S moke S ignals
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
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Smoke Signals starts podcast
February
• Wednesday, Feb. 7 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Tribal
Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Friday, Feb. 9 – Family Movie Night, 6 p.m., Tribal Community
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-1489.
• Saturday, Feb. 10 – Handgun Safety Course, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-798-
3521.
• Monday, Feb. 19 – Presidents’/Tribal Chiefs’ Day. Tribal offices
closed.
• Wednesday, Feb. 21 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Tribal
Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Wednesday, Feb. 21 – Chat With the Chief, 2-6 p.m., Grand
Ronde Police Station, 9655 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-1821.
March
• Sunday, March 4 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Tribal
Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Wednesday, March 7 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Tribal
Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Friday & Saturday, March 9-10 – Agency Creek Round Dance,
7 p.m., Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2036.
• Wednesday, March 21 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Tribal
Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
April
• Wednesday, April 4 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Tribal
Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Sunday, April 8 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Valley River
Inn, 1000 Valley River Way, Eugene. 503-879-2301.
• Wednesday, April 18 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Tribal
Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
Lighthouse Church
helping area homeless
Lighthouse Church, located in the Tribal building at 24697 Grand
Ronde Road, will be opening its doors from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Tues-
day and Thursday to provide temporary shelter for homeless Tribal
members and Tribal families in the Grand Ronde area.
If a family with children need shelter, they will be allowed to stay
overnight if they arrive before 7 p.m.
The church will be provide refreshments and information on where
to receive additional help.
For more information, contact Pastor Ken Haller at 971-237-4949. 
Smoke Signals has
started a new podcast
on the hosting website
Spreaker.com.
The podcasts can be
heard at www.spreaker.
com and then searching
for “Smoke Signals pod-
casts.”
“I think that podcast-
ing will augment and
complement the news coverage
offered to the Grand Ronde Tribal
membership by Smoke Signals,”
said Editor Dean Rhodes, who hosts
the podcast shows.
“I can see us highlighting news
that occurs between our current
publication cycle, which is the first
and 15th of each month, and also
conduct more in-depth interviews
with Tribal employees and Tribal
members to complement stories that
appear in the Tribal newspaper.”
Tribal Lands Department Manag-
er Jan Looking Wolf Rei-
bach, a multiple Native
American Music Awards
recipient, granted Smoke
Signals blanket permis-
sion to use his Native
flute-oriented music in
the podcast.
Reibach’s new compact
disc, “Flute Medicine,” is
the topic of the fifth pod-
cast that was posted on Wednesday,
Jan. 24.
“We will eventually ramp up to
posting a weekly podcast,” Rhodes
said. “As we start, I would suggest
Tribal members keep checking
out the Tribe’s Facebook page or
visiting the Spreaker site for new
shows.”
For more information about the
podcast, suggest show ideas or
submit a podcast for use, contact
Rhodes at 503-879-1463 or dean.
rhodes@grandronde.org. 
Clothes Closet open Friday mornings
The Clothes Closet is open from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first and third Fri-
days of the month and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. all other Fridays on the Tribal campus
near the Elders Activity Center at the end of Blacktail Drive.
The Clothes Closet accepts clothing, small appliances, small pieces of furni-
ture, electronics and household goods that are clean and in good condition. It
does not accept books, large TVs or large furniture, but there is a community
board where people can post those items.
Donations are accepted during regular business hours.
For more information or emergency clothes, contact Lori Walker-Hernandez
at 559-847-7565. 
Community Health Program
Medical Transport
Services
Medical transportation
services are available to
Tribal members within
the six-county service
area when an alternate
means of transportation
is not available. Advance
notice required.
Please call 503-879-2078
to schedule a reservation.
Official Tribal Facebook pages
• Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde:
www.facebook.com/CTGRgov
• Grand Ronde Tribal Council:
www.facebook.com/TheConfederatedTribesOfGrandRondeTribalCouncil
• Grand Ronde Higher Education:
www.facebook.com/grand.r.ed
• Grand Ronde Youth Education:
www.facebook.com/CTGRYouthEducation
• Spirit Mountain Community Fund:
www.facebook.com/SpiritMountainCommunityFund
• Grand Ronde Station:
www.facebook.com/GrandRondeStation
• Grand Ronde Royalty: www.facebook.com/CTGRRoyalty
• Veterans Special Event Board:
www.facebook.com/pages/Veterans-Board-of-the-Confederated-Tribes-of-
the-Grand-Ronde-Community
• Community Garden: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeCommunityGarden
• Grand Ronde Food Bank: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeFoodBank
• Grand Ronde Youth Council: www.facebook.com/CTGRYouthCouncil
• Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department:
www.facebook.com/grandrondepolice/
• Children & Family Services: www.facebook.com/CTGRCFS/
• Social Services Department: www.facebook.com/CTGRSocialservices/
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