The annual Tribal

Restora�on Celebra�on

will not be held locally

this year due to the

summer construc�on

project planned for the

area around the

Community Plankhouse

and the surrounding

park grounds.

The 28th

annual

Restora�on Celebra�on

will be held at the

Bear Creek Golf

Course in

Medford the

weekend of June 24th

and June 25th

.

Bear Creek Golf Course

is managed by the Tribe

under a long-term lease

and is adjacent to other

property and businesses

the Tribe owns, as well

as the Tribe’s Medford

office.

28TH ANNUAL TRIBAL RESTORATION CELEBRATION

CIHA LANDSCAPING CONTEST QUICKLY APPROACHING

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KRA Board Meeting, CIHA Office, 5:30 p.m.

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Flag Day 14

CIHA Board Meeting, CIHA Office, 3:30 p.m.

15

Nee-Dash

Celebration

at Tribal

Community

Plankhouse

beginning at

6:00 p.m.

21

First Day of

Summer 21

Tribal

Restoration

Celebration

in Medford

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Tribal

Restoration Day

Observed -

CIHA Closed

28

CIHA Closed

29

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Father’s Day 18

June Calendar

Coquille Indian Housing Authority

June 2017

A fun and informative Newsletter for the Residents of the Kilkich Community

The Restora�on

Celebra�on honors

where the Tribe came

from and where the

Tribe is today.

Tribal Restora�on also

celebrates the Coquille

who were displaced

from their homes many

years ago. Today, over

100 enrolled Coquille

members live in

Jackson county.

The annual landscap-ing contest is quickly approaching. Master Gardener judges will be on Tribal Lands the week of June 12th to judge the yards.

Please notify CIHA if you do not wish to participate in the landscaping contest.

The judges will walk through your front and back yards making notes. The judges will not enter or judge yards with dogs running free.

Categories are the same as in past years. Both homeowners and renters are eligible to participate and will be judged separately. Within the homeowner and renter categories, the front yards and

back yards will be

judged separately.

If you have won a Front Yard Makeover within the last two years, your front yard is not eligible to enter the contest per your Front Yard Makeover agreement.

Prize categories are the same as in past years and are as follows:

• 1st Prize = $100

• 2nd Prize = $75

• 3rd Prize = $50

• Honorable Mention = $25

• Prizes will be awarded as gift cards.

Call CIHA by Tuesday, June 6th to opt out of the landscaping contest at 541-888-6501.

If you rent a single family

home in the Kilkich commu-

nity and are NOT living in a

unit that has had a front

yard makeover in the past,

you are eligible to enter

the 7th

Annual Renter Front

Yard Makeover Drawing!

Entry form due date is

June 15th

by 1:00 p.m.

Entry forms are available at

the CIHA office.

• No cost to enter drawing

• One entry per household

• Winner agrees to

maintain their newly

landscaped yard

• Drawing will be held

at the June 15th

CIHA Board mee�ng

The Coquille Indian Tribe announces the sponsorship of

the Summer Food Program at the Tribal Community

Center. Breakfasts and lunches will be made available

Monday through Friday, FREE to all children residing

on the reserva�on, 18 years of age and under.

Meals will be served at the Tribal Community Center

beginning on Monday, June 19, 2017. Meal �mes will be

8:30 a.m. for breakfast and 11:30 a.m. for lunch. If you

have any ques�ons, please contact Becky Cantrell, Sandi

Belle?o, or Laura Angulo at 541-888-9494. The Summer

Food Program runs through Friday, September 1, 2017.

"The Coquille Indian Tribe is an

equal opportunity provider."

This year’s program will be

filled with swimming, arts

and craBs, hiking, canoe-

ing, games, and sports.

Hours of opera�on will be

7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday

(closed for holidays

and Tribal events).

All children must be

registered to a?end the

ABer School Summer

Preven�on Program.

Contact Laura

if you have

any

ques(ons at

541-888-9494, ext. 2233.

The ABer School Summer

Preven�on Program begins

the week of June 19th

.

The program is open

to all Coquille Tribal youth

and Kilkich youth residents.

Breakfast, lunch, and snacks

will be provided for the

program par�cipants.

Housing

payment pick

up is available

for elders and

persons with a

disability. Call

the CIHA office

at 541-888-6501

to schedule

your payment

pickup.

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2017 RENTER FRONT YARD MAKEOVER

- STILL TIME TO ENTER

AFTER SCHOOL SUMMER PREVENTION PROGRAM BEGINS JUNE 19TH

SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM

NEE-DASH CELEBRATION JUNE 21ST

CELEBRATION BEGINS AT 6:00 P.M.

Nee-Dash will be celebrated on Wednesday,

June 21st in Traditional Style Dance beginning

at 6:00 p.m. at the Community Plankhouse.

Please come and celebrate with us.

All Kilkich families are invited to attend the

annual summer celebration. The celebration

will include a potluck dinner, so please bring

your favorite salad or dessert to share.

Contact Brenda Meade if you have

any questions at 541-756-0904.

Pajama-Slamma�Party�School is over - Let’s Celebrate!!

Where: Tribal Community Center

When: Friday, June 16, 2017

What to bring: Sleeping bag, pillow,

pajamas, brush, toothbrush, change of

clothes, swimsuit, and towel

Youth ages 8 - 18 are invited to stay overnight

in the Tribal Community Center gym and must

be picked up by 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, June

17th

. RSVP today - Space is limited!

