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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS Election News Tribal Council has appointed Christine Goodell. Lisa Norton, Stephanie Morrow, and Tina Retasket (alternate) to this year’s Election Board. They can be reached at 541-444-2532 or 1-800-922-1399; or by leaving a mes sage on the election director’s telephone at 541-444-8256 or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1256. Dan VanOtten will be this year’s election director. The deadlines for this year’s election are listed below: 4 p.m., Dec. 21, 2005 4 p.m., Dec. 21, 2005 4 p.m., Dec. 26, 2005 Week of Jan. 6, 2006 4 p.m., Jan. 27, 2006 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Feb. 4, 2006 4 p.m., Feb. 4, 2006 Deadline to file for candidacy Deadline to submit a photo and/or candidate’s state ment for inclusion in the Tribal Voter’s Pamphlet Deadline to withdraw name from candidacy and not have your name appear on the ballot Absentee ballots mailed out Deadline to request a mail-in ballot In-Person Voting - Tribal Elections, Tribal Commu nity Center, Siletz. Must bring photo ID to vote in person, no exceptions. Deadline for returning absentee ballots Candidate’s Fair-Jan. 14, 2006; 1 p.m., Tribal Council Chambers, Administra tion Building, Siletz 2006 Tribal Council Application Application for names to be placed on the 2006 ballot for candidates in the Siletz Tribal Council election. Name: Roll #: • Address: ___________________________________________________________ City: State: ZIP: Telephone or contact #: _____________________________________________ E-mail address:______________________________________________________ I understand I must be an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and 18 years of age or older. This application must be filed with the Election Board by 4 p.m. on Dec. 21,2005. 1 also understand that if for any reason I decide to withdraw my application for Siletz Tribal Council, 1 must withdraw in writing by Dec. 26, 2005. Otherwise, my name will appear in the voter’s pamphlet and on the ballot. Cut Wood for the Elders Day The Tribal Natural Resources Com mittee and Natural Resources Department will sponsor a “Cut Wood for the Elders Day” on Dec. 10. This will be held at the old log yard at the tribe's Toledo Mill property. We need lots of volunteers to help cut and split firewood for tribal elders. Bring your chainsaws, hydraulic wood splitters, splitting mauls, axes, and lots of energy. Even if you don't have any of those, we can use the moral support! Lunch, drinks, and snacks will be provided. We will meet at the tribal adminis tration building at 8 a.m. and caravan to the mill. For anyone wishing to come later, directions to the mill will be posted on the front door of the building. The goal of this event is to stockpile firewood for future delivery to elders. There is a long list of elders who burn wood for their winter heat. People willing to haul firewood to elders outside of the Siletz area should contact Elders Coordinator Angela Ramirez at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1225, or 541-444-8225 and she will pair you up with an elder in need. We especially need folks who can haul wood to the Eugene, Salem, and Portland areas. Previous woodcuts have seen more elders showing up to work than young folks! This is a challenge to all you “youngsters” (in body and/or spirit) out there to come out and show your respect for the elders by providing them with the means to keep warm during the cold winter months. New Firewood Area Open A new firewood area, the Dry Creek unit located about 36 miles by highway from Siletz (10 miles from Eddyville), is open for tribal member firewood cutting. The available wood is a mixture of fir, alder, and maple located in decks at two landings in a recently logged unit. The Sam Creek #2 and Sam Creek #3 fire wood units also are still open, with lots of firewood available. Permits are required for all of these units and may be obtained at the Tribal Natural Resources office in the adminis tration building in Siletz from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. Maps and direc tions also are available at this location. Permits will be issued to tribal mem bers only, 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 wood cutters can call the numbers below to have a permit mailed to them. The permits are for tribal member woodcutting for personal use only. This firewood cannot 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 must present a sighed nòte from the elder stating that the individual is authorized to cut firewood on their be half. The note must include the elder’s tribal ID number. Permits are good for two weeks and allow up to two cords of wood to be cut on each permit. Each tribal member is allowed up to five cords total per year from tribal firewood units. The Dry Creek unit will be burned in either the spring or early fall to prepare for planting, so get your firewood now. 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. Computer Update by Tina Retasket Date: Signature: Mail your application to: CTSI. Election Board, P.O. Box 490, Siletz, OR 97380 Voter’s Pamphlet & Statement If you would like your candidate’s statement and photo to appear in the voter's pamphlet, please submit your statement and a recent 3x5 photograph of yourself along with your application. Deadline for statements and photos is Dec. 21,2005, at 4 p.m. Statements and photos will appear only in the voter’s pamphlet. Mail your statement and photo to: CTSI Election Board P.O. Box 490 Siletz, OR 97380 -OR- e-mail it to: dianer@ctsi.nsn.us (Call 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1210, or 541-444-8210 to confirm receipt of your candidate’s statement. Candidates are responsible to ensure receipt by the deadline.) For those tribal members who re ceived a computer in 2002, the warranty has expired. You still can receive techni cal support from Gateway by calling its toll-free number listed below. Any repairs, however, now will be at your expense. The online computer training sub scriptions through MySkilSource expired in September. You no longer will be able to access the training site. No additional funds were allocated for renewal of this program. If it becomes available again, we will put a notice in Siletz News. We still are issuing computers to tribal member households that have not received a computer previously. It’s still one computer per person/household/ address and all applications must include verification of your physical address. We are issuing laptop computers to college students who attend either full- time (minimum 12 credit hours) or part- time (minimum six credit hours). To be eligible, students must have completed two terms at either part-time or full-time status, with a minimum 2.0 GPA each term; and currently must be enrolled at least part-time in the current term. This verification, along with verifi cation of your address, must be forwarded with your application. We also are issuing computers to non tribal parents/guardians (NIC) of tribal children of whom they have custody. This requires verification of residence and veri fication of custody of the tribal child. If you need an application, call Darlene Carkhuff or myself at 1 -800-922-1399 or 541-444-2532. Please indicate what type of application you need (NIC. desktop, or laptop), and your mailing address. We began issuing computers from a new company - Lakota Office & Tech nology. It’s an Indian-owned company in South Dakota. Their computers also have a warranty and toll-free technical support. That number also is listed below. Gateway Technical Support - 1-800-846-2303 Lakota Technologies Support - 1-866-525-6828 December 2005 Siletz News 5.
