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Smoke Signals 5 JUNE 1,2011 EDdeirs Homioir Day set!; ffoir Friday, July 3 Elders Honor Day will be held Friday, July 8, at Spirit Mountain Ca sino. The day will start at 8:30 a.m. with a continental breakfast and include a 10 a.m. opening ceremony, noon luncheon, entertainment at 1 p.m. and bingo at 3 p.m. The flags will be retired at 4 p.m. On Saturday, July 9, a breakfast will be held at the Elders' Activity Center, 48940 Blacktail Drive, between 8 and 10 a.m. This year's Elders' Honor Day theme is "Honoring Native Veterans." For more information, call 503-879-2233. Conoirt wiisDtis Ynbe U ,, Photos by Michelle Alalmo Tribal Council mtmbcrToby McClary hands out cadar bark rosas that wara waavad by Tribal mambar Brian Krahbial to tha Rosa Fastival Court princassas during thair visit to tha Tribal plankhousa on Tuasday, May 24. Tribal mambar and Spirit Mountain Casino Markating Sponsorship Coordinator Jocelyn Huffman, in tha background, also handad tham out. During thair tima in Grand Ronda, tha Rosa Fastival Court of 1 4 Portland araa high school juniors and saniors had brunch at tha casino, visited tha Lilu Chinuk Wawa Immersion Classroom where the students sang for them, talked with Tribal Elders at the Elders' Activity Center and visited the plankhousa where the Grand Ronda Canoe Family sang and Bobby Mercier, Tribal member and Tribal Language and Culture specialist, taught them about the Tribe and soma of its history. I 1 ii. r 11 i I Rose Festival Court princesses listen to Tribal Elder Margaret Provost during the group's visit to the Elders' Activity Center on Tuesday, May 24. Provost, along with Tribal Elders Kathryn Harrison and Val Grout, talked to the girls mostly about the Tribe's Restoration. Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral Parade set for June 1 1 By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Grand Ronde Tribal members will not have to wait long for the Spirit Mountain Casino float to go by during the newly christened Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral Parade on Saturday, June 11, in downtown Portland. According to the parade's lineup, the casino's float will be eighth in line, between the Stylez Drill & Drum Squad from Seattle and the South Kitsap High School Marching Band from Port Orchard, Wash. The theme of this year's parade is "Carnival of Roses" and Tribal Elder and Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr. has once again designed the casino's float entry, incorporating the theme with Native elements. Grand marshal of this year's Grand Floral Parade is the Oregon Ducks football team, which finished No. 2 last year behind Auburn in the national rankings. Earlier this year, Spirit Mountain Casino signed on as sponsor of the Grand Floral Parade after KeyBank declined to continue in that role. Casino spokesman Greg Fritz said the casino committed to a six-figure, three-year deal as parade sponsor. "The Tribe has ancestral ties to Portland," Fritz said. "The Tribal board felt this was an important event that deserved support." The parade is seen by tens of thousands in person and on televi sion worldwide since it is one of the longest-running floral parades in the world. The parade starts at 10 a.m. at Memorial Coliseum, heads south on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and then winds its way across the Willamette River via the Burnside Bridge and into downtown Portland. For Tribal members who cannot attend the live event, it will be shown on KGW-TV (Channel 8) and on Northwest Cable News. On Friday, June 10, Tribal Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy, Bobb and Spirit Mountain Casino Chief Executive Officer Rodney Ferguson will be knighted by the Royal Rosarians. In addition, Tribal Royalty Nakoosa Moreland, Iyana Holmes and Makenzie Aaron will be riding in a classic car during the Starlight Parade, which starts at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4, in downtown Portland. D Youth Prevention & Behavioral Health Present's Michael Nerney mmmm mmmmm Thursday, June 16 0A-M.-4P.M. 'Gender Differences in Communication'' (lunch provided) i Friday, June 17 - 9 A.M. -4 P.M. "Kids in a Candy Store" (lunch provided) EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND ALL TRAININGS All Trainings will be held in the Community Center. Plense R.S.V.P. no later then June 10th with Shannon Stanton via phone or e-mail, 603-879-1489 or shannon.stantongrandronde.org Thank you for respecting Grand Ronde's Tribal Community and our Culture by not displaying gang affiliation, or by bringing drugs, alcohol or weapons to this event. oUr-portland area Office Membership services IS COMING TO OUR OFFICE LVcdBSSday Ian o 22. 2T1 M,M1 foiMiEllDDai traln mm For mora Information ptessa call 533-235-4230 Ad created by George Valdez Ad created by George Valdez
