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Sewing classes offered
Beginning sewing classes for Tribal girla and boys are being offered
by Tribal Elder Betty Bly.
Participants will learn the basics of hand sewing and also use of a
sewing machine. Class size is limited to eight children. All materials
will be provided and the class is free.
The project is made possible by a grant from the Tribal Cultural
Trust Board. Classes will begin on Thursday, July 7, and will con
tinue through July and August on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
For more information and to register, contact Bly at 503-879-6336.
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Zumba held Monday,
Wednesday in gym
Zumba, an easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired and calorie-burning dance fit
ness party, is held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday in the
Tribal gymnasium.
The first class is free and $6 thereafter for drop-ins, or $5 if participants
purchase a punch card.
For more information, contact Tribal Recreation Coordinator Alton
Butler at 503-879-1369. U
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Chinook Tribal msmber Ferrill Johnson, 5, left, watches as Chinook
Tribal member Devon Abing, also a Chinook Culture Committee
member, prepares the first salmon for baking during the Chinook
Indian Nation's annual First Salmon Ceremony at Fort Columbia
State Park in Chinook, Wash., on Friday, June 17.
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Grand Ronde Tribal member Greg Archuleta helps dish out pieces of the
first salmon during the Chinook Indian Nation's annual First Salmon
Ceremony at Fort Columbia State Park in Chinook, Wash., on Friday,
June 17.
Attendees take a bowl of salmon and a cup of water in preparation to
eat the first salmon of the season. All at the same time, participants
in the ceremony drink the water to cleanse their body and then eat
the salmon.