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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 2009)
16 APRIL 1, 2009 Smoke Signals Aven James-Scott Cox Born March 2, 2009 Parents: Steven Cox & Valerie Haller Big Sister: KaileighAnn Grandparents: Mark & Patti Strutton and Timothy & Janell Haller Great-grandparents: Tom & Hazel Porter and Valarene Grout 1 'awySJ j Happy belated 40th Birthday Veronica Gaston March 1 1 Church offers activities St. Michael's Catholic Church will be hosting free breakfast following Mass for anyone in the local communities through April 5. Join us in cel ebrating the Lenten season. Mass at 10 a.m. Breakfast at 11 a.m. We will be having a rummage sale on April 3-4. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. All pro ceeds will go to building maintenence and general fund. We will be having an egg hunt and small farm petting station directly following Mass on Easter Sunday. Mass is at 10 a.m., activities to follow at 11 a.m. Everyone welcome. Grand Rondo Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program The Grand Ronde Tribe is operating its own Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to assist Grand Ronde Tribal member households with energy payments (utility bills, firewood, etc), energy emergencies and weatherization (e.g. furnace repairs). Income eligible households within Polk, Yamhill, Marion, Washington, Multnomah and Clackamas counties with a Grand Ronde Tribal member are eligible to apply. CTGR members in these counties need to contact Grand Ronde to receive assistance instead of from the community action agency in their area. Grand Ronde's program enables more CTGR members to be served than would otherwise have been possible. If you are interested In obtaining services contact Social Services at 1-800-242-8196 for energy assistance and the Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority at 503-879-2405 for weatherization. The Tribe's LIHEAP program also serves all Income eligible Indians on Grand Ronde Reservation or trust land. jf 4. ... r There will be an 85th Birthday celebration for Tribal Elder Mari on Davidson at Spirit Mountain Casino in the Molalla Room from noon until 4 p.m. on May 25. All family, friends and Tribal mem bers are invited to attend. Adeline Payton Moreland Happy 3rd Birthday beautiful girl! Love, Mom, Dad and all your family. ' iy . ,. " -' 7 What is it to be a man in this society? By Tom Bender Tribal Mental Health counselor When I've asked the men in groups I facilitate the above ques tion, they point to things like in tegrity, being a good, father and husband, supporting and protect ing one's family, being honest and staying sober. These are all wonderful, impor tant qualities, but in a community that has been devastated by drugs and alcohol, unemployment or lack of motivation, it is one thing to say these words and another to live up to them. To live from a place of integrity, a man has to be willing to look closely at himself and vulnerably take responsibility for his words, actions and emotions. A man, to the best of his ability, does not make excuses for his ac tions whether he has mistreated a family member, lost a job due to substance abuse or broken prom ises to himself or others. Instead, he takes responsibility for his decisions, and when he makes a mistake he humbly gets up from the ground, dusts himself off and begins again. A man learns from his errors and moves on. A man who refuses to learn from his mistakes is not a man he's a boy. The ego is the mask we create to show the world. Our egos are who we think we are, a construct of the mind designed to protect and defend ourselves from potential threats. When we find ourselves trying to prop ourselves up in an at- 2 0 0 9 :::::: Winter General Council & Community Membership Meetings T h i i year the community membership meeting! started in January and were combined with the General Council meetings in Portland and Eugene, a well as in Grand Ronde. The focus of the meetings will be on the Draft 2(10 9 Strategic Plan. April 19, 2009 Sudijr 12:11 Liki 1:11 C.i Hi Mrtliif Miy 17, 2019 Sulij 11:11 Lutl 1:11 (iiili Vuliii Tb ! Tribal tiiiitlt rita will hi adapted hy mia-Jal? baaaa aa (rtlt ti4 at tba iMitMiiif maatlaga aaa writtta cammtala tfi4 tbraagb lb mail. Cmmmt (real mftliat will aaaa) ia praaatlag gtaat a a r I i a 1 1 a a a (.g. ICDao, ANA). Fat aaaltiaaal iaf at maiiaa, call Ike Plaaaiag ttraata Oraatlmaal at () RT911I. 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Men are often isolated in our society. It can be a rare and powerful event when a group of men gather together to learn how to share their lives and trust one another. The Behavioral Health Depart ment at Health & Wellness is offer ing a men's group free to members of all Tribes. The group will meet on Thursdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Please contact Tom Bender at 503-879-2067 or tom.bender grandronde.org for more informa tion, n hi liti Htttl Yikiai Ceiter 17 in Yikiai Aunt Yiiiii.mtmi Tilt 1 11 Hikii; iiti Yikiai nl lake nil HI (if inikkiiHl ir nit )) (if itrikkmi). Tkti like lilt trie! fir Yikiai Aitue (ikt rikl laic if iiitkliii. ft Ike left lue if itrikkni.). Tke kiiel U ) klicki ten ( ike kijknj ii ike rikt knl tile. It Is Hjiceil ti Ike tmeitiii cuter nl if t blacks (ria Ike Yikiai Mill. Riitriiiie Hittl (DnchtM tin; mtitiiif tcitiiriit Bl..) 3175 N. Hititiy 97 Bcil, Orcpi 97711 Ad created by George Vaktet
