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2 JULY 1,2013
NOTICE Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
DATE TIME
Wednesday, July 3 11 a.m.
Wedneday, July 17 5 p.m.
Wednesday, July 31 5 p.m.
Pleaue note that thene timet and dateu are aubject to change if needed.
Elder Honor Day organizers
photos
Organizers of Elder Honor Day are seeking pictures from Tribal
members of their grandparents, great-grandparents and other rela
tives in an effort to have an ongoing display.
Elder Honor Day will be held Tuesday, July 16, at Spirit Mountain
Casino. To submit photographs, take them to the Elders' Activity
Center and submit them to Elder Activity Assistant Dan Ham or the
advocate on staff.
For more information, contact Ham at 503-879-2233.
Yamhill County seeking
volunteer drivers
Yamhill County is seeking volunteer drivers to transport local veterans to the
Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Portland. Volunteers are unpaid, but a meal
is provided for their time. For more information or to volunteer, call Jim Cox at
503-472-4771.
Community members wanted
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde's 477 Employment and
Training Program and Land and Culture Department have resources
that can be utilized along with community members who have a passion
for gardening or want to learn the art of agriculture. If you are a Grand
Ronde Tribal community member and want to be a part of the planning,
preparation and cultivation of the Tribal garden and orchard site for
next year's planting season, contact Barbara Gibbons at 800-242-8196,
ext. 2135, or e-mail barbara.gibbonsgrandronde.org. D
Correction An incorrect roll number was assigned to Walter F.
Simmon Jr.'s letter to the editor in the June 15 edition of Smoke Signals.
His correct roll number is 2317. Smoke Signals regrets the error.
Tribal offices will be closing at noon Wednesday, July 3, and be closed
on Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.
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