Yachats to hold 7 th Annual New Year’s Day Peace Hike, public invited to join
Start the New Year off on the right
foot! Join the Yachats Trails Committee
and fellow trekkers for the Seventh Annual
Yachats New Year’s Day Peace Hike.
Participants should meet at the Yachats
Commons (441 N. Highway 101, Yachats)
at 10 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2017.
Each year, the hike traditionally
honors the memory of a blind American
Indian woman known as Amanda, who
was forced to leave her young daughter
and march barefoot through rocky terrain
to the Alsea sub-agency internment camp
in Yachats in 1864.
In preparation for the hike, Doc Slyter,
elder, Tribal flutist and Tribal Council
member for the Confederated Tribes of
Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
will tell her story and introduce the fire
ceremony that follows.
Hikers will then set forth along the
804 Trail before connecting to the Ger-
demann Botanic Preserve public footpath
and moving on to the Ya’Xaik trail. From
there they will again connect to the 804
and loop back to the commons or they can
catch a shuttle back.
The overall hike is 3.5 miles but the
various segments enable all participants
to choose the terrains and duration best
suited to their abilities – from the flat sur-
face of the 804 to the moderately strenu-
ous inclines and stairs on the Ya’Xaik.
Indoor activities also are planned for those
who prefer to wait in the commons for
hikers to return.
Upon returning to the commons,
participants will have the opportunity
to reflect on the essential need to treat
people of all backgrounds and cultures
throughout the world with honor, dignity
and respect.
Everyone is then invited to enjoy a
finger food potluck and other refresh-
ments, while picking up their collectable
Peace Hike pins.
The image for the 2017 pin was cre-
ated by the Siuslaw National Forest 2015
Artist-in-Residence, Colleen Caubin. She
and 2014 Artist-in-Residence Margie
Lopez Reid will both be on hand for a
silent auction and to show their work.
Native American f lute and other
music will be provided by Slyter and
Mary-Beth Nickel.
Participants can, but are not required
to, bring a covered and plated finger food
potluck item to share. Please contact
Sandy White at virgoswede@peak.org or
at 541-547-4194 to coordinate.
In the event of dangerously heavy rain
or wind, the hiking portion of this event
will be canceled and the peace ceremony
will take place in the covered shelter
behind the Yachats Commons before mov-
ing indoors.
For more information, contact Joanne
Kittel (jnkittel@peak.org or 541-547-
3144) or visit the Yachats Trails Commit-
tee website at yachatstrails.org.
Election Deadlines
Timeline/Schedule
2017 Standing Committees
Jan. 7, 2017 9 a.m. – Noon
Candidates Fair – Chinook Winds Casino Resort
Jan. 27, 2017 (4 p.m.)
Deadline to request a mail-in ballot
Feb. 4, 2017 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. In-person Voting – Tribal Elections, Tribal Com-
munity Center, Siletz
Feb. 4, 2017 (4 p.m.)
Deadline for returning absentee ballots
Applications Due by Feb. 8, 2017
Any Tribal member interested in serving on a committee for a two-year term must
fill out the following form and return it to the address below prior to Feb. 8, 2017.
Funded Orthodontic Treatment Screening
Please mail or fax your application to Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians,
Attn: Executive Secretary to Tribal Council, P.O. Box 549, Siletz, OR 97380-0549;
fax: 541-444-8325.
Name: _______________________________________ Roll No: _______________
Address: __________________________________________________________
City: _______________________________ State: ___________ ZIP: ___________
Telephone: Day ( ) _______________________ Evening ( ) ____________________
If you only want to be considered for one committee, please indicate by insert-
ing the number 1 next to the committee of interest. If you have interest in more than
one committee, please indicate by numbering your preference, 1 (first choice), 2
(second choice) and 3 (third choice).
____ Education Committee (3)
____ Housing Committee (3)
____ Natural Resources Committee (3)
____ Pow-Wow Committee (4)
____ Health Committee (3)
____ Budget Committee (1)
____ Cultural Heritage Committee (3)
____ Enrollment Committee (2)
Committee appointments will be made at the Regular Tribal Council meeting
in February 2017.
If you have any questions, please call Tami Miner, executive secretary to Tribal
Council, at 800-922-1399, ext. 1203, or 541-444-8203.
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January 2017
The 2017 Funded Orthodontic Treatment Program is fast approaching!
All interested parties should contact the Dental Department to be placed on
a list. The screening dates are April 26-27 and May 22-23, 2017.
The program and amount of accepted applicants will be dependent on the
funding for that year. Applicants are selected by case severity, motivation of the
patient and guardian, reliable transportation, routine dental check-ups and the oral
hygiene history of the patient, to name a few.
We want the best results possible for the patient and thus place emphasis on
these items in order to achieve this. The unbiased selection process is performed
under the guidance of an orthodontic specialist and chosen through a committee.
Open to all ages who are CHS-eligible only. Must have a scheduled screening
appointment during one of the four screening days to be considered.
Each year’s selection process is independent from previous years and does
not carry over. Selected and treated individuals can only be selected once for the
duration of the program.
All applicants will be notified by mail if they have been chosen.
Please contact the Siletz Dental Clinic, 541-444-9681 or 800-922-1399,
ext. 1681, to be put on the list.
