S moke S ignals
MAY 15, 2018
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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.