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JULY 15, 2002 Smoke Signals 11 JULY 19-21 : NOOKSACKTRIBE'S GENESIS II POW-WOW. 6750 Mission Road. EVERSON, WA. Contact: Pete at 360-966-7704. JULY 19-21 : TAMKALIKS CELEBRATION. Wallowa Band Nez Perce Trail Interpretive Center. WALLOWA, OR. Contact: Mary Knutson at 541 -886-3601 or fax at 541 -886-301 6 or e-mail at tamkaliks eoni.com or www.wallowanezperce.org. JULY 19-21: BLACKBERRY JAM POW-WOW. Lowell High School. LOWELL, OR. Con tact: Brenda at 541 -687-1 389. JULY 1 9-21 :COBURG GOLDEN YEARS POW-WOW. COBURQOR. Contact: Dennis Bancroft at 541 -579-7238. JULY 26-28: MUCKLESHOOT ANNUAL SOBRIETY POW-WOW. Ball fields behind Muckleshoot Tribal School. AUBURN, WA. Contact: Alex Baker at 253-393-3311. AUG 8-11 :OMAK STAMPEDE RODEO. Omak Stampede grounds. OMAK.WA. 800-933-6625. AUG10-12: NESIKAILLAHEE POW-WOW. Pauline Ricks Memorial Pow-wow Grounds. SILETZ, OR. Contact: Craig Whitehead at 800-922-1 399, fax at 541 -444-2307 or e-mail at craigwctsi.nsn.us. AUG 16-18: CONFEDERATEDTRIBES OF GRAND RONDE CONTEST POW-WOW. Pow wow Grounds. GRAND RONDE, OR. Contact: Dana Leno at 503-879-2037. AUG 16-18: SKOPABSH CELEBRATION. Field behind Muckleshoot Tribal School. AU BURN, WA. Contact: Alex Baker at 253-393-3311 ext. 177. AUG16-17: CHIEF SEATTLE DAYS. SUQUAMISH.WA. 206-598-3311. AUG 24-25: SPOKANE RIVERFRONT POW-WOW. Riverfront Park. SPOKANE, WA. 509-535-0886. AUG 23-25: KLAMATH TRIBES RESTORATION CELEBRATION. Contest Pow-wow, Ro deo, Softball Tournament. KLAMATH, OR. Contact Information Officer at 800-524-9787. AUG 29-SEP. 2: SPOKANE TRIBAL CELEBRATION. Pow-wow grounds. WELLPINIT, WA. Contact: Wanda at 509-258-4581 . AUG 31 -SEP. 2: PUYALLUP TRIBAL POW-WOW. 2002 East 20th Street. TACOMA, WA. 253-573-7800. SEP. 13-14: SALMON HOMECOMING CELEBRATION. The Seattle Aquarium. SEATTLE, WA. 206-386-4300 orwww.seattleaquarium.org. SEP. 11-14: PENDLETON ROUND UP. PENDLETON, OR. 800-457-6336. www.ucinet.com-roundupruticks.html. SEP. 20-22: ELWAH RIVER POW-WOW. Longhouse Association. PORT ANGELES, WA. Contact: Linda Wiethman at 360-457-41 96 or Yvette Adams at 360-582-0907. SEP.21: NEZ PERCE ART IN THE WALLOWA. Joseph Community Center. JOSEPH, OR. Contact: Mary 541-886-3101 ortamkalikseoni.com orwww.wallowanezperce.org OCT. 5: TITLE IX INDIAN ED PROGRAM POW-WOW. Willamette High School. EUGENE, OR. 541-687-3489. OCT. 5-6: WHITE SWAN INDIAN SUMMER CELEBRATION. Pavilion. WHITE SWAN, WA. Contact: Atwice at 509-865-51 21 ext 4753 or e-mail Atwice yakama.com. OCT. 12: MUCKLESHOOT MONTHLY Pow-wow. Muckleshoot Tribal School Gymnasium. AUBURN, WA. Contact: Alex Baker at 253-939-331 1 OCT. 25-27: MID-COLUMBIA RIVER ANNUAL Pow-Wow. Celilo Indian Village. CELILO, OR. Contact: Ray Waters at 509-848-3461 . HeadStart Program Federal Review A HeadStart Federal Review Team spent the week of June 17 on site at the Grand Ronde Pre-school HeadStart program to determine if all pro gram svstems are ODeratine effectively. Continued errant fundine is based on findings in the comprehensive review that was conducted in the areas of governance, management, program design, health & child development services, family & community partnerships and in facilities & transporta tion. It is my pleasure to announce that our Tribal program passed this scrutinizing review with flying colors. Words used by the five member re view team (pictured below) to describe the facets of our program included: effective systems, excellent coordination and order, business scorecard is an outstanding tool for tracking improvement, effective communication is evi dent, evidence of inventory accountability, marvelous facilities, impressive waiting list system, comprehensive recruitment policy, great interaction be tween children & staff, files organized and make sense, commendable work ing relations between the Tribal clinic and the program, splendid nutrition program, meticulous and detailed transportation schedule maintained, and the program is clearly following the performance standards. The review team praised our Tribal Council on their participation with the program and the commitment they have made to the HeadStart program. We did have two findings in the review that blemished an otherwise