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S moke S ignals
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Farewell, Kalene
General membership briefed
on 2017 draft budget
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
Photo by Brent Merrill
Tribal member and now former 477/Vocational Rehabilitation
Program Administrative Assistant Kalene Contreras receives a
necklace from Program Supervisor Michael Herrin, who was dressed
as Doc Brown from “Back to Future,” during a farewell gathering in the
Employment Services Center on Friday, Oct. 28. Several members of
Kalene’s family and her co-workers shared memories over cake and
cookies before she relocated to California. Contreras promised her
family and friends that she would be back in Oregon often.
CTGR Annual Fish Distribution
Natural Resources Department
Fish Lab
47010 S.W. Hebo Road
Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347
503-879-2424
Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 – 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 9, 2016 – 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Elders will have a special line established to expediently fill their requests. To ensure this, only Elder
orders will be filled using this line. Thank you for understanding and consideration of others.
PORTLAND SATELLITE OFFICE DISTRIBUTION
NO PORTLAND SATELLITE DISTRIBUTION
If picking up for others, a signed release AND copy of Tribal ID or
CIB is required!
No early or late pickup
Fish will NOT be mailed
If you have any questions please call the Natural Resources Department 503-879-2424.
DECEMBER 2016 Salmon Distribution Release
give
Signature of Tribal member:
Photo by Dean Rhodes
Tribal Finance Officer Chris Leno
discusses the 2017 draft budget
during the General Council meeting
held Sunday, Nov. 6, in the Tribal
gym. Deadline to comment on the
proposed spending plan for next
year will be Monday, Dec. 5.
ing will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday,
Dec. 4, in the Tribal Community
Center. The earlier meeting time is
to accommodate the Tribal Council
Christmas Party being held the
same day.
Tribal Council Vice Chair Cheryle
A. Kennedy also announced that
the February General Council
meeting will be held in Portland
and the April meeting will be held
in Eugene.
During other business, Gaston
donated a crocheted blue blanket
to Tribal Police Officer Tokata Te-
hama to show her support for the
“thin blue line,” which is a popu-
lar reference to law enforcement
throughout the country. Gaston
was helped by Tribal Council mem-
ber Chris Mercier in draping the
blanket around Tehama.
The meeting, without the execu-
tive session, can be viewed on the
Tribal website, www.grandronde.
org, by clicking on the News tab
and then Video. 
Governor's proclamation
GRAND RONDE LIVING and
ENROLLED TRIBAL MEMBERS
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The general membership was
briefed on the 2017 draft Tribal
budget in executive session during
the Sunday, Nov. 6, General Coun-
cil meeting held in the Tribal gym.
Finance Officer Chris Leno re-
viewed the draft budget in executive
session, which limits what Smoke
Signals can report. His 30-minute
presentation was followed by seven
comments and questions from the
sparse number of Tribal members
who attended the meeting, which
started about five minutes late
because a quorum of 30 Tribal
members had not been met.
Deadline to comment on the
2017 draft budget is 5 p.m. Mon-
day, Dec. 5. All Tribal households
were mailed a copy of the proposed
budget in their November Tilixam
Wawa.
In addition, Tribal members who
did not attend the meeting can
request a compact disc copy from
Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia
Martin at 503-879-2034 or stacia.
martin@grandronde.org.
The General Council meeting
opened with an invocation from
Tribal Elder and former Tribal
Council member Steve Bobb Sr.
Veronica Gaston, Ann Lewis and
Val Alexander won the $100 door
prizes and Lise Alexander, Bobb,
Julie Duncan, Debbie Anderson
and David Leno won the $50 door
prizes. Bobb, who is also chairman
of the Tribe’s Veterans Special
Event Board, donated his winnings
to the veterans.
In addition, Joanna Brisbois won
a gas card donated by Tribal Coun-
cil member Brenda Tuomi and her
husband, Ron, and Gary Williams
won a donated jar of strawberry
jam.
The next General Council meet-
, Roll Number
,
permission to pick up my salmon.
Date:
A copy of Tribal ID or CIB MUST accompany this release. No exceptions!