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sNok signflz FEBRUARY 1, 2020 7 PROPOSED GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION ORDINANCE OPEN FOR COMMENT The Tribal Council, in consultation with the Tribal Attorney’s Office, has proposed adopting a Government Administration Ordinance. The proposed ordinance was given a first reading at the Dec. 31, 2019, Tribal Council meeting. The proposed ordinance combines and updates selected provisions from two older Tribal ordinances which have been in effect since 1993, but which have not been updated since 1994, and will better reflect the current structure of the Tribal government. If the proposed Government Administration Ordinance is adopted, the following ordinances would be rescinded: • Tribal Government Purpose Ordinance • Tribal Government Organization and Procedures Ordinance For a copy of the proposed Government Administration Ordinance, please contact the Tribal Attorney’s Office at 503-879-4664. Tribal Council invites comment on the proposed ordinance. Please send your comments to the Tribal Attorney’s Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347, or by e-mail to legal@grandronde.org. Comments must be received by Feb. 15, 2020. Conservation District seeking West Valley input The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conser- vation District and the Yamhill Soil and Water Conservation District are holding two Local Work Group meetings in February and March to bring together farmers, ranchers, state and federal agencies, and agriculture and conservation organizations to have a roundtable dis- cussion to determine natural resource priorities and opportunities to invest collaboratively in Yamhill County. “I’m really trying to reach out to local Tribal members and west Yamhill County landowners who have agricultural or forestry op- erations and solicit input from them,” said District Conservationist Thomas Hoskins. The meetings will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Feb. 12, at Miller Woods, 15580 N.W. Orchard View Road, McMinnville, and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at the West Valley Fire District, 825 N.E. Main St., Willamina. The local Conservation District office oversees Farm Bill grants to perform irrigation improvements, plant cover crops and do forest health and wildfire prevention, among other projects. For more information, contact Hoskins at 503-376-7605. CTGR TERO Announcement FALL PROTECTION Feb. 17, 2020 & Feb. 18, 2020 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Tribe accepting painting from 96-year-old artist CLACKAMAS – The Grand Ronde Tribe is scheduled to accept two 88-by-82-inch canvasses from Oregon City artist Dorothy Van- diver during its Sunday, Feb. 2, General Council meeting held at the Monarch Hotel & Convention Center. Vandiver, 96, lives in hospice care at McLoughlin Place and as her dying wish wants to donate “Flute Player” to the Tribe in honor of its August purchase of the 23- acre Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City. Vandiver painted “Flute Player” in 1986 to fulfill requirements of a master’s degree in fine art from California State University’s Long Beach campus. “Our return to Willamette Falls has been very special for us,” said Deputy Press Secretary Sara Thompson. “However, the fact that our return to Willamette Falls also resonated with Mrs. Vandiver, as demonstrated by her heartfelt donation, makes it that much more significant.” “Flute Player” shows Okaga, the South Wind, according to Lakota legend, playing the instrument. Vandiver was raised in South Dakota and remembers visiting a nearby Indian Reservation fre- Photos by Raymond Rendleman/Clackamas Review/Oregon City News Dorothy Vandiver, 96, lives in hospice care at McLoughlin Place and as her dying wish will donate “Flute Player” to the Tribe in honor of its August purchase of the 23- acre Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City. quently to take art classes. Thompson said Tribal Council will decide where to hang the paint- ing with possibilities including the Grand Ronde Tribal campus, the Tribe’s Portland office on Barbur Boulevard or at the former Blue Her- on Paper Mill site in Oregon City. Massage at Health & Wellness Center Mind, Body & Soul Therapeutic Massage started at the Health & Wellness Clinic last year. Remember: Appointments for massage are not managed by the Health & Wellness Center staff. To schedule an appointment, call 971-237-2561. CTGR Employment Service Center 9615 Grand Ronde Rd. Grand Ronde, OR 97347 (Building C) Registration is limited No cost for Tribal members and $305 for non-Tribal members Register with the TERO office by calling 503-879-2188 or Email - tero@grandronde.org TRIBAL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OFFICE Ad by Samuel Briggs III SAVE THE DATE Agency Creek Round Dance April 3-4, 2020 grandronde.org Ad by Samuel Briggs III
