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Siletz News

Confederated Tribes of

Siletz Indians

P.O. Box 549

Siletz, OR 97380-0549

SILETZ NEWS

Delores Pigsley,

Tribal Chairman

Brenda Bremner,

General Manager

and Editor-in-Chief

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

Vol. 47, No. 6

June 2019

DeZurney joins

UNITY’s newest

class of Earth

Ambassadors

Leadership

Program

MESA, Ariz. – United National

Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY) has

announced the recipients of its 2019-2020

UNITY Earth Ambassadors Leadership

Program. The environmental stewardship

program began in the 1990s and was

re-established in 2015 with the support

of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux

Community.

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No. 178

Salem, OR

Update on the Kiddie Tax and Minors’ Trusts

What is Kiddie Tax?

It taxes “unearned income” of independent children age 18 or dependent,

full-time students between ages 18-23.

Unearned income is what the Minors’

Trust money is built from – per capita

distributions and earnings on those distributions. Therefore, Minors’ Trusts are

potentially subject to the Kiddie Tax.

What are the 2018-2019 tax rates

for the Kiddie Tax?

Unearned Income Level

$0 - $2,550

$2,551 - $9,150

$9,151 to $12,500

Over $12,500

Tax Rate

10%

24%

35%

37%

When would the Kiddie Tax apply?

It applies when all of the following

requirements are met in the tax year:

1. Child does not file a joint return

2. At least one parent is still alive at

year end

3. Child’s net unearned income exceeds

the threshold for the year and the child

has positive taxable income after

subtracting all other deductions. For

2018, that threshold was $2,100. If

the threshold is not exceeded, there is

no Kiddie Tax. If it is exceeded, the

Kiddie tax applies only to the amount

over the threshold.

4. Child falls under one of the following

age-related rules (age at year end):

a. Age 17 or younger (does not

apply at the Tribe because

distributions are not made to

minors under 18)

b. Age 18 and does not have

earned income (a job) that

exceeds half of his/her support

for the year. Scholarships are not

included in calculation.

c. Age 19-23 and student and does

not have earned income (a job)

that exceeds half of their support for the year. Scholarships

are not included in calculation.

When does a minor receive funds

from their Minors’ Trust account?

After 18, the child can request the

funds from the Tribal trustee by filling out

the appropriate application and providing

Categories

Points Awarded for Parade participation

Golden Age / Adult | $600, 500, 400, 300, 200

Teen | $300, $250, $200, $150, $100

Grand Entry – 1 PM & 7 PM

Youth | $150, $100, $75, $50, $25

(Teen & Youth Preliminaries Occur Friday Night)

Sunday, Aug 11t h

Grand Entry – 12 PM

Specials

Salem: 503-390-9494

Portland: 503-238-1512

• Team Dance

Salmon Dinner

• Women’s Basket Cap Special (Open)

Following Grand Entry

• Round Bustle (Open)

All Dancers & Drummers Welcome

(Drummers, please bring your own chairs)

Narcotics Anonymous Toll-Free

Help Line – 877-233-4287

June 5 • Noon

For information on Alcoholics

Anonymous: aa-oregon.org

Siletz Community Health Clinic

200 Gwee-Shut Road, Siletz

Alcohol & Drug-Free Event | All are welcome to Attend!

Vendor registration is required. Camping fee $25; $5 pet fee / per pet (camping area) Camp Grounds

open Thursday at 7 AM For more information call: 800-922-1399 Buddy Lane Ext. 1230

Sponored by Chinook Winds Casino Resort & Pepsi Bottling Co.

June 2019

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Siletz News

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This is Climate Change: Haley

Case-Scott, Klamath Basin

This is Climate Change: Samantha

Chisholm Hatfield, Willamette Valley

From thisisclimatechange.com

Haley Case-Scott is a research assistant with the Tribal Climate Change Project with a research focus on supporting

Tribal governments and communities in

asserting their sovereignty through Triballed policy and legislation, especially when

it comes to climate policy.

A Siletz Tribal member, she grew up

in Chiloquin, Ore., on a family-owned

ranch, where she developed an understanding of the environmental issues facing rural Oregon. Many of the trees on her

family’s ranch were logged and Klamath

County has experienced a water crisis

for much of her life, creating conflicts

between various water users.

Case-Scott has always considered

her identity to be partly defined by where

she grew up, on land where her ancestors

once lived. Climate change has affected

her connection to that land and the consequent desire to take action and get involved

brought her to the Tribal Climate Change

Project, located in the University of

Oregon Environmental Studies Program.

The Tribal Climate Change Project

came into being in 2009 in response to

needs of the Tribes to have more information about climate change and ensure that

the government-to-government responsibilities between state and Tribal leadership

were strong. The project is a way for the

Tribes to exchange information and make

sure that Tribal voices are heard in the climate policy decision-making process with

a weekly newsletter, monthly conference

call and online resource guide.

In Case-Scott’s experience, Tribes

are taking the lead on addressing climate

change by contributing an extensive

knowledge as to how to take care of the

land and being proactive in leveraging

resources and using their capacity to

understand the issues at stake.

Though Tribes are doing as much as

they can to prepare for climate change,

including preparing vulnerability assess-

From thisisclimatechangeoregon.com

Samantha Chisholm Hatfield is

Cherokee and an enrolled member of

the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. She works at the Oregon Climate

Change Research Institute at Oregon

State University and focuses her research

on Indigenous Traditional Ecological

Knowledge (TEK).

Hatfield grew up in the Willamette

Valley in a traditional household and her

father was a traditional hunter and fisherman. Frustrated by multiple instances

of Tribal insights and claims being disregarded due to a lack of “evidence” or

hard records, Hatfield began to explore

why oral and traditional knowledge wasn’t

being taken seriously, which over time led

her to her current role researching what

the pairing of Traditional Ecological

Knowledge and Western science practices

can tell us about climate change.

This focus unintentionally turned into

phenology, the study of plant and animal

cycles. As the climate has changed, previously reliable seasonal cycles are shifting too: “Springs are earlier, winters are

shorter, the seasons aren’t as defined as

they used to be”. Fish species that used to

travel down rivers at certain times of year

“don’t come in or they don’t come out,

certain species do or don’t move.”

The deer loss issue that fish and

wildlife officials were desperate to solve

was caused by an invasive lice species

that came in with higher temperatures.

Years before officials “found” the problem

“it was being articulated by traditional

hunters.”

These shifting cycles have had real

impacts on the Confederated Tribes of

Siletz. Changing rain patterns means

that the salmon fishing season that used

to start in September or October may

now begin sometime past Thanksgiving,

meaning that past seasonal limits and permits for fishing have become misaligned.

This same problem is impacting traditional hunters: Lack of food and water

and temperature changes have shifted

some of the migration patterns of deer and

elk along with game birds like duck and

geese. Longer and more extreme red tide

events have impacted some ceremonies

Courtesy photo

Haley Case-Scott

ments and adaptation plans, the Northwest

chapter of the National Climate Assessment outlines some of the unique and

devastating impacts of climate change on

Tribes. Changing climate conditions will

threaten first foods, game species and

salmon populations, all of which are both

culturally significant to Tribes and vitally

important as natural resources.

In Case-Scott’s experience, scarce

water resources in Klamath County have

made it more difficult to protect and maintain fish populations, including the Lost

River suckerfish, or C’Waam (Klamath

translation), as well as the cultural practices that surround them.

