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To the editor: My name is Tina Baldomaro- Bearshield. I’m an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. I moved to Port land, Ore., from Rapid City, S.D., in 1986. I personally owe a great deal of grati tude to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI) with special recognition to the Portland Area Office (PAO), which pro vided and continues to provide assistance to this Portland resident for the last 25 years. In my early years in Portland, the Urban Indian Council closed and the Siletz office was basically the only American Indian agency where any Native person living in the city sought and received assistance. I’ve benefitted from almost every ser vice provided by the Siletz Tribe to Native people, beginning with JTPA (thank you, Kelly Brugh), 477 Self-Sufficiency Program/Work Experience/OJT (thank you Jamie Mason), TANF (thank you Verdene McGuire, Anna Renville and Jenifer Metcalf), LIEAP (thank you Connie James and Sherry Addis), coun seling advice/ICWA (thank you Lauren Patterson and Alan Nelson), Siletz Head Start and JOM, including sound advice regarding my personal education (thank you Katy Holland-Sipes). I also enjoyed the benefits from tak ing gardening and cooking classes (thank you Lori Johnson, Verdene and Sherry). Courtesy photo by Cindy Hanson, Oregon Coast Aquarium Aquarium volunteer Michele Partridge tells visitors May, Chris and Mary Thompson about tide pool critters at the Oregon Coast Aquarium's touch pool. The aquarium has opened enrollment for its 2011 Volunteer Spring Training. Aquarium opens volunteer training NEWPORT, Ore. - The Oregon Coast Aquarium has opened enrollment for its 2011 Volunteer Spring Training. In addition to interpretive volunteer training, volunteer positions are being offered in facility maintenance, the aquarium gift shop, spe cial events, exhibits and administration. The training begins April 2 and con tinues each Saturday through May 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteers working in positions other than interpreters attend the April 9 date only. Interpreter training teaches volunteers about the history of the aquarium, animal care, coastal habitats and animal biology through lectures and hands-on activities. “Each training session brings in wonderful new volunteers with a zest for learning and a strong sense of commit ment,” said Carmen Morgan, manager of Volunteer Services. “It is so rewarding to see new volunteers mixing with current volunteers and developing friendships through their passion for the ocean and its inhabitants.” Morgan said the training offers people an opportunity to share the aquarium’s mission of educating the public about the coast and its animals and efforts to protect and conserve marine habitats. Earn College Credits: College credits are available through Oregon Coast Community College for volunteers in the aquarium’s interpreter program for an additional fee of $40, completion of the classes and meeting all requirements. The volunteer training gives in-depth information about marine animal species exhibited at the aquarium and an overview of the natural history of the Oregon Coast. Once training is completed, volun teers are assigned to an intern position in available areas or they become inter preters and share their knowledge of the coastal environment with visitors for a minimum of six months. Cool Benefits: Benefits include discounts in the gift shop, free member ship (after serving 50 volunteer hours), aquarium passes, invitations to special events and evening enrichment pro grams. Volunteers have the satisfaction of expanding their personal marine knowl edge while giving something back to the community by supporting the aquarium. Find Out More: The aquarium asks for a one-year commitment of one half day shift each week or a half day every other week for people with special needs or who commute long distances. A $35 fee is required for materials for interpreter positions. A $20 fee is required for volunteers working in other positions, which covers a uniform piece and materi als. Participants must be 18 years or older. For adult volunteer training informa tion, contact Morgan at 541-867-3474, ext. 5315, orcarmen.morgan@aquarium.org. For more information on the Oregon Coast Aquarium, visit its website at www. aquarium.org or call 541-867-FISH. In my experience, everyone at the PAO is helpful, always respectful (thank you too Priscilla!) and I enjoy all the friendships made through participating in the variety of events put on by the CTSI-PAO. For me and my granddaughter, Noni Washington, who is an enrolled Siletz Tribal member, the Tribe has been a great resource and support. Because of the Tribe’s care and gener osity to help others, I returned to school after a 13-year absence and graduated in 2009 from Portland State University. Getting back into the workforce after eight years was intimidating. The Self-Sufficiency Program understood that and suggested their Work Experience program as a way to help me ease back into the workforce. The WEX program led me to my present position as a student support specialist for Portland Public Schools’ Title VII Indian Education Project. I’m currently working with Native students attending high school in Portland Public Schools and in the process of applying to the graduate teaching program to become a full-fledged teacher. I also want to recognize the CTSI ICWA (thank you Aline Miller) and Tribal Court (thank you Honorable Judge Ganten- bein) for continued support and assistance. As a Wasco Tribal member from Warm Springs recently stated to me, “The Siletz people are the best Tribe around Oregon! Because they help everyone! They don’t discriminate.” I agree! A great big shout out to the PAO and CTSI for all the help and support you give! Thank you! Aho, Mi ta ku ya se! Thank you, my relatives! May God richly bless you! Sincerely, Tina Baldomaro-Bearshield To the editor: 1 would like to thank you for coming to the Comfort Zone for your massages. I have enjoyed meeting all of you and I hope to meet more Tribal members in 2011. A special thanks to Rhonda Attridge and Verdene for setting up a very efficient and cozy way to access the program. Sincerely, Jeri Madsen, LMT Comfort Zone 503-254-4533 or 503-771-1213 Farm Bureau seeks photos for 2012 Oregon’s Bounty agriculture calendar Oregon’s Bounty is an award-winning The deadline for entries is Aug. 15. calendar produced by the Oregon Farm For photo specifications and other Bureau that features gorgeous photos of contest rules, please visit oregonfb.org. agriculture, its orchards, ranches, fields For more information or to request a and people. copy of the 2011 Oregon’s Bounty cal Images for the 2012 calendar are being endar, contact Anne Marie Moss, OFB sought. Farm Bureau invites the public communications director, at annemarie@ to submit their own photos of Oregon oregonfb.org or 503-399-1701, ext. 313. agriculture: the commodities, families, The state’s largest general farm orga production, landscape, retail, anything that nization, Oregon Farm Bureau is a vol depicts the beauty, technology, culture or untary, grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit tradition of farming and ranching. Both organization representing the interests of close-ups and panoramic views are needed. the state’s family farmers and ranchers in Photographers with images selected the public and policymaking arenas. for month pages in Oregon’s Bounty First established in Oregon in 1919, will receive a photo credit, an item of Oregon Farm Bureau is organized in all 36 Farm Bureau gear and Farm Bureau mem Oregon counties and has more than 8,000 bership if they have not already joined member families that are professionally the organization. engaged in agriculture. 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Editor-in-Chief: Brenda Bremner Editor: Diane Rodriquez Assistant: Natasha Kavanaugh April 2011 • Siletz News • 23
