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State regulations for fishing change on Siletz River Courtesy photos by Vocational Rehabilitation Program staff Shannon Cook-Wright, director of the 477 Self-Sufficiency Program Andrew Johanson, Vocational Rehabilitation Program aide located at the Salem Area Office Angie Butler, Vocational Rehabilitation Program coordinator/counselor located at the Salem Area Office Tribal vocational rehabilitation program opens doors By Andrew Johanson We have good news - the Siletz Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Program (STVRP) is now open. As a new Tribal program, we are here to serve as an employment resource for disabled Tribal members who have a strong desire to be employed and want to return to the workforce. This program is grounded in a strength-basis approach to employment readiness. An important part of this pro gram is helping others find their strengths and build strong foundations for lasting and productive employment. Similar to other Siletz Tribal pro grams, we offer services within the 11-county service area to qualifying Tribal members with a documented dis ability. Some of the services we provide will constitute productive rehabilita tion and integration into the workforce. Example services we may provide are: • • Employment Services Portfolio Building • • • • Motivational Counseling Addressing and Eliminating Barriers to Employment Culturally Relevant Services for Rehabilitation Mental, Educational and Physical Health Assessments As a new program in the Tribal community, we will provide the com munity with program updates, stories of participant success and other information relevant to employment within the Siletz Tribal community. The 2011 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s statewide fall salmon fish ing regulations allow for a lower deadline on the Siletz River. This new deadline will be at Ojalla Bridge on Highway 229 near the Toledo Elks’ Toketee Illahee Park. The Siletz Tribe requested this change in regulation to allow for reduced catch of the declining fall Chinook salmon population. In past years, Tribal staff have com pleted surveys across the Siletz basin and have observed that around one-third of the spawning population occurs in the stretch of river from the Mill Park ramp down to Ojalla Bridge. Because the vast majority of fish caught in this area are too dark to keep and catch-and-release likely results in increased stress to the fish, the Tribe sup ported the closure of this area for fishing in order to protect the declining salmon. Tribal staff members are working to develop additional fishing opportunities/ sites on the Tribal Bull’s Bag property. For more information on access to these sites for fall fishing, contact Kelley Ellis at 541-444-8227 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1227. Cell Tower, con’t from page 1 Help needed at last Cut Wood for the Elders Day of year The Tribal Natural Resources Com mittee and Natural Resources Department will sponsor the last Cut Wood for the Elders Day of the year on Sept. 17. Elders. Bring your chainsaws, hydraulic wood splitters, splitting mauls, axes and lots of energy. Lunch, drinks and snacks will be provided. The woodcut will be held at the log yard at the Tribe’s Toledo Mill property off Sturdevant Road in Toledo, Ore. Enter at the log yard entrance (go straight all the way to the end of Sturdevant Road, through the chain-link fence gate and down the hill to the railroad tracks and the wood cutting area). We will meet at the Tribal adminis tration building in Siletz 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. We need lots of volunteers to help cut, split and deliver firewood for Tribal The goal of this event is to deliver fire wood to as many Elders as possible. The Elders Program maintains a list of Elders who bum wood for their winter heat. People willing to haul firewood to Elders outside of the Siletz area should contact the Elders Program clerk at SOO- 922-1399, ext. 1261, or 541-444-8261 to be paired up with an Elder in need. We especially need folks who can haul wood to the Eugene, Salem and Portland areas. Elders in need of firewood also should contact the Elders Program clerk to get their name on the delivery list. 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. This will be the last event of the year. imiHEiwiSEnBonwi Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. 5 6 7 8 9 Labor Day 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. All Treaty Day Salem Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. 19 1:30-6:30 p.m. 20 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. 21 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 22 9- 11 a.m. As you know, the winning receipe, submitted by Daniel Brown of Siletz, was Pork Chop Suey. We encourage you to try this recipe, it’s very good and pretty easy to make. Pork Chop Suey • • • • • 3 bone-in pork steaks 3 bell peppers (diced) 1 head of celery (diced) 1 yellow onion (diced) 1 medium head green cabbage (chopped) Cube the steak, bone and all, and brown in large stock pot. Once the meat is brown, add the diced onion, celery and bell peppers. Add salt and pepper as you like it. Cook for about 5 minutes and add the chopped cabbage. Put enough water CTSI Jobs Tribal employment information is available at ctsi.nsn.us. ■ ■ USDA distribution for September; try chop suey recipe Siletz The height of the tower will allow other cell phone carriers the option of co locating their antennas on the tower and it should be available for the location of other community-related equipment, such as that of the Siletz Valley Fire District. The cell phone tower is just one of many investments the Tribe has made in the community. Other examples include funding for Siletz Valley Schools, the Siletz Public Library and the Siletz Valley Fire District; building the Tillicum Fitness Center, the gymnasium and the new Siletz Community Health Clinic; and provid ing water tanks and street and sidewalk improvements in the city of Siletz. over the top to almost see it through the cabbage. Cook for about 20 minutes with a lid on the pan. It’s done when the cab bage is cooked down. Serve it over rice. We will publish all of the recipes over the next several months. Try them all, they are fantastic. 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 Note: “Open Until Filled” vacan cies may close at any time. The Tribe’s Indian Preference policy will apply. Tribal government will not discriminate in selection because of race, creed, age, sex, color, national origin, physical handicap, marital status, politics, membership or non-membership in an employee organization. CTSI constantly is looking for temporary employees to cover vacancy, vacations, maternity leave and extended sick leave. If you are retired, a homemaker or a student and are looking for temporary work that can last from two weeks to 12 weeks, please submit a temporary application for the temp pool. September 2011 • Siletz News • 3