For Case-Scott, it’s important to

highlight that indigenous people are

disproportionately impacted by climate

change because of deep ties to their land

and the histories that are bound up within

that relationship. However, it’s not a oneway relationship: Because of the specific

knowledge that has been passed down

from generation to generation, Tribes have

a unique perspective on climate and environmental changes and are thus uniquely

prepared to lead in responding to these

changes. Including and centering Tribal

perspectives on climate change “allows for

everyone to move forward in an equitable

way” in mitigating emissions and adapting

to a changing world.

For more information about the Siletz Tribe, please visit ctsi.nsn.us.

Courtesy photo

Samantha Chisholm Hatfield

that involve gathering seafood, “which

can’t happen when there’s a red tide.”

The impacts of climate change on

Native cultural systems is a major focus

of Hatfield’s research and she points to

root gathering traditions and ceremonial

foods that have become threatened with

the changing climate: “If you don’t have

those foods in the ways that traditional

practices dictate, it throws everything off.”

Even the materials that Tribes gather for

baskets and traditional cultural regalia are

becoming harder to find, especially not at

the right time or in the right season.

Recent years have brought more

focus to the impacts of climate change on

Oregon, but Hatfield makes it clear that

Oregon’s Tribes have been dealing with the

impacts of climate change for a long time

and will continue to do so in the future,

moving through the painful process of

determining which cultural practices can

shift and adapt and which can’t.

The holistic approach of Traditional

Ecological Knowledge can bring insight

when paired with Western scientific

research practices, but one thing is always

still clear: Climate change is here, and here

to stay, for Tribes in Oregon.

Election Board Application

Tribal members interested in volunteering to serve on the Election Board

are encouraged to fill out this form and return to Confederated Tribes of Siletz

Indians, Attn: Executive Secretary to Tribal Council, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR

97380-0549; or fax 541-444-8325.

The Election Board consists of three board members and one alternate board

member. Applications for consideration will be accepted through June 14, 2019.

Name: ____________________________________ Roll No: ________________

Address: ________________________________________________________

City: ________________________ State: _______________ ZIP: ____________

Telephone: Day ( ) ___________________ Evening ( ) ___________________

For additional information regarding responsibilities and duties of the Election Board, please refer to the Tribe’s website – ctsi.nsn.us; under the Government Listing Tab select Tribal Ordinances and then select Election Ordinance.

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June 2019

Seeking Judges for Siletz Tribal Court

The Siletz Tribal Court consists of a chief judge and such associate judges as

the Tribal Council shall determine are necessary for the efficient operation of the

Tribal Court. Associate judges shall include judges for the Siletz Community Law

Court, Siletz District Court, Siletz Court of Appeals and Siletz Gaming Court.

The Siletz Tribal Council is considering the reappointment of the chief judge

and associate judges, but desires to seek additional individuals who are qualified

and interested in an appointment for the courts listed above.

For detailed information on qualifications, responsibilities and duties of the

Siletz Tribal Court judges, please refer to the Tribe’s website – www.ctsi.nsn.us;

under the Government Listings Tab, select Court & Justice, then select Tribal

Ordinances, then select Tribal Court Rules of Procedures. Information for Judicial Officers, Qualifications, Terms and Scope of Duties are located beginning

at § 3.010.

If interested in possible appointment as a Siletz Tribal Court chief or associate

judge, please submit your résumé to Siletz Tribal Council, P.O. Box 549, Siletz,

Oregon 97380-0549.

Résumés will be accepted through June 12, 2019.

Career Tech: Education and Job Skills

By Diane Rodriquez

High school can be a tough time no

matter who you are. It can be especially

hard if you don’t feel like you fit into

the classroom structure inherent in many

high schools.

Career Tech in Lincoln City is a public

charter high school open to high schoolage students in Lincoln County that is

operated by Community Services Consortium. It combines traditional classes with

technology-based education and helps

prepare students for the workforce through

four different programs – marine services

and natural resources management, woods

and metals fabrication, culinary arts and

drone technologies.

The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund’s grant of $4,735 in 2018

included funding for mileage, meals,

cooking supplies and student incentives

for the culinary program. Additionally, the

fund provided a grant of $4,560 in 2005

for a student mentorship program.

According to the school’s website,

“Career Tech is a workplace simulation.

This means students are ‘hired’ for a quarter at a time. At the end of each 9-10 week

quarter, students meet with their family

and school staff for a performance evaluation. We examine productivity (credits

earned), attendance and employability

skills. Students who are making adequate

progress are invited to return. Most students make adequate progress.”

Students spend three hours in the

morning or afternoon attending classes

with an instructor, then are expected to

spend sufficient time in online courses

Courtesy photo

Joel Riverman

or in the field in one of the four programs

mentioned above to complete their studies.

Joel Riverman, education supervisor

and science/social studies teacher, said

students become part of Youth Crews

in these four hands-on programs where

they learn skills that will prepare them for

the workforce.

The culinary program, for example,

was launched with help from the Lincoln

City Visitor and Convention Bureau (now

called Explore Lincoln City), which provided funding and access to the Culinary

Center for classes.

“The culinary program is tied to the

local economy. We’ve talked to employers,

the restaurants and hotels, and they’re very

underserved with employees with basic

skills,” said Riverman. “We work on the

soft skills – be there on time, be there

every day. We talk about behaving socially

responsibly and the proper use of words.”

These skills were evident on a November morning at Vivian’s Restaurant and

BBQ in Lincoln City, where four students

were working under the watchful eye of

Vivian’s owner Ann Williams, also the

instructor of the Career Tech culinary

program.

She echoed Riverman’s comments

about needing workers with basic skills.

She also lamented the lack of affordable

housing in the area, which has cost her

some of the employees she had hired

because they couldn’t find any housing in

the area they could afford.

The students that morning handled

busing tables, washing dishes, general

cleaning in the restaurant and some food

prep. They never stopped moving and once

they were done with something, moved on

to another task or asked Williams what

they should do next.

Williams or one of the line cooks,

Bill, patiently explained what was needed

and the students got to work.

According to Riverman, three of the

students in last year’s culinary program

are now working in local restaurants. He

also said that one student on the woods

and metals crew a few years ago ended up

working at Camp Westwind (where this

Youth Crew goes to learn its trade). He

received training in a multitude of things

while at the camp and should become a

full-fledged electrician in another year.

Photos by Diane Rodriquez

Above: Two students do prep work at Vivian’s Restaurant and BBQ.

Below: Ann Williams talks with a chef at Vivian’s.

Even though Career Tech focuses on

graduating students with marketable skills,

it also encourages students who want to

go to college. Having these types of skills

never hurts, though, and can even help pay

for some of those college expenses.

For more information about Career

Tech, visit https://careertech.us.

Carol Jean Blomstrom – 1946-2019

Carol Jean Blomstrom 72, of Siletz, Ore., passed away April 9, 2019, at home in

Siletz surrounded by her loved ones. Carol and her twin sister were born on July 27,

1946, in Toledo, Ore., to Fritz and Marie Chapman.

Carol was raised in Siletz with her twin sister, Barbara, and brother, Fritzy. She

attended and graduated from Siletz High School in 1964. She then lived in Siletz

and the surrounding area.

She worked locally in the fish plant and motel industry. She then started and loved

working at the Tenas Illahee Childcare Center, where she finished out her career.

