S moke S ignals
JANUARY 15, 2017
The 2016-17 Royalty Court
share their highlights
Honorary Tiny Tot, Taylor Ruggles
n Restoration Celebration, helping serve for the first time
n Handing out presents at Christmas Party
n Dancing at all powwows, especially Veterans Powwow
Little Miss Princess, Sophia Grout
n Grand Ronde Restoration when Taylor was dancing with the
other little girls
n Siletz Restoration
n Camping at Siletz
Little Miss Grand Ronde, Kaleigha Simi
n New York: Seeing the meteorite and eating at Shake Shack
n Glow Run with Youth Council
n Camping at Siletz
n Parades
n All powwows
n Laura Grizzlypaws
n Christmas Party
n Supaman
n Miss Indian World
n AM Northwest
Junior Miss Grand Ronde, Isabelle Grout
n New York City!!!
n AM Northwest
n Supaman
n Christmas Party
n Powwows
n Glow Run with Youth Council
Senior Miss Grand Ronde, Iyana Holmes
n Glow Run with Youth Council
n AM Northwest
n Laura Grizzlypaws
n Siletz Powwow: Contest dancing and doing the car fundraiser
WIC visits Health & Wellness Center
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GRAND RONDE ROYALTY COURT
Participating in Royalty is an excellent opportunity for Tribal youth
to learn our traditions, powwow protocol and public speaking.
Participants represent the Tribe by attending various community
events and powwows where we also work with the Veterans
Special Event Board (Veterans SEB) Royalty participants.
Serving on Royalty requires a considerable commitment from the
participant and their parents and/or sponsor. Royalty participants
(including parent or sponsor) must attend all required events and
activities: organizational meetings, powwows, parades, fundraisers
and more. We encourage all Tribal youth ages 4-18 to join.
Participants must be within the following age categories by Aug.1, 2017:
Tiny Tot (Honorary): 4 – 6 years of age
Little Miss Grand Ronde: 7 – 10 years of age
Junior Miss Grand Ronde: 11 – 13 years of age
Senior Miss Grand Ronde: 14 – 18 years of age
General Requirements:
1. Enrolled Grand Ronde Tribal member
2. Must be drug, alcohol and tobacco free
3. Attend school regularly and be in good standing
4. Must be single with no dependents
5. Sign and comply with Royalty Guidelines and Agreement
Grand Ronde Royalty
If you are interested in participating in the 2017–18 Grand Ronde Roy-
alty please take the following steps:
1) Come in, write, e-mail or call — Please leave your name and address
and we will send you an application.
a. CTGR Royalty c/o Public Affairs, 9615 Grand Ronde Road;
Grand Ronde, OR 97347
b. 503-879-1418 or publicaffairs@grandronde.org or chelsea.clark@
grandronde.org
2) Complete the application with a parent and/or sponsor and return
before Friday, March 31, 2017.
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 Jan. 17. Walk-ins are welcome
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. When WIC clients arrive at the Health & Well-
ness 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. n
Nurturing Parenting
Would you like to connect with other
parents and gain skills that focus on:
Stress Management
Positive Discipline
Communication
Self-Care
Would you like
more conÞdence
in your
parenting?
Do you need more
time for yourself?
Would you like to develop skills to promote a
positive family life?
If you answered YES to any of these questions,
we invite you to join us for 12 FREE weekly seminars.
FOR:
Parents and caregivers with children between ages of 0-8.
WHEN:
Wednesdays, January 11th to March 29th
10:00am to 12:30pm
WHERE:
Tribal Community Center
9615 Grand Ronde Rd, Grand Ronde
FREE WITH CHILD CARE AND MEAL
HOW TO REGISTER
QUESTIONS
Online at www.midvalleyparenting.org
Amber Amouak at 503-879-2009
or by calling Heather at
or
503-623-9664 ext 2368
Carmen Mercier at 503-879-1304
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