowner or have strong opinions regarding tribal interests and how local ag lands are managed, you should contact me. More later. an undergraduate course available. Go to http://www.extended.pdx.edu/ceed/ firstamer/community.htm for more information on the course and the FAES . program. Additionally, you can visit http://www.clas.pdx.edu/DCP/Salem to view the yearlong academic schedule of courses offered in Salem. For more information, contact Bee Jai Repp, Ph.D., Portland State University, 4061 Winema Place NE, Bldg. 49, Salem, OR97305, 503-315-4587, repb@exchange.chemeketa.edu.
