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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 2017)
S moke S ignals JANUARY 15, 2017 The 2016-17 Royalty Court share their highlights Honorary Tiny Tot, Taylor Ruggles n Restoration Celebration, helping serve for the first time n Handing out presents at Christmas Party n Dancing at all powwows, especially Veterans Powwow Little Miss Princess, Sophia Grout n Grand Ronde Restoration when Taylor was dancing with the other little girls n Siletz Restoration n Camping at Siletz Little Miss Grand Ronde, Kaleigha Simi n New York: Seeing the meteorite and eating at Shake Shack n Glow Run with Youth Council n Camping at Siletz n Parades n All powwows n Laura Grizzlypaws n Christmas Party n Supaman n Miss Indian World n AM Northwest Junior Miss Grand Ronde, Isabelle Grout n New York City!!! n AM Northwest n Supaman n Christmas Party n Powwows n Glow Run with Youth Council Senior Miss Grand Ronde, Iyana Holmes n Glow Run with Youth Council n AM Northwest n Laura Grizzlypaws n Siletz Powwow: Contest dancing and doing the car fundraiser WIC visits Health & Wellness Center 9 GRAND RONDE ROYALTY COURT Participating in Royalty is an excellent opportunity for Tribal youth to learn our traditions, powwow protocol and public speaking. Participants represent the Tribe by attending various community events and powwows where we also work with the Veterans Special Event Board (Veterans SEB) Royalty participants. Serving on Royalty requires a considerable commitment from the participant and their parents and/or sponsor. Royalty participants (including parent or sponsor) must attend all required events and activities: organizational meetings, powwows, parades, fundraisers and more. We encourage all Tribal youth ages 4-18 to join. Participants must be within the following age categories by Aug.1, 2017: Tiny Tot (Honorary): 4 – 6 years of age Little Miss Grand Ronde: 7 – 10 years of age Junior Miss Grand Ronde: 11 – 13 years of age Senior Miss Grand Ronde: 14 – 18 years of age General Requirements: 1. Enrolled Grand Ronde Tribal member 2. Must be drug, alcohol and tobacco free 3. Attend school regularly and be in good standing 4. Must be single with no dependents 5. Sign and comply with Royalty Guidelines and Agreement Grand Ronde Royalty If you are interested in participating in the 2017–18 Grand Ronde Roy- alty please take the following steps: 1) Come in, write, e-mail or call — Please leave your name and address and we will send you an application. a. CTGR Royalty c/o Public Affairs, 9615 Grand Ronde Road; Grand Ronde, OR 97347 b. 503-879-1418 or publicaffairs@grandronde.org or chelsea.clark@ grandronde.org 2) Complete the application with a parent and/or sponsor and return before Friday, March 31, 2017. Pregnant? Breastfeeding? Does your family include a child under the age of 5? If so, you may qualify for the Women, Infants and Children program. With WIC, people can receive answers to nutritional questions and access fruits and vegetables, whole grains, eggs, milk, cheese, juice, cereal and more. A WIC representative visits the Health & Wellness Center on the third Tuesday of the month, which will be Jan. 17. Walk-ins are welcome between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. When WIC clients arrive at the Health & Well- ness Center, they should enter through the Wellness Department located at the back of the medical wing. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 503-623-8175, ext. 2297. n Nurturing Parenting Would you like to connect with other parents and gain skills that focus on: Stress Management Positive Discipline Communication Self-Care Would you like more conÞdence in your parenting? Do you need more time for yourself? Would you like to develop skills to promote a positive family life? If you answered YES to any of these questions, we invite you to join us for 12 FREE weekly seminars. FOR: Parents and caregivers with children between ages of 0-8. WHEN: Wednesdays, January 11th to March 29th 10:00am to 12:30pm WHERE: Tribal Community Center 9615 Grand Ronde Rd, Grand Ronde FREE WITH CHILD CARE AND MEAL HOW TO REGISTER QUESTIONS Online at www.midvalleyparenting.org Amber Amouak at 503-879-2009 or by calling Heather at or 503-623-9664 ext 2368 Carmen Mercier at 503-879-1304 Ad created by George Valdez