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FEBRUARY 1,2008
CULTURAL GATHERINGS
FEB 8-10: LINCOLN'S POW WOW. Simnash Longhouse. WARM SPRINGS, OR. Contact
541-553-9230 after 6 p.m. or tbegaywstribes.org.
If you or anyone you know has information on cultural events happening, Smoke Signals would
be glad to list it in our Cultural Gatherings. Please e-mail newsgrandronde.org or write to
Smoke Signals, 961 5 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347.
Game night, open gym slated
A Family Game Night and Open Gym will be held from 6 to 10 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 8, in the Tribal gymnasium.
Food and drinks will be provided. Families, including parents and Elders,
are encouraged to attend. It is an alcohol- and drug-free event.
For more information, contact Spirit Mountain Community Fund Direc
tor Shelley Hanson at 503-879-1401. B
Call to landscape contractors
The Tribe is developing a list of landscape contractors to solicit propos
als for landscaping services at its Chemawa Station property in Keizer.
Companies that are owned by or employ Tribal members and wish to
be included on this list are requested to call Eric Scott at 503-879-2404.
Please indicate your business name, address, telephone, fax, name(s) of
Tribal members employed and roll number if available.
Qualifications:
Licensed Landscape Contractor in the state of Oregon
Membership in Oregon Landscape Contractors Association with OLCA
Certified Landscape Technicians
Scope of work:
Visit site twice each month
Police site each visit; pickup and dispose of any trash
Mow and blow as required (approx. 18 times a year)
Edge lawn every other visit during growing season
Fertilize twice a year
Pick upblow leaves as appropriate
Trimprune shrubs under 8 feet as appropriate for appearance
Maintain annual plantings
Refresh barkdust
Provide tree service as required (includes hedges and shrubs over 8 feet)
Exercise and service irrigation systems
Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority
Housing Board of Commissioners seeking members
Board positions open to Tribal or non-Tribal applicants
The Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority Board has three board
of commissioners seats expiring in March.
The positions have a term expiring in March 2011. Interested
persons should have a demonstrated interest in housing and expe
rience in the housing field in some capacity, including: affordable
housing development, property management, residential building
construction, housing finance, housing planning and other housing-related
areas.
The board oversees all housing development, housing manage
ment, housing programs and housing operations for the Tribe, and
is responsible for policy decisions. The board currently meets at 5
p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Housing Authority
office in Grand Ronde, and holds work sessions as needed.
Interested persons should send a letter outlining their interest
and qualifications to:
Carina Kistler Ginter, Executive Director
Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority
28450 Tyee Road
Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347
or via e-mail: carina.ginterfagrandronde.org
All letters need to be received by noon Friday, Feb. 8, to be consid
ered. The housing commissioner(s) will be interviewed by a board
panel and final appointment made by CTGR Tribal Council. For
more information regarding qualifications, contact the I lousing Au
thority at 503-879-2401 or toll-free at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2101.
Lowita Ann Barrios
Dec. 26, 1958 - Jan. 6, 2008
Tribal member Lowita Ann Barrios, 49,
of Amity passed away on Jan. 6 at Legacy
Hopewell House Hospice Center in Portland
after battling cancer.
She was born Dec. 26, 1958, to Riley
and Alice (Surprenant) Porter in Kenosha,
Wise. She was Grand Ronde on her father's
side of the family. She was married and
divorced.
Mrs. Barrios lived in McMinnville un
til 2007, when she moved to Amity. She
worked as a cook at Spirit Mountain Casino for seven years. She
enjoyed crocheting, making Indian dolls and gardening.
She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by two
daughters, Brandie Long of Amity and Lupe Suarez of McMinnville;
son, Tony Suarez of Otis; three sisters, Mary Beasley of Medford
and Marilyn Palomar and Lynn Mitchum of Salem; three brothers,
Michael Porter of Springfield, James Porter of Dallas and John
Porter of Spokane, Wash.; a close friend, Beverly Turner; and 10
grandchildren.
A funeral service was held Jan. 10 at Adamson's Sheridan Fu
neral Home. Chaplain Harold Otterlei officiated.
Burial occurred in the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde cem
etery off Grand Ronde Road.
Adamson's Sheridan Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Deby Mignon Haskins
July 31, 1973 - Jan. 18, 2008
Tribal member Deby Mignon Haskins, 34,
of Portland passed away Jan. 18.
She was born July 31, 1973, in Portland
to Buddy John and Irene Louise Haskins
Jr. She lived in Portland before moving to
California, where she graduated from Areata
High School in 1991.
She returned to Portland and worked at
various businesses as a secretary. She was
a member of the Confederated Tribes of
Grand Ronde and enjoyed music and writing
inspirational poetry.
She is survived by her daughter, Camilla
Zelma Haskins of Portland; mother, of Areata, Calif.; grandmother,
Marilee Norwest of Grand Ronde; sisters, Laura Barney, Fawn
Haskins and Sonja Haskins of Portland, Sharlene Barney and
Rosanna Jackson of Areata, Calif., Irene Sargeant of Portland, Janis
Dumont of Myrtle Creek, and Charisse Haskins and Julia Haskins
of Warms Springs; brothers, James Barney, Warren Caleb Sargeant
and Miles Haskins of Portland; and numerous aunts, uncles and
cousins.
She was preceded in death by her father in 2006 and a sister, Zelma
Rochelle Sargeant.
Viewing was held Jan. 23 in the Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center
and a funeral service was held Jan. 24 in the Grand Ronde Tribal
gymnasium. Interment followed in the Grand Ronde Tribal Cem
etery. To leave an on-line condolence, go to www.dallastribute.com.
Aaron Richard Erickson
Dec. 2, 1968 - Nov. 27, 2007
Tribal member Aaron Richard Erickson, 38,
of Olympia, Wash., passed away suddenly on
Nov. 27, 2007, due to cardiac arrhythmia.
He was born Dec. 2, 1968, in Aberdeen,
Wash., to Richard L. and Scarlett R. Erickson.
He married Rachael Clemons on June 26,
1996, in Las Vegas, Nev.
Family members said he was an awesome
husband, father, son and brother. He was
always ready to help anyone who needed a
hand. He will be missed by many people.
I le is survived by his wife, of Olympia; son,
Zachary of Olympia; daughter, Zoie of Olympia; father of Centralia
and mother of Olympia; sisters, Angie Erickson-Smith of Tumwater
and Tatum Erickson of Olympia; brother, Ryan Erickson and his
wife, Celeste, of Las Vegas, Nov.; and grandparents, Ed and Mildred
Thiessen of Hoquiam, Wash.
I le was preceded in death by his grandmother, Florence R. Erickson;
grandfather, Ragnar W. Erickson; and uncle, Stanley A. Erickson.
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Services were held Dec. 4 in Tumwater, Wash.