NOVEMBER 1, 2017
S moke S ignals
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Food Bank provides
boxes, seeks help
2012 – Four former and current Oregon governors, including Gov.
John Kitzhaber, went on record to oppose an amendment to the state
Constitution that would allow a private casino in Wood Village, in
part because they felt the state should not break its promise to its
nine federally recognized Tribes. Kitzhaber, a longtime opponent of
gambling in Oregon, filmed a campaign ad, urging voters to reject
measures 82 and 83.
2007 – Tribal member Brad Leno talked about his upcoming
release from MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility and his hopes
for the future during the facility’s 10th annual Powwow. “I want to
give back to the community,” he said. “I do feel that I have a leg up,
coming up through this facility, being around the youths and hearing
all of their stories.”
2002 – The Health & Wellness
Center celebrated its fifth anni-
versary with a celebration. Tom
Austin, former executive director,
said the Tribe should be “very
proud” of the building and pro-
grams that had been developed
2002
File photo
in the five years since it opened.
1997 – Small Business Devel-
opment gave its annual program update at the General Council
meeting. Staff focused on the types of services offered to Tribal and
community members. Elaine Moore, division manager, described
Tribal small businesses ranging from construction to house cleaning
to arts and crafts.
1992 – Tribal member Elinore Jenness was recognized as “Entre-
preneur of the Month” for her in-home care business, Golden Age
Acres. The year before, she was nominated for Caregiver of the Year
by Lane County Senior Services.
1987 – The Grand Ronde Hotel was under consideration as the
site for Tribal offices. Administrators were considering leasing the
facility to consolidate programs in one location and help alleviate
overcrowding at current offices.
Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year in-
crements through the pages of Smoke Signals.
WIC visits monthly
Pregnant? Breastfeeding? Does your family include a child under
the age of 5?
If so, you may qualify for the Women, Infants and Children pro-
gram. 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 Tribal Community Center on the
third Tuesday of the month, which will be Nov. 21.
Walk-ins are welcome between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 503-
879-2034.
Helping Hands schedules meeting
The Clothes Closet, iskam mfkhmfk haws, Empowerment Outreach
Ministries, Lighthouse Church and A Cause For Paws have joined forces
in an effort to support local families.
The group, named Grand Ronde Helping Hands, seeks to bring together
those who are supporting families in Grand Ronde to share services and
resources, and create a resource guide.
Helping Hands’ next meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov.
13, at iskam mfkhmfk haws, 9675 Grand Ronde Road. If you provide any
type of services to families in the community, consider attending. The
group is looking for meal site calendars, food box sites, clothes closets,
showers and laundry services.
There also will be a collection day at iskam mfkhmfk haws from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11. Donations are being sought of holiday
food box items, men’s clothing, pet items and newer toys for Christmas
presents, as well as tents, tarps, sleeping bags, pillows, warm blankets,
rain gear and heavy jackets to restock the shelves.
Helping Hands continues to seek a volunteer with graphic arts skills to
create a logo that represents all of the organizations. The logo would be
used on business cards, a banner and possibly a website, and the artist
possibly would receive a small honorarium.
For more information, contact Food Bank Coordinator Francene Ambrose
at 503-879-3663 or by e-mail at fambrose@marionpolkfoodshare.org.
The Grand Ronde Food Bank – iskam mfkhmfk haws – is oper-
ated 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, Nov. 3;
• 10 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11;
• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 (holiday box distribution).
The Food Bank will be closed the week of Nov. 20-24 in observance
of the Thanksgiving holiday and re-open on Friday. Dec. 1.
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.
The Food Bank continues to seek volunteers to help with repacking
food, putting food on the shelves, handing out food boxes and end-
of-month inventory.
“I would like to thank everyone for participating in this year’s food
preservation classes taught by Oregon State University Extension
staff and volunteers,” Ambrose said. “We were able to can salmon
and eel during our last class. Also, thank you to the Food Access
and Community Team for putting on such a fun mfkhmfk Mania
event and providing the Food Resource Guide. Many thanks to the
community and volunteers for supporting our annual holiday food
box fundraiser, the Grandiose Ghoulash Gathering.”
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.
ATTENTION CTGR TELEPHONE SERVICE
If you have an emergency and need to dial “911” you must first dial a
“9” (9911). The only calls that do not require that you dial a 9+ are those
made from the CTGR extensions within the CTGR campus and/or those
who use CTGR Tel for their home phone service.
Seeking your donations for 4 organizations!
G RAND R ONDE H ELPING H ANDS
I SKAM M ƎK ʰM ƎK -H AWS , T HE C LOTHES C LOSET , E MPOWERMENT O UTREACH MINISTRIES , AND
A C AUSE FOR P AWS ARE WORKING TOGETHER
You’ve got it. We want it!
SATURDAY, NOV. 11, 2017
10 A.M. TO 2 P.M.
GIVE TO 4 ORGANIZATIONS IN ONE LOCATION!
Iskam MǝkʰMǝk-Haws is seeking holiday food box
items: yams, stuffing, gravy, cake mixes, pie shells,
pudding, flour, sugar, and canned vegetables.
The Clothes Closet is seeking newer toys for
Christmas presents.
Empowerment Outreach is seeking rain gear, boots,
pants, hats, coats, gloves, tarps, sleeping bags
(broken zipper ok) for homeless families.
A Cause for Paws is seeking pet food, toys, and beds.
We will take books for our lending library.
Clean out your food pantry, we’ll figure out the
expiration dates!
If you are not sure, bring it in or give us a call.
Iskam MǝkʰMǝk-Haws
9675 Grand Ronde Road
Grand Ronde, OR 97347
503-879-FOOD (3663)
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