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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 2012)
Smoke Signals 5 APRIL 1,2012 Tourism conference 3 c 1 C Photo by Michelle Alalmo Tribal Council member Kathleen Tom, left, and Tribal Public Affairs Director Siobhan Taylor listen as Peter Marbach, a fine art photographer from Hood River, tells them about a book idea he's interested in producing about the Grand Ronde Tribe while attending the 2012 Oregon Governor's Conference on Tourism at the Red Lion Hotel on the River-Jantzen Beach in Portland on Monday, March 19. The conference ran from Sunday, March 18, through Tuesday, March 20, and the Public Affairs Department staffed a booth throughout the conference with information about the Tribe and Spirit Mountain Casino, which Tribal member Angle Blackwell and Jeri St. Onge, casino Event & Group Sales representatives, helped staff. Natural Resources seeking 10-year plan input The Tribe's Natural Resources Division is interested in hearing from the Tribal membership about their thoughts and concerns regarding Tribal land management. As mentioned in the Feb. 15 Smoke Signals, the division is embarking on the next 10-year management plan for the Reservation. If you would like your comments to be incorporated into this plan, they need to be received by Sunday, April 1. Comments can be submitted via e-mail to natu ralresourceplangrandronde.org or mailed to the Tribe's Natural Resources Division, 47010 S.W. Hebo Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347. For more informa tion, call Senior Administrative Assistant Michele Volz at 503-879-2424. H i m wis ilwiai is proud to support At 1 SVl1 1 ine lum annual 20 12 Trading at the River A Place to Gather - Exchange - Grow , Embassy Suites I Portland, OR - Embassy Suites tr ,- 'KMljJL 82nd Ave. it , . ir'V 7 . is .... '3 W W W W I . ; . - m s ji ATNI EuC jj fiCONOMU Dt v I.OPMl-NT CORPORA! ION JUT "11 ONABEN Youth Center seeks volunteers The Tina Miller Community Center thrift store, 110 B. St., Willamina, which helps fund the after-school and weekend youth community center located in the old high school gym, is seeking volunteers who can help run the store, in addition to donated items and customers. The store accepts clothes, books, knickknacks, etc., as donations. It is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and closed on Sunday and Monday. Donations also can be left at the Wildwood Hotel and Restaurant in Willamina. For more information on volunteering, call 503-876-7897. The youth center and thrift store that funds it are a nonprofit and 100 percent self-sustaining and volunteer-run. H Gala to benefit Native Arts and Cultures Foundation "Keeping the Creative Spirit Alive," a fundraiser hosted by the Native Arts & Cultures Foundation, will be held at the Left Bank Annex, 101 N. Weidler St., Portland, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17. The event is an opportunity to mingle with like-minded patrons and champions of Native arts and cultures. Guests will be treated to a Native-inspired dinner of Hawaiian, Alaskan and Native American cuisine. The entertainment will include guitarist Garbiel Ayala (Yaqui) and singer Raiatea Helm (Hawaiian) and a visual arts auction featuring work by prominent Native artists. To purchase tickets, visit https:nacf.ejoinme.orgMyEvents KeeptheCreativeSpiritAlive2012tabid350305Default.aspx on the Internet or call 360-314-2421. Tickets are $150 per person ($120 if purchased online before April 15). The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation has awarded $904,000 in grants to 54 Native artists and organizations in 20 states in two years of granting. To find out more about the group, go to www. nativeartsandcultures.org on the Internet. II jslLic! JlVjl Class Wednesdays from 3-6 p.m. with Dara Dickinson (Simmons) Learn cP''5JfvJn!SMr LGirts Jingle, Fancy & Traditional Dress styles Boys Grass, Fancy Traditional & Gvdcen Open to the first 1 0 to register For more information or to sign-up call: Brian Krehbiel at 503-879-4639 brian.krehbielgrandronde.org i Mil Ad created by George Valdez Ad created by George Valdez
