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Culture Yesteryears - Oct. 1, 2011 09.29.2011 Ron Karten History 2006 - Tribal Elder Leon "Chip" Tom and Tribal youth Leland Butler were the featured Tribal members in a commercial promoting Spirit Mountain Community Fund. Tom also appears prominently on billboards honoring the Tribe's "tradition of giving." 2001 - An estimated 400 people attended an event at Spirit Mountain Casino to honor retiring Tribal Chairwoman Kathryn Harrison. Attendees included Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Chairwoman Sue …

Culture Yesteryears - May 1, 2011 05.03.2011 Ron Karten History 2006 - Willamette University repatriated a 2.2-pound piece of Tomanowos - the Willamette meteorite - to the Tribe. The piece was found in a supply closet in the school's Olin Science Building. "This piece is home," Tribal Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy said, "but it's not a good situation because there has been so much cutting on the meteorite. To me, it's like carving up a body." 2001 - Tribal members met with representatives from …

. on the Army column to signify that he is a Grand Ronde Tribal member. The West Valley veterans will be honored at 1 p.m. Monday, May 30, during the annual Grand Ronde Memorial Day ceremony. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

Culture Yesteryears -- Nov. 1, 2011 10.28.2011 Ron Karten History 2006 - The Tribe was in the process of building a new fish weir in Agency Creek. Tribal Engineer Eric Scott was working with Gelco Construction, the subcontractor responsible for pouring the concrete footing for the fish weir, which was designed to withstand the challenges of high water and debris flowing down the creek. 2001 - An auction for the West Valley Veterans' Memorial raised awareness of the ongoing fundraising effort …

Culture Yesteryears -- Dec. 1, 2012 11.30.2012 Ron Karten History 2007 - Tribal Council members Steve Bobb Sr., Chris Mercier and Wink Soderberg attended the 10th Tribal-State Summit held at Kah-nee-ta High Desert Resort and Casino in Warm Springs. The event provided state officials, including Gov. Ted Kulongoski, a chance to interact with representatives from Oregon's nine federally recognized Tribes. 2002 - The Tribe's Behavioral Health Department successfully received its second …

Culture Yesteryears -- May 1, 2012 04.30.2012 Ron Karten History 2007 - A group of Tribal members and Tribal Council members took a two-mile hike from Cascadia State Park to Cascadia Cave to bless the area and share ideas on how to preserve the 8,000-year-old petroglyphs. These specific petroglyphs are believed to have been carved in rock by Kalapuya Indians. 2002 - Tribal Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy and Tribal Council members June Sell-Sherer and Val Grout reviewed some 50,000 historic …

Gaming Casino float wins President's Award at Grand Floral Parade 06.14.2012 Ron Karten Spirit Mountain Casino , Entertainment Spirit Mountain Casino's "Love Rocks" float won the President's Award for most effective overall floral presentation during the Grand Floral Parade held Saturday, June 9, in downtown Portland. Designed by Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr., the float featured a 500-gallon waterfall rushing to the tune of the tragic pop song, "Running Bear," which was a No. 1 hit …

Culture Yesteryears - Feb. 1, 2012 01.31.2012 Ron Karten History 2007 - Tribal Council Chairman Chris Mercier and Vice Chairwoman Angie Blackwell gifted a Pendleton blanket to Chinook Tribal Chairman Ray Gardner at the Chinook Plankhouse in Ridgefield, Wash., on Jan. 20 during the fifth annual Chinook Winter Gathering. "Let's just say that I am completely envious of their longhouse," Mercier said. "I really hope that Grand Ronde can eventually get something like that." 2002 - The Tribe's …

Culture Yesteryears - Aug. 1, 2012 07.30.2012 Ron Karten History 2007 - Tribal members participated in the Paddle to Lummi Canoe Journey. The journey consisted of paddling more than 200 miles beginning at the Squaxin Island Tribe and finishing at the Lummi Nation on July 30. 2002 - Tribal member Allison Empey was featured as one of 16 valedictorians at McMinnville High School. Empey and fellow valedictorian Justin Tillery were chosen by their peers to speak for the senior class. Empey …

Center. The next regular General Council meeting will be held after the summer break at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, at the Tribal Community Center. Tribal Elders Gene LaBonte and Ed Larsen and Tribal spouse Liz Leno won the $50 door prizes and Tribal Elder Dorothy Shortt won the $100 door prize. The General Council meeting was followed by a 1 p.m. Community Input meeting in the Tribal gym. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates …