TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Top, left: Dancing
Again Singers
participate in the
Memorial Day
Ceremony events.
Below, left: Holly
John, Miss Siletz;
Tiffany Stuart, Miss
Haskell; Katrina
Reis, Jr. Miss Siletz;
Jennifer Easter, Jr.
Miss Siletz Princess;
Ashliegh Ramirez,
Little Miss Siletz;
and Shirley Walker,
Whip Woman.
Royalty signed The
Lord's Prayer and
presented flowers
and wreaths.
Phil Rilatos Sr. gives the keynote address
Laptops Available for Part-Time
Students
Have completed two terms with six
This year. Tribal Council approved a
credit hours each term and have a 2.00
request to provide laptops for part-time
GPA each term
students. We have a number of students
Submit verification of being currently
who work full- or part-time and are un
enrolled in a minimum of six credit
able to take a full load of classes. Previ
hours in the current term
ously, these students were ineligible for
•
Submit verification of your resi
a laptop.
dence through a utility bill (or
student housing if you live
Beginning this month,
on campus)
part-time students can apply
for a laptop. Tribal Coun
If you would like an
cil set aside funds and
application, please call
established criteria for
Over-Income Construction
Application Guidelines
The Over-Income Rehabilitation
Construction program funds over-income
families with a $5,000 grant for construc
tion rehabilitation on the primary residence
they own or families who have possessor
rights to their home.
Rehabilitation refers to repairs or
renovations to the home, but does not in
clude appliances, saunas, hot tubs, swim
ming pools, etc.
Over-income refers to tribal members
whose income exceeds the income limits
set by the Native American Housing As
sistance and Self-Determination Act
(NAHASDA). These are listed as follows:
2
3
4
$32,500
$37,100
$41,800
$46,400
5
6
7
8
$50,100
$53,800
$57,550
$61,250
If you are a Siletz Tribal member and
have not received an over-income grant
in the last five years, you can call the
Housing Office to request an application.
Applications, including proof of in
come and mortgage, must be submitted to
the Housing Office by July 29. The se
lection process will be a lottery drawing
of applications received by the deadline.
Please call 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1322,
or 541 -444-8322 if you have any questions.
Darlene
the application. To be
Head Start/Preschool
Kindergarten
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
Adult Vocational Training
Higher Education
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Students should submit a copy of their
graduation certificate, name, and mailing
address to the education specialist for their
area. The education specialist will submit
the certificate for the student incentive
and mail the incentive to the student.
All students outside of the 11-county
service area should forward their gradu
ation certificate to Mona Fisher, Educa
tion Specialist, CTSI, P.O. Box 549,
Siletz, OR 97380-0549.
July 2005
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at
1-800-922-1399, ext. 1201, or
eligible you must:
541-444-8201, or Tina Retasket at
541-444-8210 or 1-800-922-1399,
Be enrolled in a higher education or
ext. 1210. You also may contact your local
AVT program
area office.
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