Smoke Signals
2 DECEMBER 1,2010
NOTICE Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Mattings
DATE TIME
Wednesday, Dec. 8 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 22 4 p.m.
Pleat note that thee timet and date are eubject to change if needed. Call Dakota
Whitecloud, Tribal Council Relation Coordinator, at S03S79-1309 to confirm.
General Council meeting
Sunday, Dec. 5 10:30 a.m.
Tribal Community Center
Tribal Council-sponsored Christmas
Party and meal to follow in gym.
Dear Smoke Signals:
The family of Edward W. "Bill" Giffen would like to thank our family
and friends for the help, thoughts, cards, food, flowers and prayers we
received during his illness and after his passing.
We thank the staff of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde that helped
coordinate his services and burial. A special thanks to Lennis Mercier,
Harold Dean Mercier, Gene LaChance and the Honor Guard for the salute
honoring Bill's service to his country.
Diane Giffen
Roll 180
Deborah Marrington
Roll 181
Sean O'Leary
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Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Tribal Elder Gn LaBonta, left, receives a turkey from Tribal member
Jack Ham during the employee turkey distribution in the Community
Center parking lot on Tuesday, Nov. 16. LaBonte is a part-time
cemetery groundskeeper for the Tribe and Ham is a temporary
employee who helped with the distribution. Almost 350 turkeys were
distributed to Tribal employees.
Tribe starts annual food
Tribal employees are holding their annual Food Bank drive that will
last through Friday, Dec. 17.
Collection barrels are located in the Tribal Governance Center, Health
Clinic, Education Building, Social Services Building, Natural Resources
Building and the Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority office.
Cost for a food basket, minus the turkey, is about $20. There will be a
drawing for a Sioux Star Robe Pendleton Blanket for anyone who donates
$20 for a food basket.
Useful food donations include stuffing, mashed potatoes, au gratin pota
toes, gravy, vegetables, fruit and desserts. Additional food donations could
include macaroni and cheese, ramen, soup, canned beans, tuna, canned
pork or chicken, boxed cereals, oatmeal, tomato products, dry beans and
any non-perishable food item.
Any donations of five food items or $5 will earn a ticket for the prize
drawings.
Prizes that have been donated for drawings include two tickets to the
Portland Taiko 2011 fall concert, general admission tickets to the Oregon
Zoo and family passes to the Portland Children's Museum.
Spirit Mountain Community Fund is coordinating the donations and all
food donations are welcome. B
Tribal offices will be closing on Thursday, Dec. 23, at noon and closed
on Friday, Dec. 24, in observance of Christmas. Offices also will be
closing on Thursday, Dec. 30, at noon and closed on Friday, Dec. 31,
in observance of New Year's Day.
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ISSUE DATE
Friday, Dec. 3 Dec. 15
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munity of Oregon, Is published twice a month. No portion of this publication may be reprinted
without permission.
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