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MAY 15, 2018
S moke S ignals
Food Bank provides Smoke Signals starts
boxes, seeks help own Facebook page
The Grand Ronde Food Bank – iskam mfkhmfk haws – is op-
erated by Marion-Polk Food Share, which has been leading the
fight to end hunger since 1987 because no one should be hungry.
Recipients of SNAP, TANF, SSI or LIHEAP assistance auto-
matically qualify for assistance at the Grand Ronde Food Bank,
9675 Grand Ronde Road. No one will be turned away in need of
a food box.
“We believe that everyone deserves to have enough to eat,” Food
Bank Coordinator Francene Ambrose says. “You are welcome to
get a food box at each of our regular weekly distributions. No one
will be turned away in need of a food box.”
Upcoming food box distribution dates will be:
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 18;
• 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 23.
The Food Bank will be closed on Monday, May 28, in observance
of Memorial Day.
People must check in 15 minutes before closing to receiving a
food box.
In addition, the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center’s Com-
munity Health Team will be setting up the mobile clinic at the
pantry on the first Friday of every month.
Those who are unable to pick up a food box can fill out an au-
thorized representative form and that person can pick up a food
box on your behalf. The authorization is good for one year.
The Food Bank continues to seek volunteers to help with repack-
ing food, putting food on the shelves, handing out food boxes, end-
of-month inventory and picking up food donations at area stores.
Call to ensure someone is available to assist. People also can sign
up for a monthly e-mail for the Food Bank calendar and events,
as well as follow the Food Bank on Facebook.
The Food Bank is an equal opportunity provider.
Call Ambrose at 503-879-3663 or contact her at fambrose@
marionpolkfoodshare.org for more information or to volunteer.
Afterhours health line
Tribal members can contact the Afterhours Health Line for questions
about health care concerns you may have when the clinic is not open.
You can reach the Afterhours Health Line by calling 503-879-2002 and
follow the prompts.
The Afterhours Health Line will coordinate care and communicate with
Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center providers.
Smoke Signals has launched its own Facebook page and is posting its
stories, photos and podcasts to that page as of Tuesday, May 1.
Deputy Press Secretary Sara Thompson, who is a Tribal member, took
over administrative duties for the Tribal Council and The Confederated
Tribes of Grand Ronde Facebook pages, which were previously adminis-
tered by Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez and Smoke Signals
Editor Dean Rhodes, respectively.
Popular features, such as photo galleries from Tribal events and links
to Smoke Signals podcasts and stories, are now be featured on the news-
paper’s Facebook page.
“This is part of the continuing evolution of an independent Tribal press
for the Grand Ronde Tribe,” Rhodes said. “The other two Facebook pages
are outlets for official Tribal government announcements and positions,
while the Smoke Signals Facebook page will be a conduit of information
dissemination for the independent Tribal press that was created in January
2017. This also accomplishes a goal of the Grand Ronde Editorial Board,
which seeks to create a defined separation between the Tribal government
and the Tribal independent press.”
Rhodes will be the moderator of the Smoke Signals Facebook page, which
can be “friended” at www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/.
“Although I will miss having the more than 4,500 friends on the main
Grand Ronde Facebook page, I am hopeful that many of them will quickly
friend Smoke Signals on Facebook so that they can keep abreast of in-
dependently reported news about the Tribe,” Rhodes said. “In addition,
this separate page will give us more latitude to post links of other stories
about Native American Tribes and issues regionally and nationally that
Tribal members might be interested in reading about.”
For more information, contact Rhodes at dean.rhodes@grandronde.org
or call 503-879-1463.
Health & Wellness Center Entrance
Reminder: The drive-through entrance at the Health &
Wellness Center is for loading and unloading only.
The entrance was built with our Elders and those with mobility issues
and their ease of access in mind.
If you are coming to the center to pick up
prescriptions, please park in
one of our regular parking spaces.
Thank you,
Grand Ronde Health &
Wellness Center Administration
Committee & Special Event
Board meeting days and times
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 monthly. May meeting TBD. Chair: Siobhan
Taylor. Contact: Editorial.Board@grandronde.org.
• Education Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. on the first 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: Kristy Criss-Lawson.
• 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.