New housing in Siletz
These photos are of the Tillamook
subdivision in Siletz, Oregon. Phase 1
was built with Indian Housing Block
Grant funds and consists of seven
single-family homes – two three-
bedroom, three three-bedroom and
two four-bedroom homes.
The homes are the first in a new
program called Home of Your Own
(HOYO). The HOYO is a lease-
purchase scenario that conveys title
at the end of the lease period. During
the lease period, participants work on
building or repairing credit and must
achieve a minimum credit score in
order to become a homeowner.
The units include many energy-
efficient features, such as tankless
water heaters, forced air heat, double-
pane windows and energy-efficient
appliances.
The Tribe anticipates building
Phase 2 in 2014.
Courtesy photos
The before (above) and after photos of the Tillamook subdivision in Siletz show the transformation that has taken place in
the last few months. Seven homes were constructed and more should be in the works next year.
Complete survey for Home Visiting Program to help with planning effort
The Siletz Home Visiting Program is
in its year of planning and hopes to imple-
ment the program sometime in the next year.
The program has the opportunity to
evaluate specific aspects of it to see how
families are improving in certain areas of
life because of the services they receive.
In order for this evaluation to be meaning-
ful for the community, the Home Visiting
team wants to make sure your voice is
heard in choosing what topic is most
important on which to focus.
The topics presented came from
community needs identified in the Siletz
Home Visiting Needs Assessment com-
pleted earlier this year.
This survey should take no more than
five minutes to complete, so please take a
moment to provide feedback. This is very
important in helping us better understand
the needs of families in our community.
Copy and paste the link into your
Internet browser to complete the survey
– surveymonkey.com/s/NVVJKBF.
Thank you in advance for your help!
If you’d like to participate and do not
have a computer available, contact Patrice
Clevenger at 541-444-8332 or 800-922-
1399, ext 1332. Leave your name and
address and a survey will be mailed to
you. Thanks so much for your help.
Time to submit your family information to help update Veterans Memorial
By Tony Molina, Siletz Honor Guard
Director\Tribal Veterans Representative
If any Siletz Tribal veteran has not
had the opportunity to place his or her
name on our Veterans Memorial on Gov-
ernment Hill, now is the time to act and
submit your request.
Applications will be available at all
Siletz Tribal offices. The memorial is
updated on an occasional basis, so now is
the time to submit information for inclu-
sion in the next update.
Along with your application, we also
need a copy of your (proof of service)
dd214 or separation from the U.S. Armed
Forces or a copy of your military ID if
currently serving.
Some Tribal veterans may have
already submitted their dd214. Please
contact me if you wish to verify that I
have it on file.
Please help spread the news. This
opportunity is for all of our veterans, alive
or deceased, and those on active duty.
You can reach me at 541-444-8330
or 800-922-1399, ext. 1330; or tonym@
ctsi.nsn.us.
Tribal veterans’ photos needed for Restoration
Please turn in a photo with the Tribal veteran’s information (name, branch
of service, years served) for the Restoration Celebration in November. Also,
submit contact information for the veteran or person turning in the photo (name,
phone, address).
Email photos to pias@ctsi.nsn.us or mail them to Public Information
Department, Siletz Tribe, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549. Contact the
Public Information Department at 541-444-8293 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1293,
with any questions about the veterans’ slide show to be shown at the 36 th Res-
toration Celebration.
Also, don’t forget to contact Tony Molina to include your veteran informa-
tion on the Veterans Memorial (see article above). Thanks!
Time to gather materials for baskets
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.
basket materials must be gathered in a
timely fashion.
Here is a general breakdown of gath-
ering times for different materials:
Bear grass and maidenhair fern are
used for overlay to make our traditional
designs or marks in our baskets and both
are picked in late summer.
August
Tribal members interested in gather-
ing can call Bud Lane at 800-922-1399,
ext. 1320, or 541-444-8320, or e-mail
budl@ctsi.nsn.us. Just a reminder –
Fir sticks, spruce roots, bear grass,
maidenhair fern, hazel sticks (limited),
willow sticks
Courtesy photo
Tony Molina, Siletz Tribal veterans representative and Honor Guard director,
stands with Peter McDonald Sr. (left) and Bill Toledo (right), Navajo code
talkers during World War II. All three were attending the Veterans Summit:
Gathering of Warriors in Grand Ronde, Ore., on July 9-12.
For information about Agent Orange , possible health-related problems
and VA benefits:
September
Toll-free Helpline – 800-749-8387, press 3
Bear grass, maidenhair fern, wood-
wardia fern, spruce roots
publichealth.va.gov/xposures/agentorange/
August 2013
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