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18 S moke S ignals JULY 15, 2015 Elder Honor Day Photos by Michelle Alaimo Elders, including from front, Linda Brandon, Sharon Wattier, Laura Lund and Marilee Norwest-Davis, participate in a Round Dance around the Event Center at Spirit Mountain Casino during the 2015 Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Elder Honor Day on Monday, July 13. More than 500 people attended the annual event which included a continental breakfast, lunch, honoring of the oldest man and woman in attendance, bingo and giveaways. At right, Veterans Senior Queen Goldie Bly gifts Tribal Elder Herman Hudson flowers during an honoring of Grand Ronde Elders over 90 years old during the 2015 Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Elder Honor Day held in the Event Center at Spirit Mountain Casino on Monday, July 13. The Tribe has 15 members older than 90. Tribe will use state criminal citations for public use DRUG-FREE continued from front page ber ballot in Oregon,” the statement said. “After the November election, the Tribe issued a statement advis- ing it would continue to examine the issue of marijuana use, but until the Tribal Council decided otherwise, the use and possession of marijuana on the Grand Ronde Reservation would be illegal. “After considerable work evaluat- ing questions involving marijuana use, both before and after the No- vember election, the Tribal Council has determined that the Tribal government and enterprises – like Spirit Mountain Casino – will re- main drug-free workplaces. “Neither the cultivation nor use of marijuana will be permitted on the Reservation and in housing units the use, possession and cultivation of marijuana will not be allowed. “The Tribe will use available tools such as state criminal citations for public use, Tribal trespass and housing evictions to enforce this policy. Spirit Mountain Casino has posted signs stating that marijuana is not permitted in the casino and lodge. Lodge guests will be charged a room cleaning fee and asked to leave if they violate this policy. “Employee drug testing policies for both the casino and Tribal gov- ernment will provide for random drug testing for safety sensitive positions plus pre-employment, post-accident and reasonable-sus- picion testing for all employees. “The Tribe will continue to mon- itor the impact of Measure 91, the effect it has on our community and the effectiveness of Tribal policies and procedures in dealing with marijuana and other drug use.” n O PEN E NROLLMENT FOR 2015-2016 C HINUK K INDERGARTEN I MMERSION As of May 18th, 2015 we will be accepting registration applications for interested incoming Kindergarteners. We are a half day immersion program offering instruction in Chinuk through our culture and place-based curriculum. Our students attend half day in our program and must be enrolled in Willamina Elementary School as well. No prior language experience required, however we do have language and tribal preference once we are at capacity. Applications are available at Youth Education and can be turned in starting May 18th Ali Holsclaw K5 Chinuk Teacher 503-879-1490 ali.holsclaw@grandronde.org Esther Stewart K5 Chinuk Teacher 503-879-1443 esther.stewart@grandronde.org We enroll families, not just students. It is our belief that the only way for the language to live and flourish is for it to be learned and used in the home by the whole family.
