AUGUST 15, 2018
S moke S ignals
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Election Office open
in Community Center
August
• Thursday, Aug. 16, through Saturday, Aug. 18 – Fish Distribution, 9
a.m., Natural Resources Fish Lab, 47010 S.W. Hebo Road. 503-879-
2424.
• Friday, Aug. 17, through Saturday, Aug. 18 – Surplus Property Sale, 9
a.m. to 3 p.m., HR Jones Property, 28925 Salmon River Highway.
• Friday, Aug. 17, through Sunday, Aug. 19 – Grand Ronde Contest
Powwow. Uyxat Powwow Grounds, 9600 S.W. Hebo Road. 503-879-
2037.
• Wednesday, Aug. 22 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Wednesday, Aug. 22 – Advisory Votes informational meeting, 6 p.m.,
Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Tuesday, Aug. 28 – Support for Children and Adults with Developmental
Disabilities, 5 p.m., Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road.
503-559-0424.
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. 503-879-2304.
• Tuesday, Sept. 11 – Preserving Tomatoes and the Laws of Salsa, 5:30
p.m., Grand Ronde Food Bank, 9675 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-3663.
• Wednesday, Sept. 12 – Native American Life Skills Empowerment
Training, 11 a.m., Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road.
503-879-2041.
• Wednesday, Sept. 19 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Wednesday, Sept. 19 – Native American Life Skills Empowerment
Training, 11 a.m., Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road.
503-879-2041.
• Wednesday, Sept. 26 – Native American Life Skills Empowerment
Training, 11 a.m., Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road.
503-879-2041.
October
• Wednesday, Oct. 3 – Native American Life Skills Empowerment Train-
ing, 11 a.m., Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-
879-2041.
• Saturday, Oct. 6 – Preserving Meat, 9 a.m., Grand Ronde Food Bank,
9675 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-3663.
• Sunday, Oct. 7 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Tribal Community
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Wednesday, Oct. 10 – Native American Life Skills Empowerment
Training, 11 a.m., Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road.
503-879-2041.
• Wednesday, Oct. 17 – Native American Life Skills Empowerment
Training, 11 a.m., Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road.
503-879-2041.
Running through Thursday, Aug. 30, the Election Office in the
Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, will be open
from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a half-hour lunch from noon to 12:30
p.m. Monday through Thursday. The office can be reached at 503-
879-2271.
For eligible voters’ convenience, blank signature verification forms
will be placed in a hanging basket outside the Elections Office door.
Completed forms with a notarized signature or legible copy of ID
(driver’s license, member ID card, passport, etc.) including your
signature attached need to be mailed to the Election Board office for
processing. The form will not be processed unless it has been nota-
rized or includes a legible copy of ID and your signature attached.
Ballots were mailed to voters with verified signatures on Wednes-
day, July 25. Tribal members may create a verified signature card
at any time up to and including Election Day on Saturday, Sept. 8.
The Grand Ronde post office is no longer open to accept ballots on
Saturday, Sept. 8. For those members intending to walk into the
post office with your ballot, you will have ensure that you turn it in
before the post office closes at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7.
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.
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 Aug. 21.
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/grandrondepolice/
• Social Services Department: www.facebook.com/CTGRSocialservices/
• Children & Family Services: www.facebook.com/CTGRCFS/
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