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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.
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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.