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S moke S ignals
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
Social Services has bike helmets
The Tribe’s Social Services Department has bicycle helmets available
for distribution. Those needing a helmet should visit the department
and sign a helmet application, as well as get fitted.
For more information, contact Social Services at 503-879-2034. 
$25 for plank house dinner
$25 for workshops
Free for Tribal Members
and Staff
Rooms are available
at Spirit Mountain Casino
for $69 per night if you
reference the History Summit
Confederated Tribes of
Grand Ronde Gymnasium
9615 Grand Ronde Rd.
Grand Ronde, OR 97347
Further information at
www.grandronde.org/hcsummit
Post office closure affects Tribal ballots
The Grand Ronde Post Office is not open on Saturdays to receive and
process walk-in mail or mail in the blue collection box outside. The Post
Office does process mail it receives overnight early Saturday morning,
but the office is not open to the public.
However, the Tribal Election Board has made arrangements with the
local postmaster to pick up absentee ballots received, processed and placed
in the Election post office box by noon on Election Day, Saturday, Sept.
9, to comply with the Election Ordinance.
To be safe, eligible voters should be sure that their absentee ballot is
received by the Post Office no later than Friday, Sept. 8, to ensure their
vote is processed.
Voters should not expect to hand deliver their absentee ballots to the
Post Office or the blue box outside the Post Office on Election Day and
have their vote processed. Eligible voters concerned that their absentee
ballots may not have been received by Election Day may come to the poll-
ing place and confirm if their absentee ballot was received. If an absentee
ballot was not received, then they may vote in person.
The polling place is located in the Tribal Community Center, 9615
Grand Ronde Road, and is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9. 
Grants up to $10,000 available
Registration Information
$50 for conference
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Join us for two days of interdisciplinary
lectures and discussions. Sessions will
include topics on anthropology, culture,
history, archaeology, and environment.
Each day there will be a light breakfast
and lunch provided. There will be
an evening event at the plank house
for the first 150 guests who register. The
event will include a dinner.
Through Oct. 31, Oregon nonprofit organizations and Tribes can apply
for grants up to $10,000 to support public programs that bring people
together to think and talk about challenging issues and ideas.
Oregon Humanities’ Public Program Grants are awarded annually to
nonprofits with budget less than $1.5 million and Oregon’s federally recog-
nized Tribes. The grants fund programs that engage community members
as active participants, explore issues or ideas from a variety of perspectives,
help participants make meaning for themselves and their community, and
respond to challenges or opportunities in their communities.
To apply, organizations or Tribes must complete an online letter or in-
terest form by Oct. 31 at www.oregonhumanities.org. Once that deadline
passes, Oregon Humanities grant staff will contact the program director
regarding whether a full proposal will be invited.
Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Program Coordinator
Kyle Weismann-Yee at 503-241-0543 or 800-735-0543, ext. 112, or kyle@
oregonhumanities.org to discuss their applications or learn more about
the granting process. 
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