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Christmas" to a group of childran during tha Tribal Council Christmas Party in
tha Tribal gymnasium on Sunday, Dae 4.
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
Tribal Eldars,
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Margarat
Provost, Linda
Brandon and
Charia Butlar
hand out bags
of candy to
Tribal childran.
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Tribal member Naomi Hallar, 2, raachas for a candy cana from
Santa Claus, aka Tribal Council Secretary Jack Giffan Jr., as har
mothar Jodia Marlar hands har to him so sha can sit on his lap and
tall him what sha wants for Christmas during tha Tribal Council
Christmas Party in tha Tribal gymnasium on Sunday, Dac. 4.
Tribal Eldar
Jolanda
Catabay
hands out
Christmas
carol books
with tha
songs that
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sang.
First Salmon Celebration
setior Friday, Dec. 16
, The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
will celebrate its inaugural First Salmon Celebration from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16.
The event is being planned by the Tribal Culture Committee,
Cultural Resources Department and Natural Resources with as
sistance from the Public Affairs staff.
Tribal members are encouraged to attend.
The celebration will start at 10 a.m. at the Tribal Fish Weir on
Agency Creek near the Tribal campus on Grand Ronde Road and be
followed by a cedar planked salmon meal at the Tribal gym.
Representatives of the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife will
be special guests.
The Tribe will celebrate the return of salmon to Agency Creek. In
. 2010, the Tribe's Natural Resources personnel captured a record 995
Coho salmon returning to the Tribal Reservation, approximately 4.5
percent of all returning Coho in the Willamette Basin.
For more information, call the Public Affairs Department at 503-879-1418.
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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 or alton.
butlergrandronde.org. D
Committee Summit set for Jan. 23
The 2012 Committee Summit will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Monday,
Jan. 23, in the Elders' Activity Center.
Committee members who plan to attend need to RSVP to Tribal Council
Executive Coordinator Brent Merrill at brent.merrillgrandronde.org by
Thursday, Jan. 12.
The breakfast will include bacon, sausage, eggs, hash browns, muffins,
fruit, coffee and juice.
Adult Foster Program
"A Place To Call Home"
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The Tribe's Adult Foster Care lodges are committed to offering quality
care to our Elders and helping them remain as independent as possible,
while providing the personalized assistance they need. At our lodges, a
wide range of services is available in a comfortable setting where privacy
is respected and maximum independence is supported. For information,
contact the Adult Foster Program director at 503-879-1694. O