S moke S ignals
february 15, 2014
Merkley meeting
Council OKs agreement to start
transportation service between
Lincoln City and Grand Ronde
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
Submitted photo
Tribal Council Vice Chairman Jack Giffen Jr. and Tribal Council member
Denise Harvey met with Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley at his Washington,
D.C., office on Thursday, Jan. 30. Giffen and Harvey talked with Merkley
about getting the Grand Ronde Reservation Act amendment through
the U.S. Senate while they were back east to attend the National Indian
Gaming Association’s 2014 Winter Legislative Summit. The U.S. House of
Representatives approved the amendment on Jan. 13.
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• Grand Ronde Youth Education:
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• Spirit Mountain Community Fund:
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Tribal Council approved on Feb.
5 a memorandum of understand-
ing with the Tillamook County
Transportation District that will
soon provide bus service between
Lincoln City and Grand Ronde.
Tribal Planning and Grants Devel-
opment Manager Kim Rogers said at
the Feb. 4 Legislative Action Commit-
tee meeting that the service will cost
the Tribe $15,000 a year in transit
funds that it receives from the state.
The service will provide three
round-trips between Grand Ronde
and Lincoln City Monday through
Friday. On Saturday and Sunday,
three round-trips between Lincoln
City, Grand Ronde and Salem are
planned. Currently, there is only
weekday service to Salem, Rogers
added.
Rogers said the agreement will
run through June 2015.
The service is scheduled to start
in March.
In other action, Tribal Council:
• Approved an intergovernmen-
tal agreement with the Oregon
Health Authority for $129,426 to
provide education and outreach
and to enroll Tribal members in
Cover Oregon.
• Authorized a one-year license
agreement with Full Gospel
Lighthouse Recovery Church to
use space at the Chachalu Mu-
seum building.
• Appointed Sharon Wattier and
Andrew Freeman to the Ceremo-
nial Hunting Board and Annette
Ingram to the Veterans Special
Event Board.
• Approved the enrollment of eight
infants into the Tribe.
• Appointed Tribal Council Secre-
tary Jack Giffen Jr. as the Tribal
delegate to the National Indian
Gaming Association and all re-
maining Tribal Council members
as alternate representatives.
• Appointed Tribal Council mem-
ber Denise Harvey to serve on
the Chemawa Station Board of
Directors.
Also included in the Feb. 5 Tribal
Council packet were authorizations
to proceed that:
• Approved spending $5,000 to
keep the Tribe as a member of the
Willamette Falls Heritage Area
Coalition.
• Approved Monday, March 24, as
the date for the 2014 Tribal Com-
mittee Summit.
• Authorized nominating Tribal
Historian David Lewis to the
Smithsonian Institution’s Mu-
seum of Natural History Native
American Repatriation Review
Committee.
• And approved working with the
Northwest Portland Area Indian
Health Board and Spirit Moun-
tain Casino to host the board’s
quarterly meeting on June 23-25,
2015.
Tribal Council member Jon A.
George and Land and Culture De-
partment employees Eirik Thorsgard,
Jordan Mercier, David Harrelson,
Jan Looking Wolf Reibach and Brian
Krehbiel performing the drumming
and singing during the cultural pre-
sentation. n
ATTENTION TRIBAL MEMBERS
COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD VACANCIES
Committee & Special Event
Board meeting days and times
Below is the most current information on the meeting days and times for
Tribal Committees and Special Event Boards:
• Ceremonial Hunt Board meets as needed. Chair: Marline Groshong.
• Cultural Trust Board meets at 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month
at the Elders’ Activity Center. Chair: Perri McDaniel.
• Culture Committee meets at 1 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month in
the Land & Culture Department conference room. Chair: Betty Bly.
• Education Committee meets at 5:15 p.m. on the first Monday of the
month in the Adult Education Building. Chair: Tammy Cook.
• Elders’ Committee meets at 1 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month in
the Elders’ Activity Center. Chair: Gladys Hobbs.
• Enrollment Committee meets quarterly in Room 204 of the Governance
Building. Chair: Robert Schmid.
• Fish & Wildlife Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of
the month at the Natural Resources building. Chair: Harold Lyon.
• Health Committee meets at 10 a.m. the second Wednesday of the month
in the Tribal Wellness Center. Chair: Patti Tom-Martin.
• Powwow Special Event Board meets at 5 p.m. the first Thursday of the
month at the Tribal Community Center. Chair: Dana Ainam.
• Rodeo Special Event Board meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of the
month at the Tribal Rodeo Office. Chair: Harold Lyon.
• Social Services Committee meets at 4 p.m. the second Monday of the
month in the Social Services conference room. Chair: Jenny Sanchez.
• Timber Committee meets at 5 p.m. the second Thursday of the month
at the Natural Resources building. Chair: Bob Mercier.
• Veterans Special Event Board meets at 5 p.m. the first Tuesday of the
month in the Tribal Community Center. Chair: Gene LaBonte.
To update information on this list, contact Publications Coordinator Dean
Rhodes at 503-879-1463 or dean.rhodes@grandronde.org.
The following Committees and Special Event Boards have vacant
positions.
Social Services Committee
1 Vacancy
Please send completed applications to Stacia Martin, 9615
Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
Community resources
The Clothing Closet on the Tribal campus.
• 10 a.m. to noon Monday;
• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday.
Grand Ronde Food Bank, 9600 Hebo Road, Grand Ronde.
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday;
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday.
• Contact: 503-879-5731. n
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