S MOKE S IGNALS
SEPTEMBER 1, 2018
So long, summer
Adult Members’ Trust and Minors’
Custodial & Rabbi Trust Funds
Investments in the Adult Members’ Trust Fund and the Minors’ Cus-
todial and Rabbi Trust Funds are updated each business day.
If you are a trust participant and/or if you are the parent/guardian
of a minor member, you can access and review your balance and your
minor child’s balance by visiting www.401Save.com.
To log-in, the initial User ID is your (or your child’s) Social Security
number, and the initial Password is “00” followed by your (or your child’s)
membership number. Once logged in, you can customize your User ID and
password for security purposes. If you have any trouble logging in to or
using the system, contact the 401Save Call Center at 1-888-700-0808
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pacifi c time, Monday through Friday. n
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Reanna Powley puts ketchup on her hot dog during the ninth annual
End of Summer Community BBQ Bash & Movie Night held at the covered
basketball court in Tribal Housing on Friday, Aug. 24. Almost 90 people
attended the event that included dinner, raffl e prizes and a movie. The
event was organized by the Tribe’s Youth Prevention Program.
Tribe receives $220,584 FEMA grant
The Tribe was notifi ed on Friday, Aug. 24, that it is the recipient of a
$220,584 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which
is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Tribal Planning & Grants Manager Kim Rogers said the three-year Trib-
al Homeland Security Grant will fund a cell phone repeater mini-tower on
the Reservation’s forestland, as well as fund a secure Tribal identifi cation
card program for the Tribe’s Enrollment Offi ce. The grant also will fund
other equipment items, supplies and indirect costs, Rogers said. n
‘Being able to help people is the
most rewarding part of this job’
MEMBER SERVICES
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projects, such as the transfer and
return of the Molalla Kate objects
from Fort Vancouver, which was a
two-year process.
She also assisted with securing
a long-term loan of the Summers
Collection items from the British
Museum. The 16 items are now
included in an exhibit called “Rise
of the Collectors” at the Chachalu
Tribal Museum and features ar-
tifacts collected at Grand Ronde
shortly after the Reservation was
established in the 1850s.
Montano is descended from the
Holmes family. Her mother, Tammy
Chavez, works in the Tribe’s Finance
Department. Her grandmother is
Betty Dick and great-grandmother
is Arlene Holmes.
She and husband Jose have been
married for 11 years and are raising
six children ages 5 to 16. They live
in Willamina and enjoy attending
their children’s various sporting
and school events.
Montano grew up in McMinnville
and graduated from Sheridan High
School. She holds two associate de-
grees from Chemeketa Community
College and a bachelor’s degree in
business and social sciences from
Western Oregon University.
With the Member Services De-
partment currently short two em-
ployees, Montano has her hands
full doing three jobs.
“Right now, I do all of it,” she
says. “I handle the Elders pensions,
Social Security and disability stuff
that comes through as well as en-
rollment.”
Tribal Council Chief of Staff Sta-
cia Hernandez said Montano is a
great addition to Member Services.
“Having come from our Cultural
Resources Department, she has a
deep understanding of community
and knows our Tribal families,”
Hernandez says. “There is no doubt
in my mind that she will serve our
members to the best of her ability
and I look forward to working with
her in her new capacity as Member
Services Program manager.”
Montano says the most chal-
lenging part of her job so far has
been having to learn how to do
things very quickly and estab-
lishing new relationships with the
membership.
“Being able to help people is the
most rewarding part of this job,”
she says. “In Culture, I helped peo-
ple stay connected to their history,
and part of that was summer youth
coming in and discovering things
about their family history they
didn’t know, which was very neat.
But now it is more just helping
people in general, sometimes they
just need an ear to listen.”
Montano’s short-term goals in-
clude getting the department fully
staffed and becoming more effi cient
at providing services. A long-term
goal is getting Tribal members’
minds more at ease regarding en-
rollment issues. n
Join us!
October 24-25
LOCATION // Grand Ronde, OR
www.grandronde.org/hcsummit
Wanting to share your spirituality with others?
Be a Mentor and guide those to a better way?
Volunteer with the Dept. of Corrections Religious Services
Needed are SWEAT LODGE AND SPIRITUAL LEADERS .
THE NEED IS GREAT AT ALL FACILITES. ESPECIALLY FOR ALL TRIBAL MEMBERS.
OUR ELDERS FOUGHT TO HAVE NATIVE RELIGION HONORED AT PRISONS.
CURRENTLY, WE ARE LACKING VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE THAT.
BE THAT PERSON - CHANGE LIVES- MAKE A DIFFERENCE
VOLUNTEER TODAY!
LINK TO APPLICATION PAGE
https://www.oregon.gov/doc/OMR/docs/pdf/Volunteer_Intern.pdf
QUESTIONS or ASSISTANCE
CONTACT VOLUNTEERS SERVICES OR ANITA ESPINO @ 503-983-5783 CALL OR TEXT
Anita.L.Espino@doc.state.or.us (CTSI Tribal Member-Niece to Aggie Pilgrim)
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