10 AUGUST 15, 2007
Smoke Signals
Grand Ronde To Host First Jr. NFL
Development Program On A Reservation
The program will be instructed by NFL alumni and will include
pee-weo through high school aged students. It will be held on the
Grand Ronde campus on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007.
For more information about sign-ups and times contact Melvin
Brisbois or Rebecca Knight at 503-879-1369.
AMENDMENT TO FOREST PRACTICES ORDINANCE
The Tribal Council, in consultation with the Tribal Attorney's Of
fice, has proposed amendments to the Forest Practices Ordinance.
A First Reading of the proposed amendments was conducted at the
July 25, 2007, Tribal Council Meeting.
The purpose of the amendments is to make the Forest Practices Ordi
nance consistent with the 2003-2012 Natural Resources Management
Plan for the Reservation approved by the Tribe in December 2002.
The Tribal Council invites comment on the proposed amendments.
For a copy of the Forest Practices Ordinance, please contact the
Tribal Attorney's Office at 503-879-4664. Please send your com
ments to the Tribal Attorney's Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road,
Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
Comments must be received by September 17, 2007.
PUBLIC NOTICE OPEN FOR COMMENT
Public notice for comment on the Grand Ronde Tribe's appli
cation for 2008 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
(LIHEAP) Funding. The Grand Ronde Tribe obtained a LIHEAP
grant last year from the Division of Energy Assistance within
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This grant
program assists income eligible Tribal members with energy
assistance (utility bills, fire wood, etc.), crisis energy assistance,
and weatherization (e.g. furnace repair, caulking, insulation).
The Tribe's LIHEAP service area includes Polk, Yamhill,
Marion, Multnomah, Washington, Tillamook and Clackamas
counties. If you are interested in obtaining services from
the current program please contact Social Services at 800-242-8196
for energy assistance and the Grand Ronde Tribal
Housing Authority at 503-879-2405 for weatherization.
The Tribe is taking public comment on the 2008 LIHEAP
application which is to be submitted by September 4, 2007.
A draft will be available for review at the Planning & Grants
Development Department at the Tribal Governance Center on
August 17, 2007. It will also be available at the Housing Au
thority booth at the Pow-wow. You may also call the Planning
& Grants Development at 503-879-2250 with your comments
on the plan or to obtain more information about the plan.
TRIBAL COURT ESTABLISHING
PEACEMAKING PANEL
Qualified applicants will be selected to serve as Peacemakers with other panel,
members to provide a nonadversarial way to resolve disputes. Peacemaker con-,
ferences are intended to reflect the Tribe's tradition of using respected members
of the community to heal conflicts among its members.
Peacemakers will work to resolve disputes
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To request an application to become a peacemaker, please complete the form below and return to :
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Qualifications: A Peacemaker shall be at least twenty-five (25) years of age. a member of the Tribe, and known and
respected in the community in which he or she lives. No Peacemaker shall serve if he or she has ever been convicted of
a felony or misdemeanor involving violence within the last three (3)years.
Happy 11th Birthday
Cookie
on August 29th. We love you,
Mama (Tribal member Tammy
Cook), Nana and Pappa (Tribal
Elder Leonette Galligher and
Richard Galligher), Uncle Patrick
and Aunt Courtney Galligher
(Tribal members) and
your dog Dazey too!
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Happy 1 0th Birthday
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Love, your whole family!
Salem
Aug. 20: 1:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Aug. 21:9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Aug. 22: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Siletz: 1-800-922-1399
Salem: 503-391-5760
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