S moke S ignals
OCTOBER 1, 2015
Some Trask Unit tags
have incorrect dates
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Gone fishing, again
The Natural Resources Department has announced that some of the
Tribally issued Coastal Buck tags valid in the Trask Management Unit
have the wrong dates printed on them.
If you have one of these tags, be aware the correct dates are Oct. 3 through
Nov. 6 and not Oct. 4 through Nov. 7 as printed on the tag.
Natural Resources staff members are working diligently to notify and
communicate the error to all potentially affected hunters. The Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife has notified Oregon State Police of the
error as well.
If you have received one of these tags, the tag is valid, but just be sure
to follow the correct dates. 
Board seeking younger veteran help
The Tribal Veterans Special Event Board is to recruiting younger vet-
erans – Iraqi and Afghanistan veterans – to join.
“Our committee is getting older,” said Veterans SEB Chairman Steve
Bobb Sr., who is a Vietnam War-era Marine Corps veteran.
Members of the SEB attend events as flag carriers and represent the
Tribe, as well as their branch of service.
Veterans interested in volunteering should contact Tribal Council Chief
of Staff Stacia Martin at 503-879-2304 or stacia.martin@grandronde.org. 
Photos by Brent Merrill
Tribal Elder Lonnie Leno shows off one of the two rainbow trout
caught on his boat on Thursday, Sept. 24, at Henry Hagg Lake near
Forest Grove during an Elders Fishing Trip. About 20 Tribal Elders
made the trip up to the lake.
'It’s inspiring'
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their independence, to who they
are,” said Ware. “We help prevent
premature institutionalization and
we create opportunities for social-
ization. It does work.”
Ware said they will use the grant
dollars to continue to underwrite
the cost of serving more people and
that there is a growing need for
their services.
“Store to Door is an incredible
organization filling a huge and
growing need for our seniors and
other adults with disabilities,”
said George. “They serve over 500
seniors a year. These are definitely
our Elders and these are a set of
seniors who cannot do shopping on
their own. That is something that I
think a lot of us who are able-bodied
take for granted.
“The ability to get your own gro-
ceries is absolutely the difference
between being able to continue
living independently or to have to
go to some sort of assisted living
situation.”
George said she was impressed
that not only does Store to Door get
these seniors the fresh food they
need to maintain their health, but
that there is a human factor as well.
“The person who shows up weekly
is a caring, trained individual who
has an ongoing relationship,” said
George. “As a community we need
to be aware that we are going to
have to find a way to help people
meet their basic needs as they age.”
George said she wants the Tribal
membership to know that the or-
ganizations Spirit Mountain Com-
munity Fund helps do work that is
consistent with Tribal values.
“We really do fund some of the
most important work,” said George.
“It’s inspiring.” 
Tribal Council Vice Chairman Jack Giffen Jr. had one of the two boats
in the water during the Elders’ Fishing Trip. In the boat with Giffen
are Tribal spouses Ron Tuomi, Dennis Hemeon and Bob Duncan.
triangle productions! is touring its
original play about Native American musi-
cian Jim Pepper to the Nine Federally
Recognized Tribes of Oregon throughout
2015. This play is available for booking
within Oregon.
THE JIM PEPPER PROJECT takes you
through Jim's journey to becoming a world-
renowned musical artist. Four actors use
text, multimedia, and music to explore his-
tory from the early 17th century to Jim’s
rise to fame in 1969, when his song “Witchi
Tai To” reached the Top 100 Pop Charts -
the only Native American song to ever do
that!
Jim Pepper
PERFORMANCE:
Friday, October 2nd
Dinner at 6:00 PM; performance at 7:00 PM
WHERE: Tribal Gym
The cast includes
Karen Kitchen
Salim Sanchez
Maury Evans
Ryan Cheng
9615 Grand Ronde Rd., Grand Ronde OR
WORKSHOP:
Saturday, October 3rd, 10:30 AM-Noon
Lunch will be provided
WHERE: Tribal Gym
Playwright and Producer - Don Horn
Tour Manager - Stephanie Mulligan
Free of charge!
Thank you for respecting Grand Ronde’s Community & Culture by not displaying Gang Affiliation and by
not bringing Drugs, Alcohol or Weapons to this event. Anyone under the influence of drugs or alcohol will
be asked to leave and to not participate in future events.”
HOLZMAN
FOUNDATION
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