S moke S ignals
august 15, 2014
Social Services holding
School Clothes Program
The Social Services Department is holding its 2014 School Clothes Pro-
gram. This is a first-come, first-served program.
A child must be an enrolled Grand Ronde Tribal member and must be
of school age and enrolled in school (preschool, elementary, middle or high
school).
Income criteria apply. Contact Social Services at 800-242-8196 or 503-
879-2034 for an application. Deadline for applications is Sept. 15.
ATTENTION
If you are currently receiving or are in need of SNAP benefits, Social
Services provides an Oregon Department of Human Services case-
worker who comes to Grand Ronde twice monthly on Wednesdays. 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.
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 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 approves
Natural Resources contracts
By Dean Rhodes
Smokes Signals editor
Tribal Council approved two
Natural Resources-related items
at its Wednesday, Aug. 6 meet-
ing.
The first item involved con-
tracts with the Natural Re-
sources Conservation Service
Environmental Quality Incen-
tive Program that will fund
Tribal efforts to control brush on
two properties near Uyxat Pow-
wow Grounds off Hebo Road.
Natural Resources Depart-
ment Manager Michael Wilson
said at the Aug. 5 Legislative
Action Committee meeting that
the program pays 90 percent of
the cost to bring lands back into
productive service.
The Tribe will receive $14,838
to pay for the work on the two
properties.
In addition, Tribal Council
approved the Ellendale Rehab
Logging Unit timber sale.
Timber and Roads Manager
Jeff Kuust said that the 26-acre
property near Dallas is in fee
status. The rehabilitation work,
which will harvest an estimated
275,000 board feet, will help
“get more growth in the future.”
Kuust said the timber sale will
net the Tribe more than $59,000
in income.
In other action, Tribal Council:
• Re-appointed Perri McDaniel
and Stephanie Wood and ap-
pointed Veronica Gaston to
the Cultural Trust Board;
• Disbanded the Audit Plan-
ning Group from the Tribal
Council Planning Groups;
• Corrected one membership
roll number assigned in error
and corrected the blood quan-
tum of one Tribal member;
• And approved the enroll-
ment of three infants into the
Tribe.
Also included in the Aug.
6 Tribal Council packet were
authorizations to proceed that
nominated Tribal Historian
David Lewis for the Tillamook
County Pioneer Museum of
Directors and allows Spirit
Mountain Casino employees
to drive Tribal fleet vehicles
with permission from the Gen-
eral Manager’s Office. Casino
employees have to be eligible
to drive under current Tribal
policies and procedures.
Tribal Council member Jon A.
George, Education Department
Manager Eirik Thorsgard and
Land and Culture Department
Manager Jan Looking Wolf
Reibach opened the meeting
with cultural singing and drum-
ming.
The video of the meeting can
be viewed at the Tribal website,
www.grandronde.org, under
the Videos tab.
Online degree programs
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degree from Portland State University.
Undergraduate degrees offered: BA/BS in Social Science, BA/BS in Arts &
Letters and BA/BS in Liberal Studies.
For more information about online degree programs, contact the PSU Salem
Center at 503-315-4281 or e-mail psusalem@pdx.edu.
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.
• Contact: 541-921-2881.
ATTENTION TRIBAL MEMBERS
COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD VACANCIES
The following Committees and Special Event Boards have vacant
positions.
Social Services Committee
Timber Committee
Cultural Trust Board
Powwow SEB
1 Vacancy
1 Vacancy
4 Vacancies
2 Vacancies
Please send completed applications to Stacia Martin, 9615
Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
CORRECTiON — In an article in the Aug. 1 issue of Smoke Signals
concerning an effort to fund a gravestone for Tilmer Leno, it was incorrectly
reported the year that David and Tilmer Leno’s son, Edwin Leno, walked
on. The year of his death was 1977. Smoke Signals regrets the error.