S moke S ignals
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
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Former Tribal Council member
Valarene Grout walks on at 83
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
November
• Sunday, Nov. 4 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Tribal Community
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Wednesday, Nov. 7 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Friday, Nov. 9 – Veterans Day Meal, 5 p.m., Tribal Community Center,
9615 Grand Ronde Road. 541-480-5932.
• Monday, Nov. 12 – Veterans Day observed. Tribal offices closed.
• Wednesday, Nov. 14 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Thursday, Nov. 15 – Elders Fishing Trip, 8 a.m., Hagg Lake near
Forest Grove. 503-879-2233.
• Sunday, Nov. 18 – 35th Restoration Celebration, 10 a.m., Spirit Moun-
tain Casino, 26820 S.W. Salmon River Highway. 503-879-1418.
• Wednesday, Nov. 21 – Grand Ronde Restoration Day observed. Tribal
offices closed.
• Thursday, Nov. 22, and Friday, Nov. 23 – Thanksgiving holiday ob-
served. Tribal offices closed.
• Wednesday, Nov. 28 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
December
• Sunday, Dec. 2 – General Council meeting, 10 a.m., Tribal Community
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Sunday, Dec. 2 – Tribal Council Christmas Party, 11 a.m., Tribal gym,
9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Wednesday, Dec. 12 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Tuesday, Dec. 25 – Christmas Day holiday observed. Tribal offices
closed.
• Wednesday, Dec. 26 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
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. Pacific time, Monday through Friday.
Five-term Tribal Council member
Valarene M. “Val” Grout walked on
Saturday, Oct. 13, at the age of 83.
Grout was born on March 20,
1935, to DeWalt and Arvella Houck.
Her great-grandparents were Dave
and Turner LaChance Leno and
John and Cecile Leno Warren. Her
grandparents were John and Fran-
ces Leno Porter Houck and Abe and
Maude Warren Hudson.
She and her husband, Peter
Grout, had five children: Sharon
Freund, Janell Haller, Richard
Grout, Penny DeLoe and Boone
Grout.
She was a resident of Tillamook,
where she lived with her husband
and mother. Her husband preceded
her in death.
Grout served on Tribal Council
from 1987-’92, ’93-’96, ’97-2000 and
2001-’04. She also ran for Tribal
Council in 2004 and ’05.
In her final Tribal Council candi-
date statement in 2005, she said,
“I learned that my success on the
Tribal Council is best stated as
a ‘team effort,’ as a team we can
make the commitment to secure
the Grand Ronde Tribe’s right
to self-govern to control our own
destiny and develop programs that
have and will enhance the Tribal
members’ quality of life. I am very
proud to have been a part of this
success through the years.”
She also served on the first Tribal
corporation board of directors and
sat on the committee that worked
on the Elders assisted living fa-
cilities. She also was well-known
for preparing meals for all of the
Valarene M. “Val” Grout
Tribe’s early powwows.
In her later years, Grout lived at
the Elders assisted living facilities
on the Tribal campus. In addition,
she continued to remain active in
Tribal affairs, attending General
Council and Tribal Council meet-
ings to express her concerns and
opinions.
Bollman Funeral Home in Dal-
las assisted the family with ar-
rangements. A funeral service
was held Thursday, Oct. 18, in
the Tribal gym with a meal that
followed at the Elders Activity
Center, 48940 Blacktail Drive.
Interment occurred at the Tribal
Cemetery.
Grout became the fifth former
Tribal Council member to walk
on in 2018. Other former Tribal
leaders to walk on have included
Marvin Kimsey in March, Wink
Soderberg in June, Margaret Pro-
vost in August and Bob Mercier in
September.
Restoration jammin’
Official Tribal Facebook pages
• Smoke Signals: www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/
• Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde: www.facebook.com/CTGRgov
• Grand Ronde Tribal Council: www.facebook.com/TheConfederat-
edTribesOfGrandRondeTribalCouncil
• Grand Ronde Health & Wellness: www.facebook.
com/GRHWC
• Spirit Mountain Community Fund: www.face-
book.com/SpiritMountainCommunityFund
• Youth Education: www.facebook.com/CTGRY-
outhEducation
• Grand Ronde Station: www.facebook.com/Gran-
dRondeStation
• Grand Ronde Royalty: www.facebook.com/CTGRRoyalty
• Community Garden: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeCommuni-
tyGarden
• Food Bank: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeFoodBank
• Youth Council: www.facebook.com/CTGRYouthCouncil
• Social Services Department:
www.facebook.com/CTGRSocialservices/
• Children & Family Services: www.facebook.com/CTGRCFS/
• Grand Ronde Higher Education: www.facebook.com/Grand-
Ronde-Higher-Ed
• Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department: www.facebook.com/
Grand-Ronde-Tribal-Police-Department
• Grand Ronde Cultural Education: www.facebook.com/
Grand-Ronde-Cultural-Education
Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez
Tribal Elder Debi Anderson, right, pours a berry mixture into a jar
during a canning session as Elder Barbara Feehan, left, looks on
at the Grand Ronde Food Bank on Monday, Oct. 22. Several Tribal
members worked on canning mixed berry jam for the upcoming 35th
Restoration Celebration that will be held Sunday, Nov. 18, at Spirit
Mountain Casino. Jams have been canned for several Tribal functions
for at least 10 years. The goal was to can 250 jars of jam and 209 were
eventually canned.
Massage at Health & Wellness Center
Mind, Body & Soul Therapeutic Massage started at the Health & Well-
ness Clinic last year. Remember: Appointments for massage are not
managed by the Health & Wellness Center staff. To schedule an appoint-
ment, call 971-237-2561.
