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S moke S ignals
DECEMBER 1, 2017
Tribal Council declares
$520 timber distribution
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
The first part of the two-part puz-
zle for Tribal members wondering
how much money they will receive
on Monday, Dec. 11, was answered
during the Wednesday, Nov. 15, Trib-
al Council meeting.
Tribal members will receive a $520
timber revenue payment in addition
to their yet-to-be-determined per
capita distribution. The per capita
amount will not be known until early
December.
Tribal Council voted to move the
per capita payment date up by four
days from the usual Friday date to
give Tribal members more time to
use their December distribution to
purchase Christmas presents.
Member Services Department staff
members will be in the Tribal Com-
munity Center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 11, to hand out the per
capita and timber distribution checks
to Tribal members. After 4 p.m., any
remaining checks will be taken to the
Grand Ronde post office and mailed.
In other action, Tribal Council:
• Approved the 2017-19 Tribal grant
agreement with the Oregon Health
Authority to help fund Tribal alco-
hol, tobacco and drug abuse pre-
vention services. The grant amount
cannot exceed $292,500;
• Appointed Tribal Council member
Jack Giffen Jr. to be the Grand
Ronde representative on the Wil-
lamette Falls Locks Commission
and Tribal Council Chairwoman
Cheryle A. Kennedy as the alter-
nate representative;
• And approved the enrollment of two
infants into the Tribe because they
meet the requirements outlined in
the Tribal Constitution and Enroll-
ment Ordinance.
Also included in the Nov. 15 Trib-
al Council packet were approved
authorizations to proceed and staff
directives that:
• Placed $500,000 in the proposed
2018 budget to re-establish the Eco-
nomic Development Department
with two employees and the funds
needed to conduct due diligence;
• Transferred $5,000 from general
contingency to cover the cost of
repairs on the Elders’ “big bus”;
• Approved using qualified inmate
labor from the federal prison in
Sheridan on Tribal government
projects provided that the inmate
labor does not displace Tribal mem-
ber workers;
• Approved up to $8,000 for a two-
day enrollment training to be held
in Grand Ronde on Nov. 29-30 by
Creating Stronger Nations;
• Directed Tribal staff to gather sta-
tistics on the number of homeless
people in the Grand Ronde area;
• And directed staff to file a motion
to intervene in the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission’s process
regarding the Pacific Connector
Pipeline and Jordan Cove Terminal
project that is proposing to build a
229-mile natural gas pipeline from
southeast of Klamath Falls to Coos
Bay in southern Oregon.
Tribal Council Chairwoman
Cheryle A. Kennedy discussed Tribal
Council’s practice of presenting gifts
to visitors as part of the cultural pre-
sentation to open the meeting. Tribal
Council Secretary Jon A. George also
discussed his approach to making
baskets as part of the cultural pre-
sentation.
The entire meeting can be viewed
on the Tribal website at www.gran-
dronde.org by clicking on the News
tab and then Video.
Clothes Closet open Friday mornings
The Clothes Closet is open from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first and
third Fridays of the month and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. all other Fridays
on the Tribal campus near the Elders Activity Center at the end of
Blacktail Drive.
The Clothes Closet accepts clothing, small appliances, small pieces
of furniture, electronics and household goods that are clean and in
good condition. It does not accept books, large TVs or large furniture,
but there is a community board where people can post those items.
Donations are accepted during regular business hours.
For more information or emergency clothes, contact Lori Walk-
er-Hernandez at 559-847-7565.
Turkey bowling
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
Tribal Budget Manager DeAnne Norton, right, celebrates her first-place
finish in the women’s category during the 14th annual Turkey Bowling
event held under the covered area at the Tribe’s Youth Education
building on Thursday, Nov. 16. Tribal Adult Foster Care Caregiver
Carmen Parren, left, finished second and Tribal Dental Hygienist Erin
Muchmore placed third. Forty-three people participated in this year’s
event and it was the fourth year in a row the same turkey was used as
the bowling ball. The prizes were gift cards.
WALK-IN DENTAL APPOI NTMENTS FOR KIDS <6
NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY FOR DENTAL CHECK-UPS FOR KIDS 5 AND
UNDER WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE SEEN AT THE TRIBAL CLINIC.
JUST COME ON IN!
We will check your child’s teeth during any of our clinic hours without an ap-
pointment. Dental check-ups are recommended beginning with the first
tooth!
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Dental Clinic
Phone 503-879-2020
Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 8:00—5:00; Thur 9:30-5:30
Tribal Maintenance Technician Brent Bruckner bowls his way to a
second-place finish in the men’s category in the 14th annual Turkey
Bowling event held under the covered area at the Tribe’s Youth
Education building on Thursday, Nov. 16. First place for the men was
captured by Tribal Dental Assistant Sam King and Tribal Maintenance
Technician Jason Bailey came in third.
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