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Smoke Signals
Family Night Out set for June 1 6
The seventh annual Family Night Out will be held from 4:30 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, June 16, on the Tribal campus. There will be caricature art
ists and hot dogs, cotton candy and chips. All events are free. For more
information, call Social Services at 503-879-2034. B
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2006 - Dr. Jim Lace of Salem, a member of the Meth Task Force
for the Oregon Medical Association, gave a presentation at the Tribal
Community Center regarding the tragedies of meth abuse and the
difficult issues of treatment and incarceration for meth abusers.
2001 - Tribal member Gene LaBonte was working with Cemetery
Caretaker and Tribal Elder Russ Leno at the Tribal Cemetery to map
the cemetery and find lost loved ones. LaBonte said he was proud
to get an opportunity to learn from and work with Leno.
1996 - Spirit Mountain Casino's first float in the Portland Rose
Festival Grand Floral Parade was the winner of the top award, the
Sweepstakes, for best float. "Nature's Spirit" featured a watchful
mother coyote and two pups in a setting of plants and flowers native
to the Grand Ronde area. Tribal Royalty riding on the float included
Courtney Galligher, Diana Robertson and Halona Butler.
1991 Smoke Signals editor and Tribal member Brent Merrill
announced that he was leaving the Tribe to take a position with
the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission in Washington state.
Merrill became editor of the Tribal publication in May 1989. "I feel
that I am a better person for the experience and the things that I
have learned," he wrote. "I will always do my best to represent the
people of Grand Ronde in the best possible way that I can."
1986 - The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners requested an
informational public meeting be held at the Willamina VFW Hall
regarding the Tribe's Reservation Plan. Tribal Chairman Mark
Mercier asked all Tribal members to attend "this very important
meeting" and show their support so that Tribal Council could get
the plan finalized.
Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year in
crements through the pages of Smoke Signals.
Solstice Sweat scheduled at
Provost home on June 24
A Summer Solstice Sweat will be held Saturday, June 24, at the home
of Don and Kathy Provost, 38403 Tindle Creek Road, Willamina.
The women's sweat will be held at 10 a.m. and the men's will follow at
1 p.m.
A meal will be provided.
For 'more information, call Culture Committee Chairwoman Kathy
Provost at 503-857-8440. D
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