perfect rating. The findings were in the area of finance. There were approximately 80 finance items reviewed and 2 areas of non-compliance were noted regard ing failure to file USDA reports in a timely manner which could result in loss of reimbursement funding for two months and failing to maintain a report record within the three year review period. The Pre-school & HeadStart Director and staff are to be commended for not only this excellent rating on the Federal Review Report but also for operating an all day, year around program that provides an outstanding & comprehensive service program to children at the center. The Education division and the Tribe are fortunate to have such a dedicated and compe tent team working in the Early Childhood Education Program. Thank you and Congratulations to the ECE Team. laSsfi Jul Wx8 I Lucien & Janesse Davidson Memorial Services for Lucien Moxley Davidson and Janesse Emily Davidson, both of Grand Ronde, were held on Saturday, July 13 in the atrium of the Tribal Governance Center of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. The children died June 20, 2002, in an automobile fire near Sheridan. Lucien was 11. Janesse was 10. Lucien was born on September 18, 1990 in Salem and Janesse was born on May 15, 1992 also in Salem. Both were the children of Loren and Eyvette Moxley Davidson. The children lived in Grand Ronde were they were home schooled. Lucien enjoyed sports, especially basketball. He was a fan of the Portland TrailBlazers and the Green Bay Packers. He liked reading mysteries and collecting Hot Wheels cars and action figures. Janesse loved creating art and some of her work had been published in the Yamhill Education Service district publication "Reflections." She also enjoyed reading, animals and helping her mother with the baking. Survivors, include their parents; a brother, Benjamin Davidson of Grand Ronde; a grandmother, Opal Davidson of Sheridan; a grandfa ther, Bill Moxley of Seligman, Arizona and several aunts and uncles. Memorial contributions can be made to the Loren Davidson Family Fund at any Bank of America branch. Funeral Arrangements were under the direction of Bollman's Funeral Home in Dallas. Jeffers Family Reunion Sunday, August 11 10 a.m. 6 p.m. Fern Ridge Uke, Ocbgrtl pi Mqin Gate 8 12 miles west on Clear- Uke Roa4 off Hwy 99 N. Eugene Please bring your- favorite dish Paper plates & Silverware provided $3 parking fee for all cars Call Evelyn at 541-726-7535 for more information 6th Annual LaChance BBQ Saturday, August 17 at 4:30 p.m. till when ever. 23195 SW Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Just bring yourself, company and maybe a chair. The food is furnished. Come have fun and relax. Gary & Linda LaChance Congratulations Allison Empey v . 4 You made your goal of becoming one of the class valedictorians and class orator. Love, Mom Upper South Yamhill Watershed Community Meeting Scheduled for July 25 The public is invited to attend a community meeting for the Upper South Yamhill Watershed on Thursday, July 25. This meeting is sponsored by the Yamhill Basin Council. The meeting will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Grand Ronde Community Center, Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde. Maps and photos of the Upper South Yamhill watershed will be on display and there will also be many handouts available. Refreshments will be served. At this meeting, results of the Upper South Yamhill watershed assess ment will be presented. In addition, there will be a presentation about restoration projects that have been implemented in the area. The Upper South Yamhill Community meeting is the second in a series of meetings that will take place around the Yamhill Basin to present the results of the watershed assessments. As a follow up to these meetings, the Yamhill Basin Council will be conducting tours of each sub-watershed in the Basin. Eventually, there will be an opportunity for local residents of each sub-watershed to work on developing an action plan for protection and restoration of their local waterways. For more information please call Diane Albino, Outreach Coordinator, Yam- hill Basin Council at 503-472-6403 or e-mail diane-albinoor.nacdnet.org.
