Noble advances to state competition with Creeperbots robotics team
The Creeperbots, a robotics team at
Isaac Newton Magnet School in Newport,
Ore., will compete at the state competition
in January. Tribal member Hunter Noble
is a member of The Creeperbots team.
The team qualified for state at an
Intel Oregon FIRST LEGO League 2012
Qualifying Tournament held Dec. 9 in
Salem, Ore. According to Coach Marcus
Spink, just 30 percent of teams qualify for
the state competition, which will be held
Jan. 19-20 in Hillsboro, Ore.
According to the Oregon Robot-
ics Tournament and Outreach Program
website (ortop.org), “In FIRST LEGO
League, 9- to 14-year-old youngsters
learn to design and build autonomous
robots using special LEGO kits. The
program includes a 10- to 12-week period
in which youngsters form teams, develop
robots that can respond to individual
tasks as part of an overall challenge, then
compete at one of the many tournaments
we hold in Oregon and Southwest Wash-
ington. Through this process, youngsters
experience the fun and excitement of solv-
ing problems in a positive and supportive
team environment.”
An international nonprofit organiza-
tion called FIRST (For Inspiration and
Recognition of Science and Technology),
located in Manchester, N.H., organizes an
annual network of robotics tournaments
under the names FIRST Robotics Com-
petition, FIRST Tech Challenge, FIRST
LEGO League and Junior FIRST LEGO
League. FIRST focuses on promoting
science and technology to young people.
The Oregon Robotics Tournament
and Outreach Program (ORTOP) is a pro-
gram of the Oregon University System.
ORTOP serves as the affiliate partner
for FIRST in Oregon and Southwest
Washington.
ORTOP is almost entirely volunteer-
driven. Its Planning Committee is made up
of volunteers from the program sponsors
and partners as well as private individu-
als. Many adult volunteers organize and
coach teams, while additional volunteers
plan and stage workshops, scrimmages
and the championship tournament.
Nesika Illahee Pow-wow
Attention Siletz Tribal Artists
Royalty Crown Proposals
The 2013 Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow Committee once again is having a logo
contest for the upcoming pow-wow in August 2013. All Siletz Tribal artists are
encouraged to submit a pow-wow-themed logo.
The 2013 Pow-Wow Committee is now accepting proposals for 2013-2014
royalty crowns. Proposals are being accepted for Miss Siletz, Junior Miss Siletz
and Little Miss Siletz.
Proposals for a crown are required to include art design, size of the crown
and a bid for the crown or crowns of your interest. Proposals can be submitted
for individual crowns, two crowns or you can submit a bid for all three crowns.
Crown proposals must be turned in to the committee no later than March 15,
2013. Proposals can be sent to: Siletz Pow-Wow Committee, P.O. Box 549, Siletz,
OR 97380-0549.
If you have any questions, contact Buddy Lane at 800-922-1399, ext. 1230,
or 541-444-8230.
The winning logo artist will receive a cash prize of $250 and a professional
banner with your logo. The winning artist will have his or her logo highlighted on
the Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow flyers and merchandise.
Please submit your artwork to the cultural education director’s office at the
Tribal Community Center or mail it to Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Attn:
Pow-Wow Logo Contest, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549.
All entries must be received no later than March 15, 2013.
elders Council
Meeting
Hunting
Success!
Jan.12•1-4p.m.
Chinook winds Casino Resort
For more information, contact
Dee Navarro at 800-922-1399,
ext. 1261; 541-444-8261; or
deen@ctsi.nsn.us.
Rilatos five-point
elk!
Congratulations, Sister –
dropping your buck first shot!
Sidney shot a forked-horn.
Way to go, Sis.
Congratulations to my son,
Robby, for his hunting skills
that paid off this year. He got a
four-point! Way to go, Sonny!
Courtesy photos
Left: Rilatos kids and
a bull elk
Right: Robby Rilatos
and Randy Rilatos
Rilatos bull elk
January 2013
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