TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Elder and Disabled Persons are First
Priority for Energy Assistance
Energy assistance through the tribe's Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) is prioritized First to elder and disabled tribal members for the
month of October. All other tribal households will be served beginning Nov. I.
Eligibility for LIHEAP services is based on income. If you meet the income
eligibility requirements (see table below) and need energy assistance, please call
the tribal office for your area to schedule an appointment. Phone numbers and
staff members to call for assistance are as follows:
Salem Office
503-390-9494
Edwinna Flagg
Charmon Cook
Cecelia Tolentino
Bev Owen
Housing Youth Incentive Day
by Angela Martin
To finalize our Housing Youth Ac
tivities for 2007, we took a group of
youth to Chinook Winds and the Lin
coln City Recreation Center. It has been
a pleasure working with our Housing
Youth throughout this year.
These youth have made efforts to
make their community a better place
by working hard at elder woodcuts and
elder assistance day, updating the hous
ing bus shelters, and river cleanup.
We thank Jim Kikumoto for donat
ing buffet tickets for our well-deserving
youth. Pictured above from left to right
are Chloie Oliphant, Alexis Metcalf,
Christine Perkins, Jonathan Benedict,
Joshua Rilatos, Avery Perkins, Jeffrey
Sweet, “Mini Elvis,” and Chris Garza.
Future youth activities will be in
combination with tribal departments
administering funds for youth. This will
make it possible to expand activities
to all Siletz-area youth and special ac
tivities for tribal youth living within our
1 1-county service area.
Portland Office
503-238-1512
Clay Arden
Anna Renville
Hoka Hey! My name is Aleatha
(Levi) Simmons, my father is R.E.
(Bobby) Simmons, and my mother is
Arliss M. Chatterson. I am the current
temporary coordinator for the Siletz
Youth Center.
I’ve been employed in this position
since Culture Camp and have initiated
seven recreational activities for our youth
in that time. The first was a day camp
located in Taft called “Native Ameri
can Traditions and More,” instructed by
Juanita Whitebear and attended by eight
of our youth.
With the assistance of Housing, Edu
cation, and the cooperation of the youth,
we spent two afternoons at the Siletz
River, one at Moonshine Park, two days
of Salmon Camp with the Warm Springs
Tribe, then had a billiards tourney. This
was followed by Run to the Rogue, for
which I had five youth registered.
In particular. I would like to thank
Felicia Carmona, Mona Fisher, Spen
cer Hatch. Ric Leaton, Angela Martin,
Justin Mason, and Chuvonne Metcalf
for their assistance and support. I enjoy
this position as it gives me the oppor
tunity to interact with (and culturally
engage with) our upcoming leaders.
In October, with the help of my
supervisor. Bev Youngman, we will
begin a Chinook Jargon linguistics
course at the Youth Center. This class,
which may be attended by all ages, is
planned to be an hour-long class, two
times a week. “Linguistics” is more
than the language; it’s also the speak
ing (pronunciation) of it - which in
Chinook is most important - as words
are not spelled as they sound.
The Youth Services Network has
chosen to hold Half-Day Club at the
Youth Center, which entails a variety
of activities for youth in the afternoons
of half school days.
Also in October, the Youth Center
will host a Pumpkin Carving Contest
with three age divisions that is open to
everyone. In mid-November, there will
be a Solstice (or Prayer) Stick-making
class to ready ourselves for winter.
The fall hours for the Youth Center
are 2 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Monday-
Friday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Satur
day. - Ikt Tillicum -
Siletz. Office
541-444-8311
Angela Martin
541-444-1220
Bonnie Petersen
Staff will begin taking phone calls for appointments on Oct. I. 2007. If you
have any questions, please contact Angela Martin at 541-444-831 1 or 1-SOO-
922-1399, ext. 1311.
Gross Monthly
Income
$1,592.20
Gross Annual
Income
$19.1 10
$24.990
Size of
Family Unit
1
2
3
4
5
6
$30.870
$2,082.50
$2,572.50
$36,750
$42,630
$3.062.50
$3,552.50
$48,510
$4,042.50
$4,131.41
7
$49,613
8
$50,715
$1,102.50
Each add'l member
Youth Center Gets Ready
for Fall Events
Eugene Office
541-484-4234
Mary Haidar
Nora Moore
Lou Carey
$4.226.25
$91.87
General Council Meeting
Nov. 3, 2007 • 1 p.m.
Siletz Tribal Community Center • Siletz, Oregon
Agenda
Call to Order
Invocation
Flag Salute
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes
Program Report:
Siletz Tribal Economic Development
Corporation
Tribal Member Concerns
Candidate’s Declarations
Chairman’s Report
Announcements
Adjournment
Above: Levi and her dad. Bobby Simmons
Right, I to r: Marcos Muniz, Levi's
fiance; Levi; her mom, Arliss Chatter-
son; and her brother, .Jason Simmons
October 2007
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