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JULY 15, 2016
Food Bank provides
boxes, seeks help
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 distribution dates will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday,
July 15; 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 20; and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday,
July 29.
The Food Bank is continuing to offer preservation and canning
classes with the next one at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 27.
Those who are unable to pick up a food box may fill 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 fight to end
hunger since 1987 because no one should be hungry.
“We believe that everyone deserves to have enough to eat,” says
Food Bank Coordinator Francene Ambrose. “You are welcome to get
a food box at each of our regular weekly distributions. No one will be
turned away in need of a food box.”
In addition, the Food Bank is participating in a program called
Fresh Alliance where volunteers pick up food donations directly from
area stores. Volunteers with a truck who could pickup these stores at
least once a week and a partner to ride and help load the truck are
being sought.
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.
The Food Bank is an equal opportunity provider.
Contact Ambrose at 503-879-3663 or at fambrose@marionpolkfood-
share.org for more information or to volunteer.
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: 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
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Election Office opens July 25
Beginning Monday, July 25, through Thursday, Sept. 1, the Elec-
tion Office will be open from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and closed for lunch
from noon to 12:30 p.m. The Election Office is located in the Tribal
Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, and can be reached by
phone at 503-879-2271. If you call after hours, leave your name and
phone number and your call will be returned when a staff member
returns to the office. The Election Office also can be reached via e-mail
at election.board@grandronde.org.
Nine Tribal members are vying for three open Tribal Council seats.
Election Day will be Saturday, Sept. 10.
WIC visits Health & Wellness Center
Pregnant? Breastfeeding? Does your family include a child under the
age of 5? If so, you may qualify for the Women, Infants and Children
program. With WIC, people can receive answers to nutritional questions
and access fruits and vegetables, whole grains, eggs, milk, cheese, juice,
cereal and more.
A WIC representative visits the Health & Wellness Center on the first
and third Tuesday of the month, which will be July 19 and Aug. 2.
Walk-ins are welcome between 8:45 and 11 a.m. When WIC clients arrive
at the Health & Wellness Center, they should enter through the Wellness
Department located at the back of the medical wing.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 503-623-8175,
ext. 2297.
Board seeking younger veterans
The Tribal Veterans Special Event Board is recruiting younger
veterans – Iraqi and Afghanistan veterans – to join.
“Our committee is getting older,” said Veterans SEB Chairman
Steve Bobb Sr., who is a Vietnam War-era Marine Corps veteran.
Members of the Special Event Board attend events as flag carriers
and represent the Tribe and their branch of service.
Veterans interested in volunteering should contact Tribal Coun-
cil Chief of Staff Stacia Martin at 503-879-2304 or stacia.martin@
grandronde.org.
ATTENTION TRIBAL MEMBERS
COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD VACANCIES
The following Committees and Special Event Boards have vacant
positions.
Ceremonial Hunting Board
Election Board
Powwow SEB
1 Vacancy
1 Vacancy, 1 alternate vacancy
1 Vacancy
Please send completed applications to Stacia Martin,
9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
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.
• Culture Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month
at the Grand Ronde Food Bank/iskam mfkhmfk haws, 9675 Grand Ronde
Road. Chair: Betty Bly.
• Education Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday 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: Michael Mercier.
• 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 & Wellness Center. Chair: Patti Tom-Martin.
• Housing Board meets at 3 p.m. the third Thursday of the month in the
Housing Department conference room. Chair: Matt Thomas.
• Powwow Special Event Board meets monthly at noon at the Community
Center. Dates vary. Contact Dana Ainam at 503-879-2037 or Kalene Con-
treras at 503-879-2165. Chair: Dana Ainam.
• 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 old Elders Craft House. Chair: Steve Bobb Sr.
To update information on this list, contact Publications Coordinator Dean
Rhodes at 503-879-1463 or dean.rhodes@grandronde.org.
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