2 APRIL 1, 2005
Smoke Signals
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347
1-800-422-0232 FAX: 503-879-2173
www.grandronde.org
Attention Tribal Members:
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2005 GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE
April 3 Eugene
Valley River Inn, 1000 Valley River Way Eugene, Oregon
See map and driving directions on page 14.
2005 Community Membership Meetings
Sunday, May 1(11 a.m.) in Grand Ronde at the Gymnasium and the
Community Center (combined with General Council meeting).
Thursday, May 5 (6 p.m.) in Eugene at the Valley River Inn (McKenzie
Ballroom).
Thursday, May 12 (6 p.m.) in Portland at the Embassy Suites Hotel
(Spruce & Pine Rooms) Portland Airport.
Sunday, May 15 (11 a.m.) LaQuinta Hotel (Cedar & Fir Rooms). 1425
E. 27th Street (corner of Portland and E. 27th).
The Tribal Member community meetings for the Grand Ronde Tribes
will be held in May to provide a brief summary of recent projects Tribal
plans and to discuss issues with members in small groups. Comments will
be used in guiding programs and projects and in grant applications (e.g.
ICDBG, ANA, Head Start, etc.). An informal open house focused on Tribal
program availability will proceed each of the meetings away from Grand
Ronde and include housing, social services, education, member services,
enrollment, election registration, Elder wellness, member health insur
ance, cultural history and the Tribal homeland. The small group meeting
topics planned for this year include enrollment, economic development,
communication and public information, member health insurance and an
open topic session. This will be followed by a question and answer session
with Tribal Council members. Your participation in these meetings is
needed, appreciated and makes a difference.
A full buffet meal will be served at each meeting and there will be a coffee
break during each meeting. The meetings will be held in Grand Ronde,
Eugene, Portland and Tacoma this year. The Tacoma meeting will pro
ceed the ATNI Spring Conference which most of council is attending.
More information and detailed directions will be provided in the
April 15, 2005 Smoke Signals.
Eugene General Council Meeting
This is your invitation to attend the first General Council meeting held
outside Grand Ronde. It will be informal and informative. There will not
be a meeting in Grand Ronde on this date.
What: April General Council Meeting
When: April 3, 2005
Where: Valley River Inn 1000 Valley River Way
Eugene, Oregon
Time: Start 11 a.m.; Lunch at noon, resume at 1 p.m
Topics: Health, Education and Member Services, Role of General
Council, other (TBA).
NOTICE Monthly Tribal Council Meetings
DATE TIME
April 13 5 p.m.
April 27 5 p.m.
Please call 1-800-422-0232 ext. 1309 and verify the time 24 hours in advance.
Dear Smoke Signals,
On behalf of my family, I just wanted to take the time to thank everyone in
the Tribe with their support for the funeral services for my husband Bob. So
many friends and family gave their support to me and my family. The flowers
were beautiful.
Our special thanks to Rick and Vivian McKnight for their hard work in a
short time and Reyn and Liz Leno for their help.
Also to Margo Mercier and Russ Leno for their help and Leonard Langley for
furnishing me with blankets on such a cold day. Also, special thanks to the
kitchen staff for a wonderful meal.
For those that I may have missed, believe me on how grateful I am for your
help and support.
God bless you all,
Margarita (Marie) McKnight,
Robert (Wayne), Tina, T.J.
Grandchildren and Great Grandchild
Dear Smoke Signals,
I want to thank everyone for being there for Darell, I and all the family. And
to all the people that prepared the meal for all of us. And I want to thank every
one for the wonderful things that they said about Chuck. I'd like to thank all of
the drummers and I want to thank Marcus for the beautiful song he sang to his
Uncle Chuck. And I want to thank the Veterans for doing the service and I want
to thank Bolmans for the good service and the help that you gave me. I want to
thank the Tribe for helping Chuck throughout his life and being a real good
friend to him when he really needed one.
Thank you again,
Ida Quenelle
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BRENT MERRILL
PUBLIC INFORMATION
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nity of Oregon, is published twice a month. No portion of this publication may be reprinted
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2005 TRIBAL COUNCIL
1-800-422-0232 councilgrandronde.org
Cheryle Kennedy, Tribal Chairwoman ext. 2352
cheryle.kennedygrandronde.org
Reyn Leno, Tribal Vice Chairman ext. 2399
reyn.lenograndronde.org
June Sell-Sherer, Tribal Secretary ext. 2358
june . sherergrandronde .org
Angie Blackwell ext. 2300
angie.blackwellgrandronde.org
Wesley "Buddy" West ext. 2353
wesley.westgrandronde.org
Jan D. Reibach ext. 2355 Valorie Sheker-Robertson ext. 1444
jd.reibachgrandronde.org
Chris Mercier ext. 2305
chris.merciergrandronde.org
Valorie Sheker-Robertson
val.shekergrandronde.org
Jack Giffen, Jr. ext. 2306
jack.giffengrandronde.org