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2 S MOKE S IGNALS APRIL 15, 2015 NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, April 15...........................................................................5 p.m. (The April 15 meeting will be held in the Tribal gym.) Wednesday, April 22...........................................................................5 p.m. Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. Letters Dear Smoke Signals: I want to especially thank my kids for the wonderful 80th birthday party they had for me. Thanks to all my friends and relatives who came to help me celebrate. Thanks to the caregivers for bringing all the Elders from Cougar and Elk lodges to help me celebrate. I wish I would have had more time to spend with each of you. Need to have a big friend and family reunion this summer. Quite some time ago, I asked for help in getting a headstone for Grand- ma Leno. Then in September, I got in an accident and broke both of my knees. I’ve been through hell and haven’t been able to do much; only one brace left, so I’m getting there. We have raised $1,250 so far, but have about $1,500 to go, so all you grandkids and great-grandkids and relatives of Grandma Leno please donate what you can so Grandma can have a headstone. Please send donations to Val Grout, P.O. Box 113, Grand Ronde, OR 97347. Thank you to those of you who already gave. I will let you know when we reach our goal. Thanks again and God bless you all. Thanks again, kids. I love you all so much. Val Grout Roll #268 General Council meeting Sunday, May 3 — 11 a.m. Tribal Community Center Smoke Signals PUBLICATIONS OFFICE 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173 Website: www.grandronde.org/news E-mail: news@grandronde.org Twitter: CTGRgov Facebook: Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde CHELSEA CLARK DEAN RHODES PUBLIC AFFAIRS/ PUBLICATIONS SECRETARY PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR 503-879-1463 MICHELLE ALAIMO PHOTOJOURNALIST 503-879-1961 michelle.alaimo@grandronde.org 503-879-1418 dean.rhodes@grandronde.org chelsea.clark@grandronde.org GEORGE VALDEZ GRAPHIC DESIGN SPECIALIST JUSTIN PHILLIPS VALERIE COX 503-879-2190 503-879-1446 PAGE DESIGNER justin.phillips@grandronde.org 503-879-1416 CENTRAL PHONES valerie.cox@grandronde.org george.valdez@grandronde.org Casino to host Indian Health Board meeting By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board will hold its quarterly meeting at Spirit Moun- tain Casino on Tuesday, April 21, through Thursday, April 23. The Northwest Portland Area In- dian Health Board was established in 1972 and includes delegates from the 43 federally recognized Tribes in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Grand Ronde Tribal Council member Cheryle A. Kennedy is the Tribe’s longtime delegate to the Health Board and currently serves as its vice chairwoman. Before be- coming a Tribal Council member, Kennedy led the Tribe’s burgeoning health programs in the 1980s. Health Board delegates meet quarterly to create and update a strategic plan, which covers four main areas: health promotion and disease prevention, legislative and policy analysis, training and tech- nical assistance, and surveillance and research. The quarterly meeting will ac- tually start at 2 p.m. Monday, April 20, with a meeting of Tribal health directors. At 9 a.m. Tues- day, Health Board Chairman Andy Joseph (Colville) will call the meet- ing to order and the Grand Ronde Honor Guard will post the colors. Executive Director Joe Finkbonner (Lummi) will give a report at 9:15 a.m. Following an afternoon session on social media and cyberbullying, delegates are scheduled to tour the Grand Ronde Health and Wellness Center on Tuesday afternoon and eat a dinner at the casino hosted by the Grand Ronde Tribe after the tour. Kennedy is scheduled to give the Wednesday call to order and invo- cation, which will be followed by reports on oral health disparities, a wellness update and the board’s sexual assault prevention project. The meeting concludes on Thurs- day morning with Joseph deliver- ing the chairman’s report followed by reports from the Health Board’s various committees – Elders, Vet- erans, Public Health, Behavioral Health, Personnel and Legislative. Health Board Executive Adminis- trative Assistant Elaine Dado said the quarterly meetings usually at- tract about 35 of the 43 delegates. Q Certified Application Assister sets Portland dates &HUWLÀHG$SSOLFDWLRQ$VVLVWHU/RUHWWD0HQHOH\ZLOOEHDWWKH7ULEH·V 3RUWODQGRIÀFH6:%DUEXU%OYGIURPDPWRSP7XHV- day, April 21 and May 12, to provide information and answer ques- tions about applying for an exemption from the shared responsibility payment, as well as to sign up members for private health insurance. For more information, contact Meneley at 503-879-1359 or by e-mail at loretta.meneley@grandronde.org. Q SCARLETT HOLTZ CENTRAL PHONES 503-879-1447 scarlett.holtz@grandronde.org DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE Monday, April 20 ......................... May 1 Tuesday, May 5 .......................... May 15 Wednesday, May 20 ......................June 1 Editorial Policy SMOKE SIGNALS, a publication of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Com- munity of Oregon, is published twice a month. No portion of this publication may be reprinted without permission. Our editorial policy is intended to encourage input from Tribal members and readers about stories printed in the Tribal newspaper. However, all letters received must be signed by the author, an address must be given and a phone number or e-mail address PXVWEHLQFOXGHGIRUYHUL¿FDWLRQSXUSRVHV)XOODGGUHVVHVDQGSKRQHQXPEHUVZLOOQRW be published unless requested. SMOKE SIGNALS reserves the right to edit letters and to refuse letters that are determined to contain libelous statements or personal attacks on individuals, staff, Tribal administration or Tribal Council. Not all letters are guaranteed publication upon submission. Letters to the HGLWRUDUHWKHRSLQLRQVDQGYLHZVRIWKHZULWHU3XEOLVKHGOHWWHUVGRQRWQHFHVVDULO\UHÀHFWWKH opinions of SMOKE SIGNALS, Tribal staff, Tribal administration or Tribal Council. Members of: Q Native American Journalists Association Q Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association 2015 Tribal Council 1-800-422-0232 — tribalcouncil@grandronde.org QReyn Leno Tribal Chairman — ext. 2399 reyn.leno@grandronde.org QJack Giffen Jr. Tribal Vice Chair — ext. 2300 jack.giffen@grandronde.org QToby McClary Tribal Secretary — ext. 4555 QDenise Harvey — ext. 2353 denise.harvey@grandronde.org QChris Mercier — ext. 1444 chris.mercier@grandronde.org QCheryle A. Kennedy — ext. 2352 cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org QTonya Gleason-Shepek — ext. 1777 toby.mcclary@grandronde.org tonya.gleason-shepek@grandronde.org QEd Pearsall — ext. 2305 QJon A. George — ext. 2355 ed.pearsall@grandronde.org jon.george@grandronde.org
