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S MOKE S IGNALS
JANUARY 1, 2019
Tribal Council approves more
apartment complex construction
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
Tribal members seeking to return
to the Reservation and live in an
apartment will have eight more
options in the near future.
Tribal Council approved a maxi-
mum $1.675 million contract to con-
struct the second phase of the Wind
River apartment complex during its
Wednesday, Dec. 26, meeting.
Seabold Construction Co. of Bea-
verton was the low bidder out of
four bids received.
The 20-unit first phase of the
Wind River Apartments was com-
pleted in May 2015. The second
phase will include eight more units
housed in two separate buildings,
Housing Department Manager
Shonn Leno said.
In other action, Tribal Council:
• Approved applying to Polk Coun-
ty for a $6,000 Justice Reinvest-
ment grant that will support
domestic violence and sexual
assault program efforts in the
community;
• Approved applying to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Ur-
ban Development for a $500,000
Indian Community Development
Block Grant that, if received,
would help build a Language &
Culture building for the Chinuk
Wawa language immersion pro-
gram. The current plan would lo-
cate the new building to the west
of the Adult Education facility;
• Approved applying for a U.S. De-
partment of Justice Tribal Victim
Services grant that would bring the
Tribe $618,601 over a three-year
period to help prevent domestic
violence, Elder abuse and human
traffi cking in the community;
• Approved a $22,790 agreement
with Arctic Information Tech-
nology Inc. of Anchorage, Alaska,
to help the Tribe create a cen-
tralized database. Work on the
project will begin in January;
• Approved a $550,000 capital
contribution to the first phase
of development for Chemawa
Station LLC, which is a project
co-owned by the Grand Ronde
and Siletz Tribes. The Tribes
broke ground on the 15.7-acre
parcel in the summer of 2005
and have installed the infrastruc-
ture for developing the site. The
Siletz Tribe also will contribute
$550,000 toward the fi rst phase
of development as well;
• Approved a restated 401K docu-
ment with two amendments;
• And approved the agenda for the
11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, General
Council meeting that will be held
in the Tribal Community Center.
The Health & Wellness Center
will make the program report.
Also included in the Dec. 26 Trib-
al Council packet were approved
authorizations to proceed that:
• Authorized staff to evaluate par-
ticipation in the Strategic Energy
Management Program for the
Natural Resources, Governance
Center and Housing Department
buildings;
• Allocated $20,000 in Royal Cup
sponsorship funds evenly be-
tween the Veterans and Contest
powwows;
• Nominated Tribal Council Chair-
woman Cheryle A. Kennedy to
serve on the Oregon Heritage
Commission as the Tribe’s rep-
resentative;
• And approved Tribal staff help-
ing the Burns Paiute Tribe near
Burns in gathering fl ooring esti-
mates for an armory building the
Tribe recently acquired.
Cultural Resources Department
Manager David Harrelson made
the cultural presentation to open
the meeting, discussing the tradi-
tion of storytelling during the dark,
cold winter months. He also read
“Coyote Builds Willamette Falls and
a Magic Fish Trap” that was origi-
nally recited by Clackamas Chinook
storyteller Victoria Howard.
The entire meeting can be viewed
by visiting the Tribal website at
www.grandronde.org and clicking
on the News tab and then Video. n
Holiday market
Photos by Timothy J. Gonzalez
Heidi Kameroff , Assiboine Souix Matis, creates a bead work during
the fi rst Christmas Market held in the Tribal gym on Friday, Dec. 14.
Organizers hope that the market will become an annual event. Thirty-
one vendors displayed wares for sale.
Health Committee member Darlene Aaron, center left, and Jennie
VanAtta look through active wear during the fi rst Christmas Market
held in the Tribal gym on Friday, Dec. 14. Organizers hope that the
market will become an annual event.
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