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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS November USDA Distribution Dates Firewood Available at Two Sam Creek Units 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 land ings in two recently logged units. Permits are required and may be obtained at the Tribal Natural Resources office in the administration building in Siletz from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on week days. Maps and directions also are avail able at the same location. Permits will be issued only to tribal members, who will need to show their tribal ID card and provide the license number of the vehicle they will use to haul the wood. Out-of-the-Siletz-area woodcutters can call the number below to have a per mit mailed to them. The permits are for by Joyce Retherford tribal member woodcutting for personal use only. This firewood may not be sold. The person named on the permit must be present when cutting and hauling the firewood. Tribal members wishing to cut wood for tribal elders or disabled individuals must present a signed note from the elder or disabled person stating that the indi vidual is authorized to cut firewood on their behalf. The note must include the eld er's or disabled person's tribal ID number. Permits will be good for two weeks and will allow up to two cords of wood to be cut on each pennit. Each tribal mem ber is allowed up to five cords total from these two units. For more information, stop by the Natural Resources office or call Tribal Forester Mike Kennedy at 1 -800-922-1399, ext. 1232, or 541-444-8232. Salem Siletz Tuesday, Nov. I Wednesday, Nov. 2 Thursday. Nov. 3 Friday, Nov. 4 9 9 9 9 a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Monday, Nov. 21 Tuesday, Nov. 22 Wednesday, Nov. 23 9 a.m.-7 p.m. 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. It’s another busy time at USDA. In the next several months, we will look at moving to our new warehouse in the Keizer area. Hopefully, the transition will not be too traumatic for our clients. Thank you to Nancy McCrary and Jaimee Crowe for letting me take my TWEX worker, Alan Werder, to the Salem distribution each month. He is a big help. Also, thanks for placing Roger Rilatos in the temp clerk position. The two work very well together. Also to Cody Cole for all the help he has been over the last sev eral months. See you next month! Happy Meals! Thinking about going to college? Have you competed your FAFSA? FAFSA - Free Application For Student Aid If you are a tribal member interested in pursing your higher education dreams, it’s imperative that you complete the FASFA if you wish to receive funding from the Siletz Tribe. Below are a few helpful tips for completing the FAFSA process. Federal Student Financial Aid Deadlines for the 2005-2006 School Year (July 1,2005 - June 30, 2006) • • FAFSA on the Web, Renewal FAFSA on the Web. and applications must be submitted by midnight Central Day light Time (CDT) on June 30, 2006. Corrections on the Web forms must be submitted by midnight CDT on Sept. 15, 2006. It’s important to note the type of dead line you are facing. Ask your school about its definition of an application deadline, whether it’s the receipt date and time or the process date and time of the application. The Department of Education consid ers an application’s receipt date and time to be when the application/correction has been successfully submitted. The last page of the online application/correction submission process is therefore called the “confirmation page.” It contains a 22- (if an application) or 30- (if a correction) character long “confinnation number.’’ This number contains the exact date and time (CST) the form was received. It’s recommended you print this for your records. Note: Transactions must be com pleted and accepted by midnight to meet the deadline. If transmissions are started before midnight but are not completed until after midnight, those transmissions will not meet the deadline. In addition, any transmission picked up on the deadline date that gets rejected 4 • Siletz News • may not be able to be reprocessed because the deadline will have passed by the time the user gets the information notifying him/her of the rejection. Before Beginning a FAFSA Overview Time-Saving Suggestions • • • • • • Get documents you need. Start with your Social Security number, driver's license, income tax return, bank state ments, and investment records. Print a Pre-Application Worksheet. See a preview of the questions; dependent students can use it to help parents write in info at their convenience. Plan how to sign your FAFSA. Elec tronically with a PIN; mail in a signed signature page; or mail in a signed copy of your Student Aid Report (SAR). Speed the process with your PIN. Sign your FAFSA electronically. Establish your eligibility. Citizens, non-citizens; with a high school di ploma or GED; states may use your FAFSA to award additional aid from their programs. Note important deadlines. We must receive your form no later than June 30, 2006, midnight CDT, for 2005-2006 school year applications. The 2004-2005 school year applica tions must have been received by June 30, 2005, midnight CDT, to meet the Federal Student Financial Aid deadline. These applications are no longer available. CTSI Higher Ed Deadlines to Submit Applications Fall Term Winter Term Spring Term November 2005 June 30 Oct. 31 Jan. 31 Run to the Rogue XI Above: Lots of children participate in the Run - and have a fun time — each year. Below: Charles Wilkinson carries the eagle staff during his leg of the journey.
