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
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