JULY 15, 2002
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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.
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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
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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.