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NOTICES Native American Highway Construction Career Fair »»Welcomes All«« Entry Level to Experienced - Women are Encouraged to Attend No attendance fees ~ Ages 18+ (mileage reimbursement to tribal members for over 50 miles of travel) March 15, 2006 - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Siletz Tribal Community Center ~ 402 Parkway, Siletz Come in and get information about apprenticeship programs Earn While You Learn ~ Excellent Wages ~ Great Benefits Learn How to Become a: • • • • • • • • • • Heavy Equipment Operator Laborer Sheet Metal Worker Cement Mason Electrician Carpenter Painter Iron Worker Brick Layer And many more! For more information, call Penny Painter at 503-253-5429. Hosted by Cooper Zietz Engineers, Inc. Dear Siletz Tribal Council: This is being sent in hopes of in troducing the Native American men here, who represent many area Tribal Nations, and to ask you to extend our invitation to the upcoming pow-wow sponsored by the Snake River Cor rectional Institution on June 25, 2006, through your tribal papers. This event is one of the few re minders for these men of their heritage and though provided with a monthly sweat lodge ceremony, there are far too few reminders and no others of this magnitude. Roughly 130 inmates will participate in this event. We hope that with community support, with your support, we can make this an annual event that gives these men something to look forward to each year. Maybe we can help them get on a good track, going to pow-wows and ceremonies, in here and then when they are released, in the community. This invitation is for the commu nity at large, but especially for drum groups and dancers of all styles. We ask that dancers and drum groups notify us ahead of time of what kinds of things will be brought in, so Security staff can prepare. We’ll have a giveaway and a meal will be provided to everyone attending. Some regulations must be fol lowed to participate, but they aren't too way out if you know about them ahead of time. The most important are: • • Firearms are not permitted any where on DOC property - includ ing the parking lot. All guests must have a back ground (LEDS) check by this state agency and cannot currently be on probation or parole from any state or the federal system. A LEDS form will be forwarded • • • • • • • • • • to those requesting one. All re quests must be received 30 days before the event - May 26, 2006. All guests must pass through a metal detector before entering the institution. No cameras and/or recording devices permitted from the community. No blue denim (jean) clothing (pants, skirts, shorts, tops, shirts, etc.) Dress non-provocatively (clothes that are not either too tight or too loose or that show off too much) No political and/or explicit slogans (profanity, sexual references, gang-related, anti government, etc.) Inform the institution if you have special medical needs be fore coming so accommoda tions can be made (wheelchairs, medications, etc.) Shorts and skirts must be at least I inch below the knee when standing. Keep jewelry to a minimum. Just keep in mind that you will be entering a correctional setting and should think conservatively about how you present and con duct yourself. Above all, have fun! This may seem intimidating at first, but the staff and inmate popu lation realize that your participation is important to the success and con tinuation of these kinds of events. We’ll all do our best to make this experience as pleasant as possible and make you feel welcomed. Thank you for your time, con sideration, and action. See you on June 25, 2006! In spirit, Steve Brabb Chaplain - SRCI SVFOL to Hold Fund-raiser at Aquarium The Siletz Valley Friends of the Li brary will host a “Birthday Bash by the Bay” at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Ore., on March 5 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This will be one of the last chances to see the turtle exhibit and the “Sea of Lights” before they are dismantled. Musical groups will play in several areas of the facility and dance demon strations also will be showcased. Local groups booked for the event include Chuck Roast and the Hot Po- tatoes/Lucky Gap (bluegrass), Uneven Surface (swing jazz), the Oregon Coast Recorder Society, Sons of the Beaches with Rick Bartow (folk-blues), 007 (women’s barbershop) and Sacred Ground (country-bluegrass). Dance demonstrations and lessons will be given by Bonnie Prater’s group, Two to Tango. Adult tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Children’s tickets cost $1 per year of age. Tickets will be sold through March 4 having a mini building boom on the coast - construction costs are up be cause contractors are busy. “We couldn’t have anticipated the many factors that are driving up the cost of construction right now. We have put years of time and energy into rais ing the money for our new building and we’re determined to raise the additional funds needed to see this project through!” The group made some cost-cutting changes to the library plan and went out for a second bid in February. Local contractors have shown an interest in bidding this time. Hopefully we’ll get the right combination of raising more funds and getting a lower bid. The new library building will re place the old A-frame building that has housed the library since 1984. This building was originally constructed as a Jaycee’s clubhouse and has no foun dation, insulation, or ventilation sys- tern. The plywood sides, sup- ports, and roof are rotting. The library started with a donation of 500 books and has since at Canyon Way Bookstore in Newport, The Tilting Teapot in Depoe Bay, Bob’s Beach Books in Lincoln City, Pirate’s Plunder in South Beach. Little Chief Restaurant in Siletz, and the Logsden Store in Logsden. Tickets also are avail able from any SVFOL board member. Free birthday cake will be served in honor of the library’s 52nd birthday and gourmet food and beverages do nated from area merchants will be of fered at additional cost. Gift baskets will be raffled or offered for silent auction. Anyone who can show they were born on the day the library opened, Feb. 2, will be admitted free to the event. A free book bag stuffed with goodies will be awarded to anyone who can prove that they were born on Feb. 2, 1954, the year the library opened. SVFOL has traditionally celebrated the birthday of its library with the com munity, offering an open house, re freshments, and entertainment. This year, the group decided to make it a fund-raiser for its new library project and invite everyone. Last fall, the group reached its fund-raising goal and went out for bid, believing that it had enough money to go ahead with the building process. The bids that came in were much higher than anyone anticipated; all bids were from out-of-town contractors. “Costs of everything have risen due to the demand for materials be cause of the hurricanes,” explained Sally Jennings, SVFOL president. “Transportation costs are up and we are grown into a very crowded facility with about 15,000 items available for check out, three public-access computers, and one staff computer. The Siletz Library is a member of the Central Coast Resource Sharing Network and patrons can access books from the other 14 libraries in the sys tem as well as through the worldwide lending system, OCLC. Books from the Siletz Library also are loaned through out both systems. The design for the new library con sists of a 4,200-square-foot building with a 600-square-foot program room that can be accessed after library hours. The plan also includes a children’s area, a small study room, an adult reading area, and space for six public-access computers. “The Oregon Coast Aquarium has been very generous to offer the use of their facility for this fund-raiser so the small town of Siletz can start building a new library before the present one falls down!” stated Sandy Bowe, post master of the Siletz Post Office and chairperson of the event. “We hope everyone will come and enjoy the turtle exhibit, the music, dancing, and great food! We will have some outstanding raffles for themed baskets donated by local folks and a silent auction for some really unusual items. Come celebrate the 52nd birth day of the Siletz Library with us!” For more information or to donate food or items, please call Bowe at 541-574-1020 (evenings) or Jennings at 541-444-2687. 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