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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 2002)
OCTOBER 1, 2002 A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe www.grandronde.org 'aV "6-WBi'i(-tJ oHi f 2H3 u3 . vv'' Vim s , I JSft ""Ww -iff' From Dreams To Reality - A scale replica of the planned Veterans' Memo rial in Grand Ronde was recently on display in the Tribal Governance Center to let people know what the full-scale statues will look like when the project is completed next year. The statues were designed by Tribal member and Marine Veteran Steve Bobb. The memorial is dedicated to all Veterans Tribal and non-Tribal from the three communi ties of Grand Ronde, Willamina and Sheridan. Names are still being submitted to the Tribe's Veterans' Memorial Committee by calling their office in Grand Ronde at 503-879-4578. At left, the Tribe's Public Works Director Eric Scott goes over plans for the memorial with representatives of the construction, electrical and concrete companies that are working on the project. Let's Ride - Security Officer Roel Hernandez is one of the new bicycle security officers at the Tribe's Spirit Mountain Casino. Hernandez said that bikes make the officers more visible. The officers are outfitted with the same Fuji bikes as local police departments are using. "It's a lot more personable," said Hernandez. m ii j m Community Fund Passes the $16 Million Mark From the poverty of the Trail of Tears the community now has given away more than $16 million. t Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde PRESORTED Community of Oregon FIRST-CLASS MAIL 9615 Grand Ronde Road (j.S. POSTAGE PAID Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 SALEM, OR Address Service Requested PERMIT NO. 178 OR NEWSPAPER PRO J. UO UBRrtRV SVSIB'1 PRE 1299 UNIUERSITV OF OREGON EUGENE OR 37403-1205 -n By Ron Karten A th the April 18 gift of IP44'000 t0 the If IfMcMinnville Police De partment for the Yamhill County Peer Court serving juvenile offend ers, the Spirit Mountain Commu nity Fund (SMCF) passed the $16 million mark in giving. These gifts, coming since 1997, have improved the education, health and welfare of its neighbors Native and not across 11 western Oregon coun ties. The Community Fund has grown into a point of nearly universal pride. "It's very positive in my eyes," said Tribal Council member Bob Haller. "It's a great thing." The fund's contributions to the surrounding communities have "skyrocketed," according to Tribal Council member Ed Pearsall. "It's one of the best things the Tribe has done. People recognize that we're not just this sovereign nation out here. We're giving back to the com munity." The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde have come this far from just about holding on in the early 1990s. But the big picture goes back more than 8,000 years in the area a history that speaks of great durability, tested most re cently during the long and painful detour beginning with the Trail of Tears 150 years ago. This history has since been filled with unsigned treaty promises later reneged, trea ties that given reasonable alterna tives never would have been con sidered and more treaties signed Fund continued on page 7
