Smoke signals., August 01, 1989, Page Page 2, Image 2

Smoke Signals ' "" August 1989
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THE 1989 CANDIDATES FOR TJRIBAL COUNCIL
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My name is Gene LaBontc. I have served on our Tribal
Council in the past; I served a one year term in 1987, of
which I attended a lot of workshops and seminars on how
toset up aTribal Government, including Tribal Courts and
Corporations. ' '. . '
I enjoyed the year I served on the Council, but didn't have "
time to reach the goals I had planned ooi My top goals ,
would be, taking care of our elders' needs and health, ,
having education and housing for our members;"":' -
,-Thcse goals I have set forth, if elected will be my top
priority., -. y i vj- J-"-h- "x t;l J- '.
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Darrel herder is a candidate fpr; Trib'al Council again!1 v
Dear Tribal Members, " ?:
rjbls letter is to le you know of ny intent on running",
lur i iwai -uuntu, wiy reasons lorTunning tor a , , . . .. 1 .
ei mo. i.noe s currently -a.
.Prtlinril nncitinn arc nns'l
tribal members. This biS5SttW tMI- rfffik
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years of experience to the.Tribal Council this year.
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is what I would like to sec continue and think that I
could be instrumental to '
.-.being that I feel Cpuil si C,
oar general membership;
our tribal chair ' and ! yould liktbiitribytchp A
necessary participation for'arstt6ng!triial governmcntji 'Vi'
' My past experience as a Tribal Council member i ? .! .'; v
started with the beginning of the restoration effort in
the early seventies, with my serving in a Council position
on and off through the years: iinti. restoration,' I then sat
on the Interim Council, ahdH piassing of the ..
Interim, was again elected to serve oh the Tribal ' ,
Coundl. . j
' As a lifelong resident of theJcpd lRohd Community,
I firmly believe that our tribe'uas. contributed greatly to
our local economic needs! .My frlends 'rjd. neighbors,' ) ',.
Indian and Non-Indian,' luiowX'canjbeepfnded on!
to listen to coarns.and,help.oij
that I'm retired, t feel that jejin eVote all the time that
is necessary of a Council membef.'Vr..H::r.v-' :. ;:::r'r"
Please consider mypastexp?rien,
my experience and rny auojft'CQunpil Member,', .
and my hopes to see the Tribe' continue k fo current . . '
uirecuonior me gooaotusaii, jt p askjymg lor youor , , Aunougn my semce was umitea and lasted three years,
iiiy iirsi experience w xrioai government was extremely
..' rewardinj. .' 't " , ' ' '
; v If chosen to be a Council member, I would welcome '
V the opportunity to address the immediate needs of the
"j ; Tribal Commuruty, while developing effective goals that
would insure the continuation of existing programs.
; Moreover actively participating in developing policy with,
: , long range objectives, (i.c. community center, housing, ! . '
;; health clinic, timber interest, etc), that will provide , .
'( . economic and social stability for future generations. I
'jW:K$fr ' th's to be an interesting prospect. , .'
Although my experence is limited, my enthusiasm is
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Approximately ,15
7 years ago I attended
i a meeting m the lib-'
S "' The subject of the -
vi f; meeting was "Rest-;
oration of Tribal '
-i. Status." As the meet-'
i'!,:: ing progressed, vol-
,, M unteers came for
; ward and a Council
was formed. I had
the priviledge of,"," '
' ; serving as secretary
:' to the newly formed
v ' Tribal Council. v
support and your vote.
Sincerely,' '. ; ,:; '.:"'',;''ir;
Darrel Mercier ' -i)-:Pl?W.:
Candidate for Tribal CouncU. 'r;
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; abundant, my desire to serve great.
! ' Sincerely, : ' t
.vVPattlToa-Martia'V
Local Businessman Bob Mercier is running for Counci
My name is Bob Mercier, I have lived in the Grand
RondeWillamina area all my life. I work for Taylor
Lumber and have a small business of my own.
' I have been aware and interested in tribal issues for
sometime now and would like to be more involved wit
the tribe. If I were serving on the Tribal Council 1
would work toward trying to make more services
available to more of the tribal population. Economic
development is also one of my priorities. After workii
with the timber industry for 23 years 1 feel I have uscf
knowledge of our natural resources, and would like to
be a part of the tribe's efforts in becoming self sufficie
I feel decisions being made now are going to be an
important part of all our futures, and 1 would be
il&tfid Jn the Tribal Ciuncil-Lwpuld.
appreciate your support in this'coming election.
Thank You
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"Smoke Signals" is the monthly publication
of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Rondt
Community of Oregon. P.O. Box 38, Grand
Ronde, Oregon 97347. Phone(503)879-52U
Brent MerrilL......................Editor
Michael ChMers..JWord Processing
Contributes:
Dean Azule................,.....Education
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