LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Nuu-wee-ya’
(our words)
Introduction to the Athabaskan Language
Open to tribal members of all ages
Siletz
Siletz Tribal Community Center
Feb. 5 - 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
March 5 - 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Salem
Salem Area Office
Feb, 12-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
March 17-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Portland
Portland Area Office
Feb. I I - 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
March IO - 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Eugene
Eugene Area Office
Feb. 4-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
March 3 - 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Athabaskan Language class will start for beginners in January 2008.
These classes will begin with basic instruction and will progress over the
next year. It also will be a refresher course for those more-advanced stu
dents. Come and join other members of your community and tribe in learn
ing to speak one of our ancient languages.
For more information, contact Bud Lane at the Siletz. Culture Department
at 541-444-8320 or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1320; or e-mail budl@ctsi.nsn.us.
F Tribal Council Meetings Remaining
in Two Communities
Two community meetings with
। the Tribal Council will take place in
। February, in Siletz, and Eugene. The
| meetings in Portland and Salem took
| place in January. The dates for the
| remaining community meetings are
I as follows:
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Feb. 2 - Siletz Tribal Community Cen
ter, during the General Council
meeting
Feb. 12 - Eugene Area Office, 6 p.m.
Agenda items include constitu
tional election information, an STBC
update, and Contract Health Service.
Most Often Requested Numbers
1-800-922-1399
503-390-9494
1-888-870-9051
503-238-1512
541-484-4234
541-747-0161
1-800-628-5720
1-800-648-0449
1-800-600-5599
1-888-244-6665
1-800-452-7823
1-8OO-323-8517
www.ctsi.nsn.us
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Salem Area Office
Salem Finance Office
Portland Area Office
Eugene Area Office
Springfield Siletz Tribal Head Start
Contract Health Services (CHS)
Siletz Community Health Clinic
Siletz Alcohol and Drug
Chinook Winds Casino Resort
Chemawa Health Clinic
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Web Site
Library, con’t from page 1
terials from generous patrons and new
materials are added each month.
“Of course, as part of the Coast
Resource Sharing Network, we have
access to the holdings of more than a
dozen other libraries and get deliver
ies from them three times a week," said
Hamilton. “Using the beachbooks.org
link from any computer, one can find
the book or other material wanted and
reserve it, choosing which library to
get it from, and the items can be re
turned at any of the libraries in Lin
coln or Tillamook counties.
“We have a luxurious meeting room
available for groups and get-togethers
at a low hourly fee, and 6-IO groups take
advantage of it each month. Equipped
with a full kitchen, cups, plates, a re-
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frigerator and dishwasher, it makes a
great place for meetings, parties and
reunions," said Hamilton. “As you
know, library cards are free and to get
one just bring in some form of identi
fication showing the residence within
the Lincoln County limits. We have
eliminated all fines for overdue mate
rials and, in general, the library is sim
ply a splendid place to find whatever
you are looking for.”
The Siletz Public Library, located
at 255 Gaither St., is open from IO a.m.
to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, and Sat
urday; and from l() a.m. to 8 p.m. on
Thursday.
For more information, call 541 -
444-2855, visit www.siletz.library
blogs.net/,
or e-mail
siletz@
beachbooks.org.
February 2008
A boxfish, named for obvious reasons, is one of the featured species in
Oddwater (photo by Cindy Hanson, Oregon Coast Aquarium)
Tribal Contribution Fund Awards
Grant to Aquarium
Grant Will Help Fund Aquarium’s Upcoming
“Oddwater” Exhibit
NEWPORT. Orc. - The Oregon tanks of some of the displays. A sneak
Coast Aquarium was awarded a grant preview can be seen now in two small
from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Con “Stay Tuned" displays near the chang
tribution Fund (STCCF) to help finance ing exhibit area. The blown glass
the aquarium's upcoming exhibit, complements the strange and beauti
Oddwater, slated to open Memorial Day
ful creatures of Oddwater.
weekend 2008. Aquarium staff began
The Oregon Coast Aquarium was
dismantling its most recent changing
named among the “Top 10 Aquariums
exhibit. Claws, Jan. 7 to allow construc for Kids" in the nation by Parents
tion on the new exhibit to begin.
magazine as well as top IO ratings by
The STCCF grant, awarded in No Coastal Living magazine and OSA To
vember 2007, is earmarked to help pay day. Visitors can get within inches of
for the interactive graphics that will be marine life in Passages of the Deep.
a part of the new exhibit.
walking through a 200-foot clear un
“We are grateful for this and the
derwater tunnel that runs through three
past support by the Siletz. Tribal Con
ocean habitats and encountering
tribution Fund." said Dale Schmidt,
sharks, rays and thousands of other
aquarium president. “Their involve
fish native to Pacific Northwest waters.
ment enables us to use state-of-the-art
The Oregon Coast Aquarium is a
graphic signs and images, which will
private, non-profit aquatic and marine
give the new exhibit a more powerful
science educational facility offering a
and lasting impact on our visitors.”
fun and interesting way to learn about
The new exhibit, Oddwater, prom
Oregon's unique coastal ecosystem. It's
ises to be as engaging and colorful as
dedicated to the highest quality aquatic
Claws with a fascinating look at some of
the most unique life forms that live in and marine science programs for rec
the ocean. Like the Claws exhibit, Odd reation and education so the public
water will feature interactive compo better understands, cherishes and con
nents and colorful wall murals depict serves the world's natural marine and
ing the different species and their habi coastal resources.
For more information, visit the
tats from aquarium artist Michael Cole.
One of the more unusual aspects aquarium's Web site at www.aquarium.
of Oddwater is the art glass inside the org or call 54I-867-FISH.