GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT
CONTRACTORS ASKED TO SUBMIT NAMES
On February 23, 1987. David Bailey will begin
as the new Housing Coordinator. Bailey's office
hours are not established at this time since he
will only be with us part-time as a result of
the funding limitations we are experiencing.
He will be located in the Cemetery Office and
will be able to be reached at 879-5253. Also,
the Housing program has undergone sweeping
changes this fiscal year, and it will un
doubtedly take Dave some time to implement the
necessary changes. Those of you who have an
application submitted for housing services may
be contacted for additional information once we
begin to implement the program changes. For
those who have not submitted an application for
housing assistance, you may want to watch the
newsletter for the program changes.
The Housing program budget has been reduced by
80Z this fiscal year, leaving us with a less
than bare bones program. This means competition
for funds will be much more intense. We have
140 applications on file and we will most likely
only be able to provide assistance to five appli
cants. We hope this situation will change in
the future. However, we have no guarantee. We
will keep you all informed of the housing sit
uation throughout the year.
If you get a chance, stop by the Cemetery office
and say hello to Dave. I'm sure he will be more
than glad to talk with you.
Some of the Council and staff are currently work
ing on the development of an Alchohol and Drug
Abuse Prevention Program for the Tribe. The
primary focus of this program will be education,
intervention and after-care. If you have ideas
or recommendations for this program, now is the
time to submit them. I'm sure the staff would
like all the input they can get. The staff
to contact are Cheryl Kennedy or Alan Ham.
As many of you know, there is a tremendous push
throughout the entire state of Oregon to develop
the economic climate of the area. In conjuction
with this overall effort, the Tribal Council will
be working with the Council of Governments and
other economic development entities to explore
ways in which the tribe can assist and part
icipate in economic development. If you have
any suggestions or would like assistance in pro
jects you would like to see, please contact the
office, we may be able to help each other.
The West Valley Chamber of Commerce is
compiling a list of possible sub-contractors
and available equipment to work
on the federal prison project in Sheridan.
Norm Swift, vice president of the chamber
and a member of the West Valley Prison Task
Force, said anyone interested in working on
the constructin of the prison or anyone who
has equipment available should write the
chamber, P.O. Box 98, Sheridan, OR 97378.
Deadline to submit the information is
Feb. 27, Swift said. The information will
be forwarded to those firms who will bid
on the site development phase of the work
and also the construction phase.
If anyone has questions about what kind
of information is needed, you can call
Swift at the Willamina branch of Oregon
Bank.
The Sun 21887
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NATIVE AMERICAN ART SHOW OPENS IN PORTLAND
Nearly a decade in the making, the Lost and
Found Traditions: Native American Art 1965
1985 exhibit is open at the Portland Art
Museum, 1219 S.W. Park Ave. The show includes
more than 350 works from 200 Native American
artists, all of which were created during the
past 20 years. They reflect the living tradit
ion and heritage of more than 100 tribes
through modern adaptations of centuries-old
motifs and techniques.
The exhibition is divided into nine sections
relating to geographic and cultural groupings.
Colorful textiles, dramatic carvings, intricate
ribbon and bead work, jewelry, and clothing
will be displayed with interpretative text
panel describing the social, historical, relig
ious, economic and technical significance of tl
works .
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Museum admission is $3.50. The Exhibit is opei
through March 15, 1987. For more information,
contact the Portland Art Museum at (503) 226-2811.