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SMOKE SIGNALS
MARCH 15, 2024
Part two of ‘stik’ exhibit opens
In Chinuk Wawa, stik means stick, bush, tree or woods. “stik” is also
the name of the yearlong, four-part exhibit that features stories from the
forest, currently at Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center.
Told through the perspectives of timber industry workers, conservation-
ists, hunters, weavers and others, the exhibit refl ects on how Tribal inter-
action with the land has changed from time immemorial to the present day.
Part one of the exhibit, from October 2023 to February, featured time
immemorial. Part two, currently on display, highlights 1857-1954. Part
three, from June to September, will cover 1954-1983 and part four, Sep-
tember to December, will highlight 1983 through today.
A large portion of part two focuses on logging, sawmills and the Willa-
mina & Grand Ronde Railway. There are photographs of Tribal members
with lumber equipment, in a blacksmith shop and of the Grand Ronde
Timber Carnival in 1922.
One photograph, also from 1922, is a view of Grand Ronde. On the re-
verse side of the image there is an excerpt from an article that ran in the
Sunday Oregonian on July 16, 1922, titled “Grand Ronde is now Oregon’s
most modern little city.” It calls Grand Ronde a model town, with every
detail in plan and construction thoroughly detailed and put into effect. The
photo shows what is Grand Ronde Road and South Street today.
Part two of “stik” runs through June, when it will be replaced with part
three. Chachalu is located at 8720 Grand Ronde Road and is open 10 a.m.-4
p.m., Tuesday through Friday.
We want to hear from you!
The Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center Comment Box
is located at the entrance of the Health & Wellness Center,
next to the drinking fountain.
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Attention All Artisans
Now accepting bids for our Senior Miss crown.
Submit full design that includes:
• The Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde logo including feathers.
• Court Year 2024–25.
• Title: Senior Miss Grand Ronde.
• Crowns must be completed and
delivered by July 19, 2024.
Must submit photos of progress when requested.
Bid deadline is Friday, March 29, 2024. (deadline is
firm and no bids will be accepted after 5 p.m.)
Mail bids and designs to:
CTGR Royalty c/o Shannon Simi
9615 Grand Ronde Road
Grand Ronde, OR 97347
Questions: Call Shannon at 503-879-1358 or
email shannon.simi@grandronde.org
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
*Bids and designs can be sent to the above email address.
From left, Satara Blanchard, 14, Timothy Murphy, 13, and Owen Campbell,
14, talk about a model of the Willamina & Grand Ronde Railway while touring
part two of “stik” during the opening for the exhibit at Chachalu Tribal
Museum & Cultural Center on Thursday, Feb. 29.
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