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4 MAY 15, 2022 Food Bank news 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 automat- ically 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.” The Food Bank will hold May food box distributions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays. In addition, there is a light food box (mostly bread and produce) distribution from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays. People must check in 15 minutes before closing to receive a food box on both days. 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 designated person can pick up a food box on your behalf. The authorization is good for one year. 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@mari- onpolkfoodshare.org for more information or to volunteer. Clothes Closet open Fridays The Clothes Closet is open from 9 a.m. to noon Fridays on the Tribal campus near the Elders Activity Center at the end of Black- tail Drive. The Clothes Closet accepts clothing, small appliances, small pieces of furniture, electronics and household goods that are clean and in good condition. It does not accept books, large TVs or furniture, but there is a community board where people can post those items. For more information or emergency clothes, contact Lori Walk- er-Hernandez at 559-847-7565. Committee & Special Event Board meeting days and times • Ceremonial Hunting Board meets as needed. Chair: Marline Groshong. • 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. The next meeting will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, May 26, via the Zoom teleconferencing application. Chair: Mia Prickett. Contact: Editorial. Board@grandronde.org. • Education Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month in the Smoke Signals yesteryears a look back... 2017 – Tribal Elder and former Tribal Council mem- ber Wink Soderberg was featured in Smoke Signals for his “enterprising life.” Soderberg grew up in Grand Ronde in the 1930s when it was a much different place, with no running water in his home and an outhouse File photo a 50-yard sprint away. “My 2017 mother always kept us in- volved with Indians,” he said, referring to his childhood. “When the federal government terminated us that didn’t make any difference to her. She still kept every record she could get for my family and my brother’s family.” Soderberg served six years on Tribal Council and continued to stay active by serving on the Tribe’s TERO Commission. 2012 – The Grand Ronde Tribe’s efforts to continue improving the local community received a $500,000 boost from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Tribe was selected to receive a federal grant that would help it build a new, more accessible food bank near the Tribal campus. 2007 – Tribal members rallied together to raise money for Tribal member Jackie Whisler, who had been battling cancer for more than a year. She was an active member of the Grand Ronde community for most of her life and played a key role in the Tribe’s Restoration effort. She also worked for several years as a language specialist for the Tribe. 2002 – The fifth annual Government-to-Government Summit was held at Spirit Mountain Casino. The summit gave Tribes across Ore- gon and state elected officials an opportunity to share their views on various issues and talk about possible opportunities for collaboration in the future. Gov. John Kitzhaber expressed his thanks and appre- ciation to the Tribes for inviting him to the event. “It’s an honor to be here today,” he said. 1997 – Tribal and Spirit Mountain Casino representatives an- nounced that the first grant recipient of the nonprofit Spirit Mountain Community Fund would be the Life Flight Network of Oregon. Tribal Council presented the organization with a check for $174,000, which would be used to enhance its ability to save lives in rural medical emergencies. 1992 – The Tribal Education Department held an open house that included representatives from all of the area schools, as well as Ore- gon’s colleges and universities. Education Department officials high- lighted accomplishments, such as reducing the high school dropout rate among Tribal students from almost 50 percent to 19 percent. Another accomplishment was the plan to open a Tribal Head Start program in the fall. 1987 – Tribal representatives from across Oregon met with Gov. Neil Goldschmidt at the Capitol building in Salem. The meeting, which was organized by the Commission on Indian Services, provided Tribal leaders the opportunity to meet the new governor and discuss local and state-related Native American issues. Tribal Council Chair- man Mark Mercier attended on behalf of the Grand Ronde Tribe. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year in- crements through the pages of Smoke Signals. 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: Daniel Ham. • Enrollment Committee 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: Harold Lyon. • 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 Grievance Board meets at 4 p.m. the third Thursday of the month in the Housing Department conference room. Chair: Simone Auger. • Powwow Special Event Board meets monthly at noon at the Community Center. Dates vary. Contact Dana Ainam at 503-879-2037. Chair: Dana Ainam. • TERO Commission meets at 10 a.m. the first Tuesday of the month in the Employment 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: Rich VanAtta. To update information on this list, contact Publications Coordinator Dean Rhodes at 503-879-1463 or dean.rhodes@grandronde.org. Health Board seeking 2022-23 youth delegates PORTLAND – The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board is recruiting youth delegates for 2022-23. Youth delegates represent the 43 Tribes in the Pacific Northwest and serve as the health policymakers for the Health Board and member Tribes. Youth delegates learn about careers in health-related fields, governance structures that guide and influence health care settings and health-related policy. Applications are due by Tuesday, May 31. To be eligible, youths must be 14 to 24 years old, an enrolled member or descendant of one of the 43 Tribes in the Pacific Northwest, and be willing and able to participate in delegate trainings, projects and activities that may be held virtually. For more information, visit www.npaihb.org/youth-delegate on the Internet. Interest youth also can e-mail Stephanie Craig Rushing at scraig@npai- hb.org, Tommy Ghost Dog at tghostdog@npaihb.org or Jerico Cummings at jcummings@npaihb.org.
