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.E tz N ews d Tribes of Siletz Indians Vol. 35, No. 10 October 2007 no. LU October 2007 Breaking ground on the new USDA warehouse are (I to r) Joyce Retherford, Kitti Navarro, Loraine Butler, Brenda Bremner, Bud Lane, Frank Simmons, Lillie Butler, Reggie Butler Sr and Robert Kentta. (photo by Laurel V. Johnson) New USDA Warehouse Under Construction On Aug. 17, 2007, Tribal Council broke ground for a new USDA Food Commodities Program warehouse, lo cated on 2.2 acres of the tribe’s Dundas property east of Siletz on Logsden Road. The 5,717-square-foot building is being constructed by Donald W. Thomson, Inc., of Coos Bay, Ore. En gineering and project management is being provided by H.G.E. Inc., also of Coos Bay. The tribe initially was awarded $500,000 in ICDBG funding for this project in May 2005. After completing required environmental reviews and engineering, the building was bid out. Bids came in much higher than ex pected. The total project cost was ne gotiated down and the project also re ceived generous additional EPR fund ing from Tribal Council to enable the $813,883 project to be constructed. The USDA Food Commodities Pro gram serves up to 340 households per month. Program Manager Kitti Navarro and her staff have received commen dations from the USDA for their ex cellent program and maintaining “safe, sanitary and secure” conditions. The new warehouse will provide better access for delivery trucks and better conditions for staff to load and unload commodities. The warehouse will be completed by March 2008. Crossing the Rogue River on the Lobster Creek Bridge, Mark LaBonte (with eagle staff) and Anne Goddard lead the way as the sun rises on the final day of the 13"' Annual Run to the Rogue, (photo by Laurel V. Johnson) Siletz Tribal Restoration - A 30th Anniversary Celebration Part VI - Modern-Day Tribe Putting the Pieces Back Together Again by Brent Merrill Looking at the timeline of the his tory of the people of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians is like reading a diary of tragedy and success, struggle and perseverance. A story that stretches from generation to generation - from canoes to cars, from longhouses to apartments and messengers on foot and horseback to cell phones. Today as the Tribe reaches back into the past for guidance, it is moving forward with exercising its government and looking for successful economic ventures to ensure a promising future for its children and their children. As the Tribe closes in on its 30,h Anniversary of Tribal Restoration in November, leadership invites the membership to look back at the I ribe’s accomplishments over the years since Restoration. Although the truth is that despite ------------------------------------------ —-------- r__________ x —_______________ _______ —— What’s Inside Letters to the Editor Chairman’s Report Tribal Program News Run to the Rogue Tribal Member News U---------------- - ----------------- - 2 3 4 10 12 Notices Tribal Council Timesheets Siletz Clinic Chinook Winds Passages 14 15 1 6 17 19 the fact that not everyone can be happy with everything, the fact is the Tribe has become a model for success that other Tribes throughout the country use as Siletz News Confederated Tribes of Siletz. Indians P.O. Box 549 Siletz. OR 97380-0549 an example of what they would like to accomplish for their people. See Restoration on page 6. Delores Pigsley. Tribal Chairman Brenda Bremner, General Manager and Editor-in-Chief PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 178 SALEM, OR KNIGHT LIBRARY ACQUISITION DEPT /AFPTöi A 1299 UNIUEF University o1 Oreqon EUGENE OR ’ Rent ived on: 09-28-07 Siletz news 1998) (Siletz, or.
