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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS Another Year of Wisdom Happy Birthday! Kenneth Blacketer, 1/11 Delmer Butler Sr., 1/12 Christy Cadena, 1/24 laleen Collins, 1/22 Duane De Poe, 1/30 Richard Dodds, 1/18 Emmet Douthit, 1/6 Alan Fish, 1/14 Gail Gray, 1/14 William Hedrick, 1/24 Constance James, 1/22 Leroy John, 1/24 Pamela Keller, 1/29 Lola Kissell, 1/1 Vera Lafferty, 1/7 Todd Mason, 1/3 Terry McCord Sr., 1/4 Diane Robertson, 1/4 Linda Sage, 1/17 Rosalie Sepulveda, 1/1 William Service, 1/18 Frances Severson, 1/13 Ilene Somes, 1/5 Ross Standiford, 1/14 Wilma Strong, 1/17 Darlene Taylor, 1/21 Sherry 1 Thies, 1/2 George Thompson, 1/19 Lynda Timeus, 1/30 Ernestine Wooten, 1/7 Here’s Your Opportunity for Computer Software Training Elder Council Meeting Jan. 8, 2005 - 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Chinook Winds Casino Resort by Tina Retasket CY2005 BIA Self-Governance Budget Summary PROGRAMS EDUCATION Education Youth Services Cultural Programs Pow-Wow Coordinator Subtotal Education CY05 Approved 864,414 44,606 147,902 67,964 1,124,886 NATURAL RESOURCES Forestry Fish & Wildlife Realty Subtotal Natural Resources 349,475 63,870 91,953 505,298 SOCIAL SERVICES Indian Child Welfare SSP/477 SSP/477 Other Resources Elders Subtotal Social Services 152,461 643,028 1,350,668 27,975 2,174,132 ADMINISTRATION Enrollment Clerk Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Other Resources Housing Improvement Program Tribal Court Subtotal Administration TOTAL BUDGETS Pete Downey, Frank Simmons, Arlen Kentta, and Pam Ben help out at the elders woodcut in December. 42,448 71,712 191,951 14,030 10,000 330,141 4,134,457 An incorrect BIA Self-Governance Budget Summary was published in the December issue of Siletz News. The correct budget is printed above. Tribal members are encouraged to take advantage of an online computer software training program available free of charge. The tribe has purchased a number of subscriptions to MySkilSource train ing program, where tribal members can access online training at your own pace from your own home. MySkilSource has a large number of software pro grams and you can take one or all of them as time permits. Each software program is broken into modules that you can complete at your own pace. Once you complete an entire training program, you can even print out a certificate of completion. You can go back and review each program or move on to another software program. MySkilSource includes most of the widely used programs, such as Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, Powerpoint, and many more. You will have approximately 10 months to complete all the trainings in which you are interested. To be eligible for the program, you must: It’s that simple. We will pay the subscription fee for your access. Cur rently, more than 80 households have signed up. Plenty more subscriptions are available, but you have to hurry before this offer ends. Here is some feedback from a cur rently enrolled tribal member: “The learning offered through MySkilsource is great! Attached is my first certificate. Pretty cool, huh?” Clinton McClintock a) Be an enrolled Siletz Tribal member b) Have Internet access (sorry, we can’t pay for that) c) Send an e-mail request listing your name and roll number to tinar@ctsi.nsn.us and let me know you are interested in the online computer training program January 2005 • Siletz News • 9
