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JUNE 1,2011
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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.
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Photos by Michelle Alalmo
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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.
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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
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Youth Prevention & Behavioral Health
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"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.
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