Carol loved playing Bingo, attending cultural events, gardening and spending

time with her friends and family.

She was blessed with and left behind three children, Gail Johnson, Perry Johnson

and Anthony Blomstrom; nine grandchildren, David Johnson, TJ Johnson, Corey

Loving Jr., Joshua Johnson, Ava Johnson, Uriah Johnson, Kai Blomstrom-Florendo,

Ash Blomstrom and Mindy Blomstrom; and one great-grandchild, Addiana Butler.

She also leaves behind her mother, Marie Chapman; sister, Barbara Wood; and

many family members and friends.

June 2019

Courtesy photo

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Siletz News

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Annual Deadlines for Enrollment

The deadline to submit an Application for Enrollment, name changes, blood

quantum corrections and requests for

relinquishment of Tribal membership is

the second Friday in the months of January, April, July and September.

The Enrollment Committee reviews

the applications and requests at its meetings

in the months of February, May, August and

October. Tribal Council takes action on the

committee’s recommendations in March,

June, September and November.

There is a blackout period for enrollment actions from Dec. 1 to Election Day

(first Saturday in February) annually.

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Mailing address updates for

per capita checks

Social Security cards

Letters were recently sent out for

minors who do not have a Social Security

card on file. If you received a letter, please

get a color copy mailed directly to Enrollment or take to an area office to have a

color copy made and sent to our office.

Phone calls and email blasts

Occasionally, Tribal departments and

area offices send out “robo calls” to give

information to a group of people, i.e.,

elders or by service area, of events that

are occurring such as a fish distribution,

heat waves, etc. In order to receive the

phone calls, you must have a current phone

number on file with Enrollment. You can

also sign up for email notifications that are

sent out by emailing angelar@ctsi.nsn.us.

Children NOT enrolled who could be

To be eligible for enrollment with the

Tribe an applicant must:

1. Not be enrolled with another federally

recognized Tribe

2. Be the biological descendent of a

Siletz Tribal member

3. Have a blood quantum of 1/16 or more

(the Siletz parent needs to have a blood

quantum that is equal or more than 1/8,

2/16, 4/32, 8/64, 16/128, 32/256)

4. Submit their original state-issued

birth certificate

5. Submit their original Social Security

card

The originals are examined by staff,

copies made and the originals are returned

via certified mail when not brought into a

Tribal office directly.

Within the 11-county service area,

the Enrollment Department is aware

of at least 20 children who are not

enrolled who could be. There are likely

many more and we would like for Tribal

members to get their child’s application

submitted as soon as possible.

When your child is not enrolled with

the Siletz Tribe, some of the detriments are:

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The last day to get your mailing

address updated in time to not cause a delay

in the mailing of your per capita check

is Friday, July 12, 2019, by the end of the

business day. Any address changes after

that date will affect the mailing of the per

capita check, causing a delay in receiving it.

Please see the information below

about address changes and Missing Moccasins. For the full policy regarding per

capita checks, please see the Tribal Member Distribution Ordinance on the Tribal

website – ctsi.nsn.us under Government

Listings > Tribal Ordinances.

Address changes

If you have recently moved, even if

you have a forwarding address on file with

the post office, please get your Address &

Contact Information Update form in as

soon as possible. You can get the form on

the Tribal website, from any Tribal office

or contact the Enrollment Department to

have one mailed to you.

All address updates must be in writing

to ensure that you have requested the address

to be changed. This is for your own security.

As a note, “General Delivery” is not

acceptable as a mailing address as it is only

temporary and the post office will only

hold the mail for a limited time for delivery.

We have had a large amount of “General

Delivery” mail returned and this is not

effective in getting mail to Tribal members

when we need to. It is much better to rent

a post office box if you are not able to use

a permanent address somewhere else.

If this is a concern for you or someone

on the Missing Moccasin list, call 800922-1399, ext. 1258, or 541-444-8258

and we will work with them to figure out

a permanent address solution.

Help us find the Missing Moccasins!

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Missing Moccasins do not receive

their per capita check on time! In addition, Missing Moccasins do not receive

this newspaper, election mail, 1099 forms

and other important mail from the Tribe.

Are you a parent of a minor Tribal

member who did not receive a statement

of their minors’ trust account earlier this

year? It could be that your child is a Missing Moccasin. The list is updated monthly

and more frequently in July and August.

The amount of the per capita payment

is calculated on July 1, taking into account

the amount to be distributed, the number

of enrolled Tribal members alive on that

day and postage costs.

On Monday, July 1, after 12 p.m., you

can call 541-444-8224 to hear an automated recording of the amount as well

as going to the Tribal website, under the

opening page of the member area login,

for the written announcement.

Where is my per capita check?

Per capita checks will be mailed Wednesday, July 31, to the address on file with the

Enrollment Department as of July 15, 2019,

unless an address update is submitted.

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June 2019

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Scan the QR code above with

your smart phone’s camera

to see the most recent Missing

Moccasins list!

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How much is per capita going to be?

If someone does not have a good address

and phone number on file with Enrollment,

that person is considered a “Missing Moccasin.” Please check the list on the Tribal

website for anyone you might know.

Your child can receive direct care

from the Siletz Clinic and Purchased/

Referred Care through age 18, however, their health care coverage from

the Tribe ends on their 19th birthday.

Your child does not accumulate

funds in a Trust account from annual

per capita distributions.

Your child is not eligible for JOM

(Johnson O’Malley) funds for education and sports fees.

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Your child is not eligible for Siletz

Tribal Youth Activity funds that are

available to all Tribal youth regardless

of where they reside ($75 per year).

When your child is an adult they will

not be eligible for adult education,

adult vocational training (AVT) and

higher education funding.

When your child goes to college, they

would not be able to apply for Tribal

Student Housing Assistance.

There are many other benefits to being

a Siletz Tribal member they would be

unable to receive.

The Tribal Member Distribution

Ordinance requires distribution of

checks to be initially mailed; therefore, it cannot be picked up at the

Siletz Tribal office. Per capita checks

cannot be direct deposited.

Mail from Siletz takes as long as four

days to get to an address in Portland,

Salem and Eugene. Please allow for

the “snail mail” time before calling

to see where your per capita check is.

If you are a Missing Moccasin as of

Friday, July 12, your check will be held

until an updated address is submitted.

If you are a “Missing Moccasin” and

update your address between Monday,

July 15, and Wednesday, July 31, the

per capita check will be mailed on

Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. All other

Missing Moccasins who update their

address after Aug. 1, 2019, will have

their checks mailed when the address

update is received.

The adult Missing Moccasin list is

now on the Tribal website on the

Enrollment page under Government

Listing. Please check there to see if

you or anyone you know is listed.

Policy states you must wait 15 business days (in the case of per capita

checks until Aug. 22, 2019) from

the time of mailing before you can

submit a request for a “stop payment”

to Accounting and have the check reissued. This allows time for the check

to be returned if it is “undeliverable”

at the address to which it was mailed.

If your check is returned as “undeliverable,” you must submit an address

update to Enrollment in order to have

your check re-mailed.

Do you have a Tribal ID card?

You can obtain your Siletz Tribal ID

three ways. This is for adults and children

– make plans to get yours today if you do

not have one.

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Come to the Siletz administration

between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to get

your Tribal ID in person the same

day. If you are planning to travel to

Siletz, you should call ahead to make

sure the ID machine is at the office

as occasionally it is taken to a Tribal

event to issue ID cards at the event.

