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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.