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Smoke Signals
JUNE 1, 2019
Food Bank provides
boxes, seeks help
The Grand Ronde Food Bank – iskam mfkhmfk haws – is operated
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 automatically
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, June 7;
• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 15;
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, June 21;
• 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 26.
People must check in 15 minutes before closing to receive a food
box. If you need immediate assistance, call 211 or visit 211info.org.
Those who are unable to pick up a food box can fill out an authorized
representative form and that person can pick up a food box on your
behalf. The authorization is good for one year.
In addition, the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center’s Commu-
nity Health Team will be setting up the mobile clinic at the pantry
on the first Friday of every month.
The Food Bank continues to seek volunteers to help with repacking
food, putting food on the shelves, handing out food boxes, end-of-month
inventory and picking up food donations at area stores.
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@marion-
polkfoodshare.org for more information or to volunteer.
Committee & Special Event
Board meeting days and times
Below is the most current information on the meeting days and times
for Tribal Committees and Special Event Boards:
• Ceremonial Hunting Board meets as needed. Chair: Marline Gro-
shong.
• Culture Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the
month at the Grand Ronde Food Bank/iskam mfkhmfk haws, 9675
Grand Ronde Road. Chair: Francene Ambrose.
• Editorial Board meets monthly at the Chachalu Museum & Cultural
Center conference room, 8720 Grand Ronde Road. Next meeting
is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, June 7. The public is welcome to
attend. Chair: Siobhan Taylor. Contact: Editorial.Board@grandronde.
org.
• Education Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of
the month in the Adult Education building. Chair: Tammy Cook.
• Elders Committee meets at 10 a.m. the third Wednesday of the
month in the Elders Activity Center. Chair: Penny DeLoe.
• Enrollment Board meets quarterly in Room 204 of the Governance
Center. Chair: Ann Lewis.
• Fish & Wildlife Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday
of the month at the Natural Resources building off Hebo Road. Chair:
Tyson Mercier.
• Health Committee meets at 10 a.m. the second Tuesday of the
month in the Molalla Room of the Health & Wellness Center. Chair:
Bernadine Shriver.
• Housing Board meets at 3 p.m. the third Thursday of the month in the
Housing Department conference room. Chair: Kristy Criss-Lawson.
• Powwow Special Event Board meets monthly at noon at the Com-
munity Center. Dates vary. Contact Dana Ainam at 503-879-2037.
Chair: Dana Ainam.
• TERO Commission meets at 10 a.m. Monday, June 10, in the
Employment Services building. Chair: Russell Wilkinson.
• Timber Committee meets next at 4 p.m. Friday, June 7, at the
Natural Resources building off Hebo Road. Interim Chair: Jon R.
George.
• Veterans Special Event Board meets at 5:30 p.m. the first Tuesday
of the month in the old Elders Craft House. Chair: Raymond Petite.
To update information on this list, contact Publications Coordinator Dean
Rhodes at 503-879-1463 or dean.rhodes@grandronde.org.
2014 – The 12th
anniversary of the
dedication of the West
Valley Veterans Me-
morial saw more than
250 people attend.
The event began with
a noon meal of cere-
monial stew and an
File photo
invocation by former 2014
Tribal Council Chair
Kathryn Harrison. Tribal Royalty helped serve the meal and later
performed “The Lord’s Prayer” during the memorial ceremony.
Flags were at half-staff as the lunch crowd moved to the Veterans
Memorial. Special mention was made of the passing of Tribal Elder
and World War II veteran Gene Hudson.
2009 – Spirit Mountain Casino opened its two latest enter-
tainment venues over Memorial Day weekend. “It was a true
entertainment weekend,” said Spirit Mountain Casino Marketing
Manager Greg Fritz. “People had four places to go for entertain-
ment.” The 3,884-square-foot, 381-seat Mountain View Sports Bar
and 2,900-square-foot, 287-person capacity Raindrops Nightclub
opened and brought standing-room-only crowds to the casino over
the weekend.
2004 – The Tribe’s Cultural Resources Department, in cooper-
ation with the Mission Mill Museum Association, collaborated on
the reprinting of Dr. Harold Mackey’s book, “The Kalapuyans,” long
considered to be one of the most accessible resources for informa-
tion and history on the Native Americans of the Willamette Valley.
The book had been out of print for 30 years and was a challenge to
locate. The book was re-released with the permission of the Mackey
family in a second edition with a new cover, photographs and a new
paragraph explaining the Grand Ronde perspective. There was also
an updated bibliography with sources.
1999 – The Grand Ronde Tribe hosted almost 200 Tribal leaders
and representatives at Spirit Mountain Casino for the Affiliated
Tribes of Northwest Indians mid-year conference. The organization
includes Tribes from Oregon, Idaho, Washington, southeast Alaska,
northern California and Montana.
1994 – Construction of the Tribe’s multi-million gaming facility
was scheduled to begin later in the year. The Tribe was awaiting
an amendment to the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to pass, which
would end Interior Department confusion about gaming on the land
along Highway 18. The delay was a result of a technicality in the
compact agreement signed between the state and the Tribe regarding
what land was allowed for Tribal gaming facilities.
1989 – The Grand Ronde Tribe held its first Reservation timber
sale, which included 3,695 board feet of timber that was purchased
by Hampton Lumber. The Western Skies sale was valued at approx-
imately $1.3 million.
1984 – Tribal member Toni Mercier was running for the position
of Junior Miss Delta Park. She was asking for support of her Tribe
by people buying tickets to the event at the upcoming Memorial Day
gathering in Grand Ronde.
Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year in-
crements through the pages of Smoke Signals.
Community Health Program
Medical Transport
Services
Medical transportation
services are available to
Tribal members within
the six-county service
area when an alternate
means of transportation
is not available. Advance
notice required.
Please call 503-879-2078
to schedule a reservation.
