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sNok signflz JULY 15, 2021 3 ENROLLMENT ORDINANCE OPEN FOR COMMENT July • Saturday, July 24 – Youth Vaccination event held on Tribal campus put on by the Health & Wellness Center. 11:30 a.m. meal followed by other activities at 1 p.m. 503-879-2008. • Wednesday, July 28 – Tribal Council meeting, 10 a.m., Tribal Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. August • Wednesday, Aug. 11 – Tribal Council meeting, 10 a.m., Tribal Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Wednesday, Aug. 25 – Tribal Council meeting, 10 a.m., Tribal Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. September • Monday, Sept. 6 – Tribal offices closed in observance of the Labor Day holiday. • Wednesday, Sept. 8 – Tribal Council meeting, 10 a.m., Tribal Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Saturday, Sept. 11 – Tribal Council Election Day. Ballots are due by 6 p.m. to be counted. • Sunday, Sept. 12 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Com- munity Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Wednesday, Sept. 22 – Tribal Council meeting, 10 a.m., Tribal Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. (Editor’s note: All events are tentative depending on the status of the Tribe’s COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic response.) Tribal Office Closures The Tribal Council is considering amendments to the Enrollment Ordinance. The proposed amendments were given a First Reading at the June 2, 2021, Tribal Council meeting. The proposed amendments will add a provision for a one year loss of membership moratorium. The proposed amendments will not prevent disenrollment of a member who is dually enrolled in another Tribe in violation of the Tribal Constitution. Tribal Council invites comments on the proposed amendments to the Enrollment Ordinance. For a copy of the proposed amendments, please contact the Tribal Attorney’s Office at 503-879-4664. Please send your comments to the Tribal Attorney’s Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 or by e-mail to legal@gran- dronde.org. Comments must be received by July 15, 2021. Election Office opens on July 26 The Election Board office will be open every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from July 26 through Sept. 9. Office hours will be from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with lunch from noon to 12:30 p.m. The Election Office is located in the Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, and the phone number is 503-879-2271. For convenience, blank signature verification forms will be placed in a hanging basket outside the Elections Office door. Completed forms – with a notarized signature or legible copy of ID, including your signa- ture (driver’s license, member ID card, passport, etc.) attached – need to be mailed to the Election Board for processing. The form will not be processed unless it has been notarized or includes a legible copy of ID and your signature attached. Ballots will be mailed to voters with verified signatures on July 28. Tribal members may submit a verified signature card at any time up to and including Election Day on Saturday, Sept. 11. The Grand Ronde post office is no longer open to accept ballots on Saturday, Sept. 11. For our members’ convenience there will be a ballot box in the Governance Center building during the election season and also on Election Day there will be a box in the Community Center where completed ballots can be dropped. There will be ballots available, as has been done in the past, for those members who want to vote in person. It is the voters’ responsibility to ensure the ballot is received by the Election Board on Election Day – be sure to allow adequate time for the ballot to reach the Election Board by 6 p.m. Sept. 11. Tribal offices will be closing noon Friday, Sept. 3, and closed on Monday, Sept. 6, in observance of Labor Day. SOCIAL SERVICES 2021 SCHOOL CLOTHING PROGRAM Seeking Veterans (men and women) from all eras (wartime and/or peacetime). (Especially WWII, Vietnam, Korea, the Gulf War and the War in Afghanistan) Program is now open. This is a first-come, first-served program. Child must be an enrolled Grand Ronde Tribal member. (war or peacetime) Are you a military Veteran? (All Veterans Welcome! Tribal or non-Tribal and in the local area) Q: Has it been a while since you applied for benefits or had your benefits reviewed? A: New legislation could have been passed since the last time you applied for benefits which means potential new avenues of eligibility for you! Child must be of school age and enrolled in preschool, elementary, middle or high school. Income criteria applies. Q: Do you have a current service-connected disability, but are interested in applying for an increase or additional disabilities? A: Contact me to schedule an intake appointment as soon as we can to start the process. Q: Have you thought about applying, but think you might not qualify? A: Contact me and let’s try anyway. You might qualify for additional compensation. Q: Do you know a Veteran who has not applied for their military benefits, but should try? A: Refer them to me or give them my contact information (blue box below). Are you a spouse of a military Veteran? Do you want to help your Veteran spouse apply for and/or increase their benefits? Have you heard there might be burial benefits or spousal benefits but aren’t sure? Contact me, the CTGR TVSO to find out more about the available benefits that could help you and/or your family. Do you have questions about Veteran benefits for you or the family? Do you worry about what to do if something happens to your Veteran spouse? Have you wondered how you might make ends meet if something happened? Please contact Social Services at 800-242-8196 or 503-879-2034 for an application. Ad by Samuel Briggs III