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Thomas returns as Economic
Development Director
sinfmakwst-mun (July)
" Tuesday,July43TribaloïcesclosedinobservanceoftheInde-
pendenceDayholiday.
" Friday-Sunday,July7-93MarcellusNorwestMemorialVeterans
Powwow.UyxatPowwowGrounds.9600S.W.HeboRoad.Grand
entriesstartat7p.m.Friday,1and7p.m.SaturdayandnoonSun-
day.
" Monday,July103ElderHonorDay,10a.m.,SpiritMountainCasino,
26820SalmonRiverHighway.503-879-2130.
" Wednesday,July123TribalEmergencyServicesevacuationand
reuniocationexercise,9a.m.to3p.m.,variouslocationsontheTribal
campusandWillamina.Volunteersareneeded.CallEmergency
Servicesat503-879-1837formoreinformation.
" Wednesday,July123TribalCouncilmeeting,4p.m.,in-personat-
tendanceinTribalCouncilChambersandviaZoom.503-879-2304.
" Wednesday,July263TribalCouncilmeeting,4p.m.,in-personat-
tendanceinTribalCouncilChambersandviaZoom.503-879-2304.
stuxtkin-mun(August)
" Wednesday,Aug.93TribalCouncilmeeting,4p.m.,in-personat-
tendanceinTribalCouncilChambersandviaZoom.503-879-2304.
" Friday-Sunday,Aug.18-203GrandRondeContestPowwow,Uyxat
PowwowGrounds.9600S.W.HeboRoad.Grandentriesat7p.m.
Friday,1and7p.m.Saturdayand1p.m.Sunday.
" Thursday-Saturday,Aug.17-193AnnualFishDistribution,9a.m.,
NaturalResourcesDepartmentFishLab,47010S.W.HeboRoad.
503-879-2424.
" Wednesday,Aug.233TribalCouncilmeeting,4p.m.,in-personat-
tendanceinTribalCouncilChambersandviaZoom.503-879-2304.
" Wednesday,Aug.233AnnualFishDistribution,10a.m.to4p.m.,
PortlandAreaOïce,4445S.W.BarburBlvd.,Portland.503-879-
1881.
" Friday,Aug.253GrandRondeEducationSummit,9a.m.to4:30
p.m.,SpiritMountainCasino,26820S.W.SalmonRiverHighway.
Bruce Thomas didn9t stay retired for long.
Just a little more than a month after leaving as in-
terim Spirit Mountain Casino chief executive ofocer,
Thomas is back as the Tribe9s Economic Development
Director.
Thomas, a Grand Ronde Tribal member, also held
the position from 2018 until 2021, when he helped
the Tribe develop two medication-assisted treatment
clinics in Salem and Portland to treat people addicted
to opioids and also expand the services provided by the
Bruce Thomas
Tribe9s Health & Wellness Center.
In 2021, Thomas was named interim general manager of Grand Ronde
Tribe9s gaming facility, a position he also held from 1993 to 2000.
After leaving Spirit Mountain Casino in 2000, Thomas worked for nine
years for Polaris Gaming Group, which developed four Tribal casinos, two
in Washington state and two in California.
For 16 years, he was chief executive ofocer of Rolling Hills Casino in
Corning, Calif., leaving that position in October 2017.
Thomas, 70, graduated from the University of Oregon with a bachelor9s
degree in Economics and English and received a Master9s of Business
Administration and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Willamette
University College of Law in Salem. þ
Community Health
Program Services
Medical Transport
Services
Medical transportation
services are available to
Tribal members within
the six-county service
area when an alternate
means of transportation
is not available. Advance
notice required.
Please call 503-879-2078
to schedule a reservation.
To stay abreast of future Tribal events,
visit www.smokesignals.org/calendar.
SAVE THE DATE!
VETERAN SUMMIT &
RESOURCE FAIR
10 A.M. – 4 P.M. • July 7, 2023
Uyxat Powwow Grounds, 9600 S.W. Hebo Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347
Join us for a day of gathering, healing and connection.
Come learn about various benefits and resources.
Enjoy lunch and connect with others!
TRIBAL VETERANS
SERVICE OFFICE
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