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Gaming Casino drives toys to Doernbecher Children's Hospital 12.31.2014 Ron Karten Spirit Mountain Casino PORTLAND -- Spirit Mountain Casino guests gave almost 4,500 toys to the children of Oregon Health & Science University’s Doernbecher Children’s Hospital during a three-week toy drive that ended on Monday Dec. 15. The toys were delivered to the hospital on Wednesday, Dec. 17. The casino encouraged toy contributions by offering in return free slot machine play during the drive. The free play …

Institute. The free summit will bring anywhere from 500 to 1,000 veterans to Grand Ronde's Tribal powwow grounds for informational workshops, motivational keynote speakers, benefits coordination, a parade of color guards, a welcome home ceremony, traditional games, health care, talking circles, counseling and more. "Our Native veterans are too often a forgotten population," said Charles Tail Feathers, a Native Wellness Institute board member and visionary of the gathering. "Some of our warriors …

Michael Looking Wolf Reibach’s anti-drug/alcohol project, “Breakin’ Free,” were available for viewing on YouTube. The music videos included “Addiction” and “You’re Not Alone,” filmed in Salem at the Historic Grand Theatre. Reibach, the Tribe’s Lands Manager and 2009 Native American Music Awards Artist of the Year, shot the videos as part of “Breakin’ Free,” a CD and DVD project that supports Native youth drug and alcohol prevention. 2005 – The Tribe began construction on three new buildings …

Health & Education Food Access team hosting Mania event on Sept. 24 09.14.2016 Brent Merrill Health & Wellness , Events If you go mek mek Mania When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 Where: Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road Cost: Free and open to all community members More information: 503-879-3663 An ongoing effort by Tribal leadership and staff to educate the membership and community about where to acquire fresh, quality foods locally is continuing with mek mek Mania on Saturday, Sept …

Culture Longtime Tribal friend Mike Propes walks on 03.31.2011 Ron Karten People , Walking On Smoke Signals editor When the Grand Ronde Tribe officially dedicated the $6.4 million Grand Ronde Road improvement project in November 2009, the only elected official to attend the ceremony was Polk County Commissioner Mike Propes. His attendance not only honored the Tribe's effort to make Grand Ronde Road safer, but was symbolic of his decades-long relationship with the Tribe and its members, as well …

in 2005 and the repairs would bring the span back in its original style. Residents from nearby neighborhoods crowded under tarps to see what all the excitement was about during the closing ceremony. They tasted traditional Native foods offered by Grand Ronde Tribal members, the first peoples of the area. And it was raining again over the weekend of Oct. 14-16 when the Willamette Falls Festival honored the bridge's official re-opening and Grand Ronde Tribal members returned to also mark the event …

Culture Food Bank holds official grand opening 04.14.2015 Dean Rhodes Culture , Events By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Although it has been distributing food since December, an official grand opening event for the Grand Ronde Food Bank -- iskam m f k H m f k haws (“The house where you get food” in Chinuk Wawa) – was held on Thursday, April 9, to commemorate the new partnership between the Tribe and Marion-Polk Food Share in building and operating the site. The Tribe built the new Food Bank …

for camas and other cultural plants. Currently, plants on this property are not available for harvest because of a need for the plants to be established before gathering can begin. This will ensure a sustainable harvest in the future. An official celebration marking the opening of the site will occur early next spring when flowers are in full bloom. Until then, take a walk on the gravel paths and enjoy the flowers that are in bloom. For more information about the Tyee Nature Reserve, contact Tribal …

and green salad, dinner roll, cake and drinks. The official Memorial Day program begins at 1 p.m. at the Steve Bobb Sr.-designed memorial and will feature local, regional and statewide dignitaries also have been invited. Congressman David Wu is sending a letter to be read at the event. Twenty-seven new names, six of them of Tribal members, will be unveiled on the memorial's black marble surfaces during the ceremony. A feather, signifying Tribal membership, was added to Wilson S. Bobb Jr.'s name …

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