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.
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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
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