Drive Less Connect can save you money on your commute, other trips
What if you could cut your gas bill
in half? Carpooling has many advantages
and reducing the impact on your wallet
is definitely one of them. Adding just
one person to your car could cut the bill
for your route in half by sharing the cost
of gas.
A free, local online tool called Drive
Less Connect (DriveLessConnect.com),
which launched last year, can help you
match up with others who are headed your
way for work, school or even one-time
trips out of town. Drive Less Connect has
nearly 1 ,(X)0 users across Lincoln. Benton
and Linn counties.
Drive Less Connect helps residents
find others who are heading their way. You
can communicate anonymously through
the site's secure messaging feature and
you can choose to share information only
with other Siletz residents if you prefer.
An online calendar also is available to
track the trips you take using transporta
tion options (biking, bus, carpool, etc.).
And you'll be eligible to win great local
prizes such as gift cards to Fred Meyer or
Dutch Bros coffee.
Here's how you get started:
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Create your profile at DriveLessCon-
nect.com by clicking “Register Now.”
(Remember, it’s all free!)
Click on "Ridematch'' to create a trip.
Here you'll be able to choose who can
view your trips. Click on “Calendar”
to track your trips.
Click on “Ridematch” then "Manage
Your Trips” to view potential ride
share matches and check messages
from other users.
Drive less.
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Any questions? Call Cascades West
Rideshare at 541-924-8480.
Many of your neighbors already are
using Drive Less Connect, looking to
connect with others heading their way.
“I signed up for Drive Less Connect
because 1 don't have a car and I live in
Newport and have a job in Lincoln City,”
said a resident who asked that her name
not be printed. She must take the bus
very early in the morning to get to work
on time and would love to find a carpool
match instead.
Does this challenge sound familiar
to you? Sign up at DriveLessConnect.
com today!
Courtesy photo
Photo by Diane Rodriquez
Several children at the Tenas Illahee Childcare Center gather for a photo in their Halloween finest, including (1 to r) Hailey
Ivy, Brandon McKibben, Gracianne Callis, Nadia Henarie, MacKenzie McKern, Bobbi Imbler-Bremner and Sammy Hall.
Children from the center and Tribal Head Start paid their traditional visit to Tribal buildings in Siletz on Halloween morning.
Jackie Cordova and Ava Sweat trick-
or-treat in the Tribal administration
building on Oct. 31.
Important information and deadlines for the college-bound Tribal senior
December
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February
If you haven't already done so, take
this last SAT test for seniors.
Get FAFSA forms, available for fed-
eral and state financial aid.
Apply for FAFSA pin number -
student/parents must apply separately.
Mail or submit all revised, complete
college applications before the holi
day break.
Start scholarship essays.
Start OSAC (Oregon Student Assis-
tance Commission).
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First semester grades and mid-year
reports are sent to some colleges.
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Check your school counseling office
or ASPIRE center for scholarship
information.
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January
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FAFSA forms can be submitted
Jan. 1. Do not delay - do this ASAP!
Complete scholarships that are due.
Check for Student Aid Report (SAR
on the FAFSA website several days
after filing out the FAFSA).
Request mid-year transcripts be sent
to colleges to which you have applied.
Request transcripts needed for OSAC
scholarship application.
Send thank you notes to people who
have helped you.
Students who plan to apply for Tribal
assistance for college must apply
for FAFSA no later than Jan. 31 at
fafsa.ed.gov .
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Complete scholarships.
Check with colleges applied to for
verification they have received all nec
essary documents. Continue to moni
tor status of submitted applications.
Check to see if your mid-year tran
scripts have been sent to the schools
to which you have applied.
Wrap up any scholarship applica
tions, essays and activities chart (for
OSAC). Early bird deadline is in
February for OSAC.
May
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This is the deadline for final decisions
for universities.
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Send letter of intent to registrar.
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Do you plan to
apply for Tribal
education funds?
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Some requirements and
deadlines to keep in mind
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Attend your Senior Awards Night.
each year (for funding for the
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Review any award letters and be sure
you understand the terms and condi
tions that accompany each type of aid.
upcoming fall semester or
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Complete scholarships.
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Start working on Tribal higher educa
tion or adult vocational training grant
application. This can be found on the
Tribe’s website and is due June 30.
December 2012
Make arrangements for your final
grades to be sent to colleges and
universities.
Good luck!
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You should start receiving admission
responses.
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Line up a summer job.
Check for three Tribal scholarships
at ctsi.nsn.us.
Review the Student Aid Report (SAR).
Attend graduation - congratulations!
The once-a-year annual dead
line for funding is June 30 of
March
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Send thank you notes to people who
have helped you.
Make final decision about which
college or university you will attend.
If you decide to decline enrollment
to a college or university to which
you have been accepted, send notice
indicating this to the college's admis
sions office.
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If necessary, arrange for housing and
a meal plan (at school).
Send thank you notes to any person/
committee from which you received
a scholarship.
June
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Tribal higher education and adult
vocational training applications are
due June 30!
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academic year).
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Students must apply for
FAFSA (Free Application for
Federal Student Aid) at fafsa.
ed.gov between Jan. 1-31
each year. Your application
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for Tribal funding will not be
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accepted if you do not meet
this deadline.
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