Contact your local area office in

Eugene, Salem or Portland to make

sure the staff member is available

for when you plan to go to the office.

Have some other form of ID with

you so they can confirm your identity.

They will take your photo and capture

your digital signature. These will be

sent to the Enrollment office in Siletz.

Your ID card will be printed in Siletz

and mailed to you via Priority® Mail.

You will receive your ID card in a

couple days.

If you are unable to go to a Tribal

office, there is a form on the Tribal

website to request your Tribal ID. You

will need to have someone take your

photo with a digital camera or smart

phone; additional instructions are on

the form. Your signature will need to

be notarized and a copy of another

form of ID mailed so we can confirm

the photo emailed to us is you. The

card will be sent to you via Priority®

Mail and you will have your card in a

couple of days.

The good thing is that with this

updated system and technology, should

you lose your card or move and need an

updated card with your new address, just

call us and we can mail it to you!

There is a $5 fee for a replacement

ID card. Every Tribal member can have

one Tribal ID per calendar year at no

charge. If you have to update your Tribal

ID for a name change, new address or an

updated photo, the Tribal ID is not considered a replacement card and there is no fee.

Having a reprint of the same card that

was previously issued within the same calendar year is considered to be a replacement card that would require the $5 fee to

be paid. Staff will take into consideration

catastrophic events for loss of a Tribal ID

card to waive the replacement fee.

There is a brochure on the Enrollment

page of the website detailing the benefits

of having a Tribal ID card.

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66 Lincoln County students enjoy adaptive

swimming lessons funded through STCCF grant

NEWPORT, Ore. – In February, the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund

awarded $3,733.10 in matching funds for our Spring Adaptive Physical Education

Swimming program. Thanks to this generous contribution, our program was able to

provide lessons to 66 students.

This grant allowed the Lincoln County School District Adaptive Physical Education Program to provide adapted swim lessons to students with moderate to severe

disabilities in elementary through high school. The Lincoln City Community Center

and Newport Aquatic Center donated their facilities and only charged for lifeguard

and instructor fees.

Connie Craddock, Adaptive PE assistant for the Special Education Department

in the Lincoln County School District, remarked, “I loved seeing the progress of each

student. Some overcoming fears, some exploring what they were capable of in the pool

by attempting new skills and activities and the majority of them improved their comfort

in a pool setting, swimming and water safety skills.”

The students in Lincoln City went to the Lincoln City Community Center; youth

in Newport, Toledo and Waldport went to the Newport Aquatic Center. Crestview

Heights Elementary had six students, Toledo Elementary had three students, Sam

Case Elementary had seven, Newport Middle School had nine, Newport High School

had 12, Oceanlake Elementary had seven, Taft 7-12 had seven and Taft Elementary

had 15 students.

The Lincoln County School District Adaptive Physical Education Program teaches

students with moderate to severe disabilities to develop gross motor skills. This skill

development is accomplished by providing one-to-one instruction, small group instruction and community outings.

Students learn the gross motor skills necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle and

participate in lifelong recreational physical activities. This includes instruction on how

to access community facilities for lifelong health and leisure.

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A $7,000 Tribal benefit …

Do you know what it is?

Will your loved one benefit from it?

Obviously, none of us wants to think

about passing away and our funeral. Inevitably, it will happen … to all of us. We

should do our best to make sure we have

arranged what we can. One simple thing

you can do is submit your Designation

of Death Benefit Beneficiary form to the

Enrollment Department.

The Siletz Tribe self-funds (Tribal

funds) a death benefit to all enrolled Tribal

members, including children, for funeral

and burial costs. As of May 5, 2019, there

are 1,470 Tribal members who have no

beneficiary listed for this benefit. Are

you, a family member or your children

one of them?

A mail-out was done in March 2019

to Tribal members with no beneficiary on

file and to those with forms on file that

were last submitted 10 years ago or more

in case information needs to be updated.

Please check with your family members to

see if they have submitted their paperwork

for this important benefit.

If you know you have one on file,

when was the last time the contact information for the beneficiary was updated if

the beneficiary is not a Tribal member? Do

you know whom you have listed as your

beneficiary? Does your beneficiary know

you named them?

There is a brochure on the Tribal website that is beneficial for the beneficiary

to have.

Things Tribal members need to know

about death benefits:

•

When an unenrolled child 6 months

or younger passes away and is eligible

for enrollment but not yet enrolled at

the time of death, the child will be

•

eligible for the death benefit. This

includes miscarriages and stillborn

children when the family chooses to

have a funeral service. The Enrollment

Department will administer the death

benefit to pay for funeral expenses only.

Tribal members need to fill out and

keep a copy of the Designation of

Death Benefit Beneficiary form.

The form can be updated at any time

to name a different beneficiary or

to update the contact information

for your beneficiary. It is extremely

important to update your Death Benefit Beneficiary Designation form

anytime you marry, divorce or if your

designated person passes away.

The designated beneficiary needs

to be age 18 or older as they may be

the one responsible for making your

funeral arrangements.

Are your children over age 18 now?

They need to update their beneficiary.

You can now update your beneficiary

to include them.

The Enrollment Department keeps the

original form on file with the Tribal

member’s Enrollment file. In the event

of your passing, the most recent form

that has been submitted is what will

be used to determine the beneficiary

for this benefit.

The beneficiary can be anyone, a

Tribal member or a non-Tribal member. They can be a family member or

not. The most common beneficiary is

a parent, spouse, adult child or someone trusted who will be in charge of

making your funeral arrangements.

The current death benefit amount is

$6,000 and is for burial and funeral

expenses. Most funeral homes are

willing to work with the Tribe so families do not have to pay out-of-pocket

costs up to the benefit amount. Some

Photo by Angela Ramirez

Lincoln City Mayor Dick Anderson, who also sits on the STCCF Board; Reunion

Chairman Traci Dickenson Fischer; and Teresa Simmons, committee member

Siletz School Reunion receives STCCF grant,

sets ‘old school, all class’ event for Sept. 13-14

SILETZ, Ore. – On May 3, the Siletz

School Reunion Committee was awarded a

check for $500 by the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contributions Fund.

“These funds will go a long way to

help make this reunion the best ever,”

said Reunion Chairman Traci Dickenson

Fischer, “And we greatly appreciate the

support of the STCCF.”

The “Old School, All Class” reunion

for all alumni of Siletz School who were

students in a class with a graduation date

through 1986 will be held Sept. 13-14.

The event will take place at the picturesque Elks Lodge #1664 Campgrounds,

Tokatee Illahee Park, located at 20590

Highway 229 approximately three miles

north of Siletz.

This reunion is not just for graduates,

but for anyone who attended Siletz School

during that time period.

Classmates and their partners are

invited to attend Friday evening (Sept. 13)

for a social get-together and trivia contest

from 7-11 p.m. On Saturday (Sept. 14)

from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., enjoy visiting

with old friends and classmates, purchase

tickets for the many items that will be

raffled and either bring an entry or vote

for your favorite in the cake and pie bakeoff contest.

The aroma from Bristo’s Place, conveniently located on site, will lead you to

a mouthwatering made-to-order delicacy

of your choice at a reasonable price.

Order forms and prices will be available soon for advance purchase of commemorative T-shirts and hats. Donations

of items for raffles would be appreciated.

