S moke S ignals
october 1, 2014
Jeff ers takes People’s Choice
Award at ‘Rally in the Valley’
By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
The second “Rally in the Valley,”
sponsored by Spirit Mountain Ca-
sino, has grown this year.
More bikers and more vendors,
said Tamara McKnight, Events Co-
ordinator for the casino. Making the
event all the sweeter, Tribal mem-
ber Belden Jeffers won the People’s
Choice Award with his 1961 powder
blue Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
About 375 riders started the
poker part of the rally on Aug. 23
from two locations: one at Paradise
Harley in Tigard and another at
Spirit Mountain Casino.
Prizes for the event included Best
Hand, Low Hand or Chapter Chal-
lenge. Winners received a trophy
and a $300 gift certificate from
Paradise Harley.
The rally also included a bike
show with winners selected for Best
Chrome, Best Paint and People’s
Choice.
The rally also included raffl es and
50/50 drawings.
Entertainment brought out the
Seattle Cossacks, a motorcycle
stunt and drill team, Responsible
Party Band and Phamous Phaces
Band. Vendors included Bert’s
Chuckwagon, Taco Valle, Ye Old
Grog Distillery and Rusty Truck.
Jeffers, a logger, could not be
reached for comment, although he
reportedly was thrilled with the
win. He had restored the bike to its
original condition just this year. n
Rules changed on exemption
Individuals eligible to receive health care from an Indian Health
Service, Tribal or urban Indian health program provider are now
able to claim an exemption from the shared responsibility payment
through the tax fi ling process starting with the 2014 tax year.
This benefi t was previously only available to members of federally
recognized Tribes.
American Indian and Alaska Native individuals will continue to
have the option of submitting the exemption application through
the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced
that the availability of the online tax fi ling process to apply for the
hardship exemption will save time and reduce duplication of effort.
Qualifi cation for the Indian exemption can be established by attesta-
tion of membership in a federally recognized Tribe or eligibility to
receive services from an Indian health care provider.
The benefi t of claiming the exemption through the tax fi ling pro-
cess was initiated based on requests by Tribal leaders. Burwell fi rst
announced the updated rule at the Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Com-
mittee meeting on Sept. 18. Grand Ronde Tribal Council member
Cheryle A. Kennedy is a member of the committee. n
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Rolling the dice
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
Ian Evenson pretends to drive his grandfather’s 19 Chevy pickup as
his sister, Paige, sits in the passenger seat during the Veterans Roll the
Dice Car Show held at Spirit Mountain Casino on Saturday, Sept. 13.
The event was organized by the Tribe’s Veterans’ Special Event Board to
raise funds to help both Tribal and non-Tribal veterans in Grand Ronde,
Willamina and Sheridan.
Tribal Elder Steve Bobb Sr., chairman of
the Tribe’s Veterans’ Special Event Board,
announces the trophy winners during the
Veterans Roll the Dice Car Show held at Spirit
Mountain Casino on Saturday, Sept. 13.
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