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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS CERTTraining Class Available by Dean Sawyer Siletz community Easter egg hunt participants (I to r) included Tehya Woodruff, Chrissy Joe Perkins, Tiffany Stokes, and Makiah Woodruff Easter Egg Hunt Draws Crowd Nothing stops these Oregon chil dren from searching for them - Easter eggs from the Easter bunny - wearing rain boots, raincoats, and some even had on sandals and flip-flops. The annual Easter egg hunt drew approximately 200 people for this fun Saturday morning on Government Hill. Years ago, we had the annual hunt and there for a few years our community didn’t have one. So Bev Youngman, our fearless program manager, picked up the ball and asked her staff to once again have the Easter egg hunt for our community youth. There were many lil Easter egg art ists on the tribal staff who gladly took eggs home to decorate, approximately 1,200 of them, not counting all the candy-filled plastic eggs. Then we had a raffle where every child received a prize. Each child left happy and with the greatest of smiles. Big thanks to the Education and Cultural departments! New Project Promotes Healthy Living for Families The Healthy Family/Healthy Child project is looking for Siletz Tribal af filiates to sit on a committee that would bring family issues to the table and pro mote healthy living. For more information, please con tact Bekki Johns at 541-444-8262 or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1262; or Mark Kimball at 541-444-8266 or I-SOO- 922-1399, ext. 1266. Nuu-wee-ya’ (our words) Introduction to the Athabaskan Language Open to tribal members of all ages Siletz Siletz Tribal Community Center May 7-6 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 5-6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Salem Salem Area Office May 8-6 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 11-6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Portland Portland Area Office May 14-6 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 12-6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Eugene Eugene Area Office May 2-6 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 4-6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tribal members who need help on cultural projects should contact the Siletz Culture Department. We can assist you prior to the language classes. For more information, contact Bud Lane at the Siletz Culture Department at 541-444-8320 or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1320; or e-mail budl@ctsi.nsn.us. The Siletz Tribal Community Emer gency Response Team (CERT) training classes began April 26, but you're still welcome to join these weekly meetings on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at the Siletz Fire Hall. Tribal members are encouraged to participate in the training sponsored by the Siletz Tribe. The CERT program goals are to promote emergency preparedness, de velop skills to respond to and cope with the aftermath of a disaster, and develop neighborhood self-sufficiency before, during, and after a natural or man made disaster. Topics taught and completed by the participants included disaster prepared ness. disaster fire suppression, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue, terrorism, disaster psychology, CERT organization, and the final drill. CERT graduates now have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to not only help their family be better pre pared for emergencies, but also to as sist their neighborhood in becoming better prepared to take action when Siletz is threatened by a major emer gency or disaster. CERT members will maintain and refine their skills by participating in ex ercises and activities. They can attend supplemental training opportunities offered by the Siletz Fire Department. CERT opportunities also are avail able in other areas of Lincoln County, with teams in Newport, Lincoln City, and Toledo. Citizens interested in CERT train ing courses can obtain more informa tion by calling me at 541-444-8298 or 1-800-922-1399. ext. 1298. or by sending an e-mail to deans@ctsi.nsn.us. May USDA Distribution Dates Siletz Monday, May 7 Tuesday, May 8 Wednesday, May 9 Thursday, May 10 Friday, May 11 Salem 9 9 9 9 9 a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. - - - - - 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. Monday, May 21 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 22 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 23 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. We appreciate the effort that all our clients have made to get to their sched uled appointments. We hired a new warehouse aide at the Salem site in March. She is a very hard worker and we appreciate the great help she provides. She is Grand Ronde Tribal member Sasha McKnight and she will be with us when we are dis- tributing in Salem. Kitti Navarro, USDA FDP Director - 1 -8(X)-992-1399, ext. 1393, or 541-444-8393 Joyce Retherford, USDA FDP Clerk - 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1279, or 541-444-8279 Happy meals! General Council Meeting May 5,2007 • 1 p.m. Siletz Tribal Community Center Siletz, Oregon Agenda Call to Order Invocation Flag Salute Roll Call Approval of Minutes Approval of Agenda Program Reports: Head Start Childcare Center Tribal Member Concerns Chairman's Report Announcements Adjournment Transportation Planning What do you believe are important tribal transportation needs and concerns? The state of Oregon grants us $40,000 per year to help address spe cial transportation needs. We have been able to add two handicapped-accessible vehicles to the tribe's fleet with these funds. How do you think the tribe should spend this annual grant in the future? What other transportation needs are important to you and to the tribe? Planning Department staff will be available to take your comments at a special table at the General Council meeting on May 5. Please drop by this table and share your thoughts; send your written com ments to Tribal Planning. P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549; or speak with Pam in Planning at 541-444-8361 or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1361. May 2007 • Siletz News • 7
