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Smoke Signals 9 DECEMBER 15, 2002 Interested in Joining Weight Watchers? Starting January 1, 2003, Weight Watchers will be offering free regis tration for the months of January and February 2003. The only cost to you is the weekly meeting fee of $12. The local Weight Watchers meeting is held on Monday nights at the Tribal Governance Center in the Council's Chambers. Weigh-in starts at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting begins at 6 p.m. If you are interested in a meeting outside the Grand Ronde area you can call toll free 1-800-651-6000 or go to www.weightwatchers.com. HIP HOP CONCERT Native American Rapper LiteFoot In Concert New Gymnasium Friday, January 17 at 6 p.m. Free of Charge Everyone Welcome Sponsored by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde's Youth Education and Social Services Programs. Contact Lisa Leno at 800-422-0232 ext. 2224. 10,000 Steps Walking Program WHAT: 10,000 Steps Walking Program to begin Thursday, January 16. Group will meet weekly through January at 11:00 a.m. at the Commu nity Center. Meetings will be monthly beginning February 6. Recruitment to begin December 17; Call Egypt at 879-2078 to register. A 30-minute appointment will be scheduled prior to the first meeting in January. Participants will need to purchase a pedometer prior to the January meeting. They will be available at cost through the Wellness department. WHY: Incorporating more activity into one's daily routine results in health benefits similar to those seen in a structured exercise program. Daily walking combined with diet therapy is a useful means for obese individu als with diabetes and those who are at risk of developing diabetes to im prove glucose sensitivity and to reduce body weight. The 10,000 Steps program uses a pedometer (step-counter) to track activity. WHO: Tribal members who are interested in increasing their physical activity. For more information on this event, you can also call Darcy Trego, CDE Tribal Diabetes Program at 503-879-4618 on Tuesday or Thursday afternoons. Proposed Tribal Court Ordinance Amendment The Tribal Council, in consultation with the Tribal Attorney's Office, has adopted a technical amendment to the Tribal Court Ordinance. The technical amendment was adopted, on an emergency basis pend ing final adoption in accordance with the procedures set out in the Tribal Government Organization and Procedures Ordinance, at the November 20, 2002 Tribal Council Meeting. The purpose of the technical amendment is to clarify the term "self help remedies" in section (g)(2) of the Tribal- Court- Ordinance in a technical amendment to the Ordinance. Tribal Court Ordinance Sec tion (g)(2) has been amended as follows (added language is under lined): "The Oregon Commercial Code, except self-help remedies thereun der (such intended self-help remedies being those non-judicial rights and remedies against or with respect to Collateral not then within the control or possession of the secured party, the exercise of which by the secured party could cause to occur upon the Reservation a violation of the duty not to exercise nonjudicial remedies in a manner which could breach the peace), as may from time to time be amended, and Oregon statutory and common law of contracts are adopted as substantive law of the Tribe, except to the extent inconsistent with other Tribal law and the sovereign immunity of the Tribe. All reference to the "Secre tary of State" in the Oregon Commercial Code are deleted and replaced with "Tribal Court Clerk." For a copy of the technical Tribal Court Ordinance amendment, please contact the Tribal Attorney's Office at 503-879-4664. The Tribal Council invites comment on the technical amendment. Please send your com ments to the Tribal Attorney's Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347. COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JANUARY 15, 2002. Proposed Indian Child Welfare Ordinance Revisions The Tribal Council in consultation with the Tribal Court, Social Ser vices and the Tribal Attorney's Office has proposed revisions to the Tribe's Indian Child Welfare Ordinance. The first reading of the pro posed Ordinance revisions was on September 25, 2002. The purpose of the revisions is to clarify the Tribe's existing law, policies and procedures in handling Indian child welfare matters and to develop areas of the law which are not fully addressed in the cur rent Ordinance. Among other things, the proposed revisions substantially change the organizational structure of the Ordinance, establish minimum stan dards for child welfare investigations, establish a Community Review Board, codify the Tribe's policy regarding Termination of Parental Rights, provide procedures and standards for private adoptions and ensure compliance with applicable federal law. For a copy of the proposed revised Indian Child Welfare Ordinance, please contact the Tribal Attorney's Office at 503-879-2265 or the Tribal Court at 503-879-4596. The Tribal Council invites comment on the proposed revisions. Please send your comments to the Tribal Attorney's Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347. COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY DECEMBER 31, 2002. Volunteer position. Must be able to meet once a month. Requires scheduling Royalty events. Make decisions regarding Royalty issues, For an application, please call Claudia Leno at 503-879-5892. The Fish & Wildlife Committee is currently seeking applications to fill a vacant position on the committee. This committee acts in an advisory capacity to Tribal Council and the Natural Resources Division on issues that may affect fish & wildlife, habitat and water quality. The commit tee meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. In order to apply for this position, individuals must be enrolled members of the Grand Ronde Tribe, shall be knowledgeable of Tribal and state laws and regulations affecting hunting, fishing and gathering rights and knowledgeable of the Tribal hunting and fishing area. In addition, the applicant shall not have been found guilty or have pleaded guilty to a federal, state or Tribal hunting, fishing or gathering violation within two years prior to appointment to the committee. For information regarding this position and applications please contact the Natural Resources department at 503-879-5522. Volunteer position. Please call the Election Board at 503-879-2271 . So Nice! WE'RE CEIEBRA' TWICE. TWO NIGHTS OF NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTIES DECEMBER 28th AND 31st, 2002 Starting at 8pm, noisemakers, party hats given away. ENTERTAINMENT LIST Saturday, December 28th Kalapuya Banquet Room, 8pm to lam. Performing his unique ballads, up tempo, Latin and medium swing, Johnny Martin Tuesday, December 31st Rougue River Banquet Rooms Mo Town extravaganza by Richard Arnold and the Groove Swingers BOTH NIGHTS Banquet rooms and Summit View, during breaks Comedy by Carl Woulfeson Summit View Entertainment, 8:30pm to 12:30am Phamous Phaces, Classic Rock, Country and Blues Roaming in the lobbies, 8:30pm to 12:30am Top Deck Quartet, acappella Contact the Coyote Club for details 1-800-760-7977. Highway 18, Grand Ronde spiritmountain.com SPIRIT MOUNTAIN CASINO Must be 21. Employees not eligible for the giveaways Spirit Mountain Gaming reserves the right to alter or cancel this promotion at any time.
