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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
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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
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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
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scarlett.holtz@grandronde.org
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Monday, April 20 ......................... May 1
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Wednesday, May 20 ......................June 1
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