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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 2001)
"law NOVEMBER 1, 2001 Smoke Signals 9 New Center to Honor Helped Early Explorers Shoshone Woman Who SALMON, ID. (AP) - A daylong dedication of the future home of the Sacajawea Cultural and Education Interpretive Center is expected to draw crowds and dignitaries from throughout the region. The new center, to be sited on 75 acres of prime irrigated pasture bor dering the Lemhi River just east of Salmon, is already home to a ranch house, barn and outbuildings. A new 1,200-sqare foot visitor's center, rest rooms, an outdoor am phitheater, interpretive exhibits and trails are planned improve ments. Rose Ann Abrahamson, a lateral descendant of Sacajawea, and President of the nonprofit Sacajawea Interpretive and Edu cation Center, Inc., said the dedi cation is the culmination of years of work. "We are deeply honored by this opportunity to host and pay trib ute to this nation's famous Native daughter," she said. "We have worked long and hard to obtain a land base in our traditional home land and to tell the history of our people and famous ancestor, Sacajawea." Sacajawea, whose home was the Lemhi Valley, led Lewis and Clark across the Continental Divide at the Lemhi Pass east of Tendoy. The Lemhi Pass, mentioned in Stephen Ambrose's book "Un daunted Courage," has already at tracted a growing number of visi tors each summer. The city bought the property with a $1 million HUD grant appropri ated by Congress for the center. Officials hope the interpretive center will be an added attraction for the millions of people expected to follow the Lewis and Clark trail during the expedition's bicentennial celebration in 2004 and 2005. . ' t ill Tribe Plans Community Development, Including Hotel Near Casino - DEMING, WA. (AP) The Nooksack Tribe plans to build a natural science center, hotel and Softball fields near its casino in this small town on the Mount Baker Highway. The Tribe says it will pay for the five-year, $20 million com munity development project with a combination of casino prof its, grants and donations. Officials with the BellinghamAVhatcom Chamber of Commerce have praised the plan, noting the Tribe said it would add 150 new jobs and provide an $8.5 million annual payroll. Tribal Chairman Art George said his council wants to build lomcK Casino General Manager Kevin Hogan. "The casino is performing well above industry standards and has been for the past couple of years," said Hogan. The casino employs 230 people now, said Hogan. The plans for a casino expansion include a day spa, hotel and meeting rooms. Of the 22 Indian casinos in the state, two the Quinault and the Upper Skagit expanded their buildings in the last year to be destination spots for people who otherwise might head to Las Vegas. new businesses that can improve the economy of eastern Whatcom County. Before the Tribe can break ground on the hotel or science center, it must The introduction of slot machines into the casino in recent years dramati- convert 85 acres it owns into federal trust land property held in trust by cally boosted profits and made the project feasible, said Nooksack River the federal government for the use of Indian Tribes. Spirit Mountain Grant Expands Food Storage Capacity at Shelter GRAND, RONDE, OR St. Jo seph Shelter and Mission Benedict received a major boost in their on going efforts to feed the hungry through an $18,000 grant from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund. The Spirit Mountain grant will en able the Shelter to purchase a large, walk in freezer and a smaller, walk in cooler. The new units will greatly" expand the Shelter's food storage capacity. According to Shelter Director Sr. Adele Mansfield, the additional freezer-cooler space is essential. "We receive a great deal of food that is donated either directly to us or comes through Marion Polk Food Share," said Sr. Adele. "However, we've been severely limited in what we can store and use as needed over time. The units we're purchasing through the grant will enable us to be more efficient in using donated food and more effective in meeting the needs of those who are hungry." Sr. Adele also noted that people are sometimes surprised by the scope of the two ministries. St. Joseph shelter, Which is a min istry of the Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel, serves both homeless families and single, male farm workers who need temporary housing, Last year the shelter housed 44 families and over 400 single men, While provid ing over $18,000 to shelter residents and drop-ins Mission Benedict, on the other hand, provides food boxes, and emer gency assistance with rent, utility, transportation and medical needs for residents of Mt. Angel and the local area. Co-sponsored by the Sisters, Mt. Angel Abby, St. Mary parish, and St. Vincent DePaul, The Mission served 847 families in 2000. More than 85,000 pounds of food was dis tributed to the needy last year through food boxes from the Mission. The freezer and cooler units are be ing installed in the warehouse built this spring at the shelter. Sr. Adele believes this will make a difference for the people who are served at the Mission and the shelter. The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde created the Spirit Mountain Community Fund in 1997 as a way for Tribal members to practice their age-old traditions of sharing and giv ing back.to the community. w.iiw.mn.imHiitnmH.MijfUiHniiiiiuitiHmnMi RESTORATION CONCERT November 20, 2001 Free Concert A." "" it ? ' .,". '1 v rv I JfcnttttitrA' - -ti iMiiMiaomiifiiuMtfr--" ? 3 it BILL MILLER In the Rogue River Banquet Rooms 7l'M Concert Celebrating the Confederated Tribes of Grand Rondo's Restoration Day - November 22 1PIP.IT MOUNTAIN CAiINO Hiehn.iv It. ChjihI Rnn.lt. 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