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S moke S ignals OCTOBER 1, 2016 Lafferty sign dedication 13 Mushroom Seminar set for Oct. 17 The Fish & Wildlife Committee’s annual Mushroom Seminar will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, in the Elders Activity Center, 48940 Blacktail Drive. Participants will learn how to identify many edible mushrooms, such as chanterelles, and will be provided suggestions on where to find them. There also will be door prizes and a display of mushrooms picked locally. Dessert will be served. Clothes Closet open Monday, Friday Photos by Michelle Alaimo LaQuita Lafferty, second from right, comforts her mother-in-law Darlene Lafferty, right, during a sign dedication ceremony in memory of Tribal Elder Ken Lafferty on the Tribe’s Reservation on Wednesday, Sept. 21. Ken Lafferty, Darlene’s husband, walked on on June 6, 2014, and he served on the Tribe’s Timber Committee and was a Natural Resources Department patrol officer. In the background, family members take pictures and look at the sign. A sign marking “Ken’s Thin Logging Unit,” located on the Tribe’s Reservation, was dedicated in the memory of Tribal Elder Ken Lafferty on Wednesday, Sept. 21. The sign was designed by Tribal Forester Andrew Puerini and approved and paid for by the Tribe’s Timber Committee. Tribal Cultural Education Specialist Brian Krehbiel drummed and sang during the ceremony. The Clothes Closet is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday and Friday on the Tribal campus near the Elders Activity Center at the end of Blacktail Drive. It accepts clothes, small appliances, small pieces of furniture, elec- tronics and household goods that are clean and in good condition. It does not accept books, large TVs or large furniture, but there is a community board where people can post those items. Donations are accepted during regular business hours. For more information or emergency clothes, contact Lori Walker-Her- nandez at 559-847-7565 or Daniele Powley at 503-917-8732. Bike helmets available The Tribe’s Social Services Department has bicycle helmets available for distribution. Those needing a helmet need to visit the department and sign a helmet application, as well as get fitted. For more information, contact Social Services at 503-879-2034. AMERICAN INDIAN TEACHER PROGRAM Red Shawl Project In honor of survivors of trauma and violence the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Program is inviting Tribal employees and community members to participate in making Red Shawls. We will be offering a series of workshops where we will provide the individuals with the materials to make shawls. We have materials to make 25 shawls, so please sign-up early to reserve your spot. Oct. 5, 12, 19, & 26 Wednesdays - noon-1 p.m. Community Center Contact Carmen Mercier at ext. 1304 or e-mail carmen.mercier@grandronde.org Or Anne Falla at ext. 1660 or e-mail anne.falla@grandronde.org
