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THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE GRAND RONDE COMMUNITY OF OREGON October 1992
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Tribal Judge Les Marston swears in the new Tribal Council members: Ed Larsen, Kathryn Harrison, and Andrew Jenness.
New Council Members
Selected and Sworn In
The People have spoken: newly elected Tribal
Council members are Kathryn Harrison, Ed Larsen, and
Andrew Jenness. The election was held September 12 at
the tribal offices. Although only about 20 percent of the
eligable voters participated in the election, people mailed
in their absentee ballots as well as came to Grand Ronde
to vote in person.
Wednesday, September 16, the new council
members were sworn in by Tribal Judge Les Marston, and
were present at the General Council meeting on September
20. Issues that were addressed at the meeting included
fundraisers for the Pow-wow Committee, funding for
funeral services, health care, and the recent discovery of
remains located near Albany.
These remains were the focus of discussion
between tribal members and Tribal Council concerning
their future protection, examination, and final resting
place. Tribal Council suggesting checking out the policies
of other Oregon tribes before making a permanent decision
on the situation.
Although some tribal members expressed
disappointment at the desision to keep the discovery of
these remains under wraps. Chairman Mark Mercier said
it was a safeguard against word leaking out to pothunters
of their location.
Community Encourager's
Report
By Mike Larsen
The Community Health Council met on September
24 to go over the final draft of their recommendations
concerning health care services in the new health clinic.
After additions and corrections are made, they will be
presented to the Tribal Council.
I feel the Community Health Council did a real
good job on this project. I have really enjoyed working on
this with fellow tribal members. This has been a team effort
and I am glad I was a part of it. I think the tribal members
who took part in it learned a lot about themselves and
developed some skills they will be able to use in other areas.
My heartfelt
thanks to the Community
Health Council. This project
could not have been
completed without your
help.
If anyone has any
information for the
Community Encourager's
office, please call me at 1-800-422-0232.
Thank you.
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Northwest Indian Veteran's
Association Report
All veterans are invited to the Grand Ronde
NIVA chapter spaghetti feed on October 16, 1992 in the
Community Service Center. The dinner will be from 6:00
p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
We would like to see any tribal or non-tribal
veterans in our community attend. We're trying to find out
some of the needs of our veterans and also make them
aware of our organization.
Please let us know if there is anything we can help
you with concerning veteran's benefits. Contact Mike
Larsen or Lydia Mathena during regular working hours at
the tribal offices.
INSIDE:
Tribal Budget Proposal, p. 7
Economic Development , p. 6
Elder's Spotlight, p. 5