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S moke S ignals
AUGUST 1, 2017
Tribal gym open as
a cooling center
2012 – Two measures that would have amended the Oregon Con-
stitution to allow private casinos in the state and another that would
specifically approve one going into the former Multnomah Greyhound
Park in Wood Village qualified to appear on the November ballot, the
Secretary of State’s Office announced.
2007 – Tribal Elders Gene LaBonte and Marcella Selwyn were hon-
ored as King and Queen of Elder Honor Day held in the Tribal gym.
2002 – Tribal member Allison Em-
pey was one of 16 valedictorians at
McMinnville High School. She and
fellow valedictorian Justin Tillery
were chosen by their peers to speak
for the group during graduation ex-
ercises.
1997 – Members of the Pacific
Northwest Regional Council of the
President’s Council on Sustainable
Development met with Tribal Coun-
cil during a dinner held at Spirit
Mountain Casino. The council was
appointed by President Bill Clinton.
1992 – The Tribe was working
with the Community Action Agency 2002
File photo
of Yamhill County to start a Head
Start program in Grand Ronde beginning in September. Head Start
is a free program for families and their children who have special
educational needs.
1987 – More than 200 people listened to testimony by supporters and
opponents of a Grand Ronde Reservation at a field hearing chaired by
Congressman Les AuCoin held at Grand Ronde Elementary School.
AuCoin and Sen. Mark Hatfield submitted two proposed Reservation
bills that called for the establishment of either a 15,665-acre or 5,116-
acre Reservation for the restored Tribe.
Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year in-
crements through the pages of Smoke Signals.
Due to possible triple-digit temperatures in the Grand Ronde area during
the week of Monday, July 31, through Friday, Aug. 4, the Tribal gym will
be open as a cooling center.
There will be tables and chairs set up in the front lobby with water and
snacks available.
Cooling center hours will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except for Tues-
day, Aug. 1, when the center will remain open until 7:30 p.m. People who
use the gym as a cooling center must abide by the rule of supervision by
someone 18 years of age or older.
For more information, contact Recreation Specialist Harris Reibach at
503-879-1369 or harris.reibach@grandronde.org.
NIGA summit
Contributed photo
Tribal Council member Denise Harvey, second from right, posed with
California Rep. Nancy Pelosi (sixth from right), Minority Leader in the
U.S. House of Representatives, on Wednesday, July 19, while attending
the National Indian Gaming Association Summer Legislative Summit
held in Washington, D.C. Between Pelosi and Harvey is former Sen. Ben
Nighthorse of Colorado. Harvey also met with Washington Rep. Derek
Kilmer while attending the summit.
MARRIAGES IN TRIBAL COURT
Tribal Court is now issuing marriage licenses and is able to perform
marriage ceremonies for a filing fee of $40. For questions regarding sched-
uling, please contact the Tribal Court at 503-879-2303.
O S U E X T EN S I O N S E RVI C E A N D M A RI O N P O L K F O O D S H AR E P RE S EN T
Plan, Shop, Save, Cook!
Topics Include
Meal planning
Budgeting
FREE Nutrition and Cooking Class
Tuesdays
July 18
Food groups
Physical activity
Sign up by July 11, 2017
Call 503-581-3855
to sign up
July 25
August 1
August 8
10:00am—11:30am
Come learn and have fun!
Oregon State University Extension Service offers educational programs, activities, and materials without discrimination based on age, color, disability,
gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran’s status.
This material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP provides nutrition assistance to people with low
income. SNAP can help you buy nutritious foods for a better diet. For information about SNAP in Oregon, please call 211. USDA is equal opportuni-
ty provider and employer.
Food Bank provides
boxes, seeks help
The Grand Ronde Food Bank – iskam mfkhmfk haws – is operated
by Marion-Polk Food Share, which has been leading the fight to end
hunger since 1987 because no one should be hungry.
Recipients of SNAP, TANF, SSI or LIHEAP assistance automat-
ically qualify for assistance at the Grand Ronde Food Bank, 9675
Grand Ronde Road. No one will be turned away in need of a food box.
“We believe that everyone deserves to have enough to eat,” Food
Bank Coordinator Francene Ambrose says. “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.”
Upcoming food box distribution dates will be:
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4;
• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12;
• 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16;
• 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23.
Those who are unable to pick up a food box can fill out an autho-
rized representative form and that person can pick up a food box on
your behalf. The authorization is good for one year.
“Plan, Shop, Save, Cook!” classes are a partnership with the Oregon
State Extension Services. These classes are open to everyone. Topics
will include meal planning, budgeting and nutrition. The classes will
be held 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 8.
The Food Bank continues to seek volunteers to help with repack-
ing food, putting food on the shelves, handing out food boxes and
end-of-month inventory. In addition, volunteers are being sought
for the Fresh Alliance program and Salem Harvest.
Call to ensure someone is available to assist. People 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.
Call Ambrose at 503-879-3663 or contact her at fambrose@mari-
onpolkfoodshare.org for more information or to volunteer.