S moke S ignals
JULY 1, 2015
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Food Bank provides Tribal Council OK four
boxes, seeks help grant applications
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.
Thursday, July 2; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 11; 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Friday, July 17; 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 22; and 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. Friday, July 31. The food bank is closed on Friday, July 3,
in observance of the Fourth of July.
No one will be turned away in need of a food box.
Those who are unable to pick up a food box may fill out an autho-
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 mfkhmfk haws – is run by
Marion-Polk Food Share, which has been leading the fight to end
hunger since 1987 because no one should be hungry.
“It takes a community to fight local hunger,” says Food Bank Co-
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. n
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: ww.facebook.com/CTGRRoyalty
•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 meets at 1 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at
Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center. Chair: Betty Bly.
• Education Committee meets at 5:15 p.m. on the first Monday of the month
in the Adult Education building. Chair: Tammy Cook.
• Elders Committee meets at 10 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month 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 Committee meets at 10 a.m. the second Wednesday of the month
in the Health and Wellness Center. Chair: Patti Tom-Martin.
• Powwow Special Event Board meets TBA at the Community Center. Chair:
Dana Ainam.
• Social Services Committee meets at 3 p.m. the third Wednesday of 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 Board meets at 5 p.m. the first Tuesday of the
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.
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
Tribal Council approved applying
for four grants during its Wednes-
day, June 17, meeting.
The largest grant applied for –
$150,000 from Spirit Mountain
Community Fund’s Tribal Grant pro-
gram – would help design and build a
community building in Grand Ronde
that could be used by community pro-
grams and organizations, including
partial use by a local church.
Other grants applied for include
$33,207 in funding from the Natu-
ral Resources Conservation Service
to conduct early seral habitat en-
hancement projects on two of the
Reservation’s elk meadows and
on portions of the Thomson and
South Yamhill properties, a $62,500
Oregon Emergency Management
Performance grant that would cover
part of the Emergency Operations
coordinator and a half-time assis-
tant, trainings and event exercis-
es, supplies and communications
equipment, and a $107,360 Trans-
portation and Growth Management
grant that would cover the cost of
updating or replacing the Tribe’s
2007 Transportation System Plan.
In other action, Tribal Council
approved a memorandum of agree-
ment between the Portland Harbor
Natural Resources Trustees and
the Freshwater Trust, which pro-
vides for Tribal oversight and in-
put, as well as associated funding,
on a potential project benefitting
Tribally important species such
as salmon and lamprey near West
Hayden Island.
Tribal Council also approved the
enrollment of five applicants into
the Tribe.
Land and Culture Department
employees Michael Karnosh, Da-
vid Harrelson and Jordan Mercier
performed the cultural drumming
and singing 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. n
Free pet food available
A Cause For Paws, operated by Joni Kucewicz, distributes free dog and
cat food between 10 and 11 a.m. Fridays in the back parking lot of Bonanza
Antique Mall at the corner of Grand Ronde Road and Highway 18.
“I buy pet food with all the proceeds I receive from selling collectibles
in a booth I rent at the antique store,” Kucewicz says. “I also receive pet
food donations from several caring individuals in the community and a
business in McMinnville occasionally. I set up a big rummage sale in July
and buy pet food with all the proceeds from that, too.”
Kucewicz started A Cause For Paws in September 2013 and to date 40
people have signed up.
“I feel many people are able to keep their pets because they know they
have a resource for food for them,” she added. “Anyone is welcome.”
Kucewicz can be contacted at jonikucewicz@gmail.com. n
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. n