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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS/NOTICES USDA Distribution Tribe Honored by City of Siletz Siletz Monday, Jan. 7 Tuesday, Jan 8 Wednesday, Jan. 9 9 a.m,-3 p.m. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Salem Monday, Jan. 14 4 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16 9 a.m.-5 p.m. New Web Site Helps Recruit Students to Federal Jobs The Office of Personnel Management and the U.S. Department of Education recently unveiled a new Internet site - www.studentjobs.gov - designed specifically for high school and college students who are looking for temporary employment with the federal government In April 2000, OPM and the Department of Education’s Student Financial Assistance (SFA) office formed a partnership to develop studentjobs.gov. For students looking to get into the work force, the site lists federal job openings and provides valuable insight into the hiring process, programs, and benefits. It also offers links to other federal Web sites. Studentjobs.gov features include: * * * * Links to student-employment pages for more than 50 federal agencies Links to articles that profile student job opportunities A link to the federal government’s worldwide employment information database of permanent federal jobs E-mail notification every 24 hours for newly posted vacancies that meet the student’s personal job search profile A resume builder and online application tool The Siletz Tribe received the annual Mayor’s Award from the city of Siletz in Delores Pigsley, chairman of the Siletz Tribe, a presentation on accepts the Mayor’s Award from Danny Rilatos, Dec. 10. The award mayor of Siletz. is inscribed with “Mayor’s Award 2001, presented to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians in appreciation of outstanding service to the citizens of the community.’’ The tribe was cited for its donations to the new community skatepark. Previous award recipients include the Siletz Library and the Siletz Valley Volunteer Fire Department. The award was first presented in the 1980s to Eugene and Evelyn Lassiter, who started the community Christmas program. EITC Available Called "the tax break for hard-working people,” the Earned Income Tax ! Credit is available to some individuals who don’t earn a high income. You may ! qualify for the EITC on your 2000 tax return if you • • • Earned less than $10,380 and have no qualifying child Earned less than $27,413 and have one qualifying child Earned less than $31,152 and have more than one qualifying child by Walt Klamath The program also requires all applicants to complete a First-Time Homebuyer Education Program before entering into a purchase agreement on a property. The Salem Finance Office does the training on an individual basis. For those applicants who cannot make it to Salem, other training sites are available. After completing the training requirement, the applicant should contact a lender and become pre qualified for a first mortgage loan (most first mortgages are 30-year loans). Although the Salem Finance Office works with many lenders, we recommend that applicants apply for pre-qualification with lenders who are familiar with state bond programs. For example, first-time homebuyers in Oregon can obtain an interest rate 8 □ Siletz News □ one percentage point below market rates by qualifying for the Oregon Bond Program. After the tribal member has completed the first three steps (grant application approval, completing the training requirement, and pre-qualifying for the first mortgage), he/she then will have the opportunity to start looking for a property to purchase. For more information on the Down Payment Assistance Program, call the Salem Finance Office at 1-888-870-9051 or 503-304-4064. The staff consists of Dave Litchy, finance manager, and Bunni Snook, administrative assistant. Applications are available at the Salem Finance Office, the Housing Authority Office at Siletz, or at any area office. January 2002 | | | For more information, contact the 1RS at 1-800-829-3676 or visit www.irs.gov. । Walt’s Words of Wit and Wisdom Down Payment, con’t from page 1 j Before time, people did not have everyone to sleep and make mouths. mouths. They received their ' * So the day came. He put all to nourishment from the air as they ~ sleep and he took a rock and breathed through their nose. 4^ made a mouth. He stepped back As time passed on, and it was good. the air started getting When a rock became worn, he contaminated from the wBb threw it down and picked up another. forming of the mountains and lakes by Every mouth was perfect. He took a volcanic action and there was too j k lot of time to be exact. much acid and dust in the air. The As time went on though, people were beginning to get 4^ Coyote became tired and started sick and lose weight. Some £ £ getting careless. He started making were in real pain from some big wide mouths, some very hunger and thirst. 4^ small mouths, some slanted one Now Coyote, who is charged with way, then the other. After he had taking care of the two-legged ones, made mouths for everybody, was quite concerned. Coyote decided ,1*« Coyote rested. that the two-legged would have Today, one can go to the to eat, but how? They didn’t ' * Klickitat River and find have mouths. thousands of little flat stones that One day, Coyote came up Coyote used in the making of with a plan. He would put the mouths.
