S moke S ignals
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
9
New Dala book available on Amazon
Tribal Elder Samantha Dala’s new book, “My Little Dragon Lissy,” be-
came available on Amazon on Tuesday, Jan. 12.
“It’s for those who still believe in dragons,” Dala said. The list price for
the new book is $31.99 for the paperback and $3.99 for the Kindle version.
Dala’s others books – “The Holly Tones,” “The Holly Tones 2” and “A
Special Case 1 2 3 and Beyond” also are available on the website.
Dala said she has donated copies of “The Holly Tones” books to the
Tribal Library.
“Seven books in one year is not bad,” Dala said about her writing pro-
ductivity. n
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Grand Ronde Tribal Police Chief Al LaChance, left, presents Tribal member
and Tribal Public Affairs Administrative Assistant Chelsea Clark with a
backpack of supplies for completing the Community Emergency Response
Team course during the Tribal Council meeting held in Council Chambers on
Wednesday, Jan. 20.
General Council meeting to be
held in Clackamas on Feb. 7
COUNCIL continued
from front page
which will harvest approximately
6,652 million board feet of tim-
ber in four regeneration cutting
blocks on Reservation trust lands
and earn an estimated $2.3 mil-
lion for the Tribe.
• Appointed John Lillard to the
Timber Committee and Joann
Mercier to the Election Board.
Both terms expire in March 2017.
• Approved the Tribe’s $76,450
State Homeland Security Grant
application to the Oregon Of-
fice of Emergency Management.
The Tribe’s application projects
include radio studies and equip-
ment, funding for a sandbag load-
ing station and continuing active
shooter training.
• Approved the enrollment of an in-
fant into the Tribe because he or
she meets the provisions outlined
in the Enrollment Ordinance and
Tribal Constitution.
By consensus, Tribal Council ap-
proved the agenda for the Sunday,
Feb. 7, General Council meeting to
be held at the Monarch Hotel off In-
terstate 205 near Clackamas Town
Center. The program will include
a Tribal investment presentation
from Robert W. Baird & Co. rep-
resentatives in executive session,
results of the Elders Committee
election and three $100 and five
$50 door prizes.
Emergency Operations Coordi-
nator Jamie Baxter also recognized
new members of the Tribe’s Com-
munity Emergency Response Team,
which includes Tribal employees
Lauri Smith, Rhonda Leno, Egypt
Leno, Shannon Simi, Stacia Martin,
Chelsea Clark and Holly Engles.
Also included in the Jan. 20 Trib-
al Council packet were authoriza-
tions to proceed to nominate Tribal
Council member Brenda Tuomi to
the National Indian Health Board’s
Centers for Disease Control Trib-
al Advisory Committee, appoint
Tribal Council member Denise
Harvey to the Polk County Sher-
iff’s Advisory Team and direct the
Natural Resources Department to
submit draft management plans for
the Chahalpam and Rattlesnake
Butte properties to the Bonneville
Power Administration and Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife for
agency review and public comment.
Another authorization to proceed
OK’d sending a proposed constitu-
tional amendment to the Bureau of
Indian Affairs for approval that will
ask Tribal voters to remove the par-
ent on the roll at time of birth and
time of application requirements
from the Tribal Constitution and
add language to the definition of
Grand Ronde blood.
The meeting, in its entirety, can
be viewed on the Tribal website,
www.grandronde.org, by clicking
on the News tab and then Video. n
Adult Members’ Trust and Minors’
Custodial & Rabbi Trust Funds
Ad created by George Valdez
Investments in the Adult Members’ Trust Fund and the Minors’ Custodial
and Rabbi Trust Funds are updated each business day. If you are a trust
participant and/or if you are the parent/guardian of a minor member, you
can access and review your balance and your minor child’s balance by
visiting www.401Save.com. To log-in, the initial User ID is your (or your
child’s) Social Security number, and the initial Password is “00” followed
by your (or your child’s) membership number. Once logged in, you can
customize your User ID and password for security purposes. If you have
any trouble logging in to or using the system, contact the 401Save Call
Center at 1-888-700-0808 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday
through Friday. n