Photo by Diane Rodriquez
Tribal Council candidates (l to r)
George Siniscal, Reggie Butler Jr.,
Melinda Logan, Elizabeth “Lisa”
Norton, Gloria Ingle, Robert Kentta,
Loraine Butler, John Johnson and
Ronald Belgard gather at Chinook
Winds Casino Resort for the
Candidates Fair on Jan. 11.
All ballots for the 2014 Tribal
Council election must be received
by 4 p.m. on Feb. 1. You can vote in
person on Feb. 1 at the Tribal
Community Center in Siletz, Ore.,
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Vocational Rehab program here to help Tribal members with disabilities
By Angie Butler, STVRP Director
The Siletz Tribal Vocational Reha-
bilitation Program is here to assist Siletz
Tribal members (living within the service
area) with overcoming impediments to
employment. We work with a diverse
population of individuals who have dis-
abilities ranging from cognitive impair-
ments to physical limitations.
If you have a documented disability
that creates limitations or prevents you
from doing the work you desire or are
qualified for, we would like to assist you.
We can help with obtaining and
maintaining employment and developing
skills. We focus on motivation, identifying
your abilities, skills that lead to successful
employment and developing self-advocacy.
You should have a strong desire to
work and be willing to work collabora-
tively with STVRP staff to provide you
with the services needed to overcome
your disability. Your personal goal should
be self-sufficiency and to live a healthy
sustainable lifestyle.
STVRP also assists with transitioning
students with disabilities. The ideal age
for students to start working with STVRP
is 2-3 years before graduation until age 22
or graduation from high school.
Our program can provide vocational
guidance and counseling, and assist with
identifying employment goals, employ-
ment retention and advocacy within the
academic environment.
Students with a documented dis-
ability or who are on an individualized
education plan (IEP) or a 504 plan are
encouraged to participate in STVRP.
Services provided by STVRP include:
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Guidance and counseling
Referral to services
Employment services
Portfolio building, résumé writing,
interviewing techniques, job coaching
Culturally relevant individualized
services
Evaluations and assessments
Training placement opportunities
Adaptive equipment
For more information about STVRP,
call 800-922-1399 or 541-444-2532.
We also maintain a resource and
employment board, so please stop by if
you’re interested. You can speak to any
of the VR staff. They include Selene
Rilatos (program aide) and Jackie Welch
(job developer/counselor) in Siletz; and
Fawn Glover (program aide) and myself
(program director/counselor) in Salem.
USDA distribution dates for February
Siletz
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Salem
Feb. 3
Feb. 4
Feb. 5
Feb. 6
Feb. 7
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Feb. 17
Holiday
Feb. 18
2 – 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 19 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 20
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Feb. 21
9 – 11 a.m.
Mini Chicken Pot Pies
350° oven
1 can chicken
1 onion diced
½ can peas
½ can carrots (diced)
1 box cream of chicken soup
6 slices low fat sliced cheese
Pepper and salt
Cayenne pepper (optional)
Garlic powder
12 3” biscuits rolled thin
Drain chicken and place in pot with
onion. Cook over medium heat until onion
is transparent.
Add the peas, carrots and cream of
chicken soup along with the seasonings.
Heat through. Add cheese slices and heat
until cheese is melted.
Biscuits
Prepare the biscuits according to
package directions (I used the recipe on
the back of the bakery mix). Spray cook-
ing spray into 12 muffin tins and form the
biscuits into each cup. Bake the cups for
about 5 minutes and remove from oven.
Push the sides and bottoms down with
a spoon and add a heaping teaspoon of the
chicken mixture to each cup. Return it to
the oven and cook for 15 minutes longer.
I added a couple slices of the cheese
to the top and put it in the oven until it
was melted.
You can heat some cream of chicken
soup, drizzle it over the top and serve.
Joyce Retherford
Tribal FDP Director
541-444-8393
Lisa Paul
Tribal FDP Warehouseman/Clerk
541-444-8279
February 2014
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