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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1983)
COMMENTS. from the COMMUNITY ORGANIZER on May 26, 1383 Sharon He rr on and I attended the annual Awards Dinner sponsored by the Po 1 k County H i stor i ca I Soc i ety held at Western Oregon State College Monmouth 0re9on to accept an award on behalf of the Confederated Tribes of j Grand Ronde "for contributing to the historic Preservation of Polk County for the year 1982". The award consisted of a Certificate called the "LUCKVAMUTE AWARD" and also a Portrait of an old store; both can be seen han9in9 in the Tribal Office. Sharon and I enjoyed the tasty dinner and the Presentation by their 9uest speaker Sec. of State Norma Paul us. Other ' activities this month included the three slideoral Presentations in the local area: May 3-for the cita counc i I of McM i nnv i 1 1 e Ore . ; May 11-for the Kiwanis Club of Wi I lamina-Grand Ronde-Sher idan Ore. . at their noon luncheon in Wi I lamina Ore; Meetin9s attended this month were-: May 17-18-19 1983 the i Affiliated Tribes, of N.W. in t h e o I d C u s h m a n Hospital , T acorn 3., Wash.; May 4 : met with Elizibeth Fu.rse.. of the 0re9on Le9al Services to make the necessary chan9es on our Restoration Bill; and on the afternoons of May 12-13 I went to the 0re9on State Library Salem 0re9on to do some Research on the Grand Ronde. Letters of support are still commin9 in and the total received to-date is 48. These include support from att of the reco9nized Tribes in 0re9on as well as the most recent letters from the City Council of McM i nnv i 1 1 e the Sher i dan Rotary Club the City Council of Sheridan and the W. Valley Chamber of Commerce of Sheridan 0re9on. . . . AND a Promise of more to come. by KATHRVN HARRISON Community 0r9anizer A special THANK YOU this month 9oes to Mrs. Rosetta Mana.9an Nee La Bonte) of Portland OR. for her 9enerousita and 9reat forsi9ht in donatin9 the Reference books and the family Photo for our future Tribal Library and Photo Collection.