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SILETZ NEWS
A monthly publication by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Vol. 28. No. 5, May 2000
Candidates
Discuss Views
at Fair
A dozen candidates for local, state, and
national offices shared the stage at a
Candidate’s Fair held at Chinook Winds
Casino & Convention Center in April.
As they prepared for the primary
election on May 16, several candidates
discussed the need to increase school
funding and find money for road repairs.
Many of them also cited improving the
Lincoln County economy and recognizing
tribal sovereignty in their presentations.
Individuals who addressed the 40-
member audience included Bernice Barnett
and Clifford Collard, candidates for Lincoln
County district attorney; Gary George,
Republican candidate for state senator; Terry
Thompson, Democratic candidate for state
senator; Lynn Lundquist, Republican
candidate for secretary of state; Sharon
Branstiter and Alberta Bryant, Democratic
candidates for state representative; Alan
Brown, Republican candidate for state
representative; Jim Davis and Dave
Humphrey, candidates for the city council
of Lincoln City; Dana Lattin and Thomas
Hamilton, candidates for Lincoln County
surveyor; and representatives for Lynn
Snodgrass, Republican candidate for
secretary of state; Brian Boquist,
Republican candidate for U.S. Congress;
Roger Sprague, candidate for the city
council of Lincoln City; and Paul DeMuniz,
candidate for Oregon Supreme Court judge.
The Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians and Chinook Winds Casino co
sponsored the event.
Don’t miss the results of the
Comprehensive Plan survey. Your
answers are on pages 14 and 15.
Siletz Tribe Has
Major Impact on
Local Economy
Chairman Dee Pigsley is interviewed by
David Okarski from KO I N-TV after the
news conference announcing the results
of the ECONorthwest study.
Terry Thompson, candidate for state
senator, shares his views at the
Candidate’s Fair.
What’s Inside
Tribal Programs
Spring Pow-Wow
Job Openings
Comprehensive Plan
Tribal Court Judges
Notices
Timesheets
Federal Budget
Siletz Clinic
Chinook Winds
Tribal History
Passages
Siletz News
Confederated Tribes of Siletz
P.O. Box549
Siletz, OR 97380
Delores Pigsley, Tribal Chairman
Brenda Bremner, General Manager
and Editor-in-Chief
According to a recent study by
ECONorthwest, the Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians and Chinook Winds Casino &
Convention Center have had a positive
impact on the economy of Lincoln County.
ECONorthwest, the Northwest’s
largest economics consulting firm, focused
its study on two areas in 1998: the impact of
the Siletz Tribe on Lincoln County and the
impact of Chinook Winds Casino on
Lincoln City.
Highlights of the report include:
• In 1998, tribal spending supported
1,493 full-time jobs, nearly one of every 11
jobs in Lincoln County.
• Since it opened in 1991, the Siletz
Community Health Clinic has treated more
than 27,000 patients annually, 57 percent of
whom are non-tribal members whose health
needs were not being met by local
health services.
• In 1998, Chinook Winds spent $19.6
million in Lincoln County on goods
and services.
• In 1998, Chinook Winds attracted
more than 475,000 new visitors to Lincoln
City. They spent $9.6 million at city
businesses outside of the casino.
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“We knew that if given the chance, we
could be good partners with the city and the
county, said Tribal Chairman Delores
Pigsley. “These partnerships have gone a
long way toward strengthening the local
economy. Both Lincoln City and Lincoln
County are important to the Siletz Tribe and
we intend to continue to do our part to be a
positive economic force in this area.”
(See page 3 for more details)
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