Youth ages 5 - 7 will need to be picked up by

9:00 p.m. on Friday, June 16th

.

Contact Laura, Jennifer, or John if you

have any questions at 541-888-9494.

Road closures are not

an(cipated, but there will

be addi(onal traffic along

Miluk Drive.

Sco? Partney Construc(on

Inc., in conjunc(on with

subcontractors, has been

contracted to construct

the new warehouse.

Construc(on work on the

new CIHA warehouse will

con(nue through the

summer with comple(on

expected in late fall.

Construc(on will be

performed weekdays

between the hours of

7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

The contractors will do

their best to minimize

traffic interrup(ons.

Please drive safely

and slowly

throughout the

community at

all (mes obeying

the posted speed limits.

CIHA Warehouse Construction

KRA will hold its June Board

meeting on Monday, June

12th at 5:30 p.m. at the CIHA

office. All Kilkich residents

are welcome and encouraged to attend.

If you are unable to attend but would like to

submit a comment or a question, you may

email KRA at: kilkichresidents@gmail.com. Hope to see you at the June meeting!

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Don’t miss this special event. Historic ships

are visiting the Coos Bay/North Bend area.

For schedules and ticket information,

log on to: www.festofsailcoosbay.com

The Coos Bay Farmer’s Market in downtown Coos Bay on Central Avenue is now open every Wednesday through the end of October. At the market, you will find fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables, organic teas and coffee, homemade jams and

jellies, breads, desserts, pies, handmade artisan crafts, food vendors, the Coos County Master Gardeners information booth, and so much more!

For an interactive map displaying a brief overview of each vendor and their location on Central Avenue, log on to: http://maps.managemymarket.com/2872

KRA JUNE BOARD MEETING

SMOKE-FREE VENUES - WHAT DO YOU THINK? PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS

The Tribal Health Center would like your input regarding creating smoke-free venues. Venues would

include parks, recreational areas, playgrounds, outdoor dining or seating areas, ceremonial grounds,

celebration grounds, etc. Your input will be taken into consideration before resources are utilized to

develop a policy addressing this issue. Your opinion matters!

The following link will take you to an online survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8658C2G

The survey consists of 21 questions and should take no more than 20 minutes to complete.

Your answers will be anonymous, so please provide honest feedback as this information

will be used to help make informed decisions about providing smoke-free environments.

If you would like a paper version of the survey, would like to conduct the survey over the phone, would

like an in-person interview, or just have a question, please contact Dennita Antonellis-John, Healthy

Programs Coordinator, at 541-888-9494, ext. 2238, or email at: D.Antonellis-John@coquilletribe.org.

Call CIHA at

541-888-6501 a

DAY IN ADVANCE

if you would like

to borrow a lawn

mower, weed

eater, or carpet

shampooer.

Coquille Indian Housing Authority 2678 Mexeye Loop

Coos Bay, OR 97420

Phone: 541-888-6501

Phone: 800-988-6501

Fax: 541-888-8266

daleherring@coquilleiha.org

traceymueller@coquilleiha.org

Have a safe and

happy summer!

All Possession or Use of Marijuana is Prohibited in Coquille Indian Housing Authority Premises

With marijuana decriminalization and authorization of medical use of marijuana by the

State of Oregon, people have been asking whether it is okay to possess or use marijuana

in Coquille Indian Housing Authority (CIHA) premises. The answer is no.

Possession or use of marijuana for any purpose is prohibited within the Tribe’s

reservation lands, facilities, and housing as a matter of federal law.

Even though the State of Oregon allows the legal possession and consumption of

marijuana, Oregon’s law does not change federal drug laws, and those are the laws that

apply to CIHA housing. Marijuana remains classified as a Schedule I drug under the federal

Controlled Substances Act and thus subject to federal prosecution. Because Tribal

reservation lands are federal trust lands and are subject to some federal jurisdiction,

the possession or use of marijuana is unlawful. If CIHA were to allow marijuana use or

possession in its properties, CIHA’s federal funding could be jeopardized.

Section 207 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act,

which is the law that provides federal assistance for CIHA, requires rental leases and

homebuyer agreements to state specifically that drug-related criminal activity,

like the use or possession of marijuana, is cause for eviction.

As a result, if you use or possess any federally controlled substance,

including marijuana, in CIHA housing, you will be subject to eviction.

Additionally, the federal Drug Free Workplace Act requires federal contractors

and grantees like CIHA to agree to provide a drug-free workplace or face sanctions,

such as suspension or termination of funding. CIHA could be prohibited from

seeking federal funding in the future if it violates such language.

The bottom line is that marijuana cannot be possessed or consumed within

Tribal reservation lands, Tribal facilities, or Tribal housing - NO EXCEPTIONS.

FREE HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION EVENT

Beaver Hill Transfer site, 1/4 mile south of milepost 253

on Highway 101, is offering another FREE

household hazardous waste collection event

on Saturday, June 24th from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

PLEASE CALL TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT,

541-396-7624, Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Don’t forget to stop by the Tribal library this summer and

check out a book or two. The library has a wide variety

of reading material - something for everyone.

Library hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.