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MARCH 1,2011
Medicare Part B reimbursement
notice for Tribal members
If you are a Grand Ronde Tribal member, have reached the age
of retirement (65), or have started to receive Social Security Retire
ment or disability benefits through Social Security (SSD); you may
be eligible to receive Medicare Part B benefits through the Tribe.
To find out if you are eligible, or to get enrolled in Medicare Part D,
please do the following; call toll-free 1-800-M EDI CARE (1-800-633-4227)
or go online at www.medicare.gov. You will need to request
an application for enrollment in Medicare Part B and return it to
your local Social Security Office.
Once you are enrolled in Medicare Part B through Social Security
you will need to call our office to request a Medicare Part B Reim
bursement packet to apply. As a Grand Ronde Tribal member, the
Tribe will reimburse your Medicare Part B premium each month
at the standard rate.
Note: If you are currently on the Skookum Tribal Health Plan it is
required that you accept Medicare Part B when you become eligible.
By not accepting Medicare Part B.your coverage for medical expenses
could be drastically reduced.
If you need a Medicare Part B reimbursement packet sent to you
or have any questions regarding the Tribes reimbursement program,
please call Reina Nelson in Member Services at 503-879-2223 or
toll-free at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2223. You may call Barbara Steere
with questions regarding our Skookum Tribal Health Plan coverage
at 503-879-2487 or toll-free at 1-800-749-2928. D
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The ninth annual Tribal Youth Wellness Day will be held 1 to 7 p.m.
Friday, March 18, at Spirit Mountain Casino.
Keynote speakers will be Jason "Smoke" Nichols (NakotaChippewa
Cree) and Melissa "MiMi" Nichols. The Nichols are motivational speakers,
recording artists and successful business owners.
There also will be workshops focusing on teen pregnancy, identity and
self-respect, healthy ways to text and surf the Internet, and teen suicide
prevention.
For more information, contact Youth Prevention Specialist Lisa Leno at
lisa.lenograndronde.org or 503-879-1471 or Youth Prevention Assistant
Shannon Stanton at shannon.stantongrandronde.org or 503-879-1489.
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FREE CONCERTtl
March 12 6 PM
Tribal Gymnasium
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
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Gabriel Ayala
Native American Music Award
winning guitarist
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Jan Michael Looking Wolf
Multiple Native American Music Award winner
performing with Nathan Myers
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Rock-Reggae roots group featuring Tribal
Member and Native American Music Award
winner Kenny Sequoia Lewis
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Native Jam Is at The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Tribal Center Gymnasium
9615 Grand Ronde Road
. Grand Ronde. Oregon 97347
Info: cedarfaveatherproductionshotmail.com or call 971 241-9804
TIMBER SALE SEALED ORAL BID OPENING ON
THE GRAND RONDE RESERVATION
The "Windy Knoba Logging Unit" is comprised of two units, with Unit
1 being located in the E W of Section 14, and Unit 2 being located in the
SE of Section 11 and the NE V of Section 14, Township 5S, Range 8W,
Willamette Meridian, on the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation in Yamhill
County, Oregon will be open for public bid. The two units comprising
this logging unit contain approximately 64.45 acres to be regeneration
harvested. The timber consists of an estimated volume of 2367 MBF of
Douglas-fir and Other Conifers - Peeler and Sawmill Grade Logs to be
auctioned at a minimum bid rate of $220.48 per thousand board feet
net scale. Red Alder and Other Hardwoods - Peeler and Sawmill Grade
Logs may be sold at the predetermined rate of $337.32 per thousand
board feet net scale; All Species - Wood Logs and Other Wood Products
may be sold at the predetermined rate of $104.49 per thousand board .
feet gross scale or $13.93 per ton, as applicable. The stated volumes for
the above timber sale are estimates and are not guaranteed. Opening of
sealed bids will take place at the Grand Ronde Natural Resources Office
located at 47010 S.W. Hebo Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon, at 2:00 PM,
local time, on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Oral auction to follow for all
qualified bidders from sealed bids. For full information concerning the
timber, sample timber sale contract, and conditions of the sale, contact
the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Natural Resources Division,
at 47010 S.W. Hebo Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 or by telephone
503-879-2424. 0
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2
3
4
5
6
7
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Income
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$32,350
$36,950
$41,550
$46,150
$49,850
$53,550
$57,250
$60,950
CHECK NEEDED REPAIRS:
Foundation
Exterior Paint
Roof
Plumbing
Weatherization
Heating
Electrical
Additions
Interior Upgrades
Other
CHECK WHERE YOUR HOUSE IS LOCATED:
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