September is Healthy Aging Month - *... there’s lots of living left to do
Healthy Aging Month is an annual
observance designed to focus national
attention on the positive aspects of grow
ing older. Its main objective is to encour
age people to take personal responsibility
for their health - be it physically, socially,
mentally or financially.
The better we take care of our bodies,
the better we age and the more we are able
to enjoy life at advanced ages. Take this
opportunity to look at your daily habits
and how they affect your health. Pick one
thing, even if it’s very small, and make it
a goal to change.
See growing old as a privilege and
honor the knowledge you have gained
through the years. Respect your elders for
all they have experienced and learned and
all they can teach you.
Wellness comes in many forms:
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Health care: Make an appointment
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for your yearly checkup if you are due.
Physical Fitness: It’s never too late
to start. Find a partner and get walking
or visit the Tillicum Fitness Center and
find a program that is right for you.
Diet: Find one thing you can change
about your diet to improve it and stick
with it! Cut out french fries, drink
more water or eat more vegetables.
Mental Wellness: If you think
you’re old, you are. Keep your mind
active and young. Take a class, play
games, start a new hobby or activity,
or volunteer your time.
Social Wellness: Laugh loud and
often! Smile even though you might
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not always feel like it. The brain
releases chemicals associated with
happiness just with the act of a smile.
Seek inspiration and keep the faith.
Financial Wellness: If you decide
to delay your Medicare benefits until
after age 65, still apply for Medicare
benefits three months before your 65th
birthday or it might cost you more for
insurance and prescription coverage.
Visit healthyaging.net for more
healthful suggestions and go enjoy life!
Tribal Head Start gears up for new year; child care assistance available
By Lori Jay-Linstrom, Parent Involve
ment Coordinator
If you have not submitted your Siletz
Tribal Head Start application or if you
know of someone who has not done so,
please send them in as soon as possible.
It really is getting to be that time of year.
We are in the process of getting things
ready for the new school year of 2011 -12.
If you have a child or know of a child who
is between the ages of 3 and 4 and you do
not have an application, please call SOO-
922-1399 or 541-444-2532 and ask for
Head Start. We will send you one.
If you are a working family and your
child is an enrolled Tribal member or eli
gible to be enrolled into the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians, you may qualify
for the Childcare Assistance Program.
Effective October 2011, our Child
care Assistance Program will make
minor changes to the program, including
changes in the co-pay that clients will be
required to pay.
If you have questions and or would
like an application, please call 800-922-
1399 or 541-444-2532 and ask for the
Childcare Assistance Program.
Tribe reaches $8.9 million in overall giving; Chinook Winds adds $2.2 million
Total includes $92,226 distributed to 25 organizations in August by Siletz Tribal Charitable Giving Fund
The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contri
bution Fund distributed $92,226.40 to 25
organizations on Aug. 5 as it continued
its quarterly donations to non-profit orga
nizations. The checks were presented at
Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln
City, Ore.
The Siletz Tribe is proud of its con
tributions through employment, monetary
donations and cooperative measures to the
Siletz community, Lincoln County and
the state of Oregon. The seven-member
charitable fund advisory board has dis
tributed more than $6.8 million since its
inception in 2001.
Overall, the Tribe has honored its
tradition of sharing within the community
by distributing more than $8.9 million
through the charitable fund and other
Tribal resources. Chinook Winds has
donated more than $2.2 million in cash
and fund-raising items since it opened
in 1995. The casino also provides in-
kind donations of convention space for
various fund-raisers as well as technical
support, advertising and manpower for
many events.
The next deadline to submit applica
tions is Sept. 14, 2011. Eligibility for
money from the charitable fund is limited
to two categories:
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Entities and activities located in the
Siletz Tribe’s 11-county service area
(Lincoln, Tillamook, Linn, Lane,
Benton, Polk, Yamhill, Marion. Mult
nomah, Washington and Clackamas
counties)
Native American entities and activi
ties located anywhere in the United
States
Applications and requirements can be
obtained at www.ctsi.nsn.us/charitable-
contribution-fund; from Kelley Ellis at
800-922-1399, ext. 1227, or 541-444-
8227; or by mail at Siletz Tribal Chari
table Contribution Fund, P.O. Box 549,
Siletz, OR 97380-0549. Applications
can be submitted via e-mail at stccf@
live.com.
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Siletz News
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Aug. 5,2011 - Distribution of $92,226.40
Arts - $1,600
Newport HS - portable public address system
Newport, OR
$1,600
Portland, OR
Yachats, OR
$734
$1,800
Bums, OR
$5,000
Mt. Angel, OR
$1,700
Lincoln City, OR
Salem, OR
$3,450
$2,500
Lincoln City, OR
$1,500
Cultural Activities - $2,534
Portland Inter-Tribal Canoe Club - Eagle Dancer paddles and steering paddles
Yachats Ladies Club - chairs for community clubhouse
Education - $19,865.40
Bums Paiute Tribe - staffing and portion of Culture Camp for multi-generational culture
preservation program
Kennedy HS - robotics kits for Project Lead the Way engineering and biomedical
science curriculum
Oceanlake Elementary School - digital cameras
Oregon Dept, of Veterans Affairs - meals and refreshments for Conference for Oregon
Women Veterans
Oregon Pacific Area Health Education Center - bus transportation for field trips for health
career students in Lincoln County
Sharon Butler Memorial Scholarship - scholarship funds
Waldport HS - Vertimax training system for track and basketball teams
$3,000
$2,715.40
Newport, OR
Waldport, OR
Environmental & Natural Resource Preservation - $1,450
Native American Rights Fund - in memory of David Getches, founding executive director
ofNARF
Boulder, CO
$1,450
Sweet Home, OR
Albany, OR
Newport, OR
Toledo, OR
Albany, OR
Sweet Home, OR
$3,200
$3,000
$4,000
$6,500
$500
$5,000
Eugene, OR
$2,250
Cloverdale, OR
Toledo, OR
Waldport, OR
$3,600
$1,400
$3,500
Newport, OR
Silverton, OR
$3,900
$7,695
Health - $22,200
Fair Share Gleaners - food
Helping Hands Gleaners - food
Newport Lions Club - eye exams, eyeglasses and hearing tests
Olalla Center for Children & Families - assist with purchase of Mary Harrison school
Rebel Sports Foundation - wrestling mat
Sweet Home School District - utilities and chemicals to help keep swimming pool open
Prevention - $10,750
Bridgeway House - equipment, materials and supplies for social group program for
children with autism spectrum disorder
Nestucca Youth Football - helmets for youth age 7-12
Toledo HS - uniforms for boys basketball team
Waldport HS - helmets for football team
Public Safety - $33,827
CASA of Lincoln County - liability insurance and directors/officers insurance
Drakes Crossing Rural Fire Protection District - upgrade self-contained breathing
apparatus air packs
Mt. Hood Search & Rescue Council - specialized man-tracking training for 30 people
Siletz Valley Fire District - turn-out jackets and pants
TOTAL
September 2011
Oregon City, OR
Siletz, OR
$6,680
$15,552
$92,226.40