2 MARCH 1,2006
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Attention Tribal Members:
2006 GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE
Sunday, March 5 Grand Ronde
Sunday, April 2 Eugene - Valley River Inn, 1000 Valley River Way
NOTE THAT ALL GENERAL COUNCIL MEETINGS START AT 11 A.M.
NOTICE Monthly Tribal Council Meetings
DATE TIME
March 8 5 p.m.
March 22 5 p.m.
Dear Smoke Signals,
The Portland Winter Hawks would like to relay how much we enjoyed
the partnership with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde during the
2004-05 hockey season. We made a lot of friends. It was terrific to see
hundreds of members of the Tribe and especially your young people attend
our games. The events that encouraged Winter Hawks' players to spend
time with Tribal members and their families were very special. And, the
posting of the colors for a Rose Garden game featuring Cheryle Kennedy,
the council and the Tribal dancers was such special way to share your
culture and heritage with more than 10,000 Winter Hawks' fans. We are
hoping to have a chance to renew our partnership again, at some point.
Our relationship was one of the best I have ever had the honor of facilitat
ing. We wish all of your Tribal members and families, the Tribal Council,
the Elders and all of your people best success.
Dean Vrooman
Sponsorship RelationBroadcasting
Portland Winter Hawks
Dear Smoke Signals,
To all of you who in this time of tragedy and great loss have offered your
prayers, donation, and support, I wish to personally extend my gratitude
and thanks. Without persons like yourselves we would be hard put to
pick up the pieces and face the days ahead. The love of everyone gives us
courage to heal, the strength to hold on to faith and the power of prayer
can not be denied. Hope can be such a fragile lifeline but it is strong in
the face of such compassion and prayer, that if any of you should face a
tragedy of such magnitude that you would have ten times what you have
given in love, support and prayer.
As the mother of Jeremy, Aunt to Danielle, Grandmother, and Great
Aunt to the boys lost: Zachary, Ryan and Alexander. Thank you each and
everyone, we could not do it alone.
And should I fail to acknowledge even one please know that it is unin
tentional. My loss is less than it would otherwise be because of the heart
everyone has shared.
Bless You All!!
Elizabeth (Betty) Houck,
My husband Terry Arnold Houck and all of our families
Tribal Council Members Honored
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"Thank you" Tribal Elder Tom LaChance presented Council members Jack
Giffen, Jr., Chris Mercier and Reyn Leno with a painting that he received in Russia
while doing some volunteer missionary work last summer.
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2006 Tribal Council
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Cheryle Kennedy,
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Angle Blackwell,
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Kathleen Tom ext. 1777
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Jan D. Reibach ext. 2355
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