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Page 2, — July, 1983, Siletz, Oregon s ? Contract Bids Sought The Housing Authority of Lincoln County would like to ale rt all interested contrac tors, particularly those own ed by m inorities, such as Native A m ericans, that bids a re now being sought for a large rem odeling project. The Housing A uthority has received funding from the D epartm ent of H ousingand U rb a n D e v e lo p m e n t v to rem odel an d expand Ocean Spray Community Center, Newport, and to renovate the 30 living units which m ake up the Newport public hous ing project. C onstruction docum ents m ay be exam ined a t the following locations: Housing Authority office, 1039 N.W. Nye St., Newport; Salem C ontractor’s Exchange, 2256 Judson St. S .E ., Salem ; Eugene Builders Exchange, 145 E. 29th St., Eugene; Northwest P lan Center, 500 N.E. Multnomah, Suite 200, P o rtla n d ; C orvallis P la n Center, 687 S.W. 15th St., Corvallis; Im pact Business Consultants, 8959 S.W. Bar- b u r B lv d ., S u ite 102, P ortland; Bay A rea Plan E xchange, 2744 Woodland D r., Coos Bay; and Dodge- Scan, 315 N. Tower, 100 W. H arrison Plaza, Seattle. Bids a re due to be opened Monday Aug. 22, 1983 a t 3 p.m . a t Ocean Spray Com m unity Center. F u rth er inform ation m ay be obtained from Connie Hoffman, Executive D irec tor of the Housing Authority, whose office is located a t O cean S p ray Com m unity Center. She can be reached by phone a t 265-5326. A rchitect for the project is E dw ard Miyakawa, 563-3071, Waldport. LETTERS— Rick Dodds, Siletz T ribal m em ber, wishes to corres pond with all other tribal m em bers th at have an interest in our genealogy. He also would like to contact individuals th at have a photo collection of the earliest m em bers of the Siletz and Alsea comm unities. Dodds address is Box 1091, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37901. FOUR GENERATIONS gathered for a Birthday party for Creed Ty-ee Taylor at Keith Taylor's residence in McKinleyville, CA July 10,1983. Standing: Loyd (Tiny) Baker and Keith Taylor. Kneeling: Tina Taylor, Grant Pilgrim, Aggie Pilgrim and Margarita Downey. Seated: Shay Charlie, Dawn Ig-hee Taylor and Creed Ty-ee Taylor. Special Notice EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE To all Siletz T ribal Mem bers between the ages of 18-35 th a t possess 1/4 or m ore blood quantum : we have two program s th at you m ight be interested in, Adult V ocational T rain in g an d D ire c t E m p lo y m e n t -As sistance. Adult Vocational T rain ing: training can be up to 24 months except for nursing and th a t can be up to 36 th e V eteran s of F oreign months. The activities are; W ars have provided this ser in s titu tio n a l, o n -th e-jo b , vice in the p ast years. This a p p re n tic e s h ip tr a in in g , y ear, 1983, the V.F.W. did direct em ploym ent assist not request the Tribe to pur ance. Approved applicants can receive assistance for chase the flags. tuition, books, travel, sup The T ribal C hairm an said plies, req u ired tools and this issue would not be over fam ily subsistance. D ir e c t E m p lo y m e n t looked in the future. A ssistance: this consists of MEMORIAL DAY FLAGS By Kris Martin I recently received a letter from June Austin, express ing her concern th a t there w ere no flags placed on the graves of the Service-men on M em orial Day. A fter discussing this with the T ribal C hairm an, A rthur Bensell, we discovered th at SILETZ NEWS Mailing Address: P.O. Box 670 Siletz, Oregon 97380 Telephone: (503)444-2536 Information Assistant: Kristi Martin Staff: Shirley Strickler THE DEADLINE FOR THE AUGUST SILETZ NEWS IS AUGUST 26 Send all articles and photos (black and white only) to Kristi Martin, P.O. Box 670, Siletz, OR 97380. services financial and con tact, provided eligible Indian persons to obtain reasonable an d sa tisfa c to ry em ploy m ent. This is for the purpose of gaining dr keeping a job; it is not used as a supplem ent for a gainfully employed In dian. The p ro g ram cu rren tly has eight pending applica tions. Those applications are currently being updated and reviewed. A D eterm ination will be m ade by the end of August on who will be ac cepted into the program . We a re encouraging Tribal M em bers and other Indians to contact the Salem Area Office, 393-3903, if you are interested in startin g the application process. PARENT TRAINING WORKSHOP On Ju ly 30th, the T ribe’s Indian Child W elfare P ro g ram will again p resent a t r a i n i n g w o rk s h o p fo r p arents of tribal children. The workshop will be in Springfield a t the R ed Lion Motor Inn, located on the east side of the 1-5 F reew ay a t the Beltline Exit. The workshop will be from 9 a.m . to 4 p.m . Child care and t r a n s p o r t a t i o n w ill b e a v a ila b le upo n re q u e s t. P resen ters will include Jim C ooper s p e a k in g on discipline and respect, and Susan Hoffman talking on alcohol related p arenting problem s. P rereg istratio n is required and lunch will be provided. P lease contact one of the following trib al staff: Siletz — Doni White or Joella Kline — 444-2514. Salem — Sherri Donaldson — 393-3903. S p r in g f ie ld — F r a n k P eterson or Alice W erth — 746-9658. P lease indicate if you will need child care an d /o r tran s portation. T ribal m em bers fro m o u tsid e S prin g field m ay receive reim bursem ent for th eir transportation costs if they m ake prior arran g e m ents with Doni White. PHONE NUMBERS Tribal Council O ffic e .............................. .................... 