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Smoke Signals JULY 1, 2001 mmm i The 16 Tribal Council candidates will each have five minutes to introduce themselves and speak about issues that are important to them. Then questions will be drawn randomly and asked from the question box. This will be preceded by a potluck lunch. Hamburgers, hotdogs, punch and coffee will be provided by the Election Board. At 2 p.m. the forum will continue with questions from the audience that will be fielded by Election Board members. Candidate Statements will be published July 1. CANDIDATE QUESTIONS WANTED The general membership who would like to ask questions of the Tribal Council candi dates but are not able to attend the July 7 Candidate Forum are asked to write their questions to the Election Board. Note: The Tribal attorneys will review the questions to be asked. Please send questions to: Election Board, P.O. Box 99, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347. sees All Tribal Offices and the Clinic will be CLOSED on Wednesday, July 4 for Independence Day. Emergency Assistance Notice Tribal members needing emer gency assistance from JUNE 18 JULY 20 are encouraged to utilize their Member Benefit Fund Distri bution money first. The Social Ser vices department will freeze funds from their Emergency Assistance program, the Benevolence Fund and the General Assistance program from June 18-July 20. Kloosh Tillicum, Thank you June Olson, Cultural Resources department, and the Tribal Council for the opportunity to take part in the first ceremony at the Willamette Meteorite in New York City. The meteorite is displayed in the American Museum of Natural His tory, New York City, New York. We flew nonstop from Portland to New York City and returned on a nonstop flight. Our people were greeted cor dially and received a reception and private access to the meteorite. To come into a personal contact with the Willamette Meteorite is an unusual experience of wonder and for me a spiritual access to the uni verse. This is an object that traveled through the darkness of space for time uncalculated to land in our beautiful Willamette Valley. Our ancestors regarded this as sacred. Do we know that Willamette comes from an Indian word meaning River of Life? So the Willamette Meteorite is a symbol of sacred power, for those who hold that sense of the unknown, Saghalie Tyee. Claudette Parazoo Tillicum 2923 Tally of Suggestions Completed from Tribal Member Community Meetings Tribal members that attended late April's Community Meetings in Eu gene, Tualatin and Grand Ronde ended each meeting by placing col ored dots by the suggestions or com ments they agreed with most. There were more than 340 suggestions or comments generated in the small group meetings. Total attendance was 85 (excluding assigned staff and Tribal Council). Combining the results from the three sites, the top priorities were: D satellite offices II buying land near Grand Ronde D non-member spouse health cover age D equalization of benefits regardless of income or residence D youth and family recreation pro grams and facilities D tutoring and counseling children B review of enrollment policies D water development B increasing the endowment funds B development of Tribal bank B home healthassistant living care B scholarships and vocational train ing While the number of Tribal mem bers that participate in these meet ings is usually small, they have been valuable since members are able to discuss issues with staff, and each other, and to ask Council member's questions. Opinion surveys are another means for collecting Tribal member options. The 240 page final report of the Social Economic Survey, pre pared by Northwest Economic Asso ciates, is now available for review at the Government Center's Planning office. The survey included 165 questions and had a 47 response rate. (1,0932,337). A summary of the results was mailed to all Tribal members in April. The intent of this survey was to get a general picture of member opinions on a wide vari ety of subjects. You may reach the Policy and Planning Department at 503-879-2260. ill 01 X C CO o Information Sharing Tribal member and Small Business Development Specialist Perri McDaniel (left) addresses a group of Tribal members at the Grand Ronde Community Meeting at the Tribe's Community Center. Annually, Tribal Council and Tribal staff members travel to communities within the state to meet with Tribal members living in those areas. Information is gathered from Tribal members and then implemented into various Tribal programs and services. i 4 A i mm SMOKE SIGNALS is available to anyone at no cost. Fill out this form with your name and address, mail to: Smoke Signals, Attn: Justin Phillips 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347 OLD ADDRESS: NEW ADDRESS: GRAND RONDE ROLL : 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347 www.grandronde.org 1-800-422-0232 FAX: 503-879-2173 BRENT MERRILL PUBLIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR EDITOR 503-879-232 1 brent.merrillgrandronde.org KIM MUELLER PRODUCTION COORDINATOR 503-879-2264 kim.muellergrandronde.org JUSTIN PHILLIPS PRODUCTION ASSISTANT : 503-879-2190 iustin.phillipsgrandronde.org SMOKE SIGNALS, a publication of the Con federated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Commu nity of Oregon, is published twice a month. No portion of this publication may be reprinted with out permission. Our editorial policy is intended to encourage input from Tribal members and readers about stories printed in the Tribal newspaper. How ever, all letters received must be signed by the author, an address must be given and a phone number or email address must be included for verification purposes. Full addresses and phone numbers wilt not be published unless requested. SMOKE SIGNALS reserves the right to edit letters and to refuse letters that are determined to contain libelous statements or personal at tacks on individuals, staff, Tribal administration or Tribal Council. Not all letters are guaranteed publication upon submission, letters to the edi tor are the opinions and views of the writer. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SMOKE SIGNALS, Tribal staff, Tribal administration or Tribal Council. ELECTION EDITORIAL POLICY: In order to ensure a balanced election campaign and fairness to all candidates, the SMOKE SIGNALS 2001 Tribal Council Election Editorial Policy for letters to the editor will be as follows: Subject to existing editorial policies regarding libel, personal attacks, and unsubstantiated facts, 1 . Letters in support of candidates will not be published in regular editions of SMOKE SIGNALS. 2. Statements from candidates will be published in a special election edition of SMOKE SIGNALS, currently scheduled for July 1, 2001. 3. Letters to the editor from candidates will not be published during the time period from nominations to the conclusion of the Tribal Council Election. 4 . Feature articles and spotlights involving candidates will be suspended during the time period from nominations to the conclusion of the Tribal Council Election. This policy is intended to ensure an equal forum for all candidates. 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