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
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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 .
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