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About Siletz news letter. (Siletz, Oregon) 1989-1997 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1996)
HOUSING REPORT By: Connie Hoffman, SIHA Director We expect to publish our Invitation to Bid on our next rental project sometime later this month. Contractors should watch the Daily Journal of Commerce (the trade paper for construction jobs). We will also publish in the local Newport paper and in the August Tribal Newspaper. Plans and specifications will be available from the Housing Office in early July. You can call us at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 310. Our direct line is 541-444-8310. WE HAVE OUR OWN FAX MACHINE NOW! THE FAX NUMBER IS 541-444-8313. Our mailing address is the same: P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR, 97380. Our physical address is 555 Tolowa Court, Siletz. By the time you read this, the residents at the Tolowa Court apartments should have green lawns. A number of residents have helped with the watering and the children have shown remarkable restraint in keeping off the planted areas. I was impressed with the number of signatures on a petition that we received to install a swing set. A play structure has been installed for the younger children. Our new maintenance staff person, Tim Mason, will be constructing a tire swing, which has been very popular in the Silatchee Park housing. We are fortunate to have a Tribal Member of Tim's caliber as a member of our housing staff. Too often we only hear about the "problems" in housing. We should not forget the majority of our Homebuyers and Renters who take pride in their homes, carefully maintain them, and improve them with flowers and other personal touches. We want all Tribal members to be proud o f their housing areas and we invite those who have not had a chance to visit us recently to come and see us. We are proud to show off our new office also. The problems do exist though and the most troubling one currently is that of teen drinking parties. We intend to take a strong stand against those residents who allow minors to have access to alcohol in their homes or on their property. We consider this to be behavior which threatens the health, safety, and social environment of the neighborhood and, as such, is a violation of the lease. W e applaud those residents who have the courage to stand up and let us know when and how they are being affected by the violent, disruptive, and often illegal behavior of other residents. They deserve your support and encouragement in the face of the ridicule and anger that they receive from those who were the subject o f the complaint. We are looking forward to the additional law enforcement services that we will be receiv ing from the Toledo Police, thanks to the recent action o f the Tribal Council. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS The Tribal Natural Resources De partment is in the process of com pleting several environmental as sessments (EAs) for various upcom ing projects. If you are interested in reviewing and/or commenting on any of these projects, please contact Tribal Forester Mike Kennedy at (541) 444-8232 or 1-800-922-1399 Ext. 232 as soon as possible. Public comment periods for each EA will be posted in all Tribal offices as soon as they are set. EAs being worked on at this time include: Brush Creek Logging Unit: harvest of approximately 1.2 million board feet of conifer and hardwood timber from 70 acres of Tribal land. Fisher Logging Unit: harvest of ap proximately 800 thousand board feet of conifer and hardwood timber from 61 acres of individually owned trust land north of Siletz. Judd Road Housing Project: con struction of 25 new housing units off of Judd Road in Siletz. Long Tom Logging Unit: harvest of approximately 4.2 million board feet of conifer and hardwood timber from 71 acres of Tribal land. Cagle feather Ceremony 1 996 By: Teresa Miller May 22 the annual Eagle Feather Ceremony was held at the Siletz Community Center. Each year this ceremony honors the Native American high school graduates In Lincoln County. It's a terrific effort sponsored by the Title IX Parent Committee which includes Selene Rilatos, Karen Bell, Pam Ben, Sara Bell, Charlie Ben, Janey Kenney, Wright, Patricia Whetstone, and Lynn Whitlow. Special recognition goes to Pat Darcy and Selene Rilatos for their yearly coordination and M.C.ing talents during the ceremony; to Jeanee Bard for donating supplies to make the dream catchers given the graduates; and Val Hibdon and Patty Socha for making the dream catchers. The ceremony itself is a wonderful way to celebrate the accomplishments of our students and to give them a community blessing as they go on to pursue their goals in life. Each student is given a blessed eagle feather at the conclusion of the evening and instructed on it's proper care. We were delighted to have so many people in attendance (the hall was packed) and honored to have the speakers we did. Just a few of the highlights of this very important evening...... The evening began with beautiful^: flowing flute music provided by Bill Wilson which always sets the tone for a special get- together. Agnes Pilgrim gave the invocation and the closing prayer and we were delighted that she could be with us to impart some of her wisdom to our youth. Lincoln County School Superintendent Skip Liebertz gave the welcoming address. (Skip takes the time to attend most of our tribal functions and actively participates). The Key Note speaker was our dear friend, David West who is living away from us but is . always a welcome part of our activities. The Honor Drum was the Dancing Again Singers and the honor song was performed by our own Title IX Drum! Guest speaker was Alison Brossia of the University of Oregon. It would be nice if every young person could be part of this ceremony as they go on to find their way and build their future. Those who were honored on this evening were: Heidi Bayya, Vernon Bearden, Paul Brock, Alfred Butler, Christie Butler, Rusty Butler, Robert Cross, Jeff Debusk, Lisa Easter, Tina Edwards, Josie Hanneman, Tami Lockler, Nichole Maher, April Mathews, Katie McCormick; Richard McMaster, Talya O'Danials, Jennifer Osby, Jessica Parr, Arlissa Rhoan, Sasha Shoemake, Shyla Sim m ons, D anelle Sm ith, C hristina Thompson, Dana Varner, Terri Waley, Gary Whetstone, Jeremy Whitehead, Chuvonne Williams, Norman Williams, and Jeremy Young. Special thanks to all those who served as escorts for the 1996 Title IX Eagle Feather Ceremony. Also, a note of recognition to the Title IX staff: Lincoln County School District Representative Mona Glode, Siletz School Principal Mike Darcy, Title IX Coordinator Fred Rider, Title IX assistants Valerie Hibdon, Patty Socha, and Juanita Whitebear. Summer Youth Exchange Encampment Oregon Native Youth Council is going to have a Cultural Exchange Summer Project. Twenty youth from Tuba City, Arizona will be coming up to exchange stories and songs with the Northwest Native Youth. The encampment will be in Otis Oregon, at the ONYC site July 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th. If you are interested in attending please contact Luhui Whitebear at 541- 996-6316 in Otis or Sacheen Tattooed in Portland Oregon at 503- 286-2962. Please bring camping gear and food. The age group is 13-18. The registration fee is $10.00 per participant. If you are unable to pay registration fee, the ONYC will provide scholarships. ii ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ a / wraw 3
