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12 S moke S ignals JANUARY 1, 2017 Fund has given out 2,400 grants since 1997 FUND continued from front page Elementary School Principal Sarah Norwood reported that the district has a high special education population and the district contin- ues to keep enrolling students who need more instruction and atten- tion than the average child. District Superintendent Carrie Zimbrick said if the district con- tinues to grow at this pace, there may be no other choice than to send a bond measure to voters. She said new housing construction in Willamina and Grand Ronde is contributing to the increase in students in the district. About one-third of Willamina School District students are Native American and most of them are members of or descendants of mem- bers of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. During the fourth-quarter check distribution, which was postponed from Dec. 14 because of a winter storm in the Willamette Valley, the Community Fund gave out 38 grants – 26 large grants and 12 small -- totaling $701,385, bringing the 2016 distribution to 156 grants totaling $4.4 million. Since its inception in 1997, the Community Fund has given out 2,400 grants totaling $72.3 million. The Community Fund, the phil- anthropic arm of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, receives 6 percent of proceeds from Spirit Mountain Casino and distributes that money through quarterly grants to nonprofit organizations in 11 northwestern Oregon counties and annually to the nine federally recognized Tribes in the state. Tribal members Zoey Holsclaw, Santiago Atanacio and Jeff Mercier performed a welcome song to the approximately 23 agency represen- tatives who attended. Tribal Council member Jack Giffen Jr. also welcomed agency representatives to Grand Ronde. “This Tribe has come a long ways since those days,” Giffen said while recounting the pre-Restoration tra- dition of returning to Grand Ronde annually to meet at the Tribal Cemetery on Memorial Day. “Spirit Mountain Casino has afforded this Tribe to build the infrastructure and bring back the culture of 27 different Tribes and Bands that is united today to make up what I call our modern-day culture.” Giffen added that the Tribe con- tinues to develop partnerships with nonprofits and educate Oregonians about the Grand Ronde Tribe. Tribal Council members Denise Harvey, who is also a Community Fund Board of Trustees member, and Kathleen George, former Com- munity Fund director, also attend- ed the opening of the event. As is customary, the Community Fund played a 12-minute video that briefly surveyed the Tribe’s history and discussed what effect Commu- nity Fund grants have had on other nonprofit organizations. Acting Spirit Mountain Commu- nity Fund Director Louis King then read off the list of grant recipients while Sho Dozono, Community Fund Board of Trustees chairman, handed out checks while festively dressed in a Christmas cap. Other recipients of large grants – more than $5,000 – were: • A Family For Every Child of Eu- gene, $25,000, for its family pres- ervation and finding program; • Airway Science For Kids of Port- land, $37,925, for its efforts to inspire young learners; • Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon located in Portland, $25,000, for its youth and parent empowerment program; • Black Parent Initiative of Port- land, $25,000, for its “Pre-birth Through First 1,000 Days” ini- tiative; • Bradley Angle House of Portland, $20,000, for culturally specific program capacity building; • Chess For Success of Portland, $25,000, for its “Athletics for the Mind” program; • Columbia Riverkeeper of Hood River, $20,000, for its “Clean Water Champions” effort; • Downtown Languages of Spring- field, $15,000, to fund a family and youth program coordinator; • Falls City School District, $25,000, for its Family Academ- ics Community and Enrichment for Success afterschool program; • KairosPDX of Portland, $30,000, for its “Family Impact” project; • Montessori Northwest of Port- land, $25,000, for classroom ex- pansion at its Alder location; • My Sisters’ Place of Newport, $15,000, for agency streamlining; • Native Fish Society Inc. of Oregon City, $25,000, for empowering, inspiring and growing a network of local grassroots advocates; • Neighborhood Economic De- velopment Corp. of Springfield, $15,000, for its “Youth Food In- novators” program; • New Avenues