To the editor:
The family of Wilma Strong sincerely appreciates the thoughtfulness of everyone
for prayers, flowers, money and food. Thank you Nancy Simmons, Delores Pigsley,
Chinook Winds, Ardella Parr, Douglas Brown, Maria Westervelt, and Tonya and
Kirk Mitchell.
Thank you William Lane (Buster) for a beautiful service in honor of our mom,
grandmother and great-grandmother. Thank you Ronald Butler Jr. and Darlene Smith
for the beautiful songs.
A special thank you Elouise Case for all the years of being mom’s prayer partner.
Sincerely,
The Strong Family (Jack, Rosa, Joel and Joella) Angela Martin and family
Corey Strong and family
Marc Muniz-Strong and family
Siletz Public Library
To the editor:
Thank you, Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund, for the 14-3770 grant
that helped pay for our deep cleaning of the library. Without this generous grant, the
Siletz Valley Friends of the Library would not be able to see to the yearly cleaning
of the library.
These monetary resources enable us to have a local reliable company come in and
clean the whole inside of the library, leaving the staff to take care of the needs of the
patrons. Our library staff is so small that without the generosity of the STCCF, the
fixtures, i.e., carpets, chairs, would have to be replaced much sooner.
Thank you again, STCCF.
Audrey Casper, SVFOL board member
Courtesy photo by Chinook Winds staff
Chinook Winds General Manager Mike Fisher (left) and Marketing Director Eric
Smileuske present a check to Fire Chief Don Baker.
Annual contribution to fire district
solidifies community partnership
A contribution in the amount of
$71,478 has been made to the North Lin-
coln Fire & Rescue District as an ongo-
ing partnership between Chinook Winds
Casino Resort, the Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians and the fire district.
In a recent letter from the district Fire
Chief Don Baker stated, “The fire district
greatly appreciates the past and future
support of the Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians and the opportunity to pro-
vide Chinook Winds Casino Resort with
fire protection and emergency services.”
Every budget year, the fire district and
Chinook Winds enter into an agreement
of funds to assist the district in providing
fire protection and emergency services to
Tribal properties held in trust. The district
determines what money is needed in order
to service all the properties owned by the
Tribe and submits the requested amount.
“We are proud of our partnership with
North Lincoln Fire & Rescue District. The
Tribe and the casino know the importance
of strong community partnerships like
this one,” said Chinook Winds General
Manager Mike Fisher.
CherryCityDerbyGirlsall-star
bout scheduled for Chinook Winds
Chinook Winds Casino Resort is
proud to present The Cherry City Derby
Girls, a derby bout with all-stars from this
competitive girls league, on Jan. 24
This event showcases the best athletes
from the four teams in the Salem league.
Doors open at 6 p.m. at the Convention
Center and the all-star bout starts at 7 p.m.
The Cherry City Derby Girls started
its league in 2009, one of just six leagues
in Oregon. More than 5,000 Derby Roller
Girls leagues exist worldwide and many
of them are located in the U.S.
The leagues are amateur level, so
these girls do it for the love of the sport.
The girls pick out unique names to rep-
resent their colorful personalities and
intimidate the other skaters.
The game consists of two 30-minute
sessions with a halftime break. Each team
has five roller girls on the track at a time
– one pivot skater, who sets the pace of
the rest of the skaters; three blockers, who
are both offensive and defensive skaters;
and one jammer, the skater who can score
for her team.
As many as eight skating referees and
10 non-skating officials attend each bout.
Many dedicated volunteers help make this
sport happen.
Each team has a charity it supports –
Liberty House, Marion Polk Food Share,
Mid-Valley Women’s Crisis Center and
Salem Friends of Felines. All the hard
work the players and staff put in to run
this league helps their community.
Advanced tickets are $10, day of the
event $15; children age 5 and under are free.
My dear fellow Tribal members:
I trust everyone had a safe and happy holiday season. Once again we are near-
ing election time. I am Cynthia (Bellinger) Farlow, #58, and I am running for Tribal
Council and my intent is to serve and represent you and all our people in a fair and
impartial way.
For more than 20 years before moving back to Oregon in 2003, I was a profit-
able business owner and officer of my own profitable business corporation. Over the
course of the past decade, I owned my own small gift shop in Lincoln City, have been
employed by Siletz Tribal Economic Development and Chinook Winds Casino Resort.
I have served as an elected officer on the Elders Council, served on various
committees for the Elder’s Gathering and authored the Siletz Elder’s Cookbook as a
fundraiser, increasing our “Best Wishes” fund by $4,000.
While our Tribe has come a long way since those early days of restoration and
the growing pains of forming our own government, we must not lose sight of the hard
work and dedication it will take to continue to reclaim our lands and resources while
achieving self-sufficiency.
In the upcoming election, my primary focus is economic diversification, economic
development and land base growth.
I want to hear from you, I want to know your views and opinions, questions and
comments. My email is cynfarlow@gmail.com and you can reach me at 541-351-1054,
text or call.
I very much hope you consider voting for me in the upcoming Siletz Tribal
Council Elections.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Farlow, Tribal Elder
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Editor-in-Chief: Brenda Bremner
January 2015
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