2 JANUARY 15, 2012
Smoke Signals
NOTICE Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
DATE TIME
Wednesday, Jan. 18 4 p.m.
Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed.
Committee Summit set for Jan. 23
The 2012 Committee Summit will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Monday,
Jan. 23, in the Elders' Activity Center.
Committee members who plan to attend were asked to RSVP to Tribal
Council Executive Coordinator Brent Merrill at brent.merrillgrandronde.
org or 503-879-2304 by Thursday, Jan. 12.
The breakfast will include bacon, sausage, eggs, hash browns, muffins,
fruit, coffee and juice. B
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Open house celebrates
Youth Education addition
An open house from 5:15 to 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, will celebrate
the completion of the new addition to the Youth Education building.
The more than 2,500-square-foot addition includes a media center, sound
room, culinary arts kitchen, cultural arts area and more.
Staff will be presenting information about programs and services offered
by Youth Education and light refreshments will be served.
For more information, call 503-879-2101. B
Cultural Trust Board
seeks applicants
The Tribal Cultural Trust Board is beginning its 2012 grant-making
round. Grants ranging from $250 to a maximum of $1,000 are
available for Tribal members to U9e for cultural projects or activi
ties that support the understanding, practice and preservation of
traditional Tribal heritage and culture.
The grant-making round opens Sunday, Jan. 15, and lasts through
Wednesday, Feb. 29.
Interested Tribal members can pick up a 10-page application
packet at the front desk of the Tribal Governance Center or call
Cultural Trust Board Chair Perri McDaniel at 503-879-1313 or
503-435-8118 to have an application packet mailed.
Completed applications must be received by Feb. 29.
The project is supported in part by a grant from the Confederated
Tribes of Grand Ronde and funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust,
which invests in Oregon's arts, humanities and heritage, fl
Weekly basket weaving class held
Tribal Elder Connie Graves teaches a basket weaving class at 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday in the Elders' Activity Center.
The class is open to the public.
For more information, contact Tribal Cultural Education Specialist Brian
Krehbiel at 503-879-4639 or brian.krehbielgrandronde.org. B
Tribal offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of
Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Sunday, Feb. 5 11 a.m.
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