Siletz Tribal Energy Program
highlights activities, asks for input
The Siletz Tribal Energy Program
(STEP) is funded by grants from the
Administration for Native Ameri
cans, the Department of Energy, the
State of Oregon, the Bonneville Power
Administration and the Environmental
Protection Agency.
We have been around for two years
now and hope you have seen us at events
or read our articles in the newspaper.
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Where have we been?
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Culture Camps
Pow-Wows
Run to the Rogue
Residential solar workshop
Commercial solar workshop
Community planning meetings in
Siletz and area offices
Earth Day events
HRO meetings
Summer and winter all-staff meetings
Lincoln County Fairs
Community Health Fairs in Siletz and
area offices
Healthy Traditions Garden Party
Community dances
Elders Honor Day
Energy Challenge contest among staff
Fourth of July decorating contest
using recycled materials (for staff)
Calendar Contest for youth (it’s not
too late to enter; the deadline has been
extended to Oct. 15. See http.7/tinyurl.
com/stepcc for more details)
What do we do?
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Residential energy audits
Residential weatherization retrofits,
which may include providing Energy
Star appliances
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Replace incandescent bulbs with
CFLs (free)
Facilitate commercial energy audits
and retrofits
Educate about energy efficiency and
conservation
Recycling - reduce, reuse, recycle
Composting
Provide training to those wishing to
enter the weatherization field
Develop and adopt energy codes for
Tribal buildings
Strategic planning for environmental
sustainability
Explore renewable energy options
for the Tribe
Monday
Oct. 3
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Tuesday
Oct. 4
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Wednesday
Oct. 5
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Thursday
Oct. 6
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Friday
Oct. 7
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Salem
1:30^6:30 p.m.
Monday
Oct. 17
Tuesday
Oct. 18 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Oct. 19 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Thursday
Oct. 20
9-11 a.m.
This is our second-place winner in the
recipe contest. Wendi Schamp from the
Siletz Community Health Clinic made it.
She prepared a pot of this soup and I gave
bowls of it out at lunchtime one afternoon.
It’s so good that people came from all over
the administration building to try some.
Easy Chicken Soup
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whole chicken
can diced tomatoes
can tomato sauce
can green beans
can com
We are trying to obtain photos of all Tribal members who are veterans or cur
rent military personnel. Photos can be e-mailed to budl@ctsi.nsn.us or brought to
the Culture Office, where they can be scanned and immediately returned to you.
If you would like to mail a photo, please send to the Siletz Culture Office,
attention Bud Lane, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549. The original photo
will be mailed back to you.
Please identify the name of the person in the photo, branch of service and
date of photo if possible. These photos will be part of the presentation at the
Siletz Tribal Restoration Pow-Wow.
Need caregiver information?
If you are a care provider and are interested in receiving more information,
training and being a part of a support group, please contact Rachelle Endres
at 541-444-8261 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1261, with your contact information.
Who are we?
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Claire Wood, Project Coordinator
Fawn Metcalf, Energy Technician
Marleen Wynn, Weatherization
Coordinator
Where are we located?
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Planning Department, Siletz
107 SE Swan Ave., (old clinic building)
How can you contact us?
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541-444-8271 -phone
541-444-8362-fax
step@ctsi.nsn.us
Search for Siletz Tribal Energy Pro
gram on Facebook and “like” us
Please contact us with any questions
or concerns, if you want to get involved
in volunteering with us or if you would
like to give input into the direction we
should take. We look forward to hearing
from you.
October USDA distribution dates
Siletz
Send in photos of Tribal veterans
and current military personnel
V2 bag baby carrots (diced)
’/z head of cauliflower (bite-size pieces)
*/2 head cabbage (sliced)
!6 large onion (chopped)
2 large russet potatoes (diced)
2 cups chopped zucchini (optional)
In a pot, cover the chicken with cold
water, season with salt and pepper to taste
and cook until falling off the bone. Remove
chicken from the pot (save the water), cool,
then remove the skin (toss it) and meat.
Chop meat into bite-size pieces, set aside.
In your chicken water, add all the
vegetables and chopped chicken. Add more
water if needed. Stir ingredients and cook
for 1 hour or until vegetables are tender.
NOTE: You can modify this recipe by
adding different spices or other ingredients.
Add cumin, red pepper flakes, jalapenos
and rice for a Mexican soup. Add Italian
spices and some pasta for an Italian soup.
You can reach us at our Siletz ware
house at 800-922-1399, ext. 1393 or 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
Sign up now for wing dress class
The Culture Program will have a wing dress (ribbon dress) class prior to
the Restoration Pow-Wow for Tribal members who reside in the Siletz service
area (Lincoln and Tillamook counties).
These dresses are for girls and women. Please contact Angela Ramirez,
cultural education director, at 541 -444-8230 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1230, to sign
up for the class. Class size is limited as all supplies will be provided, so this will
be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Class dates and times will be set by the need of the group that signs up. Sign
up soon, pow-wow is just around the comer!
If you are interested in the Culture Program having other community projects,
please contact Ramirez to submit your ideas.
For those who reside in the other service areas, contact your local office to
find out what community culture projects they offer.
Pow-wow merchandise available
Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow merchandise is still available for purchase! Sizes
and colors are limited to what is on hand.
Call Angela Ramirez, cultural education director, at 541-444-8230 or
800-922-1399, ext, 1230, to purchase your 2011 T-shirts and sweatshirts.
Items available include:
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Adult Sweatshirts: M-XL $25 (discounted from pow-wow). All other sizes
sold out.
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Pullover: Red, black, tan, gray, chocolate
• Zipper: Pumpkin, white, black, red
Adult T-Shirts: S-XL, $15; 2X-5X $20- black, light gray, tan, red, kiwi green
Youth T-shirts: S-L, $10 - red, indigo blue, tan
Head Start kicks off new year
By Lori Jay-Linstrom
School has begun and if you have not submitted your Head Start application
or know of someone who has not done so, please send them in as soon as possible.
We have had our Head Start orientation for new and returning families and
we are so excited to get on with the new school year. Even though school has
started, we still would love to have your application.
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 800-922-1399 or 541-444-2532
and ask for Head Start. We will send one to you.
Childcare Assistance changes
If you are a working family, your child is an enrolled Tribal member or
eligible to be enrolled in the Confederated Tribes of Siletz and live in the
11-county service area, you may qualify for the Childcare Assistance Program.
Effective October 2011, our Childcare Assistance Program will make minor
changes to the program, including changes in the co-pay clients now will be
required to pay.
For questions and or an application, please call 800-922-1399 or 541-444-
2532 and ask for the Childcare Assistance Program.
October 2011
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