Temporary Tribal Student Assistance Program helps with housing costs
By Jessica Garcia, Rental Assistance
Program Coordinator/Resident Services
Advocate
The Siletz Tribal Housing Depart-
ment’s Temporary Tribal Student Assis-
tance Program (TTSAP) will accept
applications for the 2016-2017 academic
year from April 1, 2016, to May 2, 2016.
Program Information
TTSAP assists Tribal students who
will attend a college, university,
vocational or trade school.
TTSAP is a time-limited program.
Funding is for one academic year.
TTSAP assists students with rent or
room and board in a dormitory.
The student’s share of the rent is
30 percent of his or her adjusted
annual income. Important note: The
student might be required to remit a
portion of the rent. For example, if
a student is working, the wages will
affect the student’s share of the rent.
Assistance is not transferable.
Champion for Health
To obtain an application, please stop
by the STHD office at 555 Tolowa Court,
Siletz OR, 97380 or call 800-922-1399,
ext.1322, or 541-444-8322; or email
jessicag@ctsi.nsn.us.
Applications also can be downloaded
from the Siletz Tribal website at ctsi.nsn.us.
Siletz Drum Making Demonstration
Come and learn how to prepare and make
Siletz Gamble and Hand Drums
Leatha Lynch Dr
PharmD RPh PIC
Honoring Health Champion
By Patti McKinney, TPEP Coordinator
Leatha Lynch, pharmacist at the Siletz Community Health Clini, has provided support and
encouragement for health for everyone who accesses smoke-free Tribal buildings. She has provided
tpositive input along with her extensive expertise for healthy, smoke-free environments.
Leatha builds teamwork by opening doors of communication with positive input and helpful
information. Her heart and spirit display an exceptional commitment of health to the Tribe and
community. She understands the need for smoke-free environments and how that understanding benefits
individuals and the health of the entire community.
The Tobacco Prevention Education Program wishes to honor this champion of health.
On Government Hill outside
the Tribal Community Center
in Siletz
March 19 • 10 a.m.
For more information, contact Bud Lane
541-444-8320 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1320; or budl@ctsi.nsn.us
USDA distribution dates for March
Siletz
For more information about the Siletz Tribe, please visit ctsi.nsn.us.
2016 Standing Committee Vacancies
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Applications Due by April 13, 2016
Salem
For Tribal members interested in serving on a Standing Committee, please
fill out this form and return it prior to April 13, 2016.
Please mail or fax your application to Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians,
Attn: Executive Secretary to Tribal Council, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549;
fax: 541-444-8325.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Name: ___________________________________ Roll No: __________________
Address: _________________________________________________________
City: ____________________________ State: _____________ ZIP: __________
Telephone: Day ( ) _________________ Evening ( ) _____________________
If you only want to be considered for one committee, please indicate by
inserting the number 1 next to the committee of interest. If you have interest in
more than one committee, please indicate by numbering your preference 1 (first
choice), 2 (second choice) and 3 (third choice).
March 1
March 2
March 3
March 4
March 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.
March 21 1:30 – 6:30 p.m.
March 22 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
March 23 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
March 24
9 – 11 a.m.
This is such a tasty dish. I ended
up using four heads of cabbage because
people ate it as fast as I could make it.
Joyce Retherford, FDP Director
541-444-8393
Lisa Paul, FDP Clerk/Warehouseman
541-444-8279
The Siletz Community Health
Clinic proper ty is 100 percent
tobacco-free.
__ Education Committee (2 vacancies)
__ Natural Resources Committee (1 vacancy)
__ Enrollment Committee (1 vacancy)
Committee appointments will be made at the Regular Tribal Council meet-
ing in April.
If you have any questions, please call Tami Miner, executive secretary to Tribal
Council, at 800-922-1399, ext. 1203, or 541-444-8203.
The policy prohibits all tobacco
use by everyone – no smoking in
your car, in the parking lot or on clinic
property.
We appreciate your understand-
ing and willingness to help keep our
clinic tobacco-free and clean.
Fried Cabbage, Bacon,
Onion and Chicken
6 slices of bacon, chopped
1 large onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups chicken chunks
1 large head of cabbage, cored and sliced
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
1/8 teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ cup soy sauce
Place the bacon in a large stockpot
and cook over medium-high heat until
crispy, about 10 minutes. Add onion and
garlic; cook and stir until onion caramel-
izes, about 10 minutes.
Add chicken chunks. Immediately stir
in the cabbage and continue to cook and
stir another 10 minutes.
Season with salt, pepper, paprika and
garlic powder. Reduce heat to low, cover
and simmer, stirring occasionally, about 30
minutes. Serve as a side dish or over rice.
Tribal RV parks have space
available for you
Logan Road RV Park, Lincoln City,
Ore. – loganroadrvpark.com or
877-LOGANRV
Hee Hee Illahee RV Resort, Salem,
Ore. – heeheeillahee.com or
877-564-7295
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