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10 JUNE 15, 2011 Smoke Signals JUNE 15, 2011 Smoke Signals 11 SjpODDSOFSlftlDIp OS DOOM'S ftdU I : I - r- M I - cf. rv k-r f v,7vf V 1 I 7 1: 1 1 1 I On Friday, Juno 1 0, the Royal Rosarians hald their Honorary Knighting Caramony at tha amphithaatar of tha Washington Park Rosa Gardan naar downtown Portland. Among tha 43 paopla who wara knighted, from left, wara Grand Ronda Tribal Chairwoman Charyla A. Kannady, Tribal Council mambar Stava Bobb Sr. and Spirit Mountain Casino Chiaf Executive Officar Rodnay Ferguson. Victoria Dlnu, tha 201 0 Portland Rosa Fastival Quten and 201 0 Quaan of Rosaria, performed tha knighting. Tha avant is a Portland Rosa Fastival sanctioned event. ROSE FESTIVAL continued from front page about "giving back to the com munity," said Tribal member and casino Marketing Sponsorship Co ordinator Jocelyn Huffman. And it is again this year. Speaking from the VIP Chalet where floats and parade people of every size, shape and color emerged from Memorial Coliseum on Sat urday, June 11, Huffman also was listening to the loudspeakers. Float winners were being announced. The Tribal entry won the Presi dent's Award for the "most effective overall floral presentation." The sponsorship is also about telling the Grand Ronde story, said Tribal Council member and float designer Steve Bobb Sr. "As a vehicle to let people know that this is the land of the Grand Ronde people," he said, "holy mack erel, over a three-year span, for the exposure we're getting, you couldn't touch it (with any other investment)." Although Spirit Mountain Casino has co-sponsored the event for the last dozen years, the casino is Title v- -ft r c o Photos by Michelle Alaimo Jocelyn Huffman, Tribal member and Spirit Mountain Casino marketing sponsorship coordinator, applies colored coconut flakes to cover a portion of the casino's float while decorating it at Studio Concepts in Portland on Wednesday, June 8. The float appeared in the Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral Parade. Sponsor this year for the first time, said Huffman. In addition, the mar keting effort this year also brought Spirit Mountain Community Fund and Tribal government before the public eye. With logo inclusion, public affairs announcements and video footage of the Rose Festival Court visiting the Tribal plankhouse and Tribal offices, along with notes in the event program, the Grand Ronde Tribe told the Tribal story of ceded homelands and local generosity in many ways. Spirit Mountain Community Fund took off with a Key Bank inspired "Pledge to be positive campaign" by contributing $1,000 grants, $8,000 total, to each of following Portland Sister City associations: Portland Ashkelon Sister City Association (Israel), Portland-Bologna Sister City Association (Italy), Portland Guadalajara Sister City Associa tion (Mexico), Portland-Kaohsiung Sister City Association (Taiwan), Portland Khabarovsk Sister City Association (Russia), Portland Mutare Sister City Association (Zimbabwe), Portland-Sapporo Sister City Association (Japan) and Portland-Suzhou Sister City Association (China). The Community Fund also made $3,000 grants to the Vietnamese Community of Oregon, Portland Parks Foundation, Portland Police Foundation and Columbia River Peace Corps Association. The parade's theme, Carnival of Roses, was reflected in the Spirit Mountain float, Run Free in the Homelands, that portrayed horses in full gallop, escaping the car ousel and a bed or roses as they ran free in the Tribe's aboriginal homelands. Rose Festival Sponsorship Man ager Christie Wong called Spirit Mountain Casino "an awesome partner" and added that the spon sorship "makes perfect sense" for both sides. Bobb came with his wife, Con nie, and for the first time this year Tribal member Cory Bobb, their son, came with his wife, Jennifer, daughter, Tribal member Keira, and son, Tribal member Logan Bobb. "I wanted to come out and sup port my dad," said Cory. "He de signed the float for the last couple of years, but this is the first time I could come. I know these floats mean a lot to him." Another first-timer at the event was Tribal member Tracy Hower ton, who came with his wife, Jerri, it v'J'l aai .... -.sl. if, dmmd oucd! gftorw crj ofear Sl I -t V-" rv Senior Miss Grand Ronda Nakoosa Moreland and Junior Miss Grand Ronde Makenzie Aaron wave to the crowd as they roll through downtown Portland in a 1 967 Camaro during the PGESOLV Starlight Parade on Saturday, June 4. On the left is Little Miss Grand Ronde lyana Holmes. All of the Royalty queens and princesses rode in the parade. mm r v . -1 t i "Jig, Mi '3: ' " and children, Tribal member Jus tin, 12, and Sydney, 9. "I work for Spirit Mountain Ca sino and we came out to support the event," he said. Tribal member Deitz Peters and his wife, Rose, came out in force 10 family members altogether as they do for the Grand Flo ral Parade every year. Rose also worked on the float in the weeks leading up to the parade, as she always does. For the Peters family, the pa rade is the centerpiece for a weekend together in Portland. "We make it a family event," said Rose. Also helping with the float were Tribal Elders Kathryn Har rison, Linda Schmidt, Laura Lund and her f M 1 J: husband, Tribal spouse Dennis, Ja net Billey, Alton Butler and Steve Bobb Sr. The $4 million Rose Festival production included four and a half weeks of activities and nearly a year of preparation time for some 50 sponsors that support the many events, according to Jeff Curtis, Rose Festival chief executive officer. The return for the city of Portland over those four-plus weeks is some $50 million, he said. Twelve staff ers, 65 board members and 3,000 volunteers made Portland's great summer tourist attraction happen this year. This year's parade, with its 104 year tradition, included many new wrinkles. "Our challenge is to take the tra ditions and innovate," said Curtis. This year's innovations included a new mascot, the Clown Prince, and Cityfair, which transformed the Portland waterfront. The new RoZone, suddenly Portland's larg est outdoor entertainment venue, was a showcase for bands national and local. Back by popular demand, the Pacific Northwest Barbecue Championships filled out three weekends of jam-packed events. On Saturday, June 4, Grand Ronde Royalty rode in the PGE SOLV Starlight Parade. A knighting ceremony on Friday, June 10, made three Tribal rep resentatives Knights of the Royal Rosarians. Tribal Council Chair woman Cheryle A. Kennedy, Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr. and Spirit Mountain Casino Chief Executive Officer Rodney Ferguson were knighted in the amphitheater of the Washington Park Rose Gar den near downtown Portland. Cheryle and Vernon Kennedy, Tribal Council member Toby Mc Clary and Sandy Bobb, and Rod ney and Doreen Ferguson all made the scene of the Grand Floral Parade. B From fourth from right, Tribal members Logan Bobb, Izzy Bobb and Keira Bobb and Megan Gunn wave to the camera from the VIP Chalet at the Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral Parade in Portland on Saturday, June 1 1 . Logan and Keira are siblings, Izzy is their cousin and Gunn is Izzy's friend. Sitting with them at the parade, from left, is Tribal Attorney Rob Greene, Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr. and his wife Connie, their son Tribal member Cory Bobb and his wife Jennifer. Logan is Cory's son and Keira is Cory and Jennifer's daughter. fVUEsasr w i a Grand Ronda Royalty princesses from left, Amaryssa Mooney, Madison Aaron and Amelia Mooney ride in the PGESOLV Starlight Parade in downtown Portland on Saturday, June 4.