For more information or to RSVP,

contact Traci Dickenson Fischer by

phone at 541-961-8843 or by e-mail at

tmfischer_07@live.com, or watch for

posts on Facebook at “You Know You Are

From Siletz If.”

Campsites are available but limited,

so please reserve your space at Tokatee

Illahee Park by calling 541-444-2733.

Tribal website: ctsi.nsn.us

Enrollment page found under Government Listings,

then Enrollment

•

funeral homes are not, so please be

aware of that.

If funeral expenses are less than $6,000,

then the unused balance of the death

benefit goes directly to the beneficiary.

If funeral expenses are more than

$6,000, the balance of the expenses is

the responsibility of the person making the funeral arrangements.

The current amount that goes directly

to the beneficiary that is not part of

the burial expenses is $1,000 and will

be paid directly to the beneficiary.

If no beneficiary is listed, the funeral

and burial expenses are still paid and

the Enrollment Department will work

with the family and the funeral home.

Any unused balance of the death benefit and the $1,000, however, will go

unpaid to anyone.

The Tribe has caskets, standard size

and “2x,” on hand that have a Pendle-

ton blanket liner that can be purchased

with death benefits or directly.

•

If you have specific wishes for your

burial, please let your family members know. You may also want to

research costs for plots and fees if you

wish to buried someplace other than

at the Siletz cemetery.

•

A form to use as a tool in planning

your funeral service if you want to

provide your family with guidance can

be found in the Enrollment section

of the Tribal website on the “Death

Benefits” tab.

If you have questions about death

benefits, Tribal caskets, purchasing Tribal

Pendleton blankets for use as a liner/wrap

in a casket or completing the form, please

contact Angela Ramirez or Marlette

Roebuck-Knight, Enrollment officers, at

800-922-1399, ext. 1258, or 541-444-8258.

June 2019

•

Siletz News

•

STAHS celebrates many spring accomplishments

The Siletz Tribal Arts and Heritage

Society has been very busy this spring.

The STAHS board – consisting of

Chairman Gloria Ingle, Vice Chair Teresa

Simmons, Treasurer Angela Ramirez,

Secretary Shawna Gray, Glendora Osborn,

Cynthia Farlow and Celesta Lee – meets

once a month to take care of the official

business and share what has been accomplished individually by each of the members.

Most of what is done is behind the scenes,

so here’s an update what’s been happening.

The main focus of the board at this

time is creating awareness, building

interest in and soliciting funding for the

proposed Cultural Center with a museum

component, “A Place for the People.”

To accomplish this, members of

STAHS share information whenever they

can with the greater community. Because

finding the funding is a tall order, the

board continues to search for a director

with high level fundraising experience

to secure the needed dollars required to

build the facility.

We hope to keep everyone better

informed through the newly created website at siletzartsheritage.org.

What else are they up to?

•

May 3 – STAHS received a $30,000

grant from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund! STAHS is

extremely appreciative of the continued support received from STCCF.

Teresa Simmons was interviewed by

Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce

Executive Director Lori Arce-Torres

on KBCH radio for Chamber Chat.

The board was interviewed by

Kiera Morgan for the online news

website Pacific Northwest News and

Entertainment.

Angela Ramirez created an outstanding

design for sweatshirts and hoodies that

are perfect for the coastal climate and

can be pre-ordered on the form below.)

Two beautiful baskets were purchased

to add to the growing STAHS collection of artifacts.

Board members Gloria Ingle and

Cynthia Farlow attended the Elders

Honor Day gathering.

The board created a wreath of handmade crepe paper flowers for the

Memorial Day Celebration

Courtesy photo by Jeri Knudson, JAKs Photography Studio

Roger Robertson, surrounded by STAHS board members (l to r) Angela Ramirez,

Teresa Simmons, Cynthia Farlow and Glendora Osborn

Robertson receives STAHS award

at Community Days banquet

On April 27, the Siletz Tribal Arts and Heritage Society presented its third annual

Cultural Enlightenment Award at the Lincoln City Community Days banquet held in

the banquet room of Chinook’s Seafood Grill.

The Siletz Tribal Arts and Heritage Society Award is presented each year to a

person who has taken measures to promote, celebrate and share the unique qualities,

history and culture of indigenous peoples of this continent.

The banquet is held annually to recognize the contributions and accomplishments

of citizens who through volunteerism have improved the quality of life for those residing

in the area. Nineteen awards were given during the evening’s festivities.

This year’s recipient, Roger Robertson, is active year-round in more community

events than one can imagine, acting as an emcee, announcing on the radio, helping

organize, sitting on boards and volunteering to help out at every turn.

He can be found at Kiwanis meetings, Chamber luncheons, Stuff a Bus, the Lincoln

City Food Drive, at all Angels Anonymous events (he is one of the founding members)

and nearly every charitable event that happens during a year.

When Chinook Winds Casino was built, Robertson was one of the most vocal

supporters, not only of the casino but of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. He

has been the emcee or announcer at many events held at Chinook Winds, including

the professional boxing matches.

Whenever the opportunity arose and to this day, he speaks up on our behalf. It can

truly be said that he has been a “goodwill ambassador” of the Siletz Tribe, its history

and culture for more than 20 years.

STAHS board members Cynthia Farlow, Glendora Osborn and Teresa Simmons,

along with Tribal Council member Angela Ramirez, who is also the STAHS treasurer,

attended the banquet.

Robertson, totally surprised and nearly speechless, was presented his award by

Farlow, Osborn and Simmons, with Ramirez cheering them on from the audience.

Dental Walk-In Clinic

1. Dental and Optometry

a. First No-Show

Patient will receive a letter providing notice about the no-show

appointment and their requirement to utilize the department’s Walk-In Clinic

for appointments. Walk-in availability is first-come, first-served. Patient will

be required to utilize the Walk-In Clinic for six months, after which patient

will be able to return to scheduling appointments.

The Dental Clinic will see walk-in

patients every other Tuesday from 8:30

a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

with check-in by 3:30 p.m. Patients will

be seen on a first-come, first-served basis.

Services offered at the walk-in clinic

include denture/partial adjustments and

chairside relines, fillings, first step root

canal, extractions and exams.

•

Siletz News

•

June 2019

Walk-in dates

June 11 and June 25

July 9 and July 23

Excluded visit types: Partials,

dentures, crowns, implants and hygiene

appointments will need to be addressed

during a regularly scheduled appointment with your primary dentist.

Scholarships

•

Fastweb (scholarship search engine)

•

Big Future (scholarship search engine)

•

Pacific Northwest Scholarship

Guide (scholarship search engine)

•

OregonStudentAid.gov.

•

Extreme Terrain Student Scholarship

Deadline: June 15, 2019

•

Continental Society Daughters of Indian

Wars, Inc. – Native American Scholarship

Deadline: June 15, 2019

•

TechChecks Business Leadership

Scholarship

Deadline: June 15, 2019

•

After College STEM Inclusion

Scholarship

Deadline: June 30, 2019

Important information

for college-bound

Tribal seniors

•

Association for Women Geoscientists

– Minority Scholarship

Deadline: June 30, 2019

•

ONAC Student Academic Achievement Awards

Deadline: July 30, 2019

•

University of Idaho College of Natural Resources McCall Outdoor Science School Scholarships

Deadline: Rolling

•

Internships

Applications for Tribal scholarships are available under Education on

the Tribal website at ctsi.nsn.us

•

NBC News Summer Fellows Program

Deadline: Ongoing

•

Master of Forest Resources Fellowships

Deadline: Open until filled

•

HP 3D Printing Engineering Intern

Deadline: Open until filled

•

Pearson Packaging Systems Engineering Internship

Deadline: Open until filled

Cathern Tufts, affectionately known

as “Cat” in the offices and hallways of the

Tribal administrative offices and Tribal

elder woodcuts, was the Tribal attorney

for 14½ years until she passed more than

two years ago following a short illness.

