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old, is pictured here being held by his Great Grandfather Darrel on November
3, 2001. Also pictured from the left is his father Willie, Grandfather Lowell,
and Great Great Grandfather Hubert.
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Have a great day and terrific
Thanksgiving
We Love You!
'Your Kids Karen, Gary, Debbie,
Larry and Tom
and your ten grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren
You didn't have to get "chicken
pox" to stay young.
Happy 19th Birthday Tyson!!
November 25th, 2001
I'm So Proud of My "Shining Star."
I Love You So Very Much!
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November 11, 2001
Happy 47th Anniversary
Mom, Dad, Gramma,
Grandpa
Love you both
Lonnie, Cindy, Jamie,
Kelly & Jimbo
November 19th
Happy 32nd Birthday
KEVIN
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You're a great Husband
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Love Melinda, Gary,
Corrina & Brianna
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Happy 47th Anniversary
to my husband Jim
"November 11
You are a very special
guy in my life.
I appreciate your understanding
and the help you have
given me during my illness.
Love you, Wilma
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Happy 63rd Birthday
Sgt. Ken Lafferty
November 20
Love, your sister Margaret
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Proposed Amendments to
Gaming Ordinance
The Tribal Council, in consultation with the Tribal Attorney's Office, has pro
posed several amendments to the Gaming Ordinance. The first reading of the
proposed amendments to the Gaming Ordinance was presented at the October
10, 2001, Tribal Council Meeting.
The purpose of the amendments is to make technical corrections to various
provisions of the Ordinance and to make necessary substantive changes to the
Ordinance to update the Ordinance in light of current Gaming Commission and
Spirit Mountain Gaming, Inc. practices. The substantive changes include, but
are not limited to, expanding the right of appeal to the Tribal Court, providing
definitions for High and Low Security Licensees, providing that three of the five
Commissioners be Tribal members, amending educational andor experience
requirements of Commissioners, removing detailed provisions governing use of
management contracts, clarifying that Commission meetings on Individual lic
ensee and employee matters are not open to the public, providing for licensing
of vendors, increasing the minimum age to be present on the gaming floor,
modifying the process for license suspensions and appeals of licensing deci
sions to reflect changes to the Gaming Commission's regulations.
For a copy of the proposed Gaming Ordinance amendments please contact
the Tribal Attorney's office at 503-879-2265. The Tribal Council invites com
ment on the proposed amendments. Please send your comments to the Tribal
Attorney's Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Rd., Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
Comments must be received by November 30, 2001.
Proposed Amendments to
Grand Ronde Gaming Commission
Regulations, Minimum Internal
Control Standards and Game Rules
The Grand Ronde Gaming Commission has proposed amendments to its Regu
lations, Minimum Internal Control Standards and Game Rules. The proposed
amendments will be presented at the General Session during the November 16,
2001 meeting of the Grand Ronde Gaming Commission.
The purpose of the amendments is to make technical, organizational and
substantive changes to the Regulations and Minimum Internal Control Stan
dards to update them in light of changes to the Gaming Compact between the
Tribe and the State of Oregon and pending changes to the Gaming Ordinance,
and to provide for more efficient enforcement of applicable gaming laws. The
organizational changes to the Regulations include, but are not limited to, the
removal of game rules to a new document entitled "Game Rules" and condens
ing the Regulations into fewer, subject specific chapters. The substantive changes
to the Regulations include, but are not limited to, modifying the process for
appeals of licensing decisions to the Commission, modifying the process for
taking disciplinary action against licensees, modifying the license renewal pro
cess, increasing reporting requirements of the gaming operation, and adding
monitoring and control system requirements for video Lottery Terminals (VLT).
The Minimum Internal Control Standards were re-organized and condensed
with amendments to the sections on poker tournaments, VLT jackpot verifica
tions, complimentaries and player tracking.
For a copy of the proposed amendments, please contact the Grand Ronde
Gaming Commission at 503-879-2362. The commission invites comments on
the proposed amendments. Please send your comments to the Grand Ronde
Gaming Commission, P.O. Box 155, Grand Ronde, Oregon, 97347.
Comments must be received by December 21, 2001.
Environmental Assessment Completed &
Finding of No Significant Impact Issued for
the Proposed Corner Creek Logging Unit
Grand Ronde Indian Reservation
The Environmental Assessment (EA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) have been issued for the proposed Corner Creek Logging Unit located
in portions of Section 17, Township 5 South, Range 8 West, Willamette Merid
ian, Yamhill County, Oregon, on the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation. The EA
discloses three proposed Harvest Alternatives, and one Deferred Harvest Alter
native. The EA further discloses potential impacts to the human and natural
environment that may occur as a result of the proposed alternatives. The
FONSI discloses the alternative selected by the Responsible Official, and pre
sents the rationale for the selection. The Preferred Alternative, Alternative C,
proposes a regeneration harvest of approximately 47.50 acres of Douglas-fir
timber. The plan calls for the construction of three short temporary roads that
will be rehabilitated following harvest. Harvest under this alternative yields
approximately 2.73 million board feet of conifer timber.
The EA and FONSI are available for public review and comment for 15 days
beginning the first day after publication of this notice. The Responsible Official
is Mr. Stan Speaks, Northwest Regional Area Director for the Bureau of Indian
Affairs.
Written comments and requests for copies of the EA and FONSI should be
addressed to: Peter M. Wakeland, Forester, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde,
Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 10, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347. Wakeland
may be reached by phone at 503-879-2378. ,
Written comments must include: (1) Your name, address, and telephone
number; (2) Title of the document on which you are commenting; and (3)
Specific facts or comments along with supporting reasons that you believe that
the Responsible Official should consider. Comments received will be given
consideration before final action is taken.