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Smoke Signals 10 AUGUST 1,2009 Dear Tribal members: In the July 15 Smoke Signals on Page 15, the council wants an honorarium for past and present council members. Honorarium is tax-free money. They want this money to offset what they lose on Social Security. The Tribe already has a retirement fund. I don't know how much it is, but it's there. My problem is you can get Social Security at 62. The Elders' Pension Fund starts at 55. If you do the math, that's $84,000, take one-third for taxes and you end up with about $60,000. The $1,000 a month that the Elders Pension Fund gives the Elder is more than a lot of non-members get on Social Security to live on. I am asking you, the members, to fill out this Tribal Council Honorarium and say no. We don't need another retirement fund at this time. The money could be used for different programs that are being cut. Les McKnight Roll 510 Dear Smoke Signals: A few weeks ago, Lacey Rose Haller, the daughter of Ken and Sandy Haller, was diagnosed with leukemia. The news came only a few weeks after the death of their son, Tankey. Through this really rough time they have been overwhelmed with the out pouring of support from not only their church, but the whole community. While visiting Lacey at Doernbecher Children's Hospital, my aunt pointed at the plaque out front of her room. It read, "Donated by Spirit Mountain Community Fund." It was so nice to know the Tribe was still helping out while she was staying there. I want to say thanks again to the Tribe for all the great things they are doing! Thank you and God bless. Cindy Gleason (Larson) Roll 1838 Dear Editor and Tribal membership: I want to share with the general membership a correction notice that probably should have appeared in the July 15th edition of Smoke Signals. The Editor's note to my Letter to the Editor in the July 1 edition stated that the Tribe's Editorial Policy would allow Grand Ronde PAC to advertise about three (3) Candidates Forums. However, that was not the case. Our paid advertisement was pulled at the direction of a Tribal Council Record of Instruction (ROI) that stated "Political Advertisements andor Notices, whether from a group or individual are not to be placed in Smoke Signals; the only excep tion to this are the letters from Candidates which are placed in a special edition of Smoke Signals each year. This is to remain in effect until the Tribal Council has had time to discuss the issue further and standard policy is established." Tribal Council met on the issue, but no policy was established. Therefore, we were unable to share the dates and times of the Candidates Forums. Luckily, we had good attendance at the first forum in Portland. Thirteen (13) of eighteen (18) Tribal Council candidates attended and debated impor tant Tribal issues for more than three hours. It was an exchange of ideas and democratic process that would have made our ancestors proud. I hope other Tribal members will take the opportunity to hear from our candidates. They have interesting perspectives and ideas on how to improve our Tribe. While we can't advertise, I hope folks will take the time to visit our Web site, www.grandrondepac.org, to find out about the two (2) remain ing forums. Bryan Mercier Roll 1357 TtoCcrfcdcrmcd Tribes of Grand nonCa ,surpiusiEqaipmoni;saipj toXomDuteiowes, orageracKsj n IS 01 UUHCl U1511CV) land misc.othert items)) J) v 9 lYv$ocatn t n tlTis a r j tTuffi r c nv nT . t ( Vra g efmnl d inu lit Ivot yl'H! I U i vAVvpvron iui sjnen-tsj CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF GRAND RONDE OFFICIAL BALLOT COUNCIL GENERAL ELECTION Grand Ronde September 12, 2009 01 TO VOTE: Complete the arrow M pointing to the candidate of your choice like VOTING FOR MORE THAN THREE (3) CANDIDATES WILL VOID YOUR BALLOT. CANDIDATES FOR COUNCIL VOTE FOR THRFF (3) nm v JACKIE PROVOST MANY HIDES HAROLD LYON BRENT s3 MERRILL STANLEY 0. JEFFERS SHELLEY JW1 BOBBY ALLAN 0 'DDT ALLAN MERCIER tQLi TOBY MCCLARY Z5i A nnii CAMPBELL JACK GIFFEN JR a DENISE HARVEY 7T PERRI MCDANIEL 1q1-T ALTON GUS BUTLER, JR. Lid lAr noie SHEKER CHERYLE A. KENNEDY LEONARD lENNr Jlnfl LOGAN II " J 3 MARRINGTON foL" hill SANDAL (SAM) UCUMV 1 BOLTON wft CONFEDERATED TRJ8E3 OF GRAND RONDE OFFICIAL BALLOT COUNCl GENERAL ELECTION Of and Roods September 12, 2009 M. Ad created by George VaWe
