TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Ask Raven
Raven will answer your questions
about problems associated with alco
hol, tobacco, and other drugs. Look for
boxes in tribal offices with Raven's pic
ture. You can leave your questions for
Raven in these boxes. Those suitable for
Siletz News will be answered here. If
you want a confidential answer to a
question, please leave an address and
Raven will contact you.
Siletz Tribal Alcohol & Drug Programs
Prevention, Outpatient Treatment, and
Women’s Transitional
Siletz: 1 -800-600-5599 or
541-444-8286
Eugene: 541-484-4234
As the parent of a Siletz Tribal
member, you can bring your child into
Dear Raven: I suspect my child
is using substances. Can I make her
take a UA? Anonymous
Dear Anonymous: As a parent, you
have the authority to require that your
child take a urinalysis drug screen. It’s nor
mal for youth to be resistant to this and
it’s okay for you, as a parent, to insist.
If your child continues to refuse,
you have the ability to give conse
quences that will limit her activities and
prevent her from being in situations
where drugs may be available.
I encourage you to talk with a coun
selor to develop a plan about what to do
if she continues to refuse, or if she does
submit a UA and it’s positive for drugs.
the A&D program office or to an area
office for drug testing. If you live near
an area office, you will need to sched
ule a time to test your child when a
counselor is on site.
As the television advertisement
says, parents are the anti-drug. Thanks
for being one of those parents. Raven
Announcements
If you think your child may be at
risk of alcohol, tobacco, or other drug
problems and/or juvenile delinquency
behaviors, please call Delina or Crista
Meth Task Force Meeting
sold. The person named on the permit
must be present when cutting and haul
ing the firewood.
Tribal members wishing to cut
wood for tribal elders or disabled indi
viduals must present a signed note from
the elder or disabled person stating that
the individual is authorized to cut fire
wood on their behalf. The note must
include the elder or disabled person’s
tribal ID number.
Permits will be good for two weeks
and up to two cords of wood can be cut
on each permit. Each tribal member is
allowed up to five cords total from these
two units. Tribal members
are encouraged to get this
firewood now, as the
unit will likely be
burned this spring to
prepare for planting.
For more information,
stop by the Natural Re-
, sources Office or call Tribal
Forester Mike Kennedy
at
541-444-8232
or 1-800-922-1399,
ext. 1232.
only one male staff person who chaper
ones. Without more help, we will have
to limit overnight activities for boys and
young men.
We will be glad to talk with you about
the kinds of activities you are willing to
chaperone. All volunteers need to have
a criminal background check, so please
contact us now if you have any interest!
Nov. 3, 2004 - 5:30 p.m.
Siletz Tribal Housing Department
Area Office Services
Conference Room
A vacancy currently exists in one
of the two counselor positions that serve
Male Volunteers Needed
the three area offices. If you have any
questions about services, please call
the Siletz office at 1-800-600-5599 or
Men! We need you to volunteer,
even once a year, io chaperone a youth
prevention activity. We currently have
at 1-800-600-5599 or 541-444-8286.
Sam Creek Firewood Available
The Sam Creek #2 and Sam Creek
#3 firewood units, located about eight
miles from Siletz, are open once again
for tribal member firewood cutting. The
available wood is a mixture of conifer
and hardwood located in decks at seven
landings in two recently logged units.
Permits are required and may be
obtained at the Tribal Natural Resources
office in the admin building in Siletz
from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.
Maps, directions, fire season restric
tions, and equipment requirements also
are available at the same location.
Permits will be issued to tribal mem
bers only, who will need to show their
tribal ID card and provide the li
cense number of the vehicle they
will use to haul the wood.
Out-of-the-Siletz-
area woodcutters may
call the number at right
to have a permit mailed
to them. The permits
are for tribal member
woodcutting for per
sonal use only. This
firewood may not be
One of them will talk with you about
risk factors and those things that help
protect your child from developing these
problems. They will help you develop
a prevention plan that will support you
as a parent and provide your child with
support for making good choices.
Salem: 503-390-9494
Portland: 503-238-1512
541-444-8286.
TLC Attitudes of Gratitude
If I were a whiner, this definitely
would be the time of year I’d be work
ing overtime. As I write, yesterday’s
clear (nearly) and dry has changed to a
damp dose of Oregon’s specialty.
As much as I dislike being soggy
(what umbrella?), however, I do have
to look around and delight in the gifts
of the season. On a recent trip to the
Eugene office, I spied a field of future
pumpkin pies - orange orbs scattered
over several acres are an awesome sight.
The trees are beginning their brilliant
fashion show. I find myself seeking
flashes of vivid reds, siennas, oranges, and
golds while I’m out on the road. I intend
to wax a few sprays to coax me through
those extra dreary days ahead.
No matter the time of year or what
Mother Nature is “blessing” us with, we
at TLC have human benefactors. For
them we are always thankful!
This past month we gratefully ac
cepted donations of immediately usable
clothing from Brenda and Melissa But
ler of Siletz and Billie and Melissa
Bowers of Toledo. Thank you also to
Brenda and Melissa for many house
hold items that were needed.
We had an anonymous donor who
blessed us with about 50 pounds of as
sorted food items. Quinn Murk provided
us with seven boxes of “small wood”
to use as kindling. We’re still smiling
over that one! He promises more? We’re
also grateful for the continued support
of Frank and Teresa Simmons with hy
giene items. We do feel blessed!
Overnight volunteers are a crucial
part of our program. For providing
overnight security and a warm presence,
we are indebted to Denise Riding In,
Elizabeth Kosydar, Jackie Ashley, Car
rie White, Janice Cameron, Lisa Brown,
and Alice McCain, back from a “work
ing vacation” in Maui, Hawaii. All of
these women lead very active lives,
working out of the home, some raising
children, and yet they find some time
each month and some each week to
give of themselves. For that they are
greatly appreciated!
If you would like to share some
time and make a difference, please give
Lynn Whitlow a call at 541-444-8238
or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1238. It’s not
hard work, it’s heart work!
November 2004
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