Page 2, — July, 1983, Siletz, Oregon
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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.