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S moke S ignals
JANUARY 1, 2017
Helping Hand awards
Spirit Mountain Community Fund annually chooses two indi-
viduals to receive the Ye? lan Lima (Helping Hand) awards: one
non-management staff member and one volunteer who are recognized
for their outstanding service within the nonprofit community. For
2016, Dana Woolbright won the staff member award for her work as
a rural outreach attorney for the Survivors Justice Center at Lane
County Legal Aid and Advocacy Center in Eugene and Corey Eckley,
a volunteer with Bridgeway House in Eugene, was chosen to receive
the volunteer award. On Thursday, Dec. 22, Acting Spirit Mountain
Community Fund Director Louis King and Community Fund Board
of Trustees member Val Hoyle presented the awards.
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
Dana Woolbright, left, reacts to the news that she is a Ye? lan Lima Award
winner at the Legal Aid and Advocacy Center on Thursday, Dec. 22.
Spirit Mountain Community Fund Board of Trustees member Val Hoyle,
middle, and Acting Spirit Mountain Community Fund Director Louis
King, right, presented the award.
'This has been a
long time in coming'
MEETING continued
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standing and “to strengthen the
government-to-government rela-
tionships and facilitate communi-
cation and cooperation on matters
of mutual interest.”
The Grand Ronde Tribe becomes
the first Tribe to enter into this type
of MOU with the city.
“This has been a long time in
coming,” Tribal Council Vice Chair
Cheryle A. Kennedy said during
the Tuesday, Dec. 13, Legislative
Action Committee meeting. “I ap-
preciate all of the hard work that
our staff has done.”
The MOU states that the Tribe
and city will form a Policy Com-
mittee that will discuss issues and
reach further agreements. The
committee will be co-chaired by a
representative of the Tribe and the
city, and will meet quarterly.
Earlier in the week, outgoing
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales
signed the MOU on behalf of the
city.
In other action, Tribal Council:
• Approved an amendment to the
Elders’ Retirement & SSI Or-
dinance that will allow Tribal
Elders eligible for federal Social
Security benefits to qualify for the
Elder SSD Program;
• Re-appointed Matthew Kirkland
to the Spirit Mountain Gaming
Inc. Board of Directors with a
term ending in June 2019 and
appointed Rebecca Knight to the
board with a term ending in June
2018;
• Appointed Bryan Langley to the
Fish & Wildlife Committee with
a term ending in March 2018;
• Approved the purchase and sale
agreement for the 885-acre Coal
Creek/Cole Creek/4H Park forest-
land property in Tillamook Coun-
ty. The Tillamook County Board
of Commissioners approved the
sale agreement on Nov. 2;
• Approved a contract not to ex-
ceed $120,000 with Kal Ent Inc.
to provide accounting, payroll
and financial reporting software
implementation and training for
the Tribe’s Finance Department.
Tribal Controller Linda Hanna
said the Tribe is switching ven-
dors for the service;
• And approved the enrollment of
three infants into the Tribe be-
cause they meet the enrollment
requirements outlined in the
Tribal Constitution and Enroll-
ment Ordinance.
Also included in the Dec. 14 Trib-
al Council packet was an approved
authorization to proceed that OK’d
the forestland management plan
for the new Tribally owned property
in Tillamook County.
Tribal Lands Manager Jan Look-
ing Wolf Reibach performed the
cultural drumming and singing to
open the meeting.
The meeting, in its entirety, can
be viewed on the Tribal website,
www.grandronde.org, by clicking
on the News tab and then Video.
Corey Eckley, left, listens as Spirit Mountain Community Fund Board of
Trustees member Val Hoyle reads a letter telling her that she’s a Ye? lan
Lima Award winner at Bridgeway House on Thursday, Dec. 22. Eckley
has volunteered at the nonprofit for eight years. In the background is
Acting Spirit Mountain Community Fund Director Louis King.
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 third
Tuesday of the month, which will be Jan. 17.
Walk-ins are welcome between 9 a.m. and 4 p.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.
Bike helmets available
The Tribe’s Social Services Department has bicycle helmets
available for distribution. Those needing a helmet need to visit the
department and sign a helmet application, as well as get fitted.
For more information, contact Social Services at 503-879-2034.
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