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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1983)
NOTES : This is the first edition of Smoke Si9nals composed en the Word Processor currently bein9 used by the Tribal Office. Also.- this format is slightly d i f f e r e n t f r o m Previous editions and is b e i n 9 u t i I i z e d t o c u t c o s t s and Provide a more condensed b u t i n f o r m a t i v e n e w s I e 1 1 e r . It is requested that anyone ' havin9 su99estions that they feel would increase the readability of the newsletter send their su.99estions to Smoke Signals, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, PQ Box 94 , Grand Ronde, OR 97347 or Phone 503 875-5253. PU s u 9 9 e s t i o n s w ill be act e d uPon. fl n y o n e h a v i n 9 a n a r tide o r information that they feel s h o u I d b e p I a c e d i n t h e newsletter send it to the office as listed above. We are attempt in 9 to Provide i " z u r ate i n f o r m a t i o n o n a ely basis. Anyone wantin9 to volunteer their time or assistance for develoPin9 the newsletter can contact the Tribal Office of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, PO Box 34, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 or call 503 879-5253. GRfcLN THUMB J o h n G u r n e y , R r e a S u c' e r v i s o r of Green Thumb made a site visit to review the activities of the Green Thumb workers assi9ned to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Also, John visited with the Green T h u m b w o r k e r s t o f a m i I i a r i z e h i m self w i t h t h e m . T h e I m a Hall P r o v i d e s t r a n s P o r t a t i o n for the elderly of G'-and Ronde , Russ Leno. Lor en Kimsey and Pete Petite are Placed with the Tribe to work at the Tribal rounds and v a r i o u s Tribal P r o e c t s . Ivanetta Cook desi9ns Ribbon Shirts and Hand Crafted items for the Tribal Craft Shop. 4 of these employees are Tribal members. CHILES FOUNDATION Walt flbel.. Assistant S e c r e t a r y 0 P e r a t i o n s M a n a 9 e r of the CHILES Foundation., m a d e a site v i s i t o f P r o J e c t s developed by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and some which were funded by the CHILES Founda t i on . Bur i n9 his-visit he reviewed the Tribal Bead & Craft Shop, Fry Bread Stand, Sp i r i t Mount a in T i P i V i 1 1 a9e , and Greenhouse. He was also Provided information on the Jam and Jelly Project and 9iven an opportunity to view the Huckleberry Patch where the Tribe Plans to harvest the berries for the Tribal Jam and Jelly Project. ECONOM I C DEVELOPMENT STATEMENT Burin 9 the Past year t he Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde b r o u 9 h t a ? P r o x i m a t e I y $150.-088 to the Grand' Ronde Community throuSh a number of 9 rants, Green Thumb workers, Summer Vouth workers, CETR workers, and Title IV, Indian E d u c a t i o n P r o J e c t . A 1 1 t h e p r o J e c t s c o m b i n e d P r o v i d e d a p P r o x i m a t e I y 1 6 e m I- I o y e e s wild the opportunity to assist the Tribal Community. All but 3 were Tribal Members. The monetary impact to the local community was- about 95K of a 1 1 m o n i e s 9 e n e r a t e d . NEXT ISSUE - listing of T r i b a I m e m b e r s 9 r a d u a t i n 9 f r o m s c h o o I C o 1 1 e 9 e . If y o u are a recent Graduate and want to be included in this list, send y o u r n a m e , a 9 e , school 9raduatin9 from and a p i c t u r e i f a a i I a b I e .