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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 2014)
14 S MOKE S IGNALS NOVEMBER 1, 2014 Marine Corps birthday to be celebrated U.S. Marine Corps veterans, past and present, and all veterans and guests are invited to celebrate the 239th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, in the Elders Activity Center. Traditionally, Marines hold a cake-cutting ceremony to honor the Marine Corps, which was established in 1775. For more information, contact Tribal Building Offi cial Alton Butler at 503-879-2402 or alton.butler@grandronde.org. n From left, Land and Culture Department Manager Jan Looking Wolf Reibach, Tynan George, Michael Karnosh, Tribal Ceded Lands Program manager, and Tribal Council member Chris Mercier lead a parade around Westmoreland Park during the park’s Grand Reopening & Salmon Celebration in Portland on Saturday, Oct. 25. Park reopens Emmanuel Lutheran Church honoring Native American Heritage Month Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 315 S. Main St., Willamina, will honor Native American Heritage Month on Sunday, Nov. 9, in con- junction with its Veterans Day coffee hour, which follows the 10:30 a.m. worship service. For more information, contact Lucie Lindberg at 503-879-5427 or Marlene Littlejohn at 503-879-5539. n Reina Nelson, an administrative assistant with the Tribe’s Land and Culture Department, cuts pieces of smoked lamprey for people to sample at the Tribe’s cultural booth during the Westmoreland Park Grand Reopening & Salmon Celebration in Portland on Saturday, Oct. 25. Photos by Michelle Alaimo Tribal Council member Jon A. George lets Michael Jarvis play the drum as he sings and drums with, from left, Reina Nelson, an administrative assistant with the Tribe’s Land and Culture Department; her son, Peter; and Michael Karnosh, Tribal Ceded Lands Program manager, at the Westmoreland Park Grand Reopening & Salmon Celebration in Portland on Saturday, Oct. 25. Also drumming with them was Land and Culture Department Manager Jan Looking Wolf Reibach and George’s son, Tynan. The event celebrated improvements to the park, including the restoration of Crystal Springs Creek to improve fi sh habitat for the salmon and trout that migrate through the creek that runs through the park.