2 MAY 1 5, 2009
Smoke Signals
NOTICE Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
DATE TIME
Wednesday, May 20 (includes Tribal financial update) 5 p.m.
Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. Call Dakota
Whitecloud, Tribal Council Relations Coordinator, at 503-879-1309 to confirm.
General Council meeting
Sunday, May 17 Noon
Held at the Riverhouse Hotel, 3075 N. Highway 97, Bend. Meeting
will start after lunch and before the community meeting.
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Dear Smoke Signals:
Many thanks to everyone who helped make our mother Marion David
son's 85th birthday celebration a success.
Thank you to the Smoke Signals staff for advertising, to the Spirit Moun
tain Casino for making the Molalla Room available and to the caterers
for a wonderful presentation. A special thanks also goes to R.D. and his
friend for providing the music.
Lastly, thank you to all of the family and friends who traveled to make
the celebration. It was great to see everyone and hear the reminiscing of
events from past family reunions. God bless everyone.
Buddy (Roll 842) and Dee West
Jean (Roll 837) and Charlie Turman
See page 10 for more letters.
Cultural Resources slates classes
Cultural Resources has scheduled the following classes:
Moccasins: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Monday, June 1, 8, 15 and 22
in the Portland satellite office, 3312 S.W. Kelly Ave., and 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 31 and June 7, in Grand Ronde.
Beginning Loom: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 4, 11, 18 and
25 in the Portland satellite office, 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May
19 and 26 and June 2 and 9 in Grand Ronde, and 6 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday, June 3, 10, 17 and 24 in the Eugene satellite office,
711 Country Club Road, Suite 1A.
Chinuk Wawa: 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays in the Portland
satellite office and 4 to 8 p.m. Thursdays in the Eugene satel
lite office.
Eugene Wetlands: 1 and 5 p.m. Thursday, May 28 and June
25, at the Eugene satellite office.
In addition, the Northwest Indian Language Institute will host
a weaving class from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 30, in the
Tribal Community Center. Lunch will be provided and students
will make a small juncus pouch. Spirit Mountain Community
Fund funded the class.
For more information or to make reservations, contact Cul
tural Education Specialist Misty Thorsgard at 800-422-0232,
ext. 2320, or misty.thorsgardgrandronde.org.
Tribal offices will be closing at noon Friday, May 22, and be closed on
Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day.
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