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S moke S ignals
JUNE 15, 2015
Two retire from Tribe
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno, left, and Tribal Council Vice Chair
Jack Giffen Jr., right, present Jeff Nepstad with a Tribal Pendleton
blanket during his retirement party at the Tribe’s Natural Resources
Department’s fire barn on Friday, May, 29. He was also given a card and
gift certificate from his NRD co-workers and a plaque from the Timber
Committee thanking him for his 25 years of excellent service. May
29 was Nepstad’s last day of work as the Tribe’s Silviculture and Fire
Protection Program manager.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC RECORDS
AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT ORDINANCES
OPEN FOR COMMENT
The Tribal Council is considering adoption of amendments to the
Public Records and Fiscal Management Ordinances. The proposed
amendments were given a First Reading at the May 6, 2015, Tribal
Council meeting.
The proposed amendments would: (1) allow for distribution of Tribal
government audited financial statements (without informational notes
and management discussion and analysis) to adult Tribal members;
(2) make unauthorized distribution of audited financial statements a
violation of Tribal law; and (3) make various technical amendments.
Tribal Council invites comment on the proposed amendments to the
Public Records and Fiscal Management Ordinances. For a copy of the
proposed amendments, please contact the Tribal Attorney’s Office at
503-879-4664. Please send your comments to the Tribal Attorney’s
Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 or by
e-mail to legal@grandronde.org. Comments must be received by Tues-
day, June 30, 2015. n
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
GENERAL COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL
EVENT BOARD ORDINANCE
OPEN FOR COMMENT
The Tribal Council is considering adoption of amendments to
the General Committee and Special Event Board Ordinance. The
proposed amendments were given a First Reading at the May 20,
2015, Tribal Council meeting.
The proposed amendment would allow Committees and Special
Event Boards to make donations if authorized by Tribal Council
in accordance with Tribal Council policy by amending Subsection
(p)(5) as follows (added language underlined):
Committees/boards are prohibited from making donations of
any kind from committee/board funds, except as authorized by
Tribal Council in accordance with Tribal Council policy. Commit-
tees/boards may accept sponsorships, donations and engage in
fundraising activities in accordance with the policy established by
the Tribe’s Finance Officer. Such policy shall include provisions
regarding approval of fundraising activities, accountability and
placement of funds, and carryover procedures.
Tribal Council invites comment on the proposed amendments to
the General Committee and Special Event Board Ordinance. For
a copy of the proposed amendment, please contact the Tribal At-
torney’s Office at 503-879-4664. Please send your comments to the
Tribal Attorney’s Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde,
Oregon 97347 or by e-mail to legal@grandronde.org.
Comments must be received by July 15, 2015. n
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Karan Scharf looks at a book that was part of a gift from her co-workers
in the Tribe’s Behavioral Health Department during her retirement
party held in the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center on Thursday,
June 4. She worked for the Tribe for 24 years and retired as the alcohol
and drug counselor. Her last day was Thursday, June 4.
O PEN E NROLLMENT
FOR
2015-2016
C HINUK K INDERGARTEN
I MMERSION
As of May 18th, 2015 we will be accepting registration applications for interested
incoming Kindergarteners. We are a half day immersion program offering instruction
in Chinuk through our culture and place-based curriculum. Our students attend
half day in our program and must be enrolled in Willamina Elementary School as
well. No prior language experience required, however we do have language and
tribal preference once we are at capacity.
Applications are available at Youth Education and can be turned in starting May 18th
Ali Holsclaw
K5 Chinuk Teacher
503-879-1490
ali.holsclaw@grandronde.org
Esther Stewart
K5 Chinuk Teacher
503-879-1443
esther.stewart@grandronde.org
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We enroll families, not just students. It is our
belief that the only way for the language to
live and flourish is for it to be learned and
used in the home by the whole family.