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Smoke Signals 1 1 AUGUST 15, 2009 Recycle cemrteir home's The recycle center will be open during the following hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you, but we have found it necessary to put tighter control on this service. NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO DUMP PERSONAL GARBAGE OR YARD DEBRIS AT THE SITE. If you see someone abusing this privilege, contact Mike Larsen at 503-879-2407. DcDDDQttDoorDS iraeedledl 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 dehy drators for its food preservation program. If you have one you'd like to donate, please e-mail or call and leave a message at 503-879-5731. Coupon Program: The center is looking for food and non-food item coupons for its coupon program. D Grant will enable to see more clients more efficiently GRANT continued from front page clinic and provide room for six more dentist chairs, two consultation rooms and three dentist offices. The new $600,000 grant, which will require a cost share of $25,000 from the Tribe, will enable the Wellness Program to see more cli ents more efficiently. The Wellness addition will in clude six offices, a kitchen for dietary classes, exercise machines and a training room for an esti mated cost of $495,000. The addition also will re-unite Wellness Program staff, who are currently divided into two differ ent areas at the Health & Wellness Center, which affects program ef fectiveness. "We are extremely excited about this opportunity as it will allow our Wellness Department to work more closely with the Medical Depart ment to better facilitate meeting the clinical and wellness needs of the Grand Ronde membership," Tribal Health Executive Director Mark Johnston said. "The addition also moves the Health & Wellness Clinic toward a more holistic model of health care delivery." The remodel of the existing Dental Clinic front desk area and lab space will allow more clients to be served, especially important in light of the upcoming Dental Clinic addition. Estimated cost is $130,000. "An assessment was performed of the operations at the Health & Wellness Center and determined that our dental and wellness pro gram spaces were insufficient to meet the needs of our current cli ents," the grant project application says. "These improvements will im prove the ability of our members and other Indians to gain access to affordable health care." Because the Tribe already hired CIDA Inc. as architects on the Dental Clinic addition, it requested permission to hire CIDA to handle drawing up plans for the Wellness addition and remodel of the existing dental clinic. Project manager will be Tribal Engineer Eric Scott. The Tribe is hoping to complete all of the work on the Health & Wellness Clinic by late 2010 or early 2011. "The Tribe arranged for an evalu ation of the Wellness program us ing Indian Health Service funding," the grant proposal says. The evalu ation indicated that the Wellness offices can be brought back together in one office area at the I lealth Cen ter and that it can be near medical services for consultation. With additional space that ad dresses these issues, "visits by clients will increase by 33 percent," the grant proposal snid. "Given the need of Tribal member diabetic cli ents to receive adequate prevention training and disease management, the Tribe will greatly benefit from this project. The general elderly population will also benefit." Problems in the existing Dental Clinic area that will be fixed in clude increased confidentiality at the front desk, larger lab space, installation of a laundry facility and increased storage. The grant proposal estimates 50 jobs will be paid or created on the Wellness addition and another 30 jobs will be paid or created by the Dental Clinic remodel. B Win big prizes ffoir foeOpiinig wildlife! Help collect biological samples from deer and elk and your name will be entered into a drawing for six gift cards. 3 prizes for deer: $125 gift card to Cabala's 3 prizes for elk: $125 gift card to Cabala's Why: The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Natural Resources Division, in cooperation with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and USDA Veterinary Services, is collecting biological samples from deer and elk to learn more about diseases that may be affecting our deer and elk herds. The Tribe will test for a variety of diseases primary among these are the following: Chronic Wasting Disease has not been detected in Oregon. We want to catch this disease early if it shows up in Oregon as it can have devastating affects on deer and elk populations. Adenovirus Hemorrhagic Disease has been detected throughout Oregon. Samples will help determine where adenovirus is found in Oregon. How to participate: Allow the Tribes' biologists to collect samples of brain stems, lymph nodes and tooth samples from elk and samples of blood, brainstems, lymph nodes, muscle tissue and tooth samples from deer. All samples must be collected within 48 hours of death, 24 hours preferred. Bring hunter-harvested animals to the Tribes' Natural Resources office at 47010 S.W. Hebo Road, Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 4:30. After hours or on the weekend call 503-560-4426. If you are unable to bring an animal in we may be able to come to you to collect samples. Please contact the Tribes' biologists for more information. Hunters will need to provide the general location (within a mile) of where the animal was killed (to be used in the event that a disease is found). Your name will be entered in the drawing for each useable sample we are able to collect, up to three entries for each deer and up to two for each elk. Fresh road-kills can be reported to the Tribes' biologists so we can pick them up for sampling. Your name would then be entered for any useable samples we collect from the road kill. Tribal and non-Tribal community members are eligible to participate. Animals must be harvested legally. Drawing will be held at the April 2010 Fish and Wildlife Committee meeting at the Natural Resources office. Prizes are sponsored by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Fish and Wildlife Committee. The Fish and Wildlife Committee and Natural Resources Division thank you for your help in gathering information to help us maintain our deer and elk populations. Happy hunting! For more information contact Rebecca McCoun at 503-879-2396, Lawrence Schwabe at 503-879-2395 or Kelly Dirksen at 503-879-2382. ( abSOIUTFI V ORFOQN Travel Salem proudly announces an additional Express trip from Salem to Rlckreall and Grand Ronde Including Spirit Mountain Casino! Take a trip to Rlckreall or Grand Ronde on the newest 2X Grand Ronde Express. Leaving the Downtown Salem Transit Mall at 5:30 pm, Monday - Friday, you can be on your way to casino fun and relaxation In no tkne with the latest Express Route! Grand Ronde Express Departure Times from Salem 3:20 am 6:30 am 7:48 am 1:30 pm 3:13 pm 4:19 pm 9:30pmNCWI 8:00 pm 8:55 pm 10:30 pm
