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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (June 1, 2003)
JUNE 1, 2003 A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe www.grandronde.org mm ia a rv r nr. t;ii r?u i i t j. n it s L.1K6 n vwam tome irue lrioai ciuer ana veteran miss jlchu ' I ' M il l ( , . I S.l iT Tia ife 'I 1 1 w I v i i i ! . , II I i 1 '1. ,...! . ... ' 15'i(',".r'.'-v . . Set For Dedication The long-awaited and much anticipated West Valley Veterans' Memorial is now in place on the campus of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Much of the credit for the memorial finally being in place has to do with the efforts of Tribal Elder and Veterans' leader Marce Norwest (left) and Tribal member and memorial designer Steve Bobb shown here in front of the memorial right after cranes set everything in place. A dedication for the Memorial was set for Saturday, May 31 . Local Sports and Activities Updates Inside - I Randy Thayer Page 6 Ml 4 it m i IS) 4 Gary Guzman Page 8 Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID SALEM, OR PERMIT NO. 178 r. . i", s l- iw j ! !:-! UK HSwSrSr'c 1253 WVJERSITY OF OREGON EUGENE OR 9P403-1205 i C 'Zi p ' i The Tribe's Spirit Mountain Community Fund Reaches The $20 Million Mark In Style Recipient organizations gather for dinner and entertainment at the Portland Art Museum. By Peta Tinda On the stage on the north end of the Portland Art Museum's grand ballroom, members of Oregon Coast Children's Theatre, one of the grant recipients, brought a Native Ameri can myth to life. It was all part of the Spirit Moun tain Community Fund's $20 million celebration. "I really enjoyed the youth enter tainers,' said Tribal Council mem ber Valorie Sheker-Robertson. "If that's what our community fund dollars are going to fund, then I support it wholeheartedly." Representatives of many of the 254 recipient organizations of the Fund's 347 grants since 1997 at tended, plus Tribal Elders, Tribal officials, staffers and decision mak ers from all over the state to honor this important milestone. Many have played an intregal part in making the Community Community Fund continued on page 4 Angie Blackwell - i- " ' i : . -'-" 'I; ' :, ' I- i j f , ''"' 't. ':' ,:S f. : , i 1 ; ?S 1 ' ,?: .9 i - ! K I ..Jll
