Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current, June 15, 2023, Page 5, Image 5

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JUNE 15, 2023
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Lamprey harvest season
runs through July 31
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
The Tribe is purchasing the Hanson House Bed & Breakfast property, located
at 23005 Yamhill River Road, in Willamina. The purchase is expected to close
in mid-June.
Tribal Council approves
purchase of two properties
By Danielle Harrison
Smoke Signals assistant editor/staff writer
Tribal Council approved purchas-
ing two properties to use for its new
Community Transitions Program
during the Wednesday, May 31,
meeting.
The properties are the 9.27-acre
Hanson House Bed & Breakfast
located at 23005 Yamhill River
Road in Willamina and the 8.5-
acre Sabey property located behind
the Chachalu Museum & Cultural
Center in Grand Ronde.
During a Legislative Action Com-
mittee meeting held on Tuesday,
May 30, Tribal Lands Department
Manager Jan Reibach said the
purchases are part of Health &
Wellness Department Community
Transitions Program projects and
completely funded by the Project
Turnkey grant with zero Tribal
dollars being used. The property
purchases are expected to close by
mid-June.
“These properties will provide
supportive housing options for Tribal
members with safe, structured and
supervised housing,” Reibach said.
According to a press release from
the Oregon Community Foun-
dation, which administers the
state-funded grants, Project Turn-
key was first approved by the state
Legislature in 2020 and allocated
$65 million to acquire motel and
hotel properties for use as safe shel-
ters for people experiencing home-
lessness, at-risk of homelessness
or displaced by the catastrophic
wildfires.
In less than seven months, Proj-
ect Turnkey resulted in 19 new
shelters in 13 counties, a 20-per-
cent increase in the state supply
of shelter beds. Each property is
locally owned and operated by a
local nonprofit organization or gov-
ernment entity.
Project Turnkey 2.0 was ap-
proved by the Legislature in March
and allocated $50 million in new
funding for more transitional hous-
ing around the state.
The Tribe’s Health & Wellness
Department rehired former Gen-
eral Manager David Fullerton
earlier this month to lead the new
Community Transitions Program
by ensuring the properties are de-
veloped and ready for occupancy, as
well as developing program policies
and procedures.
In other action, Tribal Council:
• Approved the second supplemen-
tal budget increase in 2023 for $2
million in additional funding for
the Tribal Sponsorship Program
(Tribal member grants), which
will be funded by the gaming
dividend;
• Approved the Oregon Housing
and Community Services home-
ownership development program
grant for $1.5 million, which will
be used to partially fund six new
homes in the Tribe’s new home-
ownership development project
for future ownership;
• Approved a grant application to
the Trillium Community Health
Plan 2023 community benefit ini-
tiative grant for $400,000, which
will be used to fund a mobile
opioid treatment unit;
• Approved a modification to the
Arrow Thin Logging Unit contract
to allow for removal of downed and
damaged trees from an area near
the Tribe’s disc golf course next to
Uyxat Powwow Grounds;
• Approved a memorandum of
understanding with the Oregon
Parks and Recreation Depart-
ment to jointly manage the Fort
Yamhill State Park property with
the eventual goal of the Tribe
taking over ownership of the
property;
• Appointed former Grand Ronde
Gaming Commission Executive
Director Michael Boyce to serve
as interim director of the com-
mission due to the resignation
of Tanner Fish, who is moving to
Texas;
• And enrolled two infants into
the Tribe because they meet the
enrollment requirements under
the Tribal Constitution and En-
rollment Ordinance.
One approved authorization to
proceed also was included in the
May 31 Tribal Council packet to
draft a cultural significance letter
for the Willamette Wildlife Mitiga-
tion Program for fiscal year 2025
project proposals.
To watch the entire meeting, visit
the Tribal government’s website
at www.grandronde.org and click
on the Government tab and then
Videos.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has set lamprey season
to run through Monday, July 31. Harvesting hours are from 7 a.m. to
6 p.m. Friday through Monday.
Harvesting is not permitted Tuesday through Thursday, and is
confined to the east side of Willamette Falls and does not include the
“horseshoe area” at the peak of the falls. Harvesters should also avoid
any lamprey ramps.
Gear is restricted to hand or hand-powered tools only. A permit is
required, but Tribal members are allowed to use their enrollment
card in lieu of a state-issued permit. In addition, Tribal members may
harvest for distribution to other Tribal members but this must be done
without charge. Commercial sale of lamprey and use of lamprey as
bait in fisheries is prohibited.
The catch must be recorded on a harvest card available from the
Tribal Natural Resources Department, 47010 S.W. Hebo Road, or the
Clackamas ODFW office, 17330 S.E. Evelyn St. All harvest cards must
be returned by Thursday, Aug. 31.
Community Health
Program Services
Medical Transport
Services
Medical transportation
services are available to
Tribal members within
the six-county service
area when an alternate
means of transportation
is not available. Advance
notice required.
Please call 503-879-2078
to schedule a reservation.
SAVE THE DATE!
VETERAN SUMMIT &
RESOURCE FAIR
10 A.M. – 4 P.M. • July 7, 2023
Uyxat Powwow Grounds, 9600 S.W. Hebo Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347
Join us for a day of gathering, healing and connection.
Come learn about various benefits and resources.
Enjoy lunch and connect with others!
TRIBAL VETERANS
SERVICE OFFICE
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