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JUNE 1, 2015
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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.
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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
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hunger since 1987 because no one should be hungry.
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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
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• 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.
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Tribal Council approved a per
capita date of Friday, June 12,
during its Wednesday, May 20,
meeting.
The per capita payment will be
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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;
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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