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JULY 1,2009
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NOMINATIONS continued
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Butler, who serves as a member of
the Grand Ronde Tribal Housing
Authority Board of Directors, lives
in Sheridan. He was nominated by
Tribal Elder Gene LaBonte.
Tribal member Leonard Leroy
Logan II, 41, Roll 3986. Logan
works as a maintenance technician
in the Facilities Department at the
Tribe and lives in Grand Ronde. He
was nominated by his wife, Tribal
member Lydia Logan.
Tribal member Valorie Sheker,
47, Roll 2236. Sheker is a current
Tribal Council member, serving
since September 2006, and lives in
Grand Ronde. She was nominated
by Tribal Elder Adrainne Llaneza.
Tribal Elder Sanda (Sam) L.
Henny, 62, Roll 409. Henny is
Tribal Career Development man
ager in Spirit Mountain Casino's
Human Resources Department and
lives in Dallas. She was nominated
by her cousin, Tribal member Con
nie Holmes.
Tribal member Shelley Hanson,
46, Roll1779. Hanson is director of
Spirit Mountain Community Fund
and is a real estate professional.
She lives in Salem. She was nomi
nated by Tribal Elder Chip Tom.
Tribal member Brent Merrill,
48, Roll 1362. Merrill, former edi
tor of Smoke Signals, now owns a
public relations business and lives
in Grand Ronde. He was nominated
by his aunt, Tribal Elder Ellen
Fischer.
Tribal member Stanley Jeffers,
53, Roll 1320. Jeffers, a retired
carpenter, lives in Grand Ronde. He
was nominated by his son, Tribal
member Leo Jeffers.
Tribal Elder and Tribal Council
Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kenne
dy, 61, Rolll. Kennedy has served
continuously on Tribal Council
since September 2001, most of the
time as chairwoman. She lives in
Dallas and was nominated by her
sister, Tribal Elder Cecile (CeCe)
Kneeland.
2009 Tribal Council nominees
Nominees
Michael Bolton
Alton Butler
April Campbell
Jack Giffen Jr.
Shelley Hanson
Denise Harvey
Sanda (Sam) L. Henny
Stanley Jeffers
Cheryle A. Kennedy
Leonard Leroy Logan II
Harold Lyon
Deborah Marrington
Toby McClary
Perri McDaniel
Bobby Mercier
Brent Merrill
Nominators
Jackie Provost Many Hides
Valorie Sheker
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Harold Lyon
Gene LaBonte
Alicia Finney
Val Grout
Chip Tom
Wink Soderberg
Connie Holmes
Leo Jeffers
Cecile Kneeland
Lydia Logan
Robert Allen Nagel
Dianne Giffen
Marion Mercier
Jolanda Catabay
Jackie Provost Many Hides
Ellen Fischer
Sabrina McDaniel
Adrainne Llaneza
Tribal Elder Harold Lyon, 72,
Roll 4864. Lyon, who is now re
tired, serves on the Tribal Rodeo
Special Event Board and Fish and
Wildlife Committee. He lives in
Dayton and was nominated by his
cousin, Tribal Elder Robert Allen
Nagel.
Tribal member Toby McClary,
31, Roll 1471. McClary is cur
rently Shipping and Receiving
supervisor at Spirit Mountain
Casino, and previously worked as
a writerphotographer at Smoke
Signals. He lives in Willamina and
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was nominated by his aunt, Tribal
member Marion Mercier.
Tribal Elder Deborah Mar
rington, 56, Roll 181. Marrington
lives in Sheridan where she helps
her parents, Tribal Elder Dianne
Giffen, who nominated her, and
Edward W. (Bill) Giffen. She has
worked in office and banking posi
tions for many years.
Tribal member April Camp
bell, 35, Roll 1260. Campbell is
manager of the Tribe's Education
Division and lives in Dallas. She
was nominated by her sister, Tribal
member Alicia Finney.
Tribal member Michael Bolton,
41, Roll 4762. Bolton currently
sells his art work, including beads
and paintings. He lives in Grand
Ronde and was nominated by
Tribal Elder Harold Lyon.
Tribal member Perri McDaniel,
48, Roll 2524. McDaniel, a Retail
Buyer at Spirit Mountain Casino,
lives in Grand Ronde and was
nominated by Tribal Elder Jolanda
Catabay.
At the time of the meeting, the
Election Board had 2,251 verified
signatures on file for 3,692 eligible
voters. Only those Tribal members
with verified signatures will receive
ballots. At the time of the meeting,
1,441 eligible voters would not be
receiving ballots in the scheduled
mailing on July 29.
Eligible voters without verified
signatures may, however, provide
signatures to the Election Board
until Sept. 11. Tribal member
Penny DeLoe, chair of the Elec
tion Board, will be available to
take the signatures in the Tribal
Records Building, 6:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Thursday,
through July 26. From July 27 to
Sept. 11, DeLoe will be available
at the Elections Office in the Tribal
Community Center, Mondays,
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
In addition, Election Board mem
bers and Tribal Elders with rela
tives running for office Joann
Mercier, Sharon Hanson and Anna
Hannan stepped down from their
. positions for the duration of the
election. Alternate members step
ping up to serve in their absence are
Tribal members Michael Mercier
and John Darcy II.
Candidate Statements will be
featured in the next issue of Til
ixam Wawa, slated to be mailed the
week of July 27. Candidates will be
limited to 600 words in their state
ments. Deadline for submission is
5 p.m. Wednesday, July 22.
Election results will be counted
at the Community Center on Satur
day, Sept. 12, and posted that eve
ning on the Community Center's
front doors.
This year's number of candidates
is the largest in recent memory,
surpassing the 17 Tribal members
who ran for Tribal Council seats
in 2002. a
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The Grand Ronde Community Resource Center has a few fund
raisers and other projects planned this year and is seeking dona
tions, etc., for the following:
Spaghetti Feed and Auction in September: Seeking do
nated items for a live and silent auction andor food donations
for the meal. The center will provide documentation of your
donation for tax purposes.
Community Cookbook: Looking for your favorite recipe. If
you have a recipe you'd like to share, please e-mail it to grcrc
hotmail.com or mail to GRCRC, P.O. Box 55, Grand Ronde, OR
97347. Please include the name of dish, recipe, your name for
publication in the cookbook and a phone number to contact you
if there are any questions.
Food Preservation: The center is still seeking food de
hydrators for its food preservation program. If you have one
you'd like to donate, please e-mail or call and leave a messnge
at 603-879-5731.
Coupon Program: The center is looking for food and non
food item coupons for its coupon program. D