Investment report presented at General Council meeting

By Nicole Montesano

Smoke Signals staff writer

A representative from Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. briefed the general membership on the Grand Ronde Tribe’s investment portfolio Sunday, Oct. 5, in a hybrid General Council meeting on Zoom and in Tribal Council Chambers.

Tribal drummers performed a song and Tribal Council member Kathleen George gave the invocation.

The 44-minute briefing was held in executive session, which limits how much Smoke Signals may report. The council entered executive session at 11:13 a.m. and resumed regular session at 12:01 p.m.

Presenters took two comments and questions from the audience.

Door prize winners were Judy Ballini, Tamie Spitzer and Debi Anderson, $100 each; and Kim Bentz, Jesse Norton, Mike Wilson, Andrea Knight and Heather Bliven, $50 each.

The next General Council meeting will take place Sunday, Nov. 2 in Tribal Council Chambers and via Zoom, and feature the annual Tribal budget hearing in executive session.

The council broke for lunch a few minutes after noon, reconvening at 12:30 p.m. for other business.

To watch the entire meeting, visit www.grandronde.org and click on the Videos tab.