TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
USDA Distribution Dates
Siletz
Salem
Monday, Nov. 4
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 5
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov.6 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 7
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 8
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 19 2:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 20 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 21
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
As of Oct. 1,2002, USDA income guidelines have increased slightly. You
may be eligible for commodities with the new guidelines. Give us a call at
1-800-922-1399, ext. 393, or 541-444-8393 if you would like an application.
USDA would like to welcome our new warehouseman, Gerald Belgarde.
The tribe’s Employment Services Program has placed Gerald with us through
the WEX program to help him gain job skills and learn various other tasks.
It’s a pleasure to have him here and we will do our best to assist him in achieving
self-sufficiency.
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Because of the
Veteran’s Day
holiday, the
deadline for the
December issue is
Nov. 8,2002.
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Gladys Bolton and her great-niece,
Leeann Rose Duarte
(photo above and those on page 6 by
Maria Westervelt and Kathryn Dick)
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Contest
Elder Council
Meeting
Nov. 9,2002
The next Elder Council
meeting will be held in Siletz at
the Siletz Tribal Community
Center. The meeting will start at
12:30 p.m. with a potluck.
After our meeting, we will
make the centerpieces for the
25th Anniversary Restoration
Celebration. Come and enjoy the
fun of working together.
The Board of Directors of the
new Tenas Illahee (Little Place) Child
Care Center in Siletz, Ore., invites
you to design its logo. Children are
encouraged to submit their artwork. 4
One design will be selected as the 4
logo and others may be mounted for
display in our new center.
Please submit your artwork by
(post marked) Nov. 15,2002, to:
Logo Contest
Tenas Illahee Child Care Center
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380
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Siletz Community Sk8-Park Grand
Opening a Success
The Siletz Valley Partnership sponsored the official grand opening of the Siletz
Community Sk8-Park on Sept. 29,2002. There for the ribbon-cutting was City Council
rep. Elizabeth Bynum, Siletz Tribal
Council member Reggie Butler Sr., and
Youth Committee members. Matt
Williams, chair, and Andrew Whetstone.
Live music was provided by a new
local youth band whose members
included Brian Vinson, drummer; Justin
Ramsey, lead singer; and Arron Potter,
guitar. Damien Reed with Absolute Music
was there to DJ. Free tickets for a drawing
were given to all youth present.
Josh Jordan of the News-Times,
Natasha Kavanaugh of Siletz News, and
Kathy Stewart of the Siletz Community
Newsletter also were in attendance. JC
Thrift way Bakery in Toledo made a cake.
Youth and community members
brought in-line skates, bicycles,
Tak Bremner
skateboards, scooters, one long board, and
even a dog to join in on the grand opening activities. Bud Davenport (85 years young)
of Siletz was overheard saying, “Wow, this is cool... and nobody even got hurt!”
Tribal Court News
from the Office of Tribal Court
September
Tribal Court administrator and interim tribal accountant attended the first
mandatory training for the DOJ Enhancement grant awarded in August.
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
administers more than $ 100 million in funds for programs directed specifically
for American Indian tribes.
‘ The grantee training was held in conjunction with the National American
Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA) conference in Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich., (pronounced Soo St. Marie). Fifty-seven Indian Nations were
represented by grantees in attendance at the DOJ training. The three classes
of grants were development, implementation, and enhancement.
Grantees met with several software vendors and attended an RFP (request
for proposal) workshop. BJA representatives met personally with each grantee
to discuss grants on an individual basis.
Grantees attended an orientation, part of which introduced potential
sources of funding for tribal justice systems. At orientation, we met grantee
representatives of the many Indian Nations. We introduced ourselves and
listened to a variety of guest speakers, after which we participated in a
question-and-answer session.
DOJ grant reps instructed us in grant reporting. A few subjects covered
included historical development of Tribal Courts, CFR Courts, and functions
of different courts.
The second of three mandatory trainings will be in Green Bay, Wis., in
November and the third training will be in Reno, Nev., in February 2003.
Tribal Court third quarterly judges’ meeting was at Chinook Winds. Discussion
included administrative business of the court, status update on our law enforcement,
and Tribal Court development. Judge Goodman gave an overview of a seminar
he attended on Juvenile Court Improvement Project (JCIP).
November 2002
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