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APRIL 15, 2024
SMOKE SIGNALS
Egg hunt
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
GRAND RONDE GAMING
COMMISSION POSITIONS
The Grand Ronde Gaming Commission of the Confederated Tribes
of Grand Ronde is accepting applications for a commission member
position for a 3-year term. The Grand Ronde Gaming Commission
regulates all gaming related activities associated with Spirit Moun-
tain Casino.
The Tribal Gaming Ordinance requires this position to be filled by
a Tribal member.
Applicants must be at least 21 years of age. Commissioners may not
hold elective or managerial Tribal positions and may not be employed
in or own any interest in or gamble in a gaming operation authorized
by the Tribal Gaming Ordinance.
Commissioners are paid independent contractors and spend ap-
proximately 30 to 40 hours per month to fulfill their responsibilities.
The commission generally meets on the second and third Thursday of
each month. Appointment is contingent upon successful completion
of a background investigation.
Applications may be obtained by calling Kathy Doane at 503-879-
2393 or email at kathy.doane@grandronde.org.
The closing date is 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 30. n
Family fun
One-year-old Miller Ruiz reaches into a pail of eggs as he looks at what
he collected during the Tribal Housing Department Easter Egg Hunt held
at Tribal Housing on Saturday, March 30.
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
Bennett Schlappie-Guerrera, 3, runs after a bubble that Opal Hunt, 3,
left, blew while on the Tribe’s Children & Family Services Program annual
Family Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, March 30. Goodie bags, T-shirts
and boxed lunches were provided at the event. April is Child Abuse
Prevention Month and the walk is held to promote healthy and safe
families in honor of the month.
The Easter Bunny, aka Tribal member Ayden Bobb, hands out candy
during the Tribal Housing Department Easter Egg Hunt.
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE
MONDAY, MAY 27 • PROGRAM BEGINS AT 1 P.M. • MEAL SERVED AT NOON
West Valley Veterans Memorial • 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347
For more information about the Memorial Day event, please contact Molly or Lisa at 503-879-5211 or email: Veterans.SEB@grandronde.org
Ad by Samuel Briggs III
Arvonius Smith, 3, picks the flashlight he wants while he and his mom
Shannon Wilson take part in the Tribe’s Children & Family Services
Program annual Family Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, March 30. Tribal
programs, including Youth Empowerment & Prevention, Community
Health, Warriors of Hope, Tribal Court and Great Circle Recovery set up
informational tables around the day-use park for walkers to visit.