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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 15, 2016)
PRESORTED STANDARD MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID PORTLAND, OR PERMIT NO. 700 Employees honored for years of service — pg. 10 APRIL 15, 2016 Carnegie course Employees seek professional, personal development By Brent Merrill Smoke Signals staff writer A well-dressed, professional man stands be- fore a classroom filled with 22 employees representing various departments of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Spirit Mountain Casino workforce. He speaks with a style and comfort that only comes from being well-rehearsed. Mike Stack, president of The Stack Group that presents the Dale Carnegie Training course from an office in Tigard, talks about the secrets for building courage, how to build a foundation for success, becoming a better listener and increas- ing self-confidence. And just about the time when most students would succumb to distraction by what is occur- ring out the window or on their cellphone, Stack leaps into the air and shouts, “You don’t take the Dale Carnegie course, you live it!” Stack orders the course’s participants to do the same and leap into the air while repeating the training’s signature phrase. Participants repeat the task until they have satisfied Stack’s desire to see them “work at it” and yell the words at the top of their lungs – anything less than full volume is not going to meet his expectations. The Dale Carnegie course “Skills for Success” was an eight-week training held in Grand Ronde at the Employment Services building from 8:30 a.m. to noon Monday. The course began with a preliminary introductory meeting Thursday, Feb. 18, and concluded Monday, April 11. Nine- teen of the participants were Tribal members. Employees who took the course were Parks and Recreation Specialist Jerry Bailey, Pur- See COURSE continued on page 13 Courtesy photo Shane and Deborah Callandret had their newborn daughter Aponi at Salem Health Family Birth Center in Salem. The couple was scheduled on Monday, March 28, to be the first marriage ceremony held in Tribal Court since re-adoption of the Marriage Ordinance, but Deborah’s water broke early in the morning and they were married in their hospital room at the birth center instead. Aponi was born Tuesday, March 29. Change of plans Broken water derails first marriage slated in Tribal Court By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor he first marriage ceremony scheduled to take place in Tribal Court since Tribal Council resurrected the Tribal Marriage Ordinance was moved to another location because of water — broken water. T Leno appointed to Veterans’ Affairs Advisory Committee By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor O regon Gov. Kate Brown appointed Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno to the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Advisory Committee on Wednesday, March 16. Leno, who served in Vietnam from 1970 to ’71 with the Marine Corps, will serve a four-year term lasting through March 15, 2020. The Advisory Committee is a group of nine military veter- ans appointed by Oregon’s gov- Reyn Leno ernor to provide counsel to state Department of Veterans’ Af- See COMMITTEE continued on page 22 Even in this day and age of fairly accurate due dates and induced labor, Mother Nature can still put a monkey wrench in even the best laid plans. See MARRIAGE continued on page 16 Tribal Council proposes two constitutional amendments By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor T ribal Council decided in identical 5-2 votes to send two proposed Tribal Con- stitution amendments to voters during its Wednesday, April 6, meeting. The first amendment would, if approved by voters, remove the parent on the roll at time of birth and time of application require- ments and add language defining “Grand Ronde blood.” The new definition, with new wording in italics, would read: “Grand Ronde blood is defined as all Indian blood derived from a direct ancestor whose name val- idly appears on the official Tribal membership roll prepared under See AMENDMENTS continued on page 14