Get ready for another Cut Wood for the Elders Day on May 14 in Toledo
The Tribal Natural Resources Com
mittee and Natural Resources Department
will sponsor a “Cut Wood for the Elders
Day” on May 14. The woodcut will be
held at the log yard at the Tribe’s Toledo
Mill property in Toledo, Ore.
Enter at the log yard entrance (go
straight all the way to the end of Stur
devant Road, through the chain-link fence
gate and down the hill to the railroad
tracks and the wood cutting area).
We need lots of volunteers to help
cut and split firewood for Tribal Elders.
Bring your chainsaws, hydraulic wood
splitters, splitting mauls and axes. Even
if you don’t have any of those, we can use
the moral support!
Lunch, drinks and snacks will be
provided. We will meet at the Tribal
administration building at 8 a.m. and
caravan to the cutting site. For anyone
wishing to come later, directions to the
cutting site will be posted on the front
door of the building.
The goal of this event is to deliver
firewood to as many Elders as possible.
The Elders Program maintains a list of
Elders who bum wood for their winter
heat. Elders in need of firewood should
contact the Elders Program clerk at 800-
922-1399, ext. 1261, or 541-444-8261 to
get their name on the delivery list.
People willing to haul firewood to
Elders outside of the Siletz area also
should contact the Elders Program clerk
to be paired up with an Elder in need. We
especially need folks who can haul wood
to the Eugene, Salem and Portland areas.
If you have parents or grandparents
who burn wood in the winter to stay
warm, you need to help out at this event.
Come help replenish those wood piles
after a long, wet winter.
Healthy and green living - Ride, eat greens for Bike Month and Salad Montt
Enjoy the scene
Ride a bike
We all know bicycles are one of the
few methods of getting there that doesn’t
produce carbon dioxide emissions. But
biking also offers far-reaching benefits
to you.
Easy on the earth
Rather than adding to the pollution
problem, biking is a completely clean
form of transportation. The only fuel it
bums is your own calories!
Biking also is quiet, a huge plus for
all of us suffering from the ill effects of
noise pollution.
Not only good for the atmosphere,
biking also is good for your derriere and
lots of other body parts as well. Firming,
toning, calorie-burning - biking has it beat
over driving any day of the week.
Boost your mood
Even moderate exercise, like a lei
surely bike ride, will boost levels of
euphoria-producing hormones called
endorphins. Translation: You can bike
away your blues.
When we drive past scenery in a car,
we miss so much. The slower pace of
biking enables us to enjoy our surround
ings. Avid bikers report the satisfaction
of smelling newly mown grass, flowering
trees and the fertile damp earth as one of
the added bonuses of cycling.
Meet like-minded others
You can bet that fellow cyclists prob
ably are health- and environmentally
minded. Many bikers say that deep friend
ships often form among cycling enthu
siasts because of their common ground.
Eat a salad
Eating a salad every day offers
numerous health benefits
It’s one of the simplest and healthi
est food habits that anyone can commit
to. Salads are easy to make and bring us
a few steps closer to our recommended
daily serving of fruits and vegetables.
Simply add some of your favorite fat-free
or reduced-fat dressing and experience
some of the following health benefits.
Elders Council Meeting
May 14 • 1-4 p.m.
Chinook Winds Casino Resort
For more information, please contact Rachelle Endres at
800-922-1399, ext. 1261:541-444-8261; or rachellee@ctsi.nsn.us
Time to gather basketry materials
Spring is here and very soon hazel
sticks will be ready to pick and peel.
Hazel stick gathering is a must for
anyone interested in making traditional
Siletz baskets. Spruce root can be dug all
year round and is used for the weavers or
weft of Siletz baskets.
Bear grass and maidenhair fem are
used for overlay to make our traditional
designs or marks in our baskets and both
are picked in late summer.
Any Tribal members interested in
gathering can call Bud Lane at 800-922-
1399, ext. 1320, or 541-444-8320, or
e-mail budl@ctsi.nsn.us. Just a reminder
- basket materials must be gathered in a
timely fashion.
