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S moke S ignals
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
Discussing dementia
Social Services offers
clothing gift cards
The Social Service Department’s program to provide school clothing for
Tribal member children has funding in the form of Old Navy gift cards.
To receive a gift card, contact Social Services for an application. The
cards are for Tribal member children who have not accessed the program
this year.
For more information, contact Administrative Assistant Tammy Garrison
at 503-879-2077 or tammy.garrison@grandronde.org.
Committee & Special Event
Board meeting days and times
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
Registered nurse Joyce Beedle, owner of Alzheimers Consulting
Service in Portland, talks about a tear running down a face as she
tells a story during the “What to do When Nothing Else Works. Real
Solutions in Dementia Care” presentation held in the Tribal gym on
Thursday, Jan. 18. The presentation focused on a holistic perspective
for caring for adults with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. About
50 people attended the event that was presented by the Tribe’s
Community Health Program and NorthWest Senior and Disability
Services.
From left, Janet Simmons and Tribal Elders Claudia Leno, Cherie Butler
and Jennie VanAtta take part in an exercise demonstrating how the
brain works and sends messages to other parts of the body during the
“What to do When Nothing Else Works. Real Solutions in Dementia
Care” presentation held in the Tribal gym on Thursday, Jan. 18.
Smoke Signals photo
reprint policy
See a photo you like in Smoke Signals?
Want a copy, or several copies?
Want to see if a photo that was taken but not printed in Smoke
Signals because of space limitations might be something you’d like
hanging on your living room wall? Tribal members can order 8-by-
10-inch copies of photos taken by Smoke Signals staff members
regardless of if they were published in the newspaper. Charge is $1
for each print ordered. Reprint orders must be pre-paid with a check
made out to Smoke Signals. A photo reprint order form is available in
the Publications Office of the Tribe’s Governance Building in Grand
Ronde, or can be mailed upon request.
All photos contained in Smoke Signals’ current archive are available
for purchase, but people interested in going through the archive must
make an appointment to review photos for possible purchase.
No rush orders are permitted and requestors must allow 30 days for
delivery. Requestors must be Tribal members. In addition, reprint re-
questors must agree that the reprint is for personal use only, and not
for use in an ad, or for commercial, political or promotional purposes.
Smoke Signals reserves the right to decline a reprint request. To
request a reprint order form, write to Smoke Signals at 9615 Grand
Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347, or call Michelle Alaimo at
503-879-1961 or 800-422-0232.
Below is the most current information on the meeting days and times for
Tribal Committees and Special Event Boards:
• Ceremonial Hunting Board meets as needed. Chair: Marline Groshong.
• Culture Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the
month at the Grand Ronde Food Bank/iskam mfkhmfk haws, 9675
Grand Ronde Road. Chair: Francene Ambrose.
• Editorial Board meets at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 9, in Room 204 in the
Tribal Governance Center. Chair: Siobhan Taylor.
• Education Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of
the month in the Adult Education building. Chair: Tammy Cook.
• Elders Committee meets at 10 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month
in the Elders Activity Center. Chair: Jennie VanAtta.
• Enrollment Board meets quarterly in Room 204 of the Governance
Center. Chair: Michael Mercier.
• Fish & Wildlife Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday
of the month at the Natural Resources building off Hebo Road. Chair:
Tyson Mercier.
• Health Committee meets at 10 a.m. the second Monday of the month
in the Health & Wellness Center. Chair: Patti Tom-Martin.
• Housing Board meets at 3 p.m. the third Thursday of the month in the
Housing Department conference room. Chair: Matt Thomas.
• Powwow Special Event Board meets monthly at noon at the Community
Center. Dates vary. Contact Dana Ainam at 503-879-2037. Chair: Dana
Ainam.
• Timber Committee meets at 5 p.m. the second Thursday of the month
at the Natural Resources building off Hebo Road. Chair: Bob Mercier.
• Veterans Special Event Board meets at 5:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of
the month in the old Elders Craft House. Chair: Steve Bobb Sr.
To update information on this list, contact Publications Coordinator
Dean Rhodes at 503-879-1463 or dean.rhodes@grandronde.org.
ATTENTION
TRIBAL MEMBERS
COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD VACANCIES
The following Committees and Special Event Boards have vacant positions.
Ceremonial Hunting Board
Culture Committee
Editorial Board
Education Committee
Election Board
Enrollment Board
Fish & Wildlife Committee
Housing Grievance Board
Health Committee
Powwow SEB
Timber Committee
TERO Commission
Veterans SEB
Youth Council
3 terms expiring
4 terms expiring
1 term expiring
2 terms expiring
1 term expiring, 2 vacancies
(alternate positions)
3 terms expiring
5 terms expiring, 1 vacancy
6 terms expiring
4 terms expiring
2 terms expiring
4 terms expiring
1 term expiring
2 terms expiring
7 terms expiring
Application deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday, March
1. All applications must be submitted to
Tribal Council staff before to the deadline
to be considered for appointment.
Please send completed applications to Stacia Hernandez
or Shannon Simi, 9615 Grand Ronde Road,
Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
