March USDA
distribution dates
Nesika lllahee
Pow-Wow
Siletz
Time to get applications
in for Siletz Royalty
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
To request an application for Miss
Siletz, Jr. Miss Siletz or Little Miss Siletz,
please call Bev Youngman at 541-444-
8290 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1290; e-mail
bevy@ctsi.nsn.us; or stop by the Tribal
administration building (201 SE Swan
Ave., Siletz).
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
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Black bean and elk tenderloin
slow cooker chili
Get ready for the 2011 Nesika lllahee
Pow-Wow logo contest. The winner will
receive a cash prize and his/her artwork
will be used for the this year’s pow-wow
flyers, posters and other merchandise.
Please submit your drawings to Bev
Youngman at the Tribal administra
tion building or mail them to Attn: Bev
Youngman - Pow-Wow Logo Contest,
Siletz Tribe, P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR
97380-0549.
All entries must be received no later
than April 1,2011.
Ingredients
1 pound elk tenderloin, cut into 2-inch strips
1 small onion, coarsely chopped
1 small red bell pepper, coarsely chopped
3 (15 oz.) cans black beans
1 (16 oz.) jar salsa or diced tomatoes,
depending on your taste buds
2 cups beef broth
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons chili powder
Directions
statements (for total money you spent
Social Security cards for you and your
on school)
Note: Recipe can be doubled
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Student loan interest and tuition
If filing joint tax returns electroni
letter (required)
cally, both spouses/partners must be
W-2 form (from your jobs), 1099 (for
present to sign forms
per capitas or miscellaneous income)
Interest and dividend statements
The NAYA Family Center is located
A copy of last year’s federal and state
at 5135 NE Columbia Blvd., Portland,
returns if available
OR 97218 (check in at the front office).
A voided check if using direct deposit
2.
For more information, please contact
for your refund
Irena Solomon, tax advocate, at 503-288-
Total paid for day care and day care
8177, by e-mail at irenas@nayapdx.org or
provider’s tax ID number
the website at www.nayapdx.org/taxes .
Please make it to your scheduled
appointments as we serve clients with
scheduled appointments first. Please call
us if you are unable to make it to your
scheduled appointment. This will allow
us to fill in vacated times and continue to
serve our clients in a timely matter.
If you are a walk-in client, please
remember to bring all documents neces
sary to be certified. You will need:
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Tribal Council, con’t from page 1
Tribal employees and the Tribal Council
decide how funds will be spent.
Significant Tribal accomplishments
nee 1977 include opening the original
iletz Community Health Clinic in 1991
and the new, much-larger clinic in May
2010; building more than 100 homes
¿nd multiple dwellings for Tribal mem
bers, including new apartments in Siletz
and Lincoln City; completing the Siletz
Dance House in 1996; opening the Tenas
Blahee Childcare Center in Siletz in 2003;
and opening the Tillicum Fitness Center,
a new gymnasium and a new USDA food
distribution warehouse, all in Siletz, in 2008.
The Siletz Tribal Business Corpo
ration (STBC) was formed to develop
business ventures on behalf of the Tribe.
Through STBC, the Tribe opened the
Siletz Gas & Mini-Mart in Siletz in 2003,
the Logan Road RV Park in Lincoln City
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in 2004, the Hee Hee lllahee RV Resort
in Salem in 2006 and Northwest Maritime
Industrial in 2007, which now is based in
Toledo. The Tribe purchased the Imprints
printing business in Lincoln City in 2008
and opened Siletz Technologies, a soft
ware testing company in Lincoln City,
in 2010.
Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln
City opened in May 1995. In 2004, the
Siletz Tribe purchased the former Shilo
Inn adjacent to the casino and opened
Chinook Winds Casino Resort. Chinook
Winds Golf Resort opened in 2005 when
the Tribe purchased the former Lakeside
Golf and Fitness Center in Lincoln City.
The combination of Tribal employees and
those at Chinook Winds Casino Resort
has allowed the Siletz Tribe to become
the largest employer in Lincoln County.
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15 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
16 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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Photo ID (required)
family or a SSN/ITIN verification
Through April 15 - appointment
preferred
Appointment hotline: 503-288-8177,
ext. 319
Wednesdays and Thursdays: 3:30-
7:30 p.m. (last appointment/walk-in
at 7:30 p.m.)
Saturdays: 9 a.m.-noon (last appoint
ment/walk-in at noon)
March
March
March
March
Combine elk tenderloin, onion, red
pepper, black beans, salsa, beef broth,
oregano, cumin and chili powder in a
slow cooker. Set to low and cook for
8 to 10 hours.
Break up pieces of cooked elk to
thicken the chili before serving.
What to bring with you
Put your tax refund to work
p.m.
p.m.
p.m.
p.m.
Commodity recipe
Free tax preparation available at NAYA Family Center
Spend some, save some. Deposit part
of your refund into a savings account.
Make sure you get all the tax credits for
which you are eligible. Receive your
refund in as little as 10 days.
9 a.m. - 3
9 a.m. - 3
9 a.m. - 3
9 a.m. - 3
Salem
Attention Tribal artists -
pow-wow logo contest
under way
Alexis, Xóchitl and Alliyah Flores-Keeley hold the glass floats they found in
January and February while walking the beach in Lincoln City, Ore.
March 1
March 2
March 3
March 4
The Tribe has honored its tradi
tion of sharing within the community
by distributing more than $8.7 mil
lion through the Siletz Tribal Chari
table Contribution Fund and other Tribal
resources. Chinook Winds has donated
more than $1.8 million in cash and
fund-raising items since 1995. It also
provides in-kind donations of space for
fund-raisers as well as technical support,
advertising and manpower for events.
Tribal offices in Eugene, Salem and
Portland now are housed in Tribally owned
buildings. The Eugene office moved to its
current location in 2005, with Salem mov
ing in 2006 and Portland in 2008.
The Tribe also played a lead role in
opening Siletz Valley School in 2003
and Siletz Valley Early College Academy
in 2006.
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One full month of income verifica
tion (per capita and child support are
reportable income)
Verification of child care paid out
Tribal ID or CIB, Social Security
cards or numbers for all household
members and if you live with some
one not on the application, we will
need a statement from them regarding
your living arrangements
Picture ID for all adult household
members
You can visit the Tribal website at
www.ctsi.nsn.us and print the applica
tion packet.
You can reach us at our Siletz ware
house at 800-922-1399, ext. 1393 or 1279,
or you can call direct at 541-444-8393 or
541-444-8279.
Joyce Retherford
USDA Food Program Director
Derek Simmons
USDA Food Program Clerk