444-2528 Springfield Area O ffic e ................................................. 746-9658 1293 NE 18th, Suite B. Salem Area O ffic e ............ ........... ............... . f ?........ 393-3911 or 393-3903 Siletz Area Office ...................................................... 444-2536 or 444-2563 Central O ffic e ....................................................... 444-2532 U S D A ............................................................................... 444-2814 Health & Fam. S v c e s ............................................. . ... - 444-2514 SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM - The 1983 Youth Opportunity Program began on July 5. The program will last through August 31, 1983. The youth crew consists of nine Tribal members, the ages range from 14 thru 21. The projects that are to be performed by the youth crew are grounds-keeping of Government Hill, community service, assisting Tribal members, construction of annual Pow-Wow and yard work for the Siletz Tribal Offices. TITLE IV-A INDIAN EDUCATION We have just completed our first activity for the month of July. Our first encam pm ent w as held at M oonshine P a r k (u p p e r Logsden) July 11th thru the 17th. The last day was fam ily d ay w hich w as fo r a ll p a re n ts and f a m ily m em bers of the students who p a rtic ip a te d in the e n c a m p m e n t. B -B -Q chicken, various salads, In dian fried bread, pork spare- ribs and rice egg rolls and d esserts w ere served as m ain dishes. Approxim ately 60 students and adults w ere p r e s e n t th ro u g h o u t th e encam pm ent, 40 of those be ing T ribal m em bers. It w as a very successful week and fun w as had by all. Looking forw ard to the 2nd Moon shine E ncam pm ent which will be August 15-19. Thursday, July 15 during the encam pm ent, we loaded u p th e D a n c e G ro u p “Selene’s Many M occasins” to m eet the Mt. Hebo Wagon T rain which arrived in Tilla mook, OR. the night before. T hey in v ited our d ance group to dinner and to per form for the pioneers around the cam pfire. We had a rriv ed a t T illa m o o k e a r ly enough before dinner, so took the students to the “ Pioneer M useum” where th e y w e r e v e r y m u c h im pressed with all the rooms and displays of m any /dif ferent things. In their find ings a t the Museum, they spotted Indian baskets which had been donated by the Siletz Tribe and a rose bead ed b at th at also had been m ade by a Siletz Tribal M ember. They w ere all ex cited and glad th a t they p a r ticipated. The following is a schedule of our planned activities for the rest of the sum m er; July 27 — “ O.S.U. Horner M useum” August 6 — D ance Group to Toledo L ibrary August 10 — 6:30; 11 — 7:30; 12 — 8:30: Beach excursions to Lincoln City and Seal Rock for traditional g a th e rin g of v a r i o u s seafoods. August 13 — D ance Group to Astoria August 15-19 — Moonshine E ncam pm ent ' August 20 — Toledo Sum m er F estival (Dance Group to be in parade) August 19-21 — Siletz Pow- Wow (D a n c e g r o u p to participate) A ugust 24 — V isit to “ O.S.U. H orner M useum” August 26 — L ast day of Sum m er P rogram . B e a d in g c la s s , D an ce Class and R egalia m aking is being held every Monday, Wednesday and F rid ay from 10:00-12:00 noon fo r th e month of July. August only the tim e will change to 10:00-1:00. Tutoring is available daily in any subject m atter now thru August 26th. You must come in arid sign up for any class or activity before approved to p arti cipate. F o r information, stop by the Title IV room no. 23 in the Siletz School or call 444-2523. ' Title IV Coordinator Robert Rilaitos. EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM By Shannon Case Welch The Siletz, S alem and Springfield a rea offices are in full swing, we are getting ready to round off FY 83. We had g reat progress this year, and a re looking forw ard to seeing m ore. At this tim e each a rea has: SILETZ — 1-on the job t r a i n i n g , 11-w o rk e x perience, 4-classroom train ing, 3-direct and indirect placem ents and 2-supportive services clients served. SALEM — 3-on the job t r a i n i n g , 10-w ork e x perience, 4-classroom train- HELP! Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Lome Cambell or Jerry Butler please have them contact the Montesano court house in Grace Harbor, Washington. They have some money coming to them. ing, 3-direct and indirect placem ents and 1 supportive service client served. SPRINGFIELD - 0-on the job training, 17-work ex p e rie n c e , 17- c la s s ro o m training, 8 direct and in d irect placem ents clients served. GED Offered The Siletz A rea Employ m ent P rogram has openings for N ative A m ericans who a re interested in obtaining a GED. N ativ e A m ericans w ho liv e in L in c o ln , Tillamook or Benton coun ties, and a r e interested in a t tending GED classes or tak ing GED tests should contact M ary Lane a t 444-2536 or 444-2563. She will discuss P r o g r a m e lig ib ility r e quirem ents and explain how our P rogram can assist you.
