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OCTOBER 15 2012
Smoke Signals
Martin named Tribal Council
executive coordinator
2007 - Spirit Mountain Casino interim General Manager Roy
Rhode reported that the fourth major expansion will be completed
in April 2008 instead of August 2008. The two-story expansion will
add 135, .396 square feet to the casino and include an events and
entertainment center, new buffet, conference rooms and space for
Human Resources Department offices. Rhode said good fall weather
allowed contractors to get ahead of schedule.
2002 Progress was being made on the Tribe's new Housing
Authority building. Completion is expected in mid-November for
the office building, which is part of a larger project that includes 36
apartment units for low-rent family housing. Estimated completion
date for the apartments is June 2003.
1997 The new Health and Wellness Center was dedicated during
an Oct. 3 ceremony. Tribal Chair Kathryn I larrison delivered a speech
about the importance of health care for Native peoples and Cheryle A.
Kennedy spoke about how far the Health and Human Services Divi
sion has come since Restoration. Molly Rimer said the Lord's Prayer
in sign language and Nora Kimsey gave the blessing.
1992 - Chris Leno joined Spirit Mountain Development Corp. as
the business development analyst. He had one term of classes left
before receiving a bachelor's degree in Marketing Management from
Oregon State University. He is the son of Bob Leno and Janelle
Stucky.
1987 - The Tribe mourned the loss of Samson Simmons, a member
of one of the original families who traveled "The Trail of Tears." He
was the last child born into the William and Suzette Norwest Sim
mons family. The Simmons lived and raised their family at the base
of Spirit Mountain and was one of two families who kept their land
in "trust" until Congress terminated the Tribe in 1954.
Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year in
crements through the pages of Smoke Signals.
Event will fete plankhouse's birthday
The Tribe will celebrate the Tribal plankhouse's second birthday
beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20.
There also will be a dinner at 5:30 p.m. and a giveaway at 7 p.m.
For more information, contact Bobby Mercier at 503-879-2076 or
bobby.merciergrandronde.org. B
Bernando teaches Wawa in Portland office
Tribal member Eric Bernando teaches Chinuk Wawa language classes
from 5:30 to 8:20 p.m. Wednesday at the Portland office, 4445 S.W. Bar
bur Blvd., Suite 101. For more information, contact Bernando at Chinuk
Wawagmail.com or at 503-709-3017. B
By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
Former Hatfield Fellow Stacia
Martin, 27, has been named Tribal
Council executive coordinator.
Beginning Sept. 17, Martin took
on the responsibility for keeping
Tribal Council members informed,
including providing background
materials for all the matters the
elected Tribal leaders deal with
from day to day.
"My position," Martin said, "also
acts as a liaison to Tribal commit
tees and special event boards, and
establishes and maintains effec
tive working relationships with
other Tribal, state, federal and
local government agencies and
businesses."
Martin brings years of congres
sional experience to the post. After
her fellowship in the office of U.S.
Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., Martin
was hired full-time as the congress
man's communications director
and district representative for Til
lamook and Lincoln counties.
Her specialties include fisher
ies, transportation, community
development, grants, the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
and ocean issues, including tsu
nami, marine debris, and wave and
wind energy.
Before being named the 2009-10
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Stacia Martin, right, is the new
Tribal Council executive coordinator.
Before coming to work at the Tribe,
she worked for U.S. Rep. Kurt
Schrader, left.
Hatfield Fellow by Spirit Mountain
Community Fund, Martin interned
in the Tribe's Legal Department and
also worked for the Oregon Senate.
She graduated from the Uni
versity of Oregon in 2008 with a
bachelor's degree in Political Sci
ence with a focus in International
Relations. B
Restoration group
seeks vendors, drums
The Tribe's 29th Restoration Celebration Committee is seeking vendors
for this year's event to be held on Sunday, Nov. 18, in the Tribal plank
house and gym.
Vendors will be needed from noon to 9 p.m. Space is limited. Deadline
to apply is 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9.
In addition, drum groups are being sought for the Restoration Powwow.
Deadline to apply is also 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9.
Submit your name as a vendor or drum group and contact information
to publicaffairsgrandronde.org or call the Tribe's Public Affairs Office
at 503-879-1418. B
Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority
ORTHA Invites you to our "Open House" for our
new "Elders Phase IT units.
Come take a tour of the new units, we will start, . ,
with a presentation just west of Grand Ronde Road
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