Author: Tim Novotny

2022 Community Fund Grants

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2022 Grant Awardees

 

The Coquille Tribal Community Fund distributed grants totaling $284,700 in 2022.  With these grants, the community fund’s total distributions since 2001 total about $7.3 million.

  • 1st Phoenix Community Center received $5,000.
  • ACCESS received $5,000.
  • Agness Illahe Rural Fire Protection District received $1,873.
  • Alternative Youth Activities received $10,000.
  • Alternatives To Violence (ATV) received $7,820.
  • Bandon Historical Society Museum received $2,400.
  • Bear Cupboard received $5,000.
  • Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon received $5,000.
  • Brookings Harbor Community Helpers Inc. received $5,000.
  • Camp Millennium known as Camp M received $5,000.
  • Camp Myrtlewood received $20,000.
  • Centro Latino Americano received $5,000.
  • Charleston Fishing Families received $4,000.
  • Charleston RFPD received $3,000.
  • Christian Help of Gold Beach Inc. received $5,000.
  • Community Presbyterian Church Warming Center received $2,000.
  • Community Supported Shelters received $7,400.
  • Conference of St. Vincent de Paul Society of Myrtle Creek received $5,000.
  • Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Southern Oregon received $5,000.
  • Coos Art Museum received $3,500.
  • Coos Bay Area Zonta Service Foundation received $5,000.
  • Coos Bay Coast League received $5,000.
  • Coos Bay Downtown Association – Farmers Market received $3,500.
  • Coos Bay Seventh-day Adventist Food Pantry received $5,000.
  • Coos County ARES/RACES received $4,751.
  • Coos Watershed Association received $5,000.
  • Daisy C.H.A.I.N. (DC) received $5,000.
  • Dolphin Players Inc. received $2,500.
  • Elakha Alliance received $3,000.
  • Family Development Center received $4,000.
  • Friends of Coos County Animals received $5,000.
  • Habitat for Humanity of Central Lane received $5,000.
  • Habitat for Humanity/Rogue Valley received $5,000.
  • Harmony United Methodist Church received $5,000.
  • Junction City Local Aid received $5,000.
  • Knights of Columbus Council 1261 North Bend received $3,500.
  • La Clinica del Valle Family Health Care Center Inc (dba La Clinica) received $5,000.
  • Lakeside Senior Center Inc.’s Project Lakeside Feed the Need received $5,000.
  • Little Theatre on the Bay received $5,000.
  • Mapleton Food Share received $5,000.
  • Mid Lane Cares received $5,000.
  • North Bend Fire Department received $2,000.
  • Oregon Coast Artisan Trade Education Collective received $5,000.
  • Oregon Coast Community Action (ORCCA) received $5,000.
  • Power On With Limb Loss received $3,000.
  • Project Youth Plus (previously College Dreams) received $5,000.
  • Siuslaw Outreach Services Inc received $2,500.
  • SMART Reading received $2,731.
  • Southern Oregon Navigator received $5,000.
  • Southwest Oregon Veterans Outreach Inc. (SOVO) received $5,000.
  • Teresa McCormick Center received $5,000.
  • The ALS Association Oregon and SW Washington Chapter received $2,500.
  • The Common Good received $5,000.
  • The Friendly Kitchen/Meals on Wheels Roseburg received $5,000.
  • The Lighthouse School received $9,725.
  • Triangle Food Box received $4,000.
  • Waterfall Community Health Center received $5,000.
  • Youth 71Five Ministries (71Five) received $5,000.

Salmon release

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Tiny fish make a hopeful start

The first batch of juvenile Chinook salmon from the Coquille Indian Tribe’s 2021 spawning project departed on June 15 to begin their life cycle. These “pre-smolts” came from eggs produced in a cooperative effort among the tribe, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and our community partners.
 
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Wind energy

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Local leaders plan offshore wind forum

April 26, 2022

NORTH BEND — As state and federal officials make plans for offshore wind energy, local leaders in Coos County are inviting stakeholders and local residents to share opinions, concerns and questions.

Former state Sen. Arnie Roblan will lead an informal roundtable discussion from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, in the Salmon Room at The Mill Casino-Hotel & RV Park. Everyone is welcome.

“We’re hoping to bring people together to exchange information and see how the community feels about this,” said Coos County Commissioner Melissa Cribbins, one of the event organizers. “We want to make sure everyone’s voice is heard.”

The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development are leading a data gathering and public engagement process, aiming to complete offshore wind planning for the Oregon Coast. Coos Bay, Bandon and Brookings have been identified as “call areas” for consideration as potential wind energy sites.

The decision-making process includes consideration of diverse factors such as fish and shellfish habitat, whales, migratory birds, sea turtles, marine mammals, vessel traffic, fishing and existing underwater cables.

The community roundtable is not an official part of the BOEM/DLCD process. Its goal is to promote local discussion and understanding of the process and the issues.

The event is sponsored by Coos County; the Coquille Indian Tribe and the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians; the cities of Coos Bay, North Bend and Bandon; the Port of Bandon and the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay; and state Reps. David Brock Smith and Boomer Wright.

For more information, contact Commissioner Cribbins at 541-396-7535.

KWC accreditation

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Wellness center receives accreditation

April 27, 2022


COOS BAY – The Coquille Indian Tribe’s new Ko-Kwel Wellness Center in Coos Bay has received accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. Accreditation distinguishes the KWC among outpatient facilities for its adherence to rigorous standards of care and safety.


“We are very proud of how far we have come in less than a year,” said Kathryn Halverson, chief executive officer of the Coquille Tribe’s Health and Wellness Division. “2021 brought a lot of changes, including a new building and many new staff. Preparing for accreditation took a lot of collaboration and effort, and I am very grateful for our amazing team that contributed to this success.” The KWC, formerly the Coquille Tribal Community Health Center, initially received accreditation in 2001 and subsequently passed national reviews in 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019.


Construction of the wellness center was completed in the summer of 2021 on the Kilkich Reservation near Charleston. KWC serves Coquille Tribal families, members of other federally recognized tribes, Coquille Tribal employees, and the general public as capacity allows. It offers primary medical care, dental care, behavioral health services and an onsite pharmacy.


Prospective patients can learn more at www.kokwelwellness.org, or by calling (541) 888-9494.
Status as an accredited organization means the KWC has met nationally recognized health-care standards. Organizations that earn AAAHC accreditation embody an ongoing commitment to high-quality care and patient safety.


Ambulatory health-care organizations seeking AAAHC accreditation undergo an extensive self-assessment and onsite survey by AAAHC surveyors – physicians, nurses and administrators who are actively involved in ambulatory care.


Founded in 1979, AAAHC is the leader in ambulatory health-care accreditation, with more than 6,100 organizations accredited. Accredited outpatient settings include ambulatory surgery centers, office-based surgery facilities, endoscopy centers, student health centers, medical and dental group practices, community health centers, employer-based health clinics, retail clinics and tribal health centers, among others.