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JULY 15, 2019
Smoke Signals
Food Bank provides
boxes, seeks help
The Grand Ronde Food Bank – iskam mfkhmfk haws – is op-
erated 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 auto-
matically 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:
• 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 17;
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, July 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 autho-
rized 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 Com-
munity 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 repack-
ing 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@
marionpolkfoodshare.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, July 19. 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: Debi Anderson.
• 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, Aug. 5, in the Em-
ployment Services building. Chair: Russell Wilkinson.
• Timber Committee meets at 5 p.m. the second Thursday of the
month 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 – Tribal Elder and Navy veteran Gene LaBonte was honored
during the Marcellus Norwest Memorial Veterans Powwow held at
uyxat Powwow Grounds. During the Vietnam War, LaBonte served
in Stockton, Calif., for three years, 11 months and 29 days. “I never
went to sea,” he said. “I was a dry land sailor. It takes 100 nonfighting
personnel to support one soldier.” He was active in veteran’s affairs
and participated in many capacities for many years at the Tribe.
2009 – Tribal Elder Steve
Rife was in the midst of
making his third commemo-
rative walk from Table Rock
to Grand Ronde. He walked
up Interstate 5, approxi-
mating the actual route of
the Applegate Trail, better
known among Tribal mem-
bers as the Trail of Tears. It
brought several Tribes and
Bands from southern Or- 2009
File photo
egon’s Umpqua Basin and
Rogue River Valley together for a 33-day, 263-mile march in 1856 to
what became the Grand Ronde Reservation.
2004 – Oregon State University’s Native American Collaborative
Institute sent student interns to work in Tribal communities as a part
of its focused effort to serve Tribes. One student, Danielle Fournier,
who was majoring in Ethnic Studies, served as a Smoke Signals intern
for three months in the spring.
1999 – The Tribe’s $225,000 grant from Spirit Mountain Communi-
ty Fund helped bring a new exhibit to the Oregon Historical Society.
Called “Willamette Valley: Visions of Eden,” the new exhibit included
several interactive, hands-on components ranging from video stations
with archival footage showing “history in motion” to a recorded Native
American story telling how Turkey Buzzard lost his feathers.
1994 – Tribal member Clyde Stryker was featured as entrepreneur of
the month. The Sherwood resident had owned Spirit Communications
since 1993 with his wife, Gretchen. Spirit Communications was a voice
and data insulation company. The Strykers installed and maintained
the systems for commercial and private use. Their customer base in-
cluded Tektronix, the city of Eugene, Valley Insurance and all Payless
stores in Oregon.
1989 – The Education Department reported that the 1988-89 school
year had been a very successful one. During that time, 20 percent of
the students had graduated and 70 percent were still pursuing degrees.
Enrollment for the upcoming school year was also on the increase and
a majority of students enrolled were on track to graduate.
1984 – The Health Committee met with Interim Tribal Council to
discuss the Equitable Fund Contract proposal for the Tribe to admin-
ister health care services in Grand Ronde. Employees were to include
a health director, nurse, two nursing assistants and four temporary
outreach workers, and a clerk. The purpose of the proposal was for
the staff to work with the membership to help improve general heath
in addition to having services at Chemawa Clinic and contract care.
Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year incre-
ments through the pages of Smoke Signals.
Lamprey harvesting
season ends July 31
The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife set the lamprey harvest
season at Willamette Falls from Saturday, June 1, through Wednesday,
July 31.
Harvesting is allowed from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays through Mondays.
Harvesting is prohibited Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Harvesting is restricted to the east side of Willamette Falls and does
not include the Horseshoe Area at the peak of the falls. Gear is restricted
to hand or hand-powered tools only.
A permit is required, but Tribal members are allowed to use their Tribal
enrollment card in lieu of a state-issued permit. In addition, Tribal mem-
bers can harvest for distribution to other Tribal members. However, the
distribution must be done without charge.
Harvests must be recorded on an ODFW harvest card available from
the Grand Ronde Natural Resources Department or by contacting the
Clackamas ODFW Office, 17330 S.E. Evelyn St., Clackamas. Harvest
cards must be filed by Aug. 31.
People planning on harvesting lamprey should stop by the Natural Re-
sources office off Hebo Road and pick up an information packet.
For more information, call 503-879-2376.