APRIL 1, 2018
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Emergency Management
planning community event
April
• Wednesday, April 4 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Tribal Council
Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Wednesday, April 4 – Vocational Rehabilitation Culture Day, 11 a.m.-4
p.m., Grand Ronde office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-4533.
• Sunday, April 8 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., University of
Oregon Many Nations Longhouse, 1630 Columbia St., Eugene. 503-
879-2301.
• Wednesday through Friday, April 11-13 – Gathering of Grand Ronde
Tillixam. Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-4533.
• Thursday, April 12 – Community Food Conversation, 6-8 p.m., Tribal
Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-3663.
• Friday, April 13 – Red Cross Blood Drive, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,
Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. Call 1-800-RED-
CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org and enter “GrandRonde” to sched-
ule an appointment.
• Wednesday, April 18 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Tribal Council
Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Wednesday, April 25 – Tofu Scramble, 5:30 p.m., Grand Ronde Food
Bank, 9675 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2079.
The Tribe’s Emergency Management staff is planning a community
event from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, in the Tribal gym, 9615 Grand
Ronde Road.
The event will be a Health, Safety and Preparedness Fair.
For more information, contact Emergency Management Assistant Bran-
dy Bishop at 503-879-1837. n
LIHEAP program open in service area
The Tribal Social Service’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Pro-
gram is open to eligible Tribal members in the six-county service area
and Clackamas County.
This is a first-come, first-served program and income criteria applies.
The program is federally funded through the Department of Health
and Human Services and is designed to help low-income households with
home heating costs.
For more information, contact Social Services at 503-879-2034. n
May
• Wednesday, May 2 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Tribal Council
Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Sunday, May 6 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Tribal Community
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Wednesday, May 16 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Tribal Council
Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Wednesday, May 23 – Health, Safety and Preparedness Fair, 3-7
p.m., Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-1837.
• Monday, May 28 – Memorial Day luncheon and ceremony, noon,
Tribal Community Center and West Valley Veterans Memorial, 9615
Grand Ronde Road. 503-876-3118.
• Monday, May 28 – Memorial Day. Tribal offices closed.
• Wednesday, May 30 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Tribal Council
Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
June
• Sunday, June 24 – Tribal Council nominations, 11 a.m., Tribal Com-
munity Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
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 fur-
niture, 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 commu-
nity 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. n
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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