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JUNE 15,2008
Family Night Out barbecue set Fundraiser scheduled
The fourth annual Family Night Out Meth Awareness Barbecue will
be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 19, on the old powwow
grounds in front of the Governance Center on the Confederated Tribes of
Grand Ronde campus.
There will be family games and prizes, and free T-shirts while sup
plies last.
In addition, there will be face painting, caricatures, mechanical bull
rides and an obstacle course and a bungee run.
The event is sponsored by the Tribe, Oregon Meth Watch Program, the
Yamhill Sheriffs Office and Polk County Sheriffs Office.
For more information, call 503-879-2034. H
Chemeketa Community
College 1st Nations Club
Contact Ember Hudson at ehudson4chemeketa.edu for more
information. Held on Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Honor Guard seeks
past Veterans' Royalty
The Grand Ronde Honor Guard wishes to honor all past Veterans'
Royalty by having them attend the Friday evening Grand Entry of
the Veterans' Powwow on July 11.
Royalty members include Courtney Rose, Nikki Norwest, Ashley
Tuomi, Leah Brisbois, Orin John Allen, and Halona and Leland
Butler Jr., and all current Royalty and any Tribal members who
were princesses.
"We would also like to invite all past Tribal Royalty to join us in the
Grand Entry on Friday," said Veterans' Special Event Board Chairman
Steve Rife. "Please come and wear your sashes andor crowns."
Those intending to attend should RSVP to Billie LaBonte at 503-879-5342
so she can compile a roster for the master of ceremonies.
Tribal Elders Donna Casey and Norma Billings will hold a fundraiser
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, June 16, at the Tribal Community Center
to raise money for a trip to Ely, Nev. Their sister has congestive heart
failure and the funds will be used for gas, food and lodging.
Claudia Leno has volunteered to make Indian tacos. There also will be
homemade pies and raffle tickets for sale. H
New camipys sogira
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Cody Lugo, an apprentice with Jones Masonry Inc., puts mortar on a
rock as he works on the new reader board sign at the entrance to the
Tribal campus on Monday, June 2. Tribal Facilities Supervisor Curtis
Rentsch said the reader board, equipped with a wireless transmitter,
should be operational by mid-July. It will be used to advertise Tribal
events and notify area residents of closures during inclement weather.
The reader board was installed by Coastal Signs of Willamina, a Tribal
member-owned business.
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