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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 15, 2018)
S moke S ignals MAY 15, 2018 3 COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD VACANCIES The following Committees and Special Event Boards have vacant positions. May • Friday, May 18 – First Salmon Ceremony, 1 p.m., McLean House, 5350 River St., West Linn. 503-879-1418. • Friday, May 18 – Hepatitis C educational event, 12:30 p.m., Tribal Health & Wellness Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2002. • Wednesday, May 23 – 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. • Friday, May 25 – Family Movie Night, 6 p.m., Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-1489. • 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. June • Friday, June 1 – Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center open house, 4 p.m., 8720 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2226. • Saturday, June 2 – First Foods Celebration, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., achaf-hammi (Tribal plankhouse) off Hebo Road near Uyxat Powwow Ground. 503-879-3663. • Wednesday, June 6 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Tribal Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301. • Tuesday, June 12, through Thursday, June 14 – Chinuk Wawa Family Language Camp, 4-7 p.m., achaf-hammi (Tribal plankhouse) off Hebo Road near Uyxat Powwow Grounds. 503-879-1349. • Wednesday, June 13 – Community Input meeting (programs & projects), 6 p.m., Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2250. • Wednesday, June 20 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Tribal Council Chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301. • Sunday, June 24 – Tribal Council nominations, 11 a.m., Tribal Commu- nity Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301. • Wednesday, June 27 – Grand Ronde Education Summit, 9 a.m., Grand Ronde gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2282. July • Wednesday, July 4 – Independence Day. Tribal offices closed. • Friday, July 6, through Sunday, July 8 – Marcellus Norwest Memorial Veterans Powwow. Uyxat Powwow Grounds, 9600 S.W. Hebo Road. Adult Members’ Trust and Minors’ Custodial & Rabbi Trust Funds Investments in the Adult Members’ Trust Fund and the Minors’ Custodial and Rabbi Trust Funds are updated each business day. If you are a trust participant and/or if you are the parent/guardian of a minor member, you can access and review your balance and your minor child’s balance by visiting www.401Save.com. To log-in, the initial User ID is your (or your child’s) Social Security number, and the initial Password is “00” followed by your (or your child’s) membership number. Once logged in, you can customize your User ID and password for security purposes. If you have any trouble logging in to or using the sys- tem, contact the 401Save Call Center at 1-888-700-0808 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pacific time, Monday through Friday. Official Tribal Facebook pages • Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde: www.facebook.com/CTGRgov • Smoke Signals: www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/ • 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/ Ceremonial Hunting Board Election Board Enrollment Board Fish & Wildlife Committee Timber Committee 1 vacancy 1 vacancy (alternate position) 1 vacancy 1 vacancy 1 vacancy Please send completed applications to Stacia Hernandez or Shannon Simi, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347. Health & Wellness holding Hep C event on May 18 The Tribal Health & Wellness Center will be holding a Hepatitis C educational event from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Friday, May 18, in the clinic atrium, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. American Indians and Alaska Natives have the highest Hepatitis C mortality rate of any race or ethnicity, and Baby Boomers born between 1945-65 have the highest rate of infection. Unfortunately, people who have the disease might not even know it, which is why the Tribe is asking Tribal and community members to come in for a blood test to determine if they might be infected. The cure is an 8- to 12-week round of antiviral pills and is effective in almost all cases. To hear Dr. Randy Blome discuss the disease and the event in more depth, visit www.spreaker.com and search for “Smoke Signals podcasts” to listen to a podcast that was posted on Thursday, May 3. For more information about the event, call 503-879-2002. 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. WIC visits Community Center monthly 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 Tribal Community Center on the third Tuesday of the month, which will be May 15 and June 19. Walk-ins are welcome between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 503-879- 2034. Polk County conducting survey Polk County is conducting a West Valley Transportation Survey as it seeks input on the transportation needs of residents in the West Valley area. The survey seeks to conduct a preliminary assessment to determine interest and perceived need for public transportation in the West Valley area (Grand Ronde, Fort Hill and Willamina) to Dallas, Monmouth and Independence. “It is especially important that we hear from the residents themselves about their transportation needs and interests,” said Brent DeMoe, Polk County Family & Community Outreach Department director. To take the survey, visit www.surveymonkey.com/r/FMBHVBK. In addition, paper copies of the survey are available at the Grand Ronde Food Bank, 9675 Grand Ronde Road. For more information, contact Alinna Ghavami, Community Engagement coordinator, at 503-623-9664, ext. 2457, or by e-mail at Ghavami.alinna@ co.polk.or.us.
