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S MOKE S IGNALS JUNE 1, 2015 3 Food Bank provides Tribal Council OKs June 12 per capita date boxes, seeks help By Dean Rhodes If you receive SNAP, TANF, SSI or LIHEAP assistance, you au- tomatically qualify for assistance at the Grand Ronde Food Bank, 9675 Grand Ronde Road. Upcoming food box distributions are scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, June 5; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 13; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, June 19; and 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 24. No one will be turned away in need of a food box. 7KRVHZKRDUHXQDEOHWRSLFNXSDIRRGER[PD\ÀOORXWDQDXWKR- rized representative form and that person can pick up a food box on your behalf. The authorization is good for one year. The Grand Ronde Food Bank – iskam mfkǚmfk haws – is run by 0DULRQ3RON)RRG6KDUHZKLFKKDVEHHQOHDGLQJWKHÀJKWWRHQG hunger since 1987 because no one should be hungry. ´,WWDNHVDFRPPXQLW\WRÀJKWORFDOKXQJHUµVD\V)RRG%DQN&R- ordinator Francene Ambrose. “Your gift of time and talent means so much to individuals, families and children who are struggling. We are looking for assistance in repacking food, putting food on the shelves, handing out food boxes on distribution days and end-of-the-month inventory. Groups are welcome and other opportunities are available.” Call on non-distribution days to ensure someone is available to as- sist you. You also can sign up for a monthly e-mail for the Food Bank calendar and events, as well as follow the Food Bank on Facebook. Contact Ambrose at 503-879-3663 or at fambrose@marionpolk- foodshare.org for more information or to volunteer. Q 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 • Veterans Special Event Board: www.facebook.com/pages/Veterans-Board-of-the-Confederated-Tribes-of- the-Grand-Ronde-Community • Community Garden: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeCommunityGarden • Grand Ronde Food Bank: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeFoodBank 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 as needed at Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center. Chair: Perri McDaniel. • Culture Committee PHHWVDWSPWKH¿UVW:HGQHVGD\RIWKHPRQWK at Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center. Chair: Betty Bly. • Education CommitteePHHWVDWSPRQWKH¿UVW0RQGD\RIWKH month in the Adult Education building. Chair: Tammy Cook. • Elders CommitteePHHWVDWDPWKHWKLUG:HGQHVGD\RIWKHPRQWK in the Elders Activity Center. Chair: Julie Duncan. • Enrollment Committee meets quarterly in Room 204 of the Governance Center. 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 CommitteePHHWVDWDPWKHVHFRQG:HGQHVGD\RIWKH PRQWKLQWKH+HDOWKDQG:HOOQHVV&HQWHU&KDLU3DWWL7RP0DUWLQ • Powwow Special Event Board meets TBA at the Community Center. Chair: Dana Ainam. • Social Services CommitteePHHWVDWSPWKHWKLUG:HGQHVGD\RI the month in the Social Services conference room. Chair: Alan Ham. • 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 BoardPHHWVDWSPWKH¿UVW7XHVGD\RIWKH month in the Community Center. Chair: Steve Bobb Sr. To update information on this list, contact Publications Coordinator Dean Rhodes at 503-879-1463 or dean.rhodes@grandronde.org. Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a per capita date of Friday, June 12, during its Wednesday, May 20, meeting. The per capita payment will be WKHÀUVWSURFHVVHGLQKRXVHE\WKH Tribe’s Finance and Member Ser- vices departments. Tribal Controller Linda Hanna said the move to in-house pro- cessing will save the Tribe about $85,000 annually. In other action, Tribal Council: • Approved an application for a state domestic violence grant that will bring the Tribe $10,000 a year in grant funding and $10,000 a year in federal pass- through money during the bien- nium, for a total of $40,000; +HOGDÀUVWUHDGLQJRQDPHQG- ments to the General Committee and Special Event Board Ordi- nance that would allow commit- tees and special event boards to make donations if authorized by Tribal Council; • Approved the Tribe’s application to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for a Tribal Homeland Se- curity grant. The three-year grant would be for $301,535 and pay for staff time, emergency training and exercises, a vehicle, and communi- cations and emergency equipment and supplies; • Approved an amendment to the Tribe’s retirement plan that would include the forest techni- cian job as an eligible employee under the plan; • And approved the Right of Way Logging Unit sale to Round Val- ley LLC. The sale will harvest approximately 258,000 board feet and bring in about $83,154 in revenue. Also included in the May 20 Trib- al Council packet was a board di- rective approving monthly instead of quarterly meetings for the Grand Ronde Food & Fuel Co. Board of Directors and an authorization to proceed that directed the Natural Resources Department to develop, in conjunction with Legal, emer- gency amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Ordinance to provide for implementation and enforcement of the Tribal Wildlife Management Plan. Tribal Council member Jon A. George and Land and Culture em- ployees Bobby Mercier and Brian Krehbiel led a group of Tribal youth in the cultural drumming and sing- ing to open the meeting. The meeting, in its entirety, can be viewed on the Tribal website, www.grandronde.org, under the News tab and then click on the Video link. Q Housing installs stop signs, speed limit The Grand Ronde Housing Department has installed two new stop signs near the welcome center, as well as changed the speed limit in Tribal housing from 35 mph to 25 mph. For more information, contact Homeownership Coordinator Vicki Jones at 503-879-1465. Q ATTENTION TRIBAL MEMBERS COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD VACANCIES The following Committees and Special Event Boards have vacant positions. Powwow SEB 2 Vacancies Ceremonial Hunting Board 1 Vacancy Culture Committee 1 Vacancy Election Board 1 Vacancy for an alternate 1 Vacancy Timber Committee 1 Vacancy Please send completed applications to Stacia Martin, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347. Clothes Closet open Monday, Friday The Clothes Closet is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday and Friday on the Tribal campus near the Elders Activity Center at the end of Blacktail Drive. It accepts clothes, small appliances, small pieces of furniture, elec- tronics and household goods that are clean and in good condition. It does not accept books, large TVs or large furniture, but there is a community board where people can post those items. Donations are accepted during regular business hours. For more information or emergency clothes, contact Lori Walk- er-Hernandez at 559-847-7565 or Daniele Powley at 971-241-6170. Q
