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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 1, 2003)
- MAY 1,2003 wK mmm0 A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe -- www.grandronde.org h fi i b 1 i s . ! m & warn 1 1 o i u llMI Hfim,m IIIIIIW IMHli Hiimm . ft 1 J r.. s . iw1 " ' . ... . . rr J 1 . - A Place TO Call Home The Tribe's new residential community is expected to be complete by June of this year and is coming to life more each day. .The community consists of 36 houses with one to five bedrooms, grouped around a covered central meeting place. More photos on page 7. As The Grand Rondes Get Ready To Celebrate 20 Years Of Restoration, The Tribe's Community Fund Will Kick It Off With A Celebration For Reaching The $20 million Mark For Giving By Ron Karten On May 13, the Portland Art Museum will host some 500 guests of the Spirit Moun tain Community Fund to celebrate the $20 millionth dollar of giving. "The most important thing (about it) to me is in the beginning we made a commitment to giving back to our community and the $20 mil lion mark shows that we stood by our word," said Reyn Leno, Vice Chairman of the Grand Ronde Tribal Council. Two hundred fifty four recipient organizations of the Fund's 347 grants since 1997 will be there, whether in person or in spirit, as will Tribal Elders, Tribal officials, staffers and decision makers throughout the state to honor this community landmark. Many have played an important part in mak ing the Community Fund success ful. Tribal Council member Val Grout called it a "privilege to share with the community and the surround ing area." "It has brought the Tribe to the forefront of Oregon as a partner showing our commitment to the Fund continued on page 3 8 Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 Address Service Requested PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID SALEM, OR PERMIT NO. 178 OR NEWSPAPER PROJ. W LIBRARY SYSTEM PRESERU. ' oca ,' 'i n 'j WGEHE OR S7403-129S uni'-juaiir "8 GST 8 6T" LAN DS NW SPIRIT MOUNTAIN CASINO C0 Tribe's showcase business lures Douglas Pattison to take over. By Ron Karten He brings to Grand Ronde the best of New Joisey, Memphis and Miz-sippi, and professional suc cesses from both corporate and Indian-owned casinos. The names and places on his resume Atlantic City, Caesar's World, Sands, Golden Nugget, Aruba shine as brightly as the lights out in front of the properties he has helped make successful. Pattison said that he's worked in so many parts of the country with specific and well-known dia lects that now, it's hard to tell where he's from. But his friendly, soft-spoken and accom modating manner make it easy to see why he would be welcome anywhere. "His talents are what we are looking for," said Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle Kennedy. "He seemed to me like a solu CEO continued on page 3 L I rf "41 "" . V . f j ! Ready TO GO - New Spirit Moun tain Casino CEO Douglas Pattison brings an impressive string of top-notch ex perience to Grand Ronde to begin his new duties as the man in charge.
