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MAY 1, 2023
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Tribal Council OKs agreement for new apartments
By Danielle Harrison
Smoke Signals assistant editor/staff writer
Tribal Council approved a
$302,360 architectural services
contract with Portland-based MCA
Architects PC for the design of
several new apartments during its
Wednesday, April 19, meeting.
Phase three of the Wind River
Apartments will include up to 15
buildings located on a 31-acre par-
cel of Tribal trust land adjacent to
the Housing Department ofoces at
28450 Tyee Road. Five of the build-
ings are subject to grant funding
approval, according to Tribal En-
gineering and Planning Manager
Ryan Webb.
Webb said the Housing Depart-
ment is expanding its family hous-
ing to include up to six new fourplex
apartment buildings and carports,
and nine new apartment buildings
and carports.
Each fourplex will have three
two-bedroom units and one one-bed-
room unit. There also will be nine
new apartment buildings and car-
ports, with each building consisting
of two noors each and three to four
one-bedroom units per noor.
<One bedroom requests are by far
the highest on the (Tribal housing)
waiting list,= Tribal Council mem-
ber Kathleen George said during
a Tuesday, April 18, Legislative
Action Committee meeting.
In other action, Tribal Council:
" Approved a $100,000 grant ap-
plication to Spirit Mountain
Community Fund for design and
construction of a nature play-
ground on the Tribal campus as
part of the Natural Resources
Department project;
" Approved an agreement with
ChargePoint Inc. for the installa-
tion and operation of an electric
vehicle charging station at Great
Circle Recovery medication-as-
31, 2025; and appoint Levi
Liebelt and Lisa Schmid to
the Veterans Special Event
Board with terms ending on
March 31, 2025;
"Approved an emergency
amendment to the Enroll-
ment Ordinance removing
the previous loss of mem-
bership moratorium, limit
involuntary loss of mem-
bership to fraud and dual
enrollment, remove the
language regarding loss of
membership for failure to
meet enrollment criteria
and provide a deonition of
fraud. Since it was adopted
on an emergency basis, the
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
ordinance goes into effect
Phase three of the Wind River Apartments will include up to 15 buildings located on a
immediately, but Tribal
31-acre parcel of Tribal trust land adjacent to the Tribe9s Housing Department offices at members will be afforded
28450 Tyee Road. Pictured is one of the current Wind River apartment buildings.
a chance to comment on it
before it returns to Tribal
sisted treatment clinic in Salem;
March 31, 2025; re-appoint Fran-
Council for formal adoption. The
" Approved a memorandum of
cene Ambrose to the Culture
move brings the ordinance in
understanding between Polk
Committee with a term ending
line with the Tribal Constitution,
County and the Tribe to fund the
March 31, 2025; appoint Tracy
which was amended in 2022 to
engineering design to reconstruct
Moreland and re-appoint Shelley
bar disenrollments unless the
Grand Ronde Road, and an inter-
Hanson to the Editorial Board
Tribe can prove fraud or dual
governmental agreement autho-
with terms ending March 31,
enrollment;
rizing up to $1.5 million for the
2026; re-appoint Valeria Atana-
" And enrolled five infants and
Tribe9s portion of the project. Polk
cio, Peter Grout, Tyla LaGoy and
three non-infants into the Tribe
County will pay for 40 percent of
Chris Mansayon to the Education
because they meet the qualioca-
the road reconstruction and Yam-
Committee with terms ending
tions under the Tribal Constitu-
hill County will pay for 10 percent;
March 31, 2025; appoint Donna
tion and Enrollment Ordinance.
" Approved an amendment extend-
Johnson and re-appoint Debi An-
The council also set the time and
ing the length of a grant from the
derson, Debby Childers and Jack-
location of the next General Council
Oregon Department of Education
ie Manyhides to the Enrollment
meeting for 11 a.m. Sunday, May 7.
through June 2023 for partial
Committee with terms ending
It will be a hybrid meeting on Zoom
wages to support the additional
on March 31, 2025; re-appoint
and in Tribal Council Chambers with
preschool classroom and aftercare
Reyn Leno to the Fish & Wildlife
an agenda topic to be determined.
services for the Chinuk Wawa
Committee with a term ending
Additionally, Tribal Council ap-
education program;
on March 31, 2025; re-appoint
proved the Tribal Sponsorship
" Approved 26 board and commit-
Alan Ham and Charlene Westley
Program as a community needs
to the Health Committee with
tee appointments and re-appoint-
based program under the General
terms ending on March 31, 2025;
ments. They were to re-appoint
Welfare Ordinance to include $200
re-appoint Kalene Contreras to
Jade Unger, Steve Rife and Guy
cultural grants. The grants will be
the Housing Grievance Board
Schultz to the Ceremonial Hunt-
retroactive to purchases made as of
with a term ending March 31,
ing Board with terms expiring
Jan. 1, 2023. Applications became
2026; re-appoint John Clark and
available for Tribal member reim-
David Leno to the Timber Com-
bursement at www.grandronde.org
mittee with terms ending March
on Monday, April 24.
31, 2025; appoint Shannon Simi
To watch the entire meeting, visit
and re-appoint Dana Ainam, An-
the Tribal government9s website
thony Quenelle and Janel Lara
at www.grandronde.org and click
to the Powwow Special Event
on the Government tab and then
Board with terms ending March
Videos. þ
Vet memorial was designed
by Tribal Elder Steve Bobb Sr.
DEADLINE: MAY 5, 2023 @ 3:00
First 20 logo submissions will receive a $25.00 gift
card. Winner will receive $100.00 gift card and
VR PROGRAM bragging rights.
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ONE SUBMISSION PER PERSON.
The Parameters Include: Incorporating a Red-Headed Woodpecker (With A Preference Of
Traditional Art/Design), Keeping The Design Within A Circle no wider than 7 ½ inches
This contest is open to all Tribal Members, Descendants and Community Members of Grand
Ronde.
This contest will run from April 15 th until May 5 th .
Winner will be announced in the May 15 th issue of Smoke Signals
All entries must include: Original Artwork, Name, Phone Number & Email
QUESTIONS: Contact Tara Summers @ 503-879-1481 Email: tara.summers@grandronde.org or
call Tawnie Kimsey @ 503-879-2165
MEMORIAL DAY
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inal plan was to have the new slabs
installed by April 1, but shipping
delays have pushed the installation
back to May 1. Additional shipping
delays could possibly postpone
the date beyond this year9s event,
which is scheduled for 1 p.m. Mon-
day, May 29.
This year9s event will be back
to pre-pandemic normal with the
noon meal held in the Community
Center. It will be followed by the 1
p.m. ceremony, which will be open
to the public.
The four, or maybe six, pillars
at the West Valley Veterans Me-
morial feature the names of Tribal
and community members from
Grand Ronde, Willamina and Sher-
idan who served in the four major
branches of the U.S. military 3
Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine
Corps.
The memorial was designed by
Tribal Elder Steve Bobb Sr., a
Vietnam War-era Marine Corps
veteran who walked on in 2022,
and features a man and woman
dressed in traditional Native cloth-
ing standing side by side while
reaching for the sky.
Details about this year9s cere-
mony were unavailable before the
May 1 deadline for Smoke Signals
and will be published in the May
15 edition.
This will be the 20th Memorial
Day celebration at the West Valley
Veterans Memorial because the
2020 event was not held because of
the COVID-19 pandemic. þ