Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians is a federally recognized confederation of 27 Native American bands that originally were indigenous to the Northern California and southern Washington area. The confederated tribes occupy and manage a 3,666 acre reservation located in Lincoln County, Ore. The resources managed include timber, water and fish. Services are provided to tribal members in a Western Oregon 11 county service area, including Lincoln, Tillamook, Linn, Benton, Lane,Yamhill, Polk, Marion, Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties. Members are served from a central office located in Siletz and satellite offices in Portland, Salem, and Eugene. The Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians own and operate, the 157,000 square foot Chinook Winds Casino Resort overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Lincoln City. The casino is a Las Vegas-style facility with more than 1,200 slot machines, along with keno, bingo, craps, roulette, blackjack and poker. The convention center has 37,000 square feet of meeting space. The 'Concerts by the Sea' showroom seats more than 1.300 people and features monthly headline acts. There are three dining venues. The Rogue River Room features casual fine dining with an ocean view. There is after-hours entertainment in the Rogue Lounge. The Siletz Bay Buffet serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and a seafood buffet on Fridays. At the deli, tucked behind the waterfall, burgers, clam strips and more are served.

Incorporated in 1932, Oregon Farm Bureau (OFB) is a voluntary, nonprofit agricultural organization representing the interests of the state s farmers and ranchers in the public and policymaking arenas. It promotes educational improvement, economic opportunity and social advancement for its members, as well as the farming, ranching and natural resources industry. Some of the programs that the bureau organizes are Oregon Century Farm & Century Ranch Program, employer education, legal advocacy, women s advisory council and the Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) program. Oregon Farm Bureau has over 54,000 members with about 8,900 in agriculture. The organization is a part of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), a member-funded and politically independent federation of nearly 3,000 county farm bureaus throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.