S moke S ignals
june 1, 2014
Interior schedules meetings on federal
acknowledgement regulations
Award-winning casino
The U.S Department of the Interior will hold a public meeting and a
consultation meeting with Tribes on proposed new federal acknowledge-
ment regulations on Tuesday, July 15, in Portland.
The public meeting will be held at the Bureau of Indian Affairs Regional
Office, 911 N.E. 11th Ave., from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The Tribal consultation
meeting will be held in the same location from 1 to 4:30 p.m.
The proposed regulations would reform the 35-year-old process by which
the Department of the Interior officially recognizes Tribes.
The proposed rule, frequently asked questions and other information are
online at www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/AS-IA/ORM/83revise/index.htm.
Comments on the proposed rule are due by Aug. 1 to consultation@bia.
gov. n
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. Friday, June 6.
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, June 20.
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, June 27.
• Contact: 541-921-2881. n
Official Tribal Facebook pages
• Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde:
www.facebook.com/CTGRgov
• Grand Ronde Tribal Council:
www.facebook.com/TheConfederatedTribesOfGrandRondeTribalCouncil
• Grand Ronde Higher Education:
www.facebook.com/grand.r.ed
• Grand Ronde Youth Education:
www.facebook.com/CTGRYouthEducation
• Spirit Mountain Community Fund:
www.facebook.com/SpiritMountainCommunityFund
• Grand Ronde Station:
www.facebook.com/GrandRondeStation
• Grand Ronde Royalty:
www.facebook.com/TheConfederatedTribesofGrandRondeRoyalty
• Spirit Mountain Stampede:
www.facebook.com/SpiritMountainStampede
• Veterans Special Event Board:
www.facebook.com/pages/Veterans-Board-of-the-Confederated-Tribes-of-
the-Grand-Ronde-Community
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 at
the Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center. 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 off Hebo Road. Chair: Harold
Lyon.
• Health Committee meets at 10 a.m. the second Wednesday of the month
in the Health & Wellness Center. Chair: Patti Tom-Martin.
• Powwow Special Event Board meets TBA at the Community Center.
Chair: Dana Ainam.
• Rodeo Special Event Board meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of the
month at the 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 off Hebo Road. Chair: Bob Mercier.
• Veterans Special Event Board meets at 5 p.m. the first Tuesday of the
month in the Community Center. Chair: Steve Bobb Sr.
To update information on this list, contact Publications Coordinator Dean
Rhodes at 503-879-1463 or dean.rhodes@grandronde.org.
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Spirit Mountain Casino was the gold medal winner for “Best Casino” of
the 2014 Best of the Mid-Valley People’s Choice awards. Casino General
Manager Randy Dugger, front, displays the winning certificate joined
by, from second back, Marketing Director Toby O’Brien, Advertising
Manager Angela Labarbera, Marketing Manager Mychal Cherry,
eMarketing Manager Chris Cherry, Advertising Supervisor Angela
Sears and Events & Entertainment Manager Cathy Wright. The casino
also received a bronze medal for “Best Brunch” for the Cedar Plank
Buffet. Categories were voted on by Salem Statesman Journal readers.
Three infants enrolled in Tribe
BIA ELECTION continued
from front page
Council election.
In other action on May 14, Tribal
Council:
• Re-appointed Jerri Schmidt to
the Grand Ronde Gaming Com-
mission for a three-year term;
• Approved a grant application to
the Oregon Youth Conservation
Corps for partial funding of the
Natural Resources Department’s
summer youth crew. The grant
will not exceed $10,000;
• Approved a restoration and long-
term management plan for the
Alder Creek Project near Sauvie
Island in the Willamette River.
The plan, proposed by Wildlands
Inc., is part of the Portland Har-
bor cleanup;
• Requested that the Department
of the Interior take the McCarthy
and Risseeuw 2 properties into
trust for the benefit of the Tribe;
• Approved the enrollment of three
infants into the Tribe. n
Tribal Council sets June 13
as next per capita date
Tribal Council designated Fri-
day, June 13, as the next per
capita payment date during a
brief special meeting held on
Wednesday, May 21.
Tribal Council also named Con-
troller Linda Hanna as interim
Finance Officer to fill in for Julio
Martinez, who resigned effective
May 16.
Tribal Council also removed
Martinez and former General
Manager Mark Johnston, who
resigned effective May 23, as
signers on Tribal investment
and bank accounts during the
meeting.
Assistant General Manager
Chris Leno has been named in-
terim general manager until a re-
placement is hired for Johnston.
Tribal Council member Jon A.
George and Land & Culture De-
partment employees Bobby Mer-
cier, Brian Krehbiel, Jan Looking
Wolf Reibach and Mike Karnosh
performed the cultural singing and
drumming to open the meeting. n
ATTENTION TRIBAL MEMBERS
COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD VACANCIES
The following Committees and Special Event Boards have vacant
positions.
Social Services Committee
1 Vacancy
Timber Committee
1 Vacancy
Cultural Trust Board
4 Vacancies
Powwow SEB
2 Vacancies
Please send completed applications to Stacia Martin, 9615
Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347.