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Thomas retires
qwinfm-mun (May)
" Wednesday, May 17 3 Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., in-person atten-
dance in Tribal Council Chambers and via the Zoom teleconference
application. 503-879-2304.
" Saturday, May 20 3 Good Feeling Walk, 11 a.m., uyxat Powwow Grounds,
9600 Hebo Road. 503-879-1471.
" Saturday, May 20 3 Wellness Canoe naming ceremony, 2 p.m. with dinner
at 5 p.m., achaf-hammi Tribal plankhouse, 9600 S.W. Hebo Road.
" Monday,May293TribaloïcesclosedinobservanceofMemorialDay.
" Monday,May293MemorialDayCeremony,1p.m.,WestValleyVet-
erans Memorial, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. Meal served at noon in the
Tribal Community Center.
" Wednesday, May 31 3 Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., in-person atten-
dance in Tribal Council Chambers and via the Zoom teleconference
application. 503-879-2304.
taxam-mun (June)
" Thursday, June 1 3 Enrollment informational meeting, 5:30 p.m., Tribal
Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, and Zoom. 503-879-2304.
" Wednesday, June 14 3 Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., in-person atten-
dance in Tribal Council Chambers and via the Zoom teleconference
application. 503-879-2304.
" Monday,June193TribaloïcesclosedinobservanceoftheJuneteenth
commemoration.
" Sunday, June 25 3 Tribal Council nominations, 11 a.m., in-person at-
tendance in Tribal Council Chambers and via the Zoom teleconference
application. 503-879-2304.
" Wednesday, June 28 3 Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., in-person atten-
dance in Tribal Council Chambers and via the Zoom teleconference
application. 503-879-2304.
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
Spirit Mountain Casino9s Interim Chief Executive Officer Bruce Thomas,
left, receives a gift of horse tack from Spirit Mountain Casino CEO
Camille Mercier during his retirement party held at the casino9s Event
Center on Thursday, May 4. Thomas, who is a Tribal Elder, was the
casino9s first CEO when it opened in 1995. He left in 2000 and returned
as interim CEO in June 2021. Mercier took over as CEO on May 1. The
tack was a gift from the casino9s executive team and Mercier did the
bead work on it. Looking on in the background is Spirit Mountain
Gaming Inc. Board of Directors Chair Andy Jenness.
To stay abreast of future Tribal events, visit www.smokesignals.org/calendar.
Tribal Elder Kathryn Harrison, left, and Spirit Mountain Casino9s
Interim Chief Executive Officer Bruce Thomas talk during his
retirement party held at the casino9s Event Center on Thursday, May
4. Harrison was Tribal Council vice chair when the casino opened in
October 1995.
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