6 AUGUST 1,2011
Smoke Signals
2006 Northwest Tribal canoe families joined in Grand Ronde
to welcome the Tribe's handmade canoe "Stankiya," which means
"change" in Chinuk Wawa. The handmade canoe measures 33 feet long
and 5 feet wide and it was christened in the Tribe's gymnasium.
2001 Tribal member Bryan Langley became the Short Term
Training and Continuing Distance Education Specialist. He had
worked 10 years previously with the Tribe's Social Services Depart
ment and the Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority before trans
ferring to the Education Department. He graduated from Western
Baptist College with a bachelor's degree in psychology.
1996 Spirit Mountain Casino's new restaurant, Legends, has
been providing visitors with a glimpse of Grand Ronde's past by
displaying enlarged reproductions of older photos, ranging from
the first decade of the century through the 1940s. Among the more
notable photos are pictures of Molalla Kate, who served as house
keeper to Dr. John McLoughlin, and her husband, Louis Chantelle,
a horseback mailman.
1991 Junior and Senior candidates for Miss Grand Ronde 1991-92
were Tina Bulter, Courtney Galligher, Amelia Haug, Krystal Schmid,
Deana Gardner and Lisa Schmid.
1986 Acting General Manager Jim Willis announced the hir
ing of two new employees. Alan Ham was hired as the Tribal social
worker while Don Huston was hired as the Tribal social researcher.
"Initially, these two individuals will make up the Tribal Social Ser
vices Department," Willis wrote. "We expect it will take a little time
to get the program on its feet and to become fully integrated into the
Tribal community."
Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year incre
ments through the pages of Smoke Signals.
School Clothes Program begins
The annual Social Services School Clothes Program is for enrolled Grand
Ronde Tribal member children.
Children must be of school age and enrolled in pre-school, elementary,
middle or high school. Income criteria applies.
For more information or an application, contact the Tribe's Social Ser
vices Department at 800-242-8196 or 503-879-2034. Deadline for all ap
plications is Sept. 15. D
School supply gift cards
available starting Aug. 15
School supply gift cards will be available from the Tribe's Youth
Education Department for Tribal youth in grades kindergarten
through 12th grade from Monday, Aug. 15, through Friday, Aug.
26, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Parents must provide either the youth's Tribal ID card or CIB.
The gift cards cannot be mailed out. Tribal members who live out
of the area may have a family member sign for a gift card with a
permission note and the youth's proof of Tribal enrollment.
For more information, contact Toni Mercier at 503-879-2101 or
toni.merciergrandronde.org.
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Photos by Michelle Alaimo
Grand Ronde Royalty, from left, Princtss Amaryssa Mooney, Sanlor Miss
Grand Ronda Nakoosa Moraland, Prlncass Amalia Moonay and Princass
Elizabath Watson-Croy hand out Tribal pins and pamphlats to mambars
of tha National Association of Countias during thair visit to tha Tribal
plankhousa on Saturday, July 16. Tha association, mada up of county
loaders, held its 76th annual Confarenca and Exposition in Portland and
soma mambars of tha group mada a trip to learn about Grand Ronda at
tha idea of Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith.
Tribal member and Tribal Language & Culture Specialist Bobby
Mercier talks about Grand Ronde's history to members of the National
Association of Counties during their visit to the Tribal plankhousa
on Saturday, July 1 6. They also ate dinner at Spirit Mountain Casino
during their trip.
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 Retirement
or disability benefits through Social Security (SSD), you may be eli
gible to receive Medicare Part B benefits through the Tribe. To find
out if you are eligible, or to get enrolled in Medicare Part B, please do
the following; call toll-free 1-800-MEDICARE (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 Reimbursement 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 medi
cal expenses could be drastically reduced.
If you need a Medicare Part B reimbursement packet sent to
you or have any questions regarding the Tribe's 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 Bar
bara Steere with questions regarding our Skookum Tribal Health
Plan coverage at 503-879-2487 or toll-free at 1-800-749-2928. B
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