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Members of Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington
look at photos on the wall as they walk through the Early Childhood
Education building during a visit to the Reservation and Tribal
campus on Monday, Sept. 22. The FundersTour was sponsored by
Spirit Mountain Community Fund.
Cultural Resources
slates October classes
The Tribe's Cultural Resources Department has scheduled several
classes in October in Grand Ronde, Portland and Eugene.
The classes are:
Grand Ronde:
Beginning Regalia: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 5 and 12. Tribal
members Colleen Payne and Dian Smith will teach the class and stu
dents can pick from one of two projects.
Traditional Paint and Pigments: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 7, 14 and
21 in Education Room 207.
Carved Paint Brush: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, 11, 18
and 25 in Education Room 207.
Chinuk Wawa is every Monday and Wednesday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
in Education Room 207.
Eugene
Traditional Paint and Pigments: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 8, 15
and 22.
Carved Paint Brush: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, 12
and 19 and Dec. 3.
Portland
Woven Fishing Net and Cordage: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6.
Participants need to bring white string and a knife.
To sign up for any of the classes or for more information, contact Cultural
Education Specialist Misty Thorsgard at 800-422-0232, ext. 2320, or by
e-mail at misty.thorsgardgrandronde.org. D
Support group forming Food Bank seeks volunteers
A support group for parents and caregivers of Grand Ronde children with
special needs is forming.
If your child, grandchild, foster child, etc., has extra challenges medically,
emotionally or developmentally and you would like to collaborate and share
resources with other parents, send your contact information in an e-mail to
lewis.dmcomcast.net or call David and Donna Lewis at 503-566-3093.
Lewis said the support group is compiling an e-mail and telephone contact
list and will later coordinate meetings with group members.
The Grand Ronde Community Resource Center is seeing additional
part-time volunteer help at the Food Bank in Grand Ronde.
Help is needed in various activities, such as unloading freight, stocking
and labeling shelves, food distribution activities and clerical work.
Duties will be assigned based on volunteers' skills and abilities.
If you have the time and would like to volunteer a few hours per week,
call the Resource Center on Monday or Friday at 503-879-5731 for more
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Friday, Oct 10, 2008
8:30 am Noon
Spirit Mountain Casino
Grades 6 12
Guest Speakers
Jillene Joseph Robert Johnson
Happy Frejo Marcus Frejo
Topics to be Covered
Self-Esteem Self-Care
Sexuality Healthy Lifestyles
Healthy Relationships & Friendships
(Age appropriate 6-7 6C 8-12)
R.S.V.P. by mail phone e-mail
No later than Oct 7, 2008
For more information contact
Shannon Simi (a) 503-879-1489 or
1-800-242-8196
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