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SILETZ AL-ANON
The SILETZ VALLEY AL-ANON is held WEDNES
DAYS AT 7:30 P M. at the SILETZ TRIBAL COM
MUNITY CENTER CONFERENCE ROOM.
If you have a loved one or a friend who is, or was,
involved with alcohol and you need a friend, please
come join us!
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND!
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: TINA at
444-2049 or 444-2532; FRANCES at 444-2001.
USDA FOOD
DISTRIBUTION DATES
The USDA Food Distribution for Salem is April 4, 5, 6,
1989, from 8:00 to 5:30 Tuesday and Wednesday. The
Siletz Distribution is April 19, 20, 21st, 1989.
We would like to thank Violet, Ramona, and Barbara
Johnson (Keene) for all the Cookies and Cake that they
brought to the Salem Distribution Site: Your thought- '
fulness was greatly appreciated. We would like to thank
Elaine Thomas for the yummy chili and Jim & Wilma
Butler for their yummy chili and fry bread and home
made jam, and Gene Hudson for his home-made pastry.
We would like to thank everyone who participated in the
Food Survey, this will help us provide a better selection
of food.
Just a reminder that YOU MAY NOT RECEIVE
FOOD STAMPS AND FOOD COMMODITIES AT
THE SAME TIME.
PLEASE KEEP YOUR SCHEDULED APPOINT
MENTS THIS WILL KEEP OTHERS rKUM
HAVING TO WATT.
USDA Recipe:
Meat, Potato, and Cheese Scallop
2 Tbsps. Margarine or butter
2Tbsps.flour
14 Tsp. salt
1 cup milk
34 cp. cut up cheese
1 medium onion
4 medium size potatoes
212 cps. cut up Luncheon meat
Melt Margarine in pan. Stir in flour pd salt.
Add milk slowly, stirring until smooth. Cook and stir
about 3 minutes until thickened. Add cheese. Stir over
low heat until cheese melts. Slice onion and potatoes
thinly. Put meat, onion and potatoes in greased baking
pan. Pour sauce over top. Cover. Bake at 350 degrees
for 1 hour. Remove cover and bake about 15 minutes
longer until mixture is browned on top and potatoes are
cooked!. Makes 6 servings, about 1 cup each. .
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STUDENTS
NEAR GOAL
Five tribal students, fund raising money for a
trip to Florida have raised $2600.00 of the
$2,800 total they need. They are expected to raise
the remaining $200.00 within the week.
The students are Tommy McKnight, Leanna
McKnight, Angie Leno, Trevor Aaron and Cory
Menely, all attend Willamina High School.
The students are scheduled to go to Florida,
March 27 - 30th, 1989. The will visit the Kennedy
Space Center, EPOT center at Disney World and
Sea World.
If all goes according to schedule, the
students may be able to witness the first
voyage of the space shuttle "Atlantis" which is
scheduled to lift-off from Kennedy Space Center
on April 28th.
The students have been involved in a variety of
fund raising activities including bake sales, bingo
games at the General Council meetings and
hosted Easter activities with an Easter Egg hunt,
spaghetti feed and a drawing for Easter baskets.
The students have also received numerous
donations from the community.
VETERAN'S AFFAIRS OFFERS HOMES
FOR SALE
The Department of Veteran's Affairs is responsible for
selling properties acquired through foreclosure, deed or
repossession. These "state-owned" properties are
offered for sale on a sealed-bid basis for a period of 15
days. If a property is not sold on sealed-bid, it will
immediately be available for reasonable offers.
The Veteran's Department provides periodic lists of
state-owned properties that are available for sale. If you
are interested in receiving this information, please
contact your local department of Veteran's Affairs to be
placed on their mailing list.
Properties are also advertised in local newspapers.
Please contact the field office listed in the ad for further
information.
You do not have to be a veteran to buy a property. The
requirements to buy property from the Veteran's Affairs
are:
- You must be of legal age;
- You must be able to make the monthly payments
based on the established guidelines;
You do not have to be a resident of Oregon and you
do not have to occupy the property as a principle
resident.
Oregon veterans have the right to claim bid preference
on these properties. To be an eligible Oregon veteran
you must meet the following requirements:
You must have served honorably on active duty in the
Armed Forces of the United States for not less than 210
consecutive days, unless you were released earlier
because of service-connected disability.
Some of this service must have been between September
15, 1940 and December 31, 1976.
You must have been honorably discharged or have
been honorably separated to a reserve.
You must have been an Oregon resident either at the
time of your entry into Service or for a total of at least
five years since your separation from active duty.
- You must be an Oregon resident at the time of
application. You may be asked to provide proof of your
Oregon residency.
- If you are the unremarried surviving spouse of an
Armed Forces member who died while on active duty,
or if you are the spouse of an Armed Forces member
' who is listed as either missing in action or a prisoner of
war. You must also be and Oregon Resident.
Contact the nearest DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN'S
AFFAIRS for further information, or contact:
CENTRAL OFFICE, Oregon Veteran's Building, 700
Summer Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97310-1201, (phone
-373-2067).
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