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sNok signflz MAY 1, 2022 Time for shred 15 LIHWAP program is open The Low Income Home Water Assistance Program assists with water bills that are current or past due, and also assists with rates and fees associated with reconnection. LIHWAP assistance is a limited funded and first-come, first-served program. Income criteria applies. Eligible Tribal members must reside in the six-county service area or Clackamas County. For more information, contact Emergency Assistance Programs Coordinator Tammy Garrison at 503-879-2077 or tammy.garrison@grandronde.org. LIHEAP program is open Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez Jeff Karpal, with Access Information Management, helps Tribal member Gene Williams dump paper into a bin during Shred Mania 2022 held at the Tribal recycling area on Monday, April 25. This is the second year the event has taken place. In the first 20 minutes, approximately 800 pounds of paper was shredded. The trailer used for the event has the capacity to hold 14,000 pounds of shredded paper. Grand Ronde Station now offering a 30-cent gas discount Grand Ronde Tribal members, as well as Tribal and Spirit Mountain Casino employees, can receive a 30-cent per gallon discount on gasoline at the Tribally owned Grand Ronde Station convenience store There are, however, a few rules. Tribal members and employees must go inside and show either their enrollment card or employee identifi- cation card to receive the discount. “Your service to keeping the Tribe and casino operational have been invaluable,” General Manager David Fullerton said via e-mail in an- nouncing the discount to governmental employees. “The Tribe wants to reward that commitment by helping you ease the burden of rising gas prices. … We know that we have a number of employees commuting to and from Grand Ronde for work, and we are aware that rising gas prices create an additional hardship. We hope that this new system will make life a little easier.” The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps pay heating bills, is currently open. The program is available to Tribal members who have not received regular LIHEAP assistance as of Oct. 1, 2021, through Feb. 1, 2022, and/or have not received LIHEAP assistance through other agencies. LIHEAP is a first-come, first-served program and income criteria applies. Eligible Tribal members must reside in the six-county service area or Clackamas County. For more information, contact Emergency Assistance Programs Coordinator Tammy Garrison at 503-879-2077 or tammy.garrison@ grandronde.org. Willamina Fourth of July Committee seeking donations WILLAMINA — The Willamina Fourth of July Committee is seeking donations for the annual fireworks show, which generally costs between $10,000 to $13,000 to fund. The committee also is responsible for raising an additional $5,000 for the cost of the mud drags, trophies, T-shirts, dash for cash, paying for portable restrooms and other expenses. The committee is a 501(3)c organization, which means donations are tax deductible. Donations can be dropped off either at a fundraiser or mailed to P.O. Box 1081, Willamina, OR 97396. The committee also is seeking vendors for Saturday, June 25, and Mon- day, July 4. The mud drags are held June 25 at the corner of Adams and Lincoln beginning at 10 a.m. Vendor fee is $40. July Fourth vendors begin to set up from 7 to 9 a.m. with non-electrical vendors on the north end of B Street and those needing electricity located on the south end of B Street. Non-electric fee is $30 and electric vendor fee is $40. For more information and to have an applications mailed to you, contact Jency at 971-237-3230. Su mmer 2022 hayu-munk skukum Summer Program June 6th - August 18th Save the Date 2022 Grand Ronde E d u c a ti o n S u m m i t Wednesday August 24th 9:00am-4:30pm Location: Spirit Mountain Casino