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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (July 1, 2018)
S moke S ignals JULY 1, 2018 3 COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD VACANCIES The following Committees and Special Event Boards have vacant positions. July • Wednesday, July 4 – Independence Day. Tribal offices closed. • Thursday, July 5, through Friday, July 6 – Veterans Summit, Uyxat Powwow Grounds, 9600 S.W. Hebo Road. 503-879-2034. • Friday, July 6, through Sunday, July 8 – Marcellus Norwest Memo- rial Veterans Powwow. Uyxat Powwow Grounds, 9600 S.W. Hebo Road. Vendor contact: 503-983-6790. • Wednesday, July 11 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Thursday, July 12 – Your Money Your Future, 5 p.m., Tribal Com- munity Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2276. • Wednesday, July 25 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Wednesday, July 25 – Candidates Forum, 6 p.m., Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. August • Wednesday, Aug. 8 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Friday, Aug. 17, through Sunday, Aug. 19 – Grand Ronde Contest Powwow. Uyxat Powwow Grounds, 9600 S.W. Hebo Road. • Wednesday, Aug. 22 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. September • Monday, Sept. 3 – Labor Day observed. Tribal offices closed. • Wednesday, Sept. 5 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Saturday, Sept. 8 – Tribal Election Day. • Sunday, Sept. 9 – General Council, 11 a.m., Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. • Wednesday, Sept. 19 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. We Want To Hear From You! That’s right, the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center Com- ment Box is located at the entrance of the Health & Wellness Center, next to the drinking fountain. Share your experience, good or bad with us! We look forward to hearing what you have to say. Education Committee Editorial Board 1 vacancy 1 vacancy Please send completed applications to Stacia Hernandez or Shannon Simi, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347. Veterans retiring Norwest eagle staff The eagle staff that belonged to the late Marcellus Norwest will be re- tired during an event held from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, July 12, at Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center, 8720 Grand Ronde Road. In addition to light refreshments, there will be a giveaway to Norwest’s two sisters, Marcella Selwyn and Marilee Norwest. Veterans Special Event Board Chairman Steve Bobb Sr. said the eagle staff was donated to him when Norwest was ill by Marcellus’ wife, Sharon. “This is the original modern-day Grand Ronde staff, but she said she wanted us to continue to use it,” Bobb said. The eagle staff’s use dates back to as early as 1986, Bobb said. However, the feathers have been deteriorating and the eagle staff was last used during the 2017 Veterans Powwow. Tribal Elder Deitz Peters created a new one that is now being used by veterans. The Norwest eagle staff is currently being stored in a bag with tobacco and will be displayed at the Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center after its retirement. Norwest was an Army veteran who walked on in 2011. He was one of the main people responsible for starting the Veterans Powwow, which was renamed in his honor. 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 July 17. Walk-ins are welcome between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 503-879- 2034. Official Tribal Facebook pages • Smoke Signals: www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/ • Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde: www.facebook.com/CTGRgov • Grand Ronde Tribal Council: www.facebook.com/TheConfederat- edTribesOfGrandRondeTribalCouncil • Grand Ronde Health & Wellness: www.facebook.com/GRHWC • Spirit Mountain Community Fund: www.facebook.com/SpiritMountainCommunityFund • Higher Education: www.facebook.com/grand.r.ed • Youth Education: www.facebook.com/CTGRYouthEducation • 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 • Food Bank: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeFoodBank • Youth Council: www.facebook.com/CTGRYouthCouncil • Cultural Education: www.facebook.com/Grand-Ronde-Cultural-Ed- ucation • Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department: www.facebook.com/gran- drondepolice/ • Social Services Department: www.facebook.com/CTGRSocialservices/ • Children & Family Services: www.facebook.com/CTGRCFS/ Ad created by George Valdez