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SEPTEMBER 1 , 2015 11 Pho to b y M fi che l le A l a fimo S MOKE S IGNALS Na coma L fiebe l t dan ce s fin the 1 p .m . G rand En t ry o f the 2015 Con fede ra ted T r fibe s o f G rand Ronde Con te s t Powwow he ld a t the powwow g round s on Sa tu rday , Aug . 15 . Na coma won fou r th p la ce fin the Jun fio r Boy s T rad fi t fiona l dan ce ca tego ry . PRESORTED STANDARD MA IL U .S . POSTAGE PA ID PORTLAND , OR PERM IT NO . 700 Spec fia l 2015 Con tes t Powwow sec t fion INS IDE SEPTEMBER 1 , 2015 T fi l fikum V fi l lage to be fea tu red a t Sep t . 12 b r fidge g rand open fing Be t ro tha l on b reak By Dean Rhodes Smok e S figna l s ed fi to r P ORTLAND – F o r th e fi r s t t fim e fin hund r ed s o f y ea r s , a Na t fiv e Am e r fi can v fi l lag e w fi l l o c - cupy the we s te rn bank s o f the W fi l lame t te R fiv e r fin d own t own P o r t land du r fing th e T fi l fikum C ro s s fing g rand open fing on Sa tu rday , Sep t . 12 . Th e n ew $135 m fi l l fi on , 1 ,720 - f o o t t ran s fi t b r fidg e ove r the W fi l lame t te R five r w fi l l conne c t Po r t land w fi th M fi lwauk fie fo r T r fiMe t bu se s and l figh t ra fi l . I t w fi l l be o ffi c fia l ly opened w fi th a 9 a .m . p ro - ce s s fion tha t w fi l l be led by G rand Ronde T r fiba l rep re sen ta t five s . A f te r the p ro ce s s fion , T fi l fikum V fi l lage w fi l l o c cupy the we s te rn s fide o f the b r fidge f rom 11 a .m . un t fi l 6 p .m . The v fi l lage w fi l l fin c lude d rum- m fing and fin te rT r fiba l and exh fib fi t fion dan c fing , cu l tu ra l demon s t ra t fion s ( ceda r b ra ce le t s and ro se s , beaded ne ck la ce s and canoe ca rv fing ) , a Cha cha lu mob fi le mu seum , a ch fi ld ren ’ s a rea ( co lo r fing s ta t fion , fa ce pa fin t fing , tempo ra ry ta t - too s , g fiveaway s ) , a t rad fi t fiona l longhou se and summe r hou se fo r v fiew fing , food fo r pu r cha se and a t rad fi t fiona l sa lmon bake . F rom noon to 1 p .m . , the G rand Ronde Canoe Fam fi ly w fi l l padd le on the W fi l lame t te R five r and Pho to b y M fi che l le A l a fimo O lyv fia Pe re z , le f t , and T r fiba l membe r C l fin t Fo lden sm fi le a t ea ch o the r a f te r be fing ma r r fied a t Sp fi r fi t Moun ta fin Ca s fino on W edne sday , Aug . 19 . Pe re z moved the fi r wedd fing da te f rom Aug . 22 up to Fo lden ’ s b fi r thday and su rp r fi sed h fim w fi th the wedd fing ce remony du r fing h fi s wo rk sh fi f t a t the ca s fino . They we re ma r r fied by T r fiba l E lde r Lew fi s Y ounge r , beh find them . B r fid e gamb l e s on su rp r fi s e w edd fing a t Sp fi r fi t Moun ta fin Ca s fino See T IL IKUM V ILLAGE con t finued on page 14 By Bren t Merr fi l l Smok e S figna l s s ta f f w r fi t e r I f you go T fi l fikum C ross fing g rand open fing When : P rocess fion : 9 a .m . Sa tu rday , Sep t . 12 ; T fi l fikum V fi l lage even ts , 1 1 a .m . to 6 p .m . Whe re : V acan t lo t nex t to 3030 S .W . Moody A ve . , Po r t land Mo re fin fo : 503 -879 -1418 T r fiba l membe r C l fin t “Tony ” Fo lden though t fi t wa s s t range tha t h fi s soon - t o -b e w fi f e wan t ed t o m e e t h fim ou t s fid e fin the cou r tya rd be tween Sp fi r fi t Moun ta fin Cas fino and the lodge du r fing h fis lun ch b reak f rom be fing the ca s fino ’ s ma fin tenan ce supe rv fi so r . S fin ce fi t wa s h fi s b fi r thday on Wedne sday , Aug . 19 , and know fing he r pe r sona l fi ty , he may have though t a b fi r thday su rp r fi se wa s abou t to happen , bu t he had no fidea wha t he wa s abou t to wa lk fin to when he en te red the cou r tya rd . H fi s fian cée , O lyv fia Pe re z , had p lanned a su rp r fi se wedd fing . “Oh my goodne s s , ” C l fin t sa fid a s he wa lked fin to the cou r tya rd w fi th h fi s hand cove r fing h fi s mou th . Fam fi ly and f r fiend s who had ga the red fo r th e o c ca s fi on g r e e t ed C l fin t by s fing fing “Happy B fi r thday ” a s he s canned the s cene and ga th- See WEDD ING con t finued on page 7 F fi re , smoky a fi r p romp t T r fiba l eme rgen cy re spon se s A th fi rd o f T r fiba l vo te r s l fike ly to ca s t ba l lo t s fin e le c t fion By Dean Rhodes By Dean Rhodes Smok e S figna l s ed fi to r A w fi ldfi r e bu rn fing n o r th o f th e We s t Va l ley commun fi ty o f W fi l lam fina and smoke f rom la rge r fi re s fin ea s te rn O regon and Wa sh fing ton s ta te tha t b lanke ted the W fi l lame t te Va l ley p romp ted the Con fede ra ted T r fibe s o f G rand Ronde to a c t fiva te fi t s Eme rgen cy Op e ra t fi on s T eam f r om W edn e sday , Aug . 19 , th r ough M onday , Aug . 24 . The W fi l lam fina C reek F fi re burned approx fima te ly 230 a c re s o f heav fi ly t fimbe red land fin Yamh fi l l Coun ty . The f fi re o c cu r red 4 .8 m fi les f rom the no r thea s t co rne r o f the G rand See F IRE con t finued on page 10 Smok e S figna l s ed fi to r I f re cen t t rend s ho ld , app rox - fima te ly 1 fin 3 e l fig fib le T r fiba l v o t e r s w fi l l ca s t a ba l l o t fin th e Sep t . 12 T r fiba l Coun c fi l e le c t fion . In o the r wo rd s , abou t 1 ,278 o f th e T r fib e ’ s 3 ,872 e l fig fib l e v o t e r s – tho se who w fi l l be 18 yea r s o f age on Sep t . 12 – w fi l l vo te . S fin c e Sm ok e S figna l s la s t ran a s to ry abou t T r fiba l vo te r tu rnou t fin S ep t emb e r 2012 , th e numb e r s have no t va r fied fimmen se ly . Be fo re the 2012 T r fiba l Coun c fi l e le c t fion , vo te r tu rnou t be tween 2003 and 2011 h fi t a h figh o f 40 .7 pe r cen t fin 2004 and a low o f 29 p e r c en t fin 2010 . Th e av e rag e v o t- See ELECT ION con t finued on page 16