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Photos by Michelle Alalmo
Rodney Ferguson, chief executive officer off Spirit Mountain Casino
"accepts a crystal bowl from McMinnville Mayor Rick Olson during
the 21 st annual Mayor's Charity Ball at the McMinnville Community
Center In McMinnville on Saturday, Feb. 6. Spirit Mountain Casino Is
a cornerstone partner of the event and provided food for the ball,
which raised more than $125,000 for the Kids on the Block afterschool
program in McMinnville and Lafayette.
Tribal Council member Wink Soderberg, right, dances with his wife,
Kathy, at the 21st annual Mayor's Charity Ball at the McMinnville
Community Center on Saturday, Feb. 6, at the McMinnville
Community Center. Tribal Council member Chris Mercier also
attended the event, as did Tribal Public Affairs Director Siobhan
Taylor, Tribal Finance Officer Stanley Arend, Tribal Publication
Coordinator Dean Rhodes, Spirit Mountain Casino Human Resources
Director Camilla Mercier, Surveillance Director Steve Bobb Jr. and
sales representative Ashley Langley.
Names being sought
for Veterans' Memorial
Names are being accepted through March 31 for review and placement on
the West Valley Veterans' Memorial on the Grand Ronde Tribal campus.
To qualify to have a name placed on the memorial, the person must be:
A member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde with an honorable
discharge or other military document that shows service dates and branch
of service or proof of active service at this time;
Anyone else with an honorable discharge or other military document that
shows service dates and branch of service or proof of active service at this
time. The person also must prove that they live in the West Valley (Sheri
dan, Willamina and Grand Ronde) or close surrounding area at the time of
service or currently.
Documents should be submitted to Val Adamson at Adamson's Funeral
Home, P.O. Box 10, Sheridan, OR 97378, or in person by the end of March.
People whose names are added will be honored at the 2010 Memorial Day
program held at the memorial.
For more information, call Adamson at 503-843-2525. B
General Council meeting
Sunday, March 7 10 a.m.
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