February 1-15, 1995
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Tribal Life
Smoke Signals
News from the
On Jan. 20, 1995 the Tribal
Council and Spirit Mountain Cor
poration Board of Directors met to
discuss gaming, during which time
many critical issues were ad
dressed. Here are just a few is
sues facing the Tribal Council.
Establishment of a tribal gaming
commission - In 1988, Congress
passed a law governing Indian
gaming called the National Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act. This Act
requires that any Tribe doing gam
ing must establish such a Commis
sion. This Commission will con
sist of a five member board of di
rectors, and their duties will con
sist of the following - criminal
background checks on key em
ployees working at the gam ing cen
ter; become a licensing entity to in
dividuals to do gaming related ac
tivities; hear appeals from denial
of licenses to gaming related ac
tivities; adopt rules for conduct of
gaming.
Craft Class offers
Craft class format will consist of
introductions, project discussion
and history, instruction, individual
work time and assistance from in
structors, and clean up and closing.
The schedule will be:
Feb. 27: Breastplates & Chokers
Mar. 20: Fans
April 17: Quill earrings & prior
projects
May 15: Hair ties & Hair wraps
June 5, 12, 19, & 26: Moccasins,
belts, beading projects
All classes are held at the Commu
nity Center from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Tree of Giving a success
Bv Sheila Elliott
On behalf of everyone at Tribal Family Action and the Grand Ronde
Tribe, we want to thank everyone who participated in the Tree of Giving
this year. Your generosity made it
have a merrier Christmas.
Starting December 1, 1 began assisting tribal members with the appli
cation process for the Oregon Health
i w
I am able to provide eligibility screening for single adults and couples
without children. Please call me at 879-2034 or 1-800-774-0095 and
make an appointment wjth me if you would like to apply for the Oregon
Health Plan.
Thanks from Human Services Division
The Human Services thanks everyone who contributed to the Christmas
Food Baskets this year. The sales of
ful, and the division received many generous donations. The division is
extremely grateful to all the people who participated, which in return
made it possible to fill and deliver 13 food baskets. With your help, this
Christmas was a little more special
the most.
Chairman
Establish personnel procedures -Since
hundreds of occupations are
expected, these procedures need to
be adopted prior to the facility
opening. Also, the job descriptions
and requirements for employment
must be clarified and printed in the
tribal newsletter.
Profits from the gaming - What
will the Tribe do after the debt is
retired? Will it be invested in other
businesses and ventures? Will the
Council look for other means of
employment other than the gam
ing? Will the Tribal Council
strengthen existing programs such
as Health, Housing, and Education?
Efforts to tighten gaming law -Currently,
there are members of
Congress, who want to introduce
legislation, which increases regu
latory authority of states where In
dian gaming is done. No doubt,
many states will support this effort.
Tribes will want to keep a close eye
on this.
history, creativity
Rules:
All children under 14 must be ac
companied by an adult, otherwise
they will be sent home.
All participants must be in class
on time, so the whole class can re
ceive instructions together. Partici
pants are encouraged to stay for the
duration of the class.
Those interested should call
Camille to register, so enough sup
plies can be ordered for all.
Non-tribal members should bring
their own supplies to class.
possible for almost 100 children to
Plan.
the raffle tickets were very success
for a few families who could use it
Elder's Spotlight;
Arvella Houck
Arvella Houck
Public Works
The Public Works Division of the
Grand Ronde Tribe is requesting
proposals for the following jobs.
An architecturalengineering
firm is needed to design the Tribe's
Department of Natural Resources
complex, this project will require
architectural, mechanical, electri
cal, and civil engineering disci
plines. Selection of this firm will be
based on proposals submitted
which depict the architect's vision
of the building and site which the
Tribe has selected to use for this
project. Provided for this purpose
are site topography and aerial pho
tos. The proposal should include a
floor plan, elevations, and a render
ing showing the proposed exterior
of the structures. As a final element
of this proposal, an estimated con
struction cost and design fee should
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Tribal news and announcements
Join dance class
Dance class will be held Feb. 16
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Com
munity Center. Everyone is wel
come. Small children must be ac
companied by an adult. Dance
classes are sponsored by the Pow
wow Committee. For more infor
mation contact Cindy Martin-Butler
or Tammy Cook at 879-521 1
or 1-800-422-0232.
Bingo reminder
Bingo is held every Friday at 6 :3 0
p.m. at the Community Center,
and is sponsored by the Pow-wow
Committee. Just a reminder that
children under 1 2 years are not al
lowed to participate.
takes pride in
Arvella Houck is in the Elder's
Spotlight this month.
She was born May 19, 1909 in
Grand Ronde to Abraham Hudson
and Maude Warren Hudson. One
of twelve children, she lived in
Grand Ronde until 1958, until she
and her family moved to
Brookings, Ore.
She also lived in Hermiston be
fore returning to Grand Ronde.
Arvella married DeWalt Houck
and had four children: Arlene
Giffen Beck, Arnold Houck, Val
requests bids
be identified.
The following factors will assist
the Tribe in evaluating the propos
als received.
1. Performance record quality,
scheduling, cost control.
General and technical ability on ,)
comparable projects.
3. Qualifications and past working
relationship of project team.
4. Familiarity with local conditions.
5. Firm's reputation.
6. Volume workload, in both past
and present projects.
7..Adequacy of firm's facilities.
8. Indian business concerns.
9. Most suitable concept presented.
10. Concept deemed most effective
for tribal operations.
Responses should be received by
Feb. 22, 1995. Contact person:
Brett Egdorf, Project ManagerEn
gineer Earth Day 1995
Volunteers are needed in organiz
ing Earth Day, '95. Positions are
open in logistics, publicity, enter
tainment, soundtech, fund-raising,
children's activities, parade, and
food. If you are interested, call
Donna at 375-7744 or 879-5210
(message only).
Volunteer at Grade School
Grand Ronde Elementary needs
help from community members
who are willing to donate some
time to spend with students. Vol
unteers are needed for cultural
awareness activities, friendship,
and extra learning. One on one at
tention is so valuable, please donate
her family
Grout, who serves on Tribal Coun
cil, and Les Houck.
She is active in the Tribe and at
tends almost every General Coun
cil Meeting and community gath
erings. Arvella has sixteen grandchil
dren, twenty-nine great-grandchildren,
and six great-great grandchil
dren. She has two living brothers, John
and Gene Hudson. Her sister, Stella
LaChance, recently passed away.
and proposals
Grand Ronde Tribe
9615 Grand Ronde Road
Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347
The Tribe is also seeking bids
from licensed, bonded contractors
to remove approximately 640
square feet , of carpet, prepare the
underlying floor, and install com
mercial grade 12 in. X 18 in. vinyl
composition tile and trim.
This work is to be done at the
tribal Community Center, located
near the tribal offices in Grand
Ronde. For more information, con
tact: Mark Grosser
Grand Ronde Tribe
9615 Grand Ronde Road
Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347
Phone: 1-800-422-0232 or 879
2401. some time to a student. And to
those of you who volunteered in
the past, thank you! Please call
Donna Hallock at 879-52 1 0, or the
tribal offices for more information.
Valentine wishes
To: Grandma, Grandpa, Chippie,
Auntie Sue, Uncle Ken, Auntie
Deb, Stacia, Kylea, and Rylan
Be our Valentines! We love you,
Halona Rae & Brother.
Halona Rae & Brother: Happy
Valentine's Day, you little sweet
hearts! You fill our days with
love! All our love, Mommy &
Daddy. .