She graduated from the Arizona State

University School of Law and served an

internship in Washington, D.C., prior to

going to work as an attorney. Her parents

and friends wish to honor her life and

achievements through this memorial

scholarship.

The scholarship is open to students

in a natural resources field, pre-law and

law school.

•

Wisdom of the Elders Agricultural

Incubator Internship

Deadline: Various

•

NW Native American Research

Centers for Health Research Support

Fellowship

Deadline: Rolling

•

Northwestern University’s Center

for Native American and Indigenous

Research Undergraduate Fellowships

Deadline: Rolling

•

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research

Center Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Deadline: Multiple

•

Saturday Academy Internships

Deadline: Multiple

For more information about

•

EPA Environmental Research and

Business Support Program

Deadline: Multiple

•

National Science Foundation Research

Experiences for Undergraduates

Deadline: Multiple

•

Claremont Native American Fellowship

Deadlines: Multiple

•

Indian Land Tenure Foundation

Deadline: Multiple

•

Environmental Protection Agency

Deadline: Multiple

•

American Fisheries Society

Deadlines: Multiple

•

Oregon Museum of Science &

Industry (OMSI)

Deadline: Multiple

All applications due June 30, 2019

Arthur S. Bensell Memorial

Scholarship

Arthur S. Bensell was an educator,

civic leader, Tribal Council member and

Tribal chairman. He spent many years in

service to his community and Tribe as

mayor of the City of Siletz and Tribal leader.

Bensell attended Ohio State University

and graduated from Heidelberg College in

1934. During his career with the Bureau

of Indian Affairs, he served as a teacher,

principal and reservation principal in Minnesota, Alaska and North Dakota.

Upon returning to Siletz, Bensell

became involved in Tribal business affairs

and served many years on the Tribe’s Education Committee. He always strived for

better educational opportunities for Tribal

members.

A memorial scholarship fund was

established through the Confederated

Tribes of Siletz Indians to honor and award

Tribal members in education.

The $1,000 scholarship is administered by the Tribal Education Committee

and strengthened by various fundraising

activities throughout the year.

Pepsi – Craig Whitehead

Scholarship

Pepsi, Inc. donates scholarship funds

to the Siletz Tribe and has asked that this

scholarship be the Pepsi – Craig Whitehead

Scholarship in honor of Craig Whitehead.

This scholarship is open to any field

of study.

June

Tribal higher education and adult

vocational training applications are

due June 30!

Attend graduation – congratulations!

Make arrangements for your final grades

to be sent to colleges/universities.

Good luck!

Siletz Scholarship

This scholarship is open to any field

of study.

Cathern Tufts Memorial

Scholarship

the Siletz Tribal language

program, please visit

siletzlanguage.org.

Portland State’s

Free Tuition Program

PSU’s freshman free tuition program: Four years free – PSU covers

tuition and fees for income-eligible

Oregon freshmen staring in fall term

(resident of Oregon, graduate from

an Oregon high school, admissible

to PSU as a first-year freshman

for fall term, a 3.4 GPA, eligible

to receive a federal Pell Grant and

enrolled full time at PSU).

For more information, visit pdx.

edu/four-years-free.

June 2019

•

Siletz News

•

Tribal Council Timesheets for April 2019

Alfred Lane III – 4/1/19-4/30/19

Lillie Butler – 4/1/19-4/30/19

11.5

6.75

2.5

Ind

11.5

6.75

2.5

4.5

2.5

1.5

4.25

5.5

2.5

4.5

2.5

1.5

4.25

5.5

2.5

Gmg STBC ED Tvl

12 4/1-3

4/4-10

4/11

4/12

2.5 2

4/14-15

4/16-18

4/19

4/22

4/23-24

4/25-29

4/30

NICWA

Packets, sign checks

Willamette Nat’l Forest, packets

Special TC – gaming, STBC mtg/

packet

NAFOA

Packets

Regular TC

Grand Ronde

Kiddie tax mtg, packets

Salem, packets

FEMA training

Loraine Y. Butler – 4/1/19-4/30/19

Ind

.75

2.25

.75

2.25

2.75

1.25

2.75

1.25

3.25

Gmg STBC ED Tvl

14 4/1-4

4/8

1.5

4/9-10

4/11

3.5

4/12

4/14-15

4/16-18

4/19

4/22

4/23

2.5 2

4/25

4/27

4/20

NIGA

Packets

CPT, packets

Willamette Nat’l Forest

Special TC – gaming

NAFOA

Sign checks, packets

Regular TC

Grand Ronde

Kiddie tax mtg

Salem

Concert

FEMA training

Reggie Butler Sr. – 4/1/19-4/30/19

11.75

7.25

2.5

1.5

2.25

.75

2.75

2.5

Ind

11.75

7.25

Gmg STBC ED Tvl

12 4/1-3

4/4-10

4/11

4/12

2.5

1.5

2.25

.75

2.75

2.5

2.5 2

4/14-15

4/16-18

4/19

4/22

4/23-24

4/25

4/26-29

4/30

NICWA

Packets, sign checks

Willamette Nat’l Forest, packets

Special TC – gaming, STBC mtg,

packets

NAFOA

Sign checks, packets

Regular TC

Grand Ronde

Kiddie tax mtg, packets

Salem, housing

Packets

FEMA training

Sharon Edenfield – 4/1/19-4/30/19

1.25

2.75

Ind

1.25

2.75

Gmg STBC ED Tvl

4.5

2.5

4/1

4/5

4/14

4/19

4/25

STCCF

Amity Ed. Foundation

Special TC – gaming

Regular TC

Salem

Ind

2.25

1.5

3.25

•

Gmg STBC ED Tvl

.75

1.5

.75

1.5

.75

Siletz News

•

4/19

4/22

4/23

4/25

4/30

June 2019

1.75

3.5

3.25

3.5

3.25

Gmg STBC ED Tvl

3.5

2.25

4/12

4/14/15

4/22

4/25

4/29

4/30

Regular TC

Grand Ronde

Kiddie tax mtg, sign checks

Salem

FEMA training

Special TC – gaming, STBC mtg

NAFOA

Grand Ronde

Salem

Budget Comm

FEMA training

Delores Pigsley – 4/1/19-4/30/19

2.25

Ind

2.25

3.5

Gmg STBC ED Tvl

24.5

4/1-4

NIGA, mail

16 4/5-10 Travel home, mail

4/11-13 Conf call for NAFOA, mail, prep

for council, agenda items

4/16-22 Mail, agenda items, prep for council

4/23-28 Kiddie tax mtg, mail, agenda items

1.5 4/29

Budget Comm, mail

4/30

FEMA training, mail

Angela Ramirez – 4/1/19-4/30/19

Ind

1.5

2.5

1.5

2.5

Gmg STBC ED Tvl

23.5

16.5 4/1-4

4/6-10

2.5 4/12-13

4/14-17

4/18

4/19

4/20-21

2.5 4/22

4/23

2.5 4/25

2.5 4/26

2.5 4/27

4/28-29

4/30

NIGA

Email, packets

Special TC – gaming, email, packets

NAFOA, email, packets

Interviews, email, packets

Regular TC

Email, packets

Interviews, Grand Ronde

Kiddie tax mtg

Salem, ICW event, email, packets

Casino event

LCity Comm Days banquet

Email, packets

FEMA training, email, packets

Kiddie Tax, continued from page 1

an amount calculated per the tax rates

above and send the recipient the balance

after the request has been approved.

assist in lessening the tax burden. However,

since everyone’s circumstances differ, the

Tribe cannot give individual tax advice.

