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Tribal Elder Jolana Bun looks at historic Tribal photographs on a wall
at tho Tribe's Portland Araa OfAco with Chris Garcia, omploymont and
training specialist for tho Tribe at the Portland office, during the annual
Vocational Rehabilitation Program open house In Wednesday, Sept. 7.
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communication system, which is used to help autistic children
communicate, as she gives a workshop on autism during the Tribe's
Portland office annual Vocational Rehabilitation Program open house
on Wednesday, Sept 7. Sanchez's son, Tribal member Noey Sanchez, 7, Is
autistic and she wanted to educate people on the developmental disorder.
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An opportunity to visit:
Head Start Preschool
Youth Education-K-12
Kindergarten Chinuk
Wawa Language
Immersion Program
Adult Education
Programs
0 Tribal Library
JJoin us for a free BBQ dinner and great
bnversation in theTribal Gym at 5:30 p.m.
Prizes and a BIG book giveaway!!!
9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347
All are welcome, children must be accompanied by an adult j
2006 Spirit Mountain Casino opened The Peak, which was a $17
million redesign of the facility's former bingo hall. With the opening
of The Peak, the room now holds 242 of the 500 new slot machines
agreed to in a Tribal-State Compact renegotiation completed in
March. In addition, Cheryle A. Kennedy, Jack Giffen Jr. and Valorie
Sheker were elected to Tribal Council by large margins over the other
six candidates who ran.
2001 Spirit Mountain Development Corp. was gathering Sabre-Tool
units to send to New York City to help in rescue efforts at
the World Trade Center, which was brought to the ground in the
terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. The Sabre-Tool is a smaller, hand-held
"jaws of life"-type device that can be used to lift collapsed debris or
cut through twisted or compressed metal.
1996 Reyn Leno, Leon "Chip" Tom and Mark Mercier were
elected to Tribal Council during the Sept. 7 election, which saw 767
ballots cast.
1991 Ray McKnight, Candy Robertson and Merle Holmes were
elected to Tribal Council during the Sept. 7 election. Holmes was
elected as a write-in candidate with 72 votes and McKnight was the
top vote-getter with 118.
1986 Tribal Chairman Mark Mercier reported that the Tribe
had been awarded a contract extension on its Reservation Plan and
that Merle Holmes, Kathryn Harrison and himself were scheduled
to meet with the Yamhill County Sportsman's Association on Sept.
29 to update the group on the progress of the Reservation Plan and
Hunting and Fishing Agreement.
Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year incre
ments through the pages of Smoke Signals.
Fire damages restroom,
gift shop at Spirit Mountain
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
An early morning fire on Monday,
Sept. 12 in a restroom located next
to a gift store at Spirit Mountain
Lodge damaged the restroom and
gift store.
The fire apparently started on the
floor of the restroom about 6 a.m.
and caused mostly smoke damage
to the gift store, said Tribal Public
Affairs Director Siobhan Taylor.
Merchandise in the gift store also
may be damaged.
Spirit Mountain Casino Director
of Security Joann Mercier said the
wall of the bathroom was gutted to
ensure the fire had been completely
extinguished.
As a precaution, guests on the first
two floors of Spirit Mountain Lodge
were moved out of their rooms be
cause of smoke and any guests who
complained about the smoke had
their rooms paid for, Taylor said.
Mercier said fans were put up in
the lobby and gift shop to help elim
inate smoke from the building.
Personnel from West Valley Fire
District station in Grand Ronde
responded to the fire.
Mercier added that the State Fire
Marshal was on scene, investigat
ing the cause of the fire.
Mercier said she was unsure how
many lodge guests were evacuated
and did not have a monetary esti
mate for the damages. B
Ad created by George Valdez
OSU fflufrrii&noin class
Tribal members who want to stretch their food budget and learn how to
purchase more nutritious foods for less money can register for an Oregon
State University Extension Service nutrition class being offered at the Eugene
satellite office, 711 Country Club Road, Suite 1A.
Space is limited to the first 12 people who register. Attendees will get a
nutritious meal with their lesson.
Classes will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday and continue through the end
of September.
For more information or to register, contact Tribal Services Representa
tive Perri McDaniel at 541-484-7085 or e-mail perri.mcdanielgrandronde.
org. R
Recycle Center moved
The Recycle Center has been moved temporarily to 9675 Grand Ronde
Road. For more information, contact Tribal Facilities Manager Michael
J. Larsen at 503-879-2407. B