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TRIBAL MEMBER NEWS Jose Paez, Jr. retires in September from the Veterans Administration in Los Angeles. He worked therefor 29 years as a recre ational therapist. He is the son of Theresa and Jose Paez Sr, grandson of Augusta Evans Alicante and Marcos M. Alicante, and the nephew of Maria A. Westervelt. Congratulations, Jose! You have done an excellent job. (photo by Maria Westervelt) New Web Site Helps Prevent Hazard Trees The trees in your landscape are an asset to your home, but a variety of situ ations and circumstances can create hazard trees, including human influ ences, disease, and weather. As a result of improper care, neglect, or damaging construction work, your trees can be come a liability instead of an asset. A new Web site helps address this problem. The “Hazard Tree Prevention” Web site is helping spread the word about tree care and how to keep trees from becoming hazardous. The site was created jointly by the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Inter national Society of Arboriculture and the Oregon Department of Forestry, with a grant from Oregon Emergency Management and Federal Emergency Management agency. The Web site for this new resource is www.pnwisa.org/ htp/index.html. Prevent Hazard Trees from Developing So what is a “hazard tree”? When a tree becomes hazardous, it often fails, which means a limb falls out of the tree’s canopy, the trunk splits and falls to the ground, or the entire tree becomes uprooted. People often are injured and property is damaged or destroyed when this occurs. Tips for Preventing Hazard Trees How can you prevent a tree on your property from developing into a haz ardous one? Fortunately, most hazard trees can be prevented through proper tree care. Examples include: Properly planting the right tree in the right place. When you first look at a potential planting site, exam ine at the broad array of tree spe cies available and determine which ones are best suited to that spot. © Giving trees proper arboricultural care. If you have a tree that you think may already be hazardous, consider hiring a certified arborist to conduct a tree hazard assessment. © Protecting trees from damage. Dam age to roots is a major cause of de cline, death, or physical failure. Roots can be injured by soil compaction, soil removal, severed roots, fill soil placed over roots, flooding, ch -drought © Caring for Trees Pays Big Dividends Growing and caring for trees on your property yields numerous benefits. Trees produce oxygen and clean the air of carbon dioxide. They can reduce home heating costs by as much as 30 percent and air conditioning costs by more than 15 percent. SVS Students Receive Awards On the first Monday of each month at our morning assembly, we present our students in grades K-8 with awards for attendance, academic achievements, citizenship, and positive behavior. Based on performance during Septem ber 2004, the classroom teachers nomi nated the following students: K: Shania Trapala-Driver, Joanna Lindstrom, Rudy Flores 1st grade: Dylan Bisson, Daniel Lindstrom, Kateri Whitehead 2nd grade: Nicole Wilson, Morgan Crawford 3rd grade: Kai Skidmore, Savannah Worm an 4,h grade: Morgan Woltring, Steven Lindstrom 5th grade: Eli Grove, Angelia Lamadrid 6th grade: Kayla Stokes, James Kirk 7th grade: Josh Sutherland, Lindsey Grove 8lh grade: Chelsey Stewart, Dillon Blacketer PE K: Joanna Lindstrom, Rudy Flores 1st grade: Clarinda Black, Daniel Lindstrom 2nd grade: Morgan Crawford, Robert Williams 3rd grade: Savannah Worman, San Poil Whitehead 4,h grade: Kellie Kaiser, Steven Lindstrom 5,h grade: Sophia Hendrix, Eli Grove 6,h grade: Kayla Stokes, Casee Case 7"' grade: Lindsey Grove, Tim Lindstrom 8,h grade: Kalee Abbas, Dillon Blacketer We would like to thank Darla Grove and Candy Spelbrink for volunteering to be our v.olunteer coordinators. Thanks also go to Kris Whitehead and Tiffany Haynes for volunteering numer ous hours to help our classes during September and the rest of our volun teers for making the start of this year a success. We had 72 volunteers and they devoted 242 hours to the school. We also would like to thank Judy Johnson from Siletz Gas & Mini-Mart for donating three certificates for a free hot dog and drink. Thank you for your donations and your time invested in the school. It’s in dividuals like yourself who will make Siletz Valley an outstanding school. Important Dates for 2004 Elections from Oregon votes. orgZdates04.htm Nov. 2 Election Day: statewide general election Dec. 2 Last day for secretary of state to declare election of general candidates and governor to In an effort to improve voter education, voter turnout and the dis semination of elections information - particularly details about when, where, and how to vote and how to obtain a replacement ballot - Secretary of State Bill Bradbury has developed a toll-free voter information line and Web site. The voter information resources are: Call: 1-866-ORE-VOTES (1-866-673-8683), se habla espanol TTY: 1-866-350-0596 (for the hearing impaired) Visit: www.OregonVotes.org Dec. 20 declare passage of general measures Electors of president and vice president convene at Capitol Voting Web Sites of Interest www.nativevote.org www.nationalvoice.org http://www. navajonationcouncil.org/ GetOutVote.htm httpy/www. rockthenativevote.com/ http y/www. n wnati vei nf o. com/ index.htm November 2004 • Siletz News • 13
