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JUANITA A. JOHN
Jan. 12,1916
March 15, 1989
Grand Ronde Tribal
member, Juanlta A. John,
73, died on March 15, 1989
in Rose Lodge.
She was born in Grand
Ronde and was a lifelong
resident of the Lincoln
City area. She married
Alfred M. Curl, who died
in 1960. She married
Griffin John, and he died
in 1978. She was a
homemaker.
Survivors include her
daughters, Mary Ashley
and Ellen Lash, both of
Rose Lodge, Louise Long
of Hebo, Martina Gilbert
of Coos Bay, Ida Patterson
of Willamina and Crystal
Curl of Satsop, Wash.;
brothers, Marcellus
Norwest of Grand Ronde,
Oscar Norwest of Salem
and Gregory Norwest of
Portland; and sisters,
Marilee Davis of Warm
Springs, and Vernita .
Harris, Marcella Selwyn
and Janice Kneeland, all
of Portland.
Interment was at the Curl
family cemetery in Otis.
Contributions may be
made to the American
Cancer Society.
-Statesman Journal
GENERAL COUNCIL
Nominations for Tribal
Council will be taken at
the May 7, 1989 General
Council Meeting -1 PM,
Grand Ronde Elementary
School.
Three positions are open
Elections in September
1989.
Smoke Signals Is the monthly publication of the
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Com
munity of Oregon, P.O. Box 38, Grand Ronde,
Oregon 97347, phone (503)879-5211.
Greg Archuleta Editor .
Michael Childers Word Processing
Contributors:
Mary Ring Social Services
Joann McCIary Social Services
Monte Ring AlcoholDrug Counselor
Margaret Provost Alcohol PreventionEd
Dave Bailey Housing
Dean Azule Education
Carol Terp Health
Margo George Enrollment
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CHAIRMAN'S
REPORT
On March 6 -11th, 1989,
Tribal Council members
Candy Robertson, Kathryn
Harrison and I were in
Washington D.C.. The purpose of the trip was to testify
before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on
Interior and Related Agencies to request additional
funding for the Tribe's Forestry Program.
The testimony focused on why we needed the additional
funds. As many of our Tribal membership knows, we
now have a 9,800 acre land base to manage. In order to
maintain a sound forestry program capable of intensively
managing the resource, additional start-up monies are
needed. In addition, the Bureau of Land Management
is currently administering timber sales on the reserva
tion, probably until September 1989. From then on,
administering the timber contracts will be the responsi
bility of the Tribe. These funds would also help with the
transition process.
The Tribe is also seeking a site for the Forestry Pro
gram. The site needs to have adequate office space and
storage facilities for vehicles and related forest machin
ery. This all relates to the need for additional revenues.
The Tribe also requested funding for Community
Health Representatives (CHR). The CHR's provide
important health related liaison services between the
Tribe and its members. The CHR's help members
access health care services, make referrals to commu
nity health and social service agencies, provide
education and instruction in basic health care proce
dures and provide home visits to the chronically ill,
disabled and pre- and postnatal mother and their
children.
These are important services, but since the Tribe has
been restored, we have never been able to access
these funds. We hope our testimony shows the need
we have for these health services.
The testimony to the Appropriations Committee is
only a first step to getting these funds. The Tribe will
have to work closely with the Oregon Congressional
Delegation to secure these important revenues.
On March 18th, the Tribal Council met with Cooper's
Consultants to review a preliminary draft of a Master
Plan for the Tribe. The Master Plan provides a
framework for looking at the housing and facility
needs of the Tribe in the Grand Ronde area.
The Master Plan will be reviewed and discussed at the
April 2nd General Council meeting. The meal for the
meeting will be provided, so please be sure to attend.
Sincerely,
Mark Mercier
Tribal Chairman
STAFF CHANGES (continued)
In Grand Ronde, Maryann Arndt, a member of the
Umatilla Confederated Tribes, has been selected as the
Rehabilitation and Aftercare Specialist and will super
vise the AlcoholDrug Outpatient Counselor and
EducationPrevention staff. She sees her staff as "good
listeners" and encourages tribal members to stop by for
"a chat and coffee". She can be reached at 879-5211.
Newsletter editor and Fish and Wildlife Coordinator,
Greg Archuleta has been selected as the Program
Operations Manager. He will oversee all contract
programs.
Administrative Assistant, Linda Jerik, has relocated and
become the Secretary for Nanitch Sahallie. Social
ServicesEducation Secretary, Tammy Fry, will be soon
working as a Secretary at the new federal prison in
Sheridan and Camille Van Vleet has been selected as
the new Johnson O'Malley Coordinator.
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Maryann Arndt, Rehabilitation and Aftercare Specialist