2 NOVEMBER 1, 2007
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Attention Tribal Members
2007 GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE
I Sunday, Nov. 4 Grand Rondo, 1 1 a.m.
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NOTICE Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
DATE TIME
Wednesday, Nov. 14 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 28 5 p.m.
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Dear Editor:
I would like to thank Margo Mercier and Liz Leno for helping me during
the passing of my father. I would also like to thank Tribal Council members
Reyn Leno, June Sell-Sherer and Steve Robb for taking time to attend his
funeral. A special thanks to Donna Morris for doing the flowers. Thank
you to all for all the hugs, kisses and cards.
Thanks a bunch,
Dan, Les, and Tom Jeffers
Dear Editor:
It is Monday, Oct. 22. I am sitting in my pajamas, trying to decide how
to thank all the people who worked so tirelessly for the last month to make
the Elder's Yard Sale so successful.
The list goes on and on, but I will attempt to say thank you anyway.
When we asked for donations, a lot of you decided it was time to clean
out and get rid of all those things we all collect and then don't know what
to do with. We would go to the clubhouse to work and the porch would be
full of the most wonderful things: leather couches, decorative items too
numerous to mention, clothes to tempt anyone of any size or gender, shoes
went like hotcakes, skis, golf clubs, a small blow-up boat (hated to see it
go; thought we may need it), and the list goes on and on.
The weather was wild to say the least, but people came anyway. It
was a very social event with music and entertainment. If you missed the
demonstration on how to use the big exercise ball, there are some pictures
floating around. Gladdy May will destroy them if she gets to them first. I
will let your imagination figure that one out!
The sale was to be over at 4 p.m. Saturday. At 4 p.m., the music was
winding up and people started shopping in earnest. Bargains were to be
had. Finally, by 5:15 p.m., we were all boxed up.
After I checked to see that we were done, I turned around to see who was
still there. There they were! There were roughly 12 people still there, laid
back, comfortable and not through being social. When I asked if anyone
was going home, they just smiled. So I sat on the floor and joined in. We
finally called it a day about 6:30 p.m. and headed out.
Thank you to Vern Kennedy and all the musicians; the Provost family
who brought their Indian taco stand and set up in the wind and rain; the
crew from the gym who saw everything was there we needed and took very
good care of us; Larry Leith and his crew who hauled so much over for us;
the pickups that showed up at the craft house to haul; and the cars.
Everyone worked tirelessly to make this the social event of the fall. They
(Elders) made the remark if this was successful, they may want to do it
again in the spring. Think I will go to Hawaii.
Louise Medeiros
Elders Committee vice chairman
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Corrections & clarifications
In the Oct. 15 issue, the name of the Red Dawg Band was mis
spelled. Smoke Signals apologizes for the error.
In the same issue, information was omitted in coverage of the
National Indian Day celebration.
The purpose of the event at Champoeg State Park was to recon
nect the Grand Ronde people, particularly the Kalapuyan, with
Champoeg. The Kalapuyan gathered at Champoeg for thousands
of years before it became one of the first permanent settlements in
the Pacific Northwest.
The event was sponsored by the Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde, Friends of Historic Champoeg and Oregon Parks and Rec
reation Department.
All Tribal offices will be closed on Monday, Nov. 12, in observance of
Veterans Day.
Tribal offices will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 2 1 , for Restoration Day,
Thursday, Nov. 22, for Thanksgiving and Friday, Nov. 23.
2007-08 Tribal Council
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Reyn Leno ext. 1 444
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Tribal Secretary 0 june Sell-Sherer
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