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Charlene Hoover
Turned in statement, but did not
make the deadline of Wednesday,
July 15 at 5 p.m.
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that our best is yet to come, with projects like Chemawa Commercial
Development that is currently under way.
I have always believed that the we should hold those accountable
who try take advantage of the Tribe. We are in a time where it is impor
tant to protect all of the Tribes' assets.
I agree that the Tribes' enrollment is also a very important issue. Tribal
Council has sent out 2 surveys to the membership and discussed it at
the community meetings. I have always strongly felt that the laws re
garding enrollment need to be fair to everyone.
I won't make hollow promises or address rumors against the Tribe to
get elected, instead stand on my service record and focus on the Tribes'
future. There are many other important issues that we face today
cultural, employment, education, continued benefits, etc., too many to
list here, but all equally important.
I respectfully request your support in the upcoming election and thank
everyone for their support in the past.
Feel free to call me with any questions. 503 876-7725
Thank you,
Bob Haller, roll 226
Bob Haller
Chris Merrier
Dear Tribal Members,
My name is Bob Haller and I cur
rently serve on the Tribal Council. If
you know me, you know that I have
been a strong advocate for the many
benefits that are in place today. The
message today is the same as when I
started when I was first elected to
council, my main purpose was to make
sure that every Tribal Member ben
efits from the success of the Tribe. I
was one of the council members who
first voted to distribute per-capita pay
ments, health insurance, and elder's
pension to the membership. It
shouldn't matter where you live or
who you vote for, council takes an oath to represent each and every one
of you equally.
It seems that sometimes when a Tribe starts making money from a
casino, the people are forgotten. We need to make sure that our mem
bers continue to get their fair share health care, education, housing,
elder's pension, and per-capita, etc. The reality is that actual lives are
impacted by the decisions that the Tribal Council makes. For example,
we are working to make sure that the health care and education funds
will be sustainable for future generations.
Since my time on Tribal Council, I have been active in various projects
such as Elder's Housing, Low Income Housing, Medical Clinic, and our
recent Convenience StoreGas Station. I was part of the council that
originally planned and approved the casino. Currently I hold a position
on the Casino Board of Directors, working to keep our casino the 1
Tourist Attraction in Oregon.
Together, the Tribe has come a long way in recent years. But I feel
I've always told people to bring me
questions. Last night two Tribal mem
bers did. As I sat there quietly, watch
ing "Iron Cher on the Food Network,
a slight rapping came upon my door.
Two solemn Indians shuffled in. Late
though it was, we sat down to talk.
Here is a partial transcript of our con
versation: Indian 1: We don't know whom to
vote for this year. Should we vote for
you?
Me: Yes.
Indian 2: Why? Even though you
seem pretty honest, you're a little
strange. Last year you wrote some
weird thing about Guatemalan turtles,
emails are pretty long.
Me: Correct. But if you read them carefully, you'll notice I made some
predictions that came true, like Council voting themselves a pay raise,
tweaking the Election Ordinance, the Membership requirements issue
just languishing.
Indian 1: Hmm. You know, he's right. What do you see for our
future now?
Me: As always, depends upon the election. We need new blood on the
Council. The last four elections have produced two new Council mem
bers. I'm thinking we need term limits. It works for America. I also
imagine we should start looking at other economic opportunities. There
will probably be a casino near Portland soon, and that will hurt us. I
don't really see our council working for the future. There has been some
serious bungling recently. You probably noticed we lost millions on Stra
tegic Wealth, and of course there was the Community Fund scandal
Plus your campaign letters and