S MOKE S IGNALS
OCTOBER 1, 2015
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Food Bank provides Tribal Council approves
Head Start applications
boxes, seeks help Kennedy elected secretary
If you receive SNAP, TANF, SSI or LIHEAP assistance, you auto-
matically 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, Oct. 2; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 16; 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21; and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30.
No one will be turned away in need of a food box.
Those who are unable to pick up a food box may fi ll out an authorized
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 fi ght to end hunger
since 1987 because no one should be hungry.
“It takes a community to fi ght local hunger,” says Food Bank Coordi-
nator 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.”
A mandatory volunteer training is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon
Monday, Oct. 5, for those who have not yet attended. The training will
cover safe food handling, non-discrimination and warehouse safety.
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@marionpolkfood-
share.org for more information or to volunteer.
Offi cial 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/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 Hunting 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 fi rst Wednesday of the month at
Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center. Chair: Betty Bly.
• Education Committee meets at 5:15 p.m. on the fi rst 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 fi rst 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
to the Administration for Children
and Families Offi ce of Head Start
for grant funding to continue the
Tribal Head Start program at its
Wednesday, Sept. 16, meeting.
The application is seeking
$337,795 in Head Start funding
and $321,072 in Early Head Start
monies per year. The grant would
be for fi ve years.
The Head Start funds would
serve 20 center-based children and
the Early Head Start grant would
serve eight center-based children
and 20 home-based children.
The Tribe has received a Head
Start grant since 1998 and started
Early Head Start in 2009.
Planning and Grants Manager
Kim Rogers said that based on the
Tribe’s standing, its application is
not competitive. However, the Tribe
is limited to applying for the same
funding it currently receives.
Head Start serves children 3 to
5 years old and Early Head Start
targets 2-year-old children.
During the Sept. 15 Legislative
Action Committee meeting, Tribal
Council Chairman Reyn Leno said
the Tribe is currently analyzing
whether it wants to continue re-
ceiving federal Head Start funding,
which comes with guidelines and
regulations.
Instead, Leno said, Tribal Council
might decide to fund Head Start out
of Education endowment earnings,
allowing the Tribe to operate the
program as it sees fi t.
“Grants are great, but they also
come with rules and regulations
that we may view at this time that
we can afford to basically make
the funding even less costly and
basically serve our membership in
more of a way that we choose to do
here,” Leno said. “We’re not doing
away with Head Start.”
In other action, Tribal Council
elected Cheryle A. Kennedy as
secretary, replacing Toby McClary,
who did not seek re-election.
Kennedy was nominated by Trib-
al Council member Chris Mercier.
Tribal Council member Ed Pearsall
nominated Jon A. George, who de-
clined the nomination.
The meeting was the first for
newly elected Tribal Council mem-
ber Brenda Tuomi.
The meeting, in its entirety, can be
viewed on the Tribal website www.
grandronde.org under the News tab
and then click on Videos.
ATTENTION TRIBAL MEMBERS
COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD VACANCIES
The following Committees and Special Event Boards have vacant
positions.
Powwow SEB
1 Vacancy
Education 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.
Save The Date!!
Spectacular Spookghetti Fest Fundraiser
Help Raise Funds for Iskam MǝkʰMǝk-Haws
OCTOBER 24 TH , 4pm-6pm (tentative)
LOCATION: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Activities to be included:
ALL AGES COSTUME CONTEST &
JUDGED SPAGHETTI SAUCE CONTEST
SILENT AND ORAL AUCTION (SEEKING DONATIONS)
Please contact: Francene Ambrose at fambrose@marionpolkfoodshare.org
or 503-879-FOOD (3663) for more information.