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Interested in Serving on the
Tribal Housing Authority Board?
Two positions open to Tribal or non-Tribal applicants.
The Grand Ronde Tribal Housing
Authority has two Board Commis
sioners whose three-year terms ex
pire in March 2001. Anyone who is
interested in serving in one of these
positions, and who has housing re
lated experience to qualify for the po
sition, is encouraged to attend the
January Board meeting. The meet
ing is tentatively scheduled for Tues
day, January 16, 2001, at 6:00 p.m.
at the Housing Authority office in
Grand Ronde.
This is an opportunity to:
1) Observe how the Board func
tions, 2) Become acquainted with the
types of issues that are regularly
discussed, and
3) Determine if you are seriously
interested in such a position now
or in the future.
Help Us Find Our
MISSING
MOCCASINS
The Member Services department
is in need of your assistance. If you
have any information that could help
locate these Tribal members please
call Valorie Sheker, Margo Mercier
or Sharon Grout at 1-800-422-0232
or 1-800-442-0346.
Terry Becker
John Brown Jr.
Robert Brown
Lavina Bueno
Rudolph Bueno
Joyce Craig
Robert Craig
Dorothy Dowd
Theodore Dowd
Charles Gillman
Frank Hamilton
George Hamilton
Catherine Hudson
Michael Hudson
Diana Hutchins
Harry Jeffries
Vera Jones
Clisse Knighton
Franklin Langley
CarlLandon
Orville Michelle
Jacqueline Michelle
Nora Michelle
John Olney
Mary Seward
Lawrence Smith Jr.
Jennifer Smith
Ronald Smith
Clyde Sorenson
Beatrice Taylor
Thomas Taylor
Gerald Taylor
Henry Tipton
Sandra White
Goldie Williams
The three-year terms are on a ro
tating basis, and several expire each
March. Both Tribal members and
non-Tribal people are eligible to serve
on the Board, and incumbents are
eligible to reapply.
Interested persons should have a
demonstrated interest in housing
and experience in the housing field
in some capacity, such as:
0 affordable housing development
0 property management
0 residential building construction
0 housing financing
0 housing planning
0 other related areas
The Board oversees all housing
development, management, and op
erations for the Tribe, and is respon
sible for policy-making decisions. The
Board currently meets at 6:00 p.m.
on the third Tuesday of each month
at the Housing Authority office in
Grand Ronde.
Interested persons should send a
letter outlining their interest and
qualifications to:
Linda Layden, Director
Grand Ronde Tribal
Housing Authority
9615 Grand Ronde Road
Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347
All letters need to be received
by February 15, 2001 to be con
sidered. For more information re
garding qualifications, or to confirm
the Board meeting date, contact the
Authority at 503-879-2401 or toll
free at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2401.
Emergency Assistance Notice
Tribal members needing emergency assistance during the month of December
will need to utilize their Casino Revenue Distribution money first. The Social
Services department will freeze funds from their Emergency Assistance program,
the Benevolence Fund and the General Assistance program from December 1-31.
The Tribal Council has passed a resolution allocating the distribution
of 25 of the Casino revenue to Tribal members through the Member
Services Division. Members who will be 18 years of age as of December
13, 2000 will be automatically generated a check. Those under the age
requirement of 18 years will have their monies directly distributed into
their Trust accounts.
The date of distribution will be December 13, 2000.
B The Member Services Division will need all members who have had
information changes within the last year to provide conformation of name,
address and Social Security number. Please note we will only accept
information changes for members 18 years and over by the member only.
D Only members enrolled on or before July 31, 2000 will be eligible for
this distribution, as stated in the Tribe's Gaming Revenue Allocation
Plan.
D Tribal members will be able to pick their checks up in person on De
cember 13 from 8 a.m. through 4:30 p.m.
O All checks not picked up on this date will be mailed out at 4:30 p.m. on
December 13.
D Payment instructions have been mailed to all Tribal members. If you
need further assistance contact Member Services at one of the numbers
listed below.
D Per capita payments from casino revenues are subject to federal,
and where applicable, state income taxes. Each Tribal member k
responsible for any tax due as a result of this payment.
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Dear Editor,
The Tribal Wellness program
started the first "After School pro
gram" approximately six years ago.
It was and continues to be an ex
tension of the children's educa
tional day. The children are taught
life skills, basic health education,
tobacco, alcohol and drug abuse
education, cultural education, help
with homework, etc.
The Wellness staff that work in
this program work with children
from the ages of three through
eleven. The staff receives preven
tion education from the State Of
fice of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Pro
gram and their studies indicate that
"one-time" prevention education is
not effective. The Wellness pro
gram is a small part of a preven
tion team that ideally includes par
ents, grandparents, aunts, uncles,
school personnel and friends.
All children are important as they
are all the future of this country,
however, the Wellness program
does not have the resources to pro
vide services throughout the Six
County Services Area. There are
Federal programs in the schools for
Native American children to pro
vide additional services such as tu
toring, culture, special trips, pre
vention education, counseling, etc.
The prevention education for
youth ages 12 through 17 services
are available in the Grand Ronde,
Willamina and Sheridan area. If
you have any questions or would
like to request service, please call
Robert Schmid at 503-879-2104.
This response does not adequately
cover the Wellness program activi
ties. We welcome Tribal members
to come and visit with staff and
share ideas. Please call 503-879-2078
to schedule a visit.
Thank you,
Bonnie Tom
Wellness Component Director
9615 Grand Ronde Road
Grand Ronde, OR 97347
1-800-422-0232
Fax: (503)879-2173
www.grandronde.org
BRENT MERRILL, EDITOR
(503) 879-2321
brent.merrillgrandronde.org
KIM MUELLER, DESIGN
(503) 879-2264
klm.muellergrandronde.org
JUSTIN PHILLIPS, ASSISTANT
(503) 879-2190
Iustin.phlllipsgrandronde.org
SMOKE SIGNALS, a publication of the
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon, is published twice a
month. We have an Editorial Policy to encourage
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However, all letters must be received at the
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publication of anv letter or any part of a letter
that may contain libelous statements or personal
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