S moke S ignals
june 15, 2014
ATTENTION
If you are currently receiving or are in need of SNAP benefits,
Social Services provides an Oregon Department of Human Services
caseworker who comes to Grand Ronde twice monthly on Wednes-
days. The caseworker may assist with applications, updates, child
care, etc.
If you are in need of services, call 503-879-2034 to schedule
an appointment or you can reach Michelle Carmona at 503-879-
4523. n
Community Garden slates opening
The Grand Ronde Community Garden – tilixam taska tenes-tush-ill?i
(“The People’s Garden”) – will hold a grand opening from 11:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. Friday, June 27.
Light refreshments will be served.
People are invited to see how the garden is doing and is planned at the
site.
The garden is off Grand Ronde Road at Second Street. 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
• Community Garden: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeCommunity-
Garden
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.
• Youth Council meets at 4 p.m. every Tuesday in the Youth Education
Building.
To update information on this list, contact Publications Coordinator Dean
Rhodes at 503-879-1463 or dean.rhodes@grandronde.org.
Tribal Council appoints
interim chief judge
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
Tribal Council voted 4-3 on
Wednesday, May 28, to hire Da-
vid Shaw as interim chief judge
of Tribal Court for a term not to
exceed six months.
Shaw will succeed Suzanne Ojib-
way Townsend, who has been Tribal
Court chief judge since 2006 and an-
nounced her desire to retire at the end
of her current two-year contract.
Shaw owns Shaw Law Group in
Portland. His online resume states
that he has a national reputation
for his expertise in business de-
velopment with Tribes and Native
organizations.
He has been a speaker on econom-
ic development in Indian Country
before the American Bar Associa-
tion, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest
Indians, Northwest Tribal Lending
Institutions Association and Na-
tional Indian Gaming Association.
He also is a former Court of Ap-
peals judge for Grand Ronde and
serves on the Executive Committee
for the Indian Law Section of the
Oregon State Bar. He also was an
in-house counsel for the Confeder-
ated Tribes of the Colville Indian
Reservation in Washington state.
Shaw is a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Oregon and the University of
Washington School of Law.
In other action, Tribal Council:
• Re-appointed Steven Holmes
and Janel Lara to the Powwow
Special Event Board;
• Appointed Bob Duncan to the
Rodeo Special Event Board;
• Re-appointed Carol Gleason and
Tonya Gleason-Shepek to the
Social Services
Committee;
• Appointed
Michael Lane
and Raymond
Petite to the
Veterans Spe-
cial Event
Board;
• Approved
David Shaw
Baird Venture
Partners IV Special Affiliates
Limited Partnership agreements,
which will add a new asset class
to Tribal endowments, according
to Tribal Economic Development
Director Titu Asghar;
• Ratified the Tribe’s application to
the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security for Tribal Homeland Se-
curity Grant Program funding.
If received, the 24-month project
would include wages and benefits
for the emergency coordinator to
work on the project, a command
vehicle, a towable emergency gen-
erator, radio equipment, training
and disaster event exercises,
emergency supplies, storage con-
tainers and other related equip-
ment and supplies;
• Approved the enrollment of four
new Tribal members – three in-
fants and one minor;
• And approved the voluntary re-
linquishment of membership for
one Tribal member who decided
to join his father’s Tribe.
Tribal Council member Jon A.
George and Tribal members Jan
Looking Wolf Reibach, Eirik Thors-
gard and Brian Krehbiel performed
the cultural drumming and singing
to open the meeting. 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
Tourney seeking players 50 or older
The Pacific Northwest Masters Basketball Tournament will be held Monday,
July 28, through Friday, Aug. 1, in the Eugene area and will be the first pre-
mier competitive Masters Hoops tournament on the West Coast for players 50
and older. Organizers are seeking participation from Native American teams.
For more information, check out www.EugeneCascadesCoast.com/pacnw-mas-
ters on the Internet or visit the Facebook page Pacific NorthWest Masters
Basketball. Also, you can contact ahering99@gmail.com. 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.