Here is a general breakdown of gath
ering times for different materials:
May
One health benefit of consuming
salad is an increase in fiber intake. Salads
provide the body with a lot of fiber, which
in turn means lower cholesterol and less
constipation. Furthermore, when you eat
these green wonders, you feel fuller, eat
less and lose weight.
Since salads are very filling, eating
one prior to your main course will reduce
the number of calories you end up con
suming. By the time you get to the main
course, you will feel full and satisfied.
This in turn will result in less calorie
intake and more weight loss.
Studies have shown that many Ameri
cans don’t get the recommended servings
of fruits and vegetables. Eating a salad
daily can bring you a few steps closer to
that goal.
Vegetables and fruit are rich in many
nutrients that contribute to our overall
health. Furthermore, green veggies
provide our bodies with high levels of
antioxidants, which lower our chances of
developing many illnesses such as cancer.
So eating five servings of vegetables per
day is not just a random saying that some
person cooked up in his head, it’s a rec
ommendation toward a healthy lifestyle.
Directions
Siletz
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
May 2
May 3
May 4
May 5
May 6
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Salem
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
May
May
May
May
1 - 6:30 p.m.
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17 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
18 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
9-11 a.m.
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Commodity Recipe
Hazel, willow and fir sticks (until
mid-June), spruce roots
July
Fir sticks, spruce roots, bear grass,
maidenhair fem
August
Fir sticks, spruce roots, bear grass,
maidenhair fem, hazel sticks (limited),
willow sticks
September
Bear grass, maidenhair fem, wood-
wardia fem, spruce roots
The Siletz Tribal Energy Program
(STEP) is an energy management pro
gram that works with federal, state and
local partners, Tribal members and others
to learn about and implement the conser
vation of natural resources.
The program’s goal is to empower
Tribal members to maintain healthier,
more livable homes; control utility costs;
and conserve natural resources. It pro
vides education and assistance for home
weatherization, conserving energy and
preventing lead poisoning.
For more information, contact us
at 541-444-8271 or 800-922-1399, ext.
1271; or step@ctsi.nsn.us. Follow us on
Facebook, just search for Siletz Tribal
Energy Program and “like” us.
USDA distribution dates for May
Hazel, willow and fir sticks, spruce roots
June
Also, by consuming salad we increasi
our intake of good fat. When we incor*
porate olive oil, avocado or nuts into our
salad, we help our bodies with the absorp
tion of protective phytochemicals.
Information from www.care2.com/
greenlivingZbenefits-of-biking.html and
http://ezinearticles.com/7What-Are-
the-Benefits-of-Eating-Salad-Every-
Day?&id=1325601 -
Slow-Cook Chicken, Vegetable
and Pasta Stew
Ingredients
2 tablespoons oil*
1 small onion*
2 cloves garlic or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 chicken breasts, cubed*
'/2 can of sliced carrots*
'/2 can whole kernel com*
1 can diced tomatoes*
6 cups water
2 bouillon cubes
Whole grain rotini noodles*
Fresh parsley, salt and pepper
* Indicates commodities used
Heat oil in a large skillet. Add onion,
garlic and chicken and sauté until chicken
is cooked. Add carrots, com and tomatoes
and cook until heated.
Transfer to a crock pot or large pot
and add water and bouillon. Cook on low
heat for 1-2 hours.
Add 2 cups rotini and fresh parsley 30
minutes before serving. Add salt sparingly
and pepper for taste. Can be served with
parmesan cheese.
This is a low-fat, lower-carbohydrate
meal that can be served for a family or
frozen and reheated as single portions.
Use salt sparingly since the bouillon
also contains sodium.
Whole grains are an excellent source
of fiber and can help reduce your choles
terol and improve your heart health.
You can visit the Tribal website at
www.ctsi.nsn.us and print the application
packet.
You can reach us at our Siletz ware
house at 800-922-1399, ext. 1393 or ext.
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
May 2011
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