To the editor:
A special thank you to the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund for its dona-
tion of $500 to Siletz Grad Night 2013 for a drug- and alcohol-free graduation party.
Sincerely,
Siletz Grad Night Committee 2013
To the editor:
Thank You, Siletz Valley Fire Department
On behalf of the Siletz Tribe, I would like to thank Gene Fisher, fire chief, for
hosting the Community Health Department’s Car Seat Clinic on April 18, 2013, at
the fire station on Buford Ave. We appreciate you advertising this important event on
your new message board.
Thank you to each and every one of the fire department volunteers: Diane Tische,
Gail Johnson, Spencer Hatch, Sarah Wiley and Nick Rivera.
Upon my arrival at the fire station that morning, Gene and his volunteer crew were
waiting outside to greet me. They had already moved the fire trucks out of the bays
and had parked them close by.
The enthusiastic volunteers asked what they could do to help. They assisted with
setting up tables and supplies, attended a brief orientation so they would know what to
expect, set up traffic cones and directed traffic flow to ensure safety, worked as greeters
to welcome families and share information, and were close at hand to provide support
to the CPS technicians while they were inspecting individual car seats.
When the event was over, they assisted with packing up. Their work was stellar
and the event would not have been as successful without their help. Thank you for
partnering with us to ensure that child safety seats are used correctly.
Adrienne Crookes
Community Health Advocate
Siletz Tribe
Please watch your local newspaper for the next Car Seat Clinic in Siletz. The
purpose of the car seat checkup event is to provide an education service, not an instal-
lation service. Parents and caregivers are educated on the proper use and installation
of child safety seats. The knowledge gained from the CPS inspection experience is
meant to empower parents and caregivers to properly install and use an appropriate
child safety seat for his or her child.
Deepstacks Poker Tour returns to
Oregon; Chinook winds will host
state poker championships
18-event series has a
$1,100 buy-in, $150,000
guarantee main event
HOLLYWOOD – Already consid-
ered the premier gaming property in
Oregon, Chinook Winds Casino Resort
has extended its partnership with the
DeepStacks Poker Tour (DSPT), poker’s
fastest-growing tournament circuit, to offer
another great event for poker players.
The 2013 DeepStacks Poker Tour Ore-
gon State Poker Championships (OSPC)
runs Oct. 27-Nov. 4 and features two start-
ing days and newly added mixed games to
offer more variety during the series.
The OSPC already has drawn
commitments from poker champions
Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, Tristan
“Cre8ive” Wade and Randal Flowers.
Female poker pro Jennifer “Jennicide”
Leigh also will participate.
In addition to the guaranteed prize
pool, the winner of the OSPC wins a
seat into the DSPT World Champion-
ship at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut
in December.
“It has always been a goal of ours to
establish the DeepStacks Poker Tour in
the Pacific Northwest,” said DeepStacks
CEO Chris Torina. “The PacWest series
was extremely successful for us, so we
felt Chinook Winds was the right fit in
the Oregon market not only for 2013, but
for many years to come.”
“Chinook Winds Casino Resort con-
tinues to offer the best poker action in
Oregon and our continuing partnership
with DeepStacks allows us to further
enhance the poker experience for our
customers,” said Eric Smileuske, director
of marketing at Chinook Winds. “With
more stars, more events and a $150,000
guaranteed main event, the OSPC will
most certainly become the premier event
in this state.”
About DeepStacks Poker Tour
The DeepStacks Poker Tour is a
nationally televised, international tourna-
ment series focused on increasing player
fields and prize pools through pro player
participation, great structures and quality
television and live-stream programming.
Integrated with the industry’s pre-
mier poker brand, DeepStacks, the
tour is designed to reach a mainstream
demographic, utilizing its strong
casino partnerships and comprehensive
marketing campaigns to fuel the growth
of its tournaments.
DeepStacks Poker Tour is the exclu-
sive national poker tour partner of Mohe-
gan Sun with two annual events per year,
including the DSPT World Championship.
For more information:
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DeepStacks.com or ChinookWinds-
Casino.com
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Twitter @LiveDeepStacks or
@ChinookWinds
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Facebook.com/DeepStacksLive or
Facebook.com/chinookwindscasino
Courtesy photo
Volunteer Wanda Hesse checks in books from the book depository for the librarian.
Without the liability insurance, this would not be allowed. Thank you STCCF!
To the editor:
Thanks to the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund
The Siletz Valley Friends of the Library is writing this letter to express our appre-
ciation for the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund grant number 13-3229 in
the amount of $800. These monies enable the Siletz Valley Friends of the Library to
purchase yearly liability insurance for volunteers who work in the library building and
on the adjacent grounds the library sits on.
Our volunteers are a necessary part of keeping our mission statement: “The pur-
pose of the Siletz Valley Friends of the Library is to promote growth and quality of the
library, to participate in selected projects benefiting Siletz and the surrounding area
and to raise money to assist with the continued maintenance of the library.”
Through our volunteer efforts and thanks to the help of STCCF, we have now
raised the money to have the exterior of the library painted.
Again, the Siletz Valley Friends of the Library sincerely appreciate having received
the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund grants. Having the opportunity to use
volunteers on the library property would not have happened without the support of the
STCCF. Without the support of the STCCF, our plan for painting the building would
not have come to fruition.
Sincerely,
Audrey Casper
SVFOL Board Member
Tribal Member Business Owners
If you would like to be on the
preferred Tribal members business list
with Chinook Winds, please fax, mail,
e-mail, or drop off your business card,
brochures, or other information at:
Chinook Winds Casino Resort
Attn: Purchasing Dept.
1777 NW 44 th St.
Lincoln City, OR 97367
Phone: 541-996-5853
Fax: 541-996-3847
erica@cwcresort.com
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Editor-in-Chief: Brenda Bremner
June 2013
Editor: Diane Rodriquez
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