TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
USDA Distribution Dates
Siletz
Monday, Feb 4
Tuesday, Feb. 5
Wednesday, Feb. 6
Thursday, Feb. 7
Salem
9 a.m. -3 p.m.
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 19 4 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 20 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 21
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
USDA will distribute to clients on
days that are not listed above if you
call in advance. We cannot distribute
on some days because of
administrative duties and we cannot
distribute after 3 p.m. at the Siletz
warehouse. Thank you for allowing us
to serve you.
P.S. We would like to welcome
Jason Most to our staff at the Siletz
warehouse. Welcome aboard!
Jason Most and
Jack Muschamp
(right photo)
make tortillas as
they teach a
nutrition
education class
at the USDA
warehouse in
Siletz. Jason
adds that special
touch by tossing
a tortilla into the
air (below).
Tribal Court News
from the office of Tribal Court
2002 Standing Committee
Applications Due
Deadline for consideration for 2002 committees is Feb. 8, 2002
Any tribal member interested in serving on a committee for a two-year
term must fill out the following form and return it to the address below prior
to Feb. 8, 2002, to be considered for the following committees. Please send or
fax your application to:
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Attn: Executive Secretary to Tribal Council
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380
Fax: 541-444-8325
January
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Court administrator attended
budgeting skills seminar in Salem
on Jan. 18.
Tribal Court submitted Community
Law Court operations manual
to Tribal Council with request
for resolution.
DOJ grant application was received
by Bureau of Justice Assistance;
Tribal Court is now awaiting approval
by BJA.
February
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Tribal Court judges will meet for
their first quarterly judges meeting.
Name: Roll No:
Address: _ _______________ _ ________________________________________
City: State: ZIP Code:
Telephone: Day (
)______________ Evening (
)_________________
Choose your first, second, and third choice of committees you are requesting
by numbering your preference 1, 2, 3 in the space provided. If you only want
to request one committee, please indicate this by inserting the number 1.
Committee appointments are for a two-year term.
Education Committee
Natural Resources Committee
Health Committee
Cultural Heritage Committee
Housing Committee
Pow-Wow Committee
Budget Committee (one-year appointment)
Elders Eligible for Help with
Medicare Coverage
by Judy Muschamp, Health Director
Do you pay for Part B Medicare coverage? If so, the tribe will reimburse
you for the monthly cost of this coverage. Please send me (one time only) a
copy of your Medicare card and proof of cost to you, and I will send you a
check for every month you maintain coverage.
Are you eligible for Part B Medicare coverage, but declined it because it
costs too much? You can sign up in January 2002 and the tribe will reimburse
you. All you have to do is send me a copy of your Medicare card and proof of
payment one time only, and I’ll automatically process it each month.
Tribal Council set aside these funds from the 2000 excess gaming revenue.
Any tribal elder living inside or outside the servjce area is eligible. The
tribe benefits from reduced Contract Health Service expenditures for services
to eligible elders. Please consider taking advantage of this benefit. Once
acceptable documentation is received, it takes about 10 days to process a check.
If you have any questions, please call me at 541-444-9655 or
1-800-648-0449, ext. 655. Mail your documents to:
Tribal Council will review applications and approve appointments at the
Regular Tribal Council meeting on Feb. 15-16, 2002. If you have any questions
please call Bonnie Petersen at 1-800-922-1399 or 541-444-2532.
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February 2002
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Attn: Judy Muschamp
P.O. Box 549
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