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JUNE 1, 2023
Smoke Signals
3rd annual
Holmes
Reunion
Happy 6th birthday,
Benson Knight!
We love you so much.
Love all of us.
Saturday, July 22,
from noon to 5 p.m.
Day Park, Grand Ronde
Please bring a side
dish or dessert.
No alcohol or drugs allowed.
For more information,
call Dave or Sue Clark
at 541-921-3100.
2023-2024 O PEN E NROLLMENT
C HINUK
As of May 15th, 2023 we will be
accepting registration applications for interested
incoming Kindergarteners. We are a Chinuk Wa-
wa immersion program offering literacy instruc-
tion through the use of Chinuk Wawa. Our stu-
dents are shared with the Willamina Elementary
School, so they are dually enrolled. In the years
past, we have been a half day program holding services in the morning with transportation provided for students
to end their school day at Willamina. However, our programming model has
not yet been determined. If interested, please contact us for more info or fill out
a registration and be updated on our plans as soon as they are decided. No
prior language experience needed. If a student in a grade beyond kindergarten
wants to enroll, please contact us for more information. Once we are at capaci-
ty, we give tribal preference.
Walking On...
Michael Lee Hensley
July 20, 1980 3 May 8, 2023
Tribal member Michael Lee Hensley, a lifetime
resident of Aberdeen, Wash., died on May 8,
2023, at the age of 42 in Aberdeen.
Michael was born in Olympia, Wash., on July
20, 1980, to parents Dale E. and Donna (Erick-
son) Hensley. He was raised in Aberdeen and
attended Aberdeen and Montesano schools.
Surviving relatives include his mother, Donna
Erickson of Aberdeen; father, Dale Hensley "We
of don't have to do it
Central Park, Wash.; brother, Craig Hensley of all alone. We were
Alaska; sister, Alissa Aarhaus of Cosmopolis, never meant to."
Wash.; and grandmother, Elsie Hensley of Al-
buquerque, N.M. There are also many nieces, -Brene Brown
nephews, cousins, uncles and aunts in the extended family.
An urn committal service was held on Thursday, May 18, at Hoquiam9s
Sunset Memorial Park.
Cremation arrangements were handled by Coleman Mortuary Inc. in
Hoquiam, Wash.
Thoughts and memories for the family can be recorded at www.cole-
manmortuary.net.
Mental Health Texts
!
On Fridays you will receive a message
about mental health, a social
emotional tip or a simple quote or
message of encouragement.
Applications are available at
https://www.grandronde.org/services/education/elementary-chinuk-language-program/
and can be turned in starting May 15th by:
Mail: 9615 Grand Ronde Rd. Grand Ronde, OR 97347
OR emailed to either contact listed below
Kate Thomas
K/1 Chinuk Teacher
503-879-1632
Katelyne.Thomas@grandronde.org
We enroll families, not just students. It is our
belief that the only way for the language to
live and flourish is for it to be learned and
used in the home by the whole family.
Preschool parents, please RSVP by June 7th using
the link or QR code below:
htps://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Gra}tudeKD
Kim DeMarchi, M.Ed., Cer}oed Paren}ng Educator
and Parent Coach will be leading this workshop in
Room 124 of Adult Educa}on. Lunch will be served.
Text JOIN to
(971) 318-3459