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NOTICES Treasurer Launches New Effort to Improved Financial Education Financial Fitness Road Show in High Schools This Fall PORTLAND, Ore. - In a recent kick Plan and the Department of Consumer & off event with the Oregon Jump$tart Coa Business Services. The game show lition, State Treasurer Randall Edwards teaches to the Oregon Department of Edu renewed his call for teaching more per cation standards that relate to budgeting, sonal finance education in Oregon’s schools. saving, credit cards, and financial fraud. “A couple hours of financial educa Another piece of the strategy for im tion can make a lifetime of difference and proving financial fitness is the new Web save each student thousands of dollars,” site Tomorrow’s Money (www.oregon. Edwards told a group of educators and tomorrowsmoney.org). financial industry supporters at the Port Tomorrow’s Money is a personal fi land event. “It is time we really dig in and nance resource that addresses issues re push for our students to understand the lated to budgeting, financial planning, risks and rewards of their finances at an saving for college, and retirement saving. early age when they are most vulnerable.” Tomorrow’s Money also can be accessed One of the treasurer’s strategies in the A sign in Siletz reflects latest tribal donation and library fund-raising success. Siletz Library Building Fund Nears Goal by Karen Carlson Grant writers for the Siletz Valley Friends of the Library (SVFOL) continue to seek funds for the new library in Siletz. Thanks to recent help from the Siletz Tribe, Georgia-Pacific, other local busi nesses, and community members, the Siletz library building fund now has more than $715,000. During June, Georgia-Pacific’s Com munity Investment Committee approved $500 toward bookshelves in the main part of the new building. The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contri bution Fund and Siletz Tribal Council ap proved an $8,000 grant request for two push-button entry doors and a display cabinet. It’s truly heartwarming to see this repeated show of support. Thank you, Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund and Siletz Tribal Council! The push-button doors are a special gift and will make access much easier for people with disabilities and for our elders. The electronic doors should cost $6,000, so we plan to put the remaining funds toward the cost of building a well-lit lockable display cabinet. It’s our intention to display special collections within a prominent area of the library. For example, last year we were given a unique collection of Native American books from someone who grew up in Siletz. The donor says he has always had a special interest in the “history of the Siletz Reservation and Indian culture in general” and we feel sure his books will prove to be a valuable resource for research. The minimum we need to start build ing was estimated at $745,000, but with the addition of the push-button doors, that minimum is now $751,000. We still hope to break ground in late summer or early fall. When the new li brary opens, we will be able to offer an opportunity to respect, preserve, promote, and celebrate our community’s diversity. 10 • Siletz News • Locally, we continue to hold various fund-raising events. On June 25, Siletz Brewery held its first annual golf tournament. The focus for this tournament was to raise funds for the new library building project in Siletz. Steve Lovin of Siletz Brewery presented Amy Gibson, SVFOL board member, with a check for $350. “We want to be a part of helping you get that new library built. It will really be a nice asset to our Siletz community,” stated Lovin. During the tournament, Amy Gibson, Lorraine Rich, and Doina High held a si lent auction. More than $1,000 in goods and services were donated by local mer chants, including The Wood Gallery, Can yon Way, Mo’s, Sea Gulf Charters, and Green Gables. The auction raised $400. On July 2, Elizabeth Kosydar coor dinated a “games booth” at the Nye Beach Clam Bake. Slices of watermelon and Fourth of July trinkets also were sold, fetching more than $300. Our next fund-raising event will be during the Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow. On Aug. 13-14, we will have booth spaces available for rent next to the post office for our Siletz Bazaar. Be sure to stop by on your way to and from the pow-wow! through www.ost.state.or.us. Financial Fitness Road Show is a finan Other partners in the Financial cial game show for high schools called Fitness Road Show include the Credit “The Price is Wrong,” a collaborative ef Union Association of Oregon and the fort with the Oregon 529 College Savings Jump$tart Coalition. Lewis & Clark College Offers Scholarships for Master’s Students Under the auspices of the Oregon Cen ter for Inquiry and Social Innovation, full tuition scholarships will be awarded to five M.A.T. and/or M.Ed. students accepted into the 2005-06 Professional Develop ment program at Lewis & Clark College. These scholarships address the criti cal need to increase the numbers of Indian tribal teachers and principals/ assistant principals, particularly at tribal schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and reservation charter schools. Individuals who are tribal members and who are willing, after receiving their degree, to participate in a one-year induc tion at a school with significant Indian student populations are invited to apply. A stipend will cover tuition and fees, living expenses, dependent allowances, and books. The new program is designed to bring Indian students in as a cohort, in either the teacher or administrator program. The school is recruiting students who are in terested in receiving a master’s of art de licensure (assistant principal/principal). The infusion of tribal culture, history, and worldview into the curriculum of the existing master’s degree programs will be offered in collaboration with the Confed erated Tribes of Warm Springs and the Tribal Leadership Forum. The program will be housed in the Oregon Center for Inquiry and Social Innovation on the south campus of the graduate school. Applicants should fill out an appli cation for the Teacher Education or Edu cational Leadership program as soon as possible and also should send a current resume and a one-page statement that describes their qualifications and interest. The application can be downloaded from the college’s Web site at www. lclark.edu and should be returned to the Department of Teacher Education/Educa- tional Leadership, Lewis & Clark Col lege, 0615 SW Palatine Road, Portland, OR 97219. Students wishing further information of science degree in educational leader on the scholarship and startup dates are encouraged to call Maria Tenorio at ship and an administrator certification/ 503-768-6164. gree in teaching with license, or a master’s NOA Helps with Debt Elimination Native Outreach Assistance (NOA) provides low-cost preparation of Chapter 7 filings for individuals and families in all 50 states and territories for less than $400. There are three steps to take before the new bankruptcy law will require six months of credit repair if filing in Octo ber 2005 or after. The deadline for filing through NOA is Sept. 15, 2005. 1. Complete the info required in the work book. including all creditor addresses. August 2005 2. 3. Mail to NOA with $175 typing fee for Chapter 7. It will be available in 3-5 days, ready to sign and submit to a bankruptcy court with the $209 filing fee. This is the last opportunity to elimi nate most of your debts. Please call for a workbook that will help you organize your bills and all the information for debt elimination. This usually only requires a few minutes. Don’t put it off because the bankruptcy laws will change in October! Contact Arnold Rivers, NOA out reach director, at 541-606-9450 for more information, call NOA at (toll-free) 1 -888-462-8973, or visit www.noa4u.net. For assistance when your workbook is completed, write to Native Outreach Assistance, 545 Willamette, Eugene, OR 97401. For a free workbook to fill out, write to Completion Services, P.O. Box 11574, Eugene, OR, 97440.
