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Smoke Signals 1 1 AUGUST15.2011 Smoke Signals photo repirintt policy See a photo you like in Smoke Signals! Want a copy, or several copies? Want to see if a photo that was taken but not printed in Smoke Signals because of space limitations might be something you'd like hanging on your living room wall? Tribal members can order either 8-by-10 or 5-by-7 inch copies of photos taken by Smoke Signals staff members regardless of if they were published in the newspaper. Charge is $1 for each print ordered. Reprint orders must be pre-paid with a check made out to Smoke Signals. A photo reprint order form is available in the Publications Office of the Tribe's Governance Building in Grand Ronde, or can be mailed upon request. All photos contained in Smoke Signals' current archive are available for purchase, but people interested in going through the archive must make an appointment to review photos for possible purchase. No rush orders will be permitted and requestors must allow 30 days for delivery. Requestors must be Tribal members. In addition, reprint requestors must agree that the reprint is for personal use only, and not for use in an ad, or for commercial, political or promotional purposes. Smoke Signals reserves the right to decline a reprint re quest. To request a reprint order form, write to Smoke Signals at 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347, or call the Publications Secretary at 503-879-1453 or 800-422-0232. D ' ,,-VV. ' (DHS OPEN FOR COMMENT AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD ORDINANCE The Tribal Council, in consultation with the Tribal Attorney's Office and the Finance Department, has proposed amendments to the General Committee and Special Event Board Ordinance. The first reading of the proposed amendments was made at the May 11, 2011, Tribal Council meeting. The proposed amendments clarify the financial accountability require ments of committees and special event boards and provide for the Finance Officer to establish a policy on sponsorships, donations and fundraising activities. Specifically the proposed amendments would modify Section (p) as follows: (P) FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY: (1) All committeesboards dealing with finances must document all financial transactions, including, but not limited to, requests, donations, tribal and other sponsorships, purchases, reimbursement for expenses, and travel vouchers. The Secretary (or Treasurer if elected) shall be primarily responsible for the financial accountability of the committeeboard. (2) All financial transactions shall be within the parameters of the committee'sboard's approved budget and such policies as the Tribal Council or its designee may adopt. (3) Decisions on committeeboard financial transactions require prior approval of the committeeboard; such approval shall be recorded in the meeting minutes. (4) Funds shall only be used for the purposes described in the ap proved budget and as approved bv the committeeboard and recorded in the meeting meetings. Anv funds used otherwise shall be returned to the Tribe within five (5) business davs from notification of the unauthorized expenditure or the committeeboard member responsible for the unauthor ized expenditure mav be removed from the committeeboard. (5) Committeesboards are prohibited from making donations of any kind from committeeboard funds. Any donations made to the commit tee, however, will be delivered to the Secretary for appropriate handling. Committeesboards mav accept sponsorships, donations and engage in fundraising activities in accordance with the policy established bv the Tribe's Finance Officer. Such policy shall include provisions regarding approval of fundraising activities, accountability and placement of funds, and carryover procedures. The Tribal Council invites comment on the proposed amendments. For a copy of the entire General Committee and Special Event Board Ordinance please contact the Tribal Attorney's Office at 503-879-4664. Please send your comments to the Tribal Attorney's Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 or by e-mail to legalgrandronde.org. Comments must be received by Sept. 15, 2011. 'it's a weory DLrDejijpemiSDwe test focr ms Diabetes Wellness screenings set A Diabetes Wellness Screening will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Contest Powwow at Uyxat Powwow Grounds near Fort Yamhill State Park. Screening is open to Tribal members and spouses on the Skookum Health Care Plan. The screening is sponsored by Tribal Council and the Tribal Health & Wellness Center. For more information, contact Tribal Community Health Manager Bonnie Mercier at 503-879-2016. DIABETES continued from front page said Johnston. "The sooner you catch somebody with the disease, the more likely you are to ward it off. It's one of those diseases that you can ward off with the right lifestyle. "It caught people that hadn't shown any complications. Usually, it's after complications that we go to the doctor." With diabetes, the earlier it is dis covered, the better the opportunity to turn things around. "Why can't we be doing this for our membership?" Johnston wondered. "This is a tool for wellness before complications set in. Hopefully, once you know, you will make the lifestyle changes that will stop the progression. It's all about progres sion. That's what kills people." With the screenings, Johnston said, "We hope to help people before their only options are medication or surgery," Work with DiabetOmics has been growing at the Tribe for more than a year. In February, screenings at the casino and the Tribal Gover nance Center reached more than 300 employees. To date, more than 500 have used it. "It's a good number," said Tribal Elder and Community Health Man ager Bonnie Mercier, "because it is all volunteer." "We'd like to get 100 percent of members and employees," said Johnston. "It's a very inexpensive test for us and, in the long run, we'll save money on the health plan." Members of a committee, includ ing Johnston and Mercier, are Tribal member Tresa Mercier, Clinic Business Office supervisor; Tribal Elder Gladys Hobbs; Public Affairs Director Siobhan Taylor; Allyson Lecatsas, Clinic Admin istrative officer; and leaders from DiabetOmics. They have been promoting the screening to Tribal members and employees. At the Marcellus Norwest Memo rial Veterans Powwow, for example, Dr. Srinivasa Nagalla, company chief executive officer, provided information and offered screenings with Bonnie Mercier. They will be back again for the Contest Powwow on Saturday, Aug. 20. They also have been at Elders' activities and Memorial Day events. Nagalla also is a staff physician at Oregon Health and Science Univer sity, making this program "a unique partnership" among Tribe, OHSU and DiabetOmics, Johnston said. In the next step of the program, Community Health will distribute kits for home testing to Tribal members throughout the Tribe's six-county service area. "The next step is getting kits out to everybody," Mercier said, "and getting case management for those who need it." Tribal Elders, members and em ployees pay nothing out-of-pocket for the DiabetOmics screenings. For information, look for Bonnie Mercier at the next powwow or other Tribal events, or contact her at 503-879-2016.