For Youth of Port- land, $25,000, to help fund its LGBTQ/mental health-focused life coach; • N o r t h w e s t O u t w ar d Bo u n d School of Portland, $15,000, for its program in Portland schools; • Northwest Youth Corps of Eu- gene, $30,000, for its Native American inclusion initiative; • Opehlia’s Place of Eugene, $16,500, for a pilot program with Bethel schools to empower girls; • Oregon CASA Network of Eu- gene, $20,000, for its “Diversity, Inclusion & Disproportionality” effort; • REAP Inc. of Portland, $30,000, to expand its “Solutions” pro- Massage at Health & Wellness Center Mind, Body & Soul Therapeutic Massage started at the Health & Well- ness Clinic one day a week on Aug. 25. Remember: Appointments for massage are not managed by the Health & Wellness Center staff. To schedule an appointment, call 971-237-2561. gram; • Salem Schools Foundation, $25,000, for its “Pathway to Post-Graduation Success” effort; • Self Enhancement Inc. of Port- land, $50,000, for its “Youth Potential Realized” program; • Tillamook County Women’s Re- source Center, $25,000, to fund domestic violence advocacy in health care; • Tillamook School District, $6,500, to fund its “Trauma Informed Practice” effort; • And Upstream Public Health of Portland, $25,000, for expanding its early childhood oral health program; Recipient of small grants -- $5,000 or less – were: • Boost Oregon of Portland, $5,000, to provide guides about childhood vaccinations for parents and health care providers; • Casa Latinos Unidos de Benton County of Corvallis, $5,000, for its “Aplicate! As Tu Tarea! (Apply Yourself! Do Your Homework!)” program; • Coastal Range Food Bank Inc. of Blodgett, $3,000, for its food as- sistance and nutrition program; • Joint Forces Dance Company of Eugene, $4,785, for its “EVERY- Body Can Dance” program; • Kings Valley Community Trust of Philomath, $3,000, to purchase playground and winterized ex- ercise equipment for its Youth Community Center; • Mid-Lane Cares of Veneta, $5,000, for its emergency food pantry; • MRG Foundation of Portland, $5,000, for its “Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy, Reframed in Oregon” program; • Operation Nightwatch of Port- land, $5,000, for a mental health initiative; • Parent Partnership of Cottage Grove, $5,000, for its McKinney Vento program; • Rose Haven of Portland, $5,000, for its “Bloom: Wellness and Em- powerment for Women” effort; • Willamette Valley Law Project of Woodburn, $5,000, for its “Breaking Barriers” program at Woodburn Academy of International Studies; • And World Salmon Council Inc. of Portland, $4,675, for its “Salmon Watch” effort. In the spirit of Potlatch, the Community Fund also raffled off three prizes that went to Operation Nightwatch, MRG Foundation and Joint Forces Dance Co. After receiving their checks, agen- cy representatives posed with Dozo- no for photographs taken by Tribal photographer Michelle Alaimo. Includes information from the Yamhill County News Register. PUBLIC NOTICE COLUMBIA RIVER SYSTEM OPERATIONS — ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration, referred to as the Action Agencies, intend to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on the Columbia River System operations and configurations for 14 federal projects in the interior Columbia Basin. In this Columbia River System Operations EIS, the three agencies will present a reasonable range of alternatives for long-term system operations and evaluate the potential environmental and socioeconomic impacts on flood risk management, irrigation, power generation, navi- gation, fish and wildlife, cultural resources and recreation. The Action Agencies will serve as joint-lead agencies in developing the EIS. Comments received during the public scoping period (Sept. 30, 2016 — Jan. 17, 2017) provides anyone who is interested an opportunity to help the agencies identify issues and concerns that could be analyzed in the EIS. The agencies welcome your comments, suggestions and information that may inform the scope of issues, potential effects, and range of alternatives that should be evaluated in the EIS. Letters of comment or inquiry can be submitted to comment@crso.info or addressed to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division, Attn: CRSO EIS, P.O. Box 2870, Portland, Ore. 97208-2870. All comments need to be submitted by Jan. 17, 2017. For additional information, please visit www.crso.info or call 1-800-290-5033.
