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Mill-Luck Salmon Celebration Features Salmon Bake, Canoe Races and Musicians NORTH BEND, Ore. - Featuring a elements of blues, traditional singing traditional salmon bake, canoe races and drumming, rock, world-beat and jazz. In addition to Fernandez’s nightly and an award-winning lineup of Native concerts, award-winning Native Ameri American musicians, the Fourth Annual Mill-Luck Salmon Celebration will take can music also will be showcased in side The Mill's hot new nightspot, place Sept. 7-9 at The Mill Casino • Hotel Warehouse 101. Jan Michael Looking RV Park on the shores of Coos Bay. Linked to a tradition of marking the Wolf and guests will perform a Tribute return of the salmon, the Mill-Luck to the Native American Flute from 4:15 Salmon Celebration began as a means p.m. to 5:15 p.m. on Sept. 7. Tickets for the Wade Fernandez of sharing the culture and traditions of the Coquille Indian Tribe and other concerts as well as the salmon bake Pacific Northwest tribes with residents dinner, which will be served from noon and visitors to Oregon’s south coast. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 8 and from I I a.m. Now in its fourth year, the festival at to 2 p.m. on Sept. 9, are on sale now at KoKwel Gifts inside The Mill Casino. tracts Native American artisans and Concert tickets are just $20 musicians from throughout per person for the general the West and Canada. public and $15 per per Known for its in son for members of the credible salmon bake casino's players club, dinner in which The Millionaire$ fresh salmon is Club. prepared in the Tickets for the time-honored Co salmon bake dinner, quille open-pit1 which include a com manner, the Mill- ’ • CASINO* HOTEL J memorative T-shirt, Luck Salmon Cel are $20 for adults and ebration is a fun-filled $14 for children. Com educational experience plete packages, includ for the entire family. ing the T-shirt as well as tick Starting at 10 a.m. on both Sept. 8-9, visitors to The Mill Ca ets for both the salmon bake dinner and sino will be treated to drums and danc the concert, start at just $34 for adults, $28 for children, and $29 for Million ers, as well as traditional games and activities for children, a number of aire^ club members. The Mill Casino • Hotel is located unique cultural demonstrations and a marketplace offering traditional wares on the waterfront in North Bend, mak ing it an ideal base location for explor and foods. ing the North Bend/Coos Bay area, in Bay-front canoe races will begin at cluding Oregon Dunes, Shore Acres approximately 2 p.m. on Sept. 8, where State Park and activities such as fish several tribes from Oregon will com ing, crabbing, clamming, whale watch pete against each other using traditional ing, boating, golfing and strolling along tribal canoes. the boardwalk. One of the highlights of this year's The full-service property features Mill-Luck Salmon Celebration will be I 12 hotel rooms, more than 750 slots, two concerts featuring Wade Fernandez, along with blackjack, craps, roulette, Native American Music Awards poker and keno, in addition to five on (NAMMYs) 2006 Best Male Artist of site restaurants; meeting, wedding and The Year, who will perform at 7:30 p.m. banquet facilities; plus a 102-space wa in the Salmon Room on both Sept. 7-8. terfront RV park. Soaring from his Menominee Indian For more information about mak Reservation roots. Fernandez honors ing The Mill Casino • Hotel the center tradition while forging ahead in an piece of your Oregon Coast getaway ever-expanding world of music. With or for more information on all the lat- skills comparable to any world-class est attractions, events and entertain pow-wow singer or hand-drum com ment. call 1-800-953-4800 or visit petitor. Fernandez artfully combines www.themillcasino.com. MILL Hiring a Contractor? Verify the License Oregon state law requires anyone who contracts for construction work to be licensed with the Construction Contractors Board. An active license means the contractor is bonded and insured. Verify the contractor's CCB license through the CCB Consumer Web Site - www.hirealicensedcontractor.com. 18 • Siletz News • August 2007 Above: Siletz Tribal General Manager Brenda Bremner, Assistant General Man ager Tina Retasket, and Toledo Police Chief Mark Fandrey shake hands after the signing of a long-term contract with the Toledo Police Department. Below: Toledo City Manager Pete Wall (left) watches as Brenda Bremner signs the contract.
