S moke S ignals
JULY 1, 2018
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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/
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