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Siletz Tribal Energy Program sponsors Earth Day event as sun helps out • • • • • • Activities included: Vase, sailboat and doll making out of recycled water bottles Coloring pages and activity books focused on the Earth Day theme and the 3 R’s (reduce, reuse and recycle) Butterfly making out of coffee filters and recycled products Worm compost demonstration Solar chimney presentation by Tracy Bailey, Tribal construction manager S ’ mores made with a homemade solar oven (shown above) Below: David Butler and Na Hesta Butler work with recycled materials. Photos by Natasha Kavanaugh Mark Saelens, manager of the Lincoln County Sustainability and Solid Waste District, presents the “Watt Wagon” and demonstrates to Tracy Bailey, construction project manager, how it’s used to make popcorn. Fawn Metcalf shared: “My son (Quinton) had never seen a popcorn popper before (microwave was all he knew, just as most of the children growing up these days!) and when he had seen the popcorn being popped out of the popper, he was sooo amazed and thought it was the coolest invention ever! I told him that they had been around for a while and it was actually a little old school, but he was positive that it was the most impressive - new to him - idea! Just like the whole Jiffy Pop idea. He was like “Watch out! It’s going to explode, Mom!” ... too cute!” • • • • Solar exhibits included: The grasshopper, car and cockroach all of which had a mini-solar panel or solar cell that operated with sunlight Solar camping lantern with LED lighting A solar pack that operated a small fan (to show the power of the sun - as some of the solar cells were covered, the the fan ran slower) Mini-water heater exhibit using water bottles and the sun The Renewable Energy Trailer - the “Watt Wagon” - has on it solar panels and an actual wind turbine power generator. Below: Claire Wood, STEP coordinator, shows Samson Evans how some of the mini-solar panels or solar cells operate. Displays inside of the gym included reusable grocery bags made out of 100 percent recycled products, biodegradable garbage and sandwich bags, compostable tableware and energy saving products. Enrollment Committee Vacancy Housing Committee Vacancy There currently are vacancies on the Enrollment Committee. Any Tribal member interestedin serving on this committee for the remainder of the two-year term must fill out the following form and return it to the address below prior to May 19,2011. Please mail or fax your application to Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Attn: Executive Secretary to Tribal Council, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549; fax: 541-444-8325. There currently is one vacancy on the Housing Committee. Any Tribal member interested in filling this vacancy for the remainder of the term, which ends Febru ary 2012, must fill out this form and return prior to 4:30 p.m. on May 19, 2011. Please mail or fax your application to Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Attn: Executive Secretary to Tribal Council, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549; fax: 541-444-8325. Name:Roll No: Name:Roll No: Address:___________________________________________________________ Address:_____________________________________________ _____________ City:‘ City:State:ZIP: State:ZIP: Telephone: Day ( )Evening ( ) Telephone: Day ( )Evening ( ) Tribal Council will review applications and approve appointments at its regular Tribal Council meeting in May 2011. If you have any questions, please call Tami Miner, Tribal Council executive secretary, at 800-922-1399, ext. 1203, or 541-444-8203. Tribal Council will review applications and approve appointments at its regular Tribal Council meeting in May 2011. If you have any questions, please call Tami Miner, Tribal Council executive secretary, at 800-922-1399, ext. 1203, or 541-444-8203. May 2011 • Siletz News • 15
