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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 2016)
S moke S ignals DECEMBER 15, 2016 Board sets meeting The Tribal Domestic Violence Advisory Board will meet the second Tuesday monthly beginning Dec. 13 at the Community Center. The Domestic Violence Program invites interested staff and community members to attend the 30-minute meetings. For more information, contact Anne Falla at 503-879-1660 or anne.falla@ grandronde.org or Carmen Mercier at 503-879-1304 or carmen.mercier@ grandronde.org. WIC visits Health & Wellness Center 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 Dec. 20. Walk-ins are welcome between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. When WIC clients arrive at the Health & Wellness 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. Smoke Signals offering e-mail version to read Want to be one of the first Tribal members to receive Smoke Signals? Want to receive the Tribal publication on your computer instead of waiting for it to arrive in the mail? Want to get up-to-date and in-the-know about the Grand Ronde Tribe? Well, here’s your chance. In an effort to be more efficient and reduce costs, Smoke Signals sub- scribers can have a PDF (portable document format) version sent to them instead of a newsprint version sent via the mail. All you need on your computer is Adobe Acrobat or some other program that can read a PDF and, viola, you’re set. Why would you want to do that? The PDF version is available before the newspaper is even sent to our Salem printing contractor. You can read the paper on your computer or print out a copy yourself. And you will receive Tribal news much faster than the current standard mailing employed by the Tribe. If you would like to receive an e-mailed PDF version of Smoke Signals and stop receiving a mailed newsprint version, send your e-mail to esub- scription@grandronde.org. 9 PUBLIC NOTICE COLUMBIA RIVER SYSTEM OPERATIONS — ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bon- neville Power Administration, referred to as the Action Agencies, intend to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on the Columbia River System operations and configurations for 14 federal projects in the interior Columbia Basin. In this Columbia River System Operations EIS, the three agen- cies will present a reasonable range of alternatives for long-term system operations and evaluate the potential environmental and socioeconomic impacts on flood risk management, irrigation, power generation, navigation, fish and wildlife, cultural resources and recreation. The Action Agencies will serve as joint-lead agencies in developing the EIS. Comments received during the public scoping period (Sept. 30, 2016 — Jan. 17, 2017) provides anyone who is interested an oppor- tunity to help the agencies identify issues and concerns that could be analyzed in the EIS. The agencies welcome your comments, suggestions and information that may inform the scope of issues, potential effects, and range of alternatives that should be evaluat- ed in the EIS. Letters of comment or inquiry can be submitted to comment@crso.info or addressed to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division, Attn: CRSO EIS, P.O. Box 2870, Portland, Ore. 97208-2870. All comments need to be submitted by Jan. 17, 2017. For additional information, please visit www.crso.info or call 1-800-290-5033. Need something notarized? Tribal Court staff is available at no charge for notaries 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday though Friday with the exception of noon to 1 p.m. Please be sure to bring a photo ID with you. If you have any questions, contact the court at 503-879-2303. Free Playgroup in Online degree programs Grand Ronde! Turn your college credits or associate degree into a more powerful four-year degree from Portland State University. Undergraduate degrees offered: BA/BS in Social Science, BA/BS in Arts & Letters and BA/BS in Liberal Studies. For more information about online degree programs, contact the PSU Salem Center at 503-315-4281. * When: First Thursday of each month 10:00 am-11:30 am Where: CTGR – Community Service Center 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Who: Parents and caregivers of children under 5 years. Why: Come to play, have a snack and have fun! Ad created by George Valdez