What does the Tribe do for

reporting to the IRS?

Can the Kiddie Tax be avoided?

The recipient (now the former minor)

will receive an IRS Form 1099-MISC

showing the amount of the distribution

and the amount withheld (if any) by the

Trust and sent to the IRS.

How does the child report this

income to the IRS?

The payment is taxable income and

must be reported when the child files

his/her tax return. As the rules are very

complicated, we strongly encourage

you to consult with your individual tax

professional.

Gloria Ingle – 4/1/19-4/30/19

2.5

1.5

Ind

Note: IRS Form 8615, Tax for Certain

Children Who Have Unearned Income,

may be necessary to review/complete in

order to determine if the Kiddie tax is

involved. And depending on the amount,

IRS Form 8814, Parents’ Election to

Report Child’s Interest and Dividends, may

The Tribal Council is currently

consulting with various individuals and

firms, and conducting research internally

to determine if the tax can be avoided,

lessened or at least deferred.

Our Tribe is not the only one tackling

this issue. Tribal Councils and general

membership councils around the country

are exploring 1) whether to change the

structure or timing of minors’ trust distributions in order to lessen the impact

of the new tax rules; 2) whether to delay

distributions from minors’ trust accounts

or stagger such distributions to reduce the

tax impact on minors, students and young

adults; or 3) looking at other strategies

such as setting up special deferred per capita trusts that are comparable to 401(k)s.

Even the timing of reporting a Form

1099-MISC is being debated. However,

the Kiddie Tax issues may end up only

being taken care of with an act of Congress (literally and figuratively).

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Chinook Winds Casino Resort

Special Events

Entertainment

June 14-15: Comedy on the Coast

8 p.m., $15

June 20-21: Clay Walker

8 p.m.; $40-$55

Rogue River Lounge

Fri & Sat: Ultrasonic DJ, cover

10:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Chinook’s Seafood Grill

July 26-27: The Guess Who

8 p.m., $20-$35

Weds: Kit Taylor (pianist) – 5 - 9 p.m.

Aug. 9-10: ’90s House Party

8 p.m., $50-$65

June 14-15: Lil Queenie (classic rock)

June 21-22: Briana Renea (country/rock)

June 28-29: Perry Gerber Band (retro ’60s)

Oct. 11-12: Bill Engvall

8 p.m., $40-$55

All 8 p.m. to Midnight

Tickets go on sale 90 days

in advance.

For more information or to obtain

tickets for all concerts, call

the Chinook Winds box office

at 888-CHINOOK (888-244-6665)

or 541-996-5825; or call

888-MAIN-ACT (624-6228).

Concerts in the showroom are

for ages 16 and older. Comedy

on the Coast in the convention

center is for ages 21 and older.

All events, concerts and promotions are subject to

change at the discretion of Chinook Winds Casino Resort.

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For more information about events in North Lincoln County, visit

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Sun: 100% Payout Blackjack Tourney

Sparkling Sunday Brunch at Siletz

Bay Buffet (SBB)

Razor Clam Griller at Chinook’s

Seafood Grill (CSG)

Mon: Smokehouse Special at Rogue

River Steakhouse

Bearable Mondays

Tue: Boomers Club

$2 Taco Tuesdays at Aces Sports

Bar & Grill

Wed: Wine Wednesdays at CSG

Fri: Seafood Feast at SBB

Sat: Filet Night at SBB

Mon-Fri: Happy Hour at Rogue River

Lounge (3-6 p.m.)

First Tuesday: Boomer Slots

Third Thursday: Twilight Slots

June 8: UFC 218 viewing at Aces

July 13: Beach, Bacon & Brews

Hotel rates for Siletz Tribal members

Siletz Tribe hotel rates all year round! No longer do you have to guess at what

your rate is and worry about higher rates in the summer. One rate for each hotel

type is now $79 for standard deluxe oceanfront rooms and $99 for oceanfront

junior suites.

Tribal members can maintain monthly golfing

privileges at Chinook Winds Golf Resort

Tribal members receive free greens fees and can walk nine or 18 holes at no

charge. If a cart makes golf more enjoyable, it is only $10 for nine holes or $15

for 18 holes. New this year – We offer Tribal members monthly cart lease and

golfing privileges starting at $75/month.

•

Tribal individual cart lease $75/month

•

Couples membership with cart lease $125/month

• Couple membership is eligible for any individual living in the same

household as the Tribal member.

•

Tribal family membership with cart lease $150/month

• Couple plus children in the same household under age 24 will have full

golf and cart privileges (must be a licensed driver to drive the golf cart.)

Golf is an outstanding way to spend some time with your family and friends.

Please take advantage of all of our employee benefits and spend some quality

time outdoors on the beautiful Oregon Coast.

Cory Camilleri is our golf pro at Chinook Winds Golf Resort.

If you want to be part of a great team and looking for a new career opportunity,

Please call Human Resources at (541) 996-5800 or (541) 996-5806.

www.chinookwindscasino.com/careers

Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8am-4:30pm

Donate to STAHS through Amazon Smile

Here’s how you can donate to the Siletz Tribal Arts & Heritage Society

(STAHS) painlessly and effortlessly. It’s as easy as 1,2,3,4.

Thank you for supporting STAHS!

Go to Amazon.com.

In the Department drop down box, type Amazon Smile.

See Amazon Smile – You shop. Amazon Gives.

Follow the easy directions.

Calling all Tribal member business owners

Siletz News Letters Policy

If you would like to be on the

preferred Tribal members business list

with Chinook Winds, please fax, mail,

email or drop off your business card,

brochures, or business information to:

Siletz News, a publication of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, is

published once a month. Our editorial policy encourages input from readers about

stories printed in Siletz News and other Tribal issues.

All letters must include the author’s signature, address, and phone number in

order to be considered for publication. Siletz News reserves the right to edit any

letter for clarity and length, and to refuse publication of any letter or any part of

a letter that may contain profane language, libelous statements, personal attacks

or unsubstantiated statements.

Not all letters are guaranteed publication upon submission. Published letters do

not necessarily reflect the opinions of Siletz News, Tribal employees, or Tribal Council.

Please type or write legibly. Letters longer than 450 words may be edited for

length as approved by Tribal Council Resolution #96-142.

Chinook Winds Casino Resort

Attn: Purchasing Dept.

1777 NW 44th St.

Lincoln City, OR 97367

Phone: 541-996-5853

Fax: 541-996-3847

erica@cwcresort.com

Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, Ore., offers 24-hour Las Vegasstyle gaming, an 18-hole golf course, headline entertainment from some of music’s

most legendary stars, three full-service restaurants, a secure child care facility and

arcade, and a 243-room ocean-view hotel.

