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S moke S ignals JULY 15, 2015 Interested in volunteering for the Tribal Court? Stop by our recruitment lunch and get some information on our Tribal Court Programs! Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 — Noon to 1 p.m. CTGR Tribal Court If you have any questions please contact Justine Colton, Tribal Court Programs Specialist, at 503-879-4623 or justine.colton@gran- dronde.org n Women’s Gathering The Youth Prevention program would like to invite women of all ages to a Women’s Gathering. We will have a few women from the Grand Ronde community share stories of their spiritual journeys. This is a very informal dinner. We would like to open up a dialogue for questions and comments. * Friday, July17, 2015 5:30 to 8 p.m. Grand Ronde Community Center For more information please contact Cristina Lara at 503-879-2040. 21 Walking On... George John Thanos Oct. 5, 1935 – June 12, 2015 Funeral services for Tribal Elder George John Thanos, 79, were held Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at Brown-Pennington-At- kins Funeral Home Chapel in Hartsville, S.C. The Rev. Alvin Rogers offici- ated with burial occurring in Darlington Memory Gardens, also in Hartsville. Mr. Thanos died peacefully on Friday, June 12, 2015. He was born in Long Beach, Wash., the son of the late John E. Thanos and the late Grace LaChance Englehardt. He served in the U.S. Air Force and retired from Sonoco after 32 years of service. He was a loving husband, amazing father and an adoring grandfather. Surviving are his wife, Gloria King Thanos of Hartsville, S.C.; daughter, Tonda (Patrick) Cassidy of Hartsville, S.C.; son, William (Amy) Thanos of Hartsville, S.C.; grandsons, Franklin (Charity) Cassidy, Ryan Cassidy, Will J. Thanos Jr. and George Thanos; brothers, Casey (Ina) Langley, Carmine (Trisha) LaChance and Steve Thanos; and many nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Cheryl “Susie” Tha- nos; son, Baby Boy Thanos; sister, Helen Bauer; and brother, Dale Langley. Census Bureau seeks Tribal input The U.S. Census Bureau will conduct eight Tribal consultation meetings and one national webinar with the 566 federally recognized Tribes from October through April, it was announced on July 1. “As we move toward the 2020 Census, we are eager to continue to re- ceive feedback from the American Indian and Alaska Native community,” said Census Bureau Director John Thompson at the National Congress of American Indians General Assembly. “Through this collaboration we can make progress in a way that meets the community’s needs and helps the Census Bureau leverage the American Indian and Alaska Native population’s input to increase the response rate, improve accuracy and get information on topics like geography, recruitment activities, data collection operations, outreach and promotion, and others.” Similar meetings were held before the 2010 Census, Thompson said, but Tribal consultations will be conducted earlier this time to acknowledge the lessons learned in 2010. In the coming months, Thompson said, the Federal Register Notice will ask for public comment on these meetings to help prepare materials and agendas. The current tentative list of meeting times and dates does not include a Pacific Northwest location. For more information on the meetings, visit census.gov on the Internet. n Come join the paddle! July 20– Start at Clackamette Park (Oregon City); Camping at Willamette Park July 21– Paddle from Willamette Park to Cathedral Park; Camp July 22– Paddle from Cathedral Park to St. Helens Food will be provided. Youth Prevention will have space for 10 youth that do not have parents in attendance. Please Contact Shannon Stanton for more information @ 503.879.1489 Ad created by George Valdez