Smoke Signals
March 17, 1995
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Tribal Life - -
Head Start Begins Recycling
Project in Grand Ronde
By Angela Bedortha
As many of you already know, it
has long been the tradition of Na
tive American People to preserve
the earth's natural resources by tak
ing only what we need and to keep
our air, land and water clean. .
Recycling items like newspapers,
magazines, cans, glass and plastic
not only preserves resources, but
also saves energy and cuts down on
air pollution. Did you know that it
takes approximately 500 years for
a milk jug to disintegrate in a land
fill? Or that for every pound of
milk jugs recycled we save enough
energy to use a 100 watt light bulb
for almost an entire week? ,
Here at Head Start, each of our
children has committed themselves
to recycle one of the above men
tioned items from their home for 2
weeks, which we will then deliver
to the recycling center as a class.
In addition, with assistance from
Notice of Amendment to Election
Ordinance and election information
Section (e)(2) shall read "The Board shall send a ballot
to each registered voter, whether or not they request a
ballot." ' ' 1 ;v "r!
Section (c) will change all references of "signature" cards
to "registration" cards.
Section (c)(2)(B)(5) shall allow registered voters whose
names have changed to vote at one election prior to re
registering at the Enrollment Office.
Section (f)(5) changes the time for written notice of
appeal of a Board decision from 2 days to 4 days.
Nominations
Nominations for Tribal Council will be held at the May
1995 General Council meeting.
Any dually enrolled member who will be 18 years of
age or older by the date of the election is qualified to run.
Any eligible voter may nominate from the floor at the
May meeting. However, the candidate must be present to
accept or decline the nomination. Current Council mem
bers up for reelection are: Andrew Jenness, Kathryn
Harrison, and Ed Larsen.
If you have questions regarding the electoral process,
nominations, or changes in the ordinance, please contact
Sharon Hansen, Election Committee Chairperson, at the
tribal offices.
the children, we are also recycling
all of the milk jugs and cans we use
here for meals. We have our own
recycling bins here, which are re
ally reused 5 gallon buckets.
Reusing is another way to pre
serve our resources. Our 3, 4 and 5
year old children had many great
ideas for reusing items. I'm sure
you could come up with at least as
many creative uses for your old
plastic containers, glass jars or out
grown clothing.
If you aren't already recycling, try
beginning with just one item, some
thing you use most often, and go
from there.
I am reminded of an old saying I
heard somewhere, "We do not in
herit the earth from our ancestors,
we borrow it from our children."
Good luck with your recycling
efforts, however grand or small
they may be;;; ;;;;; ;; ;";',;'('',;'
Tribal member news and announcements
Royalty Information
By Camille Mercier
For all girls interested in running
for Honorary, Junior, and Senior
Miss Grand Ronde, there will be a
mandatory meeting on April 20 at
the Tribal Community Center. The ;
meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. If 1
you or your child is interested, you
both must attend this informal
meeting to register. There will be
no late registration, so both spon
sorparent and child must be
present.
Age categories are as follows; 6-
10 for Honorary Court; 1-14 for
Junior; and 1,5-19 for Senior. j
This meeting will be an excellent i
way for you to ask questions about
what to expect during the next few :
months, and to meet the Pow-wow
Committee.
Miss Grand Ronde 1994 will be
there to meet you and share her ex-
neriences in running, and repre
senting the Tribe throughout the j
year. 1 look torwara to seeing you
on April 20.
Craft Class update
The next craft class will be held
April 18th at the Tribal Commu- :
'nity Center. ' It will begirt a 7 p.ta.
' Please be prompt and expect to stay ;
until the class is finished. If you
have special feathers you would
like to use, please bring them along
with a 12" X 12" piece of card
board. Please call Camille at 879-2901
to register by April 15. Please re
member children under 14 must be
accompanied by an adult. ' !
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Veteran's Committee;
members and raffle
Veteran's Committee meetings
are the first Monday of every month
at the Tribal Community Center
and begin at 6:30 p.m. All veter
ans are invited to attend, tribal or
non-tribal.
The committee is holding a raffle
to fund a veteran's memorial here
in Grand Ronde. The raffle prize
is a 1 3 inch color television. Tick
ets are on sale at $1 each or 6 for
$5. The raffle will take place at the
April General Council Meeting.
Current Veteran's Committee
members are: Dale Langley, Chair;
Buddy Haskins, Vice-Chair;
Westly West, Treasurer; Ivan Lan
gley, Secretary; Marcellus
Norwest, Sergeant at Arms, Butch
LaBonte, and Curley Spencer.
Narcotics Anonymous
meetings at A & D
Narcotic Anonymous meets ev
ery Tuesday at the Alcohol and
Drug (Riley Porter building) at 6:30
p.m. All tribal members and com
munity members are welcome to
attend.
Sfanitch offers monthly
luncheon to elders
On the first Monday of every
month, elders are invited to Nanitch
Sahallie Youth Treatment Facility
in Keizer, Oregon for lunch. Please
call Tracy Biery to sign up if you
want to attend.
Every Thursday thejelden-jyi
picks up elders at the Payless Park
ing lot near the Marion Street
bridge in Salem for lunch. Payless
has given permission to park cars
there for this purpose. Please be
there by 10:15, departure time is
10:20. All tribal elders and their
spouses, and widows or widowers
of tribal elders are invited to attend
lunch at the Community Center in
Grand Ronde.
Look Who's 60!!!
Val Grout, a Tribal I "-Tv I
Council member and ' , 1
active participant of -activities
and tribal
functions is turning 60 r ; ;
on March 20. J
Her friends and v---'s.r
family wish her the
very best day possible,
and tell her that she is 1
a beloved . 'wife, A
mother, and friend. C, : Y
Have a great r j
day!!!!! "
Tribal employee en
gaged to be married
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Lydia Mathena, dental reception
ist for the Tribe, is engaged to be
married to Lenny Logan, an em
ployee of Eagle Feather Construc
tion., ,
The brides parents are Duke and
Linda Olson, of Grand Ronde, and
Frank Hostler, Sr. of Crescent City,
California. The wedding will take
place May 27, 1995 at the Tribal
Community Center in Grand Ronde
at 11:30 a.m. A reception will fol-
Special Thanks
A special thank-you to Jill Jeffers,
from all the employees of the Tribal
Family Action Program, for her
very generous donation to the de
partment. It is very mush appreci
ated! '
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