For more information, visit chinookwindscasino.com, or call 888-CHINOOK

(244-6665) or 541-996-5825.

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June 2019

Please note: The general manager

of the Siletz Tribe is the editor-in-chief

of Siletz News.

Editor-in-Chief: Brenda Bremner

Editor: Diane Rodriquez

Assistant: Andy Taylor

Dear Tribal members:

In behalf of the Joint Transportation Committee of Lincoln County, I would like to

thank you for awarding a grant of $5,000 for our continued program of providing bus

passes to our underserved citizens of Lincoln County. It is a very integral part of our

program and with your help we may continue this service. You are much appreciated.

Sincerely,

Kitty Bushman, Program Chair

In the Siletz Clinic’s Optometry Department, after one no-show

patients will not be able to schedule

appointments for six months. Patients

will have access to our walk-in clinic

on the last Thursday of the month from

8:15-11:15 a.m.

Patients will be seen on a firstcome, first-served basis on the following

dates: June 27, July 25 and Aug. 29.

To the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians:

We are so grateful to the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund for this most

recent grant! Our library staff and patrons have suffered for years with a beat up book

drop. We were so proud when we originally installed this book drop, which was funded

by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz. We moved it to its current location at the Siletz

Public Library after the new building was completed.

Unfortunately the book drop was knocked around by a vehicle and we couldn’t afford

to replace it. The book drop has been repaired and repainted but the weather has taken

its toll – the rusty metal looks awful and the book cart doesn’t quite fit like it should.

Attached is a photo of the old book drop and a drawing of the stainless steel

replacement that has been ordered. We will send a photo of the new book drop once

it is installed – we can hardly wait.

Thank you again for the continued support from the Tribe. Our fundraising activities

help with maintenance but grants like yours that allow us to replace expensive items

mean a great deal to us.

Thank you,

Siletz Valley Friends of the Library Board

Sunshine Keck, Secretary of the Board

JUnE 28-30, 2019

Make tracks to Chinook Winds for Bigfoot at the Beach! Experience a wide

array of Bigfoot-themed exhibitions, vendor merchandise and informative

lectures featuring Finding Bigfoot’s Cliff Barackman and James “Bobo” Fay!

Friday, June 28, 2019

Bigfoot escape room open to public - 5pm to 12am

Saturday, June 29, 2019

*Bigfoot Lecture with Cliff and Bobo - 10am to 11am

Bigfoot Escape room for Conference attendees - 11am to 1:45pm

*Bigfoot Q & A with Cliff and Bobo - 2pm to 3pm

Bigfoot Escape room for Conference attendees - 3pm to 4:45pm

*Bigfoot Town Hall Hosted by Cliff and Bobo - 5pm to 6:30pm

Bigfoot Escape room for Conference attendees - 7pm to 12am

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limited and tickets will be required. Tickets are $6 per person

with $5 of each ticket sold being donated to the International

Cryptozoology Museum the world’s only non-profit

cryptozoology musuem.

For more information, or to obtain tickets,

call 1-888-244-6665 or 541-996-5825.

Sunday, June 30, 2019

Bigfoot escape room open to public - 10am to 4pm

Bigfoot Hunt Giveaway Finale - 4pm

"It's Better at the Beach!" • On the beach in Lincoln City • 1-888-CHINOOK • chinookwindscasino.com

June 2019

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Happy 30th Anniversary to Mom and

Dad!

Love, D.J. and Nethaniel

Happy 3rd Birthday to Annalia Marie

Judith Nichuals! You’re such a sweet smart

funny little girl. Mommy and Daddy love

you soo much!

Happy Birthday, Big Brother!

Happy 10th Birthday, Ace! Holy cow,

you’re in double digits now! We all love

you lots. XoXoXo

Mom, Andrew, Paisley, Presley, Dad,

your aunties, Uncle Bo, Grandma,

Grandpa and all your friends and family who love you on your special day!

Memories

Happy 12th Birthday, Braxton! May

your day be filled with so much laughter,

love and joy! Auntie loves you, forever

and always.

Tribal RV park discounts

available

Tribal members receive a 15%

discount on spaces at Logan Road

RV Park located in Lincoln City, Ore.

Call 877-LOGANRV or visit loganroadrvpark.com for more information.*

Tribal members receive a 15%

discount on spaces at Hee Hee Illahee

RV Resort located in Salem, Ore. Call

877-564-7295 or visit heeheeillahee.

com for more information.*

*Subject to availability

Sitting here watching the daybreak, eating applesauce, toast with

butter and coffee (yum, yum, yum)

brings me back to when I was a

little girl and Dad (Alton I. Butler,

Bones, Smokey) would take me to

Auntie Ada’s so she could babysit

me while he went fern picking or

peeling chittum.

I remember auntie would sit me

down at a little table and bring me

peaches, toast with butter and milk.

It tasted so good (yum, yum, yum).

I miss my daddy and my aunties.

Make memories with your family, aunties, uncles, grams, grandpas,

cousins, sisters and brothers. That

way, they will always and forever be

with you.

Love, Sylvia Butler

Free child ID kits from the

Oregon State Police

503-934-0188 or 800-282-7155;

child.idkits@state.or.us

Happy 8th Birthday to our son, A’den

“Brother” Arrisola. You’ve been such a

great light in our family. You’re an amazing

son and a great brother to Catfish. We love

you so much, Brother.

Mama, Papa, Catfish and Gramma

Happy 3rd Birthday to our little Kelden

“Catfish” Arrisola. You’re becoming such a

special little man. You bring so much love

and joy into our lives. We love you, Catfish.

Mama, Papa, Brother and Gramma

Submissions to Passages are

limited to two 25-word items per person,

plus one photo if desired. All birthday,

anniversary and holiday wishes will

appear in the Passages section.

Siletz News reserves the right

to edit any submission for clarity and

length. Not all submissions are guaranteed publication upon submission.

Please type or write legibly and

submit via e-mail when possible.

Happy 6th Birthday to Nola Navarro!

We love you so much!

Love, Dad, Casey, and Kendra

Tipi Drawing

2019-2020 Siletz Royalty Applications

Name: ____________________________________________________________

Applications are being accepted for 2019-2020 Miss Siletz, Junior Miss Siletz

and Little Miss Siletz. Applications must be turned in by 4:30 p.m. on June

Address: _________________________________________________________

3, 2019.

Phone: _____________________________________ Roll #:_________________

Applications can be sent to Siletz Pow-Wow Committee, P.O. Box 549, Siletz,

OR 97380-0549.

For Siletz Tribal members to use during the Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow on Aug

9-11, 2019. One entry per household. Must be a Siletz Tribal member to enter.

Deadline for entries is June 17, 2019. Names will be drawn soon after the

deadline. Return the form to Siletz Pow-Wow, Attn: Tipi Drawing, P.O. Box 549,

Siletz, OR 97380-0549.

Note: You do not win the tipi. The drawing is only for a stay in the tipi

during pow-wow weekend.

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Applications can be downloaded from the Tribal website, located under the

pow-wow tab.

If you have any questions about the royalty applications or the tipi drawing,

contact Buddy Lane at 800-922-1399, ext. 1230; 541-444-8230; or buddyl@ctsi.

nsn.us.

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.