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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS Portland Group Visits Air Museum Apply for Over Income Grants for Your Home Portland area families and youth join in a field trip to the Evergreen Air Museum in McMinnville, Ore., in April. The highlight of the trip was. natu rally, the spectacular Spruce Goose, though kids and adults alike thoroughly enjoyed meeting actual pilots, seeing the planes they piloted years ago. and also working with computers that simulate landings and takeoffs. Participants included Katie and Gerard Billmyer; John Killibrew and his mom. Sande Steele; the McClintock family; Haley Kirk and her mom, Calina Kirk; Gary Butler Jr.; Nicole Mortenson; and Tina Baldimero and her granddaughter, Antoinette. The Over-Income Rehabilitation Construction program funds over-income families with a $5.000 grant for con struction rehabilitation on the primary residence they own or families who have possessor rights to their home. Rehabilitation refers to repairs or renovations to the home, but does not include appliances, saunas, hot tubs, swimming pools, etc. Over-Income refers to tribal members whose income exceeds the income lim its set by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA). These are listed as follows: Nicole Mortenson tries out the simulator at the Evergreen Air Museum. 1 2 3 4 32,500 37,100 4 1,800 46,400 5 6 7 8 50.100 53,800 57,550 61.250 Don’t Forget Student Incentive Program If you are a Siletz Tribal member and have not received an over-income grant, call the Housing office to request an application. Applications, including The Siletz Tribal Council estab lished a Student Incentive Program to reward student achievements as they graduate from the following levels: proof of income, enrollment, and mortgage, must be submitted to the Housing office by July 31, 2006, at 4:30 p.m. • • • • • • • Head Start/Pre-School Kindergarten Elementary School Middle School High School Adult Vocational Training Higher Education Students can submit a copy of their graduation certificate, name, and mail ing address to the education specialist for their area. The education specialist will submit the certificate for the stu dent incentive and mail the incentive Gary Butler Jr. practices how he will fly helicopters in the future at the Evergreen Air Museum. 2006 Standing Committee Openings Any tribal member interested in serving on a committee for a two-year term must fill out the following form and return it to the address below to be considered for the following committees. Please mail or fax your application to Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Attn: Executive Secretary to Tribal Council. P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549; Fax: 541-444-8325. Name: Roll No: Address: ___________________________________________ ______________ For More Information City: ZIP: State: Portland Area Office; Katy Kaady, 503-238-1512, 3715 SE 39lh, Port land. OR 97202; e-mail katyk@ ctsi.nsn.us Salem Area Office: Sonya Moody- Jurado, 503-390-9494, 3160 Blos som Dr NE Suite 105, Salem, OR 97305; e-mail sonyamj@ctsi.nsn.us Eugene Area Office: Nick Sixkiller, 541-484-4234, 2468 W I l'h Ave., Eugene, OR 97402; e-mail nicks@ctsi.nsn.us Siletz Area Office and students out side of 11-county service area: Alissa Lane, 541-444-8373 or 1-800-922-1399. ext. 1373; 201 SE Swan Ave.. Siletz. OR 97380; e-mail alissal@ctsi.nsn.us Applications received after that date and time will not be accepted by the Siletz Tribal Housing Department. The selection process will be a lottery drawing of applications received by the deadline. If you have any questions, please call 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1322, or 541-444-8322. Telephone: Day ( ) Evening ( ) Choose the first, second, and third choice of committees you are re questing by numbering your preference 1, 2, 3 in the space provided. If you only want to request one committee, please indicate this by inserting the number I. Committee appointments are for a two-year term. ____ Pow-Wow Committee (open) Culture Committee (I) Deadline for consideration for these committees is .lune 30, 2006. Tribal Council will review applications and approve appointments at the Regular Tribal Council meeting in July 2006. If you have any questions, please call Tami Miner at 1-800-922-1399 or 541-444-2532. Siletz NARCH Research Project Starts First Phase by Claire Wood NARCH Data Coordinator The Siletz NARCH research project survey has started. We mailed our con sent forms to 1.000 randomly selected adult tribal members on April 17 and have received a good number back requesting surveys. If you have not received your sur vey yet and you did request one. please contact me. If you have received your survey, please fill it out and return it to me by June 16, 2006. If your survey is received by June 16, you will receive a T-shirt designed specifically for the NARCH project. Please help the Siletz Tribe by par ticipating and returning your completed survey as soon as possible. If you have any questions regard ing the NARCH research project or survey, call me at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1276, or 541-444-8276; or send an e-mail to me at clairew@ctsi.nsn.us. June 2006 • Siletz News • 9
